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Friday November 3, 2006 7:15 am Lethbridge Sunrise 7:23 Sunset 17:06 Hours of daylight: 9:43
A. Morning Musings
6:20 am It is -7 C at the moment with a high of +8 C forecast. Spring has arrived. This should melt the ice that is on the sidewalks so we can return to walking. The last few days have been difficult - there is only a couple of inches of snow on the ground, but there was some melting when the snow first fell and the roads and sidewalks are very slippery, making a long walk a bit of a challenge.
I am still unhappy with my lack of exercise and return to snacking. On the plus side, my model train layout is progressing nicely. The maths is starting to slip a little as well.
B. Plan
Immediate Health Walk & exercise 1 hr Model Trains Paint 6 quad hopper cars 1 hr Begin wiring track for Inner Mainline 1 hr Mathematics Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 7: quadratic reciprocity 1 hr Continue reading "The Equation that Couldn't be Solved" 1 hr History Continue reading "Marie Antoinette" 1 hr Literature Begin reading "The Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut 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
Philosophy Read "The Art of Living" by Epictetus Mathematics Larson "Calculus" Read "The Computational Beauty of Nature" Chap 3 Gardner "The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles" History Continue reading "Citizens" Watson "Ideas" Model Trains Build oil refinery diorama: add ground cover Assemble second oil platform kit Assembly of CN 5930, an SD40-2 with a NAFTA logo Puzzles The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #9
C. Actual/Notes
6:30 am I am not that pleased with my effort to paint over the "Union Pacific" lettering on the 100 ton quad hoppers. The black is not a good match with the existing black on the cars. The new paint is a bit brighter and at the same time fails to adequately cover the white lettering. I think I have a small jar of some other black from previous days. I may try that for the second coat and see if it makes a difference. There is so much to learn.
Here are the remaining dusted off cars:
10:20 PM I tried painting the second coat of black paint using some old Floquil "Engine Black". This looks much better. I have now painted one side of each of the six cars. I also spray painted the ground cover and coal mine building with some flat black paint. That helped a lot. The mine building now looks like it is in operation with a light dusting of black on the walls and roof. Every little bit helps.
I spent over an hour earlier this morning looking at, and installing, the barrier strips and wiring for the Inner Mainline track. I still have some work to do with this but it has been a good start.
D. Reflection