Thursday March 29, 2007 6:50 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:16 Sunset 19:56 Hours of daylight: 12:40

A. Morning Musings

5:15 am It is -12 C at the moment with a forecast high of +13 C.

CBC Headline: RCMP Officers Accuse Top Ranks Of Coverup

Several officers , some retired and some still serving, have, in front of a parliamentary committee, accused their leadership of a coverup related to fraud involving their pension and insurance plans. This promises to be a major story in the days ahead, as the former head of the RCMP, Zaccardelli, is among those named.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Fatal Crash Triggers Sydney Harbour Safety Fears

A crash between a ferry and a private motor cruiser that resulted in the deaths of three ice skating judges and one junior ice skater is missing. There were 15 people on board the boat at the time it was hit by the ferry. A number of investigations will be made into the accident. I have always been impressed with the way the entire harbour is regulated. It is a very busy waterway with a wide variety of boats and expertise, yet to my knowledge their have been very few accidents.

My weight down 2 to 190. Great. I have at least recovered the upward spike from yesterday and am now back to where I was two days ago. At least I have demonstrated that I can do this when I set my mind to it. But the overall goal is still to lose another 10 pounds. Trying to put a positive spin on my recent upward surge, I am at least back under the red line that shows the graph that will result in me reaching my target by early May.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 8:10 am

 

B. Plan

Immediate
Technology	Create Feb pages for Mexico trip using iPhoto images	1 hr
	Purchase a shutter release for my camera	1 hr
	Look for a Zhummel spotting scope for digiscoping with my camera	1 hr
Birds	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico	2 hr
Literature	Continue reading "Of This Earth" by Rudy Wiebe	1 hr
Later
Technology	Convert LPs to MP3 format
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Burn backup of images onto DVD
Mathematics	Read & make notes on The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems
	Make notes for "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" ch 1
	Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 9: Elliptic Curves
	Begin reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman
Model Trains	Add ground cover to oil refinery diorama
	Follow tutorial for version 8 of 3rd PlanIt
	Continue assembly of coaling tower
	Purchase DCC system
History	Begin reading "Maya"
	Read Watson "Ideas"
Philosophy	Read & make notes for "Breaking the Spell"
	Begin reading "How Are We To Live?" by Peter Singer
GO	Complete reading "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go"
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #10
Major Goals
Learning	Review week's pages each Sunday
	Review all pages for the month at the end of each month
Technology	Review & edit iPhoto files for 2006
Model Trains	Become proficient with 3rd PlanIt software
	Install DCC on model train layout
GO	Learn to play GO at something better than a beginner level
Drawing	Learn to draw!! (I keep saying this, yet I have yet to put a pencil to paper).
Mathematics	Continue to play with mathematics.
Literature	Continue to read Literature
Bird Watching	Continue to engage in bird watching activities.

C. Actual/Note

5:45 am We are driving up to Edmonton for the weekend today. That will mean an adjustment to my daily plans. Many of the items in the "Immediate" category will be placed in the "Later" category.

D. Reflection