Saturday April 7, 2007 7:20 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:56 Sunset 20:10 Hours of daylight: 13:14

A. Morning Musings

7:20 am It is -3 C at the moment with a high of +2 C forecast.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: US Army Completes Probe Into Canadian, US Soldiers' Deaths

This refers to the night of March 29, 2006 when the two soldiers were killed while in a battle with the Taliban. There has been some doubt as to whether they were killed by friendly fire. The actual results of the investigation will not be made public until the families of the soldiers have been briefed.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Climate - The Peril We Face

This is the same item that was the lead item for the CBC site yesterday. I was surprised that it was not the lead item for Australia but I assume it was simply a matter of timing for the web site update.

My weight is up 1 to 188. I am not surprised, as I have been eating a fair amount and at the same time not walking. Now to nip this in the bud. I do not want this to get out of hand like it did a couple of weeks ago.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 11:25 am

B. Plan

Immediate
Mathematics	Read "Symmetry" by David Wade	1 hr
Model Trains	Continue assembly of coaling tower	1 hr
Birds	Conduct an online review of spotting scopes	2 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

9:40 PM Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard. The snow is finally beginning to disappear from the back lawn.

D. Reflection