September 19

Wednesday September 19, 2007 5:10 am Lennox Head, NSW Australia

I do not have Internet access at the moment.

A. Morning Musings

5:10 am

It is still dark outside. There is a solid cloud bank offshore at the moment. I am not sure if that means it will remain relatively dark for awhile longer this morning, or if it means there will be a gorgeous sunrise. Intuitively, I think the best sunrises will be when there are no clouds on the horizon but some a short distance above the horizon. We shall see.

The Gloria Jean coffee is almost ready for drinking.

This is the first morning where I begin with a new page for this web site. I still have some tidying up to do with the pages for the last 4 days. Primarily this is one of updating the links but it will also involve adding a few images.

Immediate	Description	Time
Literature	Continue reading "The Captive & The Fugitive", Vol. 5 of "In Search of Lost Time" by Marcel Proust	2 hr
Literature	Make notes for "The Captive"	2 hr
Mathematics	Complete exercises p. 45 - 46 from "The Mathematics Survival Kit"	1 hr

C. Actual Learning Activities

6:10 am

I have updated all of the pages since September 15 and am now ready to face the day. There really wasn't much of a sunrise with the cloud bank in the way, but it still was light by 5:30 am.

sunrise

We watched more Australasian Gannets from our balcony this morning. We have also heard a Laughing Kookaburra, and have seen a number of Australian Magpies (#9) and Noisy Miners (#10).

7:30 PM

We had a very pleasant visit this afternoon from one of our friends that goes back to 1978! It is always a special feeling when we get together again.

This was a good day for Proust. Not many people ever say that. I read over a hundred pages and am now at the 400 page mark in "The Captive". There is about another 150 pages to go for this volume. More importantly, I located my web files from two years ago when I last read a volume of this series and have added a new section for "The Captive". I am almost finished bringing my notes up to date with where I am presently reading.