Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Lethbridge

5:50 am

The temperature is +12 C, with a high predicted of +20 C.

From the Environment Canada website: Today Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 20. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening and risk of a thunderstorm. Clearing late this evening. Low 8. Normals Max: 26°C Min: 11°C.

10:00 am Puzzles

I began the morning with the same combination as yesterday - a mix of crosswords and Go.

I only played one game of Go but I managed to win it, keeping me at level 8. I must really concentrate or I quickly find myself in a losing position.

11:00 am Technology

I am continuing to Read "The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood" by James Gleick. Although the topic might appear to by dry, Gleick has a way of writing to make it flow.

I have finished chapter 4 on Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace. While I was familiar with their contributions Gleick provided a much fuller description of their efforts. Time well spent.

2:00 PM Literature

The 3 books that I ordered last week from amazon.ca have arrived. Here are the titles:

• "Notes from Underground" (1994) by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
  • I have read most of Dostoevsky but have missed this one.
• "Alone in the Classroom" (2011) by Elizabeth Hay.
  • I enjoyed her previous novel , "Late Nights on Air" and am looking forward to this one.
• "The Help" (2009) by Kathryn Stockett.
  • The reviews of this are excellent and I needed one more to have free shipping.

Now to sit back and have a few laughs while reading "Come, Thou Tortoise" by Jessica Grant.