Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 3:50 P.M. EDT: Well, I tried to relax; but I did not fall asleep. I made a couple of local calls. The visitors are coming out next Monday. Time to try to fall asleep again. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of slices of the French bread with "I Can't Believe, It's Not Butter", now I will rest. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 7:00 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I told then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I told the train station agent about the EMT emergency on Saturday night. I returned home. I chatted with a couple of neighbors. I will now rest since friends are coming out later today. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 5:00 A.M. EDT: I used the Krups steamer for making the rice. I just used it, and I steamed a pound and a quarter of asperagus for 30 minutes. I cooked them in with cool water in the steamer basket. I laid them out in a longitudinal flat rubbermaid container. Then I mixed a quarter cup of white and red vinegar with a half cup of French white wine and tablespoon of Temeraire Dijon mustard, dashes of ground pepper, onion powder, celery salt, oregano, basil, Italian spices, parsley, hot curry powder, chilie powder, and Hungarian paprika and filled the container with the mixture, and I put the asperagus vingerette in the refrigerator to chill. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I had a bowl of the onion soup with parmesian cheese on it along with a bowl of the herbal rice and a glass of ice tea. I just took took the French Bread out of the convection oven, and I am letting it cool on a wire rack. I just chatted with a relative who was up late. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 2:15 A.M. EDT: Well the rice is done. I put it in a longitudinal rubber maid container in the refrigerator underneath the onion soup container. I will start cooking the French bread that I am letting rise in the convection oven in ten minutes. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I am making the French Bread receipie in the Welbilt bread machine, and I will take it out after it rises for 40 minutes and bake it in a French Bread pan at 350 degrees farenheit for 40 minutes in the convection oven. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 12:50 A.M. EDT: Well, I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I am making up six cups of herbal brown rice that I added all my spices and the liquid condiments I used for the onion soup except mustard and instead of 2.5 cups of water, I substituted one cup of water with a cup of French white wine. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 9:45 P.M. EDT: Well I slept some more. I then had a couple of hotdogs in onion soup along with ice tea. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 5:45 P.M. EDT: A friend called up, and he and his wife are visiting in Manhattan and will come out tomorow and give me a call. I was up at 4:40 P.M., and I had breakfast of Kellogg's raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then relaxes a bit. I guess I will clean up shortly and go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I watched a video, and I had some microwave popcorn and ice tea. I feel, a bit tired; so I will go to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 1:25 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk of lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top. I then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area around the train station. EMT responded to a commuter train and took a passenger to the hospital. I sat out for a while. I returned home. I noticed a obituary on the bulletin board, another tenant died in the building this past Tuesday, May 15. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 3 P.M.. I had a wrong number call at about 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I also cleaned the oven burner tops, the oven, and the convection oven. I a bowl of the onion soup with two sliced hotdogs in it along with ice tea. Time to shower and clean up and go out for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 8:10 A.M. EDT: I went back out down by the waterfront, and I think Long Island Sound with the sharks is still there last time I looked. Some of the usual morning people were there. I sat out downtown for a while. Then I returned home. Well time for some rest. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 4:20 A.M. EDT: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and also the lower Avenue a second time. I sat out at various locations. I just now returned home, and I tried a bowl of the onion soup I made earlier along with ice tea. I am now munching on some peanuts. Time to start winding up the day. I was told they're having a tag sale today at the Old Greenwich Civic Center. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 12:45 A.M. EDT: The chicken broth onion soup will be done in about a half hour. I boiled and simmered the broken up cooked chicken carcass in about 2 1/2 quarts of water for and hour and fifteen minutes. I then strained the broth off into another pot with a strainer. I then rinsed the bones and meat to cool them and picked the meat off the bones and added it to the broth. I then pureed a cup of the mixture at a time in the blender, so as not to have hot broth come out the top when you turn on the blender. I then strained the mixture twice with collander into a clean pot each time. Thus there should not be any bones or crissle in the broth and chicken mixture. Then with my new sharp Chinese cooking knieves I bought for $8 at the Knights of Columbs flea market, I peeled four large onions. I then slit them in half lengthwise. I then crossed sliced them about an eight of an inch and added them to the Revere pot. I added two cups of the Rene Juno white wine, I bought today. I then turned it on to boil. I added two tablespoons of my Temeraire French Dijon mustard, a ounce of Jack Daniels whiskey, dashes of Lea and Perrins worchestershire sauce, McHilney's tabasco sauce, Angostora bitters, Sessime Seed oil, Olive Oil, soy sauce, four pads of " I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", dashes of Chinese five spice, hot curry, ground pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Hungarian paprika, cinnemon, oregano, parsley, chile powder, rosemary leaves, chicken and meat seasoning, basil, Italian seasoning, ground nutmeg, thyme, ground ginger, and a few bay leaves, all common CVS spices, plus a beef and a chicken boullion cube. I brought this mixture to a boil, and then am now simmering it for an hour. It will be done in ten minutes. I will then refrigerate it, since I have no freezer space with the coffee beans in the freezer. It is about three quarts of chicken broth onion soup. I will then go out for some fresh air, if it is not raining. CIO

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 11:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 12:30 P.M., and I had Kelloggs raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail, and I recieved my Visioneer $30 rebate. I cleaned up, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street and cashed it. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I next stopped by the ELDC thrift shop. I then went by Staples, and I bought from the Clearence center 4 boxes of 100 bags of Bigelow tea for .50 each box for $2 total. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop, and I bought a pair of brass candle sticks for $3 plus .18 tax for $3.18 total. I then went by Tod's Point, and I sat out for a while, and I parked in the southeast parking area, and I chatted with a local. I gave the person one of the boxes of tea to try out. I then stopped by RadioShack at the Riverside Plaza, and next I bought a three pack of Perrier at the Food Emporium for $1.99 plus .15 deposit for $2.14. I then stopped at CVS there, I bought a two pack of Dove Soap sensitve skin for $1.79 plus .11 tax for $1.90 total. I toured the A&P liquor store. I then stopped by Benie Sez and toured their liquor store. I then drove over to Var Max liquor pantry on the Post Road in Port Chester, and I toured their store. They have doubled the size of the store expanding their wine area. I noticed half gallons of Jack Daniels at the Riverside Plaza A&P are $30 as well as Benie Sez where at Var Max in Port Chester it is $36. Thus I guess hard liquor is cheaper in Connecticut. I did noticed that the wine in Port Chester at Var Max seemed to be a couple of dollars a bottle cheaper, and they have a huge inventory of premium wines. I bought three 1.5 litres Rene Junot white wine $5.99 each plus $1.09 New York tax for $17.26 total. I returned home and brought my purchases up to the apartment. I usually buy wine with computer rebates. I helped a neighbor move an air conditioner up the six steps to our higher landing. He wants me to help him install it tomorrow, however maintenance usually does that. It seems like it might be tricky. I then put the new brass candle holders with candles with the others on the long living room bureau. I put the wine on the bar. I had a chicken leg and theigh with the rest of the breast meat for dinner with steamed asperagus and ice tea. I then broke up the rest of the chicken carcass, and I am simmering it in a pot of water at this point for about and hour. I will strain the broth from the bones in another hour, and add four sliced onions and some white wine and herbs and spices for a homemade onion soup. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/18/01:

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 3:45 A.M. EDT: Well another quiet week in Greenwich. I suppose once the children get out of school, it will be a little busier. Well time to send out the weekly note. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 1:25 A.M. EDT: Well I went for a walk of the entire length of Greeniwch Avenue. I sat out for a while at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought 4 three packs of Perrier for $1.99 each plus .5 deposit on each of the 12 bottles, limit 4 three packs to a customer, so they can send them back to France for $8.56 total. I suppose now that Perrier with U.S. headquarters across the street is owned by Nestle a Swiss company, that the French might not be as enthusiastic about buying the product, although Perrier water is of French origin from the Province of Garde. I think it is suppose to be the oldest water on the planet at least a half billion to a billion years old. Thus Perrier has been kicking around for a long time on the planet, and just because the packaging says year 2000, it does not go out of date. I returned home, and I put the Perrier on the lower level of the bar. I started my laundry, and I have 40 minutes until the dry cycle is done. It is raining lightly outside, and is suppose to rain for the next 2 or 3 days, which will end a lot of the pollen problems, but unfortunately will be good for mosquito larvae, possibly bringing back Egyptian Encyphalitus. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I drove downtown, and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a pair of single brass candle holders for $5 both. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Avenue BNY ATM. I bought from the Greenwich Hardware store 70% off 11 white candles for $3.20 plus .19 tax for $3.39 total. They have a bettery powered blood pressure machine at 70% off for $30, but mine I already have works off a transformer. I stopped by CVS, and I bought palmolive antibacterial dish washing detergent for .99, two boxes of 3 packs of Reddenbacker's microwave popcorn for $2.99 both, 2 packages of spice drops for .59 each, three clearence Bugler's rolling papers for .65 each plus .39 tax for $7.50 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. Wehile driving by the Town Hall, I noticed they have a huge Norwegian flag for Norwegian Independence Day. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought three 3 packs of litre bottles of Perrier for $1.99 a three pack, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with Calcium for $1.99 each, Asperagus @ $1.99 a pound for $4.28 and Khans beef hotdogs for $1.99 got $16.67 total. I then returned home. I put the new brass candle holders with candles on the long bureau with the other pair. I put the new candles in the bookcase with the others. I had a Barq's frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I had four thicks slices of Purdue oven stuffer chicken white meat with tabasco with steameed asperagus and ice tea and decaffinated Folgers instant coffee. I chatted with a couple of relatives. Time for more fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I rehung the towel rack to the right of the refrigerator before going to bed this morning at 5 A.M.. I was up at noon when a friend called. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Time to clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 3:55 A.M. EDT: I sorted out some other bric a brac. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon, so time to start off for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I sorted my polo and golf shirts and flannel shirts in the bedroom closet for warmer weather. I cleaned and put the glass salad bowl on the oak dining table with other items, I found sorting out the right kitchen cabinets. I put the cough drops and other candy that were in the glass bowl in plastic bags in the top right long bureau drawer. I had some peanuts and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I rotated the warmer weather clothes to the opening sides of the living room closets. I put the square Danish table in front of the file cabinet in the bedroom, and the dark small oak table at the end of the blue sofa. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 12:25 A.M. EDT: I had a bag of microwave popcorn with ice tea. I have been watching TV. I might have some of the stawberries now. I moved the First Alert fire extinquisher from the kitchen entrance to the right side wall of the kitchen entrance. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 9:05 P.M. EDT: I moved the long bureau and Danish end table bar forward, so the pathway to the bedroom hallway is 22 inches. I put the small dark oak table in front of the bedroom half size file cabinet. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I cleaned and saddlesoaped and brushed nine pairs of my winter shoes in the right living room closet. I put the hurricane water jugs underneath the oak dining room table. I folded and arranged my sweaters in the sweater closet. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 7:05 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative. I had a Purdue leg and theigh along with some breast meat and steamed asperagus and ice tea. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had Kelloggs raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I had to restart the computer and server and reset the clocks since the electricity had gone off. I fell asleep until 4:30 P.M.. I just sat outside and had some ice coffee. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I sifted through my email. I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I had a couple of microwave hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and then some goldfish crackers. I moved some bric a brac around. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I stopped by the ATM. I stopped by Exxon and bought $16.15 of premium at $2.139 a gallon. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out for a while. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two Stouffer's Hearty meals for $2.50 each, two I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49 each, S&S light salt 16 oz. peanuts $1.99, Wizard Neutral air freshner .99, a five pound bag of Idaho potaoes $2.99 plus .06 tax for $14.01 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I had a cup of Folger's decaffinated instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I cooked a 7.5 pound Purdue oven stuffer with it sprinkled with celery salt, ground pepper, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, Italian spices, oregan, and basil and Master Choice barbeque sauce spread on it, along with two medium potatoes, and steamed asperagus and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I watched the ABC evening news and a CBS Navy program. Time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then went out without cleaning up. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a package of three large D rings with screws for $3.49 and a 100 pound brass picture hook with three carbide nails for $2.49 plus .36 tax for $6.34 total. I then stopped by Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought a Gates 7365 alternator belt for $9.34. They only had one and I needed two, so I went to Delta Auto Parts and bought a similar CarQuest 7365 alternator belt for $10.35 plus .62 tax for $10.97 total. I then returned home. I dropped the splash pan underneath my 1976 Volvo 244 DL by taking off the six bolts. I then loosened the alternator from underneath and the emissions blower from above. I took off the emissions belt I had replaced a few weeks ago and removed the two old alternator belts and put on the new alternator belts and tightened them. I then replaced the emissions blower belt and tightened it and reinstalled the splash pan. All three belts are new now and properly adjusted. The 1976 Volvo 244 DL has two belts on the alternator, and it is not as complicated since I don't have power steering or air conditioning. It took about an one hour and fifteen minutes, and I was done with it at 4:30 P.M.. I keep machanics hand cleaner in the trunk. I then had some ice tea. I then attached two of the D: rings to the back of the long bureau mirror and secured the 100 pound test wire ends underneath the D: rings. I put them in with the smaller holes up, so the screws would not put the larger holes on the other sides of the D: rings. I hung it behind the bedroom door with the 100 pound three nail brass hook I bought and another one like it I had. Thus the mirror is securely hung. I will now clean up. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 6:25 A.M. EDT: I moved the blue bookcase into the kitchen entry. I exhanged the longer lower mahogany vineer bureau without the mirror between the day bed and Danish end table bar. I polished it and put Bric a brac on it. I put the taller and narrower solid mahogany bureau where the other bureau in the corner by the bedroom bureau with the oak bookcase on top. I will hang the bureau mirror behind the bedroom door when I get some eye screws. I am most tired. It looks a lot better. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home about 1 A.M.. I had some strawberry mixture, microwave popcorn, a peanut butter sandwich, and ice tea. I then moved the Danish end tables bar further towards the door. I put the oak shelf case from the bedroom entrance at the kitchen entrance. I put the Salton coffee maker on it. I put the mahogany bureau between the day bed and the Danish tables bar with some bric a brac on it. I put the square Danish table at the end of the blue sofa with the small oak table. I put the blue and grey throw over the exposed back of the mahogany bureau. I put the ships bell from the kitchen entrance on the wall to the left of the windows. I put the towel rack from the kitchen entrance in the bottom bureau drawer. I rehung the bedroom door. I put the bull Duram pipe tabacco on the Long Island light bulb in the bedroom window. I put the Lindburg radio on top of the bedroom TV. I put the Moulon Rouge water color to the right of the bathroom door. Basically the bedroom entrance is more open, and it now has the door again. This all took a while. CIO