Monday April 2, 2007 8:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:07 Sunset 20:03 Hours of daylight: 12:56

A. Morning Musings

8:00 am I am back to my regular early morning Internet-based routine. It is -6 C at the moment with a high of -1 C forecast. There is a light snow falling. It has been doing this since noon yesterday and is forecast to continue for at least another day. Mmmm, the coffee tastes great.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Iran State Radio Reports "Positive Changes" In Case Of Captured British Sailors

There is little additional news. This story will eventually resolve itself, but at the moment both countries are anxious to avoid losing face. The games we play, and the media is a clear player.

Canadian Headline: Aerospace Industry To Get $900m Boost

An announcement is expected later today but it is reported to be provided for reserach & development over the next 5 years. Much of the industry is located in Quebec and thus this is being viewed as a political decision. My reaction is: of course. That is what political parties do.

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Reports: 5m High Wave Wipes Out Solomon Islands Villages

This follows an 8.1 magnitude earthquake in the region. It is still to early to obtain accurate reports, but it is already clear that a quick, large, relief effort is needed to help survivors who are without food and water.

My weight is down 2 to 188. This was a bit of a surprise, but I am delighted to be back to where I was about 10 days ago.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 9:00 am

B. Plan

Immediate
Technology	Create Feb pages for Mexico trip using iPhoto images	1 hr
	Update Literature web pages to include scans of book covers	1 hr
Birds	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico	2 hr
	Conduct an online review of spotting scopes	1 hr
Literature	Begin reading "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy	1 hr
	New York Times easy crossword puzzles	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

8:30 am Much of today will be devoted to updating this web site. As I realized late last night, my Literature web pages need to be updated to include scanned images of the covers, plus some commentary. That will be my first priority. Then I want to make substantial progress on providing images of our recent trip to Mexico.

9:00 am Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard.

And here is one more of our vehicles in the front driveway.

D. Reflection