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Wednesday April 11, 2007 6:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:48 Sunset 20:17 Hours of daylight: 13:29
A. Morning Musings
6:00 am It is -3 C at the moment with a high of +4 C forecast.
Here are the news.
CBC Headline: CN Rail Workers Reject Tentative Agreement
Workers have overwhelmingly rejected a tentative agreement that was set up last February to end a two-week walk-out. Rotating strikes will begin immediately as the workers have said they want to keep the trains running while still sending a strong message to the company to improve their offer.
Canadian Headline: see above
Australian Headline: (from The Australian): East Timor Poll Candidates Threaten Court Action
More than half the candidates have said that they will not recognize the results of the first poll to determine who will be eligible for a runoff election due to election irregularities. Two points come to mind. One - it is only a threat at the moment. Steps to actually take court action have not been initiated. Two - there were international observers and they have said that the first poll was "generally open, orderly and peaceful".
My weight is steady at 185. Good.
B. Plan
Immediate Deck Read books on deck designs 1 hr Model Trains Continue assembly of coaling tower 1 hr Literature Read & make notes for book 3 of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
1 hr Technology Add two CDs to iTunes library 1 hr Later Technology Convert LPs to MP3 format 6 hr 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 Read "Symmetry" by David Wade 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
6:30 am The roads are wet but clear, however the lawns are all totally snow covered. This should all be melted off within a couple of days. I hope to get out later this morning and take a few pictures.
I have one small technical task that I can handle before I settle in for the day. I recently bought a pair of 2 CD collections, The Essential Leonard Cohen and The Essential Bob Dylan. I want to copy them onto my iTunes library so they can be on my iPod when I next update my files.
10:20 am Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard. More snow. The leaves are having a difficult time getting started.
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Noon: I took a break from converting some LP records to MP3 format to take a walk around Nicholas Sheran park. Here are a few images:
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These were both in our back yard. |
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Springtime in Alberta! |
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D. Reflection