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Tuesday May 8, 2007 5:30 am Lethbridge Sunrise 5:57 Sunset 20:58 Hours of daylight: 15:01
A. Morning Musings
5:30 am It is +14 C with a high forecast of +26 C. A few days ago we couldn't reach double digits.
Here are the news.
CBC Headline: Star Witness Radler Set For Second Day Of Testimony
Radler is a former associate and friend of Conrad Black who is on trial in Chicago for fraud and embezzlement involving one of his companys called Hollinger.
Canadian Headline: see above
Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Big-spending Budget Brings Tax Cuts And Handouts
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has formally released the government's budget for the coming year. It includes tax cuts and major changes to the educational system in an effort to halt the rising popularity of the leader of the opposition Labour party, Kevin Rudd.
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Both images taken at 4:00 PM |
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B. Actual/Notes
7:30 am I am in spring cleaning mode. The overall goal is to complete a few tasks that have been hanging on for a few months:
- Complete converting LPs to MP3 format.
- Update birding web pages from our Mexican trip.
- Review and cull my personal library
- Bring my Fiction and Non-fiction databases up to date to reflect this cull.
4:00 PM Here are two more photos showing the beginning of the spring activity of the May tree in our backyard.
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10:00 PM A good day. A nice blend of yard work and technology work. I converted a total 5 LPs to MP3 format. Two were by Gordon Lightfoot and 3 were by the Australian group The Seekers. All that remains is 5 more LPs, all by Joan Baez.
I sent an email to the Zhummel web site asking them which T-ring adaptor I should order. Hopefully I will get a reply in a day or so.
I have about 5 boxes of books to remove. Two boxes will go to the public library and 3 boxes will go to the university. And my database has been updated to reflect these changes.
C. Plan
Immediate Technology Convert LPs to MP3 format 5 hr Learn how to attach a digital camera to my spotting scope 1 hr Birds Update database to include 2007 Mexico trip Create notebook pages birding in Mexico Literature Read & make notes for book 7of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
1 hr Later Technology 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 Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman 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 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.
D. Reflection