Journal of today’s activities:
My mother was first person in audience to watch my presentation at Newman Auditorium
Today I delivered a lecture on the injustices of mass incarceration at the Newman Auditorium of the Santa Rosa Junior College. I prepared a PowerPoint presentation that offered graphical images to help members of the audience follow along with the story that I told. The slideshow began with an image of the Golden Gate Bridge, because the man who endowed Santa Rosa Junior College also played an integral role in building the bridge; he had a vision of tying San Francisco to Marin and the Northwest in order to increase commerce and quality of life. I told those in the audience that we needed to build a new bridge, one that would lead us out of the era of mass incarceration and back into an era of a more effective criminal justice system. My mother flew in from Los Angeles to attend the lecture with Carole. Following my presentation, I went to visit with Cris, the federal probation officer who was recently assigned to supervises my release. He expressed support for my work and assured me that as long as I acted responsibly, he would not interfere. In the evening, Carole and I treated my mother to a wonderful dinner at Cucina Paradiso.
Enjoying dinner at Cucina Paradiso
- Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 167
- Miles run today: 2
- Miles run this week: 2
- Miles run this month: 234.43
- Miles run in 2014: 234.43
- Miles I need to run to reach my 2,400-mile running goal for 2014:
- Number of miles I’m ahead of schedule or behind schedule: 57.04
- Today’s Weight: 170