Note:<888>7/21/99 Wednesday 4:30 P.M. EDT: I am have a relaxing afternoon. I had vegtable juice, goldfish crackers, cookies, and fruit salad. I chatted with a friend and a family member. I figured that there is not much going on, so I am just relaxing at home. I listened to the CNN President Clinton news conference. After the news conference, they announced that the recovery team in Marthas Vineyard have recovered all three bodies of the Kennedy party, and there will be a memorial mass at St. Thomas Moore, Jackie's old church at 11:00 A.M. on Friday. It holds about 400 people. There is no mention to the funeral plans and burial plans, but presummedly the burial will be with his mother and father at Arlington National cemetary, along with his wife. I suppose President Clinton, the Kennedy Clan, Bissett family and their immediate friends and family will be there. I guess there will be a big Irish wake amongst the general Irish community in Greenwich after the burial. Well traditionally one is suppose to send contributions to one's favorite charity in lieu of flowers, and one is suppose to wear black arm bands and black mourning clothing. I would imagine the general public will be viewing at a distance. My arthritis is a bit active since I have not taken my Arthrirescue pills in several days, so I will have to go out to Fresh Fields and get some. I have a 3 P.M. appointment tommorrow.

Note:<888>7/21/99 Wednesday 12:05 P.M. EDT: Earlier when I was up, I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I went back to bed and around 11:30 A.M., NOAA whether radio weekly test woke me up. I am having a glass of Nestea Ice tea. Not much happening, I am relaxing inside. You have to remember, no one ever reads my notes basically, except me according to the computer logs. CIO

Note:<888>7/21/99 Wednesday 8:05 A.M. EDT: Well I went out yesterday evening, and view the waterfront on Steamboat Road for a while. While I was parking at the entrance to the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, I started listening to NOAA weather radio. I got distracted, and I got out and locked the car door with the keys in the ignition. I keep a spare key hidden in the frame of the car which is very difficult to get out. I finally found it and unlocked the car door, and put it back in its hidden position. This took about a half hour, and it looked like I was lying dead or drunk underneath the car. A number of youth coming out of the Yacht Club, probably wondered what I was up to. I chatted with a couple of painters about how in the old days we use Epoxy Boat Paint to paint one of the oldest houses in Nanatucket first with primer and then Expoxy paint. The fellow that was having the old house restore on Lincoln Road eventually went bankrupt since he spent so much money on the restoration. I believe Tom Brokaw's house was across the street. I also spent about a month taking off about ten layers of paint off the front entrance way to that old house. After I got off the old paint, there was the shadow impressions of a different house number on the house than the curent house number, so it is almost like somebody changed the house number so as to possibly obtain the property or misrepresent the property in possibly some sort of estate or legal transaction. Well I next walked down by the waterfront, and I chatted with some of the local fishermen. There was a full house down on the pier. I volonteered to go up to the Duncan donuts for a couple of the local fishermen to get them some iced coffee, since they were blocked in. I returned to them with the iced coffee. One local fishermen mentioned that "There is No Kentucky Wind Anymore", which I think means that when a sniper use to just miss you in the old days because the wind deflected the projectile, since modern ordinance is not deflect too much by the wind. Basically we all read a bit in this town, so lots of people have interesting stories to tell. We well right along the cloud line of a thunderstorm front to the north. I noticed a couple walking down the road that has the same look at George H. W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth II, which concievable could be true, since both families have lots of relatives in the town. When I see people like that I generally don't bother them, since they tend to be bothered by me because I look like the Czar of Russia which a more intimadating look if you know history. I noticed the traffic officer directing traffic opposite Starbucks yesterday afternoon had a certain familiar family look. One of the locals told me that they had to run somebody off Steamboat Road that was trying to sell fish out of a truck, and he was slashing tires to stake out his territory. They also said there was a drunken Russian down there drinking Vodka for a while recently. It is hard to figure out where all these characters come from. One young Arab sheik was trying to look poor. A few wiser individuals whom have more money were trying to look modern. As far as I am concerned, I will just maintain my usual personna. One old duffer was down there catching little snapper bait fish, and he took about 50 when the limit is 10, and it is a $60 fine for each one over ten. However nobody bothered him, since he looked like he owned half the town of Greenwich. I eventually went up to the library and gave a briefing to another local whom I had not chatted with in a while. I told the information librarian that young children could be camping out in the library where the construction is over night unknown to other people. I returned home and had a chilled Citra soda. I relaxed until about midnight and then I went to bed. Well I guess today is another great adventure day in the town of Greenwich. Well take care. With all this media attention to the Kennedy, I noticed a fellow last April who was very old and tall walking around downtown with a younger women. He was dressed in a black overcoat and black Feddora like the old time Wall Street Bankers used to wear, and he looked a bit like old Joe Kennedy whom I had not seen in a while. He has a bit of a look like an old Mafia godfather. One YMCA employee said the Kennedy family tend to be mafiosa, which might be true since they were involved in the waterfront rackets and bootlegging, but the fellow who mentioned this is a member of the "Camp Fire Club", and he wears one of those little pinky rings on his little finger like Europeans do. Well I noticed that a few people here in town wear copper bracelets, which symbolized the fact that the Nordics have been mining copper in North America for 7,000 or more years particularly in Michigan, so when they were exploring around in North America, there were apparently a large number of cannibals living here that they learned to deal with. Well have a good day, and try to relax and enjoy the town. CIO

Note:<888>7/20/99 Tuesday 4:45 P.M. EDT: Well I saddle soaped the acorn leather chair. I had a three egg omlette with mozerella cheese, four strips of bacon, and two slices of toast, and iced coffee. I will go out shortly to view the downtown area. I suppose it might be busy downtown. I noticed while coming back this way earlier a group of European youths looking at the Oldsmobile Cadillac showroom. Well lets see what is happening today. Enjoy the evening. There were lots of children going for a train ride adventure today. CIO

Note:<888>7/20/99 Tuesday 3:35 P.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message. I drove downtown about 8 A.M.. I stopped by CVS and I then walked up to the Bank of New York Putnam Trust cash machine. I said hello to a long time resident and mentioned that we frequently try to practice conservation in certain areas of the world. I noticed after chatting briefly with him, a Yellow and Black butter fly. . I metioned a family member tends to be absent minded. I went to CVS and bought two cans of Alaskan pink salmon for $1.50 each, a can of Edge shaving gel for $2.39, a half price tube of CVS whitening toothpaste with flouride for $2.64, a carton of Swisser Sweets for $14.19 with $1.15 sales tax for $23.37 total. I walked outside and sat in the little park at the Institute for Foreign Study, and I remembered I forgot to buy saddle soap for polishing the leather chair, so I returned to CVS for a can of KIWI saddle soap for $4.44. I then drove down to the center of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a few morning walkers. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue and noticed a Labatts Beer truck, and I walked through the train station and chatted with a few train station employees. I walked back up the Avenue, and I stopped by the Korean produce stand, and I bought two large New Jersey home grown tomatoes at $1.49 a pound for $2 total. I walked back up town, and I sat in the park for a while. I returned to the Senior Center park, and I mentioned to a resident, I saw a Yellow and Black butterfly and it might be a good color to bet on a horse. I returned to my car, and I gave a local golfer a ride over to the Milbrook Club. I stopped by ELDC thrift shop and I noticed the solid wood furniture they had yesterday had been sold quickly. I drove by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I noticed they had two very nice Windsor Chairs priced for $25 apiece which were rather old. I suggested to the shop volonteer they reappraise them, and take them back in to the back room until they determine the appropriate value. I drove over to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local newspaper. I said good morning to a long time retired Canadian resident, and briefed him on Canadian sightings. I mentioned to the information desk that there is too much focus on drawing large population groups to the east coast for vacation this summer with the upcoming hurricane season, and federal authorities might have to eventually discourage shoreline activities in certain coastal areas, if the hurricane season develops the way as forecast. I greeted three arriving Catholic priests from the Sudan whom I had seen before. I chatted with a Norwegian regular in the library, and I showed him the photo of the Aga Khan IV, and he told me that is the Aga Khan's nephew with Princess Michael of Kent. I did find a picture of an older Aga Khan on the internet, and he supposedly lives in India. He looks a bit like a fat Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried chicken days. I departed the library. I drove by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and made a withdrawal. I mentioned to the floor manager that the JFK Jr. accident might have been a kidnapping, so I suggested they freeze all assets and account for every penny. The Greenwich Times mentioned that JFK Jr. supposedly was building a house in New Canaan, Connecticut. I believe they still have property in Greenwich up around back country some where. Beware of the deer traps. I drove over to the Grand Union and I mentioned to one local if people thought threatened they could parachute into the Scott Amudsen base in Antartica and would not be able to get out until November. Of course conditions are spartan there, if one needed medical attention. I stopped by the Grand Union and there are lots of the three regular varities of seedless grapes concorde, blush, and white. I mentioned the weather here has been perfect wine weather, so possibly and Europe and California are enjoying perfect wine weather. The grapes look great. I bought two Ruby Red Tropicana grape juices for $2 each, a pint of blueberries for .99, a pint of strawberries for $1.50, two boneless pork chops at $2.99 a pound for $2.93, Tobins bacon for $2 a pound, a large cantaloupe for $1.99, concorde seedless grapes for .77 a pound for $1.87, a half gallon of GU 2% milk for $1.69 for $16.97 total. I said hello to a long time resident whom I had not seen in a while. I then went to the Farmer Market at the Cumberland Farms shopping plaza and I bought a small bag of washed potatoes for .79, a head of endive lettuce for .79, a head of celery for $1.19, two ears of corn .40, a head of brocolli .79, and a one pound bag of onions for .89 for $5.36 total. I then returned home and put away the groceries, and I had a diet Coke. I saw two large Red and White Coca Cola trucks downtown this morning also. I went downstairs, and I chatted with the building custodian and mentioned to him that possibly Ben Laden the terrorist has kidnapped the Kennedy party to the Sudan, or they had possibly taken refugee on Olympic airlines to Scopios a well known private isolated destination. Well lets keep our fingers crossed and see what developes, not to be morbid. You all know I read a lot of "Who Dun Its?. I made a fresh fruit salad with the concorde grapes, sliced cantalope, sliced strawberries, and blue berries, and I mixed them together with orange juice, and white wine, and a jigger of Mount Gay rum and added angostora bitters for them to ferment in the refrigerator for a day. I had a glass of my homemade vegtable juice. I am a bit hungry, so I might have a bite to eat and then saddle soap the leather chair. It is a very beautiful day out, so enjoy yourselves this afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>7/20/99 Tuesday 7:10 A.M. EDT: I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Kelloggs raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I did a little intenet work. I email Sconnset out on Nantucket and Leyford Cay in the Bahamas to keep an eye out to my weather page. I added a few Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket links to my directory. Well I have to clean up, and I will probably drive over to CVS in Riverside Plaza and buy some cigar cigarettes and maybe head out to Tod's Point this morning and do some radio checks with my ship to shore radio. I saved the old hemp webbing from the old leather chair, since it might have some spores and dust which would be useful in Pasteur Institute research project depending on where the chair had been in the world. Well not much happening since I have not been out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>7/19/99 Monday 7:00 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message this morning. I drove downtown, and I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I walked through the train station. I stopped by St. Moritz and bought an Bolli Italian pastry for $1. I walked up the Avenue, and I ate it in front of the senior center. I walked around the Greenwich Common. I drove down by the waterfront. I chatted with a few of the fishermen. I told a story about leaving my old surf casting rod I wrapped in Laguna Beach that I had bought in Nantucket and left at the Shell Station in Santa Barbara for $10 in gasoline with the real, so I could make it to Laguna Beach for the Reagan celebration party with a few republicans. I then sold the old Volvo at the entrance to Diseny World for $14.50 in gasoline, and headed back with a friend to New York. One of the fisherman had a Hopkins Lure, and they still have the eye to close to edge. Another local fishermen was out there with his son enjoying the day. I chatted with a doctor who had flown up to Marthas Vineyard this weekend. I drove uptown and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop and viewed the merchandise. I went by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I checked out "The Linux Network" which has a Linux CDROM I believe version 3.5 a recent book. I chatted with another pilot whom had been on Marthas Vineyard this weekend. I gave another gentleman my internet site address, and briefed him on my formal education. I drove down by the waterfront and viewed the waterfront briefly. I heard on the Ship to Shore radio some of the staff communcating about cleaning the kithen at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. I drove through Bruce Park, and they were doing road pavement there. I told a long time DPW employee about the empending heavy rain this afternoon. I stopped by ELDC thrift, and they had some nice items. I drove back to town, and I stopped by the Mews thrift shop, and they are closed until September 17. I noticed an old broken down Chesterfield brown leather arm chair in the garbage. I asked the staff at the Mews if it was being thrown out, and they said I could take it. I put it in the trunk and tied it up. I drove home and I carried it upstair. While in the parking lot, I commented to a visiting Sears repairman that my air conditioner was still working fine after ten years. I mentioned I might look for a clearence model at the White Plains store in February at a discount. I inspected the leather chair, all the old hemp webbing was worn out. Also the seat was pretty well shot, and someone had put Naugahyde on the arms to cover warn places. I drove over at noon to Jack's Fabrics in Port Chester, New York and they are either closed or out of business and possibly the antique shop next door. On the way back through Byram I saw "Designs by Town and Country" Interior Window Treatments, 203-531-0307. Joseph Carlo sold me ten yards of blue Nylon webbing for $10, and I chatted briefly. I returned home and I took of the old webbing and secured the roping. I took about five hours and I put the new webbing on with upholstery tacks, and I also reset the Naugahyde arm pieces with five brass beaded tacks on either arm side. I put lemon oil on the wood, and I put a Scottish Stewart plaid blanket throw over the worn leather seat. It looks very nice, and I set it in front of the blue sofa to the right of the television. I will get some saddle soap to condition the leather when I have time. While doing this the NOAA weather radio went off twice with thunderstorm warnings for Orange, New York Country and Nassau County, New York. It rained here a bit, and I heard a bit of light thunder. I also got a wrong number call of a women looking for Joe. I finished straightening up the apartment. Also the tape backup completed about 1 P.M.. I had some Ramen noodles and ice tea, and I am very tired, so I will go to bed shortly. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>7/19/99 Monday 7:15 A.M. EDT: Well I finished cleaning the house and watering the plants. I went about 6 A.M., and I did a quick tuneup by sanding with metal sandpaper the inside of the distributor cap and the rotor contacts. I also sprayed some WD-40 on a few key electrical contacts and adjust the air intake on the Volvo. I chatted with a couple of my neighbor. I still have 3 1/2 hours until the backup is complete. I cleaned up, and I had a small glass of vegtable juice. It is suppose to rain this afternoon. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/19/99 Monday 2:00 A.M. EDT: Well I was up at midnight and the tape backup was running. I was watching a bit of the JFK Jr. news, and it said they had discovered the plane, and no bodies were in it. It said they would continue to search and recover wreckage. It is a crusome thought, and but depending on the debris field and the amount of impact, debris could be spread over a wide area. The one news report said he was flying at night without instrumentation which several of his co pilots said was foolish. Well I might relax a bit more, or go back to bed or have breakfast now. The Seagate backup program quit working at midnight, and I tried restarting the computer and also reinstalling the program to no avail. I will restart the backup with the Win98 backup program. Once I do get up and have breakfast, I will do my normal house cleaning routine. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/18/99 Sunday 4:00 P.M. EDT: Well I have not been able to sleep. I guess my normal pattern is a bit messed up. I started a full tape backup of the system. Well enjoy the rest of the day. I had some ice tea and Ramen noodles. Not much happening. I suppose with the media coverage of the local community Starbucks will be making a bit more money. Well I will try to get some sleep, and whenever I wake up, I will do my usual Sunday cleaning routine and watering the plants. When I lived in Nantucket, I never heard of an island called "NoMans" land. There is an island off Wood Hole that does jeuvenille rehabilitation, also Cutty Hunk, and the Elizabeth Islands. I believe the Forbes family of Boston own one of the Elizabeth Islands. Tell all the summer vacationers to follow weather.htm . Have a relaxing rest of the day. CIO

Note:<888>7/18/99 Sunday 11:35 A.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message, I think possibly; shortly after sunrise. I drove down by the waterfront and a few people were there. I returned to the center of town and chatted with a few morning locals. The headlines of the Greenwich Times says JFK Jr. is missing. I chatted with a few people about using a dash of curry in their food and vegatable juices to not feel the heat. It is very sultry out. I noticed the large sailboat out in the harbor, but I could not tell where it was from. While downtown I had an Almond Danish from St. Moritz bakery for $1. I noticed a few people going to Starbucks. I chatted with a visiting golf expert from Florida. I noticed that some of the visitors from the warmer regions tend to be in better shape than we are up north. I advised one fellow against jogging. I tried my ship to shore radio but no one was on in the early morning. There is not much wind, so no one is sailing. After chatting with a few people downtown, I returned to the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I gave a few tips on how they might rescue or search for JFK Jr.. First of all I believe the U.S. Navy maintains an elete team of trained Dolphins that can sniff out anything in the ocean. If they made it ashore, they could use Blood Hounds to comb the shore since the South Shore of Marthas Vineyard tends to be very wild and untamed, with lots of thickets that one could get lost in them. There is also quicksand around both Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket like many islands, so if one were lost along a damp boggy area, one might encounter quick sand. Also theoretically the passengers could of escaped from the aircraft and be drifting on debris or floating at sea. One can float indefinitely if one knows how to do it. If by hapinstance, a stray dolphin rescued any of the passengers, it might have pulled them further out to sea, since Dolphins' natural instincts are different from man's. While along the waterfront I did observe Military personnel helicopter carriers going along the sound, I assume transporting personnel. I suspose hostile individuals could have rigged the fuel gauge on the plane, so it did not have enough fuel. I noticed that the The Cape Cod Journal - Ahead of the Times had certain details that the National media did not have since they are familiar with the area. They mentioned that the plane on radar lost 900 feet before going off the screen which means it might have stalled. They mentioned that a fisherman observed a plane at 47 feet before it dived into the water off Gay Head Light House, which is commenserate with a plane stalling and running out of fuel. I suspose that the Essex airport in Fairfield, New Jersey would be able to produce maintenance records and since I am not familiar with modern aircraft, possibly any sabatoge that might have taken place would have to be investigated. In the old days off the south Shore of Nantucket, they use to say if you drifted out to sea, you would wind up in Portugal, so one might follow a drift pattern from the South Shore of Marthas Vineyard towards Portugal, allowing for currents and wind. Possibly a unusual sea gull pattern might indicate surface activity. I suppose that Navy Seals could investigate any wreckage which supposedly might have been found, since in the TWA 800 reporting, they indicated a great deal of local expertise they put into the investigation. As usual with the government more than likely they are holding back certain facts, until they sort out the train of events. I noticed a few summer visitors out and about, and I said good morning to one of my former neighbors, I had not seen in a while. I mentioned to the local waterfront area that the Cousteau Institute has expertise in underwater search and rescue along with Woods Hole. I would imagine from what I know the capabilities of the United States Government are, a much more massive operation is going on, but for military security purposes, not all of it is being reported. I have not seen any new reports since 4 A.M., and a half hour ago CNN did not have anything new. I believe the Japanese are about the best in deep sea underwater vehicles in the world right now, and the might have certan capabilities. Theoretically we will all have to wait and see what is report next. I am very tired, so I will go to sleep for quite a spell and rest until later this evening. I also chatted with a family member and a local friend. Stay cool and try to enjoy the day. Say a prayer. CIO

Note:<888>7/18/99 Sunday 4:55 A.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message and drove downtown. I sat out at the Post Office and had another CVS cigar out of a "Black Watch" cigar tube. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I returned to the center of town, and I drove down Steamboat Road. I went to use the bathroom at the Greenwich Harbor Inn, but their front door is locked in the early morning now. I drove down by Steamboat Road and parked and went against the bushes at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. The sailboat is still out in the harbor. I noticed one regular weekend fishermen is back in the morning as usual. I returned home. I decided to try some of my fresh vegtable juice with a half ounce of Smirnoff Vodka, eight ice cubes, and a dash of Lea & Perrins Wostershire sauce in a tall ship six ounce glass. I relaxed and had my first drink in quite a while, since it is not my regular practice. I don't think it will intoxicate me. I am having another glass of fresh vegtable juice. Well it has been a long day, so I guess I will go to bed shortly . Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/18/99 Sunday 2:00 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and drove down by the waterfront. The fishermen were waiting for high tide. There is a large sailboat out in the harbor. I returned to the center of town and sat out at the Post Office and smoked a cigar. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. It was slow. There was a Greenwich News Television Truck that I had never seen before parked at the top of Greenwich Avenue. I did not know that some news organization in Greenwich has its own news truck, rather peculiar. I walked to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and it was gone. I sat for a while. I walked back down, and I sat out for a while. I drove back down by the waterfront, and I then returned home. I had some ice tea, and I watched a bit of Zorro. I then watched something with Jean Claude Van Dam. I am now watching something with Cliff Roberson, I think about the Mel Fisher Dive expedition down in Key on Channel 89. Well if you happen to be in Key West, be sure to look at weather.htm . The movie is over, so I guess I will do a little internet work. They mentioned on the news that they had found the wreckage of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane off Marthas Vineyard. I suppose they could bring up some Navy Seals to investigate the waters around the plane. Well I guess we will have to wait until morning for the news about the aircraft and the passengers. I have not heard any other local news. CIO

Note:<888>7/17/99 Saturday 10:40 P.M. EDT: Well I went to bed after the last message. I got up about 9 P.M., and they're still talking about the missing plane off Marthas Vineyard. There use to be a luggage handler on Nantucket named Andy working for Provincetown Boston Airlines that might know more about the activities of aviation around Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. I can remember when I was a dishwasher up in Nantucket frequently the planes would be fogged in and not make it to the island. I believe the present NBC correspondent use to have a home on Lincoln Avenue across from the harbor side view homes in Nantucket. Nantucket 's source for Nantucket Island Information has information on Nantucket. Well we're not really sure what the news is for now, we are just taking the news at face value. I had a glass of home made vegtable juice which is a little hot with the Tabasco sauce I put in along with the onions. I guess if I added a little Vodka and Worstershire sauce it would be a good mixer, that might be a little hot on the stomach. I had a Stauffer's 20 oz. frozen lasagna for dinner, ice tea, and iced coffee. I guess I will go out for a little fresh air, have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>7/17/99 Saturday 3:50 P.M. EDT: Well I went back out after the last message. I stopped by the Bank of New York, Putnam Trust. I drove down by the waterfront. I fiddled with my Ship to Shore Radio. I found that channel 68 is the Indian Harbor Yacht Club Channel. I picked up somebody on Channel 9 testing their radio from Hempstead, Long Island. Thus the ship to shore radio is working fine. One senior waterfront regular whom I thought was in Nantucket told me that John F. Kennedy Jr.'s six passenger airplane from Fairfield, New Jersey had gone down off Martha's Vineyard last night about 9:30 P.M.. I listened to the broadcast shortly on the car radio. I spoke briefly with a British official. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop before closing. I stopped by Exxon and got $11.50 of premium gasoline. I went by the Grand Union and returned $1.35 in tin cans. I drove by the Korean vegatable stand by Cumberland Farms and bought two heads of celery for $1.35 each, one small bag of onions for .89, and a bunch of carrotts for .89 for $4.58 total. I returned home and turned on CNN and listened to a bit about the plane crash. They said that the pieces of luggage had been found just off shore Martha's Vineyard's south shore near Gay Head. They have an extensive search going on with the coast guard and local fishermen. I use to walk the south shore of Martha's Vineyard during my college days. It is a long stretch of beach, and concievable survivors could have made it ashore and be somewhere along along the shore line which has undeveloped stretches. The CNN report said that John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Katherine Bissett and her sister were onboard, but they did not know if he had filed a flight plan, so there could have possibly been other passengers. It said the plane was last contacted at 9:30 P.M. last evening and their was fog around the island, and the Coast Guard was alerted at 3 A.M.. The weather is clear, so they are having an extensive search in the area of the South Shore of Marthas Vineyard. Besides one suitcase with Katherine Bissetts' name on it, they have not found any other wreckage. The south shore of Martha's Vineyard has tricky current's which apparently move in a circular formation. One report on CNN said there might be wreckage 14 miles west of Gay Head which would put it over Cape Cod. I think they got their compass heading mixed up and meant east which would be around Nantucket's south shore. While listening to the reports, I liquidfied the vegatables I had bought and added some herbs and spices and tabassco sauce to make some vegatable juice about a quarts worth. I put it in a pitcher to chill. I am a bit tired and the air conditioner is making a lot of noice on this hot afternoon. A family member called me about tech support and mentioned a Doctor friend of hers had flown up to Marthas Vineyard, and he had a hard time landing in the haze and fog. I turned back on the television and they still don't know anything more about JFK Jr. and party. Well I guess I should start thinking about going to bed or maybe I will go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>7/17/99 Saturday 11:00 A.M. EDT: Well I went out at 8 A.M. after cleaning up. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by St. Mortiz bakery for an Almond Danish. I then sat in the park a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue browsing some of the early morning sidewalk vendors. I walked over to a tag sale at the Methodist Church across from the YMCA. I purchase a like new Hamilton Beach juice extractor for $10. I then walked back towards the Avenue. I noticed at the intersection of Lafayette Place and Putnam Avenue in front of the temporary bananna republic, there were a bunch of large black hornets or African wasps about two inches in length along the ground near the sidewalk. I avoided them. I walked back down the Avenue browsing. I placed the Juice Extractor in the automobile and I sat out at the Post Office plaza for a while. I then headed over to the Greenwich Library and read the local paper, and three computer newsweeklies. I returned home and I had a Citra soda in a frosted mug. I put the Welbilt bread machine in the closet and set up the juice extractor in its place. Well I guess I will relax a bit and do some internet work. It is suppose to be up to 105 degrees F. heat factor index today, so I guess I will spend the rest of the day inside. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>7/17/99 Saturday 7:10 A.M. EDT: Well I finished writting a letter to a family member. I did a little regular internet work, and I looked at the NOAA weather warning for the tristate area, and they're warning of a 105 degree F. heat index this afternoon, so I would advise getting any daily activity done early this morning before it gets too hot. I also updated Scott's Weekly Broadcast sound.htm . Well I should be cleaned up and out in about 8 A.M. Have a good morning. Remember, it might be handy to carry a couple of cans of soda or other beverage in those insulated rubber sleeves to keep them cool. CIO

Note:<888>7/17/99 Saturday 4:35 A.M. EDT: I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three fried eggs, toast, five strips of bacon, orange juice, and coffee. I have to write a letter this morning, and I guess I will then do a little internet work. Have an enjoyable morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/16/99 Friday 4:00 P.M. EDT: Well I had a relaxing morning and just relaxed around the apartment. About noon I checked the mail, and instead of cleaning up I went out all dirty and gruby having not cleaned up for a day or so. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. They sent me a life insurance promotion to sign up for in case I have an accident or am dismembered. I signed up for a modest policy to pay for the party in case anything ever happens. They will withdraw the premiums from my account. I then went downtown and stopped by the Gourmet Cooking shop on the right towards the top of the Avenue. I gave the proprieter some cooking tips. They have a nice Krumps coffee pot there for $25. I would imagine they are the best speciality cook shop on the Avenue with a wide variety of European items. I walked up the Avenue to the Coffee Tree, but they had sold all their coffee machines. I drove down by the waterfront, and the regulars were their usual insulting selves. Maybe we should sent the heavy Volvo mechanic from the bank down there to try his hand at fishing. I recieved email from these friendly fishermen in Tampa, Florida who do charter fishing Back Country Fishing Safaris if you want to try your hand at more advanced fishing. I drove by the Hospital Thrift shop and bought "Diraeli, A Picture of the Victorian Age" by Andre Maurois and I gave some bibliophiles some tips. I noticed they have one of those artificial sound machines for $10 not half. I chatted with another local about certain peculiaraities in the area. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and returned "The Hurricane" videotape and paid a $2 fine for it. I brief the librarians on the fact that CANNABIS.COM® - Cannabis, Marijuana, and Hemp Information states that Hemp is legal in Canada, which might effect the psychology of certain youth in the area thinking that it is legal. Unless New England wants to seceed the nation and join Canada, in which case I am going to have the best dang "Duty Free" operation on this side of the Canadian boarder. Well all we have to do is get everyone in New England to vote to become part of Canada. Next I returned home and one of my neighbors asked me how I can take the heat, and I told I try to remember to use a little pinch of curry in my cold chicken and tuna salads. Well it was an enjoyable afternoon, so I think I will try to get a little rest. Have a good tea time. There is a motor boat at the Greenwich Harbor Inn called the Lady FairWeather? from Fort Lauderdale, which is about as large as will fit into the harbor. They were playing old disco music up top. Well keep a weather eye weather.htm if you are at sea. CIO

Note:<888>7/16/99 Friday 6:25 A.M. EDT: Well not much going on in Greenwich. It would seem that with the two major investment frauds in Greenwich during the last six months, that the local state and federal investment regulatory agencies are not doing their proper jobs. Thus somebody should look into the regulatory agancies responsible for government oversight, and find out why adequate safeguards were not in place. On other news, I am very bored with the village routine of Greenwich. My normal routine is not to spend so much time downtown. Perhaps, I will spend less time downtown and on the interent, and go back to my normal routine of reading most of the time, which means I would still use the library. It seems whenever I move around town, I run into a large group of people I have never see in the library, and thus it is safe to assume that although they are residents and know quite a bit about local activity, they might not be as well versed in diverse subject that I am from my extensive reading. Basically the last nine years have been spent on reading most obtuse computer technical information, which is not good for a well rounded education. Still it helps in using the technology. From my point of view, despite the diverse stories in the Greenwich Times, their main advertisers are real estate salesmen, so the basic purpose of the Greenwich Time is to sell real estate, which with the flourishing economy a great many people have speculated in. Still most professional people in the real estate market seek diversity in their real estate investments, so as to hedge against the ups and downs of various market economies. Since for a lot of working families, their homes and their mortgages are their major investments, they have vested interests in maintaining the nature of the community, which seems to be why we attrack new home owners all the time. Still in terms of the overall worldwide real estate market, our properties tend to be overvalued, particularly if one is looking for privacy in a very public community. Thus when one lives in a busy area, and is trying to seek a little privacy, it is usually useful to have an enjoyable hobby that one can share with other likeminded individuals. Thus if one's hobby gets to be too busy with too many other people try to participate, one can change one's hobby or place one pursues it. Basically I have always found reading at home about the most relaxing and private hobby one can have, not to mention a low cost one if one has access to a first class facility like the Greenwich Library. I also seem to have accummulated around 400 books in my apartment, so I have an ample inventory of recreational reading when I am not distracted with technical reading. Quite frankly I enjoy viewing the waterfront during the colder times of the years, when it is not as busy. Thus when it is busy around here, I frequently spend more time inside for peace and quiet. The youngsters have been working through out the school year, so they are enjoying a little time off before they get back to their studies. I would imagine if one gets bored with the Greenwich Library, one could browse a few of the local bookstores to see what other books are out there that the Greenwich Library has not acquired. Of course then one would have to buy them if one wanted to read them. My favorite source for recreational reading outside the Greenwich Library is the various local thrift shops particularly the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop which has a large selection of reading material. In fact most of my books came from there over the years along with the Mews thrift shop and the disgarded book section of the old Greenwich library. Thus since I don't really have much room for more books, I have not been acquiring many books during the last few years. One can also investigate the other libraries in the area, which would also have ample collections. Generally during the years of my formal education, we were encouraged to read at least a book a week during the summer, of course that depends on the length of the book. I suppose once on gets into reading a specific type or group of books, one becomes more involved. I remember in my preteens, I enjoyed reading Sea novels. Well I suppose I could investigate the morning activities, but I might just sit inside and relax for a while, and wait for the library to open in the morning. Cruising Greenwich Avenue in the day time looking for bargains is something I can not afford at the moment. Basically I have everything I need at the moment. Well it is fun to enjoy the relaxing nature of home, one in a while when one gets to enjoy it for what it is, and as opposed to the more commercial parts of town. Basically most people in town whom have larger homes have to spend a great deal of time running them, so they don't actually have the time that I seem to have to relax around a rather small apartment. Except when one is near sighted, one does not noticed that the place is some what closed in. I guess people whom driver automobiles constantly seeking adventure like wide open spacious homes, until they have to afford to maintain them. Well not much happening on the quiet side of town, so I will possibly relax a bit. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/16/99 Friday 3:30 A.M. EDT: I watched the videotape "The Hurricane". I am just having a quiet morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/16/99 Friday 1:00 A.M. EDT: I was up at 5 P.M., and I had breakfast of Kelloggs raisin bran, toast, vitamins, orange juice and grapefruit juice, and coffee. I went back to bed until 10 P.M.. I got up and watched a bit of television. For the last hour I have been watching "Toro, Toro, Toro" about the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor. I just had a Red Baron pizza along with iced coffee. I am having a quiet morning. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>7/15/99 Thursday 6:10 A.M. EDT: I made icetea.htm and I cleaned up, and I went out about 3 A.M.. I drove over to CVS in Old Greenwich and bought a carton of Dutch Treat Sweets in the Red carton for $14.19, Wizard Air Freshner for $1.49, Edge shaving cream $2.39 plus $1.08 Ct. sales tax for $19.15 total. I noticed they have a Aroma Therapy machine there that you put in litte reusable beads in with a light bulb for $20 which might work as an air freshner. I returned to central Greenwich and drove down by the waterfront and a few fishermen were out there. I returned to the center of town, and I walked around the train station area as it was opening. I chatted with the taxi manger and train station opener. I chatted with another early morning riser. They have a "Turn Off Two Way Radios" sign by the construction project for the new Richards, so I guess they are doing blasting there. It is peculiar since the sign is opposite the construction sight and not further up the Avenue, so people can turn them off earlier. Well they also have the begining of the annual "Sidewalk Sales" today which brings out every power shopper in the Northeast today through Saturday. Lets hope they don't have a demolition accident during the sales event. There are thousands of birds in front of the Board of Education in the trees and I saw one black cat being chased by crows. Well there is a Bermuda high for the next few days, so it should be good weather for the Sidewalk Sales. A former taxi driver told me where the Aga Khan has a house in Greenwich amongst his 350 homes worldwide, and it is in the old neighborhood where we use to have our first house in Greenwich in the 1960s, so I guess times have not changed that much. Well have a good day, and don't take any wooden nickles on Greenwich Avenue. CIO

Note:<888>7/15/99 Thursday 2:15 A.M. EDT: Well I did a litte research, and I finally came up with a recent photo through www.askjeeves.com of the Aga Khan partying in Russia with a couple of friends.