Note:<888>05/21/00 Sunday 2:30 A.M. EDT: Well I rested a bit. I have rested the last few days. I recall doing a bit of ordinary work on the computer. I believe I stopped by the Staples store in Old Greenwich on Wednesday night and Thursday night. I have been eating my ordinary items. I finished up a batch of stew. On Wednesday night after being outside, I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought Snyder taco corn chips for $1.50, two dozen large GU eggs for $1.49 a dozen, a jar of Jif peanut butter for $1.99, a bulb of garlic for .72, "I Can't Belive It's Not Butter quarters for $1.29, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $2.49 a half gallon for $13.48 total. I worked on the computer a bit during the morning hours I recall. I slept late on Thursday and was up at 3 P.M.. After having breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice and Perrier, I had the NOAA weather radio go off quite a bit. I went out about 6 P.M., and I warned the Greenwich Clean Baseball team about the weather conditions and they left the little league baseball field. I then went out about town. I stopped by Staples at about 8 P.M., and it rained heavily while I was there. I toured the Food Emporium. I went by CVS at the Riverside shopping plasa, and I bought four packs of Phille lights cigar naturals for $1.49 each less .25 coupon for each plus a pack of Ronson flints for $1.79 for $7.38 with .43 tax. Earlier at CVS on Greenwich Avenue, I had picked up a prescription, and I also bought an Engergizer battery for a Chinese watch for $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17 total. I went home via Greenwich Avenue, and I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a local, and I installed the watch battery and it was a little irratic. I went out after a stew dinner with ice tea about midnight. I drove around a bit. I was sitting out about 3 P.M. at the veterans monument, and I felt a seismic vibration about 20 seconds duration then. I walked a bit more, and about 4 A.M., I drove up slowly about 20 miles an hour and I explored the new resevoir dam, and it all looked fine, but the water was high. I drove around Bobalink Lane, and I was exiting towards Lake Avenue, I felt the car put on a little weight. It seemed like a heavy animal or reptile about 200 to 500 pounds had landed on the roof of my car and slowed it down. I did not notice this immediately, but continue driving on towards Lake Avenue at the same slow speed. I went down Lake Avenue, and I took a right on Clapboard Road. At Round Hill Road, I noticed a tree limb on the ground. I drove up Round Hill Road to Porchuck Road, and I drove left and west on Porchuck Road using first and second gears with the added weight. I could not see what it was. I thought it might be a kid trying to skateboard off the back of the car but since no one was around, I did not stop to look, not knowing what it was. I followed the rounding road over to Riversville Road, and I turned right up a short distance up Riversville Road, and I took a left across from Hardscrable Road on the continuation of Porchuck Road. I folled the rounding road in the dark with a few night lights on the houses. I noticed about 4:45 A.M., that there was a car a dark sports coupe coming the opposite direction turning south on Sachem Road, just after the bridge, that I was just about to cross. I would imagine they might have seen something on my roof. I continued across the bridge, and I did not noticed any higher water activity in the stream below. I had to use First gear instead of second normally to get up the Bruce Golf course hill, and I then turned left down King Street, and I took a right out to the new Westchester Airport. I parked at my usual location. I walked into the terminal, and I told a laptop computer user what was happening with the internet. I noticed a couple of passengers sleeping the airport. I then departed talking to one of the parking attendants. I chatted with another parking attendant showing them a souvenir I occassionally carry. I guess they did not notice anything unusal on my car. I then drove out from the airport down King Street, and I turned left down towards Glenville Road and arrived back downtown at around sunrise. I took a look at the waterfront, and I walked downtown until about 7 A.M.. I returned home, and I had a bit to eat. I went out again and gave nine bottles of Perrier to the Hospital Thrift shop. I went by the libary at opening, and I read the paper. I returned home, and I put a three pack of Perrier in the downstairs community room kitchen. I checked my mail at noon that Friday. I went to bed at about 3 P.M. after having some ice cream with strawberries and homemade banana sauce. I was up about 8 P.M., and I chatted with another state resident about the event. I eventually went back to bed after doing a little computer work, and I was up at about 9 A.M. on Saturday. I did a bit more computer work trying to tweak the system. I then rest until about 8 P.M.. I had the rest of the stew, and latter I had some of the strawberry ice cream with strawberries and cream sauce. About 11 P.M. I also had some popcorn. I got the computer sqaured away, and I also did a C: drive to D: drive backup. I have it running fine, but I can not reinstall Windows 98 when I want to because of an error message, "Invalid VxD dynamic link call from VWIN32 (01) + 00000714 to device "0009", service 1. Your windows configuration is invalid. Run the windows setup program again to correct this problem. Invalid VxD dynamic link call to device." Anyway the system is running fine for now. I just went out, and I bought at CVS Riverside a package of Phillie Natural cigar cigarette $1.24 with .25 off coupon with .08 tax for $1.42 total. I used my last two dollar coins for the purchase that I had framed. I returned home and had a Stauffer's Hearty chicken fetticini for dinner, and I filed this report. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/00 Wednesday 3:45 P.M. EDT: I went to bed after the last message, and I was up at about 11 A.M. yesterday. I left the computer off. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice with Perrier, and vitamins. I then chatted a bit more with Cablevision Optimum online about the nature of the Red Screen messages with high baud transmissions, I have been getting on my computer and my television set through the cable system. I explained it is probably some sort of high baud transmission from possibly outside the country or evening somebody hacking or pirating through an existing satellite. I did some house cleaning routines yesterday. I did cleaned my HoneyWell air purifier and washed the charcoal filter on it. I also vacuumed the paper filter. I cleaned out and organized two of my kitchen drawers and two of my bedroom drawers full of loose items. I also set up a little tray of Lysol concentrated in my apartment to eliminate smell. I also saddle soaped my shoes and did some other general straightening out. I went to bed about 10 P.M., and I was up about 5 A.M. today. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until about now. Well I left the system on with the Norton AntiVirus running without the Apache server running, so I imagine the system rebooted or was hacked into or hit by another attack of the Red Screen high transmission cable modem interrupter. I also chatted with Microsoft about it this morning. Well time for another meal. I also now have Eeathquake insurance with my Traveler's Apartment Insurance issued by GEICO. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/00 Tuesday 3:10 A.M. EDT: Well they system was not working, so I chatted with the Cablevision Optimum online people and explained my viewpoint of what was happening. I then decided to not run the cable modem, and I restored my backup. The system is all running fine now with a few tweaks. I watched a bit of television on cablevision while doing the restore, but I noticed on the cablevision system we are getting large bursts of interference which obviously would mess up the cable modem too. Well it is all running fine, so I will leave the cable system off for now. I munched on some goldfish crackers and ice tea while doing this. I might have a bit to eat in a little while. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/00 Monday 4:45 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at about 4:15 P.M.. The internet address of the individual or individuals hacking into my internet server and constantly disrupting it, is "cmdgrp240.hqusareur.army.mil". For some odd reason, they seem to be out of touch over in Europe. Perhaps it is Alexander Haig, since we don't here much about him here in Connecticut anymore. Well I have the site going again for what it is worth. Can you imagine I pay close to $100 a month just for the Cable Modem access just go through all this hassle. Also I noticed an individual whom seems to be at Rutgers University where Lucent is in that area, Rochester, New York where Eastman Kodak is, and Amsterdam, where Philips is with their electronics and CD laser technology is intent on using my server constantly and disrupting it. More than likely the individual is just a flunky for some individual locally in Greenwich, whom can not be bothered with the details causing the interference to inhance his or hers personal fortune, and the individual although the exercise a great deal of economic clout seems to think they are above the law and can interfer with anyone's activity at their leisure, just to show that they're the boss. Well we all know who that SOB is don't we. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/00 Monday 9:10 A.M. EDT: I did a little system tweaking. It seems a force representing itself as the United States Army Command Headquarters has been hacking into my server through the firewalls bringing my site down. The IP address is in my log, but for their privacy I won't publish it. Whatever the case, it took a bit of time to restore the site again. I guess they don't like biscuits or scones in the U.S. Army in Europe. How times have changed. Well I briefed Cablevision Optimum Online. Well I am a bit bushed, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/00 Monday 4:55 A.M. EDT: Well I went back out after midnight. I walked the upper part of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed that my relatively new BIC lighter did not work outside, but it worked when I got back inside. It would seem that we have a low pressure front, which would account for the pressure in the lighter being lower, which might indicate a storm front coming in again. I returned home. I had a Scone, and ice tea. I did three loads of laundry, and just finished it all about an hour ago. I had some Eddy's sugarless light strawberry ice, with some of the strawberries and mixture I made up last week, and I also had some old bananas, along with the strawberry mixture I pureed with the Braun chopper, along with a container of my homemade yogurt for a topping. After the laundry, I topped browned in the toast oven, two halves of the scones, with Parmesian cheese on them, and a dash of garlic powder and Italian seasoning for a late night snack. Well I guess I should start relaxing and going to bed. The computer is running fine for now. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/00 Monday 12:15 A.M. EDT: Well I went out at 8 P.M.. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought two black Oxford Press Guard side clip binders for $5.49 plus .33 tax for $5.82. I then went to the Riverside Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29. I noticed this week the Food Emporium has Stauffer's meals for 40% off. I then went to CVS, and I bought a jar of Basil for .75. I then bought $12 of Premium gasoline at Exxon next to the library. The car is a lot peppier with the new Fram Air filter. I noticed Exxon has a digital clock for $6.99 that could be attached to the dash with velcro from the Greenwich Hardware store. I will have to check to see if it lights up. I then drove down by the waterfront in central Greenwich. I then took a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home about 10 P.M.. I put my printout of Scott's Random notes for the last period in one of the black Oxford Press side binders. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I then made up four large biscuits by this method biscuits.htm.

Fannie Farmer Baking Powder Biscuits

Updated for Cuisinart Machine with Dough Blade

Blend in Cusineart with Dough Blade: dry ingredients;

Two cups all-purpose Flour

Three teaspoons Double-Action Baking Powder

One teaspoon salt

Blends into dry ingredients: shortenings;

Two tablespoons Olive Oil

Two tablespoons Butter or Margarine

Blend into above mixture: liquid ingredients;

Three fourths cup of milk

Add milk, little by little, until the dough is soft and light

But not sticky.

(Flour differs so much that it is impossible to tell exactly

how much milk you will need.)

Turn out onto floured board.

Pat of roll dough into desired thickness of ¾ inches for biscuits

Or 1 ½ inches for big thick biscuits.

Cut into biscuits with a glass of appropriate diameter.

Or roll into a round tube of uniform diameter, and cut across into uniform sections.

Or hand shape into individual bun shapes.

Place in a lightly oiled or greased cake or pie pan or cookie pan side by side close together.

1 inch apart of crusty ones.

Prick with a fork.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

Makes 12 to 15 regular biscuits or smaller quantities of larger portions.

Lasts about Two Days.

Well have a good morning. CIO