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Learning:
The Journey of a Lifetime
or
A Cloud Chamber on the Mind

Thursday February 28, 2008 6:30 am Lethbridge, Alberta

It is +6 C with a high forecast of +2 C. Sunrise 7:18 Sunset 18:10 Hours of daylight: 10:52

A. Morning Musings

Here is the last half of the Rumi poem for today:

Muhammaed said, Do not theorize
about essence. All speculations
are just more layers of covering.
Human beings love coverings.

They think the designs on the curtains
are what is being concealed.

Observe the wonders as they occur around you.
Do not claim them. Feel the artistry
Moving through, and be silent.

Now to make a cup of coffee and settle in for the day. If I am ambitious I should be able to complete making notes for the Karlins book. I only want to do this for chapters 5 & 7. The other chapters are all relatively irrelevant to my needs.

I also want to try making a few notes for "A Short History of Progress". It is a short book but superb. Probably the best I have ever read on the topic of where we have been and where we are going.

With a little luck I will also put together the first of two ground throws for my model train layout.

Learning Category	Planned Activities for Today	Time
Literature	Begin morning with a Rumi reading
Literature	Continue reading "The Other Side of the Bridge" by Mary Lawson	1 hr
Technology	Continue reading "Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 How-Tos" by David Karlins	2 hr
History	Make notes for "A Short History of Progress" by Ronald Wright	1 hr
Model Trains	Install 2 Caboose Industries Ground Throws	1 hr

B. Actual Learning Activities

7:30 am

8:30 am

I just received a package containing two Digitrax DS64 Stationary Decoders for my model train layout. These will be used to digitally control 4 turnouts each. I wonder if I will be able to begin installing them today?

Books on the Go
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