Note:<888>3/07/99 Sunday 9:50 P.M. EST: Well, I was up at noon today. I worked a bit on the computer and the Thunderstone web indexer again to no avail. I finally gave up and deleted it again. I finally got around to having breakfast at 4 P.M. of Kelloggs crunchy raisin bran, toast, vitamins, coffee, and orange juice. I ran a defrag on the hard drive. I started cleaning the apartment and watering the plants with one slight rest, and finished a half hour ago, and just finished showering and cleaning up. I will go out for a breath of fresh air now. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/07/99 Sunday 4:10 A.M. EST: Well I fiddled with Thunderstone web indexer for a while, and finally gave up and deleted it. I had the Apache server cgi-bin directory viewable, but now it is not again and I still don't think it would have worked. It is really designed to work with Windows NT, so I am not sure all the script was right for Win98. Not much accomplished, but time to slow down and get to bed early. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/07/99 Sunday 12:10 A.M. EST: I went to bed about 7 A.M. yesterday morning. I had downloaded the free Thunderstone Texis web search engine for my server. I started indexing the server and went to bed. I was up about 1 P.M. and had breakfast of Kelloggs Crunch raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I went back to bed and chatted with a friend. The thunderstone index ran to partial completion when it ran out of buffers. I can finish the indexing later, however I have not been able to configure it for the Apache server in my server root directory, it says when I run it the folder Scott's Internet Hotlist Local Server, Greenwich, Connecticut Search: is 403 Forbidden . Well I have not figured it out after trying to reconfigure the Apache, and it is time to relax. I did have two slices of Elos pizza and ice tea about 10 P.M.. I am a bit tired and my eyes are blurry. Well have a good night. I am not sure what my plans are for the rest of the night. CIO

Note:<888>3/06/99 Saturday 3:25 A.M. EST: I tried to get IBM Web Servers : Overview IBM WebSphere Applicaton Server 2.0 for Windows NT to works with Windows 98, but alas it does not, but when I uninstalled it, the system seemed more responsive. It installs the Apache for Windows NT, and I reinstalled Apache for Windows 98 saving the "http.conf" file which was slightly modified. Tricky business to no avail. Well not much to report on, so I guess I will start to wind down for the night. Have a good morning. Ah yeh, on ADSL Download Speed Test , I am clocking about a .5 meg/sec downloads, I guess I might have a little room for improvement. CIO

Note:<888>3/05/99 Friday 11:05 P.M. EST: I went out after dinner and cleaning up after the last message. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, but the local paper was not available but I saw in the news box downtown an article about Linda McCartney was in the paper. I went for a walk downtown. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue twice. I viewed the usual evening strollers. I chatted with a local downtown proprieter about the economy. I drove down to the end of Steamboat Road and viewed the harbor and listened to the computer generated NOAA weather forecast. For a change I decided to shop at the Food Emporium since I needed Temerrier French Dijon mustard. I bought a rib eye steak at $3.99 a pound for $4.19, Temerrier French Dijon Mustard 12 oz. jar $2.09, a head of cauliflower $1.29, a Pepperidge Farm frozen layer cake $1.59 on sale $1.60 off, a half gallon of 2% milk for $1.89, Americas Choice dry roasted peanuts $2.99, Post HoneyBunch cerial $2.99, a nine slice pack of Elio's Pizza slices for $2.49, a gallon of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers $4.99 for a Food Emporium Total of $24.51 with Bonus Club savings of $2.10 if you have a Food Emporium Card. I returned home and put away the groceries and ate some peanuts and made a cup of coffee. Well have an enjoyable evening, back to net after my coffee. Remember the Hospital Thrift shop's last day of the bag sale is Saturday, and they will be closed on Monday and Tuesday before their spring opening on Wednesday. CIO

Note:<888>3/05/99 Friday 7:15 P.M. EST: I was up at noon today and had breakfast of Kelloggs crunchy raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I did a C: drive to D: drive backup. I rested a bit while this was going on and finally got up at 4 P.M.. I worked on the computer a bit, and I changed my firewall to WinProxy 1.4 (WWW proxy & mail server with firewall for Windows) which has a free demo. I configured it, and it all seems to work. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . I am cooking ham, potatoe, brocolli, and ice tea for dinner; and then I will clean up and go out for a while. I need to buy milk. CIO

Note:<888>3/05/99 Friday 1:30 A.M. EST: Well I goofed off since the last message. I watched a bit of the History Channel about Railroads and also a bit about Hadrians Wall. Aparently a group of cleaver engineers have tunneled between France and England with the Chunnel. I am not sure if it was complete when I was last in Paris, but there were quite a few Land Rovers illegally parked on Paris Streets last time I was there when Boris Yeltsin was visiting before the Albertville Olympics and after that event. I would have to check the dates of the Chunnel completion with that time frame. Unless I sleep walked into the Paris train station and caught a train to England, I don't think I have ever been in the British Isles. Well I recieved one call from the person I gave a ride to today, and he was back at work. I suppose there is not much real news to report, since most of the area seems pretty quiet this past week, perhaps people in mass have the winter blues, and have not been generating much activity. There was a nice article in last Sundays Greenwich Times about the renovation of the Victorian Parish house on Christ Church grounds that cost about $2,000,000; so I suppose despite the street traffic on the Boston Post Road, it is a pleasent habitat and maybe they will install some sound proofing or check with "Noice Cancellation" an area company about making the area quieter. Of course as far as I know everything is still fine in the general vacinity, and there is not much to report on. I guess the old adage holds, "No New Is Good News". Well there was a commercial on the history channel advertising $1,100 five day trip packages to Australia on Quantas; but I suppose they have not finished some of the new planned cities down there. I have not been making the usual rounds since, I am on an earlier schedule, and just about ready to go to bed. So have a good night from the New Amsterdam Colony. I noticed by the park when one exits I-95 in Byram east bound; they have a sign saying that Byram was founded in 1640, I believe the same time as the New Amsterdam Colony, so maybe someone should construct a windmill in Byram Shore Park, to commemerate the event. I did read another article that the U.S. Government was thinking about buying the YMCA "Calf Island" camp which is up for sale for some environmental program. Well I missed that article just saw the headlines. Well give my best to Big Ben, and remember the Pubs are suppose to close in London at 11 P.M. unless one happens to belong to a "Club", I believe. All quiet on the Western Front. CIO

Note:<888>3/04/99 Thursday 9:20 P.M. EST:Well my friend showed up after the last message. We went to the car rental place in Port Chester and returned the car. Then we drove to Safeway towing in New Rochelle, New York and picked up his car, and he headed off to work. I returned home and had dinner of ham, green peas, potatoe, ice tea, and coffee. I then went to the Greenwich Library and read the local paper about the large number of lap top computer thefts in the area. I also read PC Week and Computer World. I was chatting with the reference librarian telling her about the Microsoft Terraserver Picture of the Vatican Microsoft TerraServer St. Peters Image Page , there is a large building on the hill to the Northwest of St. Peters. I asked her if she knew what it was. I looked in the World Book, and there was no name for the hill. I looked in Fodors Guide and there was no name for the hill. I looked in the Michelin Guide and found out the hill was Mount Mario. I searched in Alta Vista and found out the building on the hill northwest of St. Peters is OAR - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma . Thus using the everyday resources of the library combined with the internet, one can find out all sorts of answers to obscure questions. I also happened to notice at Recent update for Library Construction that the library will be closed from May 3 to May 18, which looks like they have a lot of work to do on the new addition to have it done by then to move in. Well I drove down Greenwich Avenue after leaving the library and viewed Long Island Sound. The NOAA radio broadcast did not come in over in Port Chester. Well it was cold and blustery out, so I guess the forecast in the Old Farmers Almanac for a cold March was correct. I will sit back and relax on the internet for a while this evening, and not risk freezing in the artic like conditions outside. Well back to the net. I also updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm which was up a bit today. Stay Warm. CIO

Note:<888>3/04/99 Thursday 4:05 P.M. EST: I was up at 11 A.M. today. I had breakfast of Kelloggs crunchy raisin bran, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I slept until 1 P.M.. I went out about 2 P.M.. I bought $8.45 of gasoline at Exxon. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I am expecting a friend to stop by and I will drop his rental car off, so he can pick up his car which had a broken timing belt at the Subaru dealer in New Rochelle, New York. After dropping him off, I might stop by CompUSA in White Plains, New York to browse the store. Not much happening, it is a bit cold and blustery out, but the snow showers have quit and the sun is back out. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/04/99 Thursday 1:00 A.M. EST: I edited my Apache Log, so it only contains March 1999 entries, since it was up to 5 megs. It had some scrambled code, I also removed. I saved the old part of the log. My stats for the Apache server, still show all the previous months entries. My home Apache server seems to be pretty busy, and my ValueClick click throughs were up to 29 yesterday. Well time to wind down and go to bed. CIO

Note:<888>3/03/99 Wednesday 11:00 P.M. EST: I had dinner of ham, green peas, potatoe, ice tea, and coffee. I watched the ABC evening news. I worked a bit on the intenet. I read about 25 pages of "Charles at 50". I turned on the Fox channel at 9 P.M. and their was a recent program on the Windsor family. I updated Scott's Stats from the Florida site stats.htm . I am doing a litte bit of regular internet activity. Well have a good evening. My luncheon guest from yesterday is coming out again tomorrow Thursday to pick up his car in the latter morning. The rain seems to have quit. CIO

Note:<888>3/03/99 Wednesday 6:00 P.M. EST: I went out shortly after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and waited in line for some minor business. I chatted with one local citizen. I stopped by the central Greenwich Post office and bought money orders to pay my Cablevision and Optimum Online. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop and they're now down to $15 a bag. I stopped by Electrolux off Greenwich Avenue on Armergone Way, and bought a ten pack of Electrolux vacuum bags for $12.70. I drove down Steamboat Road and viewed the rainy overcast waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and chatted with a regular user. I returned home and put a new Electrolux vacuum bag in each of my two older Electrolux vacuum cleaners I own. I asked the Electrolux salesman, if he knew what happened to the statue that the Duke of Windsor dedicated at the old Electrolux factory in Old Greenwich in the 1930s, and he did not know what happened to it when they put in the new condominiums there. Scott's Index scopor01.htm did not do much today. It seems like the server was stalled when I returned home, but it is running fine now. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/03/99 Wednesday 2:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 10 A.M. today, and had breakfast of Kelloggs Crispy Raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I added "header.html" files Scott's Internet Hotlist Directory Listing , so that the directory listing of Index of /favorites and also the directory listing of music files will display advertising links, so I might generate a little bit more revenue. I earned $50 in February from ValueClick and during the last few days the click throughs have gone up a bit. Well time to clean up and go out and pay my Cablevision and Optimum Online Bills which run about $85 a month for both, which one of my major expenses. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>3/03/99 Wednesday 2:45 A.M. EST: I finished up my usual internet routine. As far as I can tell, it looks like it is sort of slow on the net, I suppose a few people are taking down time. CIO

Note:<888>3/02/99 Tuesday 11:00 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I just started my laundry. I drove downtown. I stopped off at the bottom of Steamboat Road. I drove over to Stables in Old Greenwich. They have the Sony 6G and 10G backup tape system, but last week for $149.99 they also threw in a $50 tape, so if I ever get one, I will have to wait until they have the same deal again. I drove to CVS in Old Greenwich and bought two bottles of shampoo and conditioner for $1.58 total with tax. I stopped by the Hyatt in Old Greenwich. I withdrew funds from the Bank of New York Money Machine there. I noticed Purdue chicken and Lehman Brothers were having meetings there. I next drove to the new Food Emporium in the Riverside shopping plaza. The store was virtually empty. I bought a bottle of Angostora Bitters for $3.49. I next went to the CVS nearby in the same plaza, but they were out of Swisser Sweets lights cartons. I drove to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought a carton of Swisser Sweets light cigar cigarettes for $13.96. I next parked on the lower section of Greenwich Avenue, and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I returned home and had a bag of quartered radishes and six small slices of New York Valley extra sharp cheese and ice tea. The temperature in the apartment is down to 74 degrees. I recieved a call from my lunchion guest, and his car broke down in Harrison, New York and he had to get a tow and rent a car. He will be out on Thursday morning to pick up the repaired car. I chatted briefly with another friend. Well I am doing laundry, and not much more exciting to report on the home front. Have a good night. CIO

Note:<888>3/02/99 Tuesday 5:20 P.M. EST: I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Kelloggs crunchy raisin bran, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. The thermostat got thrown out of whack in my apartment and the temperature was up to 80 degrees instead of 70 degrees, which has made me feel tired. I went back to bed until 1 P.M. when a friend called to say he would be coming out for lunch. I had the friend arrive from Long Island for lunch. We split a Tombstone Self Rising cheese pizza and some New York State extra sharp cheese. We chatted about general subjects and looked at some horse racing internet sites. We went outside for a walk, and when I came in I discovered it was too warm inside, and I turned down the thermostat. He just departed. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well not much else to report on. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 12:00 P.M. EST: Well we have reached the midnight hour, time to bid "Adieu", "Bon Soir". CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 10:50 P.M. EST: For a bird's eye view of Cosmo's Prayer Palace from the Russian Sputnick follow this link Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page El Duomo, Firinze Italia .CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 10:35 P.M. EST:I had a slice of baked ham and spinich for dinner. I was reminicing today that when I lived in Florence, (Firinze); Italy (Italia) during the winter of 1972, we frequently had a large lunch after noon during siesta, and then dinner around eight P.M. and then another petit dinner around 1 A.M. after our evening strolls in the old part of the city around the Duomo, and I enjoyed viewing the city during the night hours when there was no traffic, to get a better perspective than during the daytime with all the Fiats. Also in older European cities like Firinze which were part of city states and at different periods were fortified, the substancial houses look rather ordinary from the outside since they were inward facing upon courtyards, and they did not make the homes too ornate on the outside, so as not to attract attention. Well enough of old world wisdom. The Florentines use to marvel at General George Patton when told that the Ponte Vechio would not support the weight of his tanks, he went right ahead and successfully drove them over the bridge, so it goes to show well built construction tends to survive the ravages of time. Well creme filled pastries and capacino or cafe au lait were always enjoyable for breakfast in Firinze, since there was a lack of corn flakes. Needless to say I am still keeping an eye out for the missing panel of the Baptisery Doors which got washed away during the flood of 1971 before I arrived. If you really want to have fun, climb the steps of the Duomo about 11 A.M. on Saturday morning about 550 feet high to enjoy the view, and just when you arrive at the top of the windy curving sloped steps to enjoy the view, they ask you to leave since it closes at noon, and you find out it is much more difficult descending the steps than it was climbing them. So much for experience, but the view is breathtaking. I think I enjoyed the bus ride to the top of Fiesole that Larry use to be governor of, since I could take the bus and enjoy the view over the valley that Firinze resides in, and have an enjoyable carafe of wine at the small cafe in Fiezole if the sun it out. Of course strolling up and down the street that the Santa Trinita bridge opens out onto, is equally enjoyable since many of the posher vanity stores are there attracting many strollers. Also since one of the Medici Merchant Princes did not like getting cold, I believe it was Cosmo, they built a covered walkway from the Medici Palace to the Uffici where he kept his offices and currently has much glorified art including Rembrants from Holland along with the usual Italian masterpieces. I believe the second story covered walkway is about a mile long. Needless to say in the Medici palace, every square inch is covered with art work of the Renaissance, and the gardens behind or in front of the palace depending on one's perspective climb up the hill, to I believe the circle where the David statue was originally displayed, before they replaced it with a duplicate and moved it inside to prevent deterioration. Well I never made it to the opera in Firinze, but it is suppose to be enjoyable and quite colorful along with many other hidden treasures in the city in the middle of northern Italy on the railroad from Pisa to Venice. Well I never did make it to Venice, but I enjoyed my stay in Firinze, since I got plenty of rest and peace and quiet since I had an inside room away from the noice of the outside rooms that overlooked the noicey streets. I suppose it has changed a bit, and after a couple of months I discovered that old Florence also had a modern part with high rises and other modern buildings such as you see everywhere in Europe. I stayed at the Pensione Adria which back in 1972 was an inexpensive and congenial pensione with a view of the river, and I enjoyed the quiet of the inside room across from the wine celler and the kitchen, since I could sleep in the day if I wanted to and wander around at night when it was quieter. Well I suppose some people have been so many places, they don't always remember some of the first places they ever visited, but from my perspective, I enjoyed the festive atmosphere of Firinze, Italia and I enjoyed the hospitality. Well time to relax, I am debating whether to slow down or have a cup of coffee. The heat has finally warmed up the apartment a bit. CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 9:30 P.M. EST: Former Greenwich area residents to give lecture Peter Lowe International Seminar Barbara and George Bush Participate in Lecture Detail Page . CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 8:05 P.M. EST: I lounged around the apartment this morning. I chatted with a family member. I went out about noon. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I paid my rent on Lafayette Place. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have their $30 bag sale. Next Monday and Tuesday they are closed, and they will put out their new selection on next Wednesday. I guess towards the end of this week they will lower the price of their bag sale to even less. I went to the central post office and obtained a money order to pay my MCI bill. I got a hair cut from Mike at Subway Barber. I looked a little bit arthritic today, but I don't notice it much myself. I said hello to somebody who works for Rennaissance Capital. I returned to the car and drove down Steamboat Road. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I chatted with one of the local users. We compared notes on news stories. I told him that people who warehouse large amounts of alcoholic whiskeys and other beverages in their basement wine cellers are creating a fire hazzard if they don't know how to properly manage the stored provisions. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. They have a new Xerox Docucenter. I next went to the Grand Union and bought 4 Tropicana half gallons of orange juice for $2 each, GU 2% milk half gallon for $1.77, a box of GU tea for .89, Kelloggs crunchy raisin bran for $1.99, a box of Anderson Dutch Bavarian pretzels for $1.49, a dozen large eggs for .89, two packages of Thorne Apple Valley bacon for .99 each, a package of Great Lakes extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.79 and three bags of Radishes for .99 for a Grand Total of $19.79. It was beginning to have a cold rainny sprinkle outside. I returned home and put away the groceries. I had eight pretzels and about ten Danish cookies and I rested a bit. I then had a half of bag of radishes. I turned up the heat a bit. Not much else happening. Certain family and associates are heading to Las Angeles, Santa Barbara, Carmel, Sun Valley, and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia while I sit back here with the rest of the arm chair travlers watching the world go by. There has been a lot of air traffic for the last two hours, so I guess the wandering travelers are flying in and out of the local airport. I also updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm which did not do much today. Well not much to report on, I guess most people have the winter blues. Well enjoy the evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/01/99 Monday 10:45 A.M. EST: Well I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I just had breakfast of coffee, orange juice, vitamins, toast, and Ramen noodles. I was out of milk for cerial. After I finish my coffee, I will shower and go out and pay some bills. Well the never ending routine has come full cycle. It looks like a decent day, so have a nice day. CIO