Sunday October 01, 2006 5:30 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:31 Sunset 19:11 Hours of daylight: 11:40

A. Morning Musings

5:30 am It is +10 C at the moment. The forecast is for a high of + 15 C with showers late this morning.

My weight is down 2 to 187. Finally, I have a significant drop.

Once again the vanity cabinet remains my first priority. This is the beginning of a new month - a good time to review the previous month and make a few comments about the coming month.

The most striking aspect of September was the decline in Learning related activities. Within this drop was a substantial lowering of time spent on reading Literature (only 9 hours) and Mathematics (zero!). My two highest Learning activities were Bird Watching and Model Trains. I am also forgetting to take photos of the weather at noon each day.

I hope to bring both Literature and Mathematics up above 20 hours this month. Model Trains should also reach this level. Hopefully Bird Watching will at least be in double digits, in part due to the time required to update my North American data base. Of these the item with the most potential will be Mathematics which will have a totally new website.

From rear window	South patio
Both images taken at 4 PM

 

B. Plan

Immediate
Health	Walk & exercise	1 hr
Chores	Build new bathroom vanity cabinet	3 hr
Model Trains	Lay ground cover over layout tables	1 hr
	Determine track layout for main classification yard	1 hr
Puzzles	The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #9
Technology	add keywords to iPhoto records	1 hr
Birds	Add September birds to North American data base	1 hr
History	Continue reading "Citizens"	1 hr
Literature	Continue reading "The Custodian of Paradise" by Wayne Johnston	1 hr
Later
Chores	Investigate water softeners for home
Technology	Read manual for cell phone
	Make notes for chap. 4 of "Switching to the Mac"
	Begin reading "iPhoto"
	digital photography - learn about using the various manual settings
Literature	Read "The Art of Living" by Epictetus
	Read "The Song of Roland"
Mathematics	Larson "Calculus"
	Read "The Computational Beauty of Nature" Chap 3
	Gardner "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles"
History	Watson "Ideas"
Model Trains	Build oil refinery diorama: add ground cover
	Assemble second oil platform kit

C. Actual/Notes

2:30 PM The bathroom vanity is completely assembled and working. I am pleased with the result. The drawers all work smoothly and the two doors line up perfectly. It is very solid, which was the main goal. It still needs to be painted and the two doors need a little sanding so they fit but don't rub. After the paint is on, I will attach a toilet roll holder and a rubber pad to protect the door from the edge of the vanity. But the main task is now "officially" complete. Now to take a break. Tomorrow I will return to some Learning activities.

D. Reflection