Michael Louis Scott's Notes June 2016 from Kennebunkport, Maine
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06/30/16 Thursday 12:45 P.M. I drove over with a relative to U.S. 1 in Biddeford, and we picked up a newly upholstered chair and bench at an upholsters. We then returned back to my relatives' house an installed it in the living room by the fire place. I rested from 11 A.M. to noon. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on pita bread with mayonnaise and cold slaw and a glass of cold filtered water. I will now pack up my computer gear and luggage. I will try to be awake around 6 A.M. tomorrow morning and leave for Greenwich around 8 A.M.. I will post notes when I get back home. CIO
06/30/16 Thursday 8:55 A.M. I woke up at 8 A.M.. I brought in the New York Times. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of orange juice with vitamins and supplements, a cup of decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
06/29/16 Wednesday 8:25 P.M. I woke up at 5 P.M.. The relative visiting for dinner arrived at 6 P.M.. I ate vegetables and dip and ginger ale with ice. For dinner, I ate five barbecued spare ribs, two ears of corn on the cob with butter, steamed asparagus, a thin slice of cheese cake, and a glass of ginger ale with ice. I cleaned up the kitchen, and I started the dish washer. I hooked up the house HP 1018 laser printer, and I gave a copy of my Microsoft Money Sunset June 2016 income versus spending report to an interested relative. I will now go to bed. CIO
06/29/16 Wednesday 3:45 P.M. I started the dry cycle. I went out with a relative. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. We then went to Hannaford's' in Kennebunk. While we were there it poured and thundered and raining. We got supplies for relatives arriving this weekend. We then returned back to the relatives' house. We unloaded the groceries. I put away the clean laundry. I will now rest for a while. We have a relative coming over at 6 P.M for dinner this evening. CIO
06/29/16 Wednesday 1:10 P.M. I watched some news. For lunch, I ate a hotdog on a bun with onions and Dijon mustard, cole slaw, potato chips, and a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
06/29/16 Wednesday 12:10 P.M. I went back to bed until 11:30 A.M.. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started a load of wash. CIO
06/29/16 Wednesday 9:20 A.M. I woke up at 8:00 A.M.. I brought in the New York Times. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of orange juice with vitamins and supplements, a cup of decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I chatted with a relative on the house phone. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 7:50 P.M. I ate cheese and crackers. I watched the local news. For dinner, I ate vermicelli, tomato sauce, meat balls, and a glass of cold filtered water. I cleaned up the kitchen. A relative suggested that I take an exercise walk, so I walked to the of the driveway and back and around the house. There are three new mole holes by the flower box in back of the house. I will now go to bed. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 4:50 P.M. I went through my email. I chatted with a friend. On the Dell Latitude E6410 laptop that came with Office 2013, it says that it will expire in two days, but when I press the activate button, it says it is activated. It happened after I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I will have to see what happens in two days. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 4:00 P.M. I napped until 1:30 P.M.. I emptied the dishwasher. I then drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport to Bradbury's where I got a few things. I then drove out to Cape Porpoise, and I returned to my relatives' house. I watched some Fox News. I then went out with a relative. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. We then drove along the Kennebunk beach and back, and we parked for a while at the east beach watching a few surfers. We then returned back to my relatives' house. I rained last night, so we don't need to water. We might have more rain until tomorrow night. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 12:25 P.M. For lunch, I ate the reheated chicken and noodles with a cup of lobster bisque and a bowl of fruit salad and a glass of cold filtered water. I will now rest for a while. I started the dish washer. I will now rest for a while. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 11:35 A.M. I chatted with http://www.swedish-imports.com/ , and they would not be able to repair my driver's door handle on my Volvo XC70 until this Friday morning at around 10 A.M., by which time I will be back on the road down to Greenwich, Connecticut. I guess when I come up again around Labor Day for a longer period, I can get it done then. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 11:05 A.M. I brought the garbage can in. I chatted with a relative. The relative got some of the Ikea kits for holding the three dressers downstairs against the wall. I watched a bit of Fox News. CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 10:20 A.M. http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Greenwich-Sidewalk-Sales-Days-return-July-14-8327212.php CIO
06/28/16 Tuesday 10:10 A.M. I went back to bed until 10 A.M.. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
06/27/16 Monday 7:45 P.M. The order with tracking number of "1Z6Y357V0325789417" at www.ups.com on the order for $10.58 with tax https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Microsoft-Wireless-Mobile-Mouse-3500-Limited-Edition/productID.307649800 arrived at the apartment in Greenwich.
Tracking is https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9400110200828072974288 on the order for two http://slickdeals.net/f/8869499-sandisk-16gb-usb-flash-drive-2x-for-4-99-on-ebay for $4.98 with free shipping.
I will go to bed soon. CIO
06/27/16 Monday 7:35 P.M. I woke up at 5 A.M.. I watered the flowers on the deck. I helped a relative prepare dinner. We went for a drive along the Kennebunk beach, and we parked for a while midway at the east beach watching the young surfer work their action in the rough water. We then drove along the waterfront in Kennebunkport. It has slowed down again after the busy weekend. I turned off the sprinkler in the front yard. For dinner, I ate chicken with flavored noodles and sweet peas, steam broccoli and 1.5 ears of corn on the cob with butter, and a glass of cold filtered water. I cleaned up the kitchen. I put the garbage out by the street for pickup tomorrow morning. CIO
06/27/16 Monday 3:05 P.M. I watched some more news. I turned off the front sprinkler at 11:45 A.M.. For lunch I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on pita bread with mayonnaise and potato chips and a glass of Zero Sprite with ice. I sprayed the wasp hole on the rear deck support again with Raid flying insect spray. I went out with a relative. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. We then drove over to Biddeford, and we went to T.J. Maxx. On the way back, we stopped by Home Depot, they have a http://www.homedepot.com/p/Seasonal-Designs-20-ft-Aluminum-Flagpole-with-3-ft-x-5-ft-U-S-Flag-AP20/100078153?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cTHD%7cG%7c0%7cG-BASE-PLA-D28I-InsideGardenOther%7c&gclid=COrpkcDxyM0CFdhahgodQ68BrA&gclsrc=aw.ds for $129. However, I am not sure how it would work in our location. We then returned back to my relatives' house. I will now take a nap. CIO
06/27/16 Monday 10:20 A.M. I watched www.foxnews.com . The painter delivered one chair painted Dutch Blue back to the kitchen and took another one to return on Friday. Mike Huckabee on Fox News says that once one is laid off at age 50 or above, one will never get a job. I chatted with a friend. CIO
06/27/16 Monday 9:20 A.M. I woke up at 8:00 A.M.. I brought in the New York Times. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of orange juice with vitamins and supplements, a cup of decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 8:05 P.M. For dinner, I ate a rotisserie chicken leg, thigh, and three 1/4 inch thick slices of white breast meat, 1.5 ears of corn on the cob with butter, a tossed mixed green salad with Italian dressing and Zero Sprite with ice. I cleaned up the kitchen. I then went for a drive with a relative along the Kennebunk beach. We parked at the west end of the east beach and watched the evening strollers and dog walkers. We then drove along the Kennebunkport waterfront and returned to my relatives' house. I will now empty the dishwasher, and I will go to bed. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 5:40 P.M. I woke up at 3 P.M.. I chatted with a friend down south of the Mason Dixon line. I finished watering the yard and flower box in back. I watered the bushes and flowers and plants in front. I then watered the front yard some more until 5:30 P.M.. I sprayed some Raid fly insect spray on the deck support were there are hornets or wasps eating into the wood. I went out with a relative. We mailed a letter at the Kennebunkport post office. We then went to Hannaford's in Kennebunk and got a few things and returned back to the family house. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 12:45 P.M. I watched some Fox News. A relative returned my other relative from church. I folded the dry laundry and put it away. I tried watching an older James Bond movie on Ion TV, but I think I had seen it before, and there were too many commercials. For lunch, I ate a delicious crab meat roll with potato chips, cold slaw, and fruit salad, and a glass of Zero Sprite with ice. I moved the lawn sprinkler to the front lawn to moisten it some more. I noticed on the outer lower beam of the rear deck opposite the basement door, wasps are eating into the wood, and saw dust is coming out on to the cement below. I left a message with a relative about it. I will now take a nap. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 10:35 A.M. I am on the dry cycle of my laundry. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 10:10 A.M. I chatted with a relative who is watching the CBS Sunday morning news from a remote part of the country. I started the lawn sprinkler in the north end of the back yard. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 9:50 A.M. I watched www.foxnews.com . A relative picked up another relative to go to church. I chatted with a relative. I emptied the garbage. I am doing a load of laundry. CIO
06/26/16 Sunday 8:40 A.M. I woke up at 8 A.M.. I brought in the New York Times. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, a glass of orange juice with vitamins and supplements, a cup of decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 8:10 P.M. Microsoft tweaks activation rules for the Windows 10 Anniversary Update | ZDNet
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I will now go to bed. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 7:55 P.M. I went for a drive with a relative. We drove the entire length of Kennebunk beach and back, and we parked for a while at the west end of the east beach. We then returned back to my relatives' house. I turned off the sprinkler. I ate crab dip and crackers. For dinner, I ate quiche, cold slaw, 1.5 ears of corn on the cob with butter, a cold noodle mixture, and a glass of cold filtered water. I cleaned up the kitchen. I chatted with a friend. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 5:15 P.M. I woke up at 3:45 P.M.. I turned off the sprinkler. I watered all of the plants, bushes, new bushes, and flowers in the front yard, the rear yard, and the rear deck. I turned on the front yard sprinkler again to soak the dry ground some more. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 2:00 P.M. I went out with a relative. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. We then drove up to Ace Hardware in Kennebunk. We bought a lawn sprinkler on sale for $5 off for $7.99 at the Ace Hardware store. We then went by CVS and bought some baby wipes and the weekly Arundel Star newspaper. We then drove along the entire length of the Kennebunk beach which was full to capacity. I think it costs $20 a day to park there. We then drove along the Kennebunkport waterfront and returned to my relatives' house. I set up the sprinkler in the front lawn to water the dry grass for a few hours. I put the little bird house hanging from the trellis. For lunch I had a delicious seasoned crab meat roll, cold slaw, fruit salad and cold filtered water. I will now rest for a while. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 10:20 A.M. I bought two http://slickdeals.net/f/8869499-sandisk-16gb-usb-flash-drive-2x-for-4-99-on-ebay for $4.98 with free shipping. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 10:10 A.M. I chatted with a relative. Just east of Hannaford's in Kennebunk, Maine, they are building a https://www.aromajoes.com/ coffee shop. The one in Wells, Maine has a drive through, so one does not have to get out of the car in the cold Maine winters. I watched some www.foxnews.com . Donald Trump is over in Scotland at one of his two golf courses. I once met one of Donald Trump's caddies at the Westchester Country Club, and he was an expert marathon runner from Rye, New York. However, that was over 25 years ago, so he probably got old. CIO
06/25/16 Saturday 8:50 A.M. I woke up at 8 A.M.. I went out, and I got the New York Times. They now leave it out by the street instead of driving down the driveway to deliver it at the house. I ate breakfast of oatmeal, with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with butter, decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk, and vitamins and supplements with a glass of cold filtered water. I will now make my bed. I will then shower and clean up. CIO
06/24/16 Friday 8:40 P.M. I went out to dinner with a relative to another relative's house. I drank a glass of Sprite Zero with ice and we chatted and watched the ABC evening news. For dinner I ate chicken casserole with rice and mixed salad and an éclair with a glass of Sprite Zero with ice. We returned back to my relatives' house. I will now go to bed. CIO
06/24/16 Friday 4:55 P.M. I went out with a relative at 2:30 P.M.. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. I then took the relative to an appointment in Kennebunk. We then filled up the relative's car at the Circle K Irving gasoline station. Their car wash has been broken recently. We then returned back to my relatives' house. CIO
06/24/16 Friday 1:45 P.M. I planted the sunflower in the back railroad tie flower box. It has four blooms on it right now. It will get bigger. CIO
06/24/16 Friday 1:20 P.M. I went out with a relative. We went by the Kennebunkport post office. We then drove to Kennebunk, and with my Volvo wagon we went to the Circle K Irving gasoline station. My relative bought me $17 of self service premium gasoline for $2.899 a gallon for 5.863 gallons at odometer reading of 113027 miles for 157.7 miles driven since the Massachusetts turnpike rest area for 26.898 miles per gallon in mostly highway traffic. We then went by Hannaford's and got groceries. We also got a sunflower plant for the back elevated garden plot. We then returned home. I unloaded the car. For lunch I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on pita bread with mayonnaise and some of yesterday's mixed salad along with a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
06/24/16 Friday 10:00 A.M. I woke up at 6 A.M.. I ate oatmeal with Splenda sweetner and milk and sliced banana and decaffinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I drank a glass of cold water with vitamins and supplements. I showered and I cleaned up. At 7:30 A.M., I drove a relative to the Wells, Maine Amtrak station to catch an 8:35 A.M. train. I drove back to Kennebunkport. I watered the bushes and plants in front and rear and on the rear deck which took about an hour and twenty minutes. CIO
06/23/16 Thursday 7:55 P.M. Tracking number is "1Z6Y357V0325789417" at www.ups.com on the order for $10.58 with tax https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Microsoft-Wireless-Mobile-Mouse-3500-Limited-Edition/productID.307649800 .
I will now go to bed. Bon Soir.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36598977 . CIO
06/23/16 Thursday 7:45 P.M. I ate two barbecued hotdogs on grilled rolls with onion and Dijon mustard on them, an ear of corn on the cob with butter, cold steamed sweet peas with onions and vinaigrette dressing, sliced tomatoes and cold slaw with a glass of cold filtered water. I cleaned up the kitchen. I have to get up at 6 A.M. tomorrow in order to drop a relative off at the Wells Amtrak station by 8:30 A.M.. CIO
06/23/16 Thursday 6:45 P.M. I slept until 4 P.M.. I watered the grass in the front yard. I helped a relative clean some sweet peas. We went for a drive to Cape Porpoise. We went to http://langsfordroadlobster.com/ and bought a half pound package of crab meat for $10. I then drove around the Franciscan monastery http://www.franciscanguesthouse.com/ and along the Kennebunk beach and then along the waterfront in Kennebunkport. We stopped by the Colonial Pharmacy, and I bought a four pack of Duracell AA coppertop batteries for $4.89 and .27 tax for $5.16 total. When I got home, I used one on the wireless Microsoft mouse on the Dell Latitude E6410 laptop computer, and the Microsoft wireless mouse now works just fine. CIO
06/23/16 Thursday 2:05 P.M. The yard person and the painter left. My relative knows where to get a 25 foot aluminum flag pole in sections that another relative can install. I have to start helping out watering the plants tomorrow. There are new bushes planted in front of the house that need watering more frequently. I went out with relatives to the Kennebunkport post office. We then went to a tile place near Swedish motors, but they can not drill a hole in the base of a vase to make a lamp out of it. We returned back to my relative's house. I ate a sliced turkey and cheese sandwich with Hellmann's mayonnaise on pita bread and a glass of cold filtered water. I chatted with a friend on my wireless telephone. One relative went out to another place in Saco, Maine to get the vase drilled. I read the New York Times. I then sat out in front of the house watching the workers at the house in front. A physical therapy worker arrived for one of my relatives. I will now take a nap. CIO
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06/23/16 Thursday 9:40 A.M. I ate a bowl of oatmeal with Splenda sweetener and milk and sliced banana and sliced peach along with a cup of decaffeinated coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. We don't have any English muffins or orange juice. My relatives are trying to help me lose weight by watching my diet. I will now make my bed, and I will then shower and clean up. CIO
06/23/16 Thursday 9:10 A.M. I woke up at 8:30 A.M.. I moved my Volvo wagon from the front lawn to the driveway, since the lawn might be cut today. The tall wooden flag pole blew down from rot this winter, so we can not fly Old Glory. The steel support beams are still in the ground. When I setup the Dell Latitude E6410 laptop, the Microsoft wireless mouse would not work. There was a small wired mouse in the desk drawer that I am using. I order for $10.58 with tax https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Microsoft-Wireless-Mobile-Mouse-3500-Limited-Edition/productID.307649800 .
The vitamins and supplements that I take every morning are http://scott-mike.com/msvit.htm . CIO
06/22/16 Wednesday 8:05 P.M. I chatted with a friend and a relative on my wireless telephone. I chatted with relatives in the library. We went out to dinner at the http://www.villagetavernwestk.com/ . I had blacken finger of salmon with grilled vegetables for $19 and sour dough bread with butter and a few fried calamari and a glass of iced water. I will now go to bed. CIO
06/22/16 Wednesday 4:20 P.M. Last night I chatted with a friend at 6:30 P.M. I went to bed afterwards. I woke up at 10:30 A.M., and I ate some Blue Diamond Smokehouse almonds and Ginger Ale and Punch. I finally woke up at 6 A.M. this morning. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with milk and honey and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance Spread, a 12 ounce glass of punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of decaffeinated coffee with milk and Equal sweetener. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I finished shutting down the apartment. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage. I left at 8 A.M.. I drove up North Street to Merritt Parkway east. I stopped to go to the bathrooms at the New Canaan and North Haven and I-91 rest areas and the I-84 East rest area, and the Massachusetts turnpike rest area. I chatted with a friend on my wireless telephone in North Haven. At the Massachusetts turnpike Charlton rest area, I ate half of a cheese sandwich that I brought with me. I put $21.01 of self service premium Gulf gasoline at $2.799 a gallon for 7.508 gallons at odometer reading of 112870 miles for 166.3 miles driven since the previous fill up for 22.15 miles per gallon in highway traffic. I paid a 50 cent toll when I got off at I-290 East. I then got on I-495 East, and I stopped at the Lowell rest area. I got on I-95 North, and I stopped at the New Hampshire rest area. It started to rain heavily there. I ate the other half of the cheese sandwich. I paid the $2 New Hampshire toll and the Maine turnpike $3 toll. I got off at Well, Maine, and I drove into Kennebunkport, Maine to my relatives' house at 2 P.M. about the time the rain stopped. I unpacked. I chatted with my relatives. In setting up the Dell Latitude 6410 laptop, the Microsoft wireless mouse quit working. I hooked up a spare wired mouse, I found in the desk drawer. CIO