Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 10:20 P.M.:  I was up at 2 P.M. this afternoon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I showered and cleaned up.  I went out, and I went to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought two liter bottles of CVS yellow mouth wash for $1.99 each and a package with a 16 ounce bottle of European Mystique shampoo and a 16 ounce bottle of European Mystique conditioner for $1.79 both plus .35 tax for $6.17 total.  I sat out at various locations, and after I completed my walk, I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I then drove down by the waterfront.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned the DVD video disk.   I read an article in P.C. Magazine about how to create a Windows XP restore disk.  I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought four 11 ounce cans of Campbell's Pork and Beans for .25 each, Chiquita bananas at .69 a pound for .92, broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound for .55,  a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $1.50, and a older 10 ounce box of mushrooms for .99 for $4.96 total.  I then returned home.  I received my pictures from Florida, and I put four of them in the frame on the Danish bar, and I put the rest with the ones I have in my most recent family photograph album.  I chatted with a relative.   CIO  

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 6:00 A.M.:  A birds eye view of 71 Vinci Drive in Greenwich, Connecticut where I live.   I am in the building just northwest of the baseball field Address Imagery View 71 Vinci Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut USA 06830-2902 .  The building south of the baseball field is an ice skating rink.  The building in the upper left northwest corner is the Great Waters of France Nestle Perrier www.perrier.com building,  the buildings in the lower right or southeast is Western Junior middle school and the buildings to the east is the Putnam Green apartment building complex.  Just south of Perrier is the West Putnam Avenue Exxon gasoline station and just west of it over the New York border is the Cumberland Farms Dairy shop.    The dark area running north to south on the left side of the picture is the mighty Byram River.  I have a 4 P.M. appointment today, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 5:50 A.M.:  Microsoft May Be A TV Star Yet .  Max Headroom move over.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 5:45 A.M.:  Bye Bye Bell. Yahoo! News - SBC Buying AT&T for $16 Billion .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 5:20 A.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 4:35 A.M.:  I ate a handful of M&M chocolate covered peanuts and four black licorice twists and some iced tea.   I guess I will go through my email now.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 4:15 A.M.:  I called up www.aol.com in India at 1-866-265-8550 , and they are in the new high tech city there that I can not find mentioned now on the Google search engine.  I did come up with this link though http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/ and Saudi Aramco World : India's Silicon City and The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: From Redmond to India: high tech's global families and India's high tech future and Nirvana [Under Construction] - HIGH-TECH PARKS - CIO Magazine Dec. 1, 2000 and Network India and Dubai Internet City and MSNBC - High-tech city to go up in Southern India  .  Anyway AOL in India transferred me to their accounting department, and they said they would refund me the $14.95 that they charged me on my debit card for the two month free promotion.  It should be returned to my account  in 5 to 7 business days.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 2:20 A.M.:  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  I remember in the period of 1954 to 1956 that my family used to live in Pensacola, Florida, and we visited with long time Florida residents whom lived in the old style Spanish type homes, and they use to have bars on the windows not to keep the residents in but to keep the nature outside.   I suppose some traditional Florida homes served a purpose in their architecture.   I still think a great many homes in Latin America are surrounded by walls for much the same purpose.   However with big cats a wall would not serve much purpose, since they could easily scale a wall, since they frequently show up on people's roofs.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/31/05 Monday 1:35 A.M.:  I reheated the remaining cooked vermicelli and remaining half a 26 ounce jar of Ragu six cheese tomato sauce in the microwave oven, and I put some grated parmesan cheese on it, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  The DisneyTelephoneNumbers has the wrong area code prefix for the Disney Vero Beach Resort which is suppose to be 1-772-234-2012.  I called them up, and I told them about the half grown black northern South American jaguar Black Jaguar that I saw in my relative's back yard about three miles south of them three weeks ago.  They appreciated me telling them, since they obviously have smaller guests.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 11:55 P.M.:  Starting tomorrow Monday January 31, 2005 Delta www.delta.com airlines has two direct flights a day on their Commair subsidiary from J.F.K. international airport in New York to Melbourne, Florida for a round trip price of $144.  One thus would not need to change through Atlanta, Georgia.   The flight is about 2.5 hours, which is at least half the time it would take if one changed flights in Atlanta.  Melbourne, Florida is the gateway airport for the Space Coast and the Treasure Coast of Florida which are midway up the eastern coast of Florida, so they are slightly cooler and less busy than southern Florida.  Vero Beach, Florida where I have relatives TCPalm: Press Journal is a very nice resort destination, but it is also a large retirement community.  In between Vero Beach and Melbourne, Florida on the Atlantic Ocean is the Disney Beach Resort Disney's Vero Beach Resort which when I visited it for dinner, it seemed to have a bit of the old Disney magic.  However, when one orders a hamburger medium rare, one does not expect well done.  The floor sanders were not drunk when they sanded the floor, they try to make it look Loggerhead turtle tracks on the wooden floors in their entrance.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 11:40 P.M.:  I am making up a batch of tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm  for iced tea.  I noticed in the Food Mart circular this week I was wrong, Porterhouse steaks are $6.99 a pound off $6 a pound and London Broil and roasts or buy one get one free for $5.49 a pound.  I do not try to broil steak in my oven broiler in the winter, since I have the air conditioner sealed up for the winter, and I can not exhaust any extra smoke with the air conditioner, and I do not want to risk setting off the central building fire alarm system.  It is very costly for the fire department to show up for a non emergency.  The internet feed on the Orion television is not that clear to use easily,  but the Windows Media player is reasonably clear on the television.  If I put the older Nvidia driver on the computer, one would be able to use Clone mode, where the picture on the primary monitor is the same as on the television, so it is easier to display the television content.  However, the new Nvidia driver has other features that are also useful.   For the moment, I will leave the newer Nvidia driver on.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 10:55 P.M.:  I did not get around to showering and cleaning up.  The reason I did not go out tonight is because it is warmer at 30 degrees Fahrenheit, but with the warmer weather it is also damper, and it feels more like Europe when one feels like one is sitting in a bath tub full of ice cubes and cold water.  Since I have arthritis, I tend to avoid going out on damp nights, since it is damp enough in my cooler apartment.  Instead I installed the XP driver for the X10 remote control mouse http://max10.sourceforge.net/download.html and a desktop icon, so if the X10 base unit is turned on, the remote mouse does work, however I have not figured out how to set up the other features.  The different remote control instructions are in the remote control box on the window shelf and to the right of the stereo rack system.  I use the remote control mouse for viewing internet content on the television in the living room such as European news feeds.  I have it enabled in my desktop settings as the third monitor to the right, however one has to use the television Orion remote control to switch to AUX 2 to get the television feed from the internet.  However, only the Windows Media player works on all the monitors whereas the Real Media Player only works on the left primary monitor.  Also with the latest Nvidia drivers, I can not figure out how to enable Clone Mode, where one gets the same video feed on the primary monitor and the television monitor.  I could always put the older Nvidia driver on, but since I do not use the television monitor for internet activity very much, it is not necessary at the moment.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 8:55 P.M.:   I just took the two small shelf boxes that I had stacked on top of each other to the right of the computer chair, and I put them on the back center of the dining room table stacked up on top of each other.   They contain my computer software compact disks.  I then moved some of the items around the dining room table, so it is neater looking.   I thus am able to move the computer chair over further to the right, so it is easier to gain access to and sit down at to work on the computer.    I slid the keyboard a bit over to the right too.   CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 8:45 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I thought about the computer chair, and I have my primary computer on an old painted white wood  family coffee table with a steel computer drawer on the coffee table, and then a steel and wood printer stand on top of that and then two power control panels with the right 20 inch Sony monitor on top of that, so the Sony monitor sits about 6 to 8 inches lower than if it were on a desk.   Thus the keyboard is also lower by about 6 to 8 inches.  Thus a new computer office chair that swivels would probably be to high, unless one could adjust it lower.  I am currently using one of the three office chairs that I got from the Greenwich train station dumpster that were probably thrown out by the local law firm here of Cummings and Lockwood, since they have an office in that building.  They do not swivel, but they are solid hard wood either maple or mahogany with wooden arms and four wooden legs, and they have a durable purple color upholstery.  Since they are lower than a desk swivel chair, the one that I am using at the computer is at the right height, but since it does not swivel, I have to move it every time I sit down at it.  Still it is more comfortable than a swivel office chair.  They probably weigh about 45 pounds apiece, so it takes a bit of an effort to move them.  However, their sitting area is probably about two feet by two feet, so technically a much larger person than myself at 210 pounds, such as a 300 to 400 pound individual would actually be comfortable sitting in them.  I guess Fairfield County lawyers tend to be heavier or their clients.  Maybe they got to be too big, so they got bigger chairs.   Anyway, I guess for now instead of spending money, I will continue to use the one as it is for a computer chair, since it does not cost anything to continue using it.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 7:45 P.M.:  I am thinking of getting one of these computer desk chairs this coming week Staples Circular Savings, since my computer chair broke.  I guess I could afford the $100 one, since I do not have automobile insurance for the next two months.  I spend so much time in the computer chair, it is important to have a comfortable one.   The office chair that I am using now are very comfortable, but I have to move it, every time I sit at the computer, which is a bit of a cumbersome procedure.  I do not know whether I would get the $100 one in black or brown.  There are other less expensive one, but I feel that I should have a good quality one, so hopefully it will last.  They occasionally have desk chairs at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, but never when one needs one.  Now I will do the activity mentioned in the previous note.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 7:25 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend after the last message before going to bed.  I was up at 6 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I threw out a two foot tall stack of magazines and newspapers.  I really do not have the time to read much of the periodical press that I receive anymore.  I chatted with a neighbor.  It is currently 30 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  I will now wash my breakfast dishes and make my bed.  I will then shower and clean up.  I do not feel like going out for a walk, since there is not much going on downtown at night this time of the year.  I have plenty of internet activity and other activity to keep myself busy at home.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 7:00 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 6:05 A.M.:  Now its working fine again.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 6:00 A.M.:  Somebody planning to take some time off in Aruba Greenwich Time - 'Herbie' Salamon, town fixture, retires after 37 years .  The right 20 inch Sony FD Trinitron monitor seems to be going fuzzy more frequently.  I will leave it off for a few minutes to see if that fixes it.  I have the latest Nvidia drivers on the Mad Dog AGP 64 meg. 4X video card that it is connected to.  I could always replace it with the Compaq 19 inch monitor which is equally good that I have on the Dell backup computer, and put it on the Dell backup or use one of my other Dell 19 inch monitors on the Dell backup computer, but I will wait to see if it fixes itself again like it always seems to do.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 4:20 A.M.:  I logged onto Smokem Cheap Cigarettes your Online Tobacco Product Store , and I order nine different cartons of generic ultra light inexpensive cigarettes with $10.90 priority mail postage for $114.49 total.  I ordered one each carton in ultra light 100 box or soft pack of Smokin Joes $11.82, Roger $13.25, Parker $12.15, Niagara $10.75, Native $10.75, Market $11.87, Lewiston $10.55, Exact $11.65, and Carnival $10.90.  I like the Seneca Ultra Light 100s that I have been smoking, but I started smoking them because they were the least expensive cigarettes at Smokes for Less in Byram at $31 a carton instead of the $11 price from this web site.  However, since they have a slight bitter taste, and a number of people have told me that they make me smell, I thought I might try some other brands to see if there is a milder or more pleasant smelling brand available at a low generic price.  However, I have a feeling all cigarette smokers smell to non smokers.  I do intend to try to quit smoking cigarettes some time in the near future, but it will take time and concentration.  Also it is easier to quit smoking when one has a supply of cigarettes than to run out, and end up having to buy them at the more expensive local price.  Possibly by smoking some different low price generic cigarettes, I might find another brand that I prefer.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 2:35 A.M.:  While I was watching television, I ate a couple of handfuls of M&M red and green chocolate covered peanuts and four black licorice sticks.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/30/05 Sunday 2:15 A.M.:  When I made the salad earlier this evening, I decided to use a 50% solution of Italian balsamic vinegar and 50% of regular white vinegar for the vinegar portion.  I went out after the last message, and I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $9.50 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.399 a gallon for about 16.1 miles per gallon usage averaging driving 14.7 miles per hour.  I noticed the Exxon gasoline station was out of regular gasoline.   I also noticed they are going to be closing the station for a week for some maintenance work some time soon.   I suggested that they should not change the station appearance, since it is that classic Art Deco look of many vintage gasoline stations from an earlier era, most of which are not around anymore.  In other words, it has a rounded corner.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and the train station area.   It was not too busy.  I sat out at various locations.  One individual with a foreign accent asked me how to get into the basement of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church on Greenwich Avenue, but since I am not familiar with the facility, I suggested it might be closed at night.  After my walk, I use the bathroom at Starbucks which was not too busy and was opened later.  It is very clean looking with its newly remodeled decor.  I suppose with many people having movies on demand at home with Digital Television, not as many people are going out to the movies downtown anymore.  However, this is the New York area and with the train station here, we always have pedestrian traffic.  On lower Greenwich Avenue where the Bagel Shop use to be, they are going to open another Subway sandwich shop near Blimpies fast food shop.  I suppose with the colder weather many people might be at home or away.  I then drove around the train station area, and I next drove down by the waterfront.  I next returned home, and I watched a bit of television.  The Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com Business channel on channel 111 on digital television seems to be very informative, and they seem to have a conservative business viewpoint.   I read this week that Microsoft was thinking about buying them for about $10 billion dollars Rumors on Microsoft and Bloomberg Heat Up , but whether it is rumor of hearsay, it is hard to tell.  For $10 billion dollars, one would think Microsoft could start up its own business news network without having to buy one, as if the internet were not a business network anyway.  I like the fact that Bloomberg seems to talk about companies that one is familiar with, and they seem to have a bit of common sense, and know what the real worth of industries are worth.   Of course with a great many private investors in the market today, it would seem that it is safe to say, many people are looking for reliable business news.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 9:50 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a tin of sardines that I chopped.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel white extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I also put away my laundry.  I will now put the computer on standby, and I will go out for some fresh air.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 8:05 P.M.:  I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  I am doing two loads of laundry, and I have 45 minutes left on the dry cycle.  I showered and cleaned up.   I will now start making one of my usual salads www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I noticed in the Greenwich Food Mart circular that Porter House Steaks this coming week are buy one get one free for $6.99 a pound.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 4:15 P.M.:  While having breakfast, I chatted with a relative.  I finished running Norton Speed Disk.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 3:10 P.M.:  I just opened up the computer case, and I changed both new hard drive dip pins to cable select from master and slave, and now the computer starts up without giving the F1 error message.  I have a Ultra 133 IDE controller on my Syntax motherboard, so my primary IDE 1 controller is running by default at Ultra DMA 6 which is much faster.   I will now eat breakfast and do my house cleaning, and I will now also run Norton Speed Disk.  I will not delete my old System Restore backup, since I have extra room on my hard drives.   CIO

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 2:10 P.M.:  I was awake at 1:45 P.M..  I started up the computer and like yesterday,  I get the same error of the primary hard drive failing, but when I push the option for F1 it boots without any problem.  I have the dip pin on the primary hard drive set on the far left for Master and the second hard drive does not have a dip pin inserted, so it is slave.  However, they each have the option for Cable Select, which I did not use.  I have the CMOS setting set to Auto.   Whatever, the problem, more than likely it is the way I have them set up with the dip pins with the only option being to changed them to cable select.   However, at the moment I do not feel like doing that.  Still after one presses F1, it starts up just fine.  I will now run Norton Speed Disk.  I will eat breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I will then do my house cleaning and watering the plants.  CIO 

End of Scott's Notes week of 01/29/05:

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 3:20 A.M.:  I finished the backup with Windows XP backup Automatic System Recovery backing up the C: drive to the D: drive.  While doing this, I put about three quarts of water in a 5 quart Revere pot with a few dashes of salt and couple of teaspoons of olive oil, and I brought it all to a boil, and I boiled a 16 ounce package of Stop and Shop vermicelli for about six minutes.  While doing that I heated in the microwave on the reheat cycle in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid a half of a 26 ounce jar of Ragu Robusto six cheese tomato sauce.  I then put the remaining sauce in the refrigerator along with half of the cooked vermicelli which I put in a Rubbermaid container.  I put the other half of the cooked vermicelli on a dinner plate with the heated sauce and grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the computer after that, and I will go to bed.  I will do my weekly house cleaning when I wake up later today.   Stay warm.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 2:35 A.M.:  I ran Norton Win Doctor 2003 with any problems.   The computer is running just fine.  I will now do a Windows XP backup with Automatic System Recovery backing up the C: drive to the D: drive.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 2:10 A.M.:  I have 19 gigabytes of space used on my 160 gigabyte C: drive, so I have plenty of room to expand over the next few years of my new hard drives life expectancy.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/29/05 Saturday 2:05 A.M.:  I have finished installing and configuring all the programs that I have along with any free downloads that I use.   I will try to think of what else I need to do on the computer.  The computer system is running just fine.  However, I will probably wait to run Windows XP backup Automatic System Recovery again before I run Norton Win Doctor 2003.  It is currently -2.5 degrees Fahrenheit in Kennebunkport, Maine Weather Underground: Kennebunkport, Maine Forecast versus 10 degrees Fahrenheit here in Greenwich, Connecticut Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast and locally down in Washington D.C. Washington DC Real Estate Webcam - EarthCam - Capitol Cam, Washington, D.C. , it is 21 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Washington, District of Columbia Forecast and down in Vero Beach, Florida TCPalm: Press Journal where I visited relatives earlier this month, it is 64 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Vero Beach, Florida Forecast , so more than likely when people come north this time of year, they are a bit cold.  I am warm enough in my apartment, and I am wearing my leisure clothes, long underwear, and heavy cranberry terry cloth bath robe.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 11:20 P.M.:  I microwaved and ate a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's chunky chicken and vegetable soup which I put a couple of handfuls of Arnold large cut croutons in it.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I am using the dented discount cans of soup first.  I also ate five Danish cookies.  I am stocked up on lots of food, and I have to remember to use it.  I am continuing to install programs.  I now have Office 2003 and its updates installed including Outlook 2003 and its imported addresses and saved mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 8:15 P.M.:  I am about half way through the installation and configuration of my primary computer.  Since I have the extra hard drive space, I did a backup to this point with Microsoft Windows XP Automatic Recovery backing up the entire C: drive to the D: drive.  Thus if I have any problems installing the remaining programs, I will be able to install the backup without having to start from scratch.  The computer is running just fine.  While doing this I chatted with two relatives, and I left a message with a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 7:45 P.M.:  I have finished installing the USB devices, the printers, and the other devices and setting them all up.  I still have a lot of programs to install.  I am thinking of doing a backup with Windows XP ASR before I do anymore installations, so I can save my work.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 5:25 P.M.:  I just had a telemarketing call from a mortgage company, and I chatted about computers with the telemarketer.  He suggested that I repartition my large hard drives, so I could have Linux on one of the partitions, but I explained I am not that familiar with Linux, and my current backup procedure using Microsoft Automatic System Recovery would not work as well, since I deliberately have equal size hard drives for doing the backups.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 5:00 P.M.:  I was up at 3:30 P.M., and I checked the mail.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  When I did the previous install, I restored the data files in the Microsoft Backup Automatic System Recovery *.asr file.  When doing this in the Advanced feature,  I had the three options checked concerning Windows Security.  I think this is what caused my "My Documents" folder to be restricted, since the Advanced Features in Backup import the old security settings.  I did not have the three options checked when I did the latest restore after my second install, and the My Documents folder was not restricted.  The other problem that caused me to have to reformat and reinstall might have been caused by me using this tech tip "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder when the program Microsoft  Picture It! would not install, which might have been caused by the same My Documents folder restrictions.  I will now start installing the USB devices and other device drivers.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 7:40 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.  When I wake up, I will continue the installation and configuration process.  If anyone somehow is causing me computer problems whether  remotely or on location, I would ask them to try to remember that such endeavors will come back to haunt them.  It would seem curious with all the computers in this area that anyone would try to upset my computer operations, so possibly it is some sort of program that I have yet to figure out.  At a certain level, it gets to be rather tedious dealing with so called juvenile behavior that might be responsible for it, and I suppose at a certain point, I can only hope like all individuals of such demeanor, they will quit bothering me, and they will pursue more useful pursuits.  I am familiar enough with the operating system and the way it is suppose to operate that unknown problems that seem to occur, more than likely are caused by outside mischief makers.  On a clean formatted hard drive when everything is working fine, and then when I shut down the computer and go out of my apartment and return, and there seems to be problems, it would lead me to believe that there is some sort of outside intruder.  Obviously on the first install, the "My Documents" folder did not lock itself.  If any of the common generic programs were causing the problem, I think there would be note of it on the internet.  Time for bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 6:50 A.M.:  I reinstalled Windows XP Professional and SP2 and the updates.  I then installed Norton Internet Security 2004 and Norton System Works 2003 and the updates.  I then restored my backed up files from Windows XP Backup Automatic System Recovery backup file.  I only restored the data files that I save not the operating system files.  I then installed all the programs in Microsoft Works Suite 2002 except Microsoft Word which I have a newer version of when I install Microsoft Office 2003.  I then installed FrontPage 2002.  I have not yet installed the USB devices, or additional device drives and other system accessories.  When I installed the XP operating system before and restored the My Documents folder it was locked, and this time it was fine.  It would seem to me that either through the firewall or access to my computer or from a program yet unknown problems have occurred that caused me to have to reinstall.  From what I can tell there is nothing wrong with the computer or the Microsoft programs.  Perhaps some of the other generic programs that I use are causing the problem.  I ate half of a 10 ounce can of Planters deluxe cashew nuts with iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 3:25 A.M.: I ran Norton Win Doctor 2003, and it messed up the system even more. I have no choice but to format the C: drive and to reinstall everything from scratch. I will do this now. Once I have Windows XP installed in about 50 minutes. I will go to bed, and I will reconfigure the computer when I wake up later today and skip my house cleaning. Thus I will not be posting any notes for another day. CIO 

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 2:25 A.M.:  A lot of my programs icons in the start menu have disappeared along with all of the Microsoft Office 2003 items.  I tried several earlier System Restores and that did not fix the problem.  I can either uninstall all my programs from where I started installing them at about 8:30 P.M. on 01/26/05.  Then do a system restore to that same time.  I then could run Norton Win Doctor 2003 and reinstall them.  I could format the C: drive and start all over from scratch and not install the older programs.   Since the System seems stable and all my USB devices and device drivers are working fine the first would seem logical, however something or someone is causing the items to be deleted which might still happen again, so the obvious option would be to install from scratch.  It seemed to have started having problems about the time I installed Microsoft Works 2002.  Possibly uninstalling up to that point might fix the problem which would be only two programs.  Since I have good firewall protection, I doubt if it is hacker.  I will have to think about it a bit.  Installing a program like Registry Mechanic which I could buy over the internet, I do not think would fix the problems I am having with the system.  I could also run Norton Win Doctor and let if fix all the problems again, then I could copy the missing short cuts into the start programs folder.  Possibly that is the solution, and if it does not work, I could always reinstall again.  Before running Norton Win Doctor, I should try to figure out if is necessary.  Basically the programs are running fine, and the system is running fine, and it is more of a cosmetic problem that might be showing more serious problems.  On Microsoft Office 2003, I can always run Automatic repair.  I guess the last option is the best.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/28/05 Friday 1:10 A.M.:  After the last message,  I installed from Microsoft Works Suite 2002 version of Microsoft Works, Microsoft Street and Maps, and then I started to install Microsoft Picture It!.  The system would not install Microsoft Picture It! because it could not write the "My Pictures" folder in the Documents folder.  I tried transferring the contents from the existing folder to another folder, and deleting the empty My Pictures folder, and it still would not install saying it could not install on the C: drive.  I checked my settings to see if the folder was copy protected, and it was not.  I then noticed about half of my Microsoft icons and other icons on the desktop were blank, but the programs still worked.  I tried running Norton Win Doctor 2003, and it found about 120 active X problems and about 120 short cut problems, and I tried fixing them, and then all the short cuts and icons disappeared for the programs that still worked with blank icons.  I tried various System Restores to earlier times including last night, and the same problem existed.  I finally did a System Restore before installing Microsoft Street and Maps.  I then used the UNDO feature of Norton Win Doctor 2003, and I undid all the fixes that I did since 1:50 A.M. yesterday morning when I last used it.  All of my short cuts and icons reappeared, but they are still blank, but they still work.  I am not sure what to do at this point.  I just used the Win Doctor 2003 program to undo the settings that I had fixed the second to the last time I use it to fix it, so they are left at the setting from last night 01/26/05 at 8:30 P.M..  Although the system is running fine, I am not sure what to do now.  I just rebooted, and I ran Norton Win Doctor 2003, and it shows that I have 133 Invalid ActiveX/COM entries, 2 invalid file extensions, 5 invalid help files, 136 invalid shortcuts, and 4 missing Microsoft Shared Files.  I can fix them easily enough, but I would be back to where I started before undoing them.  I am not sure what to do at this point.  I could continue installing programs, and not use Norton Win Doctor 2003.  However, I have a feeling it is showing a problem that I have not caught yet.  I could also try a system restore to some time earlier on the evening of 01/26/04, but it was running fine during my earliest system restore when I did it, but not when I tried restoring it a little while ago.  I do have evidence that someone might have tampered with my computer in my apartment or through the firewalls, since when I installed Windows XP and SP2, I turned off Automatic Updates, and they were enabled when I started up the computer this evening, which leads me to believe some outside forces might have caused the problem.  Of course it could be a conflicting software problem with non Microsoft or older Microsoft programs.  Still System Restore to this past morning at 1:30 A.M. did not fix it.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 9:40 P.M.:  I downloaded and am about to install Apple - QuickTime - and Itunes Download .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 9:30 P.M.:  I installed free Rhapsody Optimum Online - Rhapsody from www.optonline.net .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 9:25 P.M.:  I have the Real and the Windows Media Player and Real Arcade installed, updated and configured.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 8:50 P.M.:  The Sony FD Trinitron monitor on the right side center of my two 20 inch monitors occasionally still goes fuzzy, but one can easily turn it off for about 30 seconds to a minute with the control panel switch, and when one turns it back on it stays clear.  However, when one turns off the Sony monitor which has four USB 1.0 ports, the Vibra web cam, the Visioneer scanner, and the pen drive do not work, since they are connected to those ports.  I have a spare four USB 1.0 device underneath the Sony monitor on its stand along with four spare USB 1.0 ports on the back of the CPU, and a spare USB 2.0 port on the front along with one spare USB 2.0 port on the back off the four port USB 2.0 card.  The rest of the ports are used, and besides the Sony Monitor USB 1.0 ports being connected to the USB 2.0 port card, I also have another 4 port USB 1.0 device connected which has three printers connected to it along with the other empty 4 port USB 1.0 port device underneath Sony monitor.  I also have my Plantronics headset connected to the other front USB 2.0 port.  I thus have USB ports to expand.  When I reinstalled the operating system with the system running fine, I was able to get Standby mode to now work, and I also have unlimited IRQs which I did not have before, because I installed the operating system with a lot of features crippled before, which I was able to later remedy that problem.  Thus the overall computer system is working just fine.  I now have to install some more programs, and I have room for programs such as Microsoft Encarta and Streets and Maps and National Geographic Street and Maps and the Print Shop Deluxe program.  I suppose I could store DVDs or MP3s on the computer, but I prefer to use my other stereo system components for those.  I guess if I ever got a Video Capture card to use with my Sony Handycam or Digital camera, I could use the extra hard drive space for that content.  Once I have all the programs installed that I have, I will do a complete C: drive to D: drive backup with Windows XP Automatic System Recovery.  CIO    

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 8:10 P.M.:  I am baking in the Farberware convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes a package of the 11.75 ounce Stouffer's French bread double cheese pizzas.  I will eat them with a glass of iced tea.  I took off my wool socks and wore my rubber sole house slippers and the CPU case grounding strap while working on the computer.  Wool can easily produce static electricity which can damage sensitive electronics particularly this time of the year when it is dry inside, and I also have a wool carpet in the living room.  To install the second hard drive in my basic Northgate CPU case, I had to put it in the slot underneath the floppy drive, which mean to have access to it, one has to remove both memory chips and the CPU cooler fan.  I am only able to secure it with one screw since the case does not open on the other side but has a lid on one side.  I also had to make sure the memory was properly seated when I put it back in, and since I removed the CPU cooler fan, when reinstalling it I had to put some more of the CPU silicone lubricant contact cooler ointment thermal compound Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound For Microprocessor-Heatsink Interface, 3.5grams - Best Buy Computer Online Store w/ Discount Prices; Directron.com, Houston Texas and Thermal Compounds Thermal Adhesives-Thermal Compound Adhesive Thermal Tapes-Arctic Silver 5 Cooling - Best Buy Computer Online Store w/ Discount Prices; Directron.com, Houston Texas  in between the CPU and the fan to make it a better contact for cooling.  I am 95% through formatting the new D: drive.  I will then copy the files back from the C: drive to the D: drive that I just moved from the old D: drive before installation.  Since I have room, I am also saving my old ASR file from Microsoft Windows XP automatic system recovery.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 7:25 P.M.:  I have the new second Maxtor 160 gigabyte hard drive installed and the system reconnected, and it is all running fine.  I am in the process of formatting the new D: drive, which I will use for Windows XP Automatic System Recovery and other backups.  I am not doing a quick format but the more time consuming long format.  It is about 25% done.  I also put a new 9 volt battery in my CPU Defcon Security Device Alarm System Case  Cable Lock Targus Security Kits .  I now have two new 160 gigabyte hard drive with room to grow.  I used the Windows XP disk management program to partition the drive which ones finds from the Help menu.  I put the two old 20 gigabyte hard drives which are 4 and 3 years old in the new Maxtor boxes, and I have them in the Staples shipping box on the back side of the down sofa.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 5:50 P.M.:  I ate a half of a 10 ounce can of Planters deluxe cashew nuts before going to bed this morning.  I was up at noon.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I picked up my mail downstairs.  I then showered and cleaned up.  I then went out, and I went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a loaf of Arnold lite oatmeal bread for $1.05 and a 6 ounce box of Arnold regular cut seasoned croutons for .99 for $2.04 total.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  All of their red clothes are on sale for half price for their St. Valentine's Day special.  I then made my 3 P.M. appointment.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and there were a few sea gulls there.  I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought a second Maxtor www.maxtor.com  Ultra Series 160 gigabyte 7200 RPM Ultra ATA/133 hard drive for $69.94 and a five ounce container of Elmer's washable school glue with a school glue stick for .99 plus $4.26 tax for $75.19 total.  I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.  It is currently 12 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill of -9 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  I will now transfer some files from the old second D: drive to the new C: drive.  I then will install the second Maxtor 160 gigabyte hard drive as the D: drive.  This will take about one to two hours, since I have to transfer the files, disconnect the case and open up the case to install the second hard drive.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/27/05 Thursday 2:00 A.M.:  I finished installing and configuring most of the programs on the computer.  I have the Outlook 2003 saved mail imported along with the contacts.  I still need to install the Real Basic player.  I did not put AOL back on the system.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/26/05 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I microwaved a 18 ounce can of Progresso sirloin and vegetables soup which I added a couple of handfuls of Arnold large cut croutons too.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  On the LCD telephone, one dials the number and then presses "redial" to dial it out.  I left a message with another relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/26/05 Wednesday 9:40 P.M.:  My Documents folder and its contents were "Access Denied", but this fixed the problem "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder .  I guess when one restores from a backup on a new system that can happen.  I chatted with a relative who is going to call me back.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/26/05 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.:  I have the USB devices installed and the printers and the other device drivers.  I ran Norton Win Doctor 2003 again.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/26/05 Wednesday 6:35 P.M.:  I restored the data files including my Favorites.  For the computer chair,  I moved the office chair from in front of the stereo system rack to in front of my computer.  Although, it is comfortable, it does not swivel.  I set up the directors chair in front of the stereo rack.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/26/05 Wednesday 5:35 P.M.:  After the last message, I installed the new Maxtor 160 gigabyte hard drive as the C: drive without any problems.  I then booted the Windows XP Professional CD, and I ran Automatic System Recovery.  It worked, but it reformatted my new hard drive into the old 20 gigabyte partition instead of leaving the full 160 gigabyte partition.  I then reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP, and I restored the ASR backup file.  While doing this, I ate a Stouffer's 11 5/8 ounce Deluxe French bread pizza with iced tea.  I did the restore in Safe Mode which is more time consuming.  I went out for a walk, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I returned home, and the restore was done about then.  I then rebooted, and the system would not reboot.  I tried safe mode to no avail.  I finally ran the Windows XP install CD, and I chose the upgrade option.  After installation, the system booted up without any problems.  However, a lot of my device drivers and programs were not working.  I fiddled with the settings and drivers for most of the early morning hours.  I chatted with a friend.  I went to bed at 7 A.M..  I was up at 1 P.M. today.  I reformatted the hard drive, and I did a clean install of Windows XP Professional without the USB devices connected.  It installed without any problems.  I installed the VIA drivers for the video and IDE and USB ports.  I installed the Windows XP SP2 without any problems.  My wood and vinyl swivel computer chair broke because the steel plate on the bottom cracked.  I can not fix it.  I threw it out by the dumpster.  I picked up my mail.  I chatted with some neighbors.  I then installed Norton Internet Security 2004 and Norton System Works 2003.  I installed the Symantec updates.  I installed the Windows Updates.  I configured some settings on the computer.  I then ran Norton Win Doctor 2003.  I then ran Norton Speed Disk.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I installed Microsoft FrontPage 2002 and its updates.  I will now restore my data files.  I will then install the USB devices and their drivers.  I will then install the programs.  This will all take some time.  However, the computer is running just fine.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 5:30 P.M.:  UPS www.ups.com just delivered the hard drive from Staples Staples Circular Savings .  I will now shut down the computer and install it and restore the backup with ASR.  I will have to run CMOS setup and Fdisk from a Windows ME boot and format it and then install the NTFS file system from the Windows XP installation CD before I restore the ASR backup.  I will now shut down the computer and begin the procedure.  It should not take more than an hour.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 4:55 P.M.:  I am still waiting for UPS to deliver the hard drive from Staples.  Staples says that it has shipped, but they do not provide a UPS tracking number.  If it does not come today, Staples has the same hard drive on sale at their store for $69.94 Staples Circular Savings , so if it does not arrive today, I could go over to Old Greenwich, and see if they have it, and I could buy it, and go ahead and install it this evening.  I could then use the second hard drive when it arrives for my backup D: drive to use for backing up the entire system, since the C: drive should be the same size as the D: drive for backups with Windows XP backup Automatic System Recovery.  I can just barely afford to get the second one should I decide to get it.  I have the system backed up and ready to install the new hard drive when I get it.  I listened to some of the music from my television digital cable box through my stereo system.  One selects "TV/VCR2" on the Technics amplifier to play the television audio through the stereo system.  I guess I will now clean up and shower while I wait for a while.  I guess I should wait until at least 6 P.M.. CIO

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 2:20 P.M.:  I was up at noon when a friend called.  I went back to bed until 2 P.M..  I picked up my mail.  I am waiting for UPS to deliver the hard drive from Staples.  I will do a system restore backup.  I will then run Norton Disk Doctor.  I will then do a complete system backup from the C: drive to the D: drive with Windows XP Backup Automatic System Recovery.  While doing this, I will eat my breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 3:45 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 3:40 A.M.:  I installed and ran Download details: Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 2:45 A.M.:  I registered my Daewoo DVD VCR on the internet with http://www.e-daewoo.com/ .  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 2:25 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 2:20 A.M.:  I made a $5 donation online to www.gop.com to renew my annual membership in the Republican Party.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 2:10 A.M.:  The Buzz Report: Batten down the Wi-Fi hatches .  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 1:50 A.M.:  5 tips for tightening your wireless network's security and 'Evil Twin' Haunts Wi-Fi Users .  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/25/05 Tuesday 1:45 A.M.:  I checked out some of the channels and features of the Digital Cable box.  I ate four Danish cookies.  Malicious Software Removal Tool .  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/24/05 Monday 11:55 P.M.:  I checked out the Cablevision :: Products & Services :: iO Digital Cable TV , and there are hundreds of on demand channels, but some of them one has to pay for.  It will take a while to figure out my viewing schedule, since I normally do not have much time to watch television.  One can use this link to preview the Digital cable lineup MSN Entertainment - TV Listings .  Also they are available from the set top box.  I find it worth the extra $10 a month.  While taking my walk, I noticed that http://www.restorationhardware.com/ has warm terry cloth robes on sale for 20% off.  I threw out the package with nine month old eggs.  I broke three of the new jumbo eggs in a metal bowl, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk and a few dashes of Italian seasoning, and I stirred it all with a whisk.  I then took my omelet pan, and I added a couple tablespoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine, and I heated it over medium high electric heat until the fat began to bubble.  I added the egg mixture and lowered the temperature to medium.  I sliced one third of a pound of the Danish plumrose ham into quarter inch thick slices and also cut ten 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Kraft Cracker Barrel extra sharp cheese.  Once the omelet was mostly cooked on one side, I flipped it over with a spatula, and I spread the ham first and then the cheese over it.  Once it was almost cooked enough only about another minute on the second side, I slid it on to a microwave proof plate, and I put it all in the General Electric microwave oven and I put a microwave lid on it, and I heated it on the reheat cycle for about half of the preset time, and I then removed it from the microwave oven, and I put the hot plate on another plate, and I seasoned it with grated parmesan cheese.  I toasted two slices of toast while cooking the omelet, and I spread them with margarine, and I cut them in half.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I tested the Daewoo DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION and Daewoo Electronics America, Inc. | Home Electronics and Appliances | Experience Your Own Digital Dream DVD VCR player, and it works quite well.  One can also copy non copywrited protected DVDs to Videotape, and it has quite a few other features.  I have the audio output from the Orion television fed into my Technics amplifier, so I can play any of the system devices audio through my apartment stereo system at a time, when I would not disturb my neighbors.  I also have multiple headsets.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/24/05 Monday 10:25 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I checked the DVD of the "Count of Monte Cristo".  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 12 roll packs of Cottonelle bath tissue for buy one get one free for $8.99 both packs, and buy one get one free of CVS zip lock quart bags 20 count and CVS zip lock gallon bags 15 count for $2.19 both plus .67 tax for $11.85 total.  I then completed my walk.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two boxes of Land O Lakes margarine for .99 each box, two half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange juice 50% less fat with calcium for $2.50 each, and two Häagen-Dazs.com pints for $2.50 each one mango and the other Macadamia Brittle and a dozen jumbo eggs for $1.89 for $13.87 total.  I noticed that filet mignon was $20 a pound, but I did not buy any.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  I chatted with a relative.  This is the Daewoo DVD VCR unit that I bought at CompUSA Daewoo Electronics DV-6T955B Progressive Scan DVD and VCR Combo Player, Silver - CompUSA.com and Daewoo Electronics DV-6T955B .  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/24/05 Monday 6:25 P.M.:  I watched television, and I did not fall asleep until 4 A.M. this morning.  I ate the remaining half or 5 ounces of Planter's Deluxe mixed nuts.  I was awake at 12:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I picked up my mail downstairs.  I disconnected the analog cable television box from the Orion television.  I showered and cleaned up.  I took the cable box down to the car.  I drove up to Cablevision's office in Norwalk, Connecticut, and I exchanged the analog cable box for a digital one which will cost me $10 more a month for about $65 a month all together for digital cable television.  I will get 25 more channels plus other features like movies on demand.  I then toured the Best Buy store.  I then went to CompUSA in Norwalk, and I bought the last with $20 instant rebate Daewoo DVD and VCR combo player #DV-6T955B for $79.99 plus $4.80 tax for $84.79 total.  I also bought a CompUSA 12 piece computer tool kit for $11.99 plus .72 tax for $12.71 total.  I then returned to Greenwich, and I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then returned home, and I brought up my purchases.  I hooked up the digital cable box to my living room Orion television putting it on top of the television, and I set up the remote control for my Orion 25 inch television, and it works just fine.  Channel 2 is still a bit fuzzy, but the rest are very clear, and I will get all of the other new channels.  I then removed the JVC VCR from the living room electronics stack, and I connected it up to the bedroom Proscan television removing the Sylvania VCR that was defective.  I then connected the Daewoo DVD and VCR combo player to the Orion television system, and it is in the electronics stack at the top just underneath the Technics turn table.  I left the old TEAC DVD system connected too for audio.  I do not have the Daewoo system connected to my stereo sytem, but I will use the TEAC system for that.  It all works just fine.  I left the remote controls for the Digital cable television box and the Daewoo DVD VCR combination system on the brass and glass coffee table.  I left the Daewoo box on the back of the down sofa, and I will throw out the old Sylvania VCR that does not work in color.  I am just about ready to eat a Stauffer's 11 5/8 ounce French Bread double cheese pizza with a glass of iced tea.  I will then shut down the computer, and I will go back out.  It is currently 19 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 10:10 P.M.:  I ran Ad-awareSE and Norton Win Doctor 2003.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 9:50 P.M.:  I finished going through my email including all the email that I got while I was in Florida.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 9:15 P.M.:  I deleted about 1,100 emails from while I was away in Florida, and I now have about 250 emails with more substance to go through.  This morning before I went to bed, I ate a half of a 10 ounce can of Planter's Deluxe mixed nuts.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 8:15 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used one third of a pound of Danish Plumrose ham that I sliced into one inch by half inch by quarter inch slices.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel white extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I checked around the building and outside.  It is currently 10 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 6:30 P.M.:  I went to http://www.techbargains.com/ , and I found this bargain that I ordered Staples SKU Leve Online Catalog Page Maxtor 160GB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Special Buy $69.94! .  The order, I guess with Connecticut tax of $4.20, it went through for a total of $74.14, and I was billed another $1 on my account for some reason.  It included free shipping.  My two 20 meg hard drives are currently over three years old, and I will install the new one as a C: drive and restore it with Windows Backup ASR from the backup on my current D: drive which I will update.  Sometime in the future I will get another one for the D: drive backup.  I will install it as a full 160 GB C: drive.  It is due for delivery this Tuesday.   You can only order one.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 4:40 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I was told about two arthritis supplements advertised on television.  One is Omega 3 at 1-800-741-9279, and the other is Conquer HA 1-800-586-4194.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/23/05 Sunday 3:45 P.M.:  I tried watching television in the bedroom after the last message, but the www.cablevision.com company deactivated my second cable box in the bedroom.  I called them up at their local number here, and I was connected to their service in Melville, Long Island.  They told me they had two feet of snow out there.  I was told that I could not use the second cable box because it was incompatible, although it looks the same.  They told me they are phasing out the current analog cable service anyway, and that for $10 more a month, I could replace my current cable box in the living room with a digital cable box, so the new cable television fee would be about $65 a month.  However, if I wanted a digital cable box for the bedroom, it would be $5 more a month.  I need to take my old analog cable box up to their office in Norwalk, Connecticut and get the new digital cable box.  I will do that this week.  I then checked the weather outside, and it only had snowed about six inches, and it was not snowing.  I then disconnected the analog cable box in the bedroom, and I put it underneath the bedroom side table.  Thus the bedroom cable ready television still works.  I need to replace the Sylvania VCR in the bedroom with one that works too.  I went to bed about 4 P.M..  I was up at 10:30 A.M., when a relative called from Florida, and they were thinking about having me come back down to help out in a week.  They said they would think about it.  I then went outside, and it had not snowed anymore.  The building custodian was plowing the walks.  I then chatted with another relative and a friend.  I then ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee along with one capsule of Echinacea and Goldenseal complex herbs.  I then chatted with my relative again in Florida, and they said it would not be necessary for me to come back down again at this time.  They have other relatives to help.  I then went outside, and I used my snow brushes to clean off the snow off my Volvo.  I moved it to a cleared parking place.  I then used a snow brush to remove the ice and snow from around the bottom rim on the east side building door, so it shuts properly.  I then went inside, and I showered and cleaned up.  I just put $25 on my www.net2phone.com account, so I now have $30.06 on it.  I left a message with a friend.  I do not feel like driving, although it does not look too bad here, however I only have 3/32nds of an inch tread on my current highway tires on my 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo wagon, so I think I should wait until the roads are better cleared.  The car does have a switch for winter traction mode, but I still should have more tread and snow tires for driving on snow.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 11:45 P.M.:  I checked outside briefly.  I ate five Danish cookies.  I watched some television.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 9:55 P.M.:  For those of you with Potomac Fever Washington DC Real Estate Webcam - EarthCam - Capitol Cam, Washington, D.C.  and Blizzard in Times Square EarthCam - Times Square versus Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum presents Live Duval Street .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 9:45 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I sliced about 1/3 of a pound of the Plumrose Danish ham into one inch by half inch by quarter inch slices.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I also took another capsule of Echinacea and Goldenseal complex herbs.  I also turned off the DeLonghi oil filled radiators, and I lowered the living room thermostat to 76 degrees Fahrenheit, and I put the bedroom thermostat back to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, so it is back to being a bit colder and damper in the apartment.  It was nice today having it warmer and drier today, but I can not really afford to keep it that way, since it tends to be expensive to heat it that much.  Thus it is probably 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment living room which varies about two degrees around the room, and much cooler in the bathroom and the bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 8:05 P.M.:  BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click Online | Bill Gates plots a Windows future .  At the moment, there is not much worth looking at out my window.  

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 8:00 P.M.:  I chatted with a couple of friends.  I checked outside, and there seems to be about six inches of snow accumulation.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 6:40 P.M.:  TCPalm : Airport bites into Big Apple marketing .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 6:15 P.M.:  I chatted with two friends.  I showered and cleaned up.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 5:20 P.M.:  I finished house cleaning and watering the plants.  I threw the garbage down the garbage shoot, since I did not feel like going out in the snow.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 1:50 P.M.:  I went to bed at 4 A.M..  I was awake at 11:30 A.M..  I chatted with two relatives and left three messages with three friends about the current weather with the Blizzard Warning calling for 14 to 21 inches snow during the next 24 hours Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  The snow has started already.  I picked up my mail, and I got a letter from AOL, and my account will be terminated as I requested as of February 1, 2005.  I turned the living room thermostat up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and I turned on the two DeLonghi oil filled radiators at a setting of medium at level setting of 4.  Thus it is a little warmer in the apartment at 72 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room, but is still a bit cool and drafty in the bedroom, since the thermostat is set at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and I do not have the heat turned on in the bathroom.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I also took two capsules of Echinacea and Goldenseal complex herbs which promotes immune health.  One is suppose to take one capsule three times a day when worrying about colds.  I am watching the weather channel weather.com .  They are advertising www.visitflorida.com and http://www.fla-keys.com/ .  Of course it is cheaper to turn up the heat than to travel to Florida.  I checked downstairs with another neighbor, and he turned up his heat too.  I will now do my house cleaning and watering the plants.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 01/22/05:

Note: <888> 01/22/05 Saturday 12:45 A.M.:  I went outside, and I checked the weather conditions.  I called the Greenwich Police at the non emergency number at 203-622-8000 , and I told them about the updated weather forecast.  People already know in this area.  This evening when I was filling up the car with gasoline, I saw an individual filling up gas cans for his snow mobile.  I think we should be able to weather the storm all right in this building.  About 14 years ago, we had a four foot blizzard, and we survived.  Of course I did not try to drive in those conditions.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  I will now send out my notes for the last three weeks.  I will then shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  I will do my house cleaning when I wake up later on today.  One can always read a book if one is snow bound starting noon today.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/21/05 Friday 11:55 P.M.:  It looks like H. Wayne Huizenga H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will be making some more money in this area from Waste Management Waste Management which along with Allied Waste Industries www.awin.com are probably the two largest heavy equipment waste removal operators that can help remove the snow in this area when we get a lot of snow.  They are  calling for 12 to 18 inches of snow or what we in English call a BLIZZARD WARNING Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT by Sunday morning Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  Thus I would say it is safe to say we will all be stuck inside for the next two to three days starting noon on Saturday.  Remember in a heavy blizzard we could loose electricity!  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with the last of the whipped cream and some iced tea.  I left a message with a relative.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/21/05 Friday 10:45 P.M.:  I am making up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  I ate a Stouffer's 12 5/8 ounce Deluxe French bread pizza with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/21/05 Friday 9:10 P.M.:  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream and iced tea after the last message.  I then showered and cleaned up.  I then went out after bundling up warmly.  I went by the Greenwich Housing Authority, and I left off the paper work for my new yearly lease which I sign around May 1, 2005.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I bought a General Instruments GFT 2200 cable box for cable television for $2.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I next went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  During my walk, I stopped by Zyn stationary, and I bought a #28 Summer Cash Doubler scratch card for a dollar.   I scratched it later at the library, and I did not win.  I also stopped by the Greenwich, Connecticut central post office, and I bought 20 U.S.A. flag stamps for .37 each for $7.40 total.  I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store.  I next stopped by CVS, and I bought a package of 30 RTH white plastic clothes hangers for $3.99, two 3.1 ounce dehydrated Betty Crocker Bowl Appetit three-cheese rotoni dinners for .99 each and two 2.8 ounce dehydrated Betty Crocker Bowl Appetit garlic parmesan pasta dinners for .99 each, a box of CVS bandages in flexible foam of 45 assorted sizes for $2.69, a six pack of 8 ounce liquid cans of CVS Liquid Nutrition Plus in chocolate flavor with 350 calories per can for $6.99 less a $2 off coupon from the Fuji film package I got yesterday plus .28 tax for $15.91 total.  I then completed my walk.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I suggested that they build a Starbucks coffee shop on the barrier island at Vero Beach, Florida, since I did not see any there, but Florida supposedly has Starbucks coffee shops.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I next went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $11 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.399 a gallon for 13.1 miles per gallon usage averaging 11 miles per hour driving around town.  I then returned home.  I installed the General Instruments cable box on my Proscan 20 inch television in the bedroom, and I connected the cable input into the box and then into the Sylvania VCR and then into the Proscan television which I set on channel 3 to receive the signal.  I used a two foot gold cable that I had for the connection between the cable box and the VCR.  I then programmed the extra Radio Shack remote control from the living room for the Cable Box, VCR, and television, and it all works just fine.  I still have the RCA remote control in the living room.  Thus I can get the extra channels the Optimum online offers in my bedroom.  I do not watch much television, but that is now an option.  It is the same cable box as I have in the living room.  I put the package of white plastic hangers with the other spare hangers by the garbage can in between the bedroom desk and mahogany bureau.  I put the bandages in the bathroom medicine cabinet.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/21/05 Friday 1:35 P.M.:  I finished the paper work for the Greenwich Housing Authority.  I installed the Microsoft Windows Update and Office Update files.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up and go out.  It is currently 12 degrees Fahrenheit outside Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/21/05 Friday 12:40 P.M.:  I was up at 5 A.M. this morning when a friend called.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until noon.  There is a snow warning locally for tomorrow Saturday and Sunday with up to a foot of snow expected Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT and Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  Since it will be snowing on Saturday, and I will not be able to go out, I will not do my house cleaning today, and I will do it tomorrow during the snow on Saturday.  I have to fill out some paper work for the Greenwich Housing Authority.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 11:50 P.M.:  The relative that I visited in Florida gave me a grey and a burgundy cashmere scarf, and a dark lime green polo shirt, and a yellow cashmere V neck golf sweater.  From what I can tell, there is not much going on around here.  Possibly with the colder weather people are using the energy that they normally use to heat their automobile engines to heat their homes instead which makes sense during colder weather.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will do my house cleaning when I wake up tomorrow.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 11:15 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I was told today at the Greenwich Hospital, they are out of flu vaccine, but the Greenwich Health Department has it.  However, on my Connecticut Medicaid medical plan, I think I have to pay for the flu vaccine, where as at the Greenwich Hospital I do not.  I will have to check on that sometime in the near future.  I am eligible, since I am over 50 years of age.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 9:55 P.M.:  I made up a fresh batch of homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm .  For the garlic portion, I used the peeled cloves from a medium to small bulb of garlic.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 9:20 P.M.:  I put away the clean laundry.  I did not change the bed linens, because they have only been used three nights as I recall.  I will do it next time I do laundry.  Since my mother is 100% Dutch American, and I am half Dutch, house cleaning and cleanliness is important for all Dutch citizens even Dutch Americans.  Even in the Christian Religion, there is an old proverb that says, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness."  Thus just because it is cold outside here Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast , one can always do chores and house cleaning inside.  Of course most Dutch gardeners usually do not have to deal with black jaguars.  However, the Mountain Lion is a symbol of a great many European countries, so obviously they are use to dealing with big cats.  Even the British use as an emblem the African Lion.  Once I get back to my normal routine, I will try to keep an eye out for any snow leopards or Siberian tigers.  Of course here in Connecticut where we have lots of smaller people and youngsters, we also have individuals whom went to the University of Smith and Wesson http://www.smith-wesson.com/ not to mention http://www.colt.com/ .  Of course the www.wwf.org says that we are suppose to be environmentally friendly, but the British and the Commonwealth people tend to be very skinny since they do not have much food, so maybe wild animals do not bother them, since they would not fill a hungry cat's belly.  Of course in Florida, there is plenty of food for wild cats to eat, so I actually use to worry more about alligators and crocodiles, which tend to eat anything.  Volcano news from Siberia Yahoo! News - Volcanic Warming Eyed in 'Great Dying' .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 7:25 P.M.:  I woke up at 10 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched the Presidential Inaugural www.whitehouse.gov until 1 P.M..  I also picked up my mail.  I showered and cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a loaf of Arnold whole grain oat nut bread for $2.27, three boxes of Arnold Italian seasoned regular cut croutons for .99 each for $5.24 total.  I then made my 3 P.M. appointment.  I next went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a moss green Polo University Club by Ralph Lauren Wellington type jacket with liner for spring and fall wear in extra large size for $45 and a LinkSys Ethernet 10/100 LAN card for $2 for $47 total.  I then went by CVS, and I bought two one liter bottles of Listerine yellow mouth wash for $3.77 each, a four pack of Fuji ASA 400 24 exposure film $8.99 less a dollar off coupon on the package and for my Olympus Multi/F camera a package of two Energizer  Photo Lithium E2 123 batteries for $13.99 less another dollar off coupon on the Fuji film package plus a $4 off coupon from CVS bonus bucks plus $1.47 tax for $25.99 total.  I then drove down by the waterfront, and it looks pretty bleak and cold.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a day old pumpkin pie for $2, two 8 ounce bars of Cabot Cheese www.cabotcheese.com Vermont Hunter's Sharp cheese for $1.99 each, two half gallons of Tropicana 50% less fat light orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a bag of plum tomatoes weight about 10 ounces for $2.49, a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots for $1.50, fresh Chiquita bananas at $.69 a pound for $1.49, fresh broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound for $2.15, a bulb of elephant garlic for $1.99, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $1.50, a 10 ounce box of mushrooms for $1.99 for $24.09 total.  I then returned home.  I put away my purchases, and I started two loads of laundry.  I have about 25 minutes to go on the dry cycle on one load, and I still have to dry another load.  I put $10 on my MacGray laundry card, and I have $19.85 left on it.  I also will not put the new batteries and film in the camera until I need to use it.  I will leave the old batteries in it for now.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/20/05 Thursday 12:40 A.M.:  I chatted with someone about the black jaguar.  I emailed someone else about it.  I detached the Andrea Electronics headset that I do not use from the primary computer, and I attached it to the Dell backup computer.  I took the Net2Phone headset from the Dell backup, and I put it underneath the bedroom side board.  I connected the Radio Shack headset that I got today to the primary computer.  It works, but I do not have the sound card enabled, so I primarily use the Plantronics headset which is USB and does not use the sound card.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/19/05 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.:  The black wild cat that I saw while in Florida in my relative's back yard was about 4 feet long not including the tail and about 2.5 to 3 feet high.  It looked more like a panther Florida Panther - National Wildlife Federation and Florida Panther Net - Official Education Site , but it was mostly black with a few patches of lighter brownish orange color.  It possibly was not fully grown, since I have seen a grey panther in the wild before, and it was about twice as large.  I do not think it was a Jaguarundi.  It looked more like this black jaguar Black Jaguar and Jaguar and The Rivers of Guianas - What Lives There - Jaguar - WWF - Expeditions in Conservation .  Needless to say, I did not try to follow it to get a closer look.  I was sitting outside on the back patio about 30 feet away when it walked the full length of the backyard along the hedge from north to south along the estuary.  It was 5:30 P.M. near dusk, but I was looking westward, so there was enough sun, but the black cat was partially shaded by the hedge.  It did stop a couple of times and take a look at me, and it was walking at a normal pace like it was on its evening stroll.  I moved the frame picture of the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France postage stamps to the right above the apartment entrance door, and I put the Holiday Greetings letter from President Bush in a Plexiglas frame, and I hung it with a OOK nail on the inside of the apartment entrance door.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/19/05 Wednesday 9:45 P.M.:  Earlier I watered the plants.  I filled the vinegar bowl for scent control with fresh white vinegar.  I imported the family contacts folder that I made while I was in Florida into a separate folder for that family member in my Microsoft Outlook 2003 program.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/19/05 Wednesday 9:15 P.M.:  I sorted through my mail.  I got a Holiday Greetings letter from President George W. Bush www.whitehouse.gov .  I also received a Christmas card from Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/welkom.html .  I also received my $300 renters rebate from the state of Connecticut.  I threw out some garbage, and I put the mail box crate in the mail room.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/19/05 Wednesday 8:15 P.M.:  I paid my monthly electricity bill online at http://www.cl-p.com/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/19/05 Wednesday 7:30 P.M.:  After the message last night, we did not go out to dinner at the John's Island beach club, since it was too cold outside.  Some relatives came over and we ate some wheat thin crackers and hummus.  For dinner I ate a 16 ounce Pepperidge Farm chicken alfredo pot pie along with a tossed salad and some lime seltzer water.  Two of my relatives left to pick up another relative at the Melbourne, Florida airport.  I went to bed at 8:30 P.M. after saying good bye to my relatives.  One relative stayed at the house working on the IBM ThinkPad.  I then woke up around 9:15 P.M., and I locked an outside door thinking the relative had left, and I shut down the computer.  The relative returned, and still needed to use the computer.  I stayed awake until 10:30 P.M., when the relatives returned from the airport with my other relative.  We visited, and I went to bed saying good bye again at 11 P.M..  I woke up at 4 A.M., and I ate breakfast of fresh Florida orange juice, Cheerios, a blue berry muffin, fresh strawberries, vitamins, supplements, and instant coffee.  I showered and cleaned up, and I finished packing.  I left down in Florida, a liter bottle of yellow mouth wash, two bottles of European mystique shampoo and conditioner, and a container of Gillette shaving gel.  I figured there was no point bringing them back up north.  I then stripped the linens off my bed and the linens from the bathroom, and I washed and dried them.  I also emptied the dishwasher, and I wound the Belgium grandfather's clock.  The shuttle vehicle arrived at 6 A.M., and we departed for the Melbourne, Florida airport arriving at 7 A.M..  I paid my $32 fare and a $8 tip for $40 total.  The Delta airlines representative showed me how to check in on the automatic check in system, and I checked my duffle bag.  I then went through security, and the plane left for Atlanta at 8 A.M..  We arrived at Atlanta about 9:10 A.M., and we had to wait for a boarding gate for about 15 minutes.   I then departed the plane, and I left for the other adjacent terminal using the shuttle train connecting them.  I then boarded the jet for La Guardia, and it departed at 10:30 A.M..  I had a cup of coffee on the plane, and I read a computer magazine.  The plane arrived at La Guardia about 12:15 P.M., and I left the terminal, and I picked up my duffle bag on the lower level.  My friend picked me up at the lower terminal about 10 minutes later, and he left me off at my apartment at 1:30 P.M..  I then turned the heat back up in the apartment, and I turned on the water for the toilet again.  I then put on some warmer clothes, and I went out.  The Volvo started up right away, and snow flurries were just beginning.  I paid my apartment rent at the Wachovia Bank on Havemeyer Place.  I then went by CVS, and I picked up a prescription, and I bought two 100 count boxes of Lipton Natural tea for $2.50 each box and two 40 count boxes of Lipton Green tea for $2.50 each box for $10 total.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a Radio Shack lightweight Stereo multimedia headset for $4 total.  I then went by the Valley Road Post Office, and I stopped the hold on my mail, and I picked up my two week's accumulated mail.  I then unpacked my duffle bag and my flight bag.  I have quite a bit of laundry to do sometime soon.  I then chatted with a relative and a friend.  I ate a Stouffer's 16 ounce chicken pot pie for dinner with a glass of iced tea.  I put a new AA battery in my wall clock by the apartment entrance door.  When I started up the computer, I ran Symantec Live Update.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/18/05 Tuesday 4:45 P.M.:  I did some errands around the house including straightening up the patio furniture and sweeping the patio and picking up twigs and sticks around the yard.  I put a plant on the patio table. We ate lunch at 2 P.M. after the housekeeper left.  I ate a sliced turkey and cheese sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, potato salad and a glass of cold filtered ice water.  I went out, and I stopped by the Indian Shores post office, and I mailed a package to a relative containing their sunglasses.  I also bought some stamps for a relative.  I went by the Village Beach market, and I bought a half-gallon of fresh Florida Orchid Isle orange juice for $4.29.  I went by CVS, and the photographs were not ready, but they will be ready tomorrow after I leave.  I will have a relative pick them up.  I returned home.  I chatted with a relative.  I packed most of my belongings, so I am ready to leave tomorrow morning.  We will go out to pasta night at the John’s Island Beach club at 6 P.M. this evening, and then we will pick up my relative at the airport at the Melbourne airport at 9:14 P.M..  I will go to bed directly once I return home.  I will be up at 4 A.M. tomorrow morning to catch the 6 A.M. shuttle to the Melbourne airport.  My flight back up north leaves at 8 A.M..  I will not be updating this log until I return home to Greenwich, Connecticut tomorrow afternoon at about 2:30 P.M..  It was 10 degrees Fahrenheit there this morning, but it is suppose to be up to 25 degrees Fahrenheit when I arrive tomorrow.  This is the end of web log from Florida, and I have it saved to floppy disk to copy  to my computer up north.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/18/05 Tuesday 11:45 A.M.:  I went to bed at 11 P.M. last night.  I was up at 8:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, a blue berry muffin, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  The house keeper arrived.  We did some laundry.  I showered and cleaned up.  I emptied garbage, and I cleaned up the breakfast dishes.  I took a morning walk up to the north end of the street and back which takes about 40 minutes.  Another relative is arriving from up north this evening.  The itinerary says the relative will be arriving at 9:14 P.M..  We are verifying the time, because we thought it might be another time.  Another relative is expected to come over and help shortly.  The awning people are removing the old ripped awnings off the back patio.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/17/05 Monday 9:25 P.M.:  I ate lunch of a sliced turkey and cheese sandwich with the salad left over from last night along with a glass of iced water.  Before lunch, I also put a new 7-watt night light bulb in the guest bedroom bathroom.  I also cleaned the wood floors in the house with the swiffer cleaner.   I took my relative to rehabilitation for her hip surgery.  My relative is now also walking on a cane instead of a walker.  I toured the medical building area, and I read more of Esquire magazine.  I checked my ATM balance at the First National Bank and Trust company,  and it looks like AOL is still charging me $15 a month for their service which I cancelled three weeks ago.  We then went to the Sewell hardware store on the south side of Vero Beach on U.S. 1.  They have a large collection of industrial type construction hardware.  I bought a 4-ounce container of heavy-duty wood glue for about $3.   We then looked at a relative’s hurricane damaged condominium.  We then went south on A1A, and we touring the Moorings development, and we saw the location where the clubhouse was torn down after it was too damaged after the hurricane.  We also saw the St. Edward’s Episcopal boy’s prep school.  We then visited briefly with a friend of my relative.  We then returned back up driving north on A1A, and we stopped by CVS.  My photographs were not ready, since today is a holiday.  I bought some more swiffer replacements.   We then returned back to my relative’s house.  I chatted with two relatives, and I set up a setting on the IBM ThinkPad.   We had dinner, and I a piece of filet of salmon sautéed in olive oil and butter along with a baked sweet potato and steamed cauliflower with melted cheese on it along with a glass of fresh water.  Before dinner, we had wheat thins and taco chips with salsa and avocado dip.   I cleaned up the dinner dishes and cookware, along with emptying the garbage.  I then used the wood glue to repair the antique desk chair in the living room.  We are now watching television about the French revolution. CIO  

Note: <888> 01/17/05 Monday 11:40 A.M.:  I was up at 8 A.M. this morning.  The Belgium grandfather’s clock rings eight chimes at 8 A.M, which tends to wake me up.  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, toast, strawberries, Fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  A relative came over.    I went for a walk to the north and of the road and back, which took about 40 minutes.  I noticed one of the neighbors had solar hot water panels on their roof.  My relative said they use to reverse the solar hot water panels at night to cool the pool in Hobe Sound.  I cleaned the metal wire mesh on the outside drier vent by removing two of the hex head screws and removing the lent build up and then replacing the screws.  I planted the Amarillo plant on the northwest side of the patio with the other ones, and I watered it.  The dock repairman was here, and he is going to fix the hurricane-damaged dock soon.  It will be a bit expensive.  I secured the loose torn awnings on the back patio, so they do not blow around in the wind.  I pumped up the tires on the two bicycles in the garage.  I swept the garage floor.  I used a swiffer duster to clean the kitchen and back hallway floors.  I ran the dishwasher.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/16/05 Sunday 10:05 P.M.:  My relative and I read the papers.  We watched television.  We ate some crackers and taco chips with avocado dip and hummus.  We had dinner of mixed salad with sliced chicken tenders, and I also ate the remaining piece of lasagna that we brought home from the Italian restaurant last night.  I helped my relative with some paper work.  Earlier in the evening I chatted with a friend.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed in a little while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/16/05 Sunday 5:00 P.M.:  My relative and I went out after the last message, and we went to the Publix shopping market in Sebastian.   My relative is still using a walker recovering from hip surgery, so we used one of the shopping carts that has a seat to push an individual around sitting down along with the shopping basket.  We put the walker underneath the cart.   We stocked up on groceries.   We then returned to my relative’s house.  We unpacked the groceries.  We then ate lunch.  I ate two tuna fish and egg salad sandwiches with a glass of cold filtered water.    I then went out to CVS by myself, and my photographs were not ready, but I will try to pick them up tomorrow.  I bought some other sale items for my relative.   I just returned home about 15 minutes ago.  It is still a bit cold and blustery and damp outside, with a local outside temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit.  We will be picking up another relative at the Melbourne, Florida airport at 6 P.M. this Tuesday, and I will catch an airport shuttle back from my relative’s to the same airport between 6 and 6:15 A.M. this Wednesday for an 8 A.M. Delta # 4519 flight to Atlanta arriving in Atlanta at 9:29 A.M. and transferring to another Delta flight #512 leaving at 10:30 A.M. and arriving at New York La Guardia airport at 12:47 P.M. were a friend will pick me up at the lower Delta arrivals terminal after I pick up my luggage at 1:30 P.M..  Another relative booked over the Internet my returning seat assignments.  We turned the heat on in the house setting it at 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/16/05 Sunday 11:55 A.M.:  I was up at 7:30 A.M. this morning.  A cold spell is suppose to come in this evening, and it is suppose to be down to 45 degrees Fahrenheit.  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, fresh strawberries, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I chatted with my relative.  I read some of the papers.   I noticed in the area where I am staying in John’s Island, they have a real estate advertisement at www.johnsislandrealestate.com .  Also the newer development at Orchid Island is www.orchidislandrealty.com .  Locally in banking on the barrier island besides the United States Trust Company, Northern Trust, they also have Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, First National Bank and Trust Company, and Sun Bank.  I would imagine there are some other well-known banks in the area too.   My relative and I are going to do a little bit of grocery shopping in a while and pick up my photos at the beach CVS which will be ready after 1 P.M., and we will also get other items.  I am told after the hurricane last fall that there are still people living in temporary shelters.  Of course the real estate prices tend to go down away from the ocean.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/15/05 Saturday 11:10 P.M.:  I read the papers.  I left with one relative, and we picked up another two relatives, and we went out to dinner at Giorgio’s New York Pizza on the mainland.   I ate the three combo Italian dishes with salad and iced tea.  We then dropped off the relatives at their place, and they came back to our place, and we watched the American Red Cross telethon www.redcross.org and then the U.S. figure skating championships.  The two relatives just left, and I will now go to bed.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/15/05 Saturday 4:55 P.M.:  I read the local newspaper www.tcpalm.com .   It mentioned after the hurricane, the sport fishing has never been better.   I am staying at relatives at John’s Island one of the older more established barrier island gated communities at Indian River Shores at Vero Beach, Florida.  However, just north of us just west of the Disney Resort Hotel www.disney.com , Gaylon Weston the Canadian supermarket billionaire has built a new first class home development on the Inland Waterway called Orchid Island, which looks quite plush and expensive.  However, I read in the Vero Beach newspaper real estate section that Weston real estate is also building less expensive homes nearby at www.bermudaclub.com that cost from a half million dollars to a million dollars.   It is written up in the local paper today.  I used a local Florida product called  Citrus Magic www.citrusmagic.com to clean the tar off the front and rear splash rails on the Mercedes.  As I said before the first two weeks of January are slow, and then snow birds from up north return, and the area gets busier.  It is not raining right now, but it is suppose to be overcast through the weekend.  We are all going out to dinner at 6 P.M. to a local fish restaurant.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/15/05 Saturday 3:40 P.M.:   I got the Outlook 2000 data transferred to the Sharp Wizard.  One presses the telephone icon with the stylus, most of the telephone numbers are in the unassigned category that one selects with the side of the Wizard up or down keys for various entries scrolled or one searches it.  I helped a relative with a recent Gateway laptop computer that would not boot.  I changed the CMOS or Bios to “NO” for Plug and Play Bios, which is the default Windows XP recommendation, and the Gateway laptop booted without any problems.  I ate lunch of a tuna fish sandwich with a glass of cold filtered water.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/15/05 Saturday 11:30 A.M.:  My other relative arrived to help out.  I will now study the Sharp Wizard to see if it will work for my relative’s need or we will return it to Staples.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/15/05 Saturday 11:20 A.M.:  I was up at 9 A.M..   I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast with butter, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I straightened up the kitchen.  I threw out the garbage.  I helped my relative on the walker with some minor details.  It is raining this morning, and there was a very small leak coming through the light fixture outside the guest bedroom in the hallway.  We put a bucket to catch he dripping.  Another relative is coming over shortly to help out with some of the regular routines.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/14/05 Friday 9:25 P.M.:  I read a bit this afternoon.   For dinner, we had tacos with ground beef in taco sauce, chopped onions, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, grape tomatoes, shredded cheese, and taco sauce.  I also ate half of a sweet potato, and I ate dinner with a glass of cold filtered fresh water.   We also ate cheese and hummus with triscuts for snacks before dinner.   We read for a while, and now we are watching television.  I will go to bed at 11 P.M..  We are going to watch the Barbara Walter’s news show on ABC at 10 P.M.  EST with President and Laura Bush.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/05 Friday 3:40 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I went by CVS.  I picked up a prescription for a relative.  This week, if one transfers a prescription to CVS, they will give you a $25 gift card.  That is the offer at the beach CVS on John’s Island in Indian River Shores in Vero Beach, Florida.  I have not looked at www.cvs.com to see if it is nationwide or not.  I also bought two 12 packs of Nestea ice tea for $2.50 each 12 pack, and four packages of CVS alkaline batteries for $1 each package, one 9 volt, a package of four AAA, and two four packs of AA.   They are my relative expenses not mine.  Also they were out of Blue Diamond almonds on sale and Clorox for 50% off.   The beach CVS on Vero Beach is not as busy as the one that I regularly go to on Greenwich Avenue, so they do not keep as large of an inventory, but it is convenient to my relative’s house down here in Florida.  They also have a 7-11 convenience store across the street that might have Internet service like some of them seem to do in Florida.   I moved a outdoor patio chair from the patio to the garage, so I can sit in the garage and smoke a cigarette on a rainy day.  Like most of up north, most of Florida seems to be a tobacco free smoke free environment inside.  I am hoping to try to quit smoking cigarettes when I return back up north.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/14/05 Friday 1:35 P.M.:  I drove my relative to the rehabilitation appointment at 10 A.M..   I walked the ground of the building and read Esquire magazine.  We left at 11:15 P.M..   We stopped by CVS on the barrier island, and I dropped off a roll of 24 exposure film which is only $6.99 for double prints this week.  We then stopped by neighbors.  We then returned home, and we had lunch.  I ate a sliced turkey with cheese and mayonnaise sandwich with potato salad and fresh strawberries and a glass of filtered cold water.  We watched some television.  It rained from about noon to 1:15 P.M..  I cleaned up the lunch dishes and emptied the dishwasher.  I cleaned off some tar with orange cleaner from the front splash rails by the tires on the Mercedes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/14/05 Friday 9:20 P.M.:  I was up at 7:30 A.M..  One of my relatives left at 6:30 A.M. to go to the airport to go home.  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, blue berry muffin, Fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I looked briefly at the morning papers.  I am taking my relative that had hip surgery to rehabilitation appointment at 10 A.M., so I will be leaving here about 9:30 A.M..   We will be back about noon.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/13/05 Thursday 10:30 P.M.:   I read the papers.  I watched some television.   Some relatives came to visit.  I will go to bed soon.  I have to drive a relative to a 10 A.M. appointment tomorrow.  I also chatted with another relative about the project I just finished.  I think I have to read the instructions for the Sharp Wizard.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/05 Thursday 7:35 P.M.:  I printed out one copy of the contacts printout, which was 15 pages.  I will do a couple more printouts tomorrow.  I chatted with a maintenance person about the water at the front door during the rainstorm this morning, and it was caused by the lack of gutters in the front of the house, which came off in the hurricane.  He is coming tomorrow to caulk the front door sill.   He will replace the gutters in a couple of weeks or get someone else.  I tried a number of times synchronizing the Sharp Wizard, but it does not seem to store all of the 336 contacts.  I will try it again after I post this message.  I went out to dinner with a couple of relatives at Mr. Manatee’s on the mainland.  I had deep-fried with a layer of crispy onion Mahi Mahi, red potatoes, and fresh broccoli with a roll and iced tea.  After dinner on the way back, we stopped by CVS on the barrier island.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/05 Thursday 2:45 P.M.:  I finished entering the contacts in Microsoft Outlook 2000.  I have 336 contacts entered, and I made four backup floppies of the contacts.  I ate lunch of a sliced turkey and cheese sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise with potato salad and a glass of fresh filtered water.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/05 Thursday 11:05 A.M.:  I was up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, a blue berry muffin, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  It is raining today.   I am smoking cigarettes in the garage.  I am doing a load of laundry.  My relatives went out.  The exterminator sprayed the inside of the house.  The gardener cut the grass.  I showered and cleaned up.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/12/05 Wednesday 11:05 P.M.:  I finished the date entry about 5 P.M. with 335 listings.  I then made a backup.  I then setup the Sharp Wizard.  In trying to get the Microsoft Outlook program to show the right entries, I deleted the address book, which had the 335 listings.  I then restored the backup, but it did not show the separate folder that I had for the list of 335 listings.  I then sorted it by different ways to eliminate the other redundant entries.  I now have a list of 287 entries that I will proof and look for errors tomorrow.  I still have the long list of 1880 entries to work from.  The Sharp Wizard works, but one cannot scroll the names, one has to search it.  We had relatives over for dinner, and we ate grilled pork tenderloin, sweet potato, green beans, and cauliflower with a glass of cold filtered water.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 01/12/05 Wednesday 2:55 P.M.:  I finished entering 255 entries in the Outlook 2000 address program, most of which are from a relative’s address book.    I still have 80 names and telephone numbers to enter from another list.  I ate lunch of a sliced turkey sandwich with sliced cheese and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, and I ate it with potato salad and a few strawberries and a glass of fresh water.   A relative brought over a electric drill, so I drilled six holes, and I mounted the 15 inch long white hand rail on the left side on the garage side of the garage entry door on the wood frame molding, so it is now securely attached for my relative on a walker and now sometimes on a cane to gain entry into the house.  Another relative and I went out to the beach, and we watched the launch of the NASA comet probe on time at 1:47 P.M. EST.  It took off from Cape Kennedy about 50 miles north of us, and we watched it head in a southeasterly direction, and it traveled by our direction out over the ocean.  We walked about 20 minutes north of the John’s Island beach club.  The dead turtle from last Thursday is now marked with a red florescent cross.  We found another 18-inch diameter smaller turtle that looked dead, and I placed it right side up in case it was still alive.  We returned back south to the beach club.  We then returned back to my relative’s house.  The Mercedes was returned at noon, and the Mercury Marquis was picked up.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/12/05 Wednesday 10:10 A.M.:  Vero Beach,  Florida weather http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=32963 .   CIO

Note: <888> 01/12/05 Wednesday 9:55 A.M.:  I was up at 8 A.M. this morning.  NASA www.nasa.gov just north of us at Cape Kennedy is launching a space probe to a comet at 1:47 P.M. EST today.  We might try to go watch it from our local beach.   I had breakfast of oatmeal, a blue berry muffin, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I showered and cleaned up.  My relatives are out at hip replacement therapy.   I will now continue the data entry in Outlook 2000.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/11/05 Tuesday 10:15 P.M.:  I have 219 entries done with about 50 more to go.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   The loaner car is a bronze 2005 Mercury Marquis from Merritt Island Lincoln Mercury.   The Mercedes will be returned about noon tomorrow.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/11/05 Tuesday 9:10 P.M.:  We went to the John’s Island beach club dining room for dinner.  For dinner, I had iced tea, a Caesar salad with thin slivers of carrots and red pepper, sliced cucumber, fresh croutons, and four 1/6^th slices of fresh tomato, grated Parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing along with the lettuce.  For dinner, they had a pasta sauté buffet.  I had them sauté butter, olive oil, diced garlic, diced onions and shallots, to which they added eight medium cooked shrimp, eight 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch cubes of cooked white chicken meat cubes, prochuto, sliced mushrooms, snow peas, and tiny grape tomatoes, and they sautéed it all adding fresh French herbs, a squeeze of fresh lemon, white sauce, white wine, and angel air pasta, and once it was served on to a plate, I added grated Romano cheese.    I ate it all with fresh baked whole grain bread and butter and Italian bread sticks.  For desert, I had a sliced of a Tuscan chocolate dome and tapioca pudding.   We returned back home a half an hour ago, and I put away my clean laundry.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/11/05 Tuesday 6:10 P.M.:   I was up at 8 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of fresh Florida orange juice, Cheerios, toast, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I did data entry on the address book for Microsoft Outlook 2000 until 1 P.M..  I ate lunch of a turkey, cheese, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise.   I the ate sandwich with a glass of cold filtered water.   I have entered 210 entries in the Outlook 2000 address book, and I have 45 entries from the address book I am working off to still enter and another list to work from and another address book is being sent.    I did laundry.  We all went for a drive to Sebastian on U.S.1, and a relative bought a 40 pack of floppy disks at Walgreen’s for about $14 to use for backup and data transfer.  The relative needs floppy disks, so she will use the spare one.  We then toured out west of Sebastian in the Citrus community of Fellsmere, which is a rural Florida community.  We then returned back to my relative’s house along the Jungle Trail which runs along the west side of the barrier island to my relative’s gated community.  It is all pretty much built up along the jungle trail.  I then was able to download from IBM a driver for the IBM USB portable disk drive, and it boots up as a bootable floppy E: drive.  I then downloaded www.winzip.com, and I exported the address book file into a 2.5 Meg backup file in *.pst format, and I can compress it with WinZip to about 650 Kbytes, so it fits on a floppy.  We are going out to dinner soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/10/05 Monday 10:10 P.M.:  I worked on the Outlook 2000 address data entering.  We all ate dinner.  I had three taco shells with browned ground sirloin with taco sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, grated cheese, and taco sauce and a baked sweet potato and ice water.  I then worked on the Outlook 2000 address list until now.  I have 140 entries with 115 to go.  I figured out to turn on the two rear patio floodlights in the back of the house; one has to flip on the top switch in the master bedroom.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/10/05 Monday 4:50 P.M.:  Melbourne Lincoln Continental and Mercedes just picked up the Mercedes, and they left us 2005 bronze Lincoln Continental loaner, so we still have wheels.  We have a book called “Florida’s Fabulous Waterbirds”, and the flock of birds we saw on the beach today were Royal Terns.   I noticed in downtown Vero Beach today, they have a United States government fish and wildlife office.  My relatives are taking a nap, so I will now do some data entry in Microsoft Outlook 2000.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/10/05 Monday 4:05 P.M.:  I was up at 8 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, a half of a muffin, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, and supplements and coffee.  My relative’s housekeeper was here today.  I showered and cleaned up.  I went out with another relative, and we went by Lowe’s and we got two Sylvania round florescent bulbs and the Delta sink plug and a generic sink plug plunger and some plumber’s Teflon tape and a three foot brass pull chain and a decorative blue and white pull chain hanger and connectors.  We also go a stud finder to find the studs in the wall by the garage door to hang the pull handle by the door for my relative that is recovering from hip surgery.  We then went by the Publix grocery store out west of town.  We then returned back to my relative’s house.  I put the two new Sylvania round florescent bulbs in the right garage ceiling light.  I also cleaned the left fixture cover.  They both work fine now.  I put in a new 75-watt bulb in the automatic garage door opener, and I cleaned its light cover.  The outdoor spotlight by the south side of the patio has come on, but we cannot figure out how to turn it off now.  I checked various switches to no avail.  I installed the new Delta sink stopper and tightened the pivot piece with Teflon tape, so it was not too tight.  I then put on the new generic stopper plunger, and I adjusted it and tightened it.  The sink stopper mechanism is working just fine, and the sink stopper does not leak water out of the sink now when it is closed.  I then ate lunch of a cold medium rare sliced flank steak sandwich with cheese and mayonnaise and potato salad and a glass of filtered water.  I then hung the three-foot brass pull chain with decorative blue and white chain hanger from the guest bedroom ceiling fan, so it is easier to turn off at night.  It tends to be a bit drafty with it turned on.  On can only lower it to the lowest speed with the wall fixture.  I put two of the connector pieces in the top bureau drawer of the guest bedroom.  I put the old florescent bulbs in the right cupboard in the garage, and I put the old sink plumbing pieces in the right shelves in the garage.   A relative, and I just went for a walk 15 minutes north walking on the beach and back.   We are waiting for Melbourne Mercedes Benz to pick up the Mercedes to have the driver’s side door stopper tightened and to check it out before its warranty expires.  There was a flock of birds on the beach that look a bit a like crows and sea gulls, and I think they are called Glovers.  Also we have a few chameleons around the house.  A chameleon sort of looks like the Gecko on Geico’s television advertisements.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/09/05 Sunday 9:00 P.M.:  We ate dinner of baked crispy chicken tenders, corn on the cob, garden salad, and pieces of pound cake with vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries with a glass of filtered water.  We chatted for a while.  I tried to get an outdoor light going, but it did not work, but we have other outdoor lights going.  We chatted for a while.  I chatted with a friend up north who knows wild life, and he said a Bobcat would be black and yellow or white, thus the cat I saw was something else.  All I can think it might have been a young Florida or gray panther, because I have seen the full grown ones, and this one was about half the size, unless somebody lost some exotic pet.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/09/05 Sunday 6:00 P.M.:  I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning when relatives told me about a large flock of birds out back in the estuary.  There were over 500 pelicans and hundreds of cormorants and egrets and terns.  I viewed the large flock of sea birds.  I then ate breakfast of Cheerios, toast, fresh Florida orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I then showered and cleaned up.  I then disassembled the guest room bathroom sink faucet aerator, and I cleaned it with a toothbrush and on the steel part, I repuncturned the plugged holes with a pin.  I then reassembled it, and it works fine with full force of water.  I then tried to fix the pull drain plug on the master bedroom bathroom sink, but although I was able to figure out how to fix it, the chrome puller into the assembly broke, so I removed the pull drain assembly, and I put in a temporary rubber sink drain stopper.   I will get the parts at Lowe’s this week to fix it.  If they have the right parts, it should only take a few minutes to install them.   I ate lunch of grilled hot dogs with grilled hotdog buns with mustard and chopped onions and a glass of cold filtered water.  One relative took a nap and another relative went out to an art show.  While that relative was out, I started entering one relative’s address book into Microsoft Outlook 2000.  I got through the A’s, and I have 155 names and addresses and telephone numbers to enter into the program, and we are waiting for another address book to come from another relative.    Once we have it all entered, they have a Sharp OZ-290H Wizard organizer that cost $32 at Staples, and it will synchronize with Microsoft Outlook with software and USB cable included.   My relative who went to the art show, and I went for a walk 25 minutes walking time south of the John’s Island beach club, and then another 25 minutes back to the club.  Apparently about 60% of the club members have hurricane-damaged homes.   Of course the damage through out Florida is much more extensive.    I saw on the news that H. Wayne Huizenga H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship just bought a $19 million dollar home in Fort Lauderdale, so he must have made some money with Waste Management cleaning up after the storm.    There are lots of roofing contractors working in the area repairing the hurricane damage.    As far as tourism, it does not seem that busy, so as Jim Dooley used to advertise Florida on television saying, “Come on Down.”  The temperature was up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and clear today.  It is suppose to remain that way through this Friday.   I watered the bushes in front of the house.  I now have to clean the fresh corn for dinner.    I also emptied the dishwasher and help clean up after the lunch dishes.  A relative preparing dinner just cut her finger, so I put on three steri strips and a Band-Aid.  I was just out back having a cigarette, and a bobcat about 4 feet long and 3 feet high sort of gray and brown with dark spots just walked the whole length of the property along the hedge along the sea wall going north to south.  We notified John’s Island security, and they told us they tend to be shy.   CIO

Note: <888> 01/08/05 Saturday 10:10 P.M.:  At 6 P.M., my relatives went to another relative’s town house, and we had drinks and hors d’ourves.   I drank a Perrier.  We then went to the Disney Time Share resort family hotel in Sebastian, Florida, and we had dinner in the hotel bar.  I ate a hamburger with Swiss cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, fried onions, French fries, and a glass of iced tea.  We then dropped off one dinner guest at their town house, and we returned home.  The Disney www.disney.com timeshare resort had $16 million of hurricane damage that has been mostly repaired.   The Disney resort is just south of the Sebastian inlet, which is one of the primary surf beaches in Florida.    I am listening to the local news, and I will go to bed in a little while.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/08/05 Saturday 4:55 A.M.:   Two of my relatives went out after the last message, and we went by CVS.   I dropped off a roll of 24-exposure film to be made into double prints to be ready at 3 P.M..  We then drove by the Estuary development just south of John’s Island.  We stopped by the Disney timeshare development in Wellington where we are going to have dinner at the bar this evening.  We then drove up to the Citgo gasoline station on U.S. 1 in Sebastian, and we filled up the car.  We then stopped www.halegroves.com , and we bought a fresh gallon of orange juice for $5.49.  I noticed they are worried about an outbreak of citrus canker in this area.  We then went by the Publix grocery store in Sebastian on U.S. 1, and my relatives bought groceries. We returned home.  I noticed this morning there were lots of buzzards flying over the estuary in the back yard.  This afternoon there is a black dolphin swimming around the estuary all afternoon.  We ate lunch of sliced turkey and cheese sandwiches with potato salad and Nestea iced tea.  I watered the four bushes on the front porch.  I took out two round florescent fixtures from the right garage ceiling light that I will try to replace with new ones next week.  After lunch a relative and I went for a drive with me driving the Mercedes around John’s Island, the Island at John’s Island, and Gem Island where the houses cost up to $14 million.  It is a quite deluxe private community with well-maintained grounds with scenic beauty.  We then went to CVS, but they did not have the round florescent bulbs, but I picked up my photographs.  We then returned home.  My relatives are napping.  The black dolphin is still out in the estuary.  We are going to cocktails at another relative’s house this evening before dinner at the Disney timeshare resort.  CIO     

Note: <888> 01/08/05  Saturday 10:10 A.M.:  For dinner last night, my relatives and I had grilled marinated flank steak, broccoli, and baked sweet potatoes and water.   We chatted after dinner.  I went to bed about 11 A.M., and I was up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  My relatives want me to try driving the Mercedes today, which I am not familiar with.  We are going to tour around today and do some errands.  www.myflorida.com is on the Florida car plates.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/07/05  Friday 5:25 P.M.:  I went for a walk on the beach with a relative for 15 minutes walk north and returned.  About a 10 minute walk north on the beach from where I am, there was a dead sea turtle.  The lifeguard told me that one is suppose to just leave them there.   There were also sea gulls, sand pipers, and sea terns.   I was told possibly the sea turtle might not be dead but just resting.  It was about 3 feet long lengthwise at the shell and about two feet wide and about 20 inches high.  Its head was out of the shell.  There is quite a bit of roof damage on the condominiums along the ocean frontage.  Most of the shrubbery along A1A around John’s Island was destroyed and had to be replaced.  There are a lot of homes and buildings that are still undergoing roof repair.   There are a lot of condominiums and other buildings along A1A that have been severely damaged and are being gutted and possibly torn down.  The beach is not too busy.   They are having a town party around the center of the beach area tonight.  There is still a lot of new construction going on.  In the area where I am staying which is a private has some damage, and some of the homes still have some roof damage.  However, it still looks well maintained with lot of hard working maintenance personnel working in the area.    I was told by one of my relatives that the airport at Melbourne, Florida which is just south of the Kennedy Space center will be offering one way flights on Delta airlines starting January 30, 2005 from Melbourne, Florida to J.F.K. airport in New York City for $77 each way.  I am not sure what number of flights or percentage of tickets will be offered at that price.  The weather is clear and slightly over 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a light cloud covering.    Because of the hurricane damage, it looks like a large number of the seasonal residents have not returned yet.  Still, my relatives told me it might take 3 to 4 years to totally restore the area.  Still, if one’s home is habitable, the area still remains the same, as it was when I was last year in 1988, but much more built up.  The Ocean Grill in the center of the beach area is by the new Vero Beach barrier island bridge is opened for business.   There is a new beach bar and ice cream shop called the Red Onion just north of there a few blocks.  The Northern Trust and United States Trust banks are still using temporary buildings, but there buildings on the beach look to be in good shape.    A lot of the beach landing steps along the beach area where I explored have been rebuilt.   Still there are hundreds of abandoned condominium units in this area.  Only the beach club at John’s Island is opened and the main clubhouse experience damage.  A great many homes west of town on the main land still have blue tarps on their roofs.  One home in the area I am staying burned down, when the power came on after the hurricane.  The relative’s home that I am staying at has had its yard cleared, but the front gutters are off the house, and the rear patio awnings and canvas cover of the patio has to be replaced.   Also the dock was lifted off its support at the T crossing intersection, and it needs have the electrical conduit repaired and to be reattached and resupported at the T intersection.  It also needs to have some planks replaced. The shrubbery looks to be in pretty good shape, but a great deal of the citrus crop in the area has come off the trees.    I have the New York Times and the local newspaper, but I have not had time to read them.  I have done some minor chores, but nothing too extensive.   The gardener removed a mud dauber nest, but the insects outside at this location are not bad at all.   My relative that is recovering from hip surgery is still using a walker and going to physical therapy.   We stopped by CVS on the beach last night, and I bought a 60 tablet bottle of MSM 1000 for $4.99 plus another bottle for a penny.   We need to mount a grab bar at the garage entrance, so my relative can get inside easily with the walker.  However, we do not have a drill, but another relative nearby does.  We stopped by the John’s Island town hall and post office today for stamps.    I took some photographs, and I used up the film, but I still have a new roll of film.  A relative left an IBM ThinkPad Pentium III which can go online with local telephone dialup from www.mindspring.com .  I am using Word 2000 to post this note, but since my note is currently so long, it takes a few minutes to upload, and I do not like tying up the busy telephone line.   So I will probably keep the log, but only post if in the morning when my relatives are out.  A relative said the sea turtle might not be dead, and it might be laying its eggs.  The area around the Vero Beach airport has a number of damaged commercial buildings as well as the Piper Cub factory.    According to the Vero Beach newspaper, one local grandfather went over to Thailand looking for his grandson that was feared kidnapped.  The story of the kidnapping was reported two days before I left up north.  I have gotten a bit of color, but just from routine activity.  I have not been sunbathing.  There are NASA displays in the Melbourne, Florida airport.  Also besides Harris Electronics, General Electric and Nokia have large office building near it.  I will now shut down, and post the note in the morning or later on this evening.  Other relatives are coming over.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/07/05  Friday 3:25 P.M.:  I left my apartment in Greenwich, Connecticut at 9 A.M. on Wednesday, and I arrived at LaGuardia airport at 9:30 A.M..  I got my seat assignment, and I was given an earlier flight on Delta at 11 A.M..  I went through security, and I boarded the flight about a half hour before take off.  I arrived without any problems at Atlanta Hartdales airport at 1 A.M..  I went from terminal B to terminal A..    I ate a roast beef sandwich at the wireless internet café that cost $7.50 .  There was a very smoky smoking lounge by my departure gate.  I left Atlanta at 4:38 P.M., and I arrived in Melbourne, Florida at about 5:50 P.M. on  a Delta flight.    I was picked up by a relative, and we picked up my luggage, and we drove down U.S. 1 to John’s Island in Vero Beach, Florida where another relative lives.  We met up with another two relatives, and we ate for dinner turkey, stuffing, green beans, and iced tea.  We chatted for the evening.  I went to bed at 10 P.M. , and I was up at 8 A.M. on Thursday.   I had Cheerios for breakfast with toast and fresh Florida orange juice which taste much better down in Florida along with coffee, vitamins, and supplements.  The weather down here is just perfect running about 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime.  While my relatives were out Thursday morning, I took a walk in their neighborhood for about an hour.  For lunch, we then had a turkey and cheese sandwich with water.  We did errands at Lowes, Penny’s, and Publix.  Next to Publix there is a computer store. Also there is a Circuit City and Best Buy in town.  They have done a lot of work to restore the community from the hurricane damage, but there are still buildings along the beach that will take some time to repair.  My relative’s neighborhood is pretty much back to normal.   We ate dinner of beef tacos, and fresh filtered water.  I went to bed about 10 P.M..   I was up at 8:30 A.M. on Friday.  I ate breakfast of Cheerios, toast, fresh Florida orange juice and coffee.   I went for another walk in the morning.  I sat on the patio watching the pelicans, cormorants, sea hawks, king fishers, and egrets.  I ate lunch of turkey and cheese sandwich.  I went with a relative to pick up another relative at the hairdressers.  I saw some more of the community of Vero Beach, Florida which has changed since I was last here in 1988.  I am now going for a walk on the beach with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 9:10 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.  I will go to bed soon.  My friend and I will be leaving here about 9 to 9:30 A.M. in the morning for LaGuardia airport.  I will not be updating this web log until after I return from Vero Beach, Florida on Wednesday January 19, 2005.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 8:45 P.M.:  My guest, and I ate the last two pieces of homemade apple pie.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 7:55 P.M.:  I microwaved a Pepperidge Farm 16 ounce chicken alfredo pot pie, which my guest ate.  I microwaved it in a Stouffer's box, so it browned.  For myself, I microwaved a 16 ounce chicken pot pie in the Stouffer's box.  We ate them with glasses of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 6:50 P.M.:  I finished packing.  My guest is watching television.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 4:45 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I then sat outside briefly downtown.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then returned home.  My friend who is going to drive me to the airport just arrived about 10 minutes.  CIO

 Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 1:45 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend.  My friend that is driving me to the airport is coming down at 4 P.M..  I rested a while.  I will now shut down the computer.  I will do the breakfast dishes and make my bed.  I will then shower and clean up, and I will go out.  Yahoo! News - Scientists: Volcano Could Swamp U.S. with Mega-Tsunami  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 11:20 A.M.:  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched some television.  I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail.  I did not get my rent bill today, so I will be paying it when I get back from Florida.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 9:50 A.M.:  For tsunami relief donations USA Freedom Corps .  For medical information WebMD -- Trustworthy, Credible, and Timely Health Information .  I was awake at 9 A.M. this morning.  Before I went to bed this morning, I called up American Online, and I cancelled my two month free demo as of February 2, 2005.  I explained to them, I had not had time to use their content.  It seems the AOL help line comes out of the country of India.  I have been told that 75% of the people in India speak English.  CIO  

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 1:40 A.M.:  I went downstairs briefly.  The right center Sony FD Trinitron monitor still occasionally blurs up a bit, but if one turns it off briefly with the control panel switch on the lower control panel, and then turns it back on it, it seems to stay sharp after that.  The Vero Beach, Florida weather for the remainder of the week looks more friendly Weather Underground: Vero Beach, Florida Forecast and TCPalm: Press Journal Vero Beach, Florida .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  I will set the alarm and get up at 8 A.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 01/04/05  Tuesday 1:05 A.M.:  I reheated in the microwave oven the last remaining piece of cooked herbal boneless breast of chicken, the remaining steamed yellow saffron rice, the remaining mashed butternut squash, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I then ate a piece of the homemade apple pie.  The weather for Wednesday when I depart from LaGuardia airport for Florida says there is a chance of snow Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast Wednesday January 5, 2005 .  I am going to have to try to get up earlier today, so I will be back on an early daytime schedule.  We will have to leave here about 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday to get me to the airport about 10:30 A.M., so I can catch my 1 A.M. flight on Delta to Atlanta and then transfer to a Delta flight to Melbourne, Florida.  Since Melbourne, Florida is part of the Space Coast, more than likely there are experience pilots in that area.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/03/05  Monday 11:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I went by the Valley Road post office, and I mailed my cablevision and my Optimum Online cable modem payments there.  I also filled out the yellow form to have them stop delivery of my mail from January 5, 2005 to January 20, 2005, and to hold it until I pick it up.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  I then went by my 4 P.M. appointment.  I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  On the way up Greenwich Avenue to the top, I stopped by CVS, and I picked up a prescription.  I also bought buy one get one for a penny of CVS triple strength Glucosamine Chondroitin 120 tablets for $35.99 for one and .01 for the second, and buy one get one for a penny of CVS 60 tablet B-100 for $9.59 and a penny for the second one, and buy get one for a penny of Colgate medium head active angle tooth brushes for $3.49 and a penny for the second, and two 12 packs of CVS 1000 sheet toilet paper for $6.99 each plus $1.05 tax for $64.13 total.  I did not walk up to the top of Greenwich Avenue like I usually do with my purchases, and instead I returned back down to my car and put them in the car.  I then used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I next drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I next returned home.  I discovered that I had not bought the CVS toilet paper on sale, and I was charged full price for both.  I returned to CVS with the two 12 packs of toilet paper, and I received a refund for $6.99 each of the two plus .84 tax for $14.82 cash refund.  I got a rain check to buy four 24 packs of double ply CVS toilet paper for buy one pack for $6.99 and get the second for pack for a penny.  I put the rain check on my dining room table when I returned home.  I then bought from the 75% off Christmas merchandise four boxes 12 ounce boxes of Gold Emblem spice wafers for .49 each, four 5 ounce boxes of Cella milk chocolate covered cherries for .49 each, two 10 ounce bags of Hershey minis  for .75 each, two 9.2 ounce bags of Hershey kisses for .75 each, and two 9.25 Reese white chocolate cups for .75 each for .39 tax for $8.81 total.   I then drove down by the waterfront again.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I watched it close.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four 10 ounce bars of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99 each, two 18 bag packs of six varieties of Bigelow tea for $2.50 a box, four 26 ounce jars of Barilla black and green olive tomato sauce for $2 each, a 10 pound bag of Carolina enriched rice for $4.79, four 4 packs of six ounce cans of Chicken of the Sea solid white albacore tuna fish for $3.99 each four pack, two 28 ounce cans of Goya chick peas for $1.19 each, two eight cup package boxes of Nestle hot chocolate for .99 each, two Progresso 18 ounce cans of steak and vegetables soup for .99, one Progresso 18 ounce can of chicken with wild rice soup for .99, two 48 ounce containers of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $3.99 each, three dented Progresso soup cans for .40 each, three for .25 each, two for .40 each, and a can of Campbell's soup dented for .50, six 16 ounce boxes of Ronzoni number 10 spaghetti noodles for .33 each, a 10 quart package of Stop and Shop dried milk for $6.99, two 6.5 ounce dry cans of California medium black pitted olives for .99 each, a 7 ounce container of Nescafe Tasters Choice decaffeinated instant and another one of regular instant coffee for $5.99 each, fresh bananas at .69 a pound for .67, and a 16 ounce box of Sunmaid California gold raisins for $2.99 for $86.58 total.  I then returned home.  I chatted with two relatives.  I used my cart from the apartment to bring up my groceries.  I put the groceries away rotating the stock of stored items I have.  I put the nuts, oatmeal, candy, rice, popcorn, and spice wafers in the left living room closet.  The powdered milk, tea, and hot chocolate is in the right living room closet.  I put the rest of the items in the bookcase to the left side as one enters the kitchen and underneath the small oak table at the same location and of course the cheese in the refrigerator, and the coffe on the left kitchen counter.  I am stocked up on staple food items for the upcoming winter, so I should survive after I return from Florida in a little over two weeks.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/03/05  Monday 2:05 P.M.:  I was up at noon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I cut 50 aspirin in half with my pill cutter to make a 100 half aspirins, one of which I take each day when I wake up.  I picked up my mail downstairs.  I made out checks to pay my Cablevision and Optimum Online bills.  I will now shut down the computer.  I will clean up, and I will go out.  I have to stop by the Valley Road Post Office to mail my bill payments, and I have to stop my mail from this Wednesday for two weeks until, I get back.  I have a 4 P.M. appointment today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 9:45 P.M.:  I ran Norton WinDoctor and Ad-awareSE.  I watched some television including a www.foxnews.com program on the Tsunami.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 8:10 P.M.:  I went through my email.  I ate about two dozen M&M chocolate covered peanuts.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 7:05 P.M.:  I put one of the two remaining cooked herbal boneless chicken breasts on a microwave proof dinner plate, and I put on half of the remaining yellow saffron rice, and half of the remaining mashed butternut squash, and I put a dinner plate microwave cover on it, and I reheated on the reheat cycle in the microwave oven.  I then put the hot dinner plate on another cool dinner plate.  I ate it all for dinner with a glass of iced tea.  I then ate a dozen M&M chocolate covered peanuts.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 6:20 P.M.:  I separated the calling cards.  One can order blank calling or business cards Inkjet Business Cards Ink Jet Business Cards Office Supplies inexpensively and other paper items from Compulabel Inkjet ~ Thermal ~ Pinfeed ~ Laser Labels ~ Cards ~ Forms .  The usually come fast around here, since they ship out of New Jersey.  I print out my calling cards with the Microsoft Publishing 2000 program, but most word processors have the same function too.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 5:55 P.M.:  I printed out 60 copies of my calling card with the EpsonStylus Color 880 printer.  Its original Epson black and color ink cartridges are still 25% full.  I also have two spare black and two spare color generic cartridges for it that I ordered last summer Xtremetoner Call 800.573.2925 .  They are on the wicker rack behind the dining room table.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 5:15 P.M.:  I put the download of my notes together Scott's Notes from June 1997 through December 2004, 4.02 Mbytes http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2003/mlsnote1.zip contains "mlsnote1.doc" pages 1 - 1582 January 1997 to December 2001 and "mlsnote2.doc" January 2002 through December 2003 pages 1583 - 2855" and "mlsnote3.doc" January 2004 through December 2004 pages 2856 - 3605" . CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 4:50 P.M.:  I did the print out of the last four months of my notes.  It is 259 pages long, and I bound them in two parts in two blue cardboard clamp binders that I placed on the back of the new sofa at the apartment entrance.  The blue cardboard clamp binders that I bought at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop for about $3 for 20 of them do not hold the paper in as tightly, so the paper tends to slide around a bit in them.  However, they are cheaper than $2 apiece for the Staples clamp binders that I have been using.  On the HP LaserJet IID laser printer for it to function, one has to turn the printer port box to C, and turn on the HP laser printers with the lower control panel switch.  I have the HP LaserJet 4L laser printer sitting on top of the IID when I am not using either.  The 4 L has cables, but the cable is not connected to the port box.  It is important to use fresh dry laser paper in the IID to prevent paper jams.  I keep my spare laser paper in a paper cardboard box tied up inside a plastic bag to keep it dry.  I keep all my spare paper underneath the printers to the right of the computer in the microwave cart that I put there.  The total print out for my entire group of notes in HP Postscript Times font size 12 bold is 3,710 pages for the period of June 1997 through December 2004.  I will now put together the download which I will post in True type Times Roman 12 font.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 3:05 P.M.:  I put away the laundry, and I set up the HP LaserJet IID postscript to print out my last four months of my notes, which I will do shortly.  It has a HP laser cartridge in it good for another 1500 to 2000 sheets, so I keep using it, although I have newer laser printers.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 2:25 P.M.:  I printed out two copies of my Microsoft Money 2002 reports for December 2004, the year 2004, and for 1991 through 2004 by year total.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 1:55 P.M.:  I have 45 minutes to go on the dry cycle.  I hung up my woolen items to dry on the bedroom door.  I put $10 on my MacGray laundry card, and I have $13.45 left on the laundry card.  I drank some iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 1:35 P.M.:  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I put the small two foot artificial Christmas tree with ornaments and the door pine cone wreath in a large plastic bag, and I put them in the false ceiling above the back side of the couch by the closets.  I put away my Christmas cards, and the ones with photographs, I put in m photograph album.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  I am doing two loads of laundry, and I five minutes to go on the wash cycle.  I threw out some garbage.  My relative called back, and she mailed me the new Eticket with my changed reservations.  I printed out five copies of the Eticket.  CIO   

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 11:20 A.M.:  After the last message, I checked my wires along the outside wall to make sure none of them are resting on the electric radiators.  I took the 8 inch by 10 inch red leather frame, and I put in three family photographs, and I placed it on the Danish bar in the living room.  I did not fall asleep until 4 A.M..  I woke up, and I ate a third of a 10 ounce can of Planters Deluxe whole cashew nuts.  I was up at 11 A.M. when a relative call.  I will now be going down to Vero Beach, Florida from this Wednesday January 5, 2005 for two weeks until Wednesday January 19, 2004.  I called another relative to have my airline ticket changed.  Another relative is leaving their older laptop computer there, so I can enter my relative's addresses into Microsoft Outlook.  I also chatted with the friend whom will be dropping me off and picking me up at the airport.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 1:30 A.M.:  I listened to Queen Elizabeth II's two speeches BBC NEWS | In Depth | Queens Elizabeth II's 2004 Speech Opening of Parliament and BBC NEWS | UK | Queen calls for tolerance in UK Christmas 2004 Message .  I reattached the large 3M plastic hook to the right side of the Sony monitor.  I will let it set while I sleep before I rehang the Plantronics headset on it.  I only used one removable 3M adhesive strip, and I have two left.  I think one can buy the spare strips to reuse the hooks, but I have not found the spare strips at the Greenwich Hardware store.  One is suppose to unfasten the hook by sliding it up and then pulling the adhesive strip tab straight downwards to cause it to release while holding the plastic mounting surface in place, so it does not snap against ones hands.  I disconnected the wireless USB 2.0 device, and I put it to the left of the Dell backup computer, and I turned off the AT&T wireless router.  I do not need to use them with my regular computer work on the desktop computer, since it is attached directly with a LAN cable, but they are in reserve for use with laptop computers with USB ports or wireless adaptors should the need occur.  I am still getting the high speed Netgear signal with my wireless USB 2.0 adaptor.  I will now shut down the computer.  I will eat a piece of the homemade apple pie with iced tea, and I will then go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/02/05  Sunday 12:35 A.M.:  CNN.com - Somber Swedes await Thailand toll - Jan 1, 2005 , CNN.com - Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals - Dec 31, 2004 (CNN) -- We have received hundreds of e-mails from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the tsunamis. , CNN.com - U.S. delegation prepares for trip to Asia - Jan 1, 2005 , ABC News: Tsunami Aid Now $2B; New Floods Hit Asia , Greenwich Time - Tsunami Aid Now $2B; New Floods Hit Asia , VOA News - Vacationing British Leader Makes First Public Comment on Tsunami Disaster , VOA News - How to Help the Tsunami Victims , In English Monde.fr: The government aid in favour of Asia increases, the situation remains dramatic for million rescapés , In English Monde.fr: The tsunami undoubtedly made at least 150 000 dead , In English Monde.fr: More than 5000 Western tourists perished , In English Monde.fr: Sweden is traumatisée, all the Scandinavian governments are criticized , FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Floods in Sri Lanka Prompt Evacuations , The New York Times > International > International Special > Aid: U.S. Copters Speed Pace of Aid for Indonesia Refugees , The New York Times > International > International Special > The Relief: From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a Cry for Help , CBS News | Latest Lashes: Rain, Flash Floods | January 1, 2005 19:00:31 , MSNBC - Heavy rains compound tsunami survivors' pain , Telegraph | News | The day that shook the earth , Telegraph | News | Archbishop of Canterbury admits: This makes me doubt the existence of God , The Associated Press Tsunami , Yahoo! News - Tsunami Aid Now $2B; New Floods Hit Asia , Yahoo! News - Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed , Annan to visit Jakarta; pledges jump to $2b , Times Online Tsunami , BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tsunami recovery 'to take years' , BBC NEWS | South Asia | Overseas aid stumbles in final mile , Tsunamis’ prey: women and children , Many still in need as aid trickles in , President's Radio Address 01/01/05, American Red Cross Widespread Devastation in Sri Lanka , American Red Cross Finding Lost Individuals FamilyLinks Home .  I missed it this year, but now I will listen to it BBC NEWS | In Depth | Queens Elizabeth II's 2004 Speech Opening of Parliament and BBC NEWS | UK | Queen calls for tolerance in UK Christmas 2004 Message .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 11:05 P.M.:  I rebooted and from Microsoft's self support site, I found that they do not recommend enabling Plug and Play in the computer CMOS when using Windows XP.  I disabled it in my computer CMOS.  I noticed when I rebooted, it assigned more IRQs, but I only go up to 15 IRQs, and I thought Windows XP had an unlimited number of IRQs.  I researched this by selecting Accessories, and System Information.  I also ran System File Checker, and it showed that my driver for the 54 Mbps 802.11 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 adaptor is not XP certified.  I found this link 54Mbps 802.11G Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter and I downloaded the driver and installation program from Driver Downloads MODEL:  XN-2133G .  I was able to buy it from Newegg.com - XTERASYS XN-2133G Network - Wireless Adapters .  However, the downloaded driver is still not XP certified, but it is slightly newer.  Anyway it is all working including the Sony monitor.  I currently have both the Wireless LAN and LAN working.  I also setup some of the settings for the wireless LAN.  I will now reboot to see how the computer reboots.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 9:20 P.M.:  I ran Norton WinDoctor and Ad-awareSE.  Uninstalling the wireless USB 2.0 adaptor crippled CCleaner, so I uninstalled it and reinstalled the latest version.  I tired using the LinkSys USB 2.0 wireless adaptor, and it did not work.  Then I went ahead and reinstalled the 54 Mbps 802.11 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 adaptor and tested it, and it works just fine.  I then detached it from its USB 2.0 port, and I put it back to the left of the Dell backup computer.  I do not think it is causing problems with the Sony monitor.  Right now the Sony monitor is working just fine.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 7:55 P.M.:  I will wait and see to see how the Sony monitor works without the wireless adaptor drivers installed before I try switching the cables.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 7:35 P.M.:  I did not win anything on the #28 cash doubler scratch card.  Occasionally the right center Sony FD Trinitron monitor goes a bit fuzzy, but if I turn it off for a few seconds and turn it back on it, it seem to stay clear.  I will try switching the monitor cables with the two video cards, so the Sony monitor is using the Diamond Multimedia 32 meg. PCI card and the Dell 20 inch monitor is using the Mad Dog Multimedia 64 meg. AGP 4X video card.  I will still leave it on PCI video init in the CMOS.  Twice during the last five times I booted, I had a system crash and reboot supposedly caused by a device driver, but it did not say which one.  Before I change monitors and cables, I will try uninstalling the 54 Mbps 802.11 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 adaptor drivers, since I will not be using it on the desktop computer, but I just tested it on it.  The drivers were not XP compatible, but the instructions said to go ahead and install them anyway.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 7:05 P.M.:  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor after the last message.  I came back inside, and I chatted on the telephone with a relative.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue including the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  I noticed at the train station, they have a notice that the new cross over ramp across the train tracks is still under construction, but they will have elevators installed in the new crossover ramp for those whom can not climb the stairs.  Of course on the New York bound side, one would still have to be able to get into an opened train station to use the elevator in the train station to get down to street level.  I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought six 14 ounce packages of M&M chocolate covered peanuts for 75% off in red and green color for .75 a bag plus .27 tax $4.77 total.  I chatted with some citizens going about their errands.  After I completed my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then went by Zyn stationary, and I bought a number 28 cash doubler scratch card for a dollar.  I have not scratched it yet.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I next went by the Food Emporium, and I bought boneless breast of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $4.12.  I then returned home.  I rinsed the boneless breast of chicken underneath cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.  I then put them bottom side up in a Pyrex pie dish and I rubbed them on all sides with olive oil, and I seasoned the bottoms with Old Bay Seasoning, garlic power, chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spice, basil, red cayenne pepper, and celery salt.  I then flipped them over, I pour over the top halves a quarter of a cup of lemon juice, four tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and a few dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce.  I then seasoned the top side with the same seasonings and some dried parsley.  I then placed it all in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.  I took two of the 5 ounce bags of Master Choice saffron seasoned yellow rice, and I put the contents in the China Village rice steamer, and I added 20 ounces of water and two tablespoons of olive oil and a teaspoon of sesame oil, and I put the inner and outer steamer lids on, I and I microwaved it for 11 minutes and let it stand for five minutes.  I also reheated an individual portion of the butternut squash.  I put one of the Cajun teriyaki herbal chicken breasts on a dinner plate with one third of the cooking juices and one third of the rice and the reheated butternut squash, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I refrigerated the remaining two thirds of the chicken and the rice.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 01/01/05:

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 1:05 P.M.:  CNN.com - U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion - Jan 1, 2005 , CNN.com - Bush: Lower flags for tsunami victims - Jan 1, 2005 ,  CNN.com - Japan raises aid to $500 million - Jan 1, 2005 , Greenwich Time - Floods in Sri Lanka Prompt Evacuations , Yahoo! News - Floods in Sri Lanka Prompt Evacuations , VOA News - Bush Calls For National Remembrance of Asian Tsunami Victims , The New York Times > International > International Special > Logistics: Relief Delivery Lags as Deaths Pass 140,000 , The New York Times > International > International Special > The Relief: From Heart of Indonesia's Disaster, a Cry for Help , FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Floods in Sri Lanka Prompt Evacuations , BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Thais probe missing wave warning , Tsunami aid grows but survivors face wait. 02/01/2005. ABC News Online , BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tsunami aid effort gathers pace , BBC NEWS | South Asia | 'People flung into the air like confetti' , BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Asia quake: Trace the missing , Times of London Tsunami , Tsunami Times of London Scramble to name victims before they are buried ,  Many still in need as aid trickles in .  I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the computer, and I will go out for a walk downtown.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 12:20 P.M.:  I decided not to go up with my guest to Wilton, Connecticut, since he would have to return me here and make a 3:30 P.M. appointment up there.  My guest will be back down at 3 P.M. on Tuesday to take me to the airport on Wednesday morning.  I went outside, and I saw my guest off.  I am waiting to go out, because I need to do my morning duty, and I am a little bunched up from the nuts last night, so I am waiting a short bit to go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/01/05  Saturday 11:40 A.M.:  Happy New Years.  I had a call from a relative about 11 P.M. wishing me Happy New Years.  I woke up during the night, and I ate 2/3rds of a 10 ounce can of Planters Deluxe whole cashew nuts.  I was awake at 9:30 A.M. this morning.  My guest had gone out for coffee at Dunkin Donuts.  I used my new Braun coffee maker for the first time, and I ran water through it one time to clean out the Brita water filter in it.  I then filled it with water from level 10 or 5 American cups, and I put in 2.5 coffee scoops of Hazelnut and 2.5 coffee scoops of decaffeinated coffee in the Melita number 4 brown coffee filter.  I turned it on, and it brewed 2.5 extra large cups of coffee.  I made each of us bowls of oatmeal with sliced bananas.  I also made myself toast with grape jelly.  I also had orange juice with vitamins and supplements.  I showered and cleaned up.  My guest went outside briefly.  I went outside briefly.  My guest is now showering and cleaning up.  It is suppose to be up to 60 degrees Fahrenheit today.  CIO