Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 1:45 P.M. I went outside. Somebody had unfasten the retaining mechanism on the east outside door of the building. I reattached it. The outside doors are suppose to remain closed and locked at all times. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. I ate some cashew nuts. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
I printed out two copies of the Microsoft Money 2007 Income Versus Spending Report for July 2010. I will send one copy to an interested relative. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 07/31/10:
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 12:15 P.M. I will now send out my weekly notes.
Scattered thunderstorms tomorrow and 66 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 11:45 A.M. Windows 7 | Deploy, Download, Forums, Help, Events, XP | TechNet
Windows 7: Shop, Buy, Download, Upgrade, Search for Current or New PC CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 11:20 A.M. Used 2005 Maybach 57 for $109,900 Mercedes-Benz of Palm Beach | New Mercedes, Maybach dealership in West Palm Beach, FL 33409 CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 10:45 A.M. In Maine Village, Lobster Goes Briskly - Traffic, No - NYTimes.com
Everyone in Greenwich, Connecticut supposedly have gone to Camden, Maine for this Annual Cruise New York Yacht Club . CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 10:25 A.M. I ate a sautéed 13 ounce CAB top round London Broil with my usual steamed vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and a glass of watered down punch and cup of green tea with Truevia sweetener and lemon juice. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 8:30 A.M. I went out after the last note. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. It was not very busy downtown, and nothing but Starbucks was opened. After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I then went to the Stop and Shop at opening at 7 A.M., and I bought two 8 ounce bars of Cabot's Seriously Extra Sharp Vermont cheddar cheese for $2.50 each, a 30 ounce jar of Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise for $2.50, two 16 ounce bottles of Wish-Bone Fat Free Chunky Blue Cheese dressing for $2 each, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.80, two cucumbers for .67 each, two 5 ounce Marzetti fat free garlic and onion large cut croutons for $1.25 each, a 9 ounce bag of baby spinach leaves for $3.99, a bundle of scallions for .79, and plum tomatoes for .99 a pound for $1.16 for $23.08 total. I then went by the Courtesy Mobil gasoline station at 623 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $9 of self service premium gasoline for 2.727 gallons for $3.299 a gallon for 28.5 miles driving since last Saturday at odometer reading of 66901 miles for 10.451 miles per gallon driving in mostly local traffic. I cleaned the outside of the windows. If one has not noticed where the big hole is just southeast of that Mobil station, they have started construction on a new building. I was told it was suppose to be another CVS, but I am not sure about that. I returned home. I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 5:20 A.M. I put away the laundry. I ate a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and a glass of cold filtered water. I will now go out for an early morning walk. CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 3:55 A.M. I threw out the garbage. I have 45 minutes to go on the wash cycle. I received notification that they are going to start working on finishing up the windows in the building this Monday August 2, 2010. I still need to have the left molding strip put on the living room, the screen on the living room window, and the shade in the bedroom. CIO
Note: <888> 07/31/10 Saturday 3:30 A.M. I woke up at 1 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of laundry, and I have 10 minutes to go on the wash cycle. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 4:45 P.M. BBC News - Calcium pills 'increase' risk of heart attack
I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Sunny tomorrow and 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will eat a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 4:15 P.M. I bought two pairs Colorfast Casual Corduroy Pleated Front Pants in 46 X 29 in Wine for $14.99 each and $8.95 shipping for $38.93 total use code "SAVE" at check out on today Friday and Saturday.
The Clearance items are 50% off today and tomorrow with coupon code "SAVE" clearance center: Browse our clearance & Other Men’s Clothing at JoS. A. Bank . CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 2:40 P.M. I went out after the last note. I chatted with a neighbor. I went all of the way over to the far east side of Greenwich, Connecticut to the Staples just east of exit 5 on the John Davis Lodge thruway, however I took Putnam Avenue. I bought a package of three clamp binders for $8.29 and a box of 100 Staples slim CD Jewel cases for $14.99 and $1.40 tax for $24.68 total. I returned home directly. There seems to be a lot of weekend commuter traffic which I am use to dealing with.
I picked up the mail. The order for the faster 8GB Class 10 PQI 8GB 150X SDHC Secure Digital High Capacity Card (Class 10) - Meritline.com for $19.99 with free shipping and
the order for two CANON PowerShot SD780 IS Digital IXUS 100 IS 2.5 inch Scratch Resistant Screen Protector Film, FREE Shipping, CANON PowerShot SD780 IS Digital IXUS 100 IS PHONE 2.5 inch Scratch Resistant Screen Protector Film for $2.97 each less 10% off with coupon code "cfcl10" and $2.69 shipping for $8.04 total arrived. I put them with the Canon Digital Camera.
There is a sale today at PQI 8GB 150X SDHC Secure Digital High Capacity Card (Class 10) - Meritline.com with coupon code "MLCK116490073013NL1" you can get one for $15.99 with free shipping. I do not need another one. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 12:25 P.M. I will now go out for an errand. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 12:15 P.M. I ordered two NEW Portable Travel First Aid Kit, 70 Pieces, Plasti... - eBay (item 400140268209 end time Jul-31-10 08:00:47 PDT) for $5 each with free shipping for $10 total. I also ordered another one for a relative for $5. There is a three item limit on the order. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 11:35 A.M. I found a bluetooth ear piece downtown, but I can not figure out whether it works on not. I put it by the Motorola bluetooth ear piece I have by the FIC server. The ear piece I found uses the same charging plug, but it has only a very tiny button and no light to tell if it is working. It might be a Motorola, but I can not figure out the model number.
I ate three scrambled eggs and five strips of fried bacon and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread and a glass of watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truevia sweetener and lemon juice.
While walking downtown, I noticed a fisherman with two fish in the back of his truck. He took one to the restaurant across from the movie theatre, and he left one in the back of his car. From what I remember, you are only allowed to catch one stripped bass per day in Connecticut, and he told me that one was a striped bass, but I do not know if the other one was a blue fish or striped bass. I told him about fishing on the beach at the end of Lyon Farm Road in Nantucket. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 10:20 A.M. I now have six quart jars of the pipe tobacco. I did not put the two 8 ounce packages of cigarette tobacco in quart jars, since they come in heavier packaging. I figure if I bought in the future 85 ounces of Peters Stokkebye Norwegian Pipe Tobacco (ounces) to get free shipping on over a $100 order, I would three quart jars for each pound of 16 quart jars. Thus if I do not manage to quick smoking sometime soon, I will have to buy another dozen wide mouth Ball quart mason jars. I bought the last ones they had at the Greenwich Hardware store, but they still have the regular mouth size Ball quart mason jars, but it is easier to stuff the tobacco into the wide mouth jars. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 9:45 A.M. I went out after the last note. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 1.4 ounce Fiber One bar for .89. I ate it shortly there after. I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while. I then drove over the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a case of 12 Ball Wide Mouth quart Mason jars for $16.99 and $1.02 tax for $18.01 total. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.25, a six pack of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.29, a half gallon of Tropicana orange juice for $2.50, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2, and broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $1.69 for $8.73 total. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I will now put my loose tobacco in the mason jars, so it stays fresher. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 6:25 A.M. I had to turn off the wireless internet in my apartment, since my computers were being hacked, possibly through the wireless internet. I am not saying that any of my neighbors were hacking me, but possibly the web sites that they were looking at were causing my IP address to be hacked and my computers. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go out for a walk.
Mostly sunny today and 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
4,857 horses listed for Keeneland yearling sale - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 5:25 A.M. I probably need to buy these mason jars Walmart.com: Ball Wide Mouth Quart Jars with Lids, 12-Pack: Kitchen & Dining , since it says here Pipe Tobacco Storage and Aging | With Pipe and Pen#more-314#more-314 that I should store my pipe tobacco in jars in a cool place. The only reason, I buy it quantity from Peters Stokkebye Norwegian Pipe Tobacco (ounces) is that I get free shipping on a $100 order. Time to shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 07/30/10 Friday 4:20 A.M. I chatted with two relatives after the last note. I went back to bed until midnight. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I chatted with an out of town security official. I went back to bed until 3:30 A.M.. I have been sleeping a bit more recently, since I have a hard time taking the heat of the hot summer we have been having recently.
I paid my www.cablevision.com Digital Cable Television bill, Optimum Online Boost Internet bill, and Optimum Voice long distance bill, my www.cl-p.com electricity bill, and my www.verizon.com telephone bill.
I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed. I will then shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 07/29/10 Thursday 8:10 P.M. Growing Margins Fuel Exxon Mobile's Gushing Profits - Forbes.com
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I chatted with a friend.
BBC News - Mars site may hold 'buried life'
BBC News - Canadian team finds 19th Century HMS Investigator wreck
BBC News - Fires rage on as Moscow suffers 'hottest day ever'
BBC - See Also: Tech brief CIO
Note: <888> 07/29/10 Thursday 7:30 P.M. I woke up at 5 P.M..
The orders with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000- Slate for $9.99 with free shipping and .60 tax for $10.59 total from www.bestbuy.com
and tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Club Room Shirt, Short Sleeved Relaxed Button Down - Shirts - Men's - Macy's for $7.49 in 2XL in blue lake stripe color for $7.49 and Threads & Heirs Shirt, Woven Plaid - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL green plaid for $7.49 and Alfani RED Shirt, Plaid Button Down - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL black check for $7.49 less 20% off or minus $4.50 and $5.95 shipping and .00 tax for $23.92 total arrived.
Cablevision now requires a digital cable box. The direct cable line into a television no longer works without the digital cable box. There is not much going on here. I guess with the Obama recession in full swing nobody has any money. It seems rather queer the Clintons can afford to spend $5 million on a wedding, when nobody else has any money. CIO
Note: <888> 07/29/10 Thursday 9:50 A.M. I surfed the internet. I chatted with a friend. I ate my usual salad with watered down punch. I chatted with a relative. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go back to bed for a while. CIO
Note: <888> 07/29/10 Thursday 6:40 A.M. I woke up at 7:30 P.M., and I chatted with a relative. I went back to bed, and I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I made a three egg omelet with three slices of white processed cheese and grated parmesan and Romano cheese which I ate with six strips of fried bacon and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread and a glass of watered down punch. I went back to bed until 3:30 A.M.. I made 167 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com . I will now eat a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 4:35 P.M. Earlier today, I downloaded the 64 bit version of Windows 7 Ultimate, and I burned two copies of it. I ate two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips and a glass of watered down punch. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go back to bed. When one avoids downtown Greenwich, it tends to be a more quiet town. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 2:45 P.M. I ate a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and watered down punch. After I cleaned up, I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 1:40 P.M. I chatted with JosBank store in Stamford, and they now have a store in Cos Cob that has not yet learned how to work their phones JoS. A. Bank Clothiers - Store Locator Results . They do not carry corduroy pants in the summer, so if I ordered them even with the coupons available which do not work for me Jos A Bank Promotion Code for JosABank.com, Jos A Bank Coupons and Discounts - CouponCabin.com and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Coupon Codes - all coupons, discounts and promo codes for josbank.com , I really still can not afford them. I think it is more important to get the brake fluid replaced on the Audi sometime in the near future for about $160. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 12:30 P.M. The best deal on corduroy pants for fat men is at www.kingsizedirect.com , and you can use these coupons for discounts King Size Direct Coupon Codes - all coupons, discounts and promo codes for kingsizedirect.com and for $10 more at $35 at corduroy pants: Browse our casual pants & Other Men’s Clothing at JoS. A. Bank , but I can not afford them, so it looks like another winter of wearing blue jeans and khakis. I have four pairs of waist 42 inch corduroy pants that are a bit tight, since I am waist 46 inches. Maybe I will lose 4 inches on my waist by winter. I will now shower and clean up, so I do not stink. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 11:15 A.M. I woke up at 9 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive. I washed the breakfast dishes. I will now make my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 4:10 A.M. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
I will eat another Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread before going to bed.
Mostly sunny today and 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit. I hate to think what my electricity bill will be for this month with the two air conditioners going all of the time. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 3:45 A.M. This Asian web site purports to be a legal Microsoft web site that sells their software and product keys cheaply. The Windows 7 Ultimate Product Key is $35.99 MS Software Key Mart. I have not tried it, so I do not know how well it works, but Ebay promotes it.
One needs to find some place to download the Windows 7 Ultimate *.iso files 32 and 64 bit files from or have the Windows 7 Ultimate DVD:
You can burn them with
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CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 3:05 A.M. I called up Canada at 1-613-996-8885, and I chatted with them about Economics. Apparently the company that Ian Greenshields who I worked with in Nantucket 26 years ago which was owned by his father up in Montreal, Cananda is now called Richardson Greenshields which was bought by RBC in 1995 Canada's Biggest Bank/Brokerage Firms Working on Merger thus they are now part of RBC RBC. What do you want to Create? which is suppose to have an office on West Putnam Avenue here in Greenwich, Connecticut. Thus probably sooner or later when the weather gets cooler, we will probably having some Canadians showing up here to enjoy our warmer winters here on the edge of tropics. We usually have 40 degree Fahrenheit days here in the winter except for a month or two of colder weather. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 2:15 A.M. I was told by www.chase.com that they manage six trillion dollars in assets. It sort of makes one wander how much money the government is printing out there and is in circulation, and whether the money is worth anything if too much of it is out there. Next thing we will be like Germany in the 1930s where a trillion marks would only pay for a postage stamp with the Kaiser's picture on it.
From what I know about this area in Greenwich, Connecticut we are rather peaceful and thrifty area, but we get a lot of people out of New York City working this area on a daily basis. There seems to be a lot of Italian Mafia figures from the Queens area of New York City claiming to be respectable local business people here. Having worked both Manhattan and Greenwich, Connecticut; I have a different perspective than somebody that just lived in one area. I suppose the Queens people work the local airports in the New York City area for business connections and other questionable purposes. CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 1:35 A.M. I was researching James Bush, and I came up with this Prescott Bush Jr., Scion of a Political Family, Dies at 87 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com and http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tomflocco.com/fsimage/JonathanJamesBush.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tomflocco.com/fs/SenClintonGrenada.htm&h=200&w=178&sz=9&tbnid=4W4DTP9U05XP4M:&tbnh=104&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJames%2BBush&hl=en&usg=__-wZEP33KGPPtPi5PxUUgDxc1u9E=&sa=X&ei=071PTJnTAoH98Aatq_m0AQ&ved=0CEUQ9QEwCw CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 1:10 A.M. Queen Mary II returns on August 8, 2010 QM2 - Itinerary - 2010 . CIO
Note: <888> 07/28/10 Wednesday 12:55 A.M. email : Webview Nancy Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. Town grants extension for property taxes - GreenwichTime . I was thinking today while at the Greenwich Town Hall, the town of Greenwich should open a tax office down in Nantucket www.nantucket.net . If you look at Town of Greenwich, Connecticut Paying your taxes on line , you can see what sort of taxes are paid by various residents. For example, the Greenwich Country Club GreenwichCC - Golf & Country Club pays $271,027.58 a year. It says here that Prince Harry was entertained at the Greenwich Country Club PRINCE HARRY AT GREENWICH COUNTRY CLUB - TV.com which it seems the Greenwich Time www.greenwichtime.com did not cover GREENWICH - JUNE 26: H.R.H. Prince Henry of Wales Visits Greenwich Country Club to Raise Awareness for Sentebale on June 26, 2010 in Greenwich, CT. - S.D. Mack Pictures | Editorial Photography | Fine Art Photos | Corporate Photography
Of course as a Greenwich Country Club member back in February 1978, I was entertained at http://www.paradiseislandbahama.com/ by a British fellow that looked like Prince Charles, but he gave me the name Richard Mercy of Eaton Square London, who is suppose to be a banker. A relative of mine returned recently from a vacation trip to Harbour Island Bahamas - Harbor Island - Briland Eleuthera . When I stayed at Mrs. Frances' boarding house in Nantucket at 31 India Street during the 1970s and 1980s, she told everyone that she had not left the island since the 1930s, but back one cold day in December in 1983, she told me she actually left the island every winter and went to Lyford Cay Homes: Lyford Cay Real Estate - Bahamas Real Estate . CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 11:05 P.M. While napping, I had a telephone call about Linda McMahon for Senate . I guess I am the only voter left in Greenwich with everyone away on vacation, so possibly my vote counts more. I woke up at 10 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I think the Connecticut Republican Primary Candidates | Connecticut Republicans | CTGOP.org is August 10, 2010. With so few voters left in town, I might write my own name in and possibly win.
I was thinking a nice town of Greenwich job I should apply for would be Golf Course Inspector, and one could get paid in season to go out and play golf. I suppose out of season, one could be the out of town resort inspector where many Greenwich people might be. One could be the ambassador from Greenwich, Connecticut to Manhattan, but that probably would be too stressful. I will now eat a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread.
I noticed today while at the Greenwich Town Hall, the new parking violations bureau where one pays parking tickets is on the lower back side of the building on the southeast corner in what looks like a cubby hole that was once some sort of maintenance room. It is not part of the main building, but part of the brick archway that supports the rear of the building on the southeast outside terrace. Thus one parks in back or on the south side and walks around to the separate outside lower entry to pay a parking ticket. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. I went to my 3 P.M. appointment. They are putting new carpet on the ground floor of the Greenwich Town Hall. I then returned home. I picked up the mail. I made the same 13 ounce sautéed London Broil with Jack Daniel's Number 7 barbecue sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and steamed vegetable mixture with Smart Balance spread and olive oil and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with Truevia Sweetener and lemon juice.
The building fire alarm went off again for another cooking smoke alarm. The alarm is still going after 20 minutes. The same neighbor has set off the fire alarm about 4 times in the last two months. I threw out the garbage. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 1:50 P.M. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go out for my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 1:40 P.M. Cool Earth Action - Keeping carbon where it belongs
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DuPont Brews Strong Quarter - Forbes.com
BBC News - BP to emerge 'smaller and wiser' CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 12:35 P.M. I woke up at 11 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. I will now make my bed, and I will wash the breakfast dishes. I will then shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 5:25 A.M. Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000- Slate for $9.99 with free shipping and .60 tax for $10.59 total from www.bestbuy.com
Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Club Room Shirt, Short Sleeved Relaxed Button Down - Shirts - Men's - Macy's for $7.49 in 2XL in blue lake stripe color for $7.49 and Threads & Heirs Shirt, Woven Plaid - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL green plaid for $7.49 and Alfani RED Shirt, Plaid Button Down - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL black check for $7.49 less 20% off or minus $4.50 and $5.95 shipping and .00 tax for $23.92 total.
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I noticed two teenagers driving a new white www.ford.com Mustang convertible the other night. I did not know they still made Mustang convertibles.
BBC News - BP to set aside $32.2bn to cover oil spill costs
BBC News - Remains of Roman villa near Aberystwyth discovered
BBC News - IBM faces two competition probes
BBC News - Royal family opens Flickr photography account
I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go back to bed soon. I have to be up by noon, since I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.
Sunny today and 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
I made up a fresh batch of punch yesterday. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 4:45 A.M. I ate two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips and a glass of watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. Now that I have the room darkening shades installed in the living room, I do not have to worry about the tassel Victorian lamp shade catching on fire from the sun, so I put it back on the green center lamp on the living room shelf along with the larger harp. I moved the new green plastic and linen lamp shade to the yellow pineapple lamp on top of the Abit computer CPU in the bedroom on the bedroom desk. I also dusted the Victorian lamp shade which was a bit dusty. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 3:30 A.M. The Canon Digital Camera came with a 4GB Toshiba Class 4 Digital card. Since it will take up to 8GB, I ordered the faster 8GB Class 10 PQI 8GB 150X SDHC Secure Digital High Capacity Card (Class 10) - Meritline.com for $19.99 with free shipping.
I also ordered two CANON PowerShot SD780 IS Digital IXUS 100 IS 2.5 inch Scratch Resistant Screen Protector Film, FREE Shipping, CANON PowerShot SD780 IS Digital IXUS 100 IS PHONE 2.5 inch Scratch Resistant Screen Protector Film for $2.97 each less 10% off with coupon code "cfcl10" and $2.69 shipping for $8.04 total.
This is where my relative bought the Canon Digital Camera from Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD: Electronics for $169. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 2:30 A.M. I studied the Canon U.S.A. : Support & Drivers : PowerShot SD780 IS. It seems simple enough to use. I charged up its battery. It is a new camera that a relative gave to me, since the person that the relative ordered it for did not want it. It came with everything but the CD. I was able to install the latest download for it without the CD by using Method 1 on this page install Canon camera software without CD . I also used Method 3 to install the older version of the software. When I have time, I will have to take some pictures with it. It is about the size of a package of cigarettes, but half the thickness. CIO
Note: <888> 07/27/10 Tuesday 12:25 A.M. I had a telephone call from Michael Fedele 2010 - Connecticut Governor campaign worker. I had another telephone call from a friend. I chatted with a relative. I finally woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I ate a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and a cup of green tea with truevia sweetener and lemon juice.
Note: <888> 07/26/10 Monday 6:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I picked up the mail. I ate the same salad meal that I have been eating recently. I will now take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 07/26/10 Monday 4:45 P.M. I woke up during the night, and I watched a program on the earth's tectonics which included volcanoes in Iceland, Africa, and Maui. Apparently Maui last erupted around 1600. I finally woke up at 8 A.M. this morning. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I rested some more. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I went by CVS. I picked up a prescription. I bought a six pack of CVS sensitive skin beauty soap for $5.99 and a package of 200 feet of cotton twine for $2.29 and .50 tax for $8.78 total. I then went further downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with a few locals. After my walk, I sat out for a while, and I then used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center. I then went by the Greenwich Library. I toured the place. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.50, six 5 ounce cans of Stop and Shop solid white tuna fish for $6 all, a top round CAB London Broil for $2.99 a pound for $4.72 and fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.58 for $15 total. I then returned home. I put away my groceries.
I received in the mail from a relative a Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : PowerShot SD780 IS and a Toshiba 4 GB SDHC card: Digital Photography Review and a Jardin blue velvet case. I will check them out in a little while. I put the cotton twine in the bottom of the sweater closet. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 10:15 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed for a while.
Sunny tomorrow and 64 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 9:35 P.M. I made and ate the same salad that I have eating recently, and I ate it with the usual items. I chatted with two friends. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 7:05 P.M. I woke up at 2:30 P.M., when somebody called me asking me to vote for Peter Schiff for Senate in the upcoming Connecticut Republican Primary Connecticut Republicans | CTGOP.org and Candidates | Connecticut Republicans | CTGOP.org .
I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a relative.
I tried using the Sony TV monitor off the FIC server, but I had a cable connected to the Sony TV monitor that kept it from working, so I removed the cable, and the Sony TV monitor now works as a remote monitor for the FIC server. I need to check my various cables connected to the Sony TV to make sure I have it set up properly with my stereo system.
It seems like the FIC server was hacked again, so I restored the backup again. I am now backing up the few changes again.
There was a news program on www.foxnews.com about the politics in Port Chester, New York about the Hispanics trying to get an elected representative, but apparently most the Hispanics in Port Chester, New York are not U.S. Citizens although they make up 42% of the population in Port Chester, New York. Possibly if they can not get one of their own elected, they could find some local that might speak Spanish. I know the mayor of Mexico City had a house in New Canaan, Connecticut back in the 1960s, so there is nothing new about Mexicans and other Hispanics in this area.
Apparently because the nearby Rockefeller family have business connections in Latin America, there have been connections with them for a long time. Whether they actually stay here during the colder months is opened to debate.
When I first moved here in 1962, Port Chester, New York had a large African American population whom possibly have moved into other areas.
I normally do not go to Port Chester, New York, because I can not afford to shop in their Big Box stores which they have quite a few of.
I know since Rye, New York and other neighboring New York State towns have smaller downtown areas, a great many of people from those areas also shop in the Port Chester shopping areas. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 07/25/10:
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 4:30 A.M. Big Fight Ahead on Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts - NYTimes.com
The Heat Goes On, Scorching Much of the Nation
I will now send out my weekly notes.
I will then shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon after that.
I will eat a muffin before going to bed.
Scattered thunderstorms today and 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 3:45 A.M. Dengue Fever? What About It, Key West Says - NYTimes.com
I bought a spare Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000- Slate for $9.99 with free shipping and .60 tax for $10.59 total from www.bestbuy.com .
Lasko LAS3733 20" 3 Speed Box Fan $17.99 with free shipping
I ordered Club Room Shirt, Short Sleeved Relaxed Button Down - Shirts - Men's - Macy's for $7.49 in 2XL in blue lake stripe color for $7.49 and Threads & Heirs Shirt, Woven Plaid - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL green plaid for $7.49 and Alfani RED Shirt, Plaid Button Down - Casual Shirts & Ties - Men's - Macy's in 2XL black check for $7.49 less 20% off or minus $4.50 and $5.95 shipping and .00 tax for $23.92 total. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 2:05 A.M. Before dinner, I chatted with a relative. After dinner, I cleaned the Ionic Pro air purifier, and I also cleaned the two air conditioner filters. CIO
Note: <888> 07/25/10 Sunday 12:25 A.M. I woke up at noon today. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I went back to bed until 3 P.M.. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.
The order for this sound card for the FIC server Buy.com - Siig SoundWave 5.1 PCI for $19.75 with free shipping arrived. I installed it in the Abit computer, and I installed the drivers from the CD that came with it. It works just fine with Windows 7. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of the Abit computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive and then to the Maxtor external hard drive.
It was 72 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room this afternoon, when it was a 118 degrees Fahrenheit outside my windows over the flat black roof facing the western sun. I guess having the new window shades in the living room drawn down keeps it at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler inside the apartment.
I ate two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.
We had a fire call about 5 P.M. when the building fire alarm went off for a cooking smoke alarm. Four fire engines responded on the call. During the incident one rude neighbor expected me to carry in her groceries totally unaware of the other activity. We have shopping carts in the building for bringing in groceries. I picked up the mail.
I then watched some television, and I took a nap in the Ethan Allen recliner.
I showered and I cleaned up. I went out at 9 P.M.. I went by the A&P, and I bought a 33 ounce bag of Eight O'clock Columbian coffee beans for $14.29 less a 5 cent bottle deposit for $14.24 total. The air conditioning was broken at the A&P. I then went downtown, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. The train station was opened late tonight. It was busier out tonight than last weekend. I chatted with a relative on the wireless telephone. After my walk, I sat out for a while.
I then went by the Courtesy Mobil gasoline station at 623 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $7.01 of self service premium gasoline at $3.299 a gallon for 2.125 gallons at odometer reading of 66872 miles for 22.8 miles driving in the last two weeks for 10.73 miles per gallon driving in mostly local traffic. I checked the air in the tires for 36 PSI. The air pump is free there, but they were out of tokens, so I paid a quarter.
I then returned home. I will now make and eat the same dinner as last night. CIO
Note: <888> 07/24/10 Saturday 3:55 A.M. I watched a little bit of television. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon. I ate a muffin.
Partly cloudy and 77 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit today.
Note: <888> 07/24/10 Saturday 3:15 A.M. I made 151 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com . CIO
Note: <888> 07/24/10 Saturday 1:10 A.M. I put away the laundry. I will now make some cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 07/24/10 Saturday 12:40 A.M. On the three desktops with Windows 7, I noticed if the Microsoft Messenger program is set to boot up on startup, that the computers are slow to shut down and sometimes do not even shut down completely. This happens even if the Microsoft Messenger program is closed before shut down down.
I ran "msconfig", and I disabled the Microsoft Messenger from starting up on all three computers, and the shut down problem went away. CIO
Note: <888> 07/24/10 Saturday 12:25 A.M. Dye Test Helps Discover, Find Alzheimer’s Disease - AARP Bulletin
BBC News - LHC closes in on massive particle
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 11:55 P.M. I had a telephone call from a neighbor at 5 P.M. wanting to barrow cigarettes. I asked the neighbor not to bother me, since I am frequently on a different schedule. I finally woke up at 8:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative.
I ate a sautéed 10 ounce top round CAB London Broil with my usual vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance spread along with watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truevia sweetener and lemon juice. I chatted with a relative. I put clean linens on my bed. I started two loads of laundry, and I have 45 minutes to go on the dry cycle. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature, and I watered the plants. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 3:55 P.M. The Plantronics DSP500 headset works good enough on the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer, but it does have a little bit of static. I ate a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder with some croutons in it and a glass of watered down punch.
I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Partly cloudy tomorrow and 77 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 2:50 P.M. I moved the gaming headset from the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop to the FIC server, and I connected it to the motherboard audio. I connected the Plantronic headset to the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop which has Windows XP on it, so it will work with the Plantronics headset. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 2:15 P.M. The window shades are installed, and they darken up the apartment quite a bit, which is the way that I like it. I put back the Sony television and the desk and the FIC computer. I might have one of the audio connection cables from the Sony television to the stereo system plugged in wrong, but I will have to figure out that later. The Plantronics headset does not work now on the FIC computer, and I tried various USB ports to no avail, so I took it off. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 11:10 A.M. The windows shades are installed in the three living room windows. The building custodian is getting the strings for them. He is also getting some ceiling panel tiles to replace above them. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 10:30 A.M. India unveils $35 computer for students - CNN.com
IBM Mainframes: Boring but Profitable - BusinessWeek
The 10 Richest Presidents - Forbes.com CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 9:55 A.M. I ate a two day old muffin and some croutons. The building custodian has started the installation of the shades. He has already brought the tall ladder into the apartment. I do not think it should take too long to install them. However, after they are installed, I have to put the television and the desk back in the apartment and set up the FIC server, and put it back into appearance the way that it looked before. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 8:40 A.M. Expect a rainy, windy day on Friday thanks to Tropical Storm Bonnie » TCPalm.com
Some Treasure Coast celebrities, billionaires see home values decline, few spike » TCPalm.com Tax Problem. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 8:30 A.M. I chatted with neighbors. I checked the oil on the Audi. The building custodian is here, and he will be up shortly to install the window shades. CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 7:25 A.M. I took a walk around the building. Not much happening early in the morning.
Windows 7 Professional $29 Student Discount CIO
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 6:55 A.M. Powerful 'microburst' slams Northeast Greenwich - GreenwichTime .
BBC News - Microsoft profits hit $4.5bn on Windows 7 sales
Note: <888> 07/23/10 Friday 6:40 A.M. I chatted with a relative after the last note. I then went to bed. I woke up during the night, and I ate 75% of a 9.75 ounce can of CVS whole cashew nuts. I finally woke up at 3:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up.
I moved the Sony television and its cabinet out of the living room into the hallway. I disconnected the wires to the FIC server, and I moved the mahogany desk out into the hallway. I went downstairs, and I sat outside briefly. I left a note for the building custodian that the furniture is moved, and the living room is ready to have its shades installed this morning. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 7:50 P.M. The building custodian was here. He only has the three shades for the living room, but he does not yet have the bedroom shade. He will be here at 9 A.M. tomorrow morning. Thus I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon; so I can be up at 6 A.M. to get ready for the shade installation.
Get Windows 7 Professional for $29 -- If You're a Student - PCWorld
Afternoon showers tomorrow 74 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will chat with a relative before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 6:50 P.M. BBC News - Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge
Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report |
BBC News - Tropical storm could hit site of BP oil spill
BBC News - Beautiful 'lost' insect turns up anew in UK CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 6:15 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. The building custodian told me, he would be installing my shades in a little while. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 5:15 P.M. I ate my usual salad meal that I have been eating recently. I chatted with a relative.
Second pair of swans go missing from Taconic Road estate - GreenwichTime
Maybe somebody has pet alligators in back country that are eating the swans.
In the good old days, when Greenwich, Connecticut was more affluent, people like the His Highness the Aga Khan's 73rd Birthday - Mowlana Hazar Imam's 73rd Birthday - December 13, 2009 could afford to keep gator watchers around the waterfront, in case any showed up during the warmer months. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 3:50 P.M. I woke up at 8:30 A.M. this morning, when a relative called. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I have Vista Ultimate on the FIC server along with an ATI 9550 video card. I took the monitor video plug off the Epox computer, and I plugged it into the FIC server. I connected up the USB remote mouse to the FIC server. I then installed the ATI catalyst program for the 9550 video card on the FIC server, and it works just fine in clone mode on the Sony television monitor, so I can now watch the internet programs on the Sony television. I then did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. I started another backup to the Bytecc external hard drive. I went out to my 1:30 P.M. appointment. I mailed the $5 check to the George W. Bush center in the mail room downstairs. After my 1:30 P.M. appointment, I went by the Stop and Shop.
I bought four yesterday's muffins for $2, two six packs of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.29 each, two 8 ounce tubs of Smart Balance lite spread for $2.99, a 28 ounce bottle of Jack Daniel's original number 7 barbecue sauces for $2.39, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.36, broccoli crowns for $.99 a pound for $.69, two cucumbers for .75 each, a 10 ounce bag of fresh baby spinach leaves for $3.99, two 5 ounce bags of Marzetti garlic and butter croutons for $1.50 each, plum tomatoes for .99 a pound for $1.74, and a five pound bag of red potatoes for $3.99 for $29.22 total. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. The external drive backup of the FIC server was completed, so I started up the FIC server.
I noticed on West Putnam Avenue that Subway Sandwich is opening a new shop in the new shopping plaza across from the Chrysler garage. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 1:45 A.M. I have a 1:30 P.M. appointment today.
Today sunny and 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will eat a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and cold filtered water before going to bed.
I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 1:25 A.M. The FIC server is backup and running again. CIO
Note: <888> 07/22/10 Thursday 12:05 A.M. I finished off the 5 ounce bag of garlic and spice croutons. I had the FIC backup to the Bytecc external hard drive fail, because I plugged it into the USB hub which always fails at the end of the backup. Now I am doing the external backup connected to the rear motherboard USB hub. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 11:00 P.M. I made out a $5 check to send to the George W. Bush Presidential Center - George W Bush Presidential Center - Original . There is no minimal donation on the suggested "other" printed mail form unlike the $25 minimal donation on the web site. The space on the card to write one's signature on the back does not accept ball point pen ink. I also have a fly in my apartment. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 10:15 P.M. I woke up at 5:30 P.M.. I made my bed.
The order for this sound card for the FIC server Buy.com - Siig SoundWave 5.1 PCI for $19.98 with free shipping arrived.
I took the other SoundBlaster Live 5.1 PCI audio card out of the FIC server. I put in the new Siig Audio card. I installed its drivers. It works just fine. I put the two old Soundblaster PCI cards in the Siig box which I put on the mahogany bookcase shelf in the bedroom.
I ordered another Buy.com - Siig SoundWave 5.1 PCI for $19.75 with free shipping for the Abit computer.
The Media player was not working on the FIC computer, so I restored the backup.
I then installed the updates. I then will do another backup.
I ate a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder with a dozen garlic and herb croutons with the rest of the opened bottle of Schweppes tonic water with homemade bottled seltzer water and Angostura bitters.
I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail.
The only thing I received in the mail was a fund raising letter with a Charter Member card from the George W. Bush Presidential Center - George W Bush Presidential Center - Original . I guess I might send them a check for $5 to register my card. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 1:45 P.M. Well not much happening out here in southwestern Connecticut. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 1:20 P.M. Tropical wave given 60 percent chance of development » TCPalm.com
Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather
Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather
BBC News - Whale of a tale for couple yachting off Cape Town CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 1:10 P.M. All of the short people in New York City are always looking for taller security people that they once saw around. However from what I know there were never that many taller security people in Manhattan in the 1970s. There was a lot of construction going on, and there were a lot of Canadians around that worked for Olympia and York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , but alas the Canadians Indians are no longer working around the Manhattan Indians. I suppose since 70% of New York's energy comes from Canada, somebody up there is making money. We do have the Royal Bank on West Putnam Avenue here in Greenwich, Connecticut as well as the TD bank downtown on Greenwich Avenue, but how the Canadians invest and spend there money is as much a mystery to me as anyone else around here. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 12:20 P.M. I ate two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of CVS sour cream and onion Pringles style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 11:15 A.M. Ernest Hemingway (American writer) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
IBM's Palmisano Jolts Management Team -- InformationWeek
Microsoft says Windows 7 Service Pack 1 due in first half 2011 | ZDNet
I.B.M. Shuffles Top Management - NYTimes.com
How best to celebrate the Scottish summer
KLM Last minute summer getaways
BBC News - Astronomers detect 'monster star'
BBC News - Russia to kick off construction of a new spaceport CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 10:30 A.M. I was thinking of starting a new computer company called the "Imperial Computer Company" not to be confused with "Imperial Oil" Imperial Oil . CIO
Note: <888> 07/21/10 Wednesday 10:15 A.M. I woke up at 8 P.M. last night. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with a relative. I changed the audio cable on the Abit computer, so it runs from the LeadTek TV card to the motherboard AUX plug. Thus there is now TV sound on the Abit computer. I also took out the old Creative Labs Soundblaster MP3 Live sound card which does not work with Windows 7, and I stored it on the bookshelf above the mahogany bureau in the bedroom. However, the LeadTek XP Expert PCI TV card does not work with the Windows 7 Media center, but it does work with the LeadTek TV program. I chatted with a friend for quite a while. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of the Abit computer from the first hard drive to the Maxtor external hard drive. I made and ate the same salad that I have been eating recently, which I ate with a glass of watered down punch a cup of green tea with Truevia sweetener and lemon juice. I slept from 4:30 A.M. to 7:30 A.M. I ate a Kaiser roll. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the box that the Frigidaire 8,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control came in along with the garbage. I said good morning to neighbors. I picked up the mail.
The order for two of these SanDisk 1GB Secure Digital SD Card SDSDB-1024-A10 for $8.45 each and $3.85 shipping for $20.75 total arrived. I put them in the camera bag with the digital camera on the right hallway bookcase shelf.
I emptied two ice trays, and I put the ice in a plastic bag, and I refilled the ice trays. I took a New York 40 1978 glass out of the bookcase bar, and I put ice cubes in it, and a teaspoon of lemon juice, and I filled it with Schweppes Tonic water for a refreshing summer drink. In the good old days, I would have had vodka with it, but also I have been on the wagon for about 21 years.
When I ordered the two Windows 7 product keys for $24 each my Paypal account was billed for $48, however the vendor had the Ebay item cancelled, and the vendor's sale on the item was frozen for 21 days. However, the vendor refunded me the $48 through Paypal to my Chase Debit card, but it will take a few days to show up on the account. I then bought the two Windows 7 Product keys directly from the vendor using their Paypal account. CIO
Note: <888> 07/20/10 Tuesday 11:50 A.M. I will now shut down the primary and the Abit computers. I will go to bed shortly. Have a good day. CIO
Note: <888> 07/20/10 Tuesday 11:15 A.M. I finished configuring the Abit computer with Windows 7 Ultimate. I am backing it up now to the second internal hard drive.
I cancelled my 3 P.M. appointment today.
Partly cloudy today and 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now eat a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
Note: <888> 07/20/10 Tuesday 10:05 A.M. I am mostly finished configuring the Abit computer with Windows 7. I got the Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key, and I am installing it on it now. The Leadtek Expert PCI TV card works with it plug and play, but in the Media Center although it is recognized, I have not been able to get to work properly except once, when it was very slow. The Leadtek program does work with it though. I still need to connect the internal audio cable from the Leadtek TV card to the motherboard. I will do a Windows 7 Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive, once I have installed Office 2007 Professional and its updates. CIO
Note: <888> 07/20/10 Tuesday 4:10 A.M. I got the two product keys for the two copies of Windows 7. I might save one, and not put it on the FIC server right away, since I might want to use it on a laptop, but I will wait for now. CIO
Note: <888> 07/20/10 Tuesday 2:40 A.M. I bought a product key for Office 2007 Professional for $15.62. It should be good for two computers. I am just maintaining my older computers, and I really can not afford to buy newer computers or put a lot of money into the older computers.
In Windows 7 the audio card did not work on the Abit computer, so I just enabled the onboard audio which works just fine. I am still configuring it.
I also enabled the onboard audio on the FIC server, but once I get the new audio card for it, I will put it in. CIO
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 11:50 P.M. MPJA - Power Supply, Power Supplies, Security Cameras, LCD, Fans, Etc.
I bought two Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Key - eBay (item 300447968756 end time Jul-22-10 14:15:05 PDT) for $24 each for $48 total.
I will put them on the FIC server and the bedroom Abit computers. CIO
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 11:05 P.M. I ate the same sautéed London Broil dinner that I have been eating recently, but I did not have any baby carrots with the steamed vegetables. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 10:00 P.M. I woke up at 4 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with two friends. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with a neighbor. I picked up the mail. I chatted with a relative.
Last week, I ordered two copies of my birth certificate from City of Alton Illinois and http://www.alton-il.com/html/pdf-form/Birth_Certificate_Application.pdf for $12 and $4 for the second for $16. They arrived in the mail today.
I made 126 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .
I chatted with two relatives. We had a heavy rain storm at 10 A.M. this morning while I was asleep. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 07/19/10:
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 5:40 A.M. I will now send out my weekly notes.
I will then shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Scattered thunderstorms today and 71 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 5:15 A.M. I finished the Epox backup to the external hard drive. I ate the same salad as two nights ago, but I did not put onion in it, and I used Ken's blue cheese dressing. I ate it with watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truevia sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 07/19/10 Monday 3:35 A.M. I finished configuring the Windows 7 partition on the Epox computer. It is about 17 gigabytes in size on the 160 gigabyte first hard drive. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. I then tried installing the ATI Catalyst program for the ATI PCI 9600 video card, however the program would not work. The Sony monitor shows up on the Windows 7 display items, however when one selects it, it is in black and white with a rolling screen. Thus I will not be able to use the Sony TV as a monitor with the Epox Windows 7 computer. I tried restoring the backup to get the previous configuration, but it would not work. I finally figured out that I had to unplug the USB hub, and then the restore of the backup worked just fine. I then did a backup to Maxtor external hard drive. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 11:25 P.M. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with a relative. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with a neighbor.
I ordered this sound card for the FIC server Buy.com - Siig SoundWave 5.1 PCI for $19.98 with free shipping. It also works with Windows 7, if I ever need to use it with Windows 7. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 8:00 P.M. I woke up at 5 P.M.. I transferred the Creative SoundBlaster Live 5.1 audio card to the FIC server, however it does not work with Vista; so I disabled it for now. I put the Creative SoundBlaster Audigy EAX in the Epox computer, and it works just fine with Windows 7. I chatted briefly with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 10:00 A.M. The Plantronics headset works on one of the USB ports on the FIC server, but it does not work on the others, so it is working on it now.
Windows 7 does not install the Creative Soundblaster Live 5.1 drivers on the Epox computer, so I will put the sound card in the FIC server when I wake up, and I will move the FIC server Sound Blaster Audigy EAX to the Epox computer.
I chatted with a relative and a friend. I will now shut down the Epox and the primary computers.
Mostly sunny today and 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will eat a Kaiser roll before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 7:50 A.M. Configuration of the Windows 7 Partition on the Epox computer is coming along fine. I probably have another couple of hours to go including the time to back it up to the second hard drive. I might have to take the Plantronics headset off of it, and use the Radio Shack Gigaware headset from the FIC server on it. However, the Plantronics headset I do not think will work on the FIC server. I have not tested it yet on the Epox computer with Windows 7. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 5:00 A.M. I got the product key for Windows 7 Ultimate for the Epox computer. I could not resize the hard drives, and I did quick low level formats of both hard drives with the Seagate Utilities. I then still could not get Windows 7 to partition the drives. I opened up the case, and I changed both hard drives from master and slave to cable select, and that solved the problem. I also took the Eizo 19 inch LCD monitor off the Epox, and I put it as the right monitor on the FIC server. I moved the Acer 19 inch LCD monitor which is sharper and newer to the Epox computer. When I repartitioned the hard drives with Windows 7, it created a first smaller 100 meg. drive, and then secondary 160 gigabyte drive. I also created on the second hard drive a full 160 gigabyte partition. I finished installing Windows 7 and activating it, and I am now installing the updates. I still have to configure the Epox computer with Windows 7. It is a lot faster than the older slower XP and Vista partitions which probably were corrupted over time. I really never used the Epox computer very much, so it components are fairly new, except for the two hard drives which came from my primary computer years ago, but they were never used too much once installed in the Epox. The Epox computer has the Hauppauge 1600 TV card, so it is already setup for multimedia in terms of hardware and connection to the Sony television in the living room. It was also setup as a backup server, which I will probably do again. CIO
Note: <888> 07/18/10 Sunday 2:05 A.M. After I finish resizing the first hard drive on the Epox computer, I will go ahead and install Windows 7 on it in about a 70 gigabyte partition. I have three days to enter the product key. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 11:55 P.M. IAVCEI Working Group on Volcano-Ice Interactions
Slideshow: 7 Biggest Microsoft Flops Ever -- Microsoft -- InformationWeek
BBC News - 'World's oldest champagne' found on Baltic seabed
BBC News - Malaria-proof mosquito engineered
BBC News - Microsoft co-founder commits billions to philanthropy
I am doing some maintenance on the Epox computer. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 9:20 P.M. I ate the same London Broil dinner that I have been eating recently. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 8:05 P.M. I put away the laundry. I think I will put the copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on the Epox computer that is setup as a multimedia center, since Windows 7 Ultimate supports those features. I do not really need it on the Panasonic Toughbook CF29, since that laptop works better with Windows XP Professional, since all of its features are supported with XP, and several features do not work with Windows 7. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 7:10 P.M. Since they are bulk vendors, I was able to buy Window 7 ultimate key x32/x64 - eBay (item 290455135127 end time Jul-17-10 15:49:08 PDT) for $31.40. I will use it on the second partition on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 6:30 P.M. I woke up at 2 P.M..
The orders for
two New 25-FT White Modular Phone Coil Cord Handset Cable - eBay (item 260506979104 end time Aug-11-10 22:20:59 PDT) for $5.37 each for $10.74 with free shipping.
New 25-FT Black Modular Phone Coil Cord Handset Cable - eBay (item 250612740340 end time Aug-07-10 21:17:33 PDT) for $5.22 with free shipping.
NEW AC-DC UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR 7 OUTPUT INPUT AC 110/220-V - eBay (item 250524649926 end time Jul-31-10 12:57:04 PDT) for $9.85 with free shipping. Sometimes certain electronics need AC adapters arrived.
I chatted with a friend.
I moved the fairly new white 25 foot telephone cable back from the Panasonic 2 line telephone to the Radio Shack wall telephone in the kitchen. I put the new black telephone handset cable on the Panasonic 2 line telephone. I moved the short black handset cable from the bathroom black princess style telephone to the AT&T two line telephone in the living room. I removed its longer black cable since it had static. I put the two new white 25 foot telephone handset cables on the two telephones in the bathroom. I stored the possibly defective telephone handset cables in the lower drawer of the night stand on the right side of the bed. The corded phones now all seem not to have static. I put the AC transformer on the middle left bookshelf of the bookcase at the kitchen entrance.
I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I gave a neighbor two cigarettes, and asked the neighbor to quit bothering me over such a trivial matter. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of laundry, and I am just about ready to start the dry cycle. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 6:20 A.M. Cablevision emailed me, they were going to give internet customers a $2 credit for the problems caused by their email servers.
Cablevision customers having problems - GreenwichTime
Town reduces capacity on Island Beach by 20 percent - GreenwichTime
I am a bit tired. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Today mostly sunny and 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 5:35 A.M. Report Software Piracy Confidentially: USA Reporting Forms - Confidential CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 4:15 A.M. Animal control investigates bear sighting - GreenwichTime
Greenwich probes bear sighting - GreenwichTime
Black bear sighting in backcountry - GreenwichTime
Ahold - international food retailer with supermarkets in the US and Europe
Stop & Shop is still a Dutch company. CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 3:45 A.M. New system will help police locate missing persons - GreenwichTime
Gingrich rallies conservative forces - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 3:40 A.M. JPMorgan Chase Easily Exceeds Forecasts - NYTimes.com
2010 GSA Annual Meeting - Technical Program
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch artist) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
BBC News - BP says capped Gulf of Mexico oil well not leaking
BBC News - Mona Lisa painting gives up more secrets to science
BBC News - Fussy eaters - what's wrong with GM food? CIO
Note: <888> 07/17/10 Saturday 1:55 A.M. It takes a while to make and eat the salad. I also had a cup of green tea with truevia sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 11:55 P.M. I went out after the last note. I went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I picked up a prescription. I put the prescription in the car, and I sat out briefly. I then went back to CVS, and I used the bathroom, and then I bought the last two buy one get one free of Cottonelle double roll 12 packs of toilet tissue for $13.29 both and .80 tax for $14.09 total. At the regular price it would be about $1.25 a double roll, so I got them for about 62.5 cents a double roll. I then drove way down Greenwich Avenue to the center of it all. I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with a local dog walker. I stopped by CVS again, and I bought a 100 count of CVS type of St. Joseph baby aspirin 81mg. 100 count for $4.99. I finished my walk, and then I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought three 3.75 ounce tins of Brunswick sardines in water for $4 all, broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $1.61, two cucumbers for .75 each, plum tomatoes for .99 a pound for .79 for $7.90 total. I chatted with one of the staff about the night time in Greenwich, Connecticut and elsewhere. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I picked up the mail.
I will now make and eat the same salad as last night, but I will add cucumber slices, and I will use a 6 ounce tin of solid white tuna fish instead of sardines. I will eat it with a glass of watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 6:40 P.M. I made 188 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .
I will now make and eat two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of CVS sour cream and onion Pringles style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.
I will then go downtown for an errand. I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 4:20 P.M. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up.
I deleted some files from the Vista partition on the primary computer. I then did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup from the first hard drive with both partitions to the Bytecc external hard drive.
I am now making cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 1:00 P.M. Cablevision email server is now working, but it looks like most of the email from yesterday was lost. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 12:35 P.M. I had a telephone call from HiTechVendors.com - Computer Parts, RAM Memory, Flash Memory, USB Flash Drives, Customization Services and much more , and they wanted to verify my address.
Apparently nobody manufactures these anymore SanDisk 1GB Secure Digital SD Card SDSDB-1024-A10 , so if your older digital camera uses them, you might want to stock up.
One might be able to use these to replace them though SanDisk 1GB MicroSD Micro Secure Digital Card with SD Card Adapter SDSDQ-1024-A10M .
I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk.
The telemarketer this morning wanted me to try to sell VTech telephones.
I am a little slow at getting started today. I also have to make some more cigarettes today. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 10:45 A.M. New Canaan Patch, CT - Cablevision Customers Experience E-Mail Outages CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 10:40 A.M. I woke up at 10 A.M., when I had a telemarketing telephone call. I chatted with a friend in Bridgeport, and he told me his Cablevision television was off for three hours the other night. The Cablevision email servers still are not working. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 2:55 A.M. I made and the same salad as last night. However, I made it in a large bowl, and I added a little bit of chopped onion to the recipe last night. I tossed it in the bowl, and then I put it on a dinner plate. I ate it with a glass of watered down punch.
Cablevision still does not answer the phone to tell when their email service will be restored. More than likely since it is the summer vacation time, and they are probably doing some sort of major overall of the their systems.
I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Partly cloudy and 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit today. CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 1:25 A.M. FOXNews.com - Deep-Sea Oddities#slide=1
BBC News - BP says oil has stopped leaking from Gulf well
BBC News - Mercury's youngest volcano found
BBC - Earth News - Jumbo squid survive deep ocean 'dead zones'
BBC News - Norway launches AISSat ship-tracking spacecraft
BBC News - Report hints at Dartmoor Prison closure CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 12:30 A.M. Cablevision Optimum Online Email Service still not working.
Optimum Online . CIO
Note: <888> 07/16/10 Friday 12:05 A.M. The W3C Markup Validation Service
Help for The W3C Markup Validation Service
CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 11:30 P.M. The Panasonic two line telephone near the Ethan Allen recliner that I use the most has had noise on the line from the defective handset cable, so for now I put the newer cable on it from the kitchen phone, and I moved the defective one to the kitchen phone. Once I get the handset cables, I will install a black one on the Panasonic two line phone and a white one on the bathroom princess wall phone, I will move the one back to the kitchen phone, and I will have a spare white handset cable. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 11:05 P.M. Some of my telephone handset line cables are wearing out.
I bought two New 25-FT White Modular Phone Coil Cord Handset Cable - eBay (item 260506979104 end time Aug-11-10 22:20:59 PDT) for $5.37 each for $10.74 with free shipping.
New 25-FT Black Modular Phone Coil Cord Handset Cable - eBay (item 250612740340 end time Aug-07-10 21:17:33 PDT) for $5.22 with free shipping.
NEW AC-DC UNIVERSAL ADAPTOR 7 OUTPUT INPUT AC 110/220-V - eBay (item 250524649926 end time Jul-31-10 12:57:04 PDT) for $9.85 with free shipping. Sometimes certain electronics need AC adapters.
I ate an almond pastry. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 10:20 P.M. I think the reason, I got such a good deal on Windows 7 Ultimate for $23.50 is that the vendor was www.buylicensekey.net which does offer very good prices. However, currently their Paypal account is frozen, so one can not purchase product keys online and download from them at the moment.
If you look at buylicensekey.net WHOIS domain registration information from Network Solutions and
hostgator.com WHOIS domain registration information from Network Solutions
Web Hosting Services, Reseller Hosting, and Dedicated Servers by HostGator , it would seem to be a Houston, Texas operation with Indonesian connections.
I called up www.microsoft.com at 1-425-882-8080, and I got a real person to chat with about the matter. I also explained to them that the www.cablevision.com email accounts which a great many people use in the New York City area are not working, so I could not email them at mailto:piracy@microsoft.com , and when I tried to call 1-800-RU-LEGIT, they were closed for the day. Their web site is here Microsoft Protect Yourself from Piracy . However, possibly the www.buylicensekey.net web site reflects the less expensive prices of Microsoft software in underdeveloped countries like Indonesia.
Still, I am most pleased with the final release of Windows 7 Ultimate, and it runs just great with all of my hardware on my primary computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm . CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 9:20 P.M. The Optimum Email service has not worked all afternoon and so far this evening. When one calls them up, one just hears endless recordings, and nobody answers their telephone service line. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 9:05 P.M. I made and ate the same dinner as last night. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 7:25 P.M. Bumper solves iPhone 4 antennas woes, Consumer Reports confirms . CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 7:20 P.M. I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 6:55 P.M. I gave away my two spare new PQI 1GB SD memory cards for my Nikon Digital camera while in Kennebunkport, Maine to a relative who was going away on a trip.
I ordered two of these SanDisk 1GB Secure Digital SD Card SDSDB-1024-A10 for $8.45 each and $3.85 shipping for $20.75 total. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 5:15 P.M. I woke up after the last note, and I ate a almond pastry. I had two telephone calls while I was asleep. I finally woke up at 1 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk.
I chatted with a relative. www.foxnews.com said today that President Obama visited Holland, Michigan to open a battery factory In Michigan, an Endorser in Chief - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com.
I was able to get the Netgear SC101 LAN storage device to work with Windows 7.
I downloaded the software from here SC101/SC101T SCM Utility Version 3.0.6_Build 6 (for US customers only)
I used the procedure on this page listed by "djassa1" SC101 and Windows 7 - NETGEAR Forums
procedure:
end procedure:
Also Windows 7, when doing the above procedure, I disabled the Windows 7 Firewall, which after the SC101 device worked, I enabled the Windows 7 firewall. The note above the procedure says to also disable the Windows 7 Defender, but I do not have that enabled on my computer.
Thus the Netgear SC101 LAN storage device works just fine on my Windows 7 partition on the primary computer. I believe in backing up my files, so that will be useful.
I then did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of both partitions from the first hard drive to the new backup third hard drive.
I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw the garbage out. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 3:30 A.M. They're here: Sidewalk Sale Days take over downtown Greenwich - GreenwichTime
I will now shut down the primary computer.
Partly cloudy today and 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 2:30 A.M. I read the history of 10 Downing Street History of the Building | Number10.gov.uk
I then made a spinach Caesar salad.
I took a 10 inch diameter flat soup bowl, and I filled the bottom of it with rinsed baby spinach leaves, and then I cut a plum tomato into 1/8th inch thick slices, and I spread them over the spinach leaves. I then added seven baby carrots cuts into 1/8th inch square strips, and then a dill pickle slice cut into half inch cubes, and then a few small sprigs of broccoli crowns and the 10 large pitted California olives cut in half length wise, six pieces of Texas Toast croutons cut into smaller half inch squares, three 1.5 inch by 2.5 inch by 1/8th inch slices of Cabot's extra sharp cheddar Vermont cheese cut into 1/8th inch strips, and a tin of sardines in olive oil cut into half inch cubes with a bit of the olive oil, and then four tablespoons of grated parmesan and Romano cheese and seasoned with Ken's Caesar salad dressing and olive oil and ground black pepper. I ate with watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 12:45 A.M. Speech by the Prime Minister here Number10.gov.uk . CIO
Note: <888> 07/15/10 Thursday 12:05 A.M. It is a beta, but it seems to work just fine http://www.zinio.com/reader4/ . PC Magazine and other magazines are free at www.zinio.com . You need to sign up for an account for free. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 11:35 P.M. Greenwich Gossip . CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 11:15 P.M. When one installed the Adobe Reader Adobe , it also gives one the option to install the New York Times Reader, which for now is free, and the cross word puzzle also works with it. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 11:05 P.M. Starting tomorrow, Thursday July 15th through Saturday July 17, 2010; the world famous Greenwich, Connecticut Sidewalk Sales begin on Greenwich Avenue and downtown Greenwich Greenwich Chamber of Commerce :: Greenwich, Connecticut . One never knows what items, one might find on sale.
I also stopped by the Apple Ipod store on Greenwich Avenue today, and I told them for Optimum Online users, there is wireless down at Grass Island on the harbor in Greenwich. They told me there is also wireless at the top of Greenwich Avenue. I think McDonalds on West Putnam Avenue opposite the Mercedes Benz dealership has free wireless as does the Greenwich Library. Last I heard Starbucks still charges for wireless. I have not checked out to see if there is still wireless at the Senior and the Arts center, and if one can pick it up outside. I know Optimum also has wireless at the Greenwich Train Station. However, I do not see many people using laptops downtown anymore, so maybe they are using Iphones. I know the Greenwich Library still has a lot of laptop users, and they are also air conditioned. Since I have a comfortable work environment at home, I do not feel at the moment, it is necessary to work on the internet outside of the apartment. I also run wireless internet outside my apartment, which should be received in the front lobby or the front entry area with benches outside. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 10:35 P.M. Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report |
Commission on the Chemistry of Volcanic Gases (CCVG)
BBC News - Ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney gets heart pump
BBC News - Sarah Palin's daughter engaged again to Levi Johnston CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 9:55 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 7:45 P.M. I went out after the last note. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with a local. I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center before my walk. I stopped by CVS, and I bought four 5 ounce cans of Bumble Bee solid white tuna for two for $2.29, and three 6 ounce cans of large ripe California olives for $5 all for $9.58 total. I finished my walk. I used the bathroom at Starbucks.
I then went by the Stop and Shop. I bought a three pack of day old almond pastries for $2, a half gallon of Minute Maid low pulp orange juice for $2.50, two 8 ounce tubs of Smart Balance spread for $2.99, a 40 ounce bottle of Heinz ketchup for $2.50, two 8 ounce bottles of Ken's Caesar dressing for $1 each, two 8 ounce bottles of Ken's blue cheese dressing for a $1 each, a 5 ounce bag of Texas Test croutons for $1.29, a 5 ounce bag of low fat garlic croutons for $1.50, a 10 pack box of quart packages of Stop and Shop powdered milk for $7.99, a 8 ounce can of Stop and Shop parmesan and Romano grated cheese for $2.99, buy one get one free of top round London broil for $6.34 one and the $6.29 one for free, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $2.09, a 9 ounce bag of fresh Micro spinach for $3.99, and plum tomatoes for $1.69 a pound for $1.34 for $41.52 total.
I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. I gave a neighbor two cigarettes. I picked up my mail.
The order for two Jockstrap Central - Activeman 3 Inch Jockstrap in xlarge for $8.95 each less 10% off with coupon code "761544" for $16.11 and $6.49 shipping for $22.60 total arrived. I put them in my bedroom bureau drawer with my bathing trunks.
I will now make and eat my usual 10 ounce sautéed London broil with Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce with steamed vegetables with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with purevia sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 3:55 P.M. I made a few telephone calls. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I will not shut down the primary computer, and I will go downtown. CIO
***** Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 2:35 P.M. Dengue virus found in 5 percent of Key West residents could easily travel north » TCPalm.com . CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 2:10 P.M. I made up a fresh batch of punch before going to bed this morning. I woke up at 11 A.M.. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of both partitions of the primary computer to the Samba external hard drive.
I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk.
I chatted with a relative. It seems the Plantronics DSP 500 headset works with the Epox computer with Windows XP Professional. It does not seem to want to work with Windows 7. I left it plugged into the Epox computer. I am using the Radio Shack Gigaware plug and play headset with the primary computer. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 2:30 A.M. Scenes From Day One Of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference
Associazione Italiana di Vulcanologia
BBC News - Australian drunk survives attempt to ride crocodile
Has a new look BBC and BBC News
I will now shut down the primary computer.
Thundershowers and 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit today. CIO
Note: <888> 07/14/10 Wednesday 12:50 A.M. I finished configuring the Windows 7 partition on the second partition on the first hard drive of the primary computer. I have to remove the Plantronics headset, since it quit working. I tested it on another computer, but it still did not work. I moved the USB headset to the primary computer. I disabled the top DVD drive, but the lower DVD drive works. I installed a third hard drive which is 300 gigabytes. I changed the cabling to accept it, so the First IDE is the primary master 300 gigabyte hard drive with both partitions. The new 300 gigabyte hard drive is the slave hard drive on the first IDE. The 200 gigabyte storage drive is the first drive on the second IDE, and the DVD/RW drive is the slave on the second IDE. I basically have Windows 7 configured the same way as Vista, but without all the files that I have stored on the Vista partition. I did a Windows 7 Complete PC backup of both the Windows 7 partition and the Vista partition to the new 300 gigabyte hard drive. It took about 120 gigabytes of space. I will do one to an external hard drive, when I have time.
Earlier today, I went out, and I picked up the mail. It rained a bit this afternoon. I ate the same dinner as last night. I just threw out the garbage. CIO
Note: <888> 07/13/10 Tuesday 3:20 P.M. I woke up at 11:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with two relatives. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I cancelled my 3 P.M. appointment, because it is suppose to rain heavily this afternoon, and I have something else to do.
I received the product key that I ordered for Windows 7 Ultimate. It does not work on the demo of Windows 7 on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29. I downloaded the Windows 7 *.iso file which took a while. I burned two copies to DVD. I have a second 160 gigabyte partition on my first hard drive on the primary Vista computer, so I will install it there. I will thus have both Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ultimate on the primary computer. That way I will be able to use the Netgear external LAN storage drive from Vista. I can always disconnect the second DVD drive from it, and install a third 320 gigabyte hard drive that I could use for backup purposes.
It is raining heavily here. I chatted with a friend.
CIO
Note: <888> 07/13/10 Tuesday 12:50 A.M. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.
Scattered thunderstorms today and 72 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/13/10 Tuesday 12:20 A.M. 2010 AGU Fall Meeting
2010 AGU Fall Meeting: Scientific Session Search
Seagate Cheap Hard Drives and free shipping on $50 order with "outletfreeship2010"
OEM Soft Store - Easy and Fast Download
BBC News - Bahamas police catch fugitive Barefoot Bandit CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 11:50 P.M. I took down the big flags in front of the hallway bookcases, so the hallway now appears a little bit larger. CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 11:10 P.M. I received email from Ebay that the vendor for Windows 7 Ultimate Full Version 32 BIT & 64 BIT - eBay (item 270606684557 end time Jul-19-10 08:46:47 PDT) for $23.50 was an invalid vendor, and they have withdrawn the item from Ebay. However, since I have already paid, I am suppose to wait 7 days and go to http://resolutioncentre.ebay.ca/ . However, since I paid with my bank card, once the item posts, I can call the bank, and they will credit me, and take the charge off my account. CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 9:30 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise and 1/4th of a 6.2 ounce tube of CVS Pringle style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and watered down passion punch and a 1/8th piece of apple pie and a cup of green tea with purevia sweetener and lemon juice.
I took the demo of Office 2010 off the Windows 7 partition on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, and I put Office 2007 Professional on it. Once I am done with a few more changes, I will do a backup to the external hard drive.
I chatted with two relatives. CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 6:50 P.M. I chatted with two friends. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went outside briefly. It looks like it might finally rain some tonight and tomorrow.
I picked up the mail. The order for the Waterpik - Jet Tips & Tongue Cleaner - TJR-3 for $8.99 and .54 tax for $9.53 total arrived. I put the spare piks in the bathroom medicine cabinet. CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 3:20 P.M. I woke up at noon. I gave a neighbor two cigarettes. I threw out the garbage. I mailed a letter downstairs in the mail room. I chatted with a relative. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed.
I bought Windows 7 Ultimate Full Version 32 BIT & 64 BIT - eBay (item 270606684557 end time Jul-19-10 08:46:47 PDT) for $23.50. I will use it to activate the Windows 7 partition on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 laptop computer. I do not want to use Windows 7 on the primary work computer, since my Netgear LAN storage device will not work with Windows 7. CIO
Note: <888> 07/12/10 Monday 1:50 A.M. I watched some television.
Mostly sunny today and 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 11:05 P.M. I ate two hog dogs on buns with ketchup and mustard and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of CVS sour cream and onion Pringles style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch and a 1/8th slice of apple pie. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 9:35 P.M. I woke up at 9 P.M.. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 5:15 P.M. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 4:10 P.M. I chatted with a friend and a relative. I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary Vista computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.
I am watching the World Cups Finals on channel 7 ABC between the Netherlands and Spain. It is still 0-0.
I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise and 1/4th of a 6.2 ounce tube of CVS Pringle style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and watered down passion punch and a 1/8th piece of apple pie. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 1:15 P.M. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/11/10 Sunday 12:50 P.M. I woke up at 8:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk.
I paid my Greenwich, Connecticut motor vehicle property tax for my Audi online here Paying your taxes on line
I chatted with a friend. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 07/11/10:
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 11:15 P.M. I watched a program on the History Channel 47 about Engineering in Ancient Egypt.
I ate a bowl of Cheez-its.
BBC News - BP in new attempt to plug Gulf of Mexico oil leak
BBC News - Rosetta probe passes Asteroid Lutetia
Partly cloudy tomorrow and 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now send out my weekly notes.
I will then shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 9:55 P.M. I ate the same dinner as the last few nights. I chatted with a relative. I made 117 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 6:25 P.M. I went out after the last note. I chatted with a neighbor. I went by the Chase ATM machine at 19 West Putnam Avenue. Their front door now closes. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I stopped by CVS, and I used the bathroom there. I bought four CVS 5.3 sour cream and onion Pringles style potato chips for $1 each and one barbecue for a $1 for $5 total. I also stopped by the Greenwich Hardware, and I chatted with them. I also stopped by the Senior and the Arts center, but their downstairs bathroom was locked. After my walk, I sat out for a while.
I then stopped by the Courtesy Mobil at 623 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $13.25 of self service premium gasoline for $3.299 a gallon for 4.015 gallons for 44.7 miles driving in the last 9 days at odometer reading of 66849 miles for 11.133 miles per gallon driving in mostly local traffic. I then returned home. The sun has come out, but we might have thunderstorms up until midnight. We could use some rain. CIO
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 3:25 P.M. I woke up at noon. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I chatted with a relative to drive to figure out to get the relative's TV working. I chatted with another relative. I chatted with the first relative. I chatted with the second relative. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. The $50 Energy Star rebate on the Frigidaire 8,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control arrived.
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I will now go out an do some errands. CIO
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 2:05 A.M. 'Far from out of the woods': Residents asked to continue conserving water - GreenwichTime
Scattered thunderstorms today and 68 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 07/10/10 Saturday 1:05 A.M. I redid
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Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 10:40 P.M. I put away the laundry.
Since Queen Elizabeth II has now returned to England, I put the Dutch tricolor flag in front of the left hallway bookcase, but I left the British Union Jack flag over the right hallway bookcase, in case anyone shows up that knows English.
I will now eat the same dinner as the last few nights. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 9:45 P.M. I have 10 minutes to go on the dry cycle. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. I chatted with a relative who could not get her television to work. I told her she should press the "Input" on the Sharp remote control for the television and change it to video, since another relative was using it with the DVD player the night before and probably had set another input selection. I chatted with another relative. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 9:05 P.M. I woke up at 7:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I started two loads of laundry, and I have five minutes to go on the wash cycle. I put clean linens on the bed. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 4:50 P.M. I think I will take a nap now. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 4:35 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise and 1/4th of a 6.2 ounce tube of CVS Pringle style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and watered down passion punch and a 1/8th piece of apple pie. I went outside, and I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 3:05 P.M. I woke up at 9:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with a neighbor. I drove over to the Greenwich Hospital Outpatient Dental Clinic, and the hygienist cleaned my teeth. I had a bit of swelling along side my crown on the lower left side of my mouth, so they gave me a local anesthetic and cleaned it out more thoroughly. The dentist examined it too. I was told to use the Water Pik on lower pressure parallel to my teeth and not to shoot the water down into the gums, or one can get debris stuck in the gums. I have to gargle with a teaspoon of salt and warm to hot water after brushing my teeth after every meal for the next few days to help reduced the swelling on the gum along side the crown. I chatted with the person that I left the sun glasses for three weeks ago, but they were not given them, so they went to check in the lost and found to see if they were there. I returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. Since it is another hot day, I will be staying inside by the air conditioners. I still have to go to the Stamford Town Center Dental Clinic to get the crown down on my lower right side. CIO
Note: <888> 07/09/10 Friday 12:20 A.M. I installed the updates on the Panasonic CR-29 Toughbook.
Not much seems to be happening here in Greater Southwest Greenwich, Connecticut. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Partly cloudy today and 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
I have a 1 P.M. dental appointment today, so I have to be up around 9:30 A.M. to get ready for it. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 11:30 P.M. There were no sidewalk sales going on today in downtown Greenwich. It must be next Thursday Shoppers seek sidewalk deals in Old Greenwich - GreenwichTime . CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 10:50 P.M. The Royal Family > The Princess Royal > Background
On a minor note of diplomacy, it seems someone does not like our literary environment in Greenwich, Connecticut Police investigate Greenwich Library bomb threat - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 10:30 P.M. How best to celebrate the Scottish summer
XVIII Congreso Geológico Argentino
2010 GSA Annual Meeting - Technical Program
Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report |
This will not fit into my air conditioner opening in my apartment living room, but it is a good deal, if it will fit into your window Friedrich CP08F10 7800 BTU Window Air Conditioner in Air Conditioners at JR.com
BBC News - Russian sub 'could stop oil leak'
Announcement of State Visits to Oman and the UAE, 6 July2010
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 10:00 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I ate a 1/8th piece of the 72 ounce apple pie with some watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 8:10 P.M. I threw out the Timberland shipping box and shoe box. I used 80% isopropyl alcohol and a couple of paper towels, and I cleaned the tree sap from Maine over the hood and driver's side front fender of the Audi. Afterwards, I wet the paper towels with water, so they are not a fire hazard, and I threw them away.
I received a telephone call from Linda McMahon for Senate .
I will now eat the same dinner as the last two nights. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 7:30 P.M. I woke up at noon today. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with a friend. I showered, and I cleaned up. I chatted with a local golfer. I called up the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue, and I told them about their electronic front door problem. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I drove over all the way east to the Cos Cob CVS, and I picked up my CVS card there that I forgot there last Saturday. I had called earlier to make sure they had it. I bought a Brita water filter for $9.89 and .59 tax for $10.48 total. CVS on Greenwich Avenue does not carry Brita water filters. I then returned to downtown Greenwich Avenue. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I toured CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue to remind them again about their front door problem. I finished my walk at about 6 P.M.. The men's room was locked at the Senior and the Arts center. Of course Starbucks next door is always available from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I used the bathroom. I toured the ground floor of the library. I then returned home. I chatted with a relative.
My order with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the order for Timberland Men's 2 Eye Boat Shoe for $24.99 in 9.5 medium less 20% with coupon code “GRILLIN10” for $5 off and $4.95 shipping for $24.94 total arrived. They fit just fine. I will wear them for more formal occasions and not for regular exercise walking. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 1:50 A.M. I reported the data problem on the Franklin Institute web site to an out of town security agency that is awake at this hour. I ate a five day old muffin and a bowl of cherries. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Today mostly sunny and 65 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 1:10 A.M. Now we all know the GreenwichTime is owned by the Hearst family which is heavily involved in California real estate, so from their business perspective, they are probably trying to promote California life styles and get people from New York to move there, so they make more money.
However, if you look at February 1982 http://www.fi.edu/weather/data2/1982.txt when I know it was minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit in this area after the eruption of Mount St. Helen's almost two years earlier, the data does not reflect that fact. So it would appear someone is messing with the data records at the Franklin Institute for some purposes unknown to us. Thus the other data records online might not be accurate.
However, I spent four years at college at www.lfc.edu in Illinois which is a lot colder than this area, plus my family lived in Boston which is a lot colder than this area, plus my family is from the Midwest which is a lot colder than this area, so more than likely I will survive any winters in this area for the rest of my life. There are a lot of Nordic people in this area during the colder months, and they seem to enjoy the warmer weather here during the winter than in the extreme north countries such as Scandinavia or Canada or Russia. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 12:35 A.M. As I recall, my family first moved from Decatur, Alabama to Stamford, Connecticut in July 1962, and as I recalled in the fall or late summer of 1963, we moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. I have told people it was cold when we first moved here, but they do not believe me. If you look at the this weather graph from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for Philadelphia weather http://www.fi.edu/weather/data2/1963.txt there was a low of 4 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia on December 31, 1963, and cold weather that winter of 1964 http://www.fi.edu/weather/data2/1964.txt , so since Greenwich, Connecticut is further north, it would have been even colder here. Charts are here Philadelphia Weather Data @ Franklin's Forecast brought to you by Ben's Institute The Franklin Institute , so it does not hurt to be prepared for a colder winter. CIO
Note: <888> 07/08/10 Thursday 12:20 A.M. BBC News - Humans' early arrival in Britain
BBC News - Quest for Cleopatra's tomb reveals statue CIO
Note: <888> 07/07/10 Wednesday 11:55 P.M. I do things in Greenwich, Connecticut based on my experience on living here for all four seasons of the year, and I am not just a summer resident. Frequently we use the warmer months to get ready for the colder winters, when we have more time to rest at home on the cold days.
I moved the box fan from underneath the Frigidaire air conditioner in the living room back into the hallway to blow more of the cooler air from the bedroom into the living room. I moved the small tower fan from the hallway to underneath the Frigidaire air conditioner in the living room to blow more of the cool air around the Ethan Allen recliner. I frequently chat with people informally downtown, whom I have seen around walking for many years, particularly those whom seem to have similar experiences as I have had. CIO
Note: <888> 07/07/10 Wednesday 11:10 P.M. I went out after the last note. I drove all the way back east at least a mile or so way off to Greenwich Avenue. I used the ATM machine just west of Greenwich Avenue at the Chase Bank. The front door of the ATM lobby of that Chase Branch still does not lock properly. They have it on an electronic magnet lock at the top of the door, but the pressure on the door swing mechanism that slows it down, keeps it from making contact with the magnet, so the front door still does not lock, unless one pushes on it to close it all the way. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center which was locked up at 8 P.M.. According to the Greenwich Time, they are leaving it open until 7 P.M., so people can cool off. I stopped by CVS. They have three 13 ounce boxes of Post Cereals for $10 all three, or 12 ounce bags of ground Starbucks regular or French Roast coffee for $5.99 down from $9.99. After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks, and I told them about there brand of coffee being cheaper up Greenwich Avenue. They told me they were not allowed to compete on prices. I chatted with a relative on the wireless telephone. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I chatted with my building custodian who will be going away for a week. I bought a fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.69, and a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, and a Yesterday's Pie apple pie with lattice top crust which is 12 inches in diameter and weighs 72 ounces for $4.99 for $9.67 total.
I then returned home. I did not get any mail today. I chatted with the same relative again. CIO
Note: <888> 07/07/10 Wednesday 8:00 P.M. I gave a neighbor three cigarettes. I asked the neighbor, once it cools down to try to get his own cigarettes.
I ate the same dinner as last night, but without the green tea. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go out in the heat of the evening. I'll pretend to be Boo Radley from "To Kill a Mockingbird" boo radley from to kill a mockingbird - Google Search . CIO
Note: <888> 07/07/10 Wednesday 6:15 P.M. My www.cl-p.com electricity bill for 29 days in June 2010, when I was gone for six days was $173.84 for 939 kWh or 32.38 kWh per day with an average temperature of 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
For June 2009, it was $195.86 for 34 days when I was gone for 7 days and 1011 kWh or 29.74 kWh per day with an average temperature of 67.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus this most recent June 2010 was 3.9 degrees Fahrenheit warmer on average. CIO
Note: <888> 07/07/10 Wednesday 5:50 P.M. I woke up at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I went back to bed until noon. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise and 1/4th of a 6.2 ounce tube of CVS Pringle style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and watered down passion punch. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went outside, and I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I made 135 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while listening to www.foxnews.com . I went outside, and I walked around the building. It is 94.6 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground , and it is 113.2 degrees Fahrenheit outside my windows above the flat black second story roof, and it is 82.8 degrees Fahrenheit in my living room, and it is 72 degrees Fahrenheit in the bedroom.
I received a public alert telephone message call that the Greenwich Aquarion water company is experiencing it largest usage in its 150 year history. One is suppose to restrict water usage until July 14, 2010. One can water lawns on even days for even number addresses and odd number addresses on odd days. One should water from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. or from 5 A.M. to 9 A.M.. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 9:05 P.M. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
I will eat a four day old muffin before going to bed.
Mostly sunny tomorrow and 71 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is suppose to be cooler with thunderstorms on Saturday. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 8:40 P.M. I ate a bowl of cherries.
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BBC News - Queen addresses UN General Assembly in New York
BBC News - The Queen urges nations to 'work together' in UN speech
I changed the harp on the new lamp shade with one from the bedroom that was smaller, so the light bulb in the green lamp with the new lamp shade is not exposed, when one sit down in the Ethan Allen recliner below it.
One of the primary principles of Billy Baldwin Amazon.com: Billy Baldwin decorating was not to have any bright glaring light bulbs that bothered one's eyes, when one was sitting in a comfortable room, but to have a number of low light lamps. CIO
If you want to see more of Queen Elizabeth II, you could always rent one of the cottages on her summer estate Balmoral Castle and Estate, online shop, gift shop, holiday cottages, fishing, scotland and Holiday Cottages Balmoral Castle and Estate, online shop, gift shop, holiday cottages, fishing, scotland . According to this The Royal Residences , it is west of Aberdeen, Scotland which today is cooler than this area Aberdeen, United Kingdom Forecast : Weather Underground, so you might enjoy some cooler weather if you could afford to travel over there. Tomorrow it will be 42 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit in Aberdeen, Scotland which is sort of like our Fall weather here in Greenwich, Connecticut, so you could wear your Scottish woolen clothes. The Commonwealth of Nations having British roots tend to produce quite a bit of wool and woolen product AWI - wool.com - Australian Merino Wool Industry. and Scottish Tourist Board - accommodation, activities, events and holidays in Scotland.. However, unless one was a native Scottish person, I am not sure you would want to be there in the winter. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 6:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative.
I watched Queen Elizabeth II's speech to the United Nations At General Assembly, Queen Elizabeth II hails UN’s leadership in ever-changing world .
Address to the United Nations General Assembly, 6 July 2010 CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 5:40 P.M. I ate two 7/16th inch thick slices of cold eye round of beef with horse radish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and my usual steamed vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with true via sweetener and lemon juice. I gave a neighbor two cigarettes. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. Several neighbors apartments were flooded this weekend, when someone unknown plugged the women's room bathroom downstairs with paper. The building custodian told me he has my window shades, and he has a list of six apartments to install them in soon, but another neighbor told me he is suppose to go on vacation later on this week. I picked up the mail. I received a $25 survey check. A neighbor told me, there were electrical problems downtown today.
It is 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground. Outside my windows above the black roof, it is 124.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and it is 82 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room.
The Associated Press: Queen challenges UN to lead in confronting dangers
Queen Elizabeth II to address UN General Assembly, visit ground zero - CSMonitor.com
Queen Elizabeth Visits New York as the Royal Family Reportedly Cuts Back on Spending - ABC News
At General Assembly, Queen Elizabeth II hails UN’s leadership in ever-changing world CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 3:15 P.M. I woke up at 9:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went out, and I threw out the garbage. I went downtown. I went by the Chase Bank on West Putnam Avenue just west of Greenwich Avenue. I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. I then went further downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and there was a fire call at the Japanese Abis restaurant, but it did not look too serious. I walked west on Railroad Avenue and up Arch Street. The Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop is closed in July and August. I sat out for a while at the senior and the arts center. I then walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I went by www.restorationhardware.com , and the color lamp shades are on sale for half price. I bought Empire Shades | Restoration Hardware in size E 19 inches diameter and 11 inches high in sage with linen over plastic for $29.99 and $1.80 tax for $31.79 total. I then walked back to my car with the lamp shade, and I returned home. The apartment is cool and comfortable. I moved the green empire lamp to center of the window shelf with the two brass lamps on either end of the living room window shelf. I put the new lamp shade on the green empire lamp, and it looks just fine. Since it is linen cover over plastic, it should not catch fire in the bright sun that hits it in the summer. Once the cooler weather returns, the sun does not shine into the apartment in the cooler weather, so I will be able to put the raw silk Victorian lamp shade back on the Empire lamp in cooler weather. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 2:05 A.M. FOXNews.com - Queen Elizabeth II visiting Ground Zero, addressing UN for first time in half a century
Queen Elizabeth to give rare speech to UN - CNN.com
United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II plans to address UN General Assembly
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Sunny today and 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 1:45 A.M. At www.tropicana.com , I donated 13 points to save 433 square feet of rainforest. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 1:35 A.M. I ate a three day old muffin and a bowl of cherries with watered down punch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 12:35 A.M. I posted some pictures of the recent apartment changes here http://mikelouisscott.com/mls-apt-070610/ . CIO
Note: <888> 07/06/10 Tuesday 12:25 A.M. I chatted with a friend. The friend told me that he heard the electricity was off in some parts of Greenwich, Connecticut. The electricity in my apartment blinked just before I cooked dinner about 7 P.M. this past evening. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 10:55 P.M. As mention in my notes from Kennebunkport, Maine; I left the Hawking Wireless receiver dish in its box with driver CD and cables in the left shelf of the bunkroom desk of the family house in Kennebunkport, Maine.
These are the links that I have to it Amazon.com: Used and New: Hawking HWDN2 Hi-Gain Wireless-150N USB Network Dish Adapter and Amazon.com:247eMall Storefront and Amazon.com: Used and New: Hawking HWDN2 Hi-Gain Wireless-150N USB Network Dish Adapter in the original retail box for $24.59 and $5.49 shipping for $30.08 total. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 10:35 P.M. 2010 GSA Annual Meeting - Technical Program
Cecil Rhodes (prime minister of Cape Colony) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Tracking is FedEx Tracking on the order for Timberland Men's 2 Eye Boat Shoe for $24.99 in 9.5 medium less 20% with coupon code “GRILLIN10” for $5 off and $4.95 shipping for $24.94 total.
BBC - Earth News - Close encounters with giant harpy eagle of Venezuela
BBC News - Shuttle schedule slips into 2011
BBC - Richard Black's Earth Watch
BBC News - Retro computers on display to fans at festival CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 9:30 P.M. With the dinner, I ate two half inch thick slices of the eye round of beef. I will be eating cold eye round of beef for about the next four or five days. I cleaned Ionic Pro air purifier. I gave a neighbor four cigarettes. I threw out the garbage. It is a very hot sultry night. I picked up the new ZipPro telephone book for lower Fairfield County that are stacked up at the building entrance.
Queen Elizabeth's busy day ends at Toronto-area racetrack - Queen Elizabeth II Gossip
Toronto Star Photo Blog Queen Elizabetth and Prince Phillip at Woodbine Race Track CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 8:00 P.M. I put the ceremonial flags in front of the hallway bookcases with the two large British Union Jack flags in front. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 7:50 P.M. I am cooking my usual eye round of beef dinner with steamed vegetables with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and watered down punch an a cup of green tea with purevia sweetner and lemon juice. The steamed vegetables consist of sweet corn on the cob, red potato cubes, baby carrots and broccoli crowns. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 6:55 P.M. I once read that only "Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out in the Noon Day Sun." I went out after the last note, but CVS on Greenwich Avenue told me, I would have to go to the CVS in Cos Cob to get my $4.50 refund on the WaterPik. I drove all the way over to Cos Cob to CVS, and I got my $4.50 refund on the WaterPik. I then toured Radio Shack near by. I chatted with an employee of Fjord Fisheries who was outside having a cigarette. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I stopped by Zen stationary, and I chatted about matters with India. I went by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought an Aces High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost. I stopped by the Apple Ipod and Ipad store, and I chatted with an employee about an air head in California. I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I stopped by CVS, and they have the WaterPik that I bought in stock at the higher price. I told them it should be a lower price. I chatted with a regular walker on Greenwich Avenue. I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while. I then drove over the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.25, two six packs of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.29 each six pack, two 8 ounce tubs of Smart Balance Lite spread for $2.99 both, a half gallon of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $3, a discount damaged package of Pure Power 250 count napkins for $1.47, six one liter bottles of Schweppes Tonic water for $1.39 each and a nickel deposit on each bottle, a discount damaged box of 15 ounce Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal for $2.67, on sale Washington State cherries for $1.49 a pound for $3.80 for $26.99 total. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 2:10 P.M. For swimming to wear underneath my bathing suits, I bought two Jockstrap Central - Activeman 3 Inch Jockstrap in xlarge for $8.95 each less 10% off with coupon code "761544" for $16.11 and $6.49 shipping for $22.60 total.
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go out to do some errands. CIO
Note: <888> 07/05/10 Monday 12:35 P.M. I woke up at 10 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted New York Everything bagel with Smart Balance spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Truevia sweetener and milk. I surfed the internet. I chatted with a friend.
Michael Scott's Kennebunkport, Maine photographs Picasa Web Albums - mikescot - Kennebunkport...
I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.
I will then shower and clean up.
I probably will not be going downtown today, since it is suppose to be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I will stay close to my apartment air conditioners.
It is 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground . It is dry as the desert around here, we really could use some rain.
The Queen Mary II QM2 - Itinerary - 2010 will be in Manhattan tomorrow on Tuesday July 6, when Queen Elizabeth II Welcome to the official website of the British Monarchy and Visit to Canada 2010 Gallery visit the www.un.org .
They could always come out for a dip at the GreenwichCC - Golf & Country Club swimming pool. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 11:35 P.M. I watched a bit of television. I watched the first half of the Boston Pops Fourth of July musical. I chatted with a friend and a relative. I ate a muffin with watered down punch.
Sunny tomorrow and 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 7:20 P.M. Economists Who Did Their Homework (800 Years of It) - NYTimes.com
BBC News - Queen dedicates stone to Canada's human rights museum CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 6:55 P.M. The IBM Netvista is setup with Ubuntu. It works fine, but it is a bit slow. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 5:40 P.M. I ate a sautéed 12 ounce New York Strip steak, steamed vegetables with corn on the cob with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and watered down punch a cup of green tea with purevia sweetener and lemon juice. I threw out the garbage.
It is 95 degrees Fahrenheit outside. I am almost done installing the updates on the IBM Netvista Ubuntu computer. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 4:05 P.M. The building fire alarm went off, but there were no emergency lights on above any of the apartment doors. There was a slight smell of cooking smoke in the hallways. It was turned off after a half hour. Possibly it is too hot in the attic.
Ubuntu is installed on the IBM Netvista, and I am now installing the updates.
At Deal Train Mania items - Get great deals on Auctions, Notebooks items on eBay Stores! , this Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB 40GB - eBay (item 260628316018 end time Jul-04-10 12:03:35 PDT) just sold for $108.49. Of course, one would have to put in $60 for a batter and $40 for more memory and the cost of an operating system. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 2:45 P.M. I went outside, and I threw out the garbage. It is 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit outside Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground and 114 degrees Fahrenheit in the sun outside my windows over the black tar flat roof, but it is currently 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 2:20 P.M. Earlier I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made the bed. I just showered, and I cleaned up. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 1:50 P.M. I chatted with a relative.
I downloaded the latest 32 bit of www.ubuntu.com , and I burned it to CD with the Nero utilities. To install it on the IBM Netvista, I first had to used the Seagate Hard Drive Utilities to do a quick zero low level format of the hard drive to erase Windows XP Professional and its partitioning. I am now installing the latest version of Ubuntu on the IBM Netvista. It seems to be installing just fine. CIO
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 11:40 A.M. I woke up at 9 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with pure via and milk. I checked with www.cvs.com , and the will refund me the $4.50 they over charged me for the WaterPik yesterday. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 07/04/10:
Note: <888> 07/04/10 Sunday 12:35 A.M. I threw out the garbage. I brought up the IBM Netvista and its parts from the back seat of the Audi. I set it up on a folding TV table in front of the right side of the living room desk. It only has 500 MHz processor and 256 megs of memory running Windows XP Professional. It is slow, but it does work. I could try putting Ubuntu on it, which might be faster on an older machine.
Sunny today and 69 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
I will now send out my weekly notes which have been two weeks, since I sent them out.
I will then shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 11:25 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise and 1/4th of a 6.2 ounce tube of CVS Pringle style potato chips and a dill pickle slice and watered down passion punch.
I made up a fresh batch of bunch. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 10:15 P.M. Kennebunkport, Maine Pictures from my recent visit.
http://mikelouisscott.com/kpt-0610/
http://mikelouisscottcom.cv.siteprotect.net/kpt-0610/
CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 8:45 P.M. AARP Webletter
Sneak Peek: Windows 8 - Forbes.com
I watered the plants.
BBC News - Hackers target Microsoft Windows XP support system
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Winnipeg - UPI.com
Queen Elizabeth II tours Canada with best wishes all around - St. Petersburg Times CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 8:15 P.M. I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors. I checked the oil in the Audi, and it is just fine. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 7:45 P.M. I made 222 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes while listening to www.foxnews.com . I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 4:00 P.M. I set up the Water Pik. I will throw away the old one that leaks. I registered it.
I ordered Waterpik - Jet Tips & Tongue Cleaner - TJR-3 for $8.99 and .54 tax for $9.53 total.
I ate two hotdogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of CVS Pringles style potato chips with a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch and a cup of green tea with purevia and lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 2:30 P.M. I went out after the last note, and I threw out the garbage. I came back to my apartment, and I picked up my folding shopping cart, which I fixed yesterday. I went by the Valley Road Post Office, and I mailed the Microsoft Money 2007 June 2010 Income versus spending report to an interested relative. I picked up the mail that I had on hold. I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Havemeyer Place to pay my rent, but they were closed on Saturdays. I then went by CVS, and I picked up a prescription. I then went to the Cos Cob CVS, and I bought Buy Waterpik Personal Dental Water Jet System Wp-60w online at CVS.com $49.49 less a $5 off $25 CVS internet coupon and less $4.50 bonus bucks and $2.40 tax for $42.39 total.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a four pack of yesterday's muffins for $2, a six pack of Arnold New York Everything bagels for $2.99, a dozen Eggland extra large eggs expire August 5, 2010 for $3.29, sliced deli Land-O-Lakes white American cheese for $5.99 a pound for $5.96, sliced deli Stop and Shop Virginia ham for $6.49 a pound for $6.69, a 13.5 ounce box of reduced fat Cheez-its for $2.50, two 12 ounce generic honey for $2.49 each, a quart jar of Hellmann's mayonnaise with olive oil for $4.39, a 48 ounce container of Quaker old fashioned oatmeal for $4.99, two 64 ounce Stop and Shop grape juice for $3.49 each, two 64 ounce Stop and Shop cranraspberry juice for $3 each, a New York strip steak for $5.49 a pound for $4.50, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.78, broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $2.85, a five pound bag of red potatoes for $3.99, four ears of sweet corns for .67 for $64.56 total.
I then returned home, and I used my folding cart to bring up my purchases. I put away my groceries. I threw out a smelly rotten potato. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 10:25 A.M. I woke up at 7 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% mixture of punch with 50% cold filtered water, a cup of coffee with truevia sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a relative. I have my Microsoft Money 2007 June 2010 income versus spending report ready to send to a relative. I chatted with a friend. I will now shut down the primary Vista computer. I will shower and clean up, and I will go out to do errands. CIO
Note: <888> 07/03/10 Saturday 1:00 A.M. BBC News - Queen marks Canada Day in Ottawa
I ate two hotdogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of CVS Pringles style potato chips with a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.
I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Partly cloudy tomorrow and 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit here in Greenwich, Connecticut. CIO
Note: <888> 07/02/10 Friday 11:40 P.M. Last night, I packed the car after the last note. I had cheese and crackers and watered down orange juice while I watched the ABC evening news. For dinner, I had baked haddock, barbecue steak tidbits, cold slaw, corn on the cob with butter, and watered down orange juice. I watched part of a DVD movie with my relatives. I went to bed at 10:30 P.M.. I was awake at 8 A.M. this morning. I ate the same breakfast that I had been eating for the last couple of days. I showered, and I cleaned up. I put the last few items in the Audi. I said good bye to my relatives. I left with another relative at 10:15 A.M.. We stopped by Chick's lobster house, and my relative bought me a lobster roll that I ate for dinner tonight. We stopped in downtown Kennebunkport, and my relative tried to go to a pet store, but it was closed. We stopped at the Amtrak Wells, Maine train station, and I used the bathroom. We got on I-95 south, and my relative paid the $2 Maine Turnpike toll. We cross into New Hampshire, and we got off at exit 2, and my relative paid the $1.50 toll. We took Interstate 101 west to Manchester, New Hampshire getting on I-93 North briefly, and we got off at Brown Road, and drove south to the Manchester, New Hampshire airport. I used the bathroom on the side of the road twice. We parked in short term parking. We use the bathroom. I then helped my relative bring in the luggage. I helped the relative check in for the flight which was not until 4:20 P.M.. I left the airport about 12:30 P.M.. I paid $3 to park. I returned the same way back to I-93 South, and I took it to I-495 West. I took a pit stop at the Lowell rest area. There was a traffic wreck east bound with traffic backed up at least 20 miles. I took I-290 South to the Massachusetts Turnpike. I got off the Chalmers rest area, and I used the bathroom. I ate a half of a chicken salad wrap that I brought with me.
I filled up at the Gulf self service pumps with premium gasoline at $3.049 a gallon for $22.11 at 7.250 gallons at odometer reading of 66672 miles for 176.5 miles driving since two days ago for 24.35 miles per gallon driving mostly at highway speeds. I paid a 50 cent toll, and I got off at I-84 West. I stopped at the Connecticut rest area. I took I-91 South to I-15 West on the Wilbur Cross Parkway. I stopped at the North Haven rest area. I next stopped at the New Canaan rest area on the Merritt Parkway. I took the North Street exit to downtown Greenwich, Connecticut. I stopped by the Chase Bank just west of Greenwich Avenue on West Putnam Avenue. I then stopped at the Courtesy Mobil station just across the street from me. I bought $15.01 of self service premium for $3.299 a gallon for 4.551 gallons at odometer reading of 66803 miles for 131 miles driving since the previous fill up for 28.785 miles per gallon. I then returned home. I brought up some items. I turned on the air conditioners and the fans. The apartment was 100 degrees Fahrenheit inside, so it took a few hours to cool down, and it is not 75 degrees Fahrenheit. I chatted with a relative. I unpacked the car, and I put the items that I had stored in the apartment back in the Audi trunk. I ate the lobster roll with watered down punch. I unpacked my baggage. I watched a Laura Bush interview on www.foxnews.com . I chatted briefly with a relative. I started up the FIC server and the primary Vista computer. I installed the updates. I started the server.
I paid my www.cablevision.com Optimum Boost Cable Modem, Digital Cable Television and Optimum Voice bill, my www.cl-p.com electricity bill, and my www.verizon.com telephone bill. I printed out my Microsoft Money 2007 June 2010 Income versus spending report.
The Audi ran just fine on the return trip from Kennebunkport, Maine without any problems.
Coast Guard issues shark warning - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 07/02/10 Friday 10:25 P.M. I got back home in Greenwich, Connecticut today about 6 P.M.. More to come later. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 4:45 P.M. I ate some reheated lasagna for lunch along with
watered down orange juice. I went
downtown, and I took some pictures downtown.
I also took some pictures at the west end of the Kennebunk beach. I returned to my relative’s house. I am in the process of backing, so I will now
pack the computer now. I will now post
any notes until I return home tomorrow.
I should leave Kennebunkport about noon tomorrow with a relative who I have
to drop off at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 1:45 P.M. Another relative is back at the house.
I can send
out email with the house wireless. My
Optimum Mail Server seems to be blocked, so I used
www.hotmai.com to send out an email. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 12:40 P.M. I bought
Timberland Men's 2 Eye Boat Shoe for $24.99 in 9.5 medium less 20% with coupon code “GRILLIN10” for $5 off and $4.95 shipping for $24.94
total. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 12:10 P.M. I use to look like Tommy Tucker
http://www.tucker.com/ whose family recently
sold a $80 million farm in Nantucket, and people in
Nantucket were always asking me, if I were living at my grandmother’s house, so
I guess they though I looked like him.
Tommy was in the class behind me at the Taft School in Watertown,
Connecticut; and he was from Bedford, New York.
However, now that I weigh 220 pounds, I probably no longer look like
him. His family were famous for the
Tucker Automobile
:: The Official Tucker
Club of America :: . However, since
my branch of the Scott family have lived in America for 400 years coming from
Virginia, I probably have a few relatives that look like me that are not too prosperous. I once read that
Friends of John Jay Homestead John
Jay’s mother was a member of the Scott family which owned two farms in
Manhattan around 1700, and were among the first two thousand residents of New
York City. Thus members of the New York
branch of the Scott family might have been able to hold on to some assets which
the Virginia branch of the Scott family which ended up in Illinois in the
railroad, soy bean, field corn and popcorn business were just average
citizens. Of course food is probably
cheaper in Illinois. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 11:55 A.M. As I recall Mel Gibson bought his house in
Greenwich, Connecticut for about $18 million, so he made a $6 million profit on
it.
Greenwich, Connecticut USA, Real Estate . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/01/10 Thursday 11:20 A.M. I woke up at 9:30 A.M.. I ate the same breakfast as yesterday. I
moved a hydrangea to underneath the front bedroom window, and I moved the new
rose bush further to the right of the front door entrance, so it is more evenly
spaced with the two other rose bushes. I
showered, and I cleaned up.
Mel
Gibson's 75-acre Greenwich estate sells for $24 million - GreenwichTime CIO
