Note:<888>07/22/00 Saturday 12:15 A.M. EDT: Well I did a little of my regular computer work until about 2 P.M.. I then rested until about 5 P.M.. I had some of the homemade goulash. I then made up a half gallon of iced coffee. I also ground enough coffee beans to make two cans of my 40%, $40%, 20% blend of ground coffee, which is basically 40% Five bean, Bokar, Columbian, Red Bag, French Roast, and Hazelnut coffee beans with 40% Grand Union Savrin or Chock Full of Nut ground coffee, and 20% Hawaiian Kona ground coffee that has some Costa Rican mountain coffee in it also. I also separated the ashes from my cigar cigarette butts and removed the used tobacco and added it to my Bull Durham pipe tobacco. This all took a bit of time. About 9 P.M., I went out and stopped by the Riverside shopping plaza. I bought at the Food Emporium a half gallon of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice for $2.49 and a Sirloin steak for $1.99 a pound for $2.60 for $5.09 total. I then went to CVS and bought nine packs of buy one get one free of Marlboro Menthol milds at $3.55 a two pack plus $1.92 Ct. tax for $33.87 total for 18 packs. I then returned home, and it was beginning to rain. I had already driven down Greenwich Avenue and toured the waterfront. I then chopped and diced three gloves of garlic and added garlic powder, half chopped onion, oregano, basil, celery salt, ground pepper, Italian spices to a flat Rubbermaid sealable container. I added a few dashes of Sesame oil, a couple ounces of olive oil, a few drops of McHilney's Tabasco sauce, a half ounce of Angostura soy sauce, and I opened a bottle of Georges Duboeuf 1995 Domaine Montgondal Cabernet‑Sauvignon vin de pays d'oc, and I added four ounces to the marinade mixture and place in the sirloin steak and I flipped it about six time every half hour refrigeratoring it, and I will continue to refrigerate it sealed for a day or two until I cook it. I had about three ounces of the wine myself with a couple of the Marlboro milds. I then chopped a glove of garlic and added it to my existing salad oil mixture with a couple ounces of the red wine and topped the bottle up with olive oil. I made a light salad with the remains of the Escarole lettuce, a half chopped onion, and a chopped dill pickle adding parmesan cheese on it and the salad dressing. I then finished a container of Eddy's sugar free strawberry ice cream with a dash of the red wine on it with ice tea. I started the computer server today, and I will run it off the backup computer when I am not running the main computer. I also had to reset the cables in the case again, but this time it is all running fine. Well time to do laundry, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/07/00 Monday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I rested a bit on Sunday. I had two meals of the chicken salad and other items I had made. I finally went to bed at 10 P.M. and was up at 4 A.M.. I did some regular computer work. It is another rainy day, so I might try to go out after the mail arrives. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/06/00 Monday 8:15 P.M. EDT: I am just finishing up house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to do the vacuuming. I made a chicken salad out of the remains of the Purdue and had it with some potato salad and mixed bean and corn salad along with iced coffee. Not much else happening. Perhaps, I will rest before doing the vacuuming. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/06/00 Sunday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I had my main dinner at 11 A.M. yesterday of the same meal as earlier this week. I went out this morning after the last message. I stopped by Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library and read three computer newsweeklies and the local newspaper. I checked out "In Old New York" by Thomas Janvier. I then went downtown, I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. Across the street from Figaro restaurant in front of one of the shops, I felt a shot of air on the back on my left neck, which was unusual. I chatted with some local people. I then walked the upper section of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store. They have an LCD car clock for $9 and Velcro strips for $4 which I can use to replace my broken car clock. I did not get them yet, since I have to wait for funding. I then finished walking the upper section of Greenwich Avenue, and I returned to the center of town. I drove by the waterfront. I drove over to Tod's Point and along the way, I stopped at CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton of Phillie cigar cigarettes for $12.19 and a jar of Parsley for .99 with tax for $13.91 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by the Greenwich Food Mart building in Cos Cob to see if they have any Bush Cheney bumper stickers at the Chris Shays office, but they were not open. The liquor store at the Greenwich Food Mart has liquor on sale, and I noticed the 1.5 liter bottles of Barbados Mount Gay rum that I use to make my rum punch fruit salad are about $27 there. Popov 1.5 liter bottles are $13, so I guess they are offering bargains to the clientele of the Greenwich Food Mart. I then headed back home. I was stopped briefly by the Greenwich Police because they have another report on an old white Volvo which was not me. I returned home. I had a bowl of chocolate ice cream along with a liter of Perrier. I then had 2 oz. of white wine, 2 oz. of orange juice, and 4 oz. of Perrier in a night cap, and went to bed. I was up at 1 A.M.. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I noticed that my left back neck was stiff, like somebody used one of those air cartridge devices to shot a tiny projectile into my neck yesterday when I was downtown. I reported the matter to the local authorities. I also yesterday before going to bed rotate the Dutch flag around, so it looks like the Dutch flag instead of the French flag. I also changed the pillow cases on the day bed. I will now do house cleaning and water the plants. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/05/00 Saturday 9:20 A.M. EDT: I printed out studies of satellite photos from the net. I rested from about 4 A.M. to 6 A.M. while doing a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I then completed it, and I also ran the other usual utilities like Norton Disk Doctor and WinDoctor. After the backup, I ran Norton SpeedDisk and I watched a little television while doing this. I also had a dinner of the same three courses I cooked along with iced coffee and a bowl of chocolate ice cream. I guess I will clean up and go out for a little morning activity. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/05/00 Saturday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I relaxed most of Friday. I went outside and chatted with some neighbors for a while. About Tea time, I had a couple of ounces of white wine with Perrier for the Queen Mum's 100th birthday. I had dinner about 11 A.M. of the same cold foods, I prepared earlier a couple days ago. I went to bed about 4:30 P.M., and I was called up by cablevision offering me HBO for $5.95 a month through March 2001 including the first month free and $25 in coupons in Pay Per View coupons. I subscribed to the offer. I rested until about 11:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s Rice crispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I looked briefly at the news announcing the first hurricane Alberto of the season and checked the weather channel. I started going through my tropical weather links weather.htm , and it seems like it might be an interesting storm. I noticed at University of Illinois Current Weather: real-time data , one can print out current weather maps, so I tried printing out some in both black and white and color. I added the link to my Tropical Weather page. I noticed the Fort Lauderdale Beach camera is down, supposedly because of local political confusion. The Nantucket Copplestone Camera does not work either. Thus I am study some of my tropical weather links. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/04/00 Friday 9:30 A.M. EDT: I updated my file "mlsnote1.doc" with the last four months notes. It is now 1120 pages long in Microsoft Word 97 format. I printed the last four months and bound it in a binder. I had to downloaded PostScript fonts from Lexmark to get my HP LaserJet II printing fast with the PostScript fonts. I also cleaned the sheet feeder on the printer since it had accumulated dust. I now have several other downloadable fonts to use with it. I had a peanut butter and ice tea. Well have a good morning, I might take a short rest. CIO

End of Week's Notes: 08/04/00:

Note:<888>08/04/00 Friday 1:30 A.M. EDT: Happy 100th Birthday to the Queen Mum of Scotland and the United Kingdom. Wish her Happy Birthday from this link The British Monarchy . Yesterday I signed the petition for the new local republican candidate running from Byram at noon. I increased the deductible on my apartment insurance to lower the premium. I then stopped by Bank of New York and noticed the local downtown crowd was sweltering which I was not with my new General Electric Air Conditioner General Electric Profile ASM14AA Air Conditioner Feature & Benefits which truly makes a benefit in hot sultry weather. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop clearing out merchandise for a new sale. I returned the Garde Manger cold cooking book to the Greenwich Library. I dropped off some paper work at the town hall, and I then stopped by the Greenwich Housing authority and reminded them I still need to sign my lease. I drove by the waterfront and viewed the fishermen enjoying the local weather. Apparently the Fluke made the local paper. I chatted with two visiting German couples eating sandwiches from Maneros. I then went by the Arnold Bread store and bought three loaves of hearty grain bread for $2.67 total. I then went by Varmax Liquor pantry and the Sherry was two expensive, but I found an excellent bargain French "Bellejour" 1.5 Liter the large bottle white Cuvee Blanc white table wine half price for $4.99 a bottle instead of $10. I bought three bottles for $14.97 plus they give a 10% discount with .91 N.Y tax for $14.38 total. I normally don't drink alcohol myself but keep it around for cooking, and occasionally I might take a nip of wine to see how it tastes. I returned home put away the purchases. I was a half hour late for my 3 P.M. appointment since I had another cold meal of yesterday's cooking. I then walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a few people. I then stopped by the waterfront viewed the waterfront activity. I chatted with a local resident from Antigua and reminisced about the tropics and bird watching versus the cold weather up north in the winter. I returned home, and I had a Barq's frosted root beer in a frosted mug. I went to bed about 7 P.M., and I was up about 12:30 A.M. today. I had four soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins for breakfast. Well have a good day, stay cool. CIO

Note:<888>08/03/00 Thursday 9:00 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry this morning and making the ice tea. I went to bed at 4 A.M., and I was up at 8 A.M.. I had ice cream, Perrier and orange juice, toast, and vitamins for breakfast. I have a republican petition signer coming by between 11 A.M. and noon to have me sign a petition. I will relax around the apartment until I do that and wait for the mail. Have a good morning. I might go downtown this afternoon to see how much DuBonnet Light Sherry costs to keep around the apartment. CIO

Note:<888>08/03/00 Thursday 1:00 A.M. EDT: I went back to bed until 8 P.M.. I had some ice cream and iced coffee when I got up. About 10 P.M., I went out for a short walk on Greenwich Avenue. It was quiet downtown. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Shell Station on the way downtown looking for a Digital Car Clock stick on to substitute for my broken car clock, but like the Exxon Station they did not have one. I am on the dry cycle of laundry. I am also making up a batch of ice tea. Well have a good morning. I think I will have a bite to eat of the same as I prepared today. CIO

Note:<888>08/02/00 Wednesday 5:25 P.M. EDT: I checked the mail about 9 A.M.. I got my copy of http://www.nytha.com/ "New York Racing" today about the upcoming racing season in Saratoga, New York. About 10 A.M. I started cooking the eight pound Purdue chicken, and it was ready about 11:45 A.M.. I put it in the refrigerator to chill. While doing this, I chopped off the corn from four ears of corn and then cleaned and sliced a pound of green beans, chopping them about 3/4 inch long on an angle. I then mixed the corn and bean together without cooking in a marinade of olive oil, red wine, red and white vinegar, sesame oil, homemade salad dressing, and herbs and spices, along with a couple teaspoons of Dijon mustard and put it into the refrigerator to marinade. I then peeled eight large Yukon potatoes and sliced tem in the CusineArt and put them in water in a large pot and brought them to a boil, and boiled the potato slices for fifteen minutes. I then cooled them under running cold water strained them. I added the usual herbs and spices, (oregano, basil, celery salt, ground pepper, Italian seasoning, along with some nutmeg, cinnamon, Hot curry, Chinese five spice, dashes of Angostura bitters, and a few drops of McHilney's Tabasco sauce and mixed them spuds with about either larger tablespoons of Hellmann’s mayonnaise and after mixing put it all in the refrigerator to chill. I also made up a half gallon of iced coffee. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea at noon. I then went to bed until 4 P.M. When I got up, I adjusted the kitchen light to make it work. I then had all three cold courses, I had made earlier in the day along with iced coffee. Now I will go out for a evening walk. CIO

Note:<888>08/02/00 Wednesday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I went to bed at midnight after having Microwave popcorn and ice tea. I was up at 4 A.M. this morning. I had rice crispies, toast, vitamins, Perrier and orange juice, and coffee. I cleaned up. I chatted with a neighbor. I went down by the waterfront and observed the morning fog. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I found a quarter. The noticed the monthly commuting ticket into Manhattan now costs about $200. I stopped by Exxon and bought $16.40 of premium at about $2 a gallon. I said hello to a former neighbor. I then went to the Food Emporium and bought a five pound bag of Yukon potatoes for $3.99, a Purdue Oven stuffer roaster for .99 a pound for $7.41, green beans at .92 a pound for . 92 for $12.32 total. I then returned home, and I am having a glass of iced coffee. Well time for some internet work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/01/00 Tuesday 9:55 P.M. EDT: Well I did a little internet work this morning, and then I slept until 8:30 A.M.. I cleaned up, and I went by the bank. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought ten stamps for $3.30. I paid my electricity, Optimum Online, Cablevision, and Bell Atlantic bills with money orders. These were last month’s bill, and not the bills for this month. I then went by the First Union bank on Lafayette place and paid my rent. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop and bought a unused HP 75A Laser cartridge for my HP LaserJet II for $10. I bought two matching suitcases of heavy blue nylon with leather straps and heavy metal zippers for $12.35 both. On can be stored inside the other. The Hospital Thrift shop is closing out its inventory for the next new stocking next Wednesday. I then drove over to Old Greenwich to off center hair design and got a haircut for $15 and $5 tip. I stopped by Porticellis Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought a roast beef sandwich with lettuce, tomato, onion, on a Kaiser roll for $3.80 with a small bag of potato chips. I also bought six ears of corn for $1.20 for about $6 total. I then stopped by CVS and bought a 128 oz. container of Purex detergent for $2.99, 2 Palmolive dishwashing detergent for .99 each, and a carton of Phillie light cigar cigarettes for $12.19 plus $1.03 Ct. tax for $18.19 total. I then drove out to Tod's Point on a very overcast day, and I ate the roast beef sandwich with potato chips in the southwest parking area. I chatted about the weather with some of the fishermen. One fisherman had caught the largest Fluke I had ever seen. It was about 24 inches by 18 inches in diameter. I then drove by Staples and toured the store. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, but it was closed for a staff day. I then went to the Grand Union and bought two dozen eggs at $1.49 a dozen, two packages of GU frozen peas .50 each, two Stouffers Hearty pot roast dinners for $2.50 each, a ten pack of GU dried milk for $5.89, Angostura bitters $3.29, Ronzoni spinach fettuccini $1.75, 8 oz. GU lite mozzarella $1.39, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Unsalted" $1.33 each a bulb of garlic .42, two half gallons of not from concentrate minute maid orange juice $1.79 each, 3 pack of GU paper towels $1.50, a four pack of GU toilet paper $1.35 for $31.18 total. I went home, and I put away my purchases. I had a chilled Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug and then I went to bed about 2:30 P.M.. While sleeping a political organizer called up about me signing a petition on Thursday at noon. I slept until 7:30 P.M., and I got up and had a peanut butter sandwich, two ears of corn, iced tea, and coffee. I chatted with a friend. I then filed this report. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/01/00 Tuesday 4:40 A.M. EDT: Well I slept until 2 A.M.. I had some popcorn and ice tea. I worked on setting up servers in Microsoft Netmeeting. NOAA weather radio went off at 4 A.M., and said there would be lots of rain on Long Island up to an inch a minute until about 4 P.M. this afternoon. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>08/14/00 Monday 10:10 P.M. EDT: I rested most of the day. We had lots of rain, thunder, and lightning this afternoon. I had some ice cream in the early afternoon. I had dinner of reheated spaghetti noodles with sauce about 7 P.M. along with ice tea and coffee. I guess I am back on a night schedule. I have to sign my lease at 1:30 P.M. in the community room on Thursday. It seems like it has cleared up outside a bit. Have a good evening. I think I will have some ice cream. CIO

Note:<888>08/14/00 Monday 11:10 A.M. EDT: I found this group of 100 free books for download for Microsoft Reader Barnes & Noble.com Free eBooks . CIO

Note:<888>08/14/00 Monday 10:15 A.M. EDT: I had a glass of a couple ounces of white wine with a couple of ounces of Perrier before going to bed last night. I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, cappuccino, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I then checked the mail. I put my old Money 99 file back into the program, and I have the imported version of the last years report in Money 2000. I restarted the server. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/13/00 Sunday 10:10 P.M. EDT: It was a cool wet fall like day this afternoon when I went out. I parked downtown, and I walked the lower area of Greenwich Avenue. I bought two packs of Marlboro Milds buy one get one free for $4 both. I sat out in the park and chatted with a local golfer. I then offered the golfer to a lift to the Grand Union and while there I bought two half gallons of Eddy's homemade butter pecan ice cream at buy one get one free for $5.29 total. I returned home. I boiled some spaghetti and reheated some sauce, and I had it with ice tea. I then had a cup of coffee. I did a little computer work. I watched a little bit of the Food TV network and I chatted on the telephone. I had two bowls of ice cream, the three flavor Holland Hall flavor. I guess I will relax a little bit more this evening. Not much else going on. I will check out HBO or the other channels. Have a good evening. CIO

Well I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants. I made up two cans of the mixed five bean A&P coffee bean blend with Hawaiian Kona and Savarin mixture. I had some goldfish crackers with ice tea. I chatted with a friend in another part of the state with http://www.net2phone.com/ . Well time to clean up and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/13/00 Sunday 11:05 A.M. EDT: Last night before going to bed, I had goldfish crackers, and ice cream. I also had two ounces of white wine with a few ounces of Perrier. I was up at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I installed the Service Release 1 and about 10 updates for Microsoft Word 2000. I then started a C: drive to D: drive backup. I went back to bed until 10 A.M.. I started the second half of the backup. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s rice crispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I just finished the backup. I will make a few telephone calls with http://www.net2phone.com/.I will then run Norton SpeedDisk. While doing this I will start my house cleaning and watering the plants. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>08/12/00 Saturday 8:55 P.M. EDT: I completed the C: drive to D: drive backup. I rested during the second half of the backup until 6:45 P.M.. I watched the evening news. I started Norton SpeedDisk. I ran this while watching an HBO DreamMagic movie about Toy Electronic Soldiers. I had some reheated spaghetti with sauce and ice tea for dinner. The movie and the Norton SpeedDisk just finished, and I restarted the computer and started the server. Well have a good evening. I could go out for a drive, but I have not cleaned up for two days, so I am a bit dirty. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/12/00 Saturday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I installed all the Microsoft Works Suite 2000 programs without much trouble. I did have trouble converting my long Microsoft Money 99 file to Microsoft Money 2000. I finally archived all the older Money 99 file except for this year. Also when it finally did import it the file, Money 2000 does not have the Microsoft Home Inventory feature. I am also keeping Money 99 on the machine. All programs installed are running fine. I am now going to do a C: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>08/12/00 Saturday 11:25 A.M. EDT: NOAA weather radio went off several times last night and this morning with "Flash Flood" warnings for this area. I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, cappuccino, and vitamins. I checked the mail and I got a computer magazine called "Revolution". I will now stop the server and reboot the computer and install Microsoft Works Suite 2000. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/11/00 Friday 11:20 P.M. EDT: I read another 80 pages in the book on "Old New York" this afternoon. NOAA weather radio has gone off constantly for the area with "Flash Flood" warnings. About 7:30 P.M., I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought Microsoft Works Suite 2000 for $49.94 plus $3 tax for $52.94 total. I then returned home driving down Greenwich Avenue on a rainy evening. I will install the programs from Microsoft Works Suite 2000 tomorrow. They include Word 2000, Works 2000, Encarta, Money 2000 Standard, Streets and Trips 2000, and Home Publishing. I feel the Microsoft Works Suite 2000 at half price was an excellent value. The store has one more copy left. I then made a mixed salad and had it with iced tea. I had a cup of coffee. I then watched an HBO movie about Terrorist trying to blow up the FBI. Well not much else happening on a quiet rainy evening. Have a good evening. I will go to bed shortly. CIO

Note:<888>08/11/00 Friday 1:15 P.M. EDT: After breakfast, I did a little internet work. I listened to Cool107. I sifted the ashes out of my cigarette cigar ash butt container. I then separated the used tobacco for more Bull Durham tobacco to save in my tobacco jar. I went out and checked the mail. I sat outside a while. I did a little bit more computer work. I sifted through my Email. I had reheated spaghetti and sauce with ice coffee at noon. I then watched a little bit of television. I called Cablevision to remind them to start HBO. HBO is now working. I will now take a short nap. Have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Ends of Notes Friday 08/11/00:

Note:<888>08/11/00 Friday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I went out at 8 P.M. last night and I read four computer newsweeklies in the Greenwich Library. The new clock works fine in the car. I drove down Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29. I returned home. I had goldfish crackers and ice tea. I had two ounces of white wine with four ounces of Perrier before going to bed about 10:30 P.M.. I was up at 7 A.M. this morning. The computer server is running fine. I restarted the computer and the server. I have a bit of activity considering I was down for almost three months. I guess the computer won't wear out before it is outdated. On an off hand note, it has been my impression that since they have torn down a lot of old houses in Greenwich that possibly a spirit has moved into my apartment or building. One night when someone came over, I saw a spirit that I would call, "The Ghost of Flanders" appear in my apartment. Possibly it resided in the apartment or building having been misplaced by somebody tearing down an old house. It does not bother me. That is why I now refer to 71 Vinci Drive as "Flanders Farm". It might explain some minor odd happenings in the building over the years. I am about to have for breakfast three soft boiled eggs, toast, cappuccino, Perrier and orange juice and vitamins. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>08/10/00 Thursday 6:30 P.M. EDT: I had some of the spaghetti sauce with noodles for lunch and iced coffee. I went out about 1:30 P.M.. I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hardware Store http://www.greenwichhardware.com/ and bought a LCD "Liquid Crystal Display" clock for my car for $8.49 plus a package of black Velcro strips for $3.49 plus .72 tax for $12.70 total. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went to CVS and bought CVS 34 oz. mouthwash for $3.19, Gillette shaving cream gel with .50 off coupon $1.49, a jar of Planters Dry roasted peanuts $1.99 plus .28 tax for $6.95 total. I then parked down by the Greenwich Common. I walked the upper part of Greenwich Avenue. I then walked the lower part of Greenwich Avenue, and I got my daily walk. I then returned home. I had some of the peanuts with a diet Sprite in a frosted mug. I then installed the battery on the clock and put on the two identical size pieces of Velcro. I set the clock to the right time. I then installed it by sticking it on the car dashboard above the old clock. I sat out in the back yard a while watching some new private jets make their landing approach. Well I guess I will relax a while before having a mixed salad for dinner along with ice tea and a small cup of coffee. Have a good evening. The server seem to be running fine for now. CIO

Note:<888>08/10/00 Thursday 12:30 P.M. EDT: I am making up a batch of spaghetti sauce and noodles which should be ready in a half hour. I lowered my automobile insurance, cancelled the bodily injury coverage through Putnam Trust CNV insurance, and cancelled the GEICO Travelers apartment insurance which should save me about $800 a year. Well I can't wait for lunch in a half hour. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/10/00 Thursday 10:15 A.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . Well enjoy it for your listening pleasure. CIO

Note:<888>08/10/00 Thursday 9:15 A.M. EDT: I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I had some Kellogg's rice crispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, cappuccino, and vitamins. I decided to start running the server off my main computer at http://mrscott.com/ , so let's see how it goes. I will now do a little regular internet work, and possibly a broadcast. CIO

Note:<888>08/09/00 Wednesday 9:35 P.M. EDT: I had a busy day. I went by the bank. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop for their seasonal opening. I then went by CompUSA in White Plains, New York. I bought a SoHo Hub for about $30, and then I went by Staples in Port Chester, New York. I bought a 14 foot LAN cable for about $10. I then went by the Korean vegetable stand at Cumberland Farms. I bought a two pound bag of onions for $1, a head of Endive lettuce $1, and a cantaloupe for $1 or $3 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. I installed the HUB, but unfortunately only one computer would work on the net at a time and not both. After tweaking settings for a few hours to no avail, I decided to return it. I had the rest of the chicken salad for lunch with iced coffee. I then went to Staples in Old Greenwich and returned the LAN cable. I noticed in their weekly sales brochure they have Microsoft Works Suite 2000 for $50 down from $90. I then went to CompUSA in Norwalk and returned the HUB. I noticed there Microsoft Works Suite 2000 is $100. I then stopped by Circuit City and viewed the floor merchandise. I stopped at Bradlees and looked at the RCA universal remote for $7, but I don't think it would works on my Technics amplifier. I noticed they have the Uniden 900 MHz cordless phone for $30 down from $50. I then returned to Greenwich. I drove around Tod's Point on a hot afternoon. It was 92 degrees Fahrenheit at 5 P.M.. I then drove by CVS at the Riverside Plaza, and I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $12.19 plus a birthday card for .99 plus .79 tax for $13.97 total. I then drove to the center of town. I bought $15 of premium at Exxon at $1.96 a gallon. I then stopped by the Grand Union. I bought a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice for $2.50, a 16 oz. can of Contadina tomato paste for $1.35, two large cans of GU whole tomatoes for $1.09 each, 2 GU 10 oz. salad olives $1.50 each, 2 B&G whole Kosher pickles $1.50 each, three cucumbers .99 total, three green peppers at .99 a pound $1.39, 80% ground beef at $1.69 a pound $2.43 for $16.02 total. I then returned home, and I put away my food. I had a Barq's root beer in a frosted mug. I then made a mixed salad with endive lettuce, cucumber slices, diced pepper, sliced strips of mozzarella cheese, salad olives, diced dill pickles, and diced onion along with homemade salad dressing. I had this for dinner with iced tea. I then had a cup of coffee. I watched the evening BBC news on the television. I saw the life broadcast of the Gore Libberman appearance in nearby Stamford, Connecticut. I noticed an Army helicopter flying overhead when I returned home. I guess I will now have a bowl of ice cream, and I will start relaxing for the evening before going to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/09/00 Wednesday 8:35 A.M. EDT: The Greenwich Hospital thrift shop should be opening their seasonal display about now, so maybe I will stop by there this morning. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/09/00 Wednesday 8:30 A.M. EDT: I relaxed and slept most of yesterday. I cancelled out on a visit of a friend and his family since I was a little tired. I did have chicken salad and the last of the potato salad for lunch. Also twice during the day I had ice cream. I read the first 50 pages of "In Old New York" which I found informative coming from an old New York family. I heard on the news we now have nine million new immigrants in the country in the last fifteen years. I went to bed early in the evening and was finally up at 5 A.M.. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and Cappuccino. I installed Microsoft Reader and found out that one has to buy most of the content from sites like Contentville and Barnes & Noble.com eBooks . I found these new links Brill's Content . JRs Smoke shop Duty Free Discount Cigarettes ,http://www.dirtcheapcig.com/ , and SenecaHawk for less tax cigarettes. Welcome to The National Gallery, London is on line. Naval Research Laboratory Satellite Photos to follow Hurricane Alberto and of course TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER and to follow the local Florida news TCPalm.com -- Your guide to Florida's Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches - Including West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Sebastian, Florida. Printable weather maps Current Weather: real-time data . For conservative gays in Key West whom don't feel like evacuating Independent Gay Forum. Welcome to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts for those of you whom want to chance a vacation in the Caribbean or even Key West Wyndham Hotels and Resorts - Wyndham Casa Marina Resort . Or stay at home in State of Connecticut Municipality Home Page or another homepage of another local library Wilton Library Association on the Web for research, library services, and local information . Finally eWEEK Webcast to hear this week's web news. Another Novel internet chat video program Free Voice Communicator Paltalk .CIO

Note:<888>08/08/00 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I found this link in the http://www.greenwichtimes.com/ . It is The First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, Connecticut ( CT ) with rebroadcast of Sunday sermons for those of you whom are not up on Sunday morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/08/00 Tuesday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I went back to sleep until about noon on Monday. I had some chicken salad with potato salad and ice tea. I vacuumed the rug and put out the garbage. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I walked around the center of town after the appointment. It was a very hot day. I went by the library and read the Wall Street Journal. I stopped by the Grand Union and bought two half gallons of Dolly Madison ice cream for $1.69 each and a bag of Wise potato chips for $1.69 each $1.30 off for $5.07 total. I noticed the Grand Union is only until 11 P.M. at night anymore. I returned home, and I had a bowl of ice cream with ice tea. I then had some potato chips. I went to bed and was up about 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of a three egg omelet with sliced Vienna hot dogs in it, toast, vitamins, orange juice and Perrier, and coffee. I then fired up the old computer to file this report. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/21/00 Monday 8:20 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I cashed my $20 Microsoft rebate. I got a $25 roll of the new gold Indian Squaw coins. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I drove through town and back home. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I started roasting a Rock Cornish game hen with two small potatoes. I then made a mixed salad and ate it with ice tea. I had through about a redecorating project which makes the room look a bit awkward. I held off on dinner. I basically moved the desk in front of the Day Bed putting the backup computer on it again. I put the Queen Anne chair to the right of the main computer where the desk is. It looks a little awkward having the second computer with monitor sticking up in the middle of the room, but it makes it more accessible and easier to work with. I will now reheat my dinner and eat it with ice tea and coffee. CIO

Note:<888>08/21/00 Monday 2:10 P.M. EDT: Well not much happening. I rested for a brief spell. I guess I will have a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea with goldfish crackers, and then clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>08/21/00 Monday 11:55 A.M. EDT: I got up during the night and had a bowl of ice cream. I was up at 9 A.M.. I checked my mail, and I received the Microsoft rebate of $20 for the keyboard and mouse. I had breakfast of Kellogg's rice crispies, toast, cantaloupe, vitamins, orange juice and Perrier, and cappuccino. I did some routine internet work. I noticed on my ValueClick advertising that lots of gambling ads are coming up which I don't think are appropriate, so I excluded them. I don't make that much off the ads, so I figure the ads should be more representative of the internet. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. Have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/21/00 Monday 12:50 A.M. EDT: Well I did not do much this evening. I had a bowl of popcorn and a couple slices of bread and margarine along with ice tea. I watched a bit of the television. Nut much happening. I think I will go to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>08/20/00 Sunday 9:35 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last massage. I drove downtown. I then drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by Staples in Riverside and they have lots of back to school items on sale. I stopped by CVS and then went by the East Putnam Avenue Putnam Trust ATM and withdrew funds. I stopped by CVS again at the Riverside shopping plaza. I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $12.19 plus .73 tax for $12.92 total. I then returned to Greenwich Avenue. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I noticed on returning that the Grand Union is now open until 9 P.M. on Sunday nights at 11 P.M. on other nights. I returned home, and I had a bowl of ice cream. I was told today by a relative in Maine that 8,000 Winebagos are convened at Brunswick Air Force Base in Maine. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/20/00 Sunday 6:45 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of spinach quiche, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I did my house cleaning and watering the plants while listening to Omega Dance Radio . I microwaved two small potatoes five minutes and sliced them. I then sautéed them in olive oil and butter with garlic, oregano, garlic powder, parsley and Lea and Perrins worchestershire sauce along with three hot dogs for dinner and ice tea and coffee. I just finished cleaning up and making telephone calls. I will go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/20/00 Sunday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I installed the demo of http://www.drs2006.com/ . I am tired time for sleep. CIO

Note:<888>08/20/00 Sunday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I made a file to import into RealPlayer 8.0 basic of Techno stations http://mrscott.com/Techno01.rnx . Enjoy Techno Music, some of it is not so repetitive. CIO

Note:<888>08/20/00 Sunday 1:45 A.M. EDT: I read through chapter 14 of "Atlantis Found". I had some ice cream and goldfish crackers throughout the evening. I was working on a list of Techno Favorites for RealAudio. I like this radio station Omega Dance Radio . CIO

Note:<888>08/19/00 Saturday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I went downtown after the last message. I stopped by the local library and read the local paper. I could not read much more because I forgot my glasses. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while at the top of Greenwich Avenue and the middle. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I read the circular at CVS. There were quite a few people out shopping enjoying the pleasant afternoon. I then headed over to the Grand Union. I bought two packages of Farmland jumbo meat franks for .99 each, Red leaf lettuce at $1.29 a pound .77, Skippy light peanut butter $1.79 for 18 oz. jar, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" quarters light low salt $1.33, a 10 pack of GU dry milk $5.89, two cucumbers .66 both, a cantaloupe .88, a green pepper at .99 a pound .42 for $17.20 total. I then drove over to the Arnold bread store outlet and bought three loaves of HealthNut bread for $2.67 total. I returned home. I put away my groceries, and I had a Nestea ice tea with goldfish crackers. I then relaxed a bit. I then made a mixed salad and had it with homemade dressing. I reheated a slice of spinach quiche and ate it with homemade ice tea. I then had a cup of cappuccino. Well time to do a little internet work. It was a very nice afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/19/00 Saturday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon today. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, vitamins, orange juice and Perrier, and cappuccino. I listened to Elvis music on http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram Radio Dingold from the Netherlands for a while. I updated Scott's broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" for your listening pleasure. Well time to clean up and get out and enjoy the day. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/19/00 Saturday 1:25 A.M. EDT: I enjoyed dinner, and I rested a bit after dinner. I have read five chapters of "Atlantis Found", and I might read one more chapter before going to bed. I had some ice cream earlier. The emergency bell went off for a neighbor about an hour ago, but it was a false alarm. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/18/00 Friday 5:30 P.M. EDT: Well after breakfast I sifted through my this week's email. I read the sites at "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I rested a bit in the afternoon. At 3 P.M., I had a bowl of ice cream. I read the first two chapters of "Atlantis Found". I am now cooking one of the Rock Cornish Game hens along with three small potatoes. It should be ready in about a half hour. I microwaved the potatoes five minutes before putting them in the over. I seasoned the game hen with herbs and spices. I guess I will have it with ice tea and then coffee. Well have an enjoyable evening. I might clean up, but it basically has been a rainy day, so it would not be that comfortable with my arthritis, but I have a bit of cabin fever. CIO

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Note:<888>08/18/00 Friday 10:10 A.M. EDT: Well I went to bed about 2 A.M., and I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I checked the mail. I noticed when reviewing my notes last night besides the three other times that I have reported of an individual or individuals shooting around the waterfront in Greenwich, three years ago I also noted that there were bullet holes in the garbage can in the southwest area of Tod's Point. For security reasons I don't go into the details of the events. It is my viewpoint that someone could be traveling into the area and gaining access to the waterfront for these events. I will now have breakfast of Spinach Quiche, toast, cappuccino, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. Well it is another rainy day. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/18/00 Friday 12:25 A.M. EDT: I proofed another 100 pages of "mrscott.com/mlsnote1.doc" . I have done 400 pages of checking the spelling of the 1160 page document. It all takes a bit of time. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/17/00 Thursday 10:15 P.M. EDT: Well I rested a bit after dinner. I then had some ice cream. I put away the ice tea and did the dishes. I will now to some regular internet work. Have a good evening.

Note:<888>08/17/00 Thursday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I went out and waited and then signed my lease. I went by the library and returned "In Old New York". I checked out "Atlantis Found" by Clive Cussler. I read three computer newsweeklies and the local paper. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and found two crystal glass scounse globes for $4 both. I had to run over to the bank to withdraw funds. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I drove down Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a number of sale items. I bought a package of two Purdue Cornish game hens at .99 a pound for $3.37, a 34 oz. box of goldfish crackers for $5.29, two half gallons of Tropicana of ruby red and tangerine orange juice for $1.69 each, a half gallon of Dolly Madison fudge swirl ice cream $2.49 for $14.53 total. I returned home, and I put away my groceries. I had some goldfish crackers with orange juice and seltzer. I am process of making up a new batch of icetea.htm . I had spinach quiche and chopped cantaloupe for dinner with iced tea and coffee. Well time to read the net news. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/17/00 Thursday 1:05 P.M. EDT: Well I went to bed about 3 A.M. after watching a program about President Taft on Cspan 2. I was up about 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg's rice crisipies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I then checked the mail. I cleaned up. I noticed that I had to restart the server since there was a minor power clitch while I was asleep. Well I have to sign my lease in about 25 minutes. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/16/00 Wednesday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I also had a mixed salad with dinner. I then rested until about 8 P.M.. I had a bowl of ice cream and finished off one of the containers of Butter Pecan ice cream. I then watched a program on Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt who lived across Long Island Sound in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. It was very informative. I guess the Roosevelt family have been living around the waterfront of New York for quite a long time. Well I looked for some other television, but most of it was too violent. I then washed the dishes. I decided not to go out tonight and just to relax at home. I guess I will read a little bit more internet news. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/16/00 Wednesday 6:05 P.M. EDT: Well I finished reading Thomas Janvier's "In Old New York". I still have to clean up, but first I might have some Spinach Quiche for dinner with iced tea and coffee. Well it seems to be a pleasant evening outside. I might make it out in a hour or two when life quiets down. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/16/00 Wednesday 3:40 P.M. EDT: I finished making the spinach quiche, and I am letting it cool before I put it in the refrigerator. I made up a double mixture of the filling and put half in the freezer to save until later. I just had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with chopped cantaloupe and I am just finishing off some iced coffee. I will now shower and clean up and go out for a breath of fresh air. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/16/00 Wednesday 2:05 P.M. EDT: I proofed another 150 pages of my Random Notes Document, and I am up to 300 pages. I think I will make a spinach quiche without the ham for a meal. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/16/00 Wednesday 12:15 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 10:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, cappuccino, and vitamins. I checked the mail, and I chatted with my neighbors. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/15/00 Tuesday 1:00 A.M. EDT: Well I just installed Real 8.0. I think I might go to bed early tonight, so have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/15/00 Tuesday 11:45 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message and stopped by CVS in Riverside and bought a carton of Phillie cigar cigarettes for $12.92 with tax. I then went by the Grand Union downtown and bought two Ragu Alfredo sauce for $1.50 each and two dozens eggs for $1.49 each for $5.98 total. I then parked downtown. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue and then I walked up to the top of the Avenue on a quiet night. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then walked the lower section of the Avenue. I sat out in a few locations and observed the full moon. Well I then returned home and reheated some spaghetti and had it with a pesto sauce of my own inventing. Basically I just added a few drips of olive oil, four pads of butter, oregano, Italian spices, and garlic powder and reheated it all in the Rubbermaid container in the microwave oven for five minutes. I had it with a can of Nestea Ice tea and some of my homemade ice tea. Well not much happening. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/15/00 Tuesday 8:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 9:30 A.M. this morning. I had Kellogg's rice crispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, and cappuccino. I checked the mail. I did regularly internet work until about 1 P.M.. I had the rest of the goldfish crackers and ice cream. I rested a short spell. I then read some more of "Old New York". I had dinner of a Stauffer's hearty meal pot roast dinner with iced tea and coffee. Afterwards I rest a bit. I then watched the "Simpson’s" for a change of pace. I am a bit rested so I might go out for some from air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/15/00 Tuesday 3:10 A.M. EDT: I did my usual internet work. I spell checked 150 pages of my random notes document. I am basically probably a worse typist than a speller. Well have a good morning. I need some more rest. CIO

Note:<888>08/31/00 Thursday 1:05 P.M. EDT: I went out this morning. I stopped by the bank. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went downtown, and checked out the Mews Thrift shop. It opens after labor day. I then went by the bank ATM. I then went by Gateway auto parts, and the did not carry Bosch tune-up parts for my Volvo. I then went to Stamford Volvo, but they did not have the spark plugs for my Volvo. I checked on the price for the amp meter for my dash board, so the fuel gauge works properly, and it is $35. The cranking mechanism for the right door window is not available. They are expecting in the white touch up paint. I toured their used car lot. They have a 96 blue wagon with 45,000 miles for $12,500. They just took in a 92 Wagon with 65,000 miles for $11,000. I then went to International Car Parts about a quarter mile west of them, and I got four Bosch 7500 spark plugs for $2.45 apiece, a Bosch rotor 04038 for $5.71, a Bosch Distributor Cap 03010 $8.05, and Intake Valve Cleaner for $2.99 plus $1.59 tax for $28.14. I then returned home. I put on some work clothes. In about an hour I was able to install the plugs, rotor, and distributor cap without any problems. I gapped the plugs at .30 mm which they were preset at. I sprayed some WD40 on ignition parts. The car runs fine, and it had not been tuned up in about three years or about 30,000. The old NKG spark plugs were in very good shape, but had .35 mm gap. I saved the old parts as usual. I like using the Bosch parts because the ignition parts have brass in stead of aluminum which last much longer. I then took a quick shower. I had a peanut butter sandwich with ice tea. I will go out shortly. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. I will put in the intake valve cleaner in and fill up the car at Exxon. The catalytic converter which is two years old and I believe warranted by Midas has a slight rattle like one of its shielding plates are loose. I will have it checked out tomorrow or next week. It is not leaking from what I can tell. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/31/00 Thursday 8:05 A.M. EDT: I installed the Office 2000 update SE1 for Word 2000 on the backup computer. I also installed the rest of the features of Word 2000 on the main computer. I ran WinDoctor on both computers. I also copied the Windows 98 SE Cdrom to both computer hard drives. I ran Norton Disk Doctor on the backup computer and now I am running Norton Speeddisk on it. I will now clean up and go out for a little daytime activity. CIO

Note:<888>08/31/00 Thursday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I had a dinner of two slices of ham heated in the microwave with Dijon mustard, a half package of steamed frozen Brussels sprouts and one ear of corn on the cob with iced tea and cappuccino. CIO

Note:<888>08/31/00 Thursday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I spell checked my notes document for another 100 pages. I now have done 1,000 pages and have 120 pages to go. CIO

Note:<888>08/31/00 Thursday 1:45 A.M. EDT: I was up about 7 P.M. I had breakfast of Kellogg's Rice Krispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I chatted with a couple of people. I got a tired spell and went back to bed until about 12:30 A.M.. I had some goldfish crackers and ice cream. I channel surfed a bit. Well I will try to do some internet work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/30/00 Wednesday 10:50 A.M. EDT: I sifted through some paper work in the apartment and had a dish of ice cream. I went out at 7 A.M.. There were two half grown fawns in the driveway when I went out. They moved to the hill and studied me for a while, while I watched them. I then went downtown. Possibly the new car dealership is a Chevrolet dealership, since I heard rumors that it might be. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and then I sat out for a while. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street when it opened. I did some banking and gave some economic tips. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next went by the Grand Union and bought three boxes of GU raisin bran for $5 total all and a container of Tropicana Ruby Red grapefruit juice for $2.49 for $7.48 total. I then went to the Food Emporium across the street and bought a half gallon of Master Choice Neapolitan ice cream for $1.49, a rib eye steak at $4.99 a pound for $4.14, a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29, a five pound bag of Mater Choice sugar $1.09, a box of frozen broccoli spears .99 for $12.90 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I then had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will now relax and go to bed. Have a good day. It is a bit damp out today. CIO

Note:<888>08/30/00 Wednesday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I have been surfing the net since I had my dinner around 1 A.M.. Well from looking at prices, I won't be upgrading for quite a while. Possibly I might go out in another couple of hours. Maybe I will read. CIO

Note:<888>08/30/00 Wednesday 1:05 A.M. EDT: I proof checked the Scott's Notes document for another 200 pages through page 900. I now will have some sliced ham, mashed potatoes and two ears of corn on the cob along with iced tea and coffee. CIO

Note:<888>08/29/00 Tuesday 11:40 P.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the library and read the local paper. I found out that I think they're building a car dealership at Holly Hill Lane and West Putnam Avenue where they are removing all the boulders and rocks from the work site. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked the upper part of Greenwich Avenue. There was a News 8 satellite news truck out. I returned home and chatted with some neighbors. I found out that a new tenant and died after falling down the steps of the higher first floor level. I guess the Housing Authority should not put tenants whom have problems with stairs on levels that require using the stairs. It is the nature of an older building that not all features are up to date. I found out that there had been a power disrupting, in that the florescent light next to the books was off and the computer had tried to reboot. Someone seems to monitor my computer activity since I can tell this from the log. It seems that clever people are two clever for their own good and they should learn to do their own work themselves without interfering with other peoples work. It would seem more polite just to make an inquiry as to what their interests are instead of trying to monitor one's activities. Well have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>08/29/00 Tuesday 7:50 P.M. EDT: I read a bit in the morning, and then I fell asleep all day until 6:30 P.M.. I guess I was tired. I had a telephone call changing an appointment about 1 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I just had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I guess I will now clean up and go out for a walk. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/29/00 Tuesday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I rested a bit more. I read up to about page 234 of the Reagan book. I finished the other three biscuits with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>08/29/00 Tuesday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 P.M.. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I read a bit of the Reagan book and fell back asleep. I finally got up at 1 A.M.. I channel surfed, but there was not much on. I just made a batch of "http://mrscott.com/biscuits.htm" . I had three and save three. I will now go back to reading. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/28/00 Monday 1:30 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the bank. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I went by Staples in Old Greenwich. I did not buy anything. However, I noticed they have the Bell South 2.4 gigahertz telephone for $80, but they looked to be out of stock. They are also offering a 30 gigabyte hard drive for $170 with a free 32 megabyte memory chip which is worth about $50. I went by Radio Shack, and they told me the new DirecTV with high speed internet would be out in about a month. I went by CVS and I bought a carton of Phillie cigar cigarettes for $12.92. I returned home. I had a Citra soda. I then went back downtown. I stopped by the bank for an errand. I then went by the library, and I read the local paper. I checked out "HMS Surprise" by Patrick O'Brian and "Lindbergh" by Noel Behn. I then went by the Grand Union, and I purchased two Edy's half gallon ice cream buy one get one free for $5.29, two Wise barbeque potato chips buy one get one free $1.49 and four ears of corn .63 for $7.41 total. I then returned home. I had one of the bags of chips and a bowl of ice cream. I will now go to bed. Have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/28/00 Monday 7:55 A.M. EDT: Well I channel surfed a bit. I slept from 4 A.M. to 5:30 A.M.. I started reading again Ronald Reagan "An American Life". I am through chapter 30 up to page 200. I had breakfast of Kellogg's rice krispies, toast, cantaloupe, orange juice and Perrier, and cappuccino. I got a check on Saturday from GEICO for $24.85 for the balance on my apartment insurance I cancelled. Well I guess I will go out an enjoy a little bit of the morning. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/28/00 Monday 1:10 A.M. EDT: Well I finished making the ice tea. I spell proofed checked another 100 pages through page 800 of my notes document. I just updated my Internet Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm". CIO

Note:<888>08/27/00 Sunday 10:55 P.M. EDT: I went out for a walk. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and then the upper section. I sat out for a while. I then walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue by the train station and then up Arch Street and returned home shortly. I am now making up a batch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" . Not much happening this evening. I will now resume my regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>08/27/00 Sunday 8:05 P.M. EDT: I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants at about 1 P.M.. I had a telephone call from a family member. I rested until 6 P.M.. I had a dinner of a slice of ham and mashed potatoes along with ice tea and coffee. Today I also backed up the C: and E: drives to the D: drive. I also ran Norton SpeedDisk on both the C: and E: drives. Well time to go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/27/00 Sunday 8:10 A.M. EDT: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, cappuccino, and vitamins. I rested a bit, and now I guess I will do house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>08/26/00 Saturday 11:50 P.M. EDT: Well I rested until 5:30 P.M.. I got up and ate a slice of ham and mashed potatoes along with ice tea and coffee. I then started reading "Atlantis Found". I just finished the book. Well time to relax. CIO

Note:<888>08/26/00 Saturday 10:35 A.M. EDT: Well I rested a little until about 8:30 A.M.. I had a meal of three fried eggs with sliced ham and toast along with coffee and orange juice. It is a nice sunny day out. I might go out or rest, I am not sure. I made a telephone call to a family member. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/26/00 Saturday 6:00 A.M. EDT: Well I read through page 709 of "Atlantis Found". I guess I might take another cat nap. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/26/00 Saturday 3:30 A.M. EDT: I proof checked another 100 pages through page 700 of notes document. I will now do some reading. CIO

Note:<888>08/26/00 Saturday 1:50 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television and then I rested again until about 1 A.M.. I had a meal of two slices of ham and mashed potatoes with iced tea and cappuccino. I now will do some regular internet work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/25/00 Friday 8:05 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 5:30 P.M.. I had a call at noon from a family member. I had breakfast of Kellogg's Rice Krispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I then listened to the BBC until now for two hours, separating a week and a half's cigarette cigar butts from the ash and the reusable tobacco stubs. I then added the tobacco to my aromatic pipe tobacco jar. I now have five pints of tobacco ash which is handy to mix with gold leaf paint when one wants to get an antique gilded frame look or other effect in painting. Perhaps I should see if a art store would buy the ash from me. Well not much happening. I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

End of Notes for Week Friday 08/25/00

Note:<888>08/25/00 Friday 3:55 A.M. EDT: Well I rested a bit. I had a bowl of mashed potatoes with iced tea. I read until just now up to page 376 or through chapter 33 of "Atlantis Found". On the theory of Atlantis, there are some many theories that it is hard to come up with the correct one. My own personal theory has been that Atlantis existed in the San Francisco Bay area of California about ten thousand years ago give or take a thousand years, and that a volcano like Crater Lake erupted causing great devastation on that side of the continent. Still it is hard to tell, it might have been just a quaint sea village like Santa Terrini. Possibly like in this book it could have existed in Antarctica, but since with modern satellite tracking at depths of over fifty feet, I would assume some group of groups would have found more interesting evidence. Perhaps the Chinese know the answer, or the Tibetans, or the ancient Indians of India. Whatever the riddle, it is my general theory we're probably be stuck working on this planet for the rest of our lives, so one might as well get use to dealing with the status quo, as opposed to ancient mythologies that keep repeating themselves. Whatever the case, the taxpayers that pay for all this high tech information would surely be the last to know. I suppose it is enjoyable to read after reading computer tech for the last ten years at least to relax. Anyway, I have a feeling this book with a recurring theme won't add much to our knowledge of ancient civilizations past, but if you put it in conjunction with the "History Channel" and the "Discovery Channel", we could always hope the "Star Ship" beams us up in time in case anything like this happens. Well time for some rest, so have a good night or should I say morning. Cheerio, CIO, Mike.

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 10:35 P.M. EDT: After the last message, I went downtown and walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked to the top of the Avenue and sat out for a while. I said "Good Evening" to a visiting family from Brazil and chatted about coffee. I then walked the lower section of the Avenue again. I chatted with a couple of locals. It was a nice evening for a change and quite a few people were out strolling and having dinner and coffee enjoying the night time ambience. I suppose we still have to be weary of encephalitis for a while. However it was enjoyable to get a little outside activity for a change. I returned home and chatted with a neighbor for a while. I then channel surfed for a while. Well not much else happening, so I might read and rest for a while. Have a quiet evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 6:35 P.M. EDT: Well I listened a little tech news. While doing this, I peeled about a dozen medium potatoes. I then diced them into about one inch cubes. I covered them with water and brought them all to a boil in about fifteen minutes with a little salt added. I then boiled them forty minutes. While doing this I chatted with a friend back from vacation on his way to work. I then drained the potatoes with a colander. I added slices of a stick of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" and a few dashes of Hungarian pepperica. I then mixed them all on low speed with a electric hand mixer until smooth with about a quarter of a cup of milk. I cut two quarter inch slices of ham and microwaved them two and a half minutes and then put on a little Dijon mustard. I had the ham and mashed potatoes with ice tea and coffee for dinner. Now I will go out for a little fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, cappuccino and vitamins. I restarted the server. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read a computer magazine and the local paper. Well not much happening on a warmer day. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 4:30 A.M. EDT: Well I finished my email and daily work routine. Time to start slowing down and heading towards bed. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I spelled checked another 100 pages in the Notes Document up to 600 pages done. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>08/24/00 Thursday 1:15 A.M. EDT: Well I read up to page 300. I rested a bit. I watched a little television. I finished off the ice cream. I just started laundry. CIO

Note:<888>08/23/00 Wednesday 6:30 P.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the bank and exchanged my $25 roll of Indian coins for paper bills. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I stopped by Exxon and bought at $1.96 a gallon $13.80 of premium. I stopped by the library and read the local paper and three computer newsweeklies along with PC Magazine. I went to the Grand Union and bought a Carvemaster smoked ham at $2.99 a pound for $9.54, along with a 10 pound bag of potatoes $2.49, a 2 pound bag of onions $1.99, and GU large eggs for $1.49 for $15.51 total. I then returned home, and I had a Nestea ice tea. I then sliced two potatoes and microwaved them six minutes. I then fried them in oil, butter, herbs, and Worchestershire sauce with two hot dogs. I had them for dinner with iced coffee. Well time to watch the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>08/23/00 Wednesday 2:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon today. I had breakfast of Kellogg's rice crispies, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I restarted the server. I updated Scott's Computer Setup . Well time to clean up and go out for errands. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>08/23/00 Wednesday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I spell checked another hundred pages of my Notes Document up to page 100. I read up to page 265 in the book. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea. I will now go through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I will then go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/22/00 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I read through Chapter 19 of "Atlantis Found" about 200 pages through the book. I had a bowl of Eddy's Old Fashioned Butter Pecan Ice Cream. I noticed today I have 16 bottles of Perrier left from my initial purchase in May. I guess in September, I might have to get some more, if I can afford it. Well time for a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>08/22/00 Tuesday 7:55 P.M. EDT: I decided to move the desk with backup computer by the entrance where the white file cabinet was. I put the white file cabinet in the bedroom. I took the long connecting cord off the bedroom telephone and used it to connect the backup computer modem in its new location. The is now open access to the Day Bed for easy television viewing or resting. The bar stereo area is open, and the over couch sitting area is much more open. I put the bedroom telephone on the answering machine since it has a shorter cord instead of by the bedside. I was able to get the backup computer telephone modem working by putting it on IRQ 5 and Com Port 5. With a little tweaking of the network and adding my modem init string "&F&C1&D2&K1&M4L2S6=2S7=90S10=7", I have the telephone modem working Alta Vista free dialup in Stamford, if I should ever want to not use the main cable modem on the main computer or if two individuals wanted to access the net at different speeds. The overall setup is very pleasing to eye as far as the apartment looks now, plus one can also see the television from the Queen Anne chair. I now will have some fried hotdogs and potatoes with a mixed salad and ice tea and coffee. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/22/00 Tuesday 3:10 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I checked my mail. I will chatted with a relative. I will now try to get the Logicode telephone modem going on the backup computer by changing the IRQ or the slot. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>08/22/00 Tuesday 5:20 A.M. EDT: After dinner, I installed the Microsoft Works 2000 Suite except Money 2000 on the backup computer. I then spent about six hours trying to get the Logicode X2 Modem working on it. I got it working occasionally, but it would quit on rebooting. I did not get it to dial out successfully, when I had it working. I will work on it later. I still have to install the Suite 2000 update. Well the working situation for the backup computer is much easier in the new desk position. I watched some television on PBS while installing software. Well I am tired time for sleep. I did have some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>09/07/00 Thursday 7:35 P.M. EDT: I rested most of the afternoon. I woke up and had some ice cream and goldfish crackers. I was finally up about 6:15 P.M., and I watched the evening news. I just had three fried hot dogs with rolls and Dijon mustard, ice tea, and coffee. I will now try to do a little reading. CIO

Note:<888>09/07/00 Thursday 1:55 P.M. EDT: I went through my internet list "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I then installed MSN Explorer Preview 2 . I sifted through my email. There is a charity event at Polo "http://www.ygop.org/Polo.htm" . I finished making the ice tea "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" . I had steak stew for lunch along with ice tea and coffee. I am going out to check the mail. I need to remove the three beach chairs from the back seat of the car, but I will keep the three in the trunk. I might do some reading of the Lindbergh book this afternoon. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/07/00 Thursday 10:40 A.M. EDT: I woke up last night and had some goldfish crackers and a diet Sprite. I was up at about 9:30 A.M. this morning. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I have to make some ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>09/06/00 Wednesday 11:45 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. Then I put the new Belkin surge suppressor power control panel underneath the main computer, and I put the an older power control panel underneath the secondary computer. I also found in the CMOS, I had one PNP setting set to EISA/ISA left over from when I had the old sound card in the computer which I fixed. The computer does not make a ping when I start it now. Well time to relax and go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>09/06/00 Wednesday 9:15 P.M. EDT: I went out about 4 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read three computer newsweeklies. I noticed that the old building was now opened, so I toured the renovations. It is very spacious with new addition with lots more quiet reading areas. It all seems to work together. I then went downtown. I sat out n the park for a while and chatted with a local. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I sat in the park some more. I walked the upper section of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at the top for a while. I stopped by CVS and bought a can of cashews for $2.50. I then walked back down the Avenue. I put the cashews in the car. I then walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and I noticed the Richard's gala was in full swing. I then sat out at the Post Office for a while. I then drove over to the Food Emporium, and I bought a half gallon of Edy's homemade ice cream butter pecan for $2.99 and a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29 for $8.28 total. I then returned home, and I had the cashews and ice tea for dinner. I might finish off the old container of ice cream. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/06/00 Wednesday 3:20 P.M. EDT: See what Hurley Haywood is testing in the desert iSTYLETV - CLASSIC CARS - News - Porsche Turbo - Close Encounter . CIO

Note:<888>09/06/00 Wednesday 3:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I had GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino for breakfast. I got a tired spell while trying to read, and I slept until 2 P.M.. I did get up and have four scoops of ice cream. I chatted for about an hour on Net2Phone. It was 111 degrees Fahrenheit in Texas yesterday. It seems to be nice and comfortable out here. I had three fried hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard for lunch with a dill pickle, ice tea, and coffee. I will now clean up and go by the library and enjoy the day. CIO

Note:<888>09/06/00 Wednesday 1:45 A.M. EDT: I updated my CMOS to an August 7, 2000 version. For some odd reason the computer makes a short beep when starting up. I also updated the NASA page "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" with links to "http://mrscott.com/nasa-106.htm" . Well time to head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>09/05/00 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I did my daily work routine. I went to http://www.speedguide.net/ and did a few tweaks. I updated "vtcp.386". I added the line to the system.ini file to allow memory for my LAN card. I also setup my computer as a "Network Server" instead of "Desktop Computer" in preferences. It is all running fine. I tried without success to get the 83.5 MHz setting to work, but it does not. Possibly I only have 66 MHz memory. Well I will read a little internet tech news now. CIO

Note:<888>09/05/00 Tuesday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I was up from my nap at 5:30 P.M.. I had some goldfish crackers and ice cream while I was resting. I received a telephone call from a friend back from vacation that was fishing on Lake Champlain. I went out after cleaning up. I stopped by the ATM machine. I drove over to CompUSA in White Plains, New York. I bought three 1000 minute Net2Phone YAP cards for $9.99 apiece and a package of Champion paper for $2.99 with $2.56 tax for $35.51 total. I returned to Greenwich and bought $16 of premium at $1.98 a gallon at the Exxon station. I stopped by the local library and read the newspaper. I took a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I overheard the new Richard's department store opens on Thursday. I noticed their is a new restaurant near Zyns. I returned home and had some of my steak stew for dinner with ice tea and coffee. This morning when I went out, I spent $7.44 on two bags of small carrot for $1.29 each, two boxes of mushrooms for $1.29 each, a bulb of garlic .40, two red peppers .86 and two green peppers $1.02 all of which I used in the stew. I also used the two shell steaks trimmed and sliced, seven medium potatoes, six medium onions, two ears of corn sliced off, along with three cups milk, and three cups white wine along with the usual assortment of herbs, spices, condiments for flavoring. It made about six quarts of healthy stew. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/05/00 Tuesday 1:10 P.M. EDT: I finished the steak and vegetable stew. I put three medium containers in the freezer and one large one in the refrigerator. I sanded the small rust spots on the car while the stew was finishing simmering. I then used the touch up white paint to cover up the small rust spots. I then used the white spray paint to spray the inside rims of the real wheel housing panels, the lower seams of the doors, and one larger rust spot. I then fried three hotdogs and had them on rolls with Dijon mustard and ice tea and coffee. In the French tradition, I think I will take my midday nap. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/05/00 Tuesday 10:25 A.M. EDT: I made two three quart pots of the meat flavored vegetable stew mixture. I also added a bag of tiny carrots and a box of sliced mushrooms to each pot along with slicing corn off an ear of corn for each pot. The mixture will be ready in about a half hour. It is simmering. I will then refrigerate half and freeze half. Enjoy the day. CIO

Note:<888>09/05/00 Tuesday 8:20 A.M. EDT: I was up at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I had a call at 1 A.M. this morning from a family member that had their house broken into. It was also mentioned that it was 109 degrees Fahrenheit in Texas. I had three sot boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I installed the Belkin power control center underneath the backup computer. It is identical to the primary on the main computer. I filled out the rebate form. I will now go mail it, then go to the Korean vegetable market next to Cumberland Farms for green peppers, mushrooms, and garlic; so I can make Pot Au Feu with the steaks and onions and potatoes along with herbs, spices, condiments, white wine, milk, butter, and oils. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/04/00 Monday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I went out this morning after the last message. I stopped by the ATM machine. I sat downtown and chatted with a summer resident. I then drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk via the Post Road. I stopped by AutoZone in east Stamford, and bought a can of white auto spray paint and a brush tube of white auto paint for $3.29 and $2.79 plus .36 tax for $6.44 total. If it is dry tomorrow, I will try to touch up the car tomorrow. I then went up to CompUSA. I stopped by the ATM at Citibank in Norwalk, but I did not use it since it costs $1.50 charge. I then went to CompUSA. They do not carry the YAP cards for Net to Phone there since too many were stolen. I will have to try the store in White Plains some time latter. I did find a bargain. I got a $30 Belkin Surge protector control center for $10 off or $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for $21.19 plus it comes with a $20 mail in rebate, so it is virtually free. I will use it with the backup computer since I have two good surge protectors on the main computer. I then drove back home the scenic way up through Darien and through and around downtown New Canaan and back down the Merritt Parkway to Stamford. I then drove down the Avenue and back around to the Grand Union. I bought a Mystic Pizza for $2.50, a package of Sunshine hotdog rolls for $1.99, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" $1.33, a Stauffer's Hearty chicken fettuccini $2.50, two package of Farmland Franks for .99 each, two shell steaks with bone in at $4.99 a pound for $9.08, two jars of Skippy peanut butter 18 oz. for .99 each for $21.36. I then returned home, and I had a Mystic pizza and Citra soda for dinner after putting away the groceries. I then went downtown, and I chatted with a local golfer about golf in the area and other various events in Florida. I sat out through a minor shower. I took a walk around lower Greenwich Avenue. There were quite a few people out for dinner. I returned home and had a Citra soda. I will set up the new surge protector tomorrow and touch up the car paint. Well time to relax and have a peanut butter sandwich and get ready for bed. CIO

Note:<888>09/04/00 Monday 9:50 A.M. EDT: I cleaned up. I had three hotdogs with rolls and Dijon mustard, ice tea, and coffee. The Spider is still running on my computer for the last three day. It's IP address is "208.178.109.35". It does not make sense that someone would run a spider since the entire directory is downloadable unless it is a LINUX newbie. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>09/04/00 Monday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I updated Scott's weekly broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>09/04/00 Monday 7:25 A.M. EDT: I went out yesterday after the last message. I stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich. I went by CVS in Old Greenwich. I bought a carton of Philly cigar cigarettes for $15.04. I drove around Tod's Point. I went downtown. I sat out for a while downtown. I returned home about 5 P.M.. I went to bed, and I was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I rested until 6:30 A.M.. I had some ice cream. I still have a spider blocking my web server which is a real pain. CIO

Note:<888>09/03/00 Sunday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I rested a bit more until 9:30 A.M.. I had a dish of ice cream and a bag of barbeque potato chips. I started listening to Cool 107.4 from Pensacola, Florida. I did my house cleaning and watering the plants. I had three hotdogs on rolls with a couple of dill pickles along with ice tea and coffee for lunch. I changed the logs on my Apache server for the new month. I have a Spider indexing my site, so it does not always work. Well time to clean up and go outside for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>09/02/00 Saturday 11:35 P.M. EDT: Spent some time looking at Search Engines, but I did not find any that were useful. CIO

Note:<888>09/02/00 Saturday 8:50 P.M. EDT: I did a little regular internet work, and then rested on Saturday. I was up at 6:30 P.M.. I watched the evening news. I had a ribeye steak for dinner with two ears of corn on the cob, ice tea, and coffee. Have an enjoyable evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/02/00 Saturday 11:45 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg's Rice Krispies with a bit of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. Time for regular internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>09/01/00 Friday 2:05 P.M. EDT: I went back out. I stopped by the ATM. I went by Union Trust on Lafayette Place, but they no longer handle the housing authority. I instead had to go to Union Trust on Benedict Place. I parked in the center of town and went there. I sat out a while downtown until noon. I then went by ELDC. I then went by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a 12 foot telephone extension cord for $5.18 with tax. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went to the Grand Union. I returned $1.25 in cans. I bought a dozen GU large eggs for $1.49, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" $1.33, a Mystic Cheese pizza $2.49, two half gallons of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice $2.49, four ears of corn .63 for $10.95 total. I then went to McDonalds on West Putnam Avenue. They have the dollar specials. I bought two junior McRib sandwiches for $1 each and a junior chocolate shake for $1 plus .18 tax for $3.18 total. I then returned home and put away the groceries. I had a glass of ice tea. Well time to go to bed. Enjoy the rest of the day. CIO

Note:<888>09/01/00 Friday 10:45 A.M. EDT: I went out at 7 A.M.. I have a guarantee for the catalytic converter from February 1998 at 96,000 miles when it was replaced my Midas. I also had a fuel filter replaced then. I also got a battery from Exxon then. I waited until the service desk was opened at 7:30 A.M.. I went over to Duncan Donuts and I had a cheese omelet croissant combination. At 8 A.M., Midas checked the car out. The put a strap clamp around the catalytic converter keep it from rattling. I then went down by the waterfront. I chatted with a couple of locals. I then went by the bank. I then went by the Greenwich Post Office and paid my electricity, telephone, Cablevision, and Optimum Online bills with money orders. I then went by the Arnold Bread store and bought two loaves of Oat Bran bread and a package of hotdog buns for $2.40. They have at least a 100 packages of hotdog buns at the moment. They were running low on hamburger buns. I then returned home. I fried up two hotdogs and had them on buns with Dijon mustard along with a Citra soda. I will now go out and pay my rent. CIO

End of Scott's Notes Friday 09/01/00:

Note:<888>09/01/00 Friday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I finished spell proofing Scott's Previous Random Notes Document linked from "http://mrscott.com/note02pr.htm". The Microsoft Word 2000 document 1122 pages is "http://mrscott.com/mlsnote1.doc" and the long web page of the same content is "http://mrscott.com/mlsnote1.htm". The document is a log, not meant to be a literary effort. It tends to show in my daily routine by maintaining my internet and other activities by simple routine, I have been able to maintain this effort on a limited budget. CIO

Note:<888>09/01/00 Friday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I put the fuel injector cleaner in the car. I stopped by the ATM. I stopped by Exxon and put $11.25 of premium in the car. I went to the library, and I read three computer news weeklies and the Greenwich Times. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. My 3 P.M. appointment is going to France for a couple of weeks, so I won't have it for the next couple of weeks. I returned home. A friend whom has a six mother in Boston stopped by on his way back from Boston on his way to work. He enjoyed a cold Coors Beer in a frosted mug, and we chatted about local events. I went to bed at 6 P.M.. I was up at midnight. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and cappuccino. I will take the car my Midas in the morning to have them stop the Catalytic converter shield from rattling. It should be covered under the warranty. Norton SpeedDisk had finished running on the backup computer when I woke up. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/14/00 Thursday 2:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I replaced the Primary IDE cable on my C: and D: hard drives since I was having problems with the other cable. I keep extra cables around. I listened to the Windows Me is here! broadcast. I am not sure if the $59.95 version is available in stores around here. If I wanted to Network the computers together, I would need to install another LAN card in the primary computer. However all my PCI slots are used up. I could take the EISA 3Com Ethernet II out of the back up computer and replace it with another SoHo LAN card for $20. I have room for the EISA 3Com Ethernet II LAN card in the primary computer. However, I think it only works on IRQ 3 or IRQ5 or possibly IRQ7, however I only have IRQ 12 free. If the Creative PCI card using IRQ 3 and 5 could share the same IRQ with the 3 Com Ethernet II LAN card, I might be able to network the computers together. Otherwise, I would have to try to move the one of the IRQ 3 or 5 devices to IRQ 12 which I am not sure would be possible. Then the two SoHo LAN cards would be networked together between the two computers. However since I am running a server on the cable modem, I would not want to enable file sharing on the network which would make it open to hackers. At the moment I can not afford Windows ME or another LAN card anyway. Well time to clean up and enjoy the day. I might stop by Staples in Old Greenwich to see if they are selling the $60 Windows Me version, but I would need to go to CompUSA probably in White Plains for a $20 LAN card. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/14/00 Thursday 1:30 A.M. EDT: Unfortunately the computer persists in not running at 450 MHz, although it occasionally does boot up at that speed. After fiddling with it some more, I took a nap from about 9 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.. I then got up and tried flashing my bios with an older bios, but I guess being a little tired, I flashed the bios with one from my backup computer. I keep backups of both computers bios chips. I then disassembled both computers. I booted the backup computer and then removed the bios from it, I then inserted the bios form the main computer in its place and flashed it with right bios. This all took some time and some tinkering. I then checked my backup bioses while I had the system open. I reinstalled the primary bios in the main computer and flashed it with the latest bios August 7, 2000. I was not able to get the primary computer booting at 450 MHz by using earlier bioses I tried. I then reassembled both computers again. This all took some time. I still have backups for both computer bioses. Well all to now avail. I guess I will continue running the computer for the indefinite future at 366 Mhz. It all works fine at that speed. Well I guess one consider it a little practice on repair techniques. I also was able to successfully flash a bios from the computer while it was turned on, removing one chip loosely inserted and replacing it with another. Of course both of my computers although they use different bioses have similar motherboards and the same bios chips. One has to remember to make sure the bios chip notch matches up with the motherboard chip. Well I still have not eaten, so time for some reheated spaghetti and ice tea. Have a good morning. I probably will go to bed soon after eating. CIO

Note:<888>09/13/00 Wednesday 7:45 P.M. EDT: I was up until about 3 A.M. doing a little bit of internet work. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I was up about noon today. I had GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I then worked on the computer. It quit working at 450 MHz speed, so I spent the afternoon tinkering with the system. I finally think I got it all right. I changed my video card putting it in Slot 2 and my LAN card in Slot 1. I then tinkered with the system and decided to assign the LAN card to IRQ 10, the video card to IRQ 9, and the Sound Card to IRQ 3. I then in testing the computer in 366 MHz mode, I installed the Diamond Stealth S540 video drivers from the Cdrom that came with it instead of using the updated drivers. After rebooting in 366 MHz mode, I rebooted at 450 MHz mode several times, and it all seems to work fine at 450 MHz. For now I have it all working fine. I had some peanuts and ice tea while doing this. I will now put the cover on the computer and start the server. I will then have some spaghetti, ice tea, and coffee for dinner. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/13/00 Wednesday 12:15 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. It was not too busy. I sat out at the Post Office for a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue and sat out at the top. I was walking back down the street, and there was about a one year old skunk walking up the Avenue in front of the Richard Lois art gallery. I alerted departing staff from the 64 Greenwich Avenue about possible jeopardy. I guess the skunk needed a little bit of exercise too. I then sat out at the veterans monument for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the town was beginning to wind down. I returned home about 11 P.M.. They now have a sign in front of the West Putnam Avenue and Holly Hill construction site. It is going to be the new home of Competition Sports BMW motors that is now further east up the Avenue. I don't know if they are going to keep their old dealership and used car lot. I guess lots of people buys BMWs still. I have not noticed many around or I do not know what the new models look like or I don't recognize them. So many of the new cars look the same anymore. I had some ice tea and goldfish crackers. I am now rebooting the server. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 8:15 P.M. EDT: I went out about 5 P.M., and I voted in the Connecticut 150th district primary. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Investors Daily. I then went downtown, and I took a short walk on Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home, and I had a diet Sprite in a frosted mug. I watched the BBC news on Channel 21 at 7 P.M.. I am now boiling water for spaghetti noodles and I will have it with defrosted meat and tomato sauce along with ice tea and coffee. Well have a good evening. I might read this evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 3:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I made a few calls. I sifted through my email. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 7:35 A.M. EDT: I set the CMOS multiplier for the memory to 0 from 4. I am running a Norton Benchmark of 110, but once for some odd reason I got a 250 which would be the rating for a Pentium II 450 MHz. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 7:25 A.M. EDT: Hurry, I finally have the computer running at 459 MHz with the CPU CMOS bus of 83.5 MHz. I checked my startup files. I had a Microsoft File loading for the clock "vrtwd.386" which was causing the problem with my Diamond Stealth Video Card. I also have the video card running at 85 MHz. The system is running fast and smooth as good as ever. Well it took some time to figure this out. I search the file name in AltaVista and found a Microsoft site and another site saying to delete the registry key for "VRTWD" in the registry. Well let's hope this solves all my problems. Time for rest. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 5:35 A.M. EDT: I spent more time trying to get the 450 MHz setting working with the CPU, but to no avail. It seems to me the video driver might have a problem; but I unable to resolve it. Well time for goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/12/00 Tuesday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I had to do spend a little extra time since one of the three dryers was broken, so I had to wait to do the third load. I also updated my Diamond Multimedia Stealth S/540 video card bios and its drivers. I tinkered trying to over clock the AMD K6 II to 83.5 MHz, so I could have it running successfully at 450 MHz to no avail. Well time for some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/11/00 Monday 10:50 P.M. EDT: I microwaved three hotdogs and had them rolls and Dijon mustard and ice tea. I drove downtown, and I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then went to the Grand Union and bought two buy one get one free of Edy's butter pecan ice cream for $5.29 both. I returned home, and I had some peanuts and two scoops of butter pecan ice cream. I then rested. I had a call at 6:30 P.M.. I returned the call when I woke up at 8 P.M.. I chatted with another person. I watched a little bit of television. However, since I don't watch television too much I have a hard time getting into it. I had a Stauffer's Hearty chicken fettuccini meal with ice tea and coffee. I just started my laundry, and it should be done in about another hour. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/11/00 Monday 2:45 P.M. EDT: I did a little regular system work. I found this site which would be good for ordering a barebones system Adamant Computers, Inc - The best value for your money . Well time to have a couple of hotdogs and ice tea for lunch. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>09/11/00 Monday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I checked my mail. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/11/00 Monday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the library and read the local paper. I then went to my usual ATM. I then drove down the Avenue. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich and toured the store. I then went to CVS in Old Greenwich. I bought a carton of Phillie cigar cigarettes for $14.19, two buy one get one free of 6 oz. Diamond Smoke House Almonds $2.99 both, two clearance item, chips clamps .09, and a hose nozzle .40 plus .88 tax for $18.55 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home. I watched an HBO movie. I then fried three hot dogs and ate them with rolls, Dijon mustard, iced tea, and coffee. At 9 P.M. or a little after, I chatted with a family member. I then went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a bit and enjoyed the evening. I then returned home. I had some goldfish crackers and a diet Sprite in frosted mug. I watched another HBO movie. I then watched the "Outer Limits". I will now start to relax before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/10/00 Sunday 2:20 P.M. EDT: I finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment. I just finished cleaning up myself. I also made a C: drive to D: drive backup. I will make some calls and then go out. Have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/10/00 Sunday 11:45 A.M. EDT: I finished up the ice cream last night. I read through chapter two page 42 of "Gravesend Light". I rested most of the evening and morning. At about 11 A.M., I got a telephone call asking me to vote for Lyle Gibbons in the republican primary on Tuesday. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I will now get to work on my house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>09/09/00 Saturday 6:35 P.M. EDT: I relaxed most of the afternoon. I had some ice cream and goldfish crackers. After a nap, I watched a little bit of television. I then had the rest of the defrosted steak stew for dinner with iced tea and coffee. It has been raining a bit and is just clearing up. I might read a bit or go out, I am not sure. CIO

Note:<888>09/09/00 Saturday 11:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I just finished updating the JAVA script for my opening homepage, so the links are more current. Well I guess I will clean up and go out and enjoy the daytime. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I updated "http://mrscott.com/stocksym.htm" , short list of stock links. Well I guess it is time to relax and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 10:45 P.M. EDT: I went out for an exercise walk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and then the lower section twice. There was the usual movie, coffee, and dinner crowds along with a few exercise walkers. It was a dry night, so my arthritis did not bother me. Not much else to report. CIO

Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 7:45 P.M. EDT: I watched the ABC evening news. I had steak stew, ice tea, and coffee for dinner. I made up a batch of 40% chock full of nuts, 30% A&P five bean, and 30% Hawaiian Kona and Costa Rican blend of coffee for regular use. I also setup a power control center underneath the center living room lamp, so one can turn off the lights at either end of the widows for better television viewing. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 5:45 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the Best Foods Arnolds Bakery factory outlet. I bought a package of Freihofers potato hotdog rolls for .69 and a loaf of Country Oat bread for .99 for $1.51 with senior discount. I then went to the Greenwich Library. I read two computer magazines. I checked out Dick Francis' "Shattered" and David Payne's "Gravesend Light". I then stopped by the ATM machine at Bank of New York Putnam Trust on Mason Street. I then viewed the contents of the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went down Greenwich Avenue. I went by the Town Hall, and I noticed two police cars in front, so maybe candidate Cheney was visiting. I went to the Food Emporium and bought a jar of Bornier Dijon mustard for $2.89. I then went to the Grand Union. I bought a 10 pack of GU dry milk for $5.89, GU dry roasted peanuts for $2.39, a pack of Ball Park franks for $1.50, two 40 containers of Pine Extra cleaner for $1.39 each, for $12.73 total. I then returned home. There was a lot of traffic on the post road like there might have been a backup on the turnpike. I had some goldfish crackers and a Citra soda. I will have some steak stew for dinner in a little while with ice tea and coffee. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 1:50 P.M. EDT: I rested most of the morning. I had goldfish crackers. For lunch I had three hotdogs one with a bun and Dijon mustard, ice tea, and coffee. Not much happening, I guess I will go out and enjoy the rest of the day. CIO

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Note:<888>09/08/00 Friday 9:10 A.M. EDT: I rested most of last evening and this morning. I did not get into either the books I had checked out, so I will return them for other reading material. I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I watched the successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" while having breakfast. I had GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino and vitamins for breakfast. Greenwich is hosting Dick Cheney "http://www.gerogewbush.com" for a $1,000 a plate fund raiser this evening. I will go out and enjoy the day after I clean up this morning. Have an enjoyable day. CIO

Note:<888>09/21/00 Thursday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I read a bit this morning. I checked the mail about 9 P.M.. I rested until about 2:15 P.M.. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I had two bowls of ice cream. I went to bed. The telephone rang about 8:30 P.M., but no one was there. I was up around 11 P.M.. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I will now do some regular computer work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/21/00 Thursday 6:30 A.M. EDT: I read until about 4:30 A.M.. I then microwaved three Armour hotdogs and had them with three buns, Dijon mustard, Hunts ketchup, and chopped onion along with ice tea. About 5 A.M., I drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. There were as usual for that hour of the morning lots of garbage trucks and other delivery trucks. Well I might try to take a nap, I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/21/00 Thursday 3:10 A.M. EDT: I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" and then I sifted through my day's email. I then read the last three back issues of the Greenwich Post, and I found these two local links "www.kidsevents.com" and "www.askbarclay.com" . I now will read some more of "Gravesend Light". CIO

Note:<888>09/21/00 Thursday 12:30 A.M. EDT: Well I rested a bit and read a bit on Wednesday morning. I had ice cream and around 6 A.M., I had a can of almonds. I slept until 6 P.M.. I was up and had GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I fell back asleep until a little before 10 P.M.. I quickly cleaned up, and I went to the Grand Union at 10:30 P.M. before 11 P.M. closing. I bought two half gallons at $3 off of Friendly butter crunch ice cream for $1.99 each, a piece of London Broil at $1.99 a pound for $4.60, and two Kaiser rolls for .78 both for $9.36 total. I then went across the street to the Food Emporium and bought a 38 oz. box of goldfish crackers for $5.29. I returned home, and I chopped the London Broil into 1.5 inch pieces. I then added half to the Cuisine Art and ground it, then adding each remaining quarter and grinding up the whole batch of meat. I then made six hamburger patties. I cooked two and had one on a regular bun and one on a Kaiser roll along with mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, ketchup, and onions. I ate these with ice tea and then a cup of cappuccino. I then rebooted the computer and restarted the server. Well I got a bit of rest. Time to go back to normal computer routine. The bank still has not put in the insurance money it mistakenly withdrew from my account. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/19/00 Tuesday 10:05 P.M. EDT: Well I watched the evening news. I then had two hamburgers for dinner with buns, ice tea, and coffee. I went though my regular internet routine. I reinstalled Internet Explorer 5.5 . I chatted with a family member. I will now do some reading on this rainy evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/19/00 Tuesday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I was up until about 3 A.M.. I then awoke around noon. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I fell back asleep until about 4 P.M.. It is raining out, so I doubt if I will be going out. CIO

Note:<888>09/18/00 Monday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I finished running SpeedDisk. I had to restart it a couple of times, and close out some startup programs to free up memory. I reset my video to 32 bit. I had lower it to 16 bit as recommended for Windows Movie Maker recorder. I channel surfed to no avail while waiting for SpeedDisk to finish. I also had a bowl of ice cream. CIO

Note:<888>09/18/00 Monday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon today. I had GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I cleaned up and went out. I stopped by the bank and did some business. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I drove over to Old Greenwich Staples, and I bought a Staples mouse pad for $2.11 with tax. My old mouse pad was soiled. I then went to the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I then bought a carton of Philly Natural cigar cigarettes for $15.04 with tax. I then drove around Tod's Point. I went to the Exxon station next to the library and bought $17.50 of premium gasoline. I then went to the library and read the local paper and four computer newsweeklies. I then went to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought two jars of dry roasted peanuts for $1.69 each for $3.38 total. I then went to the Grand Union, and I bought two Armour hotdogs for $1.59 each, 32 oz. jar of Hunts ketchup for $1.50, Angostura bitters for $3.29, GU hamburger and hotdog rolls .79 a package, and a piece of London broil at $1.99 a pound for $3.46 for $13.21 total. I then returned home. I chopped up the London broil into 1.5 inch rough sections and then ground it in the Cuisine Art. I then form four hamburger patties out of the meat. I refrigerated two and fried two adding celery salt, ground pepper, garlic powder, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce to about medium. I put mayonnaise on the bottom bun, Dijon mustard on the top bun, and ketchup and sliced onion on the burgers. I had the two hamburgers for dinner with iced tea and coffee. At the Grand Union I had to do a price check on the hotdogs since the price did not come up on the register. The store manager removed the sign after he gave me the right price. I then got a telephone call, and I tried to call back on Net2Phone, but the headset cable was disconnected, so I could not hear. The party called me back. I tried to update Net2Phone, but the new version does not have Speed Dial. I was able to install the older version included with Real Player 8 Basic which meant I had to reinstall Real Player. I then did some other minor maintenance on the computer. I will now run Norton SpeedDisk before restarting the server. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/18/00 Monday 5:50 A.M. EDT: I rest and I was up at about midnight. I had a dish of ice cream. I then worked on the computer. I found an informative site for you net readers "www.netlibrary.com" which has lots of books for you net readers and its own reader. I then worked with the Microsoft Windows ME Movie Maker program. It did not work initially with my USB camera, but I lowered the speed on the camera, and I reinstalled the Microsoft Video and Audio codices with the Add Remove Hardware feature in control panel under the Sound and Video drivers. I did my weekly broadcast with it at low speed for better audio while recording. I might be able to have better video next time raising the setting a bit. It is posted at "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . Well I think I better have a snack and go back to bed for a bit more rest. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/17/00 Sunday 7:35 P.M. EDT: I had a snack last night of a can of almonds. I was up at noon today. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I made a few telephone calls. I cleaned the apartment and water the plants. I went downtown. I drove around the waterfront. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I microwaved three hotdogs and added them to the steak stew. I had a portion of this for dinner. I then had four scoops of butter pecan ice cream. I channel surfed, but there was nothing worth watching. I will probably relax this evening. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>09/16/00 Saturday 11:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I then went back to bed until 3 P.M.. I ate a peanut butter sandwich with ice tea. I then tried getting the onboard LAN working on my computer with Microsoft Windows ME, but alas after six hours of tinkering, it was to no avail. I then had some defrost steak stew with ice tea. I then watched an HBO movie. I just reinstalled another IDE cable on the C: and D: drives that I had that is a little better quality. Well time for some regular internet routine. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>09/15/00 Friday 11:00 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the local library and read the local paper. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I then chatted with a local citizen. We then walked lower part of Greenwich Avenue again. I then drove over to CVS and bought 4 packs of Philly cigar cigarettes for $6.74. I then returned home. I microwaved three hotdogs and had two of them on bun with Dijon mustard along with ice tea. I will now have a small cup of coffee. CIO

Note:<888>09/15/00 Friday 8:05 P.M. EDT: I was went to bed at 11 A.M. after finishing installing Windows ME on the backup computer. I was up at 4 P.M.. I called the bank about the insurance withdrawal, and they called me twice while I was sleeping. I tweaked the setting on the backup computer and checked to make sure the cable modem worked with it when it is connected to it. I then did some tweaking on the main computer. I unchecked in the startup files category of system information, vtunerstartup, scanregistry, taskmonitor, pchealth, load power profile, load power profile, scheduling agent, and *statemgr. These might be important startup files, but on my system; I prefer to have the extra resources available. I also organized my folders in the "start" "programs" into five alphabetical folders, so one does not have to scroll so many folders. "Start", "settings", "task bar and start menu" has a check box to enable scrolling the "start" "programs" folder which is handy and installation disabled. The computer does not work at 450 MHz though. I will continue to run it at 366 MHz. I noticed when backing up my registry files to another drive that "system.dat" is now 40% small having gone down from 10 megs to 6 megs. The computer boots very quickly like it is suppose to. One particular problem is that Windows ME does not let one install Microsoft Backup from the Add New Programs feature. It was already on my computer, but if one did not have it, one would have to uncompress it from Windows 98, if that were possible. Since it was still on my system though, I had no problem. I just finished making a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I just finished cleaning up, and I watched a bit of the news while doing the backup. I will now go out for some fresh air and a walk. Have a good evening. CIO

End of Week Friday 09/15/00

Note:<888>09/15/00 Friday 9:10 A.M. EDT: I have been quite busy since the last message. I went out and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and toured the store. I then parked downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue until about 6 P.M.. I stopped by CVS and bought two cans of buy one get one free of almonds for $2.99 both. I then returned to the car. I chatted with a local. I then went to the library, and I read the local paper. Staples had an advertisement circular in the paper for Windows ME for $50. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I noticed at the Shell station next door there was a red Volvo wagon totally demolished with the roof sawed off. I hope no one was hurt. At Staples I bought Windows ME for $49.90. The offer included Windows ME first look for free regularly $4.97, Express It cdrom .01, Photo Suite 3 regularly $14.90 free, My Internet Postage regularly $26.94 free, Canon Video Home Entertainment regularly $35.94 free. I also purchased on sale a Linksys Etherfast 10/100 LAN Card for $19.97 with tax for all of $4.18 for $73.80 total. About 7 P.M. the store was not busy. I then went to the Grand Union in central Greenwich. I bought two Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice for $2.50 each, six GU thin spaghetti noodles for .33 each, GU parmesan cheese $2.99, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.33, two 4 packs of GU toilet paper $1.35, 2dozen large GU eggs $1.49 each, for $16.14 total. I then returned home and put away the groceries. I had a dinner of reheated spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce with the parmesan cheese sprinkled on it along with ice tea and coffee. I then opened up both computers. I took out the 3 Com Ethernet II 3C503 card from the backup computer and installed the new LAN card in it. I put the old 3Com card in the main computer and after considerable time, I got both LAN cards in it work about midnight. I then installed Windows ME on it in about 40 minutes. On one reboot, I had to disable USB in the CMOS for it eventually to finish the installation cycle. However, after it was all running my 3COM card would not work for the cable modem since it would not let me set it at 16 bit setting instead of 32 bit which I usually do. Have tinkering with IRQs and other setting, I tried the cable modem with the other SoHo LAN card in the computer and it worked fine on the net. I tried networking the 3COM card with backup computer, but since one is 10 meg and the other is 10/100 as I expected it did not work. I also had removed my sound card from the main computer trying to get the 3COM card to work. However since it is seven years old and EISA, it was probably too much too expect the old 3COM LAN card to work. I put back together both systems and then straightened up the work area. The main computer is running much better and I even tried booting it once successfully at 450 MHz, but I won't try that setting until I finish tweaking the system. I have been installing Window ME on the backup computer and have about a half hour to go on it. I noticed when doing my accounts, it looked like the Insurance company that deducted payments from my Putnam Trust account, that I cancelled a month ago is still making the deductions. I will have to get that straightened out, but it might leave me short of cash for the weekend. Well I am very tired, so I will go to bed after Windows ME finishes installing on the backup system. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>09/30/00 Saturday 1:45 P.M. EDT: I was up at 7:30 A.M., and I had three hard boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I rested a bit more until about 11 A.M.. I had a bowl of ice cream. I watched the movie the "X Files" while sipping a little ice tea. I received in the mail yesterday from CDW a Wiji Ball as a promotional gift. I received my AT&T long distance bill separate from my Vorizon Bill today. I guess they now since the bills separate. My telephone bills are minimal since I am using Net2Phone. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>09/29/00 Friday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I had an enjoyable dinner. I did not have coffee. I watched some BBC programming on channel 21 PBS from Long Island after dinner. I just did the dishes and had a bite of French cheese cake. Well I guess it is time to start winding down and to head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>09/29/00 Friday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I went out about 11 A.M. this morning. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the Post Office. I paid my bills with money orders. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue at lunch time, and I sat out enjoying the day. I then stopped by the Arnold Bakery outlet and bought two loaves of 12 grain bread, hotdog buns, and a French Cheese cake for $4.10. I then returned home and had three hotdogs with buns and a piece of cheese cake for lunch with ice tea. I then stopped by the Bank. I then paid my rent at Fleet Bank on Benedict Place. I then went to the library and read the local paper and two computer magazines. I checked out the movie "Thomas Jefferson". I then drove downtown and sat out briefly. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2 each, two packages of Bar S jumbo franks for .89 each, a package of GU boneless breasts of chicken @ $2.49 a pound for $3.96, GU frozen 12 oz. green beans .99, GU frozen mixed vegetables 12 oz. .99, a bulb of garlic at $1.99 a pound for .64 for $12.36 total. I then returned home, and I had a chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug. I will now cooked a chicken breast rubbed in olive oil, with white wine, herbs and spices, and chopped garlic at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, and have it with microwaved potato and steamed green beans, ice tea and coffee for dinner. CIO

End of Notes Week 09/29/00 Friday:

Note:<888>09/29/00 Friday 9:15 A.M. EDT: I watched the Norwegian movie until about 10:30 P.M. last night, but I got tired of reading the subtitles, so I quit watching it and went to bed. I was up at 7:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I made a telephone call. I rested a short spell. I have to pay my bills today. Well there supposedly was a frost last night, so the colder weather is here. I can not tell whether the heat has come on in the apartment, but it is 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>09/28/00 Thursday 9:45 P.M. EDT: Well I drove down by the waterfront after my last message. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went to the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper and three computer news weeklies. I checked out the movie the "X files". I then drove downtown and stopped by CVS. I returned home, and I had a hamburger and hotdog for dinner with ice tea and coffee. I then went downtown for a walk. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I noticed the Republicans were having an event at the Senior Center. I walked up the Avenue and the Bacaraque crystal shop was having a Champaign tasting party. I sat at the top of the Avenue for a while. I then stopped by CVS and bought two Djeep lighters for $1.29 each plus .16 tax for $2.68 total. I then walked down the Avenue all the way to the bottom. I sat out for a while and then I returned home. I chatted with a family member for a while. Well have a good evening. I think I will watch the Norwegian movie. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/28/00 Thursday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I woke up last night and I had a dish of peanuts and also a dish of ice cream. I was up at 11 A.M. this morning after going to bed at about 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I made a telephone call. I went through my email. I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . The stock market is way up today. I reviewed my stats "http://24.228.18.154/statsct/index.html" . I had about 2,600 unique sites this month with about 37,000 web links. I made about $12 advertising this month, and I will receive a check in October since I reached the $30 limit. Well one can tell even with a lot of internet activity, the advertising links really are not that profitable, but realistically the whole directory is a yellow pages, so I do a lot of advertising for free. Well I will now clean up and go out. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>09/28/00 Thursday 2:30 A.M. EDT: I was able to get the JVC Universal Remote working with the Proscan Television and the Optimum Online Cable Box, so that once one learns how to use the remote, one does not need to switch remotes. CIO

Note:<888>09/28/00 Thursday 1:05 A.M. EDT: Well I finished watching the movie. The VCR worked great. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea while watching the movie. I am tired, so it is time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>09/27/00 Wednesday 10:35 P.M. EDT: Well I had a busy day. I dropped off the video tapes at the library with the two books I had last checked out. I could not finish Gravesend Light since it is on reserve. I checked out the new "Harry Potter" book though. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down Greenwich Avenue and viewed the waterfront on a delightful day. I stopped by the ELDC thrift shop. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I drove out to Tod's Point. For the first time in a long time, I took the three mile walk around Tod's Point. There were about three egrets out at the Point. It was quite an enjoyable walk as it always is. I then drove up to Norwalk. I studied the VCRs at Circuit City. I like the JVC four head mono for $70. I went to the Wiz, and they had open box and clearance items for 25% off but final sale and no warranty. I then took a quick look at T.J. Max's men’s coats. They have lots of Tommy Hilfinger coats for half price. I looked around downtown Norwalk for the new Bush Cheney campaign headquarters but I could not fine the site. I then went by CompUSA and the had four clearance JVC four head VCRs earlier model 54 down from$120 to $100. I then stopped by the People ATM in the large grocery store across the street. I then went back to Circuit City and I was thinking of getting the General Electric four head stereo VCR for $87, but they had the $100 JVC HR-VP58U four head stereo model in an open box with the remote and instructions for $84.97 plus $5.10 tax for $90.07 total. I bought it which was just all about the cash I had on me. It comes with 90 Labor Year parts warranty and all the same as in the box. So I saved $15 by not getting the box. I returned home about 6:30 P.M.. I installed it quickly and set up the on screen programming for the VCR. I checked to make sure it worked. I then had three hotdogs with ice tea. I then went by the Greenwich Library and checked out "Deep Impact" and "Kristin Lavransdatter" a Norwegian Film. I then stopped by Exxon and purchased $17 of premium. I then went downtown and walked lower Greenwich Avenue and returned home at 9 P.M.. I had a chilled diet Sprite in a frosted mug. I then fiddled with the VCR setting and set up some more with the remote on the screen. The remote has the capability of handling the TV and Cable Box, but I have not figured that out, so I have lots of remotes on the coffee table. The JVC VCR works great and it is nice to have it all in stereo. I will now watch "Deep Impact". I have only been to about a half dozen movies in the last thirty years, so lots of Library videotapes are new to me. Well have a relaxing evening. CIO

Note:<888>09/27/00 Wednesday 11:20 A.M. EDT: Well I started to watch a video, and my VCR did not work. I spent the next two hours taking it apart trying to fix it to no avail. I finally put it back together and dropped it off by the dumpster. I just had two of my special hamburger fried, and I added a little bit of wine towards the end for them to simmer in. I had them with ice tea and coffee. The NOAA weather radio test is going off, and as I have already observed it is a nice day, so I will go out after I clean up and enjoy the nice day. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>09/27/00 Wednesday 8:20 A.M. EDT: I did a little routine internet work and then I rested. Yesterday, I had one type crank fax call and one call from Cablevision trying to sell me online access I already have from them. Today I had two crank telephone calls or fax calls between about 7 A.M. and 7:30 A.M.. One can call 203-869-5222 to Vorizon to complain about crank telephone calls. Well not much else happening. Since I snacked so much this morning, I am not really hungry yet, so maybe I will watch a movie before eating. Good sailing story at "http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_942000/942806.stm" Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/27/00 Wednesday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I rest until about 9 P.M.. I was for a snack of peanuts. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and cappuccino. I got a tired spell and slept until about 12:30 A.M.. I had a dish of ice cream. I started making a batch of ice tea which I will put in the refrigerator shortly. I worked on the computer doing some routine activity. I might rest a bit then watch a movie. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/26/00 Tuesday 11:25 A.M. EDT: I went downtown about 9 A.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and bought an umbrella for $2.50 and put it in the back of my car with another umbrella. It is a rainy day today. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I checked out the videotapes "Ghost" and "Frantic". I noticed that videotapes are only good for a week, and they charge $1 a day for overdue videotapes. I then went to the Greenwich Health Mart and bought a 100 tablet bottle of 500 mg. Niacimide for $7.95. I then stopped by the Mews Thrift Shop. They have quite a bit of furniture there. They have a new pair of size 8 Doc Martins made in England. They also have a Professional Cuisine Art for $25. They were just putting out a men’s classic medium length tan leather coat like a hunters jacket about size 38 for $50. Since it was a damp day my arthritis was acting up, so I returned home and I had a glass of ice tea. Well with all the rain we've been getting if it turns to snow this winter, you better invest in a coal shovel for one's car to shovel it out, if you don't have a garage. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>09/26/00 Tuesday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I worked on the computer since the last message going through my usual internet routine. I trying various CMOS CPU setting to no avail, so I am still running my AMD K6II processor at 366 MHz at 66.6 MHz CMOS CPU setting and a multiplier of 5.5 and 2.2 volts and it runs best that way. As mentioned before I am using an older http://www.pcchips.com/ S571 LMR socket 7 motherboard. I chatted with a friend. I guess I will microwave a few hotdogs and have them with buns and Dijon mustard, ketchup, onion, and ice tea. Then after those, I guess I will go out and enjoy the day. It looks overcast outside. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/26/00 Tuesday 3:40 A.M. EDT: Well I went out for a walk after the last message. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice on a slow night. There was not very much going on. I drove down by the waterfront. I went by two ATMs at Bank of New York on Mason Street and Chase on Greenwich Avenue, but they were both out of money. I finally used the ATM at the Grand Union. I bought Bryers ice cream half gallons buy one get one free for $5 both. I got coffee and Candy Bar Sundae. I also got two Lays barbeque buy one get one free for $1.49 both, GU hotdog rolls .79, two packages of Bar S jumbo franks for .89 each, and a five pound bag of Russet potatoes for .99 for $10.05 total. I then went to the Food Emporium and I bought Bornier Dijon mustard for $1.69 at .40 off, Domino five pound sugar $1.79 at .70 off, Bokart coffee beans $4.39, Hazelnut beans $4.39, French Roast $2.99, Columbian $4.39, and Red Bag $2.99. Each of the five bags of coffee beans were 13 oz.. I then returned home. I mixed the five different types of coffee beans together and put them in the mason jars I store them in. I then took the London broil I had gotten on Saturday. I chopped it into cubes and added it to the Cuisine Art along with one medium eighthed onion, celery salt, garlic powder, ground pepper, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and chopped it all together. I made five burger patties. I fried two of them and had them on hamburger buns with mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and sliced onion. I had these for my midnight meal with ice tea and cappuccino. I then fell asleep until about 3 A.M.. I tend to fall asleep even when not tired when there is low pressure systems in the area from rain. I then had two dishes of ice cream. I am now having ice tea. I disabled Microsoft Auto Update in the Control Panel since when it comes on, it causes my server to stop. Well have a good morning, I guess I will do a little regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>09/25/00 Monday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I was up at 7 P.M.. I watched the BBC evening news. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>09/25/00 Monday 8:15 A.M. EDT: I had a frosted Citra Soda, along with a bowl of goldfish crackers and a couple of dishes of ice cream. I saw on the travel channel last night that when Islamorada, Florida and the Florida Keys got hit by the hurricane on Labor Day in 1935, they received 250 mile and hour winds along with an 18 foot tidal wave, so it is not so safe down there in the Florida Keys for those of you whom think it is safe. I suppose citizens of Florida and the Caribbean still have to keep a weather eye until the Tropical Storm season is over. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/25/00 Monday 7:25 A.M. EDT: Well I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I then went down by the waterfront and I chatted with one of the morning fishermen. Well I had a quiet night, and there is not much happening, so I guess I will call it a day and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/25/00 Monday 5:40 A.M. EDT: I channel surfed and watched a movie on HBO from 3:30 A.M. to 5:30 A.M.. I guess I will go out for a little morning air. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/25/00 Monday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry and put it away. Instead of having hamburgers, I had a Mystic pizza and a hotdog along with ice tea and coffee. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/24/00 Sunday 11:50 P.M. EDT: I cleaned up, and I took a walk around town. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and then up to the top and sat out for a while. I then walked west on Putnam Avenue and south by U. S. Tobacco and back down around to Greenwich Avenue. I then walked back down the Avenue. It was a very quiet pleasant evening. I still don't need a sweater just a flannel shirt. I then drove down by the waterfront. The entrance to the Yacht Club is closed for repaving. The underground parking at the Greenwich Office plaza for the commuters is being cleaned and is closed off. I returned home. I just started three loads of laundry. I will now grind up the London Broil, so I can make and eat a couple of hamburgers with buns along with ice tea and coffee during the dry cycle coming up. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/24/00 Sunday 9:35 P.M. EDT: I was up about 7 P.M.. I had breakfast of three GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I put copies of Windows ME on hard drives on both computers. I vacuumed the apartment. While fiddling with the Electrolux power nozzle, I think I accidentally fixed the connection by separating the tongs a little bit, so I don't have to keep pressure on it while using it. I chatted with a few family friends and associates. I guess I might clean up and go out for some fresh air. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>09/24/00 Sunday 6:00 A.M. EDT: I did a little internet work and had peanuts and ice tea. I then channel surfed. I watched an HBO movie from 4 P.M. until now and ate some goldfish crackers while watching it. Well I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/24/00 Sunday 2:30 A.M. EDT: I was up at about 6 P.M., and I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I rested a bit more until about 8 P.M.. I had a couple bowls of ice cream. I cleaned up, and I went out at 9 P.M.. It was raining lightly out. I forego my walk on Greenwich Avenue, but I drove down the Avenue. I then went over to CVS at the Riverside shopping center. I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19, a jar of honey roasted peanuts for $1.69, Rapid White toothpaste on sale for $2.79, Crest toothpaste on sale for $2 plus$1.14 CT. tax for $21.81 total. I then drove back down Greenwich Avenue again in the light rain. I then went to the Grand Union and I bought a dozen eggs for .99, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.99 each, a two pound bag of onions for $1.99, a Tombstone extra cheese pizza for $3, London Broil Sirloin at $1.99 a pound for $3.02, and GU hamburger buns for .79 for $13.77 total. I then drove back around Greenwich Avenue again and returned home. I did a little computer work. About midnight I microwaved three Armour hotdogs and ate them on buns with Dijon mustard, Heinz ketchup, and chopped onions along with ice tea and coffee. I then started a C: drive to D: drive backup doing it in three parts. First the entire drive except the "Program Files" and "Windows" directory. Then the Program Files directory, and then the Windows directory. I do this since Microsoft Backup can not do more than about 3.4 gigabyte backup at a time. While doing the backup, I cleaned the apartment and watered the plants. I still have vacuuming to do which I will do after 8 A.M. since I don't want to disturb my neighbors. I watched a little bit of the "Iron Chef" cooking show. Well time for some regular computer work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/23/00 Saturday 6:40 A.M. EDT: I decided to reinstall Microsoft FrontPage Express, and it is not available for install from Windows ME or Internet Explorer 5.5 updates, but I found this link at Microsoft Help that has it available for download "http://corporate.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp" along with other downloads no longer available. They recommend against it with Windows ME, but it is working fine for ME. Well time to reboot, start the server, and get some rest. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/23/00 Saturday 4:40 A.M. EDT: I listened to Bill Gates' presentation on Microsoft .Net "http://www.microsoft.com/net/keynote.asp" which was a little over an hour. While listening to it, I had a dish of ice cream and some ice tea. Well I might start to wind down in a while. I think I need to reinstall FrontPage Express since, I am having problems with "Hyperlink". Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/23/00 Saturday 2:10 A.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . I raised the camera resolution and did a ten minute broadcast. The Microsoft Windows Movie Maker works fine, but one has to set one's video card to 16 bit instead of 32 bit to use it. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>09/23/00 Saturday 12:45 A.M. EDT: I got the Microsoft Wheel Mouse working properly. I Had two incidences of the Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse Drivers loading. I deleted both in Add Remove rebooted and then installed it again and rebooted and the scroll mouse is working fine now. Time for a couple burgers. CIO

Note:<888>09/22/00 Friday 11:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon, and I had three hot dogs with buns, Dijon mustard, ketchup and onions and ice tea. I did a little computer work. I chatted with a couple of people. I went back to bed until about 6 P.M.. I listened to some internet computer news. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I made a couple more calls. I went out for a walk. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked to the top. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue with a local resident. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. It was a pleasant night with the usual diners, movie goers, coffee drinkers and strollers. The computer system is running fine. I can not get the Microsoft Wheel mouse to work possibly because I used the Microsoft Intellimouse driver. I will have to look for another mouse driver. I also have much better sound since I installed and enabled all the sound codices that Microsoft provides. Time for my regular nightly routine. CIO

End of Week Friday 09/22/00:

Note:<888>09/22/00 Friday 6:00 A.M. EDT: I worked all morning on the computer. I did some of my regular routine. I then installed two of the free programs Canon Video and Photo Suite III that I received free with Windows ME from Staples. They both work with my USB camera also. I was fiddling with the Windows Movie maker camera settings and my system crashed. When I rebooted, it said there were some missing files "shlwapi.dll, xdnp32.dll, comctl32.dll" and it said I would have to reinstall Windows ME. After trying to fix the situation by restoring the files from my backup computer to no avail. I booted from the Windows ME startup disk with Cdrom support, and I started to reinstall Windows ME. I disabled USB in the CMOS doing this. While Windows ME was reinstalling, I cooked and ate two hamburgers on buns and had them with ice tea. One Windows ME was successfully reinstalled all my previous setting were pretty much there. I tweaked a couple of minor settings. I left the default Windows ME startup files instead of unchecking them this time. I restored my "config.sys" which Windows ME eliminates. I tested they system. It all seems fine now. I restarted the server. I have made the $30 payment cap on my advertising getting about $10 so far this month in addition to the amount acquired be I stopped the server this summer. Well have a good morning. I think I might take a nap. CIO

Note:<888>10/07/00 Saturday 11:15 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top and sat out for a while. I found a little butterfly costume jewelry medallion. Down by the train station, someone asked me how to get to Round Hill Road. I fell like telling them, "Work on Wall Street," but instead I gave them the right instructions. While I was sitting out after returning down the Avenue, I noticed a bag on the veterans monument. It was a black women's pocket book made in Korea. I turned it in at the police station. The contents were empty, and it was possibly new. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out briefly. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and a store employee told me the Grand Union in Greenwich was going to remain open. I bought a shoulder London Broil for $1.99 a pound for $3.80 and a 2 pound bag of onions for $1.99 for $5.79 total. I then returned home, and I had a bowl of ice cream, and I am now sipping ice tea. Well I guess I will view the videotape "Winter's End", and then go to bed. Have a good night or morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/07/00 Saturday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I went out about 3 P.M.. I got $19.75 of premium at Exxon for $1.979 a gallon. I returned the video to the library and read the local paper. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue. They were have the Bruce Park Art sale. I then drove through Bruce Park and two different wedding parties were having there pictures taken. I drove over to Tod's Point, and I started to walk around. I sat a the commemorative teak bench in the Southwest picnic area. I noticed a couple motioning at somebody out on the water in distress on the west side of the picnic area. I walked over and a kayaker in a black and yellow wet dry suit was exiting the water. The black kayak looked to be stuck on the rocks at the southwest point. Another walker on the south side was trying to retrieve the kayak paddle. The couple said that someone had gone down to get a launch at the Old Greenwich Yacht Club. The kayaked said that water had gotten into his dry wet suit since he did not have it fastened all the way up. He looked a bit tired from swimming. He was a gray haired middle aged white male about 5'10" high. I continued my walk. About the time, I got down to the Old Greenwich Yacht Club, I heard sirens. Three police cars and a ambulance were coming by. I told the lead car the Kayaker was all right. I continued my walk and I told a local doctor walking that the Kayaker was all right. I returned back to the southeast parking area, and I told a couple people whom had heard the sirens that the kayaker was all right. I then drove to CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $15.04 with tax. I then toured Staples in Old Greenwich. I then went through downtown Greenwich. I saw a Volvo 264 deluxe about my same vintage from California. I told the gateman at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club about the kayaker in case he came from their club. I then drove around Grass Island where other people kayak from, and I saw no evidence of kayak launching. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 oz. box of goldfish crackers for $5.29, Asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $1.69, and a boneless sirloin steak at $2.99 a pound for $3.17 for $10.15 total. I returned home, and I broiled the sirloin to about medium for five minutes a side and steamed half the asparagus, and had them for dinner with ice tea and coffee. Well it is a nice night out, so I might go out for a little night air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/07/00 Saturday 1:50 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of cheerios, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I will now shower and clean up. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/07/00 Saturday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I rested until 6 P.M.. I had some ice cream, goldfish crackers, and potato chips in that period finishing off some open containers. I was up at 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC news. I started making up a batch of ice tea. I had reheated spaghetti with sauce and a chilled Citra soda along with a cup of cafe latte. I read some internet news. I watched the ABC news programs with Barbara Walters. I then watched the movie Rasputin. I then channel surfed. I had another Citra soda. I guess I will have a dish of ice cream now. Well I guess one would call this a relaxing day. CIO

Note:<888>10/06/00 Friday 11:50 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I guess I will chat a bit until the mail comes. Have a good day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes Friday 10/06/00

Note:<888>10/06/00 Friday 2:45 A.M. EDT: Well I finished my laundry and had a dish of ice cream. Nice quite night at home for a change. I noticed that my stats usage has changed a bit this month "http://24.228.18.154/statsct/index.html" . Well have an enjoyable day. Time for bed after I send off this week's notes. CIO

Note:<888>10/06/00 Friday 12:25 A.M. EDT: I did a little checking at "www.netsol.com", and I found another Mike Scott had registered "mrscott.com" that I let lapse, so I went ahead and reregistered "www.mikescott.org" which I don't use for another year for $35. The worse news of the week is that the Grand Union declared Chapter 12 bankruptcy. I hope it does not effect our local store and reasonable prices. I of course have been a victim on the reasonable prices in that my weight has gone back up from 170 pounds to 195 pounds. Well so much for dieting. Time to start the laundry. CIO

Note:<888>10/05/00 Thursday 8:30 P.M. EDT: I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and checked out the men's clothing today. They have quite a bit of traditional clothing there. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, four computer newsweeklies. If one is in the market for a new Volvos "http://www.revolvoution.com" and supposedly for AOL users there will be special discounts on the new Volvo, I believe the S90 series. After going to the library, I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and then I sat our for a while. I then returned home. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I had reheated spaghetti and sauce for dinner with ice tea and cafe latte. Well I will now do a little internet work. I returned the current video and books to the library, and I checked out the movies "Rasputin" and "Winter's End", and the book "The Sky Road". Well not much else happening. I guess I also should do laundry tonight. CIO

Note:<888>10/05/00 Thursday 1:25 P.M. EDT: Well there's not much going on in Greenwich, so I have been catching up on my rest recently. I was up at 9 A.M., and I had cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I rested a bit more until about noon. I just finished having three hotdogs on buns, ice tea, and coffee. Well I have a 3 P.M. appointment, so I suppose I better get ready to go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/04/00 Wednesday 11:00 P.M. EDT: Well I took my trusty thermos of coffee wit me when I went out after the last message. It had quit raining. I sat out by the veterans monument, and I drank my coffee. One of our local residents wearing black and white fur snuck up behind be and then loitered around me for a while. I guess the evening skunk knows me, so it did not spray me. Perhaps the odor of all the garlic in my spaghetti sauce scared it away. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then walked down the Avenue. I noticed Bang and Olfsen are putting in a stereo store. Tiffany's was quite busy, and a number of other shops were open on Wednesday night. Richards seemed to have a few customers. I chatted with a local stroller. I then walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue again. I sat out for a while. I then returned home. It was a bit damp out, so I have to take my arthritis supplements. Well I guess I wills tart relaxing and go to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/04/00 Wednesday 8:05 P.M. EDT: I sifted though my email by deleting most of it. I went out about 2:30 P.M.. I rove over to Tod's Point. I walked the three mile walk around Tod's Point on a delightful day. It was not very busy. I sat out for a while also at the Beach area until 4:30 P.M. watching a solitary swimmer swim laps up and down the beach, a dozen beach goers, a few walkers, and a occasional jogger. It was about 72 degrees Fahrenheit at the beach. I stopped by CVS on the way back in Old Greenwich. I bought a carton of Philly Natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19, CVS large yellow mouthwash $3.89, and Dawn liquid detergent .99 plus $1.14 tax for $20.21. I then returned home. I had a chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug. I then spent the next two hours making and cooking a large pot of my usual spaghetti sauce, which I just had for dinner with noodles, parmesan cheese, and ice tea. I watched the BBC news on channel 21 while simmering the spaghetti sauce. I will now have a cup of coffee and go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. NOAA weather radio went off for Rockland Country and Mercer County, New Jersey just now. CIO

Note:<888>10/04/00 Wednesday 1:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of a three medium soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins and supplements. I went back to bed until about 11:30 A.M.. I had a bowl of ice cream. I did a little internet work. I will have three hotdogs with buns, ice tea, and coffee for lunch in a little while. I might go out for a walk at the beach after that. CIO

Note:<888>10/03/00 Tuesday 11:25 P.M. EDT: After dinner, I went out for some fresh air. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. Lots of people were out on a pleasant warm night. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I sat out for a while. I noticed that the ski shop at the top of the avenue had some skis and poles dumped in their dumpster in front. I then walked back down to the bottom of the Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then walked back down to the bottom of the Avenue again, and then I sat out for a while. Lots of crickets were out tonight. About 10:30 P.M., I headed over to the Grand Union, and I bought a bulb of garlic at $1.99 a pound for .46, a can of slice stewed tomatoes $1.09, two cans of whole tomatoes $1.09 each, 5 boxes of Ronzoni spaghetti for $2 all, two green peppers at .99 a pound for $1.28, a large can of Contadina tomato paste $1.35, 85% ground beef at $2.49 a pound for $2.82, and two buy one get one free of Edy's homemade butter pecan ice cream $5.29 both for a total of $16.47. I then went home and put the groceries away. I had a large bowl of coffee ice cream. I will probably rest a little while and go to bed. Have a good evening and morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/03/00 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I updated the NASA page "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" and "http://mrscott.com/nasa-92.htm" . Well time to start cooking dinner. CIO

Note:<888>10/03/00 Tuesday 6:00 P.M. EDT: I had three hotdogs for lunch with ice tea and coffee. I cleaned up, and I went out about 1 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went downtown, and I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop. They still have a bit of furniture there. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out in the park a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I went to the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I went to the Grand Union. I bought two Arm and Hammer liquid detergent for $4.99 buy one get one free, two Quilted Northern large roll four packs buy one get one free $4.69, Freihofers 12 pack hotdog rolls $2.39, GU large eggs regularly $1.49 free with ten dollar purchase and store coupon, Sorrento mozzarella cheese 16 oz. buy one get one free $4.69, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter quarters $1.33, two Elos' pizzas $1.69 each, four Post Raisin Bran buy one get one free $2.75 two, for a total of $27.55 with .58 tax. I went home, and I put away my groceries and had a ice tea. I then went over to the Port Chester shopping center. I went to Odd Job, and I bought a Eko pizza cutter for .94 with tax. I toured Staples. I then went to the Vitamin Shoppe, and I bought a 300 tablet jar of 500 mg. MSM for $17.97, and a 60 tablet jar of Chondroitin Sulfate Glucosomine with MSM for $8.97 for $26.94 total. I then returned home, and I had a Citra soda in chilled mug and I took one of each of the new tablets for my arthritis. I should take them twice a day. I will now cook a boneless breast of chicken in wine with herbs and garlic along with microwaved potato, mixed steamed frozen vegetables, ice tea and coffee. I might go out for a stroll after dinner on this warm day and evening. It was up to 81 degrees Fahrenheit on the temperature sign in Port Chester. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/03/00 Tuesday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I went to bed at 9:30 P.M. last night, and I was up 7:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran and Cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and a latte. I guess I have been drinking Lattes, since I don't use espresso in my Braun cappuccino machine but my coffee blend. I went back to bed until about 10:30 A.M., and I did a little computer work, and I rebooted the server. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>10/02/00 Monday 7:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 7:30 A.M. today. I had three hard boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I did a little internet work. I chatted with some family members. Today, I had the server down while I made a C: drive to D: drive backup in three parts. This took several hours. I also ran Norton Disk Doctor, WinDoctor, and SpeedDisk. I also went to http://www.speedguide.net/ and added the MTU setting for Win98 of 1500 for the registry, which might speed me up a bit. I had three hotdogs on buns with ice tea and coffee for dinner. While running Norton SpeedDisk, I went to the library and read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal seemed longer than usual. I made my 4 P.M. appointment which was 4:30 P.M. today. I walked around a bit downtown before my appointment. I came home. I had a snack meal for diner, goldfish crackers and ice cream, since I did not feel like cooking. I updated my weekly broadcast at "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . I had to wait for a telephone call or make one. Have a good evening. I might relax for the rest of the evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/01/00 Sunday 10:10 P.M. EDT: I cleaned up and went out after the last message. I stopped by the library and returned a video tape, and I read the Sunday paper. I then stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich. I then went by CVS in Old Greenwich. I bought a carton of Philly natural cigar cigarettes for $15.04. I then drove around Tod's Point. I had planned to walk around Tod's Point, but my driver's side window which was already slightly malfunctioning from a broken irreplaceable slide bracket had come out of its track. I decided to return home to fix it. I got home, and I took the door panel off and put the window back in its slide track, and I also glued the slide track into place with Elmer's glue. I also used WD40 on the inside of the door to make the door lock work freely. The sliding mechanism is still broken a and can't be replaced, and one has to guide the Window up into place when closing it with one's hand. It has had this problem for about a year. The lock now works fine. I guess that is the nature of 25 year old cars. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked down to Baldwin Park. The Island Beach parking lot was just closing up a flea market. Baldwin Park had lots of Geese and goose droppings. I sat out, and I noticed that the Indian Harbor Yacht Club and the fuel dock across the way were flying their flags at half staff for Pierre Trudeau. I returned back uptown. I sat out for a while. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a ten pack of dried milk for $5.69 and a bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $1.45 for $7.34 total. I then returned home. I kept the car window up so the glue would dry. I then started cooking a boneless breast of chicken with herbs, garlic, and wine. When this was done I had it for dinner with steamed frozen green beans and microwaved potato and ice tea and coffee. I tried making a couple of telephone calls. I chatted with one friend. I watched a little bit of television. I will now have a dish of ice cream and watch some more television possibly or go to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>10/01/00 Sunday 1:45 P.M. EDT: I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants. I chatted wit a couple of people. I had three hotdogs with buns for lunch along with ice tea and coffee. Well time to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>10/01/00 Sunday 10:30 A.M. EDT: I have been resting since the last message. I did chat yesterday with a few people. I was up at 7 A.M., and I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I finished off the cheese cake also. I finally got up about 10 A.M.. I will now do my house cleaning and water the plants. The page for sending condolences to the Trudeau family is "http://www.trudeau.gc.ca". CIO

Note:<888>10/14/00 Saturday 5:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M.. It is a beautiful day. I moved my Favorites with the double entry of URLs created by the Microsoft FrontPage demo to another folder. I then restored my backup without the double entries. I then added most of the new links since the late August backup by copying the newer folders to the restored backup folders. I then deleted the double URL favorites contents keeping the System folder favorites. I then transferred the restored favorites URLs to the system folder favorites and deleted the empty restored favorites folder. I then moved the System Favorites folder back into my server directory, and it is all back to normal. It took a while to remove all the redundant favorite files from the recycle bin. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I will now clean up and go out and enjoy the rest of the day. CIO

Note:<888>10/14/00 Saturday 5:40 A.M. EDT: Well I finished watching the movie about the weather down in Texas. I am a bit tired, so I might rest for a while. CIO

Note:<888>10/14/00 Saturday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I updated the Apache Server 1.3.14 version. I also got the folders icons showing by tweaking the httpd.conf file. I also found a JAVA update link and two Windows ME update links at "http://cws.internet.com/newapps.html" . I will now have three hotdogs on buns with condiments and ice tea. I will watch the video "Tornado". Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/14/00 Saturday 1:30 A.M. EDT: I called the Patagonia shop in Dillon, Montana yesterday afternoon. They are the only shop that ships from an outlet. They told me, they probably would not have Gore Tex jackets until February, which they sell for 30% off. At that rate, I suppose Richards or Outdoor Traders in Greenwich might sell them as cheaply during the sidewalk sales in July. I went to bed after the calls and was awaken around 4 P.M., by two crank telephone calls. I finally called the Verizon business office, since I have been getting around ten to fifteen hang-up crank calls a week. This has gotten worse recently, and it has gone on for years. They said I could dial *57 at $1.50 a call to trace the calls, since *69 shows the call origins are blocked. I also reported the matter to the local police department. Since I frequently sleep during the daytime, it is annoyance to be woke up. I only receive about two to three incoming personal calls a week, so over 80% of my incoming call record would be crank calls with about 10% FAX calls. Well after I was up about 9:30 P.M., I had breakfast of cheerios, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I am trying to use the FrontPage Demo to proof check the spelling in my notes as I post them. Well the search engine in FrontPage won't work, since I have so many links with my 76,000 Favorites that the system freezes, but the editor might be handy for a while. Well have a good morning. I will do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>10/13/00 Friday 12:45 P.M. EDT: I checked with the Patagonia store in Freeport, Maine; and they don't have any Gore-Tex at the moment. They said the Dillon, Montana outlet will ship, and there are also outlet stores in Santa Cruz, California, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Reno, Nevada. The Patagonia web site is busy right now, so I will have to look for the numbers later. CIO

Note:<888>10/13/00 Friday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I rested, and I got up at 8 A.M., and I showered. I went out and I drove down by the waterfront. I then went downtown, and I sat out for a while. I then parked at the Greenwich Library and walked over to the Presbyterian Church, and I waited in line for the opening of the tag sale with about a 100 other people. They have lots of clothes. I found four outerwear garments that fit me. I bought a camels hair 100% cashmere overcoat sold by Wallachs for $25, a StrotoJacket in green and tan like a light winter jacket for $10, a Columbia pull over ski shell for $5, and a yellow Eddie Bauer golf wind breaker for $3 for $43 total. I now have some additional outwear for my outdoor strolling activity when I feel up to it. I then returned to the library, and I read the local paper. I also checked out a paperback addition of the "Perfect Storm". I returned home, and I put the coats and jackets in the right living room closet. I am now having a glass of ice tea. It is a beautiful sunshiny day, but I am tired; so I will go to bed. Have a good day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes Friday 10/13/00

Note:<888>10/13/00 Friday 5:25 A.M. EDT: Well I finished my usual internet work. I had some ice cream and drank ice tea through out the evening. I might rest for a while now. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>10/13/00 Friday 1:55 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I found the telephone number in Freeport, Maine for the Patagonia http://www.patagonia.com/ outlet store. It is

THE PATAGONIA® OUTLET, #9 Bow Street, (207)865-0506, Freeport, Maine.

I found these three Gore-TEX jackets, all about $300 to $460, so maybe they would be less than half at the Outlet stores. Just search "Gore-TEX" at the Patagonia site to see the three models Primo, Ice Nine Jacket, or the Ether Jacket. CIO

Note:<888>10/13/00 Friday 12:35 A.M. EDT: I had some ice cream and pretzels yesterday morning before going to bed. I went to bed about 3 A.M., and I got up about and hour later. My left hear was bothering me, so I used Debrox and the ear syringe on it again, and I also used the water pik to try and clear it out. No wax came out, and it was a little better, but there still feels like there is water stuck in my left ear. I was up this past afternoon at about 1:30 P.M., and I had three eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins for breakfast. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I read the first section of the Wall Street Journal while waiting. It said General Electric's profits were up 20%. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. Their computers were down. I noticed a vintage Bentley station wagon with wood paneling parked on the Post Road. I believe they use to be called estate wagons. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. Everything is half price. I then went downtown. It was a beautiful sunny warm day and lots of people were out. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked up to the top of the Avenue. I chatted with a few people downtown. I sat out for a while. I noticed again the big sign advertising the Presbyterian church tag sale on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th. I will have to try to stop by it this year. Last year, I found four pairs of pants for $5 a pair that were slightly too small for me, but if I ever lose a lot of weight they will fit. I suppose Presbyterians tend to be smaller, so since I am a slightly overweight Presbyterian, I might have a hard time finding clothes my size, but still it is worth a look. I walked down the Avenue. I stopped by CVs and bought the CVS generic equivalent of Debrox for $4.49. I noticed a new store going in the where the nail job use to be at the top of the Avenue. A local children's photographer is working on it, perhaps it will be a photography studio. I then went by the local library and I read the local paper. I forgot to read the rest of the Wall Street Journal. I had overdressed a bit for cooler weather, and I had a bit of heat exhaustion. I then went to the Grand Union. I bought two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2 a half gallon on sale, a dozen GU eggs for $1.49, and at $2.99 a pound center cut pork chops for $3.65 for $9.14 total. I then returned home, and I had pretzels and a Citra chilled soda in a frosted mug. I received a telephone call, and I chatted with a friend about the stock market and the economy. Apparently Wall Street was down quite a bit yesterday. I have posted a link to Scott's million dollar portfolio "http://mrscott.com/scopor01.htm" which has a download link for the Microsoft Investor portfolio information. The portfolio really has not done anything in the last three years, and it has been up less than one percent a year. Thus since the portfolio has a lot of blue chip stocks, the overall market despite the technology sector really has not gone anywhere in the last three years. Perhaps people realizing this, is why they're selling the overvalued technology sectors. Well I then got a tired spell, and I slept until about 10:30 P.M.. I had a hamburger and hotdog for dinner on buns with the usual condiments along with ice tea and coffee. I am doing my laundry, and I am on the dry cycle. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/12/00 Thursday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I also noticed while I was out that the Presbyterian Church at the top of Greenwich Avenue is going to have a clothing tag sale on Friday October 13 and Saturday October 14. They usually have excellent value at this tag sale. CIO

Note:<888>10/12/00 Thursday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I went out about 9 P.M.. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and then the lower section twice more. It was a pleasant night not hard on the arthritis. It was very slow out since I guess lots of people were watching the Presidential Contenders debate. I chatted with a couple of people. I noticed a few people in pubs watching baseball. While sitting out at the Post Office plaza, I might have seen the Space Shuttle come by about 10:15 P.M. in the southeast sky. It seemed to be a full moon night, a good night for viewing the skies. I returned home about 11 P.M., and I had some pretzels and ice tea. I watched the rerun of the debate on Cspan, and it did not seem very long. I suppose I have not been following politics very closely. Well have a good morning. I might do a little internet work, and then go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>10/11/00 Wednesday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop today. I chatted with a few regular patrons. I then went down by the waterfront. I chatted with a few regular waterfront regulars. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue a bit on a nice day. I then went to the library. I read the Wall Street Journal, and three computer newsweeklies. I checked out two videotapes. I then returned home. I watched the ABC evening news. I was listening to the BBC news when I dosed off. About 7:15 P.M., I heard the word Space Shuttle, so I quickly turned to CNN and watched the Space Shuttle launching. They mentioned that one should be able to see it in the sky in the East Coast of America, so I went outside, and about 10 to 15 minutes after launching I watched something moving underneath a near full moon which might have been the Shuttle. There were at least a dozen jets in the sky at the same time, so it is hard to tell. I will now have a couple of hamburgers on rolls with ketchup, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and chopped onion for dinner with ice tea and coffee. I chatted with a local French entrepreneur down by the waterfront today, and he told me he opened a restaurant up in Fairfield, Connecticut call St. Tropez. Well I will have to check it out some time. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/11/00 Wednesday 2:40 P.M. EDT: I am sad to read of the passing of Donald Dewar today "http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,17858,00.html" . CIO

Note:<888>10/11/00 Wednesday 2:25 P.M. EDT: I relaxed most last evening. I had some goldfish crackers and ice cream. I finally fell asleep about 2 A.M., and I was up at 1 P.M.. I guess I was tired. I had breakfast of cheerios, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I guess I will clean up and go out and enjoy the sunny day. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/10/00 Tuesday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I was up about 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I figured out that FrontPage Express does not hyperlink when Zone Alarm is activated. I installed the 45 day FrontPage 2000 Demo, and I ran the installation program, but with my 76,000 or more links the program froze up. I might be able to figure out how to use its search engine. I watched two HBO movies while running the FrontPage Express installation of my web server. I will leave it on the computer. I had rest of the defrosted spaghetti sauce with spaghetti and parmesan cheese and ice tea. I guess I will do a little regular internet work now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/10/00 Tuesday 12:20 A.M. EDT: Well I went back out for a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some ice cream, pretzels, and ice tea. I watched a little bit of television. I updated Scott's weekly broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . Well I might do a little computer work and then go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/09/00 Monday 9:05 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a local. I checked out the three local lower Avenue news stands. I found a pack of Bugler roll your own cigarettes for $1.47 at Zyns to keep handy. I then walked up the Avenue. I stopped by Lecters and toured the store. I went by CVS and bought two buy one get one free of Dutch Pretzels for $1.39 both. I checked out Outdoor Traders and they have the news Gortex jackets in Marmot, Patagonia, and North Face models for a little over $300. I imagine the Patagonia outlet in Freeport, Maine might have better prices. I then walked down the Avenue. I noticed the fish store http://www.lobsterscanfly.com/ . I then stopped by the Grand Union and bought a pack of hamburger rolls for .79. I chatted with a local resident who looks like he is related to people I know in Long Island. I returned home. I had a few pretzels with ice tea. I then put the London broil through the Cuisine Art and made five hamburger patties. I cooked two and had them on buns with mayonnaise, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and onions along with ice tea and coffee. I then watched a little television. I guess I might go out for some fresh air now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/09/00 Monday 4:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, cafe latte, orange juice, and vitamins. I then used Debrox and hot water with a ear syringe to clean my ears, since they had a bit of wax build up. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>10/08/00 Sunday 11:45 P.M. EDT: I finished watching the movie. I had ice cream and goldfish crackers while watching it. I just had two hotdogs on buns. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>10/08/00 Sunday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I made a Freefind search page "http://mrscott.com/freefind.htm" . I had coffee, three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, and vitamins. I did the house cleaning and watering the plants. About 6 P.M. I boiled some spaghetti noodles and reheated some spaghetti sauce and had them with ice tea. I watched a bit of television news. I rested a bit. I then channel surfed. I will now watch the video "Winter's End". Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/08/00 Sunday 1:15 A.M. EDT: I did some research on search engines, and I am indexing my server to use the offsite search engine at http://www.freefind.com/ . I will now go to bed and let the spider do it's work. CIO

Note:<888>10/21/00 Saturday 5:15 P.M. EDT: Long Day. I went out about 8:30 A.M.. I stopped by downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went over to the Hospital Thrift Shop. They had a bread machine there. I next stop by Putnam Trust Bank of New York to get laundry change and parking change. I have begun to notice that I look like Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. I then drove through town. I stopped by the library, but I could not fine mine glasses, so I went back home. It was the perfect warm autumn day. I looked for my reading glasses, but they were not at home. I finally found them on the side of the seat in the car. I then went out again. I drove through town, down by the waterfront. I then headed out to Tod's Point. I walked around Tod's Point. I also walked balancing along the tops of the parking telephone pole rails in the southwest area and the boat storage area. I sat out at the beach once around for about an hour. I noticed an albatross and a white heron. I chatted with a couple of beach goers about winter beach resorts. I then stopped by downtown Old Greenwich. I toured the Old Greenwich Thrift shop and I bought a carton of Philly Natural cigar cigarettes at the CVS store in Old Greenwich for $15.04. I chatted about economics with one customer. I then went over to downtown Greenwich. I stopped by the Episcopal church tag sale and chatted with one patron for a while. I then went over to the central part of Greenwich, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. It was as I said before a perfect fall day, and for arthritis sufferers, the wind was out of the southwest which is a dry wind. I chatted with a few local downtown. It was quite busy. I then returned home just now, and had a chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug and goldfish crackers. Well have a good evening, I am off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>10/21/00 Saturday 7:00 A.M. EDT: I read a bit, and I finished watching the video, "The Year of Living Dangerously." Well time possibly for some fresh air after some ice cream. CIO

Note:<888>10/21/00 Saturday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I had a shell steak, steamed asparagus, and a microwave potato along with ice tea and coffee. I listened to a bit of the BBC World broadcast "http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/index_stat.shtml" which does not tell one much about Great Britain, but it always has a very international outlook. Well I might read a little bit more of the "Perfect Storm". CIO

Note:<888>10/21/00 Saturday 2:20 A.M. EDT: Well I went out for a walk. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. It was very slow out. I read the last four issues of the Greenwich Post, which I have not had time to read regularly. I am now doing a little regular internet work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/20/00 Friday 11:35 P.M. EDT: Well I relaxed a bit this morning, and I checked the mail around noon. I had some ice cream. I finally fell asleep until about 9:30 P.M.. I got up had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I watched the ABC news program at 10 P.M.. I might go out for some fresh air, I guess. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/20/00 Friday 9:25 A.M. EDT: I had a glass of ice tea and a frozen pizza. I rested a bit. I had an inquiry from a local business person inquiring what Scott's Random Notes are all about. I explained it was my way of being my own layer keeping life really simple and advising people how they can save money, so if and when the stock market should crash again, there might be some reserve funds in the town of Greenwich. After all the town motto is "Frugality and Fortune" translated into American English, "Penny Thrift and Pound Foolish." Well have a good day. I might go out for some fresh air in a little while. CIO

End of Scott's Notes Friday 10/20/00

Note:<888>10/20/00 Friday 4:30 A.M. EDT: I simplified my homepage "http://mrscott.com", so that there are only seven links to seven directory lists off of it. I also did not include the ValueClick advertising on the homepage, since I have only made $1.20 so far this month, but I left it on the sub pages. Thus the homepage is a lot easier on the eyes. From looking at many major homepages, the trend is to simplify them. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/20/00 Friday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. Back to regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>10/19/00 Thursday 5:30 P.M. EDT: Well I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by at the library and read four computer newsweeklies, the Wall Street Journal, and the Greenwich Times. I came home, and I had a bowl of ice cream and a glass of ice tea. Well time for bed, have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/19/00 Thursday 1:25 P.M. EDT: I tried to rest a little bit, and then I had a couple of bowls of goldfish crackers and ice tea. I checked the mail. It is sunny out, but it seems a bit damp. I have to get ready for my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>10/19/00 Thursday 9:40 A.M. EDT: I was trying to relax, and I got to crank telephone fax calls. I figured out a way to stop the annoyance without getting caller I.D.. I put the answering machine in the living room, and I turned off the volume. I turned off the ringers on all the other telephones including the bedroom phone. I set the ringer on the lowest setting in the kitchen, so if I happen to be awake I might hear it. Since I get very few regular incoming calls, this should solve the problem of two dozen or so crank telephone calls a week, and still permit me to have access to my telephones. Well it is a nice day, and I have a 3 P.M. appointment, and I am relaxing this morning. I had a bowl of ice cream. CIO

Note:<888>10/19/00 Thursday 8:40 A.M. EDT: I tweaked the system a bit this morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/19/00 Thursday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 P.M. last night. I chatted with a friend. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee latte and vitamins. I went back to bed until 2:30 A.M.. I watched CSPAN until just now. Around 4:30 A.M., I broiled a shell steak, steamed asparagus, and microwaved a potato and had them with ice tea and coffee latte. As a small note, I use powder milk which seems to be less expensive and is easy to store. When frothing milk with dissolved powder milk it froths very well. Well have a good morning. Time for some regular internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>10/18/00 Wednesday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and cashed my ValueClick advertising check of $31.44. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I next drove down Greenwich Avenue and stopped by the Mews Thrift Shop. They still have quite a bit of furniture there. I then drove down by the waterfront and viewed the weather. I next bought $18 of premium at Exxon at $1.999 a gallon. I then stopped by the library and read the local paper. In quickly looking at the internet about 11 A.M., IBM was down 18 points and the overall market was down 450 points, and now it is down 150 points, and IBM is down 16 points. I then drove by ELDC thrift and toured the shop. I saw about a half dozen fire engines heading down the road where the Brunswick Boys school is. Someone told me a house roof was on fire. I then went by St. Catherine’s Thrift. I next drove over to Old Greenwich and went by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. They had a 18 year old JVC video camcorder there for $25. I then went by CVS in Old Greenwich and bought a carton of Philly cigar cigarettes for $15.04. I then drove around Tod's Point. I saw a gray heron on the inner side of the drive. I then stopped by Staples. I then drove back to town, and drove down the Avenue and returned home. I had some ice tea and goldfish crackers. Well have an enjoyable rainy afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/18/00 Wednesday 9:35 A.M. EDT: I rested until 8 A.M., and I had some Ramen noodles and a peanut butter sandwich with ice tea and coffee. I cleaned up, and now I will go out for errands. CIO

Note:<888>10/18/00 Wednesday 5:35 A.M. EDT: I updated Zone Alarm and Microsoft MSN Explorer beta to version 2. Well time to go back to reading. CIO

Note:<888>10/18/00 Wednesday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I had another crank call about 6 P.M. this evening, and *57 says its blocked. According to the telephone office, I could get caller ID for about $7 a month which I really can't afford, let along the device. I could just unplug the telephones where they all connect from the bedroom wall, but the kitchen phone would still ring unless, I took it off the wall. Well I went to the library, and I read the local paper. I checked out the videotape, "The Year of Living Dangerously". I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the Food Emporium and bought two boneless shell strip steaks at $4.99 a pound for $5.99, a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29, two half gallons of Americas choice butter pecan ice cream for $1.49 each for $14.26 total. I then went to the Grand Union across the street, and I bought two half gallons of GU orange juice for $1.69 each, and asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.43 for $5.81 total. I then returned home. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea, and I stated watching the political debate on television. Towards the went I cooked a Tombstone pizza and had it for dinner. When I cook a frozen pizza, I add garlic powder, celery salt, ground pepper, Italian spices, and olive oil to it, to give it more flavor. I then got a tired spell after the debate and fell asleep until about 2:30 P.M.. I then read a bit of the "Perfect Storm". As I have said before the Northeasterner storm, we having tends to make me tired like all rainy weather. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>10/17/00 Tuesday 6:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and café latte. I listened IBM's presentation of its 3rd quarter results and read the summary "http://www.investor.ibm.com/investor/3q00/3q00earnings.phtml" . Well I will clean up and head to the library. CIO

Note:<888>10/17/00 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I read up to page 96 of the "Perfect Storm". They have a web site http://www.perfectstorm.org/ . I did a little internet news reading, and I will now begin to relax and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/17/00 Tuesday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I finished watching the video, "The Man Who Knew Too Little." I just finished rewinding it with the rewinding device, so I don't wear out the VCR. I will now read a bit. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 9:55 P.M. EDT: Well for dinner, in a large sauté skillet I half covered the bottom with a layer of Italian olive oil, peeled and thinly sliced three cloves of garlic, heated the pan on medium high, added two boneless center cut pork chops and the chopped garlic around them, seasoned the up side with celery salt, garlic powder, ground pepper, and Italian spices, and flipped the chops immediately to season the other side the same, diced three quarters of a medium onion and added it to the pan, and six pads of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", and mixed it all around cooking the tree quarter inch chops about two minutes on each side, at the same time, I reheated some old spaghetti in the microwave, and after the chops were lightly cooked on both sides, I added about a quarter cup of French white wine, and a little of the same seasonings, which stops the cooking process, a small bit of milk, and let it all come back to a simmer, adding the spaghetti to one half the pan, and mixing it in the juices while it all simmer down flipping the chops half way through again, about three or four minutes depending on the amount of wine, and once it is mostly simmer down, I add a small bit more of wine and shredded parmesan cheese on the spaghetti and mix it up again quickly while it heats up. I then served the two chops on one side of the plate, with the sautéed spaghetti on the other side of the plate, covering the chops with a little sauce with bits of onion. I had this for dinner with ice tea, and afterwards cafe latte. I also clean up after eating each course if short preparation time or as I go if long preparation time. I relaxed a bit with the cafe latte. I will now sift through my email. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 7:45 P.M. EDT: I did some regular computer work. I updated Scott's Weekly broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . Time to start thinking about cooking dinner. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I am making up a batch of ice tea. I also received my ValueClick advertising check for $31.44. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 5:55 P.M. EDT: Well I had another crank telephone call at 9 A.M. this morning. *57 said it could not be traced. I slept until 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of cheerios, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. When putting on my new yellow wind breaker to go out that I bought for $3 at the Presbyterian tag sale on Friday, I noticed it was Gor Tex, so I now have a yellow Gor Tex windbreaker which when worn with a sweater should be comfortable on damp night. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then went to the library, but I thought I had forgotten my glasses. I drove down by the waterfront, and it looks like a Northeastern. I returned home. I found my glasses in my jacket pocket. Well I will do a little internet work. My 4 P.M. appointment told me that I am lucky to have electric heat this winter implying that there might be oil shortages. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 5:35 A.M. EDT: I read 30 more pages of the perfect storm after having some ice tea and goldfish crackers. I then sifted through a month's worth of mail and other paper work. I got the paper work read for my 4 P.M. appointment today. I also filled out an annual form I have to fill out. I went out to Kinko's and made 11 copies of various paper work for .93, and then I mailed the form at the Post Office. I then drove down by the waterfront. There were about a dozen morning joggers out, and I returned home. Early morning joggers in the dark should wear reflectors, so the early morning automobile and truck traffic can see them. It is still very nice weather out. I will do a quick read of the morning headlines, and then I will go to bed. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/16/00 Monday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while; and then I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. It was very slow out with hardly anyone out on a delightful evening. I returned home, and I had a Elio's frozen pizza with ice tea. I then watched two hours of National Geographic specials. I made up two cans of my 50% Savarin ground coffee mix, with 25% A&P five bean mixture, and 25% Hawaiian Kona mixture. Well I guess I will do a little reading now. CIO

Note:<888>10/15/00 Sunday 8:20 P.M. EDT: I was up about 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I then watered the plants and did my house cleaning. I chatted with one family member, and they told me that since Gor Tex is made in the Philadelphia area, they have a Gor Tex factory outlet there where one can obtain various Gor Tex products from different manufacturers. Well time to go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/15/00 Sunday 4:25 A.M. EDT: Well I slept until 2:30 A.M.. I then had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I read up to page 29 in the "Perfect Storm". I guess I might try to go to bed now, so I can get up earlier this morning. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>10/15/00 Sunday 12:20 A.M. EDT: I went out at 6 P.M.. I had to reset driver's side car window alignment quickly by removing the door panel and realigning it. It took about fifteen minutes. I then drove down by the waterfront and returned to town. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and sat out for a while. I then returned home and watched a bit of television. I sautéed in olive oil, butter, Italians herbs, garlic powder, chopped garlic, ground pepper, celery salt and sliced onion two boneless center cut pork chops for dinner, along with microwave potato and steamed asparagus, which I had with ice tea and coffee. At 9 P.M., I watched a HBO movie. I then watched a little television. I will now rest a bit and then maybe read some of the "Perfect Storm". Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/31/00 Tuesday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I cooked the mash potatoes with peeling month old potatoes and boiling them, along with steamed frozen peas. I cooked the chicken 35 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, in white wine I had open for several weeks, along with chopped garlic about two weeks old, and a quartered onion with garlic powder, celery salt, Italian spices, and poultry seasoning. About five minutes after eating dinner, I got a very sour stomach and had a bowl movement. About a half hour later I threw up. I had some seltzer water and Angostura bitters and I threw up again. Hopefully I have all the dinner out of my stomach. It looks like the Purdue boneless breast of chicken might have been bad. I let the Hospital Emergency room know what happened. I also told my doctor. I was chatting with a friend when it all started to happen. The chicken package expiration date was November 3, 2000. Well I am a bit tired, and I will try to rest. I am too tired to throw out the food or do the dishes. I save the chicken package to let the Grand Union know. Well try to have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/31/00 Tuesday 4:50 P.M. EDT: I went back out after having a couple of peanut butter sandwiches and ice tea. I drove down by the waterfront and chatted for a while with one of the waterfront observers. I then stopped by CVS and they were out of Halloween candy, so I stopped by the Grand Union. I bought a three pound bag of Sweet Tarts for $6.49, two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2.49 each, and a package of Purdue boneless breast of chicken at $2.99 a pound for $3.14 for $15.02 total. I returned home and gave the Halloween candy to a neighbor who keeps it handy. Last year only about six kids showed up since they're doing the parties anymore. I had some ice tea. I will now make some mashed potatoes and bake some of the chicken breast with wine and garlic and herbs and spices and have it with a vegetable, ice tea, and coffee. I guess I will stop by the library afterwards for a little reading and then possibly a short walk. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/31/00 Tuesday 1:40 P.M. EDT: Well I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by Pak Mail at the Grand Union shopping plaza and shipped the 40 pound suitcase and 63 pound box by UPS to a friend who stored his luggage at my apartment. It was a little heavy to hoist, and I used a skateboard our building custodian keeps in the building for emptying the trash compactor. Well it is a beautiful day, so I might get out and enjoy it a bit. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/31/00 Tuesday 11:15 A.M. EDT: Happy Halloween. Last night before going to bed I updated the JAVA virtual machine available from Microsoft. I went to bed about midnight. I was up at about 9 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I will clean up and go out. I will mail the two parcels via UPS from the shipping place at the Grand Union plaza this morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/30/00 Monday 10:20 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a neighbor. I stopped by the library and skimmed through this week's issue of the Economist. I then went downtown and walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. Well I guess winter weather has finally come to town. It is a bit colder at night and I have to wear a warmer jacket. Well the fresh air is always refreshing. I had my thermos of Nestle hot chocolate while downtown. Well I guess it is time to start winding down for the evening. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>10/30/00 Monday 7:40 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I drove downtown. I stopped by the waterfront. I read the Wall Street Journal and the local paper in the library. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I went downtown again. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I returned home at 5 P.M.. I chatted with a friend until 7 P.M.. I had three hot dogs one buns with Dijon mustard, barbeque sauce, and onion with ice tea for dinner. I will make up a thermos of hot chocolate and go out for some more fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/30/00 Monday 12:05 P.M. EDT: Well I was up on Saturday morning, and I started running Link Sweeper. I ran it until now. I finally stopped it since it was taking to much time to run to check my URLs. On Saturday morning, I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went stayed inside and rested most of Saturday. I had a hamburger and two hotdogs for dinner plus I snacked on some goldfish crackers and ice cream. I was up early on Sunday, and I did my house cleaning and watered the plants. I had Post Raisin Brand, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins for breakfast. On Sunday about noon, I went out and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. It started snowing lightly. I stopped by the library and read the local paper, checked out a couple of videos, and I also checked out a James Bond book, "Double Shot". I watched a television movie and a little other television on Sunday evening. I had three hotdogs for dinner. I bought a bottle of GU barbeque sauce for $1.29. I had some ice cream during the evening. I was up about 9 A.M. on Monday morning, I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I read a bit. I got a sales call from CDW out in Vernon Hills, Illinois. I watched a little bit of television about the Chinese. I checked the mail. I finally quit running Link Sweeper and rebooted the computer and started running the server. I had some goldfish crackers, and I might have some ice cream before cleaning up and going out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/27/00 Friday 10:45 P.M. EDT: I cleaned up. I chatted with a neighbor. I observed a rather large skunk on the perimeter of the parking lot near my car. I carefully entered the car. I stopped by the library and read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I returned the "Perfect Storm." I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue on a slightly damp night. There were the usual group downtown. I returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea and goldfish crackers. Well I might begin to relax before going to bed. Have a good evening and morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/27/00 Friday 6:10 P.M. EDT: Well I napped until 4 P.M.. I had a couple of bowls of ice cream and ice tea. I finished reading the "Perfect Storm." I guess I will clean up and go outside in what seems to be damp weather. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/27/00 Friday 12:40 P.M. EDT: I went through my regular internet work. I made a couple of telephone calls. I had two hamburgers with ice tea for lunch. I might take a nap now. Have a good afternoon. CIO

End of Scott's Notes Friday 10/27/00

Note:<888>10/27/00 Friday 7:30 A.M. EDT: I had a dish of ice cream before falling asleep last evening. I was up at 6 A.M. this morning. I had Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/26/00 Thursday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I went out and I stopped by the library. I read three computer newsweeklies. I checked out the video, "Life is Beautiful." I drove down by the harbor. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I read the Wall Street Journal while waiting. I drove through town and returned home. I just had a bowl of ice cream. I am making another patch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" . Well as I was coming in, my arthritis was acting up, so I guess the weather is changing to damp again. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/26/00 Thursday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I read until about 6 A.M., and then I slept until about 9 A.M.. I finished off the can of peanuts. I then fried up to hamburgers and had them with buns, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and onion along with ice tea and coffee. I made a couple of telephone calls. Well have a nice day. CIO

Note:<888>10/26/00 Thursday 3:55 A.M. EDT: Laundry is done, and I changed the sheets on the bed also. CIO

Note:<888>10/26/00 Thursday 3:05 A.M. EDT: I was up at 2 A.M.. I started three loads of laundry. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, vitamins, toast, coffee, and orange juice. I am now on the dry cycle of my laundry. Well it always seems, we're always back to the never ending routine. Time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>10/25/00 Wednesday 5:00 P.M. EDT: I had steak stew instead of ice cream for my last meal. I made up five hamburgers with the Cuisine Art from the London Broil I bought. I will eat them later this week. I went out. I stopped by the shipping store at the Grand Union plaza and checked on shipping from there via UPS. They told me that there is a shipping drop off point for UPS at Martin Luther King Blvd. in Norwalk which is less expensive. I have a 40 pound suitcase and a 70 pound package to mail to friend who stored his excess luggage at my apartment. Next door to the shipping place at Val's Liquor, I picked up at half price a 8 ounce bottle of Angostura Bitters for $3.99. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop looking for the right size box. I stopped by Staples and found one nearly right size box in the dumpster. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I found the right size box about 1 foot X 3 foot X 2 foot. I went out to Tod's Point, and I took the three mile walk around the point. I sat out for a while. I stopped by Old Greenwich CVS and I bought a can of Planters peanuts for $1.99 which I ate while driving around. I returned to central Greenwich and went down by the waterfront. On the way I saw a gray heron walking along the Mianus River dam. I chatted with a former neighbor. I returned home. I package up and sealed the 65 to 70 pound box for shipping. I had a seltzer with orange juice. I threw away the box I did not need. I will ship the box and the suitcase at the first of the month when I have extra funds. I chatted with a couple of family members whom have returned from abroad. Well I am tired, I might rest and possibly go to bed for the night. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/25/00 Wednesday 9:10 A.M. EDT: I downloaded and installed the latest version of the MSN software. I went through my regular internet routine. I will have some ice cream and clean up and go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>10/25/00 Wednesday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I had a bowl of goldfish crackers before going to bed last evening. I was up at 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I guess I will do some regular internet work now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>10/24/00 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I went back out after the movie. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue on a very pleasant afternoon. Lots of other people were out enjoying the day. I stopped by the library and returned the video. I read the local paper, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. There was an article in the Financial Times that two Belgium computer engineers had come up with the new encryption algorithm that the United States Government and other security internet users will be using. It is 128 bit. I monitored the landing of the Space Shuttle on the CNN web site from a library internet terminal. I then drove down by the waterfront and viewed the harbor. I drove around Grass Island, and I saw the gray heron at the entrance to Grass Island at the Marsh pond. I stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a 38 oz. box of goldfish crackers for $5.29. I then returned home, and I had a chilled diet Sprite in a chilled mug. I guess I will have some ice cream right now for dinner. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>10/24/00 Tuesday 12:20 P.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the bank. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I went by the Exxon station and bought $11.90 of premium at $1.959 a gallon. I went by the Grand Union, and I bought two Edy's homemade style ice cream for $5.29 both, a package of GU hotdog rolls for .79, London Broil at $1.99 a pound for $3.40, and two GU large eggs for $1.49 both with store coupon for free eggs with $10 purchase. I then went to the Arnold Bread store and bought three loaves of 12 grain bread for $2.67 all. I then returned home, and I heated up some steak stew which I had with ice tea and coffee. I channel surfed for a few minutes. Now I will watch the animated video, "Prince of Egypt". Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>10/24/00 Tuesday 8:50 A.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . I will go out for a little activity in a short time. CIO

Note:<888>10/24/00 Tuesday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I did my regular internet work. I email an internet friend. I resorted my closets yesterday moving the cold weather clothes to the center and moving the warm weather clothes off center. Well time to clean up. CIO

Note:<888>10/24/00 Tuesday 5:40 A.M. EDT: I had some ice cream before falling asleep last evening. I was up at 4 A.M.. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Monday 4:45 P.M. EDT: I had some clam chowder and ice tea. I am having a relaxing afternoon. I watched a little television. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Monday 10:55 A.M. EDT: I was up at about 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, orange juice, coffee latte, and vitamins. I fell back to sleep until 6:30 A.M.. I have been doing regular internet work. I just had some goldfish crackers, ice cream, and cafe latte. Well it seems to be another nice day, maybe I should get out and get some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Sunday 6:55 P.M. EDT: I went back out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the environmental shop that sells telescopes. They have one in there for about $1,200 that one can hook up to your computer. Of course one could try looking at the sky with the naked eye on a dark night. I sat out for a while. About sunset I went on down to the waterfront to see how the fisherman were weathering the weather. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and bought two Florida grapefruit for .67 both. Well I am a bit tired, so I will go to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Sunday 3:25 P.M. EDT: I went out with a thermos of coffee, and I parked downtown and had my coffee. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and around the train station and then I walked down by the waterfront to the bottom of Steamboat Road. I then walked back uptown and sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I stopped by CVS and looked at the circular, and they have peanuts for $1.99. I then walked back down the Avenue and sat out for a while. I then headed over to the library, and read the local paper. I checked out the videos the "Prince of Egypt" and the "Lion King" both of which are animated features. I then defrosted some steak stew and had it for dinner with ice tea. Well it is a nice day, so I will go out again. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Sunday 10:50 A.M. EDT: I finished my house cleaning. I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive, ran Norton SpeedDisk, and Norton AntiVirus. I had some goldfish crackers and ice cream. I watched the end of a television movie. I guess I might go out for some fresh air now. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Sunday 4:55 A.M. EDT: I just cleaned my mouse rollers. I use the edge of a knife to scrape off the crud from the rollers on my mouse to restore its responsiveness. CIO

Note:<888>10/22/00 Sunday 4:45 A.M. EDT: I was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I noticed that CompUSA has memory on sale for the next couple of days. I will now turn off the server, and do a backup. I will also be doing my house cleaning. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/07/00 Tuesday 10:25 P.M. EDT: I slept until 9 P.M.. I made up a batch of ice tea that I steeped while sleeping. I got up and started watching the election returns while eating some mixed nuts and having orange juice and Perrier. CIO

Note:<888>11/07/00 Tuesday 4:55 P.M. EDT: Well I went out. I stopped by the Hamilton Avenue school and voted. I drove downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift Shop. They have two wooden leg love seats with nice upholstery for about $200 each. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I drove by the Hospital Thrift shop. They're closed, but they put out their Cruise Ware sale items I believe tomorrow or the next day. I then went by the bank. I then went by Fresh Fields and bought a 180 tablet bottle of Arthrirescue for $21.74. I chatted with a customer and employee. I next went by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I then went down by the waterfront and chatted with one waterfront regular. I next stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a Red Barron pizza for $3.50, a Hearty Stauffer's chicken fettuccini for $2.50, a Light Stauffer's Turkey breast dinner for $2.50, and they had very skinny asparagus for $1.99 a pound and I bought $1.99 worth for $10.49 total. I then returned home. I had a Red Barron pizza for dinner with ice tea and then some goldfish crackers. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/07/00 Tuesday 11:10 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I will now go out and vote. CIO

Note:<888>11/06/00 Monday 10:40 P.M. EDT: I watched some of the evening news. I had a couple of hotdogs on buns with the usual condiments for dinner with ice tea. I watched a television movie. Well I guess I might head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>11/06/00 Monday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at about 10 A.M. this morning after going to bed about 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Raisin Bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I went out and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went downtown, and it took a while finding a parking space since the have Arch Street closed off for Sewer construction. I eventually found a space up the Avenue, and while walking down, I ran into one regular walker, so I walked up to the top of the Avenue with him and then headed back down to the Post Office. I got two money orders and paid off the balance of my Optimum Online cable modem service and Cablevision television service. I then drove down by the waterfront. I went over to Staples and toured the store. I then went by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and I bought three Eddie Bauer dress shirts in three different colors extra large for $2 apiece. Everything was half price today. I then got my hair cut at off center hair cuts in Old Greenwich for $15 and $5 tip. I then drove around Tod's Point. I sat out at the beach for a short spell in one of my handy beach chairs I keep in the trunk. I studied the abandoned Shoreham Nuclear power plant on the horizon with my binoculars, and it looks quite massive. I then stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought two cans of honey roasted mixed nuts for $1.99 each. I then went to the Service Star hardware store and bought a shower curtain liner for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then returned to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I returned one video, and I checked out "The Old Lady That Walked into the Sea", and "Full Monty". I returned home, and I installed the shower curtain liner and I had some orange juice and seltzer. I guess I will relax a bit now since I am bit full with the nuts, and I will wait a bit to eat. CIO

Note:<888>11/05/00 Sunday 10:20 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by CVS. I bought Danish butter cookies for $1.99, two 100 tablet 500 mg. Vitamins C for $1.65 each, two CVS disinfectant spray $1.79 each, European Mystique shampoo and conditioner set $1.59 plus .31 tax for $10.77 total. I then drove down the Avenue. I stopped by the two Avenue News stands briefly on my walk of lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the Grand Union, and a Stauffer's 20 Lasagna for $2.99, two I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Quarters for $1.33, Carapelli 17 oz. olive oil $3.49, two Nathan's beef franks $2 each, GU large eggs $1.49, Sunshine Hot Dog buns $1.99, two Red Baron four cheese pizzas $3.50 for a total $23.62. I then returned home. I then relaxed a bit and started watching the National Geographic Special on the White House which just ended. Half way through I had three hot dogs on buns with Dijon mustard, GU barbeque sauce, and chopped onion along with ice tea and hot Nestle chocolate. I guess I might either read or watch more television for the rest of the evening. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>11/05/00 Sunday 4:25 P.M. EDT: I was up at about 11 A.M., and I had three hard boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins for breakfast. I chatted with a friend who said he got his luggage. Well I finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment while listening to "www.cool107.com" through the 24 speakers, I can play sound out of through the apartment. It speeds one up when doing house cleaning. I also emptied my paper waste cans. I also cleaned the air conditioner filter. I just had a peanut butter sandwich with ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/05/00 Sunday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I had the Stauffer's Chicken fettuccini meal with ice tea. I watched the horse race. I chatted with some family members and friends. I received my renters rebate which will come in handy for paying bills and expenses. I had some ice cream. I snuck a few cigarettes outside through out the day, but I have cut way back. Hopefully I will quit completely. I sifted through my week's email. One email correspondent suggested that I might not have cooked the chicken long enough that made me sick. Also the olive oil I used was about two years old. I just finished watching the movie "Purple Moon" with subtitles. Well I might read some more. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/04/00 Saturday 4:15 P.M. EDT: I was up reading James Bond until 3 A.M.. I got up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I read some more James Bond. I fell asleep and finally got up a little while ago. I chatted with another family member. I guess I will have the Stauffer's Chicken fettuccini meal. I also threw out my old olive oil in case it was bad. Well I still have a little gas in my tummy, but I am feeling better. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/03/00 Friday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I went by the library after the last message. The United States Tobacco Company had the custodians' union protesting in front of their headquarters doing a march again with the Greenwich Police providing security. I read the Wall Street Journal. I then drove around downtown, and I did not take a walk, so I would not get involved in the demonstration. I drove down by the harbor. I then stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a half gallon of Edy's home made ice cream for $2.49 on sale with Food Emporium card, a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29, and a jar of Bournier French mustard for $2.89 for $10.67 total. They have a big wheel of Swiss cheese on display in the store, so maybe they are going to start promoting Swiss cheese. On the way out I noticed some other sale items, so I got four La Yogurts for .25 each and package of Masterchoice Phillie Cream cheese for .69 with card for $1.69 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. I watched a NBC news program from 9 P.M. to 10 P.M. about cyanide poisoning, which believe me the way I felt the last couple of days I felt like I was poisoned. I then had some of the Edy's ice cream. I have only had three cigarettes today, so hopefully I will be able to quit smoking completely. Well I will do a little reading. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/03/00 Friday 7:15 P.M. EDT: I rested until about 5:30 P.M.. I did a little bit of regular internet work. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>11/03/00 Friday 3:45 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last call. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Post Office. I bought ten .33 stamps. I also paid six bills, two telephone bills, Verizon and AT&T, Cablevision, Optimum Online, GEICO, and Northeast Utilities. I walked over to Fleet Bank kitty corner from the fire department and paid my rent. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to Exxon and bought $14.75 of premium. I stopped by the library and returned two videos and checked out one. I read the local paper. I stopped by the Grand Union, and bought a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.99, a 16 oz. Stouffers lasagna for $2.99, a Stauffer's 16 oz. chicken fettuccini for $2.50, and a ten pack of GU dried milk for $5.89 for $13.37 total. I returned home. I had some ice tea. I then had a Stauffer's 16 oz. Pot Roast dinner along with ice tea. Well I am still a bit weak, so I will rest. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/03/00 Friday 11:00 A.M. EDT: Well since I was sick half the week with intestinal flu or some variety there of, I don't have much to report. I continued to rest and sleep. I woke up this morning and the sheets were damp I guess from a little fever. I managed to have my first breakfast in three days of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and Perrier, vitamins, and hot chocolate. I was awaken at 10 A.M. when I was already half awake by three crank telephone calls which I seem to continue to get. Well I guess I will clean up and organize my bills. I then will go out and pay my bills. I hope no one else comes down with this strain of intestinal flu. Well have an enjoyable weekend. CIO

End Scott's Notes week 11/03/00

Note:<888>11/02/00 Thursday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I rested some more. I had some oatmeal along with Perrier and orange juice. I will continue to rest and hope to feel better. My Doctor said there is Intestinal Flu going around. Well I still feel weak, so I will continue to rest. CIO

Note:<888>11/02/00 Thursday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I has some orange juice and Perrier and a multiple vitamin. I dumped out the food that probably made me sick along with the open bottle of wine. I will now rest some more. UPS tracking said the packages I mailed on Tuesday were delivered on Wednesday morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/02/00 Thursday 3:30 P.M. EDT: I have been sleeping in bed since the last message about two days. I talked with my Doctor and he said to drink Gatorade, but I only have orange juice. I have been able to eat a little cereal the last two days. Yesterday I did the dinner dishes from Tuesday night. I still have to throw out the bad food and wine. I have not been out since Tuesday. I will continue to rest, and hopefully I will begin to feel better. I have not been smoking since I got sick. Well my Doctor says its going around. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/14/00 Tuesday 8:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I rested a bit more until 6 P.M.. I just finished working on my computer reinstalling Outlook Express to get the Address book working again. I also ran Speeddisk on the computer. It is all working fine. Time to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>11/14/00 Tuesday 1:45 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I watched a PBS show on the Metropolitan Museum while doing the laundry. I channel surfed. I just finished two hot dogs on buns with ice tea. I guess I will now do some reading. CIO

Note:<888>11/13/00 Monday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M. this afternoon. I had breakfast of GU raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I cleaned up and I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the library and read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then went by Staples and toured the store. They don't have any sales items this week. I went by Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping center and then CVS. At CVS, I bought a jar of cinnamon for .99. I then went by Exxon next to the library and I bought $17.50 of premium at $1.939 a gallon. I then went by the Grand Union, and I bought at $2.99 a pound a sirloin steak for $6.31, two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2 each, a 34 oz. bottle of Forelli olive for $3.99, GU quart of mayonnaise for $1.39, two pounds of onions $1.49, and five pounds of potatoes for $1.99 for $19.17 total. I then returned home. I broiled part of the sirloin and had it for dinner with microwaved potato and steamed mixed vegetables along with ice te3a and coffee. I watched a bit of television. I will now do my laundry. CIO

Note:<888>11/13/00 Monday 3:45 A.M. EDT: I have been reading more of James Bond "Double Shot." Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>11/13/00 Monday 12:20 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I took a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. It was a little cool and damp out, so I did not stay out long. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I watched a television show about Palm Beach. In the old days, the post office square in Palm Beach was called Scott Square. Well I finished most of another can of mixed nuts. Well not much happening, so maybe I will do some reading. CIO

Note:<888>11/12/00 Sunday 8:40 P.M. EDT: I finished the house cleaning and watering the plants. I also did the C: drive to D: drive backup. I had dinner of two hamburgers with buns, asparagus, ice tea, and coffee. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>11/12/00 Sunday 6:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I received a telephone call from a family member. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I chatted with another family member. I noticed that Net2Phone was charging me 3 cents a minute when it was suppose to be free. I finally figured out, I had to use the download account number to get computer to telephone calling free and not to use the YAP card. Well I got that straightened around, so it is still free calling. I am now going to do a C: drive to D: drive backup. I will also start my house cleaning and watering the plants. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/12/00 Sunday 2:50 A.M. EDT: I read a bit of the James Bond novel. I then watched the video "Return to Snowy River." I finished off a can of mixed nuts with ice tea. Well time to be off to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>11/11/00 Saturday 10:15 P.M. EDT: I was up about 2 P.M. today. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I cleaned up and I went out. I stopped by the library and read the local paper. I checked out two videotapes. I then went downtown. I walked the upper part of Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then headed over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I bought a clearance item, a $5 hundred count package of Bigelow tea bags for $2. I then went to CVS in Old Greenwich. I bought a carton Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19 two cans of Honey flavored mixed nuts for $1.99 each plus .85 tax for $19.02 total. I then headed back towards town. I stopped by at the Cos Cob Food Mart and bought at $1.99 a pound a package of hamburger for $2.11. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the Grand Union and bought a package of hamburger and hotdog buns for .79 each package for $1.58 total. I returned home, and I had some nuts and ice tea. I then had steamed asparagus and two hamburgers on buns with condiments for dinner with ice tea. I then watched a bit of television until now. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/11/00 Saturday 2:35 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television until about 11 P.M.. I rested for about an hour and a half. I then watched a little bit more television. I had goldfish crackers and ice tea. I also finished off the ice cream after dinner. Well I might try to get to bed early and be on a day schedule today. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/10/00 Friday 9:00 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative, then I cleaned up and went out about 6 P.M.. The library was closed, so I dropped off the videotape in the video return. I noticed my left rear tail light was out. I went by the bank ATM. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store which was closed. I finally went to Exxon and bought a tail light bulb for $1.85. I then installed the left rear tail light bulb, and I also replaced the left rear backup light which I had one of also. I also had to replace the fuse for the backup lights, so now all my automobile lights seem to be in working order. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went by the Grand Union, and I bought four Stauffer's Hearty meals for $2.50 apiece and two half gallons of Florida Natural Orange juice for $2.49 apiece for $13.98 total. I chatted with one customer while exiting the store. I then returned home and microwaved a Stauffer's hearty pot roast dinner and at it with ice tea. I had some goldfish crackers afterwards. I watch a bit of BBC PBS programming. I think I will have some ice cream now. CIO

End Scott's Notes week 11/10/00

Note:<888>11/10/00 Friday 3:20 P.M. EDT: Bush leads in the Florida recount by 327 votes with the absentee ballots still to be counted. I slept until about 2 P.M.. I had a telephone call about 9 A.M. from http://www.cdw.com/ trying to sell me computer hardware from out in Vernon Hills, Illinois. I chatted with the sales person for about an hour about the computer field. They apparently are number 1 in supplying computer needs in this country from all the major manufacturers. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. It feels like it is a damp rainy day out. I guess I am just starting my day. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/09/00 Thursday 11:40 P.M. EDT: I had my dinner. I finished watching the video. I had a couple of dishes of ice cream. I watched the CSPAN presentation of the White House 200 Anniversary dinner. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/09/00 Thursday 7:20 P.M. EDT: I went out and drove downtown, and then stopped by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and three computer newsweeklies at the library. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice including walking around the train station during rush house. I came home, and I had ice tea and goldfish crackers. I watched the ABC evening news. I am microwaving a Stauffer's 20 oz. lasagna for dinner right now which I will have with ice tea. I will then watch a video. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/09/00 Thursday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe latte. I installed Internet Explorer 5.5 SP 1 update. Well I will clean up and go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/09/00 Thursday 2:15 A.M. EDT: I went out for a walk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. It was a warmer evening. I returned home, and I watched a video. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/08/00 Wednesday 10:10 P.M. EDT: Well I rested until about 9 P.M.. I chatted with one friend. I watched a bit of television. I had three hot dogs with buns, ice tea, and coffee for a meal. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/08/00 Wednesday 3:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at about 1:30 P.M.. I watched a little bit of post election coverage. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins for breakfast. I received this interesting link about Bush administration campaign strategy "http://www.dovewinds.com/dubya/" . Well I guess I should reboot the server and clean up. CIO

Note:<888>11/08/00 Wednesday 4:00 A.M. EDT: Florida Election page, NBC says election still undecided. "http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html" . I might head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>11/08/00 Wednesday 2:18 A.M. EDT: Bush Wins !

Note:<888>11/21/00 Tuesday 4:55 P.M. EDT: I had a bit of a draft around the Plexiglas to the left of the air conditioner, so I stuff pillows over it, and I stuffed a towel underneath the air condtioner, hopefully to eliminate the draft. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>11/21/00 Tuesday 4:40 P.M. EDT: Well I have been relaxing, and I just had some coffee ice cream. Seems pretty quiet out. CIO

Note:<888>11/21/00 Tuesday 11:50 A.M. EDT: Well I am having a quiet day at home. I did a little internet work. I channel surfed. I just had two hot dogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea. Well have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/21/00 Tuesday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I was up at 8 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe late. I channel surfed until midnight, and I then went back to bed until 4 A.M. I started reading a book by Michael Phillips, "Caledonia, Ancient Strife." I had a Stauffer's hearty pot roast dinner about 5 A.M., and I just finished having a cup of cafe late. Well I think I will spend some time on the computer this morning. Yesterday morning when I went out at 7 A.M., I had to scrape the frost off the car for the first time. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/20/00 Monday 12:45 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I drove down by the waterfront and around town. I drove over to Old Greenwich and around Tod's Point. I sat out at the beach for about an hour enjoying the view and contemplating a flock of sea gulls in the early morning sun. I stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, but they were out my brand of cigar cigarettes. I went by Staples, and they have no sale items this week. I stopped by CVS at the Riverside shopping plaza, and I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19, two boxes of Kellogg’s raisin bran for $3.99 both, and Edge Pro Gel for $1.99 plus .97 CT. sales tax for $21.14 total. I noticed that someone had placed a 1970 Volvo 164 with automatic transmission for sale at the Riverside Plaza along the Post Road. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a pair of sun glasses for $1.50, and I put them in my car window. I drove down Greenwich Avenue, and a yellow Ford pickup truck older model slammed the pack of my car very hard. Since I could tell no damage was done, I did not get out; and I continued on down the street. When I parked, I noticed the large rear Volvo bumper was pushed in on the right. I believe it is on a shock absorber, so it should pull back out all right when I have the time to pry it out. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out in the sun a while. I then went by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then went by the Grand Union. I bought two packages of large beef Oscar Meyer hot dogs for $2 each, two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2 each, two boneless shell steaks at $5.99 a pound for $8.75, and a head of broccoli for .79 for $17.54 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq's root beer with two hotdogs on buns with condiments. I will now start thinking about going to bed. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/20/00 Monday 6:35 A.M. EDT: I read and skimmed though the book on vintage aviation until 4 A.M., and then I rested until 5 P.M.. I just broiled and ate a sirloin steak along with steamed green beans, ice tea and coffee. Well I guess I will go out for some day time activity. CIO

Note:<888>11/20/00 Monday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment. I had the last two slices of pizza with ice tea and a few figs. I channel surfed a bit. I guess I will do a bit of reading. CIO

Note:<888>11/19/00 Sunday 10:05 P.M. EDT: I finally fell asleep at 9 A.M., and I was up at 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I went back to bed, and I got up just now. I just had a reheated slice of pizza. I will now do my house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>11/19/00 Sunday 7:45 A.M. EDT: Well I have been having a hard time falling asleep which is unusual in Greenwich. I just had some figs and coffee ice cream. Now I will try to go back to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>11/19/00 Sunday 3:25 A.M. EDT: Well I channel surfed a bit. I had a piece of cheese cake with orange juice and Perrier. I might have an early evening, so I can get up earlier tomorrow afternoon to do house cleaning. Well, I guess with winter coming; Greenwich is quieting down as people pursue more indoor routines unless they have the good fortune to escape down south to count chads. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/19/00 Sunday 1:05 A.M. EDT: Well, I had half the pizza about midnight. I watched the National Geographic special on hazardous jobs segment on volcano logy. I have not been going out as much at night, so as to save energy to keep the apartment warmer in the winter. CIO

Note:<888>11/18/00 Saturday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I drove down by the waterfront. I went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove back down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a grapefruit for .33, a 50 bag box of Earl Grey tea for $5.49, Carrs croissant crackers $2.29, Calmy California figs $1.99, a Stauffer's hearty turkey dinner $2.50, a sirloin steak at $2.99 a pound for $3.23, for $15.83 total. I then returned home, and I had six figs with Perrier and orange juice. I then reorganized my shoes in my living room closets, so they are neater. I then got out the Welbilt bread machine and started my "http://mrscott.com/pizza.htm". I am letting the dough rise now and defrosting the tomato sauce. The pizza should be ready a little before midnight. CIO

Note:<888>11/18/00 Saturday 7:40 P.M. EDT: Well I was up about 5 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, cafe late, vitamins, and orange juice. I chatted with a friend. I will now clean up and go out. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/18/00 Saturday 8:50 A.M. EDT: I went out and mailed the package at the Valley Road post office box. I bought 20 Madonna and child Christmas stamps for $6.60 at the vending machine. I then drove down by the waterfront and viewed the sunrise. I then went downtown and walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a local about horses. I then returned home. I microwaved two hotdogs and had them with buns and condiments, ice tea, and goldfish crackers. When I microwave hotdogs I prick them with a fork the entire length on all four sides, so they don't explode. Well it is a beautiful day, but I am tired, so it is time to go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/18/00 Saturday 6:30 A.M. EDT: I finished printing out 62 copies of a relative's Christmas letter in color which took a while. I also wrote a letter. I watched a program on George Bush on MSNBC while printing the copies. I will now go out and mail the package priority mail. CIO

Note:<888>11/18/00 Saturday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the library and read three computer newsweeklies and the local paper. The library auditorium was full with the regular Friday night vintage movie. I then went downtown, and they are stringing the Christmas lights on Greenwich Avenue. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. It was quite busy at the train station movie theatre with lots of families seeing "The Grinch". I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue. Sotheby’s reality now has a new British flag instead of the old faded tattered one. I noticed a Subway sandwich franchise is going in up the Avenue. I noticed that Outdoor Traders is looking for experienced sales staff. I noticed the are painting the entrance to Saks. Several new stores are going in on the Avenue, and several more locations are for rent. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again and sat out a bit. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two bottles of Pine cleaner for $1.39 each, a dozen eggs for $1.49, and at $2.99 a pound a sirloin steak for $3.02 for $7.29 total. The Grand Union did not have the ten packs of dry milk, so I went across the street to the Food Emporium and bought a ten pack box for $6.79 a dollar more than the Grand Union, and at $1.29 a pound string beans for .88 for $7.67 total. I then returned home. I broiled the steak and had it for dinner with microwave potato and steamed green beans along with ice tea and coffee. I have to print out a Christmas letter for a relative, which will stake a bit of time since the color printer at about 50 copies is slower. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/17/00 Friday 7:20 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 5 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, cafe latte, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I restarted the server. I will clean up and stop by the library and go for a walk. Have a good evening. CIO

End Scott's Notes week 11/17/00

Note:<888>11/17/00 Friday 4:30 A.M. EDT: Well I finished making the ice tea. I guess I will head off to bed after sending out my weekly email notes. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/17/00 Friday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I channel surfed until about 11 P.M., and then slept until 1 A.M.. I watched an HBO movie. I am now making a batch of ice tea. I just had two hotdogs on buns with condiments. Well I have had plenty of rest this week. I was sadden to find out today that one of the longest time regular users of the local library has passed away. We will miss him reading his morning paper. CIO

Note:<888>11/16/00 Thursday 9:35 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I stopped by the waterfront. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the library and read the local paper. I checked out a couple of books on vintage airplanes and trains and a video. I stopped by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought two loaves of Freihofers 12 grain bread, a package of hotdog buns, and a pineapple cheese cake for $4.10. I then returned home. I had a Stauffer's hearty meatloaf dinner with a Barq's root beer and ice tea along with a piece of cheese cake. I rested from about 7 P.M. to 8 P.M.. I had another piece of cheese cake. I removed the Microsoft 45 day FrontPage demo from the computer and restarted the server. CIO

Note:<888>11/16/00 Thursday 4:25 A.M. EDT: It was not mentioned in the American Press I read recently, but Queen Ingrid of Denmark passed away recently. My sincerest condolences. Here is a link to pictures of various European Royal families "http://worldroots.clicktron.com/brigitte/royal/royal37.htm" and "http://worldroots.clicktron.com/go?royal/royal00.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>11/16/00 Thursday 4:00 A.M. EDT: I watched a little television earlier this evening. I had ice cream. I rested from midnight until 2 A.M., then I just finished watching a movie. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea during the movie. I will now try to rest a bit more. I turned the heat up a bit. CIO

Note:<888>11/15/00 Wednesday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2:30 P.M. this afternoon. I had breakfast of Post Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe latte, and vitamins. I feel back asleep until about 6 P.M.. I usually sleep more on damp days since the barometric pressure is lower. I installed Netscape 6.0 which only installed if I did not chose to install Real 8 with it which I already had installed. I chatted with a family member. Now I will have a couple of hamburgers with buns and condiments along with ice tea and coffee. Then I guess I will go out for fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/15/00 Wednesday 5:00 A.M. EDT: I finished reading James Bond "Double Shot." Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>11/15/00 Wednesday 2:10 A.M. EDT: I downloaded and installed Direct X version 8 available from Microsoft. I noticed my busiest page once again this time of year is "http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm" for you turkey lovers. Time to read. CIO

Note:<888>11/15/00 Wednesday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Odd Job at the A&P shopping center in Port Chester, New York. I bought a set of 18 Christmas cards at 75% off for $4.26. I then toured the Staples store there also. I then took a drive down Greenwich Avenue, but I did not walk since it was cold and damp. I stopped by the Food Emporium and I bought two half gallons of Bryers coffee ice cream for $2.99 each, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $2.59 and a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29 for $13.86 total. I then returned home. I had some goldfish crackers with orange juice and Perrier. I then ground up in the Cuisine Art the remain sirloin steak from last night and made four hamburger patties. I then had two hamburgers with buns and condiments for dinner along with ice tea. I watched a little television, and I had a couple of scoops of ice cream. I rested about an hour until now. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/30/00 Thursday 11:10 P.M. EST: I finished my laundry. I chatted with a family member. I listened to "http://www.broadcast.com/learning_and_education/science/space/nasa/nasa_television/" to the launch of the NASA Space Shuttle. I went out about five minutes after launch to see if I could see the Shuttle to southeast. I might have seen it, but it is hard to tell with other high flying aviation in the area. I had a bowl of ice cream. Well I guess it is time to start winding down for the day. By the way, I still have the slow leak in my tire, so I guess they did not fix it. I will try to get it fixed tomorrow. CIO

Note:<888>11/30/00 Thursday 8:20 P.M. EST: I had a broiled shell steak for lunch with microwave potato and steamed mixed vegetable, ice tea, and coffee. I cleaned up, and I went out for my 3 P.M. appointment and I read the Wall Street Journal while waiting. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a used black Krups espresso cappuccino machine for $10. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper. I checked out Tom Robbins' "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates," and a video. I then returned home. I chatted with neighbors. I set up the black Krups Il Primo machine on the left hand side of the kitchen counter where my old Krups espresso and coffee machine was, and I put the old machine on the backside of the bedroom bureau. I decalcified the Krups machine with a couple of tablespoons of vinegar with water and ran it through the machine twice. I noticed that the coffee espresso features works fine, but when I put it one steam a light stream of steam came out, and it seemed to build up too much pressure. Thus I probably won't use the steam feature on the Krups. It is a nice looking machine. I then decalcified my Braun espresso cappuccino machine. I then had a Stouffer's Hearty meat loaf dinner with ice tea. I watched the evening news while doing this. I then watched a bit of HBO, and then I turned it off. I have to do laundry now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/30/00 Thursday 11:15 A.M. EST: I was up at 8:30 A.M.. I watched a little morning news. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe late, and vitamins. I chatted with Optimum Online and their mail server is down for the last day. I checked my mail. I read the last two issues of the Greenwich Post. I will do some regular internet work. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/29/00 Wednesday 10:15 P.M. EST: Well, I finished the video; time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>11/29/00 Wednesday 7:55 P.M. EST: I had ice cream this afternoon. I did not go out. I spent the afternoon and early evening finishing reading "Volcano Cowboys." I chatted with a relative. I watched the ABC evening news. I just finished dinner of a Stouffer's Hearty chicken fettuccini meal with ice tea and a couple of Clementine. After dinner I had a half dozen Danish cookies. Well I guess I will watch a videotape. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/29/00 Wednesday 12:50 P.M. EST: I found my pine cone Christmas wreath in a storage trunk, so I hung it on my front door. CIO

Note:<888>11/29/00 Wednesday 12:10 P.M. EST: Well not much happening. The email server is not working. I guess I will clean up and go out in a while, after I have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>11/29/00 Wednesday 10:35 A.M. EST: I went to bed last night about 11 P.M. after chatting with a relative and watching part of a period movie on television. I had some cashews and ice tea before going to bed. I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe late. I watched morning news until about 8 A.M.. I went back to bed until 10 A.M.. I had some cashews and ice tea. Well I will do some regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>11/28/00 Tuesday 7:50 P.M. EST: After dinner, I chatted with a relative. I updated "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" and "http://mrscott.com/nasa-97.htm" . Well have a good night, I guess I am off to bed in a while. CIO

Note:<888>11/28/00 Tuesday 7:00 P.M. EST: I read a bit. Then I went out about 3:30 P.M.. I bought $14.75 of premium at Exxon at $1.939 a gallon. I stopped by the library and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then went by CVS and I bought four CVS D batteries for $4.79 plus CVS antibacterial soap for $1.69 plus tax of .39 for $6.87 total. I then replaced the batteries on my two flash lights in the car. I then parked further down the Avenue. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought four different Stouffers Hearty meals for $2.50 plus $1 off with a coupon, Freihofers hotdog buns $2.09, two I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.33 for $13.75 total. I returned home, and I had a root beer. I am just about ready to have a Stouffer's chicken fried steak dinner with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>11/28/00 Tuesday 12:15 P.M. EST: I went by the bank. I drove down by the waterfront and said good morning to one of the regular fishermen. I drove up to Norwalk and dropped my car off at Town Fair to have the tires rotated and the driver's side rear tire slow leak fixed, all of which was covered in the original purchase price. I only have driven 11,000 miles since July 1, 1998 which is not too much driving. I then walked over to Circuit City and toured the store. I then toured CompUSA. I then walked over to Renaissance Computers and stopped in. Then I toured the WIZ. Then I walked back to Town Fair about 11:30 A.M., and I picked up my car. I checked to make sure the hub caps were on securely. I then returned home. I am now cooking a Red Baron Pepperoni pizza for lunch with ice tea. I just had two Clementine. Well have an enjoyable afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/28/00 Tuesday 8:35 P.M. EST: Well I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe late, and vitamins. I watched some morning news. I did some regular internet work. I guess I will clean up and go out. I probably will go up to http://www.townfair.com/ in Norwalk and get my tires rotated and also get the slow leak in my driver's side rear tire repaired. While doing this I might tour http://www.circuitcity.com/ and http://www.compusastores.com/ nearby Town Fair. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/27/00 Monday 8:10 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I drove downtown. I walked around lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront and chatted with a couple of local fishermen. I then went by the library and read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal which had a large internet section. I noticed that the library flag pole was off kilter and was leaning towards the east unless it was an optical illusion. I then went by the Greenwich Town Hall, and I got my annual flu shot for $15. I had to make a quick run to the bank for the funds. I also made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then drove over to Staples, and they have sale items. I toured the store briefly. I then returned to the center of town. I chatted with a local. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments for dinner with ice tea and then a bowl of Hagan Daz butter pecan ice cream. I will now head off to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/27/00 Monday 1:20 P.M. EST: I read up to page 200 of Volcano cowboys. I had a lunch of broiled shell steak, steamed broccoli, microwaved potato, ice tea, and coffee. I cleaned up, and I am ready to venture out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/27/00 Monday 7:50 A.M. EST: I was up at 5:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, cafe late, and vitamins. I am now doing my regular internet work. I am also making up a batch of ice tea. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/26/00 Sunday 7:10 P.M. EST: I had a Stauffer's Hearty chicken fettuccini meal for dinner along with ice tea. I snacked on some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers earlier, and I also had a few Danish cookies. Well, I am a bit tired; so I will try to go to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/26/00 Sunday 4:55 P.M. EST: I went by the library and read the local paper. I also read three computer newsweeklies and then I checked out two videotapes. I then took a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>11/26/00 Sunday 1:50 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 50 tablet bottles of B100 for $3.70 each at half price. I also bought two 100 tablet bottles of E400 for $4 each and two cans of cashews for $4.99 both for $20.39 total. I then drove down the Avenue, and I then stopped by the Grand Union. I bought a box of Clementines for $3.99, two half gallons of Florida Natural juice for $1.99 each, GU large eggs $1.49, two boneless shell steaks for $5.99 a pound for $7.07, three Bar S jumbo franks for .79 each for $20.65 total. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I had two clementines, peanuts, and a few Danish butter cookies for a snack with Perrier and orange juice. I watched a little television. I will now go to the library. Have a good afternoon. It is quite rainy and damp out. CIO

Note:<888>11/26/00 Sunday 11:30 A.M. EST: I finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments, ice tea, and Danish cookies. I sifted through a month's worth of junk mail. I just finished cleaning up, and now I will go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/26/00 Sunday 8:45 A.M. EST: I went to bed after the last message, and I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 8 A.M.. I had some orange juice and Perrier with Danish butter cookies. I will not start my house cleaning while listening to "www.cool107.com" . Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/25/00 Saturday 5:30 P.M. EST: I read some more. Then I rested a bit. I watched an HBO movie about Prisoners of War in World War II playing soccer. I had some cheese, nuts, and ice tea while watching the movie. CIO

Note:<888>11/25/00 Saturday 12:35 P.M. EST: I went to bed about 7 P.M. yesterday. I was up about 6 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe late. I read through the first section of "Volcano Cowboys." I had some butter pecan Hagen Daz and peanuts. I rested a bit from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M.. I channel surfed until noon. I just a Stauffer's hearty lean turkey dinner with ice tea. Well I guess I will clean up and go out now. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/24/00 Friday 5:50 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the bank. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to CVS. I thought about buying some vitamins for half price, but one had to order them over the internet to get them half price. I then returned to the car, and I drove by the waterfront. I then headed over to Old Greenwich. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I then went by the Old Greenwich CVS, and I bought Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19, two cans of Danish butter cookies for $2.99 both, and a jar of Planters dry roasted peanuts for $1.99 plus .85 tax for $20.02 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. I sat out for a while until the sun started to go down. It was not too busy. I then returned through town, and I drove down by the waterfront again. I then stopped by the library, and I returned a video and the Caledonia book. I then stopped by the Shell Station, and I checked the air in my tired. My driver's side rear tire has a slow leak in it was down to 20 pounds. I need to go by Town Fair Tires at one of its location and get my tires rotated and the leak fixed. I can get this done for free since I have a policy on the tires and I bought them there. I returned home, and I chatted with a friend. I had two hot dogs on buns with condiments, pumpkin pie, and a Barq's root beer. I might watch some television before going to bed. Have a good evening. The apartment seems warmer and more comfortable with furniture pulled away from the walls. CIO

End Scott's Notes week 11/24/00

Note:<888>11/24/00 Friday 12:10 P.M. EDT: I read up until page 99 of "Volcano Cowboys." I had a container of dried figs and some goldfish crackers. I chatted with a family member and a friend. I had a broiled shell steak for lunch along with microwaved potato, steamed broccoli, ice tea, and coffee. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>11/24/00 Friday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message yesterday morning. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought two bow tie pastries at St. Moritz bakery for $2 all. I sat out with my thermos of coffee, and I had the pastries. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again including touring the train station. I sat out for a while again, and then I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again for a third time. I chatted with some locals. It was a bit cool out, and I my new long underwear bottoms made it a bit more comfortable. I returned a little before noon. I had a Stauffer's turkey hearty meal for Thanksgiving dinner with ice tea. I lied down for a nap about 1 P.M.. I ended up sleeping until about midnight. I got up and had pumpkin pie and ice tea and I then rested and I finally got up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe late. I will now do a little regular computer work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>11/23/00 Thursday 8:35 A.M. EDT: I read the first chapter of Volcano Cowboys. I made up a batch of three cans of my ground coffee mixture of a third Savarin, half my five bean Food Emporium blend, and the rest Hawaiian Kona coffee. I am making up a thermos of coffee to take with me when I go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>11/23/00 Thursday 5:55 A.M. EDT: I was up at 3:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, cafe latte. I just finished my daily internet routine. I will now start reading, "Volcano Cowboys." Have a Happy Thanksgiving Day. CIO

Note:<888>11/22/00 Wednesday 8:20 P.M. EDT: Well I fiddled with the headset and microphone connections to try to eliminate some static. I had a piece of pumpkin pie and ice tea. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>11/22/00 Wednesday 7:25 P.M. EDT: I went out this morning after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I went by the Mews Thrift shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I went by ELDC thrift shop. I went by the library, and I checked out Volcano Cowboys and the videotape "WACO." I chatted with a few regular patrons. One patron suggested, I try covering my windows with plastic sheeting. I then went over to Home Depot in Port Chester, New York; a new store. I bought two rolls of #6 plastic sheeting 10 foot by 50 foot for $8.97 each and roll of 3M duct tape for $3.27 plus $1.43 N.Y. sales tax for $22.64. I then stopped by the ATM at Bank of New York nearby and I bought a another roll of 3M duct tape for $3.49 total. I noticed they have 1 inch and 3/4 inch 2 foot by 8 foot pink Styrofoam sheets which would have been an alternative at about $5 a sheet. I then stopped by Levine Army Navy store and bought a while pair of cotton long underwear bottoms size 38" to 40" for $10.98 plus .30 tax for $11.28 total. I then returned home. I barrowed a one foot high stool from maintenance. I had two hot dogs with bun and condiments for lunch with ice tea. I cut one of the rolls of sheeting into three 100 inch lengths. I then split one section in half into two foot wide pieces. I then tried unsuccessfully to install in on one of the windows. The tops of the windows are 12 feet high and standing on the four foot high window sill with the step stool, I could not reach the top and it began to look like it would be dangerous to try to install the sheeting since standing on the sill and trying to hold the sheeting behind the curtains and taping it would have been awkward. I then rolled up the cut sheet of sheeting, and put in the left living room closet. I put the open roll of duct tape in the sweater closet. I returned the step stool. I tool back the unopened package of sheeting and unopened 3M duct tape for a $13.07 refund. I then went by the Arnold Bread store, and they did not have any pumpkin pies. I bought a loaf of Branolla bread for .89. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $16.90 of premium at $1.939 a gallon. I then went by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two butter pecan Hagen Daz buy one get one free for $3.29 piece, two packages of dry figs for $1.50 each, a Pumpkin Pie for $2.99, and GU kitchen bags for $12.03. I returned home, and I had half a package of figs and slices of mozzarella cheese for dinner with a Barq root beer and ice tea. I then watched a short bit of television. I thought about the windows. I pulled out the antique pineapple day bed and the dining table another ten inches away from the outside wall to give the electric radiator heat more room to circulate. They are about a foot from the walls. I had to move the square Danish table in front of the bar in front of the day bed. It seemed to be a busy day. I am tired, so I think I will go to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>11/22/00 Wednesday 9:55 A.M. EDT: I went though my regular internet work. I checked with the Greenwich Housing Authority, and they said I could put in insulation between the curtains and the pull down shades in front of my four 8 foot by 4 foot windows to reduce the draft. However, they said the electric company might be looking into it, so I might wait. I checked with a family member, and they said I could not afford insulation. Owens Corning Fiberglass would leave fiberglass exposed in the apartment. Styrofoam or foam rubber might posed a toxic fume problem in a fire. Thus it is hard to tell if there is any material to place over windows to insulate them. I might go to Home Deport in Port Chester today to see if there are any newer products that are not too expensive that might do the job. Well I am about to go out. Covering up the Plexiglas to the left of the air conditioner seems to have made it a bit warmer, since the left slide on the air conditioner was out about eight inches, it is very thin and let cold air in. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>11/22/00 Wednesday 7:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at 6 A.M., and I had a broiled shell steak, microwaved potato, steamed broccoli, ice tea, and cafe late for a meal. I looked at the morning news. CIO

Note:<888>11/22/00 Wednesday 3:10 A.M. EDT: Well I was up at 11 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, cafe late, and vitamins. I channel surfed a bit. It is still a bit drafty in the apartment, but slightly more comfortable. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 7:55 P.M. EST: I had the rest of the cold slice beef for dinner with steamed broccoli and spinach along with ice tea and coffee. I might go out in a little while for some fresh air after I make a couple of calls. CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 6:20 P.M. EST: Subscribed to the free Wall Street Journal Audio report at "www.audible.com" . CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 6:05 P.M. EST: U.S. News Directory "http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/tech/tebest.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 6:00 P.M. EST: I updated a few links on "http://mrscott.com/news.htm" . I also made a copy of the Wall Journal article on the British Museum's new courtyard "http://mrscott.com/britmus.htm" . I also signed up for the 30 day free trial of the Wall Street Journal "www.wsj.com" . CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 5:25 P.M. EST: I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then drove around and stopped by the library. I read the Wall Street Journal and checked out two videotapes. There is an interesting articles in the Wall Street Journal about the new Queen Elizabeth II courtyard at the British Museum. I returned home, and I am making ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 1:45 P.M. EST: I posted my Christmas 2000 Letter at "http://mrscott.com/xmas2000h.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 1:30 P.M. EST: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 2:25 A.M. EST: I mailed the cards at the Valley Road post office. I drove around downtown. The Christmas lights on Greenwich Avenue look very festive. I returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for a late meal. Now it is time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/07/00 Thursday 1:15 A.M. EST: Well I started my Christmas cards after the last message. I watched television while printing out the Christmas letter. I used up most of the Compaq IJ200 color ink. I went out while printing for fifteen stamps at the Valley Road post office for $4.95. I drove around town. I finished up the cards. I will go out and mail them shortly. CIO

Note:<888>12/06/00 Wednesday 5:35 P.M. EST: I went out, and I drove downtown. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I went to my dental appointment. I read the Greenwich Magazine while waiting. I had my teeth cleaned. I then drove downtown, and I stopped by the Mews Merry-Go-Round Thrift shop. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I went by the library, and I read the local paper and two computer newsweeklies. I then stopped by the Arnold Factory store outlet. I bought two pumpkin pies, 12 grain bread, winter wheat bread, and hotdog buns for $4.99 total. I cam back home about 3:30 P.M.. I made two top round roast sandwiches with mayonnaise and bread and had them to eat with ice tea and two pumpkin pie slices. I then had coffee. I watched a bit of CSPAN. I finished off the pistachio nuts. I received a Christmas card from a prominent political figure in the news along with his family. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>12/06/00 Wednesday 11:15 A.M. EST: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rebooted the server. I will now clean up and get ready to go out for my appointment. The weekly NOAA weather radio test just went off. I noticed yesterday at Odd Job, they have Emerson NOAA weather warning radios for $15 which is a lot cheaper than the $70 I paid for my Radio Shack NOAA weather warning radio. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>12/05/00 Tuesday 11:50 P.M. EST: A friend of mine visited at 1 P.M.. We chatted for a while and internet surfed. We then went out to Odd Job in Port Chester, New York and he bought some Christmas cards which are 75% off. We went to the Vitamin Mart, and I got a 300 tablet bottle of 500 mg. garlic tablets for $12.38. We then drove down through town and down by the waterfront. I toured my friend around the new Greenwich library. Next we stopped by the Grand Union for broccoli. We then returned home and watched the news. We had cold sliced beef for diner with steamed broccoli and microwaved potatoes with ice tea and cafe late. We watched a video. We munched on pistachios, and I also had some of the jelly beans and jelly slices. My guest left about 9:30 P.M., and I channel surfed for a while. I had a dish of ice cream. Well I guest it is about time for bed. I have a dental appointment at 1 P.M. tomorrow. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/05/00 Tuesday 12:55 P.M. EST: For those of you looking for new jobs, try "http://www.bushcheneytransition.com/" . CIO

Note:<888>12/05/00 Tuesday 12:50 P.M. EST: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just finished cleaning up. I have a guest coming down at 1:30 P.M. this afternoon. I received a telephone call reminding me I have a dental appointment tomorrow on Wednesday. CIO

Note:<888>12/05/00 Tuesday 12:25 A.M. EST: I channel surfed through out the evening. I had some ice cream and peanuts along with ice tea. Time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/04/00 Monday 8:00 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then drove downtown, and I paid my rent at Fleet Bank. I then went by the post office and obtained a money order and paid my Verizon bill. I obtained some extra Priority Mail shipping material to have available at home. I dropped the material at the car. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I returned down to CVS. I bought a 50.7 oz. container of CVS yellow mouthwash for $3.89, two packages of 60 watt CVS light bulbs for $1.99 each, a 16 oz. bag of pistachio nuts for $2.50, jelly beans .99, and Jolly Jelly slices $1.49 plus.62 tax for $13.47 total. I then walked down to Lecters. I bought a Rubbermaid liquid quart container for $1.69, and a Rubbermaid bottle brush for $3.99 plus .34 tax for $6.02 total. I then walked down the Avenue, and I put the purchases in the car. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out briefly. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by Exxon and bought $14.25 of premium at $1.919 a gallon. I then went by the local library and read the Wall Street Journal and the local paper. I next stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a top round roast at $1.37 a pound for $4.17 plus a dozen eggs for $1.49 for $5.66 total. I returned home. I cooked the roast at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 55 minutes in the convection, and I had sliced of it along with a microwave potato and steamed frozen Spinach and ice tea and cafe latte for dinner. I the pistachio nuts in a bowl in the sitting area and in another bowl I put the jelly beans and jelly slices. I had three Clementines before dinner along with some pistachio nuts and some candy. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>12/04/00 Monday 12:40 P.M. EST: I was up at 10:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I updated the Creative MP3 Live drivers to the Windows ME version. I did some other routine maintenance. Well time to clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>12/04/00 Monday 1:45 A.M. EST: I did not go out after dinner. I watched a bit of television. I had some peanuts, ice tea, and ice cream. Time bed, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/03/00 Sunday 8:05 P.M. EST: I went out, and I drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk. I bought on sale a 64 meg. memory SDRAM 100 MHz, for $39.99 plus $2.40 tax for $42.39 total. I then stopped by Circuit City and toured the store. I then went by Staples in Old Greenwich and toured the store. I drove by CVS in Old Greenwich, and they were closed. I went to the CVS at the Riverside shopping plaza, and I bought two jars of CVS dry roasted peanuts for $1.69 each, and a carton of Phillie natural cigar cigarettes for $14.19 and .85 tax for $19.02 total. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and installed the new memory in the first SDRAM slot, and I put the old possibly 66 MHz 64 meg memory in the second SDRAM slot. The computer all works fine with twice the memory. I will now run Norton SpeedDisk while I have a fettuccini alfredo Stouffer's dinner with ice tea and coffee. Then I will do some regular computer work and watch a video. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/03/00 Sunday 4:30 P.M. EST: I was up at noon. For breakfast I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I then cleaned my apartment and watered the plants. I chatted with a neighbor about computers. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for a meal. I then cleaned up and I am about to go out for fresh air. I also did a C: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>12/03/00 Sunday 2:20 A.M. EST: Instead of watching a video, I just relaxed a bit this morning. Time for bed, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/02/00 Saturday 11:35 P.M. EST: I had a Stouffer's hearty roast beef dinner for dinner with ice tea and coffee. I then put on my long john bottoms with my parka, and I went out for a walk on Greenwich Avenue. I first walked lower Greenwich Avenue. Then I sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and I sat out some more. I then went over to the Grand Union, and I bought a box of Clementines for $3.99. I then went over to the Food Emporium, and I bought a 10 pack of powder milk for $6.79. I chatted with a regular customer of the Food Emporium. I then returned home, and I am about to have three clementines and ice tea. I guess I will next watch a video. CIO

Note:<888>12/02/00 Saturday 6:55 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the library and 4 P.M., and I returned a video and checked out two videos. The local paper was not available. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. It was a bit cool out. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 oz. box of goldfish crackers for $5.29, selected Stouffer's meals were 40% off with the saving card. I bought two Stouffer's 20 oz. lasagnas for $2.33 each, a chicken pie for $1.66, and a Stouffer's chicken breast and vegetable for $1.79 for $13.41 total. I then returned home, and I had some goldfish crackers and a Barq root beer. I then channel surfed a bit. Not much going on. CIO

Note:<888>12/02/00 Saturday 2:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 8 A.M. this morning, and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television, and I went to bed until noon. I watched an HBO movie until about 2 P.M.. I chatted with a family member. I will now have a couple of hotdogs on buns with condiments and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>12/02/00 Saturday 1:20 A.M. EST: I finished watching the movie "Congo." I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/01/00 Friday 11:05 P.M. EST: I made up a thermos of hot Nestle coco after dinner, and I went out about 9 P.M.. I chatted with a local. I sat outside and enjoyed my coco in the cool night air. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the Grand Union, and I bought four Stouffer's hearty dinners for $2.50 each and one 20 oz. lasagna for $2.99 and paid $11.99 total with a dollar off coupon I got inside the Stauffer's lasagna I had for dinner. I returned home, and I had some ice tea. I watched a little bit of BBC programming on the PBS channel. I guess I will now watch a videotape. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/01/00

Note:<888>12/01/00 Friday 7:35 P.M. EST: I had a can of cashews at 3 A.M. this past morning. I was up at 8 A.M. for a telephone call. I went back to bed until noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I then checked my mail. I got my bills ready. I received my biannual registration form for my car for $74. I cleaned up and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went to the central Greenwich Post office. I obtained money orders to pay my automobile registration, my current past due electricity bill, my current and partial past Cablevision, my Optimum online, GEICO automobile insurance, and my final AT&T payment, since I don't use it anymore with Net2Phone. I mailed then and also bought ten rain deer stamps. I then walked up the Avenue and went to Restoration Hardware and looked at the Grundig's mini world band radio for $29.99. I then returned to the car. I went up North Street to the Merritt parkway and got off at High Ridge Road, and I went to Town Fair Tire. I had my left front tire leak fixed for free under warranty, but I had to pay $4.19 for balancing. They said it had a leak on the rim. It took about a half hour since it was not busy. I then drove down High Ridge Road, and I stopped by Radio Shack and they have Short Wave Radios from about $60 to $250. I then went to Staples at the Ridgeway Center and toured the store. I stopped by Bed and Bath across from it, and I bought a Rubbermaid Contours Laundry basket for $9.99 plus .60 tax for $10.59. I then drove back to Greenwich, and I went to the local library and read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home, and I had a Barq's root beer in a frosted mug. I will have a Stouffer's frozen 20 oz. Lasagna for dinner with ice tea and coffee. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/00 Thursday 7:25 P.M. EST: I chatted with a relative and a friend. I made it to my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and three computer newsweeklies. I then drove downtown and parked further down the Avenue because there were no parking places. I noticed an ABC news truck parked next to the senior center. I chatted with a local. I walked up the Avenue, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a little 3" X 5 " Scottish flag for $2.95, and a plastic stand for .99 with .06 tax for $3.94 total. I then walked up to CVS, and I bought a 250 tablet bottle of Seniors Spectravite for $12.99, plus a 4 pack of Charmin toilet paper for .99 plus .06 tax for $14.04 total. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I returned home. I put the Scottish flag on the dining room table lazy Susan. I received a Christmas gift in the mail. I opened up the box with the package. There was also an orange in it as big a the grapefruit up north. I had a Stouffer's hearty meatloaf dinner with ice tea and coffee. I guess I will go out soon for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/00 Thursday 11:55 A.M. EST: I am just awake. The power went off last night about 3 A.M., and I reset the computer. This morning, I noticed the power has gone off again for a half hour. I just reset the computer again. Time for breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/00 Thursday 2:50 A.M. EST: I read up to page 100. I had some ice cream, goldfish crackers, dried apricots, and ice tea. Well time to start heading off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/00 Wednesday 11:30 P.M. EST: I watched the television news report. I did my regular internet work. I will now probably do some reading. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/00 Wednesday 8:55 P.M. EST: I went out waited in line about 40 minutes to mail the package at the Valley Road post office. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a former neighbor down by the waterfront. I showed him my electric dashboard clock that I had use to replace my broken car clock. Since my former neighbor had a bad car clock, I drove him to the Greenwich Hardware store to get one for $9. I then returned to the waterfront, and I helped him install it. I then went by the library and I read the local paper. I filled up the car at Exxon at $1.919 a gallon for $17.25 total. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a 16 oz. can of Sun Sweet dried apricots for $3.59, a 16 oz. bag of Green Giant frozen broccoli $1.59 and a 16 oz. bag of Green Giant Le Seur peas for $1.59. I then returned home. I had two fried boneless center cut pork chops for dinner with microwaved potato, steamed frozen broccoli, ice tea, and coffee. I then chatted with a family member and friend. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/00 Wednesday 1:45 P.M. EST: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I will now clean up and go mail the package. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/00 Wednesday 2:25 A.M. EST: Well I finished watching the videotape. I will now go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/12/00 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EST: After breakfast I relaxed around the apartment watching the news until about 6 P.M.. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I drove down Greenwich Avenue. I then went over to the shopping center in Port Chester. I toured Staples. I went through the Port Chester Flea Market. I went through Kohl's where lots of household items were 50% off. I then went to Odd Job. I got some Christmas gifts for a family member. I got myself and Eveready Lantern light for $4. I then returned home. I wrapped the Christmas gifts and packaged them up in a Priority Mail box. I had a Stouffer's 20 oz. lasagna for dinner with ice tea. I then went out to the Grand Union with the box which I had weighed and priced for postage. I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.69 each, eggs $1.49, and center cut boneless pork chops at $2.99 a pound for $4.75 for $9.62 total. I then weighed the package again at the Valley Road post office and it was just under seven pounds needing $7.70 postage for a Zone 5 delivery Priority Mail. I bought two priority mail space shuttle stamps for $3.20 each and added four regular stamps. However for the first time ever, I noticed the warning on the mail box, that one can not mail with postage more than a pound; and one has to take it to the counter. I then drove around Greenwich Avenue and by the waterfront. I returned home with the groceries and the box which I will mail tomorrow morning. I watched the news about the Presidential Election Supreme Court decision. I will now probably watch a videotape. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/12/00 Tuesday 2:05 P.M. EST: I just got up. It looks like he electric power was off for about three hours. I will have breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. First I have to reset my electrics. CIO

Note:<888>12/12/00 Tuesday 4:00 A.M. EST: I did a little bit or regular internet work. I had some peanuts and ice tea. I watched a bit of television. Well have a good morning. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/12/00 Tuesday 12:30 A.M. EST: I finally got around to updating Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>12/12/00 Tuesday 12:05 A.M. EST: I watched an hour and half of video on Prince William at "http://news.bbc.co.uk" and "http://www.itn.co.uk" about his ten weeks at "http://www.raleigh.org.uk/" . I guess he will be going home for Christmas. I also put one of my speakers to the right of the computer, and put a mouse pad on it; and stretched out the mouse cord; so that one can use the mouse on the left or right side easily. I also hung the new headset on the back of the right mouse speaker, so its cable will not interfere with moving the mouse cord. I also had three Clementines. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/00 Monday 9:25 P.M. EST: I had a Stouffer's hearty pot roast dinner with ice tea and coffee. I watched a bit of television. I now will do some chatting. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/00 Monday 8:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 2 P.M. this afternoon. I stopped by the bank. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the library and read the local paper. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I drove by the waterfront. I then headed over to CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $17.59 plus$1.04 tax for $18.63 total. It looks like they have gone up several dollars unlike th rest of the cigar cigarettes. I then went by Staples. They did not have the Labtec headset in stock I mentioned in my notes last night. I went by Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping center, and they had a stereo headset with microphone with noise cancellation and eight foot cord for $29.99. I then went by the Hyatt and used their ATM. The Christmas decorations are all out at the Hyatt and it looks very festive. I then returned to Radio Shack and bought the headset with noise cancellation for $29.99 plus $1.80 tax for $31.79 total. I then returned home, and I installed the new headset. It sounds a lot better particularly since I don't have to use the 20 foot extension cables. Well I chatted with it with a friend, and I most pleased with it using Net2Phone. Well time for dinner. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/00 Monday 4:25 A.M. EST: I had a Stouffer's chicken breast with mashed potato. I read about the first fifty pages of "Fierce Invalids from Hot Climate." I guess it now time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/00 Monday 1:15 A.M. EST: I went out for a walk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home. I had the rest of the taco chips and some peanuts with ice tea. I then watched an HBO movie. Well not much happening. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/00 Sunday 8:45 P.M. EST: I finished watering the plants and house cleaning. I had a Stouffer's chicken pot pie afterwards. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/00 Sunday 5:40 P.M. EST: I was up at 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do my house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/00 Sunday 3:50 A.M. EST: Well I tried to sleep, but I could not fall asleep. I had two hotdogs with buns, a couple of Danish cookies, several clementines, and the last of the dried apricots. Well not much happening. If you are interested in the local weather, try "http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=06830" , but from what I can tell, it is cold for this time of year, since it is not even winter yet. It sort of makes on wonder what it will be like later on in the winter. I hear tell that Oslo, Norway is warmer. Well it just goes to show that people on night schedules in this area deal with weather in the winter that is 20 degrees to 30 degrees cooler than what the hearty daytime people deal with. Well I guess I could try reading. I still have to sleep before I start my usual Sunday routine. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/00 Sunday 2:05 A.M. EST: Well I slept until 12:30 A.M.. I then had some goldfish crackers and ice tea and channel surfed. It feels like it is a bit nippy outside. CIO

Note:<888>12/09/00 Saturday 9:30 P.M. EST: I did not bother going out. I studied headsets on the internet. I guess they don't make cheap wireless headsets. I found this one "http://www.labtec.com/product/profile/index.cfm?ProductID=147" which they have Staples for $47.50, yet I guess I present internet telephony headset setup is fine, and I can always possibly tweak the cables. I then channel surfed a while eating some taco chips with the rest of the French onion dip and eating most of the rest of the dry apricots. It feels like it is damp outside, so I have not ventured out. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/09/00 Saturday 4:50 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 5:30 A.M. this morning after doing a little thinking. I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked my mail, and I got a $20 rebate on my Belkin power control center. I chatted with a family member. I chatted with a friend. I guess I will clean up shortly and go out. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/09/00 Saturday 2:25 A.M. EST: Well I finished my laundry, and I chatted with a family member. I also finished my daily internet routine. If you have not been wiped out in the stock market and you are a bit tired of shopping in the Grand Union, one could always try "http://www.luxuryfinder.com" for those hard to find items that are a bit pricey. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/00 Friday 11:50 P.M. EST: I went out about 7 P.M.. I dusted off about an inch of snow of the car. I put the new registration in the glove compartment. I will receive new license plates and expiration sticker in the next month to two months. I drove by the library and read the Wall Street Journal. I noticed the apartment complex Excelsior is located where I use to camp out in Boca Raton, Florida on the inlet. I chatted with a couple of people. I then went downtown, and I chatted with another local. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a 16 oz. container of Sun Sweet dried apricots for $3.59, Kraft French onion dip .99, Snyder tortilla chips $1.50, and a five pound bag of Idaho potatoes for .99 for $7.07 total. I then returned home, and I had some chips with dip and ice tea. I then had a Stouffer's 20 oz. lasagna for dinner with ice tea. I channel surfed a bit. I just started two loads of laundry. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/08/00

Note:<888>12/08/00 Friday 5:15 P.M. EST: I was awaken at 10:30 A.M., and I chatted with a family member. I then slept until about 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I replaced the batteries on my apartment door bell which had worn out. It plays the "Blue Bells of Scotland." I watched a little late breaking news. Well I guess I am back on a later schedule. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/00 Friday 3:00 A.M. EST: I had a couple of hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I watched a little HBO action, and then I had some peanuts and ice tea. Well have a good morning, time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/00 Friday 12:15 A.M. EST: I made a telephone call to a friend, and I also had an incoming telephone call from a friend which I continued. I then went out for a walk. I walked lowered Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I stopped by Kinko’s to warm up a bit. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I walked around lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I returned up the Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by Kinko’s again. I made five copies on three sheets each of various contents of my wallet for $1.70. One is suppose to copy one's wallets contents to have in case one should lose it. I then went by the Food Emporium. I bought a half gallon of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice for $1.99, a half gallon of Tropicana Tangerine juice for $1.99, Bournier French mustard for $2.89, and a five pound bag of Domino sugar for $2.65 for $9.52. I then returned home. I had three clementines with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I stapled the five copies together and put them in safe places. I guess I will do a little internet work now. CIO

Note:<888>12/21/00 Thursday 7:55 P.M. EST: I had lunch about noon of a Stouffer's hearty pot roast dinner with ice tea. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then parked downtown. I walked up to Natural Wonders which is going out of business in Greenwich December 27. They have all merchandise in the store including telescopes on third off. I bought a Grundig World Traveler radio which has AM, FM, Clock Alarm, and Five Short Waves for $33.50 off from $50 plus $2.01 sales tax for $35.51. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and then I walked back down. I then walked down to the bottom of the Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I then read the local paper at the library. I then headed off to the Grand Union, and I bought 16 oz. of dried apricots for $1.99 and 16 oz. of pistachios for $2.99 for $4.98 total. I then donated a dollar to the fund raiser at the door. I then returned home. I wrapped up the Grundig radio with a tag to Mike from Michael. I then had a couple of apricots and pistachios. I then had a few Danish cookies. Then I had two hotdogs with condiments and buns along with ice tea. Well time to start relaxing and getting ready for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/21/00 Thursday 11:55 A.M. EST: I received a Christmas email program, "http://mrscott.com/tree.exe" . CIO

Note:<888>12/21/00 Thursday 11:35 A.M. EST: I had about eight Danish cookies. I checked the mail. I chatted briefly with a family member. I tried to plot today's strategy. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>12/21/00 Thursday 8:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put the second DeLonghi electric oil filled radiator out in the living room in front of the day bed and to the left of the long couch. I already have one on the other side of the room. They tend to use more electricity than the baseboard radiators, but if I need extra heat; I am prepared. Well time for regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>12/20/00 Wednesday 11:05 P.M. EST: I chatted with a family member. I watched a little bit of news. I guess I am now ready for bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/20/00 Wednesday 7:30 P.M. EST: I went out. I stopped by the Mews thrift shop. I bought a white Krups espresso cappuccino machine like new maybe five years old for $10. It is similar to the one I used for many years. I then stopped by ELDC thrift. I next stopped by the Old Greenwich thrift shop. I then drove around Tod's Point. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next read the local paper at the local library. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two Tropicana orange juice half gallons for $2 apiece and two Post Great Grains cereal for $2.50 each for $9 total. I then returned home. I set up the new Krups and decalcified the new Krups machine with a couple of teaspoons of white vinegar in the water until running it through. The new Krups machine came with a gold no. 2 filter also. I then set it up on the left hand side of the kitchen counter and I moved the other Krups espresso machine along side of it moving the Gaggia coffee grinder behind the Braun coffee grinder and the Braun cappuccino espresso machine. I put the blender and juicer in the left living room closet. I had some taco chips with French onion dip. I chatted with a friend. Well time for dinner of Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagna with ice tea, and I guess coffee.

Note:<888>12/20/00 Wednesday 1:00 P.M. EST: I was up at 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I did some regular internet work. I ran Norton anti virus. I fell asleep from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M.. I chatted with a family member. I logged onto "www.andreaelectronics.com" and they have over the net the QW1000 microphone headset at $125 instead of $170. Alas, I don't have a credit card, but my older Andrea headset works fine. The also have a sound control program one can download. Well time for a couple of hotdogs with condiments for lunch along with ice tea. Then I guess I will go out. Tonight on the Fox News Channel, I believe 22 on my system, they have George H.W. Bush chatting on George W. Bush. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 11:40 P.M. EST: I watched a documentary on St. Thomas church on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on PBS. I squeezed a gift orange and grapefruit for about 12 oz. of juice that I preserved. Well I guess it is time for some reading or bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 10:05 P.M. EST: I set the preset memory buttons on my new Uniden cordless phone. I probably won't being using them much since I use Net2Phone for long distance calls. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 9:35 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the bank. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by Exxon, and bought $9.10 of premium at $1.879 a gallon. I next went by the library and made two copies of my Uniden rebate information. I then went downtown and mail the Uniden $20 rebate information at the post office. I bought 10 new 34 cent stamps and 10 one cent stamps for $3.50. I told a few people about the Uniden rebate offer. I then walked up the Avenue, and I checked if anyone had wireless headset microphones for computers. I checked Fairfield Audio, Al Franklin, Sam Goody, Natural Wonders, Bang and Olfsen, Omni, and another new PDA store. One the way up the Avenue, I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and bought a 2 quart pump Thermos with dent for 70% off from $39.99 for $12.72. After walking to the top of the Avenue, I walked down to the bottom of the Avenue and back to the car. I returned home. I chatted briefly with a family member. I pressed the dent out of the thermos case, so it only has a mild blemish. I had taco chips with salsa. I then had a Stouffer's Hearty chicken fettuccini dinner with ice tea and coffee. I tried tightening the adaptor on the Andrea electronic headset, so it does not get static. It is fine now. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 2:05 P.M. EST: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I went through my email. Well time to clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 5:25 A.M. EST: I updated the bad quotes in Scott's Belle wetter Portfolio, "http://mrscott.com/scopor01.htm" . Basically the Portfolio is actually worth about another $100,000 more for now. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 2:50 A.M. EST: Well I had two hot dogs with buns and condiments along with three clementines and ice tea. Time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>12/19/00 Tuesday 1:55 A.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by Radio Shack at the Riverside Plaza, and I returned the headset for $31.79 cash. I then went to Norwalk. I stopped by the AT&T store under construction, and they told me they would be open in two weeks. I inquired about the card cellular phone, and they told me for $100, it comes with two $25 cards and a $30 mail in rebate. The catch is once you start a card it has to be used in three months. The rate is about 35 cents a minute. I then toured Circuit City. I then went to CompUSA. I bought a Uniden Spread Spectrum 900 MHz cordless telephone, model EXS 9110 regularly $70, on sale for $50 with a $30 instant rebate for $19.99 plus it has a $20 mail in rebate, so it is basically free, plus a CompUSA mouse pad for $2.99, a Universal Color Inkjet refill kit for $24.99 plus $2.88 for $50.85 at the store. I then went to the Wiz, and toured the store. I then went by Staples in Old Greenwich. I looked for Cordless PC headsets at all four stores, but they don't provide them. I then went by CVS at the Riverside plaza, and I bought Wheat crackers .99, Phillie light cigar cigarettes $17.59, European Mystique shampoo and conditioner $1.29 both, two tins of Danish butter cookies $2.99 both, a can of cashews $2.50, and two Dove beauty bars $2.39, plus $1.28 tax for $29.03 total. I then drove downtown and down by the waterfront. I then went by the library, and I returned a video and checked out a video. I read the local paper. I renewed my library card which had expired. I then went by the Grand Union, I bought Two Red Barron pizzas for $7 both, two Post Great Grains cereal for $5 both and a dozen large eggs for $1.49 $13.49 total. I then returned home. I had a Red Barron pizza for dinner with ice tea. I set up the Uniden telephone. It has to charge 15 to 20 hours. I put the old GE cordless telephone with the faulty dialing on the bedroom desk. I chatted with a friend. I recharged the Compaq IJ200 color printer cartridge and it works just fine. It looks like one gets about 5 recharges for a kit at about $5 a recharge versus $40 for a new cartridge. It was simple and straight forward. I tried to get the Lexmark Medley 4c, fax, scanner printer black cartridge working, but it is too dried up. A new Cartridge would cost about $30 to $40 for black or color. The unit cost about $850 new five years ago. Well I guess it time to fill out the Uniden rebate form. CIO

Note:<888>12/18/00 Monday 3:10 P.M. EST: I was up Sunday morning reading until 6 A.M.. I had a telephone call from a friend about 10 A.M.. I got up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants. I did some internet work. A friend stopped by at 5 P.M.. We chatted. About 6 P.M. we went out to dinner at Thataways cafe. We have Philly cheese steak sandwiches. We watched an old Alfred Hitchcock movie when we got back. My friend stayed the night in order to head up to Boston this morning. The friend was off at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg's raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until 2 P.M.. I then had two hot dogs with condiments and ice tea. I found a Lexmark Medley 4 C Fax, Copies, Printer in the dumpster yesterday. I tested it and it needs a new ink cartridge which I am not sure is worth getting. I am going to returned the Radio Shack headset since it has static. The old Andrea Electronic noise cancellation headset works better particularly without the extension cables. Well time to clean up an go out. I am also going to CompUSA to get the Uniden 900 Mhz cordless phone with a $30 instant rebate from $70 and $20 mail in rebate for total of $20. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>12/17/00 Sunday 3:35 A.M. EST: I did a little regular internet work. I had a Stouffer's hearty pot roast dinner. I will try to go to bed earlier, so I can be up earlier tomorrow. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/17/00 Sunday 1:40 A.M. EST: Well I had three Clementines. I then went out and stopped by the Shell Station and bought an expensive package of Marlboro Lights 100s for $3.59, and then I drove downtown; and I stopped by the waterfront. I then parked downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned back home, and I had some ice tea. I put the package of Marlboro Lights 100s in the Nantucket ashtray. I then filled up the Greenwich Country Club lighter with Zippo lighter fluid, so if any guests need a cigarette instead of a Phillie cigar cigarette, I am prepared. Well I guess I will try to do a little internet work. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 11:50 P.M. EST: Well I finally got out, and I walked around lower Greenwich Avenue in the rain. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought Liquid Plumber for $2.29, 16 oz. Kraft onion dip for $1.99, a bag of 22 oz. Supersize tortilla chips for $2.99, two packages of Nathan’s extra long hotdogs for $5 both, GU mild salsa $1.85, GU hotdog rolls .79 for $15.05 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with some of my neighbors. I had some chips and salsa. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 8:45 P.M. EST: Well I rested a bit more. I had a couple of hot dogs with ice tea. I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 5:55 P.M. EST: I rested until 4 P.M., and the I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. Well time to clean up and go out. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 8:35 A.M. EST: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched the videotape, "War Games." I might rest before going out. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 5:10 A.M. EST: I finished making the ice tea. I also finished my laundry. I just had a Barq's root beer. I did my regular internet work while doing the laundry. I will now do some reading. CIO

Note:<888>12/16/00 Saturday 2:55 A.M. EST: I watched an HBO movie and ate some apricots. I read a bit. I rested until 1:30 A.M.. I watched a program on George Eastman. I looked all over my apartment for my brownie camera, and then noticed it was on top of the television. I just had two broiled center cut pork chops with steamed frozen broccoli and ice tea. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I will do laundry shortly.

End of Scott's Notes week 12/15/00

Note:<888>12/15/00 Friday 6:45 P.M. EST: Well I a call from a friend around noon. The friend is going to stop over Sunday evening. I finally got up around 5:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will clean up shortly and head downtown. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/15/00 Friday 6:10 A.M. EST: I went out after the last message earlier this evening, and I stopped by the library and checked out a videotape. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought 4 Stouffer's hearty meals for $2.50 each, two Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagnas for $2.99 each, and a bag of M&M peanuts for .55 for $16.53 total. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I had some dried apricots and ice tea. I then relaxed the rest of the evening and morning, and I had two hot dogs with condiments a little while ago along with ice tea. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/31/00 Sunday 9:05 P.M. EST: I installed the Cue Cat scanner from "www.digitalconvergence.com" . It works fine. Net2Phone continues to be spotty. I found a local in Stamford, Connecticut access number for Net2Phone "Phone to Phone" calls. It is 1-203-325-0539 . Well time to set up the GE cordless phone after I have a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and Dijon mustard along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>12/31/00 Sunday 6:35 P.M. EST: I chatted with a family member before going out. I had to use my Net2Phone YAP card telephone to telephone since the Internet Net2Phone was busy. Net2Phone telephone to telephone with the YAP card is excellent clarity at 3.9 cents a minute, however one has to dial the access 800 number, enter the card number and pin number and then dial the number. I should keep a YAP card in my wallet. I then went out, and I renewed a book at the library. I stopped by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I got a free bar code scanner, I saw advertised on television. I will install it shortly. One scans a barcode, and it goes to the web site of that product or information. Supposedly one can input from television. I saw it advertised on CNBC. I also bought the $60 General Electric 900 MHz cordless telephone left over about a dozen left from the after Thanksgiving sale for $20 plus $1.20 tax for $21.20. I then went by Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought two items from the Clearance area Southworth 25% cotton premium laser inkjet paper ivory color regularly $20 for $7 and a 50 foot telephone extension cord for $2.59 plus .58 tax for $10.17 total. The had a few more items than normal in the clearance area. I then went to CVS in Old Greenwich and got a carton of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $17.59 plus $1.06 tax for $18.65. The also are give away a free CVS luggage tag. I then returned to downtown Greenwich. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. The train station was open. The roads in general downtown are in good shape. I drove down by the waterfront. I helped one drive in a large sedan with the aid of another resident push the car out of a flat stuck position. Basically the driver needed to straighten the wheels. I then returned home. I will now install the bar code scanner and I will put the new General Electric cordless telephone on top of the answering machine. CIO

Note:<888>12/31/00 Sunday 1:35 P.M. EST: I did a C: drive to D: drive backup. I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I went out and moved the car to a clear parking space. The snow plow was here and building custodian is doing the walks. The skating rink parking lot in back is clear. I drove a neighbor over to Port Chester. I toured the Home Depot store there. They have 2 inch, by 2 foot by 8 feet sheets of pink Styrofoam for $11 a sheet. I could use it to cover my windows for insulation since my four windows are four foot by eight foot. However, I am not sure the Housing Authority would allow it. It would also block the light. I toured Staples which was closing. I toured Odd Job. I went by Medallion. The Prestone Battery recharge kit is for one time use only. Medallion sells a portable jumper unit for $110. I returned home. I will make a couple of calls. I will then have a Stouffer Hearty country fried steak dinner with ice tea and pumpkin pie slice. I will then clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>12/31/00 Sunday 9:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 7:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I rested a bit. I will not start a C: drive to D: drive backup which I do my house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 7:25 P.M. EST: I had some taco chips and French onion dip along with peanuts and ice tea. I watched a bit of television. Well time to start heading off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 4:50 P.M. EST: I watched an HBO movie. I then brushed off the snow off my car. The snow plow is here doing the drive. However most of the tenants car are covered with a foot of snow. The building custodian is plowing the walks. He had a problem with the throttle on the snow blower, but it is working now. I suppose it will be a couple of days, until the tenants get their cars out, so the snow plow can plow the parking places. My car is free to travel, but I don't want to risk driving on the roads. I will wait until after I do my house cleaning tomorrow to try and venture out. The tenants seem cheerful enough being snowed in. Well it has left up snowing for now. Let's hope that is all there is. There seems to have been about a foot of snow, but it has drifted in places. Youngster are sledding on the hill in back. They have the skating rink parking lot plowed. I heard on the radio earlier that the rink was suppose to be open at 4 P.M., but it seems to be closed. Well stay warm and stay inside. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 1:05 P.M. EST: I brushed the recent accumulation of snow off the car. I chatted with some neighbors. Time for coffee. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 12:30 P.M. EST: I listened to the snow reports on Greenwich Radio station 1490 AM, and they indicated most everything is closed and the police urge people to stay of the roads unless and emergency. They are saying we will get 8" to 16" of snow continuing on until midnight. Also we will have higher winds later this afternoon and this evening which could contribute to blizzard conditions. I just had tow hotdogs with buns and condiments, ice tea, yogurt, and pumpkin pie. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 10:45 A.M. EST: I went downstairs. A few of my neighbors are sitting around the community room watching the weather news. It looks to be about 6" to 7" inches of a damp snow has fallen. I do not dare venture out in the car, even though I am only a hundred feet from the Boston Road Road, and I have a clutch and weight in the back of the car. I worry about other inexperienced drivers on the snow. I chatted with a family member. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 9:00 A.M. EST: I went out and cleaned about 4" to 5" inches off my car. I then showered and cleaned up. It seems to still be falling at the same rate. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 8:00 A.M. EST: The snow storm looks like it is going to be worse than expected. We already have four inches of snow in less than two hours. The building custodian is out with the snow blower. I finished the laundry and went through my email. CIO

Note:<888>12/30/00 Saturday 6:35 A.M. EST: I went to bed about 9:30 P.M., and I was up at 5:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am just starting my laundry on the wash cycle. We have just about and inch of snow right now. It is suppose to get heavier around 10 A.M. with up to a foot of damp heavy snow by about 10 P.M. this evening. They are also worried about coastal flooding in the area. I plan to stay inside today and work on the internet and read. I also have a videotape. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/29/00 Friday 7:50 P.M. EST: I had a Stouffers Hearty pot roast dinner with a slice of pumpkin pie and ice tea. I guess I will read a bit and go to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/29/00 Friday 7:05 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then paid my rent at Fleet Bank. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went by the library and read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and Time and Time Year in Pictures. I then went downtown. I checked out Robert Ludlum's "The Prometheus Deception." I walked up the Avenue, and I stopped by Al Franklin Music going out of business sale. I then stopped by Lecters. They have a Toastmaster toaster oven on sale there for $20 down from $40. I then walked down the Avenue, and used the Putnam Trust Greenwich Avenue ATM. My ATM card seemed to be malfunctioning since I had to swipe it a number of times. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and bought a Polar King extra large cap for 70% off down from $20 for $6 plus .36 tax for $6.36. It is brown tan color with a polar bear patch on it. I then went back up to Lecters and bought the Toastmaster stainless steel toaster oven for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for $21.19 total. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I placed my purchases in the car. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned to the car. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Mason Street Office of Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I was able to quickly get a new ATM card to replace my defective ATM card. I next stopped by the Grand Union which was quite busy with people getting read for the snow storm. I bought Freihofers hotdogs buns for $1.99, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.69, Super Size Tostitos $2.99, two packs of Oscar Meyer beef franks for $2 each, Nearby large eggs $1.39, four Kraft dips, one ranch, two French , one bacon cheddar 8 oz. for .99 each, for $17.71 total. I then returned home, and I installed the new toaster oven, saving the pan from my old GE toaster oven. I threw out the old GE oven since it only toasts lightly and usually on one side. I chatted with a neighbor. I then had some Tostitos and French onion dip with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>12/29/00 Friday 11:55 A.M. EST: I sent out my weekly notes. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with a yogurt and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I am ready to go outside for a while. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/29/00:

Note:<888>12/29/00 Friday 10:35 A.M. EST: I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I updated the Real and Microsoft Media players. I ran Windows Update and installed a couple of updates. I installed the SoHo LAN driver for Windows ME, instead of the Micronics drivers Windows ME installs. The Greenwich Times today reports we're expecting four to eight inches of snow tomorrow. There is a 10% possibility of no snow. Also there is a possibility of 12" to 24" depending how the two storm fronts converge tomorrow starting between 4 A.M. to 10 A.M. on thought the day until about 10 P.M. Saturday evening. Thus I am going to try to do a little storm preparation today. I just chatted with a family member. CIO

Note:<888>12/28/00 Thursday 8:50 P.M. EST: I made my 3 P.M. appointment. One of the people there told me we are suppose to have over a foot of snow on Saturday beginning at 4 A.M.. I then went to the Hospital Thrift shop. I next returned home, because I split my pants getting in the car. I changed my pants then I went to the library. I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and P.C. Magazine. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home. I chatted with a neighbor. I had some pumpkin pie and peanuts with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I chatted with a friend. I guess I will go to bed now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/28/00 Thursday 2:10 P.M. EST: I did a little bit of regular internet work. I had a Red Barron pizza, pumpkin pie, and ice tea about 9:30 A.M.. I rested a bit until 1 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I am ready to venture out. CIO

Note:<888>12/28/00 Thursday 7:20 A.M. EST: I wrote a letter to a family member, and I printed it out it blue ink instead of the laser printer. CIO

Note:<888>12/28/00 Thursday 5:15 A.M. EST: I went out to the library yesterday, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, the Harvard Business Review, PC World, and the Economist. I drove down Greenwich Avenue, and it was not too busy. I stopped by Exxon, and I purchased $15.25 of premium at $1.879 a gallon. I returned home, and I broiled a shell steak for lunch, and I had it with mushroom gravy and le seure peas and ice tea. I like down to rest, and I slept until 6:30 P.M. when I chatted with a friend for a half hour. Apparently up in northern Vermont, it was 45 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. I slept until 3 A.M. this morning when I got up and had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange and grapefruit juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until just now when I finished off my breakfast coffee. By setting the Default security features on my internet web browsing Hyperlinking works in Microsoft FrontPage Express. CIO

Note:<888>12/27/00 Wednesday 9:20 A.M. EST: I did a little regular internet work. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up and I am ready to go out for some fresh air. I am going to throw out the old Salton Espresso coffee maker, but I will save the carafe. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/27/00 Wednesday 4:45 A.M. EST: I chatted a friend last night, and he had some sad news to report. I chatted with a family member. I went to bed at 8 P.M.. I had a telephone call from a family member about 11 P.M.. I advised them that the harbor can frequently freeze over in Nantucket during cold weather like we have been having. I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Well I guess today will be another cold day. CIO

Note:<888>12/26/00 Tuesday 7:10 P.M. EST: I got another Christmas card from Texas today. I guess the Texas people might have a little spare energy down there to heat up things a little bit more here. I had coffee, and I went out for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the library and checked out a videotape and read three computer newsweeklies. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought three Stouffer's hearty frozen meals for $2.50 each and $7.50 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with some neighbors. I suppose it might be a little bit cooler this evening. Frequently when it gets colder, I don't follow the temperature, I just learn to deal with it. If one is cold wearing long underwear when outside, one can always wear quilted hunters underwear which are like snow suits. Well, it is my personal theory that when Mount Manna in the Philippines erupted last February, it put up enough ash to make it colder this winter. Well stay warm and have an enjoyable evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/26/00 Tuesday 2:20 P.M. EST: I went out and returned the Grundig Radio at Natural Wonders for $35.51. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich, and they have the Epson FAX, Scanner, Inkjet Printer with two cartridges for $100. I noticed one can get the AT&T 9400 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone for $100 less $25 discount on all cordless 2.4 gigahertz telephones. I then drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought two jars of dry roasted peanuts for $1.69 each, Pine Cleaner $1.99, and a carton of Phillie Natural lite cigar cigarettes for $17.59 plus $1.17 tax for $24.13. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the Wall Street Journal. I then stopped by the Arnold Bakery outlet and I bought two loaves of Healthnut bread and a pumpkin pie for $3.48 total. I then returned home. I had two Nathan’s hotdogs with buns and condiments, root beer, ice tea, and a slice of pumpkin pie. CIO

Note:<888>12/26/00 Tuesday 10:05 A.M. EST: I watched the History Channel series on the Founding Fathers until 4 A.M.. I slept until 9:30 A.M.. I had two hotdog with buns and condiments along with a yogurt. The yogurt has a bit of a burnt milk taste since I burned the milk while boiling it. Time to head off to Natural Wonders to returned the Grundig. I noticed they are 50% off today on Greenwich Avenue. CIO

Note:<888>12/26/00 Tuesday 3:05 A.M. EST: I went out for a drive. I came back around midnight. I have been watching the History Channel for the last three hours. CIO

Note:<888>12/25/00 Monday 10:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 9 P.M.. A car alarm was going off in the parking lot. I checked with the neighbors and the owner was away. I checked the car, and it was unlocked. I opened the door and closed it, and the alarm went off. I then had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I packaged up the Grundig to return it to Natural Wonders tomorrow. Time to clean up and go out for a bit of fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>12/25/00 Monday 10:50 A.M. EST: I read a bit, and then I slept until 7 A.M.. I listened to some BBC on the internet. The Grundig radio does not have very clear reception compared to my internet setup. The BBC broadcast on short-wave is different than the BBC world service. Also according to the BBC, there are not many short-wave radio stations anymore, so I might return the Grundig and get something else tomorrow. However, I do need a battery radio in case the electricity ever goes off. I had a Stouffers hearty turkey meal which does not have much turkey. I chatted with a family member. I guess I will rest now, since I don't feel like going out in the cold. CIO

Note:<888>12/25/00 Monday 3:30 A.M. EST: I fiddled with the Grundig short-wave radio. Its ear piece plugin will work with my stereo input from the computer speakers for amplified sound. I printed out "http://www.totalsurvivalcanada.com/product/sw_frequencies.html" for handy reference. The BBC does not broadcast around the clock. Their Frequency list is "http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/index.shtml" . The BBC is not broadcast right now to test it for reception, but other radio stations are coming in fine. I munch down a can of cashews. I finished watering the plants. Perhaps I will rest for a while. Have a Merry Christmas morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/25/00 Monday 2:10 A.M. EST: Merry Christmas. I chatted with a family member last evening. I finished my house cleaning and I will start watering the plants. I studied the "www.grundig.com" web site. About midnight at Christmas, I opened my Christmas gifts. I am able to get good reception on the Grundig Traveler II PE short-wave radio, particularly with the 3 Volt transformer I had installed. Of course my internet setup is much clearer. I received a golf shirt, a flannel shirt and tie along with other gifts I bought with Christmas money like the radio, the coffee pump thermos, the Uniden 900 Mhz cordless telephone, the Krups espresso coffee machine, and a few luxuries like snacks and more enjoyable food. Have a Merry Christmas and I have to water the plants. I set up the Grundig radio on top of the telephone answering machine. I used the multiple voltage transformer from the Blood Pressure machine which one sets at 6 volts. CIO

Note:<888>12/24/00 Sunday 8:45 P.M. EST: I went to bed at about 5 A.M. after reading a bit. I guess I was tired because I slept until about 7 P.M.. I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs with mushroom gravy, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. CIO

Note:<888>12/24/00 Sunday 3:35 A.M. EST: I finished the videotape. Now I will do some reading. CIO

Note:<888>12/24/00 Sunday 12:50 A.M. EST: I put Tschaikowsky's Nut Cracker suite on the server "http://mrscott.com/000000009/music4/Tschaikowsky/" . I then went out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed Natural Wonders is now 40% off until they close December 27. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Grand Union. They are closing at 6 P.M. on Sunday Christmas Eve. I bought two boneless shell steaks at $5.99 a pound for $9.28 and a package of GU hotdogs buns for .79 for $10.07 total. I then returned home. I made a mushroom gravy. First I put about two tablespoons of olive oil in a large sauté pan, then I added five pads of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." I heated it on medium high. I added one large chopped and diced onion, and stirred it until the onion were blanched. I then added a 12 oz. box of sliced fresh mushrooms. I mixed it all around. I then added a 12 oz. jar of Heinz homestyle mushroom gravy and mixed it all. I next sprinkled it with ground pepper, celery salt, and garlic powder and stirred it and continued to let it simmer. I then added about five dashes of Angostura bitters and a dozen dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and stirred. Once it started to boil after about five minutes I turned it down to medium heat. I let it all cook for about fifteen to twenty minutes. The last minute I added an ounce of Jack Daniels whiskey which I stirred in. I served the mushroom gravy on a broiled shell steak and microwaved potato with steamed frozen Green Giant le Seure peas. I had this for dinner with a glass of ice tea and then a cup of cappuccino after dinner. I have enough mushroom gravy left over for an omelet on Sunday and to have on another steak on Christmas day. Well time to watch a videotape. CIO

Note:<888>12/23/00 Saturday 7:40 P.M. EST: I went to bed after the last message, and I was up at 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received a Christmas gift in the mail. Well time to clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>12/23/00 Saturday 6:15 A.M. EST: I finished making the ice tea and doing the laundry. I watched a little television. CIO

Note:<888>12/23/00 Saturday 3:20 A.M. EST: I'm on the dry cycle of the laundry. I am just starting to make up a batch of ice tea. I had two hotdogs with condiments and bun along with ice tea and goldfish crackers. CIO

Note:<888>12/23/00 Saturday 2:00 A.M. EST: I fell back asleep until 9 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out at 11:30 P.M., and it was a bit nippy out. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I a Tombstone Supreme pizza $3, 3 pack Perrier $2.99, Heinz mushroom gravy $1.50, fresh mushrooms $1.50, Tropicana grapefruit juice $2.50, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.69, Minute Maid brown rice $2.19, Large white eggs dozen $1.69, 10 pack of dry milk $6.79, Bornier French Dijon mustard $2.89 for $26.74 total. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Shell Station, and I bought a pack of Basic Lights 100s for $3.10. I then returned home and put away my purchases. I next made two quarts of powdered milk and boiled it on the stove. I then cooled it to the proper temperature with the yogurt thermometer. I then added four ounces of honey, a tablespoon of vanilla extra, and a container of Yoplait banana yogurt and mixed it all up. I then put it all in 12 Salton yogurt cups, and I put ten of them in the two Salton 5 cup Yogurt holders and two on top for them to thicken, until about 12 hours until about 2 P.M. in the afternoon when I will put them in the refrigerator. Time for some regular internet work. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/22/00:

Note:<888>12/22/00 Friday 9:00 A.M. EST: Have a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Scott's Christmas Letter at "http://mrscott.com/xmas2000h.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>12/22/00 Friday 9:00 A.M. EST: I was up until 9 P.M. last night. I had some dried apricots and pistachio nuts during the night. I was up at 3 A.M.. I finally got out of bed and had breakfast of Post Great Grains, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested a bit more until 7 A.M.. I then put the Lexmark Medley combination inkjet, fax, scanner machine on top of the backup CPU. I hooked it up and fiddled with the settings, but I have not installed the driver, since I don't have the Inkjet cartridge for it, and I don't need to really spend the money since I have two other printers, and I never send or receive fax, and one could buy a new scanner if one needed one for about $50. Still it is a high tech machine, and I had the Fax software and manual that came with it, I might try to set it up. Perhaps I will check with Lexmark after the holidays. CIO

** End of Year 2000

Note:<888>01/07/01 Sunday 9:25 P.M. EST: I went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue area and around the train station. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought the flat pound package of Icelandic sliced smoked salmon for $9.99 . I then returned home. I put mayonnaise on two slices of bread along with three slices of the salmon and had the sandwich along with ice tea. I am a bit overweight at 203 pounds. I thought a lighter meal might help lose a little weight. I noticed at the Grand Union which closes on Sunday night at 9 P.M., they have top sirloin roasts for $2.99 a pound for those of you whom can chow down on a lot more. I don't think I would be able to put away several pounds of roast in a few days before it dried out. Still for a more than one person or group that was hungry, it might satisfy their appetite. Well I guess I will watch a videotape. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/07/01 Sunday 7:40 P.M. EST: I finished house cleaning. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments, ice tea, and the rest of the Clementine yogurt mixture. I tossed the rest of the Purdue. I watched a bit of television. I cleaned up, and I will go out now. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/07/01 Sunday 5:00 P.M. EST: I was up at 1:30 P.M. this afternoon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked on my AT&T rates since Net2Phone has been spotty recently with the kids home for the holidays and other heavy users. I found out that I pay 9 cents for interstate long distance and 10 cents for intrastate. I have to use $5 a month in calls. Still most of the time Net2Phone does work, but I guess Sunday is a heavy usage day. I have been listening to classical music while finishing up my house cleaning and watering the plants. While looking at Microsoft's web site, I noticed that one can not upgrade from Windows ME to Windows 2000, but have to do a clean install. I suppose I will have to wait for the Whistler version when it comes out. Well time to finish the house cleaning. I also just finished a E: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>01/07/01 Sunday 2:10 A.M. EST: I watched a little bit of television. I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/06/01 Saturday 11:25 P.M. EST: I watched a television movie, and I finished the laundry. Well not much else happening, perhaps I will watch a videotape. CIO

Note:<888>01/06/01 Saturday 8:50 P.M. EST: I went out about 5 P.M.. I drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up the Avenue, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought a four pack of Charmin toilet paper for .89, a jar of Italian spices .75, a jar of Oregano .75, jelly beans .99 and spice drops .99 for $4.54 total. I then continued my walk up the Avenue. I noticed the Subway sandwich shop is now open until 11 P.M. weekday and midnight on weekends for late night sandwiches. I then walked back down the Avenue. I drove by the Grand Union, and I bought GU hotdog buns for .79, Stouffer 20 oz. lasagna for $2.50 and a Stouffers deluxe French bread pizza for $2.50, two boxes of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" for $1.33 a box, and a box of 40 Salada green tea bags $2.59 for $11.04 total. I then returned home. I had a container of Kraft ranch dip with taco chips and ice tea. I had a few jelly beans and spice drops. I chatted with a friend. I need to finish of the Purdue chicken, but I am not hungry yet after the chips. I guess I will start my laundry. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/06/01 Saturday 3:45 P.M. EST: I was up at 9:30 A.M., and I had Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I did some internet work. I started listening to some classical CDs, and I fell asleep until 2:30 P.M.. I just had a couple of hotdogs with condiments and buns along with ice tea and clementines in yogurt. I guess I will clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>01/05/01 Friday 11:35 P.M. EST: I stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, four computer newsweeklies, Time Magazine, and Astronomy magazine. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. Well I guess I will go to bed shortly. CIO

Note:<888>01/05/01 Friday 5:45 P.M. EST: I drove downtown and by the waterfront. I stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich, and returned the 3COM USB Ethernet device for $31.80. I bought a three splitter jack from clearance for $1.50 and two Oxford side clip binders for $5.49 plus .42 tax for $7.41 total. I then stopped by Off Center Hair Cuts and got my hair cut for $15 and $5 tip. I next drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by ELDC thrift on the way back from town, and I bought two packages of six 40 round clear candelabra bulbs for a dollar a six pack, and two 12 volt car bulbs for .75 plus .17 tax for $2.92. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I next stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by Al Franklins going out of business sale and bought a Fellowes DVD holds 40 wire tower for 20% off from $25.99 for $20.79 plus $1.25 tax for $22.04 total. I then stopped by the library and returned a late video for a $3 fine at a dollar a day. I read the local paper. I checked out two videos. I next stopped by Exxon and bought $17.75 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I then returned home. I put away my purchases. I set up the 40 CD rack to the right of the television and to the left of the CD player and I installed my 40 some CDs in it, including the 32 CDs that were returned to me that I had bought at Odd Job. They're mostly classical music and a few odd labels. I then had a slices of white meat and a chicken leg and thigh, microwave potato, and steamed spinach with ice tea for dinner. I am just about to have a cup of coffee. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 01/05/01:

Note:<888>01/05/01 Friday 10:45 A.M. EST: I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. While I guess I will go out and return the 3COM USB ethernet adaptor. I am trying to make up my mind whether I need a hair cut or I can wait another month. It is sunny this morning, so I will get out. I believe we are suppose to have a little snow this evening. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>01/04/01 Thursday 10:45 P.M. EST: I went out this morning by Bank of New York. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post office, and I obtained money orders to pay my Cablevision and Optimum Online. I then stopped by the Merry Go Round Thrift shop. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then went by Oil Star, and I had my car oil and oil filter and other service done for $31.95 plus a dollar for an air freshener plus .97 disposal charge and $2.04 tax for $35.96. I then stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich. I bought a clearance item a 3COM USA Ethernet connector regularly $70 for $31.80 total with tax. I then drove around Tod's Point. I next stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the library to read the local paper. I returned home about 4 P.M.. Since then I had been working on the computers. I took out the old 64 meg memory chip from the main computer and installed it in the backup computer. I put the 32 meg new memory in backup computer in the main computer. I now have 96 megs in the main computer and 64 megs in the backup computer. I then spent quite a while trying to get the 3COM USA Ethernet to work with the cable modem, so I could network my two computers together. But alas it did not seem to work between the main computer and the cable modem or between both computers. I will return it tomorrow. I am a bit tired. Time for a chicken sandwich and ice tea. Then I will be off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>01/04/01 Thursday 10:20 A.M. EST: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, grapefruit juice and Perrier, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I received my Cablevision and Optimum online bills, so I will go out and pay them today. Cablevision went up $5. I will get an oil change. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. Time to get ready to go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>01/03/01 Wednesday 9:55 P.M. EST: I rested until 7 P.M.. I watched a little television. I peeled and separated the rest of the clementines and mixed them with a couple of containers of homemade yogurt. I then toast two pieces of Healthnut Bread and put mayonnaise and Dijon mustard on each one side of the bread. I put on a few slices of white chicken meat along with a few dashes of Tabasco sauce. I had the Clementine yogurt mixture with the chicken salad and ice tea. I still a bit tired. I might go back to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>01/03/01 Wednesday 2:10 A.M. EST: I decided not to go out today since it is a bit chilly. I did a little bit of regular internet work. I had a sliced chicken sandwich for lunch with ice tea and yogurt. I watched a bit of television. Time for a nap. CIO

Note:<888>01/03/01 Wednesday 9:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will wait for the mail to see if I get anymore bills like the Cablevision and Optimum Online bill, so I can go out and pay them. I also need to have my oil changed. Well it is pretty much back to normal routine. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/02/01 Tuesday 10:00 P.M. EST: I watched a program about the Scottish suffrage movement in Canada. I then watched a program about the Mallory expedition to Mount Everest. I then noticed that when I turned the heat down when I left today, I forgot to turn it back up. It is 62 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment, so I turned it back up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Well time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>01/02/01 Tuesday 8:10 P.M. EST: I went out and stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then drove down to the Post Office, and I paid my Verizon telephone bill, my GEICO automobile insurance, and my Northeast Utilities insurance. I bought ten .34 stamps for $3.40 also. I sold three stamps for a dollar to a customer who was not able to get stamps out of the machine at a penny loss, since there was a long line at the post office. I then walked up the Avenue to the Greenwich Hardware store. I bought from the 70% off rack a SolarVerter solar powered flashlight for $9 plus .54 tax for $9.54. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and I got a roll of quarters to have handy for laundry. I then put the solar powder flashlight in the back window of my car to charge up. It takes about fifteen hours to charge up about three hours of flashlight time. I figured it might save on battery costs since batteries in the car flashlights get weak in the cold weather. It will probably take a couple of days to charge up. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. They are going to remove snow this evening starting at 9 P.M., so cars will have to not be parked down there. I sat out for a while at a couple of locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped at the Hospital Thrift shop. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I noticed that the DMV bus was at the Town Hall. I stopped by there, and they told me I had to put my red temp sticker on my license tag when it expires this January until they have the time to issue the new plates later on in the year. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I then went to the Grand Union, and I bought a seven pound Purdue chicken at .79 a pound for $5.51 . I then returned home. I put the Purdue in the convection oven to start cooking covered with herbs and spices. I had some Kraft cheese and bacon dip with taco chips and ice tea. I chatted with a friend. I had some of the Purdue chicken for dinner, with Le Seure peas, and microwaved potato and ice tea. Well I think it is time for either a videotape or television. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/02/01 Tuesday 1:10 P.M. EST: I chatted with a few family members. I received back some music CDs which I sent as a gift. I will keep them for classical music here. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea and yogurt. I am cleaned up and read to go out and pay my bills. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>01/02/01 Tuesday 9:50 A.M. EST: I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, cappuccino, and vitamins. I went through my email, and I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . Well time to start cleaning up. I have to go out around noon to pay bills. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>01/01/01 Monday 10:50 P.M. EST: I chatted with a relative. I cleaned up and went out. I helped a neighbor clear off their car. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought a 38 oz. bottle of CVS yellow mouthwash for $3.89, two BIC lighters for $1.39 both, Crest Whitening toothpaste 6.2 oz. $3.19, Pearl Drops whitening toothpaste 2.7 oz. two tubes for $3.99 both, two blue toilet ducks cleaners for $1.15 each, two cans of Comet for .99 both plus .95 Ct. tax for $16.70. I then drove further down the Avenue. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I kicked the snow off the benches in that area, so hopefully with tomorrow sunshine, they might be sitable. I sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I returned home about 5 P.M.. I had a Barq's root beer. I put one of the blue ducks in the toilet tank for blue water. I watched the NBC evening news. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea and pumpkin pie for dinner. I noticed on the television that I have been getting diagonal lines on channel 2 through 6. I checked with cablevision and they said the system was all right. I fiddled with my control setting for the Proscan television, the JVC VCR, and the Optimum Online box to no avail. I finally turned off the cable modem, and the diagonal lines went away. I tried calling Optimum Online, but they put me on hold for a long time. I finally tried tightening the cable splitter where it divides for the cable modem and the Optimum TV box, and that fixed the problem. The reception is as good as ever. I cleaned the television and computer screens. I watched the tail in of the Vienna New Years Concert on PBS. I recorded Strauss Blue Danube waltz and the ending on the same videotape after the Bush acceptance speech. I finished making a new batch of ice tea. I don't use orange juice in my ice tea mixture anymore. I then printed out the year end financial reports from Microsoft Money. Well I am getting tired, so I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>01/01/01 Monday 11:50 A.M. EST: I proof spelled and printed out the last five months of Scott's Random Notes. The links to the three different file formats for the entire file of Scott's Random Notes is "http://mrscott.com/note02pr.htm" . Well time to have a Tombstone pizza with ice tea. Then I will clean up and go outside. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>01/01/01 Monday 9:05 A.M. EST: Happy New Years. I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and toast. I set the preset memory dial buttons on my new General Electric 900 MHz digital cordless phone. When using Net2Phone telephone to telephone with the calling card "www.yapcard.com" one can set the memory to the local access number, and then the account number, thus one will only have to enter the PIN number. I restarted the log on my Apache server "http://24.228.18.154/statsct/index.html" . CIO

Note:<888>01/14/01 Sunday 10:45 P.M. EST: I was up at 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I did my house cleaning and watered the plants. I am just about ready to go out for some fresh air. I also installed the Acrobat 4.0 reader and I did a C: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>01/14/01 Sunday 5:50 A.M. EST: I thought about it for a while. I have the GE Profile 14,000 BTU air conditioner with the remote control, I got from Partridge and Rockwell last June for $589. Since it also has ventilation vents on the tip outside, it lets in moisture in the winter that can freeze the fan splash rim, particularly during heavy snow storms. A simple fix for the winter, would be to lay a sheet of Styrofoam over the top vents, and hold it down with a couple of bricks. Of course if the unit were higher up, one would have to secure the Styrofoam bricks better, so they would not possibly vibrate off and strike someone below. This would keep most moisture out, and be easy to remove in the summer for adequate cooling ventilation. I advised GE. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/14/01 Sunday 4:50 A.M. EST: Yesterday afternoon, when I was heading out, I went to turn on the air conditioner fan to air out the place. The fan would not come on. I removed the face plate, and jiggled the chassis, and it started working. It worked earlier last evening. About 1 A.M. this morning I tried it and it would not work again. I looked for the instructions for a while which I have filed away and could not find. I checked GE's site on the net. By the way my Acrobat Reader has to be reinstalled. I finally called up the GE answer line 1-800-626-2000, and I chatted with the support person. I agreed with him it was probably ice in the unit. I removed the face plate, and I unscrewed the two lower side screws to remove the chassis. I then took off the eight top screws from the plastic lid, and looked at the fan. Sure enough the splash rail on the fan that comes to about a quarter inch of the bottom of the chassis had a thin layer of ice built up against it. I heated some water and pour it one the thin layer of ice to melt it. I then tested the unit replugging it briefly. It worked fine. I put it all back together. I then reversed and straightened the British flag above it, so the stitching does not show as much. I noticed while running the fan on the air conditioner on a less cold night, it either pushed the heat out into the room, or cools the thermostat to make the room seem a little bit more evenly heated, not to mention a little fresh air. I took the GE person about what the problem was. There is a water drain channel on the outside of the air conditioner chassis, but I guess if it is blocked by ice, it does not drain. I am tired, so I will go to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/14/01 Sunday 12:10 A.M. EST: I went back downtown. I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top. I then walked back down to the bottom and back up to my car. I next stopped by the Food Emporium. I bought two half gallons of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice for $1.79 each, a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers for $5.29, a Stouffers Deluxe French bread pizza for $1.21, and a five pound bag of sugar for $2.15 for $13.23 total. I returned home. I watched a bit of television. I then made a roast beef sandwich and had it with ice tea. I put mayonnaise, salt and pepper, McHilney's Tabasco sauce on the sandwich. I also had some goldfish crackers. I then watched a bit of the history channel. CIO

Note:<888>01/13/01 Saturday 7:10 P.M. EST: I went out, and I bought $15.50 of premium at Exxon for $1.839 a gallon. I next stopped at the library, and I renewed one book, returned a book and video, and I checked another video. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked up to the top of the Avenue. I then walked all the way back down, and walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I stopped by CVS, and they have Post Oats and nut on sale tomorrow. I bought a buy one get one free of Camels for $4.20. I then drove by the waterfront again. I then stopped by the Grand Union. I bought a sirloin roast at $2.99 a pound for $7.54, Farmland Jumbo Franks $1.79, three 12 oz. boxes of Wheaties for $5 for $14.33. I then returned home, and I cooked the roast, and had a few thin slices of it for dinner with microwave potato and steamed broccoli, along with ice tea and coffee. I watched a bit of television while doing this. CIO

Note:<888>01/13/01 Saturday 1:25 P.M. EST: I was up at 11 A.M.. I quickly drove over to the bank and did some business before they closed at noon since they were be closed on Monday. I then came home, and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I now will clean up and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 10:25 P.M. EST: The system froze, so I put it back at 366 MHz which it works fine at. I had a Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagna for dinner with ice tea. I will now watch a video or television. CIO

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 9:35 P.M. EST: I updated my Diamond Stealth III S540 video card bios. I found a help page at Microsoft on a similar video problem, and I followed the instructions setting the video to VGA and deleting the Diamond Drivers and certain registry entries which included the onboard SIS video entries. I then rebooted and ran the Diamond Update Wizard, and I reinstall the Diamond Stealth latest drivers. For now the computer seems to be running fine on the initial tests. I will leave the server and see if it continues to work properly at 450 MHz. If not I will continue using the 366 MHz setting. Well time for dinner. CIO

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 6:15 P.M. EST: I set the computer back to the lower settings. I guess the problem might be is that there are no Windows ME drivers for the Diamond Stealth S540 video card. I watched a little television. I might nap a bit. It is suppose to be colder tonight. CIO

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 4:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went through my email. I set the video card once again to 85 MHz, the CPU to 83.5 MHz running at 450 MHz, and I also set the memory cmos setting from 4 to 0. I have a Norton System Information benchmark of 110 instead of 90 at the lower settings. Of course my 64 meg and 32 meg memory is 100 MHz. I went through a series of tests and the system is running fine. Let's see if it lasts. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 01/12/01:

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 4:10 A.M. EST: All new hardware is installed and working properly. I will send out my weekly notes and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/12/01 Friday 1:15 A.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the library. I chatted with some neighbors before going out. I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and four computer newsweeklies. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue and down by the waterfront. I noticed Starbucks is still closed. I then drove over to the Hyatt Hotel in Old Greenwich, and I used the ATM. I chatted with some personnel there attending a local business meeting. I then stopped by Staples. They had the Logitech cordless wheel mouse on the clearance table for half price for $19.98 and the Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro for half price for $24.99, which I eventually bought with $2.70 tax for $47.67. However first, I went to Old Greenwich Bank of New York ATM to get more funds, and I stopped by CVS briefly there. They did not have my brand cigar cigarette. I then returned to Staples and bought the above mentioned items. I then stopped by CVS at the Riverside shopping plaza, and I noticed another brand cigar cigarette was on sale, but they were out of it. I went back to CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought Dutch Masters sweets cigar cigarettes for $12.99 plus .78 tax for $13.77 total. I next returned downtown. I used the bathroom at the Senior Center. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront again. I returned home. I had two hamburgers with buns and condiments and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea and coffee for dinner. I then installed the Logitech cordless mouse with its drivers and set it up. It works fine on both mouse pads on either side of the computer. I then installed the new keyboard which is the flat style with two USB ports on it and special key features. It is taking a bit of time to download the Intellitype Pro 1.2 drivers for it. I put the old Microsoft Wheel mouse on the backup computer. I will have to install the driver for it later. Since the old keyboard needs an AT adaptor to work on the backup computer, I left the present one. Microsoft will send me one free if I order it. Well 82% download and still waiting. It seems strange Microsoft is so busy right now. CIO

Note:<888>01/11/01 Thursday 4:10 P.M. EST: The computer froze while I was showering, so I set the CPU CMOS and video card settings back to the old settings. Time to go out. CIO

Note:<888>01/11/01 Thursday 3:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 2 P.M.. I was having a dream about someone driving around the top of a mountain in a blizzard in a four wheel drive vehicle with a golden retriever. When they reached the top of the mountain with a steep slippery downhill grade, the golden retriever got out, and refused to go further. I then woke up. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and coffee. I changed my video refresh rate on my Diamond Stealth S540 video card from Optimal to 85 MHz at 16 bit 800 X 600. I then rebooted, and I set the AMD K6 450 MHz processor in the CPU CMOS setting to 83.5 MHz from 66.6 MHz, running at 450 MHz. Believe it or not the computer with the higher Video rate on the card is running just fine at 450 MHz. I just went through a series of tests and it is running about 20% faster now. Well I guess to run one's CPU faster, you have to have the video card set faster. Well that only took about six months to figure out. The net seems a bit busy right now. Well time to go out for some routine activity. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>01/11/01 Thursday 1:05 A.M. EST: I chatted with a family member. I finished making the ice tea. I watched the History Channel for a while. Well I guess it is time to head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/10/01 Wednesday 8:45 P.M. EST: I had a couple of hamburgers with buns and condiments along with steamed fresh broccoli and ice tea. I am now making up a batch of ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/10/01 Wednesday 7:45 P.M. EST: While I was going out, "www.macray.com" was installing the new Maytag washers and dryers. They now are .85 a machine. I helped shovel out a neighbor and got her car unstuck. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the library. I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I believe Starbucks is suppose to be open tomorrow. I then stopped by the Grand Union and I bought a Northern 24 roll bundle of toilet paper for $4.99, a 6 roll bundle of Brawny paper towels for $3.99, Nearby large eggs $1.39, and GU hamburger buns .79 plus .54 tax for $11.70. I returned home. I put $5 on my SmartCard laundry card. One of the tenants was having problems with the washer since it stopped. Possibly it has a soak cycle. I chatted with a friend. Well time for dinner. CIO

Note:<888>01/10/01 Wednesday 3:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I went down and picked up my Laundry SmartCard. The new machines should be in, in a day or two. I got rid of all my quarters last night at the grocery store. I had Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins for breakfast. I updated the software on the backup computer, and I also installed Juno free dialup for backup dialup access. I will have a salmon sandwich with ice tea for a late lunch now. I will then clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>01/10/01 Wednesday 12:30 A.M. EST: I just wrote a note back in response to a email. I did my regular internet routine. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with some ice tea. Time for bed, since I have to be downstairs tomorrow by 11 A.M. to get my SmartCard for the Laundromat. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/09/01 Tuesday 10:20 P.M. EST: I had coffee after dinner. I stopped by the library, and I returned a videotape; and I checked out a videotape. I read the Wall Street Journal and Time magazine. I went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. Starbucks seems to be closed for renovations, so I guess people will have to go elsewhere for coffee. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two heads of broccoli for $1.99 both, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice from concentrate $1.59 each, and 85% ground sirloin at $2.39 a pound for $3.05 for $8.22 total. I returned home, and I put away my purchases. I guess I will do a little regular internet work now. CIO

Note:<888>01/09/01 Tuesday 7:25 P.M. EST: I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove over to Town Fair Tire on High Ridge Road in Stamford, Connecticut. I got the leak fixed on my driver's side front tire for free since I got the warranty when I bought the tires. I then stopped by County Appliance, and they have the big screen Mitsubishi digital television for about $2,000 which give Digital quality with DVDs. They have lots of other items on sale. I then went by Staples at the Ridgeway Center, and I bought from the clearance table, a IDE cable for $2.99 and TurboLinux 6.0 for $4 plus .42 tax for $7.41. I then took a look at Bed and Bath, and they sell the Krups frothing attachment for $8. I then went to Marshalls. I bought two three packs of Nautica cotton socks for $5.99 a pack, and one pair of $50 dark green Dockers heavy cotton with cuffs size 40" X 32" for $16.99 plus another similar pair of pants in medium chocolate size 40" X 30" for $12.99 for $41.96 total. I looked at the large dark tan denim similar to L. L. Bean Duck jackets for $60 I believe by Nautica, and they had an extra large blue denim jacket there $25, but I have enough outer ware for now. I returned home via the turnpike, and I put away my purchases. I am about to have a smoked salmon sandwich for dinner along with steamed frozen spinach and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/09/01 Tuesday 1:55 P.M. EST: I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I relayed a telephone message. I will check on the driver's side front tire today. CIO

Note:<888>01/09/01 Tuesday 12:25 A.M. EST: I watched a videotape. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea. I will now try to sleep or read. CIO

Note:<888>01/08/01 Monday10:15 P.M. EST: I did my regular internet work. I chatted with a friend for a while. Now I will watch a videotape. CIO

Note:<888>01/08/01 Monday 7:55 P.M. EST: Well I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I had a half can of mixed nuts for dinner along with a salmon sandwich with ice tea and instant coffee. I guess I will make a few calls and do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>01/08/01 Monday 6:40 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the ATM machine at Bank of New York in Port Chester near Home Depot. I then went to Home Depot and I bought a package of six sheets of 1 foot by 4 foot by one inch white sytrofoam for $4.98 plus .34 tax for $5.32 total. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two loaves of Branolla 12 grain bread for $1.78 both. I then stopped by the air pump at the Shell gasoline station on West Putnam Avenue. My front tire inflation was way off. The driver's side front was at 20 pounds PSI and the passenger front was at 45 PSI. The rears were both at 28 PSI. I put 33 PSI in the drivers front and 28 PSI in the passenger front. I will monitor the drivers side front to see if it still has a leak. I then went by the Greenwich Healthmart, and I bought a 100 tablet bottle of 500 mg. Niacimide for $8.95. I then went to CVS, and I bought two 12 oz. cans of mixed nuts for $1.99 each, a four pack of GE 40 watt light bulbs for $1.99, Gillette shave gel $1.99, two Mentadent full toothbrushes for $4.99 both, two blue toilet ducks for $1.15 each and a Djeep lighter for $1.59 for $16.84 plus .77 tax for $17.61 total. I then went to the library, and I returned two videos and checked out one. I read the local paper and the Economist magazine. I returned home, and I put my purchases away. I put four of the sheets of styrofoam vertically interleaved to the left of the air conditioner to insulate the Plexiglas to left of the air conditioner. I removed two pillow I had used before. I put them back on the day bed. I put the other two sheets of styrofoam underneath the day bed. I jammed a towel underneath the air conditioner bottom and another one between the right edge and window edge for more insulation. I put the drapes and the British flag back in front of it all. Hopefully that will stop the draft around the air conditioner. I put the second DeLonghi oil filler radiator along side the other one at the end of the blue couch in front of the left closet doors. Thus there is better access to the bar and entertainment center and day bed. Well I will now watch the rest of the news. CIO

Note:<888>01/08/01 Monday 2:45 P.M. EST: I was up around 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Great Grains cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I will now clean up and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>01/08/01 Monday 12:05 A.M. EST: I watched a videotape. I guess I will head off to sleep. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 11:55 P.M. EST: I put clean sheets on the bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 11:45 P.M. EST: I went out for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. Not much going on. Most of the pubs are empty. There are a number of ice covered spots in front of certain buildings that did not clean their sidewalks. I drove down by the waterfront. Long Island Sound is still there. I returned home. I am just starting laundry right now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 9:15 P.M. EST: I rested from about 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 A.M.. I got up, and I had a bowl of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I fell back asleep until 8 P.M.. I just finished vacuuming. I will have a couple of hotdogs on bread with condiments and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 6:05 A.M. EST: I had some goldfish crackers, ice tea, and a package of Stouffer's French bread pizza. Well I guess I will relax a bit more. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 4:10 A.M. EST: I went outside. We have about two to three inches of blowing snow with a bit of sleet. I cleaned off the snow off the car which had a thin layer of sleet underneath it. It looks like the roads would be a bit slippery with the added sleet conditions. Best to relax at home. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 3:40 A.M. EST: I rested a short bit. There is a snow storm warning until 10 A.M.. I updated "http://mrscott.com/123.htm", "http://mrscott.com/026.htm" , and "http://mrscott.com/065.htm" . I won't be updating the downloadable for a while. I was told by the webmaster of the U.S. Navy two years ago, it was all right to republish the DOD web pages, as long as I did not have advertising on them. However, I imagine the Secretaries will be changing on them in a short time. Quite frankly my web site is just not that busy. CIO

Note:<888>01/21/01 Sunday 1:20 A.M. EST: I'm done with the house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to vacuum, but I will wait until after 8 A.M., so as not to disturb the neighbors. Time to relax a bit. CIO

Note:<888>01/20/01 Saturday 11:50 P.M. EST: I watched the inaugural until 1 P.M.. I chatted with a family member. I slept until 3 P.M., and I watched the inaugural parade until about 4:30 P.M.. I slept until about 9:30 P.M., and I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, fried ham slice, vitamins and coffee. I will now start doing my house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO

Note:<888>01/20/01 Saturday 11:25 A.M. EST: I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a United States 50 star 3 foot by 5 foot flag made of Nylon for $15. I stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich. I stopped by the Post Office on Greenwich Avenue, but I did not have the right address tag. I went home and put the mailing tags on the flag box. I went to the Valley Road Post Office and mailed it Priority Mail for $3.50 to a relative. I returned home, and I am watching the inaugural. CIO

Note:<888>01/20/01 Saturday 8:40 A.M. EST: I watched a little bit of television. I had a slice of ham, steamed frozen peas, microwaved potato, and ice tea. I guess I will go out for some fresh air. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/20/01 Saturday 5:50 A.M. EST: I slept until 4 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. Channel 6 in this area has the CRQ prompts. I think I will rest a bit more. CIO

Note:<888>01/20/01 Saturday 1:10 A.M. EST: I had some Kraft onion dip with taco chips and iced tea. I watched a bit of CSPAN. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 10:35 P.M. EST: I stopped by the library, and I returned a videotape and checked out another. I also checked a book, "The Navy," by the Naval Historical Foundation. I read the local paper. I walked the lower part of Greenwich Avenue twice. I returned home. Well not much going. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 7:20 P.M. EST: I chatted with a couple of family member. I sent out Scott's Notes. The Chimney Sweepers keep calling me. I asked them to remove me from the list. Time to clean up and go out. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 01/19/01:

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 6:25 P.M. EST: I rested until 5 P.M.. I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, fried ham, vitamins, and coffee. I received my electricity bill for this month, and it is down since I have been keeping the thermostat down. My thermostat run about 4 to 6 degrees above what the actual apartment temperature is. Well time to make some calls and then I will send out my weekly Scott's Notes. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 6:00 A.M. EST: I had a large slice of ham, microwave potato, and steamed frozen peas along with ice tea. I will have coffee shortly or after I lie down for a short spell. I am watching a bit of CSPAN. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 4:25 A.M. EST: I watched a videotape. I finished making the ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 3:00 A.M. EST: I am letting the ice tea steep. I had some pretzels and ice tea. I did my regular internet work. I will watch a videotape now. I have been recently practicing a new personal philosophy in colder weather which is that at night, I frequently don't waste energy to go downtown and walk around in the cold, when with the same energy I can stay warm and comfortable at home. CIO

Note:<888>01/19/01 Friday 1:45 A.M. EST: I did not fall asleep until 10 A.M. yesterday. I made a few telephone calls. I was awaken by a UPS deliveryman at noon delivering a pair of flannel pants. I received another telephone call around 5:30 P.M. from somebody trying to sell me a business directory Cdrom from Long I stand. There was the sound of a train in the back ground which was curious like they were at a pay phone. I chatted a bit about my effort. I finally got up around 9 P.M., and I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until just now. I have to make up another batch of ice tea. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/18/01 Thursday 6:25 A.M. EST: I have been relaxing a bit, but I guess I will try to go to bed now. CIO

Note:<888>01/18/01 Thursday 4:05 A.M. EST: I watched a videotape and a bit of television. I had some pretzels and ice tea. I guess I will have a couple of hotdogs on bread with condiments and ice tea. Then I will head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/17/01 Wednesday 10:10 P.M. EST: I did a little internet work. I went out about 7 P.M.. I stopped by CVS and I bought some Dutch pretzels for $1.39. I went by the library, and I returned one video and checked out two. I read the Wall Street Journal and the local paper. I went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought Kraft French onion dip 8 oz. for .99, Snyder taco chips for $1.59, a Throne Valley smoked ham at .99 a pound for $3.78, Nearby eggs for $1.39 for $7.75 total. I returned home, and I had a heated slice of ham along with microwave potato and steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and instant coffee. I chatted with a friend. I received a souvenir invitation to the George W. Bush inaugural, but alas because of limitation of funds and travel abilities, I won't be attending. I have been to Washington D.C. or driven through 29 times in my life including two inaugurals. The inaugural involves spending a lot of time standing outside in the cold, and walking through large buildings. Although I am capable during the inaugural Washington D.C. is more expensive, and quite frankly after attending Ronald Reagan's first inaugural and George H. W. Bush's inaugural, I guess I have had more than my fare share of Washington visits. Well have a good evening, I guess I will watch a video. CIO

Note:<888>01/17/01 Wednesday 4:35 P.M. EST: I was up until 6 A.M.. I had a telephone call from a family member around noon. I finally got up around 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Time to sift through my regular internet routine. I should rename my internet site, "Bubba, the Beached Whale Internet Directory," but hopefully I will lose a bit of weight in the future. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>01/17/01 Wednesday 2:30 A.M. EST: I worked on the net a while. I watched a bit of television. I had some almonds and ice tea. I guess in a short spell after having a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments, I will head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/16/01 Tuesday 9:20 P.M. EST: I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and I bought a CueCat cable for .25. I stopped by Mercedes Benz and toured the new models. They seem practical for this area. They have a number of demo models on the showroom floor. I then drove downtown and stopped by the waterfront. I next drove over to Old Greenwich and toured Staples. They have cellular phones there for $50 that one uses with calling cards for about .35 to .85 a minute. Their name begins with "T". I then drove by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought two boxes of Post Honey Oats for $3.99 both, two cans of Smoke House Almonds for $2.99 both, and a carton of Dutch Masters sweet cigar cigarettes for $12.99 plus .78 tax for $20.75. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library and I read the local paper. I then returned home. I hooked up the CueCat cable to the television audio connector and the computer soundcard input. I can figured how it is suppose to display the television cues in the directory or the menu. Anyway it is set up. It also lets one play the television sound on the computer, if the television is turned on. I watched a bit of television. I had two roast beef sandwiches on buns with ice tea using up the rest of the roast beef. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>01/16/01 Tuesday 3:25 P.M. EST: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>01/16/01 Tuesday 6:05 A.M. EST: Well, I am having a hard time falling asleep, so I had a couple of hotdogs on buns with condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/16/01 Tuesday 3:15 A.M. EST: I watched a videotape and a presentation on the History Channel. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea while watching the tube. Well time to start winding down. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/15/01 Monday 8:30 P.M. EST: I wrote a letter, and I went out and mailed it at the Valley Road post office. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed at CVS that they have Post Honey Oats for two for $4 plus a coupon in the circular if you buy the Post cereal for a dollar off Maxwell House coffee. I sat out for a while at the top of Greenwich Avenue. I then returned down the Avenue and sat out at the Post Office plaza for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I was sitting out, and I noticed that a car nearby was not starting, so I helped jump start the car. I normally don't do that since my 25 year old Volvo has electronic ignition which can get messed up unless one disconnects the battery and also I only have six foot long jumper cables. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had two half inch slices of cold sirloin roast with Worcestershire sauce along with microwave potato and broccoli and ice tea and instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>01/15/01 Monday 4:25 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 6 A.M., and I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up. I installed the Microsoft Intellipoint Drives on the Microsoft Wheel Mouse on the backup computer. I will now write a letter. CIO

Note:<888>01/15/01 Monday 4:05 A.M. EST: I have been listening to some oldies music. I just had a couple of hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/15/01 Monday 2:45 A.M. EST: I finished the laundry and putting it all away and changing the sheets on my bed. The new driers do a better job of drying. I am most pleased with the new laundry machines.

Note:<888>01/15/01 Monday 1:10 A.M. EST: I chatted with a family member. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home about midnight. I started my laundry. The new machines are a bit larger inside. I put another $5 on my laundry card. I just started the dry cycle. I put mayonnaise on both sides of two hamburger bun. I then sliced a few slices of sirloin roast beef and diced it. I put some on each bun along with pepper and celery salt along with a few Tabasco sauce drops and few drops of Worcestershire sauce and thin slices of onion. I had the two sandwiches with ice tea. I put a fewer books underneath the mouse pad on the right side, so it is as high as the keyboard. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>01/31/01 Wednesday 7:45 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a brass vertical parsons lamp for half price $7.50 . I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then stopped by the Mews Thrift shop. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Staples. I toured the store. They have scanners on sale. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Rummage Room. I bought a ten cup Regal coffee maker for half price for $2.50. I then stopped by CVS, and I bought Dutch Masters cigar cigarettes for $12.99 and a jar of CVS peanuts for $1.69 plus .78 CT. tax for $15.46 total. I then drove out to Tod's Point. I was going to sit out in the south west area, but the wind was about 40 miles per hour, so I sat out for a while in the south east area. I then drove back to town and down to the waterfront. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home, and I set up the parsons lamp at the end of the blue sofa to read by. I put the Regal coffee maker in the kitchen. I now have four coffee makers in the kitchen in case anyone ever needs a cup of coffee. I went back downtown, and I checked out light socket knobs at the Greenwich Hardware store, but I decided to keep the smaller one on the Parsons Lamp. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and around the train station. I sat out at the Post Office Plaza for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a package of 40 natural Militia Number 4 coffee filters for $2.09 and .13 tax for $2.22. I then returned home, and I had a roast beef sandwich and ice tea. I watched the ABC evening news. I then printed out my monthly income versus expense report. I guess I will relax the rest of the evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/31/01 Wednesday 11:05 A.M. EST: I did my regular internet work. I chatted with a family member. I cleaned up. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/31/01 Wednesday 8:50 A.M. EST: I finished the laundry. It looks to be a warmer sunny day. CIO

Note:<888>01/31/01 Wednesday 8:15 A.M. EST: This link for local store coupons "http://www.valupage.com/Entry.pst" . CIO

Note:<888>01/31/01 Wednesday 8:00 A.M. EST: I went to bed after the last message. I woke up a little later and had some CheeseIts and ice tea. I finally woke up at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I started my laundry. I am on the dry cycle now. I had three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins for breakfast. I put clean sheets on my bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/30/01 Tuesday 8:15 P.M. EST: I went out, and I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the library and chatted with a local ornithologist. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought four painted microwave proof pasta dishes for .99 each plus .24 tax for $4.24. I then returned home, and I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC news. I relaxed a bit. I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/30/01 Tuesday 3:55 P.M. EST: I read a bit. I took a short nap. I had a roast beef sandwich with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/30/01 Tuesday 12:25 P.M. EST: I am having a quiet day at home since rainy days like this are not good for arthritis. I watched a bit of television. I had a couple of dogs with cheesits and ice tea. I might do some reading now. CIO

Note:<888>01/30/01 Tuesday 8:45 A.M. EST: I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I tried the installation disks for Turbo Linux 6.0 on my backup computer. the CDROM install did not work. Alas at that point where it wants to delete one's old partition, I quit since I prefer having Windows ME on the backup computer. There is suppose to be a bit of rain this morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/30/01 Tuesday 7:05 A.M. EST: I had some goldfish crackers and cheesits before falling asleep yesterday afternoon. I did read a bit from , "Gateway to Atlantis." I was up at 5 A.M. this morning. I had Post Honey Oats cereal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>01/29/01 Monday 12:45 P.M. EST: I went over to the bank. I then drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I head a lot of dogs barking in Belle Haven. One local stopped by to feed some birdseed to the birds. I chatted with another local. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read PC Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the local paper. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought Bar S franks for .79, Gold’s Horse Radish for $1.55, and a 32 oz. bag of Pic Sweet green beans for $1.99 for $4.33 total. I then returned home, and I put mayonnaise on one side of two slices of 12 grain bread, a few thin slices of beef, horse radish, Tabasco, sliced onion, pepper, celery salt, and regular salt for a roast beef sandwich with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/29/01 Monday 9:05 A.M. EST: I wrote a letter to a family member. I guess I will go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>01/29/01 Monday 7:40 A.M. EST: I was up at 5:45 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just finished cleaning up. Now I will do some computer work. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 10:00 P.M. EST: I watched a the Faulty Towers programming on Channel 21. I had a roast beef sandwich with ice tea. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 6:00 P.M. EST: I went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I went by the library and read the local paper and three computer newsweeklies. I then went back downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I then drove down by the waterfront. I drove by Grass Island, and I saw all the snow piled up. I drove through Bruce Park. I returned home. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 1:15 P.M. EST: I finished making the ice tea. I had slices of beef, steamed frozen peas, microwaved potato, Barq’s' root beer, and coffee for dinner. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I just cleaned up, and I will head out now. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 10:55 A.M. EST: I finished watering the plants and house cleaning. I am making up a batch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" . I also just put in the eye round roast in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit which should be ready in about an hour in the convection oven. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 9:15 A.M. EST: Well I fell back asleep after breakfast. I just got up. I guess I will now do my house cleaning. I think I have been sleeping a bit more since it is colder in the apartment and colder outside, and it is warmer in bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/28/01 Sunday 4:45 A.M. EST: I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>01/27/01 Saturday 4:40 P.M. EST: I watched a little television. I had a can of Progresso New England clam chowder for dinner with ice tea. I think I will head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>01/27/01 Saturday 2:30 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought two large light blue and white canvas striped bolster pillows for $3 each for $6 total. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went by the library, and I returned a book and video; and I checked out a book and video. I read Popular Science and the Wall Street Journal. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought an eye round roast at $2.49 a pound for $7.30, GU hot dog rolls .79, 32 oz. bag of GU frozen peas $2.09, a bag of white potatoes for $1.99, a dozen Nearby large eggs $1.39, and Oscar Meyer Wieners $1.50 for $15.06 total. I returned home, and I put away the groceries. I put the two blue and white canvas bolster pillows on top of the back of the blue sofa to provide more head support room and disguise the back of the back up computer and the large pathos plant. I had a Barq’s root beer and then some ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>01/27/01 Saturday 9:20 A.M. EST: I channel surfed. I tried getting into a book. I had a can of cashews with ice tea. I rested from 6:30 A.M. to 9 A.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea. Well I guess I will go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>01/27/01 Saturday 4:20 A.M. EST: I finished my normal internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>01/27/01 Saturday 3:35 A.M. EST: I was up at 1:30 A.M.. The apartment living room seems warmer with the fan circulating the warmer electric heat air from the window wall around the room. I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, fried ham, vitamins, and coffee. I just finished cleaning up. Well time for my normal internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 1:25 P.M. EST: I chatted with a friend. I had a can of French's onion rings for lunch along with M&M peanuts and ice tea. Not much happening. I think I will relax inside for the rest of the day. CIO

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 11:15 A.M. EST: I unplugged the air conditioner, so no one tried to turn it one while it is frozen. I put a window fan in front of the air conditioner to circulate the hot air coming of the electric radiators away from the window wall and push it out into the room. CIO

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 10:45 A.M. EST: I chatted with a family member. I went downstairs briefly. I noticed my GE Profile 14,000 BTU Model Number ASM14AA froze up again. I chatted with GE customer relations at 1-800-437-3783, and explained to them the situation. They took the report. I suppose I cold try defrosting it again, and put styrofoam over the top like I suggested, but first I would have to get a tie down stretch cable. Well who knows, maybe it will defrost this afternoon before freezing this evening. I might now try to take a short nap. CIO

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 9:25 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of the history channel. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I chatted with a friend earlier this morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 7:00 A.M. EST: Well I finished sending out my weekly Scott's Notes, and I sifted through my email. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 01/26/01:

Note:<888>01/26/01 Friday 5:40 A.M. EST: I went to bed at 6:30 P.M.. I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I watched an old movie until 3:30 A.M.. I tried to sleep until 4:30 A.M.. I got up and had breakfast of Post Honey Bunches, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>01/25/01 Thursday 5:50 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet. I bought three loaves of Freihofers Hearty Nut Bread for $1.29 each, and I got two free with my saved stamped coupon card plus a 10% discount for $1.16 total. I then drove by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I went by Exxon, and I bought $16 of premium at $1.919 a gallon. I drove by the Mews thrift shop. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by ELDC thrift shop. I bought three brass coat hooks and a small brass plant hanger for .25 each and .06 tax for $1.06 total. I then over to Old Greenwich. I toured the Old Greenwich Rummage Room. I then went by the Service Star hardware store, and eight 1/4 inch by 5/8 inch bolts for .10 each, eight 1/4 inch nuts for .05 each, twelve small wall screw anchors for .07 each, and a four pack of nylon nuts and license bolts for .99 plus .18 tax for $3.21. I then went by the Old Greenwich CVS, and I bought a carton of Dutch Treat cigar cigarettes for $12.99 and a can of 12 oz. cashews for $2.50 plus .78 tax for $16.27 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. At the southeast concession area, I reinstalled the new license plates with the eight steel nuts and bolts, so they are more securely fastened. The nylon nuts and bolts tend to get brittle in cold weather. I then drove by Staples. I noticed at the Riverside shopping center, someone has a about ten year old yellow Volvo 245 DL wagon with stick shift and 119,000 miles on it. The number was 1-203-637-5811 . It looked to be in pretty good shape. I then parked downtown in central Greenwich. I walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by briefly at the Greenwich Hardware store. I stopped by briefly at Lecters. I then went to CVS, and I bought two boxes of White Cheddar cheesits for $2.99 both, and from the clearance shelf Knorr French onion soup mix for .75, and French's onion rings for $1.40 for $5.14 total. I returned home. I got the drill and extension cord out of the trunk of the car. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and a Barq's root beer. I then installed two of the coats hooks to the right of the bedroom wall switch. I put the small plant hanger on the left side of the bedroom doorway and the other coat hook high to the right of the bedroom closet. I hung my long underwear on the hooks. I also sprinkled the rest of the bird speed in the trunk on a rock out front. I just chatted with a family member. I guess I will start to relax for the evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/25/01 Thursday 9:15 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of the History Channel. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>01/25/01 Thursday 7:25 A.M. EST: I went out and put the new license plates on after the last message. It was a little tricky doing it in the dark underneath the street lamp. I did break two of the nylon nuts and bolts, so I have to get more for the front bottom two holes. I also put the January 2003 expiration sticker on the upper right rear plate. CIO

Note:<888>01/25/01 Thursday 5:55 A.M. EST: I put five quarts of my coffee beans in the freezer to stay fresh. I went through my regular internet routine "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" and my email. I updated "http://mrscott.com/bush.htm" . Well one hour to sunrise when I will put my new license plates on. CIO

Note:<888>01/25/01 Thursday 3:10 A.M. EST: I've been resting. I just got up to be on a day schedule. I am cooking a Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagna to have with ice tea and coffee. I guess once the sun come up, I will try to put my new license plates on the car. I will do a little regular internet work until then. Well, at least I will get to see some daylight. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 9:35 P.M. EST: I was up at 6:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, fried ham slice, vitamins, and coffee. I chatted with a family member and a friend for a while. I got my new license plates with expiration sticker. I was told by a neighbor that another tenant passed away in the building last Friday night. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 8:05 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of the History Channel. "www.microsoft.com" is still not working. However, "microsoft.com" works, but it is not a complete site. Well I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 6:25 A.M. EST: I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea. I went through my regular internet work and my email. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 5:45 A.M. EST: I checked with Microsoft Redmond Security, and they said they would notify Network Security. I checked a couple dozen other Microsoft Number, and I could not get a human to verify if the web site was working at various locations. Using Net2Phone this cost $2 to $3 dollars on my YAP card. Well not much else happening. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 4:10 A.M. EST: I checked with Cablevision, and they said Microsoft is not working there either. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 3:55 A.M. EST: Microsoft Site still not working. I emailed mailto:billg@microsoft.com , I called the Microsoft Campus at 14258828080 and Microsoft Security said it was working there. They gave me a tech support number at 14254542030, and no one was there. I let mailto:ken@kenradio.com know through ICQ. Perhaps, Network Solutions rerouted all Microsoft’s traffic like they did a few days ago. Also perhaps since Excite @Home my internet access provider though cablevision messed up their routing IP addresses. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 2:45 A.M. EST: Microsoft's site "www.microsoft.com" is not working. CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 2:20 A.M. EST: I had a cup of cappuccino. While drinking it, I listened to "http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_infent.ram" . CIO

Note:<888>01/24/01 Wednesday 1:20 A.M. EST: I went out, and I scraped the frost off my car. I drove downtown, and I went by the waterfront. I did not walk since there was not much going on. I stopped by the Food Emporium. I bought America’s Choice dry milk 10 pack for $6.79, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $2.49, two boxes of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter," $1.69 each, Freihofers' ten hotdog buns $1.99, Nathan’s Franks $2.69, Bokar 13 oz. coffee beans $4.39, French Roast coffee beans $2.49, 8 O'clock coffee beans $2.49, Hazelnut coffee beans $4.39, and Columbian coffee beans decaffeinated by mistake $5.09 for $38.70 total. I made a run to the ATM machine when I first went out, and I had to leave the store to go back to the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on mason street since my ATM card does not work at the Food Emporium. It has to be a debit card. I returned home, and I mixed the five packages of coffee beans together along with the remaining coffee beans for my Five Bean Food Emporium coffee blend slightly weaker since the Columbian beans were decaffeinated. I have about six quarts of coffee beans which should last for a while. I chatted with the local staff at the Food Emporium about how not much is happening on the internet. Well time to do some regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>01/23/01 Tuesday 10:40 P.M. EST: I rested until 4 A.M. yesterday. I watched some morning news until 8 A.M.. I went to bed, and I received a telephone call from a family member about 3 P.M. thanking me for the United States flag. A good way to build a flag pole would be to take a 5 inch PCV pipe about 4 feet long and tied it to dock posts with large three large hose clamps or to bury it in the ground. Then one would take a 4 inch PCV pipe twelve feet to sixteen feet long depending on the flag size and whether it is going in the ground. One would attach a galvanized rope pulley at the top of the long PCV pipe with galvanized screws or bolts, nuts, and washers. About five to nine feet from the other end allowing for the longer PCV pipe to slide down the four foot by 5 inch PCV pipe or be flush with a dock, one would attach about a nine inch rope twist anchor mooring, such as is used on sale boats or around marine environments, which would one could obtain at a marine supply store. One would have to use galvanized screws to attach it. Then one would take a 25 foot or longer nylon rope, and thread it through the pulley. One would attach to the rope a brass clip devise such as used for raising sales on both ends of the rope. Then one could attach both ends of the rope to the brass fittings on the flag, and raise and lower it and secure it to the nine inch tie hold down. One could stick the entire flag pole into the 5 inch four foot PCV pipe attached to a dock post, or submerged in the ground. I tried calling a couple of friends. I then had Wheaties, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I feel back asleep until 8 P.M.. I watched an HBO movie. I then had a heated slice of ham from the microwave with Dijon , a microwaved potato, and steamed frozen broccoli, ice tea and coffee. It is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment. I will go out shortly for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>01/23/01 Tuesday 2:35 A.M. EST: I had a Stouffer's chicken fettuccini dinner when I was making the previous broadcast along with ice tea. I went though my usual internet routine, and sifted through my email. Well I might rest now. CIO

Note:<888>01/23/01 Tuesday 12:45 A.M. EST: I did a half hour encoding session with my computer camera. Watch the test "http://mrscott.com/scotttes2.htm". CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 11:55 P.M. EST: With the Real Producer Basic, one can create a web page and edit it with Microsoft FrontPage Express for an imbedded clip. I created the clip on my 366 MHz computer with 96 megs memory at the lower Real Producer settings. See embedded page, "http://mrscott.com/scotttes.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 11:15 P.M. EST: I downloaded Real Producer Basic 8.5 and it works on my system. It has the same echo in the audio that the BBC broadcasts have. I might use it in the future instead of Windows Media Producer for my broadcasts. To see it try, "http://mrscott.com/ScottTes.rm" . CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 10:40 P.M. EST: I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the library, and I returned a video and book, and I checked out another video. I then returned home. I chatted with a friend. I fell back asleep about 7 P.M. until 9 P.M.. I then watched a bit of television. CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 3:05 P.M. EST: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs, toast, fried ham slice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now clean up and head off to my 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 6:10 A.M. EST: I finished off a container of ice cream. I also earlier in the morning, paged through the last two months of the Greenwich Post. Well time for bed. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 5:35 A.M. EST: Well I skipped the video, since I had seen it. I paged through the Navy book looking at the pictures and captions. I don't have the time to read it now. CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 1:50 A.M. EST: Well I finished the laundry. I guess I will have some taco chips and ice tea and watch some video or television. CIO

Note:<888>01/22/01 Monday 12:50 A.M. EST: I updated Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm". CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 11:40 P.M. EST: New Visioneer 4400 USB scanner works just fine. I scanned a color card and printed it out and also sent it. I also tested the Textbridge OCR, and it was 100 % accurate. CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 10:20 P.M. EST: I went out, and I mailed the scanner rebates. I then read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal at the local library. I returned a video and a book. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium and I bought a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29 and a 13 oz. jar of Bournier Dijon mustard for $2.89 for $8.18 total. I then returned home. I had a message from a relative on the answering machine. Well time to test out the old Visioneer 4400 USB scanner. CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 7:00 P.M. EST: I went out and stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then drove up to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Emission station on I-95 at the Darien rest area. I now have a 25 year old Volvo, so I don't need emissions tests anymore. They gave me for free an Emissions sticker which expires December 31, 2002. I then stopped by Staples in Stamford. I went to Marshall’s "http://www.marshallsonline.com" at the same shopping center, and I bought a Red Woolrich Extra Large Jacket with hood lined and the exterior Red shell is lined with Dupont Teflon for $34 clearance price down from Marshall’s price of $59 and the regular price of $120. It is a very nice jacket for the price. It will be a good fall and spring jacket. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I stopped by the Old Greenwich thrift shop. They were just selling a Duryea rug for $15 which was an excellent value. I drove around Tod's Point. I then stopped CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton of Dutch Masters cigar cigarettes for $14.99 and CVS dry roasted peanuts for $1.69 plus .90 CT. tax for $17.58 total. I then stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich. They have sale items this week. I ran over to the Putnam Trust ATM in Riverside and withdrew funds. I returned to Staples, and I bought the Visioneer 4400 USB Scanner down from $80 for $74.94 and $4.50 tax for $79.44 total. Visioneer has a $30 mailin rebate on the scanner, and Staples has another $30 mailin rebate ending February 10, so I will get $60 eventually back in rebates. I made copies of the Visioneer scanner box UPC code, since one uses that with the Staples rebate and the real one with the Visioneer rebate. I also obtained duplicate copies of the sales receipt from the Staple cashier for the rebates. I then returned home. I put the scanner on top of my main CPU. I installed the software and the USB scanner works fine. I installed the additional Textbridge OCR software and two photo programs that also came on the CDROM. I will now have a Stouffers Hearty pot roast dinner once it is done along with ice tea. I will then fill out the scanner rebate forms and go out to mail them. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 1:00 P.M. EST: I went through my regular internet routines. I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 11:55 A.M. EST: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I chatted with a family member giving tech support. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with another family member. CIO

Note:<888>02/07/01 Wednesday 1:50 A.M. EST: I threw out the rest of the chicken. I had a Swanson's Hungry Man fish dinner along with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I just finished making a batch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" . Well I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/06/01 Tuesday 10:15 P.M. EST: I fiddled with the old 3 COM Ethernet II card, but I finally remembered it does not work with Windows ME, because it has to be 16 bit NDISWAN, and Windows ME keeps setting it at 32 bit and thus it does not work. I really don't need to network the computers together, and I am out of PCI slots in my primary computer with 3 PCI slots. Well time for something to eat. CIO

Note:<888>02/06/01 Tuesday 7:25 P.M. EST: Happy 90th Birthday, Ronald Regan. Today I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by the library, and I read four computer newsweeklies. I read the Microsoft now has $24 billion dollars in cash. I also read the Wall Street Journal. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two Khans beef franks for $5 both, Freihofers hot dog rolls 10 count $1.99, 2 Swanson’s Hungry Man Dinners $5 both, two Nearby large eggs .79 each dozen, Heinz 32 oz. ketchup $2.35, McHilney's Tabasco sauce $1.55, two Lays Masterpiece Barbeque potato chips $1.49 both for $18.96 total. I then returned home, and I had a bag of chips and a Barq’s root beer in frosted mug. I watched the evening news. Before dinner, I am going to install the old 3COM ethernet LAN card, and try to network my two computers together. CIO

Note:<888>02/06/01 Tuesday 12:25 P.M. EST: I was up until 1 A.M.. I woke up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. For my vitamins I take E 400 USP, C 500 mg., B-100, Deodorized Garlic 500 mg., MSM 500 mg., Niacinamide B-3 500 mg., aspirin, ArthriRescue which is Glucosamine Sulfate 200 mg. and Chondroitin Sulfate 100 mg. plus other ingredients available at Fresh Fields, and CVS Spectravite Senior. Thus I feel a little bit better with the daily vitamins and supplements. Well I guess I will clean up and go outside. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>02/05/01 Monday 10:30 P.M. EST: I read and slept a bit. I watched an HBO movie from 8 P.M. to 10 P.M.. I just had cold slices of roasted chicken, steamed frozen green beans, microwave potato, and ice tea. The Channel 17 Weather channel said their is an accident on I-95 at the New York - Connecticut north bound and all lanes north are closed. I checked the outside conditions and there are about three to four inches of wet slushy snow. I could go out, but there is no reason; so I will stay inside; unless I start to get cabin fever. My appointment today is rescheduled to 4 P.M. tomorrow. CIO

Note:<888>02/05/01 Monday 5:40 P.M. EST: I was reading a book about Atlantis, and I just noticed the Space Shuttle Atlantis is due to go up on Wednesday, "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" and "http://mrscott.com/nasa-98.htm" . I chatted with a friend. I had to restart the server, since the power interrupted for a slight second. Well I plan to stay inside. I had some peanuts and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/05/01 Monday 1:25 P.M. EST: My 4 P.M. appointment was cancelled. I will stay in and read today. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>02/05/01 Monday 1:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 11 P.M.. I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. We're suppose to have four inches of snow. I have a 4 P.M. appointment which is still on as of now. I chatted with a family member. I will start cleaning up in case I have to go out. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 11:35 P.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. I then had some cold roast chicken, steamed frozen green beans, microwaved potato and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 9:20 P.M. EST: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I returned home. I think I will have some taco chips and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 7:10 P.M. EST: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had a couple of hot dogs with buns and Dijon mustard. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 4:50 P.M. EST: NOAA weather radio just went off for a Winter Storm Warning with about six to twelve inches of snow starting midnight. I am not sure how much along the shore. Time for house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 4:10 P.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I chatted with a family member. CIO

Note:<888>02/04/01 Sunday 2:15 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of the Learning Channel. I might try to go to bed now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/03/01 Saturday 11:20 P.M. EST: I went out for a walk on Greenwich Avenue. I walked the entire length. It was busier than it has been normally recently. I drove down by the waterfront, and I returned home. CIO

Note:<888>02/03/01 Saturday 9:40 P.M. EST: I had some chicken, with steamed frozen peas, microwaved potato, ice tea, and coffee. I watched a bit of the BBC programming on PBS. I guess I will go out for a bit of fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/03/01 Saturday 7:25 P.M. EST: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a former neighbor. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a Purdue chicken for .89 a pound for $6.14. I returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. I put the chicken in the convection oven, and it should be ready in about an hour. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>02/03/01 Saturday 4:20 P.M. EST: I slept until 7 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep. I chatted with a family member. I helped them fix router connections on a computer. I just had two hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>02/02/01 Friday 10:15 P.M. EST: I watched a bit of public media. CIO

Note:<888>02/02/01 Friday 8:30 P.M. EST: I forgot to mention on Thursday, I bought $15 of premium at Exxon at $1.919 a gallon. I had a couple of hot dogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea for lunch. I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a one foot by two foot four legged dark oak vintage table for $20. I noticed they had a half dozen Queen Elizabeth II crock 12 Year Old Scotch bottles for sale. I then went down to the Post Office, and I obtained money orders to pay my Cablevision and Optimum Online. I then walked up the Avenue to CVS, and I bought a bag of spice drops and a bag of jelly beans for .99 each plus .12 tax for $2.10. I then walked down the Avenue, and I walked the bottom Avenue area. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and checked out a video. I then returned home. I put the oak table at then end of the blue couch with the parsons lamp standing over it. I put the ceramic Nantucket ash tray on it with a silver glass ash tray, a coaster, and a glass dish with spice drops and jelly beans. I had a roast beef sandwich, microwaved potato, steamed frozen peas, ice tea, and coffee for dinner. I then took out the blue bureau from the kitchen, and I slid the rug part way underneath the refrigerator, so it does not buckle. This was quite a task, and took about an hour and a half. I then put the bureau back in, so now the kitchen rug is flat. I guess I will relax for the rest of the evening before going to bed. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 02/02/01:

Note:<888>02/02/01 Friday 11:25 A.M. EST: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then checked the mail which is not here yet. I will wait for the mail for my Cablevision and Optimum Online bills to pay. I will then go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>02/01/01 Thursday 11:40 P.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/01/01 Thursday 9:00 P.M. EST: I updated my Scott's Broadcast in Real Format, "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>02/01/01 Thursday 7:25 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the central post office, and I obtained money orders to pay my electricity and Verizon bills. I then paid my rent at First Union Bank kitty corner from the fire house. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and Time magazine. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two Stouffers Hearty meals for $6 both plus a $1 off coupon, two Tropicana half gallons with calcium for $5 both, Snyder low fat tortilla chips for $1.59, and a bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $1.45 for $13.04 total. I returned home, and I had two medium slices of top round roast with horse radish and Worcestershire sauce, steamed frozen peas, microwaved potato, ice tea, and coffee. I then watched the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>02/01/01 Thursday 12:10 P.M. EST: I was up until 10:30 P.M. last night. I chatted with a family member. I woke up at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted briefly with a friend. I went back to bed until 10:30 A.M.. I checked my mail. I chatted with a family member. I restarted the Apache server log. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out. I have to pay some bills. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 11:55 P.M. EST: I took out the bulb, it was too hot. I need a tiny 15 watt bulb. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 11:45 P.M. EST: I got the Body Basics aroma light opened, put in another bulb which I don't think is too hot. I will get the correct light bulb tomorrow. I now have it working on the speaker below the cable modem. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 11:00 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the ATM. I went by CVS, and I dropped off the film to be developed. I also found a $2 off coupon in the store circular for the developing. I ordered one set of 4 inch prints and a digital disk of the photos. I bought at CVS, a jar of oregano .67, a Glade oil plugin freshener meadow scent $2.99, CVS lemon cleaner $1.99, wheat crackers .99 plus .30 tax for $6.94. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a Jennyo white meat 32 oz. turkey breast for $2.99, Pepperidge Farm hotdog rolls $1.99 and they forgot to charge me .99 for broccoli for $4.98 total. I then went by the Valley Road post office and bought twenty 34 cent stamps of flowers from the vending machine for $6.80 . I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I started the turkey breast which will take two hours and fifteen minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and be done about 12:45 A.M.. I plugged the Glade scent bottle in the kitchen. Now for some routine computer work. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 6:45 P.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M., and I had three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I feel back asleep, and I was up at 6 P.M., and I chatted with a family member. I will have a couple of hot dogs with buns and condiments before cleaning up and going out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 6:05 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of TV. I guess I will now get some shut eye. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 4:40 A.M. EST: I finished off the peanuts and I ate some goldfish crackers with ice tea. I emailed a relative visiting Antarctica. I relaxed a bit. I guess I will rest for a while. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 2:30 A.M. EST: I just found this link on Shark Attack information "http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>02/14/01 Wednesday 1:45 A.M. EST: I went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I rolled a package of TOP cigarette hand rolled cigarettes, which took a while. Well not much happening. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 10:15 P.M. EST: I had a few slices of lamb, microwaved potato, steamed fresh broccoli, and ice tea. I guess I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 9:35 P.M. EST: Well I was up at 2:30 P.M. this past afternoon. I made up a batch of pancakes and had them for breakfast with orange juice and vitamins. I was starting to drink my coffee, and I got a tired spell. I slept until 8 P.M., and I watched a bit of HBO, and I finished my coffee and did the dishes. Well I guess I am on a later schedule. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 4:30 A.M. EST: I am done with my normal internet routine "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I guess I will head off to bed now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 3:55 A.M. EST: I sifted through my email. I put the new GE cordless telephone on the living room desk. I put the old GE cordless telephone that one can receive telephone calls on but not dial out on top of the answering machine next to the corded telephone. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 2:25 A.M. EST: I tried to put the Ducros peppercorns in my peppermill, but they have a built in pepper grinder; so one can not remove the jar lid. I left the Ducros peppercorns with mill next to my empty peppermill. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/13/01 Tuesday 2:05 A.M. EST: I went out. It was snowing lightly. I used the ATM. I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out a bit. I then walked down the Avenue, and I sat out a bit. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Food Emporium which is open all night on week days. They have leg of lamb for $2.99 a pound and boneless breast of chicken for $1.99 a pound. The Grand Union when open has filet of Salmon for $3.99 a pound. I returned a $1.25 in cans, and I bought a half gallon of Edy's butter pecan ice cream for $2.99, Ducros black pepper corns $2.99, Fuji Film 24 exposure 200 speed $1.99, Butterball turkey franks $1.29, Pillsbury flour .99, Domino sugar 5 pounds $1.49 with the $1.25 off cans returned $10.28 total or $7.70 savings with the Food Emporium Bonus Club saving card. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I won't put the file in the camera until I use it. I put some new batteries in it earlier, but it did not flash on a couple of apartment pictures. I will drop off the pictures for developing tomorrow at CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I threw out my extra grocery bags. I put $10 more on my McCray laundry card, so I have $13.10 on it. I will now fill the pepper mill. I then will do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>02/12/01 Monday 11:25 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the ATM. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes for $16.99 plus $1.02 tax for $18.01. I then stopped by Staples and there are not sale items this week. I went back to central Greenwich and I stopped by the library. I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, and two copies of Time. I then went downtown, and I stopped by Zyns and bought a package of Bugler cigarette tobacco for $1.54. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next stopped by the Grand Union. I a gallon of Xtra liquid detergent for $2.99, a 5 pound bag of Idaho potatoes for .99, Lipton 100 count tea bags $1.99, two Progresso light clam chowder for .99 each, a Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagna for $2.95 with .55 Stouffer's coupon, a bottle of Pine Sol 28 oz. $2.59, Ajax liquid anti bacterial liquid detergent $1.19, two Quakers Honey Oats cereal for $2.50 each, and a head of broccoli for .99 for $20.53 total. I then returned home, and I put my purchases away. I had some ice tea. I then heated two slices of the lamb in the microwave for two minutes, and had it along with steamed fresh broccoli, and microwaved Idaho potato, ice tea, and instant coffee. I then did some redecorating. I put the IBM and the Panasonic typewriters along with the scanner box underneath the day bed removing them from the bedroom desk. I then moved the back up computer set up from the living room desk to the bedroom desk which took a bit of time. I left the gray LAN cable that leads to the cable modem but disconnected on the living room desk. I then put my other desk items from the dining table on the desk. I also put the living room coffee table out, so it is centered on the green couch instead of the blue couch. I now have a more open looking living room. I straighten up some minor items. I put new batteries in my camera, and I used up the rest of the film photographing the apartment with all the lights on. I also noticed that my refrigerator was set on "1" instead of "5" which is why the milk was spoiling after a couple of days and other food, so I turned it up to "5" out a maximum of "6". Well time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>02/12/01 Monday 4:05 P.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Honey oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just finished vacuuming the apartment. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>02/12/01 Monday 2:15 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and peanut and ice tea. I guess I will head off to bed now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/11/01 Sunday 11:15 P.M. EST: I am done with house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to vacuum which I will do when I wake up tomorrow, so as not to disturb my neighbors. CIO

Note:<888>02/11/01 Sunday 9:50 P.M. EST: Dinner was delicious. The CD player is working fine. I would not recommend cleaning the laser on a CD Player unless one knew what they're doing. I removed the case cover. I then loosened and removed the back circuit board exposing the laser with the power turned off since laser light on the eyes is very dangerous. I might have had the carousel opened. The laser lens looked fine, but I cleaned it with a cotton swap doused in alcohol, and when I tested it, it all worked fine. I guess film from smoking coats it about every two years. Still if one turned on the CD player with the laser lens exposed, one would risk serious eye injury. Of course I could not afford a new one, so now I once again have classical music. I think it was malfunctioning since before Christmas. Well time for house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>02/11/01 Sunday 8:55 P.M. EST: I did not fall asleep until 8 A.M. this morning. I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I was just about ready to start house cleaning when instead, I took out my Magnavox disk CD player from my home entertainment wrack. I went out to my car to get my tools with the hex wrenches to open up. I opened up the CD player, and I cleaned off the smoke from the laser lens, so it now plays properly now without skipping. I also lubricated the sliding carousel. This all took a while, but the Magnavox CD player is now playing just fine. I had this done about two years when under warranty, so I knew what the problem was. I also backed up my C: drive to the D: drive while doing this. I will put my tools back in the car, and will start house cleaning after having some sliced lamb, microwave potato, steamed green beans, and ice tea for dinner. CIO

Note:<888>02/11/01 Sunday 5:55 A.M. EST: I finished the laundry. I then relaxed a bit and watched a bit of television. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/11/01 Sunday 2:35 A.M. EST: I went out, and I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then walked back down the Avenue and around the train station area. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then took a drive, and I drove out to Westchester County airport. I studied the flight schedules on the monitors to know where our air traffic is coming from. It anyone has serious medical problems, they have a morning flight on Sunday on American Airlines at around 9:15 A.M. to Rochester Minnesota, where the Mayo Clinic is. Of course it would be rather chilly in Rochester right now. I then drove downtown. I stopped by Greenwich Capital Associates to see how they were doing. I then returned home. I started my laundry. I am on the dry cycle right now. I will be done with it in about a half hour. I had two hot dogs with condiments and buns and ice tea just now. Well with the window fan blowing the electric radiator heat around the apartment instead of having it rise through the drop ceiling the apartment seems a bit warmer on this cold evening. I will have to see what the electricity bill is this month when I get it, and see if it is any cheaper. This evening, I felt good walking since on colder nights around 20 degrees Fahrenheit, there is less humidity, so my arthritis was not aggravated. I also wore a turtle neck, long john bottoms, with my street clothes and down parka and Icelandic knit cap. I don't wear thick socks since in walking a lot, one's feet might get sweaty and then cold and damp, just regular cotton socks. There are still small patches of ice out. CIO

Note:<888>02/10/01 Saturday 9:10 P.M. EST: Dinner was delicious. I will now change the sheets on my bed, clean up, and go out for a breath of fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/10/01 Saturday 7:45 P.M. EST: I chatted with a relative. I chatted with a friend. I checked my mail. I am now cooking the leg of lamb 2.3 pounds in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour and ten minutes. I seasoned the lamb with rosemary, ginger, ground pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, Italian spices, Chinese five spice, and Indian hot curry. I guess I will have a few slices of lamb, with steamed frozen green beans, and microwaved potato, along with ice tea. I am only having coffee when I wake up now, and not a second cup with dinner, since the second cup tends to wire me out a bit. Well the lamb should be done in 40 minutes. CIO

Note:<888>02/10/01 Saturday 4:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of wheaties and post honey oats, orange juice, vitamins, coffee, and toast. I will do a little internet work, and then go out I guess. CIO

Note:<888>02/10/01 Saturday 6:40 A.M. EST: I scanned all the pictures I have of myself or with other people, which took a while. There are about 208 pictures with some of cars too. They are at "http://mrscott.com/picms" . I am tired, and there is suppose to be high wind this morning. Have a good day. Time for me to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 9:30 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the library, and I chatted with a local waterfront expert about Florida and the Caribbean. I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $16.25 of premium at $1.899 a gallon. I tried going before the library, but their pumps were down. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two 96 oz. plastic containers of Tropicana orange juice one calcium and one tangerine orange for $2.99 apiece and a fresh leg of "www.usalamb.com" at $2.99 a pound for $7.03 for $13.03 total. I then returned home. I will now start scanning more pictures. CIO

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 6:25 P.M. EST: I had a Stouffer's 21 oz. lasagna for dinner along with ice. I cleaned up, and I am ready to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 4:30 P.M. EST: I just checked with the Greenwich Library reference desk "http://www.greenwich.lib.ct.us/", and they now have 360,000 items in their collection. The last time I heard this figure five years or so ago, it was around 60,000; so the Greenwich Library has increased its collection around six fold in the last half dozen years. Well enjoy you browsing, if you stop by. CIO

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 3:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I fell back asleep until now. Well I guess I will do a little regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 1:55 A.M. EST: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I ate some goldfish crackers earlier. I guess I will have off to bed shortly. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 02/09/01:

Note:<888>02/09/01 Friday 1:00 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. I started scanning pictures I have to post. As a rule of thumb I am including only pictures that I am in or with other people for now. The pictures I have scanned so far at "http://mrscott.com/picms/" . Well time to send out my weekly Scott's Notes before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 9:30 P.M. EST: I mailed the letter. I stopped by the library and read the Wall Street Journal. I checked out a book about "Tutankhamun" by T.G.H. James and photos by A. De Luca. I cruised around town and down by the waterfront. I for go my evening walk since it is a bit damp. Well time to do some experimenting with the scanner. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 7:30 P.M. EST: I wrote a letter to a family member. I am cooking a couple of Stouffer's French bread pizzas deluxe for dinner along with ice tea. After dinner, I will mail the letter and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 6:25 P.M. EST: I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a small lamp shade half price for $3.75. Most of the merchandise at the Hospital Thrift shop is half price. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet. I bought two loaves of Freihofers 7 grain bread for $2.32 both. I then went over to Port Chester. I went to the The Vitamin Shoppe at the shopping center. I bought a 240 tablet economy size container of Glucosamine Chondroitin for $46.17 at the 40% discount. I noticed this particular formula is much stronger than Fresh Field arthrirescue and it does not have Magnesium in it that can cause Parkinson’s syndrome. It has 500 mg. of Glucosamine Sulfate and 400 mg. of Chondroitin Sulfate A, but it also has other ingredients. I noticed their 500 mg. 100 tablet bottles of Niacinamide is half the price I have been paying at the village HealthMart. I then toured Staples and Odd Job. I returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. I will now write a letter to a family member. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 2:00 P.M. EST: I was up about noon. I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I tinkered with the computer for a bit. Time to clean up, I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 4:25 A.M. EST: I scanned the cover of the a Life Magazine from April 27, 1953 with a Queen Elizabeth II coronation portrait "http://mrscott.com/queen001.jpg" . Now I am off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 2:45 A.M. EST: I scanned a picture of myself about seven years ago in Paris, "http://mrscott.com/scottm001.jpg". Night All. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 2:05 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of the Discovery Channel. I will now head off to bed shortly. I finished off the taco chips with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/08/01 Thursday 12:05 A.M. EST: I had a couple of hot dogs with buns, Bournier whole grain French Dijon mustard, Heinz ketchup, and diced onions along with ice tea. Time to start relaxing and watch a little television, and then off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/21/01 Wednesday 6:00 P.M. EST: Well, I went back out. Apparently the reason it is getting a bit cooler is that Mount Cleveland up on the Altheun Peninsula near Dutch Harbor blew up yesterday which would tend to produce cooler weather this time of year. I stopped by downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Harbor. The town roads department has a problem in that they graded the sidewalk crossing in front of the train station, so that when ever it rains and freezes or their is snow, ice, or sleet a patch of ice about three yards area forms right where one exits the trains station and walk down to the crosswalk. Also the street light there across the street is burned out frequently. I guess anyone coming out to Greenwich should be careful they don't slip there and break a bone of injure themselves. After walking lower Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by ELDC thrift shop and bought six wooden hangers for 25 cents each plus .09 tax for $1.59 total. I had to go next door to get change at the Mobil Station, so I bought a buy one get one free of Marlboro Milds for $4.25 . I then went back downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and I then sat and enjoyed the end of the day for a spell. I then returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea. I will have a Stouffer's chicken fettuccini hearty meal for dinner shortly along with ice tea. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/21/01 Wednesday 2:25 P.M. EST: Well I went out. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have a $25 bag sale going on. I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street and withdrew funds. I went back and bought a 50 star United States flag four foot by eight foot for $4. I then drove downtown and toured the Mews Marry Go Round Thrift shop. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by the library and checked out a couple of books. I then returned home and had ice tea. I took a couple of Tums because the hotdogs are giving me heartburn. I took the Saudi Arabian flag down from the right side of the living room and hung it over the bedroom window. I put the new United States flag on the right side of the living room windows. It is nice out, so I will go out for some fresh air. Cheerio. CIO

Note:<888>02/21/01 Wednesday 11:15 A.M. EST: I did my regular internet work. I signed the paper work. I had sliced hotdogs with brown rice and ice tea for lunch. Now I will go out for some fresh air. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>02/21/01 Wednesday 8:25 A.M. EST: I went to bed at 9 P.M. last night. I was up at 4:30 P.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested until about 7 A.M.. I hung a Quail picture on the wall behind my computer. I went outside for some morning air. It is nice now, but it is suppose to get very cold tonight. I have to sign paper work at 10 A.M.. I will do some regular internet work until then. CIO

Note:<888>02/20/01 Tuesday 8:00 P.M. EST: I rested until 2 P.M. because I kept hitting the snooze bar on the alarm. I dressed quickly without cleaning up, and I made my 2:30 appointment. I then returned some books at the library. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I mailed my letter in a Priority Mail Flat Rate package up to two pounds with the photo printouts and a leather bound Time Magazine 1976 bicentennial addition to add weight for $3.95 to a relative. I had the postal clerk put on a $3.20 Space Shuttle stamp in case anyone collects stamps. I then went down by the harbor. I drove over to Tod's Point, and I drove around. I sat out for a while. I then stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought Phillie cigar cigarettes for $16.99 plus $1.02 CT. tax for $18.01. I then stopped by Staples, and they had the Pierre Cardin pen and pencil sets for $6.90 down from $9.99 . I looked at them all, and I bought the black and silver arch deco set for $6.90 plus .41 Ct. tax for $6.31 total. Staples this week also has an HP printer for $100 with a $30 mailin rebate. Maxtor 20 meg drives are on sale for $80 plus there is a $20 mailin rebate. I did not see any in stock though. Perhaps another store would have them. I also noticed the Visioneer 2200 USB copies is $60 with an additional $50 mailin rebate for $10. Thus there are bargains to be had if one has money. I then returned home. I had a Barq's root beer in a frosted mug. I put the pen and pencil set on the desk, putting the pen in a Brazilian stone pen holder a friend gave me. The engraved Mark Cross Pen was lifted from it, by three Irish visitors who came over for beer when I lived on Steamboat Road many years ago. I watched the ABC evening news. I sliced two hotdogs and put them in a bowl of herbal brown rice and heated it all for dinner with ice tea. I threw out my old Krups coffee espresso machine. Well I have to sign some paper work with the Housing Authority tomorrow morning, so I guess I will start relaxing and go to bed in a little while. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/20/01 Tuesday 10:00 A.M. EST: I had a Red Baron Pizza with ice tea. I rested a short spell. I tinkered with my default settings. I can not figure out why the *.jpg pictures I posted show up so enlarged when in the photo editors they are the right size. Perhaps it is just one of those flukes. Well I might rest a bit more. I have a 2:30 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>02/20/01 Tuesday 5:25 A.M. EST: I did my paper work. I downloaded the online photos from the CVS Kodak site, but they were too small. I scanned the 1998 pictures of myself with mother in Maine. I also scanned 13 pictures of my apartment interior that I also posted at "http://mrscott.com/picms" . I printed out copies of the pictures that I will send to a relative with a letter that I will write shortly. CIO

Note:<888>02/20/01 Tuesday 12:55 A.M. EST: I woke up at 6 P.M.. I chatted with a friend at 6:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I feel back asleep until 11 P.M.. I watched a bit of television. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with reheated herbal brown rice and ice tea and cappuccino. I will now fill out some paper work for the Housing Authority. Then I will download and post some of my photos, I picked up today at CVS. I also got online photos. I will print out some to send. Then I will go through my Diary print out and try to rescan it where the formatting is poor and incorporate it into the finished file and possibly print it all out again. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/19/01 Monday 10:20 A.M. EST: I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have a $30 bag sale going on. I then went by CVS and picked up my photos. They were $7.50 for 24 exposures and online prints. Some of them were taken two and half years ago in Maine. I will post the ones of me and also the ones of my apartment. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and around the train station. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I will go to bed shortly. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>02/19/01 Monday 8:15 A.M. EST: I had a Swanson's Hungry Man boneless chicken breast dinner which also comes with a tiny cherry tart, wild and brown rice, and corn along with ice tea. Time to go out. CIO

Note:<888>02/19/01 Monday 7:45 A.M. EST: I finished scanning the diary by 1 A.M.. I then edited and proofed the document to be more readable. Some parts are misformated, but over all I have a fairly good print out. I was not able to have left and right margins, since Microsoft Word would not handle the longer lines easily. I printed it out in PostScript Type 172 pages long and put it in a Oxford Blue clip binder. Well time for a bite to eat. Then I will go out and pick up my photos at CVS. CIO

Note:<888>02/18/01 Sunday 10:55 P.M. EST: I went out. One of the local tenants left a MAC computer and WordPerfect 6.1 on the dumpster which I left there. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. It was busy for a Sunday night. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. Time to start scanning. CIO

Note:<888>02/18/01 Sunday 9:15 P.M. EST: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments with reheated brown rice and ice tea and instant coffee. I will now clean up and go out for a breath of fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/18/01 Sunday 6:40 P.M. EST: I was up at 3 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until now when I got a wrong number phone call. I will now do house cleaning, while listening to "www.cool107.com" . CIO

Note:<888>02/18/01 Sunday 3:25 A.M. EST: I scanned 45 pages of the diary print out. I will now relax a bit before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/18/01 Sunday 1:40 A.M. EST: I finished the rice at midnight, and I started the laundry. The laundry just finished the dry cycle, so I will go down and collect it. I just had a bowl of the steamed herbal brown rice with ice tea. I also changed the sheets on my bed. I have scanned 35 pages of the diary. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 10:25 P.M. EST: I chatted with a friend. I slept until 8 P.M.. I chatted with a neighbor downstairs. I chatted with a couple of family members. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments for dinner along with ice tea. I started steaming in the Krups steamer two cups of brown rice with herbs and spices. It should be done in about 90 minutes. I will scan more diary pages. I will start my laundry about midnight. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 4:15 P.M. EST: I tried running the computer at 450 MHz, but it did not work at that speed. I then started running Norton antivirus on all files, and I went to bed. I just got up. I made a phone call to a relative. Norton antivirus ran successfully and there are no viruses. I will now have three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will then clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 8:05 A.M. EST: Also my email has not worked all night. Maybe there is some mischief going on the internet. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 7:55 A.M. EST: I logged onto "www.pcchips.com", but when I was going to FTP a new bios, my system bios messed up. I reinstalled the old bios and all was fine. However, when I rebooted Norton Disk Doctor started changing my file dates before I caught it. I had not set the right file date in the CMOS. I then reinstalled the updated bios 10/12/00 . My system is running fine pretty much the same. I can live with the changed file dates at 01/01/80 since they are mostly at the first level folders and not the sub folders. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 5:20 A.M. EST: I found a print out of my daily diary from 06/91 - 2/95 that I will scan. I will not publish it since it is a diary. I quit using Daily Diary since it did not work with Windows. With TextBridge, I scan about 5 pages at a time. I went driving the following night after the worst storm of the century, so it was not so bad here. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 3:25 A.M. EST: I just had a turkey sandwich. I watched a bit of television. I watched a special about the worst storm of the century on St. Patrick’s Day 1993. I don't have a written record of that event, but I had just bought a used 386 computer for $1,000; so I was probably inside working on it. I think I had the Volvo then, so I would have been able to drive in the snow. I do remember one storm I think earlier that winter when we had a four and a half foot snow storm. I believe that particular winter we had 10 to 12 snow falls. Well time to start heading off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/17/01 Saturday 12:05 A.M. EST: Well I had a box of cheese crackers. CIO

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 10:30 P.M. EST: Another Mike Scott is using "www.mikescott.net". I email him a bit to let him know about this Mike Scott. The mail server is not running now. CIO

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 10:40 P.M. EST: I tested the new CDs on the computer CD player, and they play fine. Maybe my older music CD player does not play the present CD format. The older CDs are playing on it fine right now. CIO

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 10:30 P.M. EST: I went by CVS, and the photos still are not ready. I bought two boxes of cheese crackers for .99 each and two BAN deodorant for half price from the clearance stand for $1.59 each plus .17 tax for $4.93 total. I then read the Greenwich Times at the library. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I am running the music CD player, and the new CDs skipped again. I am now playing the old CDs to see if it is the CDs or the player. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 7:25 P.M. EST: I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and clean up and go out. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 02/16/01:

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 6:55 P.M. EST: Remember the pictures of Mike Scott are at "http://mrscott.com/picms" . I was up at 11:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I chatted with a friend. I fell back asleep. I just awoke and finished my coffee. I will send out my weekly emailing. CIO

Note:<888>02/16/01 Friday 1:15 A.M. EST: I went out for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the waterfront. I returned home. I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers, and I ate a box of wheat thins. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/15/01 Thursday 9:50 P.M. EST: I finished making the "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm". I guess I will go out for some fresh air. I have a bit of gas from the turkey, maybe because it was thawed instead of frozen. CIO

Note:<888>02/15/01 Thursday 8:40 P.M. EST: I was up at around noon. I had breakfast of Post Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested a bit, and I got up at 1:30 P.M., and I headed out to my 3 P.M. appointment after cleaning up. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I next stopped by the ATM at the bank. I then went by the Fashion Light center. I bought two 15 watt Aroma Lamp bulbs for $1.89 each and two night light bulbs for .65 each for $5.38 total. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I then read the Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, and four computer newsweeklies at the local library. I then stopped by Exxon and bought $11.25 of premium at $1.869 a gallon. I next bought at the Grand Union three packages of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter," for $1.33 each or $3.99 total. I returned home. I put a bulb in the Aroma Lamp and one in the kitchen night light. I had dinner of the rest of the lamb, two slices of turkey breast, steamed fresh broccoli, microwaved potato, ice tea, and instant coffee. I chatted with a relative. I am making up a batch of ice tea. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/15/01 Thursday 3:55 A.M. EST: I watched a little television. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>02/15/01 Thursday 1:15 A.M. EST: I had a few slices of turkey, steamed fresh broccoli, and microwaved potato, and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>02/28/01 Wednesday 8:30 P.M. EST: I finished the laundry. I had a hamburger with bun and condiments, steamed fresh asparagus, microwaved potato, ice tea, and Nestle hot chocolate. Well I guess, I will start to call it a day. CIO

Note:<888>02/28/01 Wednesday 5:10 P.M. EST: I did a little bit of regular internet work this morning. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital, and I had blood drawn at the lab for a Parkinson's screening survey that I am participating in. They will bill me $15 for the blood withdrawal. I then stopped by PakMail at the Grand Union shopping center and mailed the sample and paper work with the prepaid FedEx mailing envelope. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Queen Elizabeth II 12 Year old Scotch jug for .25 . I then drove down the Avenue, and I started to enter Exit 3 east bound of the turnpike. I spotted a hitch hiker about my age. I gave him a lift, he was from Bangor, Maine and he was freezing. He had been mugged last Friday in Lawrence, Massachusetts hitching down from Bangor. He had been stopped by the police in Fort Lee, New Jersey trying to hitch hike. He had decided to hitch back to Bangor. He wanted to be dropped off at the Stamford McKiney train station to warm up, so I dropped him there, and gave him $10 for food since he was broke and a half pack of Marlboros. He said he worked with chain saws. I guess hitchhiking on interstates is illegal anymore. I then continued up to Circuit City in Norwalk. They have a 19 inch made in Thailand color television there for $120. I stopped by the WIZ and they have two open box 19 inch Toshiba televisions for $144 down from $179 at 20% off plus tax. I then stopped T.J. Maxx next to the Wiz. I bought Tommy Hilfiger 100% Egyptian cotton 300 thread per square inch in Williamsburg Blue, one queen size flat for $12 regularly $50 and a king size for $16 regularly $60 plus $1.68 tax for $29.68 total. They were the only two clearance item sheets besides one other color in mustard. They have other sheets, but not at clearance prices. I then toured CompUSA. They have 19 inch monitors there for $249. No sale items this week. I then returned to Greenwich, and I drove around Tod's Point. I sat out for a while. I then returned home. I am on the dry cycle of my laundry. It will be done in 45 minutes. CIO

Note:<888>02/28/01 Wednesday 9:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some regular internet work today. I have to send a package FedEx today. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/27/01 Tuesday 7:30 P.M. EST: I received a check from Northeast Utilities for my electricity, since I had overpaid about two and a half months electricity. I chatted with a relative. I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I cashed the Northeast Utilities check. I then drove over to Off Center Hair Design in Old Greenwich, and I got my hair cut for $16 and a $4 tip. I then toured the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and they had a bag sale going on. I stopped by CVS, and I bought on sale two packs of ten Gillette Pro disposable razors for $3.99 and $3.49 with one a coupon down from $7.59 a pack plus .45 tax for $7.93 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. I saw out for a while at the southeast parking area. I then stopped by the Hyatt Hotel and used the ATM. I then stopped by Staples, and I bought from the clearance shelf a Melannco Rosewood three tiered wood letter holder with photo display for $4 down from $12 plus .24 tax for $4.24 total. I then went by Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping center, and they have the DirecTV satellite dish system with installation for sale for $80 down from $200, and a full package of shows with all the HBO channels would be about $50 a month. I then drove back to central Greenwich, and I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought two 12 packs of Barq’s root beer for $5 both plus .05 a can deposit for $1.20 can deposit, a two pound bag of onions for $1.99, McCormick whole peppercorns $5.29, Asparagus at $1.99 a pound $2.03, ground sirloin at $2.79 a pound $4.14, GU large eggs $1.59 a dozen for $21.58 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. The Grand Union I believe is suppose to close this Saturday and change hands in a week to a new store. I then had a hamburger with bun and condiments for dinner with steamed asparagus, microwaved potato, and ice tea. I put the Rosewood letter holder on the desk. Well time to start relaxing for the evening. I guess I will watch President Bush's speech at 9 P.M.. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/27/01 Tuesday 10:55 A.M. EST: I was up at 4:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats cereal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 10 A.M.. I checked the mail, and it still has not arrived. CIO

Note:<888>02/26/01 Monday 7:20 P.M. EST: I went by the library, and I read the Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home. I had a half can of mixed nuts with ice tea. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>02/26/01 Monday 3:25 P.M. EST: I slept until 10 A.M.. I chatted with a family member. I went out by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I cashed my Uniden $20 rebate check. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and they still have the $20 bag sale going on. I tried on a number of suit jackets, they were all too small since I am up to size 44. I bought a jug of rug shampoo for .25, two crystal lamp shades for .25 each, and a sand dollar from St. John's in the Virgin Islands for $1.75 for $2.50 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to Zyns and bought two buy one get on free of Marlboro Milds menthol and three buy one get one free of Camel 100s for $21 for ten packs total. I then walked up to CVS, and I bought GE 60 watt light bulbs with the circular coupon for $1.69, two cans of 14 oz. of mixed nuts for $4.99 both, pretzels for .79, two bags of sugar free jelly beans for .69 each plus .18 tax for $9.03 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I then returned down the Avenue, and I stopped the Greenwich Hardware store 70% off display rack. I bought a stainless steel coffee up holder for $5 plus .30 tax for $5.30. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, and then I sat out in the Greenwich Common for a while. I then returned home, and I washed six coffee cups and put them on the coffee rack. I put the rack on the counter where the Cuisine Art was and put the Cuisine Art on the floor next to the garbage can. I then had a meal of a hamburger with bun and condiments, microwaved potato, steamed broccoli, ice tea, and coffee. I will now go out to the library. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>02/26/01 Monday 6:55 A.M. EST: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I restarted the server. This week "www.circuitycity.com" up on the Post Road in West Norwalk has the Emachines 17 inch monitor for $180 plus an additional $50 Circuit city mailin rebate and a $20 Emachines mailin rebate for about $110. If buying a large monitor in a large box make sure it fits into your car. Well time for regular internet work. I use Power Control Centers to turn on and off my monitor, computer, and accessories; so I don't have wear and tear on the switches. CIO

Note:<888>02/25/01 Sunday 6:50 P.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. I had a hamburger with bun and condiments for dinner along with ice tea. I guess I will relax for a while. I am a bit more comfortable since I turned the heat up a couple of degrees. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/25/01 Sunday 2:55 P.M. EST: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants at around 10:30 A.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. About 11 A.M., the electricity went off came back on briefly for a few seconds and went off for good. I heard emergency trucks heading towards Port Chester, New York. I chatted with a relative since the line phone worked but not the cordless. I checked the elevator and no on was stuck. I checked outside and the neighboring apartments were out. I then put on some warm clothes and drove downtown. All the power was off, the ATM at the bank included. I drove down by the waterfront. I went to the Hospital and I checked the ATM there. It did not work, but the emergency lights were on in the hospital. I stayed there a while. I chatted with a few people. Finally the ATM started working. I got some funds, and I had a bowl or artichokes in vinaigrette dressing and coffee for $2.70 . My theory was possibly ice to the north knocked out power, although it is raining here. I stayed about and hour and a half. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. The electricity was on east of the Mianus River. I toured the store. I noticed on the internet that "www.radioshack.com" has a RCA five disk CD player for $20 off for $80. My present one worked fine this morning. I then drove back to town, and I drove down by the waterfront, and the lights came on at 1:52 P.M. my time. I returned home. I chatted with a neighbor. I restarted the computer. I reset the VCR. Well life is back to normal. I will now clean up and stop by the library. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>02/25/01 Sunday 7:20 A.M. EST: I slept until 2 A.M.. I had breakfast of Wheaties, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and toast. I fell back asleep and awoke at 7 A.M.. I will now do house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>02/24/01 Saturday 3:35 P.M. EST: I have been having a relaxing Saturday. I watched a little bit of TV. I checked my mail. I got the $20 rebate check on the $70 Uniden 900 MHz cordless telephone, I bought on sale at Christmas time for $50 with $30 off instant rebate at CompUSA in Norwalk for a total of $20 at the time, and with the $20 mailin rebate I received, it was free. Thus it is hard to figure out how they make a profit, but it is a very nice cordless telephone particularly for the price. After watching a bit of television, I had a hamburger on a bun with condiments, reheated pasta fraiche, and ice tea. Well I guess I will relax a bit and go to bed in a little while. Have a good evening or late afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>02/24/01 Saturday 8:05 A.M. EST: I was just thinking since it is illegal ship liquor via FedEx, UPS, or the U.S. Postal Service for those whom have the tolerance for alcoholic beverages, the individuals whom produce, distribute, and consume liquor good come up with counterfeit proof liquor gift certificates good any liquor store for certain regions. Thus if one wanted to give a case of wine or liquor to a relative in Florida, you would just send the gift certificate. However, a money order would probably be just as good, but they might not use it for the intended purposes. A friend of a relative, once said; "You're a Damn Fool to Drink Before Fifty, and You're a Damnder Fool If You Don't Drink After Fifty." I personally don't drink because of my medical condition. However, lots of people do drink and seem to tolerate it. People whom have trouble with alcohol addiction, should probably not receive gift certificates for alcohol. Well in the cold climate for those whom are outside for long periods, it seems to help. Well not much more to comment on. CIO

Note:<888>02/24/01 Saturday 6:45 A.M. EST: I surveyed the public media box. I had two hotdogs with condiments and buns. On hotdogs for condiments, I use Bournier French Dijon style mustard from the Food Emporium, and right now Heinz Ketchup along with chopped onion. In my low power microwave, I pierce the hotdogs with a fork a dozen time along the sides and microwave two to two and a half minutes on high on a microwave proof plate. It is a quick inexpensive meal when one does not have time to cook. Since the sun has risen, I might try to clean up and do out for some fresh air; or possibly take a nap. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/24/01 Saturday 4:00 A.M. EST: I was up at 2 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I hooked up a headset to my computer sound card with a long cable hung on the wall behind the Queen Anne chair, with the headset hung on the Queen Anne chair, so one can use computer sound without turning on the seven speakers and be able to move around a bit. I taped the lead wire into the headset ear piece with duct tape, so the connection is more secure and hopefully both stereo ear pieces will work as they are now. I hung the wire on the wall behind the Queen Anne chair with a long wood screw screwed into the wall. As usually the BBC sounds great. They were talking about the Swiss Army disbanding the elite bicycle corps and possibly selling their bicycles. I would advise against this since Switzerland is not an oil producing nation, and bicycles generally don't require oil energy, if you have enough Swiss cheese to keep they bicycler nourished with enough energy to peddle. CIO

Note:<888>02/23/01 Friday 5:50 P.M. EST: I made up a hamburger, and I had it on a bun with mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise along with ice tea and a side dish of pasta fraiche. Well time to start relaxing and head off to bed shortly. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/23/01 Friday 4:30 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought 3 loaves of Freihofers 7 Grain bread for $3.48 total. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I withdrew funds. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a European to American voltage set for .50 . I then went by CVS, and I turned in my application and received a CVS ExtraCare card good for discounts. I bought Mayfair Fruit Jelly Beans for $1.99 plus .12 tax for $2.11 . I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $12.85 of premium at $1.879 a gallon. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and told them about this report from Volcanic ListServ: Report Follows:

We are sad to report the death of Dick Stoiber of Dartmouth College. Below is
the obituary from his hometown newspaper, provided to the volcano list by
Chris Nye.

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Valley New, February 11, 2001

RICHARD E. STOIBER
NORWICH - Richard E. Stoiber, Dartmouth College professor emeritus and
world-renowned volcanologist, died Friday at his home in Norwich, just two
weeks after celebrating his 90th birthday with friends and family.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1911 and raised in South Orange, N.J. He
entered Dartmouth as a freshman in 1928, starting a commitment to the college
and its students that Dr. Stoiber lasted more than 70 years.

After receiving his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth in 1932, he did his
post-graduate work in geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
Cambridge, Mass., earning his Ph.D. in 1937. By then he had already returned
to Dartmouth as an instructor and assistant professor until 1942, when he
joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

He returned to Dartmouth in 1946 and became a full professor two years
later. He was named the Frederick Hall Professor of Mineralogy in 1971. In
spite of an official retirement in 1976, he continued to teach part-time until
1989, when he devoted himself entirely to his research on volcanoes and the
care of his wife, Eddie, to whom he was married for more than 50 years.

Dr. Stoiber was an inspiration to many of his students and colleagues, who now
work all over the world. As author or co-author - often with his students - of
more than 100 scholarly articles and an enormously successful book on optical
mineralogy, Dr. Stoiber's research took him to such places as Central America,
New Guinea, Indonesia, Iceland and Mount St. Helens in Washington.

A rare volcanic mineral was discovered and named Stoiberite in his honor. In
recent years, he and two colleagues created "The Electronic Volcano," a
complete and up-to-the moment Internet repository of past and current research
by scientists all over the world.

In 1997, he was recognized by his alma mater in a special issue of its alumni
magazine as "one of the persons who makes Dartmouth Dartmouth:' His
professional papers, correspondence, photographs and slides will be preserved
in a special collection of the college's archives.

He is survived by his son, Philip, of Seattle; daughter Christine Fahlund of
Baltimore; and two grandsons.

Memorial services will be held in Norwich at a later date to be announced, and
his ashes will be interred at the family's summer home in Monterey, Mass.

Memories and recollections of Dr: Stoiber may be contributed to "The Richard
E. Stoiber Archival Collection;' at Dartmouth's Baker Library.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Stoiber Field Fund, in
care of the Department of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College. The fund
supports the geological field work of Dartmouth students.

End of Message.

I then read the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. I then stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought ground sirloin at $2.69 a pound for $3.60 and GU hamburger buns for .79 for $4.39 total. I then returned home, and I am making up a batch of ice tea which will be done brewing in about an hour. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>02/23/01 Friday 11:35 A.M. EST: I finished proofing the formatting on the diary document. I now have one inch margins, but they are not even; but it is much better. I printed it out, and it is 145 pages long. Time for some pasta fraiche for lunch with ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 02/23/01:

Note:<888>02/23/01 Friday 3:45 A.M. EST: Yesterday I turned the computer off for the day, since I am thinking of not running the server, since it is wear and tear on the computer. However, since it is what I do, I will run it for now, unless I change my mind again. The computer is running fine. I relaxed a bit yesterday. About 11 A.M., I had two hotdogs with condiments and ice tea. I made up a batch of Spinach noodles with Ragu alfredo sauce and herbs and spices. I rested from noon until 2 P.M.. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned directly home. I relaxed a bit, and I had some of the pasta fraiche for dinner around 5:30 P.M. along with ice tea. I went to bed about 8:30 P.M.. I was up at 3 A.M. this morning. I will have Wheaties, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will then send out my weekly emailing of Scott's Random notes. I then will proof more of my old Daily Dairy Microsoft Word file. Well it I ever do take a vacation, I would have to turn off the computer. Well have a nice day. CIO

Note:<888>02/22/01 Thursday 7:15 A.M. EST: I proofed 53 pages of my old diary document. That is all I will do on it this morning. CIO

Note:<888>02/22/01 Thursday 4:10 A.M. EST: Well I went to bed at 8:30 P.M., and I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then replaced the present CPU cooler fan on the primary computer with a new CPU fan that I had that came with the AMD K6 II processor when I bought it last February. I did not install it right away because the one I replaced was fairly new. I was thinking this morning with all the high tech electronics we're using anymore that proper maintenance is important in order to prevent fire hazards as equipment ages. Also in this area when we have severe cold because of increase heating needs, there tends to be increase fire hazards. Thus I dare say, if one is not doing much on the computer recently, one can always do preventative maintenance and other prevention awareness tasks. The fan that I replaced had a build up of cigarettes smoke from me smoking around the computer, so it deteriorated more quickly and it was making noise. Well time to try to proof my diary text file for better formatting. Yesterday, I also changed all my links in "http://mrscott.com/mlsnote1.htm" for "www.mikescott.net" to "mrscott.com" . Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/07/01 Wednesday 8:45 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 6 A.M. this morning. I had some peanuts and ice tea before going to bed. I was up 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out about 2 P.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I went by the Post Office and obtained money orders to pay my Verizon telephone bill, cablevision, and Optimum online. I mailed them. I stopped by the Fleet Bank drive up window, and I paid my rent. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I next went to the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. I then watched the ABC evening news. I had dinner of a 1/3 pound broiled shell steak, streamed frozen broccoli, microwaved potato, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I was told the Hospital Thrift shop would not open until Monday. I keep my freeze dried instant coffee in the freezer to stay fresher along with my fresh coffee beans. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/07/01 Wednesday 4:10 A.M. EST: I went out, and I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and the train station platform area. I noticed that the Rolls Royce dealership which was bought by Miller Motor Cars is still across from the train station as well as the new Bentley showroom next to Dunkin Donuts on West Putnam Avenue. I guess some people are sound sensitive, so they need quieter cars. I sat out for a while, and then I walked up to the top of the Avenue, and sat out a bit. There are about ten empty stores on the Avenue. I then walked down the Avenue, and I sat out a bit. I drove down by the waterfront again. I drove over to CVS in Riverside, and I bought a carton of Dutch Treat cigar cigarettes for $16.99 and another box of Wisk 60 tablets detergent for $4.99 at $2.50 off plus $1.32 tax for $23.30 total. I then drove back to town, and I drove down the Avenue and back home. I then had some peanuts and ice tea. Well have a good morning. Time for me to start thinking about bed. CIO

Note:<888>03/07/01 Wednesday 1:15 A.M. EST: I had the same dinner as last night. I guess I will go out for a little fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 11:25 P.M. EST: I updated "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" and "http://mrscott.com/nasa-102.htm" . I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 10:55 P.M. EST: I put one of the new sheets on the bed when I made put clean sheets on the bed. I went out and scraped off about three inches of ice and snow off the car. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I drove down Greenwich Avenue and by the waterfront. I then drove over to Staples and toured the store. I then went by CVS and I bought a box of 60 Wisk tablets for $4.99, two cans of 14 oz. peanuts $1.89 each, and CVS 50.7 oz yellow mouthwash $2.99 plus .48 tax for $12.24 total. I gave the checker $20.25 and he gave me back $5.01 . I did not notice the error until, I left the store. I used the ATM across the street and checked my wallet. I went back to the store, and the checker said they would have to count all the money in the till to see if they made a mistake. I told him I balance out to the penny every night, and I would let them know. When I just balanced out, I was off $3 and small change, so thus more than likely I was short changed. I will let them know next time, I go into the store. I bought the Wisk tablets, since my laundry is downstairs and carrying 64 to 128 oz. bottles of liquid detergent with laundry can be heavy. CVS did not have my brand of Phillie Natural cigar cigarettes in the carton, just the sweets. I then stopped by CVS at the Riverside Plaza, and they did not have them. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two thin boneless shell steaks at $5.99 a pound for $5.09, Florida Natural calcium orange juice $1.89, Hanover 16 oz. frozen green beans $1.49, Birdseye 16 oz. frozen broccoli spears $2.39 for $10.71 total. I then returned home, and I had ice tea and goldfish crackers. The weather conditions were not that bad outside. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 4:10 P.M. EST: I was up at noon. There looked to be about five inches of snow. The mail had not arrived. A resident went out in a ambulance. I had three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television and went back to bed. I chatted with a relative that told me there was three feet of snow in Kennebunkport, Maine. I watched a bit of news. I guess I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I guess I will then clean up and try to venture out. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 4:35 A.M. EST: I checked outside, it is snowing a bit; but there is only about 3 inches accumulation. I put another $5 on my laundry card. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 3:40 A.M. EST: I had a good dinner. I watched a bit of media. I finished making the ice tea. Well I guess I will start winding down. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/06/01 Tuesday 1:30 A.M. EST: I watched a little public viewing media. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I am baking a boneless center cut pork, with a pre microwaved potato, fresh broccoli, and quartered onion covered with a little olive oil, margarine, sesame oil, celery salt, ground pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, with a little bit of ice tea for steam in a Pyrex dish covered with aluminum foil in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes for dinner with ice tea and decaffeinated instant coffee. I checked outside and there is two to three inches of snow. Well, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/05/01 Monday 7:35 P.M. EST: It is not snowing yet, but it is cold and windy. I fell asleep after breakfast today, and I was up at 5 P.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments, ice tea, and cappuccino. I watched the ABC evening news. I chatted with a few people. Well, I guess I will stay in this evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/05/01 Monday 1:20 P.M. EST: A family member called me about 9 A.M. to see if the snow had developed. I said I did not think so, since I had not heard the plows. My 4 P.M. appointment called at 11 A.M. to cancel until Wednesday 4 P.M.. I went downstairs, and the mail had arrived, but not the bills I am waiting for. I then drove a neighbor over to Port Chester and he gave me $5. The ice on car was wet and came right off. The driving conditions were normal wet driving. I stopped by Odd Job, and I bought the First Alert Kitchen Fire Safety kit with small fire extinguisher and smoke detector for $9.99 and .67 tax for $10.66 total. I then returned home. I noticed that though the Port Chester Odd Job does not have it in stock, they are advertising the Toshiba 13 inch color television with built in VCR for $120 down from $200. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I then installed the First Alert smoke detector at the apartment entrance inside on the ceiling. I mounted the Kitchen fire extinguisher on the right side kitchen entrance. I will now clean up and go out before it snows later this afternoon if it develops. CIO

Note:<888>03/04/01 Sunday 11:15 P.M. EST: I just checked outside, and there is only about a half inch of snow. CIO

Note:<888>03/04/01 Sunday 11:05 P.M. EST: I watched a couple of Ronald Reagan specials on CNN. I had a fried boneless center cut pork chop for dinner with fried slice onion and steamed broccoli, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I guess I will start winding down for the day. The news says that the blizzard will be a day late. Let's hope it does not develop. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>03/04/01 Sunday 8:10 P.M. EST: I went out and it was lightly snowing, nothing sticking yet. I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove back down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Grand Union which is in the process of becoming a Stop and Shop. I bought two boxes of Post Raisin bran for $2.50 each, Angostura bitters $3.59, two jars of Folgers Decaffeinated instant coffee off $3.39 for $2.50 each, Nearby Large eggs $1.59, and two boxes of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter for .99 each for $17.38 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with a few people. CIO

Note:<888>03/04/01 Sunday 5:45 P.M. EST: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend for a while. I backed up my computer from the C: drive to the D: drive. I helped a neighbor with the aid of other neighbors close a window in her apartment. I was give an older HP 600 printer missing the transformer and ink cartridge. I gave a neighbor a old 14 inch Mitsubishi color monitor and three old instant camera. I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and possibly go out depending on weather the blizzard has started. Well stay warm and stay inside. CIO

Note:<888>03/03/01 Saturday 10:55 P.M. EST: Watching the weather channel saying we will probably have over a foot of snow from Sunday evening to Tuesday morning, I decided to go out and get more supplies. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue first. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29, a jar or Bornier French Dijon style mustard for $2.89, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $1.79 each, two packages of Oscar Meyer beef franks for $2.19 each for $16.04 total. I then stopped by Cumberland Farms and bought a package of Freihofers hotdog buns for $1.99 since the Food Emporium was out of hotdog buns. I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative. Well be prepared for the winter weather coming up. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/03/01 Saturday 7:15 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the ATM. The Hospital Thrift shop is closed until they put out their new stock next Wednesday. I drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by Zyns, and I bought three buy one get on free of two Camels and one Marlboro Mild for $12.60 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. On the way down, I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and from their 70% off rack, I bought a Metro Kitchen napkin holder for $6 and .36 tax for $6.36 total. I then sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the library and returned some books, and I read the local paper. I stopped by the Grand Union which closed at 5 P.M. tonight to reopen tomorrow as a Stop and Save. I bought two Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2 each, a package of four boneless pork chops at $3.49 a pound for $5.27, a Lib 2 pack of stainless steel scouring pads for $2.69, a Lib 2 pack of slide washing wan sponge replacements for $3.19, Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee off $3.39 for $2.50, Sesame Oil off $2.65 for $2.64, for $20.64 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug with pretzels. After watching some television, I had for dinner a fried pork chop with fried slice onion and steamed broccoli along with ice tea and Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee. Well time to relax for the evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/03/01 Saturday 11:35 A.M. EST: I was up at 10 A.M.. I chatted with a relative just back from Antarctica and South America. I still have not received my bills. I had breakfast of Quaker honey oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with another relative. Well I guess I will clean up and go out. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>03/02/01 Friday 10:05 P.M. EST: I had a relaxing afternoon. I had some pretzels and ice tea. I slept a good part of the afternoon. I had a Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug. I watched the ABC evening news. I took the flags down in the apartment since they were a bit too many bright colors. I hung the wool throw over the bed again. I just had a hamburger with condiments on a bun with steamed broccoli. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/02/01 Friday 12:30 P.M. EST: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked my mail, and my regular monthly bills have not arrived. I installed the latest Apache Server version 1.3.19 which is running fine. I disabled its automatic startup in the startup setup. It does not run in a DOS window nor is it displayed as running when presses CTL-ALT. Still it seems to run fine. I also did some regular internet work. I guess in a little while, I will clean up and go out. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 03/01/01:

Note:<888>03/01/01 Thursday 9:20 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the Food Emporium. I bought a 10 pack of Master Choice powdered milk for $6.79 and a head of broccoli for .99 for $7.78 total. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $14.75 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by Partridge and Rockwell and toured the store. They have a sit on the counter dish washer for about $380 and a number of other new appliances. I then drove over to Stamford, and I toured County Appliances. I next took a look at Staples. I then went to Marshall’s, and they did not have any pants at the right price. I did buy a pair of Reebok Men’s Running shoes size 9 1/2 for $39.99 down from $64. I used the ATM across the street from Marshall’s at Fleet Bank for a dollar ATM charge. I returned home. I had some mixed nuts and a Barq’s root beer in frosted mug. I then had a hamburger with bun and condiments and steamed asparagus along with ice tea and coffee. I then watched a bit of television. I will now do some regular internet work and also send out my Scott's Notes emailing for the week. Since I had coffee, I might be up later. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/01/01 Thursday 2:00 P.M. EST: I went out, I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have a $10 a bag sale going on. I advised the staff in selling old color televisions to make sure they don't sell any with the defective instant on transformers that were discontinued ten years ago. One Sony for sale was 18 years old. I then went by the Post Office. I obtained a $70 money order for .75 to pay my Internic domain registration for "mrscott.com" for the next two years. I mailed it in. I still have not received my other bills. I then drove over to Port Chester shopping center. I noticed that Odd Job has First Alert fire detectors with kitchen fire extinguisher for $10. Kohl’s has 40% off linens. I stopped by Staples. I took a look at the televisions at Tripoldi, and they seemed pricey. I went to the VitaminMart, and I bought Carlson Niacin-amide 500 mg 250 tablets for $11.44, VS Super B-Complex 100, 100 tablets for $10.17, and VS MSM 100 mg 300 capsules for $32.37 for $53.98 total. I then returned home, and I had two Butterball turkey franks with buns and condiments for lunch with ice tea. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>03/01/01 Thursday 10:35 A.M. EST: I wrote a letter. I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>03/01/01 Thursday 9:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 8 P.M.. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now write a letter and do a little internet work. I restarted the server log. CIO

Note:<888>03/15/01 Thursday 9:10 P.M. EST: Well I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have a solid cherry dining table with two leaves for $400. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the library and returned two videos and checked out one. I noticed the new Stop and Shop is not open yet, but it looks like they're interviewing for jobs. I returned home, and I relaxed a bit. I had the same dinner as last night with potato instead of baked beans. I chatted with a couple of family members. I put the brass bell in the kitchen entrance way and moved the oak end table in front of the bar. I sorted some of my bar glassware. I now have a more open entryway into the living room sitting area and bedroom hallway. I rehung a picture where the bell was and a couple of other hanging items. Time to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/15/01 Thursday 6:00 A.M. EST: Well I finished my regular internet work. I watched a bit more television. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>03/15/01 Thursday 3:40 A.M. EST: I finished watching the video. I had some peanuts and ice tea while watching. I am cooking one of a double Mama Rosa pizza, which I will eat in about ten minutes. CIO

Note:<888>03/15/01 Thursday 1:00 A.M. EST: I finished making the ice tea. I checked out various relevant remote control information on the internet, and I guess I would need a GE Jelco remote to have the cable box, VCR, and TV all work off one remote. I took the old cable box off the bedroom Proscan TV, since the Proscan cable ready TV directly connected on the A antenna with autoprogram recognizes most all the Optimum channels. I still have the living room Optimum and VCR cable on the Proscan B channel. Around midnight I had a fried hamburger with bun and condiments with fried onion, baked beans, steamed asparagus, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee for dinner. I watched a bit of public television about ancient Britain. Well, I have a second video, so I will watch it. CIO

Note:<888>03/14/01 Wednesday 7:55 P.M. EST: I was up at 1 P.M. today. I had Post raisin bran, orange juice, cappuccino, toast, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 5 P.M.. I then rerouted a cable from the living room wall, cable connector with a splitter because the bedroom cable connector does not work. On the old RCA Proscan, I hooked up an old cable Box on channel A, and channel B I still have the living room feed with Optimum and the VCR. I can thus change channels in the bedroom now. The old 20 inch Proscan is cable ready, and I don't really need to use the old cable box, but since I had it, I used it. I got my pliers out of the car for tightening connections. In the dumpster, I found a dozen coat hangers and a piece of air conditioning Plexiglas, I put in the back of the car. I put the extra hangers in the bedroom closet. I chatted with a family member. I received a post card from a relative from Antarctica that has since returned. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns condiments, ice tea and decaffeinated instant coffee shortly. I will then clean up and go out in a while for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/14/01 Wednesday 3:45 A.M. EST: Well I finished the video. I had some peanuts and ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I guess it is time to call it a day. Have a good morning. I guess if you read Scott's Notes, you're beginning to realize Greenwich is like the old television series, "The Prisoner." You know a quaint Victorian Resort for former government employees, where none of the residents are ever allowed to leave, and are kept under constant surveillance. Well maybe not, but some times, it seems like it. CIO

Note:<888>03/14/01 Wednesday 12:50 A.M. EST: I finally fell asleep around noon yesterday. I was up at 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a couple of friends. I stopped by the library about 8:30 P.M., and I checked out a book "Force 12" by James Thayer along with two videotapes. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two cans of AC Pork and Beans for .49 each, Ground Round at $3.59 a pound for $4.26, AC pine cleaner $1.79, Kikkoman Soy Sauce $2.59, Lipton 24 bags of Green Tea $3.29, and hamburger rolls .99 for $14.01 total. I then returned home, and I had a fried hamburger on a bun with fried onions and condiments, steamed fresh asparagus, pork and beans, and ice tea for dinner. I watched a bit of television. I will now watch a video. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/01 Tuesday 9:40 A.M. EST: I am having trouble falling asleep. I watched a bit of television. I fiddled with the remotes. I checked on my two $30 Visioneer Scanner rebates, and they should be coming in the next few days. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EST: I threw out the old HP printer. I drove downtown and by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a twin Mama Rosa pizzas for $2.99 and a large Mama Rosa pizza for $2.99, hotdog rolls .99, and a tube of liverwurst for $1.99 for $8.96 total. I then drove around town. I returned home, and I had one of the twin pizzas with ice tea. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>03/13/01 Tuesday 2:00 A.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M. yesterday. I had Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Odd Job in Stamford. I bought a 24 foot cable for TV for $1.99, two 2 packs of toilet blue tablets for .88 each pack, 2 nine volt batteries long life $1.59 each, and another First Alert Fire Extinguisher and Smoke Detector kit for $9.99 plus $1.02 tax for $17.94 total. I then toured Bed and Bath and Staples. I stopped by Smoke for Less and bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s cigarettes for $19 total. I then took a look at County. I then used the ATM at Fleet Bank. I then drove up to the Wiz in Norwalk and toured the store. I then used the ATM at the SuperSize Stop and Shop. I then toured the TV section at Circuit City. I finally drove up Route 7 to South Wilton, and at Wal-Mart, I found what I was looking for. I bought the ORION STV2555 "http://www.orionsalesinc.com/Orion/stv2555.htm" 25 inch color stereo television with remote for $189.00 plus $11.34 tax for $200.34 total. The unit weighs about 60 pounds unpacked. I put my Volvo trunk holdings in the back seat, and I put the Orion TV in the box in the trunk with the lid open. This was the first time, I had ever been in a Wal-Mart, although I have been in Sam's. I drove down the Merritt Parkway back to Greenwich. It was no problem carrying the television the short way up the stairs since I parked by the side door. I put the 20 inch Proscan in the bedroom. I put an identical larger speaker on top of the existing speaker the TV sat on to raise it up. I put the new Orion TV in the same location as the old TV. I hooked the Proscan up in the bedroom with the 24 foot cable I had bought. The bedroom TV plays off the cable box in the living room or the VCR. I straightened up and saved. the box in the bedroom for now. For now the cable remote does not turn on the TV, but one has to use the TV remote. All the other cable remote features are the same. The Orion is made in the United States, and it has excellent reception and great stereo sound. I tired getting instructions from Cablevision for setting up the cable remote, but it did not work for on off on the TV. I left the new fire extinguisher on the front seat of the car. I took out the old smoke detectors and installed a second new First Alert smoke detector in the hallway outside the bedroom entrance. I put new long life batteries in both of them. I put the second lazy Susan the old TV was sitting on underneath the existing lazy Susan on the dining room table. I had a Barq’s frosted root beer when I returned home. I just had two hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now go out for some fresh air. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/12/01 Monday 4:45 A.M. EST: I am having a hard time falling asleep. I got up and had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now try to get some rest. I believe the Hospital Thrift shop is reopening this morning with their spring lineup. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/12/01 Monday 12:30 A.M. EST: I watched a film made in Lanzerote, "One Million Years B.C.." If one is interested to see what geological formations, one might see there, it ran on AMC, channel 43 on my cablevision. I had some peanuts and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 10:55 P.M. EST: I watched a bit of television, instead of going out; since it is a bit cold and damp out. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 9:15 P.M. EST: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I watched a bit of television. I chatted with family and friends. I guess I will have a Stouffer's 20 oz. lasagna with ice tea for dinner. Then possibly I might clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 5:35 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 6 A.M., and I received a call from a friend at 8 A.M.. I slept until 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I think I missed the Greenwich St. Patrick's Day parade being on a later schedule. The sun is out bright. I can hear lots of planes flying into the local airport. I will listen to "www.cool107.com" while doing my house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 4:30 A.M. EST: I finished my laundry. I finished my regular internet work. I watched a bit of NASA TV on the net. I guess I will start winding down for the day. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 2:05 A.M. EST: I am on the dry cycle of my laundry. I will now do a little internet work. CIO

Note:<888>03/11/01 Sunday 12:45 A.M. EST: I went out. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium and I bought a 16 oz. box of AC broccoli spears for $1.49, a fresh 14 inch Mama Rosa cheese pizza for $2.99, XLG eggs $1.79, Asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $1.45 for $7.70 total. I took a little bit of a walk in the store since it was damp out. I stopped by Exxon and bought $14.15 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I noticed a Circuit City circular at the Food Emporium, and this week the GE 25 inch television is $189.99 plus tax. I returned home, and I had a Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug. I watched a bit of television. I am just about ready to eat the pizza. CIO

Note:<888>03/10/01 Saturday 8:10 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 2 A.M., and I was up at 1 P.M. when a friend called, and I chatted. I had breakfast of Post Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep, and I was up at 6:15 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I checked the mail, and there was a noticed that the tenant that went out in an ambulance a few days ago had passed away. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns, condiments, and ice tea and coffee. I guess I will clean up shortly and go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. I am feeling much better. CIO

Note:<888>03/09/01 Friday 11:20 P.M. EST: I relaxed and rested most of the day. I watched a bit of television. I had dinner around 9 P.M. of a 1/3 pound broiled shell steak, steamed frozen broccoli, microwave potato, and ice tea. I am still a bit weak after the intestinal flu. I guess I will try to go to bed in a little while. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 03/09/01:

Note:<888>03/09/01 Friday 2:25 P.M. EST: I went to bed about midnight on Thursday. At 1:30 A.M., I received a crank fax call. Shortly there after, I developed intestinal flu and chills. I rested all day Thursday. I cancelled my 3 P.M. appointment. I finally on Friday morning at 2:30 A.M. had a meal of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and vitamins. I chatted with friends and family on Thursday and Friday and let them know what was the matter. I am beginning to feel better. I am about to have a Stouffer's hearty pot roast dinner with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 11:15 P.M. EST: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 10:00 P.M. EST: I had a cup of coffee. I refilled the ice trays since they had dehydrated over the winter. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 9:20 P.M. EST: I was up at 1 P.M. today, and I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I went to bed until 7:30 P.M.. I watched a bit of television, including a PBS presentation of the Eastern Orient Express deluxe train trip though Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. I had a liverwurst sandwich with mayonnaise and horse radish along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 5:35 A.M. EST: I have not fallen asleep yet. I have a liverwurst sandwich with mayonnaise and horse radish on it along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 4:00 A.M. EST: I guess it is time to head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/22/01 Thursday 1:45 A.M. EST: I listened to CD classical music with the wireless headphones. I sifted though my email. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I finished off a can of mixed nuts. Time for TV land. CIO

Note:<888>03/21/01 Wednesday 11:55 P.M. EST: I put $5 on my laundry card. I drove down by the waterfront, the tide was up two feet from the top of the pier. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I walked up to the top of the Avenue. I walked back down, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I checked out the waterfront again. The new Stop and Shop closes at 11 P.M.. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.99. I was told there was no flooding in Old Greenwich. I returned home. CIO

Note:<888>03/21/01 Wednesday 8:55 P.M. EST: I slept until noon today. I put in the charged up rechargeable batteries in the wireless headphones. It is a somewhat tricky process putting the batteries in the headphones, since the housing is partially covered by the ear piece. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I chatted with a friend. I had dinner of two fried boneless pork chips, with fried sliced half of onion, steamed frozen beans, microwave potato, ice tea, and cappuccino. After cleaning up, I will go out for a while. CIO

Note:<888>03/21/01 Wednesday 3:20 A.M. EST: I watched and recorded on two tapes, the HBO presentation of "Joan of Arc". The second tape has a JFK launch at the beginning then 25 minutes of the end of the movie with three minutes missing. I checked the charger and the batteries are charging. The test light does not work, but the batteries after three hours work in a pin flash light. Time to start winding down. CIO

Note:<888>03/20/01 Tuesday 11:20 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the library; and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then drove over to Radio Shack at the Riverside Shopping plaza; and I bought two packs of two AAA Standard Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Batteries 300 mAH 1.2 Volt for $5.99 a package plus .72 tax for $12.70 total. I then stopped by CVS, and I bought two 12 oz. cans of mixed nuts for $1.99 each with the CVS card for $3.98 total. I chatted with an early returnee from Florida. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront and returned home. I have an older Burgess battery charger, and I put two pennies at the base of each AAA battery, so they fit in tightly. It will take about 12 to 14 hours for them to charge up, and be ready at about noon tomorrow. I will use each pair for the wireless headphones. I will now do a bit of regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>03/20/01 Tuesday 7:50 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet. I bought 3 loaves of 12 Freihofers bread and a package of hotdog buns for $4.37 total. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They are taking in more spring cleaning merchandise. I drove downtown and mailed the form. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I noticed the delivery person for Omni Fitness is in very good shape hoisting 200 pound packages of fitness equipment. I wore my new Reeboks. They're quite comfortable. I was told by one of the local traffic officers that Fairfield Magazine is doing an article about him. I walked up to the top of the Avenue and sat out for a while. I walked back down, and then I drove down by the waterfront. One of the regular fishermen have returned. I stopped by the library, and I read Time Magazine. I returned and checked out one video. I headed home. I had a Barq’s frosted root beer in a frosted mug. I fried two boneless center cut pork chops with a half sliced onion, along with steamed frozen beans, and microwave potato, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I watched the ABC and BBC evening news. The Spanish language translation of the ABC evening news comes in fine on the SAP audio feed. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/20/01 Tuesday 2:20 P.M. EST: I slept from midnight to noon today. I woke up in the night and had some potato chips. I also woke up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of Quaker Honey oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins before going back to bed. I just had steak stew, ice tea, and coffee. I filled out a Social Security form to mail in. I will clean up shortly and go out. CIO

Note:<888>03/19/01 Monday 9:10 P.M. EST: I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. After cleaning up, I went out by the bank. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the library and read the Sunday and today local papers and the Wall Street Journal. I stopped by Stop and Shop, with the Stop and Shop savings card, I bought two dozen eggs at .59 a dozen, boneless center cut pork chips at $2.79 a pound for $3.01, 2 Birdseye frozen peas and one leaf spinach at .70 each, 5 lb. bag of Russet organic potatoes $1.99 for $7.98 total. I then returned home. I microwave two small russet potatoes and diced them and added them to the remains of my steak stew. I had some for dinner with ice tea and decaffeinated instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>03/19/01 Monday 5:25 A.M. EST: I rested a short bit. The I watched some TV. I have been reading for the last hour and a half. I had some ice cream. Time for bed. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note:<888>03/19/01 Monday 12:30 A.M. EST: I watched a bit of television. I had a liverwurst sandwich with mayonnaise. I might try to read a bit. CIO

Note:<888>03/18/01 Sunday 11:05 P.M. EST: I chatted with a friend for a while. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up and went out for a short walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. We now have a large raccoon size skunk hanging out in our neighborhood. Well I guess I will watch some television. CIO

Note:<888>03/18/01 Sunday 7:40 P.M. EST: I was up until 1 A.M.. I got up at noon, and I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to sleep until 4 P.M.. I had more steak stew, ice tea, and cappuccino to eat. I chatted with a relative. I just finished house cleaning and watering the plants. Time to clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/17/01 Saturday 11:40 P.M. EST: I finished the video. Time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>03/17/01 Saturday 9:05 P.M. EST: I went by the ATM. I stopped by Exxon and bought $13.75 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I went by the Grand Union, and I bought buy one get one free of Oscar Meyer beef hotdogs for $3.69 both, and a 100 count box of Lipton Tea for $2.99 for $6.68 total. I will now have some ice cream and watch a videotape. CIO

Note:<888>03/17/01 Saturday 7:30 P.M. EST: I rested from 6 A.M. to 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then went out. I stopped by the ATM. I drove over to the Ridgeway Center in Stamford on Summer Street. I looked at Odd Job, Marshall’s, Staples, and County Appliance. I stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 with tax. I was told unbeknown to me, there is a Smokes for Less on Mill Street in Byram, where I live; so I will go there in the future to save gasoline. I then went back to Odd Job, I bought a Zenith 4 device universal remote for $3.99 down from $9.99 and a Emerson set of wireless headphones for $16.99 down from $40 plus $1.26 tax for $22.24. I ten bought a four pack of long life AAA and one four pack of long life AA batteries for $1.59 each pack plus .19 tax for $3.37 total. I returned to Greenwich, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I setup the Zenith Universal Remote with two long life AAA batteries, and it works with the Orion TV, General Instruments Cable Box, and JVC VCR. It does not have the Audio Select or Menu options, but one can use the regular remotes for that. The ABC news tonight did not have the Spanish language SAP broadcast. I then setup the Emerson wireless headset. I plugged it into the amplifier with the adaptor, and it works just fine. One can turn off the speakers and play just the headset including muting the TV. The wireless headset uses two AAA batteries which will wear out with use. I guess when I can afford it, I can buy rechargeable batteries at Radio Shack. I put two new long life AA batteries with my camera. I also put two new long life AA batteries in the Orion TV remote. I also have a set of corded headphones next to the amplifier. I am defrosting a deluxe beef stew in the microwave for dinner with ice tea and decaffeinated instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>03/17/01 Saturday 4:15 A.M. EST: I finished three loads of laundry. I washed my mattress pad and flipped my 1980 full size Sears mattress. I put the new Tommy Hilfiger king size 300 point Williamsburg blue sheet on the bed with the other clean linen. I just put a new battery in my living room wall clock. I had to use one of my camera batteries. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and pork and bean along with ice tea for a meal. I am doing my regular internet work. I cleaned up while on the dry cycle. CIO

Note:<888>03/17/01 Saturday 12:50 A.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 P.M. yesterday. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep about 4 P.M.. I chatted with a friend at 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I slept until 9 P.M.. I had a fried hamburger with bun, condiments, and fried onion slices, along with steamed frozen broccoli, and microwaved canned pork and beans, ice tea, and cappuccino. I then started watching TV, and I noticed the SAP (Separate Audio Programming) and Stereo feature were not working just mono. I checked with Cablevision and Orion to no avail. I disconnected the cable box, and SAP and Stereo worked fine with directly connecting the cable to the TV. After fiddling with the VCR and cables, I finally figured out I had to reprogram my cable remote to disable audio control. I knew how to do this from earlier tests. I entered on the cable remote for Optimum, "F", "TV", "005", "TV", "TV". Now the SAP and Stereo features work on the Orion TV with the "Audio Select" but on the Orion TV remote. I will now change my sheets and start laundry. CIO

Note:<888>03/16/01 Friday 6:10 A.M. EST: Well I watched a bit of tourist TV. I guess I will call it a day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 03/16/01:

Note:<888>03/16/01 Friday 3:05 A.M. EST: Well, I am just having a quiet morning at home. I will send out my weekly note, and then head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>03/16/01 Friday 1:15 A.M. EST: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top and sat out a bit. I then walked back down, and I sat out a bit. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I watched a bit of television. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I call the 800 number for "www.toscotland.com" and ordered the brochure. CIO

Note:<888>03/31/01 Saturday 6:30 P.M. EST: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top. I then stopped by CVS and bought two bags of sugarless jelly beans for .69 plus .08 tax for $1.46. I then stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM on Greenwich Avenue. I then bought a green minute timer at the Greenwich Hardware store for $3 and .18 for $3.18 total from the 70% off shelf. I then walked down the Avenue. Coppollas formal wear has tuxedos for $100. I now need a size 46 jacket. Alas I don't have any formal invitations, so I will pass up the Tuxedo. I then stopped by St. Moritz and bought a croissant for $1. I then walked up the Avenue and ate it in the park. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by Exxon and bought $9.75 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.99, a head of cauliflower for .99, two shell strip steaks at $3.99 a pound for $4.75 for $7.73 total. I then stopped by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought two packages of hotdog buns for $1.78 total. I then stopped by Smokes of Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then stopped by Var Max Liquor Pantry in Port Chester, and I bought a end of bin bottle of French white wine, "Domaine Chiroulet" 1998 for $5.99 plus .40 tax for $6.39 total. I then returned home. I put $10 credit on my laundry card. I received one of the two $30 rebates from Staples on the Visioneer 4400 USB Scanner, with the Visioneer rebate still to come. I had a Barq's root beer in a frosted mug. I put the wine in the refrigerator. I will now watch the evening news. CIO

Note:<888>03/31/01 Saturday 12:35 P.M. EST: I went to bed at 9 P.M. last night after watching a bit of television. I was up at 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I went back to bed until 10 A.M.. I chatted with a relative. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with reheated spinach quiche and ice tea and cappuccino. CIO

Note:<888>03/30/01 Friday 6:40 P.M. EST: I went out about 9 A.M. this morning. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Post Office, and I obtained a money order for my GEICO insurance payment, and I mailed it. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I stopped by the cashier at the Greenwich Hospital and paid $11.50 for drawing blood for a Parkinson’s survey at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. I drove over to Old Greenwich, and I stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I drove around Tod's Point. I used the ATM machine at the Hyatt Hotel. I drove up to the Wiz in Norwalk, and I paid my cablevision and my Optimum online bills. I toured TJ Maxx next door. I drove up to Wal-Mart on Route 7, and I bought two 2 packs of GE 15 watt decorator bulbs for $1.94 a two pack, and a Philodendron plant for $2.97 plus .41 tax for $7.26 total. They look like they had sold out of the 25 inch Orion Stereo Color TVs. I then stopped by Staples next door, and I bought from the clearance center three 40 watt tube bulbs for $1 each plus .18 tax was $3.18 total. I then returned to Greenwich on Route 15 the Merritt Parkway. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I returned home. I put the new 15 watt decorator bulbs in the sconces. I put the new plant in a pot with a small pathos and placed it one the table next to the day bed. I moved the Greek cigarette box back to the bedroom bureau. I had for dinner two microwaved hotdogs with bun and condiments and reheated spinach quiche along with ice tea and decaffeinated instant coffee. Time to relax for the evening. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 03/30/01:

Note:<888>03/30/01 Friday 7:20 A.M. EST: After dinner last night, I chatted with a friend. I went to bed at 8:30 P.M., and I was up at 5 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched some television. I will go out later this morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/29/01 Thursday 5:35 P.M. EST: I went out at noon, and I mailed the letter downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I stopped by CVS on the way down the Avenue, and I bought 43 oz, of Clorox for .99, 16 oz. of Party Peanuts $1.99, CVS beef bouillon cubes, chicken bouillon cubes, Italian spices, Garlic powder, celery salt at .99 each, minus a -.50 CVS brand discount plus .06 tax for $7.49 total. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by ELDC thrift. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by the Hospital Cafeteria and used the ATM, and I had an artichoke heart salad for $2.22 . I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana ruby red orange for $1.99 each, Pepperidge Farm 38 oz. goldfish crackers for $5.29, two Columbo lite raspberry and two peach yogurts .60 each, Khans bun beef franks $2.19, Foxy head of broccoli .99, a Mama Rosa fresh cheese pizza $2.99 for $17.84 total. I then returned home, and I started cooking the Purdue broiler. I will have part of it with steamed broccoli, microwaved potato, and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/29/01 Thursday 11:15 A.M. EST: I loaded the latest version of Net2Phone, but it is now limited to five minutes free calls, and does not have speed dial. One can still use "www.dialpad.com" and "www.freewebcall.com" for free computer to telephone calls. I slept until 9 A.M., and I had a piece of Spinach Quiche, ice tea, and cappuccino. I chatted with a friend. Well time to clean up and go out. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>03/29/01 Thursday 6:30 A.M. EST: I wrote a letter to a family member. I watched a movie. I might take a short nap now. CIO

Note:<888>03/29/01 Thursday 4:05 A.M. EST: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. I had breakfast of Post Raisin Bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>03/28/01 Wednesday 5:45 P.M. EST: I watched a movie on TV. I brought in the box of wooden hangers and put them in my bedroom closet. I just had a piece of Spinach Quiche with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/28/01 Wednesday 1:55 P.M. EST: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $17 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I stopped by the library, and I returned a day late video for a dollar fine. I read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I went by the Mews thrift shop, and they gave me a box of wooden coat hangers. I sat out downtown for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I went by Stop and Shop, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana premium tangerine for $2 each, a box of ten packs of dry milk $5.39, two boxes of Quaker toasted honey oats $2.49 each, Purdue whole broiler $2.30, day old store made hot dog rolls .99, 2 pound bag of onions $1.49 for $19.15 total. I then returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/28/01 Wednesday 10:10 A.M. EST: I put the Quiche in the refrigerator to cool. I will now go out. Net2Phone seems to be charging for PC to Telephone Calls now. CIO

Note:<888>03/28/01 Wednesday 7:30 A.M. EST: I went to bed at 5:30 P.M. yesterday. I was up at midnight. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television. I went back to sleep until 5 A.M.. I had four toasted hamburger roll halves with the rest of the tomato meat sauce and parmesan cheese on them with ice tea and cappuccino. I made a quick pie crust from the Joy of Cooking recipe, and I defrosted quiche Lorraine filling I had already made. The Quiche Lorraine should be done in about 20 minutes. CIO

Note:<888>03/27/01 Tuesday 1:55 P.M. EST: I've been having a relaxing day watching a bit of television. I readjusted the amplifier tuner antenna connections. I am a bit tired. I might rest for a while now. CIO

Note:<888>03/27/01 Tuesday 7:35 A.M. EST: I watched television. I threw out the bathroom garbage. It is a bit chilly out, so I put the comforter back on the bed. I had some spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/27/01 Tuesday 4:00 A.M. EST: I finished my laundry and also my daily internet routine "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" and my email. CIO

Note:<888>03/27/01 Tuesday 2:25 A.M. EST: I am using the wired headphones to listen to CD music since it sounds better that the wireless. CIO

Note:<888>03/27/01 Tuesday 2:15 A.M. EST: I was up at 1 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am just about to start the dry cycle on the laundry. I changed the sheets on the bed, and I put away the comforter for the warmer weather season. CIO

Note:<888>03/26/01 Monday 4:40 P.M. EST: I had a couple of hotdogs with bun and condiments and ice tea around noon. I chatted with a friend. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and Norton SpeedDisk. I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and The Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by Smokes for Less on Mill Street in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I returned home, and Norton SpeedDisk had finished running. I can not get System Restore Backup to run, and Microsoft Help was not helpful. Perhaps in restoring the drive, since the system restore files were locked, they are not in sync. I never use it. I guess I could try deleting the backed up files in C:\_restore. For now, I will leave it alone. The computer is running fine. Well time to start ending my day. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>03/26/01 Monday 12:25 P.M. EST: I was fiddling with various wires from my stereo system to the computer system. I have CRQ SCAN hooked up to the computer sound input instead of a Stereo input at the moment. Around 4 P.M. I was starting to look at the audio settings, and my Logitech cordless mouse froze. I put in new batteries to no avail. I uninstalled and reinstalled the latest drivers to no avail. Around 7 A.M. thinking it might have been a hacker, I restored the system from my backup two weeks ago, which had not changed. I did not restore the older MS Money and Upload files which would have been older. This took a while. When I rebooted again, the cordless mouse still did not work. I then hooked my corded wheel mouse, and it worked. I then hooked up the cordless wheel mouse, and it worked. Thus by disconnecting the Logitech Cordless Wheel mouse from the PS/2 port and reconnecting it, it seemed to fix the problem. This all took some time. I had spaghetti with meat sauce and ice tea about 7 A.M.. I will now run Norton Utilities various tools. CIO

Note:<888>03/26/01 Monday 3:00 A.M. EST: I was up at 1 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I am listening to CD music with the Emerson wireless headphones. There is a slight buzz which might be caused by other electronics in the apartment. Although I have 15 stereo speakers in the apartment plus the half dozen computer speakers, I don't want to disturb my neighbors. I could also get a 25 foot extension cable for the wired headphones for better reception, but it is nice being wireless. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 5:00 P.M. EST: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice, and I sat out a while. I then drove back by the waterfront again. I stopped by the library. I returned home. Time for bed in a little while. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 2:35 P.M. EST: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 1:55 P.M. EST: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue three times. I sat out for a while. I then drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the library, and I read the local paper. I noticed an ill informed article about surfing in Costa Rica, that forgot to mention that Costa Rica has one of the highest alligator and crocodile populations in the Western Hemisphere. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 10:10 A.M. EST: I went back out and stopped by the waterfront, and I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I drove down by Grass Island and then by the waterfront. I found a hat rack by the dumpster. I chatted with some locals. I returned home, and I put the hat rack in the community room. I chatted with a neighbor. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 7:25 A.M. EST: I watched "www.hourofpower.org" which in on at 6 A.M. from channel 3 from Hartford. I guess the Dutch will be seeing tulips come up in Holland, Michigan in two to three weeks. I finished vacuuming. I will now go out for more fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 5:45 A.M. EST: I defrosted a container of tomato meat sauce and boiled a package of spaghetti, and I had spaghetti with tomato meat sauce and parmesan cheese with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 4:55 A.M. EST: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station office area. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then walked down the Avenue and sat out for a while. I found a wrapped Phillie cigar in front of the restaurant 164 Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront, and I returned home. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 2:45 A.M. EST: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I disassembled the Orion TV box, and put it behind the bed board. I put its sytrofoam contents in the bedroom closet. I put the Orion manual, Zenith remote manual, and JVC VCR manual, in the clear plastic holder to the right of my stereo rack. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with ice tea and instant coffee. I still have to vacuum which I will do after 8 P.M. in the morning. I will clean up and go out in about a half hour for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>03/25/01 Sunday 12:05 A.M. EST: I rested and watched television until noon yesterday. I chatted with a relative about 1 P.M.. I slept until 6 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until 11:30 P.M.. I will now do house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>03/24/01 Saturday 2:40 A.M. EST: I had a Mama Rosa cheese pizza with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>03/24/01 Saturday 1:40 A.M. EST: I updated Scott's Broadcast, "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>03/24/01 Saturday 1:00 A.M. EST: I went out, and I drove down by the waterfront. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I drove back down by the waterfront. I returned home. I finished making up the ice tea. Time for another routine morning. CIO

Note:<888>03/23/01 Friday 10:50 P.M. EST: I was up at 6 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched the ABC news. I fell back asleep until 9 P.M., and I watched a bit of television. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments, ice tea, and cappuccino. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I will go out for some fresh air after cleaning up. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 03/23/01:

Note:<888>03/23/01 Friday 6:15 A.M. EST: Well if you have the rainy day spring blues, you might try checking out "www.biltmore.com" for a spring getaway. I rested most of the evening and morning, and I was awake at 5 A.M.. I had some mixed nuts during the night. Well I might possibly be on a day schedule. CIO

Note:<888>04/07/01 Saturday 10:15 P.M. EDT: I stopped by the ATM at Putnam Trust. I drove by the waterfront. I drove over to Tod's Point and drove around and sat out. I stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust across the street. I then bought at CVS a Lasko 20 inch box fan for $19.99 and CVS black pepper for .89 plus $1.20 tax for $22.08 total. I then stopped by Staples. I next stopped by Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping plaza, and I bought a heavy duty 18 ga. speaker wire with two male RCA jacks for $5.19 and a two pack of RCA female gold couplers for $2.99 plus .49 tax $8.67 total. I then stopped by CVS, and I bought four cans of smoke house almonds buy one get one free for $2.99 a pair and a bag of sugarless jelly beans .69 plus .04 tax for $6.71 total. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Food Emporium to see what was on sale. I returned home. I put the RCA couplers and new speaker wire on the stereo system, and all bedroom and the bathroom speaker work fine. I put the new fan in front of the air conditioner to circulate the heat. I put the old one in the bedroom closet. I reconnected the air conditioner but left if off, since I don't think it will be freezing up this time of year. I had a fried hamburger with fried onion slices on a bun with condiments, microwave potato, steamed cauliflower, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I guess I will go out for fresh air now. CIO

Note:<888>04/07/01 Saturday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I showered and cleaned up. I noticed that one side of my bedroom speakers and my bathroom speaker was out. I isolated the problem. I need a new 20 foot RCA male to female cable which I will pick up when I go out now. CIO

Note:<888>04/07/01 Saturday 3:30 P.M. EDT: The UD screensaver is having problems logging onto the Oxford server, so I changed to the Blank screen saver. I chatted with a relative. Well time to clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/07/01 Saturday 2:10 P.M. EDT: I was up until 3 A.M.. I got up at 1 P.M., and I chatted with a friend. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>04/07/01 Saturday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I cleaned up. I finished the laundry. I watched TV while doing this. I reorganized my coat hangers a bit, putting wooden ones in the living room closets, thinner wire ones in the bedroom closet, and the heavy plastic ones on the bath tub shower curtain rod for drip dry.

Note:<888>04/06/01 Friday 10:55 P.M. EDT: I watched the ABC news. I slept until about 8:30 P.M.. I watched TV. About 9:30 P.M., I had dinner of broiled steak, microwave potato, steamed cauliflower with parmesan cheese, broiled onion quarter, ice tea, and cappuccino. I started my laundry about fifteen minutes ago. I just changed the sheets on the bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/06/01 Friday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M., and I had breakfast of Quaker Honey oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 4:30 P.M.. I watched a bit of TV. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 04/06/01:

Note:<888>04/06/01 Friday 3:05 A.M. EDT: Well I watched some TV. I finished off the can of smoked almonds with ice tea. I will go to bed after I send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note:<888>04/06/01 Friday 12:05 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I read the local paper at the library. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I walked down the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had ice tea, smoked almonds, and jelly beans. I am now watching a bit of television. CIO

Note:<888>04/05/01 Thursday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I went out at 2 P.M.. I saw a black eagle soar down from the skies about 50 feet above my head. Two of my neighbors saw it. It had about a 5 foot wing span. That was as close as I have ever been to a wild eagle. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went by the Mews Thrift shop. I bought two belts for a dollar each size 44 green and tan cloth and size 38 brown leather. They were just taking in a nice mink coat which they have priced for $500 to $700 woman's medium size. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought 39 oz. bag of Columbian coffee for $6.99 for $5.70 the regular price. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" for $1.49 each, two buy one get one free Ball Park beef franks for $3.69 both, ground sirloin at $3.09 a pound for $3.80, buy one get one free of five pound Idaho potatoes for $2.99 both Vlassic 40 oz. Kosher dills for $3.39 for $16.85 total. I then stopped by the Arnold bread outlet and bought an eight pack of Arnold hamburger rolls for .89. I stopped by Smokes for Less and bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then returned home. I had a Barq's root beer in a frosted mug. I mixed the new coffee beans with the old coffee beans. I watched the ABC evening news. I had two fried hamburgers with buns and condiments and fried slice onion and a microwave potato with ice tea for dinner. After dinner, I had a cup of cappuccino. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/05/01 Thursday 12:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 11:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note:<888>04/05/01 Thursday 12:40 A.M. EDT: Well I watched a bit of TV. I had a can of smoked almonds with ice tea. A relative mentioned this article "www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/010409/scrolls.htm" . Well not much happening. CIO

Note:<888>04/04/01 Wednesday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I fell back to sleep until 2 P.M.. I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I parked downtown, and I went by the Mews Thrift shop and it was closed at 3 P.M.. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I next stopped by CVS, and I bought a Hallmark birthday card for $3.99, Kleenex Cottonelle 24 pack of toilet paper $5.50, two bags of sugar free jelly beans .69, 13 oz. Palmolive anti bacterial dish washing liquid .99, buy on get one free of smoked almonds $2.99 both, plus .67 tax for $14.83 total. I then walked down the Avenue, and I stopped by the 70% off rack at the Greenwich Hardware store and bought four 12 inch crystal tulip wine glasses for $3 all plus .18 tax for $3.18 total. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the library, and I renewed a book and checked out a video. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two shell steaks at $3.99 a pound for $4.75 and a box of Ronzoni spinach fettuccini for $1.85 for $6.60 total. I returned home, and I washed the wine glasses and put them on the bar. I had a broiled shell steak, microwave potato, steamed fresh cauliflower, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee for dinner. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>04/04/01 Wednesday 11:55 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/03/01 Tuesday 11:50 P.M. EDT: I finished making the ice tea. I watched some TV. I just had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will try to get some rest now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/03/01 Tuesday 9:15 P.M. EDT: I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for lunch. I rested, and then I watched TV, and then I rested more. I just had a bowl of Campbell’s New England Clam chowder with ice tea for dinner. I am making a batch of ice tea. I will now have a cup of decaffeinated instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>04/03/01 Tuesday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I installed the Oxford University Cancer Research Background Screen Saver "www.ud.com" on my computer. I had to reinstall the Microsoft IntelliPoint Drivers 1.2 to get my Internet Keyboard Pro Sleep Hotkey to work. It is all working fine. I activated the screen saver password which works with the UD background screensaver and the sleep hotkey. CIO

Note:<888>04/03/01 Tuesday 11:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I checked to make sure HBO and Showtime are cancelled, and they have been cancelled; so I won't have to pay for them. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will do a little regular internet work now. CIO

Note:<888>04/02/01 Monday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television. I had goldfish crackers and ice tea. I put the framed spider web above the fuse box mirror, and the picture of a canal in Venice on the backside of the entry door. Since the framed spider web is heavy, I did not want it to fall off the door when the door closes. Well not much happening in Greenwich. I remember last May almost a year ago, I was wearing a sweater and my bomber jacket at Tod's Point during the third week of my, and the weather was like today. Thus I guess we probably have another seven weeks of cooler damper weather. I think I bought my new air conditioner around the first of June, so I guess it was warmer by then. Still if one has arthritis, the dampness gets to one. Well time to start winding down for the day and had off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>04/02/01 Monday 7:30 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then stopped by the Post Office and obtained a money order to pay my Verizon telephone bill. I then paid my rent at First Union Bank on Havameyer Place. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went over to Old Greenwich, and I drove around Tod's Point, and I sat out for a while. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop and I bought an antique mirror about 15 inches by 24 inches for $10 plus .60 tax for $10.60. I next stopped by Staples. I then stopped by ELDC thrift shop. I next stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then drove down by the waterfront and chatted with a former neighbor. I returned home, and I had for dinner a broiled shell steak, microwave potato, steamed broccoli, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I hung the antique mirror on the right kitchen entrance. I put the framed spider web on the back side entrance door. I put the Venice canal picture above the fuse box, and the Albertville postage stamps above the kitchen entrance. Well time to have a relaxing evening. CIO

Note:<888>04/02/01 Monday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of Post Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received my Cablevision and Optimum Online bills that I paid last Friday. They apparently had billed me for $9.95 for HBO in April, which I had cancelled; so I called and straightened that out. Thus I have a little over $10 credit on my cablevision bill. Well I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>04/01/01 Sunday 10:40 P.M. EDT: Well I watched a bit of television. I am feeling a bit tired, so I guess I will try to go to bed early. CIO

Note:<888>04/01/01 Sunday 8:50 P.M. EDT: I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I watched some television and had ice tea and peanuts. I chatted with a friend and a relative. The blinking light does not seem to work on my answering machine, so I will have to look into that. CIO

Note:<888>04/01/01 Sunday 4:45 P.M. EDT: I finished watering the plants and house cleaning. I listened to 96.7 FM while house cleaning. I just had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and reheated spinach quiche along with ice tea and coffee. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/01/01 Sunday 1:50 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now start house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>04/01/01 Sunday 12:35 A.M. EST: I reheated the other half of the broiler in the microwave for dinner, along with microwave potato, and steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and decaffeinated Folgers instant coffee. I went out about 8 P.M. and walked lower Greenwich Avenue a few times and I drove down by the waterfront a couple of times. I returned home at 11 P.M., and at midnight I restarted my server with a new log. I will now set the clocks ahead an hour and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I was up at 6 P.M., and I watched the ABC evening news. I had dinner of eye round roast with mushroom gravy, steamed asparagus, and microwave potato. I just finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air after having a yogurt. CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 10:25 A.M. EDT: I finished making the ice tea. I rested and watched a bit of television. CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I sewed up my green corduroy pants that split about five months ago. I had a couple of hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and sliced dill pickle. I am making ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 6:00 A.M. EDT: Well I have been doing a little internet research. CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 4:35 A.M. EDT: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush at the Derby 2000 with new U.K. ambassador Will Farish . CIO

Note:<888>04/14/01 Saturday 3:55 A.M. EDT: I had a Columbo yogurt after the last message. I went to bed again, and I was up at 2 A.M.. I watched a bit of TV. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>04/13/01 Friday 8:35 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit this morning. I checked my mail. I chatted with a relative and a friend. I rested from 1:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I had Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamin for breakfast. I just chatted with a friend. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 04/13/01:

Note:<888>04/13/01 Friday 6:00 A.M. EDT: Besides running "www.ud.com" in the background, I am running "http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu" on the computer, while I am not doing anything beside running the server. CIO

Note:<888>04/13/01 Friday 4:10 A.M. EDT: On the Logitech cordless mouse, it some time gets sluggish like it has low batteries which is not the case. I usually try shutting down and rebooting with a corded mouse and then rebooting with the cordless mouse and removing and reinserting the batteries. This seems to readjust the frequency, so the mouse works properly. CIO

Note:<888>04/13/01 Friday 3:25 A.M. EDT: Since I had opened a bottle of white wine last night for the mushroom gravy, I had a glass with my dinner. It put me right to sleep until about 1:30 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note:<888>04/12/01 Thursday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal in the library. I stopped by the ATM. Next I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove over to Odd Job in Port Chester, and I bought a four pack of Sunbeam 40 watt and another of 60 watt light bulbs for .99 a pack, Prestone Bull car wax $2.99, and two Ekart bath cleanser .39 each plus .39 tax for $6.14. I then toured Staples. I stopped Var Max liquor pantry, and I bought 750 ml. 1998 Les Jamelles Merlot Vin de Pays d'Oc product of France Red Table Wine, L'Etang-Vergy, Cote d'Or, France for $6.99 plus .47 tax for $7.46 total. I then returned home. I will have the same dinner as last night. CIO

Note:<888>04/12/01 Thursday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I moved some more furniture around. Basically when one moves one item or more in a small apartment, it is like a puzzle. I pushed the blue couch back about 8 inches from the wall. I moved the square Danish table in front of the left side of the day bed. I moved the long coffee table in front of the day bed. I switched the head boards around on the day bed, so the taller side does not block the TV. I put the magazine rack from the bedroom at the hallway end of the day bed. I then pushed the long green sofa about a foot closer to the day bed, so only one side of the coffee table has about a foot of space in front of it and the green floral sofa. I then pulled out the round oak dining table, and put it at the apartment entrance adjacent to the green sofa back. I put the desk against the window wall where the oak dining table was. I moved the computer setup further towards the outside wall along with the left speaker stack. I have room for the yellow French sitting chair in front of it still. I put the Queen Anne chair to the left of the left speaker stack at the kitchen entrance. I put the framed spider web above it. I put the Quail print in the kitchen entrance. I put two more flash light behind the door on the rack along with the deodorizer. I put the big pathos plant on the oak dining table lazy Susan. I put the four bent oak chairs around the dining table. I set it up with four place mats. I put the Venice canal print of the circuit breaker mirror. This all took a bit of time, but I now have full use of the dining table. I also put the bedroom desk chair at the living room desk. Well time for bed. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>04/12/01 Thursday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk, but first I drank coffee out of my thermos downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. While I was just starting to walk down the Avenue, a bronze color sedan with three "8s" in its license plate and a bronze color sport coupe were at rest the traffic light east bound on West Putnam Avenue in front of outdoor traders. There was a loud sound of the two vehicles impacting rear to front. After a brief moment the front sedan took off and turned right into either Mason Street or the YMCA parking lot or street beyond. The front vehicle did not seem to have any rear end damage, but the rear sport coupe had moderate front damage to the lights, bumper and hood. It took off shortly there after where the other vehicle had turned off, so I guess they were traveling together. Neither driver exited their vehicle at the impact location. I looked at the impact location on the street and plastic lens fragments were on the street. I walked down the street and at the pay phone about seven minutes later in front of Saks, I called 911; and I told them what I had seen. I then walked down the Avenue, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I then returned home. I saw a wrecker coming back on West Putnam Avenue with two other cars. At the entrance to Western Junior High Avenue, there was a police car blocking the street, and the officer told me, there had been a wreck. I was allowed to proceed to my street, Vinci Drive. I then had a slide of cake and ice tea. Well, I guess with the damp conditions, drivers should exercise caution on the roads. Also they are doing construction on the Arch Street railroad bridge at the busiest intersection in town at night. CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 11:20 P.M. EDT: Well I stopped by Smokes for Less and bought a carton of Senecas 100s for $19. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and Popular Science. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and I sat out for a while. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought a box of fresh mushrooms for .99 and buy one get one free of McCormick dried beef gravy for .99 both for $1.98 total. I then returned home, and I diced two medium onions and sautéed them in a large skillet with four tablespoons of olive oil and four pads of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" over medium high heat. Once the onions were lightly blanched, I added the box of fresh mushrooms sliced and stirred them with the onions. I mixed a cup of French white wine with the two McCormick’s brown gravy seasoning packets and added it to the skillet and mixed it all. I then added to the skillet a half cup of milk, a tablespoon of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a ounce of Jack Daniels whiskey, three tablespoons of soy sauce, two teaspoons of Sesame oil, a teaspoon of Angostura bitters, three beef bouillon cubes, dashes of nutmeg, ginger, garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, basil, oregano, Italian spices, hot curry and Chinese five spice all to taste and chopped parsley along with several tablespoons of meat juice left with the eye round from last night. I mixed this all together and simmered on low for 15 minutes. I had the gravy on two slices of eye round heated briefly in the microwave with horse radish then spread on the heated beef before the gravy along with steamed sliced asparagus and microwave potato with gravy with ice tea. Well it was a good meal, and I refrigerated the rest of the French white wine with the remaining gravy. CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 5:30 P.M. EDT: Year 2001 Hurricane Forecast is out "http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/" CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will go out after I clean up. CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television. I had a can of almonds with ice tea. I moved the row of books underneath the TV to the blue book case in the bedroom. I put the marble book ends on the hall bookcase. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I finished my regular internet work. Time to start ending the day. CIO

Note:<888>04/11/01 Wednesday 2:35 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television. I had a slice of cake with ice tea. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rearranged the pillows on the furniture including lots of pillows and bolsters on the day bed. I put the two miniature palms on the window ledge again. I put a large switch knob on the brass floor lamp from the lamp behind the TV, so it is easier to turn on. The new layout is quite comfortable and works well. I watched the ABC evening news. I went out at 8:15 P.M., and I read Time Magazine in the library. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the ATM. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.37, a Pepperidge Farm frozen 3 layer golden cake for $1.99, Lea and Perrins 10 oz. Worcestershire sauce for $2.29 for $6.65 total. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought MC hot and spicy barbeque sauce for $1.14, a Eye round roast at $3.49 a pound for $11.55, asparagus at .99 a pound for $1.15 for $13.84 total. I then returned home. I put the roast on a rack with a drip pan, I seasoned both sides with celery salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and I also covered the entire roast with barbeque sauce. I am cooking it with the layer of fat on top, so it drips down. I am cooking it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in convection oven for one hour and fifteen minutes. I also put in a potato with it. It will be done in about 24 minutes. I will have some of it with steamed slice asparagus and ice tea and decaf instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 10:45 A.M. EDT: I switched the long green couch with the day bed, so the day bed is against the interior wall and the long green couch is perpendicular to the blue sofa facing the entertainment wall. I pull out the desk a bit and moved the computer chair a bit, so there is room for a third person at the round oak dining table. I am bushed. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 9:45 A.M. EDT: Well I could not sleep, so I changed the room a bit more. I put the blue sofa against the window wall. I put the day bed perpendicular to it to the left coming out adjacent to the desk. I put the day bed head board facing the blue sofa. I put the long coffee table in between the day bed and the long green sofa. I put the square Danish table in front of the blue sofa. Basically it is a little less open, but the day bed has easy access. I put the brass floor lamp to the left of the blue sofa. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 7:25 A.M. EDT: I had a Columbo raspberry yogurt and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 7:10 A.M. EDT: I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I noticed what looked like four eagles soaring high overhead. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a dozen large A&P eggs for $1.69. I chatted with the Sunshine bakers deliveryman delivering CheeseIts, and he told me Kellogg’s is acquiring Sunshine Bakers. Well time to get ready for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I did some regular internet work. I decided to rearrange some furniture. First I took off the 18 year old pathos off the trunk behind the computer chair. I emptied the trunk of a broken Krups coffee pot and old air filter to be tossed. It also had a Scotch tape Binder and Polaroid Inge Retoff photographs. I put them in the bedroom closet, but first a filled the trunk with clothes too small for me now from the left side of the closet, and put the trunk on the left side of the bedroom closet with the old clothes in it. I then put the blue sofa in front of three fourths of the left day bed and one fourth in front of the round oak dining table. To the right of the blue sofa in a small opening to access the entertainment system and bar. I put the answering machine on the left side of the bar with the big button telephone. I put the wireless headphones behind them with the blood pressure monitor on the TV chest. I put the long coffee table in front of the blue sofa. I put the square Danish table in front of the long green sofa. I put the big pathos plant and the new philodendron on the square Danish table. I put the two miniature palms from the window ledge on the long coffee table along with other bric a brac and my remotes. I put the tall brass floor lamp to the left side of the blue sofa. I have three coca cola delivery cases to throw out from underneath the blue sofa along with a few 14 inch monitor glare screens for the thrift shop. This all took some time, but make the apartment much more open. It also keeps me while sitting on the blue sofa from being in the draft of the fan or air conditioner fan. Well I will go out for some fresh air shortly. CIO

Note:<888>04/10/01 Tuesday 12:45 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I saw one of my neighbors coming back in the lightning and pouring rain. I returned a video to the library. I drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stood out in the sheltered post office portico for a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue. About half way down the Avenue, it quit raining. I sat out for a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I hung out my damp clothes to dry from the plastic hangers on the shower curtain rod. For dinner, I had a broiled shell steak, steamed cauliflower, microwave potato, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>04/09/01 Monday 9:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until 6:30 P.M., and then I watched the ABC evening news. A thunder storm came up, and I turned off the computer and unplugged it. I chatted with a neighbor downstairs. About 8:15 P.M., I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and cappuccino. I just finished cleaning up. There is still light thunder, but I might go out anyway. CIO

Note:<888>04/09/01 Monday 4:05 P.M. EDT: I finished the video. I watched a bit of TV. I had a can of smoked almonds with ice tea. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 11:35 P.M. EDT: I mailed the letter. I went for a walk on the lower Avenue. I stopped by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will now watch a video. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 10:10 P.M. EDT: I wrote a letter to a relative. I chatted with a relative. I had a fried hamburger with fried onion with bun and condiments and microwave potato along with ice tea. Now I will go out and mail the letter and get some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 8:05 P.M. EDT: I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine on Mason Street, but it did not work. I used the one on Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a bottle of Gumout Fuel System Cleaner for $3.99 and .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then stopped by Exxon, and I put the Gumout fuel injection cleaner in the gasoline tank, and I then put in $15.50 of premium at $1.879 a gallon. I then drove down by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I just returned home. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 6:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 3 P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I did my house cleaning and watered the plants. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I just finished showering, and I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I just finished watching TV. After the ice cream, I also had a can of almonds. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/08/01 Sunday 12:20 A.M. EDT: I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue and I sat out for a while. I walked back down the Avenue and sat out for a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I think I will have some ice cream and ice tea and watch TV. CIO

Note:<888>04/21/01 Saturday 9:30 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I walked one and a half times around Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while a couple of times. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I am cooking dinner. I took a Pyrex pie dish, and I added a couple tablespoons of olive oil. I washed a half boneless breast of chicken. I rubbed it in the olive oil and put it in the dish. I peeled and sliced in half a onion and added it to the dish. I put in a third of a cup of white wine. I started microwaving a potato half way done. I added to the chicken breast chicken poultry seasoning, ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, Oregano, Basil, and Paprika. I put on several pads of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter". I added to the dish the half cooked potato. I am cooking it all in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I will have it all for dinner with reheated peas and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/21/01 Saturday 6:40 P.M. EDT: I went back to bed until 3:30 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and coffee. I cleaned my apartment, and I watered the plants. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/21/01 Saturday 11:45 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>04/20/01 Friday 11:20 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then went down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a fisherman. I returned home, and I had two hot dogs with condiments and buns and ice tea. Well time to start winding down. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>04/20/01 Friday 3:50 P.M. EDT: I went down by the waterfront for a bit of time this morning. I made my 11 A.M. appointment. I stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I returned home. About 1 P.M., I had a fried hamburger with fried slice onion and bun and condiments along with steamed frozen peas and microwave potato and ice tea. I just took a nap, and I woke up about a half hour ago. One of my new GE 15 watt frosted bulbs from Wal-Mart burned out, so I replaced it on the old sconce with a 25 watt clear bulb. It is covered with a shade, so it does not glare. Well time for cappuccino. CIO

Note:<888>04/20/01 Friday 9:35 A.M. EDT: I put the Commonwealth Products on display again. I checked the mail. I have a 11 A.M. appointment. Time for some fresh air. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 04/20/01:

Note:<888>04/20/01 Friday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I was up at 5:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I was told the reason for all the eagles downtown is that the restaurants have been throwing away a lot of good garbage, and that they have been feasting on it. I centered the brass and glass coffee table on the long green couch instead of the day bed. With it slid down to the left of the day bed, one can get onto the day bed without stepping on the glass table. However, I would put the day bed pillows on the glass and brass table, so if one fell out of it, they would not hurt themselves badly on the table. The cruise ship QE II "http://www.cunardline.com/" is arriving in Manhattan now from South Hampton, England heading to Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Lisbon, Portugal; and back to South Hampton before returning to Manhattan. The Greenwich Harbor Inn is in the mist of a remodeling into a five star hotel, so it is not available to guests until around October 2001. We see lots of visitors all the time, so perhaps with warmer weather, more will be showing up. CIO

Note:<888>04/19/01 Thursday 9:15 P.M. EDT: After dinner, I stopped by the library. I read the Wall Street Journal. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out a while. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/19/01 Thursday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and then the Hospital Thrift shop, then the bank again. I then went back to the thrift shop, and they sold me a pair of double light brass Williamsburg sconces for $40 for the pair. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. I took of the plug wires off the old pair of bathroom type sconces, and put them on the new sconces. I put them in the same place above the mirror above the Queen Anne chair. I put in 15 watt frosted bulbs. The tops of the 15 watt bulbs are about 2 inches from the drop ceiling, however 15 watts don't emit much heat. I would not use any brighter wattage without lowering them several inches which would mean lowering the mirror. For now they're fine. Light most the lights, they switch on with the door switch. Time to cook a boneless breast of chicken with microwave potato and steamed frozen peas for dinner with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/19/01 Thursday 12:50 P.M. EDT: I did my regular internet routine. I installed Acrobat Reader 5.0 and Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0. I also reinstalled Apache. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton WinDoctor. I will now have a hamburger with fried onions, asparagus, and microwave potato, and ice tea for lunch. I will then clean up and go out for my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>04/19/01 Thursday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television. I saw on a Connecticut legislature assembly telecast that it is now 120 days in jail for drinking and driving second offence. I don't drink myself. However, I see people involved in public relations and entertainment that do. I guess they need to use limousines when going out to dinner if drinking alcohol to avoid prosecution. I thus hid away some of my products from the United Kingdom and Commonwealth chambers of commerce in the usual place. I guess I will do a little computer work. CIO

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 10:15 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I read the Wall Street Journal at the library. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I drove around town a bit. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought boneless chicken breasts at a $1.99 pound for $3.40. I returned home. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 7:30 P.M. EDT: I went back out after lunch. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by ELDC thrift shop, and I bought a pair of red Vaurnet sun glasses for $1.06. I went by the library, and I read the local paper. I stopped by the Hospital thrift shop, and I bought 4 cloth 4 inch sconce light shades for $2.50 each for $10 total. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had a Nestea Ice Tea in a frosted mug. I put the four shades on the sconces, so they don't glare. I chatted with a relative. I watched the ABC evening news. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Well time to start ending the day. CIO

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 1:50 P.M. EDT: I went out and I drove a neighbor over to Port Chester, New York. I stopped by the Greenwich waterfront. I remounted my Ship to Shore interior antenna with black electrical tape in the rear window. The suction cup had deteriorated in the sun over the years. I checked it, and it is working fine. I replaced a rear backup light. I checked all the other lights, and they're fine. I sanded the distributor cap rotor and its interior contacts to remove ignition buildup. I put a rubber hose sleeve on the ignition coil wire where it was touching the brake cylinder. I cleaned the interior windshield. Earlier in the week, I sprayed WD40 on the battery terminals, and throttle mechanism. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I went by Gateway Automotive, and I bought a Gates fan belt #7360, one inch smaller than recommended for $9.30. I then returned home, and I installed it in about a half hour. I have put on two of the one inch larger belts over the years, but they tend to stretch a bit and on a wet night sound like cats making noise. Thus I have fixed it better. They outer belt is for the emissions blower. I then had a fried hamburger with fried onions and condiments on a bun with steamed asparagus and microwave potato and ice tea. With sun spots, you really don't need coffee. Time for fresh air.

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 7:15 A.M. EDT: I have a 25 foot gray LAN cable that one could plug in to the cable modem exchanging it with the shorter blue LAN cable, so one could stretch it out and use a Laptop computer on the coffee table, dining table, or desk. It is curled up from the cable modem unplugged to the right side of the desk on the left arm of the blue sofa. However, alas I don't have a Laptop computer. CIO

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 7:00 A.M. EDT: The Cole Porter brass and glass coffee table is about 23 5/8 inch by 37 3/4 inch by half inch thick glass top with 3/4 inch solid brass frame 16 1/2 inch high and centered on the day bed across from the long green couch. The glass top weighs about 50 pounds and the brass table weighs about 50 pounds, so it weighs 100 pounds or more. The glass is supported on the brass rails lengthwise, but it is not supported on the sides. Thus although very sturdy, one should not try to stand on the table to get in the day bed. Also, since the apartment in a bit cramped, a heavy brass and glass table has very sharp corners, one could easily bruise one's legs on it. CIO

Note:<888>04/18/01 Wednesday 6:30 A.M. EDT: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I took the QE II whiskey jug and Buckingham Palace candy tin and put them to the right of the Zenith short-wave radio left of the bar on top of the Revere bowl with candy. I put the Revere bowl with smoking accessories on the window ledge right of the air conditioner. I put the Steuben dish with spice drops on the dining table in front of the cordless phone. I put the answering machine and big button corded phone on the left side of the bar table. I put the square Danish table between the desk and the HP laser printer. I put the large pathos plant from the dining table on it. I put the smaller Philodendron on the oak dining table lazy Susan. I put the eagle ash tray on the Danish table. I put the Charles W. Morgan Mystic Seaport Wedgwood ash tray on the Harvard Business School trivet. I put the four English tea mats at the four corners of the Cole Porter brass and glass coffee table along with the existing decorative items and the Americas Cup place mat, so as not to dirty the glass table too much when using it. I put the unique remotes on the upper left side. Basically, if someone wanted to use the day bed, two people could move the brass and glass coffee table over to the side between the long green couch and blue sofa corner. Of course they would also have to remove the pillows and bolsters. However, the long green couch is comfortable enough for a nap. Basically the day bed is more decorative and useful for over night guests with a light breeze from the fan or air conditioner. The one bed apartment is only 450 square feet with small separate kitchen, bathroom, and narrow corridor to bathroom and bedroom. Thus one has to try to constantly reorganize it better. However, it is extraordinarily quiet here with the sound of the fan or air conditioner and air purifier. Occasionally one can hear flight traffic from the local airport, and in the summer once a week the long maintenance equipment and also the weekly garbage removal. I also have 15 stereo and 7 computer speakers and 3 headphones sets that one could use to tune out bothersome sound with. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I stopped by the library. I read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I checked out a book and a video. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought B&B Spice Drops $1.99, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" .99 Heinz 30 oz. Ketchup $1.69, S&S 10 Quart Dry Milk $5.39, 2 pounds onion $1.49, Large Brown Eggs $1.89, half gallon Tropicana Premium calcium $1.99 for $16.54 total. I then returned home. I put some spice drops out. I had two hot dogs with condiments and buns and ice tea. I chatted with my Monday appointment, and I remade it for Friday. I went back out. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. Lots of eagles around. I observed the waterfront a while. I viewed the Hospital Thrift shop some more. I returned home, and one of my neighbors could use the old coffee table, so I gave it to that person. I chatted with some other neighbors. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 10:35 A.M. EDT: I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop and got the working insert for my Marine Corps Zippo lighter. I stopped by the Putnam Trust ATM machine inside since it gives 20s when outside is 50s. I went back to the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a heavy brass and glass Cole Porter coffee table for $25 and yellow pillow for $1.50. I put the coffee table carefully in the car. I brought it home. I moved the long green couch back a foot to fit in the new brass and glass coffee. I have about a foot space between it and the green couch and a foot space between the dining table and the Queen Anne chair. I let the building custodian have the old wood coffee table for any of the tenants. I put the yellow pillow on the yellow computer chair throw. I filled the Marine Corps Zippo and added flints and put it with the GCC Zippo in the Nantucket ash tray. The glass table makes the small sitting area look more spacious. Well time for more fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 7:00 A.M. EDT: I had a fried hamburger on a bun with fried onion slices and condiments, microwave potato, steamed asparagus, ice tea, and cappuccino. I will now clean up and go out in a little while for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 5:30 A.M. EDT: I skimmed through the last half dozen issues of the Greenwich Post. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 2:45 A.M. EDT: I finished and put away my laundry. CIO

Note:<888>04/17/01 Tuesday 2:05 A.M. EDT: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of Quaker Honey Oats, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I changed the sheets on my bed. I am half way through the dry cycle on my laundry. CIO

Note:<888>04/16/01 Monday 4:05 P.M. EDT: I went out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Zyns Stationary and bought a Ronson five flint pack for .95 . I stopped by the waterfront before and after. I returned home. I tried drilling out the Zippo insert, but it would not come out. I put the good insert in the Greenwich Country Club light along with a new flint and a spare flint underneath the cotton tab and put it in the Nantucket ash tray. I will stopped by the Thrift Shop tomorrow and get one of the other inserts from one of the other lighters. I read in the Court Circular today is the Queen of Denmark's 61st birthday. CIO

Note:<888>04/16/01 Monday 12:05 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a U.S. Marine Corp Zippo lighter for $2.50. I stopped by Exxon and bought $16 of premium at $1.969 a gallon. I checked my tires at 29 PSI. I stopped by the waterfront. I stopped by Arnold Bakers factory outlet and bought 3 loaves of Arnold 12 grain bread and a 8 pack of hotdog buns for $3.54 total. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Senacas 100 Lights for $19. I then returned home. The U.S. Marine Corp Zippo light flint tube was blocked, so I replaced it with a similar insert from another lighter. I then put it in the Nantucket ash tray. I put the Greenwich Country Club Zippo lighter with the non working insert in my keepsake box. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. There were no seagulls on the waterfront, so it might rain. CIO

Note:<888>04/16/01 Monday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I had the last of the eye round roast with mushroom gravy, microwave potato, steamed asparagus, ice tea, and cappuccino. I was thinking about this news story Reuters Chinese Gold Hidden by Japanese found in Thailand . Possibly the gold hidden in large caves in Thailand might present a problem for the explorers since any large caves full of bats might risk exposure to the explorers from rabies since bats frequently carry rabies. Just like being out at night a lot here locally, one is exposed to bats that might have rabies. Well I have to shower and clean up and start my day. CIO

Note:<888>04/16/01 Monday 6:10 A.M. EDT: I went to bed after the last message yesterday. I was up at 8:30 P.M., and I chatted with relatives and a friend. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have been thinking possibly sun spots might still be going on which might tend to make people hyper globally. I went back to bed at 12:30 A.M. until 5:30 A.M.. CIO

Note:<888>04/15/01 Sunday 2:05 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought a raspberry pastry at St. Moritz for a dollar. I ate it downtown, and I sat out for a while. I had two hot dogs with condiments and buns and ice tea before going out. I sat out for a while downtown. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I had a Nestea Ice Tea. I am a bit tired. I will go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/15/01 Sunday 10:10 A.M. EDT: I went back out and drove by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I drove by the waterfront. I sat out at the top of the Avenue. I studied the real estate listings at Sotheby’s. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and I sat out a while. I drove back down by the waterfront. I drove over to Grass Island, and I chatted with a local fisherman. I stopped by the Stop and Shop. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $1.89, large eggs $1.69, Asparagus at .99 a pound for $1.96, buy one get one free of 93% lean ground beef $4.63, Temeraire old-fashioned Dijon mustard 12.3 oz. $2.59 for $12.76 total. I returned home. Last night I had some ice cream while watching TV. It is a nice Easter day, but I am tired; so I will go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/15/01 Sunday 5:00 A.M. EDT: Yesterday afternoon, I finished the last can of almonds before going to bed. I watched some TV just now. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and a dill pickle. Well I guess I will go out for some more fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/15/01 Sunday 1:50 A.M. EDT: Happy Easter. I went out and walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I walked down the Avenue, and I walked around the lower avenue and train station area. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. Last Thursday, somebody at the Hospital Thrift shop told me somebody was lost on a sail boat off the Bahamas. I am not sure if it was somebody I know. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/30/01 Monday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a friend. I had dinner of roasted half chicken broiler, baked potato, steamed asparagus, and ice tea. I watched TV. I will now restart the server log. CIO

Note:<888>04/30/01 Monday 7:55 P.M. EDT: I am finished polishing. I took the old used Glade Plugin refill, and I pried off the cap, and I filled it with lemon oil to use for future scent control. Now for starting dinner. CIO

Note:<888>04/30/01 Monday 6:55 P.M. EDT: I was up at 3:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put the three blue and white beach chairs in the back passenger side of the Volvo, and I also have three webbing beach chairs in the trunk. I used glass cleaner on the glass surfaces in the apartment. I cleaned the oak dining table and lazy Susan with furniture cleaner, and I am now letting the lemon oil dry on them. I will now do the kitchen cabinets. CIO

Note:<888>04/30/01 Monday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit, and now it is time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/30/01 Monday 1:30 A.M. EDT: I finished off the spaghetti and tomato meat sauce with ice tea. I guess it is time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 11:35 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I drove over to the 24 hour CVS at the Riverside Shopping plaza where they had the $50,000 early morning robbery about two weeks ago. I bought two 13 oz. bottles of L’Oreal Hydra Vive moisture shampoo with the store coupon and store card for $2.99 both, Crest toothpaste 6.5 oz. Multicare Whitening for $2.50, CVS Lemon furniture polish $1.49, BiC Five Pack of Lighters with store coupon $2.49, two 16 oz. bottle pack of European mystique shampoo and conditioner $1.79, CF automobile Christmas tree air freshener new car smell .99, Glade Plugin Scented Oil refill Hawaiian breeze $2.99, CVS 7 oz. shave gel $1.85, for $17.91 total. All the CVS card discounts did not register on the cash register when scanned and had to be entered manually. I then returned to town, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home, and I closed the window. I closed the curtain. I moved the box fan in front of the air conditioner and left if off. I put the miniature tropical plants back on the window shelf. I put the Queen Elizabeth II Life Magazine issue coronation issue back on the left window ledge. I put the George W. Bush inaugural invitation at the kitchen entrance. I put the scent tree in the car. I put the Glade Plugin scented oil refill in the plugin in the kitchen. I will now put away the CVS purchases. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 6:45 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I had breakfast of oatmeal, orange juice, vitamins, toast, and coffee. I cleaned up, and I went by the ATM machine at Bank of New York in Port Chester, New York. I then went by Odd Job, and I bought a Hallmark card for $2.01, a TV cable connector .79, a white 25 foot telephone handset cable .88 plus .25 tax for $3.93 total. I then stopped by Radio Shack in Port Chester, and I bought a 50 foot TV cable for $9.99 plus a four way TV cable splitter for $6.99 plus $1.15 tax for $18.13. I then returned home. I chatted with two relatives. I connected the kitchen Sony Trinitron to the Optimum cable box with the supplies I bought. I tuned it in and adjusted it. Since the kitchen Sony is not cable ready it is tuned into the channel on the cable box. One catch when one turns it on, it comes on channel 2 and one has to select channel 3 to bring in the cable feed. I then moved my two miniature palms from the left living room window moving one on the backup CPU and one to the left window side. I hung the Queen Elizabeth II Life magazine n the kitchen entrance. I put the Quail picture behind the bedroom desk. I then pull the left living room window curtain open halfway, and I opened the window all the way. I put the white box window fan in front of the window to bring in fresh air. I turned off the thermostats. Now I will have some reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce with ice tea and then go outside. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 7:05 A.M. EDT: I took off the plastic cover off the bedroom desk chair, and while I was discarding it, I found an older 9 inch Sony Trinitron that had been discarded. I tested, and it works fine enough on cable. I put it on to the right side of the kitchen next to the refrigerator. I will connect it once I get a long enough cable for the cablevision. I had to remove the Krups Cappuccino and Coffee combination machine to the bedroom closet along with the Gaggia coffee grinder. I put the Braun cappuccino and Royal coffee machine on the left side left of the oven and the Krups black cappuccino between the sink and oven. I put the stainless steel coffee mug rack on the toaster oven. I rehung the power strip on the wall behind the Sony TV. I cleaned the counters. Well, I am tired. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I moved around some more bric a brac. I figured out, I had plugged the backup computer speakers into the disabled onboard sound instead of the Creative SW 32 card, so sound should work now. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 2:40 A.M. EDT: I put the large plant from underneath the coffee table back on the square Danish table to the left of the backup CPU. I tried lighting underneath the coffee table, but I did not like the effect. I moved the Swedish glass ball on the coffee table. I put both pineapple lamps on the bedroom desk. I put the teak pineapple on the white bureau. I put the book light on top of the bedroom TV with a 15 watt bulb for a night light. I moved some other bric a brac. CIO

Note:<888>04/29/01 Sunday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I drove downtown by the waterfront. There was a fair going on in Baldwin Park. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I found a piece of jewelry I turned into the police station. I returned home about 11 P.M.. I had reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce and ice tea. I moved the backup computer from the bedroom desk to the living room desk. It's speakers don't seem to work. I will work on it later. I threw out the old Lexmark Fax. I found a brass plate chair discarded, I put at the bedroom desk. I put the living room desk items on bedroom desk. I put the large golden pathos plant from the square Danish table to underneath the brass and glass table showing through. I put the four British tea mats along the front of the table. I put the Nantucket ashtray on the right back and the remotes on the left back. I put the Americas Cup mat on top of the other on top of the front bar table. I put the backup computer CPU on the square Danish table. I ran a 50 foot telephone cord form the phone line splitters underneath the bar to the CPU. I put my carry items on the St. Paul's Chapel Trinity Parish Broadway and Fulton Street Manhattan plate which is on the back side of the round oak dining table. Overall it seems a bit neater.

Note:<888>04/28/01 Saturday 6:20 P.M. EDT: Well, I finished house cleaning. I was just thinking on the Brass and Glass coffee table, some time I could go up to Bliss Marine in Darien, and buy about ten feet of brass picture tube wire along with brass fasteners and a pair of brass turn screws and fasten the wire around the ends of the glass where it meets the brass frame and tighten it with the attached turn screws, so the glass is secure to the frame. Having taken a course in architecture appreciation at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois and having once freeloaded on a friend in a apartment next to the IBM building in Chicago, I think it is a Mies Vander Roah coffee table as in the architect of the Chicago IBM building and the Seagram’s building. Well time for a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/28/01 Saturday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received a new ATM card in the mail. I chatted with some neighbors. I found a brass valet rack out by the dumpster, so I put it on the right side of the day bed. I watered the plants. I will now start house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>04/28/01 Saturday 5:00 A.M. EDT: I vacuumed the now dry rug underneath the brass and glass coffee table with the Hoover upright vacuum to fluff it up. While studying the coffee, I remembered I believe they use to have these in the Seagram’s building in Manhattan, and one day they all disappeared. Since the glass can easily slide off the side rails, and a heavy sharp 50 pound edge of glass come plummeting down on one's foot for example and cause extensive damage to the foot, and a smaller person like a child even more damaging, it is basically an unsafe coffee table as designed. There is usually a catch to stuff donated at the thrift shops. I studied the situation a while, and I eventually went out to the car and got a five foot piece of blue 12 volt wire, and I strapped it around over and under the table frame and glass on the left side about a half inch in and secured it tightly, so the glass can only slide about an eighth to a quarter inch in either direction on the 3/4 inch wide frame. For now it is amply secure, but to move the table safely, one would have to remove the wire to move the glass and then the frame. I am tired, so after some goldfish crackers and ice tea; I will go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/28/01 Saturday 2:30 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while a few times too. I stopped by the waterfront. I returned home. I removed the wine rack from underneath the brass and glass table and put the wine underneath the front bar table. I put two more bottles of Perrier in the refrigerator. I put the fold wine rack on the file cabinet in the bedroom. I put the empty Dom Perigon champagne bottle I bought at the Darien junior league balloon shop for a $1 back on the round oak dining table. Since the brass and glass coffee table has half inch wide longitudinal rails on which the half inch glass sits on only two sides, if it should shift off the table despite the weight of the glass, it is best not to have any objects underneath it, so hopefully in that eventually there would not be any fracturing. CIO

Note:<888>04/28/01 Saturday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I finished my laundry and I put it away. I found out by the dumpster a piece of Dupont Orlon oriental reproduction carpet in dark green and beige pattern. I brought it inside, and I vacuumed it, and I shampooed it with the Bissell rug shampooer. I put it underneath the Brass and Glass coffee table centered on the day bed. It fit in quite well and looks good, although at the moment it is still damp. Once it dries, and I vacuum it again, it should look even better. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 10:25 P.M. EDT: I started the laundry, and it will be done in a half hour. I changed the sheets on the bed. I will go out for some fresh air, after I put the laundry away. I am also cleaning a half dozen throw pillow cases. CIO

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I took a little bit of a walk outside. I cleaned my car windows. I relaxed a bit inside. I had some reheated spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce along with ice tea and cappuccino. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 4:50 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at noon. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with government offices about getting the electronic swipe on one of my cards fixed. I probably will have to go over to Stamford next week. I researched Bell's Scotch and apparently it is the most common Scotch in England, but they quit importing it to the United States in 1990. On the "www.perrier.com" web site whose corporate headquarters are across the street from me, it says that the Duke of Windsor and other commonwealth representatives use to take Bell's Scotch with them along with Perrier on their worldwide travels. I called a friend, and I told them about the two Equestrian riding clothes shops up in Banksville, New York. I guess with the Kentucky Derby coming soon, there might be some renewed interest in horses. Well I guess I will have some reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce in a little while. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 04/27/01:

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 3:50 A.M. EDT: Well, I once read the 77% of the private wealth in America is owned by women over 70 years, so I would imagine while they sip on their tea and toast, they might be interested in "http://www.teacouncil.co.uk/" . Well, I will now send out my weekly note and head off to sleep. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 3:10 A.M. EDT: I took the nine bottle collapsible wine rack out of the bedroom window and placed it beneath the brass and glass coffee table. I put my wine from the bar and refrigerator in the wine rack along with Concorde grape sparkling beverage and a couple bottles of Perrier and a old Dom Perigon bottle. I left one white wine in the refrigerator and one Perrier along with the Moet et Chadon. I put in a 12 pack of Barq's root beer to chill. I guess I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments. Usually for condiments on hotdogs, I use ketchup and Dijon mustard. On hamburgers for condiments, I use mayonnaise, ketchup, Dijon mustard, fried onions, and occasionally sliced dill pickle. I usually season my hamburgers when frying with celery salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder. Now back to hotdogs and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/27/01 Friday 12:20 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while at a few different spots. While walking around the Greenwich Office plaza lower parking lot dumpster, I noticed they had thrown out more old computer equipment, if one is into dumpster diving. It looked to be about 486 vintage equipment. I drove by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $2.94, hotdog rolls .99, AC pine cleaner $1.79, Prince of Wales Twinings Black China Tea $2.89, Purdue Garlic flavor broiler chicken at .79 a pound for $3.82, two packages of Butterball turkey franks $1.29 each for $15.16 total. While downtown, I received a note from a regular walker that I had not seen in a while, and I was sad to find out that his wife had passed away this winter. CIO

Note:<888>04/26/01 Thursday 9:15 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then stopped by the Town Hall on an errand. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $19 of premium at $2.039 a gallon. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware Store, and bought two two packs of 50 pound picture hooks for $4.98 both, and two two packs of 15 watt frosted candelabra bulbs for $6.40 both plus .88 tax for $12.06 total. I drove by the waterfront. I went by ELDC thrift. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then drove up North Street and viewed all the daffodils lining the road. I stopped by the Banksville Service Center and viewed their large hardware and garden store. I bought a six pack of the picture hook nails for $1.99 plus .12 tax for $2.11. I then drove down Upper Cross Road to Round Hill Road, and I drove back into town viewing the spring foliage. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned a book and videotape at the library and checked out a new one. I then stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought S&S window cleaner .99, Pin Sol $2.29, S&S grated parmesan cheese $1.99, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice $1.88, a Tombstone Cheese pizza $2.99 for $12.22 total. I went by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then returned home. I rehung the Williamsburg Sconces with the 50 pound two nail hooks and put new 15 watt frosted bulbs in them. Last night I also rehung the older sconces with the same type hooks. I had to rehang a mirror and the Shield of Pall Mall, since I had barrowed their hooks. I had reheated spaghetti with sauce and ice tea for dinner. I chatted with a relative. Time to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>04/26/01 Thursday 11:35 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up and go out to do some errands. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>04/26/01 Thursday 2:40 A.M. EDT: I exchanged the two different pairs of sconces on opposite walls. I lowered the two French prints to cover the holes where I removed one pair, although I did spackle the holes. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/25/01 Wednesday 11:20 P.M. EDT: I sat outside briefly. I chatted with a relative. I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/25/01 Wednesday 7:55 P.M. EDT: I had spaghetti with tomato meat sauce for dinner with ice tea. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC news. The BBC said that Prince Charles is visiting Canada for a week. CIO

Note:<888>04/25/01 Wednesday 5:10 P.M. EDT: I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors. I updated Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . I will now make up some homemade spaghetti sauce. CIO

Note:<888>04/25/01 Wednesday 3:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 9:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back to sleep until 2 P.M.. I just cleaned up. CIO

Note:<888>04/25/01 Wednesday 12:40 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of TV. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>04/24/01 Tuesday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I rested a bit. I watched the ABC evening news. I had a couple of hotdogs on bread with condiments and ice tea. I just finished watching a video. All quiet on the western front. CIO

Note:<888>04/24/01 Tuesday 4:35 P.M. EDT: I had a Mama Rosa pizza and ice tea. I watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>04/24/01 Tuesday 3:10 P.M. EDT: I signed the lease papers, and I put the "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" in the refrigerator. CIO

Note:<888>04/24/01 Tuesday 12:55 P.M. EDT: I showered and cleaned up. I went out for a breath of fresh air. The baseball field in back is all groomed for the season. I have to sign my lease for another year at 2 P.M. today. I am making up a batch of ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/24/01 Tuesday 11:20 A.M. EDT: I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I reinstalled the latest version of "http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu" and it is now once working again along with "www.ud.com" . Thus while running the server, my computer is doing a little bit extra work. CIO

Note:<888>04/23/01 Monday 11:40 P.M. EDT: Well time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>04/23/01 Monday 10:25 P.M. EDT: After backing up the C: drive to the D: drive, I ran Norton Disk Doctor on the C: drive and then Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive. I then backed up the E: drive to the D: drive. This all took a while. While doing this, I walked around the building and sat outside a while. I watched the ABC evening news. I had dinner of baked boneless breast of chicken in white wine with herbs and spices, baked half onion, baked potato, steamed frozen peas, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I went out to the library about 8 P.M., and I read today’s and Sunday's Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine. I then walked Greenwich Avenue one and a half times sitting down for brakes occasionally. I returned home at 10 P.M., and I restarted the server. CIO

Note:<888>04/23/01 Monday 3:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have a 25 year old 1974 Volvo 244. Since it was a nice day, I washed it and dried it. I then wax and buffed it with the Prestone Bullet car wax. The wax dispenser, does not work too well when working sideways. I then cleaned the windows with Windex and wiped the dash area and door entries. I then vacuumed the car. The car once again looks very good. It took about three hours to do this. I then reattached the ship to shore antenna with Velcro fasteners which are stronger than electrical tape. I had two hotdogs on buns with condiments for lunch with ice tea. I am running the air conditioner on low at 72 degrees Fahrenheit on energy saver, since in the afternoon when the sun hits my west facing windows, it can warm up a bit. I will now do a C: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>04/22/01 Sunday 11:20 P.M. EDT: I rested a bit. I had dinner of baked boneless chicken breast in wine, baked half onions, microwave potato, steamed frozen peas, and ice tea. I watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>04/22/01 Sunday 6:20 P.M. EDT: I rested a bit. I chatted with a friend. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I watched TV and rested a bit. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>04/22/01 Sunday 10:10 A.M. EDT: I was up at 7 A.M.. I watched TV. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went through my regular internet routine. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 7:15 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit and had some ice tea. I took the cover off the French antique reproduction computer chair. I turned it around and now have it facing the coffee table with the yellow pillow on it. I put the folding web back chair at the main computer. I put one of the dining table bent oak chairs at the backup computer desk. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street again. I drove down by the waterfront. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I will now head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 2:50 P.M. EDT: I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I paid my rent at First Union on Havemayer Place. I drove over to the Connecticut State office in Stamford, Ct.. I picked up my EDO card and also got a state picture ID. I stopped the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I went to the BNY ATM. I stopped by the Old Greenwich CVS, and I bought with CVS circular coupons two 4.2 oz. Crest Whitener for $3.49 both, two 1 liter CVS yellow mouthwash $2.99, two Edge gel $2.98 plus .57 tax for $10.03. I then returned to the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and I bought two Tommy Hilfiger short and long sleeve shirts in plaid for $6 and $5 extra large. I then drove around Tod's Point. I sat out for a while. I then went by Staples, and from the clearance table, I bought Hammermill laser and inkjet paper for $2 each and .24 tax for $4.24. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I received a Furest silk tie from a relative that recently bought it in Barcelona, Spain. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I chatted with a relative. The post man buzzing my apartment buzzer left a banging noise on my answering machine tape which was startling. Time to go out, I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 9:30 A.M. EDT: I rested a couple of hours. I just had a reheated slice of ham, microwave potato, steamed frozen broccoli, and iced coffee. I will now go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 6:30 A.M. EDT: I added the last four months of Scott's Notes to my long note file available from "http://mrscott.com/note02pr.htm" in three different formats. I also printed out the last four months. CIO

Note:<888>05/07/01 Monday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I chatted with some relatives and went to bed about noon yesterday. I was up at 11 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just started the dry cycle of my laundry. I changed the sheets on the bed. I used the new bit driver I got yesterday to tighten the hex nuts on the bedroom desk chair. Time to shower and clean up. CIO

Note:<888>05/06/01 Sunday 11:00 A.M. EDT: I went back out after the last message. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought a almond Danish at St. Moritz bakery for $1, and I ate it in front of the senior center. I drove around the waterfront. I went to the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM. I drove back to town, and I cleaned my car windows since pollen had accumulated. I stopped by Starbucks, and I bought an extra large Sumatra decaffeinated coffee for $1.80 and .20 tip. I drank it in front of the senior center. I went to the Island Beach parking lot to the Knights of Columbus flea market. I bought a 41 piece bit and socket set for $5 and a Chinese five piece kitchen knife set with sharpening steel and cutting board in a case for $8. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a half gallon of Tropicana calcium orange juice for $1.99 and a 38 oz. box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29 for $7.28 total. I returned home, and I put the kitchen knives in a knife holder next to the TV. I put the cutting board on the cutting boards. I put the case in the lower left cabinet and the sharpening steel in the center drawer. I had some ice tea. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/06/01 Sunday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I slept until 4 A.M.. I had a slice of reheated ham, steamed frozen broccoli, 2 small microwave potatoes, and ice tea. I watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>05/06/01 Sunday 2:05 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>05/06/01 Sunday 12:40 A.M. EDT: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I drove by the waterfront. I returned. I had a couple of pieces of cherry pie. CIO

Note:<888>05/05/01 Saturday 10:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned my toaster oven. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/05/01 Saturday 11:40 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the waterfront. I went over to Old Greenwich and used the BNY ATM. I got my hair cut at Off Center Stylists for $16 plus $4 tip. I drove around Tod's Point. I sat out a while. I drove back to central Greenwich. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the central post office, and I obtained and mailed money orders for my Cablevision, Optimum Online, and Verizon telephone. I sat out a while. I drove by the waterfront. I bought $13.40 of premium at Exxon for $2.099 a gallon. I also bought Ronson butane fuel for $2.89 plus .17 tax for $3.06 total. I stopped by the Arnold bread outlet and I bought 3 loaves of 12 grain bread and a cherry pie for $3.83 total. I stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I returned home. I had a Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I filled my shell butane lighter and put in a new flint and put it on the coffee table. I just had a piece of cherry pie with ice tea. I also took a Benadryl since there is lots of pollen out today. CIO

Note:<888>05/05/01 Saturday 5:05 A.M. EDT: I fell asleep until 2 A.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I just finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/04/01 Friday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I went to bed about 6 A.M.. I had a telephone call from a relative about 11 A.M.. I had a friend stop by at about 2 P.M.. We chatted for a while. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. The friend left about 5 P.M.. I slept until 8:30 P.M.. I had dinner about 9:30 P.M. of reheat ham slice with Dijon mustard, steamed frozen asparagus, microwave potato, and iced coffee. I updated Zone Alarm to version 2.6 . The computer had stopped while I was asleep possibly from a power dip. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/04/01:

Note:<888>05/04/01 Friday 4:15 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. The water company was flushing hydrants. I was told there is highway construction in both directions on I-95 at night. They are still working on the Arch street railroad bridge at night. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had ice tea and watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>05/04/01 Friday 12:55 A.M. EDT: I mailed a card before making it to my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought a Boars Head ham at $1.99a pound for $5.51, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49, Nielsen's hotdog buns $1.50, Dove soap 2 pack $2.49, Heinz 32 oz. ketchup .99, two dozen large white eggs .88 each, 2 lemons $1.38, 2 limes .89, two imported navels $1.73, Jack Frost 5 pounds sugar $1.99, Hellmann’s real mayonnaise 32 oz. $2.99, two Khans jumbo beef franks $3.69 both, 5 pounds California potatoes $2.99, 2 pounds onions .99, two half gallons Tropicana Grovestand orange juice $2.49 for $35.54 total. I then stopped by Vals and bought Angostura bitters for $4.02 total. I returned home, and I put away my purchases and put the fruit in the silver bar bowl. I had a Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I watched the ABC evening news. I had a slice of microwave heated ham with Dijon mustard, microwave potato, steamed asparagus, and ice tea. I fell asleep until 11 P.M.. I watched TV. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I also moved to the right window the box fan and turned it off, so the air conditioner will not be obstructed. CIO

Note:<888>05/03/01 Thursday 1:50 P.M. EDT: I finished making iced coffee. I am just finishing up making ice tea with 10 Lipton bags, 2 Lipton green, one Twinings Prince of Wales black tea, and one Twinings Earle Grey along with the usual formula from "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm". I moved the Queen Elizabeth II Life magazine coronation issue from behind the backup computer to the right of the General Electric 14,500 BTU with remote air conditioner I got last June at Partridge and Rockwell for $589. I have it set at 72 degrees Fahrenheit on low with "Energy Saver" active with the box fan in front of it on low. The apartment is very comfortable. I will now shower and clean up for my 3 P.M. appointment. I also moved the contents of one Danish end table drawer to the exposed one. I put four ice tea glasses below the bar and four more steins in the freezer with the other two. I also put the four thermoses with old hurricane water out in the kitchen. I put the old bathroom sconces in the bedroom closet. CIO

Note:<888>05/03/01 Thursday 11:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note:<888>05/02/01 Wednesday 9:10 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and we had a building emergency alarm go off, but none of the apartment indicator lights were lit, so the police investigated, but there was no problem. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home. Time for bed.

Note:<888>05/02/01 Wednesday 4:45 P.M. EDT: I drove down by the waterfront after the last note. The swan was not swimming out into the harbor this morning, so perhaps the sharks are swimming north through Long Island sound. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I had a almond Danish from St. Moritz bakery. I took two pictures with two cameras of two morning walkers in front of the veterans monument with the red, yellow, and white tulips. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and they have another Danish table like I bought yesterday. I stopped by the library, and I read the local paper. I drove over to Stamford, and I stopped by the state office to have them reissue my state card since the stripe does not work. I drove over to Noroton Heights and Bliss Marine is not there anymore. I drove over to Royaton and I stopped by the hardware store. I then stopped by the Boat Yard marine supply. I stopped by Northwest Marine in Norwalk. None of them had turnbuckles. I stopped by the Electric supply store near CompUSA. I stopped by CompUSA. I then went to Home Depot in Norwalk, and I bought two stainless steel turn buckles for .89 each, two nine foot stainless steel picture cords 100 pound test for $2.99 each, and a assortment pack of picture hooks like I use for $8.99 plus .99 tax for $17.49 total. I then returned home. I installed two 4.5 foot strand cords on the brass and glass coffee table to secure the glass with the turn buckles. It looks very good. One can not find them in brass easily. I then had dinner of reheated roaster half, steamed asparagus, microwave potato, and ice tea. Time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/02/01 Wednesday 6:05 A.M. EDT: I cleaned up, and I wrote a letter to a family member. I will now go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/02/01 Wednesday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put the square Danish table next to the day bed, so one can step on it to get on the day bed. The two Danish end tables are then next to each other. I moved around some bric a brac. I will now clean up and go outside for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/01/01 Tuesday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea about 7 A.M. I sat outside for a while. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I stopped by the Post Office and obtained .75 cent money orders for my GEICO automobile insurance, AT&T long distance, and American Association of Retired People Annual Membership which is $10. I then drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I bought two packs of file cabinet hangers for $3. I then walked back to the bank. I then returned to the Hospital Thrift shop, and four $45, I bought a Danish fruitwood end table like I already have. I gave them my three yellow and green web beach chairs, but I kept the three blue and white canvas ones in the trunk. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $12 of premium at $2.039 a gallon. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I also bought $6.80 of postage at the Post Office. I then returned home. I will install the file holders latter. I put the two Danish end tables divided by the square Danish table at the back side of the blue sofa leading to the hallway. I cleaned and polished the new end table. I rearranged the bar ware, so the right table is open to hop on the day bed. I took off the bamboo web mat from the square table. It all looks presentable. It is about a 20 and a half inch wide opening to the hallway along the closet wall. I put the small oak table on the side of the blue couch with the Nantucket ashtray. I also put the brass night light with orange glass globe and 15 watt bulb on it. I then sat outside a while. I then relaxed inside a while and had a ice tea. I then relaxed outside a while. I am tired after being awake 27 hours. Time for a light snack and bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/01/01 Tuesday 4:45 A.M. EDT: I did a little May Day decorating. I moved the left side computer speakers at the entry low. I slid the oak dining table over to the kitchen entry with two place settings and still the four bent oak chairs. I slide the desk with backup computer further to the left. I put the long green couch along the window wall to the right of the desk. I put the blue couch opposite it facing the windows perpendicular to the day bed. I moved the bar behind the bed in front of the right side of the day bed with the square Danish table to its left and the small oak table left of it. I have the Dupont Orlon throw rug between the two sofas with the brass and glass table in between. I put the Queen Anne chair in front of the entertainment center to the left of the day bed. It is all much more open, but there is no easy access to the day bed except by stepping over the blue couch, and if one used it, they might knock over objects on the bar. Also the car is very conspicuous. Still over all it is a much better effect. Happy May Day. I will rest, and then I have to pay bills today. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I watched some of the business news. I had the rest of the rib eye beef, steamed asparagus, microwave potato, and iced coffee for dinner. I cleaned and sliced the strawberries and put them in a container with orange juice and a few dashes of Angostura bitters. I am running the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner at 70 degrees Fahrenheit on Energy saver. I just talked with a friend for a while. I put the Dutch flag back up in the bedroom. I put from left to right the U.S.A., Saudi Arabian, and British flags in front of the window curtains. I put the small French, Scottish, and Norwegian flags on top of the backup computer monitor. Well I guess I should clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 5:20 P.M. EDT: I went back to bed a while. I watched some business news. I guess I will do a little regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 2:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. It looks like might rain. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I relaxed for a bit. While, I was relaxing for a bit, the oxen yoke fell off from it's secure position above the living room closet. I had it securely fastened, so someone taller must have removed it and put it back less securely, so it fell and broke one of the Williamsburg candle holder crystal shades. I replaced both crystal shades with a similar pair, I happen to have. I then swept up the glass, and vacuumed the carpet. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 9:30 P.M. EDT: I went back out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and at the clearance section cigar cigarettes were half price. I bought five cartons of cigar cigarettes for $3.75 each carton plus $1.13 tax for $18.70 total. They were buy one get one free package cartons. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a Purdue Oven Stuffer at .79 a pound for $6.03 and asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $1.79 for $7.81 total. I returned home. I had dinner of reheated eye round beef, steamed asparagus, microwave potato, and ice tea. I put the Commonwealth of Nations emergency winter provisions back on display. Well time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 4:50 P.M. EDT: I registered my new Microwave oven on the internet at "www.geappliances.com". I used the sensor button to cook some microwave popcorn in a bag. Not much happening. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 4:05 P.M. EDT: I chatted with someone else. I went out, and I washed my antique 1976 white Volvo and cleaned its windows. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of a ham omelet, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue after the last message and bought 2 boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda at CVS for .99 both. I sat out in the park a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I returned $1.10 in soda cans, and bought Carolina Brown Rice $1.39, 1 pound of strawberries $1.28, Asparagus $1.49 a pound $1.51, large white eggs $1.69, Wizard Air Freshener .99, for $5.82 total. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I had dinner of reheated eye round beef with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asparagus, microwave potato and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. The air quality was quite lousy today. I suppose we need some rain. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 4:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M. this morning. I had a ham omelet, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I have finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I made up a batch of iced coffee. I had a half hour until, I put a new batch of ice tea in the refrigerator. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for lunch. I just finished showering and cleaning up. I closed the fresh air vent on the air condition and set it to 70 degrees F. on Energy saver. I will go out for some fresh air once the ice tea is in the refrigerator. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 4:45 A.M. EDT: Well not much happening in this neck of the woods. I guess because of all the sharks in the sound, the experts should bring back the launch. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I finished off the cheese cake. I turned on the AC fan without the cooling. I relaxed a bit. Since it is warmer outside, I put away the Commonwealth of Nations Emergency supplies for winter in their usual storage place. Well not much happening. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 11:55 P.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message, and stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I checked out a book about network security. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought a Oxford two pack of black side clip binders for $5.49 plus .33 tax for $5.82 total. I noticed they were clearing out office chairs and selling Hammermill legal paper for $5. I then drove around Tod's Point at sunset. It was an unusually large big red sunset. It reminded me of the reports of sunsets in Ireland in the old days before the Irish famine when the volcanic activity had increased in Iceland. Well let's hope it is not an ill omen. I then stopped by the Greenwich waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home at about 9 P.M., and I had ice tea. I put my latest notes printout in one of the Oxford binders. I relaxed a bit. I then had two slices of reheated eye round beef with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asparagus, microwave potato, and iced coffee. I relaxed a bit. With the increased pollen and air pollution I feel more comfortable by the air conditioner. I turned it down to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 5:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. For breakfast, I had a ham omelet, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 888:35 A.M. EDT: I moved around a little bit of bric a brac in the kitchen. I broke a clear yogurt glass and cleaned it up. Hopefully, I got all the glass out of the kitchen carpet. I relaxed a bit. I checked outside to see if the sun came up. Well time for bed. As a point of reflection, if indeed a major series of typhoon type storms does hit Florida and the coasts worldwide every 500 years or so, I would say we are about due. Possibly like the storms that wiped out the Roanoke settlement after a prolong period drought. Frequently after periods of major drought like in Florida, it is a precursor to a once in every half millennium tyrannical tropical storm season. It is hard to know, I am not that well versed in the old history, one would have to check with the 400 up north and the committee of 100 down south. If the Roanoke settlement had major drought before its disappearance whenever that was, I forget the year; obviously a MAJOR TROPICAL DISTURBANACE was proceeded by an extended period of drought. As we all know in St. Augustine, the oldest tree in Florida is about 400 years old, and in a tropical environment like Florida, there should be older trees, unless the state only evolved in a major tropical storm about 400 years ago, probably caused by unpredictable solar flares heating up the earth's core causing extensive volcanic activity which in turn causes major typhoon continent altering storms. Of course, it is just my theory, I don't pretend to be an expert. Have a good day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/11/01:

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 3:40 A.M. EDT: After the last message, I went back out and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue area, and I sat out a while. I walked up to the top and sat out a while. I walked back down, and I sat out a while. I walked the lower Avenue area again, and I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had cheese cake and ice tea. I pulled out the blue kitchen bureau a few inches from the wall. I put the backup Faberware convection oven in the bedroom closet. I put the new General Electric sensor microwave oven sideways on the blue bureau sitting on the two boards, so it is more easily accessible. I put the used Faberware convection oven on the refrigerator with the other stuff to the right. I put the hurricane water thermoses back in the right living room closet on the left side. I put the toaster oven behind the microwave oven along with the coffee mug tree and Danish tin cigarette ash can. I hung a bunch of French cookware on the kitchen walls with the brass picture hooks I bought. Although the space between the blue bureau and the GE oven is three inches more narrow, it all looks a bit more open. I also cut the edges of the three merging carpet pieces together evenly, and taped them underneath together with duct tape. I put the cereal boxes behind the blue bureau in the three inch space. I put the meat cutting board to the right of the refrigerator in the narrow space. Thus, the best concept of spring cleaning or interior design and cheapest is just to rearrange what one already has. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 7:35 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a couple of friends. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I went out about 1:30 P.M.. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I sat out downtown a while. I made it to my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned home. I had dinner of sliced eye round beef reheated with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asparagus, microwaved 2 small potatoes, ice tea, and French cheese cake. I will now have some cappuccino. Needless to say my GE Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner with a remote control is working just fine with the summer western sunlight coming in. I turned it down to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. I channel surfed a bit. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 11:45 A.M. EDT: I went to bed about 2:30 A.M., and I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, and coffee. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. I will now do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 12:40 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a wood swivel office chair covered in synthetic brown leather for $25. I next stopped by Lecters, and I bought a white Rubbermaid white dish rack and drain tray for $4.99 and .30 tax for $5.29 total. I then drove by the waterfront. I next drove over to the Arnold bread store, and I bought a French cheese cake for $1.89 and Arnold hotdog buns for .99 less 10% senior discount for $2.59. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought three cartons of Seneca Light 100s for $19 each, Ronson flints .69, Ronson lighter fluid $1.99 plus .15 tax for $59.63 total. I then returned home, and I put the swivel chair at the computer. I put the folding wicker chair underneath the Danish square table. I put the flints in the top left kitchen blue bureau drawer and the lighter fluid in the right of sink cabinet top shelf. I put cheese cake on the cutting board. I put the new dish rack in and threw out the old dish rack. The new swivel computer chair makes access to the main computer or backup computer easier. It is wobbly, but comfortable. I raised the keyboard up with a package of paper. I then went back out at 5 P.M., and I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice and I sat out a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I returned down the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I received a birthday card from a regular. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought buy one get one free of A&P red bag, and dark roast, two of each, for $2.99 each two, and Tropicana ruby red and a tangerine both with calcium for $1.99 each, a bag of Hasslenut coffee $4.39, and Temeraire French Dijon mustard $2.59 for $16.94 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative. I then mixed the existing coffee beans with the new beans and put them all in the freezer in the coffee jars. I will now have a piece of French cheese cake for my birthday. CIO

Note:<888>05/09/01 Wednesday 2:45 P.M. EDT: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea, and I went to bed at 11 P.M. last night. Today is my 51st birthday. I was up at 7 A.M. this morning, and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I went back to bed. I was up at noon. I moved my car from in back to the front parking lot since they had finished cleaning the lot. I chatted with a relative. I just baked the eye round roast and I heated two cans of Franco American mushroom gravy with the box of sliced mushrooms and herbs and spices. I had a couple of slices of the beef with mushroom gravy and two small microwave potatoes and steamed fresh asparagus along with ice tea and ice coffee. Time to clean up and go out. C

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 9:50 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I stopped by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had ice tea and goldfish crackers. I made up a mixture of a quarter cup of white vinegar and a quarter cup of hot water with a little liquid antibacterial soap in it. I damp rubbed some tea stains on the yellow French sitting chair and wipe all the fabric with the mixture on a wash cloth. I took my old chopping board that had split in half, and I put each half underneath each side of the GE microwave oven, so its plastic legs have more traction and it raises it an inch higher. I level the boards with thin layers of cork cut from a wine cork. Thus the microwave is level and it is more firmly placed. I slid it to the left side, so on the empty area to the top right of the refrigerator, I have placed the pump thermos, a olive oil bottle, and a olive oil tin pourer. Well I am bushed. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove downtown. I stopped by the Mews thrift shop, and I bought a brown leather size 38 inch belt for $1. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I got a $1 parking change at the Avenue BNY. I bought two boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda at CVS for .99 both. I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront and I chatted a while. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street again. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought $14.65 of premium at Exxon for $2.099 a gallon. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought 4 boxes of Kellogg’s raisin bran at $1.50 each, S&S window cleaner .99, two Franco American mushroom gravy $1.09 each, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49, two bunch of thin asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $3.17, Orville Redenbacher’s microwave popcorn two for $3, Eye Round Roast at $1.99 a pound for $6.37, Nielsen's hotdog buns $1.50, Sliced fresh mushrooms $1.79 for $26.55 total. I returned home, and I put the glass cleaner in the trunk. I put away my purchases. I had a Barg's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I put new Arm and Hammer baking soda in the freezer and refrigerator. I dumped down the old baking soda down the drains. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 11:40 A.M. EDT: After the last message, I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM. I then drove up the Merritt Parkway to Wal-Mart off Route 7 in North Norwalk, Ct.. They have lots of Mother's Day specials. I bought a white General Electric Sensor Microwave oven Model Number "JES1351WB001" for $99.96 plus $6 tax for $105.96 . It is 1.3 cubic feet and 1100 watts. It has sensor controls. This was $20 lower than when I looked at it a month ago. They also have a similar Panasonic on sale for $90. I noticed they are selling the Lexmark Inkjet printer and kit for $50. I then returned home. I carried up the new GE microwave with the custodian's skate board mover and removed the 15 year old GE above range model out by the dumpster. I bought it about 13 years ago for $20 at a tag sale. I figured the old one lasted so long, I might as well buy GE again. I cleaned the area above the refrigerator and put the new GE sensor microwave on top of the refrigerator. I broke down the carton and store it behind the bed board. I read the instructions. I tried the instant beverage button on a cup of water. I then tried the instant potato button on two medium small potatoes and then with a 1.5 minutes to go, I put in microwave proof plate with cover with a slice of ham and had that with ice tea for lunch. Two important items in the instructions are not to put the glass turntable when hot into water and also not to run the microwave empty along with all the other usual instructions. It is not yet listed at "www.geappliances.com" . It is made in Korea. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 6:45 A.M. EDT: Well time to go out for some fresh air, and maybe an errand. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I installed the latest version of MSN explorer "http://explorer.msn.com/home.htm". I am now doing my regular internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 5:05 A.M. EDT: The laundry is on the dry cycle. I hung out my yellow Gortex slicker to dry in the shower. I am also washing the bath mat in bleach. I just finished showering and cleaning up. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put $15 on my laundry card. I am washing the yellow slip cover and a few other items. I push the coffee table a bit down towards the TV, so I have the yellow French chair moved closer into the sitting area, so the chair at the backup computer is open. I could get a router at CompUSA this week for $100 at $50, less $20 mailin rebate for $80 total, so I could use both computers at the same time. However, since I only work on one computer usually the main one at a time, I don't think I need it.

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 3:50 P.M. EDT: Well, I tried to relax; but I did not fall asleep. I made a couple of local calls. The visitors are coming out next Monday. Time to try to fall asleep again. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of slices of the French bread with "I Can't Believe, It's Not Butter", now I will rest. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 7:00 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I told then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I told the train station agent about the EMT emergency on Saturday night. I returned home. I chatted with a couple of neighbors. I will now rest since friends are coming out later today. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 5:00 A.M. EDT: I used the Krups steamer for making the rice. I just used it, and I steamed a pound and a quarter of asparagus for 30 minutes. I cooked them in with cool water in the steamer basket. I laid them out in a longitudinal flat Rubbermaid container. Then I mixed a quarter cup of white and red vinegar with a half cup of French white wine and tablespoon of Temeraire Dijon mustard, dashes of ground pepper, onion powder, celery salt, oregano, basil, Italian spices, parsley, hot curry powder, chili powder, and Hungarian paprika and filled the container with the mixture, and I put the asparagus vinaigrette in the refrigerator to chill. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 3:15 A.M. EDT: I had a bowl of the onion soup with parmesan cheese on it along with a bowl of the herbal rice and a glass of ice tea. I just took the French Bread out of the convection oven, and I am letting it cool on a wire rack. I just chatted with a relative who was up late. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 2:15 A.M. EDT: Well the rice is done. I put it in a longitudinal rubber maid container in the refrigerator underneath the onion soup container. I will start cooking the French bread that I am letting rise in the convection oven in ten minutes. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I am making the French Bread recipe in the Welbilt bread machine, and I will take it out after it rises for 40 minutes and bake it in a French Bread pan at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes in the convection oven. CIO

Note:<888>05/21/01 Monday 12:50 A.M. EDT: Well, I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I am making up six cups of herbal brown rice that I added all my spices and the liquid condiments I used for the onion soup except mustard and instead of 2.5 cups of water, I substituted one cup of water with a cup of French white wine. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 9:45 P.M. EDT: Well I slept some more. I then had a couple of hotdogs in onion soup along with ice tea. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 5:45 P.M. EDT: A friend called up, and he and his wife are visiting in Manhattan and will come out tomorrow and give me a call. I was up at 4:40 P.M., and I had breakfast of Kellogg's raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then relaxes a bit. I guess I will clean up shortly and go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I watched a video, and I had some microwave popcorn and ice tea. I feel, a bit tired; so I will go to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/20/01 Sunday 1:25 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk of lower Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top. I then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area around the train station. EMT responded to a commuter train and took a passenger to the hospital. I sat out for a while. I returned home. I noticed a obituary on the bulletin board, another tenant died in the building this past Tuesday, May 15. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 3 P.M.. I had a wrong number call at about 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I also cleaned the oven burner tops, the oven, and the convection oven. I a bowl of the onion soup with two sliced hotdogs in it along with ice tea. Time to shower and clean up and go out for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 8:10 A.M. EDT: I went back out down by the waterfront, and I think Long Island Sound with the sharks is still there last time I looked. Some of the usual morning people were there. I sat out downtown for a while. Then I returned home. Well time for some rest. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 4:20 A.M. EDT: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and also the lower Avenue a second time. I sat out at various locations. I just now returned home, and I tried a bowl of the onion soup I made earlier along with ice tea. I am now munching on some peanuts. Time to start winding up the day. I was told they're having a tag sale today at the Old Greenwich Civic Center. CIO

Note:<888>05/19/01 Saturday 12:45 A.M. EDT: The chicken broth onion soup will be done in about a half hour. I boiled and simmered the broken up cooked chicken carcass in about 2 1/2 quarts of water for and hour and fifteen minutes. I then strained the broth off into another pot with a strainer. I then rinsed the bones and meat to cool them and picked the meat off the bones and added it to the broth. I then pureed a cup of the mixture at a time in the blender, so as not to have hot broth come out the top when you turn on the blender. I then strained the mixture twice with colander into a clean pot each time. Thus there should not be any bones or crissle in the broth and chicken mixture. Then with my new sharp Chinese cooking knives I bought for $8 at the Knights of Columbus flea market, I peeled four large onions. I then slit them in half lengthwise. I then crossed sliced them about an eight of an inch and added them to the Revere pot. I added two cups of the Rene Juno white wine, I bought today. I then turned it on to boil. I added two tablespoons of my Temeraire French Dijon mustard, a ounce of Jack Daniels whiskey, dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, McHilney's Tabasco sauce, Angostura bitters, Sesame Seed oil, Olive Oil, soy sauce, four pads of " I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", dashes of Chinese five spice, hot curry, ground pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Hungarian paprika, cinnamon, oregano, parsley, Chile powder, rosemary leaves, chicken and meat seasoning, basil, Italian seasoning, ground nutmeg, thyme, ground ginger, and a few bay leaves, all common CVS spices, plus a beef and a chicken bouillon cube. I brought this mixture to a boil, and then am now simmering it for an hour. It will be done in ten minutes. I will then refrigerate it, since I have no freezer space with the coffee beans in the freezer. It is about three quarts of chicken broth onion soup. I will then go out for some fresh air, if it is not raining. CIO

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 11:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 12:30 P.M., and I had Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail, and I received my Visioneer $30 rebate. I cleaned up, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street and cashed it. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I next stopped by the ELDC thrift shop. I then went by Staples, and I bought from the Clearance center 4 boxes of 100 bags of Bigelow tea for .50 each box for $2 total. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop, and I bought a pair of brass candle sticks for $3 plus .18 tax for $3.18 total. I then went by Tod's Point, and I sat out for a while, and I parked in the southeast parking area, and I chatted with a local. I gave the person one of the boxes of tea to try out. I then stopped by Radio Shack at the Riverside Plaza, and next I bought a three pack of Perrier at the Food Emporium for $1.99 plus .15 deposit for $2.14. I then stopped at CVS there, I bought a two pack of Dove Soap sensitive skin for $1.79 plus .11 tax for $1.90 total. I toured the A&P liquor store. I then stopped by Benie Sez and toured their liquor store. I then drove over to Var Max liquor pantry on the Post Road in Port Chester, and I toured their store. They have doubled the size of the store expanding their wine area. I noticed half gallons of Jack Daniels at the Riverside Plaza A&P are $30 as well as Benie Sez where at Var Max in Port Chester it is $36. Thus I guess hard liquor is cheaper in Connecticut. I did noticed that the wine in Port Chester at Var Max seemed to be a couple of dollars a bottle cheaper, and they have a huge inventory of premium wines. I bought three 1.5 liters Rene Junot white wine $5.99 each plus $1.09 New York tax for $17.26 total. I returned home and brought my purchases up to the apartment. I usually buy wine with computer rebates. I helped a neighbor move an air conditioner up the six steps to our higher landing. He wants me to help him install it tomorrow, however maintenance usually does that. It seems like it might be tricky. I then put the new brass candle holders with candles with the others on the long living room bureau. I put the wine on the bar. I had a chicken leg and thigh with the rest of the breast meat for dinner with steamed asparagus and ice tea. I then broke up the rest of the chicken carcass, and I am simmering it in a pot of water at this point for about and hour. I will strain the broth from the bones in another hour, and add four sliced onions and some white wine and herbs and spices for a homemade onion soup. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/18/01:

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 3:45 A.M. EDT: Well another quiet week in Greenwich. I suppose once the children get out of school, it will be a little busier. Well time to send out the weekly note. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/18/01 Friday 1:25 A.M. EDT: Well I went for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought 4 three packs of Perrier for $1.99 each plus .5 deposit on each of the 12 bottles, limit 4 three packs to a customer, so they can send them back to France for $8.56 total. I suppose now that Perrier with U.S. headquarters across the street is owned by Nestle a Swiss company, that the French might not be as enthusiastic about buying the product, although Perrier water is of French origin from the Province of Garde. I think it is suppose to be the oldest water on the planet at least a half billion to a billion years old. Thus Perrier has been kicking around for a long time on the planet, and just because the packaging says year 2000, it does not go out of date. I returned home, and I put the Perrier on the lower level of the bar. I started my laundry, and I have 40 minutes until the dry cycle is done. It is raining lightly outside, and is suppose to rain for the next 2 or 3 days, which will end a lot of the pollen problems, but unfortunately will be good for mosquito larvae, possibly bringing back Egyptian Encephalitis. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I drove downtown, and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a pair of single brass candle holders for $5 both. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Avenue BNY ATM. I bought from the Greenwich Hardware store 70% off 11 white candles for $3.20 plus .19 tax for $3.39 total. They have a battery powered blood pressure machine at 70% off for $30, but mine I already have works off a transformer. I stopped by CVS, and I bought Palmolive antibacterial dish washing detergent for .99, two boxes of 3 packs of Redenbacher’s microwave popcorn for $2.99 both, 2 packages of spice drops for .59 each, three clearance Bugler's rolling papers for .65 each plus .39 tax for $7.50 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. While driving by the Town Hall, I noticed they have a huge Norwegian flag for Norwegian Independence Day. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought three 3 packs of liter bottles of Perrier for $1.99 a three pack, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with Calcium for $1.99 each, Asparagus @ $1.99 a pound for $4.28 and Khans beef hotdogs for $1.99 got $16.67 total. I then returned home. I put the new brass candle holders with candles on the long bureau with the other pair. I put the new candles in the bookcase with the others. I had a Barq's frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I had four thick slices of Purdue oven stuffer chicken white meat with Tabasco with steamed asparagus and ice tea and decaffeinated Folgers instant coffee. I chatted with a couple of relatives. Time for more fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I rehung the towel rack to the right of the refrigerator before going to bed this morning at 5 A.M.. I was up at noon when a friend called. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Time to clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 3:55 A.M. EDT: I sorted out some other bric a brac. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon, so time to start off for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I sorted my polo and golf shirts and flannel shirts in the bedroom closet for warmer weather. I cleaned and put the glass salad bowl on the oak dining table with other items, I found sorting out the right kitchen cabinets. I put the cough drops and other candy that were in the glass bowl in plastic bags in the top right long bureau drawer. I had some peanuts and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I rotated the warmer weather clothes to the opening sides of the living room closets. I put the square Danish table in front of the file cabinet in the bedroom, and the dark small oak table at the end of the blue sofa. CIO

Note:<888>05/17/01 Thursday 12:25 A.M. EDT: I had a bag of microwave popcorn with ice tea. I have been watching TV. I might have some of the strawberries now. I moved the First Alert fire extinguisher from the kitchen entrance to the right side wall of the kitchen entrance. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 9:05 P.M. EDT: I moved the long bureau and Danish end table bar forward, so the pathway to the bedroom hallway is 22 inches. I put the small dark oak table in front of the bedroom half size file cabinet. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 8:25 P.M. EDT: I cleaned and saddle soaped and brushed nine pairs of my winter shoes in the right living room closet. I put the hurricane water jugs underneath the oak dining room table. I folded and arranged my sweaters in the sweater closet. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 7:05 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative. I had a Purdue leg and thigh along with some breast meat and steamed asparagus and ice tea. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I had to restart the computer and server and reset the clocks since the electricity had gone off. I fell asleep until 4:30 P.M.. I just sat outside and had some ice coffee. CIO

Note:<888>05/16/01 Wednesday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I sifted through my email. I went through "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . I had a couple of microwave hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and then some goldfish crackers. I moved some bric a brac around. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I stopped by the ATM. I stopped by Exxon and bought $16.15 of premium at $2.139 a gallon. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out for a while. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two Stouffer's Hearty meals for $2.50 each, two I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49 each, S&S light salt 16 oz. peanuts $1.99, Wizard Neutral air freshener .99, a five pound bag of Idaho potatoes $2.99 plus .06 tax for $14.01 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I had a cup of Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I cooked a 7.5 pound Purdue oven stuffer with it sprinkled with celery salt, ground pepper, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, and basil and Master Choice barbeque sauce spread on it, along with two medium potatoes, and steamed asparagus and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I watched the ABC evening news and a CBS Navy program. Time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 6:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then went out without cleaning up. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a package of three large D rings with screws for $3.49 and a 100 pound brass picture hook with three carbide nails for $2.49 plus .36 tax for $6.34 total. I then stopped by Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought a Gates 7365 alternator belt for $9.34. They only had one and I needed two, so I went to Delta Auto Parts and bought a similar Car Quest 7365 alternator belt for $10.35 plus .62 tax for $10.97 total. I then returned home. I dropped the splash pan underneath my 1976 Volvo 244 DL by taking off the six bolts. I then loosened the alternator from underneath and the emissions blower from above. I took off the emissions belt I had replaced a few weeks ago and removed the two old alternator belts and put on the new alternator belts and tightened them. I then replaced the emissions blower belt and tightened it and reinstalled the splash pan. All three belts are new now and properly adjusted. The 1976 Volvo 244 DL has two belts on the alternator, and it is not as complicated since I don't have power steering or air conditioning. It took about an one hour and fifteen minutes, and I was done with it at 4:30 P.M.. I keep mechanics hand cleaner in the trunk. I then had some ice tea. I then attached two of the D: rings to the back of the long bureau mirror and secured the 100 pound test wire ends underneath the D: rings. I put them in with the smaller holes up, so the screws would not put the larger holes on the other sides of the D: rings. I hung it behind the bedroom door with the 100 pound three nail brass hook I bought and another one like it I had. Thus the mirror is securely hung. I will now clean up. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 6:25 A.M. EDT: I moved the blue bookcase into the kitchen entry. I exchanged the longer lower mahogany veneer bureau without the mirror between the day bed and Danish end table bar. I polished it and put Bric a brac on it. I put the taller and narrower solid mahogany bureau where the other bureau in the corner by the bedroom bureau with the oak bookcase on top. I will hang the bureau mirror behind the bedroom door when I get some eye screws. I am most tired. It looks a lot better. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/15/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home about 1 A.M.. I had some strawberry mixture, microwave popcorn, a peanut butter sandwich, and ice tea. I then moved the Danish end tables bar further towards the door. I put the oak shelf case from the bedroom entrance at the kitchen entrance. I put the Salton coffee maker on it. I put the mahogany bureau between the day bed and the Danish tables bar with some bric a brac on it. I put the square Danish table at the end of the blue sofa with the small oak table. I put the blue and gray throw over the exposed back of the mahogany bureau. I put the ships bell from the kitchen entrance on the wall to the left of the windows. I put the towel rack from the kitchen entrance in the bottom bureau drawer. I rehung the bedroom door. I put the bull Durham pipe tobacco on the Long Island light bulb in the bedroom window. I put the Lindburg radio on top of the bedroom TV. I put the Moulin Rouge water color to the right of the bathroom door. Basically the bedroom entrance is more open, and it now has the door again. This all took a while. CIO

Note:<888>05/31/01 Thursday 7:40 P.M. EDT: I also had three pickled asparagus. I just finished dinner. Time for a after dinner nap. CIO

Note:<888>05/31/01 Thursday 6:20 P.M. EDT: I am letting two loaves of French bread rise before cooking. I made two packages of sugar free blueberry Jell-O and for the cold liquid I added 1/3 French white wine, 1/3 orange juice, 1/3 canned mixed fruit juice and a can of mixed fruit. I am now chilling it in the refrigerator. I took a can of Alaskan pink salmon and flaked and added dashes of black pepper, garlic powder, basil, oregano, Italian spices and mixed it all together. I then shaped it all into four patties and powdered them with flour and put them in a oiled pan. I topped them off with Hungarian paprika and parsley. I will bake them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20 minutes. I will have two French bread slices, with two salmon croquets with a microwaved baked potato for dinner with ice tea in a while. CIO

Note:<888>05/31/01 Thursday 3:35 P.M. EDT: Well, I was up at 8 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I slept until 2 P.M., and I checked the mail. I had a tuna sandwich, three asparagus, and the rest of the strawberry mixture. CIO

Note:<888>05/30/01 Wednesday 9:50 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. A friend paid a visit. I returned the Lockhart snow partridge picture that was leant to me which was hung behind the bedroom desk. I put the NASA Shuttle launch picture behind the bedroom desk. I took the Louisiana Heron Audubon picture from the right lower bedroom entrance and put it at the left side bathroom entrance. I had a Swanson's Hearty meat loaf dinner. I will now try to get some rest. CIO

Note:<888>05/30/01 Wednesday 3:35 P.M. EDT: I checked the mail. I left messages with a couple of friends. I washed sorted and restacked the dishes above the kitchen sink. I had a sliced French bread with tuna mixture with ice tea with one asparagus and the rest of the herbal brown rice. CIO

Note:<888>05/30/01 Wednesday 10:35 A.M. EDT: I went to bed about 1 A.M., and I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. CIO

Note:<888888888888>05/29/01 Tuesday 9:25 P.M. EDT: I just chatted with a friend. Time to try to rest. CIO

Note:<888888888>05/29/01 Tuesday 7:15 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I had a tuna mixed sandwich on white French bread slices, ice tea, a couple of pickled asparagus, and a half cup of herbal brown rice. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888888>05/29/01 Tuesday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I then cleaned all the pots and pans underneath the counter between the stove and sink. From the cleaning there are cleaning fumes in the apartment. Time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888888>05/29/01 Tuesday 12:45 P.M. EDT: Well, I went out and I dusted the 1976 White Volvo 244 DL, aligned the seat belts, cleaned the front window. I relaxed a bit. I took another third of a loaf of French bread and split it, and made the same tuna mixture from a can of tuna, and made a tuna hoagie, ate it along with a couple of pickled asparagus, half the remaining strawberry mixture, and a half of cup of the herbal brown rice mixture along with ice tea. I then looked at my mail. I set the GE Profile 14,500 BTU remote control air conditioner at 78 degrees Fahrenheit Energy saver. CIO

Note:<888888>05/29/01 Tuesday 7:55 A.M. EDT: Well, we did not get any bad weather. I fixed my automobile battery jumper cables yesterday which had a loose pinch clamp. I tightened it with the vice grips. I did a few minor walk a rounds the building. I figured possibly the Crater Lake, Oregon cougar paid us a visit to let us know there might be problems at Crater Lake. The last time that one went up, it changed the planet 6000 years ago. I believe their is a mountain near there called Mount Scott. Maybe skunk oil or pine oil will keep big cats away. I am not sure. I went downtown yesterday to meet up with a couple of old friends. We stopped by Starbucks on Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a relative afterwards. I had some reheated herbal brown rice and the rest of the turkey franks and beans mixture and ice tea. I went to bed about 8 P.M.. I was up at 5 A.M.. I then had a bowl of oatmeal, toasted slices of French bread with butter substitute, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee with milk and sugar. I turned off the computer when I slept just to let it be down for a while. I have not been cleaning up for the last five days to restore my natural skin body oils in the salt air. I guess I will clean up now. CIO

Note:<888888>05/28/01 Monday 1:55 P.M. EDT:

N.O.A.A.:Weather Warning Until 7 P.M., 05/28/01 Greenwich, Connecticut USA

Severe Thunderstorms, Possibly Tornadoes, and Possibly Hail up to 2 inches. CIO

Note:<888>05/28/01 Monday 11:10 A.M. EDT: Well, I finished making the two loaves of French bread, and I bagged it in a plastic bag and put it to the left of the refrigerator. I then wrote a letter and put it in the mail room out box for pick up tomorrow since today is a three day weekend. I topped off the oil on my car and the antifreeze coolant. The passenger front window sprayer is still blocked on its passenger side hole. The car seems to be in good shape. I had a bowl of brown rice and a tuna fish sandwich and ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I am relaxing now. CIO

Note:<888>05/28/01 Monday 5:50 A.M. EDT: I was up at 3 A.M., and I had two medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I used the Welbilt bread French bread machine and set it on French bread recipe and added three cups of Pillsbury flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons of Fleischmann’s yeast, two tablespoons sugar, one teaspoon salt, three tablespoons olive oil, one cup and a tablespoon warm water and ran it though its kneading cycle. I then removed the dough, and I rolled it out into two long lengths the length of the double Ekart bread pan. Once it has risen an hour in a slightly warm convection oven, I will bake it about a half hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I will then have 2 French bread baguettes. I will now write a letter. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 6:00 P.M. EDT: Well, I will rest now. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 4:15 P.M. EDT: Well, I will try to get some sleep. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 2:25 P.M. EDT: Well, I did a bit of work. I relaxed a bit. I took a short walk. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 7:45 A.M. EDT: Well, I relaxed a bit. I checked my heart rate on the pressure machine using the upper left arm instead of the lower left arm, and it was at 130-81 pulse 75. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 5:40 A.M. EDT: Well, I relaxed a bit. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 3:40 A.M. EDT: Well, I had some pork and beans and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 2:55 A.M. EDT: I changed the salmon and gold mirror for the 2 foot by 3 foot mirror from the left hallway and put the salmon and gold mirror back to the right of the computer. I put NASA Shuttle launch mirror to the left of the bathroom door. Well, I think that solves that problem with the Mountain Lion lurking at least for my apartment, but in case of emergency fire entrance, it is more awkward. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 2:05 A.M. EDT: Possibly, I came up with a solution for the firemen entrance to the left of the air conditioner. I took the 2 foot by 15 inch salmon and gold framed mirror, put it facing outward through the Plexiglas, so any intruder like a mountain lion would see it's own reflection and be scared off. It just might work. I took the NASA shuttle picture from above the bedroom desk, and put it to the right of the main computer. I took down the framed George W. Bush inaugural invitation from the kitchen entrance and switched it with the underlying picture of the Russian Tall Ship "KRUZENSHTERN" which could be one of those real white slavery ships with secret compartments, one hears about on the waterfront and put it above the bedroom desk. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 1:05 A.M. EDT: I put the bathroom closes hamper on the bedroom Danish table for easier aggress to the toilet. The bathroom ceiling is aluminum studs and sheet rock open to the higher false ceiling, so it is not a secure location from a mountain lion. CIO

Note:<888>05/27/01 Sunday 12:40 A.M. EDT: Well, I can't fall asleep. I have a headache from the Pine Sol, I used for cleaning. I usually put it in a spray bottle, and spray it on tile, porcelain, silver, Formica, steel, , but not finished wood and wipe it with a damp cloth. I use bleach on the cutting board. It says on the bottles that Pin Sol or Pine Cleaner is 15% to 18% pine oil and the rest and inert ingredient unnamed. I cleaned the cutting board with a teaspoon of bleach and a few drops of lemon oil. In the old Languedoc restaurant in Nantucket, we used to use bleach and baking soda to clean the cutting boards every night. I have a kick into the apartment Fire Emergency Plexiglas window to the left of my air conditioner for fire emergency entrance about 15 inches by 24 inches pushing into the apartment. However, if and possibly a mountain lion were in the area, it could hop onto the roof to the second floor and push its way in through the family pictures, the Victorian lamp shade lamp, the curtains, the Styrofoam, and the Plexiglas secured by duct tape. On the duct tape, there is a pull flap for exiting also. I cleaned the display silver today, the brass displays, the spices racks above the sink and walls around them. I tried fixing the shell butane lighter on the bedroom dresser, but it still leaks butane. I plugged the GE cordless phone into the backup computer council, I put in a 15 watt turn light bulb in the bathroom. I put a unbent paper clip on the middle shelf left hallway bookcase, for unlocking the bathroom door. My kitchen and bedroom rechargeable flash lights don't work, and the old Lou Scott Eveready plastic flash light and the Rayovac rubber flashlight are in the bedroom and the two Lantern lights are on the shelf behind the front entry, and the other rubber Rayovac flashlight is on the bar next to the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship souvenir whiskey jug. I put a 8 watt bulb in the book lamp on the right hallway bookcase; and that is about as much extra chores, I did. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 7:55 P.M. EDT: Well I relaxed a bit. My heart rate is 128/80 pulse 98. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I tried to do a more thorough house cleaning and watering the plants. I checked the mail and threw out the garbage. A friend called. I had a tuna fish sandwich, reheated herbal brown rice, and ice tea. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 10:20 A.M. EDT: I checked my blood pressure after the meal with the Omron Diastolic machine, I bought at the Hospital Thrift shop for $3.75, and it is 144 over 83 pulse 96. Well back to house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 9:40 A.M. EDT: I am still doing house cleaning. With my low blood pressure, and the low barometric pressure, I feel a bit woozy or light headed. I am doing a bit of dusting and light polishing. I think I will take a break, and I will have a tuna fish sandwich and the beans and franks mixture, and herbal brown rice, I made yesterday with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 5:20 A.M. EDT: I rested a bit. I had a flash back the other night, probably from the oven cleaner fumes. I thought I might be older than I actually am. I am pretty sure, I was born on May 9, 1950. Anyway, I thought I might be older, and about 1943, when I was working in the Willy's jeep factory doing time studies, I fell asleep under a tarp in the back of a high priority jeep. They supposedly crated it up, and sent it off to its purchaser. When they opened up the crate, they kept me around to help fix the jeep. All I remember it was a cold damp climate like here, and they kept me around to get the thing started. I use to spray kerosene on the ignition with one of those oil spray cans to get the jeep going. However, that might be somebody else's flash back. CIO

Note:<888>05/26/01 Saturday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I went to bed about 4 P.M.. I was up at 2 A.M.. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked with West Point 1-845-938-4011, and they said graduation is next Saturday. I noticed the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop has a picture of Gene McArthur's husband for sale. The way I figure it, the Mountain Lion is always around here, unless it migrates too. Basically mustard seed in the sewage system might produce cat tails. Well time for house cleaning. CIO

Note:<888>05/25/01 Friday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I will continue to relax. CIO

Note:<888>05/25/01 Friday 9:30 A.M. EDT: I finished cooking the brown rice in the Krups steamer and refrigerated it the large longitudinal container. I went for a walk around the building. I found some wire hangers in the community room back entrance and used them for extra shirts in my bedroom closet. I put the spare wood hangers in my right living room closet. I opened a can of tuna fish, and I mixed it with mayonnaise, tads of oregano, Italian spices, basil, ground pepper, parsley, and a small bit of olive oil, and I mixed it together and put it in a small container in the refrigerator. I mixed the old sliced strawberry orange juice mixture which had a bit of mold and put it in a smaller container. I opened a can of A&P pork and beans and put it in a Rubbermaid container. I sliced two butterball turkey franks thinly and added them with a tablespoon of Heinz ketchup, a teaspoon of Temeraire Dijon French mustard, dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, Angostura bitters, McHilneys hot red chili pepper sauce, oregano, basil, Italian spices, garlic powder, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, chili powder and mixed it together and reheated it in the GE Profile Sensor microwave and put it in the refrigerator. I am smoking the Phillie natural cigar cigarettes now, since I have four and a half cartons of them I got on sale at CVS for $3.75 a carton. CIO

Note:<888>05/25/01 Friday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I am making six quarts of herbal brown rice as before, but this time I did not use celery salt which has sodium, rosemary, thyme, and chili powder and French white wine; but all the ingredients as before. The Krups steamer takes 90 minutes for 2 cups of Carolina brown rice and 2.5 cups of liquid. CIO

Note:<888>05/25/01 Friday 5:35 A.M. EDT: I made the 12 quarts of ice tea with 10 Lipton orange peako, 2 Lipton green, 1 Twinings Prince of Wales, and I Twinings Earle Grey tea bags, a cup of sugar, and a few dashes of Angostura bitters. I also squeezed the juice from two oranges, two lemons, and two limes and strained it and added it to the mixture. I am now making a pot of coffee for iced coffee. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/25/01:

Note:<888>05/25/01 Friday 3:45 A.M. EDT: Yesterday was Queen Victoria's Birthday. She was born May 24, 1819 and has quite a few relatives. I was up at 2 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, ice tea, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am making up a batch of ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/24/01 Thursday 6:45 P.M. EDT: I relaxed most of the morning. I checked my mail. I then returned to my apartment and relaxed. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea. I then stopped by Exxon and I bought $12.50 of premium at $2.069 per gallon. It has dropped 7 cents since I last bought it. I then drove by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought five green seltzer cartridges for .50 cents which I put in the left kitchen drawer. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned home. I had some ice tea and reheated herbal rice. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/24/01 Thursday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I have been relaxing a bit. I just finished off the onion soup, along with two slices of toasted French bread with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", and iced coffee. I guess I will relax a bit more. CIO

Note:<888>05/23/01 Wednesday 11:25 P.M. EDT: I slept from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M.. I had a meal of toasted French bread slices with butter substitute and parmesan cheese, reheated herbal brown rice, orange juice, ice coffee, and vitamins. The French bread slices because of the loaf pan shape and the size of the loaf look like mushroom slices. CIO

Note:<888>05/23/01 Wednesday 3:00 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I threw out a Tropicana orange juice carton in the dumpster. Despite the heavy rain recently, it sounds like there is a lot of traffic in the area and over on I-95. I think I will head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/23/01 Wednesday 1:15 P.M. EDT: Well, I have been relaxing most of the day. A relative sent me by UPS some shirts, sheets, and towels. I believe the hand towels are orange. I have been relaxing a bit in this damp weather since my arthritis is a bit aggravated with the constant changed of temperature in the spring. I have plenty of food. I am trying to change my diet a bit to loose weight as summer approaches. I just had some toasted French bread slices with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", and parmesan cheese and ice tea. Well time to rest some more. CIO

Note:<888>05/23/01 Wednesday 4:25 A.M. EDT: I channel surfed a bit. I just had some onion soup with parmesan cheese, a couple of slices of toasted French bread, the asparagus ends vinaigrette, and ice tea. I will continue relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>05/23/01 Wednesday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I was awaken by a call from a friend at about 9:30 P.M., and I chatted. I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested and relaxed a bit. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 3:20 P.M. EDT: I relaxed most of the day. I checked the mail. I just had herbal brown rice, onion soup, and French bread. I guess it is time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 9:05 A.M. EDT: I have a migraine headache on the right side of my head. It could be lower blood pressure caused by the lower barometric pressure today. I am just resting. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 5:05 A.M. EDT: I had some onion soup with parmesan cheese, French bread with margarine, five asparagus vinaigrette, herbal brown rice, and iced coffee. I feel like relaxing, so I will watch TV. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 3:50 A.M. EDT: My metabolic system seems a little messed up lately. If it is not allergic reaction to pollen or cats, it could be I was exposed to some sort of unfriendly agent while outside recently or perhaps since I did not use gloves or fumes from the oven cleaner when I cleaned the stove on Sunday. There have been a lot of long Lincoln livery vehicles driving around recently, perhaps they are using some sort of unfriendly additive in their fuel mixture which causes allergic type reactions. Well, I am just relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 1:10 A.M. EDT: The natural defense against predatory mountain lions is tobacco with tiger scent. Zyn stationary told me, they would be getting Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco this week, which I believe has tiger scent in it since tigers urinate on its tobacco leaves in the fields of India, which is why it comes in a orange and black pouch. CIO

Note:<888>05/22/01 Tuesday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went to bed after the last message. I had a call from a relative. I woke up about 9:30 P.M., and I chatted with a friend. I tried to rest. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. My allergies were bothering me a lot today. I took a Benadryl before I went to bed at 4 P.M.. Since it has rained, I figured the pollen allergies would not be as bad. I have bad allergic reactions to cats. My neighbor downstairs has a cat, but that never bothers me. Last year at about this time possibly a Mountain Lion jumped on my car up by the reservoir. My allergies were triggered. Since the same allergic reaction is bothering me now, I would guess that the same migratory Mountain Lion is possibly in the area at this time of year. Since I am low on funds, I will continue to remain inside. CIO

Note:<888>06/07/01 Thursday 11:40 P.M. EDT: Well, I went downtown, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by Exxon next to the library, and I bought $9 of premium at $2.139 a gallon. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a 5 inch by 7 inch glass ashtray for $1.50. I next stopped by downtown. I chatted with a returning golfer. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned back downtown. I then chatted some more with the returning golfer. I then gave the returning golfer a lift further up Greenwich Avenue after driving back down by the waterfront. I then returned home. I had some more of the reheated Chinese style pork and vegetable mixture with brown rice and ice tea. I put the glass ashtray on the brass and glass coffee table. I then relaxed a while. CIO

Note:<888>06/07/01 Thursday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had oatmeal, vitamins, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, and coffee. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>06/07/01 Thursday 4:05 A.M. EDT: Now, I will try to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>06/07/01 Thursday 2:30 A.M. EDT: I had a couple slices of French bread and with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" and ice tea. Time to call it a day. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 11:15 P.M. EDT: I put the less fragile glass on the Williamsburg candle sconces, which don't protrude into the closet front space in the living room as much. Just relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I had a bowl of the Jell-O mixture. I took a break outside. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 6:40 P.M. EDT: Well I finished making the French bread and let it cool and bagged it. I took a break outside, and I put a new bottle of window cleaner in the car trunk. I just had dinner of reheated herbal rice with the pork and vegetable mixture. Time to relax. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 4:30 P.M. EDT: I cubed two boneless center cut pork chops and sautéed them over medium high electric heat in the 12 inch Griswold frying pan with three tablespoons olive oil three pads of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter". I then added one and a half peeled and diced onions and a small bit of black pepper and garlic powder and continued to sauté until browned. I added a pound of diagonally sliced asparagus with the hard ends removed, diced 3/4 pound of broccoli florets, 9 oz. of sliced fresh mushrooms, three more pads of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", two tablespoons of olive oil, a tablespoon of sesame oil, 1/8 cup of soy sauce, a few dashes of McHilney's Tabasco sauce, a teaspoon of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of Angostura bitters, a few dashes of Chinese Five spice, Hungarian paprika, garlic powder, ground black pepper, oregano, Italian spices, basil, parsley, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and ground cinnamon; and I then added 3/4 cup of French white wine; and I stirred it all together and once it came to a boil, I covered it with the glass lid and steamed it over low electric heat for a half hour. I then put it all in a large Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. With the Krups steamer, I put in two cups of Carolina brown rice, three pads of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, two cups of water, 1/4 cup of French white wine, 2 ounces of soy sauce, five dashes of McHilney's Tabasco sauce, a teaspoon of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a tablespoon of sesame oil, a few dashes of Angostura bitters, lightly added a few shakes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, Chinese five spice, oregano, Italian spices, basil, poultry seasoning, Hungarian paprika, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, a beef and chicken bouillon cube, and made sure the total liquid ingredients came to 2 1/2 cups. It will be done steaming about fifteen minutes. I have two loaves of French bread rising that I will start cooking in a half hour. I am using the same recipe and procedure for the French bread as mentioned before. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I was up around 11 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I made a couple of telephone calls. CIO

Note:<888>06/06/01 Wednesday 1:40 A.M. EDT: Well, I relaxed a bit. I had some ice tea. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 8:55 P.M. EDT: Maybe Cytex is experimenting on the local population again. This has happened before. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 8:50 P.M. EDT: Well, I finished off the Doritos. The weekend before the Yale graduation, I was taking one of my usual walks on Greenwich Avenue that Saturday night. Possibly somebody out and about is using a new type of Mace that they spray at random victims. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 6:10 P.M. EDT: Well, I am just relaxing a bit. I had a can of French's onion rings. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 5:25 P.M. EDT: I moved the brass and glass coffee, so there is eight inches on either side of it between the two opposite sofas lengthwise. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 5:15 P.M. EDT: I took out the small dark oak table from the end of the blue sofa, and I put it between the bedroom desk and bureau. I put the GE cordless telephone and brass lamp that was on it, on the bar end. I pulled the blue sofa out 14 inches, so one has a 14 inch space between the far end of the blue sofa and the day bed to get into the day bed, but first one has to pass by the 10 inch longitudinal space between the length of the brass and glass coffee table and the length of the blue sofa. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 4:20 P.M. EDT: I checked the mail. I had some of the Jell-O mixture. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 2:25 P.M. EDT: I was eating some Doritos and ice tea, and I found a game tag in the Doritos bag to log onto "www.fritolaycash.com" . I entered the game tag number from Donald Trump, and I won $5 credit from "www.softcoin.com" to use for shopping at 4 different web sites. At this rate after 20 to 50 bags of Doritos, I might have enough online credit for an online gift. CIO

Note:<888>06/05/01 Tuesday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 12:30 P.M.. I just updated Windows Media Player to Version 7.1 . CIO

Note:<888>06/04/01 Monday 10:55 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a few people. I relaxed a bit. I had some of the Jell-O mixture. Time to relax a bit more. CIO

Note:<888>06/04/01 Monday 7:35 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the central Greenwich, Connecticut USA post office, and I obtained a postal money order to pay my Verizon telephone bill. I walked over to my 4 P.M. appointment. I then sat downtown for a while. I then went down by the waterfront. I next stopped by Lecters on Greenwich Avenue. They have picnic basket kits on sale for $15 to $20. I obtained a pair of Hutzler mini funnels No. 801-S for$1.29 plus .08 tax for $1.37 total. I returned home. I cut off the tip of one of the funnels a bit, so it drains faster and I left the other as is. I put both of them on the bar, so one could hypothetically transfer liquid alcoholic beverage content from a larger bottle into those 1.5 ounce liquor bottles like they serve to passengers on air planes. They did not have any funnels from the small size I bought to half inch drain size. The small ones like I bought are meant for transferring perfume, oils, toiletries and other household products into small containers. I then relaxed a bit. I finished off a half can of mixed nuts with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/04/01 Monday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back to sleep until 1 P.M., and I relaxed a bit. I will now clean up and go out. I have a 4 P.M. appointment and I also have to pay my Verizon bill. CIO

Note:<888>06/04/01 Monday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I woke up, and I watched a bit of TV. I had a can of French's onion rings and a half can of mixed nuts along with some ice tea. Time to try to sleep. CIO

Note:<888>06/03/01 Sunday 11:25 P.M. EDT: Well I channel surfed a bit of TV. I relaxed a bit. Time to try to go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/03/01 Sunday 9:10 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I sat out for a while. One local walker told me that the British Navy prefers Johnny Walker Red scotch. I then walked up the Avenue, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought CVS vitamins at half price, 2 CVS Balanced B-100 60 count for $4.75 each bottle, 1 CVS E 400 IU 100 count $4, 1 CVS C 500 mg. 100 count $1.59 and from the clearance section two cans of French's fried onion rings 6 oz. $1.39 each for $17.78 total. I then walked down the Avenue, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium looking for a tiny funnel. Instead, I bought a pair of Bonny Bar bottle pourers for $2.99 both and a bottle of Angostura bitters for $3.59 for $6.97 total. I then returned home. I had a Marie Callendar turkey dinner for dinner with ice tea. I will put the bottle pourers on the bar. CIO

Note:<888>06/03/01 Sunday 4:10 P.M. EDT: I finished making the ice tea. I sorted out some paper work for a 4 P.M. appointment tomorrow. I finished off one of the bags of Doritos along with having some of the Jell-O mixture, I made a couple of days ago. I just had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee. I will go out for some fresh shortly after I clean up. CIO

Note:<888>06/03/01 Sunday 12:50 P.M. EDT: I was up at 7 A.M., and I had breakfast of Kellogg’s raisin bran, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep and chatted with a relative about 10:30 A.M.. I slept more until about 11:45 A.M.. I am making up a batch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm" this time using five Lipton orange peako tea bags, five Bigelow premium orange peako bags, two Lipton Green tea bags, one Twinings Earle Grey tea bag, and one Twinings Prince of Wales China black tea bag, along with a cup of sugar and a tablespoon or slightly more of Angostura bitters in the Revere three quart kettle of boiled water, and I will add one fourth of the mixture after it steeps for an hour to each of the four 3 quart orange juice jugs for 12 quarts of ice tea to go in the refrigerator. CIO

Note:<888>06/02/01 Saturday 10:05 P.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/02/01 Saturday 7:50 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a friend. I put a few tablespoons of olive oil with a few pads of butter substitute in a large skillet and heated it up on medium high. I browned two boneless center cut pork chops with a half sliced onion and six sliced mushrooms seasoning it all with garlic powder, black pepper, basil, oregano, and Italian spices until halfway done flipping the pork occasionally, then I added a third of a cup of white wine and let it all simmer until only a small quantity of liquid remained. I put the chops on a plate and poured the onion mushroom mixture over it. I had this with steamed fresh broccoli and ice tea. Well time to relax for the rest of the day. CIO

Note:<888>06/02/01 Saturday 5:10 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by the BNY ATM. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I returned home. I had some Doritos and ice tea and watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>06/02/01 Saturday 1:30 P.M. EDT: I finished cleaning the apartment. I moved the General Electric cordless telephone onto the small dark oak table at the end of the blue couch for easier access. I will now shower and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>06/02/01 Saturday 10:55 A.M. EDT: I fell asleep around 6 P.M., and I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I feel back asleep until about 10 A.M.. I had a meal of reheated salmon croquets, asparagus vinaigrette, and sliced buttered French bread with ice tea. Time for house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO

Note:<888>06/01/01 Friday 3:30 P.M. EDT: I put together a birthday card to mail. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained money orders for .75 each to pay my GEICO automobile insurance, AT&T, Cablevision, and Optimum Online. I mailed them and the birthday card and also obtained 10 flag stamps for $3.40.. I paid my rent at the First Union Bank of Connecticut Havemeyer Place branch. I obtained two packages of Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco at Zyn's stationary for $2.49 each plus .30 tax for $5.28 total. Possibly the Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco has tiger scent in it to keep away other wild cats. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Mews Merry-Go-Round thrift shop and obtained a round silver lined ash tray for $1. I sat out for a while. I walked up to CVS and obtained at half price from the clearance section two 16 oz. cans of French's onion rings for $1.39 each and buy one get one free of two mixed nuts for $3.29 both for $6.07 total. I walked up to the top of the Avenue. I walked back down, and I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I obtained a brass oval cricket cage for $1.50 and two 18 inch florescent tubes for .25 each for $2 total. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a book. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" for $1.49 each, buy on get one free of 30 count tall S&S garbage bags $2.59 both, 2 Lysol 32 oz. pine cleaner $2.39 each, S&S spray window cleaner .99, two 16 oz. Carolina brown rice $1.39 each, neutral wizard air freshener .99, S&S 10 quart dry milk packages $5.39, Star-Kist 4 cans of 4 oz. tuna in spring water $1.99, Morton light salt $1.19, a Marie Callender's turkey and a chicken frozen dinner $2.49 each, 4 boneless center cut pork chips at $2.49 a pound $4.13, 2 pounds onions $1.49, fresh mushrooms 10 oz. $1.79, fresh Asparagus at $2.49 a pound $2.64, fresh broccoli at .99 a pound $1.56, two packages S&S hotdog rolls at $1.19, two dozen large eggs at $1.69 a dozen, two bags of Doritos with possibly instant cash $3.29 both plus .56 tax for $56.31. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Senecas 100 Lights for $19. I returned home, and I put away my purchases. I had a Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I relaxed a bit. I then had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee and Doritos for lunch. I put the brass oval cricket cage on the long bureau and the round silver lined ashtray with a red BiC lighter on the brass and glass coffee table. I will now relax a bit more. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 06/01/01:

Note:<888>06/01/01 Friday 6:00 A.M. EDT: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, and coffee. I restarted the Apache server log for the new month. I am doing some first of the month work. I have to pay bills today. Time to send out my weekly email. CIO

Note:<888>06/14/01 Thursday 3:00 A.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I had a can of French's onion rings with ice tea. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/14/01 Thursday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/14/01 Thursday 1:20 A.M. EDT: I went back out, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area and sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then returned down the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then returned home, and I had ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/13/01 Wednesday 10:50 P.M. EDT: After dinner, I stopped by the Greenwich Library; and I read the Greenwich Times, P.C. Magazine, Time magazine, and the Wall Street Journal. I checked out "Inside Out, Microsoft in Our Own Words." I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some of the fresh pineapple mixture. I finished off the can of mixed nuts. I will be done making up another batch of ice tea in a half hour. I channel surfed TV. CIO

Note:<888>06/13/01 Wednesday 6:55 P.M. EDT: I woke up, and I had some mixed nuts about 6 A.M.. I slept until 2 P.M.. I had three medium boiled eggs, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins for breakfast. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and from the house wares counters for .25 each, I bought three more silver plate and glass coasters, two silver plate serving trays, and a square heavy glass ashtray for $1.50 total. I noticed they now have a Harley Davidson display clothing rack. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought five 3 inch by 5 inch flags on small wooden poles, 2 Switzerland, 1 Sweden, 1 Canada, and 1 Denmark plus 5 round plastic stands for $20 total. I then stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton. I returned home. I put the silver serving trays on the bar. I moved the two copper hurricane lamps along side the brass candle sticks on the long bureau. I put a 1.5 liter bottle of Rene Junot French white wine on the refrigerator door. I moved around some of the other bar items. I put two stacks of three silver plate and glass coasters on the brass and glass coffee table with the two heavy glass ashtrays and other bric a brac. I put the new flags with the other staff flags on the backup computer monitor in the living room. I seasoned the eye round roast with black pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and Master Choices barbeque sauce. I am cooking it in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 55 minutes. It is about a three pound piece of eye round. It should be done in ten minutes, and I will have some of it with a microwave potato and steamed frozen green peas with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/13/01 Wednesday 4:15 A.M. EDT: I had some microwave popcorn while watching TV. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/13/01 Wednesday 1:30 A.M. EDT: I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some of the fresh pineapple mixture with iced tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/13/01 Wednesday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I then microwaved per instructions a Marie Callender's country fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob, and I had it all for dinner with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 11:05 P.M. EDT: I peeled and diced the fresh Del Monte pineapple. I put the fresh diced pineapple in a bowl, and I added two tablespoons of Angostura bitters, the rest of the bottle of French white wine about a half cup, and a half cup of orange juice, and I mixed it together and put it in a large Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I took the pineapple skins to the dumpster along with the angostura bitters bottle, wine bottle, and orange juice container. No sign of the black animal. Perhaps it will like pineapple skins. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 10:30 P.M. EDT: I took out a bag of old plastic shopping bags and a empty Barq's carton. As I was walking towards the dumpster, there was some sort of all black animal about the size of a raccoon climbing around the blue plastic disposal containers. I don't think it was a skunk since it did not have a white stripe. It retreated towards the woods as I was walking towards the garbage dumpster. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine on Mason Street. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $8.50 of premium at $2.099 a gallon. I drove downtown and by the waterfront. I went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought 24 roll pack of S&S bathroom tissue for $3.99, S&S light salt peanut buy one get one free for $2.69 both, a Delle Monte golden pineapple for $3.99, a three 12 packs one of each Citra, Diet Coca Cola, and Barq's rootbeer for $10 all plus $1.80 can deposit, two half gallons of Tropicana premium with calcium for $2.50 each, S&S 20 oz. frozen green peas $1.59, S&S 20 oz. frozen Brussels sprouts $1.79, Pillsbury five pound bread flour $2.29, Bertolli 101 oz. Classico olive oil $9.99, Eye round roast at $1.99 a pound $5.49, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter .99 each, large white dozen eggs $1.69, buy one get one free of Kahn's bun size franks $3.29 both plus .24 tax for $56.42 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases and had a chilled Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I put one 12 of Barq’s in the refrigerator and the three new 12 packs underneath the bar. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 6:20 P.M. EDT: I received a phone call at 1 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested until 5:30 P.M., and I made a phone call. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 2:30 A.M. EDT: Well, I finished off the scones. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/12/01 Tuesday 1:40 A.M. EDT: Well, I cooled and bagged the two loaves of French bread. I relaxed a bit and I channel surfed. I also had some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers. CIO

Note:<888>06/11/01 Monday 11:50 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I chatted with friends. I did my laundry. I am in the process of making a couple of loaves of French bread. CIO

Note:<888>06/11/01 Monday 5:55 P.M. EDT: NOAA weather warning system just issued a severe weather thunder storm warning with possible hale to two inches until 11 P.M.. I just had a Stouffer's hearty beef pot roast dinner with iced coffee. CIO

Note:<888>06/11/01 Monday 3:55 P.M. EDT: I did my house cleaning and watering the plants on Saturday. About 9 P.M., I picked up a friend in Stamford who was visiting in the area. The friend spent the night Saturday and Sunday nights, and I just dropped the friend off at the Amtrak station in Stamford. We sat out in the parks in downtown Greenwich on Sunday. When I got up today, I had orange juice, oat meal, toast, and vitamins. On Sunday, I bought 4 scones at St. Moritz bakery for $4. I finished off the Chinese pork and vegetable and rice mixture. CIO

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 7:45 P.M. EDT: Just relaxing a bit. Time to try to fall asleep. CIO

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 5:45 A.M. EDT: I finished off the Jell-O mixture. I relaxed most of the morning. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 10:35 P.M. EDT: Well, I relaxed a bit and watched TV. I downloaded the Starry Nights 15 day demo from "www.space.com" . I am just relaxing a bit. CIO

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 6:50 P.M. EDT: I was up at 2 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then relaxed a bit. I checked the mail. I then relaxed a bit more. I just had some of the reheated pork and vegetable mixture with reheated brown rice and a glass of iced coffee. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 06/08/01:

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 6:00 A.M. EDT: I noticed a few unusual items in the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop yesterday. They have a 2.5 foot by 4 foot black and white framed print of the Conyers Farm lion for $400 and a Concorde 4 ounce silver plate liquor flask for $15 and a large 4 foot by 6 foot solid oak desk for $100. I guess some people are still doing spring cleaning. Historically a number of residents have kept lions around their properties for some odd reason. I am not sure if they are indigenous to the North American continent or not. Usually a golden bear scares them off. However, I am not an expert; for all I know it is all old wives tales. I think I will continue to relax at home after I wake up today. Time to send out Scott's Notes. CIO

Note:<888>06/08/01 Friday 5:00 A.M. EDT: Well, I have just been relaxing a bit. I had a couple of slices of French bread toast with butter substitute and ice tea earlier in the morning. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/21/01 Thursday 1:10 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by the waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I went by Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought 4 feet of 1/2 inch emissions hose for $4 and two hose clamps for $1.30 for $5.30. I will put this on my car from the air filter to the cylinder head breather when the weather is clear. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then had my teeth cleaned and x-rayed. I will go back in another month to see the dentist. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana tangerine with calcium and ruby red with calcium for $2.50 each, Dawn dishwashing detergent $1.59, fresh green beans at $1.29 a pound for $1.43, 4 ears of corn for .40 each, two package of Louis Rich bun size turkey franks for $1.19 a package, eye round beef roast at $2.49 a pound for $6.82 for $18.90 total. I next stopped by the Arnold factory bakery outlet, and I bought 3 loaves of Healthnut bread and a 8 pack of hotdog buns for $3.56 total. I then returned home. I seasoned the eye round beef with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, and oregano, and Master Choice barbeque sauce, and I cooked it in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I then put it in a Rubbermaid container to cool in the refrigerator. While cooking the beef, I had a cold Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug, two hotdogs with buns and condiments, and ice tea. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>06/21/01 Thursday 7:00 A.M. EDT: I rested and also watched a bit of TV throughout the evening and morning. About 4 A.M., I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just had some of the jell-o mixture. I have a 10:45 A.M. dental appointment. I will now clean up and go out for some daylight activity. CIO

Note:<888>06/20/01 Wednesday 9:10 P.M. EDT: I was awaken at 7 P.M. by the NOAA weather warning for a thunder storm. I turned off the computer. I had dinner of two fried boneless center cut pork chops with fried onions and steamed frozen Brussels sprouts and ice tea. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>06/20/01 Wednesday 2:05 P.M. EDT: I slept until 5 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched morning news until 7 A.M., and then I slept until 1 P.M., when I got a telephone call. I just had some of the Jell-o mixture and ice tea. Since it is hot outside, I will continue to rest by the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner, I bought at Partridge and Rockwell last June 2000. CIO

Note:<888>06/20/01 Wednesday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I did a bit of computer maintenance. I upgraded the Apache server to 1.3.20. I upgraded Word 2000, Napster, Music Match, RealPlayer Basic to 8.0, and Creative Live MP3 Drivers. I deleted all Netscape browsers. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, WinDoctor, SpeedDisk, and Antivirus and also WinOptimzer deluxe 99. I just finished all this. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for a meal. CIO

Note:<888>06/19/01 Tuesday 5:30 P.M. EDT: I was finally up at 4 P.M. today. I had one telephone call. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toasted French bread slices, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I watched a bit of the business news. CIO

Note:<888>06/19/01 Tuesday 1:05 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of TV. I slept a short bit. I had some dry roasted peanuts and ice tea. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 9:15 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative. I installed Windows ME secrets. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 8:50 P.M. EDT: I had some dry roasted peanuts, and I finally fell asleep at 7 A.M.. I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I had the building custodian check my kitchen light which some times fails to come on. It will be next week before a replacement is found. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the library, and I checked out Windows ME secrets. I will install the Cdrom version shortly. I relaxed a bit. I had dinner of two fried boneless center cut pork chops with fried onions and steamed frozen peas and ice tea. I fried the chops in olive oil and "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" along with ground pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, and oregano. I finished off the last bit of frying with a few dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 5:50 A.M. EDT: Well I relaxed a bit. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I had the rest of the bottle of Perrier with orange juice and a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters. I channel surfed the TV, and I have been relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 1:30 A.M. EDT: The two loaves of French bread are cooling. I also took two packages of Jell-o sugar free sparkling wild berry, and I boiled 3/4 cup of water for each package, 1 1/2 cups total. I then put the Jell-o mixture in a two quart Pyrex container and stirred it with the boiling water two minutes. I opened a 15 oz. can of fruit cocktail, and I poured out the juice about 4 oz. , I added this and two cups of cold Perrier about 1 1/4 cups of colder liquid for each Jell-o package or 2 1/2 cups total cold liquid to the hot jell-o mixture and stirred and then added the fruit cocktail and mixed. I then stirred and chilled fifteen minutes, and I then stirred it gently five seconds. I then put the mixture in the refrigerator in the covered Pyrex bowl to set for at least four hours or until ready later today. CIO

Note:<888>06/18/01 Monday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I was up at 5 P.M.. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative and a friend. I found an older AudioVox cell phone discarded in the dumpster when I was throwing out the garbage. I drove downtown, and I stopped by the waterfront. I sat downtown a while, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought S&S 16 oz. frozen green peas $1.59, 4 boneless center cut pork chops at $2.89 a pound for $3.85, and a 48 bag box of Lipton Green Tea for $1.99 for $7.43 total. I then returned home, and I watched TV. I had a dinner of the rest of the eye round beef, steamed corn on the cob and steamed frozen peas, and ice tea. I am now making two loaves of French bread. CIO

Note:<888>06/17/01 Sunday 7:05 A.M. EDT: I still have not fallen asleep. I had a can of French's Onion rings. CIO

Note:<888>06/17/01 Sunday 5:35 A.M. EDT: Well, I checked outside; and it is drizzling lightly. The morning crows were out. Off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/17/01 Sunday 5:15 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of TV including a show about Haunted Scotland. The NOAA weather warning device keeps going off with warnings about heavy rain, but as usual inside; I don't hear any rain. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note:<888>06/17/01 Sunday 2:10 A.M. EDT: I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I chatted with a local. I walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. Somebody from Brazil asked me where there was a hotel in town, and I told the person in slow English about the Howard Johnson’s and the Hyatt on east Putnam Avenue. I then walked down the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I returned home, and I had microwave popcorn and a frosted Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I watched a bit of TV. CIO

Note:<888>06/16/01 Saturday 9:10 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a couple of relatives. I had a couple of half inch slices of eye round beef with steamed corn on the cob and steamed fresh green beans along with ice tea. I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>06/16/01 Saturday 7:10 P.M. EDT: Today is Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday. I was up at 4 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am just finishing up the house cleaning and watering the plants. I did a C: drive to D: drive backup. CIO

Note:<888>06/16/01 Saturday 3:50 A.M. EDT: I had some of the pineapple mixture and some dry roasted peanuts. I skimmed the Microsoft book. I sifted though my email. Time to start possibly ending the day. CIO

Note:<888>06/16/01 Saturday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by the Exxon gasoline and service station next to the Greenwich Library. I put the Valvoline fuel system cleaner in the gasoline tank of the Volvo. I then put in $10.45 of premium gasoline at $2.099 a gallon. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out briefly. I then walked down the Avenue. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home, and I watched a bit of TV. For dinner, I had four 1/4 inch slices of the cold eye round beef, steamed green beans, steamed corn on the cob, and ice tea. I then watched more TV. CIO

Note:<888>06/15/01 Friday 7:25 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then took the Valvoline Pyroil 3 container performance pack, and I used the spray can part of it to clean my 1976 Volvo 244 fuel injection linkage parts. The Volvo fuel injection system does not open up for air intake plates cleaning. After the linkage parts dried, I sprayed them with WD 40. I then used the vacuum intake home from distributor to suck up the contents of the internal combustion chamber cleaner from the bottle. I also used another vacuum hose from the emissions blower. I then cut off the ends of the air filter chamber hose to valve cover hose and reattached it. I need to replace that hose when I buy another one. I will add the fuel additive container to my fuel tank when I go out for gasoline in a little while. I watched the ABC evening news. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee before going out. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 06/15/01:

Note:<888>06/15/01 Friday 4:00 A.M. EDT: I have been forsaking any late night strolls in case any hazardous wildlife is still lurking in the area. I had some of the pineapple mixture along with some dry roasted peanuts and ice tea. Time to send out the weekly notes, and then call it a day. CIO

Note:<888>06/15/01 Friday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M. yesterday. I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and they have lots of bar glassware for .25 each. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I drove around Tod's Point. I returned to central Greenwich, and I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $1.99 each half gallon, fresh green beans at $1.29 a pound for $1.17, 4 ears of corn $1.34 for $6.49 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq's frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. For dinner, I had three slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, steamed fresh green beans, and iced coffee. I then drove over to Odd Job in Port Chester, New York, and I bought an IBM 6 outlet computer and modem surge protector for $4.99, a Coleman two light rechargeable power failure light and rechargeable flashlight combo for $9.99, a Valvoline Pyroil 3 container performance pack $1.99, two Zenith 6 foot cable TV cables .99 each with gold threads, and a can of Ajax cleaner .59 plus $1.32 tax for $20.86 total. I stopped by the Port Chester, New York Bank of New York ATM, and I then toured Home Depot. They have Hampton 10,000 BTU air conditioners for $300. I then returned to downtown Greenwich, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with some locals. I gave on local a lift up the Avenue after driving down by the waterfront. I returned home. I then installed the IBM six outlet fixture on the center kitchen wall. I put one of the new 6 foot cables between the cable box and the VCR input for clearer reception. The old cable had been worked on by unknown parties with a spliced connector that I don't recall having installed. I then put the new Coleman rechargeable flash light on the right kitchen wall with the First Alert rechargeable and the Coleman emergency power light on the power strip on the bedroom bureau with the other First Alert rechargeable. Both First Alert rechargeable flashlights don't come on instantly, but they come on after being turned on a minute or two. Perhaps, they need new rechargeable batteries, but the First Alert rechargeable lights are five years old, and the rechargeable batteries two years old. Well time for a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/30/01 Saturday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought Master Choice Dijon mustard for $1.69. Time to restart the Apache server log after midnight. CIO

Note:<888>06/30/01 Saturday 8:50 P.M. EDT: I chatted with some family and friends. I had dinner of cold chicken leg and thigh, steamed corn on the cob, and steamed broccoli, and iced coffee. CIO

Note:<888>06/30/01 Saturday 4:55 P.M. EDT: I stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and Time magazine. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine on Mason Street. I drove over to Old Greenwich, and I drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by Staples. I went to the Riverside shopping center and toured CVS and the Food Emporium. I stopped by the A&P liquor store. Bicardi 1.75 liter is $18.99 plus tax. Mount Gay 1.75 liter there is $26.99 plus tax. I next went to the liquor store at Porricelli's Food Mart, and on special regularly $32.99 was the 1.75 liter bottle of Mount Gay eclipse rum for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax which I bought for $21.19 total. I then returned home. I put the Mount Gay Rum on the bar. I still have a fifth of a liter bottle of it left also. I mostly use it in tropical fruit salads with Angostura bitters. CIO

Note:<888>06/30/01 Saturday 12:55 P.M. EDT: I was up at 9 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just finished watering the plants and the apartment cleaning. I am listening to ""http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram" playing it from the computer connected to my stereo system. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments, and V8 juice with a dash of India curry, so as not to feel the heat. Then I will clean up. Cool and comfortable at home. Microsoft Windows EP beta RS1 is supposedly released today for download, but I have not been emailed the link yet. CIO

Note:<888>06/30/01 Saturday 12:05 A.M. EDT: I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal, and I checked out two videotapes. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove by the waterfront again. I used the BNY ATM. I drove over to the Food Emporium at the Riverside shopping center, and then I decided to go to the Food Emporium in central Greenwich. I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $2 each, two box of Ronzoni spinach fettuccini for $1.85 each, two jars Ragu parmesan alfredo sauce $2.39 each, two bags of Snyder tortilla chips $1.69 each, AC lemon juice 32 oz. $2.19, McHilney's Tabasco sauce 5 oz. $3.09, KC BBQ Sauce 18 oz. $2.19 Gold's hot horse radish $1.65, Ball Park Beef Franks $2.99 for $27.97. I returned home, and I put away my purchases. I put $10 on my laundry card. I chatted with a neighbor. I had some ice tea with lemonade. I will now have a few tortilia chips with ice tea and lemonade before going to bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 6:20 P.M. EDT: I had dinner of three cold slices of chicken with a few drops of McHilney Tabasco sauce, steamed corn on the cob and microwave potato, and ice tea with lemonade. I then boiled two cups of water. I put two packages of Cherry Jell-o in a Pyrex two quart bowl. I mixed the boiling water and Cherry Jell-o mixture two minutes. I added a cup of cold lemonade and a cup of cold of Tropicana tangerine juice and a cup and a half of white seedless grapes and stirred. I put the Pyrex lid on it, and I put it in the refrigerator to chill. A tip on hot days, so as not to feel the heat as intensely when outside, try putting a few dashes of hot India curry in some tomato juice or other beverage or food items, and one will not noticed the heat as much. CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 5:25 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by the central Greenwich Post office, and I obtained two money orders for .75 each to pay my GEICO automobile insurance and my AT&T bills. I then stopped by the Mews Merry-Go-Round shop which is closing until September. I bought three 12 inch bronze candle sticks for $10 total. I next walk up Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two at buy one get one free of CVS extra strength non-aspirin pain reliever 400 gel caps- 500 mg. each for $15.33 both, CVS 500 count aspirin $5.49, two CVS drop in toilet bowl tablet packs $1.29 each, 1 Glade oil scent refill Hawaiian Breeze $2.99, buy one get one free of CVS four packs of 60 watt light bulbs $1.99 both and six Cherry Jell-os for 3 for .99 for $30.36 total. I then walked up the Avenue. I next stopped by the Gourmet cook shop, and they did not have any smaller funnels. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a Hutzler 8 oz. funnel for $1.49 plus .09 tax for $1.58. I then stopped by Grannicks, but they did not have a smaller like 4 oz. funnel which might be more practical for refilling beverage containers. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought 8 crystal sherry glasses and two crystal sorbet glasses for .25 each for $2.50 total. I then stopped by Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $10.30 of premium at $1.999 a gallon. I then stopped by the Arnold Bakery outlet, and I bought 2 packages of hotdog buns for $1.78 both. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Ultra lights 100s and a carton of Seneca lights regulars for $19 each for $38 total. I returned home, and I had a frosted Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I washed the new crystal and put it on the lower level of the bar. I put three white candles in the bronze candle sticks, and I put them on the back side of the lazy Susan on the round oak dining table. CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 11:30 A.M. EDT: I prepared my GEICO and AT&T bills. I put an address label on the inside of my mail box covered with Scotch tape, so the mail person can see my name. Time for a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee. I set the air conditioner at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, so it will be about 72 degrees Fahrenheit actual when the sun hits my four large west facing windows above the black heat absorbing black roof in the afternoon heat. Then I will clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 10:55 A.M. EDT: I checked the mail. I cleaned the air filter on the GE Profile 14,000 BTU air conditioner along with the extra black filter I have on it. I also cleaned the charcoal filter on my old circular Honeywell enviracaire air filter and vacuumed the paper filter. I washed the air conditioner and air filter charcoal filters in hot soapy water. CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 9:50 A.M. EDT: I got a good deal on the Honeywell 17000 air purifier clearance item from Staples. It is $129 at "www.homedepot.com" . CIO

Note:<888>06/29/01 Friday 9:20 A.M. EDT: I was up at 7:30 A.M., when there was a false fire alarm in the building. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Once the mail comes, I have to pay some bills today. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 06/29/01:

Note:<888>06/28/01 Thursday 10:10 P.M. EDT: I walked around the building. I watched some TV. I had some green seedless grapes with ice tea and lemon juice. I raised the air conditioner temperature to 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The air seems a bit fresher with the new air purifier. I chatted with a friend. Time to send out my new weekly email.

Note:<888>06/28/01 Thursday 7:00 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a 18 inch tall porcelain vase for .35 . I next made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the park downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. I went by Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought on clearance sale a Honeywell Quiet Care enviracaire Hepa air filter regularly $59.90 for $27.99 plus $1.68 tax for $29.67 total. It changes the room air six times an hour. I then stopped by Porricelli's and I obtained a discount card, and I bought a Purdue oven stuffer roaster at .69 a pound for $5.33, fresh dole broccoli .99, two dozen eggs at .69 a dozen, and four ears of corn for .30 each for $8.50 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq's frosted root beer in a frosted mug. I started cooking the Purdue chicken seasoning it with garlic powder, black pepper, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, and Master Choice barbeque sauce. I will have some for dinner with steamed broccoli, corn on the cob, and green beans along with lemonade ice tea. I put the Honeywell Hepa air purifier above the entertainment center on the bookcase. I put the blue vase above the center bookcase. Time for dinner shortly. CIO

Note:<888>06/28/01 Thursday 1:05 P.M. EDT: I read a bit this morning. I rested a bit. I checked the mail. I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and condiments and some ice tea and lemonade and a bit of iced coffee. Time to clean up and go out for a 3 P.M. appointment. According to "www.betanews.com" Microsoft XP beta won't be out until next week. CIO

Note:<888>06/28/01 Thursday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I was up at 6:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. CIO

Note:<888>06/27/01 Wednesday 9:50 P.M. EDT: I went out at noon, and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a glass 2 quart pitcher for .25 and five crystal gold trimmed sorbet glasses for .25 for $1.50 total. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by ELDC thrift. I then went by the library and I read the local paper. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a quart of S&S lemon juice for $1.89. I returned home. I made up a pitcher of lemonade with a cup of lemon juice, a half cup of sugar, and ice and water to fill the 2 quart pitcher. I washed the sorbet glasses, and I put them on the lower right level of the bar. A friend stopped by and we had ice tea and lemonade mixture. I then for dinner boiled a box of Ronzoni spinach noodles and made up a mixture of a jar of Ragu classic alfredo sauce with two cans 10 oz. cans of Granadaisa whole baby clams from Thailand plus a quarter cup of its liquid plus a dashes of garlic powder, ground pepper, Italian spices, basil, oregano, Chinese five spice, and hot curry. Once noodles and mixture were ready after 13 minutes of boiling and heating I mixed them all together, and we had this with the ice tea lemonade mixture for dinner. We chatted for a while before the guest left. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/27/01 Wednesday 10:45 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I turned down the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner with remote to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. I cleaned up. CIO

Note:<888>06/27/01 Wednesday 9:55 A.M. EDT: I put in 12 packs of Citra and Barq's rootbeer soda and another 12 pack of S&S tomato juice in the frig along with a three pack of Perrier. I have so much cold liquid refreshment, I don't have room for much food. CIO

Note:<888>06/27/01 Wednesday 9:25 A.M. EDT: I made up a half gallon of coffee, and I put it in the refrigerator to chill. I put in a 12 pack of Diet Coke and a 48 oz. can of Stop and Shop tomato juice also in the refrigerator in case any of the old guard should ever need Bloody Marys. I emptied five ice trays and put them the ice cubes in a Rubbermaid plastic container in the freezer. I set out my Waring blender to the left of the coffee machine to be available for ice slushy drinks. CIO

Note:<888>06/27/01 Wednesday 8:25 A.M. EDT: I was up at 5:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of four medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I sifted through my email and "http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm" . Microsoft EP beta is due out today or the next. CIO

Note:<888>06/26/01 Tuesday 8:40 P.M. EDT: Well, I sat outside for a while. I relaxed a bit and had come corn chips and ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/26/01 Tuesday 3:10 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I walked around the building and sat outside a while. I then freed up 1.7 gigabytes of space on my backup computer. I then signed up for the $10 downloadable beta preview of Microsoft EP, which I will download and install when it is available on the backup computer. I am optimizing the backup computer drive right now. I will now have the rest of the cold eye round beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, steamed fresh green beans, and ice tea. I set the air conditioner at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO

Note:<888>06/26/01 Tuesday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went back out, and I did a quick waterfront observation. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home and relaxed. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/25/01 Monday 9:20 P.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the Food Emporium and I returned .95 of can and deposit items. I then drove by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. The train seemed to be running normally. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought two brass and glass hurricane oil lamps 10.5 inches high with 4 inch high glass globes for $1 each $2 total. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times and the Wall Street Journal. I checked out Charles R. Schwab's "You're Fifty, Now What?" I then returned home, and I put the hurricane oil lamps on the long bureau with the other copper hurricane candle lamps and the brass candle sticks. I had three 1/3 inch slices of cold eye round beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, steamed fresh green beans, and ice tea. I then went back downtown, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a 22 fluid ounce plastic bottle of Ultra-Pure smokeless and odorless candle and lamp oil for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I next sat out in the park talking with a local. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I found a quarter. I then sat in the park some more. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I filled the hurricane lamps with about 6 oz. of oil each leaving about an inch air at the top. I put them back on the long bureau with silver coasters. I adjusted the wicks to about half inch flames. The glass globes do get hot. They seem to work fine. I then put the lamp oil in a glass spaghetti noodle holder, so the plastic bottle is secure from flame and put it on the upper mahogany kitchen shelf with the other various items. I then pulled out a short strand of copper wire from a piece of electrical wire, and I used it to clean my Volvo windshield passenger side spray nozzle and adjust them. I chatted with a friend. I guess I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. After that time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/25/01 Monday 7:10 A.M. EDT: I flipped through the last ten issues of the Greenwich Post. The "www.greenwichtimes.com" says that the Metro North commuter trains are having problems this morning. CIO

Note:<888>06/25/01 Monday 6:00 A.M. EDT: I updated Internet Explorer 6.0 to beta 2 with its additional components. I also noticed that the Internic domain name "www.mikescottusa.com" is still available if you have a credit card and $35 available on it. I have some periodical literature to catch up on. CIO

Note:<888>06/25/01 Monday 4:00 A.M. EDT: I was up at 1:30 A.M., after going to bed at 3:30 P.M. yesterday. I backed up the E: drive to the D: drive. I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 1:35 P.M. EDT: I finished making the ice tea. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I chatted with relatives and a friend. I was given a new web link by a relative "http://www.churchonthecape.org/" . I have thought about going out, but I think I will continue relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 8:00 A.M. EDT: I finished off the bag of taco chips with ice tea. I am now making up another batch of "http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm", this time using 7 Lipton orange peako bags, 3 Bigelow premium blend bags, 2 Lipton green tea bags, 1 Twinings Earle Grey bag, and 1 Twinings Prince of Wales China black tea. The mixture is now steeping for at least an hour. CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 6:30 A.M. EDT: Bad News from the BBC "http://www.savebbc.org/" . CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I did some minor computer maintenance. I updated ICQ. I updated "http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm" and "http://mrscott.com/nasa-104.htm" weather permitting. Weather Node 4.0 still works on my computer, although the company has quit the weather software business for lack of advertising revenue. It seems to freeze with the Apache server running. I might relax a bit before going out. CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 4:15 A.M. EDT: I proofed the links on "http://mrscott.com/weather.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>06/24/01 Sunday 3:05 A.M. EDT: I was up at midnight. I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive. I put the Slaymaker rechargeable jumpstart system and its adaptor and instructions back in the box, and I put the box by the bedroom door entrance next to the bureau. Since I don't drive too much, I figure there is no point keeping it in my Volvo; since batteries tend to deteriorate faster when exposed to extreme temperatures. I will use it should, if I ever need it which is doubtful if I ever make a long trip. Also it will be handy for use locally. I generally don't jumpstart other people's cars since that risks liability, and also in my Volvo owner's manual, it recommends not jump starting car battery to car battery since it can jeopardize the electronic ignition. Thus the new jumpstart system will be in my apartment close by should the need arise. It would also be handy for emergency lighting or powering a cellphone or other device like a laptop computer during a long power shortage or other cigarette adaptor type device. I have a relative who might be interested in having it, so I will check and see later today, if they are interested; but shipping 22 pounds up north would cost money. I have a feeling they already have one though. Thus even though, it is summer; it is always smart to be prepared and start getting ready for next winter. I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess, I will clean up shortly and possibly go out in a little while depending on the weather conditions. Sitting next to the 72 degrees Fahrenheit air conditioner recently, I always enjoy some of the summer warmth. Also at sunrise depending on the weather, bird watching can be interesting. I have an Audubon field guide, I have never had a chance to study. I believe the last bird guide, I studied was down south before I moved up north in 1961. Of course down south when bird watching one always has to watch out for other animals, reptiles, and insects; so I suppose the same would apply up north. CIO

Note:<888>06/23/01 Saturday 4:35 P.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. NOAA weather warning system is going off continually with heavy rain warnings. I chatted with a relative. I went over to Bank of New York in Port Chester, New York and used the ATM. I then stopped by Odd Job, and I bought a Slaymaker rechargeable Jumpstart System Heavy-Duty 12 Volt DC Power Supply with 260 PSI Air Compressor which is a rechargeable jump start system that also has a cigarette plug adaptor which could be used for long term cell phone usage with a cell phone cigarette lighter adaptor, if you don't mind it's 22 pound weight. It is regularly $99.99, and it was on sale for $49.99 plus $3.37 tax for $53.36 total. I will keep it underneath my passenger front seat if it will fit there. I will put the cigarette adaptor charging unit in the glove box and the 120 volt charging adaptor in the Volvo glove box also. The air pump can not be used for more than ten minutes at a time, then must cool ten minutes. It would be handy for off road vehicles. The cables are only 18 inches, but that is long enough to reach both battery terminals when jump starting. It also has a light and comes fully charged. It is model number #8010, and Slaymaker has been in business since 1888. It has a one year limited warranty. The Slaymaker number is 1-888-919-9930. I then returned to Greenwich, and I stopped by the waterfront, and I showed the fishermen and other waterfront observers what I found on sale at Odd-Job. Well time for some Jell-o mixture and ice tea and then bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>06/23/01 Saturday 10:20 A.M. EDT: If you have the rainy day blues, try "http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram" . Tunes from Tulip Town. CIO

Note:<888>06/23/01 Saturday 10:05 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message. However, first I sprayed a little bleach around the bathtub edge where it was a little moldy on the caulk, and this removed the mold stain from the caulk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out a while. I then drove down by the waterfront for a while. I next sat out for a bit more downtown. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $12 of premium at $2.039 a gallon. I then stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought two S&S 48 oz. tomato juices for $1.29 each, green seedless grapes at .99 a pound for $2.56, and two ears of sweet corn for .67 both for $5.81 total. I returned home. I vacuumed the apartment. I had dinner three cold 1/3 inch slices of eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, and steamed fresh green beans with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>06/23/01 Saturday 4:15 A.M. EDT: I went to bed yesterday at 4 P.M., and I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of oatmeal, sliced French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to vacuum a little later. I just had two hot dogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 3:00 P.M. EDT: I cleaned up again and washed off the cut hair with a shower and shampoo. I went back out. I sat downtown a while. I stopped by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop. They gave me a tea strainer. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out some more. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two bags of Snyder's taco chips for $1.69 a bag for $3.38 total. I returned home. I had some taco chips with a cold Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I relaxed a bit. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 11:10 A.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I then drove over to Tod's Point and drove around and sat out watching the morning sea gulls for a while. I stopped by Off Center hair cuts, and I got a hair cut for $16 plus $4 tip for $20 total. I next stopped by Staples. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove back down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local. I stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I returned home. The building custodian was just finishing up installing the repaired drain fixture. One of the metal collars had corroded away. I went out, and I installed on the Volvo the new emissions hose with the hose clamps, I bought two days ago. I game back up, and the bathroom sink drain was repaired. I had a few thin slices of eye round beef on bread with mayonnaise and salt and pepper with ice tea and some of the jell-o mixture. CIO

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 6:10 A.M. EDT: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments. My bathroom sink drain pipe is leaking, so I left a message with the Housing Authority answering service. I put a plastic bucket underneath it for now. I just finished cleaning up, so I will go out now. CIO

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 5:15 A.M. EDT: I finished sifting through my email. ZD Hurricane Tracking software story ZDNet: Story: Want to track tropical storms? Here's how to do it on your PC . CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 06/22/01:

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 3:50 A.M. EDT: Well, I finished the laundry. I wrote a letter to a family member. CIO

Note:<888>06/22/01 Friday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I made my 3 P.M. appointment yesterday. I returned home, and I went to bed at 4 P.M.. I received a telephone call from a family member about 10 P.M.. I was up at 11 P.M.. I had dinner of three 1/3 inch slices of cold eye round beef, steamed corn on the cob, steamed fresh green beans, ice tea, and coffee. I put clean sheets on the bed. I am doing my laundry right now. CIO

Note:<888>07/07/01 Saturday 10:15 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the waterfront. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought a S&S 5 pound bag of sugar for $2.19, a 10 pack 10 quart box of S&S dried milk $5.39, a Hawaiian Del Monte pineapple $3.99, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49, two ears of sweet corn .40 each, a yellow and green squash at .99 a pound $1.04, two 32 oz. bottles of Lemon Lysol $2.99 each, a package of 250 blue paper napkins .99 plus .42 tax for $22.29 total. I then returned home. I peeled the pineapple and diced it and added a pint of blue berries, a tablespoon of Angostura bitters, a ounce of Barbados Mount Gay rum, and a cup of orange juice. I mixed it all together, and put it in large Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator to chill. After soaking for a day the fresh fruit should have absorbed the other flavors and melded together. I then threw out the pineapple peels. Time for regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>07/07/01 Saturday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had dinner of two hotdogs with condiments and buns, steamed corn on the cob, broccoli, green beans, and iced coffee. I cleaned up. I am just finishing up making iced tea. I added lemon juice this time with the same mixture. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I will go out as soon as I put the iced tea in the refrigerator. CIO

Note:<888>07/07/01 Saturday 2:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 7:30 A.M., and the C: drive was finished defragmenting. I then started to backup the C: drive to the D: drive with the Windows XP backup program. It is twice as fast as the old Windows 95 backup program, but it does not compress file space, so there was not room on the 20 gigabyte D: drive for the 10 gigabyte backup of the C: drive in three parts. Windows XP limits backups to 4 gigabytes. I want to keep the old Windows ME C: and E: backup files in case, I need to do a Windows ME restore. The old backup program was uninstalled, and I decompressed it from the Win95 Cdrom, but it does not work with Windows XP. Since Windows XP is a beta, I will forgo using its backup program until I have the finished product in October. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested until noon. I will now do house cleaning. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 07/06/01:

Note:<888>07/06/01 Friday 11:25 P.M. EDT: 24 hours ago, I received the registration code for Windows XP beta RS1 which I had already downloaded. I installed it on the backup computer which took until 4 A.M. about four to five hours installation without problem on the older slower 233 MHz computer with 64 megs. memory. I then tested it. About 6 A.M., I proceeded to install the beta on my primary computer. I fell asleep until about 11 A.M., and the first two to three hours of system configuration checking was complete. I rebooted, and with two more reboots installation was complete about 4 P.M. without any problems, about seven hours installation time on my 366 MHZ computer with 96 megs memory, 75,000 favorites, 43 gigabytes of hard drive space on the three hard drives. As warned by the configuration tester, the Ezonics EZCAM USB and the Compaq IJ200 color printer does not work with Windows XP at this point. I did try to get them going to no avail. The Visioneer 4400 USB scanner does work along with everything else. Norton System Works and Creative Sound Manager programs don't work. I had to reinstall Zone Alarm and Music Match and FrontPage Express. Everything Else seems to work fine at this point. I am at this point very pleased with the betas performance on my primary system. I had a breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments with ice tea. I will send out my weekly email. Then I will optimize the C: drive before starting the server. CIO

Note:<888>07/05/01 Thursday 8:50 P.M. EDT: I made up a batch of iced coffee. I had dinner of two hotdogs with buns and condiments, steamed corn on the cob, steamed sliced zucchini and yellow squash, and ice tea. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>07/05/01 Thursday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I did not go back to sleep. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I did a little web browsing. I cleaned up, and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I went by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought two brass six inch candle sticks for .25 each. I went by the Food Emporium, and I bought three 4 four packs of Energizer AA batteries for .99 each and a pack of AAA for .99 also. I also bought a 38 oz. bag of Balanced Blend 50% less caffeine coffee beans for $5.99, 16 oz. container of whipped cream cheese $2.29, Snyder's white tortilla chips $1.69, a pint of blueberries $1.99, two Zucchini squash at $1.29 a pound for $1.39 and two yellow squash at $1.29 a pound for $1.24 for $18.79 total. I returned home, and I blended the new coffee beans with the existing coffee beans mixture. I have six quart jars of coffee beans in the freezer. I put the hurricane lamps from the long bureau on the left hallway bookcase. I put the new 6 inch brass candle sticks on the long bureau. I now have 8 brass candle sticks on the long bureau. I also have eight bronze candle sticks on the dining room table lazy Susan. I am now having iced coffee. CIO

Note:<888>07/05/01 Thursday 11:00 A.M. EDT: The beta I downloaded still needs the unlocking key code I am waiting to have sent to me. I ran the Windows XP Upgrade Configurator on both computers. I rested from 6:30 A.M.. I will rest more until 1 P.M.. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>07/05/01 Thursday 3:35 A.M. EDT: I found this link in the Windows XP Beta newsgroup "news://microsoft.public.windowsxp.beta.general" for "http://iexbeta.cjb.net/"which shows how to download the beta before notification. I set GET Right to 20 megs per second speed, and found the setting mentioned under Advanced when I clicked on more. It took about ten minutes for the 480 meg. download. I downloaded it to both computers, and I just finished extracting it on the backup computer. I don't think I can install it without the registration code. I had some microwave popcorn and ice tea. Time to try installing though. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 11:55 P.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I have been channel surfing a bit. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I have the laundry on the dry cycle. I put clean sheets on the bed. I have been watching the Channel 13 PBS Fourth of July special from Washington D.C.. I had some of the Jell-o mixture. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 8:35 P.M. EDT: I ran Win Optimizer 99 Deluxe on the main computer along with Norton WinDoctor. I had dinner of broiled shell steak, steamed corn on the cob, green beans, broccoli, and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 7:00 P.M. EDT: I did not go out. I freed up disk space on the backup computer by deleting unneeded programs and files. I now have 2.5 gigabytes space on it. I put PCOpus on it to open up the *.ISO file for Microsoft Windows XP beta RS1 when available for download. I ran Win Optimizer 99 Deluxe. I ran scandisk, and I am now running disk optimizer on it, so the backup computer should be ready for the beta when available. I put the folding wicker chair from the living room desk at the bedroom door entrance, so I am using the swivel office chair at both computers. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 2:00 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. Time to clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>07/04/01 Wednesday 12:30 A.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Broadcast "http://mrscott.com/sound.htm" . CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 11:30 P.M. EDT: I channel surfed. I filled out the Honeywell Hepa Air Filter registration. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 10:05 P.M. EDT: I stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal and the local paper. I walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I had some tortilla chips and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 7:10 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a relative. I had a broiled steak for dinner with steamed corn on the cob, green beans, broccoli, and iced coffee. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 4:15 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I paid my rent at First Union Bank on Benedict Place. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I next went by Stop and Shop, and I bought 3 New Strip steaks at $4.99 a pound for $10.78, a head of broccoli at .99 a pound $1.87, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49 for $14.14 total. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought Snyder's tortilla chips $1.69, 2 Lays Barbeque potato chips .79 each, Oscar Meyer beef franks $2.29, fresh green beans at $1.49 a pound $1.33, 5 ears of corn on the cob $2, three four packs of Energizer AAA batteries .99 a pack and one pack of AA at .99. Batteries AAA and AA are $4 off a pack at the Food Emporium. Total was $13.95. I got a new Food Emporium Savings card since my old one's bar code did not work. I returned home, and I finished off the V8 juice with a dash of curry. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 1:50 P.M. EDT: For those of you downloading the Microsoft XP beta RS1 which is in *.ISO format. I believe this utility will uncompress a *.iso file "http://galway.informatik.uni-kl.de/staff/mandola/opus/"

download "pcopusnew.zip" . CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 12:35 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I am waiting for the mail to arrive. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 1:05 A.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I put the new 9 volt battery in the GE answering machine. Earlier this evening, I left the old AT&T answering machine at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I had some of the Jell-o mixture I made a few days ago. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>07/03/01 Tuesday 12:35 A.M. EDT: I will have to use a program like "www.cdrom-emulator.com" tp extract the ISO file when I download the Windows XP beta RS1 from Microsoft upon notification soon. I went out, and I stopped by CVS. I bought six cans of Campbell's pork and beans for .33 each. With the store coupon I got a 4 pack of Panasonic AAA batteries for $4.59 and a free 9 volt Panasonic battery worth $3.69 plus .28 tax for $6.85 total. I drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the Greenwich 4th of July fireworks at the Greenwich High School. It was a most excellent display of pyrotechnics. It was sponsored by Greenwich Capital "www.gcm.com" a local resident on Steamboat Road. Turner Construction is working on the corner lot of Steamboat Road and Museum drive across from the construction at the Greenwich Harbor Inn. After the fireworks, I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I checked my tire pressure at the Shell Station. I returned home, and I finished off a bag of Snyder's tortilla chips with ice tea. I have been doing a little regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>07/02/01 Monday 6:45 P.M. EDT: I went back to bed, and I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I bought $12.75 of premium at Exxon at $1.999 a gallon. I returned videotapes and a book at the library. I obtained a money order for .90 at the Post Office, and I paid my Verizon telephone bill. I went up to CompUSA in Norwalk. I returned the memory I bought yesterday. I need the memory that is 66 MHz compatible, but it is not on sale, and would be $70 for the PNY 128 meg. chip. Thus I did not get it. I then went to Wal-Mart in Norwalk, and I bought a General Electric Fully-Digital Answering Messaging System with Voice Time/Day Stamp for $14.98 and a pair of Farah Khakis pleated classic fit waist 40 inches length 30 inches for $17.96 plus .89 tax for $33.73 total. I toured Staples next to Wal-Mart. I returned to Greenwich. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought 24 bar glasses for .25 each for $6 total. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I returned home. I washes and dried the new bar glasses. I put the mixers on the floor underneath the bar and underneath the blue sofa. I dusted the existing bar glasses on the lower level of the Danish table bar and put the new glasses on the same level. I hung the new Farah Khakis in the bedroom closet. I set up the new answering machine putting it at the end of the bar next to the GE cordless telephone. Time for dinner of the remaining Purdue oven stuffer chicken and steamed corn on the cob with steamed broccoli and ice tea. I received notice from Microsoft, they would be emailing me the link for downloading Windows XP beta RS1 in two to the three days. Happy Canada day. CIO

Note:<888>07/02/01 Monday 6:35 A.M. EDT: I went to be at 10 P.M., and I was up at 5:30 A.M.. I tried getting the memory, I bought yesterday by changing to an earlier CMOS to no avail. I put the most recent CMOS back on. I might try to sleep a bit more. CIO

Note:<888>07/01/01 Sunday 8:10 P.M. EDT: I had a friend stop by at 8 A.M. this morning. I gave the friend breakfast. The friend's electricity was off. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Once the friend left, I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine on Mason Street. I then went to CompUSA in Norwalk. I bought two 133 MHz 256 meg. memory chips for $60 each plus tax. I stopped by the Wiz and paid my Cablevision and Optimum online bills. They have the Dennon 14,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control for $450. I went back home, and I tried to install them, but they did not work on my machine. I had some V8 juice with dashes of curry. I returned them and bought two 100 MHz 128 meg. memory chips for $30 each plus tax. I bought a Pentium processor cooling fan for $9.99 plus .60 tax for $10.59. I returned home, and I tried to install the new memory chips, but they still did not work. I did install the new processor cooling fan. This all took some time. I will return the memory chips tomorrow. I will now have cold sliced chicken breast meat with Tabasco, steamed corn on the cob and steamed broccoli along with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>07/01/01 Sunday 2:00 A.M. EDT: I noticed that CompUSA "www.compusastores.com"has 128 megabyte PCI 100 memory on sale for $30. I will go up to the Norwalk store tomorrow afternoon and buy some and also pay my Cablevision and Optimum online bills at the Wiz. I will put the 128 mb. and 32 mb. in the main computer and have two 64 mb. in the backup computer for Windows XP beta RS1 when available. Time for bed.

Note: <888> 07/14/01 Saturday 10:35 P.M. EDT: I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments after the last message along with the pineapple blueberry mixture and ice tea. I spilt the ice tea glass and on the coffee table, so I had to soak up the mixture. I chatted with a relative. I went for a drive around the waterfront. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I chatted with a relative and a friend. For dinner, I had two fried hamburgers with buns and condiments and steamed sliced yellow squash and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/14/01 Saturday 2:40 P.M. EDT: I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I finished cleaning house and watering the plants about 6 A.M.. I have just finished optimizing the C: and D: drives. I slept from 9 A.M. to now. Crucial web site tracking says the new memory has shipped. CIO

Note: <888> 07/14/01 Saturday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I did not go downtown after dinner. I checked out a VCR that someone had tossed out. I have rested and watched TV throughout the evening and morning so far. I had some corn chips and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/13/01 Friday 6:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to sleep until 5 P.M.. I checked with Crucial about the memory order, and they needed additional information which I gave them. It should be here about Monday. I will now have two fried hamburgers with buns and condiments, steamed corn on the cob with a steamed sliced zucchini and iced coffee. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 07/13/01:

Note: <888> 07/13/01 Friday 2:05 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of television. I had some corn chips, two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Time to send out the weekly email and call it a day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/12/01 Thursday 11:50 P.M. EDT: NASA Shuttle Information http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and http://www.broadcast.com/learning_and_education/science/space/nasa/nasa_television/ for live shuttle pictures. CIO

Note: <888> 07/12/01 Thursday 11:05 P.M. EDT: Scotland Travel Information: A very warm welcome to you again and a big hello to any new recipients out there! We hope you had a fun Independence Day!

This is the 3rd of five newsletters that will be coming directly to you with up-to-the-minute information on what's new and happening for the late summer and fall.

Look out for the following two topics that we've yet to cover in the next few weeks: Flavors of Scotland and Scotland's Islands. And, check out our special offers to and within Scotland on http://www.greatscotlandoffers.com - we are continually adding to this part of our site so be sure to check it out!

But if you specifically want a city break, as we hope you will after reading this e-mail, visit our dedicated Web site: http://www.twincities-scotland.com.

IN THIS ISSUE:
* Tale of Two Cities
* Hot deals!
* Who flies to Scotland?
* What's Happening?
* Must Sees...
* Anyone for Golf?
* Did you know?

Tale of Two Cities

The two cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are only 45 minutes apart by train and offer the ultimate city getaway experience. In this e-mail newsletter we will attempt to reveal the unique contrasts between these two extraordinary cities, showing them as cities well worth a visit on their own or together.

Edinburgh, one of the liveliest of Europe's capital cities, is rich in history, culture and entertainment with superb restaurants and pubs, and world famous festivals.

Glasgow, famous for its café culture, exciting nightlife and numerous museums and art galleries, is renowned as a cosmopolitan center of architecture, design and the arts.

For further destination information visit http://www.twincities-scotland.com.

Before you visit the twin cities Web site, however, we will give you some special tips on what there is to see and do in these fabulous cities along with some great value package deals to get you here!

Hot Deals!

We are delighted to bring you some terrific city break packages, including airfare and accommodation. All you have to do is contact the relevant tour operator by phone or online and mention 'Twin City Offers!!' Check them out:

* ETM Travel Group - discount per person for travel between Sept 1 - Oct 31
Combination packages, inclusive of air, rail transfer between the two cities and one sightseeing bus tour. 4 nights stays, (2 nights Glasgow and 2 nights Edinburgh), from only per person.
See http://www.etmtravelgroup.com/twincities.htm.

* Collette Vacations - 5% off packages to Glasgow or Edinburgh.
Two-night packages to either city from as little as between 16 Sept-31 Oct.
For package information to Edinburgh - http://www.collettevacations.com/viewfit.cfm?productID=188.
For Glasgow, http://www.collettevacations.com/viewfit.cfm?productID=190.

* Icelandair Holidays - 10% discount for travel until 31 October.
Single city stays and combinations available. Air/hotel packages. Up to 3 nights in Iceland en route at no additional cost. For more information visit the 'Holidays' section at http://www.icelandair.com.

* Prestige Tours - Free Oban, Highland Glens and Castles day trip with every city package booking!
Single city stays and combination packages available from per person for 3 nights, including a city tour and welcome pack. Click here for Glasgow: http://www.prestigetours.com/glasgow.htm
For Edinburgh: http://www.prestigetours.com/edinburgh.htm.

Remember to mention "Twin Cities" when enquiring or booking any of the above.

For these and other great offers once you get here, visit http://www.twincities-scotland.com.

Who flies to Scotland?

Glasgow airport is particularly well served with transatlantic flights and, being only 45 minutes by train or road to Edinburgh, is the ideal entry point for a twin cities break.

* Continental Airlines operates a year-round non-stop service to Glasgow via Newark from 96 airports across North America. See http://www.continental.com.

* American Airlines operates a daily direct service to Glasgow from Chicago O'Hare, offering connections from 66 other points across the USA. Available May-Oct. See http://www.aa.com.

* Icelandair offers a year-round service to Glasgow via Reykjavik in Iceland, flying from New York, Washington, Boston, Halifax, Minneapolis and Orlando. See http://www.icelandair.com.

* British Midland (BMI) now flies from the USA to the UK. With a code share agreement with United Airlines, this scheduled service will operate from Washington Dulles and Chicago O'Hare to Manchester, then onwards to Edinburgh or Glasgow (and Aberdeen in the northeast). BMI will code share on United Airlines services to Chicago and Washington, allowing passengers to connect to the transatlantic service from other parts of the USA. See http://www.flybmi.com.

What's Happening?

Both cities offer an international selection of restaurants and an array of evening entertainment options. From a night out at the theatre to a jazz recital, a comedy night, or simply a spot of people-watching whilst enjoying a fine Scottish Malt Whisky, there is something for everyone.

* The Edinburgh Festivals that take place in August and into September now incorporate 5 festivals: The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, The Edinburgh International Festival, The Edinburgh International Film Festival, The Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Book Festival and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

For more details on these and other key events in Edinburgh, visit: www.edinburgh.org/events/events.html.

* Glasgow is also home to a wide range of events from impromptu music sessions in pubs throughout the year, to the World Pipe Band Championships held on Glasgow Green, 11 August. This is the most prestigious event in the annual pipe calendar, attracting some 200 bands from around the world.

For more information on the above and other events in and around Glasgow, visit: http://visitors.seeglasgow.com/.

Must Sees

For the best in modern art

* Make sure you visit Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art, housing four floors of today's finest paintings, sculpture and installations from Scotland and around the World. See www.glasgow.gov.uk.

Don't forget the many Charles Rennie Mackintosh attractions, situated around the Greater Glasgow area. You'll be sure to see his very distinctive Art Nouveau style wherever you go!! Check out the following Web site for more details on his life and works: www.crmsociety.com.

* Similarly in Edinburgh, the Dean Gallery, situated opposite the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, houses an extensive collection of Dada and surrealist art. The gallery is also home to a large collection of work by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, a celebrated Scottish artist and sculptor. For more information, visit: www.natgalscot.ac.uk.

Get spooked

Both cities have their share of ghosts and gouls - here are just a few of the walking tours and attractions available where you're likely to catch sight of one

* The Edinburgh Dungeon - Deemed to be "Scotland's Worst Attraction!!" A terrifying tour through the darkest chapters of Scottish history, but be warned, nothing is quite what it seems and the dead have a disagreeable habit of coming back to life! Visit www.thedungeons.com.

* Mercat Tours - Offers a variety of walking tours in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, with titles that include 'Gruesome Glasgow,' 'The Ghost Hunter Trail' and 'Ghosts and Ghouls.' Mercat is also one such operator that offers tours of the infamous Mary King's Close - an historic underground city in Edinburgh's Old Town. For more ghoulish details, visit: www.mercattours.com.

Have a wee dram

You don't have to travel too far outside of the cities to visit a whisky distillery. Two in particular are very close to both Glasgow and Edinburgh

* Glengoyne Distillery - Easily reached by local bus, or only a 30-minute drive, it's Scotland's most southerly Highland distillery and the closest to Glasgow. Tour and tasting.
Visit: www.glengoynedistillery.co.uk.

* Glenkinchie Distillery - Easily reached by local bus, or only a 30-minute drive from Edinburgh. Includes a full-scale model of a malt distillery made for the British Empire Exhibition of 1924. Tour and tasting. Visit: www.scotch.com.

Down by the Waterside

Both cities boast waterside developments well worth visiting

* Edinburgh's Ocean Terminal is the capital's new cruise liner terminal, as well as a shopping and entertainment complex. Situated in the historic Port of Leith, it is also home to the Royal Yacht Britannia and Visitor Centre (www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk) as well as an excellent array of seafood restaurants, offering the finest in Scottish fare.

* Glasgow's River Clyde, once the world's biggest shipbuilding site, is now home to the Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, the Maritime Heritage Centre (named 'Clydebuilt') and the recently-opened Glasgow Science Centre. For more information on these and other visitor attractions in Glasgow, click here: http://visitors.seeglasgow.com.

Anyone for Golf?

With over 500 golf courses located throughout Scotland, there is always a variety to take advantage of, wherever you are, including the cities.

* East Lothian, only 30 minutes drive from Edinburgh, boasts a wide range of courses. For your free Golf Guide to the region email: esic@eltb.org or visit www.golfeastlothian.com.

* Similarly, there are over 18 golf courses in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Region. For more details, click here: http://visitors.seeglasgow.com.

One for the diary - In 2002, the Open Championship will be played at Muirfield in East Lothian, 30 minutes drive east of Edinburgh, between 18-21 July. For more details, visit: www.opengolf.com.

Did you Know?

The USA decided to join WWII after a meeting in room 21, in Glasgow's Copthorne Hotel, involving the US Presidential envoy, Harry Hopkins, and Winston Churchill.

The tradition of firing the One O'Clock Gun from Edinburgh Castle's ramparts every day (except Sundays) continues today. It was once used as a time signal for sailing ships in the Firth of Forth.

Here's a really obscure one - Did you know that Mickey Mouse's voice for nearly 40 years was that of a Scot, James MacDonald (1906-1991)!!

If we have whet your appetite to take a city break in Scotland this year or another time, please remember to visit our twin cities Web site at www.twincities-Scotland.com.

Note: <888> 07/12/01 Thursday 10:20 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I read at the local library. I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, and Popular Mechanics. I then stopped by briefly at CVS. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the BNY ATM. I then went back to CVS, and I bought CVS Glucosamine Chondroitin Double Strength 1200 mg. 120 tablets at $10 off for $19.99. I returned home. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note:<888>07/12/01 Thursday 6:00 P.M. EDT: I fell asleep until 9 A.M. instead of going out. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I feel back asleep until 3:30 P.M.. I missed my 3 P.M. appointment. I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then chatted with a couple of relatives. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air and mail the letter I wrote earlier this morning. CIO

Note:<888>07/12/01 Thursday 4:45 A.M. EDT: I went through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I wrote a letter to a relative. I am now using Microsoft Word 2000 for my web page production instead of FrontPage Express, so I can use the spell checking and other formatting tools. Well time to clean up and go out for some morning air in a little while. CIO

Note:<888>07/12/01 Thursday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I had a meal of two fried hamburgers with buns and condiments of Heinz ketchup, Tameriere Dijon mustard, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, and Gold’s horseradish along with steamed corn on the cob and steamed broccoli and iced coffee. CIO

Note:<888>07/11/01 Wednesday 11:45 P.M. EDT: For my 66MHz system, I order this "http://www.crucial.com/store/PartSpecs.asp?imodule=CT16M64S4D10"which at the $30 price and no shipping charge is $40 cheaper than local store prices. CIO

Note:<888>07/11/01 Wednesday 11:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 6 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 10:30 P.M.. Time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>07/11/01 Wednesday 10:30 A.M. EDT: Well, I am still up. We had another one of those electrical storms that was pretty intense, so I turned off the computer; and checked the outside a couple of times. Well time for bed and some ice tea before. I had also deleted my XP beta RS1 download, so I redownloaded the *.iso file in about ten minutes. Sound advise in unsound weather conditions, if the local nature disappears more than likely, they have taken cover from the elements. CIO

Note:<888>07/11/01 Wednesday 5:55 P.M. EDT: I had a relaxing morning watching a vintage movie. I had a bag of Lays Barbeque potato chips and some ice tea during the morning. Well time to start ending the day. CIO

Note:<888>07/11/01 Wednesday 12:05 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $13.50 of premium at $1.999 a gallon. I next stopped by the waterfront, and told some of the waterfront locals about the incoming storm. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I waited out the storm. I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, Time Magazine, and InfoWorld. I noticed in this article that the OEM prices of Windows XP is going to be quite reasonable "http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/02/010702hntechxny.xml" . I wonder what the dealer price will be. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue one and a half times. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a five pack of BIC lighters with $1 off coupon for $3.99 and a 25 foot TV cable for $2.99 plus .42 tax for $7.40 total. I chatted briefly with an occupant of a vintage car. I then returned home. I made two fried hamburgers with a sliced fried onion cooking in olive oil, and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, black pepper, oregano, Italian spices, and Basil. I put the burgers on buns, with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Heinz ketchup, Tammeriere Dijon mustard, gold's horse radish, and fried onions. I also steamed a yellow sliced and a green sliced squash, and seasoned them with basil, Italian spices, oregano, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, and I put have the fried slice onions over the squash. I had this with ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>07/10/01 Tuesday 5:55 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned the old Braun coffee grinder, so it looks better. I keep the old Braun coffee grinder set to mocha grind, and the other two coffee grinders to regular grind. I moved the NASS Shuttle launch picture to the bedroom entrance. I moved the Martha's Vineyard print above the shield of Pall Mall in the living room. I put the flower painting behind the bedroom desk. Well there is NOAA weather warning for severe thunderstorms in this area until 8 P.M.. I will clean up shortly and go out. CIO

Note:<888>07/10/01 Tuesday 8:20 A.M. EDT: Well I finished backing up with the Windows XP Professional Backup the C: drive to the D: and E: drives. I also backed up the E: drive to the D: drive. I had to moved some redundant files off the E: drive to the C: drive to make room for the backups. I still have 6.1 gigabytes of hard drive space on the combined hard drives of 41 gigabytes. Well time to call it a day after some of the pineapple mixture and ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>07/10/01 Tuesday 2:50 A.M. EDT: Today, I went out; and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought two Ekco muffin tins for .25 each, a Cuisine Art orange juice squeezer accessory for $1, two Hoover vacuum belts .50 both for $2 total. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I bought at the Old Greenwich Rummage Room Thrift Shop a Braun coffee grinder for $5. I next drove around Tod's Point. It was a nice day, and I wanted to walk around the Point, but I had other errands to perform. I next toured Staples. I then drove down by the waterfront in central Greenwich. The I stopped by the Arnold Bread store, and I bought two packages of hotdog buns for $1.78 both. I next stopped by Smoke for Less, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton and five pack of Ronson flints for .80 for $38.80 total. I then returned home. I put the Hoover vacuum belts on the bedroom closet shelf with the vacuum bags. I tested the Cuisine Art Juice attachment made in Hong Kong. It fits, but one has to install it by removing the Cuisine Art Holder and sliding it on and then reattaching the holder container. It will hold about a pint of juice in the Cuisine Art before it would overflow when removing through the collar. I put the muffin pans with the other tin cooking to the left of the refrigerator below. I put out the white Krups coffee espresso maker and the Gaggia coffee grinder and Braun cappuccino machine on the blue bookcase at the kitchen entrance. I put the new Braun coffee grinder on the middle kitchen counter. I put the Salton single cup coffee maker on the left kitchen counter. I filled all three coffee grinders with coffee beans. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and pineapple mixture and iced coffee for dinner. I then went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. While out I heard a lot more southern song birds than normal. The last time I heard that many song birds from the southeast we had the hurricane in the Carolinas, so be sure to keep a weather eye. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, and two computer newsweeklies. I then chatted with a computer person about technology after closing on one of the benches out front. I next went to the Food Emporium, and I bought two packages of buy one get one free of ground sirloin for $3.99 a pound $4.35 both, hamburger rolls .99, one Tropicana Tangerine with calcium and one Tropicana Ruby Red Orange with calcium for $2.50 apiece, for $10.34 total. I then returned home. I was looking at Windows XP system information file checker, and I noticed by trying to install older camera drivers to try to get my PC camera working, I had over written "twain.dll" and "twain32.dll". I reextracted them from the setup files and put the new ones back up. I had been warned by the operating system to not try to install them, but I had tried; so as to try to get the Ezonics Ezcam USB to work. I then studies some of the other Windows XP system information on the computer. I will now do a C: drive to D: drive and E: drive backup; which will take about two hours. I then will start the server. CIO

Note:<888>07/09/01 Monday 1:20 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and iced coffee. I have cleaned up, and I am ready to go out shortly. CIO

Note:<888>07/09/01 Monday 2:10 A.M. EDT: I finished off a bag of white corn chips with ice tea. I think it is time to rest for a while. CIO

Note:<888>07/09/01 Monday 12:10 A.M. EDT: I had dinner of broiled shell steak, steamed corn on the cob, green beans, broccoli, and ice tea. I put the Visioneer 4400 Scanner and PhotoMax software on the backup computer, which although the scanner is not connected to it, one could transfer scanned files to it for printing with the Compaq IJ200 color printer. I watched a bit of PBS channel 21. I am going to put the Philodendron plant, I bought from Wal-Mart in Norwalk a couple of months ago down in the community room, since it is not doing well with the lack of sunlight in the apartment. CIO

Note:<888>07/08/01 Sunday 9:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I decided to uninstall Windows XP beta RS1 off the backup computer since one is only allowed to use one copy. I installed the Compaq IJ200 color printer on the backup computer with Windows ME and Word 2000 and IE 6.0 beta2 along with the updates. I can write color documents with either computer and print them out with the backup computer. CIO

Note:<888>07/08/01 Sunday 11:30 A.M. EDT: I disconnected the main computer from the cable modem temporarily to try to connect the two computer network cards together for networking to no avail. Perhaps the two different cards are not compatible or I need other networking software. I set up second name accounts on both computers. Well, I am really tired. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>07/08/01 Sunday 6:55 A.M. EDT: I did a little bit of regular internet work. While reading the Microsoft Beta XP newsgroups, I found this link "http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/nav_beta_x9nt.html" , and I installed it. It is good for a month. Time for some of the pineapple blueberry mixture I made, and then off to bed. CIO

Note:<888>07/08/01 Sunday 1:35 A.M. EDT: I have been doing some regular internet work. I am most pleased with the stability and functionality of the Windows XP beta RS1. I think Microsoft has it all together on this new system. I finished off the Jell-o mixture. Time to start ending the day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/21/01 Saturday 11:25 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and relish, ketchup, mustard, and chopped onion along with cantaloupe and ice tea. I checked the mail, and relaxed a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 07/21/01 Saturday 7:20 A.M.: I just did something strange by mistake. I was dusting the left hallway bookcase by the bathroom door. On the upper level in front of the Audubon pictures of the Pink Flamingo and the Pelican, I have two copper hurricane lamps with candles and glass shaped shades. I broke the left shade while dusting in front of the Pink Flamingo Audubon picture. Traditionally the Pink Flamingo symbolizes Miami and the Pelican symbolizes Key West. Thus by second sight, it might mean that by mistakenly breaking the hurricane glass shade in front of the Pink Flamingo picture, that Miami is due for a hurricane. Let’s hope not. I had a Viennese crystal glass shade from the Williamsburg sconces remaining, so I put it on the left copper hurricane lamp in front of the Pink Flamingo Audubon picture. Well the birds were not around here yesterday although it was a very nice day. That can indicate fowl weather coming too. Well back to apartment cleaning. Also with Mount Etna having increased volcanic activity, that would warm up the Atlantic Ocean waters more, which would mean that it would be more prone towards hurricane activity. CIO

Note: <888> 07/21/01 Saturday 6:25 A.M.: I was up at 2:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I ran Norton AntiVirus on my C: drive. I am in the progress of apartment cleaning. I still have to dust and clean the kitchen and vacuum, but I probably should not vacuum until after 9 P.M. or later, so as not to bother the neighbor downstairs. Well it is enjoyable to have a more quiet routine. I guess if one stays home more, one leads a more quiet life. Not that I ever really travel much, but occasionally going downtown, so much take its toll off other maintenance items one could be busy with around home. I have a guest coming out to stay the night tonight about 9:30 P.M., so I will have a long day unless I get a two hour nap without falling asleep until the guest arrives, and then I would be awake all night while the guest is trying to sleep, which might annoy the guest. CIO

Note: <888> 07/20/01 Friday 7:45 P.M.: Well not much happening. I guess I will call it a day. I made a brief telephone call. CIO

Note: <888> 07/20/01 Friday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I went out this morning. I stopped by Midas Muffler, and I check out on what was wrong with the small leak in the muffler. Apparently, the front pipe between the manifold and the catalytic converter need to be replaced for a cost from Stamford Volvo for the pipe of $107. Also Midas needs to make another pipe for $30 and $100 labor plus tax and what ever other muffler clamps cost. Front Disk brakes there would cost $129 if the rotors are all right. The car is fine now, but it will be part of my next preventive maintenance routine when I have the funds. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and viewed some of the sidewalk sales merchandise. I went inside the new Richard’s Department store and it is quite spacious. It must cost a lot to heat and cool that place, so I guess the clothes are more expensive with all the open air space they have to heat and cool. I next drove down by the waterfront. I returned home around noon. I then relaxed a while. I next made a chicken chefs salad with the chicken breast I cooked yesterday by using Romaine lettuce, half a sliced tomato, a quarter diced onion, a few teaspoons of dill radish, a dozen small chunks of mozzarella cheese, and the chicken breast sliced at an angle lengthwise. I had this with ice tea. Then I relaxed some more. CIO

Note: <888> 07/20/01 Friday 7:10 A.M. EDT: I relaxed a bit. I took a large potato and microwaved it halfway through about 3 to 4 minutes on high. I then grated it in the Cuisine Art with the grating blade. I then formed it into a potato pancake and fried it on both side in a frying pan with olive oil seasoning it while cooking with ground black pepper, garlic powder, Basil, Italian spices, and oregano. I had the potato omelet with a three egg omelet fried in “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” and olive oil with a few one inch strips of mozzarella cheese and toast and orange juice with vitamins. After doing the dishes, I had a cup of cappuccino. Well time to clean up and figure out some day time activity. I sent out my weekly email after the last message. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 07/20/01:

Note: <888> 07/20/01 Friday 4:00 A.M. EDT: Well, I am just having a relaxing morning. Not much happening. I suppose we could have some of the Gators back visiting us again this summer. Thus I suppose when down by the waterfront, one should keep a keen eye out for Gators and other reptiles. For all we know a Jaws type shark could be enjoying the cleaner waters of Long Island Sound thanks to all this environmental cleanup. If one had a problem with a Jaws type shark or a great white shark, one could flush the sewage plant, but from what I know the Gators like really dirty water. Thus it is six of one and a half dozen of the other. I have not bothered swimming in Long Island Sound since about 1964, when I was warned about Jelly Fish out by Island Beach. However, plenty of people in this area go out to the Cape Cod Islands all the time like Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands; but I suppose unless one were salt water friendly with more predator type game fish, one would have some trouble with what might be lurking off shore. For all I know the Loch Ness Monster is paying us a visit. Well I can’t fall asleep, so I am just trying to relax. Of course swimming pools are more user friendly, but one has to know what they’re doing around a swimming pool. I have always been more user friendly to walking, but alas I can’t afford to play golf, and I suppose golf clubs would be hard on my fingers which are important for keyboard and computer operations. Thus I am just sitting around the apartment relaxing this morning. CIO

Note: <888> 07/20/01 Friday 12:05 A.M. EDT: I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned home. I chatted with some neighbors a half dozen miles north of me. I fell asleep at 6 P.M.. I rested until 10:30 A.M.. I had a telephone call while sleeping from a friend. I had a neighbor knock on my door and ask if my cablevision was working. I had another friend call and will be coming out to stay the night on Saturday evening. I chatted with a local night watchman. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and cantaloupe and ice tea. I believe the sidewalk sales are on. However, although downtown Greenwich, Connecticut tends to be rather peaceful. I was once shot with a laser gun when I cut wind downtown when a former head of state was nearby. Also about six weeks ago when graduation exercises were going on in the area, somebody used pepper spray on me while I was out for an exercise walk at night. Yesterday while sitting on the veterans bench downtown, three teenagers pointed toy Remington rifles at me with the red muzzle notches. Basically when one is downtown at night where I have not been going recently, all the same nature is around as in the daytime. Thus like around the benches downtown, the bees and other insects are still around. I suppose other night time wildlife is around too. Since I smoke tobacco, night time wild life tends to avoid me. However, after all the years of being out in the four seasons and a lot at night time, I am enjoying relaxing at home and avoiding the night time confusion. Everything is fine at home here. I guess I will be up a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 07/19/01 Thursday 1:25 P.M. EDT: I have reformatted the page without the tables, and the typomatic rate is back to normal which makes writing this note much smoother typing. CIO

Note: <888> 07/19/01 Thursday 12:50 P.M. EDT: I have been doing routine computer maintenance. I first sifted through my email and daily web links http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Image, WinDoctor, Optimization Wizard which also defragmented my hard drive and optimized the Registry and Swap file. I then backed up the C: drive to the D: drive. I had a meal about 8 A.M. of baked boneless breast of chicken which I coasted two breasts with olive oil covering both sides with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Basil, Oregano, Italian Spices, Ginger, Paprika, and then KC Barbeque sauce and baking them in a Pyrex dish with four onion quarters in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had one breast with the onions along with steamed corn on the cob and green beans and iced coffee. While I was finishing the third part of the backup, I put a half quart of Pennzoil in the Volvo, and I checked a minor muffler noise. I have a new guaranteed complete muffler system from Midas Muffler east of me with less than ten thousand miles on the system. The system is sound, but there is a minor separation between two of the system pieces at the front side of the Volvo which causes a low level putt putt noise. They can easily fix it for free when I have the time by tightening it. I sprayed some WD40 on ignition parts and checked my new alternator belts. I only have 2400 miles on the Volvo since the first of the year when I last had the oil changed. In another month, I will have it changed. I had about a quarter inch piece of my right rear molar tooth fall off where I had a filling some time ago. There is no pain. I left a message at the dentist. I think I might need another crown to fix it. I then deleted about a gigabyte of Windows ME and Windows XP undo files. I also ran Norton Space Wizard. About half my 15 gigabyte C: drive is free. I then ran Norton SpeedDisk. The system is all running fine. This all took some time. The typomatic rate when doing this web page seems incredibly slow. Perhaps, I should reformat the page. Time to clean up soon for a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 07/19/01 Thursday 2:40 A.M. EDT: I was up at 12:30 A.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns, ketchup, mustard, relish, onions along with cantaloupe and a cup of cappuccino. I have been listening to “http://www.broadcast.com/learning_and_education/science/space/nasa/nasa_television/“. I turned up and adjusted my computer speakers volume. One has to watch the volume setting, or one gets feedback into the microphone. CIO

Note: <888> 07/18/01 Wednesday 7:10 P.M. EDT: I had a light meal of cantaloupe and the rest of the Doritos 3D corn chips and ice tea. Time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/18/01 Wednesday 5:40 P.M. EDT: After lunch, I went by the Greenwich Library. I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, PC World, Time Magazine, and two computer newsweeklies. I then went down to Grass Island. I found a two foot steel black policeman’s flashlight in the park. I put it on the floor on the front passenger side of the car. It works, but it would be expensive to continually replace the eight or so D batteries it holds. I sat out for about a half hour. I keep 3 folding blue and white canvas and aluminum beach chairs in the trunk. One has to dislodge the coal shovel to get them out. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. The fire trucks were at the same building as on Sunday where they had the police investigation. I returned home. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/18/01 Wednesday 11:45 A.M. EDT: I had some of the cantaloupe pieces before going out. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a 10 pack of CO2 seltzer cartridges for $1.50, a greenish gray 15 inch vase for $2.50, and a Realistic Radio Shack transistor radio with AM, FM, and 2 TV bands for $1.50. I then went to CVS, and I bought a CVS alkaline 9 volt battery for $2.99 and two bottle pack of European Mystique shampoo and conditioners for $1.79 plus .29 tax for $5.07 total. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the Food Emporium. I bought a half gallon each of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice and Orange Tangerine for $2 each, two 100 bag boxes of Lipton tea $2 a box, two dozen eggs at .69 a dozen, two ears of corn .40 each, boneless chicken breasts $1.99 a pound for $4.04 for $14.20 total. I next stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton Seneca Light 100s for $19. I then returned home. I put the 9 Volt battery in the transistor radio, and I set it on the second shelf down of the blue kitchen entrance bookcase. It sounds really clear and will be handy if we ever have a power failure. I put the vase on top of the center hallway bookcase with the other one. I sat outside a while. I had some ice tea. I will now have the rest about 8 oz. of London Broil broiled, steamed green beans, and corn on the cob with iced coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 07/18/01 Wednesday 7:10 A.M. EDT: The laundry is done, and I put it away. I sifted through my email and http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I will do a little bit more internet work, and then I will clean up and go out this morning. CIO

Note: <888> 07/18/01 Wednesday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am doing my laundry now. I just put clean sheets on the bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/17/01 Tuesday 9:55 P.M. EDT: I had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, and vitamins after the last message. I cleaned up. I chatted with my visitor. I called a relative. I made up a batch of ice tea. We chatted some more. I boiled a box of Ronzoni spinach fettuccini. I heated a jar of Ragu Alfredo sauce with a ounce of Mount Gay rum, dashes of garlic powder, ground pepper, celery salt, ground ginger, Basil, oregano, Italian spices, Chinese five spice, and hot curry. Once it was all ready, I mixed it all together, and we had it for dinner with Seltzer water and a bit of lemon juice flavoring. We then chatted some more until the visitor just left now. I am tired. Time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/17/01 Tuesday 4:10 P.M. EDT: The new 128 meg. memory chip arrived via UPS at 11:30 A.M.. I installed it in the first memory bank on the main computer along with the existing 64 meg. Memory chip for 192 megs total memory on the primary computer. It is 66 MHz memory, so my Norton Benchmark is about 25 % slower. However, it all works fine. I put the 32 meg. Memory chip from the main computer in the backup computer with the existing 64 meg. Chip. I removed both CMOS batteries from the motherboards of both computers. They both use Lithium CR2032 batteries. I went by the Bank of New York Putnam Trust ATM on Mason Street. I then went by CVS, and I bought two Energizer lithium CR2032 batteries for $2.99 each plus .36 tax for $6.34. I then went by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two loaves of 12 grain bread and a package of hotdog buns for $2.67 total. I then returned home. I put the new CMOS batteries in both computers, and I set up their CMOS settings and closed the cases. Both systems are running fine. A friend has stopped by to visit. I have had iced coffee. I need breakfast. CIO

Note: <888> 07/17/01 Tuesday 7:40 A.M. EDT: Windows Media Player did not work. I possibly had the XP version still on. I could not uninstall it, so I finally deleted it. I had to delete the *.exe file and folder from DOS since it kept rewriting itself and the folder would not delete when I tried in Windows. I then installed Windows Media Player 7.1 and it is all running fine. I noticed when trying to F8 boot, I think I get a new boot up screen, but I don’t get “Safe Boot” when selected. Perhaps, I have the Windows XP F8 boot up screen. I just checked UPS tracking, and my memory arrived at UPS Norwalk at 5:30 A.M. this morning. Well time for bed until UPS wakes me up. CIO

Note: <888> 07/17/01 Tuesday 5:25 A.M. EDT: I reinstalled all the Windows ME updates. Time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/17/01 Tuesday 4:30 A.M. EDT: I made my 4 P.M. appointment yesterday afternoon. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a dozen eggs for .69. I then returned home. I had some iced coffee. I decided to uninstall Windows XP beta RS1. I basically figured that Windows ME with the Ezonics Ezcam USB and the Compaq IJ200 color printer would be the best and most economical setup for me. I first uninstalled Norton AntiVirus 2002 beta. I then removed the second logon from XP. I then freed up space on the C: drive by moving a group of redundant files to the E: drive. While doing this, I had dinner of half the London Broil broiled with steamed green beans and corn on the cob and a smaller version of the salad yesterday along with ice tea. I then uninstalled Windows XP beta RS1 returning the system to Windows ME. I had to restore my desktop icons with the old backup program since some were missing. I then reinstalled Music Match 6.1, Napster, and Norton System Works and test the desktop programs. I noticed the Compaq color IJ200 printer which I had reconnected was running out of ink. I refilled the ink cartridge with the color ink refiller kit. I cleaned the contacts on the cartridge and the printer and the ink spouts with a cue tip and the cleaning fluid. I ran off a number of test copies and used the cartridge cleaning program, and in a short time it was back to printing as well as ever. I put new paper in both printers. When trying to disable Norton Protect, I noticed that System Information did not work. I first reinstalled Live Updated and the Updates. I then reinstalled Windows ME. Windows ME System Information then worked. I disabled certain startup items, and the system is all back to normal and the camera works fine. I had some Doritos 3D KC barbeque chips while reinstalling Windows ME and watched a bit of TV. I turned off 32 bit access in the CMOS, so Norton Disk Doctor could run properly. I ran it. I then ran WinDoctor. I will run Norton SpeedDisk, once the programs have a chance to become frequent for optimizing. I started the server, and the system once again was back to normal. The new memory should come today, as of now by UPS tracking it was off loaded at Bradley airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut about 8 P.M. last evening. No further tracking. I won’t be installing Windows XP beta RS2 since, I have found out what I need to know. Time to start winding down the day and wait for the memory later on today. When I open up the computer cases to change the memory, I will leave them open and go out for new CMOS batteries before closing them again. Of course I will test the memory first. CIO

Note: <888> 07/16/01 Monday 3:40 P.M. EDT: I had a bag of 3D Doritos before going to bed. I was up at 2 P.M., and for breakfast I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am ready for my 4 P.M. appointment. I was thinking that for the cost of Windows XP Professional upgrade of $200, Norton System Works 2002 $50, Intel Pro PC Camera $100, New Color Printer $100; It would cost me $450 to upgrade to Windows XP to have my system where it was with Windows ME plus the $30 I am spending on memory. For that same cost, I could buy a 1.3 gigahertz AMD Athalon, new motherboard, memory, and case and have a new computer running Windows ME with the existing accessories. Thus more than likely unless the Windows XP Professional Upgrade is significantly lower in price than the $200 estimate, I will not be upgrading to it. Time for my appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 07/16/01 Monday 5:40 A.M. EDT: Well I did some regular internet work. I do get a systems crash with Windows XP beta RS1 if I open Outlook Express 6.0 after starting another program after booting up, but not so if I open it as the first program. This might be caused by Norton Antivirus Beta 2002 since it only started happening after I installed it. I have disabled Norton Antivirus Beta 2002 startup on boot, so perhaps it won’t happen now. Well time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/16/01 Monday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I restarted the computer. I disabled Norton Antivirus beta 2002 Scanning on startup. I enabled in the CMOS 32 bit access for my hard drives and CDROM drive. I went through my email. On UPS tracking of my memory shipment. It was sent UPS two day air express on Saturday. On Sunday at 8 A.M., it was in Louisville, Kentucky being sorted by UPS. I guess it might arrive today Monday. I have a 4 P.M. appointment, so let’s hope it arrives before that, or I will probably cancel the appointment. In the Windows XP beta Hardware Compatibility list at the bottom of the list ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/whql/hcl/WinXPHCLx86.txt , it indicates that only certain Intel cameras work with XP. Perhaps that might change in the final release. I know my Ezonics Ezcam USB does not have Windows NT or Windows 2000 drivers, so more than likely it won’t work in the finished product. Staples carries the Intel cameras along with CompUSA. It is probably much the same for the Compaq IJ200 color printer which I have hooked up to the backup computer running Windows ME. I noticed last week that Staples had a new Lexmark 77 promotion package for $80. However, it might be better to look for a HP color printer which might be more compatible. I can always print color from the backup computer, and my HP LaserJet Series II works with Windows XP beta RS1. CIO

Note: <888> 07/16/01 Monday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I listened and viewed “http://www.broadcast.com/learning_and_education/science/space/nasa/nasa_television/” . I made up two quarts of coffee and put it in the refrigerator to cool. Time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note: <888> 07/16/01 Monday 1:00 A.M. EDT: Well, I fell back asleep until 8 P.M.. I cleaned up and went out. I noticed on Greenwich Avenue at the second building north of the senior center on the east side of the street, there was a police crime scene vehicle and a few other police vehicles and policeman with the sidewalk blocked off with yellow tape. I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. While walking up the Avenue, I inquired of one of the policeman what had happened. They did not tell me anything. They were removing crime scene evidence. I continued my walked up the Avenue. I sat out a while. I walked back down the Avenue. The crime scene investigation was still going on. I drove over to the Food Emporium, but they were closed. I stopped by the Stop and Shop. I bought green beans at $1.49 a pound $1.55, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter $1.49, Doritos Kansas City Barbeque styles buy one get one free $3.29 both, Kahns Beef franks buy one get one free $3.69 both, London Broil at $1.99 a pound $1.85, 2 pound bag of onions $1.29, S&S Manz olives .99, Romaine lettuce .79, 2 Extra large tomatoes $1.98 a pound .94, two cantaloupes at .88 each $1.76 both for $20.28 total. I returned home, and I cleaned and diced the two cantaloupes and put the cantaloupe pieces in two rubbermaid containers. I threw out the cantaloupe remains. I opened the 3 liter tin of Bertolli olive oil, and I filled the empty liter bottle of olive oil with it. I got out my 8 oz. salad dressing bottle with cap. I put in a eighth of a teaspoon of black pepper, a quarter teaspoon of garlic powder and celery salt, half teaspoon each of basil, oregano, Italian spices, two teaspoons of Tameraire Dijon mustard, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, white cider vinegar and shook it all up. I then filled the rest of the container with olive oil and shook it. I then rinsed four leaves of Romaine lettuce and pulled them apart without the stalk part and put them on a large plate. I added one half sliced tomato, one third medium onion diced, a couple teaspoons of dill pickle relish, fifteen diced pitted olives, one third of a pound of diced mozzarella cheese and then some of the salad dressing. I had the salad with a dish of cantaloupe slices and iced tea and iced coffee. After dinner, I checked with the Greenwich Times, and they did not know about any crimes downtown. Time for the iced coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 07/15/01 Sunday 6:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 5 P.M.. I fixed the sound input cable to the computer sound card by cutting off a sliver of the plug, so it fits more comfortably next to the microphone input jack. Thus hopefully, I won’t get static off the microphone input jack anymore, since it will be properly seated. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, pineapple blue berry tangerine juice mixture, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 07/15/01 Sunday 5:05 A.M. EDT: I watched a bit of TV. I did some minor computer activity. Time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/15/01 Sunday 1:55 A.M. EDT: I watched some cooking shows on TV. Alas with the extra money I spend on computers each month, I can’t afford better food; but I get by. I made up a shopping list for the Food Emporium later today when they open. I took the remaining two cups of pineapple blueberry mixture and put it in the blender with a cup and a half of tangerine juice and pureed it, and put it in a Rubbermaid quart container in the refrigerator. I took the remaining four dill pickles from the pickle jar and cut off the ends and quartered them lengthwise. I put the 16 slivers in the Cuisine Art and a couple tablespoons of pickle juice, and I ran it a short time to make dill pickle relish. I put it in a mustard jar in the refrigerator. I think I will have some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/31/01 Tuesday 9:00 P.M.: I put clean sheets on the bed. I just finished doing two washing machines and two dryers worth of laundry. I used my new Rubbermaid Swedish colors blue and yellow laundry bin on wheels to roll the laundry out the hall down the six stairs and down the hall and down the elevator and over to the laundry room, with the white Rubbermaid basket on top of it. This is a much safer way of transporting the laundry than trying to carry it all the way. Since I don’t used Windows 2000 or Internet Server IIS, I don’t have to worry about the “Code Red” virus. CIO

Note: <888> 07/31/01 Tuesday 6:15 P.M.: Well, I went out; and I stopped by the hospital thrift shop. They have a $10 a bag sale going on. I stopped by the waterfront. I went over to the library, and I read the local paper and four computer newsweeklies, and PC Magazine. I then returned home. I chatted with a relative. I had some of the honeydew melon and blue berry mixture, the rest of the Arnold cheese and garlic croutons, a bag of microwave popcorn, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/31/01 Tuesday 1:05 P.M.: I changed my Diamond Multimedia display adaptor setting from 16 bits to 32 bits. I went through my daily routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I sifted through my email. Well I guess I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments for lunch with iced coffee and the honeydew melon and blueberry mixture. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 07/31/01 Tuesday 11:15 A.M.: Well, I was up at 5 A.M.. My house guest stayed the night and left without breakfast. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice. I then fell back asleep until now. CIO

Note: <888> 07/30/01 Monday 8:45 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought another ultrasonic insect zapper for $1 similar to the one I have on my microwave oven. I put it on my bedroom desk. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Port Chester, New York to Odd Job. I bought a Rubbermaid clothes hamper blue and yellow color on wheels with lid for $9.99. IBM 10 pack of 3.5 inch computer disks for $1.99, Balsamic vinegar from Medina, Italy for $1.49, Crowning touch yellow mustard 20 oz. .69, 2 Fuji 9 volt batteries $1.59 each, a veggie brush .99 plus $1.09 New York state tax for $19.42. I returned home, and I had ice tea. I put the new Rubbermaid hamper on wheels in the bedroom in front of the white bureau. I then relaxed a bit. A friend came over for dinner, and we had the same chefs salads with steamed yellow and green squash and corn on the cob with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/30/01 Monday 1:25 P.M.: I went to bed this past morning at 4 A.M., and I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I made a couple of other telephone calls. I went out about noon, and I washed my car. I have a Rubbermaid bucket and two 50 foot lengths of hose in the trunk of the car with two spray nozzles. I keep a spigot handle in the Volvo glove box, to turn on the spigot. Thus the car is washed, and two months of grime is washed off of it. I guess I might clean up and go out in a little while after I have some of the honeydew melon and blueberry mixture with iced coffee. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/29/01 Sunday 10:40 P.M.: I went back out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. At sunset we had ominous dark clouds in the west probably from the volcanic activity at Mount Mayon in the Philippines http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010729/sc/philippines_volcano_dc_4.html that one could view in the western sky. In the old days in Ireland before the Irish famine they use to have beautiful cloudy sunsets the preceding summer from the volcanoes in Iceland, which caused it to get colder in Ireland the following winter causing the Irish famine for a period of time. Needless to say, it looks like most people have enough here to eat, and are actually trying to lose weight. I drove by the Food Emporium just before closing on Sunday night at 9 P.M., and I bought a 3 liter container of Bertolli Olive oil on sale for $11 off for $6.99. I then returned home, and I relaxed a bit and had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 07/29/01 Sunday 6:25 P.M.: I slept from noon to 3 P.M.. I had the same chef’s salad as yesterday with steamed corn on the cob, green beans, and sliced yellow squash and iced coffee. I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton SpeedDisk. Time for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 07/29/01 Sunday 11:30 A.M.: I got out my Creative MP3 Live CDs, and I installed Cakewalk Express a music program. I also installed and trained IBM Via Voice 4.2 special edition that was on the CDs too. The Via Voice program works fine with continual dictation on my machine and seems to have good word recognition. CIO

Note: <888> 07/29/01 Sunday 8:15 A.M.: I was up at 7 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 07/28/01 Saturday 8:45 P.M.: I went back out before tea time, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a couple of locals. I then went down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a former neighbor. I gave the former neighbor the Heineken hat since the former neighbor is also of Dutch origin. I returned home, and I made the same chef’s salad as yesterday adding more sliced olives, croutons, sliced plum tomatoes, and Vermont cheese pieces. I had the chefs salad with the Italian balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dressing. I also had two ears of steamed corn on the cob with steamed sliced zucchini and iced tea. Well, it seems a lot of people were out enjoying the cooler weather. Not much else happening. Time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/28/01 Saturday 3:05 P.M.: I went out, and returned a book at the Greenwich Library; and I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Australian Survivor Outback Canteen for .50. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought a apple muffin at St. Moritz bakery for $1. I sat out downtown and ate it, and I chatted with a local. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next bought $9.90 of premium gasoline at $1.939 a gallon at Exxon next to the library. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought 10 ounces of Vermont white sharp cheddar cheese for $1.88, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter $1.69, pickling cucumbers at .79 a pound $1.57, 2 S&S Spanish olives .99 a jar, Plum tomatoes at $1.39 a pound $1.44, 2 pound bag of onions $1.49,, yellow squash at .79 a pound .37, green squash at .79 a pound .41, four ears of sweet corn .63 all for $11.46 total. I next stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought a 8 roll pack of hotdog buns for .99 and Arnold cheese garlic croutons for $1.19 for $1.96 total. I then returned home. I took the pickling cucumbers and quartered them lengthwise. I put them in the pickle jar that had the asparagus pickling juice in it, and I saved the rest of the juice in another jar. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments for lunch with ice tea and lemonade mixture. I then relaxed a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 07/28/01 Saturday 9:45 A.M.: I finished apartment cleaning and watering the plants. I also took the Glade Plugin scent container and dumped out the lemon oil back into the lemon oil container leaving a coating of lemon oil and then with the small funnel from the Danish end table bar, I added two thirds English Leather cologne and one third Bijan cologne, so hopefully it will work with a more delightful scent. It is plugged in above the middle kitchen counter. I will now have some of the honeydew melon and blueberry mixture with the lemonade and ice tea mixture. I will then clean up and go out for daytime activity. CIO

Note: <888> 07/28/01 Saturday 7:25 A.M.: I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I moved the heavy square ashtray from the brass and glass coffee tables in the living room to the brass and glass coffee table on top of the bedroom desk, and I put a yellow BiC lighter in it. I still have the rectangular glass ashtray on the living room brass and glass coffee tables with a red and a white BiC lighter on either side of it. Time for my weekly housekeeping routine. CIO

Note: <888> 07/27/01 Friday 8:45 P.M.: I finished off the small container of honeydew melon and blue berries, but I still have the big flat Rubbermaid container of the mixture. I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm this time using six Lipton orange pekoe tea bags, five Bigelow tea bags, two Lipton Green tea bags, one Twinings Earl Grey tea bag, and one Twinings Prince of Wales China black tea bag for a total of fifteen tea bags, along with a half cup of sugar, and a couple of teaspoons of Angostura bitters. I added this all to a gallon of boiling water, and I let is steep for an hour with a lid on it stirring occasionally. I then added one fourth of the mixture to each of four 96 ounce orange juice jugs and filled them up with cold water. I put them in the refrigerator. I also moved the flower oil painting from behind the bedroom desk to above the right night stand in the bedroom. I move the Audubon picture of the Great Blue Heron from behind the apartment entrance door behind the umbrellas to the back side of the long mahogany bureau, so it shows into the living room sitting area and the day bed area. I just chatted with a friend for a while. Well time to start winding up for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/27/01 Friday 5:55 P.M.: I went back out, and I sat out by the waterfront until about 2 P.M.. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at a couple of locations. I returned home. I put the 2 foot by 3 foot by two foot high brass and glass coffee table on the bedroom desk. I arranged the lamps on the upper table and other desk bric a brac on the desk. It makes it hard to sit at the desk, but I never sit at that desk much. If one sat at the bedroom desk, one would have to worry about bumping one’s head on the brass and glass coffee table. I then clean my Volvo automobile windows inside and out. It has rained so much recently, I have not bothered washing the car since I waxed it in mid May. It does come out looking well when I wash it though. I then made a chef’s salad for dinner. I washed about a dozen small to medium Romaine lettuce leaves and arranged them on a large plate. I then cut two third inch slices of the medium rare rump roast and cleaned and diced them into about one inch by half inch strips and put them on the Romaine lettuce leaves. I then sliced in small sections a half tomato and diced a third of a medium onion and added them. I next sliced two half slices of mozzarella cheese into 1 inch by half inch sections and added it along with a half dozen chopped olives and grated parmesan cheese. I used the homemade salad dressing I had made earlier in the week. I had the chef’s salad for dinner with two ears of steamed corn on the cob and a sliced zucchini along with a mixture of iced tea and lemonade. I put two white BiC lighters in the living room coffee ashtrays. CIO

Note: <888> 07/27/01 Friday 12:25 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went over to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. They have a $20 a bag sale going on, and everything else in the shop is half price. I bought a pair of 12 inch by 15 inch by 21 inch brass and glass end tables for $30 for the pair together. I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York to get the extra money for the purchase. I then returned home. I put the dark oak table I was using as a coffee table back in the bedroom in front of the white bureau. I put the two new brass and glass end tables facing each other, so they form a 12 inch by 30 inch by 21 inch high coffee table. I put the four glass coasters on the table with the large glass ashtray and the square glass ashtray from the bedroom desk along with the TV and the GE air conditioner remotes and two BiC lighters, one red and one white. I moved the blue and yellow BiC lighters to the long bureau with the brass eagle ashtray. I then had to reinstall both Microsoft Money 2000 and Microsoft Money 99 and all systems seem back to normal. I had a dish of Honeydew melon chunks with blueberries and iced coffee for lunch. Well time to go back out. CIO

Note: <888> 07/27/01 Friday 9:00 A.M.: I finished going through my daily routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I also sifted through my email. Well time to clean up and go out. Have a good day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 07/27/01:

Note: <888> 07/27/01 Friday 7:25 A.M.: I went to bed at 9:30 P.M. last night. I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and the honeydew melon and the blueberry mixture. I will now send out my weekly note. CIO

Note: <888> 07/26/01 Thursday 7:55 P.M.: I had a few quarter inch slices of the beef I cooked yesterday with Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, green beans, sliced yellow squash with a glass of ice tea. Time to start ending the day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/26/01 Thursday 6:45 P.M.: I uninstalled the Dragon Naturally Speaking 3.0 addin for Microsoft Word, and now when I start Microsoft Word 2000, I get a clean start without the Dragon Icons. CIO

Note: <888> 07/26/01 Thursday 6:35 P.M.: I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some iced coffee. I reinstalled Dragon Naturally Speaking 3.0 . I works quite fine with the extra memory with the dictation program that comes with it and with WordPerfect 8.0. It however does not work with Microsoft Word 2000, although the icons are displayed in the program. However, the registry entry error while opening Microsoft Word 2000 error message has disappeared. CIO

Note: <888> 07/26/01 Thursday 1:45 P.M.: I was up last night until 9 P.M.. I was up this morning at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have been working on the computer. I could not reinstall Microsoft Word 2000 because, they system looked for files from Microsoft Word 2000 SP-1 that were no longer on the system and not available. I accidentally deleted Excel 4.5, so I reinstalled it from Windows Suite 98. I then reinstalled Word 97, but I could not reinstall Word 2000, so I finally went to the registry and deleted all entries for “SP-1”. I was then able to reinstall Word 2000 and its updates. This all took some time. Word 2000 now closes out properly, but it still looks for a directory for “Natural Word”; which I have not been able to find to delete in the registry yet. Well time for the rest of the spaghetti and tomato sauce from yesterday. I then will clean up for a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 07/25/01 Wednesday 6:25 P.M.: I went back out. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out a bit. I drove by the waterfront. I then went to the Greenwich Library. I found two quarters on the floor. I read the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, Eweek, Computerworld, and Interactive Week. I then stopped by the Arnold Bakery outlet. I bought two loaves of seven grain bread for $1.78 both. I then returned home. I had some ice tea and lemonade. I then defrosted some tomato meat sauce I had in the freezer. I boiled a box of spaghetti noodles, and I had half the spaghetti noodles and tomato meat sauce with parmesan cheese and a little olive oil. I also had a half glass of iced coffee. Well NOAA weather warning is warning of thunderstorms, so I will start to relax for the evening. CIO

Note: <888> 07/25/01 Wednesday 1:25 P.M.: Well I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a black men’s leather wallet for $2.50 and a glass bottle with cap for .50 for $3 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I gave one of the fisherman with a Chevrolet Sports Vehicle the Chevy fishing cap. I then went by ELDC Thrift Shop, and I sifted through all the caps, and I bought a Crazy Flamingo cap and Green Cap with a Red Dragon on it for $4 apiece and put them in the back seat of my car. They’re not half price today. I then went by the Food Mart, and I bought two Tropicana 96 ounce orange juice Grovestand style with calcium for $2.99 apiece, a boneless rump roast at $2.18 a pound for $7.29, a regular size honeydew melon for .99, 8 ears of sweet corn for $1.99, two Florida green squash and two Florida yellow squash at $1.29 a pound for $2.84 for $18.72 total. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a head of Romaine lettuce for .99 and a 17 fluid ounce bottle of Prezioso Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Italy for $1.99 for $2.99 total. I next went to the Food Emporium, and I bought green beans at .99 a pound for .86, a four ounce bottle of Angostura bitters for $3.59, two large cantaloupe for $2.99 both, a pint of blueberries $1.50, a four pack of General Electric light bulbs .99 for $10.32 total. It was $10.35 total, but I was .03 short. I use the saving’s cards which are available at all stores to get the store sail items. I then returned home. I put the groceries away. I had some lemonade with ice tea. My florescent kitchen light does not come on right away, so I am leaving it on. I just finished cooking the rump roast at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes in the convection oven. I covered it before cooling with garlic powder, black pepper, celery salt , ginger, basil, oregano, and Italian spices and then coated it with KC barbeque sauce before cooking. After cooling briefly I will put it in the refrigerator to chill. While cooking it, I diced the Honeydew Mellon and mixed it with pint of blueberries and put it all in the refrigerator. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee. I put the Prezioso Balsamic Vinegar from Modena, Italy on the dining table, and in the bottle I just bought from the thrift shop, I filled it with Bertolli olive oil and put one of the liquor pourer spouts in it and set it also on the dining room table. I probably will go back out shortly. It is 71 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment. CIO

Note: <888> 07/25/01 Wednesday 8:25 A.M.: I finished cleaning up. I put a cup of Liquid Plumber in the bathroom sink drain to clean it out, so it will smell a bit in the bathroom when one enters; but I closed the door and will turn on the bathroom fan. I turned the General Electric Profile 14,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control that I bought at Partridge and Rockwell last June a year ago down to 64 degrees Fahrenheit, so it will super cool the apartment off before the heat of the afternoon in case there is a electricity brown out today. Time to go out. CIO

Note: <888> 07/25/01 Wednesday 7:30 A.M.: I wrote a family member a letter. I had to reset the HP LaserJet II paper cartridge, and it prints fine. I also had to reclean and reset the Compaq IJ200 color printer cartridge, since it looked like it had been fiddled with. It also works fine. I printed one copy of the letter with each printer. I finished charging the 9 volt rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery, and I put it in the Radio Shack Radio on the blue bureau in the kitchen hallway; and it all works fine. I took the old Lithium 9 Volt battery out of the NOAA weather radio, and put in the new 9 volt battery from the radio; so it thus has a good battery to save its settings. It worked on the test on Wednesday, and since I did not unplug the NOAA weather radio while replacing it the battery, it should work. Between 11 A.M. and noon on Wednesday they test the NOAA weather alert system. CIO

Note: <888> 07/25/01 Wednesday 5:20 A.M.: I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I turned on the living room entrance light switch, and that turned on the room lights as well as the control panel on the backup computer, so the battery charger is active again. It should be done charging about 7:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made up a batch of lemonade by taking the two quart chilled SUDS pitcher in the freezer, and I added a cup of Stop and Shop lemon juice, a half cup of sugar, and I filled it half way with cold water and stirred it, and I then filled the pitcher the rest of the way up with cold water and stirred it. I then put it in the refrigerator. I just finished making a batch of two quarts of coffee which I put in the refrigerator to chilled in a two quart Rubbermaid container. CIO

Note: <888> 07/24/01 Tuesday 8:25 P.M.: I had a baked barbeque boneless breast of chicken club salad like earlier this week. My guest arrived at about 3:15 P.M.. We chatted and ice tea and microwave popcorn. I turned off the battery charger by mistake, since it is attached to the backup computer control panel, which goes off when one turns off the entrance light switch. I still have about 4 hours time to charge the 9 volt battery. Well time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 07/24/01 Tuesday 2:55 P.M.: Before, I went out today; I touched up the paint on my 1976 White Volvo with some touchup paint I had in my apartment hall closet. I just found this link, if you would like to cool off http://www.icelandnaturally.com/index.shtml . Well, I am waiting for my visitor to arrive. CIO

Note: <888> 07/24/01 Tuesday 1:30 P.M.: Well, I went out; I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought two Casio 6 volt adaptors from the 70% clearance off shelf for $4.19 both plus .25 tax for $4.44 total. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next went by ELDC thrift shop, and I bought a pair of sunglasses for $1 plus two sunglass cases for .50 each, and a Heineken and Chevrolet baseball caps for $2 each for $6 total. I put the sun glasses on the dashboard in cases with other pairs and the baseball caps in the back seat. I next stopped by Radio Shack at Cos Cob. I then stopped by Radio Shack in Riverside, and I bought a 9 Volt Nickel-Metal Hydride rechargeable battery for $11.99 and a Universal Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel-Metal Hydride Battery Charger 23-334 for $14.99 plus $1.62 tax for $28.60. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York in Riverside. I next returned home. I had a problem with my bank account, so I called the bank; and they just called me back. I am charging the new 9 volt rechargeable battery to use in my transistor radio. It will take 9 hours. I will put the new 9 volt from the radio in my NOAA weather radio to save the frequencies in case, we have a power shortage. I put one of the Casio 6 volt adaptors in the right lower desk drawer, and I put the other one in the tan briefcase with the Panasonic EP44 portable typewriter. I am having iced coffee right now. CIO

Note: <888> 07/24/01 Tuesday 8:30 A.M.: Well, I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. When I moved some of the flags of recognition, I put the Scottish, Canadian, Danish, Norwegian, and French flags in the tan briefcase underneath the Queen Anne chair that also holds the little Panasonic EP44 portable electric typewriter that needs a new ribbon. It can work off a 6 volt DC adaptor or 4 D batteries. I put the brass shield of Pall Mall from the living room walk area underneath the bed. I put a round piece of flat rubber underneath the square heavy ashtray and put it on the bedroom desk. I moved the yellow French sitting chair from in front of the Queen Anne chair to back where it was adjacent to the living room desk and long green couch. I put out the Technasonic Pest Raider II ultrasonic bug and insect deterrent on top of the microwave oven. Thus I have the apartment more Neutrally arranged as opposed to the political aspects of political dominion. However, if one were dealing with wild animals like Brazilian Jaguars, I am not sure if they would respect political neutrality. I have a friend coming out at 2:30 P.M. today. Remember, when it is hot, if one tries a small sprinkle of Indian curry with tomato or V8 juice, it tends to help one not feel the heat. I have some automobile touch up paint, so I will spray some minor rust stains, and then I will probably clean up and go out. I also gave the 2 foot long black steel flashlight to one of our building tenants, since it would be dangerous for me to keep in the car. CIO

Note: <888> 07/23/01 Monday 10:50 P.M.: CODE ORANGE

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Note: <888> 07/23/01 Monday 10:45 P.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs for dinner with buns and condiments and ice tea. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note: <888> 07/23/01 Monday 7:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought two hurricane candle lantern glass globes for $1 each or $2 total. I then stopped by the Hospital, and I had lunch from the salad bar of eight artichoke hearts, olives, onions, halipinios, croutons, parmesan cheese, and mushrooms with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and a glass of ice water for $6.49. I then had my teeth checked at the Hospital Dental Clinic. I will need to get a crown from another dentist, and around January, I need to have a filling filled. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and I surveyed the merchandise. I then drove around Tod’s Point. I next toured Staples. I then bought $14 of premium at Exxon next to the library at $1.939 a gallon. I returned to Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each $38 total. I then returned home. I chatted with a relative. I turned off the server in case the DOD does not want the DOD server information going at the moment. I will start it up once the U.S. DOD server starts going again in case there is any sort of political conflict going on. Well it is a nice day. The high tide at Tod’s Point was extremely high. I started the sever again. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 07/23/01 Monday 8:50 A.M.: Well, I went to bed at 8 P.M., and I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I will wait for the mail before going out today. I have a 1:30 P.M. appointment today. Well have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 07/22/01 Sunday 6:25 P.M.: On the current design of the Greenwich Harbor Inn with all the glass windows on the harbor at high tide, a large enough shark could smash through the windows and grab its intended victims. Sharks like alligators have been around the planet for a long time and know these waters quite well. Recently all the waterfront veterans have disappeared and only recent novices are around the waterfront. It might be that some of these recent arrivals are intending another Gulliver’s Discothèque type fire or happening or a similar type occurrence. CIO

Note: <888> 07/22/01 Sunday 5:40 P.M.: I just remembered, I put the Queen Elizabeth II Life Magazine Coronation Edition picture brass framed, the Buckingham Palace Candy tin with candy, and the Putnam Lodge Masons plate behind the Audubon Pink Flamingo picture on the left bookcase in the hallway. I am relaxing. I cooked another pair of boneless breast of chicken the same way as two days ago and I ate one with a steamed corn on the cob and green beans. I am relaxing. With the Mount Etna situation, I just remembered, I believe in the old days they would monitor the temperature changes in the straits of Gibraltar, so as to know if the current going into the Atlantic current was much warmer which would mean a large number of sharks would swim into the Atlantic from the Mediterranean because of the temperature change. Also other volcanic regions like Lanzerote might become more active. I am not the expert, all I have is civilian news reports and Smithsonian summaries a month old. Dr. Strobber might still be around and be more fully briefed on some of the recurring historical anomalies that are caused by recurring solar flare activity as the planet receives more neutron radiation during increased solar flare activity. One would not want to monitor water temperature in the Greenwich, Connecticut or Long Island Sound area or Gibraltar by old fashioned methods, unless one were an experienced fisherman, since more than likely there are a much larger number of lethal sharks in the waters as they pass through this area again.

Note: <888> 07/22/01 Sunday 10:35 A.M.: Well, I relaxed around the house yesterday afternoon. I had a cappuccino about 4 P.M.. I made a few telephone calls. I took the brass and glass coffee table apart, and put the brass leg part on the bedroom desk. I put the glass top underneath the blue sofa. I put the square ashtray with a white BiC lighter in the bedroom on the mahogany bureau. I took down the flags of recognition and folded them properly and put them in the second drawer of the long mahogany bureau in the living room. I put the square London scene tea mats in the same drawer. I put the 2 foot by 1 foot by 2.5 foot high dark oak table between the two couches, so the day bed is more easily accessible. I pulled the blue couch a little further away from the day bed. I left the Swiss and Swedish flags on the backup computer along with the Swiss flag on the bedroom television. I believe these two flags are still recognized internationally as Neutral Flags. I removed the various religious insignia of one religious group along with the International flight bags. I put the religious coffee cups, the Norwegian chocolate cups, and the U.S. Army canteen in the bedroom right night stand. I put the flight bags above the paper products in the bedroom closet. I put the yellow French sitting chair in front of the Queen Anne chair, so the egress into the sitting area between the two sofas is more convenient. About 8 P.M., I shut down the server and the computer. I relaxed until 9:30 P.M. when my house guest arrived. We chatted until 11 P.M., and then I took the pillows off the day bed for the house guest to sleep in. We slept until 7 A.M., and I gave the house guest oatmeal and orange juice. The house guest left about 8 A.M.. I then had three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, and vitamins. I made up the day bed, and since the present arrangement is more convenient for guests, I will leave it the way it is. Since it is Sunday, I think I will relax. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/01 Tuesday 10:15 P.M.: Well, I relaxed a bit. I checked the weather outside. There seems to be dark ominous thunder clouds forming, so perhaps we might have some long needed rain. I suppose if it rains, Ahab the Arab will have to take shelter in the oasis from falling moisture that an Arab might not be familiar with. Well not much else happening. I had a couple of pieces of bread with “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” and some ice tea. If anyone knows anyone that lives at Thunder Hall, one should make sure they’re not struck by lightning again. Frequently living around the waterfront and around golfers and other resort areas where large numbers of people are outdoors during the warmer weather, we have a phenomena of people being hit by lightning, and they seem to forget whom they are or what their identity or profession is. Thus if you should by chance run into someone whom does not seem to know whom they are, frequently their memory will come back sooner or later. Many seasoned people who in their profession spend a great deal of time outside seem to have this happen. Well not much happening. One neighbor is worrying we might have snow this evening. I am not sure here, but of course down in Antarctica in one of the coldest places of the planet this time of year, they might be having something like minus 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit and possibly some snow flurries, since this would be a cold time of year down there. Of course here today, we probably maxed out at over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, so for those of you with arthritis with hot dry weather, I am sure you have been feeling better. Of course living here on a four seasons basis, one tends to get use to the cold damp weather although it is not very enjoyable if one has arthritis. Well I will continue to relax. Today the building custodian put in new florescent lights in the bathroom fixtures. CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/01 Tuesday 8:20 P.M.: Well, I had a relaxing afternoon. I ran Win Optimizer 99, Norton WinDoctor, Norton SpeedDisk, and I am just finishing up running Norton AntiVirus with the latest virus updates on all my hard drives. I made up a pound of fresh egg noodle shells about 1.5 inches long with the pasta machine, and then I boiled them five minutes. I then strained them and I ran cold water over them. I next added generous dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, basil, Chinese five spice, India Hot curry, Hungarian paprika and stirred it all in the cold noodles. I next added a few dashes of McHilney Tabasco sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and two teaspoons of horseradish and a four tablespoons of lemon juice and mixed it all in. I then finely minced a half medium onion, 25 pitted olives, 25 pieces of pepperoni, four pickled peppers, and added it all into the mixture along with about 25 Arnold cheese and garlic croutons, a quarter cup of grated parmesan cheese and a few slices of minced Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I also added two minced plum tomatoes. I then added about a eighth of a cup of Italian balsamic vinegar with a third cup of Italian olive oil, and I mixed it all together thoroughly. I then put it all in a large Rubbermaid container and put it in the refrigerator to chill. I took a couple breaks outside in the hot weather today. It looks like we might hopefully get a little rain. I just had a portion of the fresh antipasto salad along with ice tea. I just restarted the server. The caliper for the passenger front brake system on the Volvo was suppose to arrive late this afternoon, and they said they would install it early tomorrow morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/01 Tuesday 12:30 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member a few times. I chatted with a town representative a couple of times. I chatted with Midas Muffler a few times. The caliper is suppose to arrive around 2:30 P.M. this afternoon, and then they will put it in. I am working on making arrangements to pay the balance of the bill of $674.34 as estimated last evening. CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/01 Tuesday 2:05 A.M.: I am having a hard time falling asleep. I made a little snack. I took two slices of bread, and I put Hellmann’s mayonnaise on one side of each slice. I then put two thin slices of the pepperoni in each quarter of the bread, and one slice of 1/8 inch thick by 1 inch by 1inch of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese in each quarter on top of the pepperoni and then a half of a stuffed olive on top of the cheese. I then cut each of the slices of bread into quarters for eight enjoyable canopies, which I had with a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/01 Tuesday 12:05 A.M.: Well, I relaxed a bit. It is time for bedtime. CIO

Note: <888> 08/06/01 Monday 10:20 P.M.: I chatted with a family member. I will be done making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm in about fifteen minutes. CIO

Note: <888> 08/06/01 Monday 7:45 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Stamford Volvo. I picked up the front muffler system pipe that I already had paid $113.42 for. I then stopped by First Union bank ATM across from the nearby Stamford Volvo. I next went back to Stamford Volvo, and I bought two muffler pipe gaskets #3531326-1 $6.83 and #1378872-4 for $7.23 plus .84 tax for $14.90 total. I then took the car to Midas Muffler on West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich. They told me it would take 3 hours labor to install the pipe at $68 an hour labor, since they had to configure a pipe to install it. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Library. I read the Wall Street Journal and the PC World magazine. I then went over to my 4 P.M. appointment, but it was cancelled. I walked back to Midas muffler, and they were finishing installing the new muffler pipe and rehanging the exhaust system for custom pipe $34.99, Oxygen/Gas $4.99, Clamps $3.98, Miscellaneous labor 3 hours $204. They then told me that the front brake disk pads were worn out, so I told them to go ahead and replace them. However, the brake rotors also need to be replaced, and the front passenger side caliper needed to be replaced. The brake pads BP1020M are $38.99, a pair of brake rotors BR1546 (BR) $219.98, the RMFG caliper CR1247 (CR) $189.98, plus $91 for the Midas Plus Front disk package 1.5 hours time and Front Caliper Rebuilt with brake job $36 for a total of Labor $331, Parts $492.91, Shop Supply $1, Subtotal $824.91 plus $49.43 Sales Tax for $874.34 total. They did not have time to order the caliper before closing today, so I gave them $200 cash towards the work done, and I will pick up the car tomorrow when they’re done and pay the balance of $674.34. I need to have the front driver’s side brake caliper replaced some time in the near future for another $225, but it is fine for now; although it might pull a bit. I started walking home, and a neighbor gave me a ride the rest of the way home. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and a Barq’s frosted rootbeer along with cantaloupe and blueberry mixture. It was a bit warm out there today. CIO

Note: <888> 08/06/01 Monday 11:05 A.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. Stamford Volvo parts called, and the front exhaust system pipe has arrived. I will go over and pick it up as soon as I shower and clean up. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I might take the car over to Midas Muffler this afternoon unless they are busy in which case I will take it over Tuesday morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/06/01 Monday 1:15 A.M.: I finished off the rest of the Carr’s croissant crackers with two slices of Wilson pepperoni and one slice of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on each cracker. I had some ice tea also. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/01 Sunday 10:25 P.M.: I had a friend come over to visit after the last message. The friend made a Vermont cheddar cheese sandwich with horseradish and olives and had it with ice tea. I moved the 1 foot by 2 foot by 2.5 foot high dark oak table from the bedroom entrance to between the laser printer and the living room desk, so there is more entrance room in the bedroom. We went for a drive downtown and by the waterfront, and then we toured some of the residential areas in mid back country. We returned home. We had appetizers of croissant crackers with pepperoni slices and Vermont cheddar cheese on them with ice tea. We then had some of the cantaloupe and blueberry mixture with more ice tea. I chatted with a family member. The guest just departed. Since I was up late today, and since I rested this afternoon; I will probably be up for a white. If interested in Tropical weather, I still have my directory at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . I also took the Java script out of http://mrscott.com/scott1.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/01 Sunday 5:05 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I watched a bit of television. I had the same Chef’s salad as yesterday with iced coffee. I have finished the Purdue oven stuffer chicken. I will throw out its carcass, since I don’t feel like making onion soup with it in the summer. I am sticking close to the General Electric Profile 14000 BTU air conditioner with remote control. CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/01 Sunday 1:45 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I went to http://www.speedguide.net/ and selected Registry Tweaks http://www.speedguide.net/Cable_modems/cable_registry.shtml and used the settings for Windows ME in my registry, which had changed. I noticed that CompUSA has $50 rebates on the Kensington computer camera, but I don’t think it would work with Windows XP according to the Kensington web site as well Circuit City is discounting with rebates the Intel Pro camera, which may or may not work with Windows XP. My attitude is to wait for Windows XP to come out, and to see what the price will be for the Professional Edition that will have the backup program. When Windows XP comes out, the accessory manufactures should have XP ready packaging for any of their new products that work with it. Right now, they might be dumping items that won’t work with XP. CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/01 Sunday 1:35 A.M.: I had a baker’s dozen slices of pepperoni with inch square by ¼ inch thick slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on them along with ice tea. It is time to start winding down for the day. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/01 Sunday 1:00 A.M.: I updated Scott’s Broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 11:45 P.M.: I had 20 paper thin slices of pepperoni. I then had a bowl of the cantaloupe and blueberry mixture and a glass of ice tea. I noticed in the Stop and Shop, a 40 ounce bag of semolina flour used for making pasta is $3.59. Thus if I want to use semolina flour for making pasta, I will have to find a cheaper source. CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 10:50 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had the same Chef’s salad as last night. I basically made the chef’s salad with Romaine lettuce, 2 sliced plum tomatoes, 2 slices of white chicken beast cut into slivers, a lengthwise third inch wide slice of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cut crosswise into third inch slivers, a third of a diced medium onion, about 20 of the pepperoni slices, about 20 chopped olives, about 20 croutons, three diced pickled green peppers, three sliced mushrooms, about an eight of cup of grated parmesan cheese, along with salt and ground black pepper and balsamic vinegar and olive oil to taste. I had the Chef’s salad with steamed corn on the cob and a steamed medium sliced zucchini and ice tea. I then watched a bit more television. CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 7:55 P.M.: I went out, and I drove around the waterfront. The St. Roch’s fair was going on in Baldwin Park. I sat out at the library, and I watched a storm front come in. I went over to Stop and Shop during the rain storm. I bought S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese at $3.49 a pound for $2.67, Wilson’s 16 ounce package of sliced pepperoni $4.99, a 12 ounce jar of Colonna pickled green peppers .99, Lea and Perrins 12 ounce bottle of Worcestershire sauce $2.19, two 5.75 ounce jars S&S Spanish stuffed olives .99 each, a head of Romaine lettuce .89 for $13.71 total. By the time I got out of the store, the rain had quit; so I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home, and I had ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 6:00 P.M.: I finished apartment cleaning and watering the plants. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced coffee. It is time to go out for some fresh air. NOAA weather warning is going off for heavy rain in New Jersey, so we might get some here too. CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 2:50 P.M.: I was up at noon, and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, cantaloupe and blueberry mixture, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I fell back to sleep until just now. I am going to try to quit smoking cigarettes or cut back drastically. Now I will do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/01 Saturday 12:10 A.M.: Well I watched a vintage movie “The Land Time Forgot” on Television. Well I guess it is time to start ending the day. CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 9:50 P.M.: I had a friend come down and visit. We had the same dinner as last night of chef’s salad and homemade egg pasta with pesto sauce, ice tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. We chatted for a while. The guest just left. I put in another CO2 cartridge in the new Austrian seltzer bottle, and it charged up fine. I guess the other CO2 cartridge was defective. CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 5:40 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. They will be open Saturday morning, and then they will be closing until next Wednesday August 8, 2001 when they put out their fall preview items. I bought four house ware items for .25 each. I bought a gold and black Austrian seltzer bottle, a box of eight seltzer cartridges, a meat and bacon microwave tray, and a clear glass bottle. I then drove down by the waterfront, and then I returned home. I put the meat microwave tray underneath the gold and white tea pot on top of the General Electric microwave oven. I filled the Austrian seltzer bottle with water and inserted a CO2 cartridge and placed it next to the large seltzer bottle on the Danish bar. I am not sure if it pressurized properly. I think one has to wait 24 hours for the CO2 to get into the water. Right now no air comes out of it. I filled the clear glass bottle with the Prediso balsamic vinegar and insert one of the liquor bottle pourers into it and put it on the dining room table.

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 3:55 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I walked around the building. I had a meal of a cold baked chicken leg with thigh and reheat pasta with pesto sauce along with iced coffee. I have cleaned up, so I will go out for a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 12:55 P.M.: I updated http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and posted http://mrscott.com/nasa-106.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 12:40 P.M.: I had some of the cantaloupe and blueberry mixture with ice tea before going to bed last night. I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I checked with Stamford Volvo, and the muffler system front pipe still has not arrived. They said they would call me when it arrives. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put $10 on my laundry card. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 08/03/01:

Note: <888> 08/03/01 Friday 12:35 A.M.: I finished going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and sifting through my email. I will send out my weekly note, and then call it a day. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/01 Thursday 11:55 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. Well time for some regular internet work. CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/01 Thursday 9:10 P.M.: I went out by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. They had all house ware items on sale for 25 cents each. I bought 13 items for .25 each. I got a Semca Pastamatic 700 pasta machine with attachments and instructions, a gold and white ceramic tea pot with top, two etched sconce glass shades, two cut glass ashtrays, two La Cremaillere ashtrays, a white ceramic soup turraine with top and four similar ceramic relish dishes to go around it. All this was $2.75. They still have a $10 a bag sale going on with clothes and other items half price. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I drove down by the waterfront. I have been told about a few people who have contracted Lyme disease recently, so one has to be careful when underneath trees walking Greenwich Avenue or in the parks, since the deer tick can drop down upon a walker or stroller. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $9.60 of premium at $1.939 a gallon. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought S&S 16 oz. grated parmesan cheese $3.89, 10 ounces of fresh mushrooms $1.99, four ears of sweet corn $1.33, plum tomatoes at $1.29 a pound $1.32, Oscar Meyer beef franks buy one get one free $3.69 both for $12.22 total. I then returned home, and I took the plant off the lazy Susan on the dining room table and put it on the brass and glass table on the bedroom desk. I put the new cut glass ashtrays on the brass and glass living room coffee table. I moved the large rectangular glass ashtray adding a yellow BiC lighter to the bedroom mahogany bureau. I put the white soup turraine with four surrounding relish dishes on the dining room table lazy Susan with the three larger brass candle sticks behind it. I put the other two pairs of brass candle sticks with the others on the long mahogany bureau in the living room for six pairs there total. I put the new cut glass sconce shades on the Williamsburg candle sconces. I put the La Cremaillere ashtrays in the right upper drawer of the blue bureau in the kitchen. I then made up a pound batch of half inch wide flat egg pasta. I made up a pesto sauce with a stick of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, a quarter cup of olive oil, a eighth of a teaspoon of Italian spices, basil, oregano, and dashes of celery salt, garlic powder, and ground black pepper. One I heated the pesto sauce, I added it to the strained homemade noodles which I boil 4 minutes adding about a quarter of a cup of grated parmesan cheese. I mixed this all together, and I had a portion of this for dinner with the same chef’s salad as last night adding 3 sliced mushrooms to the chef’s salad. I had a glass of ice tea with dinner. I refrigerated the rest of the homemade pasta mixture. I just finished chatting with a friend. CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/01 Thursday 2:00 P.M.: I went to bed at midnight last night. I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then fell back to sleep until 1 P.M., and I just had a cold chicken leg with thigh, with steamed corn on the cob and steamed yellow squash, and iced coffee. I have a 3 P.M. appointment, so I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 10:25 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I went through my email and regular internet routines. Time to start winding down for the day, and maybe watch a little TV. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 9:00 P.M.: I uncompressed the Windows XP RS2 beta *.iso file, and I ran its configuration checker, and the basic problem with the devices and software previously mentioned not working with it is still the same; so I won’t be installing it. I had dinner of the same chef’s salad with slivers of the white Purdue chicken meat in it instead of beef along with olive oil and balsamic vinegar along with steamed corn on the cob, two sprigs of broccoli, a sliced medium size zucchini, iced tea, and decaffeinated instant coffee. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 6:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had a cold Barq’s rootbeer in a frosted mug. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 4:05 P.M.: I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I paid my rent at First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place. I then went over to Stamford Volvo http://www.stamfordvolvo.com and I order and paid for the exhaust pipe from the engine manifold to the catalytic converter for $107 plus $6.42 tax for $113.42 total. It should arrive in a couple of days. I will have it put on shortly there after at Midas. I then went by Staples in Stamford. Next I went to Marshall’s, and I bought a pair of Izod khaki pants size 38 inches by length 30 inches for $15, a pair of Nantucket Red Natural Issue walking shorts size 40 inches $11, and a pair of white Alexander Julian walking shorts size 38 inches $10 for $36 total. I next returned to Greenwich. I went back by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought Romaine lettuce at .99 a pound for $1.04, a Purdue oven stuffer at .79 a pound for $6.23, a head of Foxy broccoli $2.29, Texas Mesquite 19 oz. barbeque sauce $2.89, a pint of blueberries $1.50, a dozen large eggs .99, two New Jersey tomatoes at $1.29 a pound $1.17, Cabot extra sharp Vermont cheddar cheese bar $2.89, 4 medium zucchini at $1.29 a pound and two yellow squash at $1.29 a pound $2.94 for $21.94 total. I next went by the Arnold Bread outlet. I bought two boxes of Arnold garlic cheese croutons, a 8 roll package of hotdog buns, and Freihofers whole wheat bread all for $3.92. I then went by the Smokes for Less, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton $38 total. I then returned home. I put the blueberries with the cantaloupe I prepared last night. I started cooking the Purdue chicken with herbs, spices, and barbeque sauce on it, and it is done now. It is chilling in the refrigerator. I made up a batch of 2 quarts of coffee to refrigerate for iced coffee. I used a package of the Hawaiian Kona mixture with it. I had the rest of the cold rump roast in a cold beef sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Gold’s horse radish. I had this with the cantaloupe and blueberry mixture and iced coffee. I have finished downloading the Windows XP RS2 beta *.iso file. Time for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 10:30 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I restarted the Windows XP RS2 beta download. It is still running. I have cleaned out. I will go out shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/01 Wednesday 2:00 A.M.: Well, I finished the honeydew melon and blueberry mixture, and I made up a batch of chopped cantaloupe with the two cantaloupes. I restarted my Apache server for the month with a new log. I fiddled with the CMOS settings on the computer trying to get my AMD K6 II 450 MHz processor running at 366 MHz to run at 450 MHz to no avail as usual. I am downloading slowly the Windows XP beta RS2 to have on the hard drive for possible future use since it is good for six months after installation. I won’t install it, since as mentioned before my Norton Systems Works, Norton AntiVirus, Ezonics Ezcam USB, and Compaq IJ200 printer don’t work with it. However, if I ever upgrade the system or accessories in the future, I will have it for testing. I had a cold beef sandwich with mayonnaise and ice tea. Time for bed. I will let the download run. I have to run over to Stamford Volvo today and order my engine manifold to catalytic converter pipe for my exhaust system. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/01 Tuesday 9:30 P.M.: I went out with my dinner guest, and we stopped by the Cos Cob hardware store, and I bought a ground 3 to 1 plug adaptor for $2.99 plus .18 for $3.17 total. We then went by the Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought two Del Monte cantaloupe for .99 each, four boneless center cut pork chops at $2.99 a pound for $4.65, a dozen eggs .99, and four ears of corn $1 for $8.60 total. We next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice with calcium, and two half gallons of Tropicana tangerine with calcium for $1.99 each for $7.96 total. We then returned home. I put the 3 plug adaptor on the end of the heavy orange extension cord next to the desk with the brass floor lamp and computer control council plugged into it. I chatted with a relative. After watching television a bit, I fried two of the boneless center cut pork chops in olive oil and margarine with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and basil seasoning which we had for dinner with steamed corn on the cob and steamed frozen Brussels sprouts and ice tea. I also made up a new batch of ice tea. We then watched television a bit. Well now we will have some decaffeinated Folgers instant coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/01 Tuesday 4:05 P.M.: I rested. I received a telephone call at 9 A.M.. I rested some more until noon. I was up shortly. I rested more until 3 P.M. when a friend showed up to visit. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice coffee. I have just finished cleaning up. CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/01 Tuesday 6:45 A.M.: I replaced the 15 watt florescent tube in the hallway bookcase light fixture, I use as a night light. I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/biscuits.htm , and I had three of them for breakfast with oatmeal, orange juice, vitamins, and cappuccino. I also did some reading. CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/01 Tuesday 2:55 A.M.: I went through my regular internet routines. CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/01 Tuesday 1:45 A.M.: I went after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I returned home, and I fell asleep. I chatted with a friend around 6 P.M.. I then fell back asleep until 9 P.M.. I woke up, and I had a Tombstone stuffed cheese pizza. I fell back asleep until 1 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/01 Monday 1:25 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Well time to clean up and go out. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/01 Monday 3:15 A.M.: Well, I was watching Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” on television, and they prematurely ended it. Well, I guess it is time to call it a day. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/01 Monday 12:10 A.M.: I had a couple of pieces of bread with margarine and a bowl of croutons and a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 10:55 P.M.: I watched a little bit of television medium. Well not much else happening. All computer systems are running normal. Perhaps sometime, I should take sometime out to test Windows XP beta RS2, to see how it performs. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 8:05 P.M.: I mixed a can of drained Star-Kist tuna fish with two tablespoons of mayonnaise. I washed and cleaned four Romaine lettuce leaves and ripped them apart and put them on a dinner plate. I then scooped the tuna fish mixture in the center. I next spread the remaining of the vinaigrette corn salad around the perimeter. I diced a third of a medium onion and spread it on top of the corn mixture. I then spread fifteen olives on top of that and then about 25 Arnold cheese and garlic croutons and finally I sprinkled the salad perimeter with grated parmesan cheese. I added two of the homemade dill pickles on either side. I had the tuna chef’s salad with the Italian Balsamic vinegar and Italian olive oil on the salad part along with ice tea to drink. If one wants some item different than rabbit food, I noticed at the Stop and Shop, they have legs of lamb for $1.99 a pound. One could slice these lengthwise and separate them from the bone. Then one could marinate the lamb and cook it like a flank steak or use it for lamb kabobs. Also one could season the lamb separated from the bone and roll it up and tie it with baking string and have a boneless lamb roast. Well time to relax a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 6:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then drove by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop. I bought a dozen eggs for $1.69, a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.89, and two Land of Lakes margarine for .79 each for $5.15 total. I then returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 4:05 P.M.: I rested a bit. I just had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and iced coffee. I noticed at http://www.compusastores.com they have the 3COM internal PCI modem on sale for $20 off for $30 which would work in my backup computer with XP RS2 beta. Also http://www.circuitcity.com has a off brand modem for $30 which comes with a $5 and $25 mail in rebates, so it is free besides tax. However, my main computer does not have anymore PCI slots, so I could use the ISA slot with my Logicode X2 modem which is ISA if I wanted a modem. However, since both computers work with my cable modem, I don’t need a telephone modem. Well time to clean up, and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 1:20 P.M.: I was up around noon. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Yesterday morning, I also removed the expandable roll plunger that holds my Gruen watchband and I adjust the watchband, so it is a tighter fit. This morning, I used a little alcohol, windex, and cotton swaps, and I cleaned my watch face and the surrounding area. I also adjusted it to the exact time. I keep my bedroom alarm clock a half hour fast. I keep my other clocks in the apartment fifteen minutes fast. CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/01 Sunday 2:15 A.M.: Well, I have been relaxing a bit. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup along with ice tea. I guess I will head off to sleep. CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/01 Saturday 11:00 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had some popcorn, a couple of slices of bread and ice tea. Well not much happening. CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/01 Saturday 9:30 P.M.: Well I finished house cleaning and watering the plants about 6 P.M.. I then remembered, I had the Zoom 28,800 VFP modem in one my desk drawers. I then tried installing it on the backup computer trying different settings and drivers for all this time, but alas it does not work on the backup computer with Windows XP beta RS2. I then put in the Logicode X2 modem which does not work with XP, and I disabled it. Well all for naught. I had dinner of the rest of the pasta salad and some of the other cold salad with ice tea. Time to relax a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/01 Saturday 2:35 P.M.: Well I was up at 11:30 A.M.. I went out directly and checked the mail, and I drove over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I did some banking business. I then returned home. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I now have to do some of my regular house cleaning after I make a telephone call to a family member. CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/01 Saturday 4:00 A.M.: Well I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I have been relaxing most the morning. There is not much happening. I guess it is tea time half way around the world. For me it is bed time. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 11:00 P.M.: I fiddled with the Logicode X2 Modem settings on the backup computer with Windows XP beta RS2 using other modem driver’s to no avail. I disabled Com Port 2 on the backup computer, and assigned the Logicode X2 modem to IRQ3 settings 00002, but it still did not work. The backup computer S-571 motherboard does not have a onboard modem like the main computer which I do not use. I do not keep a modem or onboard modem in my main computer PCCHIPS S-571LMR since it keeps telephone company employees from hacking into my main computer operation and messing it up continually like they did for so many years until I figured it out. I took out the Queen Anne chair temporarily, and I open up the square chest along side of it. I found the Zoom VFP 28,800 box in there where I keep old boxes and my old 5.25 floppy disk collection. However, I gave the Zoom VFP 28,800 modem to the Hospital Thrift shop when I kept it in the AMD 486 computer I gave to them some time ago. I disabled the Logicode modem in the backup computer since it does not work. Logicode went out of business shortly after I bought the modem for about $60. In my first modem days on the old Compaq 286 about ten years ago, I bought the Zoom VFP 28,800 modem at a White Plains, New York computer show for about $130. There was a German professor there looking at the same modem, and he did not seem very interested in the technology as if the Germans had a more superior technology. Well, a lot has changed in ten years despite the downturn in our local technology economy, the current equipment that I have is all working fine. Well, I guess I will relax a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 8:25 P.M.: I had dinner of the two cold salads and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 8:10 P.M.: I went out about 4 P.M., and I noticed the traffic lights were out on West Putnam Avenue, so I detoured around; and I stopped at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. Possibly the lights were out for a while in this side of town. I bought a oval print about 15 inches high of Abraham Lincoln at the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop with a mahogany frame for $5. I then went downtown, and I chatted with some locals. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with some fishermen. I then returned to central Greenwich, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I stopped by George Bennett jewelers that has a store relocation sale going on right now with 30% off all merchandise. George replaced my battery on my Rolex imitation Gruen watch, which I bought on sale for $40 at Caldor’s in Port Chester about fifteen years ago. Last time I had it done at the Port Chester flea market for $5 a couple of years ago; but George told me that they jammed the battery inside of it instead of removing the cross bar mechanism properly. He replaced it with a new battery properly adjusting the retaining mechanism and cleaning the back and inside of it. He did this over a half hour for $19.65 including tax. Thank You George Bennett. He will be relocating to a new shop in the area soon. I walked around the Avenue for a while doing this. I found a nickel and a penny and glass marble in front of the senior center. The watch is working fine. One needs a special tool to open up the back of the Gruen watch. I once had a Rolex chronometer watch that my father gave me, but I left it in a desk in a barn in Norwich, Vermont where I stored it one summer in 1977, before going to Nantucket. The following fall, I moved the desk to a family house in Philadelphia along with other personal effects, and in the progress of time the watch disappeared along with my vintage 1956 black and chrome Schwin bicycle with the Bendix brake mechanism and my name on it. I did not know it was even a Rolex watch when it disappeared. I believe Rolex is a Swiss watchmaker like other Swiss businesses in the area. George Bennett has several Rolex watches on sale for 30% off, if anyone is interested. I then returned home. I put the Abraham Lincoln picture above the blue bookcase in the kitchen hallway above the coffee machines. I moved the Martha’s Vineyard sailboat picture below the other Martha’s Vineyard street scene print beneath the mirror in the living room hallway entrance area. I bought the two Martha’s Vineyard prints at the Darien Boy Scout tag sale about fifteen years ago for fifty cents apiece. Well, I guess one can tell local prices are going up a bit more in this area over time; so let’s try to keep on a limited budget as much as possible. A cold front is suppose to be coming in from Michigan this evening. Possibly there is volcanic activity out in the northwest in eastern Russia or western Alaska. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 3:40 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had NOAA weather radio go off about then indicating that severe thunderstorms would be coming into the area. I checked the clouds outside. The NOAA weather warning for severe thunderstorms continues for this area right now. I turned off the main computer, and I called Microsoft and got the new product activation for the Windows XP beta RS2 which is now activated on the backup computer. The Logicode X2 modem still does not work with it, but it possibly one of the 3COM or U.S. Robotics drivers might work when I have time to find the right one. I know with Windows ME, one of them did. There are no Logicode drivers, I can fine for Windows NT. I talked with the Microsoft representative for a while. I am thinking about going out, but it depends on how bad the weather is. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have already cleaned up and showered. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 5:20 A.M.: Well I finished installing Microsoft Windows XP RS2 beta on the backup computer. The Logicode X2 Modem does not seem to work with it. Perhaps later, if I try installing the NT drivers for it, it might. I am tired I will do that later. I also have to get a new product activation key, since it seems as reported in the media that installing on a different computer, it needs reactivation from Microsoft; but it is fine for 14 days. It does not install with the Internet Explorer icon on the Desktop, which I think is ridiculous, since that is the first icon most people look for. I can run the backup computer off the cable modem when not using the main computer. One simply installs the longer gray LAN cord on the cable modem for the backup computer, instead of the shorter blue cord from the main computer. I noticed on the picture of George W. Bush on Reuters news from Texas today, he looks a bit more relaxed, and has an amazing resemblance to a character down in Texas we use to read about called “Clive Davis” or the actor “Tommy Lee Jones”. Well, I guess in warmer climates; people relax more and retain their normal composure. Well not much else happening in this neck of the woods. I guess I will be sleeping a bit today. Stay cool. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 08/10/01:

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 2:35 A.M.: Well Windows XP beta RS2 still installing on my backup computer. Time to send out my weekly note. CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/01 Friday 1:35 A.M.: Well, the shuttle is suppose to launch at 5:10 P.M. EDT today, weather permitting. I chatted with my dinner guest for a while. We had dinner of the cold salad mixtures and ice tea, I had made up in the last couple of days. The guest told me the temperature range in Crested Butte, Colorado http://skicb.com/ today was 55 degrees Fahrenheit to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a bit more comfortable than here. The guest left at 9:30 P.M., and I walked out with the guest. I then cleaned my automobile windows. I relaxed a bit. I plugged the backup computer control panel into the orange extension cord next to the desk. I plugged the brass standing lamp next to it in the printer plug on the control panel, since I don’t have an extra ground three plug adaptor. I changed the CMOS setting on the backup computer, so the computer boots without the password. I am installing Windows XP Beta RS2 on it right now which I will let run until it completes. I have been told that there are no air conditioners to be had to buy in Portland, Maine area which would probably be similar elsewhere in the country. I noticed a neighbor installing a new General Electric air conditioner today. Well there is not a lot happening, so I might go to bed earlier this evening or just relax a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/01 Thursday 5:15 P.M.: I went to bed last night at 5:30 A.M.. I was up at 10 A.M., when I received a telephone call about my car being ready. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I caught the 11:44 A.M. bus from out on the corner downtown. I stopped by the Greenwich Town Hall briefly. I then went to Midas Muffler on West Putnam Avenue, and I paid the rest of my bill on the Volvo maintenance and repairs of $674.34 from the overall total of $874.34 plus the cost of the $113.42 front pipe part from Stamford Volvo and the $14.90 for 2 muffler pipe gaskets, so the total cost from both places for the overall car repair on the Volvo was $1002.66 plus a dollar for the bus I took downtown this morning. Thus I have my 25 year old Volvo 244 DL serviced for major maintenance. However, some time in the future I will get an oil change, and possibly think about the driver side caliper; but for now everything is fine. I could possibly on a cooler day, take apart my driver’s side window mechanism behind the driver’s side door panel, and see if Midas could weld the broken part on the window track rotor that broke, so the driver’s side window would go up and down, since the replacement part is no long available anymore. After paying the bill at Midas, I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by and viewed the new offerings at the Hospital Thrift shop. I then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I noticed the Greenwich Train station lobby is fully air conditioned. I next sat out for a while. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. A friend has shown up for dinner and to enjoy the air conditioning. One can listen to the NASA space shuttle launching due for launching at 5:38 P.M. EDT shortly pending weather from http://www.broadcast.com/learning_and_education/science/space/nasa/nasa_television/ . I have two pages posted with reference links at http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and http://mrscott.com/nasa-106.htm . It does not look like they’re be launching at the moment because of weather conditions. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/01 Thursday 2:50 A.M.: I have been relaxing. Since I have to go out this afternoon, I will go to bed early. Have a good morning, and stay cool if at all possible. If one can not wait for the heat spell to be over, which should be fairly soon. I bought my General Electric Profile 14,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control from Partridge and Rockwell on West Putnam Avenue here in Greenwich, Connecticut a year ago June for $589 plus tax. One can also order if from http://www.geappliances.com/shop/prdct/rac/ , but one would probably have to install it oneself; which I did with my air conditioner which was quite a chore since it weighed about 80 pounds. Also shipping might take a bit of time. The last time I was at the Wiz up in Norwalk, Connecticut; they had Dennon Air Conditioners at 14,000 BTU with a remote control for $450 plus a large assortment of other air conditioners. One has to be sure when ordering a air conditioner; that one has the proper voltage requirements in one’s dwellings and also the proper windows openings. Also they make casement air conditioners for smaller or more awkward window openings. I also saw a large selection of Hampton air conditioners at Home Depot in Port Chester, New York the last time I was there. I have noticed that on the internet Sams’ Club and Wal-Mart seem to be running low on air conditioners. Still most experienced people in this area know it will be cool soon enough, so most people try to get out and enjoy the warm weather. However, some people have allergies and other allergic reactions to tropical elements like different bugs and other insects in the area at this time of the year not to mention smog. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/01 Thursday 12:05 A.M.: I printed out the document OCR scan I worked on, and I sent it out to parties that might be interested. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and iced tea and the remaining cantaloupe and blueberry melon mixture. I chatted with a friend. I then steamed four ears of corn cut off the cob and one diced zucchini and one diced yellow squash about five minutes, slightly undercooked. I then cooled the vegetables underneath cold running water in a colander. I mixed them all together in a bowl. I added dashes of celery salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, oregano, Italian spices, Basil, Hungarian paprika, India hot curry and mixed it all together. I then added one minced plum tomato, 20 minced olives, 20 minced slices of Wilson pepperoni, five minced hot green pickled peppers and mixed it all together, and then I added about a 1/10 cup of Italian balsamic vinegar and a quarter cup of Italian olive oil and I mixed it all together. I put in a large round Rubbermaid container, and I put it in the refrigerator to chill.

Note: <888> 08/08/01 Wednesday 7:45 P.M.: I had some of the fresh antipasto salad with ice tea. I found this link for individuals trying to use local bus service in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Port Chester, New York and the Old Greenwich, Connecticut tables show the Greenwich stops which are different on weekends and weekdays. The link to the schedule is http://www.cttransit.com/content/routesStamford.asp . I printed out five copies, and I put three downstairs in the post box and laundry area, and two I have on my dining room table. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/01 Wednesday 4:15 P.M.: I received notification that partial payment arrangements for the Volvo maintenance have been made with Midas muffler. I have to pick up the check tomorrow afternoon and pick up the Volvo after 3 P.M. and make the complete payment at that time. I also have a 4 P.M. appointment tomorrow.

Note: <888> 08/08/01 Wednesday 2:20 P.M.: I was up at about 11:30 A.M. when NOAA weather radio did their test from Upton, New York. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I cleaned up. My Volvo is ready to be picked up. I am just waiting to hear from someone about helping to make payment arrangements on the Volvo. I finished proofing a OCR document, and I sent a copy to the copy write holder of the document. Well time to relax a bit enjoying the air conditioning waiting to hear from the party about payment arrangements on the Volvo. CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/01 Wednesday 4:00 A.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea at around 11 P.M.. I went outside and chatted with a neighbor. I then worked on copying and editing a document with text bridge OCR. I still have some work to do on it. Well time for bed. Stay cool. Generally when expecting a warm day, one should turn one’s air-conditioning down in the morning, so when it gets really hot, the facility is already cooled off. Well have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/01 Sunday 9:55 P.M.: My friend showed up and 3 P.M.. We chatted a while. I made dinner of roasted chicken boneless breast like I made last night and a smaller salad like last night with out the chicken and steamed corn on the cob and cantaloupe for desert along with ice tea. I just finished packing. I will turn off the server now, and it will be off the entire time I am away. We will be leaving tomorrow morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/01 Sunday 2:40 P.M.: Well I had a 12 one inch square by quarter inch squares of Swiss cheese and 50 croutons with ice tea. I then went out, and I sat out by the waterfront for a short spell. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I just returned home. A local citizen gave me a copy of the Greenwich Times, which I hope I have time to read. I am expecting a friend to show up shortly. In looking at the Storm Alert weather program, I have noticed the weather servers in Connecticut and New York have not been working for the last day. Perhaps this area is getting to be like France in August when they just shut down everything, and everyone goes away. It seems rather strange that the National Weather Service regional servers are not working in this area, or perhaps there is something wrong with the storm alert program. Most peculiar no matter which way one looks at it. CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/01 Sunday 10:20 A.M.: I put a new blue toilet tank tablet in the toilet water holder, so it has blue water. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove down by the waterfront. I chatted with some of the regulars. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I returned home. I checked all the lights on my car. I put new gray duct tape on my passenger side rear tail light which has a crack, so it does not leak moisture into the bulb area. Once a few years ago in the winter before I did that, moisture leaked in and froze around the tail light bulb causing it to crack. I also cut my finger trying to get it out in the winter. I also checked the oil in the car. I checked the repairs that I could see that I had done recently on the car. The rear muffler tail pipe seems to hang a bit low. Whenever, I drive out of the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop parking lot and the Board of Education Parking lot, I have to go very slowly so as not to have the rear tail pipe hit the pavement. Well the old Volvo seems to be running just great. Of course since I don’t have many destinations, I have not been driving as much. The way I figure it, by saving money on energy on not driving as much, one has more money for energy to be comfortable at home. CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/01 Sunday 6:30 A.M.: I went to bed at 11:30 P.M., and I was up at 4:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. When I go away on Monday for a few days, I am going to turn off the computer which means the server will be down. I don’t like leaving the computer going when I am gone for more than a day. I hope this does not cause inconvenience to any users. I will be traveling up to Maine with a friend, and we will probably be staying in Ogunquit, and will be visiting with a relative in Kennebunkport http://mrscott.com/kport.htm . More than likely we will be touring some of the sights along the Maine shore. This time of year there are a lot of French speaking Canadians on vacation in that area along with a cross section of other visitors. It can also be a bit chilly at night, so I intend to take a wind breaker and a sweater along with other informal vacation clothes. CIO

Note: <888> 08/18/01 Saturday 10:15 P.M.: I changed the server settings on the Storm Alert program to MWIN/Internet/Lan, and it is running more smoothly. I went to bed at 9 A.M.. A friend came down to visit about 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants while the friend took a nap. I then baked a package of boneless chicken breasts by washing them, and then I coated them with olive oil, and put them in a olive oiled Pyrex dish. I put chicken poultry seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Basil, Oregano, Italian spices and then barbeque sauce on the top sides of the chicken breasts. I then baked them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for a half hour. I then set the three half chicken breast in the refrigerator to cool. I cleaned up. I chatted briefly with a relative. I went for a drive down by the waterfront with the guest. We returned home. I put a bed of washed romaine lettuce on each of two dinner plates. I then sliced lengthwise laterally the chilled chicken breasts. I added half to each of the two plates. I then sliced into thin sections one and a half tomatoes and put them on the plates. I then sliced thin and sectioned into quarter inch square sections about a quarter of pound of Swiss cheese and added it to the plates. I diced 2/3 thirds of a medium onion and added it. I then diced 20 olives and I added it. I added two homemade dill pickles to each plate, and then I added about 20 croutons to each plates, and then I sprinkled a thin layer of Parmesan cheese over each chicken club salad. We had the two salads for dinner with Italian balsamic vinegar and Italian Bertolli olive oil along with ice tea. My dinner guest just left. The dinner guest will be back down tomorrow afternoon for dinner and to spend the night. We will leave on Monday morning for a few day trip. Well I have to be sure to be on a daytime schedule which I think I am now. CIO

Note: <888> 08/18/01 Saturday 8:15 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I went out at first light. I stopped by the waterfront, and I chatted with some of the regular fishermen. One of them had caught a large blue fish and another also caught a seagull that they had some difficulty freeing. I then went by the Stop and Shop, but they don’t open until 7 A.M., so I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a local. I stopped by Greenwich Cigar across from the Greenwich Train station, and I bought two quick picks on the Power Ball for $125 million for a dollar each. I then went by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM on Mason Street. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen extra large eggs for $1.79, a large 42 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $3.89, S&S 10 pack of powdered milk $5.49, two packages of buy one get one free of Purdue boneless breast of chicken $5.49 and a free $5.29 one, Nathan’s beef franks buy one get one free $3.99 both for a total of $20.55 . I used the EDS ATM at Stop and Shop for a dollar charge. I returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea. Well, it is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 08/18/01 Saturday 2:30 A.M.: I rested a bit. I then made up two slices of toast with margarine. I next took the seasoned omelet pan, and I put it on the electric burner between medium and medium low with two teaspoons of olive oil and three pads of margarine. I cracked three cold eggs and added a tablespoon of milk and mixed them together with a wisk adding dashes of Basil, Italian spices, and oregano. I put the mixture in the omelet pan, once the margarine had melted and covered it. After a few minutes, I flipped the omelet carefully, so the liquid on the uncooked side would cook, and I turned down the electric burner to low. I then added three tablespoons of cold whipped cream cheese on one side of the omelet and covered it briefly until it puffed a bit more. I then folder it together and placed it on a plate with the toast. I seasoned the omelet with a little grated parmesan cheese, and I had it for a meal with toast and ice tea. I then cleaned the omelet pan by wiping it with a steel pad to remove any burnt material in the cooking area, and then I wiped it with a paper towel seasoning it with the remaining oils; and I hung it up until I use it next time. It is important to have a seasoned omelet pan when making omelets, and also to not turn the heat too high. CIO

Note: <888> 08/18/01 Saturday 12:30 A.M.: I went out for a drive. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought MC Swiss cheese at $5.09 a pound for $3.16. Well it is time for bed. I hope you all have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 11:25 P.M.: I set up the Storm Alert 21 Day demo for warnings for Fairfield County, Connecticut; York, Maine; and Indian River, Florida. I set up the InstaWarn plugin to relay these alerts to a Java Script link from my homepage at every five minute intervals when they are put out by Storm Alert. I set it for all alerts on the Storm Alert program. I set the storm alert program to automatically boot when booting the computer, but one has to remember to activate the InstaWarn plugin for the alert messages to be relayed to my server. Alas, I am not sure whether I will buy the program within 21 days. I am not sure if anyone using the net would trust my setup and using the program since there are so many other weather services on the net. I have some interesting links at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Still weather alerts frequently can be regional, so I am posting the three regions of alerts where I have friends and family living near the ocean. I just had some cantaloupe and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 9:05 P.M.: I downloaded and installed Storm Alert 21 day demo http://www.interwarn.com . It seems to be an excellent program for the computer, if one can afford it. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 8:00 P.M.: I rested from noon to 5 P.M.. I then drove downtown by the waterfront. I next walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Lecters, they have 40% off kitchen items hanging on the south wall and Rubbermaid containers buy two get one free. I stopped by CVS. I then used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by CVS again, and I bought a 60 tablet box of Wisk with the store coupon was $4.99 plus .30 tax for $5.29 total. I then returned to the car. I drove around the waterfront again. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $13.75 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I checked the air in my tires at 28 PSI. I returned home. I had a frosted Barq’s rootbeer in a frosted mug. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 11:30 A.M.: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I chatted briefly with two employees of NOAA driving one of their GMC vehicles. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought 3 six packs of Arnold hotdog buns, two loaves of Branola whole wheat bread, and two boxes of Arnold cheese and garlic croutons for $6.60 total. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then went by the vegetable market in the Cumberland Farms shopping plaza just across the boarder in New York state, and I bought 4 vine ripen tomatoes at $1.49 a pound for $1.77, a two pound bag of onions .89, and a head of Romaine lettuce .99 for $3.65 total. I then returned home. I opened a can of Star-Kist tuna, and I rinsed it and I flaked it, and then I added a tablespoon and a half of Hellmann’s mayonnaise and mixed it together. On a large dinner plate, I laid out a bed of washed and ripped Romaine lettuce, then I scooped the tuna fish into the middle. I sliced one tomato in sections and laid it out around the tuna fish. I then put two homemade dill pickles on either side of the plate. I put a fourth of diced onion on top of the tomatoes. I then diced 12 olives and spread them on top. I next added about 25 croutons. I then added grated parmesan cheese. I next had it all for lunch with Italian balsamic vinegar and Bertolli Italian olive oil along with a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 8:05 A.M.: I had a cup of cappuccino. I have cleaned up, and I will now go out for some daytime activity. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 6:40 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I peel and removed the seeds from two cantaloupe, and then I diced them and put it all in a large round Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I had some with ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 08/17/01:

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 4:55 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I looked at some old pictures I have posted on the net http://mrscott.com/picms/ . Alas, I have not taken any new pictures recently. Well time to send out the weekly email. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 4:00 A.M.: I did a little preventive maintenance. I took my E: hard drive out of the primary computer, and I installed it temporarily into the backup computer. I then copied the entire root directory of my server including favorites from the E: drive to the C: drive on the backup computer. I then returned the E: drive to the primary computer. I then installed the “httpd.conf” file from the primary computer Apache server to the backup computer apache server along with one module. I now can run my entire server from the backup computer should the need ever arise including all its contents and favorites. CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/01 Friday 12:20 A.M.: On Thursday morning, I had four fax calls wake me up. A friend arrived about noon. We chatted. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out and made my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned, and we then went for a drive in back country up Lake Avenue, Round Hill Road, and down North Street from Banksville, New York back to central Greenwich. We stopped by the Stop and Shop and bought a 26 ounce jar of Ragu tomato, onion, and garlic sauce for $1.59. We returned home, and we chatted. About 6 P.M., I reheated the homemade egg noodles and the Ragu sauce, and we had the Ragu sauce on the noodles with parmesan cheese and ice tea for dinner. We watched the ABC evening news. My dinner guest departed at 7 P.M., and I fell asleep until now. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/16/01 Thursday 7:10 A.M.: Internet Explorer 6.0 was suppose to come out yesterday, but it has not. I reinstalled Internet Explorer 6.0 beta, but first I had to remove the archive attributes from the folder containing it “C:\program files\internet explorer” which had some of the folder attributes active. I had to do this to get the install program to work. Well, the system is working fine. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 08/16/01 Thursday 5:45 A.M.: I tried resting a bit to no avail. I watched a presentation on CSPAN-2, by Stuart Lynn about ICANN www.icann.org which was very interesting. I had a bowl of microwave popcorn with a glass of ice tea. Well it is time to try to sleep. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 08/16/01 Thursday 1:45 A.M.: I tested Windows XP beta RS2 on the backup computer for a while. I installed Zone Alarm on it. I also installed the Apache Server 1.3.20 on it, with a copy of my downloadable directory, so I can run a backup server when using the backup computer. Well back to some regular work on the main computer. CIO

Note: <888> 08/16/01 Thursday 12:10 A.M.: I finished my laundry about 11 P.M.. I sifted through my email while doing the laundry. I then made up a pound of fresh egg pasta one quarter inch wide flat noodles eight to twelve inches long. I then fried a boneless center cut pork chop in olive oil and margarine with a few slices of onion and seasoning of ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Basil, Oregano, and Italian spices. While the boneless center cut pork chop was cooking, I boiled the fresh egg noodles for five minutes in boiling water. I drained them, and I then put them in a large bowl, and added pads from a stick of margarine and mixed it all together. I then added generous dashes of ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Oregano, Basil, and Italian Spices and mixed it all together. I then added about a quarter of a cup of olive oil and mixed it all together, and I then added about a third of a cup of grated parmesan cheese and mixed the noodle mixture all together. I covered a large dinner plate with a thick layer of the noodle mixture, and I put the rest in a large flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I then put the cooked boneless center cut pork chop in the middle of the noodles on the plate, and I put the fried onion on the pork, and I poured the frying juices and oils onto the pork and the noodles. I then did a light sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese. I had this for dinner with ice tea. I will now turn off the main computer server, and I will beta test on the backup computer Microsoft XP beta RS2. I will put the Apache server on it with a page saying, the main computer is down for testing on the backup computer. I am a bit stuffed. CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/01 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I put clean sheets on the bed. I am in the process of doing laundry. CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/01 Wednesday 7:10 P.M.: I rested until 6 P.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup along with ice coffee. I watched the ABC evening news. I now have the BBC World News on now. CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/01 Wednesday 2:50 P.M.: My guest left around 10 P.M. last night. I went to bed, and I slept until 2 P.M. this afternoon. I guess I was tired. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/01 Friday 9:45 P.M.: I went out for a drive. I stopped by the waterfront. I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought two cans of 20% more gold emblem mixed nuts 14.4 ounce cans for $3.99 both, Pearl Drops 2.7 ounces buy one get one free tubes of tooth polishing toothpaste for $3.99 both, two Ajax antibacterial dish washing detergent .99 each plus .36 tax for $11.31 total. I then stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 3 pack of Paul Newman’s microwave butter popcorn for $1.79, two 32 ounce bottles of Heinz ketchup for $3 both, Oscar Meyer beef franks buy one get one free for $3.69 both for $8.48 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/01 Friday 7:15 P.M.: I had two hamburgers with buns and fried onions slices with mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard along with two ears of steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. I chatted with a friend. I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I watched the ABC evening news. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 08/24/01:

Note: <888> 08/31/01 Friday 4:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office. I bought 20 U.S.A. flag veteran stamps for $6.80. I obtained five money orders at .90 apiece, and I paid my General Electric yearly service contract on my GE Profile 14,000 BTU air conditioner with remote which is about $50 a year. I paid my AT&T, Verizon, Optimum Online, and Cablevision bills. I then went to First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I then walked over to the Greenwich Town Hall, and I paid the property tax on my 1976 Volvo. I then went to Oil Star, and I had my oil changed and filter changed along with fluids check for $34.75 with a $3 off coupon. I then went to Off Center Hair Cuts in Old Greenwich, and I got my hair cut for $16 plus $4 tip. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop, and I bought a box of 20 Electrolux vacuum bags for $2.12. I then went by CVS, and I bought a 50.7 ounce bottle of CVS yellow mouthwash for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then drove around Tod’s Point. I next stopped by Staples, and I bought two four packs of General Electric 40 watt light bulbs .84 a pack plus .10 tax for $1.78. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street again. I then stopped by Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $12 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought one half gallon of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice $2 and a half gallon of Tropicana tangerine orange juice $2, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” $1.99, 93% lean ground sirloin buy one get one free $5.07 plus a $5.03 free one and a 8 pack of Pepperidge Farm hamburger buns $1.59, and six ears of corn for $1 for $13.65 total. I next went by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought 3 loaves of Freihofers 12 grain bread for $3.48 total. I then went by Smokes for Less, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each carton or $38 total. I then returned home. The NOAA weather warning system is going off for severe storms in this area until 9 P.M. tonight. I had a Barq’s frosted root beer in a frosted mug, and then I filed this report. CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: I was up until 2 A.M.. I woke up at 8:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up, and then I will go out and pay my bills and other errands. I will send out my weekly email after I return. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 9:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I also finished off the Land O Lakes cheddar cheese this afternoon. Well, I guess I will relax a bit more. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 8:00 P.M.: I finished the laundry. I sorted out my bills, and I have them ready to pay tomorrow. I had dinner of two hamburgers with buns and fried onions and condiments, steamed corn on the cob, Romaine lettuce salad with sliced plum tomato, chopped quarter of a onion, 20 olives, parmesan cheese, Italian olive oil, and Italian Balsamic vinegar along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 5:25 P.M.: I started the laundry, and I am on the dry cycle right now. I also changed the sheets on my bed. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 4:00 P.M.: Well, I received bad news. As of September 5, 2001 http://www.dialpad.com/ will no longer be offering free Computer to Telephone calls. However, one can still get free five minute computer to telephone calls from http://www.net2phone.com/ . Well, I guess all good things must come to an end. Still one can find cheaper rates than Net2Phone for computer to telephone calls. Try looking at the various programs listed at http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?link=1&Usrt=alpha&Ufcode=51811,42987,60351,49291,43033 . Well try to save money if you can. I still am worrying whether @home will continue to offer service through Cablevision, so I can continue to run my server. Basically, if I can’t run the server and also make free telephone computer to telephone calls, it will probably not pay for me to continue with high speed cable access, since realistically I am already on a tight budget, and my internet presence would probably come to an end. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 2:50 P.M.: I checked the mail. I did a little system’s maintenance. I updated the Net2Phone program on my computer to the default account for free phone calls. CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/01 Thursday 12:35 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 08/29/01 Wednesday 11:55 P.M.: Following is an interesting report that I believe I heard about while in Lanzerote in February 1972, or maybe I just imagined it. Link to report: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010829/sc/environment_tsunami_dc_3.html . CIO

Scientists Warn of Possible Atlantic Monster Wave

by Susan Schlachter

LONDON (Reuters) - The eruption of a volcano in the Canary Islands could trigger a ``mega-tsunami'' that would devastate Atlantic coastlines with waves as high as 330 feet, scientists said on Wednesday.

They said an eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, part of the Spanish island chain off West Africa, was likely to cause a massive chunk of rock to break off, crashing into the sea and kicking up huge walls of water higher than any other in recorded history.

The tsunami would be capable of traveling huge distances at up to 500 miles an hour, the scientists said in a research paper to be published in September's Geophysical Research Letters.

Simon Day, of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre at the University College of London, said that as the volcano was not erupting at present, the short-term and medium-term risks were ``negligible.''

But Cumbre Vieja should be monitored closely for any signs of activity so that emergency services could plan an effective response, he said.

``Eruptions of Cumbre Vieja occur at intervals of decades to a century or so and there may be a number of eruptions before its collapse,'' said Day, who collaborated on the research with Steven Ward of the University of California.

``Although the year-to-year probability of a collapse is therefore low, the resulting tsunami would be a major disaster with indirect effects around the world.''

WEST SAHARA TO BEAR BRUNT

The effects would spread north, west and south of the Canaries, with the west Sahara bearing the worst of the wave's energy.

The energy released by the collapse would be equal to the electricity consumption of the entire United States in half a year.

Immediately after the landslide, a dome of water 3,000 feet high and tens of miles wide would form, only to collapse and rebound.

As the landslide rubble moved deeper under water, a tsunami would develop. Within 10 minutes, the tsunami would have moved a distance of almost 155 miles.

On the west Saharan shore, waves would probably reach heights of 330 feet.

Florida and the Caribbean, the final north Atlantic destinations to be affected by the tsunami, would have to brace themselves for 165 foot waves some eight to nine hours after the landslide.

Wave heights toward Europe would be smaller, but substantial waves would hit the coasts of Britain, Spain, Portugal and France.

The research paper estimated water would penetrate several miles inland and that the devastation would cause trillions of dollars in damage.

Note: <888> 08/29/01 Wednesday 11:40 P.M.: I had about 40% of a 8 ounce bar of Land O Lakes cheddar cheese. I channel surfed a bit. I just had some microwave popcorn and a glass of ice tea. Well not much happening as usual, so I guess I will call it a day. Since most people in Greenwich, Connecticut are not interested in computers and the internet or for that matter television. It is the general reality of the town that most people here in town spend a good deal of their free time reading as usual. Since I have already read quite a lot in my time, I enjoy doodling on the computer and recently because of increased eye strain, I have been relaxing more. Well time to end the day. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 08/29/01 Wednesday 8:30 P.M.: Well, I went out, and I stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram; and I bought a buy one get one free of Marlboro Milds for $3.98 both. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove by the waterfront. I chatted with a local. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I had a half glass of ice coffee. I chatted with a relative. I had dinner of two hamburgers with buns and condiments, steamed corn on the cob, and the rest of the pasta reheated along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/29/01 Wednesday 2:05 P.M.: I went to bed at 2 A.M., and I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton SpeedDisk on the primary computer. I installed the release version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on both computers. I am running SpeedDisk on the backup computer. I chatted with a couple of relatives. One relative told me that the Kennebunkport, Maine library has internet access available. Well, I guess I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. A friend told me that Fairfield, Connecticut Buick dealership is going out of business, and one can buy a brand new 2002 Buick Regal there for $21,000. CIO

Note: <888> 08/29/01 Wednesday 1:25 A.M.: Well not much happening. I guess it is time to call it a day. CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/01 Tuesday 11:25 P.M.: Well I went for a short drive. I had a 8 ounce bar of Land O Lakes hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese along with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. One wonders what ever happened to J.E.E.. I suppose that group of people are still kicking back in the Malibu Colony waiting for California to fall off. Not much happening here. I suppose on the last day of the month, we will get all of the end of the month summer renters coming back our way as they head south. Well if anyone traveling is interested in the weather, try http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Also for anyone up in Kennebunkport, I noticed that off the lobby of the Colony Hotel, they have a visitor computer room where internet access is $1 for five minutes. I did not check it out to see if it high speed or not. Possibly the Kennebunkport library might have internet access or just check with Sam. However, while I was up there, there was a banded carrier pigeon lurking around me, but I did not stop to check its band to see if it made any sense. Enough of suspense writing. Pretty much nothing is going on, but at least the lights are still on, and the electricity is still working. CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/01 Tuesday 9:00 P.M.: My dinner guest and I went out, and we stopped by the Greenwich American water company, so he could get some water conservation kits. We then looked at the used car lots nearby in Port Chester. We took a 1995 Grey SAAB 900S 4 door hatchback with 91,000 miles for a test drive that is offered for sale at the Exxon Station next to the Greenwich library. However, it has a 5 five speed stick shift; so my friend still has to think about whether to buy it or not. We had dinner of a hamburger apiece with bun and condiments, reheated noodle mixture, corn on the cob, and ice tea. The dinner guest just left. I also had a 50% decaffeinated and 50% regular Folgers instant coffee after dinner. I found two lamp shades discarded outside, so I put them on the bedroom desk pineapple lamps since they are shear and let out more light. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/01 Tuesday 2:10 P.M.: I sifted through a pile of periodical literature. I read some, and I threw out the old issues. A dinner guest came down for dinner. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. I will now clean up.

Note: <888> 08/28/01 Tuesday 12:10 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until a little while ago. The lights blinked just a little while ago, and I had to restart my computer. CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/01 Monday 10:50 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I relaxed a bit. Well, I guess it is time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/01 Monday 7:25 P.M.: We have been having some pretty intense lightning and thunder and rain for the last three hours. I changed the Interwarn Weather Warning Storm Alert Program http://www.interwarn.com/ to “Server 1” and the program seems to be working properly. I still don’t think I will be able to afford to buy it. I had dinner of two hamburgers on buns with condiments, pasta mixture, corn on the cob, and ice tea. The bad weather is suppose to continue through 7:30 P.M. or slightly later. CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/01 Monday 4:10 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Post Office on Valley Road, and I mailed the letter. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, four computer newsweeklies, and Barron’s. I gave a former neighbor a ride home, and the neighbor gave me $5 for the ride. It was threatening weather for thunder and lightning. I then stopped by the Food Emporium. I bought two Tropicana tangerine and a ruby red orange juice for $2 a half gallon, six ears of corn on the cob $1, buy one get one free of ground sirloin for $3.99 a pound for $4.03 and the $3.99 one free, Freihofers 12 pack of hotdog rolls .99 and a Pepperidge Farm 8 pack of hamburger buns for $1.59 for $11.61 total. I then returned home. The weather was threatening. The NOAA weather alert radio went off for severe thunderstorms, and I checked the Storm Alert program on the computer, and it said there were no alerts at the present moment. Thus the Storm Alert program is not accurate as far as I am concerned. I will discontinue using it once the demonstration program once it expires in ten days. I had some ice coffee. There is mild thunder and lightning with rain at the moment. CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/01 Monday 12:40 P.M.: I wrote a letter to a relative. When printing it out, I printed out on copy in color with the Compaq IJ200 printer. I then printed out a archive copy with the HP LaserJet II printer. However, the HP printer was malfunctioning with the paper feed. After tinkering with it for a while, I finally figured out how to fix it. I took a cotton swab and dipped it in alcohol, and I cleaned the large rubber roller inside the printer where the paper tray goes in, so now the HP LaserJet II printer is working flawlessly and feeding the paper properly. I then printed out 20 sheets of five of labels to mail to the same relative along with ten sheets of my own address labels for myself. Well time to have a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea for lunch. Then I will clean up and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/01 Monday 9:30 A.M.: I went to bed at midnight. I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received a telephone call last night from a relative. I will now write a letter to a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/01 Sunday 10:15 P.M.: My houseguest, and I sat by the waterfront until about 3 P.M.. We returned back to the apartment. I rested until 5:30 P.M.. I made a pound of ¾ inch wide flat homemade egg noodles with the pasta machine. I boiled them five minutes. I added a jar of heated Ragu parmesan alfredo sauce which I had heated with a few dashes added of ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. When I added the Ragu alfredo mixture to the noodles, I also added a ¼ of a pound of grated Lane O Lakes cheddar cheese, ¼ cup of olive oil, 1/6 of a pound of minced Wilson pepperoni slices, 20 minced stuffed olives, and a quarter of a cup of crated parmesan cheese, all of which I mixed together with the noodles. We had the noodle mixture with ice tea. After dinner, I had a cup of instant coffee 50% decaf Folgers and 50% regular Folgers. We then watched a movie about Merlin on television. I just had 16 slices of pepperoni with little one square slices of cheddar cheese on them. My houseguest just left. CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/01 Sunday 12:30 P.M.: I went out for a drive with my houseguest. We stopped by a few automobile dealerships looking at used car. We drove over to Old Greenwich. We stopped by Staples. We returned home. We had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/01 Sunday 8:25 A.M.: My houseguest, and I were up at 7 A.M. this morning. We had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, cantaloupe, coffee, and vitamins. We will go out in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 9:40 P.M.: I prepared the same dinner as last night along with the cantaloupe mixture and ice tea. My house guest and I chatted through out the evening. Well time to call it a day. CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 5:20 P.M.: A friend came down for dinner. We chatted for a while. The friend is taking a nap. I cooked two half boneless breast of chicken breasts the same way as last night for dinner to have in a boneless breast of chicken chef’s salad again this evening. I also peeled and diced two cantaloupe and put it all in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I took out the cantaloupe remains. I scanned a half dozen of the photographs, and I posted them at http://mrscott.com/picms/ . CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 3:10 P.M.: I went out. I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. My pictures were ready. I walked down to the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I then returned to CVS. My photographs were$7.94 less a $2 store coupon plus .36 tax for $6.30 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to Stop and Shop. They had a clearance item table set up at the front of the store. I bought a AT&T #7235, 25 channel cordless big button telephone for $10 plus .60 tax, a head of Romaine lettuce .99, and 3 eight ounce bars of different varieties of Land O Lakes Cheese for $5 all three for $16.59 total. I then returned home. I installed the AT&T cordless telephone on the left front side of the bedroom desk. The battery was already charged, so I installed the memory dial numbers. I put the old General Electric cordless telephone that would not dial out in the lower right bedroom desk drawer. I got double four inch prints on the photographs. The pictures on the beginning of the roll taken in the early morning haze at Cape Porpoise, Maine did not come out. Also the pictures taken in the afternoon haze at Walker’s Point did not come out. All of the other pictures came out. I also two days ago, put the round Maine Loon sticker on my driver’s side lower rear window. CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 11:55 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I put the picture of the Russian tall ship Kruzenshtern on the hallway wall to the right of the bathroom door. I took out the garbage. I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice coffee. I will clean up shortly and test my new shower head and bathroom sink spigot strainer. I then will go out for some routine activity. CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 9:00 A.M.: For those of you having trouble finding Radio 10 Gold from Amsterdam, Netherlands; try http://radio10.deltasolutions.nl/ . CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/01 Saturday 8:45 A.M.: I finished off the croutons last night along with having about 40 slices of the Wilson thin sliced pepperoni which I had with ice tea. I went to bed about 11 P.M.. I was up this morning at 7 A.M.. I did some apartment rearranging. I put out the symbols of dominion back around the apartment. I put the 4 foot by 6 foot United States of America 50 star flag over the left living room window. I put the 30 inch by 4 foot Saudi Arabian flag over the center living room window. I put the United Kingdom Union Jack 4 foot by 6 foot Union Jack over the right living room window. I put the 30 inch by 4 foot Dutch flag over the bedroom window. I put the two small Swiss flags on top of the main computer monitor. I put the small French flag on the dining room table lazy Susan. I put the small Canadian, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish flags on the backup computer monitor. I put the Queen Elizabeth II Life magazine coronation framed issue back underneath the British flag on the right living room window shelf. I put the Budweiser beer stein to the right of the older Honeywell air purifier on top of the entertainment center bookshelves. I put the two Martha’s Vineyard prints on the lower right kitchen entrance. I put the bras shield of Pall Mall underneath the mirror in the living room walkway leading to the bedroom hallway. I put the six Norwegian chocolate cups on the top shelf of the kitchen entrance bookcase along with the two Crystal Cathedral coffee mugs on the second shelf. I put the United States Marine corps Zippo lighter back in the Nantucket ashtray on the long living room mahogany bureau with the Greenwich Country Club Zippo lighter. I filled both lighters with Ronson lighter fluid. I put the United States Army canteen on the lower center hallway bookshelf. I put the Pan Am, Air Canada, KLM, and American Express flight bags on the rack behind the apartment entrance. I put the Green dragon cap on the hat rack. I put the Swedish glass globe in front of the air conditioner. I put the 4 English tea mats on the brass and glass coffee table on top of the bedroom desk. I put the Brazilian writing pen holder on the bedroom desk with a Pierre Cardin ink pen in it. I put the Confederate flag paper weight on the bedroom desk brass and glass coffee table with the metal framed Queen Elizabeth II Canadian quarter. I put a small United States 48 star and a small United Kingdom Union Jack flag hanging from the bedroom desk lamp shades. I put the KPT sticker and Kennebunkport post card with the Maine loon sticker on the high mahogany bedroom bureau. I put the Australian bush survivor canteen on the hat rack. I then had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, coffee, vitamins, and toast. I will now do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/01 Friday 9:55 P.M.: My dinner guest has left after we chatted a while. Well, I guess it is time for me to end the day. CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/01 Friday 7:25 P.M.: My dinner guest and I had the barbeque boneless breast of chicken club salad along with ice tea. I filled the little oil lamp with oil and I set it between the other two small oil lamps on the long mahogany bureau in the living room. The oil lamps are made by http://www.lamplightfarms.com/ . They have little lamps you can order for as little as $3.75 along with the oil. CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/01 Friday 4:55 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a small hurricane oil lamp made for a candle holder for $1 and a small silver and glass holder for a $1 to put it in for $2 total. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and looked at shower flow reduction fixtures. They told me that the Connecticut American Water Company would give them to me. I went to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 and a two pack of Marlboro Milds for $3.98 for $22.98 total. I then returned home. I got the vice grip and the large crescent wrench out of the car trunk. I called Connecticut American water company, and they are on 75 Holly Hill Lane, which is a south turn off West Putnam Avenue and first right turn and bear left into the office park. They are open from 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.. They gave me the apartment water usage reduction kit. A dinner guest arrived at the same time. I took off the old Admiral shower head that cost $80 fifteen years ago and only allows eight minutes of hot water and I installed the flow restricted shower head provided by the water company. I installed a sink aerator on the kitchen sink that reduces flow from 4 gallons a minute to 2 gallons a minute. I put another one on the bathroom sink with a quick turn on – turn off lever. I did not install the water reduction features for the toilet. I seasoned two half boneless chicken breasts with olive oil and placed a olive oil layer in the bottom of a Pyrex dish and seasoned the oiled boneless chicken breast with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, Basil, Italian seasoning, oregano; and then I covered it all with barbeque sauce. I cooked the two breasts in the Convection microwave oven for a half hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I then put them in the dish on a trivet in the refrigerator to cool. I will use them once cooled to make the same Chef’s chicken salad as I made last week. I also put the Italian Balsamic vinegar bottle flow restrictor in the dining room table olive oil bottle. CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/01 Friday 12:30 P.M.: Well I studied the http://www.creaf.com/ and http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/ web sites. There is a new group of Creative Sound Cards http://www.soundblaster.com/ coming out soon that will have 5 channel sound which will work with the Cambridge Sound Works http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/multimedia/detail/dtt3500_detail.htm new 5 channel sound system. The Cambridge Sound Works System can be ordered for about $250, and the one can figure the new Creative 5 channel sound cards when available will be over $200. However, I would advise have increased sound performance should probably be accompanied by a more up to date computer system. Moreover, increased sound performance can only be used in environments where one will not distract others living or working in adjacent environments. Well I checked the mail. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and along with ice tea. Well there is supposedly no power ball today, so I will go out and do some errands. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 08/24/01:

Note: <888> 08/24/01 Friday 8:25 A.M.: I was up at 7 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now send out my weekly mailing of my “Scott’s Random Notes” http://mrscott.com/note02.htm . Remember to look at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Also the Connecticut and New York weather servers that work with Storm Alert http://www.interwarn.com/ still are not working for a week. CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/01 Thursday 9:15 P.M.: Well I am relaxing a bit. I suppose I should head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/01 Thursday 6:15 P.M.: I chatted with the friend whose 1987 SAAB had transmission trouble, and it is back at Swedish Mechanics on Black Rock turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut. I then took three slices of whole wheat bread and put Hellmann’s mayonnaise on them. I then put a teaspoon of cream cheese in each of the four quarters of the bread slices. I then put two slices of the Wilson pepperoni in each of the four quarters of each slice. I then slice three ¼ inch thick lengthwise slices of the Monterey Jack about 9 inches long with the cheese slicer and cut each slice into four sections and put one of each section onto each quarter of the bread. I then put a half stuffed olive on each quarter. I cut each of the three slices into four quarters and placed the 12 canapés on a plate with a homemade dill pickle quarter cut into four thin slivers. I had this for dinner with ice tea. The new batch of ice tea is in the refrigerator. I want to watch the ABC evening news to see the report on the impending marriage of Prince Haakon of Norway http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/norway010823_royals.html . CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/01 Thursday 5:00 P.M.: I drove down by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a book. I read four computer newsweeklies, the Wall Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, and PC Magazine. I then drove by the waterfront. I next drove by the ELDC thrift shop. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. I am making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I took the alcohol pourer out of the olive oil bottle on the dining room table, and I filled it with Bertolli olive oil, and I capped it. The alcohol pourer seemed to want to slip out of the olive oil bottle. I then opened another bottle of Italian Balsamic vinegar, and I filed the vinegar bottle on the dining room table keeping in the alcohol pourer. I am having a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/01 Thursday 12:15 P.M.: My house guest, and I had breakfast of three scrambled eggs apiece with toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. We headed out at 8 A.M., and we drove up the Merritt Parkway to the Black Rock turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut to Swedish Motors. My friend is riding up to Manchester, Connecticut to the John Harvard pub to pick up his 1987 SAAB with a mechanic in a tow truck. They think the problem might be minor, possibly some item like transmission linkage. By the way last night when we drove down from Manchester, Connecticut to Byram; we drove down in a Lincoln Town car Livery vehicle. It was quite a most excellent smooth ride, and it is a most enjoyable roomy automobile to ride in. It was the first time, I have ever been in one; although in this area I have seen lots of them. I then returned to Greenwich, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I dropped off my roll of film to have double four inch prints made for two day CVS processing for $8.99. I also bought with the CVS card and store circular coupon buy one get one free of Kodak 24 exposure ASA 200 film for $3.99 both plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. There are about 100 people lined up at each lottery store on Greenwich Avenue for Power Ball. At the waterfront, I saw a Blue Heron. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $10.25 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I noticed at Greenwich Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, there were only a few people lined up for Power Ball. However, one has to buy $5 at least of Quick Picks. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought S&S Monterey jack at $2.39 a pound for $2.09, a dozen large eggs $1.69, a pound of Wilson sliced pepperoni $4.99, two large cantaloupe at .77 apiece, S&S Manz olives .99 a jar, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter $1.79, Purdue Boneless breast of chicken $3.99 a pound for $5.15, and 8 plum tomatoes at $1.49 a pound $2.21 for $21.44 total. I then returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/01 Thursday 6:20 A.M.: Well I am back from the trip from Maine. We left on Monday morning about 8 A.M. after having breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. We drove up I-95 to New Haven, Ct.; and then we headed north towards Hartford on I-91. South of Hartford, we headed towards I-84, and at the Massachusetts boarder, we got on the Massachusetts turnpike I-90. We stopped at the rest area under construction shortly thereafter. We then took I-290 to I-495, and headed across northern Massachusetts until the New Hampshire turnpike north to the Maine Turnpike. We stopped at Kittery, Maine. We got gasoline. We went to the Ralph Lauren outlet, and my traveling companion bought 3 oxford shirts for $30 each. We then went to the Brook’s Brother outlet, and he bought 3 polo shirts for $20 each. We stopped by the Rockport shoe outlet. We then toured another shoe outlet, and next to it was the Cambridge Sound outlet. They had clearance items. They had $450 speaker systems for $250 and $250 speaker systems for $150. We then headed up the Maine turnpike to the Ogunquit and York exit, and head north on U.S. 1. We stopped and had Fish and Chips for $3.95 each at a small restaurant. We then drove through Ogunquit, and we found a room at the Colonial Resort Motel on U.S. 1 north of Ogunquit across from the small Exxon station for $80 a night. We arrived probably around 4 P.M.. We rested a bit. That evening we went out for a short drive around Ogunquit. We then returned and cleaned up. We had dinner at the Village Inn. I had roast beef, wild rice, with a popover and San Perigrino water. My traveling companion had rack of lamb with garlic potatoes and other liquid refreshment. We then walked around downtown Ogunquit. We returned back to the motel home. I was up the following morning about 5 A.M.. We had the continental breakfast of coffee, orange juice, donut and muffins. We cleaned up, and we headed down to Kennebunkport. We drove around the shore of Kennebunkport and Cape Porpoise. We went over to a relatives. We all drove along the shore again. We all lunch of lobster rolls at the Wayfayer restaurant with ice tea. We then toured around Kennebunkport some more. We dropped off the relative. We then toured around Kennebunkport some more taking pictures. Walkers Point is still there and seems to have weathered any storms. They’re flying the Texas flag there. We spent some time at the beach in front of the Colony hotel. We returned to the motel in Ogunquit, and we rested a short bit. We then went down by the harbor in Ogunquit and Perkins Cove, and we walked around the shore front walkway. We then had dinner at the restaurant in the center of Ogunquit on U.S. 1. I had the New York Sirloin with baked potato and ice tea. My traveling companion had Maine shrimp with noodles which later gave him indigestion since it was too rich. We then returned to the motel. I went to bed about 8 P.M., and I was up at 4 A.M. on Wednesday morning. I took about a 3 mile walk downtown to the beach and back. We had the same Continental breakfast. We checked out of the motel. We went down to Kennebunkport to say goodbye to a relative. We toured around. I bought 3 Loon stickers for $4.20 total. We relaxed at the beach in front of the Colony Hotel until about 1 P.M.. We had lobster rolls at Port Lobster nearby. I stopped for coffee on the way out of town. We headed back home the same way we came up. At the Massachusetts turnpike, we went the wrong way for 20 miles, we got off and headed the right way. We stopped at the gasoline station on the turnpike where we drove the wrong way part of it. Across the Connecticut boarder, we stopped at a Truck Stop, and I got a Whopper meal at Burger King for $4.20. Just east of Hartford, at Buckland Road on I-84, we had the transmission fail on my friend’s car. We coasted off the highway to a bar restaurant called the John Harvard pub at Manchester, Connecticut which was quite busy at 5 P.M.. My friend tried putting in transmission fluid he obtained from the neighboring Exxon station. He worked on the car for a while, and he was unable to get the 1987 SAAB transmission to go into gear after adding the transmission fluid. He talked with his mechanic. He hired a Livery vehicle, and it drove us the rest of the way to Byram – Greenwich, Connecticut where I live arriving at about 9:30 P.M.. I unpacked, and then I had some ice tea. I then headed off to bed, and I was up at 5 A.M. this morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/01 Friday 11:10 P.M.: My dinner guest showed up after the last message. We watched a bit of television and chatted. For dinner we each had a tuna fish sandwich, the rest of the spaghetti and tomato meat sauce, steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. The dinner guest left at 9:30 P.M., and I went downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a eye round roast at $2.79 a pound for $7.83, buy one get one free of 16 ounce S&S lightly salted peanuts $2.69 both, Land O Lakes tub of margarine .99, Lysol lemon cleaner $2.99, Gold’s horseradish $.99, three green squash at .99 a pound $2.42, eight pickling cucumbers at .99 a pound $2.88 for $20.97 total. I then returned home. I put the groceries away. I then sliced in lengthwise quarters the eight pickling cucumbers, and I put them in two jars with my vinaigrette pickling juice and put them in the refrigerator. They should be ready in three to four weeks. The HP LaserJet IID came with a parallel cable and the instruction manual and two font cartridges as well as the two paper trays. I noticed in the manual that it all weighed slightly over 80 pounds, so I guess I am a bit exerted from hoisting it today. Well time for some regular computer activity. CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/01 Friday 4:40 P.M.: I went out after the message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift. I finally bought the HP LaserJet IID PCL Language Printer for half price for $20. It was quite a hoist to carry it out of the Hospital Thrift Shop. However, since I have had a double hernia for 25 years, I guess it was par for the course. I returned home, and I carried it up with the custodian’s skateboard. I put it on the rear back side of the dining room table where the lazy Susans once were. I put the lazy Susans underneath the Proscan television in the bedroom. I set up the HP LaserJet IID printer on the printer port switch box and selection C: and also I set it up in the operating system printers as the default. Microsoft Word 2000 starts with it selected as the default. I ran off about a 100 test sheets. The printer is very clean. However, I did clean the toner wire. I also set it at 9 the least heavy toner setting. It prints a fine line across the paper in one or two sections on print outs. It does not have any paper jam problems. Basically, it looks like the previous owner had installed a new recycled laser toner cartridge, which might not be up to specifications as an original HP laser cartridge. However, for draft printing it is just fine. It has two font cartridges I set up. It also has two paper cartridges and a rear sheet feeder. This all took some time. Basically the HP LaserJet II D was about a $4000 printer system in 1988, so it shows how fast this sort of equipment does depreciate. Still it is a work horse of a laser printer. Once the current cartridge runs out after about 4,000 pages; I can buy the proper HP cartridge 92295A for about $60 to $70 from any office supply store. I could try to return the 99275A HP cartridge, but the box has been open although not the sealed package. There is also writing on the box. Well, I am expecting a dinner guest, but I don’t have any food put in yet, except some tuna fish and a little bit of left over spaghetti. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 09/07/01:

Note: <888> 09/07/01 Friday 12:05 P.M.: I received a wrong number telephone call at 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/01 Friday 4:00 A.M.: Earlier I went through my email and my normal computer work routines. I channel surfed the television. I just had a bag of microwave popcorn along with ice tea. Well, I guess I should head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/01 Friday 2:30 A.M.: I tinkered with the WeatherNode free program available from www.emwinpro.com . CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 11:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.29 and a 2 pound bag of onions for $1.29 for $2.98 total. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 7:45 P.M.: On the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, I printed out a 102 page document today selecting the black ink cartridge. It used about one third of the cartridge, so that gives one an idea of the ink usage for the black cartridge. Hopefully, I will be able to refill it with my ink cartridge kit and black India ink that they sell more cheaply at CompUSA than the small bottles that come with the kit. The kit instructions say that one can refill the cartridges by putting tape on the bottom and on the top after refilling it. CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 7:35 P.M.: I took a nap until 6 P.M.. I had dinner of reheated homemade spaghetti egg noodles with tomato meat sauce and ice tea. I then watched the ABC evening news. I had a cup of cappuccino. I put a new label on the parallel port switch box to indicate the settings for the printers. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 1:25 P.M.: I have been doing a little hardware reconfiguration on the computer. I could not get the software on the Epson printer to tell me the status of the amount of the ink remaining in the cartridges. I tried reinstalling and reconfiguring the software to no avail. I finally tried taking the parallel cable off the switch port box, and that did not work. I had to open the computer case to tighten the screw bolts on the back of the parallel port which loosened and came off when removing the adaptor cable screws. Once I tested it without the switch box, I noticed the older printer cable I was using on the Epson did not have all its pins. I put the new gold parallel cable on the Epson which I had on the Compaq printer, and once I had the computer back together and the port switch box connected, the Epson printer software installed correctly and it shows the amount ink usage now. I put the port switch box on the top of the computer table to the right of the CPU. A is the Epson. B is the Compaq. D is the Colorado T-1000E tape drive I never use. The Compaq prints fine too and seems to show its color cartridge status with the older parallel cable. I still can not set the either printer as a default printer though, or it will interfere with Word 2000 starting. CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I printed out the last four months of Scott’s Random Notes http://mrscott.com/note02pr.htm . It is 102 pages long. I put them in an Oxford clip binder. The new Epson Stylus Color 880 printer printed them out very quickly and clearly using the black ink cartridge. I am most pleased with the results.

Note: <888> 09/06/01 Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/01 Wednesday 10:00 P.M.: I cooked dinner of homemade spaghetti egg noodles which we had with the reheated spaghetti meat sauce with grated parmesan cheese on it along with ice tea. My guest gave me part of a chocolate cake, which I had two slices of for desert. We watched the CSPAN2 presentation of the White House State dinner for President Fox of Mexico. My guest just left. CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/01 Wednesday 5:35 P.M.: I was up until 6:30 A.M.. I had the rest of the Cheez-Its. I slept until 11:30 A.M. when my guest arrived. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice. I gave my guest coffee and toast. I cleaned up, and we went out. We stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I tested the HP LaserJet IID. It unfortunately has some sheet feeder problems, and the printout is smudged. The spare HP toner cartridge I have is a 92275A, and the one at the thrift shop needs a 92295A; so I could not try to fix it. Thus I did not get it. I did buy two nautical wide base coffee cups for $1 each. We then stopped by the Mews Thrift shop which is now open for the season. They have lots of lamps there. Next we sat down by the waterfront until about 4 P.M. on a pleasant day. We then returned home, and had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/01 Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: After dinner, I tried to rest for about an hour. I then started the backup computer, and I temporarily connected the new Epson Stylus Color 880 printer to it. I installed the Windows 2000 drivers for the printer with ECP port enabled in the CMOS. The new printer works fine with Windows XP. Also there is no problem with Word 2000 using it as a default printer. The beta for Storm Alert has expired, so I took the JAVA script out of the home page on my server. I put the new printer on a printer stand I have. Well, it is time to get to bed now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/01 Wednesday 1:25 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. They had a large several feeder tray HP LaserJet II ? 1989 vintage machine in the back room that they had just taken in. I offered them $40 for it. They said they would first test it and let me know today if they would accept my offer. I then went by the waterfront. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went back by the Hospital Thrift shop and looked on the HP LaserJet, and saw it had a 1989 manufacture date. I then talked with a regular, and he said I would be smarter to get a new printer. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I chatted with a customer. I noticed in their weekly sales brochure they had the Epson Stylus Color 880 on sale down from $140 for sale for $80. Staples was quite busy with back to school shoppers. I finally found a sales person, and the Epson Stylus Color 880 had just arrived on the truck, and the salesman fetched one for me. I then ran over to the Hyatt, and I used the Bank of New York money machine there. I then returned to Staples, and I bought the Epson Stylus Color 880 for $79.98 plus $4.80 tax for $84.78 total. I then returned home. I chatted with a friend. I then installed the Epson Stylus Color 880. It comes with a black and a color cartridge. It prints Black and White at 12 pages per minute and color at 8 pages per minute. Installation had one problem that took a while to fix. The printer worked fine, but my Microsoft Word 2000 program would not work. I reinstalled Microsoft Word, and it still did not work. I then fiddled with my Port settings setting them in the CMOS at “ECP”. I eventually figured out that when either printer is set up as the “Default” printer in the printer properties box, Microsoft Word 2000 will not work. The same applied for the Compaq IJ200. I remedied this by setting the default printer to “Net2Fax” or any other non printer in the printer folder. More than likely it is a system problem since it affects both printers. Still now I can use it from Microsoft Word 2000. I just have to select the printer when I go to print. This all took some time. I installed the other programs that came with the Epson printer. Thus, I will some time have to search Microsoft’s site about the Default printer situation to see if there is a remedy. The new Epson Stylus Color 880 Printer prints fast and with most excellent quality. I have the two printers set side by side, and there is a toggle box underneath the computer table for switching from one printer to another. The new Epson printer can not be turned on and off from the computer control panel. It has to be turned on and off from the printer. I hooked it up to a control panel plug that is always on. Also in the instructions, it says if one removed the cartridge, one can not reuse it. However, on my printer ink refill kit, there are instructions for refilling the cartridge, by installing a piece of tape on the bottom and filling it from the top through the paper seal and then leaving the tape on the bottom and cover the top puncture. If this works it will save me on ink cartridges. Since I have a ink refiller kit, I can just buy the India Ink bottles about 8 ounce size at CompUSA. Also the online registration of the Epson printer would not takes its serial number. I have a guest coming down at 11 A.M. this morning. I will probably not get the HP LaserJet at the Hospital Thrift shop since it is rather large and could have problems. Besides I need to eat. I will now have some reheated spaghetti noodles and tomato meat sauce, along with ice tea, and then I will probably go to bed. Have a good morning.

Note: <888> 09/04/01 Tuesday 1:45 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. The NOAA weather warning radio just went off issuing a warning for severe thunderstorm watch for this area until 8 P.M. this evening. CIO

Note: <888> 09/04/01 Tuesday 5:30 A.M.: I watched a show about Admiral Byrd and Antarctica on Channel 13. I had some Cheez-Its and ice tea while watching the show. Sometimes in the winter here, it seems like we are in Greenwich, Antarctica; but actually only in the late fall when the weather first turns cold does it bother one. Once one gets use to winter, we tend to become gradually use to it. Of course it would be nice to keep the apartment warmer, but that would cost more money. I suppose after all these years up north; I am quite use to winter and don’t really think much about it. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/04/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M.: I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive. I left the backup computer server running while doing the backup. I watched the Jacques Pepin’s “Chez Pepin” French cooking show on PBS Channel 13 www.thirteen.org on Channel 18 while doing the backup. I just restarted the main computer and its server. CIO

Note: <888> 09/04/01 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I adjusted Scott’s bellwether stock portfolio http://mrscott.com/scopor01.htm . Well, I guess one would have been better off to be in long term U.S. treasury notes for the last four years. CIO

Note: <888> 09/03/01 Monday 11:45 P.M.: After dinner, I had a cup of cappuccino. I chatted with a relative. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/03/01 Monday 8:30 P.M.: I went out, and I drove around the waterfront. I walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I went by the Stop and Shop. I bought two Rienzi 28 ounce crushed tomatoes and two 28 ounce cans of the Rienzi plum tomatoes for .79 each, 2 twelve ounce cans of S&S tomato paste .85 each, a 16 ounce box of Sunshine white cheddar CheeZ-its $2.50, Kraft 8 ounces of grated parmesan cheese $2.99, 5 pound bag of S&S sugar $2.29, a 5 pound bag of Pillsbury flour $1.99, two 16 ounce tubs of Land O Lakes margarine .99 each, a five pound bag of Russet potatoes .99, a dozen large eggs $1.69 for $19.29 total. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I then put crumbled up and browned in a little bit of olive oil the remaining 7/8 of a pound of ground sirloin in a fry pan. I then put in a few tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of a three quart pot. I added one 28 ounce can of the crushed tomatoes, one 28 ounce can of the plum tomatoes, and a 12 ounce can of tomato paste, the browned ground sirloin drained, one and a half peeled and diced medium onions, about a half dozen dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, small dashes of Chinese five spice, ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Hungarian paprika, and about a teaspoon each of Italian spices, Oregano, Basil, and Parsley, two beef bouillon cubes, and a quarter cup of Italian balsamic vinegar and three bay leaves. I mixed it all together. I then brought it to a boil or heated it up over medium high heat on the electric burner. Once it starts simmering, I will simmer it on medium low for an hour stirring occasionally. I will boil a box of spaghetti noodles, and I will have some of them with the tomato sauce mixture and parmesan cheese and ice tea for dinner. CIO

Note: <888> 09/03/01 Monday 5:20 P.M.: I checked out prices of printers at various web sites. I don’t need another printer at the moment. However, if one needed a Laser Printer, Staples is offering a $70 mailin rebate on the $400 HP Laser Printer. Also www.brother.com has printers not listed at the major computer store outlets. Also Staples and CircuitCity have the Epson 880 Inkjet printers for $80. For myself, I will get by with what I have. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I just finished cleaning up. CIO

Note: <888> 09/03/01 Monday 1:45 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/03/01 Monday 2:30 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I guess, I will head off to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/02/01 Sunday 11:10 P.M.: I mailed a letter. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I watched a bit of television. I will now cook a hamburger for dinner and have it to eat with a bun and condiments and a steamed ear of corn on the cob along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/02/01 Sunday 7:25 P.M.: I tried printing out a web page on the HP LaserJet II, but it still kept getting a paper jam. I worked for a few hours taking it apart, and I was not able to fix it; so I finally threw it away disassembled. I now just have the Compaq IJ200 color printer, which is much slower. However, I don’t print out that much; so I will wait for another used laser printer to show up on the resale market at the thrift shops or elsewhere. Basically, I only need it for printing out the copy of Scott’s notes every four months. Perhaps when I need it, I will just get a faster inkjet printer. I finished off the mixed nuts, and I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. I will clean up shortly and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/02/01 Sunday 3:25 P.M.: I went to bed at 5:30 A.M.. I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will clean up and go out now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/02/01 Sunday 4:30 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I checked a couple of computer sites. Not much happening. I guess the computer people are planning their upcoming strategies. This is all well and good, but frequently they get so involved in their nearsightedness towards the computer, they forget to look into various economic conditions that might effect their markets. Basically I would think twice about buying Windows XP Professional at even half the price, since I would have to upgrade other hardware and software; and I would still be left with the dated computer that I am presently using. Thus as the weather gets cooler, we should start thinking about getting ready for winter and plan ones budget accordingly. Well, I am tired; and it is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 09/02/01 Sunday 2:50 A.M.: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some mixed nuts and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 09/01/01 Saturday 10:30 P.M.: Well, I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/01/01 Saturday 8:10 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some mixed nuts and ice tea. I watched the NBC national news. I had dinner of two hamburgers with buns and condiments and a ear of steamed corn on the cob along with a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/01/01 Saturday 3:05 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I just finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I fixed the Electrolux vacuum power nozzle attachment by using needle nose pliers to squeeze the electrical contacts on the power attachment, so they make contact with the electrical contacts on the vacuum hose. It all worked fine for me. I have another hose for using the hose furniture attachment. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along with cantaloupe and ice tea. I will then shower and clean up and go out. I have been listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram playing it through my 7 computer speakers and piping it through my stereo amplifier into another 15 speakers through out the apartment for 22 speakers playing vintage rock. CIO

Note: <888> 09/01/01 Saturday 12:15 A.M.: I had most of a can of mixed nuts with some ice tea. I was printing out a web page, and my HP LaserJet series II laser printer showed a paper jam again. I worked on it for a while, and I finally determined the large rubber feeder roller was still slipping. I was able to fix this situation, by using my Swiss Army pin knife to cut lengthwise slits in the full circumference of the rubber roller thus providing it with more traction for feeding the paper. The laser printer finally seems to be working fine again. I also restarted the server with new logs for the new month. CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/01 Friday 11:15 P.M.: I went to bed about 8:30 A.M.. I was up at 3 P.M. when a friend stopped by. We watched the news reports on recent terrorists events. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. We went for a drive around the waterfront. I then went by the local library, and I read the local paper. Apparently 7 people are missing or dead locally in the terrorist events according to www.greenwichtime.com . I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. A large number of people were out for a candle light prayer service. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $8.25 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 50 bag box of Twinings Earl Grey tea for $5.49, a dozen extra large eggs $1.79, Seabrook frozen spinach .59, Angostura bitters $3.59, Pepperidge Farm hotdogs rolls $1.59 for $13.27 total. I returned home, and I had some ice tea. I then had a couple of quarter inch thin slices of cold white chicken meat with Tabasco sauce, steamed frozen peas, microwave potato, and ice tea. I watched a bit of the media coverage. CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/01 Friday 7:05 A.M.: I had a cold chicken leg and thigh with steamed corn on the cob and green beans and ice tea. I then relaxed a bit. I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 09/14/01:

Note: <888> 09/14/01 Friday 4:10 A.M.: I have been relaxing this morning thinking of the past weeks events. I guess we all have to pull together and do the best we can for the nation. I am not sure of what the status is on the War and whether a degree of war has been issued by the United States of America Congress or against whomever. Well, I will send out my weekly notes. Let us pray there is no more terrorism. http://mrscott.com/usanthem.rm . CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/01 Friday 2:00 A.M.: Well, I sifted through my email. I fiddled with the HP LaserJet IID printer. I emptied the bottom paper cartridge, and I filled the top paper cartridge to the maximum. I have it working fine without paper jams. My theory from experience with this particular type of LaserJet printer is that not only the paper alignment and paper quality effect its performance as far as paper jams, but since we live in a damp area near the ocean, humidity also plays an important factor on whether paper jams will occur or not. Right now with the top paper cartridge filled to the maximum it is feeding the paper just fine. I relaxed a bit and thought about the recent weeks events. I suppose I will have to get use to being a little more active since as it begins to cool off a little bit more this time of year, I will be less hot and overheated when I go out for regular routines. Still, with all the media reports on the recent tragic terrorist events, since I don’t really read that much regular news, it is hard to make sense of why it would even occur. However, I suppose with the Internet and travel it is a much smaller world today. CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/01 Thursday 10:20 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Audubon mouse pad for .25. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I fell asleep until 9:30 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments, chopped cantaloupe, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/01 Thursday 6:50 A.M.: I watched the local media. Two men in this area walked down from the 80^th floor of the World Trade Center just before it collapsed. Another media outlet reported a large number of the terrorists involved are in the Boston, Massachusetts area. I probably will rest now for a while since I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/01 Thursday 4:05 A.M.: Well, I have just been relaxing. There is not much going on. I did not watch much television, since it tends to increase stress while relaxing. I did have a few slices of cold chicken with Tabasco around midnight along with a steamed ear of corn on the cob and steamed green beans and ice tea. I suppose with the increased tension in the community due to local terrorists events in the New York metropolitan area along with Washington D.C., it probably will be best to stay inside as much as possible. It is a very nice time of the year, but being disabled with arthritis, I actually do not spend that much time outside anymore besides doing a few short errands. CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/01 Thursday 12:20 A.M.: I checked with a local night person, and he said I should stay inside at night during this crisis. Realistically, I don’t have the funds to move around much anymore, and as the weather gets colder with my arthritis, I am not that good at exercise walking in colder weather anymore. I will try to keep busy at home. I normally do not watch much television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/01 Wednesday 11:30 P.M.: I have been advised by the local television channels that there are two United States of America aircraft carrier battle groups off the coast of Long Island and New York, so I think it would be standard procedure that United States of America and other Allied military observers would be in the coastal areas. CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/01 Wednesday 9:25 P.M.: I was up at 5 P.M.. I chatted with a relative today. I was told a local citizen had probably died in the World Trade Center, since he had an office on the 102 floor of the World Trade Center in a finacial office. Another friend told me he had two of his relatives were on their way to work at the World Trade Center when they saw one of the two planes hit. I am familiar with the area, however I have not worked that area in 18 years. I rested today. There are reports on the local media that the downtown area of Manhattan is filled with burning asbestos fibers, so anyone going into that area should wear protective breathing apparatus or least face masks. I will continue to maintain my apartment here, although I am on limited funds and somewhat in shock. I have a 3 P.M. appointment tomorrow. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments, chopped cantaloupe, and ice tea about 6 P.M.. I will continue to rest for now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/01 Wednesday 7:45 A.M.: I woke up at 3 A.M.. I watched the television news reports. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I could try to go out today, but for now I guess I will remain inside. For historical reference, here is a link to a picture of myself with a friend from the Valhalla, New York; the last time I visited the World Trade Center http://mrscott.com/picms/mike-scott-and-friend-new-york-1987.jpg . CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 10:45 P.M.: A friend came down and visited. We watched the television media reports on the terrorist attacks today. I chatted with a couple of family members. I turned off the computer for a while. Since I run the computer continually, when I finally turned it back on just now, the bearings started to make noise in the power supply. The way to fix this is to turn it on briefly and then turn it off quickly before reboot, so that the computer is off again. Since every time one starts it and stops it, the bearings realign themselves. Thus after a few times the power supply fan starts to work properly. Today’s events were most tragic. Apparently nothing is moving in the area. Since I was tired, I rested a couple of hours this evening. My guest and I had dinner of cold chicken, steamed corn on the cob and green beans, and ice tea. My guest just left. Today’s events were most tragic. I suppose when one lives in a busy metropolitan area, one becomes hardened to catastrophic events. Since as a young former employee of CBS news in the early 1970s, I use to enjoy walking around at night in the financial area during the winter. Many times I watched the rather tall and large fellows from Olympia and York Construction Company of Toronto, Canada building the World Trade Center during the Oil Boycott of the 1970s. I once thought of using a friend’s video camera to film it stage by stage as it was constructed. It had about a ten story deep foundation with the pilings driven down as far as the building was high. I use to marvel at the plans of the World Trade center built out of Carrera Marble. I always said in the cold winter nights of New York, it looked like a tuning fork, and like a tuning fork it would send out sound around the world. I guess the current terrorists, do not like the sound and practice of international business. It is so sad to hear about all the employees and rescue workers whom were needlessly killed in this most heinous and senseless act of barbarism. It truly shows the barbarians still exist in the world community, and they have their minds set at continually practicing their barbaric practices. I suppose for those of us whom remember the builders of the World Trade Center, we remember those were quite miserable and cold winters in Manhattan when neighbors from a neighboring country to the north came down to our assistance. I had gone to school a couple of years before in Florence, Italy and had skied at Carrerra, Italy where the marble came from. Whatever, the point of the senseless violence projected against the United State of America today and its international allies, I am sure the World Community will soon come to focus on the perpetrators of this most senseless of all acts. One simply only needed to visit the World Trade Center, to see all the different people of the world engaged in international commerce. The last time I visited the World Trade Center was about fifteen years ago with a friend from Brazil that gave the Aka Khan as a reference, and ever since then we have seen much larger amounts of coffee distributed in the Americas. Here in Greenwich, Connecticut, I live across the street from the Perrier group a French sparkling water company owned by Nestle a Swiss company, the world’s largest food group. Thus, it seems to me that many people through misinformed sources have focused their wrath on the World Trade Center, along with the Pentagon, which indeed would have enemies. Well since I live in a building for elderly and disabled people, I suppose we are not a terrorist target; so I will continue to run my computer server which might have some useful reference information for some of my internet users. My web site has been non-profit all these years, and I have use a large of amount of my small amount of personal funds to maintain and run it for the benefit of Internet users around the world. I have not gone to Manhattan in about nine years since I was threatened with another act of terrorism about that time. Basically as a reader and researcher, I suppose one has to come to know that the forces of evil are always amongst us, no matter how hard one tries to enlighten the general public. Well, I am most tired; so I suppose I will go to bed shortly. Pray for the victims and their beloved ones that lost them. Let us pray we do not have to endure anymore of these barbaric acts. CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 1:20 P.M.: I have been watching the television news reports on the terrorist attacks in the United States. Pray for the victims and their families. I am a bit tired having only three hours sleep. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will try to get up enough energy to go out after I clean up, and assess the situation in our local area. The television reports that the Connecticut and the New York National Guards have been mobilized, so I imagine the civilian public moving around might possibly encounter military guards moving around. I will continue to run the server, which I turned off for a while, unless I feel it might be necessary to turn it off again. Remember, there is always the possibility of terrorists having procured thermonuclear devices. Let’s hope not. CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 10:45 A.M.: I have been monitoring the terrorist events of this morning on television. I chatted with neighbors. Both towers of the World Trade Center have collapsed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center with two hijacked commercial airliners. A commercial airliner also crashed into the Pentagon and another commercial jet was reported crashing in Pittsburgh. I will continue to remain at home since it would be very chaotic downtown. I have chatted with a couple of friends and a family member. CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 5:00 A.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letter. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I relaxed and had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 3:10 A.M.: I uninstalled some of the devices in my device properties, and I reinstalled them; so the computer is working more smoothly. For some reason, they were malfunctioning. The system is running just fine now. I wrote a letter, which I will go out and mail now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/11/01 Tuesday 12:20 A.M.: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I then stop by the Stop and Shop, and they were out of the Cookin Good chickens for .59 a pound for the night. They will have some more tomorrow. I went over to the Food Emporium, and I bought a Purdue oven stuffer chicken at .79 a pound for $5.85, a 34 ounce bag of EOC Hasslenut coffee beans $8.79, and two large cantaloupe for $2.98 both plus green beans at .99 a pound for $1.26, and two ears of corn for .40 apiece for $19.68 total. I then went home. I rinsed off the Purdue chicken and dried it. I then covered both sides with chicken poultry seasoning, ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, oregano, Italian spices, and basil. I then covered the topside with barbeque sauce, and I am cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until the bird watcher thermometer pops after about an hour and a half and it will be ready in about fifteen minutes. I also took my existing batch of coffee beans in the three coffee grinders and the freezer, and I mixed them with the 34 ounce bag of Hasslenut beans and refilled the coffee grinders and the three jars in the freezer. I then cut in half and then quartered and cleaned the two cantaloupes removing the seeds and peeling off the rind. I then chopped both into bite size pieces and put them into two Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator. I threw out the chicken guts and cantaloupe remains. I will put the whole Purdue chicken once it is done into the refrigerator to chill to have for cold chicken the next few days. CIO

Note: <888> 09/10/01 Monday 9:25 P.M.: I made my appointment. I came back at 4 P.M.. I fell asleep until 7 P.M.. My houseguest, and I had the same dinner as last night. We chatted a while. My houseguest just left. CIO

Note: <888> 09/10/01 Monday 2:25 P.M.: I fell back asleep until noon. My houseguest, and I drove over to Stamford, we browsed Marshall’s and then I also looked at Staples and Odd Job. We returned back to the apartment. On the way, we got roast beef sandwiches on hard rolls at the Holly Hill deli on Old Track Road. We had them for lunch with ice tea. I have a 3:30 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/10/01 Monday 8:15 A.M.: I went to bed at 9 P.M. last evening. I was up at 3 A.M., and I read some computer news and watched a bit of television. I slept from 4 A.M. to 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. My houseguest was up at 6 A.M.. We will go out in a little while. I put the new CVS Clorox toilet tablet in the toilet tank. CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/01 Sunday 7:50 P.M.: My house guest, and I each had three third inch thick slices of cold eye round roast with Gold’s horse radish on it and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed sweet corn on the cob, steamed zucchini and ice tea. I am now making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/01 Sunday 5:25 P.M.: I went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I returned a two pack of CVS blue toilet cleaning tablets for $1.37 refund, which I used for buying a CVS bleach toilet cleaning tablet for $1.99 plus .12 tax for $2.11. In my toilet, I guess from the chemicals that the Greenwich water company adds, the CVS blue toilet tablets develop a heavy white scale on them that coats them entirely preventing the blue substance from leaching into the toilet bowl. Other blue toilet cleaners don’t do this. I then drove by Exxon, and I bought $10.50 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I went by the Greenwich library, and I read the local paper and PC magazine. I then drove by the waterfront. I noticed the old restaurant on Putnam Avenue just west of Greenwich Avenue on the south side of the Post Road is reopening, and it will be called Barcelona. I guess next we will have a restaurant called Madrid and then Paris and London and Rome. I then stopped by Staples in Old Greenwich, and I noticed the Xerox toner cartridge for my HP LaserJet IID costs about $68. I threw out a toner cartridge with the broken HP LaserJet II last Sunday which would have worked. Of course toner cartridges are sort of messy to save. However, if I knew I could use it so soon; it would have saved some money. I then drove around Tod’s Point. The sidewalk artist sale is going on in Old Greenwich. I walked out to the southeast point. I walked and sat at both ends of the beach. It was quite busy today. According to the Greenwich Times today, out of town guests will have to pay $10 for access to the beach under the new beach regulations permitting anyone from out of town to use the beach. The Greenwich Times never addressed the matter of insurance liability, which should concern the taxpayers since the town is self-insured. I then went by Greenwich Avenue, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought a $1 lottery game ticket at Zyns. I have not scratched it off yet. I then stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought 6 ears of sweet corn for $2.39, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $2.19, Nielsen’s package of 8 hotdog buns $1.50 for $6.08 total. I then went by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought one carton of Seneca Lights 100s and one of Ultra Lights 100s for $19 each and a can of Ronson lighter fluid for $1.75 for $39.75 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq’s frost rootbeer in a frosted mug. My dinner guest just arrived. CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/01 Sunday 12:05 P.M.: The reason I uninstalled Windows XP beta RS 2 is that it was two slow on my 366 MHz computer with 192 Megs of memory. Also I will not be able to afford the professional edition upgrade which comes with the backup program since at $200. It would be too expensive. Still my computer is running just fine. One slight problem besides the two speakers that go with the woofer not working is that the second output jack on my Creative MP3 Live sound card is not working. Still the primary output jack works. I have a two-way splitter on it; with one of the two spit cables having a three-way splitter on it. Thus the three sets of speakers are connected to the three-way splitter, and the earplug for the headset is connected to the second split end of the two-way splitter. CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/01 Sunday 11:55 A.M.: I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I cooked the eye round roast at 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection oven for 50 minutes. I had a few slices of it for dinner with horseradish on it and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, along with steamed green squash, and microwave potato, ice tea, and cappuccino. I vacuumed the apartment. Well time to clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/01 Sunday 2:15 A.M.: I was up at 4 P.M. yesterday afternoon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I decided to uninstall Windows XP beta RS2 on the primary computer system. However, the system crashed on reboot with no way to recover. I finally formatted the C: drive. I then installed Windows ME. I then copied the MSBackup files from my backup computer to my primary computer. I had to check the floppy cables on the backup computer since the floppy A: drive was acting erratically. I finally got it going properly. I put the MSBackup file’s system files in the “C:\windows” directory. The program ran properly. MSBackup was one of the accessory programs that came with Windows 95. I use it for making hard drive to hard drive backups. I then restored my C: drive from the backup on the D: drive. I had to OK some files which took a while. I did all my house cleaning and watering the plants except the vacuuming while doing the restore. I then had to reinstall the HP LaserJet IID and Epson Stylus Color 880 printer drivers since the back up was done last Sunday. I also installed the software that came on the Epson CD. I also had to reinstall and configure from the backup both Microsoft Money 99 and Money 2000. I checked my computer sound system. I put all the speakers out of one jack with splitters since it seemed like the other jack might not be working. My pair of speakers that go with the woofer don’t seem to work though except the Woofer. I have two other pairs working fine. I checked the primary software programs to make sure they all work. Thus I have restored my system, and I pretty have it back to the way it was before. This all took a bit of time. About midnight I had two hotdogs on buns with condiments and one more hotdog without a bun along with ice tea. I also chatted with a relative earlier this evening. CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/01 Saturday 10:30 A.M.: I have been up all night and morning. I decided to install Windows XP beta RS2 on my primary computer which took some time. I also uninstalled the beta off my backup computer. I made one mistake which caused a bit of a problem. I tried installing the Creative Programs for the SoundBlaster Live MP3 card using the Windows 2000 files. They messed up the newly installed beta. I used System Restore and got the system running back to the new install configuration. This all took some time. I am quite tired. I had one telephone call. Well time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/01 Saturday 12:10 A.M.: Well I sifted through my daily links http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I also installed the latest version of Microsoft MSN Explorer MSN Explorer . CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 11:55 A.M.: I went out about 8 A.M.. I mailed a letter. I stopped by Exxon, and I checked my car tires. The driver’s side front tire seems to have a slow leak again. I filled them all up to 32 PSI. I stopped by the appointment location of yesterday that I missed and I left off two boxes of Bigelow tea. I made an appointment to have a physical. I also gave my houseguest two boxes of Bigelow tea. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and they gave me back $10.60 on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, since it has a $10 instant rebate this week which is covered by their price protection plan. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $11 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. Well time for bed. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 09/21/01:

Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 7:35 A.M.: I watched television until 2:30 A.M.. I then rested. I was awaken by thunder at about 4:45 A.M.. My houseguest woke up and there was heavy thunder and lightning until about 6 A.M.. My houseguest cleaned up and left after breakfast about 6 A.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and coffee. I just chatted with a friend. Well, I guess I might go out in a little while after I send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 2:15 A.M.: My houseguest arrived about 10:30 P.M.. We chatted. I made up dinner of fresh egg noodles with the tomato sauce and crated cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese along with ice tea. I watched my houseguest while he cleaned his car windows. We chatted a bit. My houseguest went to bed at 1 A.M., and will be up at 6 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 10:00 P.M.: I chatted with a family member. My houseguest called to say, he would be arriving an hour later. I printed out 5 copies of a news story to send to a family member. My houseguest is due shortly. I watched the President of the United States speech to Congress, and I recorded it on the VCR. I made up a fresh batch of egg noodles. I moved the two Swiss flags to the main computer monitor. I put the Swedish flag on the backup computer monitor. I put the French flag on the dining room table on top of the HP LaserJet IID printer. I am just watching television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 8:25 P.M.: I was up at 6:30 P.M.. I did not make my 3 P.M. appointment today. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up. I put new sheets on the bedroom bed. I have a houseguest coming at 9 P.M.. I will stay up all night and let the houseguest sleep in the bedroom. I can watch television in the living room without disturbing the guest. I have the TV connected to the stereo system which I can select TV on the amplifier, then mute the TV, then turn off the stereo speakers, and listen to it quietly through the wireless headphones or the headphones next to the computer. Since it is damp out with my arthritis, I will not be going out. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 5:45 A.M.: Well, I conferred with a local. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments. There is not really much going on here from what I can tell. I have been relaxing. Maybe, a ghost is causing all this chaos. It sort of reminds me of the old Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt family political feuds or the Hatfields and the McCoys, or for that matter some other group of historical feuding groups like the Yankees and the Confederates or the Queen’s Navy versus the Pirates. It really all does not make sense. We know all the media companies are private companies, so maybe they’re off to some knew type of business enterprise or whatever. Needless to say since I do not watch much television although I pay to have cablevision for short bursts of news and Internet access, it is all quite confusing from a public relations or media relations point of view. Well, I guess I will try to rest a bit since I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 3:45 A.M.: Looking at my web cache, it looks like I suspect that some persons or persons unknown have been entering my apartment to use my computer whom are into online gambling and other nefarious activities. I suspect certain tenants of the building are aware whoever this may be. As I have stated before, misuse of my computer equipment causes hassles for me to maintain. Also the Microsoft Word 2000 close function has been messed up, so the individual or individuals seem to know how to hack computer systems. It is hard to tell whether the person or persons responsible have tried any other tricks in the apartment such as altering my food or drink. I have to remind you I have a camera on the computer, so theoretically another agency could be monitoring the intruders. Well, if they do it to me, more than like other net users in the community with more to use are subject to more intrusive intrusions. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 3:35 A.M.: I wrote a letter, and I printed out a copy on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer and a copy on the HP LaserJet IID printer. I then went out, and I mailed the color copy. I then went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I then drove up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. It is still quite warm out. It looks like the town is quiet at night as usual. I then returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 12:05 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I had a plate of homemade egg pasta, tomato vegetable sauce with grated Colby cheese and grated Parmesan cheese on it along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.: I checked the mail. I chatted with a friend who is coming out tomorrow night to spend the night. I cleaned up. I am relaxing playing a little low level classical music. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.: Well, I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have run out of Vitamin C and Senior Spectravite Multiple Vitamins. I will clean up shortly. Since I am low on funds, and I need to conserve the gasoline that I have in my car, I probably will not be going out. I can always work on the computer. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 9:00 A.M.: Well, I have been relaxing a bit. I am a bit tired, so I guess I will go to bed shortly. Have a good day. Nous parlons un peu de Francais ici n’est pas. C’est un lanque de Suisse aussi. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: I moved one Swiss Flag to the dining room table, and the other Swiss flag to the printer on the dining room table along with the Swedish flag, so they are more visible when one enters the apartment. Of course all of the other flags are equally visible in other locations of the living room area, except for the Dutch flag, which is hung in the bedroom, since the Dutch Night watch usually sleeps a lot in the daytime. To prove one’s neutral Swiss or Swedish identities, one might have to call on a Swiss citizen such as the Aga Khan whom might be in the area. Of course the local councils of those two countries might be in this area. At the moment my particular status is somewhat in question in the community, since I do not really communicate with many people on political matters, particularly when on a night schedule for so many years, it is really like me with the “Wind, Sand, Moon, and the Stars.” CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 2:45 A.M.: I have been doing computer maintenance. I ran Norton WinDoctor, Disk Doctor, Win Optimizer, Registry Checker, System Restore Backup, Win Optimizer, and SpeedDisk. While doing this I had for dinner the homemade egg noodles, with the tomato vegetable sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, and sprinkles of Parmesan cheese with ice tea. I just finished the systems maintenance. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 10:50 P.M.: I was up about 7:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a couple of relatives and a friend. I called Optimum Online Technical support to check out a problem. It took a while to get through. They are having major technical problems on the North Shore of Long Island and other parts of Long Island. I explained to them in my Win Proxy Folder cache, I get returned DNS files to my computer which seemed to indicate some sort of activity is going on my computer that I don’t understand using the Zone Alarm and Win Proxy firewalls. Basically the returned DNS files returned to my computer are not sites that I look at. What spooks me is that coincide with the times slightly off when I exit and return to my apartment as if I were being monitored locally by a neighbor or remotely through my computer camera from half way around the world. It is all rather peculiar. I don’t know enough about what they call Proxy servers to figure out what the problem is if there are any. Basically, I don’t know if someone is gaining access to the apartment which seems highly doubtful since most people would be repelled by the cigarette smoke smell or if someone were monitoring the ?Proxy server firewall from a remote location. I am not technically savvy to figure it out. Well time for some regular computer routines. I should take some time to look at Tropical Weather sites http://mrscott.com/weather.htm , since a large number of herons have settled in this area, which might indicate tropical weather activity further to the south. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 10:55 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue train station area. I then sat out a while. I drove around the waterfront area. I noticed a lot more herons than usual, possibly indicating tropical weather activity elsewhere. I have not had time to study the tropical weather. I returned downtown. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue sitting out at a couple of locations. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. Their ATM machines still are not working, so I waited for them to open. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, Connecticut, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $38 total. I then returned home. Well I am bushed, so time for bed. I guess I will have a peanut butter sandwich and some cantaloupe along with ice tea before going to bed. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 4:45 A.M.: With the grater, I grated the bar of Longhorn Cheddar cheese, and I put it in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M.: I took my last 2/3 full half gallon container of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice, and I put it in the gallon Rubbermaid container, and I filled it will water; so I now have orange juice diluted 1 part orange juice 2 parts water. I put it in the refrigerator along with the 12 pack of Citra soda. Basically, I am comfortable and relaxing. The Bigelow tea is suppose to be good for reducing stress. I received my General Electric service contract for a year on the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control today. The air conditioner was installed on 06/07/2000. The service contract for a year runs from 09/10/2001 to 09/10/2002 . I might go out around 8 A.M. this morning for some minor errands. I am drinking some ice tea with icetea and relaxing. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 2:05 A.M.: Well, I had the dinner. It basically tastes like meatless Hungarian goulash and I have a lot of it. It was delicious. I threw out the garbage. I had a code unindent problem in the notes page, which you remove by removing the blank space in the area involved. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 12:10 A.M.: I made up a pound of fresh half inch diameter tubular half inch to one inch length egg noodles with the Semca pasta machine. I made up a tomato sauce by putting in a 5 quart revere pot, five tablespoons of olive oil, one 38 ounce can of Rienzi plum tomatoes, one 38 ounces can of Rienzi crushed tomatoes, one 12 ounce can of Stop and Shop tomato paste, two large peeled and diced chopped onions, kernels from three ears of butter sugar corn, one diced zucchini, half inch sections of two large tomatoes, adding for seasoning, two teaspoons of Master Choice Dijon mustard, 10 dashes of McHilney Tabasco sauce, ten dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, three tablespoons of Kikkoman soy sauce, five teaspoons of Sun Luck pure sesame oil, 10 dashes of Szergio Hungarian paprika, four dashes of McCormick’s India hot curry, four dashes of McCormick’s Chinese five spice, two dashes of CVS celery salt, ten dashes of CVS garlic powder, 7 dashes of CVS ground black pepper, a teaspoon each of CVS oregano, basil, parsley, and Italian spices, 2 dashes each of CVS nutmeg, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, and chicken and meat seasoning, 3 bay leaves, a quarter cup of Medina balsamic vinegar, and two artificial beef bouillon cubes. I brought this all to a boil and then simmer it on low for an hour and a half. I will have the sauce with the fresh noodles boiled for five minutes shortly. I also took a 8.8 ounce jar of Blue Borage honey I received several years ago as a Christmas gift and a 8 ounce jar of Grand Union clover honey and mixed them together, and I put it all in a washed Master Choice Dijon mustard squeeze jar and labeled it and put it on the second shelf of the center kitchen cabinet. I will refrigerate the remaining noodles and refrigerate the tomato sauce. I will have the fresh egg noodles with the tomato vegetable sauce, topped with grated Stop and Shop Parmesan cheese and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/17/01 Monday 9:05 P.M.: I slept until 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I drove over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. The Bank of New York Money Machines still are not working. The money machine at the Chase Manhattan bank at the top of Greenwich Avenue is working, however they charge $1.50 for a withdrawal. I used their ATM. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then sat out downtown for a while. I then drove over to Port Chester, New York to the Vitamin Shoppe, and I bought Vitamin Shoppe MSM 1000 mg. 300 tablets for $26.97. I then stopped by Staples, and from the clearance section, I bought all of their 31 boxes of Bigelow tea, 100 tea bags per box for a $1 a box $31 total. I think it regularly costs $3 to $5 a box. They have a $10 instant rebate on the printer on the EpsonStylus Color 880 printer for $70 this week. Possibly the store in Old Greenwich, might give me $10 back I will have to check with them. I then returned home. I gave 12 boxes of the Bigelow tea to various neighbors, and I put two boxes in the community room kitchen cabinets. It says on the Begelow tea box, it is good for reducing stress. I now have 20 boxes of the Bigelow tea in my apartment, two opened less the ones I have used. I am in the process of making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm using 10 Bigelow tea bags, two Lipton, one Lipton green, one Twinings Earl Grey, one Prince of Wales China black tea the usual way. I had the last of my current ice tea a frosted Barq’s rootbeer in a frosted mug. I chatted with a friend. Using www.dialpad.com one can talk for only five minutes at a time, but one can redial multiple times. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 4:10 A.M.: Well, I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 3:20 A.M.: I have been relaxing a bit listening to http://mrscott.com/music7/ww2great.htm , which is a rather long MP3 file. I hope RCA will not mind. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with some chunks of cantaloupe and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 1:00 A.M.: On the Audubon bird watching front recently, the gray blue heron has been marshing along the waterfront around the salt marsh on the way to Grass Island, which might be an indication of tropical storm activity somewhere where it normally marshes. In observing tropical birds in tropical locations, one always has to be aware of other types of wildlife in the area, which might be dangerous, such as sharks, alligators, or reptiles because they occasionally can show up along waterfront locations. I have noticed the two swans have two almost fully-grown egrets along the waterfront. There is not much to report on. Quite a few people are somewhat shocked after the past week’s events, and I am sure it will take some time to get back to normal whatever that may be. I would imagine that local security officials are on a higher state of alertness. Since I bought the new Epson Stylus Color 880 color printer along with a HP LaserJet IID printer, I had planned to curtail my activity during the end of this month. I will probably remain inside most of the time, since it takes funds to move around. Also with the increased security situation, it is simply more desirable to remain inside. I will probably just continue simple routines. It will be more than likely necessary to get ready for winter gradually, if one has not already prepared for it. I will continue to relax, until I think of some other activity to do. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 9:15 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. For dinner, I had the rest of the Purdue oven stuffer roaster with dashes of Tabasco sauce, two ears of steamed corn on the cob and slices of steamed zucchini with ice tea. I will now throw out the chicken carcass. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 7:10 P.M.: I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. While walking by the office park garage at the train station, I noticed the dumpster had a striped down computer case with a motherboard. I took out an Intel Pentium 133 Processor, which might work. I put it in a plastic wrap slipcase and put it in a small Berkshire Silver Outlet case, which I had and slipped on the cord to secure it. I have left the box holding the Intel Pentium 133 processor on my dining room table to examine. If it worked, it would probably have a wholesale value of $5, however on my two systems, it would be a backup processor. I sat out for a while. I chatted with a couple of locals. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 3:15 P.M.: I was called by a family member this morning. I chatted with a friend whom is traveling. I had oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice for breakfast. I am not bothering to clean up. I am going out quickly. On the monkey matter, it is just a theory. It has happened before. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 8:25 A.M.: Well, I have been relaxing thinking about the past week’s events. I guess the four chimps that NASA trained for the Mars project that was cancelled did it. It is sort of hard to explain to the general public, but a similar event happened before World War II with a parrot and a monkey. Well, I am bushed, so time for bed. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 10:30 P.M.: Well, I had some chunks of cantaloupe for desert. I have a gallon of cooking soybean oil I got a couple of years ago on sale for $2.99 at the old Grand Union. I filled the new caped oil bottle with soybean oil, and I labeled it along with labeling the olive oil bottle and Italian balsamic vinegar olive oil bottle. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 9:05 P.M.: I finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants about 10 A.M. this morning. I waited for the mail. I then went out to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. Their money machines are not working in this area. Last night I used the CHASE ATM at the top of Greenwich Avenue for $1.50 charge. I use the bank today. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Farmers Markets at the southwest parking area of the Greenwich Train station. I bought six ears of butter sugar corn, two large fresh tomatoes, and three large zucchini all Connecticut grown for $7. I then drove around another waterfront area. I stopped by the ELDC thrift shop in Cos Cob. I then went by the Old Greenwich Rummage room, and I bought another cooking oil bottle for $2.12. I then went out to Tod’s Point on a beautiful clear day, and I studied the devastation on the Manhattan Island skyline. Having enjoyed the view for many years, even at 30 miles distance it was quite disheartening to see the large clouds of smoke rising from the Wall Street area on the southern tip of the island. There were quite a few people trying to have a bit of reflection. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Service Star hardware store looking for 15-watt frost chandelier bulbs, which they did not have. I then returned to central Greenwich. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and I bought two 2 packs of 15 watt Arena chandelier bulbs for $3.20 a pair pack plus .38 tax for $6.78 total. I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area chatting with a couple of local fixtures. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a package of Longhorn cheddar cheese at $3.69 a pound for $2.77. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. I put the new frosted 15-watt bulbs in the pair of Williamsburg shade cover scones above the day bed. I will now have some slices of cold chicken breast meat, steamed corn on the cob and steamed zucchini. Well I am a bit tired and I have only had three hours sleep in the last 36 hours, so I will probably go to sleep soon. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 5:20 A.M.: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I watched the rerun of the National Prayer Service from Washington D.C. on Channel 4 NBC. I took out the florescent desk lamp off the hallway bookcase, which seems to be broken with a power short which I will throw out. Instead I now have a 15-Watt night-light in the classic book light. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and chopped cantaloupe and ice tea. I will now do some house cleaning. I put the new box of Twinings Earl Grey tea on top of the microwave oven. I use one bag of it with 14 other types of bags of tea whenever I make my 12 quart ice tea mixture. We seem to have a surplus of emergency supplies in the apartment, but none of my family members have contacted me. Since I don’t eat much food there is not a lot of food, but there are plenty of cooking items along with lots of tea bags, a assortment of various cold weather clothing items, and cold weather Red Cross Emergency supplies if you know what I mean. CIO

Note: <888> 09/30/01 Sunday 10:25 P.M.: I worked on the computer until about 2 P.M.. I had some of the beans and ham mixture with ice tea. I then rested until 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I then had some of the beans and ham mixture along with ice tea. I then had a cup of Bigelow tea. I chatted with a friend and a family member. I am just relaxing this evening. CIO

Note: <888> 09/30/01 Sunday 11:25 A.M.: I am listening to some Broadway tunes with Win Amp playing it through my stereo system. I changed the speaker settings from Surround Sound to Quadraphonic since I was getting a hum in Surround sound. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 09/30/01 Sunday 9:15 A.M.: Well, I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do a little computer work before going outside. CIO

Note: <888> 09/29/01 Saturday 10:05 P.M.: After dinner, I went down by the waterfront. Long Island Sound is still there along with some of the usual fishermen. I returned home, and I chatted with a couple of neighbors. I then relaxed a bit. Well time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 09/29/01 Saturday 5:05 P.M.: I went out, and I mailed a letter. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Coby Universal AC adaptor for $2 which I put next to my Radio Shack portable transistor radio in the kitchen entrance bookcase, so one can use the radio with plugin power should the other multiple radio devices in the apartment not work. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to Library with a local. I then walked back down Greenwich Avenue. I next drove by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a book. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. I then took out my four quart Revere pot. I put in several tablespoons of olive oil, a tablespoon of sesame oil, a diced 16 ounce Plumrose Ham from Holland, one 16 ounce can of Master Choice pork and beans, three 11.5 ounce cans of Campbell’s pork and beans, 3 ounces of Philadelphia cream cheese, two tablespoons of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, 10 sprits of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, a quarter cup of Texas Best barbeque sauce, one ounce of Kikkoman soy sauce, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, India hot curry, Chinese five spice, Hungarian paprika, Italian spices, oregano, basil, 2 large eggs and one large diced onion. I mixed it all together, and I heated it over medium heat. Once heated, I will simmer it on low for a half hour then have some for dinner with ice tea and refrigerate the rest. CIO

Note: <888> 09/29/01 Saturday 11:25 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I just finished cleaning up, so I will now go out. CIO

Note: <888> 09/29/01 Saturday 8:00 A.M.: I was up at 5:30 A.M.. I relaxed and reflected a bit. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do my usual apartment cleaning. I will listen to a bit of http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram for relaxing music. CIO

Note: <888> 09/28/01 Friday 11:30 P.M.: I read the Greenwich Times and the Greenwich Post. I relaxed. I am bit tired; so I guess I will go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 09/28/01 Friday 7:55 P.M.: Well, I did some paperwork. I relaxed a bit. I just had the rest of the eye round roast with a ear of steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/28/01 Friday 3:20 P.M.: I went to the Greenwich Hospital at 8 A.M., and I had the laboratory work done for my physical. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next stopped by the waterfront and checked the weather. I returned home about 10:30 A.M., and I made up a batch of 7 Grand Union malted pancakes and had them with Land O Lakes margarine and Log Cabin pancake syrup and orange juice. I guess all the extra sugar made me tired, so I took a nap until now. I guess I will have a cappuccino now. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 09/28/01:

Note: <888> 09/28/01 Friday 6:50 A.M.: I was up at 5:30 A.M. this morning. I just had orange juice, Bigelow tea, and vitamins for breakfast. After I clean up, I will go over to the Greenwich Hospital for laboratory work. One has to not eat for 12 hours for the cholesterol test. I put in a few telephone calls to locals. CIO

Note: <888> 09/27/01 Thursday 8:00 P.M.: The power was interrupted around lunch time for a brief second. When I reset the computer, I forgot to reset the cable modem, so the server was not running this afternoon. It is all running fine now. CIO

Note: <888> 09/27/01 Thursday 7:40 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I gave my 3 P.M. appointment 4 boxes of Bigelow tea. I then drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Chili Bear, and I bought a United States of America flag sticker for $1 plus .06 tax for $1.06 total. I then returned to my car, and I put the U.S.A flag sticker on the back top center of my Volvo rear window. I gave the fireman collecting disaster relief funds on the Avenue a dollar. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with some harbor regulars. I then stopped by Greenwich Capital Associates, and I chatted with some regular fishermen. I then returned home. I chatted with a neighbor for a while. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and then go to bed. For reference, the reference librarian at the library told me today, they have about 10 LAN connections available for laptop computers. CIO

Note: <888> 09/27/01 Thursday 1:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I had my physical at the outpatient clinic at the Greenwich Hospital. I need to have laboratory work done when I have not eaten for about 12 hours, which I will do in the next few days. I need to go back in a few weeks and have my double hernia checked out which I have had for about 20 years. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next parked downtown. I walked up to CVS. I then stopped by the Mews thrift shop. I then drove by the waterfront. I then returned home. I had lunch of two eye round roast beef sandwiches, ice tea, and cappuccino. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/27/01 Thursday 8:20 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer work and sifted through my email. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I ready to go out for my 9 A.M. medical appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/27/01 Thursday 4:35 A.M.: I went to bed about 4 P.M., and I received a telephone call from a friend about 9 P.M.. I was up about 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have a 9 A.M. appointment this morning for a physical. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 2:40 P.M.: I read a bit more while sipping ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 1:25 P.M.: I checked the mail. I watched a bit of television. I read a bit. I had a bowl of microwave popcorn with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 11:25 A.M.: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the railroad station area. I noticed Chili Bear on the east side of the street of lower Greenwich Avenue is selling U.S.A. flag decal stickers for $1. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. I had a cup of Bigelow tea with a teaspoon of sugar. I then had three 3/8 inch thick slices of eye round roast with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and a ear of steamed corn on the cob along with a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 7:50 A.M.: I listened to some vintage music. I had a meal of two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I used ten Bigelow bags, two Lipton, two Lipton green, one Twining Earle Grey, and one Twining Prince of Wales China Black for 16 tea bags total for 12 quarts of water and as usual a half-cup of sugar and two teaspoons of Angostura bitters. I have cleaned up, and I am ready to go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 4:50 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a family member. I printed out one copy with the EpsonStylus Color 880 and one copy with the HP LaserJet IID. I also have the stack of paper in the Epson with regular white paper and when one reverses the paper stack there is premium cream colored paper. CIO

Note: <888> 09/26/01 Wednesday 3:55 A.M.: I watched the ABC evening news last evening. One of my neighbors needed a mouse for a computer, so I gave the neighbor one of my older Kensington mice. I keep spare mice and keyboards for testing used computer equipment when I used to do that. I went to bed about 7:30 P.M., and I was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 6:20 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I relaxed a bit. I had a can of Progresso New England clam chowder along with ice tea. Well, I am a bit tired; so I think I might head off to bed shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 5:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Exxon station next to the library. I put 32 PSI in the driver’s side front spare tire that I put on, and 36 PSI in the tire in the trunk with the slow leak that I removed. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I then went down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the library. I read PC Magazine and the local paper. I checked out “Body of Secrets” by James Bamford about the National Security Agency. He wrote the “Puzzle Palace” about fifteen years ago. I then returned home, and I had a cup of Bigelow tea with a teaspoon of sugar. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 1:35 P.M.: I went out, and I put the Firestone spare tire on the driver’s side front of the car taking off one of the set of four General Tires. I have had the tire I took off fixed four times, and sooner or later it seems to start leaking. I have a warranty on it, so I will take it over to Town Fair in Stamford after the first of the month. The spare Firestone tire still has lots of tread on it. I left the hubcap off the tire since the spare tire does not have hub clips. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 12:50 P.M.: I rested until 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I then had a cup of Bigelow tea with a teaspoon of sugar. I chatted with a couple of people. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 6:25 A.M.: I had a couple of eye round roast beef sandwiches along with a couple of homemade dill pickles and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 5:35 A.M.: I checked out www.netradio.com , however its plugin crashed Internet Explorer, but it works with Real and Win Media Player. I used Morpheus and downloaded some Oldies. I installed the latest version of Win Amp, and I am now listening to some vintage music. The sound quality on the computer speakers sounds excellent for low level listening in the early morning hours. I also went through my email and http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 09/25/01 Tuesday 2:15 A.M.: I was up at 12:30 A.M.. I turned up my computer speakers’ volume a bit since when using Surround Sound the volume level is not as great. I had breakfast of Quaker oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I listened to some Tech newscasts. CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/01 Monday 7:25 P.M.: I had two eye round roast beef sandwiches at noon. I made them with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and salt and pepper along with the bread and beef. I rested until 3:30 P.M. when I received a telephone call about my 4 P.M. appointment. I delayed it until 4:30 P.M.. I cleaned up, and I went over for the appointment. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by Exxon, and I filled up my driver’s side front tire to 32 PSI. I guess it has a slow leak again. Some time in the future I will have to get it fixed. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought three loaves of Healthnut Bread for $2.67. I then returned home, and I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I then watched the ABC evening news. Well, I am tired; so I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/01 Monday 11:30 A.M.: I read through back issues of the Greenwich Post and Interactive week. I then threw out my bathroom and paper garbage. I checked the mail. I sifted through some drawers to no avail looking for old U.S.A. auto flag stickers left over from Desert Storm that the Shell Station use to give out. I had a left over piece of Halloween Milky Way candy. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/01 Monday 8:50 A.M.: I had a cup of Bigelow tea with a teaspoon of sugar. CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/01 Monday 8:25 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I rested a couple of hours. I just had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I have not figured out the game plan for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/01 Monday 3:35 A.M.: My dinner guest left at 9:30 P.M.. I went to bed, and I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of a three egg omlette with the rest of the tomato mixture sauce in it along with Philadelphia cream cheese and toast on the side with orange juice, vitamins and coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 8:40 P.M.: I rested until 2:30 P.M., when a dinner guest stopped by. I rested more until 5:30 P.M., when I received a telephone call from a family member. We watched a bit of television. We had dinner of cold eye round roast slices, steamed corn on the cob and steamed green peas along with ice tea. I also had cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 10:05 A.M.: I had some microwave popcorn. I watched a couple of cooking shows. I guess it is time for bed. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 8:10 A.M.: I went down by the waterfront, and I observed the morning fishermen and other various spectators. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now listen to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . It looks to be enjoyable weather. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 6:15 A.M.: I took apart the computer, and I took out the sound card. I used a needle to insert in the Creative Soundcard MP3 Live speaker jacks, and I pushed the contacts in, so they fit tighter. I then tested the computer sound, and both speaker jacks work. I reassembled the computer. I set one pair of double speakers for each of the two speaker jacks, and also I put the third pair with the bass woofer on the primary speaker jack with the other pair. I then set the Sound to Surround Sound in the speaker settings and the mixer settings. I turned up the volume on the pair with the Bass woofer and I also turned up the Bass woofer sound. I seem to be getting excellent surround sound quality sound off the seven speakers on the primary computer. Well, it took some time to figure out. I guess I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 4:45 A.M.: I ran Windows Update, and I installed the Critical Updates. I installed the Music Sharing program Morpheus. I uninstalled and reinstalled the Creative Sound MP3 Live drivers. I set the speakers to Desktop Stereo. I went through my email and http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/01 Sunday 2:20 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue one and a half times. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I cut the chilled eye round roast in half, and I had three 3/8 inch slices of cold beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed corn on the cob, and steamed frozen peas, ice tea, and cappuccino. I put the two remaining halves of eye round in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/01 Saturday 11:20 P.M.: I finished cooking the eye round roast, and I put it in the refrigerator to chill. I also finished the laundry, and I put it away. I have finished cleaning up, so I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/01 Saturday 9:30 P.M.: I slept until 8 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am cooking the eye round roast in the convection microwave oven at 325 degrees farenheit for 52 minutes. I also started the laundry. CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/01 Saturday 11:45 A.M.: I did some paper work. I cleaned up, and I went out about 8 A.M.. I mailed a couple of letters. I stopped by the waterfront, and I chatted with one of the waterfront regulars. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two dozen extra large eggs for $1.79 a dozen, five ears of corn for $2, a eye round roast at $2.99 a pound $11.66, a eight pack of hotdog rolls .99, 5 pounds of Gold Medal flour .69, two half gallons of Tropicana Tangerine and two half gallons of Ruby Red orange juice for $1.99 each half gallon plus $1 off coupon on the containers for each two half gallons for $27.13 total. I returned home, and I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frost mug. I then had the rest of the homemade egg noodles with the tomato sauce and crated Parmesan cheese and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/01 Saturday 6:20 A.M.: I finished the C: drive to the D: drive backup. I also finished housecleaning and watering the plants. I am doing a bit of paper work. I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments shortly along with ice tea. I will then clean up and probably go out in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/01 Saturday 3:15 A.M.: I was up yesterday at 5:30 P.M. when a friend stopped by for dinner. We chatted a while and watched news reports. We had dinner of the fresh egg pasta with tomato vegetable sauce and grated cheddar and Parmesan cheese along with ice tea about 8:30 P.M.. We watched more news, until the friend left about 10 P.M.. I fell back asleep until 2 A.M.. I just had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now start a C: to D: drive backup. I will also start my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 7:10 P.M.: I went downtown, and I parked downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked down by the waterfront, and I sat by the waterfront. I observed the new hotel under construction on the waterfront from the Island Beach ferry dock, and it seems to have interesting architecture lines of sort of an Italianate palazzo. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue and back again. I then returned home. I jumped started one of my neighbor’s cars with the Slaymaker jump-start system. I took three half Purdue boneless chicken breasts out of one of the packages of chicken and washed and dried them. I put about five tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of Pyrex cooking dish, and I oiled both sides of the chicken. I then on the bottom side put dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken poultry seasoning, Basil, Oregano, and Italian spices; and then I put the same on the topside. I then cover the topside with a layer of Texas Best barbeque sauce. I am cooking them in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I will have one of the half boneless chicken breast with steamed broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and some decaffeinated instant Folgers’s coffee for dinner. I will refrigerate the other two halves. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 3:05 P.M.: I went to bed at 4 A.M.. I received a telephone call from a friend at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I went back to sleep until 2:30 P.M.. I just had two hotdogs with condiments and buns and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 1:55 A.M.: I channel surfed the television networks. I noticed that for the waterfront voyeurs and fishermen, there is a handy reference guide for Greenwich, Connecticut tides at http://pozo.com:8080/locations/2061.html which occasionally changes at http://pozo.com:8080/ if one needs to monitor the tides for fishing, smuggling, bird watching, navigation, gator watching, or other nautical activity. I did see a Great Gray Heron at the boat ramp at Grass Island on the waterfront today, so I guess it has migrated north out of its usual range to avoid tropical weather as indicated at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Of course some of the old timers down south enjoy the tropical weather season hoping to gain a little bit more beachfront property with the ebb and flow of the tides of nature as it forms the various shorelines along the ocean. Of course experienced sailors usually hoist the anchor to avoid tropical weather and ride it out at sea if one is on a large ocean going vessel. Well since the cooler weather has arrived here, I guess most of our summer guests have returned back down south to warmer regions regardless of the tropical weather season. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 12:05 A.M.: Well I finished my regular internet routines including sifting through my email. I put this Editorial Picture on my server http://mrscott.com/bl001.jpg that I was sent. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 9:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I drove by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one get one free Purdue Boneless breast of chicken at $4.99 a pound regularly for $2.50 a pound, one package $6.69 and one free package $6.64 for $6.69 total. I then returned home. I had eleven Ritz crackers with one inch by one inch by 1/8-inch thick Vermont cheddar cheese squares on them. For dinner, I had the rest of the spiced beef, onion, and Rice A Roni mixture from last night with a steamed sliced yellow squash and steamed corn on the cob along with ice tea. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 4:30 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I did some paper work. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and two homemade dill pickles and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 1:15 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. Now it is time for house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 10:10 P.M.: I rested until 5:45 P.M.. My friend and I watched television including the ABC evening news. I then sliced ¾ of a pound of sirloin into ¼ inch thick slices roughly 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches. I put four tablespoons of olive oil in a frying panned and browned the meat on both sides. I added one large diced onion and then added two teaspoons of sesame oil, three tablespoons of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, 1/8 cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, dashes of ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and Chinese five spice. I stirred the mixture and let it simmer for about fifteen minutes. Half way through simmering, I added a cup of the Rice A Roni garlic herb mixture from last night. We had the beef mixture for dinner with steamed corn on the cob and steamed sliced zucchini along with ice tea. I also had decaffeinated Folgers instant coffee. We then watched PBS channel 21 BBC programming. My visitor left about 9 P.M., and I have just finished watching television for the night. CIO

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 4:35 P.M.: I received and made telephone calls. My houseguest, and I went out; and we drove over to Tod’s Point. We took the three-mile walk around Tod’s Point. My houseguest then roller bladed around while I sat out some more. We then each got a half of roast beef sandwich at the Old Greenwich Food Mart. I also got two bars of Dove soap for $1.99. We had the sandwiches in Bruce Park. We drove by the waterfront, and just now returned home and had ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 10/05/01:

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 10:35 A.M.: My houseguest was up at 7 A.M. this morning, and went out for coffee at Dunkin Donuts and drove by the waterfront. I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. My houseguest had a slice of toast. We will go out for some fresh air shortly. I am waiting for a telephone call. CIO

Note: <888> 10/04/01 Thursday 9:35 P.M.: A friend came down to visit after the last message. We chatted for a while. I went out about 2 P.M., and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. My friend and I went out for a drive. We sat out by the waterfront for a while. We drove around the waterfront. I noticed a large brown or gray heron in between the Grass Island causeway and Baldwin Park. We stopped by the Stop and Shop. My friend bought two filets of salmon at $3.77 a pound, Rice A Roni for .99, a Red Pepper at .99 a pound, and a head of broccoli at .89 a pound for about $8.50 total. We returned home, and we watched TV and the ABC evening news. I then made dinner of steamed salmon filet, which I baked steaming it in tangerine juice, with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, Oregano on the filets with slices of red pepper. I baked them 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection oven for 30 minutes. I made the garlic and herb Rice a Roni per instructions, and we had this all for dinner with the steamed broccoli and ice tea. I had Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee after dinner. I am just finishing making up a batch of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/04/01 Thursday 11:05 A.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of the morning news. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 11:00 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I guess I should head off to bed. I am getting a bit tired. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.: I had a tube of Ritz crackers. I put a 9/8 inch by 9/8 inch by 1/8 square of Vermont cheese on each one. I also had some mixed nuts and five tiny Three muskateer bars along with ice tea. I guess I will have Bigelow tea now. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 7:50 P.M.: I went out about noon. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went by CVS, and I bought two vitamin E 400 IU 100-tablet bottles for $3.33 each for $6.66 total. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 16 ounce box of Nabisco Ritz crackers for $1.67, two three quart containers of Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2.99 each, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese at $3.69 a pound for $2.77, two packages of buy one get one free of Kahn’s beef bun franks $3.69 both, 16 ounces of S&S frozen peas $1.69, 16 ounces of S&S frozen Brussels sprouts $1.89 for $17.69 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I then had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with the rest of the beans and ham mixture and ice tea. I then took a nap until about 6:15 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I went downstairs, and I put $10 on my laundry card and I chatted with a neighbor. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 10:05 A.M.: I went back to bed, and I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 10/02/01 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: I had lunch today of two hotdogs with buns and condiments, the beans and ham mixture, and ice tea. About 2:30 P.M., a friend stopped by. We chatted for a while. Then we drove down by the waterfront and sat out for a while. I noticed a black eagle flying high over the waterfront. We stopped by the Board of Education and looked at the old tree on the northeast side they removed over the last few days. We returned home and watched television. We had dinner of broiled sirloin steak, steam corn on the cob and steamed yellow and green squash and ice tea. We watched a bit more television. The friend left about 8:30 P.M., and I rested a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 10/02/01 Tuesday 12:05 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 11 A.M.. I went out, and I checked my mail. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 11:45 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some of the mixed nuts, two tiny 3-musketeer bars, and ice tea. Well, I am tired; so I guess I should start ending my day and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 8:15 P.M.: I had dinner of ¾ pound of sirloin steak, steamed corn on the cob and steamed zucchini and yellow squash, ice tea, and instant 50% - 50% Folgers regular and decaffeinated coffee. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 6:50 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained five money orders costing .90 each, and I paid my last two months’ Verizon bills, my previous month’s AT&T bill, last month’s Cablevision bill, last month’s Optimum Online bill, and my current payment for GEICO automobile insurance. I also obtained 20 tropical flower stamps for $6.80. I then went over to First Union National Bank, and I paid my rent. I next drove over to Town Fair Tire on High Ridge Road in Stamford, Connecticut. For $26.92, I had them switch my spare tire rim with my driver side front tire rim, and put in new valves and balance both tires and mount the General Brigadier tire on back on the front driver’s side. Hopefully with the other rim the tire should be fine. I now have about 15,000 miles on the set of four General Brigadier tires. I then myself mounted the clips from the one rim to the current tire, so I could put back on the Volvo hubcap. I also checked my other hubcaps, and I had a missing clip on the rear driver side tire which I replaced. Thus all hubcaps are secure. Hopefully this is then end of the tire problems. I then went to the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and I bought a broiler pan for $2.12. I then went to the Old Greenwich CVS, and I bought three 3 packs of ACT II microwave popcorn for .99 each box, two 14.4 ounce cans of Gold Emblem lightly salted mixed nuts for $3.99 both, French’s 16 ounce yellow mustard .99, a package of three musketeer candy bars for $2.99, 1 Centrum 130 table vitamins $6.99 with coupon, one Centrum Silver 100 tablets $7.99 with coupon plus an additional $2 off for using a third coupon for buying both, buy one get one free 2.7 ounce Pearl Drops toothpaste $3.99, CVS 500 mg. Vitamin C plus .30 tax for $33.20. I then drove around Tod’s Point. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought three Ronzoni Ziti for .99 all, three Ronzoni #9 spaghetti noodles for .99 all, four yellow and four green squash at .99 a pound for $3.39, a boneless sirloin steak at $1.99 a pound for $5.91, and six ears of native sweet corn for $1.99 for $17.27 total. I then stopped by the Exxon station next to the Greenwich library, and I bought $16.50 of premium at $1.799 a gallon. I then went to Stop and Shop, and I bought two 42 ounce boxes of old fashioned Quaker Oats for $2.50 each, S&S box of ten quart packs of dried milk $5.49, two 16 ounce tubs of Shed’s margarine .99 each and a buy one get one free of Khan’s beef bun franks for $3.69 both for $16.16 total. I then went to the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought four packages of 8 hotdog rolls for $3.56 total. I then stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each for $38 total. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frost mug. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 9:45 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will make out some bills. I will then clean up and go out and pay bills. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 12:15 A.M.: Well, I have just been relaxing. There is not much happening. I restarted the Apache server. I checked on my meager Bank of New York account, and it seems someone put in $2.08 in my account, so I not have $5.08. It reminded my that May 8 was the birthday of an obscure politician, so perhaps they are trying to tell me they have some sort of financial control or it could be coincidence. Well who knows coincidence and reality are some times stranger than fiction. Since I am a simple person, a lot of this seems too complex for me, so I will continue my simple routines when I wake up today. Have a good morning. I am off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had some microwave popcorn and ice tea. My blood pressure at the physical return on Thursday was 100 over 70, so thus since I have low blood pressure on rainy days or nights, I feel a bit tired. Have a good night. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 9:50 P.M.: I watched a bit of television with my visitor. My visitor just left. It is time for some regular computer activity. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 8:40 P.M.: I watched television a bit. I rested a bit. For dinner, I had a cold chicken leg and thigh along with some breast meat with Tabasco, steamed frozen Brussels sprouts, and reheated mashed potatoes, and ice tea. My guest and I are watching the Channel 21 BBC presentations, and they put up this link http://www.ukwithny.com/ . CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 6:20 P.M.: My friend arrived, and we went for a walk. We walked down around the waterfront and sat out for a while. We then walked down by another waterfront location. We chatted with a local waterfront resident. We returned uptown. We returned back to my apartment. We just had a cup of coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 2:45 P.M.: I went to bed at 5:30 A.M.. I was up at 1:30 P.M.. A friend called and is coming down to visit. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I will wait to clean up until after the friend arrives. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 4:25 A.M.: Well, I relaxed a bit. I had a bowl of microwave popcorn. I guess it is time to start winding down for the day. In thinking about potential major terrorism in this area, such as thermonuclear devices, I guess the best way to leave this area by automobile if one had enough cash since credit cards might not work for gasoline, would not be to try to drive through New York City heading west, because the remains of the metropolitan area might be heading that way backed up. I would imagine the best way would be drive through the woods north up to I-684 East or up to Route 7 North from I-95 and either head north on Route 7 to the Canadian boarder or head east on I-84 to Hartford and go North on Route 91 up to Canada. From Canada, one could drive to Montreal and then west to Toronto and then back down through Michigan or over to the upper midwest United States to gain access to the Midwestern United States. If god forbid there were some sort of terrorist nuclear device in this area, the roads west from this point would be virtually impassable. Of course up towards Canada, one would run into colder weather and possibly freezing conditions or even snow this time of year. I am not sure what the status would be for United States citizens crossing into Canada would be in time of war. I do know about 20 years ago, foreign residents in the United States needed visas to enter into Canada. Well let us hope we do not reach that extreme. Generally in such an extreme emergency, the United States government might limit travel anyway. Well all seems peaceful here for now. So today will be another day. Remember in time of war, other citizens might not be too friendly to strangers. Also generally this time of year there is a southern migration of people heading south anyway. CIO

Note: <888> 10/14/01 Sunday 2:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked Greenwich Avenue, one and a half times. I sat out at various locations. I noticed a skunk come out from behind the veterans’ monument when I was sitting next to the monument, so I quickly moved away without disturbing the skunk. The skunk did raise its tail, but it did not spray. I keep a couple of quart cans of tomato juice in the apartment just in case. I drove by the waterfront. I just now returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 10/13/01 Saturday 11:00 P.M.: After dinner, I washed the dishes. I had 50% - 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated and regular instant coffee. I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note: <888> 10/13/01 Saturday 8:00 P.M.: Well, I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by at Quinn’s Liquor, and I briefed him on some items of the distilled spirits business, I know about. I stopped by Chilly Bear, and I bought a U.S.A. flag decal for $1 I put on my apartment front door. I stopped Zyns stationary, and I bought a U.S.A. flag pin for a dollar, which I put in my change purse. I sat out for a while. I chatted with a stroller. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $2 each container, a two pound bag of onions for $1.49, a Purdue oven stuffer roaster at .99 a pound for $7.43, a dozen extra eggs $1.49, AC frozen cut green beans 16 ounces $.99 for $15.70 total. I then returned home. I rinsed and dried the Purdue chicken and seasoned on both sides with poultry seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, oregano, Italian spices, basil, and then on the top side I put Texas best barbeque sauce and Heinz ketchup. I am cooking it in the Convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about one hour and a half until the bird watcher thermometer pops. I will have it with steamed fresh broccoli. I also peeled and made large diced pieces of 12 medium Russet potatoes, which I will boil for an hour and then mash with a hand electric eggbeater adding about ¼ pound of butter and 1/8 cup of milk for mashed potatoes. I will have the dinner with ice tea. It should be ready in about a half hour. If one does not know how to cook and has a bit of money one could try the new French restaurant on Greenwich Avenue http://www.bleu-cafe.com/ .CIO

Note: <888> 10/13/01 Saturday 4:00 P.M.: I checked the mail. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I finished cleaning the house and watering the plants. I have about twenty minutes until I am finished making a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I have finished showering and cleaning up. CIO

Note: <888> 10/13/01 Saturday 11:40 A.M.: I fell asleep after breakfast, so now I will start house cleaning shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 10/13/01 Saturday 5:25 A.M.: I rested until 5 A.M.. I will now have breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. Then I will do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/12/01 Friday 9:10 P.M.: A friend stopped by, and we went by the Greenwich Library. We then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and the friend bought some Salmon filet at $6.99 a pound for dinner. We then returned back to my apartment and watched television. We had baked salmon filet in orange juice with herbs and spices for dinner with steamed fresh broccoli, and I also had a microwave potato. We had Perrier, seltzer, and Angostura bitters for beverage. We then watched some more television. CIO

Note: <888> 10/12/01 Friday 3:20 P.M.: Well, I was up at 2 P.M.. I made a few telephone calls. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now send out my weekly email. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/12/01 Friday 3:35 A.M.: A friend stopped by to visit. We chatted outside. I gave the friend a ride back downtown. CIO

Note: <888> 10/12/01 Friday 2:30 A.M.: I watched some television. I had some microwave popcorn. I watched some more television. I fell asleep. I woke up briefly. I guess I will call it a day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 10/12/01:

Note: <888> 10/11/01 Thursday 9:30 P.M.: I updated Scott’s monthly broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 10/11/01 Thursday 8:05 P.M.: After dinner, I had a cappuccino instead of instant decaffeinated coffee, so I probably will be up a while. I am listening to some classical music from my stereo CD player, and I will do a little computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/11/01 Thursday 6:10 P.M.: I went out, and I dropped the French chair off at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then drove around a bit. I next stopped by CVS. I bought a 12-roll package of Charmin toilet paper for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64. I then stopped by Lecters, and I bought a 41-piece Rubbermaid container set for $9.99 plus .60 tax for $10.59 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and I had a chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug. I am now having some ice tea. For dinner, I will have a cold sliced boneless chicken breast with Tabasco sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, microwave potato, ice tea, decaffeinated Folgers’s instant coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 10/11/01 Thursday 1:40 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received one telephone call, and I made several telephone calls. I went over to my 11 A.M. physical return visit at the Greenwich Hospital. They also had some more laboratory work done. I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I then went to Exxon, and I bought $16 of premium at $1.739 a gallon. I returned home. The neighbor that I gave two of the antique French chairs that I reupholstered threw one of them out because the fabric ripped. I will drop it off at the Hospital Thrift shop. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 10/10/01 Wednesday 11:45 P.M.: I have a 11 A.M. appointment tomorrow morning, so I will go to bed now. CIO

Note: <888> 10/10/01 Wednesday 10:40 P.M.: I watched a bit more television, and I sifted through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 10/10/01 Wednesday 9:00 P.M.: My houseguests left about 2 P.M.. I took them to another local destination. I returned home about 3 P.M.. I stripped the double bed and the single bed and washed the sheets along with doing my other laundry. A friend showed up, and after doing the laundry; we watched a bit of television and chatted. About 8 P.M. we had dinner. I cooked the second package of boneless chicken breast halves the same way as several nights back, and I then put the remaining tomato chicken sauce on spaghetti noodles with the chicken breast half on top with parmesan cheese. We had this for dinner with ice tea and then I had a cup of decaffeinated Folgers’s instant coffee. My friend has fallen asleep, and once the friend leaves, I will probably start winding down for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 10/10/01 Wednesday 11:50 A.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. My houseguests will be leaving for good in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 10/10/01 Wednesday 2:40 A.M.: Well, I picked up my house guests at the Stamford, Connnecticut train station at around 7 P.M.. One was tired and fell asleep. I chatted with the other until just now. We had the same dinner as last night. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 5:55 P.M.: The recipe for the tomato chicken sauce I made last night is put four tablespoons of olive oil in a three to four quart pot, add three 28 ounce cans of TuttoRosso crushed tomatoes with basil, two beef bouillon cubes, diced two of the baked barbeque half boneless chicken breasts from two nights ago, add also five spurts of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, four spurts of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoons of sesame oil, 1/8 cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, dashes of ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, basil, oregano, and Chinese five spice, 1/8 th cup of Italian balsamic vinegar of Medina, Italy, and one diced medium onion. I stirred the sauce and brought it to a boil, and then simmer it for 45 minutes. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 5:35 P.M.: I used the AT&T CD Lens Cleaner, and I cleaned my Phillips 5 Disk CD carousel and my primary computer CD player. They both seem to work fine. I opened up the new container of Ronzoni Parmesan cheese to have available with spaghetti and tomato chicken sauce. I am relaxing a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 5:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Food Emporium. I returned $1.25 in beverage containers. I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.79, 8 ounces of Ronzoni grated Parmesan cheese for $3.39, a head of broccoli for .99 for $6.17 total. I then drove down by the waterfront for a while. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I returned home, and I had some ice tea. I made a telephone call. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 1:50 P.M.: Well, I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I guess I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 12:45 P.M.: I slept until 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I drove my houseguests over to Stamford, Ct.. I then drove out to Tod’s Point, and I sat out for a while at the Southwest picnic area. I then stopped by Staples. I next stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went downtown, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought at 70% off an AT&T CD lens cleaner for $3.49 with tax. I noticed that they are out of British flags, since the company that makes them is busy making U.S.A. flags. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, Connecticut and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton or $38 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/09/01 Tuesday 1:35 A.M.: I chatted with a friend. I made up a batch of tomato chicken spaghetti sauce and spaghetti noodles. My houseguests arrived back here about 8 P.M., and we hat the food for dinner. We chatted through out the evening. I will now go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/08/01 Monday 5:50 P.M.: I went out, and I made my 8 A.M. doctor’s appointment at the outpatient clinic at the Greenwich Hospital. The Doctor recommended that I have my double hernia taken care of some time in the near future. I decided while the weather is nice not to have surgery and to wait until after the first of the year when I am less busy. I probably will have both hernias taken care of at the same time. I then returned home, and I rested until 1 P.M.. I chatted with my houseguests. They headed out for a stroll. I drove downtown, and I then drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I sat out in the sun at one of the library benches, since the library is closed today. I returned home, and I had some Vermont cheddar cheese and Ritz crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/08/01 Monday 7:10 A.M.: A friend who was traveling with another friend called up last night about 8:30 P.M.. I picked the couple up at the Greenwich Train station. We drove around Greenwich briefly. We returned home, and we chatted until about 1 A.M.. They are staying for the night. I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have an 8 A.M. appointment this morning with an outpatient surgeon about a double hernia I have had for about 25 years. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 10/21/01 Sunday 11:00 P.M.: My guest left. I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I gave a ride to a couple of friends to the Stop and Shop and then on to another destination. I returned home, and I put away the ice tea in the refrigerator. I have a 2 P.M. appointment tomorrow, so I guess I will be going to bed in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 10/21/01 Sunday 8:20 P.M.: A friend showed up briefly and left about 1 P.M. for another destination. My visitors showed up at about 2:15 P.M.. We had a few glasses of Perrier. I toured them around the apartment, which does not take long. We left, and ran into my returning friend. We drove downtown, and my visitors got sandwiches at Katzenbach’s delicatessen on Greenwich Avenue. We then drove along the waterfront and we went to Tod’s Point, and we parked in the southwest parking area. We all walked the 2.5-mile walk around Tod’s Point on a beautiful day. We then returned back to my apartment, and my visitors departed. My friend and I chatted a while. The visitors called to say they had returned home. My friend and I had dinner of baked salmon in orange juice with herbs and spices, microwaved sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, and goblets of Perrier. I am now making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 10/21/01 Sunday 12:30 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received two telephone calls. My guests are arriving around 1 P.M. to 1:15 P.M.. I went outside and I walked around the building. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 10/21/01 Sunday 4:00 A.M.: I rested until 3:30 A.M.. I had a bowl of microwave popcorn and ice tea. I will now go back to sleep. CIO

Note: <888> 10/21/01 Sunday 1:20 A.M.: Some evening strollers stopped by to visit. We chatted outside, and they were on their way. I watched some more television. I will go to bed about 2 A.M., since I have guests arriving at noon today. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/20/01 Saturday 11:10 P.M.: I watched a bit more television, which tends not to be too entertaining anymore. CIO

Note: <888> 10/20/01 Saturday 10:15 P.M.: I received a telephone call from a relative at about 2:30 P.M.. I received another telephone call from a relative about 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I finished vacuuming. I went out about 6 P.M.. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I boiled up some Ziti, and I had it with reheated tomato meat sauce with Parmesan cheese along with ice tea. I watched a program on television about flea markets in America. Well, I suppose the whole of the United States of America is a flea market anymore, so watch out for your precious heritage items. CIO

Note: <888> 10/20/01 Saturday 7:25 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants except for vacuuming, which I will do later. I also backed up the C: drive to the D: drive, and the E: drive to the D: drive. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, WinDoctor, and SpeedDisk. About 5 A.M., I had some of the onion, chicken, and rice soup. Well time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/20/01 Saturday 12:45 A.M.: I rested a bit. I finally turned on the heat since it was a bit cool and damp in the apartment. I will now start my house cleaning except for vacuuming later in the morning after my neighbors wake up. I will also turn of the server, so I can do a C: drive to a D: drive backup. CIO

Note: <888> 10/19/01 Friday 10:35 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news. I checked my cords behind the furniture, and I made sure they were properly hung, so as not to touch the hot electric radiators when I decide to turn on the heat. I received a telephone call. I went out, and I returned a book at the Greenwich Library. I gave a ride to two friends downtown to another local destination. I stopped by the Greenwich Library again, and I browsed the new book section. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I had a plate of reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce along with Parmesan cheese and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/19/01 Friday 6:10 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until a little while ago. I will clean up and go out in a little while. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 10/19/01:

Note: <888> 10/19/01 Friday 5:25 A.M.: I had a cup of Bigelow tea with honey. I then decided to do some modest furniture rearranging. I moved the blue sofa perpendicular to the day bed six inches closer with about fifteen inches in between. I moved the two sofas opposite each other ten inches closer together, so they are about 28 inches across from each other. I centered the Dupont Orlon area rug between the two sofas, and I separated the two glass and brass end tables, so they are spaced between the two sofas about two feet apart. I moved the long mahogany bureau along side the blue sofa ten inches into the room, so I hallway entrance area is about 36 inches wide until the narrower entrance caused by the pineapple post of the day bed into the bedroom bath hallway. I stacked the two Danish end table bars on top of each other and also moved them ten inches against the back of the blue sofa. I put the yellow French antique reproduction sitting chair from between the two couches to the end of the Danish bar facing the kitchen entrance by the apartment entrance door opposite the first closet. Thus without the French sitting chair blocking the entrance to the space between the two sofas, the overall area is a little bit more open. I also moved some of the bric a brac on the bars stacked on top of each other. I have drink mixers and Perrier stacked underneath the blue sofa and bar. Alcoholic beverages are no longer displayed in the apartment. Well, I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/19/01 Friday 2:20 A.M.: I went through my daily computer routine. CIO

Note: <888> 10/19/01 Friday 1:40 A.M.: I took a nap. I had some of the reheated onion, chicken, and rice soup with two slices of bread and butter along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/18/01 Thursday 9:00 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. today. A friend showed up to visit. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. My friend and I toured the waterfront. We then watched television including the ABC evening news. I made up my usual batch of tomato, ground beef, onion, spices, herbs, and condiments sauce which we had on spaghetti noodles along with ice tea. We watched more television. My guest just left. CIO

Note: <888> 10/18/01 Thursday 4:05 A.M.: Well, I watched some television. I had a bowl of microwave popcorn. It is now time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/18/01 Thursday 2:00 A.M.: I finished sifting through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I also went through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 10/18/01 Thursday 12:20 A.M.: I chatted with a friend. He and his wife are coming out to visit on Sunday at noon. I finished making the soup. I refrigerated 30% of it, and I froze 70% of it. CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 11:20 P.M.: I went to bed this past morning at 4 A.M., and I was up at 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then cleaned up, and I went over to Smokes for Less, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each carton or $38 total. I then returned home. I next went downtown. I visited with a couple of friends in the park. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I then visited with the friends some more. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I visited some more. I then went by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought 80% ground chuck at $2.49 a pound for $5.03. I then returned home. I had a frosted Citra soda in a frosted mug. I then chatted with a relative. I then made two sliced white chicken meat sandwiches with salt, pepper, mayonnaise, and Tabasco sauce, which I had with two homemade dill pickles and ice tea. I took the remainder of the chicken carcass, and I am simmering it for an hour in three quarts of water. Then I will strain the broth off with a colander and pick the meat off separating it from the bones. I will mix the broth and meat, seven sliced medium onions, adding about 3 cups of water, dashes to taste of celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, oregano, basil, Italian spices, Hungarian paprika, Chinese Five spice, poultry seasoning, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, taragon, thyme, parsley, India hot curry, two bay leaves, two chicken bouillon cubes, several spurts Angostora bitters, three spurts of McHilney Tabasco sauce, three teaspoons of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, four tablespoons of Kikkoman soy sauce, one teaspoon of Sesame oil, four tablespoons of olive oil, 1/8 pound of margarine, and one and a half cups of uncooked brown rice. All of this I will stir together, and boil and simmer for about 45 minutes until the rice is cooked for a very hearty herbal chicken, onion, and rice soup. CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 3:10 A.M.: I installed Microsoft Reader 2.1 . CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 3:00 A.M.: I installed Microsoft MSN Explorer 7.0. CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 2:40 A.M.: Well, I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and a homemade dill pickle and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 1:50 A.M.: Well I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm , and at http://www.kenradio.com , I found http://www.worldoil.com/ for those of you interested in oil. CIO

Note: <888> 10/17/01 Wednesday 1:05 A.M.: I received a couple of telephone calls. I tried resting a bit. I got a sour stomach from the reheated mashed potatoes, so I guess I will throw out the rest of them. After resting a bit more, I watched a bit more television. One my neighbors set off the emergency pull cord alarm, so I reset the system. I guess I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/16/01 Tuesday 10:05 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought a 1.5 liter bottle of yellow mouthwash for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went to the library, and I read the Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, and four computer newsweeklies. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I had a frosted Citra soda in a frosted mug. I then had a sliced white chicken meat sandwich for dinner on Healthnut bread with mayonnaise, Tabasco, salt and pepper. I had the sandwich with reheated homemade mash potatoes along with ice tea. I then had a 50% - 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated and regular instant coffee. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 10/16/01 Tuesday 4:40 P.M.: I went to bed at 5 A.M., and I was up at 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I sat outside, and I chatted with a couple of my neighbors. I guess I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 10/16/01 Tuesday 3:20 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I relaxed. I also chatted with a relative earlier in the evening. Well time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/16/01 Tuesday 12:25 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I guess now is time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/15/01 Monday 10:15 P.M.: I put the Windows 98 Resource Kit program on both of my computers. I also put the Speech, Dictation, and Netshow on the primary computer. CIO

Note: <888> 10/15/01 Monday 9:50 P.M.: I went out, and I bought three loaves of Healthnut bread at the Arnold Bread store outlet for $2.67 total. I then stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then walked back to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought two identical red nylon duffle bags for $5 and $6 apiece. I then went to my 4 P.M. appointment. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I checked out the Windows 98 Resource Kit. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit. A traveling friend traveling with another companion called up, and we chatted. I took the two Red duffle bags downtown with other supplies for the traveling couple, and we chatted while they sorted their luggage. I then dropped them off closer to their destination. I then returned home. I had a cold chicken leg and thigh with steamed frozen Brussels sprouts and reheated homemade mash potatoes with ice tea. I suppose it is important during time of war to keep vigilant. Also if anyone is in contact with people spending longer times outside during this crisis when they are observing and moving around, they might need assistance from those individuals more comfortable inside. Well time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/15/01 Monday 1:55 P.M.: I received a telephone message at 11 A.M. this morning. I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with my neighbors. I will clean up shortly and go out. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 11:35 P.M.: I received a telephone call at 2:30 P.M.. I went back to sleep until about 7 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium eggs, two biscuits with margerine, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I rested more until 11 P.M.. I have to restart the server at midnight. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 7:55 A.M.: I rested a bit. I watched a bit of television. I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/biscuits.htm . I had four of them with margerine and a glass of ice tea. I saved five of them. Well, it is time to try to get some sleep. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 5:50 A.M.: I read a bit, and then I relaxed a bit. Well, I guess I will head off to bed. I wish you all a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 2:15 A.M.: I had a sandwich made from bread, sliced white chicken beast meat with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, salt, and pepper along with a bowl of the onion, chicken, rice soup, and ice tea. I also watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 12:55 A.M.: I sifted through my email, and I looked at some other links. I guess, I will watch some television and read a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 10/31/01 Wednesday 12:10 A.M.: Happy Halloween. I installed the latest version of Microsoft Intellipoint mouse drive and also MSN messenger 4.5. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 10/30/01 Tuesday 11:15 P.M.: I went out, and I had my coffee out of the thermos downtown. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue and train station area. I just now returned home. It is time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/30/01 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: I cleaned up. For dinner, I had a few slices of white chicken breast meat, steamed fresh asparagus, microwave potato, and ice tea. I will now go out for some fresh air with a thermos of coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 10/30/01 Tuesday 7:50 P.M.: Well, I was up at 10 A.M., and I fell back asleep until 4:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received a telephone call. I rested until 7 P.M.. I am now beginning to cook the Purdue chicken, which should be done in one hour and forty-five minutes since it is bigger 8.88 pounds. I seasoned both sides with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and basil, and I then coated the top side with Texas Best barbeque sauce. I threw out the innards and said hello to a neighbor. CIO

Note: <888> 10/30/01 Tuesday 2:35 A.M.: Well, I watched a bit of television. I had a meal of two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and a quarter dill pickle and ice tea. Well, time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/30/01 Tuesday 12:50 A.M.: Well, I did a funny think while exiting my apartment this evening. I broke the framed 19^th century post card of Paris, I hang by my entry light switch as I departed. The sharp edge of glass pointed towards the Louvre. I hope this does not mean by “second sight” that the Louvre will be a terrorist target. I told some people this when I went out. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed moving vans moving a company in just north of the Senior Center. It is apparently “Beans.com” from Duncan, Oklahoma moving out of Manhattan. Their site is not up and running yet. I then drove by the waterfront, and I chatted with a fisherman. I then drove back uptown, and I wished a friend walking around Happy Birthday. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought an 8.88-pound Purdue oven stuffer roaster for .79 a pound for $7.02 total, Asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $1.59, and a two-pound bag of yellow onions for $1.49 for $10.10 total. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 8:25 P.M.: I had two biscuits about 8 A.M.. I slept until about 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. A friend arrived just before my 3:30 P.M. appointment. I then went to my appointment. I next returned home. We watched television and drank ice tea. We had dinner of reheated French onion soup with rice and chicken along with a slice of buttered toast and ice tea. We watched more television. My guest just left. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 6:15 A.M.: I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/biscuits.htm . I ate four and saved four. Well I have a 3:30 P.M. appointment today, so I guess I should head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 5:25 A.M.: I put the Lasko box fan in front of the air conditioner on the windowsill. I turned off the fresh air from the air conditioner, and I started the Lasko box fan to circulate the electric heat coming up from the electric radiators. Circulating the heat as it rises tends to make the apartment feel warmer and use less heat. It proved effective last winter. However, the low speed on the fan does generate a slight breeze, but the apartment tends to be less drafty this way. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 4:50 A.M.: I put on my long underwear bottoms, and I went out and walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area also. Somebody missed the train and is sleeping at the Citibank ATM. I saw a large gray fox walking up the middle of Arch Street by the Post Office while; I was sitting at the Post Office plaza. I believe one can figure out which star is the Southern Star, by looking at the three stars that make up Orion’s Belt, and then looking beneath that, and that one is the Southern Star. The Southern Star was also the name of the Swedish yacht the Duke of Windsor use to barrow in the Bahamas, and there is also a building by that name in Key West, Florida. One can always enjoy looking at the artwork in the galleries on Greenwich Avenue during evening strolls. One gallery has a Renoir in the window. I found a Roosevelt dime on the street in front of St. Mary’s. There is a bench next to Bang and Olufsen which one could pull over and watch the digital television in the window with sub captions showing the movie “Toy Story”, although it is not exactly like a drive-in theatre the digital television I guess with a DVD CD has most excellent clarity. I first saw digital television introduced ten years ago when I was looking at the displays at Albertville, France during the Winter Olympics there, which I visited with a friend that winter. I found one Winter Olympic web site http://www.olympicwebsite.com/olympics2002.htm , and I believe Microsoft has the responsibility for producing the upcoming Winter Olympic web site. I then drove down by the waterfront. I just now returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 2:15 A.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and a quarter homemade dill pickle along with ice tea. Well not much happening, maybe I will check the television to see what is happening, and then possibly I will do some more reading. CIO

Note: <888> 10/29/01 Monday 1:25 A.M.: I chatted with a relative. I went downtown. I dropped off the IBM 433SX computer at the Hospital Thrift shop along with an empty typewriter case. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of locations. I also walked over by Kinko’s, and I noticed they were not open all night on Sunday night. I also noticed http://www.outdoortraders.com/ has a large selection of winter jackets including Gortex. They have a sign posted on the door that they are moving to 55 Arch Street across from the Mews where the old Magnolias restaurant used to be. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had a cup of Bigelow tea with sugar and honey. I then took out all the computer cords, keyboards, mice, and other miscellaneous computer items from the lower compartment of the center hallway bookshelf. I put the miscellaneous computer electronics in the right lower bedroom drawer, the computer cords in the black plastic file case underneath the right side of the Danish desk in the bedroom, and the keyboards, mice, and empty boxes behind the Queen Anne Chair in the lower bookcase shelf. I doubled up the books in the upper shelf to make room. I put out the Yellow pages with the big button telephone. I put all the wine glasses from the bar in the upper half of the center hallway bookcase lower compartment along with the Red Cross emergency winter provisions that I keep handy for winter. I also rearranged some of the bric a brac on the two Danish end tables stacked on top of each other for the bar. I have an old Panasonic camera without the battery pack I will drop off at the thrift shop. CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 9:00 P.M.: Earth Quake hit New York City on Sunday morning at 1:42 A.M. http://www.tcpalm.com/news/national/28snatbr.shtml . I felt it, and I thought it was a major car wreck down by the Boston Post Road. CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 8:55 P.M.: I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested more until 5:30 P.M. when I received a telephone call. I made a couple of telephone calls. I watched the ABC evening news. I rested until about 8:30 P.M.. I just had a plate of reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce and Parmesan cheese with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 3:40 A.M.: I read a bit more. I watched a bit of television. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. Well, I might try to rest now. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 2:00 A.M.: I am doing a bit of reading. I set back my clocks one hour to mark the end of Day Light Savings Times. Remember “Fall Back, Spring Forward.” CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 1:25 A.M.: I tested the IBM Value Point 433 DX/SP, and it works fine. It has an 8-megabyte memory chip in it with room for three more four total. It has a 350-megabyte hard drive in it along with 14,400-baud modem. It is running IBM DOS 5 and Windows 3.1. It has WordPerfect 6.1 on it along with a few other programs. Moran Towing apparently discarded it. I did not think they were still in the railroad building. Perhaps somebody has been using it as a doorstop or an anchor. I will drop it off at the Hospital Thrift Shop sometime in the near future. CIO

Note: <888> 10/28/01 Sunday 12:15 A.M.: I had dinner of reheated spaghetti with tomato meat sauce and Parmesan cheese along with ice tea and then a cup of Bigelow tea with honey and sugar. I will fiddle with the IBM 433 SX, maybe installing more memory and possibly putting Linux on it. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 10:50 P.M.: I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I found and IBM 433SX computer with 8 Megs of memory at the train station dumpster on the lower level. I will probably drop it off at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop at the beginning of the week. I then returned to town. I walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I then gave a ride from the Stop and Shop to a couple of friends to another destination. I then returned home. I checked out the IBM 433SX, but I did not test it. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 7:25 P.M.: I received a telephone call and I made one earlier this afternoon. I rested until 6:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do the vacuuming. I will then clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 7:25 A.M.: I started reading “Great Waters”. The author explains that New England is fished out. I guess if we are having a food shortage, we could start eating some of the deer that are supposedly in plentiful supply in this area. I know a deer hunter. Well, I have ample supplies to make it until the end of the month, so as usual, I am just trying to lose a bit of weight, so it is easier on the arthritis and joint pain when walking around. Since it is cooler this morning, I guess I will take a nap before going out. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 4:15 A.M.: I went through my regular computer routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm , and I also sifted through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 3:40 A.M.: I had a plate of spaghetti and tomato meat sauce along with Parmesan cheese and ice tea. I put a 12 pack of Diet Coca Cola in the refrigerator. Well time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 3:15 A.M.: I noticed on the local ABC evening news on Channel 7 last night on the report on New York State funding Senior Citizen centers, they showed a picture of a prominent New York State republican using the senior center facility in the news story. Somebody, everyone recognizes in New York State like N.A.R., if you get my drift. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 2:40 A.M.: I went out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. The skunk was back by the veteran’s monument again. I saw three young females and a guy involved in trashing the fall display at Best and Company near the police station coming from the vicinity of the police station. Before they did it, I heard one of the females ask the fellow to see his gun, so anticipating they were not a friendly group, I did not get involved. They did this about 2:05 A.M., and they continued up the Avenue, I guess to the Dome restaurant. I drove down by the waterfront, and I returned home. I am having ice tea. I am also defrosting some tomato meat sauce for spaghetti later on. CIO

Note: <888> 10/27/01 Saturday 12:35 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to vacuum later in the day when I won’t disturb my neighbors. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/26/01 Friday 10:55 P.M.: I was up at 6:15 P.M., and for breakfast I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched the ABC evening news. I then fell back asleep until 10 P.M.. I checked the mail. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and two dill pickle quarters and ice tea. I will now do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/26/01 Friday 7:45 A.M.: I updated a legal document. I went out and mailed two copies, one at each post office downtown. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. It is time to try to go back to sleep. CIO

Note: <888> 10/26/01 Friday 5:40 A.M.: I slept for a few hours. I relaxed a bit. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and two homemade dill pickles and ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 10/26/01:

Note: <888> 10/26/01 Friday 2:10 A.M.: I watched a bit of television including a Bill Gates Windows XP interview. Well, I will now send out my weekly email, and then I will go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 10/26/01 Friday 12:10 A.M.: Food for Thought Times of London warns of Bin Laden nuclear threat http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350025-2001372097,00.html . CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 11:25 P.M.: I found this tech note from Microsoft on Microsoft Backup for

Windows ME http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q264/5/41.ASP . I am not sure whether it would work with Windows XP Home Edition. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 11:05 P.M.: For dinner, I had two boneless center cut pork chops fried in olive oil and margarine with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and Italian spices on them along with steamed frozen peas, microwave potato, and ice tea. I then made up a cup of 75% Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee and 25% Folgers’s regular instant coffee and put it in my thermos. I went downtown, and I sat out and chatted with a couple of friends and had coffee with them. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 7:30 P.M.: On Microsoft Windows XP, I was thinking that conceivably since at the demonstration next Thursday, they are giving a $50 off certificate, one might be able to get the home edition for $50 with the certificate. Also possibly unlike the Professional Edition, possibly Windows 95 backup program might work with the XP home edition, since it is not replaced by the backup program that come with the XP professional edition. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 7:25 P.M.: I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I checked out the book “Great Water” by Deborah Cramer. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went down by the waterfront. I returned home. Since the warmer weather is pretty much over, I took down the Saudi Arabian hospitality flag for the winter; since more than likely any visitors from that part of the world are in warmer climates. I took the Holland Dutch flag from the bedroom, and I hung it downward in the living room between the United States and the British flags with the blue stripe on the left side. Well since I am a United States citizen of Holland Dutch, British, Scotch, Irish, French and German ancestry, I guess the current flags are more representative. I also found 65 cents in the couch when I straightened it up. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 1:50 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 3:35 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer work. I watched a bit of television. I might now try to take a nap for a while, and try to get on a day schedule. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 1:35 A.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letter. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out for a while. I returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and two homemade dill pickles and ice tea. Well today is the launch of Microsoft Windows XP, so I will see if Microsoft sends me a free copy, since I obviously cannot afford it. Well time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/25/01 Thursday 12:10 A.M.: I have finished the laundry, and put it away and made the bed. I have cleaned up, and I will now go out to mail the letter and enjoy some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/24/01 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.: I have the laundry on the dry cycle. I finished writing a short letter to a Connecticut state agency. In response to an inquiry this evening about portable radios for listening to emergency information, I believe Restoration Hardware www.restorationhardware.com on Greenwich Avenue has hand crank radios, which do not need batteries. CIO

Note: <888> 10/24/01 Wednesday 10:20 P.M.: I went to bed at 7:30 A.M., and I woke up at 7 P.M.. I had a telephone call. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 9 P.M.. I am now doing my laundry. I also have some paper work to do. CIO

Note: <888> 10/24/01 Wednesday 4:40 A.M.: I finished my meal. I watched a bit of television. I guess, I will rest a bit now, and I will try to get up earlier today, since today is suppose to be a nice day once the fog burns off. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 10/24/01 Wednesday 3:05 A.M.: I finished my regular computer work. I got a call from a couple of friends. I gave them a ride downtown. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while at various locations. I just now returned home. I am having a frosted Citra soda in a frosted mug. In a little while, I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/23/01 Tuesday 11:45 P.M.: After dinner, I had a cup of 75% decaffeinated and 25% regular Folgers’s instant coffee. I threw out the remainder of the refrigerated onion soup, but I still have some frozen. It is time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/23/01 Tuesday 10:40 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I also read the back issue of September 12, 2001 of the Wall Street Journal for more details of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon terrorism. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.79. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. I will now fry a boneless center cut pork chop in olive oil and margarine seasoned with ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, and Italian spices. I will have it with a microwave potato and steamed frozen peas and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/23/01 Tuesday 6:50 P.M.: I was tried, so I slept until 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am just finishing up watching the ABC evening news. I will clean up and go out after the news. CIO

Note: <888> 10/22/01 Monday 11:05 P.M.: I went through my regular computer routine. CIO

Note: <888> 10/22/01 Monday 10:35 P.M.: I chatted with a friend, and I also chatted with a relative. I installed Apache Server 1.3.22. I also downloaded the demo of IBM Domino R5, which I might install, and test, however I think it might take too many resources on my computer plus I would not be able to afford to buy it anyway. CIO

Note: <888> 10/22/01 Monday 8:35 P.M.: I rested until 6 P.M.. I watched the local news and the ABC evening news. I had dinner of a fried boneless center cut pork chop, steamed broccoli, microwave potato, ice tea, and 75% decaffeinated and 25% regular Folgers’s instant coffee. I chatted with a couple of friends and a relative. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/22/01 Monday 3:25 P.M.: I made a couple of telephone calls. I went out, and I stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Lights 100s for $19. I then stopped by Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $13 of premium at $1.739 a gallon. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out a bit. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital outpatient clinic, and I got my flu shot. I next went by Stop and Shop, and I bought 4 pounds of Blue Bonnet margarine for .59 a box pound, buy one get one free of Khan’s franks for $3.69 both, boneless center cut pork chops at $2.99 a pound for $3.35, two half gallons of Tropicana premium with calcium for $2 a carton for $13.40 total. I then returned home. I had a frosted Citra soda in a frosted mug. I chatted with a relative. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments, a homemade dill pickle, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/22/01 Monday 11:45 A.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have finished cleaning up, and I will go out for some errands shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/01 Wednesday 7:35 P.M.: I had a Baker’s dozen of Carr’s crackers with a slice of Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on each one. I then watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. For dinner I had three 1/3 inch thick slices of cold beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce on each slice, steamed green and yellow squash with peas, microwave potato, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/01 Wednesday 5:50 P.M.: I had a piece of apple pie with my coffee after lunch. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove downtown. I sat out for a while. I walked upper Greenwich Avenue. There had just been a two-hour fire at the Organic Planet restaurant and the Electrolux shop off the top of Greenwich Avenue at Amagerone Crossway. I sat out for a while at the top of Greenwich Avenue. I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by CVS. I bought with the store coupon buy one get one free two 12 packs of BiC sensitive shave razors for $3.29 both, and a 7 ounce can of CVS sensitive skin shaving gel for $1.85 plus .31 tax for $5.45. I walked back down the Avenue. I sat out a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then sat out for a while more. I then drove by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/01 Wednesday 1:55 P.M.: I tried fixing a defective floppy 3.5 inch A: drive on the backup computer, but the other spare replacement drive was probably defective too. I received a telephone call about some paper work, which I got together, so after my 3 P.M. appointment tomorrow, I now have a 4:15 P.M. appointment tomorrow. Now it is time to have a bite to eat and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/01 Wednesday 12:25 P.M.: I have been doing a little maintenance. I checked my backup inkjet printer the Compaq IJ200 on the backup computer, and it was not printing the right colors. I reinstalled the software. I removed the ink cartridge, and I checked and filled the three different colors. I cleaned it with que tips and alcohol, and I soaked the lower half of the ink cartridge in alcohol for a half hour. I cleaned the printer contacts and the printer installation area in the printer with a alcohol soaked que tip. Once I reinstalled the ink cartridge, I ran the print head cleaning utility a number of times. The alignment utility suggested setting it at 17, but after a number of test printouts, I found out that 21 gave me a perfect printout with perfect colors without any color running. Thus this took some time, but now the Compaq IJ200 on the backup computer is working 100% fine with correct colors. I guess since I had not used it in over 2 months since I bought the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, it had dried up a bit. Well, it is now running fine, and I will have to remember to run off a couple test pages ones a week to keep it from drying up again. Well, I guess I will now have lunch of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and a sliced dill pickle and ice tea along with coffee. I will then clean up and go out in about an hour. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/01 Wednesday 8:05 A.M.: I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched some morning news. CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/01 Tuesday 7:10 P.M.: My guest arrived at 2:30 P.M.. We chatted and watched television. We had Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and Carr’s crackers. I had a telephone call. About 5:45 P.M., we had dinner of cold beef, steamed yellow and green squash, microwave potato, and ice tea. My guest departed about 6:15 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I also had two slices of apple pie. CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/01 Tuesday 1:15 P.M.: I went out, and I voted. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next stopped by Exxon, and I bought $15 of gasoline at $1.699 a gallon. I then went downtown, and I mailed a letter. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I bought a bow tie pastry at St. Moritz bakery for $1.25, and I sat out, and I ate it. I then drove by the waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then returned home. I had two cold beef sandwiches with Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, barbeque, salt, and pepper flavoring along with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, and I also had a glass of ice tea and cappuccino. I am expecting a guest at 2:30 P.M.. CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/01 Tuesday 7:55 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email and going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . Well, I guess it is time to clean up and go out. Also since it is Election Day, I have to vote. CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/01 Tuesday 7:00 A.M.: I finished writing the letter. CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/01 Tuesday 5:50 A.M.: I was up at 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now write a letter and do some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 9:00 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. It is now time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 7:50 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. With dinner, I also had a piece of apple pie. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 7:20 P.M.: I went back out after lunch about noon. I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and two computer newsweeklies. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by ELDC thrift shop. I then went by Staples, and I bought a package of 500 sheets of Staples 90% bright paper for $3.98 plus .24 tax for $4.22 total. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. I next drove around Tod’s Point, and I parked at the southwest area and viewed Manhattan and the skyline on this blustery day. I then stopped by to use the restroom at the southeast parking area. I then drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk, Connecticut. I toured the store looking for a large bottle of black inkjet printer ink, but they were out of it. It is about $14 for a 4-ounce bottle. I then went to the Citicorp ATM nearby. I then returned to CompUSA, and I bought E-Z Fill black inkjet refill kit, which comes with the refiller syringe and three 1.5 ounce bottles of black ink and other refiller tools for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for $21.19. I then stopped by Costco, which was nearby, and they let me have a one-day pass which one has to pay 5% more with. One can buy a membership for $45. I am not sure if that is for the year or permanent. I toured the whole store. They have lots of bulk food items there including fresh meats, fish, and poultry along with many food package items and the usual assortment of appliances, electronics, clothes, and other necessities. I noticed Windows XP Professional upgrade there was $185.99 and XP home edition upgrade was $94.99. I bought a 58-ounce package of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.99. It has three separate sealed packages. I also bought a 2 pound container of Sorrento grated parmesan cheese for $6.99, and a 21.25 ounce package of Carr’s crackers coming in five sealed packages for $4.99 plus .90 5% increase for $18.87 total. I then returned home. I decided to recharge the black ink cartridge in my Epson Stylus Color 880 printer. It was about a 1/3 full. I followed the printer and ink recharge kit instructions, to remove the cartridge, place a piece of tape on the bottom of the ink cartridge outlet, puncture and fill the cartridge with about 8 mm of black ink, and cover the filler hole with tape. I then cleaned the filling syringe. I then put in the cartridge, and I press the primer button on the printer, and I then I ran the printer utilities to clean the nozzles and realign the cartridge. The black cartridge is now full. The color cartridge is about half full still. I have enough inks in the color cartridge refill kit to refill the cartridge once, but I would need to buy some more Cyan since I use some it to try to recharge a black cartridge when I first bought the kit a year ago. The Epson Stylus Color 880 printer with the recharged black cartridge works perfectly fine. I will now have two hotdogs, with buns, ketchup and mustard, and ice tea and potato chips and a dill pickle slice. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 10:45 A.M.: I went down by the waterfront. I chatted with a couple of regulars. One of the regulars told me the new large store going in on the Byram River in Port Chester, New York will be a Costco. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two Tropicana orange juice 96 ounce containers with calcium for $2.99 each, buy one get one free S&S 16 ounce dry roasted peanuts both $2.69, Bulls Eye barbeque sauce 12 ounce $1.99, fresh broccoli heads at .77 a pound for $1.04, two 12 ounce bars of extra sharp Vermont Cabot cheese $1.99 each bar, 12 pack of Barq’s rootbeer $3.34 plus 12 five cent can deposits, two rolls of Sparkle paper towels .89 each, S&S 12 pack of extra large toilet paper $5.69 for $26.69 after returning a $1.05 in cans. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought a top round roast at $1.99 a pound for $7.36, four boxes of Scottie tissues at .79 each box, four 28 ounce cans of TuttoRosso crushed tomatoes .49 each can, two packages of Butterball turkey franks $1.29 each package, white seedless grapes at $1.49 a pound for $2.10, and a homemade apple pie $1.99 for $19.04 total. I then returned home. I put away my purchases. I then started cooking the top round roast. I seasoned all sides with celery salt, garlic powder, and ground black pepper, and then I coated it with Texas Best Barbeque sauce, and I am cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will have an early lunch of a few slices of the roast with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce with a microwave potato, steamed fresh yellow squash slices, ice tea, and cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 6:15 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I guess, I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/01 Monday 5:50 A.M.: I did not go out. Instead I rested. I had a friend call about 9 P.M.. I rested until 5 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I heard a lot of airplanes last night, so I guess they evacuated Bermuda with the oncoming hurricane. CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/01 Sunday 5:05 A.M.: I had a cappuccino. I chatted with a relative. I fell asleep. I chatted with another relative. I just had the rest of the Purdue chicken in two chicken sandwiches with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Tabasco, salt, and pepper along with ice tea. I called up the Casa Marina Hotel in Key West, Florida http://www.casamarinakeywest.com/intro.html , and they told me they have evacuated the hotel. I suggested to the person answering the telephone, they should either leave Key West or go to the taller La Conche Hotel in the center of Key West. I guess I should clean up now and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/01 Sunday 11:05 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice tea. There was this report in the Boston Globe about a false terrorism incident http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/ . Well time to clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/01 Sunday 7:15 A.M.: I checked out the Microsoft Presentation demonstrations. According to the Microsoft Compatibility Wizard MSBackup from Windows ME should work with Windows XP home edition. Perhaps, I will buy the home edition when I can afford it some time in the near future. I am also listening to a bit of television. I am wearing my new robe I bought on Friday to stay a little bit warmer and comfortable. CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/01 Sunday 5:20 A.M.: I went to bed at 9 P.M., and I received a telephone call at around midnight. I was finally up at 4 A.M.. I watched some of the morning news. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 8:55 P.M.: While I was downtown, I also played a quick pick for a dollar at Zyn stationary. I also bought a USA flag pin for fifty cents, which I put in my change purse. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 8:50 P.M.: I had some potato chips and ice tea. I guess I will head off to bed shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 8:00 P.M.: I went back out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area again, and I also chatted with a couple of people. I then sat out for a while more. I returned home, and I chatted with a friend. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 3:10 P.M.: I had a cold chicken leg and thigh along with microwave potato and steamed fresh zucchini and some ice tea. I will now have a cappuccino, and then I will go out for some more fresh air. I put the crank radio in the kitchen entrance bookcase top shelf. If one of my readers is down south in the Florida Keys, they can study the hurricane information from http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 2:10 P.M.: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I chatted with a visitor from England. I then returned uptown. I saw the Democratic candidates for selectman come parading through town in their Mercedes. I then saw the more humble Republican candidates for selectman come walking down the Avenue. Lolly Prince was accompanied by Republican Governor Rowland of Connecticut along with a number of other Republican luminaries from around town. I then walked up to Restoration Hardware. I then ran over to Greenwich Avenue Bank of New York ATM, and then from Restoration Hardware, I bought the last Freeplay Self Powered AM/FM Radio S360 regularly $49.99 for $29.99 plus $1.80 tax for $31.79 total. It is made in South Africa. I figured if we ever lose power for an extended period of time, it would come in handy for listening to the radio when batteries run down. It does not have batteries, but has a cranking mechanism that lasts for hours along with solar cells. It has very clear radio reception. I then sat out some more. I next went to Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen extra large eggs for $1.89 and a 10-pack box of S&S powdered milk for $5.49 for $7.38 total. I ran into some friends, and I gave them a ride to the Port Chester, New York shopping center where Kohl’s and A&P is located. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 10:35 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/01 Saturday 8:40 A.M.: I rested until 4 A.M.. I then had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I then rested more until 8 A.M.. I watched a bit of morning news. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, a dill pickle slice, potato chips, and ice tea. I will now do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 7:50 P.M.: I put $10 on my laundry card. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 7:40 P.M.: Well, I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I had a bowl of potato chips with ice tea. Well, I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 6:15 P.M.: I went back out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the Greenwich Times, the Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, PC World, Time Magazine, and two computer newsweeklies. I then sat out for a while downtown. I then stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop. I bought two green and two yellow squash at $1.29 a pound for $2.85, buy one get one free Colonial Beef franks for $3.49 both, two pounds of Blue Bonnet margarine at .59 a box pound and a 12.25 ounce bag of Wise potato chips for $1.99 for $9.51 total. I then stopped by Val’s liquor at the same shopping plaza, and I bought a 10-ounce bottle of Angostura bitters for $8.79 plus .53 taxes for $9.32 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 3:05 P.M.: I went back out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I dropped off the Panasonic video camera there without the battery pack which I did not have. I then drove downtown. I paid my rent at First Union Bank. I then went to the Post Office, and I obtained a money order to pay my Verizon telephone bill. I then stopped by the Mews Merry Go Round thrift shop, and I bought a burgundy with stripes Ralph Lauren Polo terry cloth bathrobe extra large my size for $12. I then sat out for a while. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought on sale a 38 ounce bag of Hasslenut coffee for $8.79, two 13.5 ounce balance blend 50 % less caffeine for $1.50 each, and two regular 13.5 ounce Red Bag beans for $1.50 each for $14.75 total. I then returned home. I had a Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I then had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and two dill pickle slices and ice tea. I then mixed all the coffee beans together, and I put them in eight mason jars in the freezer along with filling my primary Braun coffee grinder. I then filled the ice trays. I am now going to have a cup of cappuccino, and then I probably will go back outside. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 11:25 A.M.: I checked the mail. I cleaned up. I went out, and I stopped at the Bank of New York ATM in Port Chester, New York. I noticed, they’re building a bit new building on the river in Port Chester. I went over to the Vitamin Shoppe, and I bought Glucosamine and Chondroitin with MSM regularly $57.95 for $34.77 for 240 capsules, B-Complex-50 100 Capsules regularly $10.95 for $6.57, Niacinamide 500 mg. 100 capsules regularly $7.95 for $4.77 foro $46.11 total. I the stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought three cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. Now I have to do some errands in downtown Greenwich. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/02/01:

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: I rested until 8 A.M.. I watched a bit of the morning news. I had a cold chicken leg and thigh, steamed frozen peas, microwave potato, ice tea, and coffee. I will now send out my weekly email. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 3:20 A.M.: I sifted through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/01 Friday 2:45 A.M.: I was up at 1 A.M.. I had breakfast of toast, oatmeal, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I watched a bit of the morning news. I clipped my toenails and fingers nails, so I do not become like Howard Hughes. I have the demonstrations that Microsoft handed out, but I will not be installing them for now. I did get a $50 mail in rebate coupon from Microsoft for Windows XP Professional upgrade, but since I will not be upgrading my computer in the near future to a faster processor, I feel I do not need to buy it, even if I could afford it. Well time for some regular computer work at http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 7:55 P.M.: I had a breast of chicken sandwich along with two dill slices and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. I now will go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 6:20 P.M.: I went out at 8 P.M. after cleaning up. I stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought three loaves of 12 grain bread and 2 ten packs of Freihofers hotdog buns $3.91 total. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went by Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $13.75 of premium at $1.699 a gallon. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office. I obtained four money orders for .90 each, and I paid my GEICO automobile insurance, AT&T long distance, Cablevision, and Optimum Online. I then drove over to the Stamford Marriott, and I attended the Microsoft Windows XP presentation. It was very enlightening demonstration with about thousand people attending. They gave us a souvenir bag with various items, and after the presentation for filling out the form, they gave us a free Windows XP T-shirt and a free parking coupon. Since I was a bit tired, I did not try to converse much. There were other Microsoft partners there. They gave away a signed copy by Bill Gates of Windows XP Professional with a mouse to one lucky winner. Alas, it was not I. I left about noon with out attending the separate partners or customers conference. I then went over to the Ridgeway Center, and I toured Staples. I then went to Odd Job, and I bought a five pack of lighters for .99, two cans of Ajax for .59 each, and a roll of Christmas paper for $1.59 for $3.84 total. I then went by Old Greenwich, and I got a hair cut at Off Center hair stylists for $16 plus $4 tip. I then toured the Old Greenwich thrift shop, and they have a docking station for a laptop there for $25. I then drove around Tod’s Point, and I walked briefly out to the shore at the southeast parking area. I next stopped by the Greenwich Police station to retrieve a lost item, but the officer I needed to see was not there. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop. I next made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought two 2 packs of 32 ounces of European Mystique conditioner and shampoo for $1.49 each two bottle pack plus .18 tax for $3.16 total. I then went by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought two 2 packs of Value Light 15 watt frosted candelabra bulbs for $3.20 each two pack plus .38 tax for $6.78 total. I then stopped by Stop and Shop, and I obtained a 48 ounce jar of Hellmann’s mayonnaise for $3.49, B&G kosher dill pickle spears $1.99, 2 quart bottles of lemon cleaner for $1.19, S&S 5 pounds of sugar $2.39, a five pound bag of Russet potatoes for .99 for $11.38 total. I then returned home, and I had a diet Coke in a frosted mug sitting outside after putting away my purchases. I put the new candelabra bulbs in the sconces above the dining room table. CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 6:40 A.M.: I watched some PBS channel 21 programming on volcanology and tectonics and geophysics. I watched the BBC news. I had a cup of cappuccino. I will now have some of the chicken, rice, onion soup along with ice tea and a couple of biscuits with margarine. I will then clean up, and I will go out after 8 A.M.. CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 4:20 A.M.: I finished writing the letter. CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 3:30 A.M.: I rested a bit. I finished making the ice tea. I will now write a letter. CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 2:00 A.M.: I got my bills ready to pay this morning. I am watching a bit of television. I had a couple slices of white breast chicken meat with a few drops Tabasco sauce, microwave potato, steamed fresh asparagus, and ice tea. I will now make up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/01 Thursday 12:15 A.M.: I restarted the Apache log for the month. I also sifted through my email. I also put Atomic Clock Sync on the computer available from www.download.com . CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 10:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had the last piece of apple pie. I will now do a bit of reading. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 7:25 P.M.: I coated one of the double thick pork chops with olive oil, and then I seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, oregano, basil, and Italian spices, and I baked it in a Pyrex dish in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had it for dinner with a little Parmesan cheese on it and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with a microwave potato and steamed broccoli spears and sliced yellow squash with margarine along with a glass of ice tea. I will have a cappuccino. I watched the ABC evening news, and I am now watching the BBC World. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 5:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I viewed their Christmas preview offerings. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue with another local. I chatted with another local. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two double thick center cut pork chops at $1.99 a pound for $4.06, a head of organic broccoli for $1.99 for $6.05 total. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 5 pound bag of Russet potatoes for .99, a Glade Plugin Hawaiian breeze scent for $2.99, and Butterball Boneless hickory smoked turkey breast white meat at $3.79 a pound for $8.04 for $12.20 total. I bought the Butterball turkey breast early since they are good for a month, and the grocery store frequently runs out of the Butterball boneless hickory smoked turkey breast right before Thanksgiving. It is easier to cook and serve with less hassle than the whole bird. I returned home, and I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese slices and slices of Wilson pepperoni along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 1:30 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.: I watched a bit of television with vintage BBC footage on World War II on PBS channel 13 about Dunkirk. I guess I will now head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 11:05 P.M.: I watched a bit more television. I went through my normal Internet routine, and I sifted through the email. I chatted with a couple of relatives. The computer is running much better after running the maintenance utilities that I ran earlier in the evening. It is pretty quiet on the computer front. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 8:30 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, PC magazine, and Britain. I sat out for a while at the library. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I did maintenance on the computer. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, Norton SpeedDisk, and Win Optimizer. While running the utilities, I watched the ABC evening news. I am watching television now. I chatted with a friend. For dinner, I had two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup and buns along with the rest of Fettuccini Medici and ice tea and cappuccino. Earlier in the evening when I returned, I had Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and slices of Wilson pepperoni. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 12:35 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed about 11:30 P.M. last night. I was up at 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess, I will clean up and go out for some daytime activity. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 10:10 P.M.: I watched the Channel 21 PBS presentation of the finding of the H.M.S. Hood and the Bismarck. I was able to eliminate the waves on the television by adjusting the white VCR cable that leads into the VCR. Well, I guess it is time to start to end my day. I have been sleeping a bit more than usual recently, but since I have been on a daytime schedule which I enjoy, I have been having a bit more active routine than when I am on a night schedule, so I tend to need a little bit more rest. To any of the younger generation whom might find my routine “Scott’s Random Notes” a bit tedious, let me assure them that it is the nature of being middle aged at age 51 that I tend to reflect my age and not necessarily the younger age viewpoint presented on television regularly. I opened up one of the three packs of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers last night, and I had some around midnight. Since I have chipped two of my teeth, and I think both of them need crowns, I have been trying not to eat any food that is too hard such as nuts. Well have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 8:45 P.M.: I ordered two color ink cartridges for my Epson Stylus Color 880 color printer from http://www.3dayinkjet.com for $10.75 apiece plus $5 shipping for $26.50 total. I am a little bit hesitant about using the ink available for the refilling the cartridge available at CompUSA, because when I use the same inks for refilling my Compaq IJ200 printer, the colors came out noticeably different. I also went through my email and http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 7:40 P.M.: I had dinner two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup along with reheated Fettuccini Medici and ice tea and a slice of apple pie. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 5:55 P.M.: I put Direct X 8.1 on my computer system. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 5:00 P.M.: I went back out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought buy one get one free of two 1.5 liter bottles of CVS yellow mouth wash for $3.99 both and a CVS bleach toilet tank tablet for $1.99 plus .36 tax for $6.34 total. While sitting out downtown, I found .17 on the ground. I drove by the waterfront. I sat out by the library also for a while. The library was closed for the Veterans Day Holiday today. I then went by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two packages of 8 Arnold hotdog buns and three loaves of Freihofers twelve-grain bread, all for $5.26 total. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I put the new bleach toilet tank tablet in the toilet tank. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 1:25 P.M.: I went over to the Greenwich Hospital, and I had blood drawn at the laboratory as part of my every two-year physical. I fasted before having the blood drawn. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and they are closed until Wednesday November 14, 2001 setting up for a new opening. I returned home. For breakfast I had seven pancakes made with pancake max with Log Cabin maple syrup and margarine along with coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 10:45 A.M.: I just was awaken about a half hour ago by a friend saying that a jet had gone down over Queens, New York. The local media here reports that it probably was not terrorism since the engine fell off the American Airlines airbus headed to the Dominican Republic before it crashed shortly after takeoff from J.F.K. airport. New York City has closed all bridges and tunnels inbound, but they are still open outbound. I will not eat breakfast now. I will clean up and go out for an appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 10:10 P.M.: I watched a bit of television with my guest. I chatted with a relative. I cooked the two double thick center cut pork chops in the convection oven for 40 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I coated them with olive oil and seasoned them with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, and Italian spices. We had the pork chops with steamed yellow and green squash and reheated Fettuccini Medici along with ice tea. We then watched more television for the rest of the evening. I had a piece of apple pie after doing the dishes. My guest left at 9:30 P.M., and I just finished watching television. I guess I should start winding down and begin to think about heading off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 5:40 P.M.: My guest showed up, and we chatted for a while, and we had ice tea. We then drove down by the waterfront. We then went out to Tod’s Point, and we walked around the three-mile walk around Tod’s Point. We stopped by Staples. We then returned back to my apartment. We had Carr’s crackers with Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese with Wilson pepperoni with it and ice tea. We are now watching a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 12:55 P.M.: I went to bed at 11 P.M., and I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I started my laundry. A neighbor gave me $5 for driving him over to Port Chester by Home Depot. I returned home, and I started making http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I just finished putting away the laundry. I put clean sheets on my bed. I will be done making the ice tea in a short period. I have a friend due to arrive shortly to visit. I am thinking about throwing out the Fettuccini Medici since the pepperoni in it seems to be giving me heartburn. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 9:50 P.M.: I watched a bit of television, including seeing the movie again Dante’s Peak. It reminded me that I should not keep my coffee beans in the freezer, so I took them out, and I put them underneath the dining room table. I guess, I will start winding down for the night, and I will head off to bed in a little while. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 7:30 P.M.: I also had a piece of apple pie. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 7:10 P.M.: I went back out, and they were just finishing up the fire cleanup on Greenwich Avenue. The fire was above the women’s clothes store Henry Lehr, which seemed to have removed their merchandise already. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought double thick center cut pork chops at $1.99 a pound for $3.46, two yellow and two green squash at $1.39 a pound for $2.78, and a apple pie for $1.99 for $8.23 total. I then returned home. I watched the NBC nightly news. I had a frosted diet Coke in a frosted mug. I will now have some reheated Fettuccini Medici along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 4:20 P.M.: After the cappuccino, I had 14 Carr’s crackers each with a ¾ inch by 1/8 inch by 2.5 inch piece of Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and two pieces of Wilson’s pepperoni on them. I will now go out again, and see if Greenwich Avenue is still there. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I put Draino in the bathroom sink before going out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of locations. I went by Lecters which as a 20% to 40% off going out of business sale. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library. I heard a lot of sirens and fire engines responding to a fire nearby. I walked over to Lewis Street and Greenwich Avenue, and there was a second story or attic fire in the building next to the Complete Kitchen on Greenwich Avenue, which is, suppose to be a dress shop. It looks like the whole fire brigade showed up. I then returned to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. The fire engines were still there when I left. I noticed earlier this week, one can buy a different version of the Freeplay battery self powered hand crank radio or a similar flash light are available at the Food Emporium downtown near the check out counters. I returned home, and I am just about ready to have a cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 11:55 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I just had two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 9:25 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I will now have breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will listen to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . I will start my house cleaning and watering the plants after I have my coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 11:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I will now head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 8:30 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read three computer newsweeklies and the Wall Street Journal. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 96 ounce containers of Tropicana fresh orange juice with calcium for $2.99 each, a quart of Hellmann’s real mayonnaise for $2.69, two jars of Five Brothers creamy alfredo garlic pasta sauce for $2.99 each 16 ounce jar, a dozen large eggs $1.69, two 8 ounce bars of Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99 each, a 16 ounce package of Wilson’s pepperoni $4.99, and Wizard air neutralizer for .99 for $26.36 total. I then returned home. I got out the Simac pasta machine, and I made up a pound and a half of fresh egg pasta about six inches long and a half inch wide using two Simac measuring cups of flour and four eggs with a couple of teaspoons of water for the pasta dough mixture. I then diced one large onion and then I diced 70 thin Wilson pepperoni slices and put them both in a pot adding the 16 ounce jar of Five Brothers creamy alfredo garlic sauce with a quarter cup of hot water to get the remains out of the jar and five pads of margarine along with dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, oregano, Italian spices and Basil. I heated this mixture and simmered it for about ten minutes. I cooked the fresh egg pasta in boiling water for about four to five minutes. I drained the pasta, and I added about a fifth of a cup of olive oil on it and mixed it, and then I added the Alfredo sauce mixture and mixed it all together. I next added a half cup of Sorrento grated Parmesan cheese, and I mixed it all together. I will call this Fettuccini Medici. I had about a 12-ounce bowl of the Fettuccini Medici with ice tea, and I refrigerated the rest in a large Rubbermaid container. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 3:15 P.M.: Before lunch I had Carr’s crackers with Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I then had a couple of cold beef sandwiches with ice tea for lunch. I then took a nap until 2:30 P.M.. I watched a bit of television. I will now have a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 11:30 A.M.: I went through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I chatted with a neighbor. The mail person just arrived. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/09/01:

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 9:35 A.M.: I went to bed at 9:30 P.M., and I woke up at 8 A.M.. I had some peanuts during the middle of the night. I just had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I am listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram from the Netherlands. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 7:50 P.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letters to a relative at the Valley Road Post office via Priority Mail, which is $3.95 for everything one can stick in the Priority Mail envelope. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment, which ran a half hour late, so I read today’s Wall Street Journal and two National Geographic magazines. I then made my 4:15 P.M. appointment. I next drove downtown. I walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area. I stopped by CVS, and I used my $4 CVS coupon they sent me to buy an 8 pack of Brawny paper towels for $1.06 after using the coupon. They were on sale for $4.99. I then sat out for a while. I then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I returned home, and I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I then had dinner of four 1/3 inch thick slices of cold beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed frozen green beans, microwave potato, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 2:05 P.M.: I printed out fifty copies of a Christmas letter for a family member. I printed 44 copies very quickly on the Epson, which now has a ¼ full ink color cartridge, and I printed 8 on the Compaq, which worked, but needs to be cleaned frequently for good performance. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and the rest of the apple pie for lunch along with ice tea. I am cleaned up, and I will now go out and mail the letters to the family member and make my appointments. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 10:45 A.M.: I went to bed about 9 P.M.. I had a telephone call from a relative just before going to bed. I was up at 7:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of morning television. I searched Epson Stylus Color 880 Inkjet color cartridges on the Internet. One can order them for about $7 to $8, and it says the cartridge is also refillable. I could order the exact ink over the Internet, or use the similar ink available from CompUSA. It says it is better to refill the cartridge before it is empty. Well right now the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer has a full black cartridge and the color cartridge is halfway full, and the backup Compaq IJ200 has a full color cartridge. Thus I learned a little bit more about my options on the procedures. I will now check the mail. CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 5:10 P.M.: The two Epson Stylus Color 880 color inkjet cartridges arrived this morning at 11 A.M. from http://www.3dayinkjet.com . I put them to the left of the Epson printer to have them available when I need them. I received a no answer telephone call at around noon. I was up at 3 P.M.. I checked my mail. I tinkered with the computer. I cannot find a free software search engine for my web server that would run under Windows XP. Excite use to have a free program, but it does not seem to be offered now. I chatted with a relative. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 7:00 A.M.: Well, I am off to bed. For a interesting new weather program try www.weatherbug.com . CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 6:20 A.M.: After dinner last night, I went by the library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and PC World. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I decided to reinstall the beta 2 of Microsoft Windows XP Professional. I installed it while watching television. I was finished installing it about 2 A.M.. I had some ice tea while installing it. I installed the XP driver for the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer. I also installed the XP drivers for my Creative Live MP3 card. All of the programs that are suppose to work seem to work. The XP install downloaded new files for the XP beta, so maybe it is improved over the beta release. They system is running fine. I also checked the headphone connector and plugged it in all the way, so it gets both speakers on either side working. I also reconnected the Compaq IJ200 color printer to the backup computer. About midnight I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Well, I am a bit tired, so I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 5:35 P.M.: The mail arrived shortly before noon, but the Epson Inkjet cartridges did not arrive. I got the Abercrombie and Fitch Christmas catalog, which is a bit risqué http://www.abercrombie.com/ . I watched a bit of news. I then rested until 4 P.M.. I got up, and I watched a bit of news. I had dinner of two slices of cold cooked eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed fresh broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and cappuccino. I am just finishing up making a batch http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm , which I will put in the refrigerator after I shower and clean up. I will then head out for the library since it is a cold damp night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 11:10 A.M.: I went to bed at 2:30 A.M., and I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I checked the mail a couple of times. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 12:25 A.M.: Well, I finished my regular computer routine. I guess I will relax for the rest of the evening before heading off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 11:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I chatted with one local merchant. I once again suggested that some enterprising entrepreneur could put deluxe boneless hams in vats of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and after soaking them in the Jack Daniels whiskey for two or three months, they could cover them with some ingredient like cloves, white peppercorns or black peppercorn or items like poppy seeds or sea salt or some other herbal seeds, and they could slow cure them in hickory or mesquite smokers for three to six months to come up with a deluxe holiday ham that might be enjoyable to gourmets. It might turn out a bit like prochutto or one of the other cured European meats, and possibly one of the Europeans might know about such a process. I then returned home. I watched television, and I guess I was hungry. I ate a whole box of Carr’s English crackers with slices of a whole 10-ounce bar Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese on them while watching television and drinking ice tea. Well, I guess I sort of pigged out. I guess I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 8:10 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC World Report. I once had a friend tell me that my apartment looked like one of the Vanderbilt railroad cars in Sherburne, Vermont. Well, I just saw a television program about Christmas at Biltmore House and Gardens. I guess one can research the current activities there at http://www.biltmore.com to see what special events they may have this Holiday season. I use to live near there. Another time on the way up from Florida, I stopped by Biltmore House and Gardens on my way to going to hike the Appalachian Trail for a few days, but alas at the early morning hour I arrived in Ashville, North Carolina; I did not have the funds to tour Biltmore. Of course, since I am supposedly descended from people in the Bilt area of the Netherlands, they might have let me in for free. On the bus from Atlanta that early morning to Ashville, North Carolina, I passed many miles of peach blossoms in bloom in the early spring. Of course around Biltmore House and Gardens, which is adjacent to the Pisgah National Forest, one has to be vigilant and watch out for wildlife particularly bears which frequent the woods. Well, it is time to go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 6:30 P.M.: After the last message, http://www.3dayinkjet.com call me up, and they told me that the 2 Epson Stylus Color 880 inkjet color cartridges that I ordered from them had shipped on last Wednesday, so I guess they should be here probably tomorrow. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I did some business. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I mailed the package to a relative Priority Mail for $3.50. I them made my 4 P.M. appointment. I read the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Greenwich Times while waiting. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet. They did not have pumpkin pies. I bought a 14-ounce bag of Arnold Premium cornbread stuffing for $1.79. I then went by the waterfront, and I told a local fisherman he should read “Great Waters” by Deborah Cramer. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a fresh from the bakery Pumpkin pie for $2.99, a dozen large eggs for $1.69, fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.21, a red pepper at .99 a pound for .98, a 16 ounce can of Ocean Spray whole berry cranberry sauce .99, two golden delicious apples at .99 a pound .91, a bulb of garlic at $2.49 a pound .45, a jar of Gold’s extra hot horseradish .99, a 10 ounce bar of Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2, a pound of S&S whole milk mozzarella $1.99, for $15.20 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases, and I had some ice tea. I will now have dinner of two slices of cold cooked eye round beef with horseradish on them and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, microwave potato, ice tea, and cappuccino. I guess I will then go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 2:15 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I checked the mail, and the Epson Stylus Color 880 inkjet color cartridges that I ordered from http://www.3dayinkjet.com have not arrived yet. I called them on their toll free line, and I left a message. I then had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I wrapped a package to send, and I will mail it when I go out after I clean up. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 4:10 A.M.: Well, I read a bit. I guess, I will now head off to bed. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 2:45 A.M.: I watched some television. I had two slices of cold cooked beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two small microwave potatoes, and steamed frozen green beans and ice tea. I will now do some reading. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 12:55 A.M.: I tried to install the Apace 2.0.28 beta, but it did not work, so I uninstalled it. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 11:20 P.M.: After the cappuccino, I reconnected my headphones that I had connected to the stereo system to the computer instead, so I can listen to computer sounds with the headphones at night without disturbing my neighbors. I had the headphone hung on the back of the stereo speaker beneath the right mouse pad. One can change the connection to the stereo connector hung on the left bottom desk drawer adjacent nearby easily. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 10:15 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I guess I will have a cup of cappuccino now. Well now that it is winter, I guess I will start looking for more to do on the Internet. I could always try chatting with strangers, but since I tend to be a rather reclusive person, I don’t know if I want to try talking with strangers. I used to do that up until about three years ago, and I spent most of my time giving people technical support. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 6:25 P.M.: I fell asleep about 6 A.M.. I woke up at 3 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 6 P.M.. I guess I will read some computer news. Then I will have two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will then clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I practiced my broken French. I updated http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and http://mrscott.com/nasa-108.htm . Well, now I am off to bed. Have a quiet morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 1:25 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I guess, I will now head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 12:10 A.M.: Well, I have finished my regular Internet routine. It is time to relax a bit and maybe watch television before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 11:30 P.M.: I upgraded my monthly broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . I tried chatting with a relative during the broadcast that has a bad cellphone connection to tower, and I tried to convinced them to order a Cellular Antenna Booster http://www.ewirelessaccessories.com/EWA/antennax.html , but they were doubtful if it would work. They were asking me about computers, and they recommended this site they had seen on television http://www.v2premier.com for an excellent overall computer package. They were enthused with this package http://www.shopnbc.com/famdetail.asp?familyID=v18570 which looks interesting. Well, I hope they get their cell phone booster antenna, so they can call me with free minutes on weekends with Verizon wireless” http://www.verizonwireless.com ” , which when it has a nearby tower seems to be most excellent. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 9:25 P.M.: I had a good dinner. I guess I will now do a bit of regular computer work. I guess the recipe for Thanksgiving Day will be sliced white Butterball hickory smoked turkey breast meat with Heinz turkey gravy with sliced mushrooms, Arnold stuffing possibly using my famous stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm , microwave yam potato with margarine, a fresh vegetable like broccoli, Ocean Spray canned cranberries, and pumpkin pie. I still have to get the fresh vegetable, Ocean Spray canned cranberries, the Arnold stuffing mix, pumpkin pie hopefully from the Arnold outlet, and for the stuffing a couple of apples, red pepper, and a bulb of garlic. The Presbyterian Church is serving a Thanksgiving meal for those of you whom are eligible and sign up ahead of time. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 8:10 P.M.: Well, I went out, and I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $15 of premium at $1.639 a gallon. I next walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations, and browsed CVS. People were eagerly lining up on the cold night to see “Harry Potter” at the Greenwich Train Station movie theatre. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stop by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a eye round roast at $2.49 a pound for $7.92, 10 ounces of fresh mushrooms for $2.19, two golden yams at .59 a pound for .97 both, two jars of Heinz home style turkey gravy for .99 a pound for $13.06 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. I put the eye round roast in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes, and it will be done in ten minutes. I seasoned it with celery salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and basil and Texas Best barbeque sauce. I will have a couple slices of it with steamed fresh broccoli and a microwave potato along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I called a friend on the telephone. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 4:15 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I chatted with a relative. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. I also put in the new Glade Hawaiian scent plugin in the kitchen replacing the old one for scent control. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 1:45 P.M.: I was awake at 12:30 P.M. by a friend calling. I checked the mail. I still have not received the ink cartridges from http://www.3dayinkjet.com , which I ordered on Monday. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do house cleaning and listen to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram , which is the oldies, but good old time tunes from Amsterdam. Of course, I cannot understand a word of what they’re saying in Dutch. Still the Dutch tend to have a sense of humor. I remember the last time I was in Amsterdam; the Dutch were arresting all the Middle Eastern people who were creating too many problems with their viewpoints of Dutch liberalism. It was somewhat amusing to see one of the countries behind Royal Dutch Shell arresting Middle Eastern visitors for violating Dutch laws. Perhaps the Middle Eastern people were just cold in the rather cold damp weather of the North Sea. Worldwide observers have told me that the biggest people in the world are the Holland Dutch. We were once reminded of that about 15 years ago in Greenwich when a Dutch cheese salesman showed up from Mattrich in the Netherlands. He was standing there in the Food Emporium selling gouda cheese wheels which must way about 800 pounds. The Dutch cheese salesman was over seven feet tall weighing over 700 pounds wearing Dutch Pantaloons and size 25 wooden shoes. He had the same look at Prince Charles but bigger. Needless to say, no one hassled the Dutch cheese salesman while he was at the Food Emporium. That was the same time that the G8 conference was going on in Mattrich in the Netherlands. Thus the Dutch do more than sell tulips. Well it is time for house cleaning. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 2:20 A.M.: I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and I sifted through my email. I had another crank email from the Sadaam Hussain email address again threatening terrorism. I forwarded it to the local police and a few other people on my email list. I suppose it is some person causing trouble. I cannot figure out why Microsoft lets the email address continue. Well, I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 12:25 A.M.: I put Ashampoo Win Optimizer Deluxe beta on the computer, and I ran some of the utilities. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 10:40 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area and the train station area. I sat out at a couple of different locations. I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area, and I sat out at various locations. I chatted with a local walker. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned home. I had to use the bathroom three times at Starbucks when I was out, so I guess when I have a big cup of coffee before going out, it means multiple well timed trips to Starbucks to relieve myself. There is also a bathroom at the Greenwich Arts center, when it is open. Thataways also has a convenient bathroom. I guess when the new hotel Mir del Mar is open they will have public bathrooms. Also the Food Emporium and the Greenwich Library, and the train station when open have bathrooms. I suppose when one travels into new and unfamiliar locations, one has to be more on the lookout for restrooms than in familiar locations. I remember in Manhattan about twenty years ago, some of the more convenient bathrooms for the public in midtown were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Stanhope Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, the Brasserie restaurant in the basement of the Seagram’s Building, the St. Regis Hotel, the Plaza Hotel, the Citicorp Plaza, the lower level of the RCA building, the Hilton Hotel on 6^th Avenue, and the now defunct east side airline terminal. Of course today with certain buildings worrying about security, not all buildings are open to the general public. One can always go into a restaurant or a pub to use a public facility, but frequently one does not want to buy something to use the bathroom. Well in Paris, they make it more convenient for the men with lavatories on the street, but I am not sure Manhattan wants to go that way. I suppose Manhattan now has Starbucks type coffee shops with restrooms for people to go to the bathroom. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 7:55 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC world report. For dinner I cooked the last double thick center cut pork chop in a Pyrex dish. I coated the chop with olive oil, and I seasoned it with ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil, and I cooked it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had it along with steamed fresh organic broccoli and steamed slice zucchini and a microwave potato with ice tea. I then had a 50% decaffeinated Folgers’s instant and 50% Folgers’s regular coffee after dinner. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 6:05 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. I first called up the property desk at the Greenwich Police department, and they told me I could pick up an item I left off there 6 months ago. I went by the property department at the Greenwich Police department and retrieved the lost item I found it six months ago. I stopped by George Bennett jewelers, and he told me it was worth $100 to $150. I will use it for a Christmas gift for a family relative. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I went to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason street. I then sat out for a while. I then returned back down the Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I ran into a former neighbor. We drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton or $38 total. We then checked out the package store across the street. I recommended to my former neighbor that wine is cheaper in New York, so we drove over to Var Max liquor pantry just west of Cumberland Farms in Port Chester, New York. The neighbor picked up some beverage supplies. I noticed that the 1.5 liter bottles of Rene Junot wine is $5.99 and regular bottles of Mettuse Portuguese rose wine at the clearance bin section are $3.33 a bottle. Of course Var Max has a large selection of wines and liquors. However, hard liquor tends to be cheaper in Connecticut. We then returned downtown, and I dropped my former neighbor off. I then drove by the waterfront. I next went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. The local paper the Greenwich Times said yesterday that the town was doubling the Grand List tax list assessments, so I assumes that means the town is doubling the property tax rate unless they lower the mill rate on the tax assessments. I then returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea. I put the found item in a Tiffany jewelry box for shipping later. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/16/01:

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 1:10 P.M.: I was up at noon. I checked my mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. It is now time to send out my weekly notes message. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 2:50 A.M.: Well, I watched a bit of television. I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 12:05 A.M.: I mailed the letter. I drove around downtown. I returned home, and I had a couple of bowls of goldfish crackers with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 10:35 P.M.: I finished writing a letter to a family member. I will now go out and mail it at the Valley Road Post office, and then I will go for a short cruise. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 9:40 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news. I went out after my cappuccino. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I just returned home, and I had some ice tea. I will now write a letter. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 6:05 P.M.: I drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted briefly with a local. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then viewed the merchandise at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next sat out for a while downtown. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I paid a .30 fine, and I renewed “Great Waters” which I have still now finished. I read the Greenwich Times; The Wall Street Journal had a most excellent article on Saudi Arabia, and three computer newsweeklies. I noticed all the library computers are down, and the reference desk told me they are installing Windows XP on their systems. I returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea with fifteen Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and a couple of thin slices of Wilson pepperoni. I will now have two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup, and then I will have a cappuccino. I guess since it is a warm night I will go out for some fresh air. They put some new chairs and a table in the entryway of my building today. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 1:25 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched the Bush Putkin news conference on television. A friend called from Manhattan on his cellphone while he was getting off the bus at Lincoln Center. I advised the friend while on the west side of Manhattan to take a look at http://www.amnh.org/ , the American Museum of Natural History which has lots of new exhibits according to what I have read in the New York Times over the years. Perhaps this is where the dinosaur eggs I found in Decatur, Alabama in the mid 1950s ended up. I know they have a new planetarium. Well time to clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 12:25 A.M.: I read a bit. I had a plate of Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese with Wilson Pepperoni slices and a glass of ice tea. I guess it is time to head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 1:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich post office, and I obtained 39 stamps for $13.25. 20 of them are Santa Claus stamps, and 19 of them are Mother and Child nativity scene stamps. I also obtained money orders and paid this month’s and last month’s Cablevision and Optimum Online bills or a double payment for each. I also paid with money orders my GEICO automobile insurance, all of my AT&T past and current bills including the collect phone calls on my bill, and I also paid the balance of my Northeast Utilities electricity account. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I bought the buy one get one free special of the Microsoft Works Suite 2002 which includes Works 2002, Word 2002, Streets and Trips 2002, Encarta 2002, Money 2002, and Picture It Photo all for $79.94 plus $4.80 tax for $84.74 total. For the free item I got the two-software box package of Symantec’s Norton Systems Works 2002 and Norton Personal Firewall 2002. Then I returned to Byram, and I went to Smokes for Less, and I bought 3 cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I then returned home. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I just had a sliced baked boneless breast of chicken sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea. I will now install the new software packages, and then I will run the new Norton Utilities. Well I hope you all enjoy the afternoon. CIO

Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: Well, I cleaned up. I got my bills ready to pay. I guess I will go ahead and pay my entire bill including the Collect calls on the AT&T telephone bill. I chatted with AT&T and Verizon telephone representatives, and I had them freeze collect telephone calls on my bill. Well it is now time to go out. Have a good morning. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/30/01:

Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 5:05 A.M.: I chatted with the AT&T service operator again, and they will not take the telephone overcharges off my AT&T bill despite talking with them a long time. I went to bed about 9 P.M., and I received a telephone call from a friend leaving town, and we chatted for a while. I finally awoke at 3:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with the Verizon telephone operator, and they said I should put a block on my telephone service, so people cannot try to call me collect. I guess I will have to pay off the AT&T bill gradually when I can afford it. It seems like the wealthier people are always dreaming up ways to harass the poorer people with excess cost of living costs. Well I will now do a little regular computer work. I have to go out this morning and pay some bills. Thus it is pretty much the same old routine. I will now send out my weekly email message. It will be interesting to see whether Excite @Home cablevision continues to be provided or whether the judge in his decision will shut down the company today. There is alternative Internet access in the area through Cablevision Optimum Online, but none of them allow high-speed server access, so I can run the server. The cheapest ADSL is about $50 a month, and they are a tenth the speed of Excite @Home for upload speed. Well have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 7:15 P.M.: I chatted with AT&T for a while, and they still will not change the bill which is an obvious rip off anyway one looks at it including this month’s bill. I guess AT&T is now totally corrupt too. Well despite all the cajoling, it looks like I will either have to pay the rip off or I will have to get a phone card or another telephone long distance provider. It is really a shame to see AT&T resort to such cutter type tactics. I then had a sliced chicken sandwich with mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with the last slice of pumpkin pie and a glass of ice tea. Well have a good evening; I will probably be heading off to bed shortly. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 4:40 P.M.: I checked the mail. I called up AT&T about disputed telephone charges on a telephone bill and chatted on their 800 numbers for 45 minutes. They said last month they would reverse the charges. Now they’re saying they cannot reverse the charges. Basically from over two months ago, I have $45 of collect telephone calls from a local telephone payphone when an acquaintance did not have telephone change. It seems rather like extortion that AT&T would charge one to two dollars a minute for a collect call from a local telephone when it use to be only a quarter. I guess since AT&T is not making as much money as they once did, they have taken to extorting their established customers. I know of one retired older lady who was charged $70 by AT&T for a two minute collect telephone call from St. Simon’s Island, Georgia to Greenwich, Connecticut. AT&T better get its act together or it will be going the way of the Gooney Bird. I am sure if members of the frugal Scottish Bell family who are still stockholders in AT&T were advised, they would take action to terminate current management of AT&T. If a company like AT&T cannot keep in step with current Federal Communications regulations on tariffs, I am sure other business groups are taking advantage of areas like Wall Street by ignoring the Securities and Exchange Commission as if it did not exist. I guess we will have to call this new breed of businesspersons “White Collar Pirates” or “WCP” for short. I finally went out about 11 A.M.. I drove over a neighbor to Port Chester, and the neighbor gave me $3 in gasoline money. I then stopped by the Valley Road Post office, and I mailed a letter. I generally prefer writing a letter for more accurate communications. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop. I went by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I next drove downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and I bought a glass ashtray in a wooden holder for $3. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment early, and I just now returned. I just had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug upon returning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I rested until 9 A.M.. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and a slice of pumpkin pie along with a glass of ice tea. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I had a piece of pumpkin pie. Since it is a bit damp out, I think I will wait until 8:30 A.M. to go out when some destinations are open for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 6:40 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a family member. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 4:55 A.M.: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am now doing some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 9:25 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had dinner of reheated half of boneless breast of chicken cooked in white wine with herbs and garlic, steamed cauliflower, microwave potato and ice tea. I then watched the NBC evening news. I just finished watching the Christmas Tree lighting event on WNBC television from Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and http://www.nyctourist.com/xmas_rockcenter1.htm and http://www.spondulinx.com/nojava/demo5/index.shtml . Well, I am a bit tired, so I will relax a bit, and then I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 4:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Arnold Bread store www.bestfoods.com , and I bought a loaf of Freihofers hearty grain bread, a 10 pack of their hotdog buns, and two 8 packs of Arnold’s hotdog buns for $3.56 total. I then drove by the waterfront at a couple of locations. I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and they gave me a Nagano Winter Olympics pin with the Xerox logo on it. I then sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, the Greenwich Times, and three computer newsweeklies. I sat outside at the library for a while. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I noticed coming into my building, we now have a print about the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 12:10 P.M.: I watched a bit of television after the last message. I had a piece of pumpkin pie. I then rested until now. I guess I will now check the mail, and after that I will have two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea and a piece of pumpkin pie. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 5:30 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I guess I will clean up, and then I will probably watch a little television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 4:15 A.M.: I watched television while having the cappuccino. I just took the Mrs. Smith’s Pumpkin pie out of the convection oven, and it now has to cool for two hours on a wire rack. I will now sift through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 3:30 A.M.: Dinner was delicious. I am cooking the Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie right now. It is time for cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 3:05 A.M.: I threw out the rest of the turkey gravy. I took four halves of Purdue boneless breasts of chicken, and I rinsed them off. I then put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a Pyrex baking dish, and placed each of the four chicken breasts in the dish coating both sides with the olive oil in the dish. I then put about a half inch of white wine in the dish. I next chopped four gloves of garlic and sprinkled it on the four breasts. I then sprinkled them with garlic powder, celery powder, chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. I am baking them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I then peeled a half of yam, and I diced it into half-inch cubes. I will steam the Yam cubes with chunks of cauliflower and slices of four asparagus. I will have one of the four chicken breast halves for dinner with sprinkled grated Parmesan cheese on it along with grated Parmesan cheese and margarine on the vegetables and ice tea. After doing the dishes, I will have a cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 2:20 A.M.: I tried downloading and installing the Salt Lake City, Utah Winter Olympics 2002 screen saver from www.saltlake2002.com , however it did not work in Windows XP. I updated with the latest modifications my Stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm with the most recent version at the end. I am not sure why it is so popular since I don’t think Grand Union stuffing mix is available anymore. I have had about 3,000 hits on the stuffing page this month according to http://24.228.18.154/statsct/www2001/topurl1101.html . CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 12:25 A.M.: Bad news Excite @home which I use through Cablevision might be shutting down http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_929681,00.html in which case I probably would have to get Optimum Online, however I would not be able to run the server anymore unless I got ADSL which is about a tenth the speed. I am going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I noticed while looking at Staples Advertisements for this week that one can buy Symantec System works 2002 for $70 plus it has a $30 mailin upgrade rebate, and one can also gets a free copy of Microsoft Works Suite 2002 http://instorespecials.staples.com/staples/listing_detail.asp?listingid=-2099151598&storeid=2278740 from Staples. Well, lets hope we do not lose Excite @Home. Possibly Cablevision might be able to keep my service going. I talked with Optimum Online tech support, and they did not know anything about the status of Excite @Home. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 10:30 P.M.: I went to bed at 1 P.M.. I received two calls from a relative about tech support. I woke up at 9:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I called the relative back. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 12:30 P.M.: Well, I checked the mail. I just had the last of the turkey in a sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I guess I will now watch some television. For a change I took a Vioxx for my arthritis. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 11:45 A.M.: I removed some old programs from the computer including the Creative Web Cam programs, which I did not need. I removed the Creative Web Cam files since they were interfering with my screen saver activation button from the calculator button from the keyboard. I will now check the mail. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 10:35 A.M.: I set the Calculator button on the keyboard to activate the Screen Saver. I updated Music Match and Napster. I checked my desktop icon programs to make sure they work. I cleaned up the icons on the desktop and in the start menu. I did a few other routine computer house cleaning chores. I just received a telephone call from a relative. I will now check the mail. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 9:20 A.M.: I relaxed about an hour. I had a cup of cappuccino. I did some fine-tuning on the computer, and I looked at various programs on Windows XP Professional. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 5:35 A.M.: I did not install the desktop themes since they were in beta. I had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea. I think I might rest a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 5:00 A.M.: I fiddled with Creative Programs for Creative Video Blaster Web cam Control for Windows 2000 which worked, but the Creative Video Blaster Web cam Monitor for XP does not work since I do not have a Creative Camera. I believe the programs came from when I tested a Creative camera. I logged onto http://www.xp-erience.org/, and I installed a Broadband Connection tweak. I downloaded three theme files for XP, which I will install shortly. I turned off Microphone boost, so the sound hiss does not come through my speakers. I read a lot of the content at http://www.xp-erience.org/ . CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 12:30 A.M.: I went to bed. I received a telephone call from a friend at 6 P.M.. I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 5:05 P.M.: I made my 1 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I just now returned home. I had a call from a relative on the answering machine about tech support. I will now have some Goldfish crackers and ice tea and then I will head off to bed. I hope you all have a good evening. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 11:55 A.M.: I checked the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I returned back upstairs, and I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I checked Word 2000 and my driver for the STV0673 camera allows one to insert a picture from the Ezonics USB Ezcam into a Word 2000 file. Well it is time to clean up. I have a 1 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 10:20 A.M.: When I installed the Logitech driver for my cordless mouse, it indicated the batteries were low on the cordless mouse, so I replaced them and then configured the mouse. I still cannot get the “Sleep” button to work on the Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard even when I installed the XP drivers. I installed the Java Virtual machine for Windows XP, which is available for download. About 6 A.M., I had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I spent about five hours trying to get Microsoft Home Publisher 2000 to work. I uninstalled and reinstalled it a number of times. I used a Works 2000 cleanup file utility to no avail. I tried cleaning my Cdrom player. I finally learned from the error message on startup that there was a file in the C:\Windows\System32 folder called “awrdscdc.ax” that I renamed “awrdscdc.axbak”, and then finally Microsoft Home Publisher 2000 worked just fine. The file is a Win Amp file that interferes with it. I also rearranged the shortcuts in my startup folder so they are all in sub folders. I also installed the Power Toys for XP. Well, I will now check to see if the postman arrived. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 4:30 A.M.: I upgraded the Sound Blaster Live MP3 driver from the Windows Update device drivers update. I was able to fix the Windows Installer problem by running the two command line parameters in this file http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/4/04.asp . I will also update the drivers for my Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard and my Logitech Cordless mouse. I will then also reinstall Microsoft Publisher 2000 to fix the saving project problem. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 2:20 A.M.: I looked at the Webinator Searchware program demo, but I could not get it going. Basically searchware software is now expensive, and I do not have the resources on my computer to run the Microsoft Server along with Microsoft FrontPage. Actually the nature of my directory not having a useful search engine leads one into exploring the directory for some useful information that one normally might now know that exists, so one would not normally search for it. CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 1:00 A.M.: I am awake. I was up at midnight. I received a telephone call about 9 P.M.. I noticed that my computer had tried to restart, so more than likely the power was interupted at 6:53 P.M. according to the computer log. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will do a little bit of regular computer activity. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 4:10 P.M.: Well, I watched a bit of public media. I guess it is time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:05 P.M.: I went back out, and I sat out a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went over to the Greenwich Library, and I sat out for a while. I then read the local paper when the library opened. I just now returned home, and I am having a ice tea. I guess I will now have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with the ice tea. Then I will probably relax a bit. I am trying to stay up later, so I am up later in the morning tomorrow. I have a 1 P.M. appointment tomorrow. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 10:25 A.M.: I Christmas wrapped the change purse and the FreePlay windup radio to use as Christmas gifts to myself. I had a cappuccino. I will now go out for some more fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 9:10 A.M.: I went out after the last message, and I mailed the letter at the Valley Road Post Office. I then drove downtown. I walked the train station area. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront, and I sat out and enjoyed the morning sunshine for a while. With this unusually warm weather, it is my theory that the Gulf Stream has moved further westward giving us warmer tropical weather along the Connecticut shore line. I then went to Stop and Shop. I bought Purdue boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $2.91, two packages of Imperial margarine for .99 each, a dozen large eggs for $1.69, and buy one get one free of Ball Park beef franks for $3.79 both for $10.37 total. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit, and I had some ice tea. Well, I have been on a mixed up schedule recently. I will either relax a bit or watch some television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 5:05 A.M.: I just had the turkey sandwich. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 4:40 A.M.: I just wrote a letter to a family member. I will now have a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney Tabasco sauce along with the rest of the stuffing and ice tea. I will then clean up, and I will go out and mail the letter and get a breath of fresh air if it is not still raining. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 3:10 A.M.: I just finished and put away the laundry. I am having a glass of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:20 A.M.: I browsed some web pages. I put clean sheets on the bedroom bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:00 A.M.: I started the dry cycle on the laundry. One does not stick a plastic shower curtain or bath mat in a dryer because they would melt. I rehung the shower curtain and liner and reinstalled the bath mat in the bath area. CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 1:30 A.M.: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just started my laundry. I am also washing in bleach the shower curtain, the shower curtain liner, and the bath mat to remove mold and mildew. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 8:45 P.M.: My guest, and I watched a bit of television. About 5 P.M. we went over to Port Chester, New York. We went to the Port Chester flea market, and I bought a leather change purse for $2. We then went to Odd Job, and I bought a $22 box of 14 Christmas cards for $5. I also bought a gift-wrapped calculator for $1. They have lots of Christmas items at Odd Job. We then stopped by the Mobil station in Port Chester, New York where premium is a dime a gallon cheaper. We then drove back by the waterfront in Greenwich. We then returned home, and my guest had a cappuccino. We chatted for a while. My guest just left for another destination. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 4:05 P.M.: I was up at 3 P.M. when a friend showed up. We chatted. We each had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish along with stuffing. I will now have a cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 10:00 A.M.: I went through my usual computer routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and I sifted through my email. I just finished vacuuming. I checked the mail, but it has not arrived yet. I just chatted with a relative. Well, I am getting tired, so maybe I will relax a bit and head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 8:40 A.M.: I went out after the last message; I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $6.75 of premium at $1.639 a gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a head of cauliflower for .99 and a five-pound bag of AC sugar for $2.39 for $3.38 total. I then walked across the street to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a O Cedar dishwashing wand two sponge pack replacement with red scouring pad on the sponges for $2.49, S&S frozen 16 ounces of peas $1.89, and a Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie for $2.50 for $7.03 total. I returned to my car, and I returned home. I also cleaned the inside of my car windows with glass cleaner before going out. I put the O Cedar refill on my dishwashing wand and it fit fine. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 5:10 A.M.: I finished the house cleaning except for the vacuuming which I will do later when I won’t disturb my neighbors. I also watered the plants. I have cleaned up, and I will go out now for some fresh air. I will first clean the inside of my cars windows before heading out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 1:50 A.M.: I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I had a bowl of reheated stuffing. I will now have a cappuccino. I will then do my house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 10:40 P.M.: My guest, and I watched television through out the evening. Around 7 P.M., we had the same dinner as last night reheated. I chatted with a relative about 10 P.M.. My guest just left. I guess I will have a bit of a rest now. CIO

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 5:35 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I hung my Christmas wreath on the front door. I had a friend show up for a visit. We are chatting now. CIO

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: I fiddled with the Ezonics Ezcam drivers some more. I tried installing the Creative Webcam II Windows 2000 driver, I also went to the STMicroelectronics site, and I found a posted driver update, and I found a driver the same as the Zoom USB 2000 driver posted in Italy at Digicam, which I finally used. Whatever, I did the camera seems to be working the same at it always did now. I cannot tell any different between it and Windows ME with the original drivers. I might have it slightly out of focus though since without my glasses on it is hard to tell what is in focus. I also switched the Creative Live MP3 drivers from the Creative ones to the Microsoft ones that came with Windows XP Professional. I posted a test clip http://mrscott.com/test001.rm for one to view the quality. Well it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/23/01:

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 5:55 A.M.: I have been working on the computer all night and morning. I searched the net, and I found out the Windows 2000 driver for the Zoom USB camera works for my Ezonics Ezcam USB. The Zoom USB driver is for Windows 2000, and it is not XP approved, and one is warned when installing it. However, my Ezonics Ezcam USB is working just fine. It does not seem as clear as before, but it could be because that with all the resources running in XP, it just does not go as fast. I tinkered with the setting in the Real Basic Producer 8 to set it up, so it is as good as I can get it. Well, for now although it is slightly fuzzy, it is good enough for my monthly broadcast, which is really all I use the camera for. I chatted with a relative about 2 A.M.. I reinstalled the Ezonics program, which was not working. I tried reinstalling Microsoft Publisher 2000, but the system would not let me install it, since the Windows installer would not permit it. I think it has to do with my Microsoft Works upgrades, and I need to find the right *.msi file on my system to install or uninstall or reinstall the Works program, so I can also reinstall Microsoft Publisher 2000. Microsoft Publisher 2000 works, but it will not let me save a project, which is why I tried to reinstall it. Thus all this tinkering took some time. I will now send out my weekly notes, and then I will have a piece of pumpkin pie and ice tea, and then I will go to bed. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I put away the dishes. I had a piece of pumpkin pie with some ice tea. I will now do some computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 10:35 P.M.: I went out for a walk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. Everything is closed except the Sundown saloon and the movie theatres. I sat out at various locations. I noticed on a sign that on Sunday December 2, 2001; the Greenwich Avenue merchants are going to have the Festival of Lights from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. with a Santa Claus parade at 5 P.M., and then at 5:30 P.M., they will have the tree lighting of the trees along Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I wished a neighbor Happy Thanksgiving. I guess I will now watch a little television and do some reading on the computer. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 8:15 P.M.: I just had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. I first put two and a half cups of white wine in a three-quart pot. I added two sticks of margarine. I started heating it on medium heat. I added six diced gloves of garlic, two chopped and diced medium onions, two peeled and diced medium golden delicious apples, one diced red pepper, dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, Basil, Oregano, Italian spices, thyme, rosemary, Indian Hot curry, Chinese five spice, cinnamon, chicken and meat seasoning, and two chicken bouillon cubes. I let this all simmer over medium heat for fifteen minutes stirring occasionally. After that I added a half box about six ounces of sliced mushrooms, and I simmered another fifteen minutes. Right before dinner, I added a 14-ounce bag of Arnold’s premium corn bread stuffing and stirred it all until the moisture was absorbed and the stuffing was fluffy. I took two 10 ounce jars of Heinz turkey gravy, and I added six ounces or a half box of sliced mushrooms, along with dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil, and I simmered it all on low for fifteen minutes. I cooked a half of yam in the microwave oven, and I then heated two half inch slices of the Butterball hickory smoked white meat turkey breast cover with a microwave cover in the microwave oven on high for two minutes. For dinner, I had the two slices of Butterball hickory smoked white turkey meat with the herbal Heinz turkey gravy with mushrooms on it, along with the stuffing mixture, a half of yam, steamed sliced asparagus, a dish of cold Ocean Spray whole cranberries from the can, along with a glass of ice tea and after doing the dishes a cappuccino. Thus I varied my stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm . I have a large container of left over stuffing in the refrigerator along with the rest of the turkey and gravy for leftovers in the coming days. I will now clean up and go out for a walk and some fresh air. Happy Thanksgiving. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 6:10 P.M.: I rested until 5 P.M.. I watched the television. I did the breakfast dishes. I am listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . I will start getting ready the Thanksgiving dinner in about a half hour. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 2:05 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I listened to a bit of http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram . CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 4:35 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched some television. I replaced the 15-watt light bulb in the bedroom hallway book lamp. I had a piece of pumpkin pie and some ice tea. Now it is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 1:15 A.M.: I finished going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm , and I also sifted through my email. I guess I will relax a bit now and watch some television before going to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 12:15 A.M.: I installed FrontPage Express from an available download from Microsoft since Windows XP uninstalls FrontPage Express. It works fine. I set the system startup to start the least number of startup programs, so as to have more memory. About 8 P.M., I started the XP defragmenting utility. I then went out, and the library was closed, so I dropped off some videotapes I did not have time to watch. I then went downtown. I walked the train station area. I sat out for a while. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at a couple of locations. I returned home. For dinner, I had the rest of the cold cooked beef eye round with horseradish sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed frozen green beans and steamed fresh broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and a slice of pumpkin pie. I then had a 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee and 50% Folgers’s regular instant coffee after dinner. I watched television until just now when the system finished defragging the C: drive. I rebooted and the system is running just fine. CIO

Note: <888> 12/31/01 Monday 2:45 P.M.: I went to bed about 10 P.M. last night. I had a piece of pumpkin pie before going to bed. I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of a slice of toasted Rye bread with grated Parmesan cheese and margarine, orange juice, three medium boiled eggs, toast, and orange juice. I cleaned up, and I went out about 8:30 A.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went down to the central post office, and I obtained five money orders to pay my AT&T long distance, Northeast Utilities electricity, GEICO automobile insurance, Cablevision, and Optimum Online. The five money orders cost .90 apiece or $4.50 for them all. I then walked over to the First Union Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I returned to my car, and I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought a Sunbeam Electronic pest repeller for $4.98 plus .30 tax for $5.28 total. I then went over to Off Center Hair Stylists in Old Greenwich, and I had my hair cut for $16 plus $4 tip for $20 total. I then stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought two 12 packs of Diet Caffeine free Coca Cola for $2.75 each 12 pack plus $1.20 can deposit, two cans of Comet cleaner for .99 both, a 28 tablet box of Tide cleaner $4.99, two 6.4 ounce tubes of Crest toothpaste $2.99 both, two Oral B medium toothbrushes $3.99 both, a tube of Old Spice endurance deodorant 3.5 ounce $1.49 for $20.14 total plus $1.14 tax for $21.28 total. I then drove out to Tod’s Point. I sat out briefly at the southwest picnic area. I used the bathroom at the southeast beach. I then returned to central Greenwich. The Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop closed at noon, so I missed them. I returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and reheated herbal rice along with a slice of pumpkin pie and ice tea and a cappuccino. I received a crystal bell ornament from Robert Schuler and the Crystal Cathedral in the mail. I just received a call from a friend who is coming to visit for New Year’s Eve. CIO

Note: <888> 12/30/01 Sunday 8:05 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove downtown, and I walked the entire Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by Zyn's stationary, and I bought #30 lotto card for a $1, but I lost. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two bars of Dove sensitive skin soap for $2.37 plus .14 tax for $2.51 total. I stopped by Outdoor Traders, and they have the Columbia jackets for 30% off. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I checked out two videotapes. For those of you whom have DVD players, the library has a small collection of DVD disks besides the large collection of videotapes. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop. I bought a 20 ounce bag of S&S frozen Brussels sprouts for $1.89,a Stauffer’s frozen 20 ounce lasagna for $3.39, a dozen large eggs $1.69,a box of Twinings 25 bags of Blackcurrant tea$2.89, buy one get one free of Progresso steak and potato soup $2.39 both, a bunch of broccoli at .99 a pound $1.43, a jar of Gold’s horseradish $1.19, a 10 ounce bar of S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2, a three half breast package of White Gem boneless breast of chicken at $1.99 a pound $4.39 for $21.26 total. I then returned home. I coated the three half boneless chicken breasts with olive oil, and I placed them in a Pyrex pie dish, I put several tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on them. I then sprinkled on them garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, and basil. I then spread on them Bull Eye barbeque sauce and four chopped cloves of garlic. I then cooked them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I then washed and drained two cups of white rice, and I added it to the microwave rice steamer, and then I added two cups of water and for the third cup of water, I first added a tablespoon of olive oil, a teaspoon of sesame oil, four tablespoons of soy sauce, four pads of butter, a few dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, and a few sprinkles of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, basil, thyme, nutmeg, ground ginger, rosemary and a chicken flavor bouillon cube filling the rest of the cup with water for the third cup. I placed the China Village rice cooker in the microwave oven for 14 minutes, and I left it stand 6 minutes. I had a chicken breast for dinner with about ¾ cups of herbal rice and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I then started up the computer. I ran Tweak XP, and I enabled the advertising blocker and the pop up ad blocker, but I then disabled them since the GeoCities popup for FTP did not work. I also enabled ClearType fonts and tweaked some other settings. I have had a problem recently logging onto Yahoo News recently since the delayed advertisements loading cause my Internet Explorer web browser to freeze up. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/30/01 Sunday 11:55 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, a slice of toasted Rye bread with grated parmesan cheese on it and margarine, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to sleep until 9 A.M.. I then got up, and I cleaned my apartment, and I watered the plants. I just had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/29/01 Saturday 10:25 P.M.: My friend and I went out for a drive about 9:30 A.M. this morning. We drove down by the waterfront in Greenwich. We then drove up through back country Greenwich up to Bedford. We stopped by the John Jay homestead, and although it was closed this time of year we viewed the fields and the herb garden. We drove around Bedford, New York and over around the Pound Ridge area. We drove back down through back country Greenwich, and we stopped by the waterfront in Greenwich again. We returned back to my place around noon. We chatted a while. I made a turkey sandwich for my guest, and I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard. I took a nap from 2 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.. I chatted some more with my guest. We went out about 6 P.M., and my guest bought filet of salmon at the Stop and Shop for $3.99 a pound and heads of broccoli for dinner. We drove downtown, and then returned back to my place. We chatted until 7:45 P.M.. I then cooked the filet of salmon rubbed in olive oil in a Pyrex dish with a half cup of lemon juice, and I put Italian spices, oregano, and Basil on the filet of salmon, and I cooked it at 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection oven for 25 minutes. We had the filet of salmon with steamed fresh broccoli crowns with a yam potato, ice tea, and cappuccino. We chatted until 10 P.M. when my guest departed. I will check out the news on the computer, and then I will go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/29/01 Saturday 8:05 A.M.: Yesterday morning, I checked the mail about 10 A.M.. I then cleaned up, and I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to the Ridgeway Center in Stamford. I stopped by Staples, and then I toured Odd Job Trading. They have GE and Phillips DVD players there for $100. I then went over to Marshall’s. I bought a Columbia Sportswear 4X Xtra large MTR fleece and waterproof Polyester parka that was regularly $200 for $72 as a clearance item. It is blue, yellow, and black. It zips apart separating the inner fleece lining from the polyester outer shell. Columbia’s web site is http://www.columbia.com/ . They have other winter jackets there, but I got the last of this particular Columbia jacket. Columbia is a Oregon company, but the jacket was made in the Philippines. I then returned back to Greenwich, and I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought 10 pack package of S&S dry milk for $5.49, a large box of Quaker oats old fashioned oatmeal $3.89, two half gallons of Tropicana calcium orange juice $2.50 each, a 16 ounce bag of S&S frozen peas $1.89, a container of Columbo vanilla yogurt .99, and two New York shell steaks at $4.99 a pound $7.58 for $24.84 total. I then returned home, and I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball honey white meat breast with Heinz gravy and stuffing along with ice tea and cappuccino. I then put on my new jacket, and I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. The new Columbia jacket is most comfortable in the cold weather. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local paper and the Greenwich Times. I ran into a friend there. I met the friend back at my apartment, and he brought over a pound of fresh large shrimp and horseradish shrimp sauce from the Stop and Shop. We had the shrimp before dinner. We chatted a while. For dinner we had the steaks broiled, half a yam, steamed frozen peas, and ice tea. We stayed up until 10 P.M.. Another friend called. We were up at 7 A.M. this morning. For breakfast we had 3 scrambled eggs apiece, toasted rye slice of rye bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. We will now clean up and go out for a drive today. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/28/01:

Note: <888> 12/28/01 Friday 7:10 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, two slices of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now send out my weekly notes and do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday 6:00 P.M.: I checked the mail this morning. Earlier this morning I plugged the NOAA Radio in on top of the hallway bookcase, so as to free up a wall plug behind the couch underneath the windows. I plugged in a heavy duty orange extension cord such as one uses for outdoor power tools. I plugged in the second Delonghi radiator into it, and I put it in front of the Queen Anne chair, so if it ever gets really cold, I have extra heating power in the living room. One has to make sure there is enough room around the Delonghi oil filled radiators for the air to circulate, and they are not too close to fabric or other items that could possibly get too hot. I set them at 4 when I turn them on occasionally. Right now the apartment is comfortable with the electric wall radiators. Although as usual it is a bit drafty especially with the air circulation box fan going. I watched some television until 1 P.M.. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Delft tile of the Netherlands Club of New York from 1903 to 1978. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment at 2 P.M.. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then went to the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a pumpkin pie for $1.70. I next stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca lights 100s for $19. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and ice tea and a piece of pumpkin pie. I guess I will go to bed shortly. I put the Netherlands Club delft tile on the long living room chest of drawers underneath one of the oil lamps. Stay Warm. CIO

Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I sifted through six months to a years worth of receipts and paper work on my bedroom desk, and I sorted all the receipts into different batches, and I put them away. I am out of room in the file cabinets, so I put some of them in plastic bags in the milk crate underneath the left lower bedroom desk. Well, the bedroom desk looks a bit neater anyway. I finished running Norton Antivirus 2002 on the C: drive. CIO

Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I went through my regular computer and internet routine. I had the rest of the Italian fruit bread with margarine. I had some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I will now run Norton Antivirus 2002 after running Symantec Live Update. CIO

Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday 3:15 A.M.: I woke up at 1:30 A.M.. I started my laundry which will be done drying in ten minutes. I put $10 on the laundry card, and I have $18 left on it. I put clean sheets on the bed. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, 2 slices of toasted Italian fruit bread with margarine and parmesan cheese, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will fold my laundry and put it away shortly, and then I will do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/26/01 Wednesday 7:40 P.M.: I watched a bit of television until 2 A.M.. I rested until 5 A.M.. I had a meal of two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball Honey roasted turkey breast with Heinz gravy, stuffing, herbal rice, ice tea, and a cappucinno. I read a while. I went back to sleep until 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I cleaned up, and I went out. The Hospital Thrift shop was closed. I drove downtown, and the Mews thrift shop is closed until after New Years. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and Scientific America. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 12 ounce container of Gumout Xtra concentrated fuel system cleaners for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then went to Exxon, and I bought $6.90 of premium at $1.499 a gallon. I put the Gumout in before filling up. I then returned home. I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball turkey breast with stuffing, herbal rice, and ice tea. I just finished chatting with a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 12/26/01 Wednesday 1:10 A.M.: I did not have a meal after the last message. Instead, I had a piece of pumpkin pie, and I went to bed about 2 P.M.. I was up at 11 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, 2 slices of Italian fruit bread with parmesan cheese, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television. Before going to bed yesterday afternoon, I put the comforter on the bedroom bed, and I put one of the two DeLonghi oil filled radiators in the living room between the long green couch and the computer chair in front of the desk. I do not use the oil filled electric radiators very much, since they seem to cost more to operate than the baseboard electric radiators installed in the apartment. After breakfast I put away my Christmas gifts. I put the Olei Cassini house slippers in the right living room closet. I put the dollar calculator in the center desk drawer. I charged up the sofa siphon bottle, and I put it with the other two seltzer bottles on the bar. I put the two Outdoor products duffle bags on the top bedroom closet shelf. I put the Outersport polar fleece on the top sweater closet shelf of the hallway. I put the wooden coasters on the bar. I put the Motorola surfer modem and Optimum online boxes underneath the day bed. I put the new pants in the closet. Most of the other Christmas gifts I have already installed and put away. I will now do some regular computer work. The IP address for “mrscott.com” has changed to “24.45.91.94”, which although it does not work from outside computers, it works locally on my computer when I start the server. CIO

Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday 12:40 P.M.: I listened to Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas Message BBC News | UK | The Queen's Christmas message . I disabled the JAVA from Sun in Internet Explorer, and I enabled the Microsoft Virtual machine JAVA, so one can use the IPOX feature to look at the 360 degree pictures of the White House rooms at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ . I will now have a half inch slice of Butterball white honey roasted turkey breast with Heinz gravy, herbal rice, stuffing, and ice tea. I can reheat this quick meal in the microwave. I guess I will then go outside again for a bit more of some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday 9:50 A.M.: Instead of going out, I relaxed a bit. I went back to bed from 2 A.M. to 5:30 A.M.. I then got up, and I had my Christmas dinner. I had a heated half inch slice of the Butterball honey turkey breast with Heinz turkey gravy, herbal brown rice, Arnold premium herbal stuffing which I made by following the instructions and adding one diced medium onion, three diced gloves of garlic, several dashes of Angostura bitters, several dashes of Sesame oil, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, poultry and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices, Basil, Oregano, and Chinese five spice, steamed fresh cut asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. Afterwards I opened my gifts. I received a blue Outersport polar fleece pull over, Olei Cassini house slippers, Romanoff caviar, a pair of khaki linen trousers from a close relative along with all the other gifts, I purchased through out the month. I then cleaned up, and I drove down by the waterfront. There was a large flock of sea gulls on the wharf. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I bought a dollar game card at Zyn’s stationary, but I did not win. I then returned home, and I watched the Chicago Jeffery ballet’s presentation of the Nutcracker Suite on PBS channel 21. CIO

Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday 12:40 A.M.: Merry Christmas. I was up until 10 A.M. yesterday. I had a slice of pumpkin pie. I tried to delete the Host of my domain name “mrscott.com”, so the IP address could be redirected. However, I have not yet figured out to delete the Host from the domain name, although I have tried many times, so for now the Host that I guess overrides the Domain name settings will be pointing to “24.45.91.94” which Optimum has locked. Well I slept from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.. I was up, and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, two slices of toasted Italian fruit bread with grated parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until 10:30 P.M.. I just now have been studying my IP configuration at Network Solutions, and since it is Christmas; I think I will hold off working on it, and also I am not sure how to change it. I ultimately want the IP address “mrscott.com” to Point to DNS2Go Sign up which will redirect it to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott . Well, I guess I will have a Stauffer’s Pot Roast dinner along with ice tea. I guess I will then clean up, and I will go for a short drive for some fresh air. Well have a Merry Christmas. CIO

Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday 6:30 A.M.: My internet address “mrscott.com” still goes to the IP address “24.45.91.94” my computer internet address. I tried changing the “mrscot-hst” file at Network Solutions to point to DNS2Go Sign up , but that does not work although “mrscott.com” does point to it. Basically I am trying to redirect my web site domain IP address for “mrscott.com” to DNS2GO to have it redirect my the site to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott , however I am not sure I will be able to do that. I tried a number of changes at Network Solutions that were not allowed. I am tired I will now shut down after I look at a few web pages. I have three slice of Italian fruit bread toasted with grated parmesan cheese. I also had some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese and ice tea. I might rest a bit and then go out on a day schedule. I also threw out the homemade chocolate yogurt since it did not congeal. CIO

Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday 4:00 A.M.: I did some research on Optimum Online, and they lock Port 80, so one can not run a web server even with DNS2Go Sign up as far as I can tell. I set up a small web page and presence at http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott” on which I will post my random notes and the long Volcano list. The free site has 5 Megs of space. I noticed that at Network Solutions “mrsco-hst” points to my IP address “24.45.91.94”; however I will try to delete this, so DNS2GO can redirect my “mrscott.com” to my Geocities web page. CIO

Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday 1:15 A.M.: I noticed in the Verisign Network Solutions Whois database, my IP address was still the old one, so at http://www.netsol.com/ , I went to “Manage Account”, and I entered my Domain name “mrscott.com”, and I chose “modify a Host, (Name Server), and I entered the information to change for Host Nic Handle “mrsco-hst”, Host Name “mrscott.com”, and for IP address, I put in my computer IP address “24.45.91.94” , and I finally was able to change the IP address for “mrscott.com”. Whether this will work directly or with DNS2Go Sign up , I will have to wait until noon today when the DNS files are updated on worldwide computers. Perhaps, although it is technically not allowed, I will be able to run the server with Optimum online. I also changed the Apache “httpd.conf” to reflect the IP address changes. I have not been able to log onto the IP address “24.45.91.94” from an outside computer beside this main computer, so it is perhaps that Optimum locks that IP address. I will have to wait until noon or later to see.

Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday 11:25 P.M.: I watched a bit of television until 8 A.M.. I rested until 7 P.M.. I had a sliced bake barbeque boneless breast of chicken sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea and cappuccino. I watched a short bit of television. I then rested until 10:30 P.M. when a friend called up. I then cleaned up, and I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday 6:10 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer work. I will now shut down and relax. CIO

Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday 5:20 A.M.: My friend and I chatted. We had dinner around 5:30 P.M. of baked herbal barbeque boneless breast of chicken with herbal white rice and steamed asparagus and ice tea. My friend had a cappuccino before dinner. My friend left about 8 P.M.. I put away the yogurt, and it had not solidified yet. I went to bed. I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toasted slices of Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the yogurt, and it did not solidify when I cooled it. I made it properly, I think the problem is that the container of Columbo yogurt I used for a starter was 8 months old, so perhaps I did not have an active yogurt culture in it or perhaps the yogurt heater was not warm enough in the cooler apartment. I will now have a lot of liquid chocolate yogurt. I worked on the backup computer. I installed Internet Explorer Updates, Windows ME security updates, Real One and Plugins, Real Arcade, and I also downloaded the latest JUNO dialing list, and I reconfigured the dialer not to dial the number “1” before dialing the free Juno dialup in Stamford, Connecticut. I also started the “DNStoGO” program, and I tried to log onto my backup computer with Juno from the web address “mrscott.d2g.com”, and it did not come up. Possibly I either have to wait for the DNS IP address to updated, or maybe even with DNStoGO, Optimum Online blocks server usage. Well I will now do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday 4:00 P.M.: This morning at 8 A.M. while optimizing the computer, I started making up a batch of chocolate yogurt. I took two quart packages of instant milk, and put them in a pot, and I added two quarts of water. I stirred and then added 16 tablespoons of Nestles Quick and a tablespoon of vanilla extra. I stirred the ingredients, and I brought them to a boil over medium high heat. I then put the heated mixture in the pot in a sink of cold water and stirred to cool, until my yogurt thermometer reached the lower temperature about 140 degrees Fahrenheit. I then added four tablespoons of Columbo raspberry yogurt, and I stirred it and I ate the rest of the Columbo yogurt. I then put the yogurt mixture in 12 yogurt containers, and I put ten of them in my two yogurt heaters for 12 hours. I will then refrigerate the yogurt at 8 P.M. once it is ready. I rotated two of the yogurt containers with two others to let them heat also. I went out this morning at about 11 A.M., and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove downtown. I walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought 6 CVS spices at .50 each of two oregano, bay leaf, Italian spice, garlic powder, basil; and a Glade Oil scent refill of Meadow scent for $2.99, two boxes of wheat crackers .99, and Ajax antibacterial detergent .89 plus .23 for $10.05 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out briefly; and I saw a large flock of starlings circling over La Fayette Place. I then returned down the Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a 14 ounce bag of Arnold Premium herbal stuffing $1.99, two bags of Arnold hotdog buns .99 each, a pumpkin pie $1.89 less 10% senior discount for $5.27 total. I then returned home. I chatted with a relative who is onboard the Queen Elizabeth II departing a cruise. I received a telephone call from a friend coming down to the stay the night. I packaged my AT&T cordless telephone I do not use for a Christmas gift for the friend. My friend arrived about 3:30 P.M. CIO

Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday 10:25 A.M.: I had some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese and ice tea. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and I just finished running Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive. I threw out the garbage, and I checked the mail. I picked up to loaves of Italian bread from the batch of bread that was donated to the building. I put them in the freezer. I just had two slices of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated Parmesan cheese and ice tea. I will now run Norton SpeedDisk on the E: drive. I will do the vacuuming now too. CIO

Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday 4:40 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through my daily list. I found this interesting link http://hollywoodandvine.com/holidays/ for Holiday Music. I guess, I will rest for a while now, so I can have some daytime activity later on today. CIO

Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday 1:50 A.M.: I finished making the ice tea. I also just finished the C: drive to D: drive backup. I also finished my house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to vacuum though. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday 10:25 P.M.: I fell back asleep until 5 P.M.. I had a the last of the eye round in a cold beef sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then went to the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, a computer news weekly, and Time magazine. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. There is a lot of office equipment in the lower level train station dumpster, if one needs office equipment. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural calcium orange juice for $2.50 each, a Mrs. Smith’s hearty frozen pumpkin pie $2.50, a dozen large eggs $1.69, a package of White Gem boneless breast of chicken at $2.99 a pound for $5.95, two golden yams .93, fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound $2.19 for $18.26 total. I then returned home. I put away my purchases. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I will now start a C: drive to D: drive backup. I will have two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup. I will then start my house cleaning, and I will vacuum when I wake up tomorrow, so as not to bother people downstairs tonight. CIO

Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday 8:55 A.M.: I sifted through my email and my regular work list. I enabled the Proxy server in my web browser, and the web browser seems to work faster. I also moved my cordless mouse station to a lower position away from the Power Control center, and it seems to be more responsive. Well time to shut down for now. CIO

Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday 6:10 A.M.: I sent out my weekly notes. I downloaded and installed Microsoft TechNet Windows XP security fix . CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/21/01:

Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday 5:10 A.M.: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, coffee, vitamins, orange juice, and two slices of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese on it. I listened to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram while having breakfast. My domain name “mrscott.com” is not yet updated on the local Internic DNS lists, so I can not try to use DNS2Go Sign up to try to run my server yet. There has been lots of jet traffic the last day, so people are either departing or arriving for the upcoming holidays. I have some relatives departing on the Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow. This is their voyage itinerary Cunard Line December 22, 2001 departure . I have been advertising a picture and link to the Queen Elizabeth II http://www.cunardline.com/ on my Scott’s Random notes for six years, so it is nice to know somebody I know is actually sailing on the ship. In the old days in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Manhattan, I use to enjoy being around the waterfront in Manhattan, and one of the highlights of the waterfront activity was when the QEII arrived and departed. It was the same around Fort Lauderdale. I once walked on board the QEII on an early Sunday morning in Manhattan, and I found my way into the Captains quarters, and there was a bar there, so I made myself a Bloody Mary, and shortly there after the Captain walked in, and he told me he also had a house in Greenwich. Once one of the captains told me, the only thing they buy in America is Scott toilet paper. The largest cargo on the QEII is various alcoholic beverages and liquors, they and pick up and distribute at various ports around the world in her voyages. I once read the crew of the QEII practices swimming at the Vanderbilt YMCA in Manhattan and on the island of Tortolla. Well, it is nice to see some people still enjoy cruising in the old world luxury of the Queen Elizabeth II. I believe in the old days, it used to Port Out, Starboard Home on the way to India, thus the origin of the phrase POSH. Well it is a little chilly up here in the Greenwich, Connecticut area, but at least I am managing to stay warm and comfortable. Remember this time of year to remember the less fortunate living at the Stamford, Connecticut homeless shelter and other local area shelters. Well, it is back to my regular computer activity for the morning. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday 9:25 P.M.: I rested until 1 P.M. when my guest arrived. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and two slices of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese. I went out for my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the library afterwards, and I checked my web domain “mrscott.com” , but it is not yet registered in the local DNS servers. At present I can only log onto it from my own computer. I returned home, and I chatted with my guest. I made my guest a cappuccino. I then chatted a while with my guest. I receive a telephone call from a relative. We then had half inch slices of cold eye round roast with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reheated herbal rice, steamed broccoli, and ice tea. I chatted some more with my guest. My guest just left, and I will now go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday 8:10 A.M.: Well DNS2Go Sign up has updated their DNS file, so my web site was able to be registered. It works at “mrscott.d2g.com” right now, but the generic “mrscott.com” is still not working from here since this area’s DNS file with the new Internic address has not been changed yet when I ping it. Within a day or two it should be transparently back up and running once the DNS files on the router servers worldwide are updated. I will leave the server running, and I will test it out in the library today. I have a guest coming at 1 P.M., and I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday 6:15 A.M.: I rested until about 5:30 A.M.. I had some mozzarella cheese and Carr’s crackers. I threw out some Master Choice Philadelphia cream cheese which was about 10 months old. One frequently gets so busy on the computer, that one forgets other household maintenance items, such as checking out to make sure non on the food in the kitchen has not expired. CIO

Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday 2:10 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I think I will go to bed for a while. CIO

Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday 1:35 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular internet work. I finished off the Keebler wheatables. I also had two toasted slices of the round Italian bread with margarine and parmesan cheese along with ice tea. I chatted with a couple of other neighboring security departments, and conveyed to them the same general message. CIO

Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.: I rested until 6 P.M. when I had a telephone call from a relative. I called a neighboring security organization, and I told them I had received another threatening email from sadaam_hussain@hotmail.com , and they said to call back in the daytime it was after business hours. I chatted with a friend and left another message with another friend. I had some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I listen to a bit of Up All Night from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram and it seems the British are not quite into broadband yet. I just called a local security organization, and told them about the fifth email from sadaam_hussain@hotmail.com . My Verisign Network Solution Internic information has been changed, but the web site DNS2Go Sign up has still not updated their DNS list, so I can not yet try out their Dynamic IP address to Static IP address assign program, although I have already updated the Internic IP address necessary to try it. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. I also checked on the Compaq Optimum $54 a month offer, I received; and that is basically a $850 purchase price with 16% to 20% interest on the payment plants, and it does not include the Optimum online access, so basically it is a little bit to pricey. If I ever upgrade my computer system in the future, I will probably order from http://www.accessmicro.com/ . CIO

Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday 3:20 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, sliced Italian bread with grated parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I sifted through my email. I guess I will clean up and go out now. CIO

Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday 4:05 A.M.: I have finished my daily work routine. I will now shut down, and I will have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday 3:15 A.M.: I chatted with Optimum Online tech support which is a local call from Greenwich to a Stamford number 203-348-9211 where they can connect one to Optimum online tech support out in Woodbury, Long Island. I was given the POP3 mail server address for this area in Connecticut which is “mail.stmfd1.ct.home.com” or IP address “24.0.95.227” where I was able to download my outstanding Excite @Home email from my old account. In that email was the Network Solutions changes I had made to my registered domain “mrscott.com” . However, it needed for verification to be sent from the old email address server which I can not do with the Optimum online account. However with http://www.web2mail.com/ , I was able to download the two Network Solutions messages and reply to them with the verification directives, and it emulated my old Excite @Home email server in the reply messages, so my changes for the IP address of “mrscott.com” and my Contact information with the new email address went through approved through the Network Solutions servers. I sifted through all the downloaded email, and I changed a few more email addresses in regular email I receive. I intend to register at DNS2Go Sign up , so using their IP address and their download for Dynamic IP addresses; I technically would be able to run my server “mrscott.com” with the Optimum online service, which technically is against Optimum’s policy, so I probably will not be doing it. However, in the event of some disaster on the internet infrastructure, where other useful directory sites might not be available, I would have the option of running my internet site should it be needed. At the moment I do not think it is necessary to continue running the site, since I have not received any feedback to the contrary. I am also receiving Trojan Horse attacks on my Symantec Norton 2002 Firewall from a local IP address in the local Optimum online network. I am not sure if this is a Port Probe that the firewall blocks, or Optimum’s system running its normal pattern. Optimum is offering an Optimum online package with Compaq 1.1 GHz computer now for $54 a month. The number is 1-888-673-3546. CIO

Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday 11:30 P.M.: I was up at 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, PC magazine, and PC Week. About the time I left the library server internet connection was down. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I chatted with a friend. I then read some internet news. I just had dinner of two half inch slices of reheated cold eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reheated herbal rice, steamed broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now do some regular internet work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday 5:35 A.M.: Well, I fiddled with changing my Network Solutions information, but I needed my old email address working to do that which it does not. I tried logging onto my old email address with http://www.web2mail.com/ , but it looks like the account is inactive. I can fax the information to Network Solutions, but first I will have to setup the FAX information on my backup computer that has a telephone modem. There use to be a FAX web site, I might look for. I did get through my limited email and my daily work list. I don’t get as much email anymore since the hoards of spam have quit with the new email address for now. Well, I guess it is time to head off to bed after some Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and Carr’s crackers and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday 12:05 A.M.: The Windows Media Player volume was too low, and I checked my audio settings and I had “Wave/Direct/Sc” turned all the way down which cause the problem. I raised the settings, and the volume is just fine in the Windows Media Player. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 11:15 P.M.: I installed Windows Media Bonus Pack . CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 10:10 P.M.: I had dinner of two half inch thick cold slices of eye round roast with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed reheated herbal white rice, steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then listened to a bit of the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram “Up All Night” program. There was a segment from West Virginia that they have discovered how to make synthetic diesel fuel out of agricultural waste manure products including human manure. Perhaps the price of fuel will come down even further, and we will be filling up our automobiles at the local sewage plant. Now I will do some regular computer work. I also filled up my pepper mill and salt shakers. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 8:10 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought a metal 25 CD rack for $1. I then went to the Exxon filling station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $9 of premium at $1.539 a gallon. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought two pack bundle of Oxford side clip folders for $5.49 both and a 24 CD jewel case package for $9.97 plus .93 tax for $16.39 total. I then went back home. I put my new software CDs in the CD jewel cases. I also put the Microsoft Home Publishing Deluxe CDs and PrintShop deluxe CDs in the CDs. I put the Microsoft Home Publishing Deluxe, PrintShop Deluxe, Microsoft Encarta 2002 from Works Suite CD4, and Microsoft Streets and Maps 2002 from Works Suite CD5 along with my Win95 and Win98 CDs in the rack which I put on the left side of the computer monitor to the right of the HP LaserJet IID printer for easy access when using the programs. I do not have a lot of software, but what I have is very useful. I then put a new 9 Volt battery in the WWF Slam Cam, and I tested it to make sure it works with the Photo Slam software. It is a $50 digital camera that I bought from Staples two years ago as a clearance item for $10. It takes 6 fussy digital pictures which are better as close ups. It also works pretty well in low light since it does not have a flash. I put it on top of the CD holder. I copied my Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD to my local C: hard drive to have handy for any system changes in the future without having to retrieve the Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD. I now have an Oxford side clip binder for my next print out at the first of the year of my random notes, and I will be able to rebind an interesting copy of a local community benefactor’s oral history at the Greenwich Library. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 2:45 P.M.: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. The Norton Antivirus 2002 program ran without finding any viruses or problems. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of oatmeal, two slices of Italian bread with margarine and parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made two local telephone calls. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 5:40 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I channel surfed the television. I had some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I will go to bed shortly. However, I will first run Norton Anti Virus 2002 while I am asleep. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 2:40 A.M.: Well it is time for bed. I might relax a bit and watch some television before bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 1:55 A.M.: I downloaded and ran “BootVis” for XP from Microsoft. I ran it to analyze my XP boot up. It takes about 3 minutes on my older 366 MHz machine with 200 megs of 66 MHz memory. I did run the boot optimization feature, and it sped up my boot up time a bit and it boots up much more smoothly. I will now sift through my email. CIO

Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 12:30 A.M.: I ran Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Office Update, and I installed the Office XP update for Microsoft Word 2002. I also updated MSN Explorer and MSN Messenger with the latest updates just recently available for the XP version. I sifted through my daily work list. CIO

Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday 10:35 P.M.: I put the Internet Explorer 6.0 Security update on my computer. CIO

Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday 10:00 P.M.: I received a telephone call from a relative about noon today. We chatted a while. I finally got up about 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went downtown, and read the local paper in the library. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I listened to some music on the computer. I turned up my individual computer speakers’ volume to the maximum, since the Win Media player volume when listening to NASA TV is too low. I listened to some other music I keep on my local hard drives. I took the three pound eye round roast, and I coated all sides with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Oregano, Basil, Italian spices, and Bulls Eye barbeque sauce. I cooked it in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I then washed and strained two cups of white rice, and I put it in the microwave rice cooker adding two cups of water, and in the third measuring cup of liquid I added a half cup of French white wine, five tablespoons of La Choy sodium soy sauce, six dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, four spurts of Angostura bitters, six spurts of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, six spurts of sesame oil, two tablespoons of olive oil, five pads of margarine, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Oregano, Basil, Chinese five spice, and Indian hot curry and then I completed filling the measuring cup up to one cup of liquid with water. I stirred the diverse ingredients, and I added it with the other two cups of water for three cups liquid total. I then microwaved the rice and liquid for 14 minutes on high and let stand covered for five minutes. I had three slices of the eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, herbal white rice, and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I then relaxed a bit listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram to see what is happening on the other side of the Big Pond. They quoted Prince Charles as saying the Village pub should be the center of community activity. Well, I guess in the colder British Isles more people have to seek refuge in the Village Pub to stay warm and have a refreshment. Well, it is time for some regular computer work. My computer system is running just fine. CIO

Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday 4:45 A.M.: Well I finished going through my email. I will now have some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea before going to bed. It is 21 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so I hope everyone is warm and comfortable. CIO

Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday 3:45 A.M.: I was able to fix the “Localization DLL Error” message with the Real Players. I received this message from Real Tech support. Message follows:

Hello!

Thank you for contacting RealNetworks Technical Support.

My name is Anu Nelson. I am a RealNetworks Technical Support Engineer and will be interacting with you on the problem you are encountering.

I apologize for the difficulty you are experiencing.

I understand that when booting Windows XP, you receive the error message "Localization DLL Not Found. Program Will Not Abort."

Did you upgrade to RealOne Player from RealPlayer or RealOne Player preview?

I suggest you to perform a clean uninstallation of RealPlayer and then reinstall RealOne Player.

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The ".g2cln.exe" program, included with RealPlayer 7 and 8, was designed to remove all RealNetworks G2-based programs from Windows.

When you run .g2cln.exe, the following RealNetworks products will be removed from your hard drive, if present:

- RealPlayer G2, 7, 8
- RealJukebox
- RealSlideshow
- RealProducer
- RealEncoder
- RealSDK
- RealGames

Note: RealServer and the "My Music" folder are not removed by this program.

Before you begin:

RealPlayer Plus, RealJukebox Plus, and RealProducer Plus users must write down their product serial number before proceeding. The serial number is required if you intend to reinstall the Plus version of a RealNetworks product.

To locate your serial numbers, do the following:

1. Open the Plus version of your RealNetworks product.
2. Click the Help menu and choose About.
3. Your serial number is located at the bottom of the About box.
4. Repeat these steps for all Plus versions of any RealNetworks product installed.

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STEP 1: Removal of RealNetworks software from your system.

In order to run .g2cln.exe, you must first enable the "Show all files" option in Windows Explorer.

To enable the "Show all files" option, do the following:

1. Click the Start button, choose Programs, and then Windows Explorer.
2. Click the View menu and choose Options.
3. Click Show all Files.
4. Click the OK button.

The .g2cln.exe program is located in the C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Setup folder. Double click the .g2cln.exe icon and a MS-DOS window with the following warning will appear:

Warning: This application removes all RealNetworks G2 applications and files from your computer. If you wish to delete ALL RealNetworks application files, enter "Y" to continue or "N" to exit.

Press the "Y" key and then Enter to start the uninstall process. Empty the Recycle Bin when the uninstall process is finished.

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Please feel free to contact us if you need further assistance.

Regards,

Anu Nelson A
Talisma Corporation
RealNetworks Authorized Support Provider

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>From: mikescot@optonline.net
>To: realone@support.real.com
>Subject: ER#1008240147.27395.5# Localization DLL Error
>Date: 12/13/01 03:00:39
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> When booting Windows XP Professional Edition and also in the beta, I get and Error Message "Localization DLL Not Found. Program Will Not Abort." caused by the Real One or Real 8 Basic startup or when start either Real Program. The error message then continues to appear repeatedly wheather using Real One or not.
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I followed the instructions in the message, and I uninstalled all my Real Programs. After uninstalling all the Real programs, when I went to the “C:\Program Files\Real” folder to delete all the Folder and subfolders and contents remaining, I found that “C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Setup” was a locked folder and it could not be deleted. I tried changing its attributes, and it still would not delete. I did a DOS boot from WinXP, and I tried running the ATTRIB command to delete the folder, but DOS said it did not recognize the folder. When I rebooted XP, however I was able to delete the locked folder and all the Real Folders and their contents. I then installed Real One, and I no longer received the error message. Possibly the locked folder was causing a problem, or the Real uninstall program removed certain erroneous files. Anyway it all works fine. I also downloaded and installed Real Arcade, and I also installed the Real One Plugins. I configured Real One for the file types that Win Media does not play. I logged onto an audio *.ram file and Real One installed an additional plugin. I also had Real One search my hard drives and install my media files. Well, after beta testing since July 1, 2001 until the finished product now, I now have Windows XP Professional Upgrade booting without that error message, and the overall system is pretty much configured the way I want it and it is running the way I expect this most excellent Microsoft product to run. Realistically as I wrote and acquaintance, since I am only running XP on a 366 MHz computer with 200 Megs of memory, it is a bit slower than a new computer, but after ten years of technical problems and slower computers, the present state of my computer and its operating system is most gratifying, and waiting a few seconds occasionally at my age after all these computer years does not bother me at all. Well back to my email. I also received subscription confirmation from Volcano ListServ subscribing my new email address. Their link is http://geology.asu.edu/volc/volcano.html for subscribing to their news letter, which I have done since I first got on the internet about 9 or more years ago. One has to remember to subscribe in plain text format without any other items in the email like stationary or signature files. Well back to my email. CIO

Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday 11:30 P.M.: I had a telephone call at noon today from a relative, and we chatted. I awoke at 3 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. The relative gave me a Body Shop scent plugin with cranberry scent oil. I plugged it in the kitchen to try it out. It smells very nice. However, the box on the plugin says not to leave it continually plugged in like a Glade Plugin. I put the Glad Plugin with Hawaiian scent in the bathroom, so the neighboring apartment adjoining bathroom fan will not conduct as many irritating smells like bathroom scents and cigarette smoke from my living room. I keep the bathroom door closed to keep the scent from entering the bathroom, and also it helps to keep the heating bill down in the winter. I finished house cleaning about 6:30 P.M., and I chatted with a friend. I watched the ABC evening news. I went out after cleaning up about 7:30 P.M.. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS, and they do not carry scent oils like the Body Shop. I bought a bottle of Ajax antibacterial dish washing detergent for $1.19 and a CF automobile evergreen scent Christmas tree air freshener for $1.19 which I put in my car to replace the old one plus .14 tax for $2.52 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a head of broccoli for $1.09, S&S 10 ounce bar of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $2, buy one get one free of Ball Park franks $3.79, a eye round roast at $2.99 a pound for $8.88, a Butterball Honey roasted turkey breast at $3.99 a pound for $8.42, a two pound bag of onions $1.29, a jar of Heinz home-style turkey gravy $1.50, a can of Ocean Spray cranberries .99, a dozen large eggs $1.69, a 12 ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce $2.29, and a jar of Hell of a Good Horseradish $1.79 for $33.73 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. Somebody left four garbage bags down in the lobby full of day old Italian bread, so I took a couple of loaves. I had dinner of two Butterball turkey franks with hotdog buns, mustard and ketchup, a dill pickle slice, two slices of heated Italian bread with margarine and grated Parmesan cheese on it, ice tea, and cappuccino. I will now do a bit of computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday 4:45 A.M.: I uninstalled the Real One Player. I put on Real Basic Player 8 for XP. It came with Real Jukebox 2. I lost my list of music favorites. I did configure the Real Player 8 Basic. It does still give the error message when opening. One has to have it open to click on a music link. I am tired. I will have some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese before going to bed. It was another long morning trying to fix an irritating error message. Well that is all the time I will put into trying to fix it for now. CIO

Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday 1:25 A.M.: I have finished installing the software on the backup computer. I am now running Norton 2002 SpeedDisk on it. On the primary computer, I have Tweak XP ad blocking still enabled, since I can not figure out how to remove it. When I remove its start up features in the startup menu, it continues to block ads, which I really don’t mind at the moment. I remembered when I had RealPlayer Basic 8 on my backup computer with Windows XP Professional Edition, I did not have the “Localization DLL Error” problem, so thus it is more than likely a problem with my individual computer. I removed the other Real Programs that I do not use last night, but it still did not fix the problem. Still I can live with it. Over time I might figure it out. Now it is time for some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday 10:15 P.M.: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I started working on the computer. I ran Norton 2002 SpeedDisk again, since it quit while I was sleeping since there seemed to have been an interruption in the electricity. I just finished doing a backup of the primary computer C: and E: drives to the D: drive. I have been working on the backup computer while doing this. I updated Windows Media player on the backup computer. I configured the Outlook Express mail program with a secondary and third email address that I have registered with Optimum Online. I installed Microsoft Works Suite 2002 on the backup computer, and I checked them to see if they run all right. I am now installing Symantec System Works 2002 on it, and then I will install Symantec Norton Personal Firewall on the backup computer. I will then run on the backup computer Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and Norton SpeedDisk. I chatted with a friend twice who is traveling home to Vermont. I was not able to visit with the friend because the friend was not in the area. About an hour ago, I had dinner of broiled boneless New York strip steak along with reheated herbal rice and steamed frozen green beans, ice tea, and cappuccino. I will continue working on the backup computer, and then I will start working on the primary computer. CIO

Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday 4:25 A.M.: A little earlier in the morning, I had some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese and ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/14/01:

Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday 4:00 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I had a problem with dynamic linking in my email program, so I search Microsoft help with the words “Email Link”, and it showed me how to fix the problem from the File properties. I installed System Mechanic, and I ran some of its utilities. I was able to use it to change the Web Browser Title from “Excite@Home” to “Michael Louis Scott Optimum Online”. However, its registry checker does not work with XP. I tried to uninstall Tweak XP web browser advertisements blocker, but it seems to still work. Real One is not giving me the error problem when I am not running it. I deleted some unused programs. I ran Norton Live Update. I wrote an email note, and I sent it. The overall system seems to be running just fine. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then run Norton 2002 Disk Doctor, Win Doctor, and then I will run Norton Speed Disk while I am sleeping. I thus will be going to bed in about a half hour.

Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday 9:50 P.M.: I was awakened by someone ringing my door bell at 10 A.M., but no one was there. I fell back asleep on the couch waiting for the Housing Authority to do the yearly inspection of my apartment at 11:40 A.M.. I woke up at 1 P.M., and the inspector still had not shown up. I checked my mail. I cleaned up, and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift, and I bought a miniature decorated artificial Christmas tree for $5. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned a videotape at the library. I ran into a friend who went over to meet me at my apartment. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought three cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton and a Djeep light with a blue parrot on it for $2 for $59 total. I then returned home. I put the minature artificial Christmas tree on the bar. I made a cup of Cappuccino for my guest. We watched some news on television. We looked up fares for travel on the internet, since my friend is thinking of traveling in the future. My friend had eaten, so I had a reheated herbal garlic boneless breast of chicken from last night along with the herbal rice and steamed frozen green peas and ice tea. We chatted a while. My friend just left. I rebooted the computer with the Startup Programs disabled, and the Real One still gave the “Localization DLL” error message. It I do not start Real One in the startup programs; it does not give the error message until I open Real One. Since I don’t use Real that much except for listening to Radio 10 and the BBC, I can live with it as it is for now. I received a message about it from Microsoft last night which I will now look at, and I am still waiting to hear from Real. Since Real One basic is a free program, I have to do the tech support on it myself, until they fix it or someone posts a message or help file on how to fix the problem. I think it is basically a Visual Basic problem in the programming. Well time to do some regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday 6:25 A.M.: After having the rice and ice tea, I looked at Tech Support at Real’s site. I deleted my current Real One library, and I reimported it. Still I got the error. I finally turned off the internet connection in Real One except for when the program is open, and I do not seem to get the error message now except when the program is open, which make it easier to work around; until Real comes up with the solution. I also forward the error message information to Real Tech support. I had a can of Blue Diamond Almonds. I am tired, so I will go to bed now. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday 4:00 A.M.: I was up at 11 A.M. yesterday. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked my mail. I then cleaned up, and my friend arrived at about 1:30 P.M.. I made one call to a relative while waiting. My friend and I went downtown, so he could order a ham from Harrington’s of Vermont for a relative. We then returned back to my place. We watched the news. I downloaded and installed Real One beta and Real Arcade. I also installed Real One Plugins and addins. I finally figured out that the “Localization DLL Error” is being cause by either Real 8 or Real One when it has a startup program and also when they are individually started. I cooked dinner of baked boneless breast of chicken coated in a few tablespoons of olive oil, season with a few teaspoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of sesame oil, four diced cloves of garlic, a pad of margarine on each breast, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, Basil, and chicken and meat seasoning and a few dashes of Angostura bitters and a half cup of white wine cooking the three breast in a Pyrex dish in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I also washed and strained two cups of white rice and I placed it in the microwave rice cooker, and I added two cups of water, and for the third cup of liquid, I added a half cup of white wine, a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, a few dashes of Angostura bitters, sesame oil, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, and dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, Basil, Chinese five spice, Indian Hot Curry, and I then filled the rest of the measuring cup to 8 ounces total with water for three cups of liquid total. I also added four pads of margarine. I microwaved the rice 14 minutes on high, and I let it stand five minutes. We had the chicken and rice with the juices of the cooked chicken along with steamed frozen green peas and ice tea. I had a cup of Cappuccino after dinner, and my guest had one earlier in the afternoon. We watched more news on television. My guest left about 8:30 P.M.. Since then I have been working on the computer trying to resolve the “Localization DLL error” with the Real player to no avail by looking at search engines and help sites. I guess I will have to get use to the error message popping up when I use Real One and at other times. Also I discovered in Win Media Player one can not change the File Types. I am very tired, so I think I will go to bed shortly. I guess I will have some reheated rice mixture and ice tea before going to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/12/01 Wednesday 5:15 A.M.: I went through my email. I sifted through my daily work list of links. I changed some more Tech News Letters to my new email address. I downloaded and installed and then I ran Tweak XP http://www.totalidea.de/frameset-tweakxp.htm . The system is running much better with the tweaks that I was able to make with the 50 time use demo download. Well, I guess it is time for bed. I have a friend stopping by at 2 P.M. tomorrow. CIO

Note: <888> 12/12/01 Wednesday 12:15 A.M.: I finished the laundry, and I finished making the ice tea. I used in the ice tea this time, 10 Bigelow tea bags, 2 Lipton green tea bags, one Twinings Prince of Wales China Black tea bag, one Twinings Ceylon breakfast tea bag, and one Twinings Earle Grey tea bag along with the usual mixture of a half cup of sugar and about 4 teaspoons of Angostura bitters for 12 quarts of ice tea, which I make the dilute mixture in a gallon pot and mix it with water in four 96 ounce orange juice jugs. Alas without the server, one can not refer to my ice tea recipe. Well, I also ran Windows XP update, and I installed two new update files. I guess I will have one of the Stouffer’s pot roast dinners shortly along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 10:45 P.M.: I fell asleep until 6:30 P.M. when a friend called. I watched the ABC evening news. I had some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove the length of Greenwich Avenue, and I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought four Stouffer’s pot roast dinners 16 ounce for $1.99 each, two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a package of Keebler stone wheat crackers $1.50, a box of 25 bags of Twinings Ceylon breakfast tea $2.39, 16 ounce bag of Carolina brown rice $1.39, a 4 ounce bottle of Angostura bitters $3.79, two cans of Progresso soup minestrone and chicken noodle for .99 each, a bulb of garlic .48, a package of Purdue Boneless breast of chicken at $3.59 a pound $5.41, and the bottle of La Choy low sodium soy sauce did not scan for $30.67 total. I then returned home. When I looked at my bags in the car, I noticed that I had forgotten the bag with the chicken and the soup. I went back to the Food Emporium, and I found the bag in my shopping cart in the parking lot. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I am just finishing up making a batch of ice tea. I also have a half hour until the laundry is done in the dryer. I put clean sheets on my bed. When I started up the computer, it would not go online to Optimum. After restarting the computer twice, I fixed the problem by deleting in Networking “Client for Microsoft Networks” and just leaving “TCP/IP”. I do not seem to need “Client for Microsoft Networks”, and the computer is logging on right away to Optimum online through the cable modem. Well time for some computer work, and shortly I will put away the ice tea and the laundry. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 4:40 P.M.: I will now make up a grocery list, and then I will clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 3:20 P.M.: I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and reheated white rice with La Choy low sodium soy salt and ice tea along with a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 2:40 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice. I wrote a letter to a family member. I printed out 10 envelopes to that one family member to have to use on the IBM envelope stationary using the Microsoft Word 2002 envelope utility. It prints out the envelopes just fine, but one has to widen the carriage clearence on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer to receive the thicker envelope by the lever underneath the cover. I did notice that the envelope program only puts the barcode on the addressee’s address, and not the sender’s address also. I will now do some more internet work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 4:50 A.M.: I sifted through some help information on the computer about XP and at Microsoft’s site. Now I have to go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 2:55 A.M.: I changed the email addresses in most of my subscribed emails that I receive. I am a bit tired, so I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/10/01 Monday 11:10 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M. today, and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until noon. I checked the mail, and I received notification from Cablevision that Excite @Home would be terminating its service soon. I decide to run up to the Wiz directly and get Optimum Online. I went out without cleaning up, and I stopped by the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove up to the Wiz in Norwalk, and I returned my old Teritron cable modem that I rented. I subscribed to the Optimum Online package which is $30 a month for existing users of the Optimum Cablevision television package. I bought the Motorola surfboard cable modem for $49.99 plus $3 tax for $52.99 total. I have to use the Optimum service for a year to get the $100 discount on the Motorola cable modem which I plan to do. I then returned home, and I showered and cleaned up. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then stopped Lechters, but they are now closed. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and bought a O Cedar dishwashing wan for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64. I then returned home, and I kept the new sponge attachment for my dishwashing wan, and I filled it with soap throwing out the old leaky one. I had dinner of a broiled New York boneless strip steak with steamed sliced asparagus and steamed Brussels sprouts along with reheated white rice and ice tea and a cappuccino. I then chatted with a couple of friend and a relative. I connected the new Motorola cable modem to my computer using the Ethernet port instead of the USB port. I have a lot of cable wire that came in the kit that I already had. As soon at I turned on the computer it worked online fine. I called Optimum Online tech support and I registered my new email address with them. It is mikescot@optonline.net . I got the mail and news settings for the server for my email and news program. They are “mail.optonline.net” and “news.optonline.net”. The Email and News programs are working fine. I had to call them back to get my new account number to register the modem online. The service is working fine, and I am most pleased with the simple setup. I do not need to install software from the Motorola disk since I am not using the USB port and the Optimum Online disk just has its version of Internet Explorer 5.1 which I do not need since I am using 6.0. I sent out an email to people in my address book announcing that I was changing my email address and internet service provider and that “mrscott.com” would no long be available since Optimum Online does not allow users to run a server. I checked the Dynamic IP address assigned, and the server still runs with it; however I would imagine it would occasionally change if it is a dynamic IP address. Since I was allowed to run a server with Excite, but they tell me I can not run one with Optimum I guess I will have to play by the rules. Well now I have to resubscribe and change some of my newsletters that I receive. I can not find out how to change my Microsoft Online registration email address. Well back to the computer. I will be turning off the computer when not using it since I am not online anymore. I noticed when starting up today that my Power Supply bearings were making a bit of noise, but after turning it off and on it quit. CIO

Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday 10:40 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I mailed a Christmas card at the Valley Road post office. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and a computer newsweekly. I then went downtown, and I saw a sign in front of Lechters “last day going out of business all remaining merchandise 90% off”. I bought two three tiered hardwood spice racks for $2 each, a Simple Solutions chrome hanging pot rack 25” X 11” $3, a Simple Solutions chrome half round wall hanging pot rack $2.50, two Pomerant ultimate cover the sink shelves made of natural hardwood, 6” high X 36” long X 8” wide X 5/8” $1.50 each, utensil rack .60, a soda siphon seltzer bottle $4.50, a copper 3 tiered hanging baskets .60, a hand grater .50, a clear punch ladle .40, a 11 piece hardwood jumbo coaster set $1.50, a pair of nonstick egg rings .45, a hardwood bread box $4 plus $1.51 tax for $26.56 total. That was quite a lot of bargains for the price. I then put my merchandise in the car, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a brief spell. I then returned home. I hung the three tiered copper baskets from the ceiling above the toaster oven. I hung the chrome rectangular pot holder rack from the kitchen ceiling inside of the ceiling light toward the inner wall. I was able to find a strong steel wire hung from the real ceiling supporting the false ceiling that I hung it from. It came with 8 hooks that I hung various kitchen utensils from. It has about 5 foot 10 inch clearance with the utensils, so I have to duck slightly around the stove. I raise it as high as possible by shortening the four chains five links. I hung the chrome half round pot hanger above the microwave and toaster oven above the blue bureau, and I hung some pots and strainers from it. I hung the two spice racks removing the old ones centered over the kitchen sink. I stacked the two sink shelves on top of each other, and I put them at the back side of the sink in front of the spice racks. I arranged my CVS spices which are taller than the lower two spice rack compartments in the top levels of the spice racks and on the top of the double tiered sink shelf in front of them. I put some other kitchen items on the sink shelves. I hung the hook strip above the bulletin board in the kitchen, and I hung the pot holders from them. I move the Krups cappuccino espresso machine and the Gaggia coffee grinder into the bedroom closet from the blue bookcase in the kitchen entrance, and I put the wooden bread box on top of it to the left of the Braun cappuccino machine. I had to assemble the half round chrome rack by inserting a nut and bolt into the chrome strips gathered together, which was a bit awkward. I assembled the two above sink shelves with the hex wrench that came with them. I shortened the chains on the hang chrome rack. I will now have a peanut butter sandwich with reheated white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce and ice tea. I am a bit tired, so I guess I will go to bed shortly, as soon as I throw out the empty boxes and wrappings. CIO

Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday 3:55 P.M.: I am all set to go out. I have been listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . CIO

Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday 2:05 P.M.: I reinstalled “Client for Microsoft Networks”, and I deleted “File and Print Sharing” in the Network setup. I had a problem with opening the properties with “My Network Community”, which this fixed. Scheduler now works also. I set it up to do a Norton Antivirus 2002 scan on Tuesday morning weekly at 9 A.M., and for it to run Norton System 2002 maintenance weekly on Wednesday morning at 9:30 A.M.. I also ran Norton WinDoctor again. The system is all running fine without any problems. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with mustard and ketchup on buns with reheated white rice with La Choy low salt soy sauce and ice tea and a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday 11:55 A.M.: The backup up files seem to still work after changing to NTFS file system. Still in about a week, I will make another backup. I turned off the server. I started Norton SpeedDisk on Drive C:. I left it running, and I went to bed at about 2:30 A.M.. I woke up at 8:30 A.M.. I reran Norton SpeedDisk again on Drive C:, and it finished about a half hour ago, and it completed this time. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television while Norton SpeedDisk was running. One it finished, I disabled some of the startup programs by typing “msconfig” and unchecking them in the System Startup folder. I studied the problem with “Localization.Dll” displaying a program abort on startup. It seems to part of the Visual Basic system looking for a file I don’t need to run. I can not find the specific fix to stop the error message at Microsoft or searching the web. I just got another no person telephone call. I have been getting them regularly. Well, I have the computer running much better. If one wants to print a scanned object from the scanner, one has to enable “Web Capture” in the Paper Port program. CIO

Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday 1:20 A.M.: I converted the FAT 32 file systems on the hard drives to NTFS file systems. I watched television while doing this. I am not sure whether I need to backup the drives again to be able to do an emergency restore if necessary. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 9:40 P.M.: I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I downloaded and installed the Sun Java plugin in for Windows XP Get Java(TM) Technology . It seems to work a bit smoother than the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 8:10 P.M.: I had dinner of a broiled ¾ pound New York boneless strip steak cooked medium rare with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with dashes of La Choy soy sauce, steamed fresh Brussels sprouts and sliced asparagus, ice tea, and cappuccino. I then watched a bit of television, and I saw a report on MSNBC about the NASA shuttle and the International Space Station http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and http://mrscott.com/nasa-108.htm . Now I will do a little computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 5:55 P.M.: I received a box of Christmas gifts from a relative. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 5:45 P.M.: I mailed the Microsoft $50 rebate information at the Valley Road post office. I filled up the car at Exxon for $1.579 a gallon for premium for $11.35 total. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, PC Magazine, and three computer newsweeklies. I renewed the book “Great Waters” which I have not finished. I paid a 20 cent fine on it. I checked out the videotape “Dances with Wolves”. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a dozen large eggs $1.69, four boxes of “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” .99 each, a pound of Sorrento mozzarella cheese $2.49, and two GE night light bulbs $2.35 plus .14 tax for $10.63 total. I returned home. I put one of the night light bulbs in the aroma machine. I made up another Christmas card to send out. I will now have a Cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 2:35 P.M.: I filled out the Microsoft $50 rebate form for Windows XP Professional Upgrade, and I will mail it now when I go out. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 1:30 P.M.: I finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants. I am listening to FM radio 100.7 for a change. I just had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now clean up, and then I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 11:25 A.M.: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have been receiving no person on the other end telephone calls for the last few days. I am listening to music off my CD Player stereo system, since the internet radio stations seem backed up. Well, it is now time for house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday 1:25 A.M.: I finished the backup of the C: drive and the E: drive to the D: drive. While doing the backup, I showered and cleaned up. About 9 P.M., I had the rest of the beef vegetable rice mixture with ice tea. I watched television while doing the backups. “Scheduled Tasks” does not work when I try to start it. It might have something with the System Startup files, which I will check later. I also had some goldfish crackers and ice tea a little while ago. Well, I basically have Windows XP Professional Upgrade installed and configured on my computer. I will wait about a week to run Norton Speed Disk, to optimize the files, so the more used files show their frequency. Well, I am a bit tired, so I will head off to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday 7:35 P.M.: I was awakened by a telephone ring at 11 A.M. this morning after going to bed at 5:30 A.M.. I checked the mail, and I received a check from the Greenwich Housing Authority for my security deposit which they no longer require. I decided to use it to buy Windows XP Professional Edition Upgrade. I went out without cleaning up. I stopped by the First Union Bank on Benedict place, and I cashed the check. I then went over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and they were out of Windows XP Professional Edition Upgrade. I then drove up to Norwalk. I used the ATM at the Citibank Branch next to Home Depot. I then went to Costco. I got a Costco card for $45 which I decided not to get since they did not have Windows XP Professional Upgrade for $184.99, and they gave me my money back. I did buy a five box package of Carr’s crackers for $4.99, a 52 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers for $5.99, and three New York steaks at $4.99 a pound for $13.27 plus $1.29 tax for $26.54 total. I then went to CompUSA, and they had Windows XP Professional Edition Upgrade for $199.99 plus $12 tax for $211.99 which I bought. They only had one more copy left. I have a $50 mailin rebate for it from Microsoft from when I attended the Microsoft Preview over in Stamford a month ago. I then returned home. I installed the Windows XP Professional Upgrade in about 90 minutes. It kept all of my present settings from the Windows XP Professional beta and everything works fine. I did have to install new Creative SoundBlaster Live MP3 XP drivers that I downloaded. I registered the Windows XP Professional program online with Microsoft. I installed the updates from Windows Updates. I tested my main programs, and they all work fine. I still get the “localization dll” error when booting which might be from another program, which I will fix later. I will now run Norton Disk Doctor, Norton Win Doctor, and then I will do a backup of the C: and E: drives to the D: drive. That should keep me busy for the rest of the evening. I had breakfast while installing the software of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 12/07/01:

Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday 4:00 A.M.: http://mrscott.com/pearlmem.htm Pearl Harbor Memorial Page. CIO

Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday 3:55 A.M.: I have been working on the computer. I could not get MSN Money Portfolio to work, so I tried checking tech support recommendations. I finally realized I did not have Internet Explorer 6.0 on the computer, so I installed it. Still the MSN Money portfolio did not work. I finally realized it was a different file format since I installed Money 2002. I synchronized Money 2002 with MSN Money Portfolio, and after a bit of tweaking I got it working. One problem the bottom line amount of my bellwether portfolio on MSN Money Portfolio Deluxe is about 15% less than in Money 2002 when they are synchronized. Still Microsoft Money Portfolio Deluxe is now working. I am a bit tired, so I will send out my weekly email and go to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday 9:35 P.M.: I relaxed a bit after dinner. I chatted with a relative. I guess I will do a little bit of computer work now. CIO

Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday 6:45 P.M.: I checked http://www.cnet.com/ , and on their Broadband page, they showed Verizon and Earthlink provide DSL service, however when I researched them, they do not provide a static IP address to run a server. After lunch, I cleaned up and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I also noticed the main Greenwich Hospital lobby gift store has a display of quite a lot of Christmas merchandise. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the library, and I noticed on their internet access that my server was not working. I read the Wall Street Journal which had a lead story about Excite @Home shutting down in February 2002 unless someone bails them out. I then returned home, and the tenants of my building were having a Christmas party in the lobby. I went upstairs, and I disabled the Windows XP firewall, and the server started working again. I guess the settings I used for it were not right. I then joined the Christmas party downstairs and enjoyed the clown, the refreshments, and the caroling. I will now have dinner of reheated white rice with the beef vegetable mixture I made last night with ice tea and a cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday 1:00 P.M.: I checked the mail. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and reheated white rice with La Choy low salt soy sauce and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out for a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday 11:55 A.M.: I am sifting through my email. I ran Symantec Updater. I also enabled Windows XP firewall settings. If I should lose Cablevision Excite @Home service, I found an alternative for myself to have Broadband download through ADSL and to be able to run a server with a static IP address at http://www.directvdsl.com/ . Right now, they have a special offer promotion. CIO

Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday 9:35 A.M.: I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail, and it is not here yet. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 11:05 P.M.: I had the rest of the Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I watched the ABC News Barbara Walters interview with President and Mrs. Bush and the tour of the White House Christmas decorations. I will now go to bed. Have a good evening. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 9:25 P.M.: I think I will have some goldfish crackers and ice tea, and then I will go to bed. I am tired. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 9:20 P.M.: My friend arrived at 1 P.M. and had a cappuccino. About 2 P.M., we drove over to Tod’s Point, and we sat out at the southwest picnic area until about 3:30 P.M.. We drove back through town, and my friend picked up a red pepper at the Stop and Shop to use with dinner. We watched a bit of television. We had some Carr’s crackers with S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. About 6 P.M., I made up a batch of white rice in the microwave rice cooker with two cups of rinsed and washed white rice and three cups of water which I microwaved for 14 minutes and let stand afterwards for five minutes. I put several tablespoons of olive oil in the large 14 inch Griswold frying pan, and I also diced up the rest of the cooked eye round roast about a half pound and added it to the pan with one diced medium onion, four minced cloves of garlic, one bunch of chopped asparagus, twenty quartered Brussels sprouts, one diced red pepper, a half cup of white wine, several tablespoons of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, several spurts of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, five tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, several spurts of sesame oil, dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, poultry and meat seasoning, Basil, Oregano, Italian spices and four pads of margarine. I put the glass lid on the 14 inch frying pan, and I brought the mixture to a boil stirring is occasionally, and I simmered it for 20 minutes. We had the beef vegetable mixture on top of the white rice along with ice tea and cappuccino. I refrigerated the leftovers in Rubbermaid containers. We then watched more television. My quest just left about fifteen minutes ago. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 12:25 P.M.: I received a email from Cablevision Optimum Online that they do not know weather Excite @Home will be continuing to offer service. They keep trying to get me to switch to Optimum; however one can not run the server from Optimum. There is news on the net that AT&T ended its takeover attempt for Excite @Home, so possibly the service will continue as normal. I installed a new Color ink cartridge in the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, and I ran the utility to make sure it is aligned properly, and I cleaned the ink nozzles with the same utility. Well my guest arrives in a half hour, so I will start cleaning up. We will probably go out to Tod’s Point for a walk. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 11:25 A.M.: I received a telephone call from a friend about 10 A.M. whom is coming down at 1 P.M.. I received two telephone calls from relatives. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I will now clean up, and then I will do a little computer work until the friend arrives. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 4:20 A.M.: I believe I have Word 2002 running fine by creating a new template for it. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 3:10 A.M.: I set Microsoft Word 2002 back to the default settings. For some reason under “File”, “New Works Template” keeps appearing multiple times which I can fix by restoring the default settings under “Help”, “Detect and Repair”. Well I am a bit tired; I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday 1:45 A.M.: I uninstalled Microsoft Home Publishing 2000, and I reinstalled Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 Premium. I then backed my Microsoft Money 2002 files to two different floppy disks and also to the D: drive and a separate C: drive folder. I then uninstalled Microsoft Money 2000, rebooted, uninstalled Microsoft Money 2002, deleted the directories for Money 1999, 2000, and 2002. I then rebooted, and I ran Norton 2002 WinDoctor. I then rebooted and I reinstalled Microsoft Money 2002, and I rebooted, and I then installed the Microsoft Money 2002 updates. I then deleted all the erroneous back bills information that I never track. I then setup my preferences for opening Microsoft Money 2002. I then backed up the Money 2002 file several times again. I now have Microsoft Money 2002 running much more smoothly and starting up much faster. I also moved the startup macros for Microsoft Word 2002 that contained old startup Macros to a backup folder, so it starts much faster and runs more smoothly. CIO

Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday 10:10 P.M.: I had dinner of two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round beef, steamed cauliflower, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, reheated white rice with dashes of Kikkoman soy sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then set up the RCA Universal Remote Control. The 3 digit code numbers for my Orion TV and JVC VCR worked, however I called Cablevision for the 3 digit number for my Cable Box, and they did not know it and the numbers in the RCA Universal Remote were not correct. My Cable Box is a General Instrument CFT 2200, and at this page http://www.thompsontv.com/rcarc.html , I found out that the number is “046”. The new RCA remote however does not seem to work the menu functions on the devices which means one would have to use the individual remotes for that particular function. However, the new RCA Universal remote is much snappier when channel surfing. I have not had a chance to study the various other functions. It is also more useful for people with larger fingers than the smaller Zenith Universal remote I have. Thus I now have the RCA and the Zenith Universal remote for my living room Orion TV, JVC VCR and Cable Box. I chatted with a friend during dinner. I chatted with a relative just now. I have a copy of the Microsoft Home Publishing Premium Edition 2000 which I will put back on the computer, so I will have to turn off the server shortly for a few minutes. CIO

Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday 6:45 P.M.: I went out, and I went to Odd Job in Port Chester, New York, and I returned the DeLonghi Cappuccino coffee machine. I then bought the RCA Universal Remote for $6.99, and they have more in the boxes on the floor. I also bought two more boxes of the IBM envelopes for $1.49 each, four LDK videotapes .49 each, two Williamsburg blue Kitchen Basics Kitchen mitts for $1.49 each, another RayOVac Lantern battery $1.69, the last 10 disk package of IBM 3.5 inch floppy disks for $1.99, a box of Fresh Stuff 25 freezer bags .79, and a box of 75 Scotty’s Food storage bags .99, 16 Party House paper coffee cups .99 plus $1.44 tax for $22.80 total. I then walked over to Staples, and from the Clearance display in the center cross aisle, I bought two blue Outdoor Products extra large 18” X 36” extra heavy duty Nylon duffle bags for $10 each plus $1.35 tax for $21.35 total. They had about five black ones left. I then toured the new Linens ‘n Things. I then toured Kohl’s. I next toured Jimbos. I then went back to Linens ‘n Things, and I bought an ACME eight inch double mesh metal strainer with a wooden handle for $7.99 plus .54 tax for $8.53. I then returned home, and I chatted with some neighbors. I then had an ice tea, and I will now put away my purchases. CIO

Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday 1:50 P.M.: I was up at 8:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted briefly with a relative. The Greenwich Time http://www.greenwichtime.com/ has an article about the murder yesterday. Apparently the murderer was caught late last night, but the victims name was withheld pending notification of next of kin. I went out without cleaning up over to Odd Job in Port Chester first stopping at the ATM at Bank of New York in Port Chester, and I bought the DeLonghi cappuccino coffee machine for $39.99 plus tax along with a package of 4 nine volt Rayovac Maximum alkaline batteries for $5.99 plus $3.10 tax for $49.08. I chatted with a customer for a while. I returned home. I checked out the DeLonghi coffee cappuccino machine and unfortunately it does not have the espresso feature it is just a drip coffee feature with a milk frother, so I will returned it shortly. It is hard to tell from the outside by the picture on the box. I put new 9 volt batteries in my two smoke detectors. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup. I will now clean up, and I will go back to Odd Job to return the DeLonghi cappuccino drip coffee machine. I will then go to downtown Greenwich for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 11:20 P.M.: I made a couple of telephone calls. I had some Carr’s crackers along with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and some ice tea. Now it is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 9:25 P.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with ice tea. I relaxed a bit. I chatted with a family relative and a friend. The computer power supply started making a bearing noise and then it quit. I turned off the computer and let it rest a few minutes. Basically since one does not need to reboot Windows XP daily like in the past, computer power supplies of my vintage have one problem in that when the power supply fan runs continually the bearings tend to get set in one pattern. If one turns off the computer daily or every other day briefly, one gives the computer power supply bearings a chance to realign themselves from the continual alignment they gain when running continually. Well, I am a bit tired so I will go to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 7:50 P.M.: I went out at 1:30 P.M., and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason street. As I was departing for downtown from the bank, I saw a number of police and police vehicles at Armagone Causeway near where the Electrolux shop burned down. Also while downtown, I noticed a police helicopter flying overhead. I learned about an hour later from a local shop keeper that there had been a murder at the employment agency there. One woman had shot the woman employee three times and killed her and had escaped about 10 A.M. this morning. I think I recall hearing the shots about the time I exited First Union Bank on Havemeyer Place which would have been about then. There was a police search going on. I went down to the Post Office, and it was busy so I went across the street to Zyns stationary and obtained a money order for .79 to pay my monthly Verizon telephone bill, and I mailed it at the Post Office without waiting. I sat out observing the police helicopter not knowing what had happened for about fifteen minutes. Seeing all the security around, I thought a VIP was around. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and the information desk told me there had been a shooting. I then took a walk with another local walker, and the shop keeper nearby told me what had happened. I walked with the other walker downtown, and then sensing there was no immediate threat, I stopped by Entrée Super Computer store and viewed the shop. They tend to be a bit more expensive, but they have an experienced sales staff, and of course traveling for cheaper bargains elsewhere costs money. I then walked back to the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal which had an article about Bill Gates and charity and the local paper. I then went over to Odd Job in Port Chester, New York. I bought a Rubbermaid Cake Keeper for $3.99, three 52 ounce bottles of Lysol disinfectant for $2.49 each, a Lantern battery for $1.69, two boxes of IBM white 25% cotton Super Heavyweight 28 lb. #10 envelopes 25 count for $1.49 each box plus $1.09 tax for $17.22 total. I noticed while there they have the DeLongi espresso coffee maker with frother regularly $100 for $40, and they also have a Militia coffee machine for $30?, a Wagner Power sprayer for $30 along with as usual a number of other various items and a large assortment of cookware. I bought the last cake holder. I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative, and I relaxed a bit. I have not seen any news stories on the murder yet. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 1:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by First Union Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. At Zyns Stationary, I bought a package of Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet. I bought two loaves of Freihofers 12 grain bread for $2.32 both. I was told the Arnold Bakery previously owned by Best Food was bought out by George Weston Bakeries a large Canadian bakery outfit. I then returned home. For lunch I had three ¼ inch slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reheated white rice with a few dashes of Kikkoman soy sauce, steamed fresh cauliflower, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, ice tea, and I am just about ready to drink my cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 8:25 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I am keeping the Norton AntiVirus 2002 software enabled and running to protect my computer. Well Cablevision which provided me with Excite@Home is still running fine, so I guess I will not be cut off. I will now clean up and go out. I noticed somebody wearing a sweater from http://www.biltmorehotel.com/ downtown last night. I remember seeing that great old hotel in 1978 when I visited a friend’s grandmother in Coral Cables. It is great to see they fixed up the old place. CIO

Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday 7:00 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 8:45 P.M.: Well, I am finished scanning my email. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 8:00 P.M.: I chatted with a relative, and a friend called me up. I will do a brief bit of computer work, and then I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 6:50 P.M.: I had about a cup and a half of cooked white rice with a few dashes of Kikkoman soy sauce on it along with ice tea. I refrigerated the rest of the rice. The microwave rice cooker also has an attachment for steaming vegetables or pasta. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 6:35 P.M.: I went after the last message, and I stopped by Lecters, and they did not have a microwave rice cooker. I browsed the store. I then went across the street to the Complete Kitchen and they did not have a microwave rice cooker, but they have lots of other interesting cooking items. I then checked the Greenwich Hardware store, and they did not have one. I then went back to Lecters and browsed some more of the merchandise. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the ATM machine at the Riverside Branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Japanese grocery store at exit 5 at the Chase Bank plaza, and they did not have a microwave rice steamer. They have lots of different varieties of rice for up to $20 for ten pounds. It is helpful if one knows how to speak Japanese there. I had a bit of difficultly explaining what I was looking for. I then drove out to Tod’s Point. I sat out for a while at the southwest picnic area. I then used the bathroom at the southeast concession area. I then returned downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I left just before the Festival of Lights, since I had a parking place next to the veterans’ monument; I figured some family late for the event would get a parking place. I then went by the Food Emporium, and they had a China Village microwave rice cooker for $14.99. They are above the rice selection in the upper level. They had two more left. I also bought a Faberware metal stick proof ladle for $2.99, a 4 inch plastic mesh strainer for $3.59, fresh Brussels sprouts buy one get one free for $2.49, fresh bunch of asparagus buy one get two free $2.99 plus $1.29 tax for $28.34 total. I then returned home. I opened up the ten pound bag of rice, and I filled a gallon Rubbermaid container with most of it. I left the rest in the bag. I rinced two cups of white rice in the 4 inch strainer, and I added it to the microwave rice cooker. I then added three cups of hot tap water. I put on the top pressure part and then the lid and closed it up. I put in the microwave for 15 minutes, and I then let it stand for 5 minutes. It is just now ready. I now have a perfect batch of rice. It looks and tastes perfect. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 1:10 P.M.: I covered both sides of the eye round roast with ground black pepper, poultry and meat seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, Basil, oregano, Italian spices, and Bull’s-eye original barbeque sauce, and I cooked it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection over for 50 minutes on a rack with a pan to catch the drips. I had three 1/3 inch slices of it with steamed fresh cauliflower, microwave potato, ice tea, and I am now having a cappuccino. I browsed the local store specials at http://www.staples.com/ , http://www.compusastores.com/ , http://www.walmart.com/ , and http://www.circuitcity.com/ . I noticed in the news yesterday that http://www.costco.com/ has a Microsoft Office XP suite for Education use for sale for $129 significantly lower than the retail edition. I checked out Microwave rice steamers and I found this item “Four in One Rice Cooker” at http://www.cooksmarket.com/ ; however I might try looking for one downtown. I just chatted with a relative. I guess I will finish my cappuccino now, and then I will clean up and go out and mail the cards and get some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 10:50 A.M.: I finished doing my Christmas cards. I have them all set to mail. I will now cook the eye round roast. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 7:30 A.M.: Well, I finished making up my Christmas Letter and printing it out. I also mail it out to those on my email list, and I posted it at http://mrscott.com/xmas2001.htm linked from my homepage. Well now I have to do my Christmas Cards. CIO

Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 5:10 A.M.: I went to bed after having some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I received a telephone call from a relative about 9:30 P.M., and we chatted. I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 7:15 P.M.: Well, I sifted through the email. I am tired, so I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 6:45 P.M.: I went back out after the last message. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two S&S ten pound bags of white rice for $2.99 each, and a 15 ounce bottle of La Choy low sat soy sauce. I then stopped by Lecters going out of business sale with 30% to 50% off looking for a large container to hold the rice, but they did not have any. I next sat out downtown for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I have a rice steamer for making rice, and one can get a microwave rice cooker at Walmart. I did not see one at Lecters. I enjoy herbal rice when I have time to cook it. I put $10 on my laundry card. I guess I will do a little computer work now. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the First Union Bank, Havemeyer Branch to pay my rent, but they were closed today. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I stopped by the Old Greenwich Rummage Room, and I bought a box of 17 Christmas Cards for $5.30. I next went out to Tod’s Point, and I walked around the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I then stopped by Staples, and I looked for the Oxford clip binders, but they were out of them. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $8.50 of premium gasoline at $1.599 a gallon. I next went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a bottle of Martinelli sparking cider grape juice for $1.99, four half gallons of Tropicana orange juice for $2 each, three boxes of S&S premium margarine for $2 all, buy one get one free of Progresso chicken vegetable rice soup $2.19 both, a 16 ounce bag of frozen S&S Brussels sprouts $1.89, a 10 quart pack of S&S dry milk for $5.49, a top eye round roast at $2.99 a pound $7, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese 8 ounces $2, two quart jars of B&G kosher dill spears for $1.50 each, a 16 ounce bag of Carolina brown rice $1.59, buy one get one free of Ball Park bun size beef franks for $3.79 both, and a Banquet hearty 11 ounce fried chicken breast TV dinner for $2.50 plus .12 tax for $41.56. I then went home, and I put away my groceries. I then had the Banquet hearty chicken breast dinner along with ice tea. I will now relax a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 10:00 A.M.: I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants. I ran Norton Anti Virus 2002 on my computer while I did my house cleaning. I reinstalled Paper Port, to enable the print feature. I scanned my Symantec Norton Systems Works 2002 receipt, and I got the proof of purchase logo and the previous version title page, and I filled out the $30 rebate form, and I have it all set to mail. I checked the mail, and it does not look like it has arrived yet. I guess I will now have a couple of hotdogs with bun and mustard and ketchup, and then I will go out for some fresh air on this most beautiful day. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 6:40 A.M.: I went back to bed until 5:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television. The computer is running just fine. Well it is time to do my apartment cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 2:30 A.M.: I had a problem with the Norton Firewall which I was able to fix by restarting. It is all running fine now. I called Cablevision to see if the problem had to do with Excite @Home. They told me it was still running now, and Excite @Home was still negotiating. My Excite @Home internet connection is running fine now. I ran Microsoft Office Update, and I updated Word 2002 and Excel 2002. I also updated Money 2002. Well, I will either go back to sleep now, or I will have breakfast and start house cleaning. CIO

Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday 1:15 A.M.: I finished installing Microsoft Works Suite 2002, Norton System Works 2002, and Norton Personal Firewall 2002 by 5 P.M. yesterday. They all seem to run fine. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and then I started Norton SpeedDisk. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea, and then I went to bed about 6:30 P.M.. I just awoke. I restarted the Apache server log for the month. Norton SpeedDisk did not run to completion since another program started up. Well I might go back to bed now. CIO