Friday April 20, 2007 6:05 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:30 Sunset 20:31 Hours of daylight: 14:01

A. Morning Musings

6:05 am It is 0 C with a high forecast of +3 C. The wet, cool weather continues.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: N. S. Memorial To Honour Teacher Killed At Virginia Tech

Friends of a teacher from Bible Hill Nova Scotia who was killed at the Virginia Tech shooting earlier this week plan to build a memorial to honor the teacher. It is going to take a long while for the shock and horror of this event to subside.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Turnbull Backs Down On Victoria Water Threat

A federal idea for a $10 billion water plan would be unworkable if Victoria does not agree to participate. There is no doubt that the current drought is causing severe difficulties for much of Australia.

My weight is up 1 more to 187. I am genuinely disappointed, and a little surprised. But I will get it down.

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
Birds	Update database to include 2007 Mexico trip	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	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico	2 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

9:15 am I have updated my birding database and created the bird watching report for February 15. A good start to the day. It is snowing at the moment!

9:16 am Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard.

D. Reflection