Tuesday January 10, 2006 7:15 am Ballina NSW
Morning Musings
7:15 am Rain. But at least yesterday it stopped for awhile. Coffee will be ready soon.
I am beginning to think that my system of three separate table for monitoring and planning my daily/weekly activities is a bit cumbersome. Then again, maybe all that is required is a slightly different mind-set, one where I spend more time on the activity and more time musing. The musing is definitely something I need to work on.
Okay. The first sip of coffee is great. Now for a muse. Should this be called amusing? Bad.
Looking at the first table, I see that I have two hours of reading "The Story of the Stone" and an exercise routine (tummy stuff) tentatively scheduled. I was pleased with the Stylus Studio effort yesterday and would like to keep that going.
I like my many different web sites, but I still do not have the continuity among the various activities manifested very well. Perhaps what I should have is a section that gives the links to each of the activities that I engage in for that day. Another weakness with my system at the moment is that I am not capturing the off-screen activities.
I am about to create a second version of this web page and see how it looks. I will call it Jan1006b.
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Fri |
Sat |
5 - 6 am |
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6 - 7 |
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Tech |
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Math |
Tech |
Math |
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7 - 8 |
Food |
Tech |
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Math |
Tech |
Math |
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8 - 9 |
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Literature |
Literature |
Literature |
Literature |
Literature |
9 - 10 |
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Tech |
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10 - 11 |
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Tech |
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Lismore |
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11 - 12 am |
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auto |
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12 - 1 PM |
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auto |
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1 - 2 |
Literature |
Math |
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auto |
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2 - 3 |
Literature |
Math |
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Lismore |
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3 - 4 |
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Exercise |
Exercise |
Exercise |
Exercise |
Exercise |
Exercise |
4 - 5 |
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Literature |
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Literature |
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Literature |
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5 - 6 |
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6 - 7 |
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7 - 8 |
Literature |
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Literature |
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Literature |
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Literature |
8 - 9 |
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9 - 10 PM |
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8:10 PM Evening Reflections
Date |
Learning/Professional Activities |
Y/N |
Jan 10 |
Create Morning Journal |
Y |
Jan 5 |
Mathematics: Refocus my efforts on calculus |
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Jan 10 |
Literature: "The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days" (vol. 1) |
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Jan 1 |
Art: Exercises from Barrington ch 1 |
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Jan |
Technology: Begin notes for XML and CSS |
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Jan 10 |
Technology: Begin following documentation for Stylus Studio |
Y |
Jan 7 |
History: "Ideas" |
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Dec 31 |
Mathematics: Begin notes on number theory |
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Dec 15 |
Birds: update website for this trip (using XML) |
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Dec 07 |
Food: update website for this trip |
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Aug 06 |
Psychology: Continue reading "Constructivism" |
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Aug 26 |
Post a message to my blog on "Self-directed Learning and the Web" |
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Jul 08 |
Education: ? |
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Jul 03 |
Research: ? |
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Jul 03 |
Art History: Read "The Secret Language of Art" by Sarah Carr-Gomm |
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Jul 03 |
Philosophy: Read "The Mystery of Things" by A. C. Grayling |
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Apr 24 |
History: Scan pencil & paper Mind Maps of "Studying History" and insert into an April 24 webpage |
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Jul 17 |
Trains: Visit train store about DCC |
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Aug 20 |
GO: Play one game of IGOWIN |
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Mathematics |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
Calculus (1998) Roland Larson, Robert Hostetler & Bruce Edwards |
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Read chap 1 Limits and Their Properties [p. 39 - 88] |
2005.10.15 |
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Notes for chap 1.1 A Preview of Calculus [p. 41 - 46] |
2005.10.15 |
2005.10.15 |
Yes |
Notes for chap 1.2 Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically [p. 47 - 55] |
2005.10.15 |
2006.01.04 |
Yes |
Notes for chap 1.3 Evaluating Limits Analytically [p. 56 - 66] |
2006.01.05 |
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Notes for chap 1.4 Continuity and One-Sided Limits [p. 67 - 78] |
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Notes for chap 1.5 Infinite Limits [p. 79 - 86] |
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Review Exercises for chap 1 [p. 87 - 88] |
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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz (2005) Edward Burger & Michael Starbird |
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Read chaps. 1 - 6 |
2005.12.02 |
2005.12.14 |
Yes |
Make Mind Genius notes for chap. 1 -2 |
2005.12.15 |
2005.12.15 |
Yes |
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Dr. Riemann's Zeros |
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Read chap. 1 Prime Time |
2005.12.29 |
2005.12.29 |
Yes |
Read chap. 2 Gorgeous Stuff |
2005.12.30 |
2005.12.30 |
Yes |
Read chap 3 New numbers for old |
2005.12.31 |
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Technology |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
StylusStudio XML software |
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Download and install StylusStudio free trial |
2005.11.13 |
2005.11.13 |
Yes |
Print documentation |
2005.11.14 |
2005.11.14 |
Yes |
Read "Updating an XML Document - Getting Started" |
2005.11.15 |
2005.11.16 |
Yes |
Read "Working with Stylesheets - Getting Started" |
2005.11.17 |
2005.12.10 |
Yes |
Download, install & pay for StylusStudio Professional Edition |
2005.11.30 |
2005.11.30 |
Yes |
Read "2. Updating an XML Document - Getting Started" |
2005.12.08 |
2005.12.08 |
Yes |
Read "3. Working With Stylesheets - Getting Started" |
2005.12.10 |
2005.12.10 |
Yes |
Read "4. Stylesheets That Generate HTML - Getting Started" |
2005.12.11 |
2005.12.12 |
Yes |
Read "5. Using the XSLT Mapper - Getting Started" |
2005.12.13 |
2005.12.13 |
Yes |
Read "6. Debugging Stylesheets - Getting Started"
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2005.12.14 |
2005.12.14 |
Yes |
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iPod |
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Download music for Harry Belafonte and Woody Guthrie |
2005.11.15 |
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Receive Harry Belefonte CD for Christmas |
2005.12.25 |
2005.12.25 |
Yes |
Review classical music selections |
2006.01.04 |
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Dreamweaver 8 |
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Install Dreamweaver 8 |
2005.12.31 |
2005.12.31 |
Yes |
Examine XML features |
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Beginning CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design |
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Read Chap 1 Introducing Cascading Style Sheets |
2005.12.31 |
2005.12.31 |
Yes |
Read Chap 2 Document Standards |
2005.12.31 |
2005.12.31 |
Yes |
Read Chap 3 The basics of CSS Anatomy and Syntax |
2005.12.31 |
2005.12.31 |
Yes |
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Literature |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
Literature: "The Story of the Stone" vol. 1 |
2005.12.30 |
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Birds |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
Update website for this visit to Australia |
2005.12.02 |
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Food |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
Update website for 2 new cookbooks I purchased |
2005.12.02 |
2005.12.05 |
Yes |
Purchase one more cookbook "The Complete Stir-Fry Cookbook" |
2005.12.06 |
2005.12.06 |
Yes |
Update website for the stir-fry cookbook. |
2005.12.07 |
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Stir-fry: Beef with Leeks and Snow Peas [p. 39] |
2006.01.04 |
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Psychology |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
A Whole New Mind (2005) Daniel H. Pink |
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Read chaps 1 -2 |
2005.12.08 |
2005.12.08 |
Yes |
Read chaps 3 - 6 |
2005.12.12 |
2005.12.12 |
Yes |
Read chaps 7 - 9 |
2005.12.13 |
2005.12.13 |
Yes |
Notes for chaps 1 - 4 |
2005.12.18 |
2005.12.18 |
Yes |
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Wordplay (2005) John Langdon |
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Read p. 1 -20 |
2005.12.08 |
2005.12.08 |
Yes |
Read p. 21 - |
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Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives, and Practice (2005) Catherine Twomey Fosnot (Ed.) |
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Read chap 8 A constructivist perspective on the role of the sociomoral atmosphere in promoting children's development [p. 132 - 149] |
2005.09.25 |
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Notes for chap 1 Introduction: Aspects of constructivism [p. 3 - 7] |
2005.09.25 |
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On Intelligence (2004) Jeff Hawkins |
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Read chap 6 How the Cortex Works [106 - 176] |
2005.09.25 |
2005.09.28 |
Yes |
Notes for book |
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History |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
The Peloponnesian War (2003) Donald Keegan |
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Read chap. 1 |
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The Collapse of Globalism (2005) John Ralston Saul |
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Read chap 4 What somebody forgot to mention [p. 26 - 35] |
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Notes for chap 1 A serpent in paradise [p. 3 - 14] |
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Notes for chap 2 A summary of the promised future [p. 15 - 16] |
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Notes for chap 3 What they said they would do [p. 17 - 25] |
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Dark Age Ahead (2004) Jane Jacobs |
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Read chap 1 The Hazard [p. 3 - 26] |
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Art |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
The Fundamentals of Drawing (2005) Barrington Barber |
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Read chap 1 First stages [p. 9 - 42] |
2005.09.24 |
2005.09.24 |
Yes |
Notes for chap 1 |
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Exercises on lines & circles [p. 12 - 13] |
2005.09.24 |
2005.09.24 |
Yes |
Exercises on lines & circles [p. 12 - 13] |
2005.09.25 |
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Drawing Step-By-Step (2002) Gerhard Gollwitzer |
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Read chap 1 Before You Begin [p. 9 - 10] |
2005.09.24 |
2005.09.24 |
Yes |
Notes for chap 1 |
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Science |
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Description |
Start |
End |
Done |
Annus Mirabilis (2005) John Gribbin |
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Read chap 1 The first twenty-five years [p. 1 - 42] |
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