11/21/2023 Tuesday 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 63 degrees F. Started walking at 6:35 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:25 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, muffin, punch and an apple.
Plan for Today:
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 11/20/2023.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split stretch.
- Quotations.
- ACE Classes Art History 1 – 4-5 PM and Financial Planning 5-5:30 PM.
Completed first three miles in 38 minutes and 37 seconds. Completed final three miles in 39 minutes and 6 seconds. Average walk times were: 1) First three miles – 12 minutes and 26 seconds per mile (milla) or 2 minutes and 5 seconds per lap (vuelta). 2) Final three miles – 13 minutes and 2 seconds per mile or 2 minutes 11 seconds per lap. The morning started out cold with the beautiful dawn sky. The sun rise was nice. The pace for the morning walk was good. Finished walking at 8:00 AM. Stretched and split stretched at the basketball court in the sunlight. The stretch was good, I had to roll my legs with the foam core roller to relieve my aching legs. Finished stretching at 9:40 AM. Replied to Doris’s email: Patches and Doris were hoping to visit me during Thanksgiving. I will confirm the visitation with them. Imagine have Dr Pepper, Coke, chips and candies instead of Turkey and stuffing for Thanksgiving. Showered at 10:00 AM. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. Luncheon menu: Chicken parmigiana, spaghettis, spinach, punch and a banana. Talked to Counselor Reyes, he informed me there will be visitation on Thanksgiving. Talked to Doris at 10:45 AM: Doris and Patches are doing well. Patches is doing yard work and feeding the dogs. Patches is making Doris walk without the hard cast and she walked 5525 steps yesterday, using a soft cast. She is on her way to getting rid of the hard cast. Doris and Patches are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with me. We will have Dr Pepper, Coke, Chips, chocolate and candies in lieu of Turkey and stuffing’s. Doris asked what I was doing today, I told her I will be working on special projects and on my Spanish lessons and reading. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: pull pork sandwich, spinach, Cole slaw, bread and punch. ACE classes – Art History 1 4-5 PM and Financial Planning 5-6 PM. Worked on my Spanish lessons between classes. 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 and Patches are well. Doris is walking with a soft cast. She walked 5525 steps. They are visiting me on Thanksgiving. Walked 6 miles and split stretched. ACE Classes Art History 1 and Financial Planning went well.
Karl Marx: Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of the heartless world…. It is the opium of the people.
Books Read: 23 Books, Books Reports: 23 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
ACE Classes: 30 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 26 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
EBRR Classes: 13 Classes, EBRR class Reports: 10 Reports.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 902 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles,
Cotton Mather: Everyman will have his own style which will distinguish him as much as his gait.
