Journal Entry: Choon Yong-09/25/2024-Commissary Day

Journal Entry

9/25/2024 Wednesday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:30 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 90 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:50 AM. Breakfast menu: Oatmeal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (harina de avena, torta, leche, ezucar,un manzana y agua).

Plan for today ( Plano para hoy):

  1. Stretch.
  2. Call Doris.
  3. Check email from Doris.
  4. Email daily diary for 9/24/2024.
  5. Walk 6 miles.
  6. Split Stretch.
  7. Yoga.
  8. Quotations.
  9. GED/ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
  10. ACE Classes US History 1933-1945, 5-5:30 PM and Nutrition and Psychology 6-6:30 PM.

The call out for food service workers to report to front office by 7:00 AM. The morning started out dark, slight breezy, hazy, and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy and the reddish orange in color. The beautiful dawn sky was on display with the dark blue sky contrasting the analogous colors peeking over the Sierras and the half moon in the mid sky. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. As the morning progressed the dawn sky brightened with analogous colors radiating out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky. The autonomous Vehicle company was testing its cars 24 hours per day, they were located next to the camp. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the orange reddish sphere illuminated the outline of the Sierras and the lower atmosphere creating a picturesque scene of the Sierras with reddish orange background. The squirrels appeared after breakfast and were scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. Completed walking 3 miles before breakfast. Headed out to the Front Office at 6:50 AM. Arrived at the Front Office at 7:00 AM. CO Cortez checked up into the Penitentiary at 7:30 AM. Went to the laundry room: sorted blankets, sheets, uniforms, towels, socks, boxers and miscellaneous; washed and dried laundry for sections 3A, 4A, 4B and SHU; made 32 bed rolls for new inmates; folded blankets, sheets and uniforms; finished all laundry at 9:30 AM. Went to commissary; prepared hygiene commissary for sections 1A, 1B and SHU. Went to cafeteria at 11:00 AM for lunch. Luncheon menu: Double jalapeno cheese burgers, fries,apple, cookies and water. Went back to the commissary to finish preparing hygiene for SHU: placed packaged commissary items on trolley for delivery. Left the Penitentiary at 1:00 PM. Arrived at the dormitory at 1:10 PM. Talked to Doris: Doris is well and rested. Th fire behind Target was contained. The weather in the bay area was cold and windy. She will walk indoors to keep warm. I told her the lockdown in the Penitentiary will be over by Wednesday Oct 1, 2024. They might bring us back if there is further disturbance. I told her i will be busy with my ACE Classes and GED/ESL Tutoring 1:30 – 3:30 PM. This is the final session before the GED examination tomorrow. Checked email from Doris. Doris is well and rested. She walked 8796 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 61%. Yesterday was the 245th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Doris did not have an asthma attack last few night nights. I told her that Bobo’s passing had a big effect on her asthma. I am glad she is over it now. I told her the lock down at the Penitentiary will be over next Wednesday on Oct 1, 2024. Census count at 3:30 PM, Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: scrambled eggs, biscuits with gravy, fries and water. ACE Classes US History 1933 – 1945, 5-5:30 PM, and Nutrition and Psychology, 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 6:00 PM> Census count at 7:00 PM. Cleaned up at 9:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.

Today was a good day: Doris is well and rested. She did not have an asthma attack. Th fire behind Target was extinguished. She walked 8796 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 61%, Yesterday was the 245th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 3 miles and stretched. Attended ACE classes. Good GED/ESL Tutoring sessions. The lockdown at the Penitentiary will be over on next Wednesday Oct 1, 2024. So we won’t have to work at the Penitentiary.

Samuel Wesley: Style is the Dress of thought: a modest dress, neat, but not gaudy, will true critics please.

Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 41 Reports.
ACE Classes: 80 Classes, ACE class Reports: 75 Reports, Target: 100 Reports.
Miles Walked Today: 3 miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2696 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.

Mae West: It’s not the men in my life that counts — It’s the life in my men.