Thursday April 5, 2007 6:20 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:01 Sunset 20:07 Hours of daylight: 13:06

A. Morning Musings

6:20 am It is -4 C at the moment with a high of +1 C forecast.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Police Arrest Lafleur at Montreal Airport

This is part of the ongoing investigation into the sponsorship scandal under the previous Liberal government. He faces a 35-count, $1.6-million fraud indictment for his alleged role. He had been in Belize, but when he heard that an arrest warrant had been issued for him, he turned himself in. This is an neverending story, but keeping this in the news is likely to hurt the Liberal party.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Business Rebuffs Howard Over IR Ad Blitz

This is part of the ongoing story about the battles between Howard and the union movement in Australia. Howard wanted business to fund a proposed ad campaign in support of the government's policies for the workplace but they refused. This appears to be a major issue for the upcoming election.

My weight is down 1 to 187. Great. This is a new low for me since Christmas. But I still have a full seven pounds more to lose to meet my goal.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 1:30 PM

 

B. Plan

Immediate
Mathematics	Read "Symmetry" by David Wade	1 hr
Model Trains	Continue assembly of coaling tower	1 hr
Birds	Update birdwatching Filemaker Pro database	1 hr
	Conduct an online review of spotting scopes	1 hr
Literature	Begin reading "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky	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
	Purchase DCC system
Birds	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico
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
Literature	New York Times easy crossword puzzles
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

8:00 am I have put in a good hour updating my Filemaker Pro database for birds. Another example of slow and steady catchup activities. Now for a cuppa at TUMs with Frank. A great way to begin the day.

1:30 PM Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard.

9:00 PM A busy day of shopping for supplies for the weekend plus handling a few other household chores. We did manage to get out for a good walk in the afternoon, but my Learning activities were all but nonexistant.

D. Reflection