11/8/2024 Friday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:00 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 67 degree F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:30 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):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 11/7/2024.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED / Statistics Tutoring 12:00 – 3:30 PM.
- ACE Classes Mastering Stage Presence 5-5:30 PM and History of Music, Rock N Roll 6-6:30 PM.
The morning started out dark, hazy, light breeze and cool – 54 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was very hazy with plumes of dark smoke in the Southern and Western horizons, it was from the fire in Central valley. The autonomous car company was not testing their vehicles. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. The beautiful dawn sky was shielded by the thick smoke, the outline of the Sierras were not visible but the red band of haze and analogous colors were visible. The birds appeared after breakfast and feasted on the food left by the inmates on the ground. As the morning progressed, the sky brightened and the smoke was visible as it shielded the outline of the Sierras. As the sun rise the reddish sphere was hazy from the smoke and it warmed the air. Completed walking 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 13 minutes and 39 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 16 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 3 seconds per lap. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:40 AM. The stretch and Yoga practice felt good after the morning walk. I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finished my Yoga practice with the corpse pose and visualized our trip to St. Louis, Missouri on our Route 66 Trip. We went to visit the St Louis Arch. It was a prominent structure over 500 feet high. We visited the museum about the Arch and its construction. We walked around the park under the arch an took lots of photos. It was a spectacular structure and it was supposed to change the weather in St Louis. The museum was interesting as it showed how it was constructed. Opened my eyes to the hazy blue sky. Called Doris at 9:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. Kein took her to the temple yesterday and they had lunch and shopped at Ranch 99, Kein harvested two boxes of Persimmons and he shared it with Doris and Diana. It was cold and raining in Pinole and she will walk indoors. She will watch the GSW/Cavaliers game today. I told her I will be busy with tutoring and my ACE classes tonight. Other than that I should have a relaxing day. Showered and change to BOP uniform at 9:30 AM. Lunch was served at 10:15 AM. Luncheon menu: take out box, fried fish sandwich, beans and rice. We were also given a packaged dinner of: salami, peanut butter, bread, pretzels, oat bar and cheese. We could not eat in the mass hall because of clogged drain in the dinning hall. AAPI had a fish luncheon with rice, and sauce, It tasted very good. The Luncheon was to celebrate Stephen Chu leaving today. Washed my sheets and blankets at 10:30 AM. Checked email from Doris at 11:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8915 steps, 16.8 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 278th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She went to temple with Kein, lunch and shopping at Ranch 99. Kein harvested 2 big boxes of Persimmons an shared it with Doris and Diana. Doris will walk indoors to keep dry and warm. She will enjoy the GSW/Cavaliers game tonight. Went to sewing room: Brought cleaned uniforms, repaired uniforms, organized sewing room, fabricated 2 pillows with cases for Jorge. Finished laundering my sheets and blankets at 12:00 PM. GED / Statistics tutoring 12:00 – 3:30 PM. No Dinner after the count. I ate the salami sandwich. ACE Classes Mastering Stage Presence 5-5:30 PM and History of Music, Rock N Roll 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 a good day: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8915 steps, 16.8 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 278th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Good GED/ Statistics tutoring sessions. Attended ACE Classes.
Edward Young: Death! Great proprietor of all! ‘Tis thine to tread out empire, and quench the stars.
Books Read: 44 Books, Book Reports: 44 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 18 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 17 Reports.
ACE Classes: 83 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 81 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2948 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Yevceeny Zamyatin: Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thoughts.
