Saturday May 19, 2007 7:50 am Lethbridge Sunrise 5:42 Sunset 21:14 Hours of daylight: 15:32

A. Morning Musings

7:50 am It is +6 C with a high forecast of +17 C.

Here are the news.

CBC Headline: Snowbirds Pilot Dies In Montana Crash

Canadian Forces Snowbirds pilot Capt. Shawn McCaughey of Quebec was killed after his jet crashed Friday afternoon in Montana while preparing for a weekend air show. No one ejected from the jet after it broke formation and crashed. We have watched the Snowbirds many times when they were at the Lethbridge airshow and they have always been very impressive.

Canadian Headline: see above

Australian Headline: (from The Australian): Regional Carbon Trade Plan

AUSTRALIA is developing a regional carbon emissions trading scheme that would include China and the US and could form the basis of a "Sydney declaration" at this year's APEC summit. The possibility of using the AP6, which was created to tackle climate change by promoting cleaner technologies, is the first sign the US is considering an international emissions trading scheme and represents a big shift in the Australian Government's position. There has clearly been a shift in attitude among developed countries in the last year but Canada, the US and Australia are all scrambling to not look like total idiots. This is a case where the leaders in all three countries are lagging behind public sentiment on this issue.

B. Actual/Notes

11:30 am I have just completed the web page for the birds I saw while in Jasper a few days ago.

1:55 PM

	Literature 31 May 19
Literature Notes
1:55 PM I have completed reading Book Ten. Now to make some notes. Part IV Book Ten: Boys Chap. 1 Kolya Krasotkin We are introduced to a young boy who is evidently unusually precocious and head-strong. Earlier in the novel the boy Ilyusha had stabbed Kolya in the thigh with a penknife while defending his father's honor. Chap. 2 Kids Kolya is babysitting some kids but must leave on an important matter. Chap. 3 A Schoolboy Kolya meets with a school friend Smurnov who has brought Kolya's dog Perezvon. We are informed that Ilyusha is seriously ill and that Kolya is going to visit him. Chap. 4 Zuchka We learn that Ilyusha had recently given a piece of meet with a needle in it to a dog called Zuchka, who then disappeared. This appears to be the reason Ilyusha is ill - it is out of remorse for what he has done. Chap. 5 At Ilyusha's Bedside Ilyusha is over-joyed that Kolya had come to visit him. Kolya reveals that he has befriended this stray dog Perezvon and that it is really Zuchka. Chap. 6 Precocity Kolya and Alyosha have a serious talk and find that they both admire one another. Chap. 7 Ilyusha The local doctor indicates that Ilyusha does not have much longer to live. SUMMARY of the session: This section introduces a new character into the novel - Kolya Krasotkin. Why? What does he have to do with the story? I assume that he is connected in some way with the murder. But whether directly or indirectly by simply knowing something about it remains to be seen.

 

C. Plan

Immediate
Literature	Read & make notes for book 10 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