Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 11:50 P.M.:  I edited the pictures available at Michael Louis Scott's Photographs , so they are not so dark.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 9:25 P.M.:  I put a picture of myself up on the internet http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mike-scott-wearing-long-underwear-022805.JPG .  I have recharged the metal hydride AA Radio Shack rechargeable batteries, and I put them back in the Vivitar digital camera, and I reset it.  The flash on the Vivitar camera does not take bright enough pictures inside, but one can use the Microsoft Picture editor to lighten the pictures.   I will do that now to some of other pictures that I have posted.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 8:15 P.M.:  Yahoo! News - Microsoft Disables Key in Anti-Piracy Move .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 8:10 P.M.:  I put my GAP long johns http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/lj.htm on over my leisure clothes, so I feel a bit warmer at home tonight.  I only have 3/32nds of an inch tread on my Volvo station wagon tires, so I can not drive in the snow.  However, we have plenty of local citizens whom have four wheel drive vehicles, so more than likely there are still people moving around downtown tonight.  Local forecast is Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast and Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT . CIO    

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 7:30 P.M.:  Snowy night in D.C. http://www.earthcam.com/usa/dc/metrosquare/ .  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 7:10 P.M.:  I had a telephone call from a relative at 10 A.M. this morning.  I was up at 4 P.M..  I did two loads of laundry, and I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.   I threw away my garbage, and I used a broom handle to fish out a burgundy and dark blue and dark purple 2 foot by 3 foot oriental rug from the dumpster, and it is in good shape, and I put it on my bathroom floor at the bathroom entrance.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal, English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched some Euro News.  The order for ENGLISH LEATHER by Dana: Men - COLOGNE 8 OZ perfumeryoutlet MarketPlace Product Info Page did not arrive via FedEx today, so it should arrive tomorrow.   It started snowing about 5:30 P.M., so I guess I will not be going out this evening.  I will now shower and clean up.  I should have the Radio Shack metal hydride AA rechargeable batteries fully charged by about 8 P.M..  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 6:05 A.M.:  I will now take the batteries out of the battery charger, and I still have two hours to fully charge them.   I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 5:50 A.M.:  I microwaved a slice of homemade pizza www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pizza.htm for four minutes.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 5:15 A.M.:  Maybe in our restricted environment, some vehicle like this Volvo Police Car or  Ford CVPI Crown Victoria Police Interceptor or Police Vehicles Police Cruisers Patrol Automobiles Worldwide Government Supplier or GM Fleet : Police Vehicles or www.jeep.com or www.landrover.com or GMC Trucks, SUVs, AND Vans | We Are Professional Grade .  Of course without funding for additional equipment, we could go back to some older equipment like the British use to use such as Bobby's on bicycles.  He have tried local law enforcement on bicycles here before, but they always seem to get phased out.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 4:55 A.M.:  Another major problem with using such a vehicle as the SmarTruck III in this area is that many locations such as the FDR drive from 72nd street to 49th street have low clearances in their tunnel like enclosures along with the Manhattan tunnels and parking garages and even in Greenwich, Connecticut there are low clearances at parking garages such as at the Greenwich Hospital or the parking in the building at the Greenwich Train station or underneath the Delamar Hotel, so it might not be too practical.  However, more than likely it would be reliable in heavy snow, but in heavy snow one always has to watch out for the other driver.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 4:40 A.M.:  I noticed recently that the Greenwich Police department fleet of Fords www.ford.com are getting a bit old http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/police-fire-station.JPG .  The town will be building a new state of the art police and fire department headquarters soon, but they are still involved in acquiring adjacent properties to their current properties, so we are probably talking at least two years to completion.  Possibly since the country is at war, we should beef up the local police vehicle fleet with some of these vehicles SmarTruck III and SmarTruck III and International : Military Business .  Of course it is the nature of Greenwich, Connecticut in back country many of the roads tend to be very narrow, so perhaps the SmartTruck III would be too wide.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 4:25 A.M.:  Resident of East 49th street in Manhattan Howard Hughes among other places.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 3:50 A.M.:  I guess there is censorship on the internet.  For years, when I searched "Michael Louis Scott" at www.google.com , my web site came up, but it no longer does.  It also does not come up at http://search.msn.com/ and http://search.aol.com/ .   More than likely it does not have anything to do with my web site, but they probably do not like the commercial web sites that I list on my web site that might conflict with their own advertisers.   Thus the internet search engines are not truly search engines, but preferentially edited "Yellow Pages" which obviously their advertisers pay for being listed in.   Well, I still have plenty of people using my web site, so I would imagine, most people know how to shop around looking for bargains.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/28/05 Monday 2:55 A.M.:  I woke up at 2 A.M..  I finished eating the remaining half a 10 ounce can of Planter's Deluxe mixed nuts.   I watched part of Bill Gate's speech about education at the National Governors Conference on Cspan.  I put the metal hydride AA batteries back in the Radio Shack battery charger to charge another 4 hours.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 11:10 P.M.:  Harvard: No Longer Most Likely To Succeed .  I watched some television.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will take the Metal Hydride batteries out of the charger, and I still have four more hour to go for a full charge.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 9:45 P.M.:  I ate half of a 10 ounce can of Planter's Deluxe mixed nuts and three 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  Generally in the middle of the winter on a Sunday night just before a blizzard due the next day, there tends not to be much activity going on.   I suppose I could try to think about some other ways to prepare for the blizzard starting at noon tomorrow.   However, I am stocked up www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm , so I should survive the snow storm.   Since tomorrow is the last day of the month February 28, 2005, I am a little low on funds at the end of the month, so I do not have that much discretionary funds for browsing the local stores opened later at night.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 9:00 P.M.:  After dinner, I browsed through some store circulars on the internet.  Speaking of the Churchill family, I remember reading around 1974 in the New York media when times were not as prosperous, Sarah Churchill ran a soup kitchen in both New York and London.   I also recall chatting with the King Constantine of Greece in New York before I went to Oslo, Norway in February 1983 on my way to Sweden which I never made it to because of a Norwegian mix-up at S.A.S., and I only made it to Oslo, Norway, and Constantine had a large loft on the Hudson River waterfront in Manhattan's west village, and it had room for 100s of people with a commercial kitchen in it, so I would imagine he entertained various merchant seamen and navy personnel when they happened to pull into port in Manhattan.   Of course, since I have only been to Manhattan twice in about the last 13 years, I am not sure what goes on in Manhattan anymore, but I would imagine it would still be quite expensive.   I am debating whether to go out or not.   I am enjoying doing some minor work activity at home.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 7:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend and a relative.   I am microwaving a Stouffer's 21 ounce lasagna, which I will eat with a glass of iced tea.   Snow fall of 8 to 14 inches expected starting Monday afternoon Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT and http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=06830 .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 6:30 P.M.:  I posted two pages Michael L. Scott's Library by Authors and Michael L. Scott's Library by Title .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 5:30 P.M.:  I was up at 3 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I watched some television.   I tried to return a telephone call to a relative.   Off the bedroom hutch, I took off one of the shelves some spare rolls of toilet paper, and I put them on the floor by the bedroom entrance.   From the same location, I moved the spare cans of CVS spray disinfectant to the lower shelf of the small bookcase in the bathroom.  On the upper right shelf of the Ethan Allen hutch, I had my photography cameras stored stacked on top of each other.   I move some of them down to the shelf below, so now they are more evenly displayed, and they are not stacked on top of each other.   Underneath the spare rolls of toilet paper and paper towels in the bedroom window on the left side, I have a shipping box which contains my old power supply along with my old CPU cooler and a DCI LAN card and some computer parts boxes and some wire and a CPU case switch.   I am recharging the four Radio Shack metal hydride AA rechargeable batteries for my Vivitar Digital camera.   They should be fully charged by 3 A.M. this morning.  I made up a page with a list of my cameras and photography equipment at http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/camera.htm .  However, I have not tested some of the older cameras, so I do not know whether they work or not.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 7:25 A.M.:  I went through my email earlier.   I chatted with a friend.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 6:35 A.M.:  As I recall, when I took the photograph the gentleman whom is the second to the left in the picture with the grey hair reminded me of Winston Churchill, whom more than likely other people in Europe have also noticed the family resemblance.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 5:50 A.M.:  A few years after I got back from the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, I saw on United States television that the head of French Counter Intelligence had never been photographed.   I thought about the few random photographs that I took while at the advent, and it struck me that the very distinguished individual in this photograph more than likely had been photographed before and would not be the head of French Counter Intelligence.  If anyone recognizes whom it is, please email me to let me know, since when I took the photograph the security people around him seemed a little bit irritated.  He does look vaguely familiar, but I can not place him, since I do not read much of the European news.  Photograph is linked here http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mike-scott-picture-of-visitors-at-courchevel-1550-albertville-france-winter-olympics-1992.jpg .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 5:10 A.M.:  I posted the only photograph that I seem to have left of Florence, Italy from the winter of January 1972.  I took a few others, but they do not seem to be around anymore http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mike-scott-florence-italy-view-of-ponte-vecchio-from-san-trinitra-bridge-january-1972.jpg  .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 4:20 A.M.:  Of course the clearest night sky I have ever seen in my life was in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands in February of 1972 Lanzarote in 360° .  Of course I hear tell, it has gotten busier there.   As far as I can tell, Rhone Dietrin has never left that island since I visited with him way back when.  If I ever go back there, I will have to remember to bring him a black borsellino hat like I was wearing when I visited there, which back then could easily be obtained for $2 at the flea market in Firenze, Italia where they also seem to know something about interior decoration Uffizi Gallery , but alas to enjoy that decoration, one needs to be born into the Medici Family Florence Art Guide - The Medici Family , whom I would imagine are still there occasionally if not at the Pitti Palace Florence Art Guide - The Pitti Palace which seems to have withstood the test of time.  Also back in 1972, the Pensione Adria by the Ponte Santa Trinita was only four small blocks north of it, and it only cost $40 a week for a small room with continental breakfast and five course dinner.  Of course one had to be able to climb the stairs to the fourth floor where it was located, since either there was no elevator, or it never worked.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 3:35 A.M.:  Current weather forecast for the upcoming week indicates that we are still in Winter mode Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  Basically having lived on long term disability income from SSI for the last 21 years, I am use to my present lifestyle, and as I get older I find I have more friends in common with the same lifestyle, since when one gets older and slows down, one becomes dependant on a modest fixed income, and one finds that one has a lot in common with a lot of retired people, many of whom are use to it after so many years of the retirement routine.  The local group of visitors downtown this evening remind me of a group from a far distant planet called Greenwich High School - Greenwich, CT or it might have been an even more distant galaxy such as the local astronomy club where this all began many moons ago.  Of course from my observation, it seemed to be  a full moon last night on a clear evening.  Of course when I was down in Florida this past January 50 miles south of Cape Canaveral  away from the big city lights, it was so clear at night that star gazing at night reminded me of the skies I use to enjoy watching at night before I moved up north many moons ago.   In this area near the big city lights, star gazing is not too good, since the lights from the city and suburban environment obscure the night skies.  Of course on a dark clear night in a relative's back yard in Florida, one might not notice a black Puma or Jaguar as its makes its rounds either.  CIO   

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 3:20 A.M.:  I took another one of the frozen slices of homemade pizza www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pizza.htm , and I placed it on a microwave proof plate with a microwave lid that covers it all, and I microwaved it for 4 minutes in my General Electric microwave oven on regular power for the 1100 watt microwave oven, and it came out much better to eat, and it was much softer than the previous way.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 2:40 A.M.:  I took one of the slices of frozen homemade pizza, and I put it on a microwave proof plate, and I put it in the General Electric microwave oven with a plastic microwave lid on it, and I ran it through a Defrost cycle for a half of a pound, and then I heated it on reheat.  I then put the piece of pizza on the hot plate on a regular dinner plate with pot holder gloves, and I am letting it cool, since it is a bit hot.   I will eat it shortly with a glass of iced tea.  One could try doing it for a half of reheat cycle, so it is not too hot.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 2:20 A.M.:  TCPalm : 386,000 citrus trees will face the ax .   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 2:10 A.M.:  AOL Local Search is now opened to non AOL members.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 2:10 A.M.:  I sorted through my herbs and spices that I keep in reserve on the top shelf of the center upper kitchen cabinet, and I rotated the new ones in back behind the older ones.   I also added a detail list of the herbs and spices in reserve to my list at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 1:25 A.M.:  The asparagus end stalk soup was a bit fibrous, but if one were hungry, one would eat it.   I guess the better way to make it might be to use the tender steamed parts of the asparagus with a 14 ounce can of Swanson's chicken broth, and the other ingredients, and I suppose one could simmer it for over a half hour to give it a soupier taste.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/27/05 Sunday 12:55 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.  Midway between my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove around the train station, and then I drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought six Stouffer's 21 ounce Lasagnas with meat for $9.96, fresh asparagus at .99 a pound from www.foxy.com from Mexico for $1.71, and two pints of buy one get one free of grape tomatoes for $2.49 both for $14.16 total.   I then returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  I then took out my Krups OptiSteam Plus steamer, and I filled it to the maximum with water, and I put the larger steamer tray in it.  I cut about one inch off the ends of the asparagus, and I put the whole asparagus and the cut off parts in the Krups steamer, and I put the lid on it, and I steamed them for 20 minutes.   I put the four slices of homemade pizza that I made last night in two large zip lock bags in the freezer.  I also took the bag of loose ice out of the freezer to make room for the Stouffer's lasagnas.  I have a full freezer.  I used the large flat rectangular Rubbermaid container that the homemade pizzas were in, and I filled it with the steamed asparagus that were about 65% steamed.   I then mixed in a measuring cup, a tablespoon of Italian spices, a teaspoon and a half of garlic power, a quarter teaspoon of ground black pepper, and a quarter teaspoon of celery salt, and I filled the cup with white vinegar, and I mixed it all together, and then I poured it into the Rubbermaid container over the partially steamed asparagus.  I then filled the Rubbermaid container with white vinegar to cover the asparagus, and rocked it back an forth to mix it together.  I then put the lid on, and I put it in the refrigerator, and in about two days, I should have a stock of asparagus vinaigrette to use in my salads.  I then steamed the remaining asparagus stalks another 15 minutes for 35 minutes total.  I then put them in the blender with about a cup milk, a teaspoon of olive oil, two pads of margarine, and dashes of parsley, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and ground black pepper to taste, and I pureed it for about 30 seconds.  I then put the liquefied ingredients into a microwave proof plastic pot with lid, and I ran it though to reheat cycle twice on the General Electric microwave oven, and I put a handful of Arnold regular cut seasoned croutons in it, and I will now eat it with a glass of iced tea.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 7:30 P.M.:  I finished the backup from the C: drive to the D: drive with Windows XP Professional Backup Automatic System Recovery.   I also ran the other maintenance utilities.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up and go out.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 6:20 P.M.:  I was awake at 4 P.M..  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage, and I checked the weather.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, margarine, cinnamon, and milk, English muffins with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee with milk.   I noticed that my phone was not working, so I reset it.   I guess I hung it up wrong.   I chatted with two relatives and a friend.  My order for ENGLISH LEATHER by Dana: Men - COLOGNE 8 OZ perfumeryoutlet MarketPlace Product Info Page which I ordered a week ago Friday still has not arrived.  However, it will probably arrive this Monday, since it is coming by FedEx ground.   I will now run Norton WinDoctor 2003, Ad-aware SE, Norton SpeedDisk, and then I will do a full system backup with Windows XP Professional Backup Automatic System Recovery from the C: drive to the D: drive.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 3:45 A.M.:  On the Welbilt bread machine that I keep in my left living room closet on the shelf with some other kitchen appliances, it is missing one of its four rubber leg cushions.  To balance it, I used one of the Japanese lacquer grass cloth coasters that I now store the Welbilt bread machine with.  Thus one has to remove the coaster before using it, and use the coaster to balance it.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 02/26/05:

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 3:00 A.M.:  Current weather in Greenwich, Connecticut is 18 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .   I will now send out my weekly notes.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 2:30 A.M.:  I posted the pizza picture http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/scotts-pizza-022605.JPG and also changed www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pizza.htm .   I cooked the pizza 25 minutes which was just about right, and I let it cool five minutes before slicing it into six even slices.   I ate the two middle slices with a glass of iced tea.  I took the four end slices with cheese folded into the edges, and I put two slices in a large flat Rubbermaid container, and I put clear plastic wrap on top of them, and then I put the other two slices on top of them, and I put the lid on, and I froze the Rubbermaid container with the pizza slices.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 1:10 A.M.:  When I rolled out the dough on my large cutting board with a rolling pin to the size of the baking pan which fits in the Farberware oven, I rolled the dough a few inches longer, so when I put the olive oiled pan on top of the dough on top of the cutting board, and I flipped it over, the dough sank into the pan, but it was several inches too long on either end.  I then put a layer of the Vermont cheese along each end and folded the dough over it in a curl, and I crimped the dough on the sides up to the height of the pan.   I also used the whole jar of Barilla Puttanesca green and black olive sauce.  I also used a generous portion of grated parmesan and Romano cheese.   It should be done in a few minutes, but I might cook it an extra five minutes longer for 25 minutes total, since there are lot of ingredients in it.   I will watch it to make sure it does not burn.   I will let it cool five minutes before slicing it into six slices and eating two slices with a glass of iced tea.  I might freeze the other four slices in two flat Rubbermaid containers.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/26/05 Saturday 12:20 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue.   I stopped by CVS to warm up.   After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then cleaned off the snow off the south bench at the veterans monument and the three benches in front of the Senior and the Arts center.   The post office benches were already cleaned off.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I next went by the Exxon gasoline and service station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $9 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.379 a gallon for 14.1 miles per gallon usage driving at an average speed of 13 miles per hour around town.   I next went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a four ounce jar of Fleischmann's Yeast www.breadworld.com for $6.99, a 59 ounce clear plastic jug of Tropicana premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50, and a 28 ounce can of Goya chick peas for $1.19 for $10.68 total.   I then returned home.   I drank some iced tea.  I started making http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pizza.htm .   However, since my flour is over a year old, I added about a quarter of a cup more water to the bread machine recipe.   The bread should be done rising in 15 minutes.  Instead of mozzarella cheese, I used the shredding attachment for the Cuisine Art machine, and I shredded a 10 ounce bar of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   I also sliced into 1/8th thick slices a large four inch diameter onion.  I also drained a 6 ounce can of Stop and Shop extra large California black pitted olives,  and I sliced them crosswise into thirds.   When I make the pizza after the dought rises, I will put part of the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Barilla Puttanesca green and black olive sauce on the rolled out pizza dough in the olive oiled tray to cover the dough, then spread the cheese, next spread the sliced onions, and then the sliced olives, then sprinkle thinly grated parmesan and Romano cheese, and lightly sprinkle it with olive oil, and then I will follow my pizza instructions and bake it in the Farberware convection oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.   It should be a good pizza, but with the old flour, I am not sure how the crust will turn out.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/25/05 Friday 7:45 P.M.:  I finished house cleaning and watering the plants.   I rehung the photograph of the NASA Space Shuttle launching on the lower side front of the bedroom door.   I will now shut down the computer.   I will then throw out the garbage, and I will go downtown for a walk.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/25/05 Friday 4:25 P.M.:  I posted a picture of the mirror http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/antique-french-mirror-with-carved-roses-022505.JPG .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/25/05 Friday 3:50 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I cleaned the snow off of my Volvo.  I also cleaned the snow off the two benches in the front of the building.   I went over to the Greenwich Hospital Dental Clinic, and I had my teeth cleaned.   I need to set up another appointment to have four cavities filled.  I can not figure out how I am getting so many cavities unless it is the candy I have been eating recently.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  Everything remains half priced.  I bought for $12.50 a nice French antique mirror 28 inches high by 17 inches wide with a curved top with roses on it, and it is a nice dark veneer finish.   It looks like it once was part of a cabinet door.  I also bought a IBM coffee mug for .50 for $13 total.  I then returned home.  I scraped a bit of white glue off the mirror where a piece of one of the carved roses had come off, so there was not a small white streak.  I used lemon oil to clean the mirror frame which has about a 1.5 inches wide frame except at the wider curved top which widens to about 3.5 inches.  I cleaned the mirror glass with glass cleaner.   Above the French sitting chair with the sheep skin, I took off the picture of President and Laura Bush, and I hung it on the back side on the left of my apartment door.   I took the picture of John D. Rockefeller the First  and Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands, and I hung it on the ride side top of my apartment entrance door.   From there I moved the Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics stamps to the left side of the right sconce above the sheep skin French antique reproduction chair.   I move the family picture at that point further to the right.  I then used two 30 pound OOK hooks to hang the antique French mirror above and to the left of the French reproduction chair with the sheep skin.   I put the IBM coffee mug on the right book case shelf with the book about Thomas Watson Junior.   I will open and empty into a plastic microwave pot with a lid a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's Chunky chicken soup with vegetables, and I will heat it on reheat.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   I will then do my house cleaning and watering the plants.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/25/05 Friday 11:05 A.M.:  I was up at 8:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I checked outside, and there was only about four inches of snow.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I have a 12:30 P.M. dentist appointment today.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will get cleaned up and ready to go out.  I guess after I get back from the dentist appointment, I will do my house cleaning and watering the plants.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/25/05 Friday 12:25 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Local weather is Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast and Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 10:50 P.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 10:30 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .   For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 9:00 P.M.:  I was awake at noon today.   I checked the weather outside, and it seems all right.   I picked up my mail.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I showered and I cleaned up.   I went to my 3 P.M. appointment.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  Everything is half price.   I bought for $12.50 a Dell UltraScan P991 Sony Trinitron 19 inch monitor made in 2000.   I used the collapsible cart I keep in the back of my Volvo station wagon to carry it to the car.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue including the train station area.   I stopped by CVS during my walk.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center before and after my walk.   I next drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.   I then returned home, and I used the cart to carry up the Dell monitor.   I unhooked the 19 inch Dell monitor from the left side of the primary computer setup.   I left the 3M hook on the left side.   I then took it to the bedroom.  I then took the stack of computer parts boxes in the window area, and I put them on top of the Ethan Allen hutch.   I then moved the two 24 roll bundles of CVS toilet page and the 10 roll package of Scott paper towels, and I put them in the left bedroom window area.   I then put the spare Dell 19 inch monitor that I took off the left side of the primary computer, and I put it on the right side of the Danish bedroom desk.   I then put a one inch thick book on top of the two inch book on the left side of the primary computer on the dining room table.   I then put the new Dell UltraScan P991 Sony Trinitron 19 inch monitor on the left side of the primary computer setup adjacent to the 20 inch Dell monitor that is center and right of the left monitor.   I then connected up its cables.   I then booted up the computer, and it booted up without any problems.   I adjusted the new Dell monitor settings.   I thought about putting the spare 19 inch monitor in place of the Sony 20 inch monitor on the Dell backup computer, but although the Sony 20 inch monitor occasionally fogs up after one starts it up, if one turns off the power on the control panel switch and then turns it back on, it seems to work just fine.   The new Dell UltraScan P991 Sony Trinitron 19 inch monitor is a much higher resolution monitor with much better color than the regular Dell 19 inch monitor that I took off.   I also now have a backup 19 inch monitor.   I put another 3M hook on the left side of the new Dell monitor.   It was beginning to snow when I returned home about 6 P.M..   I printed out the new Dell monitor instructions, and it came with a CD with instructions.  More instructions are listed at Dell™ UltraScan P991 Color Monitor User's Guide Documentation .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 5:25 A.M.:  I chatted with a friend.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 4:50 A.M.:  Judging from this page Dartmouth - Image: December Sunset Details , the photograph is of the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, and I was right all along.  I emailed a copy of the two photos to the Dartmouth alumni office.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 4:05 A.M.:  While searching for similar Christopher Wren style buildings, I came across this Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Charles and Camilla forced to wed in local register office .  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 3:25 A.M.:   I would say the photograph is at least 50 years old.  It is hard to tell what building it is, but more than likely if it were one of the older buildings, I mentioned the trees in the photograph around the building would be older thus it seems to be a newer version of an old style building.  Of course over time some trees die and have to be replaced, so it is hard to tell.   I took the two boxes of Easy Frames for file cabinets, and I put them back behind the bedroom door, because although they do not fit in my two drawer file cabinet on top of my four drawer file cabinet, they might fit in the four drawer file cabinet.   They will fit either letter or legal size width.  I adjusted the bedroom door stop, so when the door is opened the door handle will not hit against the large glass mirror on the wall.  I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .   Instead of my usual recipe with five bags of the different types of Twinings in their variety pack, I am using the six different types in the Bigelow six assorted tea package.  They include Constant Comment, Plantation Mint, English Teatime, Earl Grey, Green Tea, and Lemon Lift.  I also used four green tea bag and 10 orange pekoe tea bags for the mixture.  The 18 pack package came with an extra bag of Plantation Mint.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 2:35 A.M.:  When I took the photograph out of its frame, I got a .75 inch rip at its top.  The photograph like all older photographs is a bit dry and fragile.  I put it in a bubble wrap FedEx envelope that I had, and I put it on top of the Ethan Allen hutch on top of the black old Compaq laptop computer case.   I did not seal the FedEx envelope.  I put the empty frame behind the bedroom door.  It is basically a Christopher Wren style building, and if it is not the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, it might be one of the buildings on Harvard Yard, or at Davenport College at Yale, or at the University of Virginia, or around Philadelphia.  They all have similar buildings.  It was a very popular and common architecture of its time.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 2:20 A.M.:  I took the picture out of its frame, and it is about 11 inches by 14 inches, and I scanned as much of it as I could, which is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, and I posted it at http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/dartmouth-college-baker-library-scanned-photo-about-50-years-old-022405.jpg .  It is an old photograph, so I will not display it without being sealed in glass, and I will try to find a large envelope to put it and store it. 

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 2:00 A.M.:  I don't have the glass for the photograph, because I used it for another picture of the same size.   However, it is a nice pictures, so I hung it on the wall to the left of my bed.  One can look at the picture oneself to determine which building it might be, if is not the Baker Library at Dartmouth, which I have thought it was for all of these years http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/dartmouth-college-baker-library-photo-about-50-years-old-before-i-took-it-out-of-frame-022405.JPG  .   

Note: <888> 02/24/05 Thursday 1:25 A.M.:  When the Greenwich Housing Authority apartment inspector inspected my apartment yesterday, the inspector thought it was a bit crowded, but they did not explain exactly what was crowded since it is a small apartment about 450 square feet all together.   I have had the apartment checked every year for the last 16 years, and this is the first time there was an objection.  Most of all the other tenants I chatted with said the same thing was said about their apartments.  I figured the objection in my apartment was the fact that I had moved the Ethan Allen hutch into the bedroom entrance on the left.   I thought about it, and I took down the three bird pictures from the wall above the bedroom side board table.  I then made room on the bedroom side table, and after removing the items from the Ethan Allen hutch, I move the Ethan Allen hutch on top of the bedroom side table.   I then put the items back in the Ethan Allen hutch along with putting one of the old laptop computer bags on top of it and another on one of its shelves along with all of the cameras that I had displayed on the side table.   I then took down the mirror from behind the bedroom door which is meant to be part of the long mahogany bureau in the living room.  I then took off the large mirror from the front side of the bedroom door which kept it from opening and closing, and I hung it with three 100 pound OOK hooks on the wall behind the bedroom door.  I then hung two bird pictures above it.  I then hung the mahogany bureau mirror on the front side of the bedroom door with the two existing wood screws on the door that support it easily.  I then hung the other large bird picture on the back side of the bedroom door.   Thus the bedroom door now opens and closes fully, and there is nothing in the bedroom entrance as one enters into it.  The Greenwich Housing Authority inspector was worried that if I had an emergency, the Emergency Medical people would not be able to get into my bedroom.  Well now there should be no problems if I have an emergency, which I hope I do not have.  In the items on the bedroom side board table, I had a headset, so I used the spare Y splitter on the AMD backup computer sound card, and I connected up the headset, and put it on top of the CPU.  I put the other standing microphone on the Gateway backup computer.  I posted four pictures of what I did at http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006 , and they are the top four pictures in the list.  I also found some file holder racks for steel file cabinets behind the bedroom door, which I set by the apartment entrance area to donate to the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop, the next time I go there.  There is also on the floor behind the bedroom door, a old broken framed photograph of the Baker Library at Dartmouth College.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   Most of my experience is based upon what I read and not first hand experience.   However, what one reads is only as good as what the writer writes.   However, I do know in some local communities where a small group of local citizens frequently think they are above the local law, frequently in the past the United States of America solves the problem by enforcing Martial Law.  If one does not know what Martial law is, one might try FEDERAL POLICE badges; FEMA and GSA Preparing for Marshal Law or martial law - definition by dict.die.net  or Google Search: define:martial law .  Let us hope that certain groups in their pursuit of their legal freedoms, do not cause this to happen.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 8:15 P.M.:  I updated http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/onionsoup.htm and some other ingredients.   I enjoyed the onion soup for dinner.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 6:40 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   I added to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/recipie.htm two recipes http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/chowder.htm and http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/biscuit.htm .   I will now print out my recipes, and I will put them in a blue clamp binder to have available to look at.   I will then cook some http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/onionsoup.htm , which I will eat with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 5:55 P.M.:  I have fresh five pound bag of onions, but I still have two old onions from the previous 5 pound bag of onions.  However, one of the two old onions developed a four inch green growth sprout, so I planted it in the center of my pathos plant on the mahogany bureau in the living room to see how it grows.   

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 5:20 P.M.:  I guess this is the story that the Greenwich Housing Authority inspector was talking about CNN.com - American charged in alleged plot to assassinate President Bush - Feb 22, 2005 .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 5:05 P.M.:  I got a $10 off card from Staples for my next copy or print center purchase of over $10 or more.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 4:35 P.M.:  I got the renewal stickers for my http://www.aarp.org/ two AARP cards.  I put the renewal stickers on my two AARP cards, and they are good until May 2006.  I put one signed AARP card in my wallet, and I left the other unsigned AARP card on my bedroom desk on the right side by the little display case.  The current bedroom desk is a little large for the desk sitting area, and it is not easy to sit at, and one has to put one leg at a time over it to sit at it.  However, I can manage that.   I put the renewal information, and the AARP life insurance information which I can not afford with the other mailings in my hutch case at the bedroom entrance.  I ate the other 10% remaining of the 10 ounce can of CVS smoked almonds.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 3:55 P.M.:  I was up at 10:30 A.M..  I made my bed.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  While I was watching European News on channel 113 on digital television from Cablevision, the inspector for the Greenwich Housing Authority showed up about 11:15 A.M., an 1 hour and 15 minutes early, so I had not yet washed the breakfast dishes and showered and cleaned up.  The inspector thought my apartment was a bit crowded, but I explained that it had been this way for 16 years.  Apparently the inspector told other tenants in the building the same thing.  However, these are smaller apartments, so it is the nature of smaller apartments that they look a bit crowded.   I left a message with one associate, and I chatted with another associate.  I went back to bed until 2:30 P.M..  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor, and I threw out some garbage.  I picked up my mail.  I chatted with another neighbor and the building custodian.  Another associate left me a message, and I returned a message.  The Greenwich Housing Authority inspector told me that somebody had tried to assassinate President Bush in Europe yesterday, but there is nothing on the news about that fact here.  In other more important news from the English Speaking world CNN.com - UK: Prince's wedding not illegal - Feb 23, 2005 , so I guess they are having a lot of problems in Europe, but everything is perfectly normal here, but I have noticed that various items in the Merry Go Round mews thrift shop are getting more expensive, but what remains in the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop is still half priced.  Of course locally everything in the area is still getting more expensive, which I am sure it is pretty much that way elsewhere in the country.   Maybe in terms of the United Nations group of people whom expect too much, Adlai Stevenson's old group of people would have more experience and know more.  Of course it is colder out in Illinois, but supposedly prices are cheaper.  However, energy prices to heat a larger living environment would be just as expensive as here, although there might be more space around the corn fields of Illinois.   Alas according to the oldest legal records in this area, my family which would includes myself are some of the longest resident European residents in the area, so as far as I am concerned I plan stay here, and anyone trying to displace me will find the full force of the laws as they currently exist in the United States of America will protect me in my current living environment.   CIO     

Note: <888> 02/23/05 Wednesday 12:15 A.M.:  I relaxed a bit.  I watched some television.   I ate 9/10th of a 10 ounce can of CVS smoked almonds.   I will now shut down the computer.  I will go to bed soon.   I have a 12:30 P.M. apartment inspection today by the Greenwich Housing Authority, so I will be up earlier to get ready for the inspection.  Current weather is Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 10:10 P.M.:  I had a telephone call from a friend at 6 A.M. this morning, after I had been asleep for an hour.   I asked the friend to try not to keep waking me up in the morning when I am asleep.   Of course the friend does not always know what my schedule is.   I woke up at noon today.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went downstairs, and I threw out some garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor outside.   I then picked up my mail.  I then showered and cleaned up.  I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Swiss Gold permanent coffee filter for brewing one cup of coffee at a time for a dollar.  It is missing its storage base and top, but it has the gold filter and upper part for holding the water, so it is still usable.   I can use it for making one cup of coffee at a time.  One puts the medium ground coffee in the gold filter basket and then puts the larger plastic filter insert over it, and then I guess one could heat a cup of water in the microwave oven and then one would put the Swiss gold filter assembly with the coffee in it over a large coffee cup, and then one would pour the hot water through the Swiss Gold filter assembly into the coffee cup making a fresh cup of coffee.  I put it on the side wall shelf in the kitchen with some of the other coffee accessories on top of the Propert kitchen scale.   I then went downtown, and I went by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop at closing time at 3 P.M..  I was not able to buy anything since they were closing, but they have a nice set of three dark wood and glass tea tables that slide into each other for $20, but the largest of the three tables has its glass missing, so one would have to replace the glass which might by tricky.  They also have a set of two maps framed with one of them the map of Magellan for $200 each map.   I next went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I chatted with a local resident whom was looking for a change of address card, since he is moving to the Mews retirement home.   He told me the black cat I saw in Florida was probably a Puma, but if I am not mistaken a Puma is the same as a Mountain Lion.  I sat outside downtown for a while.  I then walked over to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I returned back to the center of town, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought two cans of CVS California smoked almonds for $2.50 each can and a 96 count container of CVS extra strength antacid tablets like Tums in various assorted fruit flavors for $2.99 for $7.99 total.  I then completed my walk.  I next drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I showed the pictures of Kodak Picture Center online: Mike Scott pictures linked from http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006 to the reference librarian whom was not very busy including the pictures of the Greenwich Library at http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/peterson-wing-greenwich-library.JPG  .  As usual with the reference librarians, they were patient with me, since I tend to narrate a story along with the pictures.  I then returned home, and I microwaved in their microwave sleeves a 9 ounce package of two four cheese Hot Pockets which I ate with a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 4:15 A.M.:  I downloaded and installed SpeedFan 4.21SOFT-WARE.NET SpeedFan 4.21 Download .  Since it is cold in my apartment this time of year, I do not really need it, but during the warmer periods, it lets one know about the temperature of system components.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I scratched the Double Dollars scratch card that I got a few days ago, and I did not win anything.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 3:50 A.M.:  Earlier, I ate 8 triscuts with eight 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by 1/16th inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I ate them with a glass of iced tea.  I watched some television.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 2:35 A.M.:  On the HP PhotoSmart 1000 printer, I ran an initial cleaning cycle, and it came out fine.  It says there is 80% left on the color cartridge and 50% left on the black cartridge.  At Staples in Old Greenwich in the clearance section, they had the HP Photosmart 7660 printer for $80 in a sealed box saying it was refurbished.  It lists for $129.99 at www.hp.com .  However, I think in my particular situation instead of buying expensive inkjet photo paper and inkjet ink and a good photo printer, it is cheaper to upload the digital prints to Kodak at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/cvs and pick them up in a few days at my local CVS with free shipping if the order is over $5.  However, it is easy for me to upload them, since I pay $47 a month for  high speed cable modem service.  The empty color light came on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, and I replaced the color cartridge with a RB-T020 compatible ink cartridge that I bought this summer from http://xtremetoner.com/ .  I checked the alignment on the cartridge, and also when I installed it, it went through a cleaning cycle, and I also printed out a test page.  It has less than 1/8th of a cartridge left on the black ink cartridge, but I have two spare compatible black ink cartridges that I also bought at the same time.  I will replace it when the flashing light indicates it needs to be replaced.  Since I have the Minolta QMS PagePro 1250W laser printer with a new 6,000 sheet cartridge along with three older HP laser printers, I do not use the inkjet printers that much.   In the old days in the British Navy, they use to issue a Rum Ration to the sailors while at sea, but I read a couple of years ago with more technically built ships, they now only issue the Rum Ration while the ships are at port and only on a few holidays a year like Christmas, New Years, and the Queen's Birthday, so the rum runners of the Caribbean are no long making much money.  Of course if one looks at http://www.liveduvalstreet.com/ , it would seem there is still plenty of the general civilian population helping them to make money.  Of course, I would also imagine in more colder parts of the world, they still enjoy a bit of rum.  Of course one should not be using mechanized equipment such as an automobile.   I saved the old color ink cartridge in the box and wrapping that the new one came in, and I put it on the wicker rack behind the left monitor with the other new cartridges.  I do not try to refill them, since from past experience, I found the ink quality in the refills is not as good, and refilling them can cause the printer to malfunction.  I bought the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer the day before "911" when Staples first opened in Old Greenwich for $79.99 discounted from $150, and later that week they gave me another $10 back because they lowered its prices in the next sales week.  I have mostly used the compatible ink cartridges, but it has performed without any problems all of these years.  CIO          

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 1:10 A.M.:  I once met somebody in Key West, Florida back in February 1982, when it was minus 26 degrees below zero Fahrenheit in New York City.  His name was Steve Bahl, and he looked and talked a bit like Tennessee Ernie Ford.   It is now cold enough this time of year, that his cheese company can ship cheese Wisconsin Cheese - FENNIMORE CHEESE - Wisconsin Cheese - the finest Wisconsin Cheese from southwestern Wisconsin - Cheese Products .  It was rumored in Key West that he owned a million head of dairy cattle, but knowing something about farming, he might have just represented a dairy cooperative that had a million head of dairy cattle.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 12:50 A.M.:  I probably have this problem Yahoo! News - Snoring May Not Signal Breathing Problems -Study .  I have been told by many people that I snore loudly, which I guess effects my natural sleep pattern.  I know both Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and the Greenwich Hospital have sleep clinics, but I have never gotten around to being checked out, because I am frequently on a night schedule, and they seem to be open only in the daytime.   Of course I do tend to sleep in the daytime when they would be open.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/22/05 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.:  I sliced two Oscar Meyer lite beef hotdogs on an angle at about one half inch slices and put them in the microwave proof plastic pot with the contents of a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and one half of a chopped medium onion and mixed them all together with some dashes of Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, celery salt, cayenne pepper, Hungarian paprika, and Italian seasonings, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and McIlhenney Tabasco sauce to taste, and I reheated it all with a plastic lid on it for two cycles on the reheat cycle in the microwave.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 11:45 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I cleaned the snow off my Volvo with one of the snow brushes I keep in the back seat of my Volvo.   I also cleaned off the two benches in the front of my building.   I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and they refunded me $12.72 on the mangers office chair that I bought at the first of the month since it is now cheaper as mentioned in my notes yesterday.  I bought two 500 sheet packages of Staples laser and inkjet 92 bright 24 lb paper for $3.44 each package and a 40 sheet package of Staples professional high gloss photo paper for $6.94 plus .83 tax for $14.65 total.  I then went over to Walgreen's, and I bought for buy one get one free two 100 count boxes of Lipton orange pekoe tea for $4.19 both and four buy one get one free packages of four AA ultra alkaline batteries for $2.99 for two packages  plus .36 tax for $10.53 total.  I then returned to central downtown Greenwich, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $1.99.  On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue.   I noticed they are out of cash according to the machine.  During my walk, I sat out at various locations.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I cleaned off the snow off the two benches at the Veterans monument and the three benches in front of the senior center.    A great many people use those benches.  The snow was already cleaned off the benches at the post office plaza.  I next drove down by the waterfront.   I the went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a O cedar Continental Toilet Bowl Brush and Caddy for $3.99, a 59 ounce clear plastic container of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50, and four frozen 9 ounce packages of Hot Pockets four cheese pizza pockets for $1.50 each package plus .24 tax for $12.73 total.  I then returned home, and I brought up my purchases.  I drank some iced tea.  I updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .  I put the new two new packages of Staples laser and inkjet paper on the lower right side of the printer cart to the right of the primary computer.  I put the inkjet photo paper on to the left on top of the package of business card forms.   I put the Staples office manager chair receipts with the refund receipt back in the folder in the metal file hold on top of the mahogany bureau in the bedroom.   I put the new toilet brush on the left side of the toilet, and I will throw out the old one I bought 16 years ago at Odd Job for a dollar.  It is a bit rusty.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 5:15 P.M.:  I chatted with two relatives.  I called Staples in Old Greenwich, and they told me the price protection on my office chair is good for 30 days, and that I could get the $13 refund at the Staples chair in Old Greenwich.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed, and then I will shower and clean up.   I will then clean the snow off my Volvo, and I will go over to Staples in Old Greenwich with my office chair receipt and get my $13 refund.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 4:40 P.M.:  I went to bed after the last message.   I chatted with a friend about 7 A.M..  I chatted with a relative about 10:30 A.M. and then at 11:30 A.M..  Dell www.dell.com computer has a President's Day sale going on with up to 1/3 off home computers.   That is only today.   I helped the relative configure a computer for a friend.   I went back to bed until 3 P.M..  I checked outside, and we had about four inches of snow.  It is clear outside, but I have about four inches of snow on my Volvo.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched some Euro news while having breakfast.   The laser printer photograph proofs and contact sheets that I printed out last night, I put in a blue Oxford clamp binder, and I put them to the right side of my notes print outs in the left hallway bookcase.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 6:00 A.M.:  I went through my email.   Current temperature in Greenwich, Connecticut is  27 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  We are suppose to get some snow, but I have not checked outside to see if we did.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 5:50 A.M.:  To get the link for showing photographs at the HP Photo web site, one has to invite oneself via the email link from the site to send oneself the link.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 5:15 A.M.:  I used the HP Image Zone Express software which is a free download from HP, and I printed out some of my pictures in different formats on the laser printer including a contact sheet.   I also posted 53 of my pictures at hpphoto.com: Mike Scott's Photos .  I used the pictures on my hard drive.  Copying pictures to the faster compact flash card is not any faster.  One is suppose to have the HP Photosmart 1000 printer turned off when inserting the compact flash cards.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 3:15 A.M.:  I put the 8 MB compact memory card that came with the Vivitar camera in the HP Photosmart 1000 printer, and I turned on the printer.  I am now copied some pictures to the 8 MB card.  However, it is a very slow card compared to the Kingston high speed 512 MB card I bought for the Vivitar camera.  Technically I could use it to take pictures to a photo store for development.  Of course I could always do the same with the 512 MB card.  I want to see if I can print out a proof sheet with the HP Photosmart 1000 printer, which I think I can with its software or maybe even more cheaply with the Minolta PagePro 1250W laser printer.  The 8 MB compact flash card holds about 50 pictures.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 2:45 A.M.:  I tested my AT&T wireless router like the one for sale, and I configured it.  I paid about $40 and shipping around Christmas time.   I also installed the software for the USB 2.0 wireless adapter Newegg.com - XTERASYS XN-2133G Network - Wireless Adapters that I bought at that time to go with it.  Although I do not use the them at the moment, I have them available for wireless laptop users should that need occur.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 2:15 A.M.:  AT&T 6800G Plug&Share Wireless Router, 802.11g from CompUSA online for $19.99 plus $5 shipping .  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 1:45 A.M.:  This item that I bought for $60 Staples Circular Savings Manger's Leather Chair Old Sale is now about $48 Staples Circular Savings Office Manager's Chair this week on sale for more , however this page Staples | Help says that their price match policy is only for 2 weeks after the sale of an item, so I guess I would not be eligible for the price difference on what I paid for it on February 1, 2005.   I will still check with them anyway.  The fourth paragraph does not say anything about a time limit on price match on identical items at Staples.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/21/05 Monday 12:45 A.M.:  The New York Times > Washington > Amtrak's Own Board Sows Alarm About System's Future  and The New York Times > Business > Your Money > You Want Any Fruit With That Big Mac? .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 10:45 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue.  I bought two 33 ounce bottles of CVS glass cleaner for .99 each, four 12 ounce CVS disinfectant spray containers for .99 each two linen scent and two mountain scent, a 80 sheet box of CVS fabric softener for .99, a package of two CVS scrubber sponges for .99, buy one get one free of CVS 9 volt alkaline batteries for $2.99 both, two 17 ounce containers of CVS foaming bathroom cleaner for .99 each,  for $12.89 plus .77 tax for $13.66 total.  I then drove further down Greenwich Avenue.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  While walking up Greenwich Avenue, I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I sat out at various locations.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 59 ounce clear plastic containers of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a 10 ounce box of fresh mushrooms for $2.39, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach $1.99, and Chiquita bananas at .69 a pound for $1.27 for $10.65 total.   I then returned home.  I chatted with two relatives.   I will now put away my purchases.   I updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 5:35 P.M.:  I made my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I put a picture of the salad on the page too.   For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I weighed the salad's ingredients by weighing the plate and subtracting the weight of the plate, and each salad weighs 2 pounds, but it does not really fill one up.   I will eat the salad shortly with a glass of iced tea.   I threw out the garbage.   I put the laundry away.   The NOAA weather warning radio went off with this alert Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  I will now shut down the computer, and after I eat the salad, I will then clean up and go out.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 4:15 P.M.:  Greenwich Time - Hospital puts new angioplasty service to the test .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 4:05 P.M.:  I was up at noon, and I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, two halves of a toasted  English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee with milk.   I then went back to bed until 2:30 P.M..  I am doing two loads of laundry, and I have 50 minutes to go on the dry cycle.  I also put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 2:45 A.M.:  I went through my email.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/20/05 Sunday 1:20 A.M.:  I cut four three inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Danish Plumrose ham, four three inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese, and I set aside two pitted California black olives.   I have an Ensar Corporation from Wheeling, Illinois 60090-6035 microwave egg poacher #869.  I followed the instructions, and I oiled the inside of the two egg compartments with a little bit of olive oil with my fingers.   I then washed my fingers.  I put in a teaspoon of water in each egg compartment, and then a large jumbo egg in each egg compartment, and I pricked each white of the egg and each yoke four times in random places.  I the put on the lid, and I put it in the General Electric microwave oven, but I did not start it.  I then took one English Muffin, and I cut it in half using a fork, and I put one half slice each in my Rowenta toaster, and I toasted it on #6 level.    This takes about four minutes.   After three minutes toasting, I microwaved the eggs for 60 seconds.  I then put the English muffin slices on a microwave proof plate, and I spread two pads of margarine on each half, and then put the soft poached eggs on top of each and then two slices of ham side by side on each and two slices of cheese side by side on each across the other direction.   I then put it in the General Electric microwave oven, and I put the microwave lid over it, and I microwaved it for 50 seconds depending on how well, one likes it done.   I then put the hot plate on a regular dinner plate, and I put a black olive in the middle of each of the two portions.  I put on a thin layer of grated parmesan cheese, I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I took one of the smaller zip lock plastic bags, and I labeled it "new" with a magic marker pen I keep in the Chinese bowl on dining room table.   I also labeled the used battery bag "used" with the same pen.   I then put my new batteries that were in opened packages the bag labeled "new".  All of the batteries are still in the same small drawer on the left side of the blue kitchen bureau in the second drawer down.   However, the lantern batteries and some of the new D batteries are on the wire rack behind the apartment door where I keep some of the lanterns and flashlights stored.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 11:40 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I went by CVS, and I bought a two pack of 9 volt Duracell batteries for $4.49, three 9.2 ounce bags of Hershey's Kisses for 75% off for .75 each and one 10 ounce bag of Reese's milk chocolate peanut butter cups miniatures for .75 plus .45 tax for $7.94 total.   I then drove further downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.  While walking back up Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by CVS again, and I bought four 10 ounce bags of Reese's milk chocolate peanut butter cups miniatures for .75 each plus .18 tax for $3.18 total.   I then completed my walk.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I then returned home.   I put another partially used 9 volt alkaline battery in my General Electric telephone answering machine.   I went through my supply of light bulbs, and I got the exact number.   I also went through my supply of new batteries, and I got the exact number.  I also put the used batteries that I saved in a large plastic zip lock bag in the battery drawer in the kitchen bureau.  I also counted exact number of soda cans and bottles of old beer that I have.  I also updated some other items, and I put it all in www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .   I put the additional bags of candy in the left living room closet.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 7:00 P.M.:  I unplugged the Body Basics aroma light from the bedroom wall, and I plugged it into the power strip to the left of the primary computer CPU that turns on with the control panel switch for the router.   I put the aroma light with the Rejuvenation beads in it on top of the speaker in the corner to the right of the primary computer CPU to the left of the AT-T wireless 8.011g router that turns on from the control panel of the Dell backup computer and works online when the Siemens router and Motorola cable modem is turned on.  I put the jars of aroma beads to the left backside of the Dell backup computer.   I made my bed.   I reheated on the reheat cycle in the General Electric microwave oven the remaining tomato sauce in the plastic microwave proof pot and the remaining cooked spaghetti noodles in a Rubbermaid container.   I put the noodles on a large dinner plate with the tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I washed the breakfast and the dinner dishes using the Rubbermaid dishwashing basin with liquid dishwashing detergent.   Unfortunately the Greenwich Housing Authority turned down the hot water temperature on the electric hot water heater above the bathroom ceiling, so one would not scald oneself in the shower.   On had to sign a waver if one wanted it to remain hot, which I did not want to do.   Thus I do not have really hot water for washing the dishes.  The type of shower fixture in the bathroom with dual hot and cold water control that mixes the water could conceivably malfunction over time and just put out hot or cold water.  Still with the lower hot water heater temperature, I am probably saving money on the electricity.  With the old Admiral's shower head, I got about five minutes of hot water.   With the water restricting shower head, I used before the new pulsating one, I never ran out of hot water in the shower.   With the new pulsating one, I have increased water flow, so conceivably, it would run out of hot water with longer usage.   I generally take about a one minute hot shower, and wet myself, and then I wash and rinse my hair with European mystique shampoo, and then I turn off the shower, and I put European mystique conditioner on my hair, and then I lather with soap.  I have a shampoo, conditioner, and soap dispenser hanging on the back of the shower wall.  I then turn back on the hot water shower, and I rinse off the soap and the conditioner.   I thus only take about a three minute hot shower.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   Current temperature outside is 27 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 5:10 P.M.:  Since I had the computer turned on, I tried www.net2phone.com through the internet chatting with a friend and leaving messages with a relative and two friends.   With Net2Phone through the internet it is 1.9 cents a minute and 4.9 cents a minute to areas like London, England.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 5:00 P.M.:  It is colder around here, and my web site seems to be maxed out, so I guess more people are surfing the internet on a colder day.   If one is visiting in the area, a comfortable place to visit on the northwest border of Greenwich, Connecticut is Doral Arrowwood Resort - Rye Brook, New York - Westchester County NY .  CIO   

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 4:35 P.M.:  How about some Bahamian cooking ABC News: Heavily Armed USS Jimmy Carter in Fleet ?   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 4:30 P.M.:  It is a clear day on this web camera at the moment Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 4:25 P.M.:  I was up at 6 A.M. when a friend called.   I went back to bed, and I woke up at 10 A.M., and a relative called.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, English muffin with margarine and grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.   I picked up the mail.  My apartment will be inspected by the Greenwich Housing Authority on this Wednesday February 23, 2005 at 12:30 P.M., so I will have to be here for that.   I noticed that it is a clear sunny day for photography, but it is a bit cold out at 28 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .   I went back to bed until 3 P.M..  I watched a CNN program about technology.   I moved the paper waste basket from underneath the left side of the bathroom sink, and I put it along the right side of the bathroom wall, and I put the two 200 ounce jugs of Arm and Hammer liquid detergent underneath the left side of the bathroom sink with the Orange cleaning supplies.   I booted up the computer, and I was looking to see if there is a more recent bios for my Syntax SV266M motherboard, but there is not one.   I did notice a CMOS tweak which under the Dram settings it automatically chooses 133 MHz, but two levels down on Dram speed, instead of SPD, I changed it to 133 MHz for my 266 MHz memory.   I will test the setting to see if the computer is bit faster.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 3:20 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 3:05 A.M.:  I went through my email.   CIO 

End of Scott's Notes week of 02/19/05:

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 1:40 A.M.:  I took a 10.25 ounce can of Campbell's condensed soup, and I opened it, and I put it in a microwave proof plastic pot.   I added a half of a can of milk, two pads of margarine, a teaspoon of olive oil, a 1/4 teaspoon of parsley, a 1/4 teaspoon of Italian seasoning, and 5 medium mushrooms cut 1/8th of an inch thick.   I mixed it all together, and I reheated it with the lid for two reheat cycles on the General Electric microwave oven.   I mixed it a bit in between the two reheat cycles.   I put it all in a large Cobalt blue soup bowl of which I have two, and I keep them underneath the Danish bar in the living room.  I ate the soup with a glass of iced tea.   I will now send out my weekly notes.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 12:45 A.M.:  Yahoo! News - Strong Quake Causes Panic in Indonesia's East , CNN.com - Big quake rocks eastern Indonesia - Feb 18, 2005 , FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Earthquake Rattles Indonesia .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/19/05 Saturday 12:05 A.M.:  I posted 7 more pictures of myself, so there are now 103 pictures of myself at the Kodak web site http://picturecenter.kodak.com/share?invite=BELrJCm2zhPafhZozofa with 171 pictures all together.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/18/05 Friday 11:20 P.M.:  After the last message, I put an Ocedar liquid dishwashing scrubber refill on my dishwashing scrubber.   I also moved the Rubbermaid tub from underneath the bathroom sink to the kitchen sink to have available for washing dishes without filling the entire sink.  I put the old dishwashing scrubber refill on the left back side of the sink.   I cleaned up, and I went out.  I went downtown, and I stopped by CVS, and I picked up my photographs.   I then went further downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and the train station area.  The train station lobby is suppose to close at 8 P.M. on weekdays.   I use the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.  I walked back up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by CVS again, and some of their Valentine's Day candy is on sale for half price.   I imagine this Sunday more of it will be on sale for half price.  I bought two 10 ounce bags of Reese's miniature peanut butter cups for $1.49 each bag and four 8 ounce bags of Necco tiny conversation hearts for .49 each bag plus .30 tax for $5.24 total.  I sat out at various locations.  I then completed my walk.  I drove around the train station area.  I drove down by the waterfront.   I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. Magazine and P.C. World magazine.  I checked out a DVD movie video.   I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $6 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.399 a gallon for 13.7 miles per gallon usage averaging driving 12 miles per hour around town.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 200 ounce jug containers of Arm and Hammer liquid detergent with color safe bleach alternative for $3.99 each jug and a dozen jumbo eggs for $1.89 for $10.35 total.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a relative.   I put the two jugs of Arm and Hammer liquid detergent in the bathroom along side the wall to the right side of the toilet.  I put the new photographs in the most recent photograph album.   I have 10 duplicates from the last two batches that I will send to a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/18/05 Friday 5:25 P.M.:  In a five quart Revere pot, I boiled three quarts of water on high temperature lowering it to medium high electric burner heat, once the water boiled.  In the boiling water, I added a 16 ounce box of Stop and Shop thin spaghetti noodles, and I boiled them for 8 minutes.   I put my colander inside a larger 8 quart Revere pot, and I drained the water into the larger pot through the colander.  I put the colander with the cooked spaghetti noodles aside on the dishwashing rack, and I took the larger pot of hot water, and I poured it down the bathroom sink to clean out some of the shaving soap scum that builds up in the bathroom sink drain.  During the last four minutes of the spaghetti noodles boiling, I had already put in a plastic microwave proof pot half of the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Francesco Rinaldi three cheese tomato sauce, and I used the reheat cycle on the microwave oven  with the lid on the plastic pot to heat it.  I put the remaining sauce in the jar in the refrigerator along with half of the cooked spaghetti noodles in a Rubbermaid container.  I put the other half on a large dinner plate with heated tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air.   Current temperature in Greenwich, Connecticut is 25 degrees Fahrenheit and partly cloudy Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/18/05 Friday 4:15 P.M.:  I was up at 6:30 A.M. this morning when a friend called.  I ordered over the internet for the friend from http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ 10 cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s menthol cigarettes in a boxes which will be sent to the friend's address.   The friend got a wrong order, and next week the friend will be delivering to me 10 cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in boxes, which I will pay for at the first of March 2005.  I still have about 6 cartons of cigarettes from my previous order.    I went back to bed, and I woke up at noon.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.   I did my house cleaning and watering the plants.   I threw out some more garbage including the old periodical literature.   I answered two telephone surveys for two of the free computer magazines that I receive.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/18/05 Friday 12:50 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will do house cleaning and watering the plants after breakfast when I wake up later today.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/18/05 Friday 12:15 A.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   I posted 96 pictures of myself at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/share?invite=BELrJCm2zhPafhZozofa .  I also edited out some of the darker duplicates.  There are now 164 pictures in the slide show.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 8:45 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   On top of the salad, I put the remaining dozen grape tomatoes and 8 pitted California black olives.   I used all of the other regular ingredients.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   I will not be going out tonight, since it is a bit cold and damp out Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 7:00 P.M.:  Of course the Vanderbilt's being a world wide established family for a long time have other properties world wide many of which are well known.  Also they have married into other families that are equally established, so more than likely those other families' residents are equally well known such as Welcome to Blenheim Palace in England as opposed to sleeping on a bench at Grand Central Station Grand Central Terminal  in New York city.   One local Greenwich person presently over in Russia seems to think that I am in the Czar of Russia Московский Кремль , but I can assure you if I were related to the Czar of Russia, I am not old enough to be the Czar at age 54 since in Russia, they live a long time, and more than likely some older relative would be the Czar.  Thus I guess one could call my current residence the Skating Hut, since I live near a skating rink.  Thus the Rockefeller home at Pocantico Hills in North Tarrytown, New York could be called the gas station as much could Henry Ford's house in Green Farms, Michigan could be called the chauffer's cottage, or the Hearst House could be called the Newspaper boy's house, or the White House in Washington D.C. could be called the tobacco farmer's house.  Thus it is all a matter of what sort of perspective that one can afford to maintain on a local sensibility.   I think one of the Vanderbilt's primary residences is called the Eagle's Nest, but one could also refer to their houses as the railroad houses.  Also the Emperor of China's house has 9,999 rooms Forbidden Palace Peking, China , however one always forgets about houses that might not have web sites such as palaces in India or less well known houses such as http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ ,  Art and Residences > The Royal British Residences , Schonbrunn Schlos Austria , Dutch Royal Household, but there are so many worldwide, it is hard for one to keep track of since the people in a democracy like the United States of America do not think they are very important, but I can assure you that in many of those diverse countries, they take the Royal Households extremely seriously.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 6:10 P.M.:  I scanned and posted two pictures of myself down in Florida this past January.

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mike-scott-in-indian-river-shores-vero-beach-florida-january-2005.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mike-scott-in-indian-river-shores-vero-beach-2-florida-january-2005.jpg

Along with posting a picture of a local private club here in Greenwich, Connecticut that my family use to belong to until my arthritis got so bad that I could no longer play golf anymore, so we no longer belong as far as I know, but I would assume some of my other friends are still members there.  In the old days it used to be referred to as the Vanderbilt's golf cottage as opposed to their other cottages such as www.biltmore.com .  http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/Greenwich-Country-Club.jpg 

CIO

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 5:05 P.M.:  It is too overcast out today to try to take pictures.   Also, although I have a flash on the Vivitar camera, I do not think night pictures would come out well.   One could turn off the camera flash and try using a tripod with it for long exposures at night, but anything that moved would be blurry.   I noticed some of the newer digital cameras work with secure digital cards instead of high speed compact memory cards like I have, so possibly in a few years if I upgraded digital cameras, I would also have to upgrade the memory card.  Anyway my new Vivitar camera works just fine, but I can not change the weather or the lighting conditions in this area.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 4:45 P.M.:  I logged onto www.stopandshop.com , and I registered, and I entered my Stop and Shop shopping card number, and I am able to view my personal order history and receive a custom sales alert based on my order history.   I printed out my personal order history.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 4:30 P.M.:  I went to bed after the last message.   I was up at 10 A.M., and I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until 2:30 P.M..  I threw out some garbage and picked up the mail.   I drained a 11 ounce can of Madam Mandarin orange slices, and I ate them with some iced tea.   I did the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I looked at the www.stopandshop.com and www.peapod.com where one can log in without creating an account to look at this week's sale prices, but they do not show the Polaner's strawberry preserves as being on sale, but I will check the item at the store when I go out later today.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 3:30 A.M.:  BBC NEWS Technology Intel unveils laser breakthrough .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 3:10 A.M.:  I took a 11.4 ounce frozen box of America's Choice crunchy fish filets, and I put the filets in a baking pan, and I put them in the Farberware convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes on each side.   I took two tablespoons of horseradish and a third of a cup of Heinz ketchup, and I mixed it together, and I put 1/6th of it on each cooked filet of fish.   I also reheated the remaining half of a can of Green Giant French green beans and the remaining half of a can of Green Giant yellow corn in Rubbermaid containers in the General Electric microwave oven on the Reheat cycle.   I put each in a separate dish, and I seasoned each dish with a little bit of olive oil.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 2:05 A.M.:  I put the new photographs in my most recent photograph album that I keep in the center hallway bookcase behind the green and white flag of Saudi Arabia which I fly out of a matter on convenience, since it is our hope that some day they will figure out how we will be able to keep this building warm enough to be comfortable cheaply.   However, the last Saudi Arabian I chatted with was too busy buying computer companies to be interested in oil, so I guess they no long know anything about providing cheap affordable energy.   I suppose since we are not heated by oil but by electric heat, we are dependent up the electric grid which usually has surplus electricity at night.   Perhaps, they could lower our rates at night, so we could warm up our apartments at night.   They use to do that in the electricity business.  Well, the one nice thing about having a cold electrically heated building is that if the oil and gas energy from the middle east is ever cut off or runs out, more than likely we would get by on electric heat, since it can be produced by hydroelectricity, nuclear power, or coal and other sources, but those sources also cost money.   Whatever, the case I am getting along just fine here, but I can not change the nature of our colder climate.  There is a chance of snow this coming Monday Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast Monday February 21, 2005 .  I did not scratch the scratch card, because I am saving it until I feel lucky.  CIO   

Note: <888> 02/17/05 Thursday 12:40 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the outside ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason street, but it is broken.   I then went by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM on Greenwich Avenue.   I then drove over to Val's Discount liquors at the Stop and Shop Food Emporium, and I bought a 10 ounce bottle of Angostura bitters for $8.79 plus .53 tax for $9.32 total.   I then drove over to CVS, and I picked up my 20 photographs, and they came out just perfectly.   I do not get a free 5 digital photographs, because one has to use the machine at CVS to get those, and I prefer to upload them to Kodak over the internet.  I had already paid for them and shipping to CVS was free.   I then bought two 16 ounce bottles of 70% isopropyl alcohol for buy one get one free for $1.49 both, and two 16 ounce bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide buy one get one free for $1.19 both, a 9 ounce spray container of Glade Country Garden scent for a $1, two 100 yard containers of CVS waxed dental floss mint flavor for $1.99 each, a four pack of white CVS 7 watt night light bulbs for $2.99 less a $2 off coupon from CVS plus .36 tax for $9.01 total.   I also picked up a prescription.   I then drove further downtown, and I got out of my car, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area including the train station since it was opened later at 8:45 P.M..  Going down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by Zyn stationary, and I bought a $1 Double Dollars #28 scratch card, which I have not yet scratched yet.  I stopped by the Senior and the Arts center, and I used the bathroom.   I then walked up Greenwich Avenue and back down to my car.   I sat out at various locations.  I then drove down by the waterfront and on a clear night after a rainy day, it was an unusually clear night and Long Island looked busier than normal since it was clearer tonight.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $2 each,  a 8 ounce bar of Heluva A Good Munster cheese for $2, three 8 ounce Kraft Balsamic vinaigrette salad dressings for $1 each, two 24 ounce containers Mott apple sauce for $1 each, two 26 ounce jars of Ragu vegetable tomato primavera sauce for $1 each two 26 ounce jars of Ragu tomato basil Italian cheese sauce for $1 each,  two Stop and Shop drop-in blue toilet bowl cleaners for .99 each, a 5 ounce bottle of House of Tsang pure sesame oil for $2.50, two 30 ounce containers of Stop and Shop fruit cocktail with pear juice concentrate for $1 each, two quart jars of Polaner strawberry preserves for $3.99 each which were suppose to be on sale for $1.59 each, a 5 pound bag of yellow onions for $3.49, a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots for $1.99, fresh Chiquita bananas at .69 a pound for $1.33, fresh broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound for $1.56, and a quart of fresh plum tomatoes for $3.99 plus .12 tax for $41.94 total.   I then returned home, and I used my cart from my apartment to bring up my purchases.   Since the first of the year, I have had $120.82 of savings on my Stop and Shop food card.   I put away my purchases, and I drank a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 5:45 P.M.:  I will now heat a 18.3 ounce can of Campbell's Hearty chicken noodle soup in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the General Electric microwave oven on reheat, and I will put a handful of Arnold seasoned croutons in it, and I will eat it in a large cobalt blue soup bowl with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will shower with the new shower head and clean up after the soup.   I will then go out for some errands.   I have umbrellas in the Volvo and the apartment.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 5:10 P.M.:  I turned back on the Honeywell Hepa Air purifier which cleans the air in the apartment,  but it is a bit noisy, and it uses a bit of electricity.   I normally use Glade Plug-in devices for scent control, and I have three of the unit and two Hawaiian Breeze refills.  However, I normally refill them with a 60% solution of isopropyl alcohol and 40% English Leather cologne.   However, I am out of English Leather Cologne, so I went to www.pricegrabber.com , and I found this http://www.perfumeryoutlet.com/ and  ENGLISH LEATHER by Dana: Men - COLOGNE 8 OZ perfumeryoutlet MarketPlace Product Info Page, and I ordered a 8 ounce bottle of English Leather cologne for $9.60 plus $5.99 standard Fedex shipping in five to seven days for $15.59 total.  Thus I will have enough to use myself with the Old Spice that I bought last week and for refilling the Glade Plug-in refills.   I will now install a Hawaiian Breeze Glade plug-in refill in the primary Glade air scent control device in the kitchen for scent control.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 4:25 P.M.:  I used the oak chair from the kitchen, and I reached up into the false ceiling in the living room, and I got out the four flight bags that I still have.  I have a vintage Pan Am, KLM, Air Canada, and Gucci flight bags which I once again hung on the wire rack that I recently installed behind the apartment entrance door.   I use to hang them from a hat rack which now hangs above my bedroom entrance on the inside.   I noticed yesterday when I was at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, they have in their lobby a new Bank of New York ATM machine that has additional other features.   I am not sure what they are all, but I did notice it will also print out a bank statement, but I am not sure if there is a charge or not.   I still have in the false ceiling in the living room two dark blue nylon suitcases, a dark blue and burgundy nylon beach bag that possibly might have beach towels in it or the beach towels might be in my hallway sweater closet.   There is also up there a roll of heavy plastic sheeting that I never used to put on my living room windows to keep the cold out, since it would be too difficult to attach.   I also have up in the living room false ceiling my small two foot tall artificial Christmas tree and the pine cone and nuts Christmas wreath.   In the false ceiling in the bedroom, all I think I have left is three blue and white canvas and aluminum beach chairs.   I gave the 8 humidifiers, 20 throw pillows, and linens to the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop.   I also threw out the Northgate computer and the Minolta laser printer boxes that were stored up there.   I gave the British Airways flight bag to an employee of Christ Church in Greenwich, and I think I gave someone else the American Express flight bag to use.  When I flew down to Florida in January, I use my tan canvas and leather laptop computer bag for a flight bag without the computer items, since it carries more of the items I was carrying.  It is on the bedroom entrance shelf case with the other old laptop computer and its case.  Frequently flight bags and other small luggage items are in the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop.  Current weather in Greenwich, Connecticut is 48 degrees Fahrenheit with thunder storms expected until 7 P.M., and rain expected until 10 P.M.. Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast  and Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 3:50 P.M.:  In my Microsoft Investor program, Microsoft paid an .08 quarterly dividend.  According to Bill Gates Net Worth Page Bill has 1,077,499,336 shares of Microsoft stock, so he will get today $86,199,946.88 from his quarterly dividend today.   Of course he will have to pay taxes on that, but I guess he could afford to park downtown here in Greenwich, Connecticut.  As far as I know from the local media, Bill has never been in Greenwich, Connecticut, but more that likely some of his associates have.   Of course his wife's maiden name is French from Irvine, Texas, which also happens to be one of the Rockefeller family names here in Greenwich, Connecticut, so more than likely he might have snuck into town a time or two.  It would be nice with all of his net worth, if he helped out some of the local volunteers, since Greenwich, Connecticut does not run itself for free, but if he or his family or associates owned property here, more than likely they would pay taxes, and it is the nature of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut that we try to protect the privacy of our tax payers.   Before I went to the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France around February 8, 1992, I paid a visit to Amsterdam with a friend, and while I was at one of the local pubs there, I chatted with someone that looked like Bill Gates, and he told me he was not really wealthy.   Since Bill Gates' father once was the head attorney for Boeing Aircraft corporation www.boeing.com , more than likely Bill has flight experience.  However, from my experience with Aviation, there use to be a place in Amsterdam called the Boeing Club which more than likely has seen many flight personnel over the years including Pan Am flight personnel.   I still have my flight bags in the apartment, but I no longer display them, since I have no place to display them.  I think they are in the false ceiling above the French reproduction sitting chair with the sheep skin on it.  Since all of the recent Dutch princes have been pilots more than likely they occasionally leave Amsterdam to travel elsewhere.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 3:20 P.M.:  For the financially more secure this camera is available at goodguys.com - Sony 4.1 Megapixel CyberShot® Digital Camera (DSCP41) with currently this page offering a 10% reduction goodguys.com - top brand name consumer electronics gear at low prices; shop online and get free shipping , but not the Sony mentioned.  However, I usually look at www.pricegrabber.com when looking for the cheapest bargains.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 2:55 P.M.:  Sleeping Giant Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 2:45 P.M.:  I saw this link on the European news while I was drinking my coffee Europages, European business directory yellow pages , 550,000 european companies - EuroTradeLeads to do businesses in Europe .   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 2:40 P.M.:  I was up at noon.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I chatted with one of my regular appointments, and I rescheduled the appointment.   I went outside briefly, and I picked up my mail.   There seems to be more air traffic than normal, so maybe one of the aircraft companies is trying to sell a new airplane or jet.   Since I do not travel too much, I do not pay much attention to developments in the aviation industry, since I perfected my talent for making model airplanes out of balsa wood.   I guess I could go out to the airport sometime when I can afford the gasoline and take pictures of the airport.  Of course to take pictures, one should wait for a sunny day which we do not get too many of around here.   I suppose the next sunny day that I am awake in the daytime, I could take some pictures out at Tod's Point.   Tod's Point is the public beach in Old Greenwich that is free to the general public this time of year.   Since I am a bit behind in my internet work after taking photographs and tweaking the apartment, I will do some regular internet work.  It is the nature of the internet and my internet activity that there is an unlimited amount of activity that one can do on the internet, once one learns how to perfect one's computer and internet talents.   Also if one goes downtown in Greenwich, Connecticut after 5 P.M., one does not have to pay to park.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 3:35 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  BBC NEWS Business Boeing unveils new 777 aircraft .   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will remove the Radio Shack Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries from the Radio Shack charger, and put them back in the Vivitar camera and reset it now.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 2:10 A.M.:  I cut four three inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Danish Plumrose ham, four three inch by .75 inch by .25 inch slices of Cabot Cheese www.cabotcheese.com Vermont Hunters extra sharp cheddar cheese, and then I cut 7 grape tomatoes in half with a serrated knife which is easier, and I set aside two pitted California black olives.   I have an Ensar Corporation from Wheeling, Illinois 60090-6035 microwave egg poacher #869.  I followed the instructions, and I oiled the inside of the two egg compartments with a little bit of olive oil with my fingers.   I then washed my fingers.  I put in a teaspoon of water in each egg compartment, and then a large jumbo egg in each egg compartment, and I pricked each white of the egg and each yoke four times in random places.  I the put on the lid, and I put it in the General Electric microwave oven, but I did not start it.  I then took one English Muffin, and I cut it in half using a fork, and I put one half slice each in my Rowenta toaster, and I toasted it on #6 level and bagel setting with each open side of the slices facing away from each other, so on bagel settings only the outside halves facing away from each other toast.   This takes about four minutes.   After three minutes 30 seconds toasting, I microwaved the eggs for 25 seconds.  I then put the English muffin slices on a microwave proof plate, and I spread two pads of margarine on each half, and then put the soft poached eggs on top of each and then two slices of ham side by side on each and two slices of cheese side by side on each across the other direction.   I then put it in the General Electric microwave oven, and I put the microwave lid over it, and I microwaved it for 20 to 45 seconds depending on how well, one likes it done.   I then put the hot plate on a regular dinner plate, and I put a black olive in the middle of each of the two portions with seven halves of the cheery tomatoes spread around the olive.  I did not put on grated parmesan cheese, but one could.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  The microwave egg poacher instructions recommend cooking for 45 to 120 seconds depending on the microwave and the degree of doneness.   I like my poached eggs soft.  Thus one could figure out approximately the time one wants one's poached eggs done, and then microwave each of the two different cooking cycles for half of that time.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 12:50 A.M.:   The Westminster Kennel Club results are in.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/05 Wednesday 12:25 A.M.:  I put the Vivitar camera box and the shower head box in the shelf case at the bedroom entrance.   I put the Vivitar camera instructions, 8 MB memory card, and software on the lower shelf of the upper CD case on the dining room table.  I lightened adjusted some of the pictures including the apartment pictures at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/share?invite=BELrJCm2zhPafhZozofa .  Of course if one has a high speed connection, one could always download them from http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/ , and upload them to one's own portfolio at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/CVS/ , and then one would be able to adjust the originals as one see fits.   Having been a professional photographer, I like the keep the original picture as much as possible, but I suppose other people would find my apartment pictures too dark, but it is actually rather dark in here anyway.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 10:55 P.M.:  I just uploaded to Kodak the 13 pictures, I posted today at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/share?invite=BELrJCm2zhPafhZozofa , and I bought those 13 pictures in 4 inches by 6 inches from Kodak for .29 a picture, plus if the order at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/cvs/ is over $5 for local pickup at your local CVS store, there is no charge for delivery so I ordered 9 reprint pictures from the batch that I had posted earlier for 22 pictures total for $6.67 plus .40 tax for $7.07 total.  I printed out the receipt for the order number.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 10:15 P.M.:  The Radio Shack speaker phone on the bedroom desk was not working, so I disconnected it from the AMD backup computer phone jack, and I plugged it into the telephone wall jack that the General Electric cordless telephone was plugged into, and I plugged the General Electric cordless telephone into the speaker phone.   I put the speaker phone on top of the AMD backup computer CPU.  I removed the Y cable splitter from the AMD backup computer sound jack, since it is not needed, and I put it in the top left living room desk drawer to have available.   I had it on the AMD backup computer, when I had a headset on it, but now I just have a microphone and speakers on it.   I had a nice piece of greenish yellow blue round Swedish glass about 10 inches in diameter on the window shelf on the left side in the living room, and I cleaned it with glass cleaner, and I put it on the center of the Brass and Glass coffee table in the living room with the other glass items.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 9:10 P.M.:  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.   Local weather in Greenwich, Connecticut is Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast 41 degrees Fahrenheit.  It is suppose to rain tomorrow.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 8:10 P.M.:  I straightened up my bedroom before I took the pictures.   I cleared the old mail and paper work off the bedroom desk, and I put it on the top right side of the shelf case at the bedroom entrance.   Thus there is room to work at the Danish bedroom desk or use the computer on it.   I moved the two old Maxtor hard drives in their boxes to the same shelf case at the bedroom entrance.  I also put in the shelf case the Sony Handycam and the Uncle Scrooge camera bag with the Pentax camera, new batteries, and film.   I broke down two of the shipping boxes, and I put them underneath the bed.  Thus the bedroom area is a little neater looking, but it is still a tiny room.   I also put the bottles of sun screen on the bookcase in the bedroom.   I also put out a bag of tiny Reeses peanut butter cup candies in the candy dish by the Danish bar.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 8:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I took 73 pictures inside with the flash.   I am now recharging the Radio Shack AA rechargeable metal hydride batteries.  The should be fully charged at 5 A.M..  I am posting 10 pictures of my apartment.

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CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 5:45 P.M.:  I took 38 pictures today, but the overcast daylight was not bright enough, so they did not come out well enough to post any of them except for three to show what the light conditioners were like with the Vivitar digital camera today.  Since they are not very good pictures, I did not post them for sale at Kodak Michael Louis Scott's Photographs .  

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CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 4:10 P.M.:  I went downstairs, and I gave one of my neighbors a box of Jell-o sugar free mandarin orange and another box of Jell-o sugar free Champaign berry Jell-o mixture that they needed.  I will now slice two Oscar Meyer lite beef hotdogs on an angle at about one half inch slices and put them in the microwave proof plastic pot with the contents of a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and one half of a chopped medium onion and mixed them all together with some dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, cayenne pepper, and Italian seasonings and McIlhenney Tabasco sauce to taste and reheat it all with a plastic lid for one to two cycles on the reheat cycle in the microwave.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.  I will then start making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm  .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 3:40 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two six packs of Thomas' English Muffins for $3.02 for the 12 muffins and two 6 ounce boxes of Arnold Seasoned traditional size croutons for .99 each for $5 total.   I took some pictures of the Arnold bread outlet and the bread factory.   I then went down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I took some more pictures.   I chatted with a family from the Philippines, and they told me that the volcano near Manila is active.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a new Shower Wonder deluxe pulsating shower message shower head model #F-001 made in Hong Kong by Waterfun for $3 and a Ethan Allen hutch top made of pine stained dark 48 inches high, 40 inches wide and 9.5 inches to 11 inches wide for $7.50 for $10.50 total.  I was able to get the hutch top inside my Volvo station wagon.   Everything at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop is half price.   I then returned home.  I keep a collapsible carrying cart in the back of my Volvo that I bought at the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop a few years ago for $7.50.   Similar models are available at the CVS at the Riverside shopping plaza for about $14.   I then returned home.   I used the cart to carry up the hutch top.   I moved the folding oak television dinner tables from in front of the open bedroom door to in front of the Danish bar with the DeLonghi oil filled radiator in front of that and the two small brass and glass coffee tables on either side of the DeLonghi oil filled radiator with the same items on top of them.   Thus the folding oak tables are more easily available for use.   I moved the full Rubbermaid hamper with the stored clothes to the right side in front of the bedroom white bureau with the one that is usually mostly empty except my dirty colored clothes on top of it.  I then cleaned off the hutch, and I put it in front of the opened bedroom door to give the area more shelf space.   I put some of the lose items in it.  I then put the folding cart back in the station wagon.   I chatted with some neighbors.   It is a nice day, and I would like to be out on this warmer day,  but I have some work at home to do.   I froze one six pack of Thomas' English muffins.  I installed the new shower head using vice grips and Teflon plumbers tape.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 10:00 A.M.:  I have 300 emails to go threw, but I will wait on that.   It is suppose to go up to 57 degrees Fahrenheit today and be partly cloudy Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast ,  so I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up and go out.   I will eat a bowl of triscuts before cleaning up and going out.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 9:45 A.M.:  Snow in Denmark TV 2 Vejret Snow in Denmark .   CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/05 Tuesday 8:50 A.M.:  I woke up at 5 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until 8:30 A.M..   I will now do some regular computer work.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 3:45 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .   For the cheddar cheese portion, I used www.cabotcheese.com Hunters Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   On top of the salad I used 10 grape tomatoes and 8 pitted black California olives.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will either take a nap or go to bed.   I did not get much sleep last night, so I am a bit tired.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 1:50 P.M.:  I picked up my mail.   I chatted with a relative and wished the relative Happy Valentine's Day.   It is a bit cold and damp outside today, so I will not be going out.   A friend called, and the friend ordered 10 cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s menthol from http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ , but he changed the order later, and instead they sent 10 cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s non menthol which is what I regularly smoke, so I agreed to buy them from him and pay for them at his cost of $11 a carton and $1.20 a carton shipping for $123 total at the first of March 2005 when I have funds.   The friend said he would come down later this week and deliver them, so with the supply I have and with that order, it should be enough to take me through April 2005.  Hopefully by then I will try to quit smoking cigarettes for health reasons.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 11:50 A.M.:  I logged onto http://picturecenter.kodak.com/cvs/ , and I uploaded 20 pictures to the web site to be processed into 4 inch by 6 inch pictures at .29 a print for $5.80 plus .35 tax for $6.15 total, and I chose the option to pick up the pictures at my local CVS on Greenwich Avenue and save the shipping costs.  They will email me when they are shipped to CVS on Greenwich Avenue.   I did not get the 5 free pictures that the promotion in the CVS circular is offering, but I guess they will give me a coupon for them.  One can view or order any of the pictures at http://picturecenter.kodak.com/share?invite=BELrJCm2zhPafhZozofa .  When one figures what it costs to maintain a digital picture printer and service it with materials, I think it is a reasonable price to have them done online, but of course I am a high speed internet cable modem user, so it is faster for me to upload them to Kodak, and I am always downtown, so I will be able to pick them up when they are ready.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 10:00 A.M.:  I have an Epson Stylus Color 880 printer with two extra color and two extra black generic ink cartridges along with an HP PhotoSmart 1000 printer with 50% full ink cartridges, so I have the capability of printing out color photo graphs if I bought ink jet printer photograph paper, but that does cost a bit of money.   I have been told that if Wal-Mart is the cheapest place to have photographs developed, but it costs money to drive to Wal-Mart in Norwalk, Connecticut.   However, locally CVS has this advertisement this week for digital prints from one's camera CVS - Weekly Store Ads Online 4" X 6" Pictures from your Digital Camera for 29 cents .  I would imagine their machine would works with one's digital camera memory card or a CD disk and possibly a floppy disk.  However, one can also send them and order them online and pick them up at your local CVS store and one also get 5 free prints this week.   I might try that to see how it works.  I guess one could also have them picked up at another CVS store, if one wanted to send them to another person at another CVS store location.  Of course it also costs money to get to CVS, unless one happens to live near to one.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 9:35 A.M.:  I woke up at 6:30 A.M..   I chatted with a friend.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I contemplated my routine for a while.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I started up the computer, and I ran Microsoft Bootvis to speed up the XP boot process, which it does a bit by moving the startup files to the beginning of the hard drive.   However, I do not know whether it is necessary after I have already run Norton Speed Disk a number of times.   I put two new Duracell Coppertop AA wireless batteries in my Kensington wireless keyboard, because the original ones which lasted a year of regular service finally gave out.   I guess I will now do some regular computer work.  It is currently 28 degrees Fahrenheit with a chance of ice pellets and rain Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast , so I guess I will be staying in.   Water and moisture and electronics tend not to mix too well, so if one were thinking of doing digital photography in damp or rainy weather, I would advise not using an ordinary digital camera, and one would probably have to use a waterproof digital camera which are available, but I am not sure how well they work.   I have seen them on the internet for as low at $30, but I think one would have to pay more to get a waterproof digital camera that works as well as my non waterproof digital camera.   I keep my Vivitar digital camera which is about the size of two packs of cigarettes next to each other in a waterproof zip lock type bag when I am not using it and carrying it around with me.  Of course carrying it in one of my large pockets of my grey L.L. Bean field jacket, it might get knocked around a bit, if I forget that I am carrying it.  I have warmer coats and jackets, but they do not have as large pockets.   I think my Red Woolrich jacket also has large pockets.   My Columbia parka has smaller pockets as does my green down parka.   I also have a EuroChasse Austrian type field Wellington jacket that I think has large pockets.   I also have a few overcoats and rain coats with large pockets, but I am not sure they fit me anymore.  I received a telephone call from my 4 P.M. appointment today, and it has been cancelled.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/05 Monday 12:45 A.M.:  Well, it is Saint Valentine's Day.   Happy Saint Valentine's Day.   I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  While I was sitting downtown today, a mocking bird sat down on the bench beside me, but I forgot to take its picture with it that close.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 11:20 P.M.:  Of course, if one goes out to Grass Island to enjoy the scenic beauty of the waterfront this time of year, there are not many people around if something goes wrong.   Also, the small park there is fully covered with Canadian Goose droppings or dung which many people would prefer not to walk upon.   Of course much could be said about the pier on Steamboat Road which is frequently covered with sea gull droppings.   If one ventures into those locations, one should remove one's shoes before venturing back into one's home or other sanitary environment.  Of course that is the nature of living around the waterfront.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 10:45 P.M.:   I took 114 pictures on the waterfront today, and I am posting 7 pictures.                                                                                                   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/boats-on-greenwich-harbor-01-021305.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/building-for-rent-on-steamboat-road.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/delamar-hotel-next-to-royal-bank-of-scotland-greenwich-capital-markets-from-grass-island-021305.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/indian-harbor-yacht-club-from-grass-island-1-021305.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/indian-harbor-yacht-club-from-grass-island-2-021305.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/indian-harbor-yacht-club-from-grass-island-3-021305.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/royal-bank-of-scotland-greenwich-capital-markets-from-grass-island.JPG    .    CIO

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 9:30 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   I opened and heated on reheat in a microwave proof plastic pot with a lid a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's sirloin steak and potato soup which I ate with a glass of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 8:00 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Exxon gasoline and service station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $10 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.399 a gallon for 15.5 miles per gallon usage driving at an average of 14 miles per hour.  The locking lid on my Volvo gasoline gas cap does not always open when the central locking system is opened, so I used the ignition key, and I lock and unlock the door on the passenger side two or three time locking and unlocking the central locking system, and usually the gas cap lid finally unlocks.   There is a way to unlock it from one of the rear panel interior areas inside the car, and it is explained in the owners manual in the glove box.   I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I reminded the station ticket agent that supposedly Grand Central Terminal train station in Manhattan is suppose to be owned by an Ohio insurance company and leased to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.   I would imagine it is an expensive property, and part of the over transportation network of Manhattan as long as people keep using trains.   I then walked up Greenwich Avenue as far as CVS, and I bought a 7 ounce bag of black licorice twists for $1.19 plus .07 tax for $1.26 total.   With my receipt I got a $10 bonus bucks from my purchase two days ago of Gillette products, plus I got a savings coupon for $3 off a $12 purchase and another coupon for $2 off a $10 purchase.   I then bought two 200 ounce Gain liquid detergents for $6.99 each on sale from $13.49 each less the $10 bonus bucks coupon and $3 discount coupon for .98 plus .06 tax for $1.04 total.  I still have the $2 off coupon on a $10 purchase.   The Tide liquid detergent 150 ounce containers were also on sale for $6.99 down from $12.49, but I figured it was worth getting an extra 100 ounces more of Gain for the same price, and both products are made by Proctor and Gamble.   However, I did notice at the Stop and Shop in their circular that 150 ounces of Arm and Hammer liquid detergent is $3.99 also.  Plus their filet of Atlantic salmon is $3.99 a pound.  I then returned to my car, and I put the detergent in the car.  400 ounces of detergent is 25 pounds of liquid detergent or each container is good for 64 loads of laundry, and since I do two loads of laundry a week that should be enough liquid detergent to last a year, plus I also have a full 64 ounce container less two loads of liquid Tide and a 48 tablet box of Tide tablets which Proctor and Gamble forgot how to make, because the Proctor and Gamble company in Ohio is typical of America where they all drive large vehicles and stock up on large amounts of consumer items, and they store their detergent in the laundry room, and they forget that urban people frequently have to go to Laundromats or laundry rooms, and smaller people also might find it difficult to lift 200 ounce containers of detergent, however they not longer sell the boxes of convenient tablets which I still have a full box of.   I went to college with members of the Proctor family from Massachusetts, and I recall knowing a little old lady from Manhattan and Long Island whom told me once she met a salesman on a train while traveling in Europe before World War I, and he was trying to sell tiny boxes of Tide, and gradually over the years, he became President of Proctor and Gamble.   I also learned while at CBS broadcasting not to be confused with CVS that Proctor and Gamble actually owns the Soap Operas that CBS broadcasts, so they seem to be a profitable business having just bought Gillette recently for a considerable sum of money.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and I took some pictures to test the camera.   I then drove over to Grass Island, and I took some more pictures to test the camera.   I tried it at half size and full size and also telephoto 2X which only works at half size.   In the late afternoon here the sun is out of the west, so photographing towards the east gives one a very good light as sun sets in the west.   I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea, and I relaxed.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 1:00 P.M.:  I opened a 12 ounce box of America's Choice fish cakes, and I put them in a baking pan, and I baked them in the Farberware convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.   I also put in two separate plastic microwave containers a half a 14.5 ounce can of Green Giant French cut green beans and a half of a 15.25 ounce can of Green Giant corn, and I put the lids on, and I heated them on the reheat cycle.   I drained them and put them in separate dishes with a little olive oil.   I also mixed a third of a cup of Heinz ketchup with two tablespoons of horseradish, and I put 1/6th of it on each of the six cooked fish cakes.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I put the fully charged Radio Shack rechargeable metal hydride AA batteries in the Vivitar digital camera.  The fairly new regular ones that I took out, I put in a plastic bag to take with me.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  Currently weather in Greenwich, Connecticut is 36 degrees Fahrenheit and clear Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .   I will take the camera with me, when I go out.  I also cleared the memory disk of the pictures that I took yesterday, since I have them stored on the computer.   Also I reset the counter so it starts at 1, and at half size full resolution, there are 1936 pictures available on the 512 mb memory card.   I also set the EV compensate to 0, since when outside on a sunny day, one does not need to lighten it.  I will probably stop by CVS during my walk and make a small purchase to see if I got my $10 in CVS bonus bucks which are due on their computer system using my CVS card today.  If I do get the $10 bonus bucks, I will probably spend it on some minor items.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 11:25 A.M.:  Having a father whom worked for a number of Rockefeller companies in an engineering capacity which were long term clients of Fluor Daniel construction and having worked for them myself for six months in 1976 out of their Greenville, South Carolina office, I obviously know and have dealt with qualified building engineers, of course without the funding, it does not really matter.   Fluor bought Daniel construction about 20 years ago, and Daniel had built buildings like the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, Virginia, and if one is not familiar with Fluor Daniel or simply Fluor as it is called now Fluor , they tend to be one of the larger worldwide constriction companies, and quite frankly they would even have the capability to level all of Greenwich, Connecticut and turn it into a giant amusement park, but more than likely some of the financial people in Greenwich might object, when they are trying to figure out the way to make their next buck.  Of course just because a person has money does not mean they know anything about Finance or Economics, and sometimes they employ other people like bankers to judge the wisdom of investments and spending on certain projects versus the longer long term overall objectives of the larger community and world in general.   In other word's it is not worth fixing up this building if some real estate tycoon is just going to try to build a shopping center here in a few years.   Although the town of Greenwich, Connecticut owns the property, the building 71 Vinci Drive was funded with long term bonds that are owned by a private unnamed investor as well as $2 million from HUD, and another $2.5 million from HUD went into the family units on the same property.  Of course over 16 years that I have lived here, there has been considerable other funds spent to maintain the property.   However, I would imagine the amount spent per tenant of which there are about 60 in 71 Vinci Drive is considerably less than in the other public housing projects in this area.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 10:35 A.M.:  I put away the laundry.  http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/71-vinci-drive.JPG where I have lived for over the last 16 years is Connecticut Public Housing administered by the Greenwich Housing Authority as opposed to Federal Public Housing, so thus it has less money from the Department of http://www.hud.gov/ Housing and Urban Development.   I have been told a number of times by various official in the local, state, and federal government that additional funding is available from HUD to maintain this building, but the Greenwich Housing Authority has never applied for the funding, because it does not want to follow Federal guide lines.  However, the building was originally rebuilt with Federal funding, so obviously they have to follow some federal guide lines.   However, the building is in fairly good shape having been restored 16 years ago, although it was originally built in 1925, so there are obviously older parts of the building structure that need to be maintained.   Thus the funding for heating assistance in an electrically heated building was never applied for from the Federal Government, although we do get a minimal level of heating assistance from the NEON energy assistance program.   Also while I was taking pictures yesterday,  I noticed that there was five foot square patch above the community room where the roof shingles had come off and other parts of the roof were deteriorating.   I believe about five years ago, the slate roof was removed from the building and a asphalt single roof was put on the building.   I also noticed a glass pane in the round window in the attic seen from the back side of the building facing West Putnam Avenue was broken letting cold weather and possibly birds or bats come into the attic.   I also noticed that the eves moldings around the gutters above the apartment on the corner facing the baseball field still are rotted away, so as has happened before, squirrels can get inside the building and chew on the various electrical cables which can cause a fire hazard.   Thus the building obviously needs more funding for more maintenance, since it is an older building and more than likely on closer inspection there are other problems with the building.  I have mentioned the problems so many times to local officials that they all avoid and ignore me anymore, so if something more important comes up, they will turn a deaf ear to me.  The retirement home behind St. Catherine's church  a few years ago got 8 million dollars from HUD to build their new facility, so obviously funding has been made available to this area.   The new public housing where Bonjournos use to be in Stamford, Connecticut has central heat and air conditioning with washers and driers in the apartments.   Thus although the tax payers from Greenwich pay a lot of money to the local and state and federal governments, the funding is not coming back to this facility in Greenwich, Connecticut, which I would imagine the tax payers would expect to be properly maintained.   A great many of the residents here are long time Greenwich residents and employees, and it would seem to me that sooner or later, that one of the various government agencies would come up with the proper funding to maintain the building properly.   I obviously have seen the other buildings in town that the various government agencies maintain, and if they can maintain those buildings properly, there is no reason why they can not maintain this building properly.   I suppose the problem could be that with the lack of funding, there has been a lot of make shift maintenance on the building in the last 16 years it has been occupied that sooner or later will cost money to repair.   A 80 year old building with wooden trim and wooden roof beams and masonry construction obviously needs to be maintained properly, and the fact that so much new construction is done up to code in this area, obviously they have the capability to maintain it properly if the funding were made available.   With the mortar on the brick being old, a great many of the joints are cracked, so moisture and wind gets into the cracks to cause additional deterioration.   Just because the floors are clean does not mean there are not other problems with the building which qualified engineers would obviously detect and know about.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 9:10 A.M.:  I made up a web page with my photograph links http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006  .   CIO

Note: <888> 02/13/05 Sunday 8:55 A.M.:  I was up at 6:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I am doing two loads of laundry, and I have 50 minutes to go on the dry cycle.   I threw out some garbage.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  On European news on Cablevision Digital television service on channel 113 of European news, they showed this news story BBC NEWS | Europe | Skyscraper blaze lights up Madrid  .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 10:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   I added 25 more pictures for 45 pictures total.                                                                                             http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/71-vinci-drive.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/bank-of-america.JPG    ,      http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/brinks.JPG   ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/broken-bench.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/chase-bank.JPG   ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/first-presbyterian-church.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/greenwich-financial-center.JPG    ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/greenwich-hospital-thrift-shop.JPG   ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/greenwich-railroad-station.JPG   ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/greenwich-womens-exchange.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mews-retirement-home.JPG    ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/new-railroad-bridge.JPG   ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/old-glory.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/old-tree.JPG     ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/police-fire-station.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/polish-rider.JPG    ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/rbs-greenwich-capital.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/saks-fifth-avenue.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/scott-computer-setup.JPG    ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/silver-bentley.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/skating-rink.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/tobacco-museum.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/town-hall.JPG   ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/yellow-ferrari.JPG    ,     http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/ymca.JPG   .   I am a bit tired, so I will shut down the computer soon, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 8:30 P.M.:  I posted 13 more pictures: http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/bank-of-america.JPG , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/board-of-education.JPG , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/bolling.JPG   , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/cvs.JPG     ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/delamar-hotel.JPG   ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/indian-harbor-yacht-club.JPG   ,  http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/mill-wheel.JPG  ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/post-office.JPG  ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/putnam-trust-bank-of-new-york.JPG   ,  http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/starbucks.JPG   ,    http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/tiffany.JPG   ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/unilever.JPG   ,   http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/ust.JPG  .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 7:25 P.M.:  I posted 5 pictures http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/colony-florist.JPG , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/senior-and-arts-center.JPG , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/veterans-monument.JPG , http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/peterson-wing-greenwich-library.JPG , and http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/steamboat-road.JPG .  One can judge for oneself about the picture quality of the camera.   Of course legally I am a professional photographer, since Polaroid use to pay me to take pictures over 30 years ago.   However, learning how to use a new digital camera takes a bit of a learning curve.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 6:05 P.M.:  I ate a trail mix bar before going out.  I went out after the last message, and I took pictures around my apartment building.   I then went by the Valley Road Post Office, and I mailed the $15 mailin rebate.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I next went downtown, and I took my usual walk down Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked west on Railroad Avenue and then back up Arch Street to Greenwich Avenue, and then I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   On the way up  Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by CVS, and I bought buy one four pack of Duracell copper top AA batteries for $3.99 and get a second package for a penny.  I bought four packages altogether for $8 plus .48 tax for $8.48 total.  I then continued my walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I walked east on East Putnam Avenue and by Putnam Trust Bank of New York at closing time at 1 P.M..  I then walked through Pickwick Plaza, and back down Greenwich Avenue.  I then returned to my car, which I forgot to lock.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Greenwich Library.   I returned home at 4 P.M., and I relaxed a bit.   I took longer on my outdoor routine, because I also took 500 pictures with my new camera at half size which is about 6 inches by 6 inches at full resolution and the first half at EV compensate of +1.5 and the second half at EV compensate at +.6.  On the way up Arch street at the Merry Go Round Mews, the batteries that came with the camera wore out, but I had bought a fresh set, so I put them in at that location and reset the camera.   I also tried carrying the camera in a small zip lock bag, but that was cumbersome.   I also kept the batteries in a zip lock bag.   I transferred the 500 photographs to the "My Documents\My Pictures Vivitar\" folder, and I viewed them.   On an overcast day with bits of sun, I am most pleased with the outdoor photograph results.   With enough light the camera takes excellent pictures with high definition.   I took mostly pictures of buildings and architecture features, since I did not want to disturb any of the general public whom might have been out going about errands.  Since I do not see to well with out my glasses while taking pictures, I did not always frame the shots right, but with imaging editing software, one can usually correct that problem.  I think the Save on the Vivitar DSC-350 1.3MP Digital Camera at SmartBargains.com  and the memory card Kingston - CF/512-S - Memory - 512MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card - PC Mall  work very well together.  At half size mode which seems to be clearer at the highest resolution setting, one gets 1986 pictures out of the 512 MB memory card.  Once again at the sale price, I think the camera is an excellent value, but I am using an expensive memory card, and in the future I will try using my Radio Shack AA Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries to save on money on batteries.  I took them out of the charger when I got home.   I bought the batteries today to have available for the camera, but I also use them in remote controls, Sony Walkman, wireless keyboards, and other items.   The pictures on the lower +.6 EV compensate setting seem sharper, but that was also after I had put in fresh batteries.   Possibly the batteries that came with the camera were a bit discharged.   Still, the pictures came out fine right up until the battery life ended.   The next time I take pictures I will take out the current batteries and use the Radio Shack AA rechargeable batteries to see how long they last.   Still, once again I am most pleased with the camera results.   I did try a few indoor pictures at +1.5 EV, and they came out better.  Of course using the indoor strobe light on the camera, also causes additional battery wear.   500 pictures on my hard drive take up 119 MB with each half size picture being 150 to 250 Kbytes.   Thus when I have the time, I should be able to post some of them on the internet.   I am a bit tired, and I will now slice two Oscar Meyer lite beef hotdogs on an angle at about one half inch slices and put them in the microwave proof plastic pot with the contents of a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and one half of a chopped medium onion and mixed them all together with some dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, cayenne pepper, and Italian seasonings and McIlhenney Tabasco sauce to taste and reheat it all with a plastic lid for one to two cycles on the reheat cycle in the microwave.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 02/12/05:

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 7:25 A.M.:  I have the $15 mailin rebate ready to mail to Kingston.   I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then shut down the computer, and I will shower and clean up.   I will then go downtown for a walk, and I will test the camera.  Currently weather in Greenwich is 28 degrees Fahrenheit and cloudy Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast, so I will not have bright conditions to test the camera.  Ansel Adams when I use to work with him as a professional photographer at Polaroid back in the late 1970s before I got into computers use to say the first two hours of daylight in the morning and the last two hours of daylight  in the evening are the best time for photography.  Also batteries when they are cold tend not to last as long.  However in the daytime, I will not be using the flash.   The rebate is no long available, but I am still eligible, since I bought the digital card during the offering period.   Maybe tomorrow, when I get my $10 in CVS bonus bucks, I can make a small purchase to get the bonus bucks slip, and then use the $10 in bonus bucks for some item I might need.  I will use my little Disney Uncle Scrooge camera bag to carry the camera around along with four spare batteries.  Of course the camera is only the size of about two packages of cigarettes side by side, so it will easily fit into my coat pocket also.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/12/05 Saturday 6:05 A.M.:  I was up at 4 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I have four AA Radio Shack Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries that I am charging up with my Radio Shack battery charger.  They will be ready at 4 P.M., and I can use them with the Vivitar camera without having to buy the more expensive AA alkaline batteries.   I have the four alkaline AA batteries that came with the camera and another spare four.   I also have about 20 Walgreen AA heavy duty batteries that would work, but as not as long.   I set the camera to +1.5 for EV Compensate to make the pictures lighter.   The close up flash shots are fine, but distant flash shots are over eight feet tend to be dark.  I am not sure whether the batteries that came with the camera are fully charged or not.   Having weak batteries would effect the flash output.   I have to fill out the $15 rebate for the Kingston compact flash 512 MB memory.   I need to copy the original invoice and send in the original shipping invoice with the original package UPC code and the filled out form.   I will do that now.   Basically the camera is not of high resolution as more expensive cameras which I can not afford, but it is good enough for every day use as I intend to use it.  It should perform better outside in the daylight.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 9:25 P.M.:  I worked with the Vivitar camera, and I learned about some of its settings.   Since I took a picture outside at sunset, it is not very clear.   Also in my apartment to test the camera with the flash is a bit difficult, because it is a small apartment with lots of lights and mirrors.   Basically for the money, I think it is a very good camera.    I guess for sharper pictures, I could try to make them smaller.   However, one also has to remember to hold the camera steady.  I posted two pictures one inside and one outside, so one can see how the pictures look off the camera.  They are not altered, but just in the larger format from the camera at the highest resolution.  Inside is http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/apt002.JPG , and outside is http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/volvo001.JPG .  I would imagine on a clear sunny day the pictures would be better outside versus the one as dusk, and I suppose in a more user friendly indoor environment, they would be better too.   Also, one's own monitor settings effect the way the pictures look.   I chatted with a relative.   I am very tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I cleared the pictures that I took off the camera in testing it, so there are no pictures on the camera now.   I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 5:45 P.M.:  I studied the camera manual, and I studied its functions.   On the camera with the 8 MB digital card that came with it on full screen high resolution one only gets 7 pictures.  However, at 4:45 P.M. UPS delivered the 512 MB memory card, and I put it in the camera, and it says I get 529 pictures off the larger memory card.   I went outside, and I took some pictures, and I took some pictures in my apartment and around the building.   I studied the camera functions.   I will now install the software and the camera driver.   Then I will view some of the pictures to see how clear they are on the monitor.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 4:15 P.M.:  I went outside briefly, and I threw out some garbage.   I chatted with the building custodian as usual.   I watched some television.   On Digital television from Cablevision, one get Euronews on channel 113, which tells one a lot more about Europe than one gets on local United States television.   The United States of America mail postman just delivered my mail to my door, because he also had the package with Save on the Vivitar DSC-350 1.3MP Digital Camera at SmartBargains.com , and the memory card Kingston - CF/512-S - Memory - 512MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card - PC Mall should come some time soon via www.ups.com .  I will now open up the camera package.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 2:30 P.M.:  I moved the other flags from the bedroom side board, and I put them on the Danish bar in the living room.   I moved the Queen Elizabeth II whisky jug off the Danish bar, and I put it on the Netherlands Club of New York Delft tile on the small brass and glass end tables in front of the Danish bar.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 2:15 P.M.:  This person used to be quite well know in Manhattan about 20 to 10 years ago, when he was the United Nations High Commission for Refugees His Highness the Aga Khan's 68th Birthday .  As usual people still forget his birthday.  I think his father use to get his weight in precious gems on his birthday.  All of which went to charities.  If it is still the case, it would probably help his charities if he put on some more weight.   I think his father weighed over 600 pounds, and nobody complained.  I once saw a picture of his father or maybe it was his grandfather being weighed on balancing scales being counter balanced with precious gems.  He is suppose to be a Swiss citizen, but was raised in Kenya, and he has a German wife, and he has a number of children whom went to school at Williams College and Harvard.   They tend to be less well known in the Christian American media, but since he is regarded as a Holy person as well as being a medical doctor, I would imagine in certain circles, he is still well known.  Maybe his followers don't like the idea of giving him his weight in precious gems.   However, it could be he has delegated more earthly matters of finance to somebody like Bill Gates, whom might be one of his many accountants.   It is hard to tell the real story anymore,  but I would say if his father or his grandfather was once the World's richest person, more than likely they have not run out of earthly money just yet.  I once read that he has over 650 homes around the world including a 600 room palace on the Isle of Capri in Italy.  Thus with warmer houses elsewhere, he might not be sitting in one of those Swiss havens that he more than likely is also familiar with being a Swiss citizen.  Everyone keeps forgetting that both Switzerland and Sweden or sovereign neutral countries, and the internet has many of its roots in Switzerland.   Just to remind me about that fact, I put the two small Swiss flags and the small Swedish flag on top of the CD case holder above a family photograph on top of the dining room table.  I still have the large Saudi Arabian, British Union Jack, the Netherlands, and the United States of America flags displayed in the living room as well as a small French flag.   I do not have a place to display the other cold weather European country flags, but I can try to figure out a place, but at present they are in the bedroom on the side board with the cameras.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 1:35 P.M.:  I went outside briefly.   The mail or packages still have not arrived.  I heated in a plastic microwave pot a 18 ounce can of Progresso sirloin steak and vegetable soup which I put a handful of Arnold seasoned regular cut croutons with, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 12:25 P.M.:  I have frequently mentioned over the years that the corporate CEO and managerial types live in Fairfield County, while many of the original stockholders still live across Long Island Sound in Nassau County.  I generally say the stockholders on Long Island have been established for so long, all they worry about is the Long Island dog show which is more private compared to the more public The Westminster Kennel Club which is coming up next Monday St. Valentine's Day and Tuesday.   I guess Manhattan is going to the dogs.   Of course as I have mentioned before in my notes, some cat fanciers seem to be a bit established too, so the cats will have to watch out with the dog show going on.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 12:20 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went downtown, and I mailed the St. Valentine's Day card at the central Greenwich post office.   I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I then walked up Greenwich Avenue to CVS.  I took advantage of the sale promotion at the Greenwich CVS, and I bought two packages of 10 Gillette CustomPlus Pivot disposable razor blades for $4.99 each package, two Gillette Right Guard Xtreme Sport invisible solid anti-perspirant deodorant fresh blast 2.8 ounce for $1.99 each, four Gillette Series 2.54 ounce after shave gel for sensitive skin for $1.99 each, and a 8 roll package of Scott paper towels for $5.49 plus $1.64 tax for $29.05 total.  In two days, I will get $10 of CVS bonus bucks on my CVS card, because I bought over $20 of the items on this sale page CVS - Weekly Store Ads Online $10 extra bucks on $20 purchase from this page , thus besides the sale price on the items, I will be getting them for half of the sale price.  I also picked up my prescription.   I did not walk up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, but I returned back down Greenwich Avenue to my car.   I then drove down by the waterfront.  A prominent house on the waterfront that one can see from the pier on Steamboat Road is listed for sale in the Greenwich Time http://www.greenwichtime.com/ .  It is this listing Welcome to Shore & Country Properties and Shore & Country Properties - Field Point Circle in Field Point Circle being offered by Ambassador Watson's family whom was Jimmy Carter's ambassador to Russia, but were most frequently remembered for their involvement with www.ibm.com and the donation of the new Watson Pavilion under construction at the Greenwich Hospital http://www.greenhosp.org/ .  However, I noticed in the Greenwich Time that two historical building have been torn down recently, and since the Watson property is next to the former estate of Victor Borge, which is just under 4 acres, so it can not be subdivided since subdivision requires at least 2 acres and since the Watson property is 2.36 acres, more than likely those parties interested in it might be trying to merge both properties for two 3 plus acre lots or an even larger lot.  It is unfortunate fact that due to the economics of new home construction versus maintaining an older home which can be more expensive, many people are tearing down older homes for more cost efficient newer homes.  I always liked the current Watson home, because it fit into scale with its current surroundings unlike some of the larger newer homes further out in Field Point Circle that one can not see from the pier on Steamboat Road, but one can see in the summer from the Island Beach Ferry.  Field Point Circle is a private gated community, and it is one of the most expensive residential communities in the United States, so more than likely the modest house and property would sell for $18,250,000.  However, as I recall Victor Borge's house on 4 acres sold for $18 million.  However, I think the Watson property is probably more or a unique property in terms of its view up Long Island Sound, and the way it fits in unobtrusively into its surroundings.  More than likely it has high speed internet connections.  However, I have frequently reminded people living on the waterfront across from nearby Glen Cove, Long Island where the Russian consulate has a residence at the old Kilmarnock estate behind the Frick estate now a retirement home, that the Russian government has been according to the New York Times using eves dropping equipment out of their consulate for over 50 years.   Thus more than likely the movers and shakers are aware that since sound carries very well over water that any one with a view of their home across the water can also possibly eves drop on their private conversations.  This is common knowledge, however still many people prefer the scenic beauty of Long Island sound.  More than likely the Watson home will sell quickly.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and everything is half price.   They have an electrical wheel chair there for $400 full price not half.   It is for a thinner individual.   I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I then returned home.  I put away my purchases.  I moved the larger dark green and natural oak chair from the bedroom desk, and I put it at my primary dining spot at the dining room table.  I move the old slightly broken antique chair from the dining room table to the bedroom desk.  The chair I now have at the dining room table pushes in all the way clearing the pedestal leg of the dining room table.   UPS www.ups.com tracking says my camera memory card is out for delivery today, but the only word on the camera is it is scheduled for delivery tomorrow, but last time FedEx came a day ahead of time.  I vacuumed my apartment, so I am now done with my house cleaning.   CIO    

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 6:50 A.M.:  I used Microsoft Publisher 2000, and I printed out a Saint Valentine's Day card for a relative and a custom made enveloped.  I ran the cleaning cycle on the Epson printer, but the ink cartridges are getting low and need to be replaced soon.   I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   I put 10 grape tomatoes and 8 olives on the top of the salad.   I used all of the other regular ingredients, and I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I am storing my salad ingredients in the clear zip lock bags that I bought at CVS recently.  I noticed on this web page CVS - Weekly Store Ads Online $10 extra bucks on $20 purchase from this page that since I have already spent $11.94 on products from this page, that I would assume if I spend another $8.06 on products this week from the same page, I will get an extra $10 of bonus bucks off my CVS card.  I have to stop by there this morning to pick up a prescription anyway.   I will now shut down the computer and clean up and go out for a walk.  CVS opens at 8 A.M., so I can buy the products while I am out for my walk.   Current temperature outside is 27 degrees Fahrenheit and clear Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 4:45 A.M.:  I ran Ad-awareSE and Spybot Search and Destroy.   I also used CCcleaner to delete my cookies which Spybot Search and Destroy would not do, since it still freezes.  The memory card departed Startford, Ct. 3:07 A.M..  The camera according to their web site at www.parceldirect.com is not due for delivery until Saturday 02/12/05, so I guess I will have to wait two afternoons for package deliveries, of course my last Fedex delivery came a day early, so maybe it will arrive today.  Of course since I awoke at 11 P.M. this past evening, more than likely I will be asleep and have to be awaken when either delivery arrives usually later in the afternoon.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 3:35 A.M.:  Bank Safe Online  How to stay safe when banking online .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 3:20 A.M.:  I finished the house cleaning and watering the plants.  I still have to do the vacuuming.  I made one mistake last week when I did house cleaning.  In one of my spray bottles I mixed bleach with white vinegar which is like mixing bleach with ammonia which produces noxious ammonia chloride gas.  Thus last week, there were strong fumes in the apartment.  This time I smelled the ingredients of the spray bottles, and when I detected bleach and vinegar which produces a similar smell, I threw it down the drain.  I then put in white vinegar in the spray bottle and did my house cleaning.  I am not sure what gas white vinegar and bleach produces, but it is equally noxious as ammonia chloride gas.  The camera memory card Kingston - CF/512-S - Memory - 512MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card - PC Mall  arrived at Stratford, CT. at 2 A.M., so hopefully it will make it down to Norwalk, CT. for UPS www.ups.com delivery today.  The delivery for the camera Save on the Vivitar DSC-350 1.3MP Digital Camera at SmartBargains.com is from Sortation which is a www.parceldirect.com site which is owned by FedEx www.fedex.com , so hopefully it will be delivered today also.  UPS and FedEx usually come in the afternoon, so I will have to be here awaiting the delivery.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/11/05 Friday 12:35 A.M.:  I stayed up until 1 P.M. yesterday.   I watched a movie on the We channel about Prince William, which I had not seen before.   I ate a bowl of triscuts with iced tea.  I woke up at 11 P.M., and I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I checked outside, and it is still a bit cool outside at 28 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  According to UPS tracking the memory card departed Shrewsbury, MA. at 11:18 P.M. this past evening, so possibly it will be delivered on time today.  The camera departed the Sortation sorting center in Edison, New Jersey at 11:25 P.M. this past evening.  So possibly it will be delivered today.   I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed.  It is Friday, if one has not kept track, which means as usual I have to start my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I will not vacuum until later on in the morning, so as not to disturb my neighbors.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 9:45 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 9:35 A.M.:  BBC NEWS | UK | Prince Charles to marry Camilla .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 9:30 A.M.:  Greenwich Time - Infinitis displace Cadillacs in Greenwich .  One can always lease a Cadillac from GMAC Financial Services .   Of course one needs to have established credit.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 9:15 A.M.:  I used my pen drive to transfer the new version of the directory to the other backup computers.  I had to defragment the pen drive to get to transfer the files correctly without them being garbled.   I also put a new #2032 Lithium disk CMOS battery in the AMD backup computer, and I set its CMOS settings.  Although, I thought I had replaced it in the last six months, I think I mistakenly put it in the CPU stacked on top of it that I later threw away.  There is no new activity on either of the shipments that I am expecting.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 6:35 A.M.:  I posted http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/volcanoe03.htm and I also posted the download that includes the new update at Download Scott's Internet Directory "scott008.zip" 2.34 megs and open "scotlist.htm" in web browser 02/10/05 .  It now looks like this www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotlist.htm .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 4:35 A.M.:  I broke three jumbo eggs and in a metal bowl and one of them was a double yoke for good luck, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk and a few dashes of Italian seasoning, and I stirred it all with a whisk.  I then took my omelet pan, and I added a couple tablespoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine, and I heated it over medium high electric heat until the fat began to bubble.  I added the egg mixture and lowered the temperature to medium.  I sliced one quarter of a pound of the Danish plumrose ham into 1/8th inch thick slices and also cut nine 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by 1/8th inch thick slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheese.  Once the omelet was mostly cooked on one side, I flipped it over with a spatula, and I spread the ham first and then the cheese over it.  Once it was almost cooked enough only about another minute on the second side, I slid it on to a microwave proof plate, and I put it all in the General Electric microwave oven and I put a microwave lid on it, and I heated it on the reheat cycle for about half of the preset reheat time about 2 minutes, and I then removed it from the microwave oven, and I put the hot plate on another plate, and I seasoned it with grated parmesan cheese.  I spread around the top of it five grape tomatoes and four black pitted olives, and   I toasted two slices of toast while cooking the omelet, and I spread them with margarine, and I cut them in half.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  CIO   

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 3:40 A.M.:  Yahoo! News - N. Korea Announces It Has Nuclear Weapons and CNN.com - North Korea claims nuclear weapons - Feb 10, 2005 and BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | N Korea suspends nuclear talks.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 3:35 A.M.:  While inventorying my apartment's contents, I dropped a canned item on my right pinkie finger, and I now have a 1/8th inch long blood blister on the lower knuckle.  According to UPS tracking www.ups.com the camera memory card arrived at Laurel, MD at 1:23 A.M., and it departed at 2:23 A.M..  The camera itself is still at Sortation delivery in Edison, NJ.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 3:20 A.M.:  I updated some of the items on http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm , and now I will print it out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/10/05 Thursday 2:15 A.M.:  I went through all the items I have stored in my apartment, most of which I bought when they were on sale, and I made up a long list of the different items in my apartment inventory http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 11:35 P.M.:  I was up at 3 P.M., and I picked up my mail, and I went back to bed, and I got up at 9 P.M..   I chatted with a relative.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I threw out the garbage.  It is damp and a light bit of rain outside, so I will not be going out for a walk.  Local weather statement Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .   Since 10:04 last night the Memory Card left Memphis, TN., and it arrived at Knoxville, TN. at 8:10 A.M. today, and it departed Knoxville, TN. at 8:47 A.M., and it arrived at Fishersville, VA. at 4:40 P.M. today, and it departed Fishersville, VA. at 9:58 P.M. this evening.  According to UPS www.ups.com tracking it is due for delivery here on Friday, February 11, 2005.   The camera is still at the Sortation arrival station in Edison, New Jersey since 4:47 P.M. yesterday, and it did not show movement today.  The same chair at Staples on sale for $60 Staples Circular Savings Caressoft® manager’s chair Save $40. SPECIAL BUY. $59.94 Reg. $99.99 Valid Jan 30 - Feb 12 • Soft and durable upholstery • High back for added comfort #555381 or for online ordering Staples | SKU Level Online Catalog Page Situations Caressoft® Manager's Chair is $115.95 plus $36 shipping at this web site Boss® Caressoft™ Highback Executive Chair - #B7901 .  However, this chair is similar at $129 Leather Office Chair - B-7901 - Executive Leather Office Chairs , so possibly this chrome base for $25 Chrome Base - Leather Office Chair - B-9606 would fit with the Staples chair, if one did not like the nylon base that the Staples chair came with.   I have washed the dishes and made my bed.   I will now shower and clean up, but I will not be going out.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 7:05 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 6:55 A.M.:  I updated Weather Pulse Tropic Designs - Content  .  I chatted with a friend.  This weather alert is out for our area Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  However, the worst of it is suppose to be to the north and east of us.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 6:00 A.M.:  Watching Microsoft Like A Hawk - Microsoft News Watch Site is now redirecting its web site to Bink.nu .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 5:50 A.M.:  FileForum | Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 5:45 A.M.:  Google Maps and BetaNews | Google Maps Out Where to Go .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 5:00 A.M.:  I ate 7 tiny Hershey candy bars.   The nice computer chair that I got last week at Staples is still on sale this week at Staples Staples Circular Savings Caressoft® manager’s chair Save $40. SPECIAL BUY. $59.94 Reg. $99.99 Valid Jan 30 - Feb 12 • Soft and durable upholstery • High back for added comfort #555381 or for online ordering Staples | SKU Level Online Catalog Page Situations Caressoft® Manager's Chair.  However, one has to check one's local store to see if is available at that store, but Staples also will deliver, and one can buy it for $5 more assembled.  Staples also has free delivery on most orders over $50.  I would try to have them assemble it for $5, since unless one is cleaver and a bit strong, it is an awkward process.  Also one can get a 3 year in home replacement or repair additional warranty above the manufacture's warranty for $10.   However, if one were an animal rights activist or a Hindu, it is suppose to be made of leather, so possibly one would object to sitting on cow hide.  Still I find it most comfortable, when spending long hours at the computer, and at $60 it is an excellent value.  It is made in China.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 4:10 A.M.:  I went through my email.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 3:50 A.M.:  I installed the Windows Updates and the Office Updates on the primary and the backup computers.   I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used a dozen grape tomatoes which I put on top with the olives.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 1:50 A.M.:  I printed out the a three line sign in Times New Roman font 72 that says, "Please Rings Both Door Bells !", and I cut it to about 3 inches by 5 inches, and then I sealed it in a 4 inch by 6 inch Scotch Photo Laminating Sheet, and I hung it on the outside wall with a OOK nail to the right and above my two apartment door bells.   I also have the outside door buzzer system that rings through my telephone system.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/09/05 Wednesday 1:20 A.M.:  I was up at 8:45 P.M. this past evening.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I cleaned up, and I went out.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I chatted with a former neighbor.   I bought a loaf of Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Nutty Oat bread for $2.99, Chiquita bananas at .69 a pound for $1.44, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $1.99, and a 10 ounce box of fresh mushrooms for $2.39 for $8.81 total.   I bought the full price bread, because when I am on a night schedule, I can not make it to the Arnold Bread outlet, which is opened only in the daytime.   I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  I found a pair of black knit gloves on the street at the cross walk in front of the movie theatre at the train station.  I next drove back down by the waterfront.   I next went by the Food Emporium, and their staff are there, but they are once again closed at  night.   I then returned home.  I put my purchases away.   I washed the black knit gloves in CVS cold water wash, and I rinsed them in cold water after several minutes of washing, and I hung them out to drive.  I think they might be women's black knit gloves.   The camera arrived at the Sortation center at Edison, New Jersey at 4:47 P.M. this afternoon.   The Memory card is scheduled for delivery on February 11, 2005, and it left via UPS from Memphis, Tennessee at 10:04 P.M. this past evening.  I need to put a note on the outside of my apartment door, for visitors or delivery people to ring both door bells.   I will do that now.  One door bell is loud and rings the Blue Bells of Scotland in the bedroom, and the other is a less loud buzzer in the living room, which I can not hear in the bedroom.   CIO   

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 8:20 A.M.:  I ate two tiny Hershey candy bars.   I watched some television.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 7:15 A.M.:  The camera memory card has shipped, but the UPS tracking number does not show anything yet.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 7:05 A.M.:  The camera left the Sortation sorting center in Grove City, Ohio at 4:27 A.M..  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 6:55 A.M.:  Greenwich Time - Heart of the matter: What you need to know to save your life .   I finished the ASR backup on the Dell backup computer of the C: drive to the D: drive.   I shut it down.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 6:45 A.M.:  I heated in the microwave oven in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's Sirloin and Potato soup, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.   Earlier I ate a handful of black licorice twist bits.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 6:10 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 5:45 A.M.:  Microsoft: Longhorn beta will arrive by June | Tech News on ZDNet .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 5:20 A.M.:  I have finished restoring the files on the Dell backup computer, and I am now doing a ASR backup of the C: drive to the D: drive.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 5:15 A.M.:  Of the five remaining types of cigarettes,  the ones that taste best to me in order of preference are Niagara, Smokin Joes, Exact, Market and Native.  They are all ultra lights 100s.  The order of preference for the other ones are Roger, Seneca, Lewiston, Carnival, and Parker.  Once again, they are all ultra lights 100s.  Niagara Ultra cost $10.75 a carton.  Smokin Joes cost $12.27 a carton.  Exact cost $12.27 a carton.  Market costs $12.27 a carton.  Native is not listed anymore.  These are the prices at http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ .  The last five that I tried taste pretty much the same.  I can not afford Roger at $14.25 a carton which is my favorite.  My least favorite is Parker.   Lewiston has a slight taste of clove since it is made in Indonesia.   Thus I if I am still smoking after I finish my current order, I am considering ordering Seneca,  Niagara, Carnival, Smoking Joes, Lewiston,  Exact, and Market in that order.  Of course, I sitll have to finish smoking my current order which is still over nine cartons of the 10 different type left, so I may change my mind over time.   I could also try smoking less and try smoking a better brand like Wave at $15.85 a carton, but for now I will still keep evaluating the different brands.   CIO      

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 4:45 A.M.:  The camera arrived at the Sortation Center Arrival in Grove City, Ohio at 10:42 P.M. this past evening.   I restored the music and my documents on the Dell backup computer, and I am now restoring the Favorites thus the Dell will be more up to date.  It takes longer on the Dell backup computer, since it is only 366 MHz with 384 megs of memory.   The Sony monitor fuzzed up again, and I pressed ASC, and then I turned it off, and I turned it back on, and for now it is working fine.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 4:20 A.M.:  The 20 inch Sony FD Trinitron monitor on the Dell backup computer has to connecting modes.  One is the standard HD15 and the other is BNC which I do not use because I do not have a BNC cable, and BNC is not plug and play.  However to the left of the HD15 light and BNC light depending how it is connected is a Input button, which I pressed, and I do not think the HB15 light was turned on before, and it came on, and it is also clearer after pressing the Input button.   I am still restoring some files on the Dell backup computer.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 3:55 A.M.:  The monitor just went fuzzy on the Dell backup computer, and I turned it off briefly at the control panel, and I turned it back on, and it is working fine now.   Since I hardly ever use the Dell backup computer except for maintaining it in case I need it, the Sony monitor problem is not a serious problem.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 3:50 A.M.:  I changed what I planned to do on the Dell backup computer.   I did not install my old primary computer C: drive as the D: drive in the Dell backup computer.  I decided to keep it in reserve as a backup C: drive in case I have any problems with my new hard drives, and if I did I would be able to install it quickly and be back up and running with my old configuration which is still on the old 20 gigabyte C: drive.   Instead, I took the 8 gigabyte D: drive out of the Dell backup computer, and I put in my old 20 gigabyte D: drive from my primary computer, which still has some of my backup files on it.   I deleted the large *.asr file on it from the primary computer, and I am now restoring the music files from the primary computer to the Dell backup computer C: drive which is 15 gigabytes about half of which is used.   I will restore some other minor files, and then I will do a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive with ASR.   The 20 inch Sony monitor on the Dell backup computer is not fogging over or going fuzzy.   I noticed on the onboard AGP on the Dell backup computer, I have the AGP window in the CMOS set at 256 meg, where as on the primary computer CMOS, I had the AGP windows set at 128 meg..  Maybe that makes a difference.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/08/05 Tuesday 2:25 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   The building up near the top of Greenwich Avenue on the east side is now completely torn down with the second northern section now torn down.   They still have to remove the demolition material.   After I completed my walk, I drove down by the waterfront.   I then returned home.   It appeared that the Food Emporium is not opened tonight.   I put the tea into the orange juice jugs and diluted it with water, and I put it in the refrigerator to become iced tea.   I will now take my old 20 gigabyte hard drive which was my old C: drive in my primary computer, and I will install it as the D: drive in the Dell backup computer.  My old D: 20 gigabyte hard drive from the primary computer is newer and less used, and I will then make a ASR backup to the new D: drive, and I then will try to restore the ASR backup from the new D: drive to the old D: drive which I will put in as a C: drive and restore the system with ASR.   This will take a while, but I have the time.   The $14.95 that AOL took out of my account during my two month free trial was put back into my account on February 3, 2005.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 11:30 P.M.:  I broke three jumbo eggs and in a metal bowl and one of them was a double yoke for good luck, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk and a few dashes of Italian seasoning, and I stirred it all with a whisk.  I then took my omelet pan, and I added a couple tablespoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine, and I heated it over medium high electric heat until the fat began to bubble.  I added the egg mixture and lowered the temperature to medium.  I sliced one half of a pound of the Danish plumrose ham into 3/16th inch thick slices and also cut ten 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheese.  Once the omelet was mostly cooked on one side, I flipped it over with a spatula, and I spread the ham first and then the cheese over it.  Once it was almost cooked enough only about another minute on the second side, I slid it on to a microwave proof plate, and I put it all in the General Electric microwave oven and I put a microwave lid on it, and I heated it on the reheat cycle for about half of the preset reheat time, and I then removed it from the microwave oven, and I put the hot plate on another plate, and I forgot to seasoned it with grated parmesan cheese.  I spread around the top of it five grape tomatoes and four black pitted olives, and   I toasted two slices of toast while cooking the omelet, and I spread them with margarine, and I cut them in half.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I am now making up a batch of tea for iced tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .   I opened the five soft packs of cigarettes that I have not tried yet, and I put four each in a Seneca cigarette box.   I will now try them for the next few days to see if any of them I like better than the other brands I have been smoking.   I will now put the computer on standby, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 10:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative while I was asleep.   I just woke up.  I chatted with the same relative again.   I noticed at  Vivitar DSC 350 is only expandable to 192 MB with Compact Flash Memory cards and according to this http://www.vivitar.com/Products/PDFs/DigCam/Vxxx/DSC350.pdf , it uses CF type 1 memory cards, so hopefully Kingston - CF/512-S - Memory - 512MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card - PC Mall will work in the camera, although I will not get the full amount of memory usage.   I will see when I received them.   According to their web site, the memory card is still in progress of getting ready to ship and the camera is ready to ship and carrier notification has been made in Hebron, Kentucky.  Current weather in Greenwich, Connecticut Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 2:25 P.M.:  I sliced two Oscar Meyer lite beef hotdogs on an angle at about one half inch slices and put them in the microwave proof plastic pot with the contents of a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and one half of a chopped medium onion and mixed them all together with some dashes of garlic powder and Italian seasonings and McIlhenney tabasco sauce to taste and reheated it all with a plastic lid for one to two cycles on the reheat cycle in the microwave.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will take a nap.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 1:45 P.M.:  I checked my mail.   I received via the Royal Mail with a post mark from Buckingham Palace from Sandringham House Christmas Greetings from Queen Elizabeth II Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy signed by one of Her Lady's in Waiting thanking me for my Christmas Greetings.   It is the second letter I have received from them in 21 years.  I took the framed picture of the Russian tall ship Krushenstern, and I put the letter from Queen Elizabeth II in the frame with the envelope behind it, and I hung it on the wall to the left of the bedroom door just above the plate of St. Paul's church in New York.  I move the old picture of the sail boat in the bathroom to the left where the Russian tall ship picture was.   I chatted with a relative.  I sent a message back to the Royal Household Buckingham Palace Visitors' Book > Send a message .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 12:30 P.M.:  The digital camera Save on the Vivitar DSC-350 1.3MP Digital Camera at SmartBargains.com only comes with a 8 MB compact flash card, which is only enough for about 8 to 16 pictures depending on the resolution.   I searched out compact flash memory, and the best deal I found was this Kingston - CF/512-S - Memory - 512MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card - PC Mall for a Kingston 512 MB Elite Pro Compact Flash Card for $43.95 with a $15 mailin rebate if ordered before midnight tomorrow February 8, 2005 plus it has free UPS ground shipping from California.   I printed out the rebate form.  One has to send in the rebate with the original shipping receipt when it arrives along with the UPC code bar from the package within 14 days of purchase, and it will take 4 to 6 weeks to process.   Thus once I receive the rebate, it will cost $28.95.   It is also the faster high speed memory.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 9:50 A.M.:  I was awake at 7 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I channel surfed some of the morning television, and there does not seem to be very much going on.   I suppose with the colder weather up north in the winter, people are busier with their quieter indoor routines.   I washed the breakfast dishes, but I did not make the bed yet in case later on today, I want to take a nap.   I have been spending too much money this month on home improvements, so I will be leading a quieter month for lack of funds to be more active.   However, February is a shorter month.   I am stocked up on all the basic necessities of life.   However, I do occasionally have to buy fresh bread and the produce to go into my salads.   However, beside having the basic ingredients for salads, I have plenty of alternative meals such as canned soups, canned hams, canned vegetables, canned fish, frozen meals, beans and franks, pasta and tomato sauce, so there is no lack of food in my environment.   I have actually been able to do some of my apartment improvements by trying to buy the sale items and to maintain a more modest food budget.   Still the motto of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut is "Frugality and Fortune", one knows from experience that is just the same way of saying "Penny Thrifty and Pound Foolish" or "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul".  Whatever, the case I am managing my personal affairs based on my experience of living in my current economic status for the past 21 years despite the increasing amount of inflation generated my higher income individuals.   I have found from past experience that when the local thrift shops begin to run out of merchandise, people are not buying new items, so they are not donating their old items.   I have said many times before, the best thrift shop is one's own home depending on the way one manages it.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 1:40 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/07/05 Monday 1:10 A.M.:  I was awake at 4 P.M. yesterday, when I had a telephone call from a friend.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I had a survey call about telecommunications that I answered too.   I cleaned up and showered.  I chatted with a relative.  I went out about 7 P.M., and I went downtown.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought buy one get one free of 4.25 ounce bottles of Old Spice Cologne for $9.99 both, a 16 ounce bottle of Ajax orange antibacterial dish washing liquid for .77, and a 3M Command large hook #17003 with two adhesive strips for $2.99 plus .83 tax for $14.58 total.   I was told that CVS on Greenwich Avenue did not have any plans to expand.   I then drove down to the center of town.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I viewed the Ferraris and Bentleys at Miller Motor Cars across from the Greenwich train station.   I read the menu in front of the Gaia restaurant.  I chatted with some visitors in front of Restoration Hardware.   I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue.  I sat out at various locations.   After I finished my walk, I use the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought three 4 packs of six ounce cans of Star Kist solid white albacore tuna fish for $2.99 each four pack, a quart of Stop and Shop lemon juice for $1.69, a 15 ounce bottle of La Choy lite soy sauce for $1.60, and a quart jar of Welch's grape jelly for $1.50 for $13.76 total.  I then returned home.   I put away my purchases, and I rotated some of my canned goods stock, so the old items are up front to be used first.   I put the old 3M hook with one of the new adhesive strips on the left side of the left Dell monitor.   It should be secure by now.   I will hang my Plantronics telephone headset on it.   I still have the new 3M hook with one adhesive strip.   I will have to check with the Greenwich Hardware store to see if they sell replacement adhesive strips which I am sure are available somewhere.   I then made up a fresh batch of homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm .   For the garlic portion, I use a clove of elephant garlic about the size of a lemon.   I then made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .   This time I put the black olives and grape tomatoes on the top spread around instead of lower down in the plate and before the final sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese.   For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 9:10 A.M.:  I chatted with my relative again.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 8:40 A.M.:  With my present computer setup with the latest Nvidia driver on my Mag Dog AGP 4X 64 meg. video card, which I have the larger 20 inch Dell monitor connected to as an extended monitor for web browsing, when I move the Windows Media Player to the right monitor, it also plays in full screen on the Orion television in my living room when one has it turned on and with the Orion remote control one selects TV/AV of Aux2.  However, when one starts up the Dutch television broadcast, one has to select the Windows Media player not the Real Player.   The Real Player will not play on the extended monitor and the television monitor.  It is a very clear broadcast.  Of course on my computer to have the sound also, one has to enable the video card sound and not the Plantronics headset sound.  Obviously one could do it also with other Windows Media feeds.  One does not have to move it to the television monitor, it automatically plays on the television monitor.  I chatted with a relative whom is going to call back shortly.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 7:55 A.M.:  Live Dutch Television http://media.rtvnh.nl/asxgen/wmtencoder/tv.wmv.asx .  Of course it help if one knows Dutch unlike me, although I am half Dutch.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 7:35 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of ACT II microwave popcorn with a glass of iced tea.  I found this link Zap2it - TV Listings .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 6:35 A.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 5:50 A.M.:  I logged onto Save on the Vivitar DSC-350 1.3MP Digital Camera at SmartBargains.com and Vivitar DSC 350 and it is suppose to come with a 8 MB memory card which I think my HP PhotoSmart 1000 printer will read, but it has a built in card reader, and I ordered it for $59.97 plus www.smartbargains.com is offering a 10% price reduction until February 15, 2005 which for me was $6 for $53.97 total or 45% of the regular retail cost of $118.99 plus $6.95 standard shipping for $60.92 total.   Thus I will now have a practical functioning digital camera to go with my advanced computer setup.  I should be able to take some half way decent digital pictures, and I should be able to post them occasionally and I guess I have the capability to print them out too.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/05 Sunday 3:35 A.M.:  Today is Ronald Reagan's 94th birthday RonaldReagan.com .  I went out after the last message, and I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.  They are tearing down the building at the top of Greenwich Avenue on the east side of Greenwich Avenue where the fire was one block south of Putnam Avenue.   I have not read, but the Baskin Robbins ice cream parlor and the K.B. Toys have gone out of business just north of CVS www.cvs.com , and it looks like CVS might be expanding their store into those two locations.  I completed my walk.  I drove down by the waterfront.   I then drove over to CVS at the Riverside Shopping Plaza, and they are opened 24 hours a day 365 days a year with 24 hour pharmacy.  I used my CVS rain check, and I bought two 24 roll bundles of CVS toilet paper for $6.99 both 24 roll bundles, a 16.9 ounce spray bottle of Febreze for $2.50, a 16 ounce spray bottle of Renuzit super odor neutralizer orchard garden scent for $2.50, two Ajax 19 ounce  lemon dish washing detergent and one antibacterial orange for .77 each, two 4.25 ounce Old Spice After Shave original buy one get one free for $5.99 both, two 14 ounce cans of Comet cleanser for .99 both, a Glade scent oil refill Hawaiian Breeze scent for $2.50, two 9 ounce cans of Gillette sensitive skin shave gel for $1.99 each, two 2.54 ounce Gillette after shave gel for $1.99 each, two Right Guard Xtreme sport clear gel deodorant for $1.99 each, two six packs of RTH 60 watt bulbs for .88 each six pack plus $2.25 tax for $39.74 total.  I had $26.81 of CVS savings.  I did noticed at www.walgreens.com last week, they have one item I do not need, but a frugal person might need, and it was a rice microwave rice steamer for $4.99, but it is not offered this week.  I generally shop at CVS because I find what I need locally downtown, but the Walgreen's and CVS in Riverside Old Greenwich, the stores are both opened 24 hours with 24 hour pharmacies, so I would imagine they are competively priced, but their sale items would offer additional value.  I next returned home, and I put my purchases away.   I have lots of toilet paper, so I had to store the two six packs of four packs or 24 roll bundles of CVS toilet paper on the right side of my bedroom Danish desk underneath the Long Island light bulb.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 11:20 P.M.:  I put away my laundry.  I ate my salad with a glass of iced tea.  I noticed on the fine printing on the nine different cartons of cigarettes that I received from http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ that all the ultra light 100s cigarettes that I got including the Seneca cigarettes are made in different locations.   The Senecas that I have been smoking for the last year are made in Canada.  Roger is made in South Africa.  Lewiston is made in Indonesia.  Carnival is made in Korea.  Parker is made in Paraguay.  The five brands that I have not tried are made in these locations.  Smokin Joes are made on the Tuscarora Indian Nation reservation, I assume in the U.S.A..  Market is made by the same group. Exact is made by the same group.  Niagara's are made in the U.S.A..  Native is made by the Mohawk Nation territory.  Thus I would say it is safe to say that some of Sir Walter Raleigh's original business associates are still in the tobacco business.  I looked at Walgreen's www.walgreens.com , but there is nothing that I need.  I will now shut down the computer.   I guess I will now shower and clean up and go out.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 10:00 P.M.:  Life at the center of it all Washington DC Real Estate Webcam - EarthCam - Capitol Cam, Washington, D.C. and BBC NEWS Americas White House seeks new head chef.   I made my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of a sliced plum tomato, I used 12 tiny grape tomatoes.   For the cheddar cheese portion, I am using Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.   I am using a 50% and 50% mixture of balsamic vinegar and regular white vinegar.  I will eat the salad with a glass of iced tea, after I put the laundry away in ten minutes.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 9:00 P.M.:  I started two loads of laundry.   I put $5 on my MacGray laundry card.   I will have $17.70 left on it, once I finish this load of laundry.   I have about 5 minutes to go on the wash cycle.   I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 8:10 P.M.:  I just work up from my extended nap.   I chatted with a relative during my nap.   The computer is now running just fine.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 2:05 P.M.:  After the last message, I put the computer on standby.   However last night when I put the computer on standby and returned home, the computer was turned off.   This time when I put the computer on standby, it was also turned off.   I checked my power cables, and I had the monitor power cable mixed up with the computer power cable on the control panels.   I must have done this when I took the Sony 20 inch monitor off the computer and put it on the backup Dell computer.  I connected the power cables to the right receptacles on the control panel.   However, when I turned on the left Compaq 19 inch monitor, the monitor popped and then it went dead before I started up the computer.   I had hardly used the monitor since I bought it a few months ago at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop for $20, and I kept it on my backup Dell computer, until I switched it with the Sony 20 inch monitor recently.   I threw out the Compaq 19 inch monitor in the dumpster, since I am sure it is no good.  I took the 19 inch Dell M990 S3 Graphics monitor from the AMD backup computer in the bedroom, and I put it on the left side of the primary computer in place of the Compaq monitor.  I moved the spare 19 inch Dell M990 S3 Graphics monitor from the right side of the AMD backup computer in the bedroom, and I put it in place for the AMD backup computer.   The reason, I did not use the identical spare is that it has a slight scratch on it.   I also took off the smaller 3M plastic hook from the left side of the Compaq 19 inch monitor that I threw out.  I put two new AAA Duracell Copper Top batteries in my Kensington Wireless mouse, and I also cleaned the mouse wheels, so it is now working much better.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will take a nap.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 12:45 P.M.:  I microwaved and ate a 18 ounce can Progresso Beef Barley vegetable soup which I put a handful of Arnold croutons into.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I will now put the computer on standby and take a nap.  Current temperature in Greenwich, Connecticut is 46 degrees Fahrenheit Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 12:25 P.M.:  I packed two empty Seneca cigarette boxes with each of the 4 different type of new cigarettes to try smoking.  However, when repacking a cigarette box, I am only able to get 18 into each box.  I also tightened the screws on my eye glasses, when one of the tiny screws came out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 11:55 A.M.:  I picked up my mail.  I sorted out my nine cartons of cigarettes into 10 cartons of the nine different varieties.   They are all ultra lights 100s.   I tried the four types that came in boxes, but I have not tried the five types that came in soft packages.   I liked the Roger at $14.25 a carton the best, then the Lewiston Special Ultra Light 100 Box at $10.55 a carton, then the Carnival at $12.39 a carton, and finally the Parker at $12.15 a carton.   They are all ultra lights 100s.  Of course in smoking cigarettes, it is what one gets use to.  For many years before price increases, I smoked Marlboro Ultra Lights 100s.  I like all four brands better than the Seneca Ultra Lights 100s which tend to taste a bit bitter.  I do not want to open up any more of the soft packages to try, since I don't want them to get stale.  Still sooner or later I will have quit smoking cigarettes, hopefully sooner.   Still http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ is a good price on generic and other regular cigarettes.  However, they will only ship to address on one's credit or debit card.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 10:55 A.M.:  I ran Ad-awareSE.   I watched a film on constellations on the Mag Rack on Digital television.   They showed this link http://www.yorkfilms.com/ on more information on the Heavens.    My order from http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ arrived.  I will try smoking one package each of each of the cartons of nine different brands of cigarettes to see if I can find a better tasting generic cigarette.   Of course this is what the British think about cigarettes BBC NEWS Health Background Briefings Smoking Cigarettes: a complex cocktail of chemicals .  Of course the British living way up north in the Northern Hemisphere just south of Scotland do not have to worry about the other aspects Europeans face living near the tropics.   I will now go downstairs and check the mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 9:40 A.M.:  I gave my guest breakfast.   My guest and I chatted.   My guest just left.  I turned off the Honeywell Hepa air filter, since it tends to make too much noise.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 6:25 A.M.:  I had breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   My guest had coffee and will have breakfast later.   CIO 

End of Scott's Notes week of 02/05/05:

Note: <888> 02/05/05 Saturday 4:40 A.M.:  After the last message, my guest and I watched the videotape on the Disney vacation time share promotion.   I chatted with a relative while watching it, and my relative told me some interesting facts about time shares.   Apparently at they do not hold their values.  For example a Disney time share starts at $14,500, but one has to pay annual dues, and it is good for about 8 days a year.   However, one can buy used time shares in some facilities for two to three thousand dollars which a steeper discount, but one would still have to still pay the yearly maintenance.  However, when I visited Disney's Vero Beach Resort , it seemed to be a well run facility, so possibly they do not end up being as deeply discounted on the used market.  We went to bed at 10 P.M..  I have to keep the lights off, since my guest is still asleep on the living room sofa.  I was told last night by my guest that the Connecticut Emergency broadcast system on local Connecticut television put out a mistaken broadcast to evacuate Connecticut because of a terrorist attack this past Wednesday morning.  It happened because they pushed the wrong button on the control panel for the automatic news alert.   Apparently the broadcasts when put out do not go to the other non Connecticut television stations in this area.  There was a television truck down by the waterfront last night when we went out with its satellite transmitter raised.   My guest is still asleep, and he said he generally wakes up at 5 A.M..   I will now send out my weekly notes.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 9:15 P.M.:  My guest and I went out.  We went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and they have the new canopy over the primary gasoline pumps installed.   I bought $9.05 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.399 a gallon for 14 miles per gallon usage averaging driving 12 miles per hour around town.   We then drove through downtown and down by the waterfront.   We next drove through Bruce Park and around back by East Putnam Avenue and back downtown.   We sat out briefly.  We then drove around the train station and returned back to my apartment.   My guest is staying over for the night.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will probably go to bed around 10 P.M..   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 7:35 P.M.:  My guest, and I are going out for a walk.   I will put the computer on standby.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 7:10 P.M.:  My guest arrived at 5:30 P.M..  I showed my guest the apartment improvements.   We each ate a 16 ounce Pepperidge Farm turkey pot pie cooked one at a time for 10 minutes in the microwave oven with the Stouffer's box with the crisper paper, and we ate them with a glass of iced tea.  I forgot to put Angostura bitters in the ice tea when I made it, so I added it to the remaining two jugs.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 5:00 P.M.:  I am all cleaned up.  Earlier today while doing house cleaning, I threw out the box for the old cameras, another small shipping box, the Daewoo DVD/VCR box, the Rowenta toaster box, and the Staples black leather computer chair box.  As mentioned before, I have kept the various products information sheets and warranties.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 4:20 P.M.:  I ate a handful of black licorice twist bits.   I logged onto Connecticut Light and Power Company , and I paid my electricity bill.  I will now shower and clean up.  I have a dinner guest arriving at 5:30 P.M..  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 3:35 P.M.:  I finished the C: drive to D: drive backup with ASR.  I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants.   While doing apartment cleaning, I ran Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive, and I ran Norton Antivirus 2004 without any problems.   I also chatted with a friend.  I just threw out the garbage.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 10:20 A.M.:  I was up at 9:30 A.M., when I received a telephone call about another free magazine "Washington Tech".   I answered the questions.  I will eat breakfast shortly of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I will now start another C: drive to D: drive backup with Windows XP Professional Backup Automatic System Recovery.   I will leave my two earlier ASR backups on the D: drive, since I have the room.   After breakfast I will do my house cleaning and watering the plants.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 2:00 A.M.:  Economist.com Obituary Miriam Rothschild .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have to do house cleaning when I wake up today.   I am expecting a friend to visit about 5:30 P.M. this evening.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 1:30 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 12:50 A.M.:  I just ran Norton Win Doctor 2003 and Ad-awareSE.   I ate 10 black licorice twister bits.  I will now go through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 12:35 A.M.:  Since I have extra drive space, I installed Cake Walk Express.   That is about all the software I have to install, unless I install some programs to old to be worth using.   I do have Quicken 2004, but I do not feel like entering my accounts twice, when ever I need to.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/05 Friday 12:15 A.M.:  By the way if one happened to miss it today, the President of Shell Oil was interviewed on the Bloomberg Business channel.  Although Shell's www.shell.com profits have been good recently Shell Investor Centre - 4th quarter and full year 2004 results , for European accounting purposes, I suppose for the EU, they had to downgrade their proven reserves of oil in the ground from 19.5 billion barrels to 12.9 billion barrels of oil, so this is effecting the price of their stock.  It is rumored that to improve their oil reserves, they might have to buy another oil company.  I will keep a keen eye out for anyone trying to sell an oil company in this area, which would tend to be a bit pricey in this area.  They are in the process of installing a very high metal roof cover over the primary gasoline pumps at the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, so I guess one will now be able to avoid the rain or snow when one pumps their own gasoline there.   I think they also have diesel and natural gas dispensing pumps there too.  I also put the 1999 IBM World Book Encyclopedia back on the primary computer, but one has to insert the CD from the second down shelf from the CD rack to the left of the left monitor to run it.   The update feature will not work with Windows XP though.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 11:55 P.M.:  While I was searching through the apartment looking for the Weston exposure meter, I happen to find two more 48 ounce containers of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal, which I had stored in the left living room closet.  I put them on top of the two I bought today which I have on the kitchen floor, plus I just opened the last smaller container of Stop and Shop old fashioned oatmeal.  Thus I have enough oats to feed a horse.   I used to think a good feed mix for a horse was lots of oats with barley and grain and apples and carrots and shelled walnuts and black strap molasses.   However, I have not fed a horse since around 1958 in Decatur, Alabama, when my father's boss' daughter's horse started attacking me, so I gave up feeding horses.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 11:30 P.M.:  I moved the Husky 2.25 million watt lantern and its transformer charger and instructions from the bedroom side board to the floor to the right to the right of the Slaymaker Jumpstart System.  I sorted out the cameras, and I put them on display on the bedroom side board.   In the bedroom window, I also have my primary videotape camera and primary photography camera. 

The list of cameras that I have are:

Sony HandyCam Super 8 Videotape camera with two 2 hour battery packs and charger and camera bag and connection cables for television or VCR.

Primary photography camera at same location in bedroom window in Disney bag is Olympus SuperZoom 3000.

On the side board in the bedroom are:

Weston Master II Universal Exposure Meter

World Wrestling Federation inexpensive digital camera with serial cable and Photo Slam software CD

A Kodak folding box camera

Canon Canonet QL17

Canon SureShot ES

Kodak EK4 Instant Camera

Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera (broken) with leather exterior

Vivitar Point'N Shoot

Kodak Ektralite 10

Concord 110 CEFT

Ansco Auto Focus 735

Olympus XA2 with A11 Electronic Flash

Minolta 110 Zoom SLR with Vivitar 272 auto thyristor flash

AGFA Isomat-Rapid

Olympus Shoot and Go

Olympus 35RD

Pentax Auto 110 with 37.5 mm lens with Pentax flash plus extra 25.5 mm lens

Argus a-four

Canon G-III QL

Nikon AF

Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 105 AF

Also on the left side top of the Orion television in the living room, I have an "Eastman Kodak No. 2A Brownie No. 116 camera, which looks to be one of the original Kodak cameras.  Although it is old, I think they made over a million of them, so there are still plenty of them around.  Plus it would be hard to get film for today.  It is missing the red lens filter blocker in the picture counter window.  This is what it looks like BoxCameras.com - Eastman Kodak No. 2A Brownie Camera, 1907-1933  .  It says here it is worth around $20 Kodak Collectibles .  I recall paying a dollar for it at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop about 15 years ago.

CIO  

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 9:40 P.M.:  I sorted through all my drawers, and I found the Weston Master II light meter that I bought at the Hospital Thrift shop about 10 years ago for a dollar.   I also found six other vintage cameras including a Kodak instant picture camera that was part of the Polaroid Kodak law suit over 25 years ago.   I think Kodak once offered $50 to individuals that returned them.  I also have a broken original Polaroid instant camera with the leather from around 1974.  I put them all in the box with the other cameras that my neighbor discarded the other night.   Some of the old film cameras were quite expensive in their day, and they look like they might still work with a light meter.   I am debating whether to keep them or to give them to the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop.  Well, anyway there is now a light meter to go with them.  I left a message with a relative, and I chatted with a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 8:30 P.M.:  The beans and franks taste just fine.   We had a non emergency fire call at the apartment across the way which I did not respond to while I was eating dinner, but alas with the way the Greenwich Fire Department eats, I did not have enough to share my dinner.   I put the red plastic cups that I bought on the underneath side of the Danish bar.   I took out from one of the kitchen bureau drawers blocked by the chair some boxes of plastic bags and food wrap, and I put them on top of the refrigerator to the right of the Farberware convection oven.  They should not be near the Farberware convection oven when using it though.  I also put the boxes of CVS bags behind the sink rack on top of the aluminum cans that hold the flour, sugar, tea, and coffee containers.   I put the 9 inch by 12 inch envelopes on the second shelf to the right on the printer stand to the right of the primary computer.   I used one to put in the paper work and warranties for the computer chair and the toaster, and then I put it all in the metal rack towards the front which sits on top of the mahogany chest in the bedroom.   I probably should throw out the computer chair box, toaster box, and DVD VCR box, however I will wait a few more days.  I was able to afford the extra expenses this month, because I pay my six month automobile policy in four monthly payments, so the last two months of the six month period, I do not have insurance payments.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 7:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Wachovia Bank on Havemeyer Place, and  I paid my rent.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  Everything is half price.  I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment, but it has been cancelled for the next three weeks.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought a 250 square foot roll of CVS plastic food wrap for $2.89, a 15 count box of CVS gallon size freezer bags for $2.27, a package of 20 CVS red 16 ounce plastic cups for $1.59, two 7 ounce cans of CVS sensitive skin shave gel for $1.99 each, a 7 ounce bag of CVS black licorice twists $1.19, and a package of 25 Mead press it and seal it 9 inch by 12 inch heavy weight brown kraft envelopes for $3.49 less a $2 off coupon for buying over $10 of CVS products  for $13.41 sub total plus .80 tax for $14.21 total.  I then completed my walk, and I sat out at various locations.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 8 ounce bars of Kraft Cracker Barrel baby Swiss cheese for $2 each, four 59 ounce or 1.75 liter containers of Simply orange juice Simply Orange® orange juice pulp free for $2.50 each, two Boston Market 14 ounce Country Fried chicken meals for $2.99 each, four Pepperidge Farm 16 ounce frozen turkey pot pie meals for $2.99 each, eight 11 ounce cans of Campbell's pork and beans for .25 each, four 18 ounce cans of Campbell's Select New England clam chowder for .99 each, a 4.25 ounce bottle of McCormack whole black peppercorns for $3.69, a 14 ounce box of Nabisco Ritz crackers for $2, two 48 ounce containers of Quakers Old Fashioned oatmeal for $3.99 each, two Stop and Shop blue toilet bowl tablet cleaners for .99 each, five Stop and Shop 3 ounce containers of grated parmesan cheese for .99 each and five Stop and Shop 3 ounce containers of grated Romano cheese for .99 each, four 6 ounce can dry of California large black pitted olives for .99 each can, two 32 ounce jars of Welch's grape jelly for $1.50 each, four 16 ounce packages of Oscan Meyer beef lite franks buy one get one free for $3.99 each two packages, a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots for $1.50, broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound for $1.84, two pint packages of grape tomatoes for $2 each box plus .12 tax for $85.95 total.  My total savings using the Stop and Shop savings card and buying the sale items was $47.76 or enough to pretty much pay for my new computer chair or toaster.  I then returned home, and I used the cart from my apartment to bring up my groceries.   I resorted some of my canned goods, so the newer items are in back of the shelves and the older soups are on the floor in front of the book case and on the front of the bookcase shelves.   Also the newer cheese is in back in the refrigerator.   Thus I am stocked up for the month, but when I eat salads which I do, I will have to buy the perishable items that go in them.   I have lots of food stocked up in the apartment.   Tonight I will slice Oscar Meyer lite beef hotdogs on an angle at about one half inch slices and put them in the microwave proof plastic pot with the contents of a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and one half of a chopped medium onion and mix them all together with some dashes of garlic powder and Italian seasonings and McIlhenney tabasco sauce to taste and reheat it all with a plastic lid for one to two cycles on the reheat cycle on the microwave.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   CIO  

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 1:00 P.M.:  I moved the panel with the living room smoke detector two panels further away from the kitchen, so hopefully the smoke detector will not go off, when I use the toaster.   I have to do the breakfast dishes and make my bed.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up and go out.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 12:40 P.M.:  I was up at 10:30 A.M..   I picked up my mail.   I received the Disney vacation videotape, which I put on the living room coffee table.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   For darker breads like the Arnold whole wheat oatmeal break, a setting on the toaster of about 5 to 5.5 is necessary.   The smoke detector still goes off when toasting.   I could move it later today further into the living room away from the toaster.   I paid my Cablevision television and Optimum Online cable modem bills online for the first time.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 1:50 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.   I will go to bed soon.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 1:35 A.M.:  I went through my email.  I rehung the headsets on the monitor hooks.   I finished the updates on the Dell backup computer, and it is running just fine.  The Sony monitor on the Dell backup computer has not fogged over again, so hopefully it will work fine on it, for the limited time I ever use it.  I just keep it available in case something happens to the primary computer, and I need to go online.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 12:55 A.M.:  I am in the process of eating two tiny Hershey can bars.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/05 Thursday 12:25 A.M.:  Judging by the weather yesterday, the ground hog saw its shadow, so there will be six more weeks of winter.   I finished installing the Real updates on the Dell backup computer, and I am now installing the other updates.  The Sony monitor is working fine for now.  Possibly the problem was the built in power saving feature in the monitor setup.   I will leave it on the Dell computer, because I do not really need to have a large monitor for my left monitor which is the desktop with icons, and I also use it for Microsoft FrontPage 2002 that I publish this web log with.  I use the larger right monitor of the Dell 20 inch monitor as my extended desktop monitor, and I use it primarily for web browsing with Internet Explorer.   I had two 3M plastic hook adhesive strips, so I went ahead and installed the larger 3M hook on the right side for my two computer headsets and the smaller 3M hook on the left side for my Plantronics telephone headset.   It is suppose to take a half hour for them to set, but I will wait an hour.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 11:50 P.M.:  I got the sound driver working on the Dell backup computer.  I am installing the Real Update.  While doing that, the Sony monitor went fuzzy, and I turned it off and on, and it is fine for now.   Perhaps some feature of it being online causes it to go fuzzy.   I took off the 15 pin cable that came with it, when I first had the problem, and I think I still have a newer 15 pin cable on it.  I turned off Power Saving in the onboard setup features of the Sony monitor.   I have the sound working just fine on the Dell backup computer.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 10:30 P.M.:  I removed the 3M plastic hooks from the left side of the Dell 20 inch monitor and the right side of the Sony 20 inch monitor.   They have rubber adhesive strips that permit this by pulling them straight down and not letting the hook snap against one's fingers though when it releases if one hold it tightly enough.   I then disconnected the Compaq 19 inch monitor from the Dell backup computer, and I moved it on to the floor.   I then disconnected the USB devices from the Sony FD Trinitron 20 inch monitor, and I moved it to the Dell backup computer, and I connected it up.   I started it up, and it has not fogged over or gone fuzzy yet after over a half hour.   I turned it off briefly, and I turned it back on.   I am using the same cable that I used with the primary computer.   I then moved the Dell 20 inch monitor to right center for the primary computer, and I connected it up to the Mad Dog AGP 4X 64 meg. video card and the lower control panel power.   I then put the Compaq computer on the left side of the two monitor setup, and I connected it to the Diamond Stealth 32 meg. PCI card and the upper control panel power.  I connected the Sony monitor USB ports to the Dell backup computer.   I put my Pen Drive for the primary computer into the USB 4 port box underneath the right front of the right monitor.   I connected the Vibra web cam to one of the USB 2.0 ports on the USB 2.0 port card as well as the Visioneer 4400 scanner.   It is all working fine.  I have one adhesive strip for reattaching the right monitor hook, but I will not try it now, since I want to see how the Sony works on the Dell backup computer.  I recall testing the Sony monitor disconnected before and on the primary computer PCI card, and I had the same problem with it going fuzzy, so I do not think it is a system or cable problem.  I have the Sony monitor connected to the onboard AGP 2X port.   Right now the Sony monitor is still clear on the Dell backup computer.   The two monitors on the primary computer seem to be brighter and sharper though.  The sound driver is not working on the Dell backup computer I just noticed.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 9:00 P.M.:  I forgot to put the croutons in the salad, but I still have some of them.  They were out of them at the Arnold bread outlet today.   I was able to register the Rowenta toaster at http://www.prodregister.com//rowenta/ which is for U.S.A. purchases only.   The Sony FD Trinitorn 20 inch monitor has been fogging over and going fuzzy more frequently recently, so it has become too annoying.   I will exchange it with the 19 inch Compaq monitor on the Dell backup computer.   I might eventually replace it off the Dell backup computer with another 19 inch Dell monitor I have in reserve in the bedroom.   I will be able to test it some more before not using it all together.   I will do that now.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 8:10 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .   I used a tin of sardines that I chopped instead of tuna fish.   For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.   I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   I put the remaining loaf of Arnold low carb bread that I have been using this week in the freezer with a couple of plastic shopping bags around it, so I have spare bread in reserve.    I will use the loaf I bought today of the Arnold whole wheat oat bread.   On the new Rowenta toaster, they have two vertical rows of three buttons for each of the two 2 slice compartments.   The top is for Stop, the second one down is for defrost, and the bottom one or the third one down is for baking on one side for bagels or English muffins or if one wants one side baked on the outside for making sandwiches.  The external cooking element works on one side toasting, so one puts the side one wants toasted facing towards either of the sides of the toaster.  I will leave the instructions and warranty for one year in the bowl on the dining room table for now.  I will now register the toaster online at www.rowentausa.com .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 6:35 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a loaf of Arnold whole wheat oat bread for $1.45 less 10% senior discount of .15 for $1.30 total.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a wooden folding directors chair with blue cushioned seat and back for $5.   I next went by the Greenwich Town Hall, and I got my flu shot at the Greenwich Health Department for $18.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I got quarters for parking change.   I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I bought a dollar scratch card "In the Money" #28 at Greenwich Cigar, but I lost.  On the way up Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by Grannicks Pharmacy, and I bought a black rubber steal reinforced wooden cane tip for the standard size cane I bought yesterday for $1.75 and .10 tax for $1.85 total.  I then walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I viewed the whole upper level viewing the different 70% off items.   I bought a Rowenta http://www.rowenta.com/ made in France white TO-91 white four slice toaster regularly $99.99 for 70% off for $30.80 plus $1.85 tax for $32.65 total.   It is like this Amazon.com: Rowenta: Rowenta TO-912 4-Slice Toaster, Pearl , and it is now discounted at about $70 Rowenta 4 Slice Toaster Pearl TO-912 ,  so I paid less than half price for the slightly earlier model TO-91 which looks exactly the same.   It also will toast on just one side or defrost.  I then carried the toaster back to my car, and I returned home.   I brought it up to my apartment, and I moved the older Braun cappuccino espresso machine from the right side of the blue book case at the kitchen entrance to the left side of the kitchen counter behind the Krups espresso cappuccino machine.   I also put a couple of its accessory parts by it on the knife holder.  I put the new Rowenta toaster on the top right side of the kitchen entrance bookcase.   I did not previously own a toaster, but I just had a DeLonghi toaster oven.   I took off the old rubber tip from the cane, and I put the new rubber tip on the cane, and I have it hanging by the umbrellas behind the apartment entrance door.  I left the older rubber tip on the wire shelf at the same location.   I took out my black canvas and wooden folding directors chair, and I put it in the back of my Volvo station wagon with the quilted blue canvas wooden one with both folded up, so I have convenient seating for two for sitting outside available in the Volvo.   I do not have room to store them in the apartment.   When one is heavier, it is easier to sit in a director's chair than to use a folding low long beach chair, which I also have two of in my apartment for the summer along with the other three folding low ones in the false ceiling in the bedroom.  However, for slightly overweight people like myself, it is easier to sit in a director's chair.   I also chatted with some neighbors.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 12:50 P.M.:  I was called back by the Greenwich Health Department, and I have to go there for a flu shot between 2:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. this afternoon.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 12:25 P.M.:  Happy Ground Hogs Day.   I was up at 10:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jelly, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.   I picked up the mail downstairs.   I called the Greenwich Health Department hotline about a flu shot, and they are suppose to call me be back about an appointment.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/02/05 Wednesday 12:10 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 11:25 P.M.:  I registered the Staples extended warranty protection plan on line at http://www.staplesesp.com/ .  It is good for three years on site service or replacement should anything go wrong with the chair.   It covers parts, labor, normal wear and tear, and on site service.   The warranty that came with the chair made by Situations Business Furniture Systems is for 15 years to be free of defects for non moving metal components and chair frame, the pneumatic cylinder has a warranty of 10 years, the upholstery for 3 years, and all other parts and mechanisms have a warranty of 5 years.   The warranty is based on an 8 hour per day shift for users weighing up to 225 pounds.  Of course the extended warranty covers everything for three years as mentioned before.   I will put all the chair information together with a large paper clip.   I had to get the model number and serial number off the box for registration.   I will leave it on the large bowl on the dining room table, until I eventually put it in the metal file folder on the mahogany bureau in the bedroom with my other warranty paper work and important papers.   The chair was made in China.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 10:15 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   I chatted with a customer in the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop today whose daughter does captive breeding of jaguars in Georgia, so obviously there are jaguars in the southeast of the United States.  I am baking in the Farberware convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 22 minutes a package of a Stouffer's 12 3/8 ounce Deluxe French bread pizzas.   I will eat them with a glass of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 9:15 P.M.:  It took me a while, but I have the new black swivel leather computer chair together and installed at the computer.   It is quite comfortable, and I will feel much more comfortable while working at the computer.   I will keep the box it came with for a day or two.   If one has a large enough car for it to fit into assembled though, it is probably worth the $5 to have Staples assemble the chair for you.   It does assemble into two part of the chair and base unit, so it would probably fit into an average size station wagon.   I will now put the cart I brought it up with back in my Volvo.  I put the box on top of the bedroom computer monitor on the Danish desk.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 7:35 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Valley Road post office, and I mailed some bills and other mail.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I next went by the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop, and I bought a standard dark wooden cane to have for any future arthritic days for a dollar.   I then went by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop.   I next went down by the waterfront, and I chatted with some locals.  I then went over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I tried to buy Staples Circular Savings Caressoft® manager’s chair , but they were sold out except the display model.  They checked with the Stamford Ridgeway Center store, and they had it in stock.   I then went over to the Stamford Ridgeway Staples store, and I bought it for $59.94 plus a 3 year full replacement warranty for $9.99 plus $4.20 tax for $74.13 plus I gave the sales person a $3 tip for carrying it to my car for $77.13 total.   I then returned back to my apartment.   I now will move the wooden office chair with purple upholstery away from the computer, and put it back by the Orion television underneath the stereo rack, and fold up the directors chair and put it behind that,  and I have to assemble the new chair, which is suppose to take about 15 minutes.   I was able to bring it up with the cart that I keep in the back of my Volvo station wagon.  I checked with Staples in Old Greenwich, and they told me Caressoft is really soft leather, so it is a leather chair.   The Staples store in Stamford, Norwalk, and Wilton are suppose to have them, although the Old Greenwich store is sold out except for the floor model.  It has lumbar support, padded arms, and it is adjustable both height and tilt.  It was $40 off on sale.  CIO   

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 12:55 P.M.:  I got the paper work and bills ready to mail.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.   I will then heat and eat a 18 ounce dented can of Progresso chicken and wild rice soup which I will eat with a glass of iced tea.   I will then shower and clean up, and I will go out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 12:40 P.M.:  I picked up my mail.  I chatted with a neighbor.   I made out a check to pay my Verizon telephone bill for this month and last month which I did not receive a bill for.   I also made out a check to pay my AARP www.aarp.org membership of $12.50 a year.   I also got the paper work together to refile for my Verizon lifeline discount rate telephone service.   CIO

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 11:05 A.M.:  I was up at 7 A.M., when I chatted with a friend.  I watched some television.  I chatted with a relative.  The relative in Vero Beach, Florida reported that the local authorities had caught an exotic wild cat TCPalm : Exotic cat found wandering in Dodgertown caught, euthanized , but the one they found was golden, and the one I saw was about 95% black.   However, it is the nature of Florida that there tends to be a lot of wild life wandering around.  I guess with the colder weather up north, and since even here it is 28 degrees Fahrenheit currently Weather Underground: Greenwich, Connecticut Forecast that probably some of the wild life in the north country along with the people are probably wandering down into Florida.  Anyone familiar with wildlife would know that wild animals tend to migrate too.   I recalled seeing a fully grown Florida grey panther by the polo fields in Boca Raton, Florida on one early February morning in in 1979, and that time I had a witness with me whom also knew quite a bit about cats.   When I lived in Key West, Florida in the abandoned hotel now called the Casa Marina http://www.casamarinakeywest.com/ by St. Margaret's Episcopal church, there were about 200 stray cats of the six toed variety that Ernest Hemingway use to keep.   I also worried one of the stray cats might have been a baby panther dropped off there for safe keeping by its mother.  There use to be stories in the local press in Florida about Florida Panthers Florida Panther Net - Official Education Site picking up stray cats and kittens in Florida and possibly dropping them off at our abandoned hotel in Key West,  Florida.  Thus since I use to camp out in Florida and sleep out in park like areas, more than likely some of those wild cats were observing me, but since I only weighed about 125 pounds then, they did not try eat me.  If one searches federal documents that I filled while I was in Florida, I mentioned one informal organization called the Key West cat club.  There use to be a wealthy lady in Manhattan that lived just north of Nelson Rockefeller and the Pierre Hotel in her own town house, and when she died in 1973, she left her $40 million dollars to her cats.   I have frequently thought that if that $40 million dollars were well invested in some company like Microsoft, it might be worth considerable more.   Needless to say, I do not think her cats would be still alive, but more than likely their off spring would be.  I have a theory that if one keeps a smaller cat around the house, more than likely the big cats will not bother one.  Of course about five years ago as I recall in August, I had some sort of wild cat jump on the roof of my old white Volvo up by the reservoir in Greenwich about 4:30 A.M. in the morning, so more than likely they are around here too.   A friend of mine that use to have a house by Chris Dodd's summer house in Antiora Park, New York in the Adirondacks use to see black mountain lions.   When I camped out by Ronald Reagan's ranch in Santa Barbara, California in 1980, there were mountain lions around.   I have read that a mountain lion on foot can travel over a 100 miles a day, and they frequently jump on to other transportation, so they travel further.   I have also read that one government agency use to use some sort of exotic cat with a very keen sense of smell to track individuals all over the world through airports.   I also once read that a hunter whom had hunted in Africa was also once tracked down on another continent by a wild cat that some how sniffed him out.   I guess a wild cat could pick up scents in airports and follow that scent from an airport to where ever it leads.   I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with grape jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 2:05 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 2:00 A.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 1:35 A.M.:  I watched some television.  I ate five Danish butter cookies and four tiny Hershey candy bars.  I guess I will do some regular computer work.  The Sony FD Trinitron 20 inch monitor occasionally goes fuzzy, but if I turn it off briefly with the control panel switch, and I then turn it back on with the same switch, it seems to stay clear until I finally shut down.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/01/05 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.   I threw out the garbage.   One of my neighbors threw out a box of about 9 old cameras, and I retrieved them from the dumpster.  I put them on the side table in the bedroom.  There was also a Sony Walkman headset that I put with the other Sony Walkmen and their headsets behind the apartment entrance door.  CIO