Sunday May 13, 2007 5:45 am Lethbridge Sunrise 5:50 Sunset 21:05 Hours of daylight: 15:15

A. Morning Musings

5:45 am It is +9 C with a high forecast of +12 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Duceppe Drops Out of PQ Race

Gilles Duceppe stunned the Quebec political world Saturday, quietly pulling out of the race to become head of the Parti Québécois just a day after he said he would run. Duceppe said he hoped to continue to work towards advancing the cause of Quebec sovereignty as Bloc leader in Ottawa, adding he intended to ask Bloc MPs on Monday to reiterate their confidence in his leadership. Like Quebecers, I was startled when I heard the news. But the key item is the second sentence - I thought he had resigned as Bloc leader.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Government Blocks Cricket Tour Of Zimbabwe

THE Government has ordered the Australian cricket team's tour of Zimbabwe be scrapped, Prime Minister John Howard has confirmed. This is a case of politics and sport mixing, a principle that often causes intense debate, with good arguments on both sides.

B. Actual/Notes

C. Plan

Immediate
Literature	Read & make notes for book 8 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
	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