Friday May 11, 2007 5:40 am Lethbridge Sunrise 5:53 Sunset 21:02 Hours of daylight: 15:09

A. Morning Musings

5:40 am It is +5 C with a high forecast of +23 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Canadian Citizen Arrested In Kabul

A Canadian citizen is being detained in Kabul and has been visited by consular officials, Foreign Affairs confirmed on Friday. A report in the Globe and Mail on Friday said the man was arrested on suspicion of attending a militant training camp. According to the report, he is a 24-year-old man of Pakistani origin who used to live in Calgary and was carrying a Canadian passport at the time of his arrest. It is too soon to form an opinion on the details of this story.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Labor's $2.5 bn Schools Fund 'Only A Down Payment'

KEVIN Rudd's $2.5 billion promise to help train apprentices at 2650 schools is only a down-payment on more spending on the technical education before the election. I like the emphasis on technical education. This is an area where Canada is also lagging.

B. Actual/Notes

5:45 am As indicated yesterday, my top priority is to finish creating the web pages for our birding experiences while in Mexico. I think that I have about 4 pages left for February. To work ...

2:15PM I have created the Mexican birding pages for February 22 , February 25 , February 27 and February 28. I am beginning to encounter difficulties identifying some of the birds that I have photos for. My notes at the time were becoming sketchy. The real problem is not the web pages but my database where I keep track of how many new birds I see. The numbers are becoming tricky as the number of "yet to be identified" photos increases. I may have to put that part of the task on hold until my Mexican field guide arrives. But the major task of getting all my birding web pages is now complete. Another major task off my list.

C. Plan

Immediate
Birds	Update database to include 2007 Mexico trip	2 hr
	Create notebook pages birding in Mexico	5 hr
Literature	Read & make notes for book 7 of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky	1 hr
Later
Technology	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Learn how to attach a digital camera to my spotting scope	1 hr
	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