Tuesday April 17, 2007 7:00 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:36 Sunset 20:26 Hours of daylight: 13:50

A. Morning Musings

7:00 am It is +4 C with a high forecast of +16 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Virginia Tech Awaits Release Of Names of Shooting Victims

32 people were killed yesterday in a shooting rampage on the American campus. We were on the road yesterday and were unaware of the tragedy until we arrived home in the evening and turned on the television. The senselessness of the event is overwhelming.

Canadian Headline: BCE Confirms Talks Of Possible Sale

Bell Canada, a telecom giant in Canada, is reviewing options that may include the possibility of it becoming a private company rather than a public one listed on the stock exchange. It has said that it will remain Canadian to meet existing foreign ownership restrictions. After the lead story, to have one like this is a relief.

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Shooter Argued With Girlfriend Before Massacre

This is the same story as with the CBC headline. It is likely to remain the top story for most media outlets for another day or two as details become clearer.

My weight is up 5 to 187. Terrible! I was expecting it to be up a little after all of the restaurant food, but that, plus a lack of walking has certainly put me back. Now to focus on getting back to where I was. Much of today will be spent walking and birdwatching.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 12:30 PM

B. Plan

Immediate
Mathematics	Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman	1 hr
Literature	Read & make notes for book 4 of "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
	Read "Symmetry" by David Wade
	Make notes for "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" ch 1
	Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 9: Elliptic Curves
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
Birds	Update 2007 birding in Mexico records for my database	1 hr
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

12:30 PM Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard. We are beginning to see signs of real growth.

D. Reflection