Sunday September 10, 2006 6:20 am Lethbridge Sunrise 6:59 Sunset 19.57 Hours of daylight: 12:58

A. Morning Musings

6:20 am It is + 14 C and clear. The forecast high is 24 C.

The first surprise is that it is still dark outside. The next step is to revert back to the format for these daily journal pages that I was using before our trip. This involves a table containing two images of the weather taken at about noon as well as a table listing the potential activities for both the day as well as in the near future.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 3:45 PM

Top priority is to return to a regular healthy routine (i.e. less eating and more exercise). But first, a sip of fresh coffee. Mmmm, good.

B. Plan

Immediate
Health	Walk & exercise	1 hr
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #2
History	Continue reading "Citizens"	1 hr
Mathematics	Read "The Computational Beauty of Nature" Chap 3	1 hr
Literature	Continue reading "All the Men Are Sleeping"	1 hr
	Read "In Praise of Folly" by Erasmus	1 hr
	Read "The Art of Living" by Epictetus	1 hr
	Read "The Song of Roland"	1 hr
Science	Read "Science and the Akashic Field" by Ervin Laszlo	1 hr
Food	Make bean & tomato soup
Later
Chores	Investigate water softeners for home	1 hr
Technology	Read manual for cell phone	1 hr
	add keywords to iPhoto records
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"	2 hr
	Begin reading "iPhoto"	1 hr
	digital photography - learn about using the various manual settings
	Use Dreamweaver to create an XML data file for north american birds
Mathematics	Larson "Calculus"
	Gardner "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles"
History	Watson "Ideas"
Model Trains	Build oil refinery diorama: add ground cover
	Add blue backdrop to layout
	Assemble second oil platform kit
	Redraw diagram for Lower Mainline control panel
	Wire Lower Mainline turnouts
Birds	Create a North American web site for birds seen

C. Actual/Notes

7:30 am I have uploaded all the web pages that describe our trip to Virginia. That only took a few minutes. The latest upgrade to Dreamweaver has certainly made a huge improvement for this activity.

In rereading the first couple of entries (August 16 & 17) I am reminded of the value of keeping a small notebook to keep track of little events (and Ideas!!) as they occur. I must try to make this a habit.

One item that I have just added to my planning table is that of creating a web site for North American birds that we have seen. I would like to do this using XML for the data base and then set up a few stylesheets to display different reports such as lifers, Alberta, 2006, etc.. I must have a close look at Dreamweaver and see if I can do this with this software.

Much of the day will be spent handling household chores as we settle in. Groceries will be a high priority.

I have reviewed my books that I bought while on the trip to Virginia and have decided to read the following brief volumes:

• "In Praise of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus
  • I have never read anything by Erasmus. This is my first opportunity.
• "The Art of Living" by Epictetus
  • This is another book that I have seen referenced but have never actually seen. It looks like a gem.
• "The Song of Roland"
  • This is the third book I bought based on seeing many references to it over the years.
• "Science and the Akashic Field" by Ervin Laszlo
  • I have read the first chapter and liked it. It is easy to follow and looks like a lot of fun. The key idea is to think of the universe as a system that exchanges information with all of its constituent components.

I also want to begin each day with a puzzle from "The Orange Puzzle Cube Brainteasers". I solved the first one last night and have solved the second one this morning. A good beginning.

I have also added a couple of items called Puzzles and Food that correspond with additional activities that I don't want to forget. Today looks like it will be a busy one.

D. Reflection