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 65 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:40 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 10/28/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED/Statistics tutoring 12:00 – 1:45 PM.
- Statistics Class 1:45 – 3:00 PM.
The morning started out dark, breezy, hazy and cold – 49 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was hazy, the crescent moon was in the Southern sky, it has been slowly drifting in that direction. The autonomous car company was testing their vehicles this morning. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields while Labrona an family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. The dawn sky was on display with analogous colors peeking over the Sierras, crescent moon in Southeastern sky and dark blue sky. The birds showed up after breakfast and inmates left the food on the ground for them. As the morning progressed, the sky brightened and analogous colors radiated out of the suns path. As the sun rise over the Sierras and warmed the air. Completed walking six miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 13 minutes and 58 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 20 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 4 seconds per lap. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:50 AM. The stretch and Yoga practice felt good after the morning walk and I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finished my Yoga practice with the corpse pose and visualized out trip to the second amendment status in Amarillo, Texas. It was a fifty foot statue to remind everyone of the Second Amendment – The right to bear arms. They also had a museum which had some historical arms and articles of the second amendment. Opened my eyes to the blue sky and the crescent moon. Cleaned the computer room. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8693 steps, 16.5 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 268th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She has an eye appointment at 10:00 PM and will be back by 12:00 PM. She liked my ACE Class Report on Economic Theory Part 3 – Public Utilities. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:30 AM. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. Luncheon menu: chicken breast sandwich, macaroni, rice, salad, apple and water. Secretary Mrs Chavez informed me, no new inmate until next Monday. Went to Sewing room: Brought some cleaned uniforms and blankets and repaired uniforms. Talked to Doris at 12:10 AM: Doris is well and she just got back from her eye appointment. Her vision was blur so she decided not to go shopping today. She received some new about the twins. I told her she should get some sleep so her eyes can heal. GED/Statistics Tutoring 12:00 – 1:45 PM. Statistics class 1:45 – 3:00 PM. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: Pepper beef, rice, green beans, bread and water. Worked on ACE Class Report – History of Music, Rock N Roll. 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 a good day: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8693 steps, 16.5 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 268th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Doris had her eye appointment. The twins are healthy and doing well. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended Statistics Class. Good GED / Statistics tutoring sessions. Completed ACE Class Report.
William Wordsworth: We poets in our youth begin in gladness; but thereof comes in the end despondency and madness.
Books Read: 44 Books, Book Reports: 44 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 17 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 17 Reports.
ACE Classes: 83 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 80 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2888 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Isoroku Yamamoto: A military man can scarcely pride himself on having ‘smitten a sleeping enemy’: in fact, to have it pointed out is more a matter of shame.