Sunday April 22, 2007 7:20 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:26 Sunset 20:34 Hours of daylight: 14:08

A. Morning Musings

7:20 am It is 0 C with a high forecast of +15 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Flooding Threatens More Sask. Communities

Flood waters in both rivers and lakes north and west of Saskatoon are in danger of flooding due to a combination of high snow levels, rapid spring melt and high moisture content in the soil. 13 communities have been declared in a state of emergency. This is unusual for this area. Usually spring flooding is in south east Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Combet Demands IR Detail

"AUSTRALIA'S union chief has warned Kevin Rudd to finalise his industrial relations plans in one week, at Labor's national conference, or run the risk of failing to win over cynical voters at this year's federal election." This is more campaigning leading up to the national election. This is a repeat of yesterday's headline as The Australian does not update its page on Sunday.

My weight is steady at 184. Good.

B. Actual/Notes

7:30 am I have my morning coffee and began the day by watching about a dozen Bohemian Waxwings in the birch tree across the lane.

10:15 am I have completed another web page (Feb. 17) for our bird watching activities in Mexico. I must admit that I am enjoying doing this, although it is a bit embarrassing to realize that it was two months ago.

8:30 PM We spent about 3 hours this afternoon looking for birds near the Par 3 golf course. It was great to be outdoors again. Following that I went for a fitness walk in the coulee and spotted a few more birds. One of these was a Lesser Scaup, which was a new lifer for us. After a nice break (and drink) with neighbours I told Phyllis about it and we went back with camera and I got a few good pictures.

C. Birdwatching

Here is the link for today's birdwatching activities.

D. 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
	Bird watching trip to west Lethbridge	3 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.

E. Reflection