Note:<888>8/14/99 Saturday 6:05 P.M. EDT: Well about 10 P.M. last night we got the NOAA weather warning severe storm warning. I chatted with some neigbors for a while. About 1 A.M. this morning, the lights blinked for just a second, so the computer reset. Since there was thunder, I left if off and unplugged. I sat up until about 5 A.M., thinking about different movie plot scenarios, but none of them were very good. Well the NOAA weather radio severe storm warning just woke me up at 5:45 P.M.. Well have an enjoyable evening. Time for breakfast. CIO

Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 5:15 P.M. EDT:Well I shot the breeze on a bunch of AT&T 800 telephone numbers inquiring about a cellular phone, but unfortunately the local monopoly with Bell Atlantic, they won't let me have an ATT cellular phone in Greenwich, which with digital roaming would be about $89 a month and $129 for the Digital roaming Noikia cell phone, which you could register out of the N.R. Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas and still use anywhere in the Continental United States if they have cellular service. Their number is 1-800-360-7561 and I believe their web site is AT&T Wireless Services , so you could go anywhere and have communications basically in this country. I believe you get 600 minutes a month with the $89 a month account. Well as a hermit who never goes more than a few miles from home, I think I can live without a cell phone, but I will think about it. Have a good evening, I am getting hungry for some of my spegehtti, I have not tried yet. CIO

Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 1:55 P.M. EDT: I downloaded www.quotestream.com and installed it. They give you a chance to win a Mercedes Benz, but if you found out how much the property tax was on a Mercedes Benz is in Greenwich, you would probably drive an old Volvo, and take a luxury vacation every year instead. Well keep enjoying the ambiene of renaissance America, as it basks on the warm summer days, in one of its prominent watering holes of the elite, successful, and well to do whom mostly are older citizens looking for qualified inexpensive help, so they don't have to try and do it all themselves, probably without benefits or medical insurance. Thus the status quo seems to be maintained, since as far as I can tell, the power is still working. Actually this is Michael Scott's new robot dog, that he programs to do all the work for on the computer, so he could take a vacation and relax in one his secluded hideaways that you would never find in a million years. Well enjoy the ambience for what it is, not what you thought it would be. CIO

Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 1:00 P.M. EDT: On a point of order from experience in dealing with political groups like United States government officals, one frequently has to keep a lawn chair in the back of one's automobile in the trunk, so if you want to observe them or have to move at a moments notice, you can relax outside on the lawn chair while other members of the party use the designated accommodatins. At the moement, they seem to like the hot weather, so I am continuing to remain inside and work, and it would take me about an hour to be ready to go outside for a little outside activity. Since we're basically an office community here, we actually spend most of our time inside, and only go out for walk around whenever the boss goes outside, so you have to figure out whom you percieve to be the boss, and what your personal timing is. Well have a good day. CIO Mike

Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 12:35 P.M. EDT: Well not much happening here. I have been having a relaxing day in Greenwich chatting with a few business associates around town. I had to explain to Mercedes Benz that if I need another of their cars, I have the capability of buying direct from the factory. I also called the Greenwich Country Club at 1-800-869-1000 and explained to the very polite receptionist there from England about certain people I have seen around town that they have missed out on. Of course families on vacation don't always have time to pay curtosy calls since the kids are frequently more interested in McDonalds and Videos. Well have a good day. As far as I can tell it is sort of sultry around here, so I am not bothering to face the heat of the day. I noticed the LinkBot program crashed the system about 9 A.M., so there is not much to report on. I guess I could read some of the local propaganda as usual, but as usual the poor city people are constantly coming out here trying to make a little money on the side. As far as I am concerned if they don't have proper business in town, they should not be allowed to continually linger for purposes of ill begot gain. Ultimately the Chief of Police decides whom in the general public stays or goes when the linger here too long. Of course citizens of the United States have constitutional rights only as far as they don't transgress the constitutional rights of other citizens, which they frequently forget in trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Moreover a great many of our guests are bemussed a lot of neighbors don't seem to know anything about the town despite all the time they linger here. I guess if one worked in the town, and became more familiar with it, you would have a better sense of the overall scope of the town. Of course a great many of the retired folks are our primary stockholders, and when they come up from the south, it is as if they are inspecting their investments. Well from what I can tell it is another hot sultry summer day in Greenwich, so there is not much to report on, unless you want to face the heat of the day. As usual in my office apartment, I continue to think, research, consult, and deal with matters as I know them in English based on reports in English, no second hand information from somebody whom may or may not be properly briefed. Frequently what is old news yesterday is new news today depending on when certain individuals became aware of what the overscope of the activites are that we have been managing around here. From my viewpoint, if you are curious as to what is happening in the area, one might try reading some of the more authoritative business journals as opposed to opinions of individuals whom have no professional expertise on the subject which they are speaking about. Well from what I can tell, the joke is one them since they have not done their propper amount of homework, but instead chose to watch too much entertainment media, since they found the important subject matter too boring and tedious. Basically in maintaining a complex and evolving environment, one has to deal with the situation as it is on a day to day basis, not as it is on one particular day. Needless to having lived here for an extensive period of time, I frequently have to consult with long time residents whom may have a more fully briefed outlook. From what I can tell, people whom think they know it all, only know one small part. Well have a good day. CIO

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Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 5:35 A.M. EDT: I emailed ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Dept. of Health and Human Services about all the problems with the building where I live at 71 Vinci Drive, so maybe with the government attention on the building, they will look into the matter. I think we still have lots of asbestos in the building which in a sealed building is not healthy. Still I am not the expert, they would have to examine the residual dust in the building to see if it is a healthy building or not. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>8/13/99 Friday 5:20 A.M. EDT: I was up at 4 A.M. this morning. I had the old AT&T cell phone light blinking on the recharger, since it has a bad battery; so there was a faint blinking light coming of the the lights on the hand set. I had breakfast of Post Almond oats, toast, coffee, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I restarted the server, and I reinstalled Iphone demo to run again for two weeks. Yesterday afternoon on the way downtown, I forgot to mention I stopped by the Mercedes showroom on West Putnam Avenue. They have the new Mercedes 430 S class model on view in their showroom. It seems to be a rather roomy modern sedan, with lots of new tech features like GPS and one owner told me, it even has feature where one can call up the car and listen to whom is inside of it, so if you husband is in the car with his secretary you can eavesdrop on their business conversations. Of course some of the technologial features are optional. I mentioned to them that I thought Hurley Haywood at Brumos Porches Mercedes in Jacksonville, Florida would probably sell one at near cost. I believe in his retirement, he also has an executive defensive driving school where he teaches antiterroist driving techniques. All this information on the internet got me to thinking about those laid back southern people whom seem to have lots of people around them who used ago used hippie weed. I suppose now they are prosperous yuppies, they could order tins of Canadian lobster from Wendall Graham (1981) Limited Prince Edward Island and along with five or ten pound containers of fresh or frozen Canadian lobster, they could also order five or ten pounds canned Canadian hemp in the same containers which would be legal within Canadian boarders, and just to show their sense of humour, one could also put a little pink plastic lobster in the top of the can. I am not sure what the U.S. boarder patrol viewpoint would be, but it seems that with selective enforcement going on within the states anymore, people are not paying much attention to that activity anymore, since more people are hooked on consummer tech and the prosperous consummer market, and are generally anti smoking group of people here any more. It seems rather amusing that the California senator is anti hemp sites on the internet, which from government research shows her particular district is one of the largest hemp using and producing districts within the United States, so it would seem the good senator from California is trying to protect the free market economy of her district which seems to prosper off the activity. Needless to say, having friends and associates in the pharmaceutical business; you better know more about chemistry and science before you even think about bothering me on the subject, since the agony is in the details, and if one were a medical person or a pharmacist, the physicians desk reference might make interesting reading, if you have never read it. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>8/12/99 Thursday 8:35 P.M. EDT: Well I went downtown at 1 P.M. without bothering to eat any more. I figured in the warmer weather, one feels better without too much food in the stomach. I drove over to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought a carton of Dutch Treat Lights in the grey carton for $15.04 with tax. I said hello to some old deja vue colleagues whom I had not seen in a while. I notice quite a few young families downtown. I walked over to the park by the American Institute For Foreign Study and I chatted with one of the employees about my foreign travel experiences as a student, mentioning that Lanzarote was an interesting getaway from the business of southern Europe. I next walked back up the street and sat down at Pickwick plaza on the steps for a while. I got curious about the deli at the top of the Avenue, and they have roast beef sandwiches for $4.75. I went into Kaybee toys and toured all the merchandise that the children are interested in. I mentioned that the Japanese have invented a $2,500 robotic computerized dog, for families that live in croweded quarters in Asia where a pet in impractical. They said they have a wind up dog for $29.95. I noticed they have stuffed Saint Bernard puppies for $30. I next toured Clementines interior decorator showroom, and they have their old guard color of pea green and blois du roise just perfect from the old days. It looks like they know somebody that saw the original decor years ago. Rather amusing gals in the place. I also while on the way up to Pickwick toured the French antique shop near Sam Goody, and I mentioned it you're not afraid to travel to France, one can purchase a lot of the same items at the Bourse much more reasonably. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I drove back down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a few visitors exercising, and they seemed to know I already knew what was going on locally through the grapevine, while still trying to maintain my usual routine. I noticed quite a few of the old guard around and youth sailors practicing their skills. I drove through the Greenwich Harbor Inn, and they have restricted parking this evening. I went back downtown and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue for a while, and I gave a few locals tips on surviving the heat and economy measures in Greenwich, like the Grand Union laundrymat is cheaper than the Greenwich Avenue landrymat, but the Greenwich Avenue laundrymat has some amusing local users. I advised one gentleman in the park whom looked a litte warm, that if he sipped a little tomatoe juice with a dash of curry, one would not feel the heat as much. I noticed quite a few locals around town whom seemed to blend into the crowd of interesting visitors. Of course the locals don't always recognized the foreign dignitaries since they are not commonly photographed in the western media. Well about 6 P.M., I began to get tired after being awake for 24 hours, so I went back home, and I relaxed with a Citra soda. I am somewhat tired after being awake for 26.5 hours; so I will have to get to bed shortly. Well have a good evening, and that is about it. CIO

Note:<888>8/12/99 Thursday 11:20 A.M. EDT: Well the next is back up and running. It was down until I went out at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I had a sandwich to eat which I had made yesterday morning along with iced coffee. I relaxed for a bit this morning before going out. I set up the Aroma machine with the Inhaler beads, and I will let it run for a while. I went out originally at 4 A.M.. I drove down by the waterfont. I chatted with a few fishermen. I returned to the center of town and while at the intersection of Steamboat Road and Arch street, I heard an explosion that sounded like a truck having a flat tire on the highway. I reported it to an officer driving by the police station, and I parked not in my usual place. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out at the post office for a while. I returned home, and I checked on the internet connection, and it was not running. At about 6 A.M., I chatted with Cablevision, the local number from Greenwich 348-9211 in Stamford. They said no one would be in until 8 A.M.. I explained that certain media people probably could not file stories since the cable modems would have been down for them to. I figure yesterday with all the rain on Long Island, the Cablevision and Optimum Online trunk lines from Stamford, Ct. to Westbury, Long Island might have been flooded out. I went back downtown at 6:30 A.M. without starting the server. I drove downtown and parked in the center of town. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a few morning people at the train station. I don't linger too long at the train station, because the only two times I have stopped for an extensive time to observe individuals at the Greenwich train station was the day Ronald Reagan was shot, and the day the World Train Center was bombed; so I have thus become supersticious about lingering around the train station lobby in the morning to watch our morning commuter crowd. I have a family member whom worked for the railroad for 50 years, and another good friend whose family run a railroad empire, so thus I enjoy being around the railroad. I returned back up the Avenue, and I chatted with some other morning regulars. I then headed over to St. Moritz and bought a $1.50 pecan round pastry which I ate in front of the senior center. I used the restroom at Starbucks which is convenient downtown. I chatted with some of the morning landscaping crew about the water problem in the area. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with some other regulars. It was quiet down by the waterfront, and I enjoyed the peace and quiet for a change. I noticed it looked like the youth regatta was over. I chatted with one local about Aruba and other Carribean destinations like Tabago. I metioned to a few local now much happening on the hurricane front weather.htm . On the return back uptown, I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop which was quiet, and I bought a butter lattle for $1. I returned home and chatted with a neighbor. I relaxed for a bit, and I had a Citra soda in a frosted mug. I then filed this report. Well have a good afternoon. I have a 3 P.M. appointment, so I have to stay up. CIO

Note:<888>8/12/99 Thursday 2:45 A.M. EDT: I went to bed yesterday about 1 P.M., and the NOAA weather radio was going off about the Flash Flooding in Suffolk Country, Long Island. I recieved a call about 2 P.M. from Wilton, Ct. and gave the friend a briefing on local matters. I slept until about 8 P.M., and I had one telemarketing call asking me about health insurance while I was asleep, a Charlie Horse in my leg finally woke me up. I got up and I had three fried eggs, five strips of bacon, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. My @home Optimum Online Cable Modem Service went out about 9 P.M., and it is still out. Network diagnotics say the Gateway is not working. I went out about 10 P.M., and I drove downtown. It looked like before I went out this evening and while I was out, we had about a quarter inch of rain. I dried off the car downtown, and it began to rain. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue which was not busy with my umbrella in the rain. It was not busy out. I noticed that Rink and Racket is putting in a new store by the train station. I returned to center of town, and I sat out for a while out by the post office. I then drove down by the waterfront, and there were a few fishermen down there. I returned back towards town, and I noticed a grey BMW parked on the road along side the Island Beach Parking lot had its alarm lights flashing, so I flaged down a passing patrol officer further up the road, and I told him. I then headed over to the Riverside Shopping plaza, and I stopped in at CVS. I bought one back of Winchester cigar cigarettes for $1.59, and a Hav-a-Tampa cigar cigarettes clearence item for .79, and a pack of CVS 100 yard dental floss for $2.19 and a Aroma Spa aroma machine for $19.99 plus $1.47 Ct. sales tax for $25.94. I believe the Aroma spa is for aroma therapy, but I thought the little machine that heats reusable aroma beads for various purposes might be useful for eliminating some of the cigar cigarette smell from the apartment. I next drove back to the center of town, and I drove down Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Grand Union which is open tonight, and I bought 5 cans of Rienzi plum tomatoes for .40 each, and five cans of canned mushrooms for .40 each and three packages of San Georgio extra thin spehetti for $2 all, GU parmesian cheese $2.99, and 85% lean ground beef for $1.99 a pound for $4.88 for $13.87 total. I returned home, and I dried the car since it looked like it had quit raining. I then browned the ground beef and drained it, and I added it to my salsa mix in a pot along with four cans of mushrooms and then I peeled the rest of the bulb of garlic I used last night, and I added the gloves to the CuisineArt along with a 28 oz. can of plum tomatoes, and I pureed it all, and I added it to the speghetti sauce mix. I am now simmering the whole pot of sauce for an hour, and I should have a large batch of speghetti sauce shortly. I might add a quarter of a cup of white wine, once it is done, since there is no room in the pot right now. I will set up the Aroma machine shortly, but I don't think it will cover the smell of cigar cigarette smoke and garlic very effectively. Well hopefully the internet gateway will be up soon enough. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/11/99 Wednesday 12:40 P.M. EDT: NOAA weather warning just reported the flash flood warning is for Suffolk County, New York until 3 P.M., and the just got five inches of rain; and they have four feet of flood waters there. It just came on again and it says there is extensive flooding around Islip, Long Island. Well no heavy rain here yet, but I can feel it coming hopefully. CIO

Note:<888>8/11/99 Wednesday 12:25 P.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went over to the Hospital Thrift shop and got and early parking place before they opened at 8:30 A.M.. There were about two dozen early arrivals awaiting their new selection. I let all the gals go in first. I then toured the merchandise. They have lots of jewelry and china along with lots of clothes. I bought a new wisk for $2, a tin frother cup for $2, a Franzu compact polarized 1600 watt international electricity converter that converts international 220 Volt to 110 Volt for $3 and the bargain of the day a practically new Braun Handblender for one's cooking enjoyment for $25 for $32 total. The place was begining to fill up when I left. I noticed several good pairs of men's size 10 or 10 1/2 shoes including a pair of Timberland Gortex boots. They also have an upright piano made in Boston for sale on the front porch of the shop. I chatted with one gal who told me that Candlewood Lake is very polluted up by Danbury and all the kids are getting sick with the lack of flow through in the area. She mentioned her 30 year old son flew a 747. I noticed quite a few familiar faces and there was a large selection of interesting useful merchandise. There was an old book on the Isle of St. Michel for $15. I next headed over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York and made another withdrawal. I noticed they have lots of Olivetti business equipment of the banking floor. I mentioned that I thought that Carlo di Benetti owns Olivetti, and no one ever recognizes him when he comes here, since he is not well known in America. I also mentioned that when I studied in Florence, Italy I realized the enormous wealth the Medici family had accummulated, and apparently they have never run out of money in 800 years. I also mentioned that one local economist and financial wizard told me that the Medici fortune compounded at simple interest over 800 years would be the equivalent of the entire planet earth in Gold. Well next I drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I drove down Steamboat Road, and it was quite busy with the youth regatta going on at the Yacht Club. I then went over to Gateway automotive by the Griffin Ford used car lot, and I bought to Phillips Halogen headlamps for my Volvo for $14 each or $28 together. I installed them in the parking lot since it is a very simple procedure, just unscrewing some plastic hold downs, and sliding off the retainer ring, and I sprayed WD-40 to loosen the electrical plugs and pride them off gently with a screw driver. I install both head lamps, and one of them had a bad high beam; so I got one that worked. I also kept both old ones, one being still good which is in the back of the trunk and the one with the bad beam is in the front of the trunk. I then bought Lemon mechanics hand cleaner for $2.99 and a quart of Penzoil 10-40 for $1.79 for $4.78 total. I put the last half quart of Quaker State in the car. I then returned down by Steamboat Road and found a parking space in front of the Indian Harbor House. I chatted with the Cutty Sark liquor licensee, and I also chatted with one long time Greenwich Harbor resident about local matters. He thought with all the youth down on the waterfront, the automobile drivers were driving to fast, and I suppose the local police should try to slow down the traffic on Steamboat Road. There is hardly any wind for the sail boat regatta. He said they are being very strick and they eliminated 30 contestants yesterday for illegally rounding bouys in one race. I noticed about 200 day sail boats in the Yacht Club yard including the ones on the waterfront. It seemed to be a large contingent of teenage sailors. I noticed one retired fisherman trying his luck and a experience youngster look like he might catch something. I mentioned to the long time resident that the Greenwich Harbor Association should register www.greenwichharbor.com or www.greenwichharbor.org or www.greenwichharbor.net all of which are still available to register, so they can publish the latest harbor association news and minutes as it relates to the waterfront. I believe it is with the capability of the Greenwich Harbor Association to do such a thing. I chatted a bit more, and bid adieu and I then returned to the car; and returned home. I test the Braun devise and read the instructions. One does not immerce it in water or clean it plug in. I had a Citra soda in a frosted mug along with my arthritis supplements which don't seem to be doing much good on a damp day like today. The NOAA weather warning device was on when I came home for a "Flash Flood" warning in the New York area, so perhaps we will get a little rain which is long overdue. Well I am quite bushed, and I need to get some rest. Usually with my low blood pressure when I go to be on a rainy day like this it downpours, and I feel like a major downpour is coming because I can hardly stay awake. Well have an enjoyable afternoon, and keep the umbrella handy. CIO

Note:<888>8/11/99 Wednesday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I went out and water the plants for a while this morning. We have a 50% chance of rain this morning, but the plants were try so I went ahead and gave them a dousing. I chatted with my neighbors. I have to go out for headlights and also to check out the opening of the hospital thrift shop, so have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/11/99 Wednesday 4:50 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry while watching a bit of the History Channel. I went out after putting away the laundry and I stopped by the Food Emporium. The usual group of cheerful night workers were on duty, most of whom I had not seen in quite a while; since I regulary shop at the Grand Union. I a bag if tortilla snack corn chips for $1.49, six hot Italian pepper at $2.99 a pound for $1.67three green peppers at $1.19 a pound for $2.21, one Red pepper at $3.49 a pound for $1.47, two Spanish onions at .79 a pound for $1, a bulb of garlic at $2.99 a pound for .63, a 5 oz. bottle of Tabasco sauce for $2.99, and a 10 oz. bottle of Lea and Perrins worstershire sauce for $2.99 for $14.05 total. I then mentioned that I read an article that in the place where George W. Bush is looking to buy a weekend ranch in Texas near Fort Hood, they still charge $3 for a haircut, but I mentioned they probably use a lot more fuel getting around. I drove down by the waterfront and two cars were down there with fishermen on the waterfront. I returned home. I chatted with a local retired person while on the way down the Avenue, and he mentioned with all the music from one of the local establishments, he had a hard time sleeping. I peeled seven gloves of garlic and section into eights the two Spanish onion and chopped on pulse them into about 1/8 to 1/4 inch chunks in the CuisineArt and set them aside in a mixing bowl returning any larger pieces to the machine, I next cleaned the peppers and then diced the Italian hot peppers and the Red pepper into similar size and transfered them to the mixing bowl removing any large chunks back to the machine. I then did the same with the three green peppers. I then pulsed four time one can of Italian plum tomatoes with the juice and remaining large chunks adding ground pepper, tabasco, lea and perrins worstershire, basil, Italian seasoning, oregano, hot curry, celery salt, and Chinese five spice; and then transfered that mixture to the mixing bowl. I then pulsed four times another can of Italian plum tomatoes without the juice and added that to the mixing bowl and mixed all the ingredients together. I then cooked the entire mixture on the stove in a cooking pot at medium for a half hour. While cooking I toasted four slices of bread, and microwaved four strips of bacon, I put Hellmans mayonaise on the toast, and sliced the remaining chicken breast that I cooked last night and also sliced some white colby cheese. I put on the sliced chicken first and then a few drops of tabasco, and then the cheese, and then bacon making two sandwiches. I set one sandwich out to eat and refrigerated the other one. By this time the Salsa mixture had cooked a half hour. I did not cook it any longer because I did not want the chopped ingredients to break down. I put the salsa mixture in the refrigerator to cool. I have never made salsa before, so hopefully this is a good imitation. The Food Emporium did not have hallapino peppers. I then ate the sandwich with iced coffee. I will go out and water the plants shortly to give them a dosing in the early morning. It was overcast when I was out, a few drops fell; but I don't think much rain will fall, and the plants need the water anyway. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/11/99 Wednesday 12:50 A.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message. I noticed going out my low beam on the drivers side is out, so I have to replace both sealed bean Halogen headlamp in the morning which should be about $40 give or take. I parked in the center of town, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at the post office and the top of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed they have an investment company above the ski shop called Waterhouse Securities which in terms of the recent drought might be worth looking into. There were quite a few young movie goers out and about. I checked my trunk to see if I had a spare headlamp, but I gave it to another former Volvo owner about a year ago. When I replace both sealed beams tomorrow, I will have a spare. It is quite simple to replace the sealed beams on the 1976 Volvo, and one does not even need a screw driver. I drove down by Steamboat Road, and a returning yacht from the Caymen Island is at the Greenwich Harbor Inn. I noticed the Greenwich Capital Associates or General Reinsurance building had "Special Event Parking" signs standing in front of their building. I drove down to the end, and I saw what looked to be the usual representatives of the astronomy club and the Gretta Garbo home for wayward boys on the prowl down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Mobil station downtown, and the Brazilians running it did not have a head lamp. They are open to midnight across from the Texaco station which use to be open all night. I noticed the Grand Union is closed tonight. I stopped the Shell station and they do not have sealed beam headlamps, but I was able to get a pair of church key can openers for $1.49. I put one in the glove compartment, and one in the kitchen. They are handy for opening capped bottles on foreign beer and condensed milk cans. I started my laundry, and I had a chilled Citra soda before filing this latest up to the minute latest report on the exciting happenings in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut. Well have a good morning. I might make some homemade salsa tomorrow with the canned plum tomatoes on sale at the Grand Union along with fresh onion, green and red peppers, hallipinos, and possibly hot chilly peppers with tabasco, Lea and Perrins, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, and curry powder all mixed together in the CuisineArt. I think the Food Emporium might be open, it was hard to tell. I am doing my laundry right now. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 9:15 P.M. EDT: For those of you whom like shopping at the Hospital Thrift Shop thrift.htm, tomorrow Wednesday 8/11/99 is the seasonal opening when they put out their new used merchandise. I believe they will be opening at 8:30 A.M.. The early bird gets the worm, but their prices have gone up a bit over the years. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 8:55 P.M. EDT: I got to thinking about canned lobster meat and found these links Wendall Graham (1981) Limited Prince Edward Island , Port Lobster Company, Kennebunkport Maine -- Fresh Lobster and Seafood , Cape Porpoise Lobster Co., Inc. Fresh Live Lobsters - Fresh Seafood - Rock Crabs - Clams - Mussels - Scallops - Shrimp - Lobster Crackers - Swordfish - Haddock - Steamer Clams - Cape Porpoise Maine - Portland - Retail - Wholesale - capeporpoiselobster - Tails , Fulton Street Lobster & Seafood Co. Inc. - Delivered from the ocean, to your home. New York, CV. SINAR SELATAN Indonesia , SeaFood Business , The Lobster Trap Co. Bourne, Mass.. Well I remember in Nantucket while working at the now defunct Lanqueduc restaurant that frequently in the summer the Lobstermen who caught lobsters were not able to meet the summer demand for lobsters, so frequently the restaurant used two pound cans of fresh lobster meat for various lobster concoctions, I suspose the first link up on Prince Edward Island would be a good source for canned frozen? lobster meat, but we generally prefer fresh if you can get it. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 7:45 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 2 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post Almond Oat flakes, toast, vitamins, orange juice and coffee. I surfed the net a bit, and I went back to bed until 6 P.M.. I reconfigured MSN since I had downloaded the British version. I put the US version back on, so I get the U.S. news and my old default opening page Scott's MSN.COM which has a lot of interesting news stories as I have set it up. I also watched the BBC evening news on Channel 21 from Garden City, Long Island and as usual the BBC is very good on world news, but it never tell you anything about what is happening in the United Kingdom. Perhaps everyone in the U.K. is on holiday, so there is no news to report. Perhaps Royal Watcher might find a bit of news on the Royal family at All the latest News from Scotland On Line since the Queen has taken up residence at her summer home Balmoral in Scotland along with other members of her family who are not sponge diving in Greece. I read about two years ago, the Queen was looking for a new head gardener at Balmoral, since we don't have very much water here in the states for gardening except for Cacti recently, I suspose we could lend some of our gardeners to practice their skills in Scotland if they want to pay their own fare over there to lend a hand, providing the local Scottish security services vet them and allow them safe passage. I once read that the Duke of Edinburgh maintains the largest private army in the world as one of his responsibilities for the Queen of the United Kingdom. Well not much happening on this side of the pond, so I suppose I should start cleaning up and thinking about going out to enjoy the night air. The local Greenwich Time Online | Welcome says that if you water in the evening or at night your grass will develop fungus and mold from the dampness, but I thought it might be a way of giving the roots a good soaking without having the moisture evaporate during the heat of the day. I suppose someone should do a little research on efficient watering procedures during times of drought. The conventional wisdom is to water during the early morning, but then most of the moisture evaporates. Well not much else to report, so I guess I should start getting my act together and possibly have a some corn chips and salsa sauce and iced coffee.. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 5:55 A.M. EDT: Well I am finished for the day, time to start slowing down. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 5:05 A.M. EDT: Well I am done sifting through the last few days' exciting email. I also had some microwave popcorn and icetea. Not much to report on, I will now check out scotwork.htm another part of the usual routine. I was emailed this link, it looks interesting Hotel Web Hosting, High Speed Internet Solutions .CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 1:55 A.M. EDT: I updated exxon01.htm for your energy needs. CIO

Note:<888>8/10/99 Tuesday 12:15 A.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message tonight and I watered the plants for about an hour. I came back inside and I made up a batch of iced coffee, and I baked some boneless chicken in wine and herb along with baked potatoe and baked onion for dinner. While cooking and after dinner, I worked on seeing if I could get a password to come up with the Apache server, which I did, but the program did not recognize the password that I had installed, so for now I will just leave the server as is. Well it seems to be a quite night. I think I will wait to do my laundry tomorrow night. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/09/99 Monday 7:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had three fried eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins for breakfast. I worked on figuring out how to install a password on the Apache server in case I want to post password protected files like music files. I have not figured it out yet, but I think I will get if figured out sooner or later. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and cashed my ValueClick check. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the Sunday and Monday Greenwich Times. I read the three computer newsweeklies I usually read. I stopped by Exxon and got $10.75 in premium. They have an older two tone Daimler from Florida they're repairing there. It is a very classic sharp looking car. I remember the British consulate in New York use to have two black ones. I stopped by the Grand Union, but first I checked Vals Liquor and they don't have the large bottles of Angostora bitters, just the small ones. At the Grand Union I bought 3 twelve packs of Citra soda for $5.99 total plus $1.80 can deposit. I bought seven 10.5 oz. cans of Savarin ground coffee, two bottles of Lemon cleaner for .99 each, a jar of hot GU salsa for $1.85, GU #2 coffee filters 40 count for $1.39, a bag of Tortilla corn chips for $1.99, GU large eggs $1.49, GU 16 oz. mozerella $2.49, five cans of mushroom for $2 total plus .56 tax paid for GU total of $28.47. I also returned .95 in cans. I returned home and I put away the groceries, and I put a 12 pack of Citra in the refrigerator. I had a diet Coke along with hot salsa and chips. I watched a bit of the BBC news on the television at 7 P.M. on channel 21. I will not go out and water the plants in front since it is an odd day. Well have a good evening. I noticed in the Sunday Greenwich Times, Country appliances in Stamford is getting a shipment of 200 air conditioners this week. CIO

Note:<888>8/09/99 Monday 6:55 A.M. EDT: I downloaded some Microsoft Media encoding files from Download : [media,stream,streaming,audio,video,Windows Media,multimedia,multi-media,netshow] , however I don't think I will be using them. You need Windows NT to stream in Microsoft Media format, although I could encode a file for download. I noticed the system was running a bit slower at a reboot, so I ran System File checker and it crashed when I ran it. I rebooted and ran Norton Anti Virus and there was no problem. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it showed one of System File Checkers files c:\windows\sfclog.txt was cross linked, so it fixed it. I then ran System File Checker and it ran fine, and the system was all right. I have only one file that has changed that I ignore. I then rebooted the computer and started back up the server. Well it is better to be safe than sorry in term of checking an error. Well have a good morning, I don't know whether I will go out or not. I have a 4 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>8/09/99 Monday 4:40 A.M. EDT: I had a Stauffer's frozen lasagna to eat and iced coffee. I reindexed the first siteminer.htm search engine, so it does not have any of the Favorites in it, and it has all the web pages on my server. I have all the Favorites listed in the my second search engine, but although they are all listed some of the specific urls are not listed since the index has a limit. I also updated Scott's Weekly broadcast sound.htm . Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/09/99 Monday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I went to bed about 6 A.M. yesterday morning. I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Almond Oats, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I ran the siteminer indexer again while I went back to bed. I got up about 5 P.M., and I went back to bed until about 8 P.M.. I chatted with a couple of family members. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants while listening to www.ttalk.com weekender program which I had not listened to in a couple of months. I finished cleaned the apartment about midnight. I tried downloading an older search engine, but one could not use it off the web. Most search engines don't work with Windows 98 or they cost a bit of money. I finally decided to create a second siteminer account, and use it just for my Favorite URLs and I edited the setup for the original account not to include the ULS. Hopefully between the two accounts, I can get most of my sites contents indexed for their search engine. I updated the Siteminer search engine page siteminer.htm for my site to include two search engines for both accounts. They should work once the siteminer site is finished indexing my site in two different configurations. Well I need to eat and clean up. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>8/08/99 Sunday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I added a remote SiteMiner siteminer.htm search engine to my site, which seems to work fine, and is very simple to install. Go http://www.siteminer.com to install your own search engine. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>8/08/99 Sunday 3:45 A.M. EDT: I slept from 10 P.M. to 1 A.M.. I downloaded Windows 98 First edition updates from Microsoft Download Center and installed them along with updating from Microsoft Money 99 an update file also. I also did my usual work from scotwork.htm . Well it is a quiet morning, enjoy the rest of the morning. CIO