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Thursday June 15, 2006 5:10 am Lethbridge Alberta
A. Morning Musings
5:10 am The temperature is + 11 C with a high forecast of + 13. Rain is forecast for today and tomorrow before the sunshine returns. The weather has put a halt on the work around the house.
We plan to see a Mac Powerbook Pro while having coffee this morning. It will go a long way toward making a decision on whether to purchase one or not.
I should check with the university about any last minute forms that need to be filled in regarding my pension and health coverage.
Given the weather I think that my time will be split between reading and working on the model train layout.
B. Plan
Immediate Chores Rent tamper from Ward's rentals for tamping sidewalk base 2 hr Apply parging to front basement wall 2 hr Buy sand and lay on foundation 4 hr Buy patio bricks and install 6 hr Buy sealant for join between garage floor and wall 1 hr Buy muriatic acid for removing mortar from blocks 1 hr Clean mortar from cement blocks in rear fence 2 hr Take Toyota in to Fountain Tire for new tires 1 hr Health Walk & exercise 1 hr Literature Continue reading "A Dream of Eagles: The Singing Sword" 1 hr Mathematics Gardner "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles" 1 hr Later Chores Take 5th wheel in for maintenance 2 hr Investigate water softeners for home 2 hr Paint door frame white
1 hr History Continue reading "Citizens" 1 hr Technology Read manual for cell phone 1 hr Technology digital photography try using extender lens and monopod 2 hr Mathematics Larson "Calculus" History Watson "Ideas" Model Trains Add blue backdrop to layout Review layout for under the table turnouts Wire lower mainline track for a power block Fasten lower mainline track to layout Draw schematic diagram of track layout 2 hr
C. Actual/Notes
2:10 PM I have read the first hundred pages of "Citizens" and have made a few rough notes.
I am still struggling with an appropriate format for the notes that I want to make while reading this book.
Preparing some form of online table is infinitely better than any paper-based approach as I can make modifications as I become more deeply involved in the topic.
Here is my first version of a table:
1756 - 1763 Seven Years War European counterpart to the war in America between the English and the French 1774 Louis XVI Ascended to the throne at age 19 1774 Vergennes Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs 1774 Turgot Appointed Controller-General 1775 Louis XVI Coronation 1775 - 1783 American War of Independence "For France, without any question, the Revolution began in America." 24 1777 Lafayette Valley Forge USA Lafayette was with Washington at this battle.
Lafayette idolized Washington24 1777 Jacques Necker promoted to Director-General 1778 France enters into treaty relations with the USA 1779 French plans to invade England thwarted by bad weather 1779 Lafayette returns to France Benjamin Franklin promoted the patriot cause on both sides of the Atlantic Talleyrand 1781 Jacques Necker resigns as Director-General 1783 Treaty of Paris Great Britain recognizes the USA 1788 - 1799 French Revolution "The causes of the French Revolution were located deep within the structure of the society that preceded it."
It is at the top, rather than in any imaginary middle of French society, that the cultured roots of the revolution should be sought."
The revolution did not create French patriotism, rather it gave the patriotism an opportunity to define itself in terms of 'liberty'."
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1789 Storming of the Bastille
When I want to modify the above table I should copy it into the new session notes and then make the changes. That allows me to monitor the development of the table as I proceed.
3:00 PM
6:40 PM Tonight we woked a favorite recipe of ours from "Sensational Stir-fries" published by The Australian Women's Weekly Cookbooks: "Pork and Macadamia Stir-fried Salad" [p. 78]This is a delicious meal. I have made it many times before and always enjoyed it. Tonight we tried cooking it on the wok. A bit to my surprise this turned out to be much easier than using a fry pan. I was also right to try much less oil and that worked just fine. The meat cooked much more quickly than before and the cashew (substituted for the macadamia) nuts were browned much more easily and better.
Overall I think the meal turned out to be much better when cooked on the wok. I would give it a score of 5 chopsticks out of 5. I even used chopsticks to eat the meal - which seemed appropriate. And once again, beer seemed to complement the meal perfectly.
7:00 PM
D. Reflection