Note:<888>3/14/99 Sunday 8:40 A.M. EST: Since the profits have been so meager in the local computer business, I was thinking with all this advanced technology, it might be more profitable to go into the business of dictating books again, since any one with a fertile imagination can let the mind flow and come up with some original or more entertaining plot themes, of course most fiction only has relevance to its own geographical area, and when all is said and done the books keep piling up for the miriad librarians to keep shelving into the rows of endless paper. Well not much happening since the last message, I am still awake waiting to fall asleep, I guess the local kharma of the local villagers waking up and beginning their Sunday morning routines is keeping me awake. I did notice a license plate on a black mercedes from Ohio last night, so as usual we had visitors. Of course for security reasons people don't drive around with Foreign license plates on their cars, so as not to stand out. Moreover, I am not sure if foreign license plates are legal, but I have seen Canadian and English, license plates in the area along with European long number plates. I guess it depends on where the vehicle is registered. I was once advised that many of the motoring public on cruise ships bring their vehicles along, since they are familiar with them, and more comfortable with them. Of course arm chair travelers don't like to be moved too much, since it disturbs their train of thought. Well not much really happening so to speak of, I suppose we will have a few more visitors today, give them my best. CIO

Note:<888>3/14/99 Sunday 3:30 A.M. EST: I went to bed about noon today after doing a little computer work. I was awaken by a phone call about 4 P.M.. I went back to bed until 5:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kelloggs raisin bran, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cafe au lait. I then showered and cleaned up, and went out about 6:45 P.M. for some fresh air. I stopped by to visit with someone who was not there. I went downtown and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a local proprieter. I stopped by the Grand Union and bought a roast beef sandwich and cat food for $18.15 for someone who had a hungry cat. I delivered the parcel to a local institution. I went back downtown and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue twice. I chatted with a local musician who was playing his guitar. I drove down to the end of Steamboat Road and viewed the harbor. I returned home and had a Tony's pizza, ice tea, and coffee. I recieved a phone call about 1 A.M. and went back out for a chat with someone, hopefully matters are cleared up. I drove back down to Steamboat Road and viewed the harbor. I returned home about 2:15 A.M.. I will do a little regular computer work now. Today is the St. Patricks Day parade in Greenwich, so I will probably be sleeping through it. I will probably do my usual house cleaning routine when I wake up late tomorrow afternoon or early evening. I will have to be out in the afternoon on Monday, but as usual will probably be on a night schedule tomorrow again. It was a little bit warmer out this evening, and I suppose it will start warming up a bit in the evenings starting soon, and walking around in the evening for exercise and fresh air will be a little bit more enjoyable. Well there is not really much to report on since when one leads a quiet routine, you post quiet reports. As far as I know, the daytime people need to sort out their responsibilites and not interfer with the people who prefer to be awake at night and have the experience working long time hours at night. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/13/99 Saturday 8:40 A.M. EST: Well the latest news from the Russian Front is that last week the British report that somebody was manipulating their satellites, and yesterday a General Electric communications satellite was manipulated out of oribt. It would seem if one used deductive reasoning parties unknown have built a supercomputer system to decrypt the encryption codes of the defense and communications satellites for their own specific purposes, therefore the information fed by these satellites could be just as easily suspect. It would more than likely have to be the Russians or the Chinese and since the Russians don't have the funds for that activity, more than likely it is the Chinese whom have decided to start manipulating other powers satellites, but equally true we have the same capability to do the same to their birds, so tit for tat, and so and so. I have not done much this morning, and am thus thinking about having a cup of coffee and maybe after showering going out for the morning rounds. I was speculating yesterday that a major power surge in the world trade center antennae would more than likely knock out all communications in the New York area, and people would have to resort to gossiping through the grapevine or chatting with with any birds that happened to be passing by like in the Audubon network to pass the messages. Since bird watching is a major pass time in this area, we tend to enjoy our hobbies on weekends outside when it is warmer, but not always in the winter when their are mostly Canadian Snow Geese. I have never seen a Russian Vulcan in this area, but if one did show up more that likely a Condor from the Andes would run it out of the hemisphere and back to its native hemisphere. Thus enough about bird watching and other leisure activities in the Greenwich area. I also reinstalled the new Java machine, and Internet Explorer 5.0 and the @home software for Netscape, so thus java works correctly on the machine again along with Communicator as the default browser for @home since MS internet explorer with my 74,000 favorites takes about seven minutes to load the @home interface. Enough of theoretical communications jargon, if you want to understand some of the basic elements think of some of the basic premises of physics which one learns in their first term physics course. Time to begin focusing on the daytime routine. CIO

Note:<888>3/13/99 Saturday 1:20 A.M. EST: Latest report on the cold front from Greenwich, Connecticut 31 degrees F.. Greenwich still seems to funcitioning here since we have lots of Russians whom work here, and half the staff of the United Nations are Russians. Thus although it is cold the lights still seem to be on, and the heat is still going. I did some Russian Studies at Lake Forest College. In my travels in America I have seen millions of Russians living on the west coast and Alaska is full of them. Needless to say lots of Russians work for Exxon at the Prudoe Bay. Thus it is my viewpoint the Mellon group sitting down in Key West instead of Pittsburg, should be minding their own business in Pittsburg and not the Hess refinery in St. Croix which they don't own. I believe most of Hess' oil comes from Venzuela. On a minor note, one of the main patrons of the Greenwich over the years was Nan Carnegie Rockefeller whose family beside being involved in United States Steel and donating libraries today probably are involved in USX the old United States Steel, and last time I looked at www.usx.com which was about a year ago, they owned 10,000 or more Marathon gasoline stations none of which are in Greenwich or www.uxc.com which offers other energy resources. Thus if push comes to shove some of the old people might have access to other oil reserves besides what they are freely using now. The Greenwich library is funded to the tune of about $5 million a year by the taxpayers of Greenwich, of whom I am not one, but my family is. The largest tax payer in the town of Greenwich is Fortune Brands the old Duke tabacco company which is thinking of moving out of town. The Exxon company jet has been seen flying in and out of Westchester airport more frequently, or at least what I percieve is the Exxon company jet, since it is painted dark grey with Chinese fire engine red lettering. It has four engines and has a large extended range, and more than likely old guard stockholders who don't like the cold weather are flying to warmer ports of call. Well for the average citizens who live here, we don't mind the cold and we have our simple routines that revolve around simple frugle lifestyles. I believe Nan Carnegie Rockefeller use to volonteer washing dishes at the senior center when nobody else would help out. Thus Greenwich has a long tradition of volonteerism, and we seem to get by; however certain buildings like the Greenwich Town Hall, Local Library, Local Hospital, and Public schools use lots of energy to stay warm in the winter, so although certain members of the establishment don't live here continually, we still have to keep all these facilities up and running for the general public or whatever group of Russians shows up to squat in the rather deluxe facilites that we provide. Thus paying for all the out of town guests to use these facilities is a continual financial drain on the community and those who pay the taxes to support them. Thus for the United States government to presume it can shake down the Exxon stock holders for another $5 billion when the Exxon money has already paid for many deluxe well endowed facilities around the world is a gross miscarriage of justice. Moreover with the oil industry in recession, it would not be good business judgement for the Exxon management to foresake $5 billion in working capitol which is much needed in maintaining the existing Exxon corporate infrastructure, so it can continue to serve the needs of the many world wide communities it serves. Thus any environmentalists who claim that Exxon is wasting precious resources should produce their accounts and show how much in energy and other resources in travel and transportation they are consumming in their world wide environmental efforts, and try to justify the expenses they keep agruing in their world wide conservation efforts. In other words, if you live in a company town remember whom the stockholders are and whom the taxpayers are, and who pays the bills and whom are the executives of these various corporations and institutions that support these various local institutions. Quite frankly it is my viewpoint that General Electric Credit Corporation on Long Ridge Road in Stamford is probably sitting on more funds than Swiss Bank also in Stamford. Thus from my viewpoint, it is "Don't Rock the Boat Baby" or we might be in the same situation as in the early 1970s when there was no oil for energy in this area, and the local communities came to a virtual stand still, which is why quite a few people ended up living for a while in Florida. Thus if there are any Texans driving around with bumper stickers that say, "Drive Fast, Freeze a Yankee"; New York financial person might cancel their credit cards and see whose money it really is. As an economist, I remind people that 77% of the private wealth in this country is controlled by women over 70 years who tend to be somewhat frugal, since the more grandchildren they have, the pie gets smaller. So before you make value judgements about other people's lifestyles, you might look into the realities of the situations as they exist, not in some sort of utopian New York Times public relations press hand out. Thus enough of constant comment, and time to get back to normal routine. CIO

Note:<888>3/12/99 Friday 5:50 P.M. EST: Well I went out at 2:00 P.M.. I drove downtown to the bottom of Greenwich Avenue, and viewed the harbor from Steamboat Road. I went noticed a few other people doing it. I drove over to E.L.D.C. thrift shop, and they have a couple of exercise saddles for $10 apiece. They also have good $15 reams of paper for $5. I chatted with the staff there on various subjects. I then drove back to central Greenwich and chatted with a few of the regulars at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I next went down Greenwich Avenue and viewed the harbor again from Steamboat Road. I then went to the Greenwich Library and told one of the regulars my viewpoint on the Exxon Valdez accident, since the government has so much microwave antenae up there, the probably messed up the ships navigations system. If the government covered up this fact, then it was a democratic plot to wreck the Rockefeller Exxon republican establishment. Strangers things have happened in our memory. Well next I chatted with one of the power walkers in town about how good Timberland are for walking, and I prefer them in cold weather. I then went to the Arnold Bread store and spent $3.59 on 3 loaves of Healthnut bread. I returned home and started listening to Beethoven's Ninth for a change of pace. Well it was a very uneventful day in Greenwich, just usual errands. The weather man if you can believe them says we're going to get one to two inches of snow. Well I have been up since 9:00 P.M. last night, and I am a little bit tired, so I will go to bed shortly. Have a good night. Cheers from the far side of town. Yeh the banana market was up a bit in Manhattan today scopor01.htm . CIO

Note:<888>3/12/99 Friday 1:15 P.M. EST: I went downtown at 10 A.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and cashed my ValueClick advertising check. I briefed an officer there that it was my viewpoint that if the United States is committing troops to Yugoslavia, the old rules of military secrecy still probably apply in this country and foreign visitors and residents are not allowed to transmit information on troop movements within the country or elsewhere, since the cival penalties during time of conflict probably still apply. I also speculated that the Exxon Valdez more than likely had its navigation radar knocked out by the large radar facilities in Alaska, and therefore the Exxon Valdez accident is more than likely United States government liability, and not the sole responsibility of the Exxon corporation, since maga amounts of radar waves from government facilities can disrupt civilian and commercial facilities. This is more than likely the scenario whether the government cares to admit it or not. I next went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and viewed the machandise there. They have a small Braun coffee grinder there amongst numerous other items. I then went to CVS and bought a carton of Hav-A-Tampa cigar cigarettes for $13.97. I chatted with a sun glass lady there about sun glasses. I chatted with a toothpaste salesman there about toothpaste. I chatted with a sales staff member there about the upcoming St. Patricks Day parade, and the Scott family that settled in New Amsterdam in 1640 might have been one of the first Scott Irish families in America, unless more than likely there was a Scott in Williamsburg in 1620, and more than likely one of Columbus' sailors was probably a Scott coming over to meet one of his Scott cousins that arrived with the Vikings who came over to visit one of his Scott cousins that arrived with Mongolians and so forth back and forth. Well after hob nobbing in CVS, I drove on down to the center of town and stopped by the Greenwich Post office and paid my telephone bill and mail the cooking CDs to a family member who might use them. I then walked over to the Mews gift shop and checked out the merchandise. They have some nice tables in there for $100. I chatted with a staff member about how the Europeans make coffee and maintain their coffee shops and coffee machinery and a bit about coffee in general. I found a bargain a nice pair of heavy solid wood case 18 inch by 3 foot ADS sterio speakers for $5 for the pair. Each of them weigh about 50 pounds apiece. I drove my car over to pick up the speakers and then drove directly home. I install the pair of speakers in the living room with the other four pairs and I put them on the incoming south wall, so I now have even better surround sound in my living room, but I can't turn it up to loud or I would disturb my neighbors. I filed this report, and I guess I should start slowing down and going to bed since I am a bit tired and burned out. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>3/12/99 Friday 9:50 A.M. EST: I have been doing my routine computer work. I also tested the IBM beta of Websphere which is a little buggy and I deleted it. I am going to have a bite of my stew and then go out and browse the Hospital Thrift Shop briefly and pay my phone bill. Well have a good morning. I am tired and will go to bed about noon. CIO

Note:<888>3/12/99 Friday 1:15 A.M. EST: I went back to bed and got up at 9 P.M.. I went out at 9:30 P.M. after showering. I noticed the Mercedes Benz dealership was just ending a party, so they must have introduced a new automobile model to the public. I stopped by Exxon and bought $9.60 in premium. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue twice. It is about 30 degrees F. outside right now. There were quite a lot of people out tonight having dinner which is usual for Thursday nights in Greenwich when the cooks have the night off. I suppose a few people still do employ private chefs in Greenwich, and they seem to make a living. I drove down to the bottom of Steamboat Road. I next drove up to the Post Road and smelled that somebody had run over a skunk in front of Christ Church. The smell carrys for quite a way. I drove to the Riverside shopping plaza and stopped by the new Food Emporium there. The store is quite a feast for the eyes. I chatted with a few customers and staff. I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.49, Bournier Dijon mustard for $1.99, Asperagus at $1.49 a pound for $1.69, two Blue bags of 50% caffine A&P coffee for $1.99 each for a total of $10.64. I then went over to CVS and and bought two packs of cigar cigarettes for $2.80 one of Captain Black and one of Hav-A-Tampa. One of the customers who was a lawyer was upset that somebody in front of the store driving a Mustang with tinted windows had tried to run him down in front of the store. Apparently they have problems with roudy kids at the adjacent McDonalds. I chatted with the cashier about computers. She told me she was paying $3,500 to rent a computer outfit, and I told her she could buy a new system without a monitor for about $399. I next returned to central Greenwich and drove down Greenwich Avenue to the bottom of Steamboat Road. I then stopped by the Grand Union and bought 4 Tony's Pizzas for $10 all, and a Stauffers 20 oz. Lasagna for $2.99 for $12.99 total. I then returned home and put away the groceries. I mixed my old and new coffee beans together. I have been drinking ground coffee out of the can recently, and it does not taste as good as when I grind the beans. I made a Tony's Pizza and am now enjoying a good cup of Cafe Au Lait made with my Braun or Gaggia coffee grinder, and brewed in my Braun Cappacinno espresso machine. Europeans do make a good cup of coffee compared to average American coffee. Well time to sit back and sip the coffee. Yeh, Nestle in White Plains, New York besides being in the chocolate business is also in the coffee business and if I am not mistaken they're a Swiss company that also own Perrier across the street. Well back to the net after coffee. CIO

Note:<888>3/11/99 Thursday 5:05 P.M. EST: I was up at 3 P.M., and I missed my 3 P.M. appointment. I had two calls this morning. I finally awoke at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post HoneyNut Flakes, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. Well not much to report on the home front. I recieved notice from Internic that they would process my Internic registration for "mrscott.com" manually, so hopefully it should be up and running in a few days. Well I also updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Microsoft Investor is suppose to be able to export my portfolio to the new Microsoft Money 99 Basic, but I can seem to find it in Microsoft Money when I open the program after exporting it. I will have to study the matter more closely latter. Well time for another night owl session, but after I clean up, I will probably go out this evening first. CIO

Note:<888>3/11/99 Thursday 5:05 A.M. EST: I had a Tony's Pizza at 3 A.M.. I had a problem with my Internic registration. You have to have two domain names and two I.P. addresses to register and my @home service only has one I.P. address, so I think I fixed the problem by naming my primary as before www.mrscott.com for the I.P. address "24.228.18.154" my @home server here in Greenwich, and for the secondary name I used www.2.mrscott.com, and for the secondary I.P. address I used my Florida server I.P. address of "199.227.52.191"which is also registered to me for www.mikescott.net , so I guess if my Greenwich @home server should go down, the secondary address www.2.mrscott.com will refer to my Florida site. I think this should work with Internic. Keep your fingers crossed. @home does not support Internic listing for this reason, since they only offer one I.P. address, but on their Multiple Accounts page, they say they are working on new services to offer multiple I.P. addresses. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/11/99 Thursday 2:05 A.M. EST: I have the Microsoft Money 99 Basic running fine. It imported my old Microsoft Money files quickly and the $10 rebate form is in the box. I registered the internet domain for my home Greenwich server today, of www.mrscott.com today. It should be working in a few days. Although the address sounds, a bit too authoritative, I figured it is similar to the other addresses and easy to remember. One has to pick and choose names from what is available. I noticed in the internet news that Prince Charles is going to visit Falkland Islands Tourist Board this week. I guess he will get a little peace and quiet. I also put links from my home page to a Bush & Dole 2000 banner image that might come to pass, the way the republican politics are developing. Well time to do my regular internet work. I will go to bed about 4 A.M., since I have to be up at 1 P.M. tomorrow for a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>3/10/99 Wednesday 10:45 P.M. EST: I left here about 7:45 P.M. and drove and stopped by Stables in Old Greenwich, but nothing was on sale. I drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk and toured the stored. I bought Microsoft Money Basic 99 for $19.99 which has a $20 mailin rebate. I also bought a two package cooking CDrom set "MasterCook All Around the World Recipe Collection" and "MasterCook deluxe" from the Clearence bin for $3.99 plus $1.44 Connecticut sales tax for $25.42 total. I chatted with a couple of customers and sales staff about tech. I then went over to the Wiz and viewed the merchandise. I showed one of the sales staff my internet site with the music since they have cable modem demonstations in the store. I chatted tech with a couple of the staff. One of the staff's mother works for IBM. I noticed they have 200 Watts Technics amplifiers for $200. I returned to Greenwich and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. Lots of youngsters in Starbucks. I returned home and heated up some of my stew and will not eat. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/10/99 Wednesday 5:25 P.M. EST: Well, I went to bed after the last message. I had one call this morning. I was up at 4 P.M.. The sun looks like it is out coming in bright and shinny through my curtains. I had breakfast of Post Honey Nut flakes, toast, orange, vitamins, and coffee. I listened to the Tschaikowsky, Peter; Nutcracker Suite and Swan Lake mp3s I encoded last night with Deion's White Tiger 1.8.46 Music Program (FreeWare) . The quality of the music seems just like the CD. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . I will clean up and go out in a while. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/10/99 Wednesday 8:30 A.M. EST: Well the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop is opening about now for their annual spring sale. I finished encoding Tschaikowsky, Peter; Nutcracker Suite and Swan Lake for your listening pleasure. Well I am bushed, but I guess I will go out. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/10/99 Wednesday 2:20 A.M. EST: I had dinner of my home made stew and goldfish crackers and ice tea about 11 P.M.. I went out at midnight and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. Nobody was out to speak of. Tuesdays are always a quiet night. I drove down to the bottom of Steamboat Road and viewed the harbor. I drove through Bruce Park and out to the Post Road and headed to CVS in the Riverside Shopping Plaza. I chatted with some of the staff there. I was looking for Swisser Sweet lights, but their supply has not arrived. I bought CVS disinfectant spray for $1.99, Ajax dishwasher detergent for .89, two CVS air fresherers for .89 each, a White DJeep lighter for $1.59, and a tin of Danish butter cookies for $1.99 for a total of $8.62. I drove back to the center of town and drove back down Greenwich Avenue and returned home. I started my laundry which should be done in a half hour. I had a cup of coffee and four Danish butter cookies. I am encoding the tenth of 16 tracks for the Nutcracker Suite, hopefully I will have it up tonight. I recieved a check for my internet advertising last month of $49.92, and this month is running about twice as busy. Well it is a quiet night, so it is back to the old internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>3/09/99 Tuesday 10:15 P.M. EST: I was up at 5 P.M. this evening. I watched a little bit of news and had breakfast of Post HoneyNut Almond Oats, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I started fiddling with the computer, and I went to www.pcware.com who manufacture my S-571 motherboard. I am using the 09/02/99 cmos update "5710902s.rom" which works great. The latter versions cause my hard drive to hesitate. This could be because the motherboard came with a 1995 Pentium American Megatrends bios chip. I downloaded the January 29,1 1999 bios update, but my drive hesitated with it. When installing the bios update the "amiflash.com" program would not work from a floppy boot. I finally deleted the old cmos by moving the short dip pin inside the computer. On my system you can do the same which is dangerous by pressing the "End" key while turning on the computer power and this deletes you cmos setup, which is dangerous, so don't advertise it. Well after determining the January 29, 1999 bios update still caused my hard drive to hesitate which the September 02, 1998 bios update does not, I restored the September 02, 1998 "5710902s.rom" bios and the system works fine without drive hesitation. As I said this is most likely caused by the 1995 American Megatrends bios that came with my motherboard, a newer bios might not have had this problem. Well I also downloaded a new onboard display adaptor January 99 driver for my onboard computer display adaptor, and installed and it malfunctioned on reboot. I deleted the display adaptor driver and did a reboot, and when the machine prompted me for the driver, I reinstalled it from the download on the hard drive. The new display driver now works fine, and has higher resolution capabilities, but I will leave it as I had it before, since I can't see finer text. With new the 9/2/98 cmos reinstalled, and the new display driver, the system seems more responsive and is working great. I guess something mess up my cmos where "amiflash.com" would not work, possibly effecting performance, but I seem to have the system remedied. I also updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well time to clean up and maybe go for a drive. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>3/09/99 Tuesday 7:25 A.M. EST: Well I did my routine internet work. Not much to report on. I downloaded a couple of IBM demos and beta which I will install later. The White Tiger encoder worked, I just did not name the Beethoven file the right name I thought I had. I found the file in another directory. It is in the classical directory Index of /music4 Classical Beethoven 3 Allegro. I will encode the entire Tschaikowsky Nutcracker while I sleep today. I had some of my stew with gold fish crackers, and I thought it was quite tasty. Well time to make the *.wav file before I encode. Have a good morning, stay warm. CIO

Note:<888>3/09/99 Tuesday 4:25 A.M. EST: I finished the soup stew at 2 A.M.. I put on my long johns, with turtle neck, flannel boxer shorts, wool socks, flannel shirt, blue jeans, Canadian Goose sweater, Green parka, Timberland shoes, Icelandia Skit cap, and leather glooves and drove downtown in 21 degrees and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue and then down to the Greenwich Harbor Inn. I chatted with the regular night desk clerk about recent activity around town. She said they are going to remodel the Greenwich Harbor Inn again. I walked back uptown. I mentioned that when walking around at night in the Steamboat Road area and lower Greenwich Avenue, it is advisable to keep a couple of quart cans of tomatoe juice handy because the area has a large skunk problem. After returning to the center of town, I sat in front of the senior center a while. I drove down to the bottom of Steamboat Road and there was a flock of about a dozen Canadian Geese sitting on the rocks down by the stone pier. I guess they don't mind the cold. I noticed in news reports that there is snow to the west of us, but there is no mention of snow here in the forecast. I noticed in the Microsoft MSN ski reports that most of the Vermont and upper New England ski resorts got from 16 to 20 inches of snow recently, so ski conditions up in the north country should be ideal. I listened to a bit of the NOAA weather forecast. I returned home and filed this report. I might try eating some of the stew in about an hour. All the garlic in the stew is good for the heart and arthritis. My arthritis has not been bothering me too much this winter since I have been taking the Arthricure pills and staying inside more and keeping the apartment warmer. Well I had an enjoyable walk. I don't know whether I will go out in the morning or not, I will probably go to bed before then. The Greenwich Hospital thrift shop is closed today, but tomorrow morning on Wednesday they have their spring opening. It looks like it might be a cold St. Patricks Day parade again this year. Well not much news to report, so enjoy the morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/09/99 Tuesday 1:15 A.M. EST: I tried encoding a MP3 file of Beethhoven 3 with Deion's White Tiger 1.8.46 Music Program (FreeWare) , but after recording the *.wav file from a CD, it did not write the *.mp3 file after encoding it for some odd reason. It takes about two hours for a half hour recording. Well, I went out while doing that at 8:45 P.M.. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue to the middle section. I chatted with a local proprieter about living in Italy years ago as a student. I told him how good the food was. That go me to thinking I would make a home made French soup when I got home, so I went to the Grand Union. On the way I noticed four police cars in front of the Pickwick plazza responding to a call. I bought two Tony's pizzas for $5, Uncle Ben's Wild rice $2.09. two Kelloggs raisin bran for $4, a box of mushrooms $1.99, a gallon of GU whole milk $3.09, a 49 oz. can of Swansons chicken broth $2.79, two red peppers $1.56, a bag of onions $1.99, and a bunch of 3 leeks for $2.99 for a total of $25.50. I made one of the Tony's pizzas when I arrived home. I then chopped a pound of rib eye steak into cubes and browned them in four tablespoons olive oil, I diced two pounds of ham, I added four tablespoons of olive oil to a second 1 1/2 gallon pot. I put equal parts of the ham and beef in each one and a half gallon pot. I peeled eight medium onions, and sliced them in the GE food processor adding half of each to each pot. I cross sliced into slivers a half pound of bacon and added half to each pot. I diced two red peppers puttng half in each pot. I sliced the box of mushroom and put half in each pot. I sliced the white part of the three leeks and put half in each pot. I crumbled and diced a head of cauliflower and put half in each pot. I added half the Uncle Ben wild rice and seasoning to each pot. I put eight ounces of chopped garlic in each pot. I added five beef boulion cubes to each pot. I add a teaspoon of Italian seasoning, basil, and oregano to each pot. I added dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, poltry seasoning, hot curry, ground black pepper, and Chinese five spice to each pot. I added a tablespoon of Lea and Perrins to each pot, along with a few dashes of Angostora bitter and McHilneys Red Pepper sauce and three more tablespoons of olive oil. I stired all these ingredients in each pot lifting them up from the bottom and stirring them. I then added a cup and half of white wine to each pot, 25 oz. of Swansons chicken broth to each pot, and a cup and a half of milk to each pot and a half of stick of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter to each pot. I stired it all up again and at midnight I turned on each pot to medium high for fifteen minutes until they started boiling and then mixing them again. I turned them down to medium for another fifteen minutes. After that first half hour I added 3/4 cup of regular brown rice to each pot and reduced them to a simmer or warm on my electric stove. I will cook them another 1 1/2 hours on that setting or two hours all together. The soup should be done about 2 A.M.. I am stirring each pot every fifteen minutes. Well the temperature outside is 26 degreees F. at 1 A.M., so a bowl of hot soup latter this morning should be good and hearty. I will refrigerate part and freeze the rest. I am missing one of my large freezing containers, so I have to put it all in smaller containers. Well have a good morning. Back to the net with the smell of garlic and onion simmering in the air. CIO

Note:<888>3/08/99 Monday 7:30 P.M. EST: Well the lastest report from Frost Bite Falls is that I went to bed at 9 A.M. this morning. I was up at 2:30 P.M., and I did a little computer work trying a search beta, and I also had breakfast of Post Almond Crunch cerial, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I went back to bed at 4 P.M. and got up at 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well I will shower and then go out in about a half hour to the library and downtown for a cruise. It is 31 degrees F. outside and dropping quickly to the teens tonight with a windchill near zero. Well stay warm. CIO

Note:<888>3/08/99 Monday 8:35 A.M. EST: I have been trying to get the Lycos Inmagic search engine for Windows NT to work with Windows 98, but to no avail. I suppose Lycos might be able to reprogram it to work with Windows 98, since the Apache server for Windows 98 works great, but I guess this is all based on being penny thrifty and pound foolish. Well time to call it a day, have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>3/08/99 Monday 1:00 A.M. EST: I updated Scott's weekly broadcast sound.htm . CIO

Note:<888>3/08/99 Monday 12:15 A.M. EST: I went out after the last message. It is 21 degrees F. outside with a wind chill close to zero. I listened to NOAA radio and there is a gale warning out tonight. I suppose most people are staying inside. I stopped by the Grand Union first since it closes at 11 P.M. on Sunday night. I bought 15 bags of various flavors of Ramen noodles for $3, a 100 count box of GU tea bags for $1.69 and two Tony's Pepperoni pizzas on sale 2 for $5 for a total of $9.69. I then drove down town and walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue from midway around the train station area and back. I noticed that both Thataways and the Dome restaurant as usual have live music on Sunday nights. I also noticed that the ATM door on the bank in the middle of the avenue with the Dome was cracked. It looked like somebody had hit it. It was cold out, so I only stayed out until 11 P.M.. I drove down to the waterfront on Steamboat Road and listened to NOAA weather radio, and there were not many lights on the harbor, so I guess people have gone to bed early. I returned home. Earlier in the evening, I listened to the BBC up all night, and they mentioned there was a golf tournament in Trinidad this weekend. When I returned home I put away the groceries, and I heated some baked ham, ramen noodles, brocolli, along with ice tea and coffee for dinner. I am now making a batch of ice tea for the week also. Well it is 73 degrees inside according to the Queen Elizabeth Iodine thermometer, and the watchful eagle outdoor thermometer says 21 degrees, so it is a little bit drafty by these high one pane windows where all the heat rises up to the cieling and false cieling area instead of transfering across the room. Last months electric bill including the heat was $175, so I imagine this next bill will be higher. It is suppose to average $135 a month a year. It is suppose to be cold warming up gradually over the next few days. Well I am happy to be inside warm and comfortable, but I am wearing my Long Johns to stay a little warmer. I have not been running the humidifier this winter to keep down the moisture for my arthritis. However while I am awake I leave the fan on the air conditoner going a bit with the small flap on the outside of the air conditioner drawing in a little fresh air, since I am still smoking a bit inside. Well spring should be here in another month. Have a good morning and stay warm. Back to the net. CIO