10/10/2024 Thursday 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 84 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:20 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (cereal, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 10/9/2024.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED/ESL Statistics tutoring 12:30 – 3:30 PM. 10 ACE Classes US History 1898 – 1933, 5-5:30 PM and stock Options part 2, 6-6:30 PM.
The morning started out dark, breezy, hazy and cool. Th lower atmosphere was hazy with some clouds over the Sierras and in the mid sky. The beautiful dawn sky was on display with analogous colors peeking over the Sierras. The Cirrus clouds were golden peach color whereas the stratus clouds were dark gray and the dark blue sky. The autonomous car company was not testing their vehicles today. 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 sky brightened and the analogous colors radiated out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue an blue sky. The squirrels appeared after breakfast and were scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. As the sun rise over the Sierras, it lit up the clouds on it path turning them peach color with goiden edges and the stratus and cirrus turned peach and gradually reverted to dark gray. Walked 6 miles, completed 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 13 minutes and 24 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 13 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 2 seconds per lap. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:40 AM. The Yoga practice and I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finished my Yoga practice with the corpse pose. Cleaned the computer room and checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8641 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 75%. Yesterday was the 260th consecutive days she closed the ring on her I phone. She turned over the gun to Pinole Police yesterday and sent the receipt to Parole Officer Salvador Tinoco. She felt relieved after the task was completed. The weather is nice in Pinole and she will b working in the front and back yards. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:20 AM. talked to Doris at 10:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. She felt relieved after turning the gun over to Pinole police. She will do some work in the front and back yard. I told her I will be busy with tutoring an ACE Classes today. Lunch was served at 10:10 AM. Luncheon menu: prepackaged peanut butter and jelly sandwich, pretzel and apple. We were also provided with a similar package for dinner. Counselor Reyes informed me, no new inmate today. GED/ESL, Statistics tutoring from 12:00 – 2:30 PM. Good tutoring sessions. Census count at 3:30 PM. Finished my laundry at 3:50 PM. Are my peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner. ACE Classes US History 1898 – 1933, 5-5:30 PM and Stock Options 2, 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Cleaned up at 9:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Today was good day: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8641 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 75%. yesterday was the 260th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Doris transferred custody of the handgun to Pinole Police. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practice Yoga. Attended ACE Classes. Good GED/ESL, Statistics tutoring sessions.
Oscar Wilde: Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 17 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 16 Reports.
ACE Classes: 81 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 77 reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2774 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Thornton Wilder: Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she’s a householder.