Note: <888> 09/26/10 Sunday 6:35 P.M.  Taste the autumn flavors of Scotland

I will now send out my weekly notes for the last three weeks.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/10 Sunday 5:35 P.M.  With dinner, I also had a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  I threw out the garbage and the rechargeable lantern that I brought down from Maine.  It does not take a charge.  I put the strap from it on another lantern that does work.  I chatted with a neighbor.

If one should feel the need to dress as an English Country Gentleman or Lady, the J Barbour and Sons Ltd Warehouse Outlet store at the Kittery, Maine Gate Outlets on U.S. 1, 03904 at 1-207-439-1440 at mailto:barbour.kittery@barbour.com has many of their products for up to 75% off.

It would seem that Microsoft with all of their brains would make it easier to delete large groups of email such as one accumulates when on vacation.  I have 2700 emails to delete, which probably will take a while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/26/10 Sunday 3:30 P.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk, a toasted whole wheat English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I set up the Hercules speakers on the Abit computer in the bedroom.  They work just fine.  I am charging up the rechargeable lantern that I brought down from Maine.  It is older, so I am not sure how long a charge will last.  The light does come on, on it.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  Yesterday, I watered the plants.  I threw out the garbage, and the speaker box.  I went downtown, and I went by CVS.  I bought two Alberto VO5 Kiwi Lime 15 ounce shampoo for .77 each and two of the conditioner for .77 each, and a two pack of Glade Plug-in Hawaiian Breeze refills for $3.99 each less a $1.50 off Glade CVS coupon and .33 tax for $5.90 total.  I went further downtown.  The new remodeled Starbucks is opened.  It does not look as comfortable at the old Starbucks.  I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I walked as far north on upper Greenwich Avenue as Vineyard Vines, and I ran into a regular walker, and I walked back down Greenwich Avenue with the regular walker chatting about recent events.  I then drove over to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 10 ounce Cracker Barrel Vermont Extra Sharp cheddar cheese for $2.50 each, a dozen Eggland eggs expire November 6, 2010 for $3.29, Stop and Shop premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50, a 16 ounce container of Smart Balance lite spread for $2.89, sliced Stop and Shop deli Virginia ham for $5.99 a pound for $9.01, Stop and Shop deli Swiss cheese for $6.99 a pound for $7.05, two six packs of Ramen noodles for .88 each six pack, a six pack of White Gem boneless breasts of chicken for $1.99 a pound for $7.52, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.78, broccoli crowns for $.99 a pound for $.58, a three pound bag of baby red potatoes for $2.99 for $47.36 total.  I then returned home, and I brought up my groceries, and I put them away.

I paid my October 2010 payment for my www.geico.com automobile insurance policy that starts October 8, 2010 through April 8, 2011.  I have to make three more monthly payments on the policy.  CIO

I will now make a baked breaded boneless breast of chicken with a couple of small baked red potatoes with Smart Balance spread, and steamed baby carrots and broccoli crowns with Smart Balance spread, and a glass of watered down punch.  I made up a fresh batch of punch this morning also.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/10 Sunday 1:50 A.M.  After the last note in Kennebunkport, Maine this past Friday, I packed, and I loaded up the Audi.  I went out to dinner with relatives in downtown Kennebunkport at Bandaloop Restaurant.  I ate a 14 ounce rib eye steak with sautéed vegetables and mashed potatoes and a glass of iced tea.  I returned to my relatives' house, and I watched television until 9 P.M..  I went to bed, and I woke up at 6:30 A.M. on Saturday morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I finished packing, and I loaded up the Audi.  I stripped the sheets off the bed, and I washed them.  I said good bye to relatives, and I left with a relative at 9 A.M..  We stopped by at Port Lobster, so a relative could get some Lobster rolls for the trip.  I drove out of Kennebunkport, Maine on 9 North to U.S. 1 west to Wells, Maine, where we took the road to I-95 South or the Maine Turnpike.  We stopped briefly at the Amtrak train station.  We got off at exit 2 of the New Hampshire Turnpike to 101 west to Manchester, New Hampshire. We took I-291 West to exit for the airport, which I think was exit two.  We parked at the short term parking, and I brought my relative's luggage in, and I checked her in.  I used the bathroom at the airport, and then I left.  I paid a $3 fee for less than one hour of parking.  I took I-91 South to I-495 West, and I took a pit stop at the Lowell rest area.  I then took I-290 West to the Massachusetts turnpike West.  I stopped at the Chalmers rest area.  I ate a ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich on pita bread that I brought with me, and I went to the bathroom.  I chatted with a relative.  I bought $21.50 of self service premium gasoline for $2.969 a gallon for 7.2 gallons for 169 miles driving since the day before, when I filled up at odometer reading of 67691 miles for 23.472 miles per gallon driving at highway speeds.  I then got off at the Sturbridge exit, and I paid a 50 cent toll.  I took I-84 West.  I stopped at the Connecticut welcome center.  I took I-91 South to I-15 West or the Wilbur Cross Parkway.  The North Haven rest area is closed for renovation.  I stopped at the Orange and the New Canaan rest areas.  I took the North Street exit in Greenwich to downtown Greenwich about 4 P.M..  I went to the Chase Bank ATM just west of Greenwich Avenue on West Putnam Avenue.  Because of a technical difficulty. I had to use the Chase ATM at the top of Greenwich Avenue twice.  I stopped by CVS, and I picked up two prescriptions.  I then went by the Courtesy Mobil station at 623 West Putnam Avenue.  I bought $17 of self service premium for $3.279 a gallon for 5.183 gallons for 131 miles driving from the previous fill up at odometer reading of 67822 miles for 25.275 miles per gallon highway driving.  I then returned home.  I brought up my luggage.  I chatted with a relative.  It was a 300 mile trip today going by the Manchester airport instead of 265 miles the more direct way.  I unpacked. 

The order with UPS: Tracking Information on the order for ordered Amazon.com: Hercules XPS 2.1 20 2.1 Multimedia Speakers (Black): Electronics for $24.01 was at my apartment as was

the order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for  two each for six total in 44 to 46 inches of green plaid, blue plaid, and red plaid Claybrooke Flannel Underwear - Boxer Shorts (For Men) - Save 50% for $4.16 each and five Rockport Cotton Socks - Mixed Vertical Rib (For Men) - Save 65% in Khaki for $1.93 each and $7.95 shipping and for $42.56 total.

I threw out the old Black and Decker dust buster, and I put the new one on the top of the sideboard in the bedroom.  I also threw out the other shipping boxes. 

I worked on the primary computer.  I had a problem with its hard drive cabling, which I changed to fix the problem.

I ate a Stouffer's 21 ounce tomato meat lasagna with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a glass of watered down punch.  I will now shut down the primary Windows 7 computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO    

Note: <888> 09/25/10 Saturday 10:00 P.M.  I got back to Greenwich, Connecticut at 4 P.M. this afternoon.  More to come later.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/24/10 Friday 4:05 P.M.  I checked my oil after the last note, and I added a third of a quart of oil.  I went out with a relative after the last note.  We went by the Kennebunkport post office.  We then went by Port Lobster.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.  I then went out with another relative.  We went downtown for an errand.  We then went by the Big Apple Mobil gasoline station, and I bought $6.75 of self service premium for $2.909 a gallon for 2.322 gallons for 28.8 miles driving since last Friday a week ago at odometer of 67521 miles for 12.4 miles per gallon in mostly local traffic.  I bought a spare quart of Mobil 10W30 oil for $5.45, and I put it in the right rear compartment in the trunk of the Audi.  We then returned back to my relative’s house.  I ate 1.5 lobster rolls with potato chips and watered down iced tea.  I went out with another relative, and we went by the Pet shop in the center of downtown Kennebunkport.  We then went by the photography shop in the lower village.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.  I put way the laundry.  Earlier in the day, I replaced the light bulb above the toilet in the map guest bedroom bathroom downstairs.

I started packing.  I will now pack the computer, so I will not be updating this note, until after I return to Greenwich, Connecticut tomorrow.  I will pack most of my stuff in the Audi shortly.  I hope to be up at 7 A.M. tomorrow and leave here by about 9:30 A.M..  I have to drop a relative off at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport, and then I will drive back to Greenwich, Connecticut the same way I returned earlier this summer.  CIO     

Note: <888> 09/24/10 Friday 11:40 A.M.  I mopped the kitchen floor.  I am in the process of cleaning the bunk room toilet.  I still have to shower and clean up.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/24/10 Friday 10:30 A.M.  I went to bed at 9:30 P.M. last night.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  It rained last night, so I do not have to water the plants.  I did water the plants on the front porch and the tomato plant to give them a little extra water.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO    

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 8:30 P.M.  Gates Tops Annual List of 400 Richest - Forbes.com

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BBC News - Gates stays top of US rich list with $54bn fortune

I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch television for a while.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 7:55 P.M.  I watched the evening news eating dip and Canadian cheese and crackers.  For dinner, I ate two barbecued hotdogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a barbecued hamburger on a pita bread with Dijon mustard and ketchup and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 6:10 P.M.  After the last note, I went out with two relatives.  We went by the Kennebunkport, Maine post office.  We then drove over to Wells, Maine, and we stopped by the Cumberland Farms to get some mints.  We then drove down U.S. 1 to the Welcome to John Lane's Ogunquit Playhouse and we saw the Broadway Show “Chicago” which was very entertaining.   The last Broadway show I saw was a “Chorus Line” there about 8 years ago.  We then returned back to my relatives’ house in Kennebunkport, Maine.  It is a beautiful evening here, but downtown Kennebunkport has yet to get busy.

Morning showers tomorrow and 67 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will be leaving my relatives’ house in Kennebunkport, Maine this Saturday September 25, 2010 about 9:30 A.M..  I have to drop off a relative at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport before driving back to Greenwich, Connecticut.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 12:50 P.M.  I ate the reheated baked breaded filet of haddock from last night with potato chips and watered down orange juice. 

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I am going out in a little while with my relatives.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 11:40 A.M.  I showered, and I cleaned up.

R.W. Brown finished installing the two new coil springs on the automatic garage door, and it works just fine.  They charged $200 for the repair.  We scotched tape a copy of the bill on the wall to the right of the garage door, so for future reference, we know whom to call. 

Chinese Leader Wen Jiabao Talks to Executives in New York - NYTimes.com  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 10:35 A.M.  The garage door repair people have removed both coil springs from the automatic garage door, and they have the garage door opened now.  They have gone to get the replacement coil springs.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/23/10 Thursday 10:20 A.M.  After the last note, I watched the DVD movie with my relatives of a movie called “A Man Called Dan”.  I went to bed at 10:30 P.M..  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. this morning to let a  relative in the house that was locked out.  I finally woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a blue berry muffin, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  The garage door repair people arrived about 9:45 A.M..  They are working on the automatic garage door, but they will have to go get another coil spring to replace the one that broke.  CIO    

Note: <888> 09/22/10 Wednesday 7:55 P.M.  I clean the lint out of the metal wire mesh underneath the kitchen window that keeps chipmunks from getting into the dryer tube.  I watched the evening news while eating dip and crackers.  For dinner, I ate baked breaded haddock, two ears of corn on the cob with butter, steamed broccoli with butter, tomato slices with mozzarella cheese, and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch television and part of a DVD movie.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/22/10 Wednesday 5:00 P.M.  NASA Free Software  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/22/10 Wednesday 4:25 P.M.  I went out after the last note, and I drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport, Maine.  I picked my relative up at the hairdresser.  I then returned and dropped off my relative at the family house.  I then drove downtown to the Kennebunkport drugstore, but they do not sell cigarettes there.  I went to H.B. Provisions, and I bought two packs of Marlboro lights for my relative at $8.17 a package. I then drove along the beach the whole way west on the Kennebunk beach.  There were a lot of out of state license plates there, now that anyone can park there.  I stood out briefly just east of the Narragansit condominium, and I enjoyed the view at low tide.  I have not had the time to walk the beach this trip, since I have been busy on other activities.  I then returned to the family house.  The automatic garage door would not open.  On inspection the large coil spring on the south side of the automatic garage door had broken.  My other relative returned home shortly thereafter in the family Volvo wagon, so no cars are stuck in the garage.  I disconnected the power to the automatic garage door.  We called an automatic garage door service number, and they called back, and they are coming here tomorrow at 10 A.M. to inspect it.  If they have the right spring they will be able to repair it tomorrow.  If not they will have to make a trip to Portland, Maine to pick up the right one and fix it later.  I took the clothes out of the drier, and I put them away.  I helped put away the groceries for my relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/22/10 Wednesday 2:10 P.M.  It rained a bit.  There might be some isolated thunderstorms later this evening.  I went out with a relative, and we went by Port Lobster, and my relative bought me a toasted Lobster roll for $9.99.  We then went by the Kennebunkport post office.  I then dropped my relative off at a nearby hair salon Fringe.  They have a Brazilian treatment to straightened kinky hair for $400 which some of my relatives have had done in the past.  I then returned home, and I ate the lobster roll with potato chips and watered down iced tea.  I put the load of laundry in the drier.  I have to pick my relative up at 2:30 P.M..  CIO  

Note: <888> 09/22/10 Wednesday 12:55 P.M.   I went to bed at 10:30 P.M..  I woke up at 10 A.M..  .  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted whole wheat English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I cleaned up the kitchen, and I started the dishwasher.  I watered the plants in front, back on the deck.  I put down the storm windows in the basement rooms except one window in the guest map room.  I emptied the dishwasher.  I emptied the downstairs dehumidifiers.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I started a load of laundry.  If one could make money off selling acorns from oak trees, we have a small fortune of acorns on the family property.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/21/10 Tuesday 8:05 P.M.  15 Years on Conference - Montserrat Volcano Observatory

I ate dip and crackers while watching the evening news.

For dinner, I ate one of the reheated barbecue boneless breasts of chicken pounded thin with green onion and Asian sauce, and the rest of the reheated organic brown rice, a ear of corn on the cob with butter, and a piece of three berry pie with a glass of watered down iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch television with my relatives, and I will possibly read the www.nytimes.com . 

Tomorrow is suppose to be partly cloudy and 55 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit in Kennebunkport, Maine.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/21/10 Tuesday 5:05 P.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted whole wheat English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I brought in the empty garbage can from the street.  About 10:30 A.M., I left the house with two of my relatives, and we drove up to Portland, Maine by the jetport to an outpatient medical center, so my relative could have some stitches removed.  We then went by Talbots Petit outlet store.  While my relatives were there, I used the bathroom at Paneros.  Paneros has free wireless internet.  We then drove down by the waterfront in Portland, Maine.  We went to Jay’s Oyster Bar for lunch.  I ate baked breaded haddock with steamed asparagus and rice pilaf and a tossed green salad with blue cheese dressing and a glass of iced tea.  We noticed a sign on the Portland, Maine waterfront for halibut for sale for $3.99 a pound, but I think that is for the whole fish and not the filet.  We then drove back to Biddeford, Maine, and we went to T.J. Maxx.  I toured www.bestbuy.com next door.  They have a $40 set of 2.1 computer speakers on sale for $26.  My relative bought me a six pack of white Goldtoe sports socks for $7.99.  We then returned to Kennebunkport, Maine, and we stopped by the post office there, and then I returned home.  I picked a pink rose for a relative.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/20/10 Monday 9:20 P.M.  I woke up at 4:30 P.M..  I helped prepare dinner for a dinner party.  Our three guests arrived at 6 P.M..  I had little rye crackers with cream cheese and smoked salmon and little crackers with a Canadian type cheese.  For dinner, I had a barbecue boneless breast of chicken which was pounded thin and rolled with scallions and Asian seasoning, some sort of dark exotic rice, and steamed spinach with a lemon pastry and watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen, and I started the dishwasher.  We said goodbye to our guests.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch some television.

Sunny tomorrow and 55 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/20/10 Monday 2:45 P.M.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will take a nap.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/20/10 Monday 2:10 P.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted whole wheat English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  The yard person and the housekeeper were here this morning.  I put the garbage cans and recycle material out by the street for pickup tomorrow morning.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out with two relatives.  We went by a bakery in Kennebunk, and a relative got desert for tonight.  The downtown area of Kennebunk still has a lot of major road construction going on after a year or more.  We went by the Irvine gasoline station, and my relative filled up the Volvo station wagon.  We then went by Hannaford’s grocery store, and we got groceries.  We then went by the Kennebunkport post office.  We then returned to my relatives’ house. 

For lunch I ate two ham, roast beef, and cheese sandwiches on pita bread and potato chips and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I started the dishwasher.  I emptied both dehumidifiers in the downstairs’ bedrooms.  CIO     

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday 10:40 P.M.  Power Outages - Bermuda.com

I chatted with two friends.  I chatted with a relative, while the relative was reading the Sunday www.nytimes.com .  I did not get a chance to read it myself.

I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny tomorrow in Kennebunkport, Maine and 45 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday 8:25 P.M.  I watched some television.  I ate a few crackers with dip.  For dinner, I ate four reheated ribs of leg of lamb, the reheated tomato, zucchini, and cheese casserole, and a piece of three berry pie and a glass of watered down iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday 7:05 P.M.  I woke up from my nap at 5:15 P.M..  I went with two of my relatives for a drive along the Kennebunk beach.  We parked midway by the large condominium to watch about 30 surfers trying out their skills in the five foot waves.  We then drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport, Maine.  We drove over to Bradbury’s, and we stopped there briefly.  We then drove out to end of the road in Cape Porpoise.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.  One of the people that we had lunch with today has a relative that use to be the editor of www.pcworld.com magazine.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday 3:55 P.M.  I went out with a relative after the last note.  We went to Federal Jacks for lunch, where we met two friends.  I ate a blue cheese hamburger with French fries and tomato and lettuce, and a part of a fried potato shell and a glass of iced tea.  While waiting for the friends, I read the signs about how Federal Jack’s makes their beer.  I then returned to my relatives’ house, and I will now take a nap.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday  1:00 P.M.  Bermuda.com

Igor Attacks Beaches, Shoreline - Bermuda.com  CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday  12:35 P.M.  BBC News - BP finally seals leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well

2010 GSA Annual Meeting - Short Courses  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday  12:05 P.M.  I chatted with a friend in Fairfield County who was making fish chowder with 12 porgies, he caught in Long Island Sound yesterday.  I went out with a relative, and we drove over to Port Lobster for supplies.  We are going to visit friends of a relative’s this afternoon.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/10 Sunday  10:35 A.M.  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. to let a relative in the house that knocked on my window, because they were locked out.  I finally woke up at 9:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted whole wheat English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I cleaned up the kitchen, and I started the dishwasher.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  11:20 P.M.  We watched the DVD movie “White Nights”.

Hurricane IGOR tracking

National Hurricane Center

Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather

Greenwich Avenue Starbucks closed for makeover - GreenwichTime

Partly cloudy tomorrow in Kennebunkport, Maine and 50 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  8:40 P.M.  For dinner, I ate five ribs of barbecue marinated rack of lamb, a baked sliced zucchini and sliced home grown tomatoes and cheese casserole and a baked potato with butter and a slice of three berry pie and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  6:55 P.M.  Past presidential visits to Stamford and Greenwich - GreenwichTime  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  6:45 P.M.  I woke up from my nap at 5 P.M..  I drove the Audi with two of my relatives, and we went by the Kennebunk beach.  We sat out for a while enjoying low tide watching a couple of fishermen fish and all of the dog walkers after 5 P.M..  We then drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport.  We stopped by St. Ann’s church to enjoy the sunset.  We then drove as far as Walker’s Point, and we enjoyed the view from there.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.  The cottage across the street from my relatives’ had a tree cut down on the south side of their lawn today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  2:30 P.M.  Woot® : One Day, One Deal™

I put away the laundry.  I will now take a nap. CIO 

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  2:10 P.M.  I went out with my relatives, and we went by the Kennebunkport post office.  We then drove the entire length of the Kennebunk beach both ways.  At the eastern end of the main beach, most of the parking spots were filled up, but the western section after the large condominium still had plenty of parking.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.

For lunch I ate the remaining barbecue cooked plank filet of salmon, a ham, roast beef and cheese sandwich on pita bread and potato chips and watered down iced tea.  I have my laundry in the drier.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/10 Saturday  12:10 P.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I cleaned up the kitchen, and I started the dishwasher.  The tree person came, and we showed him the large limb in back, and the small tree on the north side with a yellow flower, and the limb on the south side over the sidewalk, and the limb over the east side above the driveway that needs to be cut.  He will be here next Saturday morning to do the work with his son.  I used the Black and Decker leaf blower, and I cleaned the garage floor, the driveway and the front sidewalk.  I then washed and dried the Volvo station wagon with the Turtle Wax blue car wash detergent.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I just started a load of laundry.

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  10:30 P.M.  I watched some television.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny tomorrow and 54 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hurricane IGOR tracking

National Hurricane Center

Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather

Greenwich Avenue Starbucks closed for makeover - GreenwichTime

CIO 

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  9:05 P.M.  When our guest arrived, I ate triscuits with cheese and chutney and watered down iced tea.  We all went to the Ramp in Cape Porpoise for dinner.  I had the fish and chips dinner and part of a spinach salad and part of a Caesar’s salad and a few fried clams and half of a cheese burger with cold slaw and a glass of ice tea.  We returned to my relatives’ house.  We said goodbye to the guest.

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Human torso found in Bahamas shark belly

Human remains found in shark's belly in Bahamas » TCPalm.com

Human remains in shark: Remains found in tiger shark caught in Bahamas - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

List Of The Day: 11 Shark-Infested Beaches  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  5:05 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  We have a guest coming over at 5:30 P.M..  I will now shut down the computer.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  4:15 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I drove around the waterfront in Kennebunkport, Maine.  I then drove the whole length of Kennebunk beach to west end.  I then sat out by the condominium at the center of the beach or the west end of the near beach.  There were about a dozen surfers trying their luck in the moderate to light surf.  There were also two horses on the beach and quite a number of walkers at low tide.  I suppose you also have to clean up after your horses on the beach.  Anyone can park at the Kennebunk, Maine beach after September 15, 2010; without a parking permit.  I then went by the Big Apple Mobil gasoline station in downtown Kennebunkport.  I bought $18 of self service premium gasoline for $2.969 a gallon for 6.064 gallons for 130.9 miles driving since last Thursday a week ago at odometer reading of 67492 miles for 21.5864 miles per gallon driving in mostly highway driving since I went to Portland, Mane and Kittery, Maine in the Audi.  Also gasoline at the Big Apple Mobil station has gone up 5 cents a gallon for premium in a week.  It is cheaper at the Irvine gasoline station in Kennebunk, Maine, but it would use gasoline to drive over there.  I then parked across the street from the Kennebunkport, Maine post office for less than an hour, I walked around touring the downtown Kennebunkport area.  There were a lot of retired people downtown, so I guess the younger generation cannot afford to visit. Possibly they are stuck in traffic on their way up here.  I then returned to my relatives’ house.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  2:25 P.M.  I ate two ham and roast beef and turkey sandwiches on pita bread with potato chips and watered down iced tea.

I chatted with relatives.

I will now shut down the computer, and I will go out for a drive along the Kennebunk beach.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  1:15 P.M.  I made 243 Gambler Premier Lights 100s filtered cigarettes while listening to www.foxnews.com .  I chatted with relatives, when I took a break.  I showed one relative who still smokes cigarettes how I make them.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/17/10 Friday  10:50 A.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with a relative about tree removal that has been done.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I will now make some cigarettes.  CIO     

Note: <888> 09/16/10 Thursday  10:05 P.M.  I watched television with my relatives.  I emptied the dishwasher.  I will now shut down the computer and go to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/16/10 Thursday  8:35 P.M.  I ate cheese and crackers and watered down iced tea while watching the evening news.  For dinner, I ate filet of salmon barbecue on a wooden plank and seasoned with fresh garlic, dill, and brown sugar.  I cooked the filet of salmon on the blank on the barbecue gas grill on medium low with the lid on the grill for 20 minutes.  One has to soak the plank in cold water a few hours before using it, and one rubs the skin side of the filet of salmon with olive oil.  I also had two ears of corn on the cob with butter and reheated Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen, and I threw out the garbage.  It has started raining, and it is suppose to rain all night with about an inch of rain expected.

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Obama visits Stamford and Greenwich - GreenwichTime  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/16/10 Thursday  5:35 P.M.  Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for ordered Amazon.com: Hercules XPS 2.1 20 2.1 Multimedia Speakers (Black): Electronics for $24.01 and a Amazon.com: Van Gogh Notebook (Decorative Notebooks) (9780486406107): Vincent Van Gogh: Books for $1.50 for $25.51 with free super saver shipping.  CIO  

Note: <888> 09/16/10 Thursday  5:20 P.M.  I left at noon with my relative.  I drove my relative’s Volvo station wagon.  We took 9A west from Kennebunkport to U.S.1 west to Wells, Maine, where we drove north the short way to I-95 South.  I stopped first at the Amtrak train station in Wells to go to the bathroom.  We paid the $2 toll at the Maine turnpike toll, and then we took Exit 2 for 101 West off the New Hampshire turnpike paying a 75 cent toll.  We drove 101 West to Manchester, New Hampshire.  I stopped at a truck weigh station to go the bathroom at the side of the highway.  We took 91 South to 291 North to the exit at Willow Road.  We drove three quarters of the way around the Manchester airport, where the next exit would have taken us more directly.  By the Willow Road exit way, there is a www.llbean.com outlet store.  We picked up my relative and her luggage at the front of the Manchester airport.  We went out the direct way exit, and we stopped at the www.mcdonalds.com at the north side of the airport, and I used the bathroom.  My relative bought me two quarter pound cheese burgers, which the second one was free with a coupon that my relative had.  We then returned back to Kennebunkport, Maine the same way.  I stopped at the Maine rest area, and I used the bathroom.  Because of the construction at the Wells, Maine exit road, we got off at the Kennebunk exit further north.  We stopped at the Hannaford grocery store, and we got groceries.  We then stopped at the Kennebunkport post office, and then we returned to my relatives’ house.  I paid 17 cents postage due on a letter from a relative.  I put my visiting relative’s luggage in the map room guest bedroom downstairs.  It is about 75 miles each way to the Manchester, New Hampshire airport.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/16/10 Thursday  11:30 A.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I brought in the www.nytimes.com .  I chatted with a friend.  The fire department paid a call at the neighbors house across the street from our neighbor to the north.  Everything appears all right.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  We have to leave a little before noon to pick up the relative at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport.

Help or hindrance? Obama to visit Stamford and Greenwich - GreenwichTime

Back before the Conyers Farm property was developed in Greenwich, the Conyers Farm lake was where the local naturalist’s club would go skinny dipping.

I chatted with another friend.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will wait to leave for the Manchester, New Hampshire airport.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/15/10 Wednesday  10:30 P.M.  I ate dip and crackers and cheese and watched the evening news.  For dinner, I ate baked breaded haddock, 1.5 ears of corn on the cob with butter and baked sliced tomatoes with cheese and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I chatted with a friend.  He told me that the www.chase.com web site has been having problems for about a week.  I watched some television with a relative. 

Help or hindrance? Obama to visit Stamford and Greenwich - GreenwichTime

I will now shut down the Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer.  I will be leaving Kennebunkport, Maine about noon tomorrow with a relative to pick up another relative at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport, and then we will return to Kennebunkport, Maine.

There is supposed to be one inch of rain tomorrow evening.

Evening showers tomorrow in Kennebunkport, Maine and 59 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/15/10 Wednesday  5:30 P.M.  Internet Explorer 9A beta Beauty of the Web

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Over half my email now comes from www.forbes.com .

I was told that property taxes in Kennebunkport, Maine are half of what they are in Kennebunk, Maine, since Kennebunkport, Maine does not have a major public school system.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/15/10 Wednesday  4:40 P.M.  I went out after the last note with a relative.  We drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport, Maine.  We went by the Kennebunkport, Maine post office.  We drove along the waterfront in Kennebunk, Maine.  I sat out by the waterfront briefly about halfway west down the beach.  There were a few boats at low tide fishing for Stripers.  We went by the Gourmet Kitchen Gallery, and they only have pecan barbecue blanks there for $12.99.  They are suppose to get some more cedar barbecue planks in next week, but I am not sure how much they would cost.  Of course, one could possibly use a shingle.  We stopped by Chick’s lobster house, and my relative got a half pound of fresh crab meat for $8.99

I noticed, when I was at www.samsclub.com a couple of days ago in Scarborough, Maine that one inch thick boneless shell steaks in three packs are $7.47 a pound.  At the Hanneford’s grocery store, they are $9.99 a pound.

I put away the laundry.

The $19.88 Walmart.com: Altec Computer Speakers three-piece BXR1221/BX1221: Computers are $24.88 at Walmart in Biddeford, Maine; which is their regular price all of the time.

I ordered Amazon.com: Hercules XPS 2.1 20 2.1 Multimedia Speakers (Black): Electronics for $24.01 and a Amazon.com: Van Gogh Notebook (Decorative Notebooks) (9780486406107): Vincent Van Gogh: Books for $1.50 for $25.51 with free super saver shipping.  I will put the speaker system with the Abit computer system in my bedroom back in Greenwich, Connecticut.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/15/10 Wednesday  1:30 P.M.  I emptied the two dehumidifiers in the downstairs bedroom last night.  I went to bed at 10 P.M., and I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I took out the air conditioners from the library and the master bedroom.  I put them on the floors by their windows sitting on beach towels.  The screws for the library one are sitting on the unit.  I put in the six Miracle Gro fruit tree spikes around the wild cherry tree in front.  I put bone meal around the bushes underneath the front guest bedroom.  I put fertilizer around the two azaleas in the back yard.  I watered the plants in front and in back at the flower box and on the deck.  I washed and the sheets and towels from the downstairs map room guest bedroom, and I put them back on the beds, and in the bathroom.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I am doing a load of laundry.  I chatted with Chase at their Mason Street, Greenwich, Connecticut office at 1-203-861-7379 , and they told me their web site was running this morning, but www.chase.com is now back down and not working.  For lunch I ate barbecued hotdogs on buns with Dijon mustard and ketchup and potato chips and a glass of watered down iced tea.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  8:45 P.M.  I ate dip and crackers and watched the evening news.  For dinner, I ate beef stroganoff on Uncle Ben’s mixed and wild rice and steamed fresh spinach and one barbecue pork rib and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.

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I will now shut down the laptop computer, and I will read the www.nytimes.com and watch some television before going to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  6:20 P.M.  I scratched some Hanneford Supermarket scratch cards that my relative collected this summer, but we only won a dollar.  We went out after the last note, and we went by CVS in Kennebunk.  We then went by the Hanneford grocery store in Kennebunk where the Super Stop and Shop used to be.  My relative got some groceries.  We then returned to my relatives’ house.  We chatted with a relative on the wireless telephone.  I unloaded the groceries.  I went for a drive along the Kennebunk beach, and I sat out briefly.  It was high tide, so not many people were there. Starting September 16, 2010; anyone can park there for out of town beach lovers.  I drove by the Breakwater in Kennebunkport.  I chatted with a local about the Bermuda Hurricane weather.  I noticed the United States Secret Service were hauling the Zodiac boat from Walker’s Point on a trailer out of the area, like possibly they are removing it before storm tides.  They might know first.   Hurricane surf and high tides in the fall could cause flooding in the Northeast.  Hurricane tracking does not show Igor’s path north of Bermuda yet.  I chatted with a relative here, and I chatted with a friend.  The www.chase.com web site is still not working.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  2:00 P.M.  I ate a ham and cheese and turkey sandwich on pita bread with Cape Cod potato chips and a glass of watered down iced tea.

Hurricane Igor heading for Bermuda 8 A.M. this Sunday morning Hurricane IGOR tracking

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It rained here briefly in Kennebunkport, Maine, but the sun is now out again.

Today it is suppose to be partly cloudy for the rest of the day after 3 P.M. with a high of 71 degrees Fahrenheit and a low of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  1:15 P.M.  CHASE Home: Personal Banking | Personal Lending | Retirement & Investing | Business Banking has not been working for the last couple of hours.

I ate a fresh strawberry milk shake.

I have two of the red folding chairs in the garage that I placed there last summer.  I put three more of the red folding nylon chairs and a blue one in the southeast closet in the basement in the house.  I bought them when they were 75% off at CVS the last two seasons, and they regularly sell for $16.99.  Now there is more room in the rear trunk of the Audi, when I drive my relative to the Manchester, New Hampshire airport on Saturday, September 25, 2010, when I will also be carrying my luggage to return to Greenwich, Connecticut.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  12:45 P.M.  FOXNews.com - UPDATE: New Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in 3 States

$19.88 Walmart.com: Altec Computer Speakers three-piece BXR1221/BX1221: Computers  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/14/10 Tuesday  11:55 A.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I brought in the garbage can from the street.  I cut the flowers off the hydrangeas in front of the house, and I put them in a large garbage bag to be thrown out on the street next Tuesday.  I showered, and I cleaned up. 

I am traveling with another relative to pick up another relative at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport this Thursday afternoon.  That relative will stay up here until Saturday September 25, 2010, when I will drop the relative off at the Manchester, New Hampshire airport and then return to Greenwich, Connecticut.  I have to cancel two appointments next week.  I will take the four folding chairs out of the back of the Audi to have room for the relative’s luggage.  We will use my other relative’s car to pick up the relative this Thursday.

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I have enough cigarettes for my stay up here, but I might have to make some more soon.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/13/10 Monday  10:35 P.M.  I put the garbage out by the street for pickup tomorrow morning.  I ate dip and crackers with watered down iced tea while I watched the evening news.  For dinner I ate 5 barbecued baby back ribs and corn on the cob with butter and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  I read a couple of old Greenwich magazines.  I watched some television.  Currently I plan to return back to Greenwich, Connecticut on Thursday September 24, 2010. 

The Brookstone Travel Clock that I bought today for $10 down from $30 has a small defect in that the tiny plastic pieces on the battery cover that hold on the cover are broken off, so the battery cover does not fasten properly.  However, the plastic battery cover has a heavy duty rubber flap that fastens over it, so it still stays in place despite the small broken plastic pieces.  Thus it is still useable.

I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I had a long day.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/13/10 Monday  5:35 P.M.  I emptied the dehumidifiers in the basement bedrooms yesterday.  I woke up at 6 A.M. this morning.  I brought in the www.nytimes.com .  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out with my relative at 8 A.M., and we drove over to Route 1 in Biddeford, Maine, and we drove up to Portland, Maine on I-95 North.  We went to a dermatology medical clinic near the Portland Jetport, and we arrived there at 9 A.M..  I read magazines while my relative underwent minor surgery, and we left the medical clinic at noon.  We then went by Sam’s Club www.samsclub.com in Scarborough, Maine on Route 1.  They have large mums there for $15.99.  My relative bought some items and had a cold milk shake.  I noticed pair of Bose www.bose.com computer speakers there cost $60, and a three piece 2.1 Bose system costs $120.  We then went back down Interstate 95 to Kittery, Maine.  We went to the store outlets mall there.  I paid half the $2 toll at the Maine tolls.  At the www.barbour.com outlet, my relative bought me a S1606 / XXL Cheviot Country  Check 5-Green light flannel shirt for $25.  They retail for $75.  I then toured the Ralph Lauren store and J. Crew outlet.  We stopped by the Bose outlet, but their computer speakers are 50% more than Sam’s Club.  I tried getting my relative a cup of coffee at Starbucks, but they were very busy.  We went to Cuddledowns, and my relative browsed that store.  I walked over to the Orvis outlet, and they seemed very expensive with $180 Khaki pants marked down 60%.  I noticed a quarter pound whopper at Burger King now costs $6.19.  We then went to the Black and Decker Clearance center, and I returned the faulty rechargeable lantern for $17.82 credit.  I then toured the Big and Tall men’s store to the west of the Black and Decker outlet.  They have brand names in larger sizes.  I then went to the www.brookstone.com outlet, and I bought a Night Glow travel clock in blue and silver for $9.99 down from $29.99 and .50 tax for $10.49 total.  We then went to www.mcdonalds.com , and I got two Angus Deluxe wraps from $1.99 each and a chicken wrap for $1.49 for $5.47 total.  I also got a glass of water.  My relative ate a chicken wrap and a glass of water.  I ate the two Angus Deluxe wraps.  We ate in the car.  We then drove back up U.S. 1 to Wells, Maine and back east on Route 9A to Kennebunkport, Maine, and we returned to my relatives’ house.  I unloaded the car.  At www.samsclub.com , we got a rack of barbecue baby back rips for dinner.  CIO       

Note: <888> 09/12/10 Sunday  8:35 P.M.  PEM | The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City « Exhibits

I ate beef stroganoff on noodles for dinner with watered down iced tea and a glass of watered down iced tea and orange juice.  I cleaned up the kitchen.

I watched television.  I will now shut down the computer, and I probably will go to bed soon.  I have be up earlier tomorrow morning.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/10 Sunday  5:15 P.M.  I chatted with relatives.  Two of my relatives loaded the Volvo wagon, and we drove them to the Amtrak train station in Wells, Maine to catch the 3:40 P.M. train to Boston.  We then returned to my relatives’ house driving along the beach in Kennebunk, Maine.  The beach had high tide, so it was not very busy.  There was one fisherman at the east end of beach trying his luck.  I heard that Stripped Bass might be running.  When we returned to my relatives’ house, I helped prepare Beef Stroganoff which will simmer until 5:30 P.M., when more ingredients have to be added.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/10 Sunday  2:00 P.M.  I went for a drive around the Kennebunkport waterfront.  I parked by the Breakwater beach, and I enjoyed the view on a cool overcast day.  I then returned to my relatives’ house.  I then chatted with relatives.  For dinner, I ate a toasted Lobster roll with a cup of broccoli and cheese soup and potato chips and a cup of watered down iced tea.  I helped clean up the kitchen.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/10 Sunday  12:15 P.M.  I worked the internet for a while.  I chatted with relatives.  I guess I will now shut down the computer, and I will possibly go for a drive.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/10 Sunday  10:45 P.M.  I woke up at 8 A.M..  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with relatives.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO     

Note: <888> 09/11/10 Saturday  9:10 P.M.  After the last note, I swept the sidewalk in front.  I then watered the plants in front, and out back by the flower box, and on the deck.  I watched some of the U.S. Open tennis with my relative, and we watched the Michigan State versus Notre Dame Football game.  We left for a short spell to pick up other relatives nearby.  We then finished watching the football game.  I then drove two relatives downtown to Allison’s restaurant for dinner.  I then returned home, and I ate a 16 ounce marinated barbecue sirloin steak with an ear of corn on the cob with butter and a small salad with lettuce and home grown tomato slices with vinaigrette dressing and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I then helped clean up the kitchen.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch television with my relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/11/10 Saturday  4:40 P.M.  I finished entering the telephone numbers into Skype.  I chatted with a friend with Skype, and it works just fine.  At 2.1 cents a minute for domestic calls, it is cheaper than 25 cents a minute with the AT&T Go Phone, but of course one needs a high speed internet connection to use www.skype.com .  I chatted with another friend earlier today with the wireless telephone.  I will now shut down the computer, and I might take a nap or go for a drive or chat with a relative. CIO 

Note: <888> 09/11/10 Saturday  3:50 P.M.  I put away the laundry.  I went out with a relative, and we drove by the Kennebunkport post office.  We then drove over to Kennebunk, and we stopped by CVS.  My relative bought me a little jeweler’s screw driver kit with a few tiny screws for fixing eye glasses.  I thnk it cost $1.59.  We then went by the ACE hardware store across the street.  My relative paid for me to buy a 100 ounce bottle of Turtle Wax blue liquid car wash for $6.49 plus tax.  It says to use one ounce for every gallon of water.  We then drove by the Kennebunk beach, and we sat out for a while.  It was a very high tide with water over the lower part of the breakwater.  We then returned to my relatives’ house, and I put the Turtle Wax car wash detergent on one of metal shelves in the basement to the left of the laundry machines.  I ate two ham and cheese and turkey sandwiches with mayonnaise on pita bread with sliced home grown tomato and some Cape Cod potato chips and a glass of watered down orange juice.

I have been entering my AT&T wireless telephone numbers into the www.skype.com program which takes a while.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/10 Saturday  12:15 P.M.  BBC News - US marks 9/11 anniversary amid Koran-burning row

The generic USB hub does not seem to be working well on the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer.  I disconnected it, so the HP LaserJet 1018 laser printer and the laptop cooler pad and the keyboard light are not connected.  The Dell Latitude D410 laptop has three USB ports with the docking station.  I have the Microsoft wireless USB mouse plugged into the left side USB port, and the Plantronics DSP 500 USB headset and the Logitech Premium Notebook USB web cam plugged into the two rear USB ports.    Thus the Dell Latitude D410 laptop will now work with Skype and the web cam.  If I need to use the other devices including the pen drive, I can always disconnect one of the two rear USB web devices, and plug in the other devices.  I have a better octopus power USB hub at home that I will try on it, when I get back in about  a week.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/11/10 Saturday  10:30 P.M.  I woke up at 8 A.M..  A tree person is working the yard.  I ate oatmeal with honey and a half of a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a 50% to 50% mixture of orange juice and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I emptied the dishwasher.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I am doing a load of laundry.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/10/10 Friday  10:15 P.M.  I took a nap until 5:30 P.M..  I went out for a drive by the Breakfwater, where I stood out briefly.  I then returned to my relatives’ house, and I watched the evening news.  We drove over to the Amtrak train station in Wells, Maine to pick up two other relatives visiting for the weekend.  We returned to my relatives’ house, and for dinner I ate two barbecue hamburgers from the grill on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and two ears of corn on the cob with butter, and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I helped clean up the kitchen.  I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/10/10 Friday  4:15 P.M.  FOXNews.com - Beware of Link: E-Mail Virus Plays Havoc With Internet

I will now take a nap for a while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/10/10 Friday  3:50 P.M.  I went out with a relative after the last note.  We drove over to the vacuum cleaner store on U.S. 1 in Biddeford, Maine.  They were closed because of electrical problems.  We then went to another vacuum store a third of a mile further west on U.S. 1, and we bought a dozen Electrolux bags for the older canister units for $13.11 with tax. We then went by T.J. Maxx at the Biddeford shopping plaza.   I used the bathroom there.  While my relative was shopping there, I toured Best Buy next door.  On their clearance table, they have an Open Box LG DVD player for $36, but I do not need another one.  We then went to the Hannaford grocery store in Kennebunk, and my relative got some groceries.  We then went by CVS.  We then went by the Kennebunkport post office.  We then did another errand.  We returned to my relatives’ house, and I brought in the groceries.  I tested the Electrolux vacuum cleaners, and they seem all right.  I left the older one in the garage.  I put the newer one with the power nozzle in the downstairs guest bedroom closet.  I also put the new Electrolux bags on the closet shelf.  I reheated the boneless breast of chicken and vegetable mixture from last night, and I ate it all with a glass of watered down orange juice.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/10/10 Friday  10:50 A.M.  I went to bed at 11 P.M., and I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and half a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of 50% to 50% orange juice and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  The housekeeper is here, and the yard person is cutting the grass.  In a little while, I am going out with a relative to Biddeford, Maine for errands and to have the Electrolux vacuum cleaners checked out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/09/10 Thursday  9:10 P.M.  I went out after the last note, and I drove around the waterfront of Kennebunkport.  I stopped by the Breakwater beach, and I got out of the car for a brief spell to enjoy the view.  I have been told the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport is for sale.  I next drove through downtown Kennebunkport, and I drove along the Kennebunk beach.  I used the Port-O-Potty at the west end of the beach.  I then sat out for a while at the center of the beach.  Parking is supposed to be by permit until September 15, but I saw a lot of out of state license plates at the beach in the late afternoon.  I then went to the Big Apple Mobil station in downtown Kennebunkport, and I bought $16.25 of self serviced premium gasoline at $2.949 a gallon for 5.511 gallons for 155 miles driving since the Massachusetts turnpike rest area at 67361 miles for 28.1256 mile per gallon driving recently in mostly in highway driving.  I then returned to my relatives’ house.  I then went out with a relative in their car, and we drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport to Cape Porpoise.  We then drove back on Route 9 to the Sanborne’s produce and seafood stand, and my relative got corn on the cob and picked crab meat.  We then drove over to U.S. 1 to the Farm Stand near the Fire House, and we got two medium size zucchinis.  We then returned back to my relatives’ house.  We ate dip and crackers, and I also had watered down iced tea while I watched the evening news.  For dinner, I had baked boneless breast of chicken with Jack Daniels barbecue sauce on it, two ears of corn on the cob with butter, and baked zucchini with onions, tomato and cheese and olive oil.  I ate it all with a glass of cold filtered water.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  I tested the Black and Decker rechargeable lantern after it had charged up for 24 hours, and it did not work.  I will return to the Black and Decker Kittery outlet on my way down from Maine.  I tested the new Black and Decker Dust Buster, and it works just fine.  The Duster Buster that I paid $24 for sells for $37 at Wal-Mart, and the rechargeable lantern that I paid $18 for sells for about $30 on the internet.  I then put two older Electrolux vacuum cleaners in the back of a relative’s car to get checked out in Biddeford tomorrow.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch some television for an hour or so before going to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/09/10 Thursday  3:40 P.M.  Romney stumps for Foley in Greenwich - GreenwichTime  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/09/10 Thursday  3:05 P.M.  After the last note, I emptied the two downstairs bedrooms’ dehumidifiers.  I went to bed about 11 P.M., and I woke up at 8:30 A.M..  I brought in the www.nytimes.com for a relative.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and a half of a sliced banana, a four day old muffin, a 50% to 50% glass of orange juice and cold filtered water and a cup of coffee with milk and splenda.  I put the breakfast dishes in the dishwashing machine.  I put the smaller 30 inch by 4 foot U.S.A. flag on the flag pole in front.  I folded up the larger flag military style, and I put it on the top shelf of the tool cabinet in the garage hallway entrance with the other flags.  My relative gave me three two Polo and a Izod polo shirts, a cotton blue Polo shirt sleeve shirt, and a blue and yellow Jams bathing suit.  They fit me just fine.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went to downtown Kennebunkport, Maine, and I parked on Temple street where there is free one hour parking by the post office.  I got my hair cut at the Dock Square barbers for $15 and $5 tip for $20.  I now have shorter hair.  I stopped by the post office.  I returned to my relatives’ house, and I trimmed some of the plants in the backyard flower box.  I watered the plants front and rear.  My relative fixed me a strawberry ice drink which was very good.  My relative left on an errand.  I washed the Audi, and I towel dried it.  I then cleaned the inside windows, and I vacuumed it with the house Black and Decker Dust Buster.  I chatted with a relative twice.  The AT&T cordless telephone does not work in the Bunk room downstairs, so I hooked up a Vtech 5.8 GHz telephone cordless telephone system with a remote telephone that I put by the bed at the bathroom entrance.  It seems to work fine, so once they are fully charged up, they should work just fine in the bedroom.  I ate the remaining piece of barbecue smoked plank filet of salmon with the corn and yellow pepper and tomato and bacon bit mixture with a glass of watered down iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/10 Wednesday  10:10 P.M.  I took a nap after the last note.  I got up at 5 P.M., and I went for a drive with my relative along the Kennebunk beach.  I stood out by the beach for a while.  We then  drove around the Kennebunkport waterfront, and we returned to my relatives’ house. 

For dinner, I cooked on the gas barbecue grill a filet of salmon on a plank.  The wooden plank was about 3/8^th inches thick and 6 inches wide by about 15 inches long.  It was soaked in water for 24 hours.  My relative coated the salmon with a couple tablespoons of brown sugar mixed with a teaspoon of dried dill.  I put the gas grill on medium low, and once it was preheated, I cooked the salmon filet on the plank over medium low heat for 20 minutes with the lid on the grill.  It tasted just great.  I ate it with a corn and yellow pepper mixture with bacon and baked sliced tomatoes and a glass of watered down iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen. 

The Black and Decker rechargeable lantern works off an electrical extension cord.  It needs to be charged up the first time for 24 hours.  I am charging it now, and it should be fully charged by 7 P.M. tomorrow evening.  It needs to be charged every two months if not used, and it is suppose to be charged up 24 hours after using it.  I put its instructions in the hallway tool cabinet.  I gave my relative the receipt for the two year warranty.  I will figure out where to place it, once it is charged.  I took the old yellow rechargeable lantern that is missing its power supply, and I put it in the back of the Audi to see if it works, once I get back down to Greenwich in a week and a half.  I clean the house’s two air conditioner filters.  The filter on the master bedroom air conditioner was extremely dirty, probably keeping it from working properly.  I watched some television with my relative.  I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/08/10 Wednesday  3:40 P.M.  I chatted with a relative before going to bed last night.  I woke up at 4 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance Spread, a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I finished the items on my To Do List.  I left the apartment at 6 A.M..  I threw out the garbage.

I headed east on Putnam Avenue to North Maple Avenue and then north on North Street to the Merritt Parkway East or I-15E.  I stopped at the New Canaan rest area, and I used the bathroom.  I stopped at the Orange rest area, and I used the bathroom.  I got on I-91 North, and I stopped at the rest area, and I used the bathroom.  I got on I-84 East, and I stopped at the first rest area near the end, and I used the bathroom.  I got on the Massachusetts turnpike East, and I stopped at the Chalmers rest area.  I used the bathroom.  I ate a roast beef and Swiss cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll that I brought with me.  I chatted with a relative on the wireless telephone.  I bought $14.75 of Gulf Self Service Premium for $2.989 a gallon for 4.936 gallons for 135.5 miles driving since the fill up on Sunday at odometer reading of 67206 miles for 27.452 miles per gallon highway driving at the speed limit.  I then got off at the next exit for I-290 North, and I paid a 50 cent toll, and I followed it to I-495 Northeast.  I stopped at the Lowell rest area, and their welcome center and bathrooms are still closed going north.  They have six port-o-potties there which are overfilled and quite dirty.  You would think they would get it together in Lowell and reopen the welcome center.  I then got on I-95 North, and I stopped at the New Hampshire rest area.  I used the bathroom.  I then paid a $2 New Hampshire toll.  I then go off at Exit 3 of the Maine turnpike and I went to the Kittery Mall outlets.  The old Black and Decker outlet at the south end of U.S. 1 only sells tools and hardware now.  They now have a new Black and Decker Clearance Center on the north end of U.S. 1 of the Kittery Mall Road.  I went there, and I bought a gift for my relative a Black and Decker million watt rechargeable lantern SL331B-4 for $16.97 and.85 tax for $17.82 total.  For my apartment in Greenwich, I bought a Black and Decker 12 Volt rechargeable Cyclonic Energy Dust Buster CHV12180ZR for $21.97 and $1.10 tax for $23.07 total.  I might have bought the last one in stock.  I then got on the Maine turnpike North, and I used the bathroom at the rest area, then and I paid a $2 toll.  I got off at the Wells Saco exit, and I head south down to U.S. 1 east.  I took the road I-9 South? Into Kennebunkport, Maine.  I arrived at my relative’s house at 1 P.M. after about 260 miles driving.  I brought up with me a 4 foot by 6 foot U.S.A. flag, which I put on the flag pole.  I chatted with my relative.  I gave my relative one of the Johnson and Johnson Emergency kits for her car.  I unpacked the Audi.  My relative left for errands.  I ate the other roast beef and Swiss cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with iced tea.  I unpacked.  I setup the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer.  There is wireless internet in the house.  My relative returned, and I helped bring in the groceries.  I will now take a short nap.  CIO