Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 8:35 P.M.:   BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Scotty finally sent to the stars .   I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will eat another piece of apple pie before going to bed.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 8:15 P.M.:   I installed and configured the Vista Longhorn Server Beta 3 on the Epox server, and I am running it for now.    I picked up my mail earlier, and I went outside briefly.    I did some regular computer work.    I chatted with a friend.   I ate a piece of apple pie and the last two scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 11:35 A.M.:  The stew is still good on the third day.   I checked my mail, but it still has not come.   It usually comes a little later on Monday.   I will now install the Vista Longhorn Server beta 3 on the Epox computer, and then I will install it on the FIC server.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 11:05 A.M.:   I went outside, and I checked the air filter on the Buick, and it looks fairly new.    I lubricated some linkages.   I took the black electric tape of the front license plate frame.   The mend that I did with the CVS Super Glue gel seems to have held.   I have a bit driver on top of my tool case underneath the telephone chair in the apartment.   I used the small star bit to lower a driver's side head light which seems to have been a bit too high.   I will check it the next time I drive at night.   The engine underneath the hood of the Buick is very dirty on its exterior, but I have been advised to not steam clean automobile engines, which can cause electrical damage, and I have been told the grime build up helps protect the engine.    I chatted with a relative.   Monday commute problems ahead after highway collapse - CNN.com .    I had forgotten to set the wall clock by the apartment entrance ahead one hour when daylight savings time went into effect, so I just made the adjustment.   I will now eat the last 1.5 cups of the defrosted portion the steak and vegetable stew that I made a few days ago.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 9:35 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 stopped the ATM machine at the Chase Bank on Mason Street.   I returned a CVS shopping cart from their driveway back to CVS.   After my walk, I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and I bought a Dublin Dollars scratch card for a dollar at the Greenwich Cigar store, but I lost.   I walked back up to the Greenwich Hardware store, and I toured their store.   The have some small appliances for 50% off.   I walked back up Greenwich Avenue a way.   I went by Charles Stuttig's lock smith, when they opened at 7:30 A.M., and I had a copy of each of the two Buick GM keys made along with a key for "The Club" steering wheel lock and a key for the Stant gasoline cap and along with a Buick key fob for $3, it was $16.43 total.    I then went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a 12 pack of English muffins for $2.05, a Entenmann's Home-style apple pie 26 ounces for $2.25 and a six pack of New York everything bagels for $1.85 for $6.15 total.   I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor and the building custodian.    CIO 

Note:<888> 04/30/07 Monday 4:30 A.M.:   I woke up at 1:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I made my bed.   I added some music files to the Northgate Syntax computer.    I did another backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I also did a backup from the first hard drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.    I burned Vista Longhorn Server beta 3 to DVD.    I also burned a copy of Kubuntu Linux Feisty Fawn to CD.   For now I will leave XP Home Edition on the Toshiba laptop.    I do not leave its power adapter turned on, since it gets warm to hot.   One can turn it on from the bedroom desk control panel.   The Toshiba laptop battery does not hold much of a charge anyway.   I am running Norton SpeedDisk on the Northgate Syntax computer.    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for an early morning walk.  There are suppose to be a few early morning showers around 7 A.M..   Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground .   CIO

Note:<888> 04/29/07 Sunday 5:00 P.M.:  

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Note:<888> 04/29/07 Sunday 9:05 A.M.:   I had a telephone call from a relative about 11 P.M. last night.   I woke up at 4 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I installed the copy of Windows XP Home Edition on the Northgate Syntax computer on the brass and glass coffee table in the living room.   I will install a copy of

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on the Toshiba laptop, since XP was too slow on it.   I am configuring XP Home Edition on the Northgate Syntax computer.    CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/28/07:

Note:<888> 04/28/07 Saturday 7:45 P.M.:   I ate two scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.   I chatted with a relative about auto mechanics.   I chatted with a fellow walker about auto mechanics.    I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  BBC NEWS | UK | England | Earthquake shakes parts of Kent .   BBC NEWS | Technology | Mouse brain simulated on computer .  BBC NEWS | UK | Iraqi MPs tell Harry to stay away .  Well, if he wants to visit here instead, we are probably a bit more peaceful.   I even have an ashtray here that says "Harry's Bar " "Venezia" as in Italia.   Whatever, the case the big news story this upcoming week is Queen Elizabeth II coming to Virginia Jamestown 2007 - America's 400th Anniversary and Kentucky Derby 133 and the Welcome to the White House during the first week of May 2007 Buckingham Palace press releases > State Visit to the USA, 21 March 2007 .   Before I shut down the primary computer, I will send out my weekly notes.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/28/07 Saturday 5:45 P.M.:  Well, every cloud has a silver lining.   My weight has gone down from 195 pounds to 181 pounds, which is a much better weight for my thin boned six foot tall frame.   I went out after the last message.   I went by Gateway Auto Machine, and I bought a Stant locking gasoline cap #10501 with two keys for my 1992 Buick Roadmaster station wagon for $22.73 and two quarts of Castrol 10W-40 motor oil for $3 each and $1.02 tax for $30.45 total.   I then installed the new locking gasoline cap on my car fuel tank.   I put the non locking one in the Stant box, and I put it with the two quarts of oil in the rear driver's side compartment.   I put one of the keys on my key ring with the www.gm.com and www.buick.com keys, and when I got home, I put the other gas cap key with the other set of keys.   I next went by Charles Stuttig's lock smith on Greenwich Avenue, but they are closed on Saturdays.   I will get another set of keys made later on next week, so I have a third set of keys.   I then parked, and I sat out briefly down in the center of town.   It seems to be busy as ever.   I then went down by the waterfront, and there were a few people down there, but I guess the fisherman can not afford to show up anymore.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with some of the staff.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $8 of self service premium unleaded gasoline at $3.559 a gallon for 2.249 gallons purchased.   Since I drove locally in traffic 20.5 miles since I last filled up two days ago, my math says I get 9.115 miles per gallon of gasoline in local driving which costs $.3904 a mile to drive the car locally.  I am suppose to get 16 miles per gallon on the highway.  On the diseased 1995 Volvo Turbo wagon, I got 13 to 16 miles per gallon driving locally, so the Buick wagon uses about 50% more gasoline.   Maybe I should just fly the Saudi Arabian flag from its back window, but then I would not be able to see out the rear window.  Thus the Volvo cost about .22 to .26 miles per gallon to drive locally.   However, I only drive about 3,000 miles a year, which works out on the Buick 3,000 divided by 9.115 equals 329.1278 gallons of premium self service gasoline at the current Exxon price of $3.559 a gallon to $1,171.365 a year in gasoline expenses with more that likely expected fuel increases for the next year.  In the year 2006, I spent $531.13 on gasoline with mostly local driving and one round trip to Kennebunkport, Maine, so it would seem that my future gasoline expenses for this upcoming year will be 2.2 times greater or about a 110% increase in cost.   Since gasoline or fuel prices or a primary variable in the costs of every other item that has to be shipped, it would seem to me that the Federal Government should increase my COLA or Cost of Living Adjustment for my Supplement Security Income from the current 1.5% to a more realistic level.    Obviously the politicians do not know what economists are, or they do not listen to them.   Thus since part of my volunteer activity over the last 24 years has included observation downtown along with all of the walking that I have done, it will cost me 5 to 7 miles round trip every time I got downtown with 7 miles going as far as Steamboat Road or $2 to $2.80 for each round trip, which is why I do not always go downtown, as often anymore.   Hopefully the Buick battery will not run down when it is not used daily in the winter, since I do not think it has an alarm system, so possibly I will not have to take it for longer drives to charge up the car battery in the winter.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/28/07 Saturday 1:55 P.M.:   I picked up my mail.   I chatted with a relative.   I used some CVS Super Glue gel to try to mend my front license plate top passenger side of the frame, and I secured it with some black electrical tape.   Hopefully, it will stick tight once it dries.    If not I can leave the plastic edge hanging lose, or I can cut it off.   The front license plate is secure with bolts lower down.   I took half of the steak stew that I made yesterday that I had defrosted in the refrigerator, and I put it in a microwave proof soup bowl with microwave lid on it, and I heated it on one vegetable cycle in the General Electric microwave oven.   I put the hot bowl on a cool dinner plate, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   It tastes better when you don't have to cook it before.   I brought up my 1992 Buick Road Master station wagon owner's manual to study.  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/28/07 Saturday 11:15 A.M.:   I chatted with a friend.  I went out after the last message.   I brought three bent wood baskets to give to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.   I gave one to a neighbor who could use it.  I put the items in between the two rear seats, in the rear seat foot well, and I folded down the rear  facing rear third seat, so there is now more cargo room in the Buick wagon.   I then went downtown, and I read my 1992 Buick Roadmaster wagon manual, and it says under normal driving conditions the automatic transmission fluid does not need to replaced for every 100,000 miles, so since the automatic transmission was replaced under warranty at 55,000 miles, it should have a ways to go before the automatic transmission fluid needs to be replaced.   I noticed I only have a 22 gallon gasoline tank.  Since I put 21.646 gallon in it all together this week, it would appear I was almost out of gasoline when I was up at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles in Norwalk, Connecticut on the Wilton, Connecticut border.   Thus when the fuel gauge reaches the yellow marking just above the empty marking, basically the car is out of gasoline.   I wander if that would have effected my emissions test.   I walked a bit of upper Greenwich Avenue.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought two buy one get one free of 100 ounce Arm and Hammer liquid detergent for $5.49 both, two 2 packs of 4.25 ounce bars of Dove soap for $2.50 a two pack, a 15 ounce VO5 herbal shampoo for .77, a 15 ounce VO5 herbal conditioner for .77, and a white 70" by 72" shower curtain liner with reinforced metal grommets for $3.69 and .94 tax for $16.66 total.   I returned to my car with the purchases.   I then went by the Bank of New York Chase Bank on Mason Street.    I put eight quarters in my change holder in the Buick.  One the right side of the front seat arm rest, there is a plastic slider that permits one to open the front of the arm rest to show a cup holder and a change holder.    I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I gave them the two bent wood baskets, and I bought a 17 to 19 inch Fellowes standard glare filter for $5.   I then returned home.   I put $10 on my MacGray laundry card, so I now have $17.85 on it.   I put the Fellowes glare filter on the left 19 inch Panasonic monitor on my primary computer setup.    I installed the new shower curtain liner, and it seems about 4 inches too short, but it is long enought that it will still work effectively.   I will now throw out the old shower curtain liner.  Two days ago, I also got my new GEICO insurance card, so I put in the auto paper holder in the glove box.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/28/07 Saturday 6:40 A.M.:   I woke up at 9 P.M., and I chatted with a friend.    I went back to bed until 1:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I went back to bed until a little white ago.   I made my bed.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for an early morning walk.    CIO       

Note:<888> 04/27/07 Friday 5:15 P.M.:   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hawking takes zero-gravity flight .   BBC NEWS | Business | Vista sales boost for Microsoft .   BBC NEWS | UK | Online slavery archive launched .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Have a good evening.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/27/07 Friday 4:15 P.M.:   I went downstairs after the last message, and I picked up my mail.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I then came back upstairs, and I put the mail away.   The emergency pull cord alarm went off in one of the apartments, and I went out to investigate, and apparently it was a false alarm.   I chatted with some neighbors.    I then took the 1.75 pound Angus top round London Broil cut of beef, and I cut it with a serrated knife into 1 to 1.5 inch cubes.    I then took my Chinese Wok that I bought from a Japanese family in Old Greenwich at a tag sale over a dozen years ago for $2, and I put it on my large electric burner.    I added a half dozen tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and I then peeled and minced six large cloves of garlic, and I added them to the oil.   I then peeled and diced three medium large onions, and I turned on the electric burner heat to medium high, and once the olive oil and garlic was hot, I added the onions, and I seasoned them lightly with chicken and meat seasoning, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, beef bullion powder, and ground black pepper.   I sautéed the onions and garlic until they began to look a bit opaque.  I then added a half stick of 50% less fat butter cut into pads.   I then added the beef chunks, and I browned them stirring them around in Wok, until they turned from red to light tan.    I then added half of a 14 ounce can of Swanson's chicken stock, and I mixed it together leaving it on medium high electric burner heat.   I then took 1.5 pounds of baby carrots, and I cut them lengthwise into quarters, and I added them.   I am very fast at prep work.   I then cut the last half inch off the stalks of a pound of asparagus, and I discarded the hard ends.   I then cut the rest of the asparagus on an angle at .75 inch lengths, and I added them to the Wok.   I then cut two pounds broccoli crowns into .75 inch to 1.25 inch chunks, and I added them to the Wok.   I mixed it all together, and I added the rest of the Swanson's chicken broth, and the other half of the stick of 50% less fat butter.   I seasoned it all some more with dried parsley, Italian seasoning, Old Bay Seasoning, Chicken and Meat Seasoning, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and beef bullion powder, and I added  about four tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, a tablespoons of Angostura bitters, a couple of tablespoons of Lea and Perris Worcestershire sauce, a tablespoon of Sesame oil, and about an 1/8th of a cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice, and I mixed it all together with a large wooden mixing spoon that I have.   I left it on medium high electric burner heat, and I let it all cook stirring frequently for about 50 minutes.  I made up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsrice.htm , but instead of using water, I used a 14 ounce can of Swanson's chicken broth, and I also added to the regular recipe, Italian seasoning, Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, and two teaspoons of soy sauce.    Once the rice was done, after the 50 minute cooking cycle of the stew, I added the rice to the mixture, and I mixed it all together, and I continued to cook it another 30 minutes reducing the electric burner heat gradually to medium and then low for a simmer.   After it was done, I put 1.5 cups of the mixture in a soup bowl.   I put three cups of the mixture in each of three Rubbermaid containers with lids.    I froze two of the containers, and I put the third in the refrigerator.    I clean up as I cook, so I just cleaned up the Wok, and then I rubbed the inside with a bit of olive oil with a paper towel, so it would not rust.    Thus I made up all together seven 1.5 cup servings of the stew.   I then ate the portion in the soup bowl with a glass of iced tea.     It is a very hearty enjoyable meal, particularly, if you do not have to cook it.    CIO   

Note:<888> 04/27/07 Friday 12:05 P.M.:   I went out after the last note yesterday.   I went by the Greenwich Housing Authority, and I dropped off my new lease paper work with them.    I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I chatted with some of the staff.    I then went to my usual 3 P.M. appointment on Thursday.    I then returned home.   One the way home, I saw someone driving a new mini car about half the size of a Morris Mini Cooper.   I ate the other half of the 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips.    I then went to bed.   I had a telephone call from a relative on the answering machine about 7 P.M. that I did not hear.   I had a telephone call from a fellow walker about 9 P.M. asking about what the Greenwich Automotive Exxon Service Center said needed to be done on the 1992 Buick Roadmaster wagon.   I gave a brief description of what I have written in my notes.   Besides having my friend's mechanic fix the emissions problem, I should also have the automatic transmission fluid changed along with any other 50,000 mile automatic transmission maintenance routines on it, if it has not already been done by my friend's mechanic.   I woke up at midnight.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I made my bed.   I watered the plants using some of the Shultz fertilizer drops.   I also pushed the soil in them back in place.   I put more white vinegar in the scent bowl.   I turned on the Honeywell Hepa air purifier which makes the apartment more livable with the allergy seasoning coming up.   I also have an allergy air purifier underneath the brass and glass coffee table, I might turn on soon.   I also turned on a few of the lights I had turned off, since it makes the apartment more cheerful.   I did my regular house cleaning which I had not done in a month.   I also put a new vacuum bag in the Sears Kenmore upright vacuum cleaner.  I also used some of the Scot's Tuff Pot Shot to clean the outside exterior of the white Westinghouse refrigerator.  It came out very clean.   I used a concentrated batch of Ajax antibacterial dishwashing detergent in hot water to clean the kitchen stove fan metal air filter where cigarette smoke accumulates, and I cleaned the housing and fan except the electrical parts.   I used Murphy's Oil soap, and I cleaned the wooden kitchen cabinets.  I then polished them with CVS lemon furniture polish.   I put a Stop and Shop blue toilet drop-in tablet in the toilet tank.   I washed and dried the glassware in the center hallway bookcase lower cabinet area, and I also washed and dried the glassware on the Danish bar at the far end of the living room sitting area.   I threw out the garbage including the one defrosted hamburger that was old.   I chatted with a relative.   I ordered from www.amazon.com for the relative Amazon.com: High Rise Low Down: Books: Denise LeFrak Calicchio,Eunice David,Kathryn Livingston for $16.47 and Amazon.com: KitchenAid Professional Egg Slicer, Black: Home & Garden for $9.99 with free shipping on over a $25 order for $26.46 total.   The twin brother of one of my college roommates at www.lfc.edu knew the author when I first moved to Manhattan back in 1973.    We seem to be having a lot of rain.  Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .   Thus I spent about 10 hours doing house cleaning this morning.  I would say by my standards the apartment is back up to snuff.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/26/07 Thursday 1:05 P.M.:    www.geico.com called me up.   I signed my lease papers for the Greenwich Housing Authority.   I will turn them in shortly when I go out.   I will now get ready to go out for my 3 P.M. appointment.   It is not very busy in downtown Greenwich anymore, since the price of fuel is so high more people are staying home.   However, it is the nature of this town that there are always a few people still around.   I told GEICO that Belgium has the highest population density in the World, so maybe Fairfield County is getting to be like that.   It is easier and cheaper to linger in downtown Greenwich than to explore our neighboring towns.  I will now turn off the computer.   Maybe when I wake up tomorrow, I will try to do my apartment cleaning for the first time in about four or five weeks.   It is so long ago, I forget when the last time it was that I cleaned the palce.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/26/07 Thursday 11:25 A.M.:   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe, and I also added garlic powder, Old Bay Seasoning, Italian seasoning, chicken bullion seasoning and a teaspoon of Kikkoman soy sauce.  I put about 2 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and sliced asparagus in a Revere pot with steamer tray and an inch of water and lid, and I steamed them for 15 minutes on medium high electric burner heat.  For the last 10 minutes I put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan with a few pads of margarine, and I heated it medium high electric burner heat.   I then put in an eight ounce hamburger in the frying pan and a medium large onion peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices, and I seasoned the burger and onions on both sides with garlic pepper, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning, and I cooked them on medium to medium high electric burner heat flipping them frequently for about 4 minutes a side, and for the last two minutes, I put on a couple of teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce and on top of the burger I put two 1/4th inch by 1.25 inch by 4 inch thick slices of mozzarella cheese, and I put a lid on, and I steamed the cheese for a couple of minutes.   I then put the vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.   I put the burger on a dinner plate with the sautéed onions over them, and I put half the rice on the dinner plate and the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I checked the mail, but it had not arrived yet.   I chatted with some neighbors.  CIO      

Note:<888> 04/26/07 Thursday 9:25 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I noticed the rear window windshield wiper was totally worn out, when I tried to remove the morning mist.    I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with another regular fisherman about my recent automobile adventures, and he is an automobile mechanic.   I then went by the Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought a Anco 31-17 wiper blade for $7.65 total.   I snapped it in place replacing the old worn out wiper blade on the rear window of the Buick station wagon.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and I filled up the gasoline tank to the top with $10 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $3.459 a gallon or 2.891 gallons of fuel.  Thus I have a full tank of gasoline to start figuring out my regular gasoline mileage, and I reset the trip odometer to zero.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 59 ounce containers of Tropicana premium orange juice with calcium for $1.99 each, a Angus top round London Broil for $1.99 a pound for $3.60, a pound of baby carrots for $1.79, fresh asparagus at $1.77 a pound for $1.77, fresh Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for .98, and broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound for $2.83 for $11.45 total.   I then returned home.  I leant my neighbor the folding cart from the rear seat area of my car to bring down an old computer CPU and monitor, but instead I carried it down for them which was easier, and I put the folding cart back in between the two rear seats of my Buick station wagon.   While I was out the Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive completed.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/26/07 Thursday 4:15 A.M.:  

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Bill Gates in China http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/apr07/04-19UPLaunchPR.mspx . 

Microsoft Revamps Video Site - Forbes.com . 

System Maintenance with Windows Vista, Part II - Expert Help by PC Magazine . 

Biltmore Estate Online Store Newsletter . 

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Billionaires Start $60 Million Schools Effort - New York Times .  http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/klch/index.html . 

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Japan Premier to Visit a Politically Changed Washington - New York Times . 

RBS Dangles Cash But Wants LaSalle - Forbes.com .

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Note:<888> 04/26/07 Thursday 1:30 A.M.:   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today, so I will have to take a nap this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I put away the laundry.   I will now go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 11:40 P.M.:  I was awake at 10:30 P.M..   I put clean linens on the bed.  I am doing two loads of laundry.   I have 10 minutes to go on the wash cycle.   I put $5 on my MacGray laundry card, and I will have $7.85 left on it after I do laundry.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 5:15 P.M.:  Now It's War - Forbes.com .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   BBC NEWS | Europe | Yeltsin is laid to rest in Moscow .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | New 'super-Earth' found in space .  CIO

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 4:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a couple of friends.   I went outside briefly.  I made and ate http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pbf.htm .   I used a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans and two Oscar Meyer lite franks along with the other usual ingredients.    I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I will now go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 3:30 P.M.:   WCSH6.com - Storm Pounds Maine Coast .  According to a relative in touch with the area, the beach in Kennebunk, Maine was wiped out and covered with rocks and the road was washed away and the houses along the shore line was damaged.    In Kennebunkport, Maine, I do not know if President Bush's www.whitehouse.gov family's house survived at Walker's Point survived Michael Louis Scott's Photographs , http://mikelouisscott.com/2006trip/walkers-point-kennebunkport-july-2006-01.JPG , http://mikelouisscott.com/2006trip/walkers-point-kennebunkport-july-2006-02.JPG , http://mikelouisscott.com/2006trip/walkers-point-kennebunkport-july-2006-03.JPG , http://mikelouisscott.com/2006trip/mike-scott-kennebunkport-july-2006-06.JPG , http://mikelouisscott.com/2006trip/mike-scott-kennebunkport-july-2006-03.JPG , mikelouisscott.com - /2006trip/ , http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/kennebunk-maine-beach-low-tide-6pm-062205.JPG .  I chatted with the same friend who sold me the car.   He said he might have to move his boat trailer in May, so he would take care of the emissions problem then.   I will now put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  CIO    

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 2:50 P.M.:   I woke up at 4:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I then showered, and I cleaned up.   I then went out, and I drove from Exit 2 to Exit 4 on East Bound I-95 as fast as the traffic would bear, and then I drove back from exit 4 to 3.    I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then dropped the Buick Wagon off at the Shell Service station at Sherwood Place, and I paid $20 have the Connecticut Emissions checked.   It was about 6:30 A.M., and they said they would start on it around 8 A.M..   I then walked over to Greenwich Avenue, and I walked down Greenwich Avenue, and I went by the Greenwich train station.   The Metro North police were there, and apparently the trains were not running because the power lines were down between Greenwich and Cos Cob Metro-North delays - Greenwich Time .   I then walked back down to the waterfront on Steamboat Road.  One of the regular summer fishermen was there, and he told me the too most regular summer fishermen were down there yesterday.   There were five news helicopters flying over Bruce Park covering the Metro North trains delay.   I then walked back up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by the Welcome to RBSGC.com , and I chatted with some of their staff.   They told me they now own the building.   They are still in the process of demolishing Maneros to build new condominiums.   I think they should save the old florescent signs for some old art deco museum.   I then returned back up Greenwich Avenue, and I advised a couple of commuters parking their cars that the trains might not be running.   I sat out briefly by the Senior and the Arts Center.   I then returned to the Shell station about 8:10 A.M., and they were just about to start my emissions check.   I walked over to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I said good morning to some of their staff.   I returned to the Shell station, and they checked out the emissions on the Buick, and unfortunately it failed.   They said after I made the emissions repairs, they would reinspect it again at no extra charge.   I then returned home, and the paramedics were at my building for a neighbor that needed assistance.   I chatted with the friend who sold me the car, and the emission test showed the emissions was not due until May 25, 2007 and one has a month after that to have it inspected.   My friend said he would have his mechanic take care of it more reasonably than the Greenwich Exxon station.    We then agreed to meet at the Norwalk Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.   I drove east on I-95 observing a lot of backed up west bound traffic, and I drove up Route 7 to the Department of Motor Vehicles.   I met my friend there.   We filled out the paper work for the Buick registration to my current Connecticut license plates, title transfer, and sales tax.   I took my friends license plates off the Buick, and I put my Connecticut license plates on the Buick.   We waited about 45 minutes for our turn in line.   I paid $60 sales tax on the $1,000 sale of the car, $20 Registration Vehicle transfer, $25 title transfer, and $10 inspection fee for $115 total that I paid for with a personal check.  My relative had already since my friend a $1,000 check for the purchase price of the Buick.   My friend left to go back to work.   I then drove north on Route 7 past Wal-Mart to the Mobil gasoline station there.   Since my fuel gauge was near empty, and since the gasoline is slightly cheaper in Wilton, I bought $63 of premium unleaded gasoline at $3.359 a gallon or 18.755 gallons.   Since the Buick does not have a trip computer, I do not know its miles per gallon or average speed.   I did not fill up the fuel tank all of the way.   It supposedly has a 24 gallon gasoline tank, but the gasoline gauge is all of the way up.   However, on the Buick once the fuel gauge drops below a half, it tends to drop fast.   I then returned back down Route 7 to I-15 West of the Merritt Parkway to Greenwich, and I got off at North Street.   I then returned home.   I chatted with a relative and a friend.   I scraped off the old expired emissions sticker from the windshield, and I put the new registration sticker in the inside driver's side left of the windshield.   I put the temporary registration and insurance card in the car papers holder I have in the glove box.   I also left the failed Shell emissions report there too.   I now have paid $20 twice for two failed emissions reports, but it should not be too difficult to fix the emissions problem, once my friend's mechanic gets to work on it.  I have two months time.   When he has time, he will pick up the car here and take it to his mechanic.  I put away the other papers on the bedroom desk.   I put away the tools that I had used for changing the license plates.   I left the Putnam Buick Greenwich, Connecticut license plate frame on the car.  I chatted with some neighbors.   I brought up the mail.   I am in the process of making up a batch of Formula Two http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   I called up www.geico.com to tell them that I had registered the car and transferred the title.   The car was already insured by them since the day I took procession of the car on April 22, 2007.  I just had a telephone recording from Congressman Christopher Shays that he will be at a Town Hall Meeting on Friday April 27, 2007 from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M..  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/25/07 Wednesday 12:15 A.M.:  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/24/07 Tuesday 11:40 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend and a relative at 9 A.M. this morning.   I went back to bed until 2 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I then threw out some garbage, and I picked up my mail.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.    I chatted with Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station, and they were just completing the work on my car.   I will get into that in a minute.   I chatted with a relative a friend a couple of times.   I then walked downtown to pickup the car.  I stopped by the Chase Bank on West Putnam Avenue.    I stopped by McDonalds on the way to use the bathroom.   I picked up my car at the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station, and I paid $109.99 for a new Deka car battery and $13.75 to have the electric system tested and have the battery installed, $38.58 for an oil and filter change, top off vital fluids, lubricate chassis and perform 20 point maintenance check.  The $38.58 included $19.58 labor, five quarts of Exxon 5000 motor oil for $14.05 and a #49 oil filter for $4.95.    Emissions test $20 and free tire rotation for $200 total.   I failed the emissions test, and they said I needed a tune up to pass emissions, and the parts for a tune-up would be $300 and $200 labor.    I also need a new drive belt installed which would be $150.   I also need to have the automatic transmission flushed and refilled which would be $200.   I also need new wiper blades which would be about $28.   Thus with tax, I still need about $800 in service that I can not afford.   A relative paid for the $200 of work that they did perform.   I then checked the air on the tires again for 35 PSI rear and 30 PSI front.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought for a dollar an Aces High scratch card, but I lost.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought buy one get one free of Arm and Hammer detergent for $5.49 both and .33 tax for $5.82 total.  After my walk, I sat out for a while.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then returned home.   I chatted with a relative and a friend.   The friend who sold me the car told me besides putting in the dry gas to clean out the emissions system, I need to drive the car at high speed for a short spell to get it to pass emissions.   I went back out, and I drove up King Street to Westchester Airport, I got on I-684 East, and I drove at high speed reaching speeds up to 85 miles per hour from the airport to Mount Kisco, where I got back off and on and came back the same way at high speed, and then I got off at the airport, and I drove around the airport terminal area and back down King Street, and I returned home.   I chatted with a relative.   I put three paper towels on a microwave proof plate, and then I laid out six strips of Oscar Meyer bacon on the paper towels, and then I put two more paper towels on top of the bacon strips, and then I put a microwave cover on top of the plate, and I put it in the microwave oven, and I set it to 4 minutes and 15 seconds.  I broke three large eggs in a large metal mixing bowl, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk, a tablespoon of olive oil, dashes of oregano, and a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese, and I whisked it all together.   I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a stick proof frying pan with a few pads of 50% less fat butter, and I turned it on medium high electric burner heat.   I put two English muffin halves in the toaster.  Once the fat in the frying pan was hot, I started the bacon and English muffin, and I added the egg mixture to the frying pan.  I made soft scrambled eggs.   The other items were done at the same time.  I put the scrambled eggs on a large dinner plate with the bacon and English muffin, and I added a little bit of olive oil on the English muffin.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I will now go through my email.  While getting ready to go out today, I did a Norton Antivirus 2007 full system scan of the Vista primary computer.   CIO         

Note:<888> 04/24/07 Tuesday 6:05 A.M.:   Oil Prices Soar On Nigerian Election Turmoil - Forbes.com .  Royal Scotland As Spoiler? - Forbes.com .  MarketBrowser - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com .   BBC NEWS | Business | Toyota 'world's largest carmaker' .  BBC NEWS | Europe | Yeltsin to lie in state in Moscow .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Kryptonite' discovered in mine .  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   One these days, I will get there Connecticut DMV: Norwalk Office .   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/24/07 Tuesday 5:30 A.M.:  I went outside, and I threw away some garbage.   The newspaper delivery person was making the Greenwich Time Greenwich, Connecticut, Local News, Jobs, Real Estate | Greenwich Time delivery.  I brought the papers from the outer door to the inside entry hallway table.   McCain has fundraiser in Belle Haven - Greenwich Time .   The two six inch square ceramic trivets on either side of the Northgate Syntax monitor are the Cadillac one and the Williamsburg one.   I put red, white, and blue striped mouse pads on top of each.  I took out the White Star clipper ship place mat from underneath the Northgate Syntax computer, and I put a more worn place mat underneath it.   I put the White Star clipper ship place mat on the mahogany and leather tea table in the kitchen which sits over the garbage can.   I put the Netherlands Club of New York ceramic trivet on top to the White Star place mat with a cut crystal ash tray.   I put the Eiffel Tower round trivet in between the place mats on the dining table.  I organized some of the bric-a-brac on the living room window shelf.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/24/07 Tuesday 4:40 A.M.:  I ate three scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.   I then took the Toshiba laptop and its accessories off the near end of the brass and glass coffee table.   I then put two square Christmas tree coaster on the near end of the brass and glass coffee table and set back about 15 inches two wooden round coasters.   I then put a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans on each coaster.   I then put a wooden breakfast tray upside down on top of the bean cans.   I centered the bean cans, so they are against each corner of the upside down breakfast tray rim.   I then put a piece of Plexiglas on top of the upside down breakfast tray to level it off and to raise it up a bit I put a large book on Saudi Arabia.  I then took one of the two 2 foot diameter oak Lazy Susans from underneath the large palm tree on the window sill and I put it on top of the book on Saudi Arabia.   I then took off the 19 inch CompUSA monitor from the Dell L1000R computer on the bedroom desk, and I removed one of the two control panels.   I then put the control panel on top of the Lazy Susan, and I put the 19 inch CompUSA monitor on top of the control panel.   I slid back the allergy machine underneath the brass and glass coffee.   I then put the White Star Line Place Mat on the rug underneath the near left side of the brass and glass coffee table.   I then disconnected the Northgate Syntax computer from the left side of the bedroom desk, and I put it on top of the White Star Line place mat underneath the brass and glass coffee table at the near left side.  I then hooked it up with the same accessories, except I put the Logitech cordless mouse from the Dell L1000R computer with it, and I put the Rosewell mouse from the Northgate Syntax with the Dell L1000R computer.   I also put the 17 inch Trinitron monitor with the Dell L1000R computer on the bedroom desk.  I put the Toshiba laptop on the left side of the bedroom desk on top of the Visioneer 7600 scanner.    I have the Northgate Syntax computer also hooked up to the Cable TV system with its TV card.   This took a while, but there are now two adequate computers on the brass and glass coffee table with large monitors and accessories.   I think the Northgate Syntax monitor facing the Ethan Allen recliner can also be swiveled on the Lazy Susan, so it can be used with either sofa at the near ends.   I put two 5 inch square ceramic trivets underneath the Lazy Susan, so they can be used as mouse pads with the Logitech cordless mouse on the right or left side of the monitor.   The Northgate Syntax computer is a very good computer, and you can study its specifications at http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   There is now a little bit more space in the bedroom window area and on the bedroom desk.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/24/07 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I brought my jump start system with me, and I had to jump start the car battery, since the old battery was installed in 1999, so it needs to be replaced.   I then drove to the Stop and Shop, and I used the ATM machine at the Chase Bank at the Stop and Shop Plaza.  I bought two 12 ounce containers of Unifide Iso-Dri Fuel System Dryer for fuel injected engines Isopropyl gas additive for $1.99 each and a 12 ounce container of Pennzoil concentrated Fuel System cleaner for $3.99 for $7.97 sub total and .48 tax for $8.45 total.   I was told if I added the Isopropyl dry gas additive, it would help me pass my emissions test, but first I had to drive the car on the highway a few miles at 70 miles per hour.   I then got on I-95 East at Exit 3 in downtown Greenwich, and I drove from 50 to 70 miles an hour to exit 5 and back to exit 3.   I then parked downtown.   I left the engine running while at the Stop and Shop to charge up the car battery.   I then parked downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.  At the vacant lot at the top of Greenwich Avenue south of the Pickwick Plaza, they have a back hoe, so maybe they will be doing some new construction there.   After I completed my walk, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Exxon service station, and I put 35 PSI in the rear tires and 30 PSI in the front tires.  I noticed the regular service manager Chris was still there, so I dropped the car off there to get a new battery for about $90 and $15 installation charge.   They will also do the emissions test there, and change the oil and oil filter and top off the consumables, and they will also rotate the tires.   Thus when I wake up tomorrow afternoon the car should be ready.   I need to have the emissions test done before I can register the car.   I could possibly get the air conditioner charged up there, but it would be about $120 to $200 to charge it up, and more if it needed parts.   Since I do not drive that much anymore, and mostly for short distances at night, I will not bother having the air conditioner on the car charged up now, until I am doing more hot weather driving in the daytime.  I then walked home.   I watched the beginning of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" on the Turner movie channel at midnight.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/23/07 Monday 6:50 P.M.:   Summer School on Geodynamics and Magmatic Processes - 2007 in Iceland.  Gates talks up voice recognition - vnunet.com .   » Killing the crapware problem on PCs | George Ou | ZDNet.com .  AutoRuns for Windows v8.61 .  ABN Amro Agrees to Sell to Barclays of Britain - New York Times .  I chatted with a relative.   I was told gasoline is now $4 a gallon in Orlando, Florida.    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will eat the same meal as last night, and then I will shower and clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/23/07 Monday 5:55 P.M.:  I currently owe www.newegg.com $171.69 for the parts ordered this month.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/23/07 Monday 5:15 P.M.:   My  4 P.M. appointment was cancelled.   I rested until 4 P.M..  I went outside, and I picked up the mail.   I turned on the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner, since it was 80 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment, which tends to be make me tired.   I set it at 70 degrees Fahrenheit on low with Energy Saving.   It seems to be working just fine.   I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/23/07 Monday 9:55 A.M.:  I was awake at 6:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.    I watched a bit of television.   This looks like an interesting product http://www.officialdualactioncleanse.com/ , but currently I can not afford it.   I will now go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/23/07 Monday 12:10 A.M.:   I chatted with a friend.   I watched a ABC family movie about a Danish fairy tale.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/22/07 Sunday 10:05 P.M.:  I put the new comforter on the bed in its packaging, and I put it on the top right side of the bedroom closet shelf.  I went through my email.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/22/07 Sunday 9:45 P.M.:  I opened up a 12 ounce box of frozen Gorton's Gorton's Shrimp Temptations , and I put it in a two quart pot, and I added a 26 ounce jar of Francesco Rinaldi Welcome to Francesco Rinaldi tomato sauce with sliced mushrooms and peppers, and I added four cloves of minced garlic, a teaspoon of olive oil, and a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I brought it to a simmer over medium high electric burner heat stirring frequently to defrost the shrimp and mix the ingredients together, and I reduced it to medium electric burner heat and for the last five minute of a 20 minute cooking cycle, I put it on medium low.   At the same time I put four quarts of water in a 6 quart Revere pot and a half teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt, and I brought it to a boil over high electric burner heat, and once the water was boiling, I added a 16 ounce box of San Georgio Ronzoni Macaroni Company vermicelli, and I stirred it a bit to fit into the pot, and I boiled it for eight minutes reducing to medium high, once the water was bubbling.  I then drained it in a colander inside another big pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out the shaving soap scum.   I put half of the cooked vermicelli on a large dinner plate, and I put the other half in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I then added half of the tomato shrimp sauce on the dinner plate, and I put the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I put a few tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on the vermicelli and tomato shrimp sauce, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/22/07 Sunday 8:10 P.M.:  I threw away the two old boneless breasts of chicken.   The 1992 Buick Roadmaster Wagon needs to have its tires rotated also, so when I have the funds and time, it needs to have an oil and filter change and the coolant topped up, the tires rotated, a new battery, and possibly I will go through the additional expense of charging up the air conditioning system which needs more coolant.   I took a Stanley paint scraper, and I scraped as much off the rubber and glue off the chrome strips on the front door where the rubber bumper strips came off, so it looks a bit better.   I took the items from the rear facing seat foot well, and I put them in between the rear facing seat back and the rear seat back, and I left the rear facing seat opened.   Thus with room for three passengers in the large front seat with the arm rest up, and three passengers in the rear seat, and two passengers in the rear facing seat, there is room for eight people in the car.  There are eight pairs of seat belts at those locations.  I put my GEICO automobile policy insurance identification in the glove compartment with the previous owner's registration and All State insurance identification car, so now the car is doubly insured until I transfer title and registration and plates probably this Tuesday.   I set the interior lights setting to the minimum, so they do not stay on after one gets out of the car and locks it.   I also set the stay on feature of the headlights, so they do not stay on after one turns them off to light up the walk area.   Thus there will be less a load on the older battery.  I also put in two new AA alkaline batteries in each of the two flash lights in the side pockets of the front doors, and I also put a pair of Alkaline batteries that are still good in the glove box.  One of my neighbor's children has a new black Audi Quatto which is an extremely sporty car which looks like it has 18 inch high performance wheels.   There is room enough in the Buick wagon to tour guests off the QM2 - Itinerary - 2007 when it next arrives in New York on Monday April 30, 2007.  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/22/07 Sunday 6:10 P.M.:  I woke up at 8 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I used a long extension cord, and I vacuumed out the Buick Roadmaster station wagon.   I put my personal items back in the car.   I drive it up to the side door, and I use the long extension cord that I have with my old Electrolux vacuum cleaner.   I think the Buick needs a new battery since it seems a little low on power starting up.   I was told later on in the day at the auto parts store in Port Chester, New York, I could get one for about $85, but I would have to install it myself, which does not look to difficult.   It has enough power for now.   I take one of the jump start systems when I go out.   One has to be careful, because one can lock the keys inside the car, if you push the full lock button on the inside of the driver's door and close the driver's door.   It is safer to use the remote keyless entry, so one is out the car with the key.  It has two keys beside the remote keyless entry.    I showered, and I cleaned up, and I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   They did not have any  deposit slips out by the ATM machine, but the cleaning crew gave me a deposit slip which I used at the ATM machine.   I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a small two inch molly and bolt for .33 and a flat washer for .17 for .50 and .3 tax for .53 total.  I stopped by CVS, and I chatted with an employee of Candy Nichols, and the employee of Candy Nichols is now working in their Rye, New York store.  I think they also have a Candy Nichols children's store in New Canaan, Connecticut.   I chatted with a Starbucks regular and a regular walker.   I sat out for a while.   I probably will not be driving down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road too much, since the 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon is such a large car, it might be difficult turning it around with all of the parked cars down by the waterfront.   It has a boat hitch for hauling boats with electric tail light extension.   I then drove over to the Medallion Auto Parts store in Port Chester, New York, and I bought a package of two small 24BP small blinker lights for $2.49 and .18 tax for $2.67 total.   I then returned home.  I put the two new small blinker lights in the front corner blinker housings, and I also put two new 2057 parking lights in the same front corner housings.   I already had the 2057 lights.   I then used the two inch bolt with small molly and flat washer to hold down a black box on the driver's side in the engine compartment where its plastic hold down fastener had come lose.  Also the metal accordion tube from the valve cover to the air intake had become disconnected, so I refastened it.   All of the exterior lights in the car seem to be working.   I had a neighbor check the rear lights while I tested them.   The car battery has a side fasten battery with a double thick screw on a double cable terminal and a regular thick screw on the single thick terminal, and it has a hold down bolt that I could access with my tools, so it would not be too difficult for me to replace myself.   I was told by Medallion that one would cost about $85 there, but I usually get new car batteries at Sears, so I can get their Nation Wide warranty, not that I will be going anywhere.   I have fairly new Cooper white wall tires on the car.   The department Connecticut department of Motor Vehicles is not opened on Monday in Norwalk, Connecticut, but I might meet my friend there on Tuesday, if I have the funds to transfer the car.   My friend is going to meet me there to give me the title and to pick up his license plates.   I was emailed my new GEICO insurance card.   I chatted with a relative.   The relative recommended that I not cook and eat the last two pieces of boneless breasts of chicken that I bought last Sunday night, so I will throw them away.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 11:45 P.M.:  I rested an hour after the last message.   I then chatted with a relative and GEICO.   I then rested briefly.   About 1:30 P.M., my friend arrived with the  1992 Buick Roadmaster station wagon in Burgundy and wood veneer with 113,789 miles on it for $1,000 http://www.kbb.com/KBB/UsedCars/PricingReport.aspx?ManufacturerId=7&YearId=1992&VehicleClass=UsedCar&VehicleId=NC8yMi8yMDA3fDExNDgx&PriceType=Private+Party&ModelId=486&Mileage=110000&SelectionHistory=11481%7c3346%7c06830%7c100%7c10%7c403718%7ctrue%7c403704%7ctrue%7c403731%7ctrue%7c403741%7ctrue%7c403762%7ctrue&Condition=Good&QuizConditions=0 .   A relative is going to send the friend a check for the car, and I will use the insurance check to pay back the relative for the Volvo.   My friend showed me some of the oddities of the car.   We chatted briefly with a neighbor.   I showed my friend the current state of the apartment, since he had not been here in two years.   I filled out the bill of sale on his registration and he signed it.   We are going to leave it registered in his name and insured in his name, until I get up the Connecticut department of motor vehicles later on next week.    I need to have enough money to pay the sales tax on it.  Although, I am buying the car for a $1,000, the book value is about $2,500, so they might charge me 6% sales tax on $2,500 or about $150 plus title transfer and license plate transfer fees.   I made copies of the registration for him and myself, and we put his insurance card and registration back in the car glove box.  I still have his plates on the car.   I drove my friend to the Greenwich Railroad station to catch a 3:01 P.M. train headed east.   He had somebody to pick him up at his destination.   The car has half a tank of gasoline, and it was only driven a couple of thousand miles in the last two years, since the friend has two other cars.   The battery seem charged up enough with him driving it down here.  The automatic transmission was repaired under warranty at 55,000 miles, and I was with him when it broke down coming down from Kennebunkport, Maine many years ago.   The brakes were replaced at 85,000 miles.  The tires show about 2/3rds tread left on them.   The car is very clean.   The car has a boat hitch, which my friend will continue to use the car to take his boat in and out of the water twice a year.    Using premium high grade octane gasoline, the car only gets about 16 miles per gallon the highway and about the same locally.  The car was tuned a short time ago, after it was tuned its gasoline mileage went from 26 miles per gallon to about 16 miles per gallon, so perhaps mileage can be improved.   To fill up the tank will cost over $50.   Still it is very good reliable transportation for me, since I only drive about 3,000 miles a year.   I oiled the door hinges and locks.   The tail gate window would not open properly, and I took a piece of plastic bag out the latch area, and it now seems to work fine.   When I returned home, the driver's side window would not go up quickly, but eventually the power window went up with a  a push and a lift on it.  However, if one only lowers it halfway up and down it works fine.   The car has full climate control with air conditioning that works.   It has a burgundy red leather interior and burgundy with wood veneer exterior.   I have ridden in it many times, so I am familiar with it.  I used a nut and bolt to fasten the open end of the air intake to its fixed position on the front of the car underneath the hood.   I checked the lights.   The small front passenger side blinker bulb needs to be replaced.   I took it out to match it.   I had to fish out the other bulb at that location and reinstall in its lens housing.   I turned the dash lights, so they come on with the head lights.   The car still needs to be vacuumed.   It has a third rear seat folded down.  It is a quite large deluxe car.   My friend knows of several people with the same car with over 200,000 miles.    I think it cost about $29,000 new, and it was one of the demos from the Buick Open sold at Putnam Buick here in Greenwich.  It has rear wheel drive, so it is not very good on snow.   It has a rear Putnam Buick license frame, which my friend says makes me look "Old Guard" .  The remote keyless entry key fob had two dead lithium disk #2016 batteries in it, and I put in two #2025 batteries in it, and it works just fine.   It is missing one piece of black rubber side molding from one of the front doors, and the other piece for the other side is in the rear compartment area.  They could be glued back on.  I also closed up the rear  inside side hatch door which had its latch mechanism slide back a bit, so I pulled it forward, and it worked to close it.  It might need a new air filter, I am not sure.  Although the car is quite clean on the inside and the outside, the engine compartment is quite dusty after all of these years.   The oil is topped up, but it could use a quart or two of coolant antifreeze.   Still the car runs just fine, and it is quite powerful and peppy.  It has full power and accessories, since it was a deluxe model.   I should get floor mats for it, but those might be expensive.   It has carpeting in it now that might get dirty.   I also put a spare tire valve cap on the passenger side front wheel.   The front blinker bulb that needs replacing is in the front seat divider compartment.  After tweaking the car, I uninstalled Microsoft Windows Live OneCare from the primary computer, and I put Norton Internet Security 7 back on it, and that fixed the problems I had with the weather pulse program and the Microsoft Money 2006 program not working.  It was a OneCare beta, so it still has a way to go.   The reinstallation of Norton Internet Security 2007 seems to run better than the original installation.   I put the 60 day demo of it back on the FIC server.   I will now microwave a Stouffer's 16 ounce roast turkey breast dinner, which I will eat with a glass of iced tea.   Earlier I called GEICO, and I took the Volvo off my policy, and I put the Buick on my Policy.  I have the same policy, but this time instead of $500 deductible, I got a $25 deductible which is about $75 more every six months.   Thus I will be paying about $360 every six months.   I think the policy has a lot of liability besides comprehensive, medical, and collision.   I will now do a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  After the backup, I will shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 10:00 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I walked over to the Valley Road Post Office, but they do not open until 8:30 A.M. on Saturday not 8 A.M..   I had put a .39 stamp on the letter to GEICO with the Volvo title.   I paid $7.90 to send it registered mail and $1.85 to get a return receipt for $9.75 total.   For some reason my Microsoft Money 2006 program will not go online, and when I start it up off line, it only shows transactions through March 1, 2007.   Once it goes online, I will have to fix that.   I walked back home from the post office.   A friend called me, and he is going to bring over the 1992 Buick Roadmaster Wagon later on this afternoon.   He says the battery took a charge, so hopefully I will not need a new battery.   It supposedly has a full tank of gasoline.  Once I have enough funds next week, I will register it in my name and transfer the title in my name and the insurance and transfer the plates.    I have to have enough funds to pay for the Connecticut sales tax on the car, which my friend said they might charge me the retail book value of the car.  Well, my friend will leave it in his name until we get the paper work done, so I will have access to a car to go downtown for my evening walks.   I really do not have funds until the first of the month to do anything, but once I get the insurance check, I should have the funds to pay for the car and transfer the papers.   I will now take a nap until my friend arrives.  I will shut down the primary computer.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 7:00 A.M.:  I watched some television.   I found the little Scottish flag on the floor where it had fallen off the FIC server monitor on to the floor, so I put it back on top of the monitor.   I then decided I had better luck when the other flags were flying instead of displaying all of the books in the hallway.   I put the Saudi Arabian flag over the left hallway bookcase and then the United States Air Force flag over that and then the Swedish flag over that.   I then put the 50 star United States of America flag over the right hallway bookcase and then I put the large Cross of St. Andrews flag over that.   Thus we are back into X man formation.   I chatted with a Canadian this week that lives in New London, Connecticut, so maybe he got the message through to Canada.  I do not always rely on email, since I can chat with people whom I know a little bit more clearly.   Princess Anne is suppose to be in charge of the Scottish Rescue Service, but I do not think they have any interest in America, because the Scottish tend to maintain a low key obscure presence in North America.  I will go out about 7:15 A.M..   For some reason the Weather Pulse Program is not working on the primary Vista machine.    It is stuck at the storm alert for last Sunday.   I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it, but it comes up with the same storm alert and then freezes.   Maybe there was some sort of a bug in the National Weather Service forecast last Sunday.   It works fine on the FIC XP server.   I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 5:30 A.M.:  I made and ate the same breaded boneless breast of chicken dinner as a couple of nights ago.   CIO   

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/21/07:

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 4:00 A.M.:  Most Stolen Luxury Cars - Forbes.com .  Cities On Volcanoes 5 .  I found the email for the Microsoft Windows Live OneCare beta with product registration number.   Microsoft Ready-to-Go Campaigns .  Windows Vista: Special Offers .  http://www.taftalumni.com/ .   I will now send out my weekly notes.    CIO

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 3:15 A.M.:   After I finished cleaning up, I took the hanging shoe pack out of my right living room closet, and I reorganized some more of the shoes between the floors of both living room closets.   I mailed in the ballot to The Taft School in the mail room downstairs.  I will now go through my email.   CIO      

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 1:55 A.M.:    I activated my Chase Vista debit card, and I shredded the old Bank of New York MasterCard Debit card.   I signed the Connecticut title for the Volvo, and I prepared a letter and envelope to mail it all to GEICO.   I will mail it registered mail, so I will walk over to the Valley Road Post Office and mail it Registered Mail at 8 A.M. this morning when they open on Saturday.   For registered mail, you have to present the letter to a retail employee at the postal counter.   I will now shower and clean up.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 12:45 A.M.:  Actually the Microsoft saved email seems to still be there.   My product  key for the one year perpetual Microsoft Live OneCare beta disappeared, but since I have already installed it, I do not need it.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/21/07 Saturday 12:35 A.M.:   I finished watering the plants and throwing out the garbage.   I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive.   For some reason in my Outlook 2007 email program all of the Microsoft and Microsoft Beta saved email back to 2007 has been deleted.   I can not figure out how that happened, unless the archive feature automatically eliminates it.   I will now shower and clean up.   I will not be going for an early morning walk, because as I learned last time I did not have a car, there is no place to go to the bathroom at night.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/20/07 Friday 11:15 P.M.:   I chatted with a friend after the last message.   I organized my shoes on the bottom floor of both living room closets, and I put the better dress shoes on the floor of the left living room closet.  I have my regular activity day shoes on the floor of the right living closet.   I went to bed.   I got up at 10 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I will now water the plants, and I will throw out the old periodical literature and the garbage.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/20/07 Friday 1:30 P.M.:  Windows Live OneCare - Home .   I uninstalled Norton Internet Security 7.0 from the primary Vista computer.   At http://connect.microsoft.com/ , I was given a year's license for the Microsoft Perpetual Windows LiveOne Care beta, so I installed it on the primary Vista machine, and I ran its maintenance feature defragmenting the first hard drive.   I then did Vista  Complete PC backup of the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I uninstalled 60 day demo of Norton Internet Security 7.0 from the FIC server.   I then installed Norton Internet Security 7.0 on it, and I activated the Norton Internet Security 7.0 license on it.    I found this car for sale http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-10000%7CD-_7214_%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=226081682&recnum=6&leadExists=true 2006 Chevrolet Aveo $5,950 with 12,101 miles.   I left a message with the seller that I was interested.   I chatted with a relative.  I was called back on this car http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=1&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_19_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=225977910&recnum=82&leadExists=true 2000 Hyundai Elantra GLS $5,900 30,320 miles.   I chatted with the individual for a while, and told him I might be interested.  I got a hold of the individual selling the Aveo, and I chatted with him, and I told him I might be interested.   He told me he is near the Long Island railroad if I wanted to pick up the car.  It was used for a year to commute into Manhattan, but it seems to be a very good value.   I then chatted with a relative again.   I then called up a friend, and the friend offered to sell me his 1992 Buick Roadmaster station wagon in Burgundy and wood veneer with 113,789 miles for $1,000 http://www.kbb.com/KBB/UsedCars/PricingReport.aspx?ManufacturerId=7&YearId=1992&VehicleClass=UsedCar&VehicleId=NC8yMi8yMDA3fDExNDgx&PriceType=Private+Party&ModelId=486&Mileage=110000&SelectionHistory=11481%7c3346%7c06830%7c100%7c10%7c403718%7ctrue%7c403704%7ctrue%7c403731%7ctrue%7c403741%7ctrue%7c403762%7ctrue&Condition=Good&QuizConditions=0 .   I chatted with a relative, and the relative advised me to get it.   I then called the friend, and I told the friend that I would get the car.   The friend will deliver the car early next week, and then I will have to register it.   I chatted with a relative.   Stamford Volvo called that they were on their way to pick up the spare set of tires.  I brought the tires down with my folding cart, and just as I had finished bringing them down, Stamford Volvo showed up and picked up the tires.   They also had the original hub caps.  I now have more room on my left living room closet floor.   I will move some of my extra shoes there.    I started the FIC server in XP, so it has the IBM http://mikelouisscott.com/stat.htm footer.   One can do a lot more in XP on the server than in the Vista Server.   I chatted with GEICO, and I am suppose to mail the Volvo title to them, and they gave me an address.  The final settlement on the car is $4,288.02, most of which I will return to the relative whom leant the money for the car to begin with, less the cost of the Buick and title and taxes and registration transfer.   I might also need a new battery for the Buick.   The Buick is suppose to get 26 miles per gallon, but I am not sure that is highway or local.  I got my new Chase Bank Check card, but I still have to activate it.   I will try to mail the registration tomorrow registered mail.   I will now shut down the primary computer.  I am a bit tired, so I will now eat a frozen taco meal with some iced tea, and then I will go to bed.   CIO          

Note:<888> 04/20/07 Friday 4:30 A.M.:  If I need to travel a short distance to buy a car, I could rent a car at Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Rental Cars at Everyday Low Rates from Port Chester, New York for about $60 a day, and I have www.geico.com rental car coverage for about $35 a day with $750 maximum, so they would pick up about half the bill, but using Enterprise, the bill would be sent to GEICO.  However, I first have to talk to GEICO about that, and they do not have claims agents available until 8 A.M..   The primary Vista computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm is much more responsive and running much more smoothly with the 750 watt power supply.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/20/07 Friday 3:55 A.M.:  I woke up at 3 A.M..   I went through my car tool box, and I found a few plastic license plate bolts and nut in case I need them.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 11:10 P.M.:  I am a bit tired.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.    I probably will not be doing house cleaning tomorrow, since I want to look into some used cars.  CIO  

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 10:05 P.M.:   I am making the same bread boneless breast of chicken meal that I made Sunday night.   I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 9:15 P.M.:  I found these: 

Chevrolet: 1.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134125263&recnum=5&leadExists=true , 2.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=133720857&recnum=14&leadExists=true manual , 3.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=4&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134219937&recnum=233&leadExists=true , 4.:*http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=4&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134051525&recnum=234&leadExists=true manual  , 5.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=5&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=226220144&recnum=250&leadExists=true , 6.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=5&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134129645&recnum=276&leadExists=true , 7.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=6&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134202503&recnum=307&leadExists=true , 8.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=8&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_9_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=225462378&recnum=426&leadExists=true ,

Ford:

* 1.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending%2CMILES+ascending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_14_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%2CMILES+ascending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134029197&recnum=31&leadExists=true , 2.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=3&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending%2CMILES+ascending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_14_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%2CMILES+ascending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=208218078&recnum=162&leadExists=true ,

Honda:

1.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=3&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_18_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=219623888&recnum=184&leadExists=true , no air and manual ,  2.:*http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=3&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_18_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=226581016&recnum=196&leadExists=true , 3.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=4&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_18_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=133385609&recnum=207&leadExists=true manual , 4.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=4&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_18_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134210405&recnum=223&leadExists=true manual,

Hyundai: 1.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=1&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_19_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=221232312&recnum=57&leadExists=true , 2.:**http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=1&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_19_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=225977910&recnum=82&leadExists=true ,

KIA:

1."*http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_24_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=226545506&recnum=32&leadExists=true ,

Nissan:

1.:*http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=5&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_36_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=133905817&recnum=256&leadExists=true ,

Toyota:

1.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=2&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_47_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=225170610&recnum=115&leadExists=true manual,  2.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=3&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_47_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134043027&recnum=151&leadExists=true manual,  3.:http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=3&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_47_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=134124305&recnum=164&leadExists=true ,

Volkswagen:

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Volvo:

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I called up about **http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=1&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_19_%7CB-6000%7CN-N%7CR-75%7CI-1%7CP-MILES+ascending%2CPRICE+descending%7CQ-ascending%7CZ-06830&aff=national&paId=225977910&recnum=82&leadExists=true , and I left a message.   They are nearby in Bedford Hills, New York.   I chatted with a relative, and the relative said if I found a car, they would help me get it before the insurance check came through.  I chatted with a relative again.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 6:30 P.M.:  I woke up at 1 P.M..   I looked at www.cars.com looking for low mileage inexpensive cars.    I chatted with my social worker later on in the day, and I am limited to a value of car of $4,500 wholesale.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.   I chatted with a relative a couple of times.   I called up Stamford Volvo, and they are coming by tomorrow afternoon to pick up the set of original wheels I had for my Volvo stored in the left living room closet.   Thus I will have more room for my shoes in the left living room closet floor area.  The original set of Volvo wheels have an old set of snow tires on them.  I took the new Four Flower power supply out of the primary computer, and I stored it away with in its box to have it as a spare.   About the time I did that UPS delivered Newegg.com - PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail for $99.99 and Newegg.com - Silverstone 6" Power Cable Kit Model SST-PP01 - Retail for $4.59 to convert it from 24 pin to 20 pin for my ATX motherboard plus $8.94 1 day UPS shipping less $1.16 Preferred Account Discount plus $2.99 Rush Processing less $2.99 free Rush Processing for $112.36 total, which tracking was UPS: Tracking Information .   I installed it in the primary vista computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   The computer seems to be more responsive with the extra power.   The high powered video card and all of the extra USB devices use a lot more power than a regular computer.    I did not need to use the power adapter, since the new power supply extra 4 pins slips off the 20 pin connector.    I went outside, and I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I picked up my mail.   I received my www.aarp.org sticker for 2008.   I will now look at www.cars.com .   The Greenwich Times classified cars are listed in www.cars.com .  I was told there are a lot of cars for sale in the Danbury, Connecticut area with the large dealers there, so I might look for a dealer in that area.   I will search for cars up to $6,000 looking for low mileage more recent models and good mileage per gallon of fuel.   I doubt if I will find a wagon.   I really do not want a stick shift since I drive in local traffic most of the time, and I should have air conditioning if I can get an inexpensive car with it.   CIO     

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 2:00 A.M.:    I channel surfed the television.   I ate two scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.  Maybe now that I have more time to spend at home, I should try to do some more creative writing, but from what I know I am not that good of a writer.   Five Green Fixes for Your Home .   BBC NEWS | UK | England | Dorset | Gardener downs his tools at 104 .   Well, I will now shut down the primary computer shortly.    I imagine with a the 750 watt power supply replacing the 500 watt power supply, it should start up a bit faster and have more power for its accessories, so possibly it will work a little bit better.   I quite frankly do not know if it consumes 750 watts all of the time, or if it just has a peak capacity of 750 watts.   I would assume, it only draws on what is being used at the time, and more than likely the startup of the computer is the peak demand.    Well from what I know about home computers from experience, it is a bit time consuming and a bit expensive, but the immediate access to the latest information is most handy to use in one's daily routine.    Having read a lot of periodical literature in my time, I have a general sense of what basic journalistic principles are, but at the same time since I am basically a private individual, I do not have a sense of what the general mood of the general public is in terms of the internet.   I would imagine most people use it for their own personal needs in much the way a library would be used.  I watch the television programming to get a sense of the mood of the general public.   Well have a good morning, and I will do some car hunting on the internet later on today.   I do not know if I will be up early enough to walk over to my 3 P.M. appointment, and my 3 P.M. appointment might be busy with some of the other activity around town as a result of the flooding this past weekend.    I have been having a hard time sleeping recently, so hopefully I will get a good morning's sleep today.   I am sure there are plenty of private people here whom never face members of the general public.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/19/07 Thursday 12:05 A.M.:   There are some formidable people in this area that this Surplus Computers 650,000 Volt Stun Gun would not work on.   I know that snipers occasionally come into the area, and that it would not be effective on them.   I  know some of the Exxon people in the area know about "BlackWater Security" Blackwater USA .   I hope we have not reached that point where we need them here.   From what I can see not much is going on, but I am usually obvious to what is happening around here anyway.   I went through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 10:10 P.M.:   On the order for Newegg.com - PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail for $99.99 and Newegg.com - Silverstone 6" Power Cable Kit Model SST-PP01 - Retail for $4.59 to convert it from 24 pin to 20 pin for my ATX motherboard plus $8.94 1 day UPS shipping less $1.16 Preferred Account Discount plus $2.99 Rush Processing less $2.99 free Rush Processing for $112.36 total, tracking is UPS: Tracking Information .  I will now go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 9:45 P.M.:   I think the Chief of Police's car is for sale 1996 Ford Crown Victoria 58K $3,000 Greenwich, Connecticut, Local News, Jobs, Real Estate | Greenwich Time - Classifieds Search .  I still have my Hyundai jacket.   A Kia or Hyundai is looking more interesting at www.bargainnews.com , but most of the less expensive ones have stick shifts.  Low mileage twice my budget with a stick shift 2005 KIA SPECTRA LX/EX (90839104) $9,486.   Well, I can always order food from Peapod Online Grocery Shopping and Delivery Service .   We do have bus service to get downtown, and it sometimes comes back our way too.  I am still a pretty good walker.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 8:05 P.M.:    I rested after the last message.   About 9:30 A.M., Stamford Volvo called me to tell me the insurance adjuster had inspected the car, and it is a complete loss.   I rested for another two hours, and the GEICO insurance adjuster called, and told me the same thing, and that there was water in the air filter and through out the engine.   Apparently the air intake on the 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo Station wagon is very low to the ground.   They said they would auction the car off to a salvage yard, and they would give me the value of the car about $4,750 less the $500 deductible.   I agreed.   I was told I would have to get my stuff out of the car, so they could tow it away from Stamford Volvo, and they would send me paper work to sign, and I would send it in with the title, and they would send me the check.   Thus I guess it will be a while before I get the check to get another car.   On my SSI disability, I am only allowed to have a car of maximum wholesale value of about $4,000.    I looked at www.bargainnews.com , and there are some options, but possibly not at my price.   I was told by the adjuster a Hyundai or Kia would not hold its value.   I was told to look into a Honda, Nissan, or Toyota, but those are more expensive cars than I can not afford in a low mileage car.   I chatted with a relative, and the relative suggested looking into a low mileage Subaru.   I mentioned I would like to find a low mileage Buick.   I chatted with a friend that drives a lot.   I called Stamford Volvo, and they sent their courtesy van over to pick me up at my apartment, and they brought me to their dealership to pick up the items from the car, and its paperwork and Connecticut license tags.   I packed them all into a green duffle bag that I brought along.  I gave them two other car keys to go with the key they had.   GEICO paid for the inspection and storage.   I then was returned to my apartment by the same Stamford Volvo courtesy van.   I sorted out the items in the duffle bag back around the apartment.   I put most of the items for the car in a medium size leather bag underneath the French Antique reproduction chair, and many other items with similar items around the apartment.   I put the Connecticut license tags on the wicker rack on the mahogany chest in the bedroom.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I chatted with other neighbors when going out.   I chatted with a relative and two friends.   I also chatted with GEICO again to let them know the car was available to be towed away.    I microwaved and ate one of the homemade frozen 16 ounce taco meals, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.   Five minutes is about the right time for the homemade frozen taco meal.    I will now try to collect my thoughts and think about what to do next.    CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 8:20 A.M.:   Making music in China - Greenwich Time , they forgot to take me along.  Water leaves GA at a loss - Greenwich Time .   With my French connections, maybe if I needed a new car, this could be it BBC NEWS | Europe | French plan green postal service .   Of course, you might get splashed in it on the roads around here.  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa delays Europe's lab launch .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Drillers target earthquake zone .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Einstein was right, probe shows .  BBC NEWS | Technology | New media family on tech journey .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Have a good day.   Earlier I ate three scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 7:20 A.M.:  Need more CPU power Newegg.com - COOLMAX CTG-850 ATX12V 850W Power Supply 230V TUV, UL, CSA, CE, FCC - Retail for $219 with shipping $90 off.  Newegg.com - PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail for $108 with $100 off.    I ordered Newegg.com - PowerTek 750W F5-Series ATX12V 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail for $99.99 and Newegg.com - Silverstone 6" Power Cable Kit Model SST-PP01 - Retail for $4.59 to convert it from 24 pin to 20 pin for my ATX motherboard plus $8.94 1 day UPS shipping less $1.16 Preferred Account Discount plus $2.99 Rush Processing less $2.99 free Rush Processing for $112.36 total.   That should be more than enough power for my primary Vista computer with all of its accessories.   It is a good deal, so I will pay for it with Birthday money coming up.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 5:35 A.M.:   American Red Cross: Email - Nor'easter disaster response calls for your support .   Taft Alumni .  Candle 2007 .  Hacking Ubuntu to Improve Performance .  Micro Electronics PowerSpec V300 - Review by PC Magazine . Want a Better Commute? Join the Dash Beta Test - News and Analysis by PC Magazine .  Security Watch from PC Magazine - Stormy Weather on the Internet Again - News and Analysis by PC Magazine .  TS2 Event Norwalk, Ct. May 1, 2007 .  Fisher Investments -- Web Alley Form .  The Best Chinos, the Best Prices--from under $25 .  » More details about Vista’s startup times | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .  Virginia Gunman Identified as a Student - New York Times .  RBS Lands $2.2B Marriott Sale - Forbes.com .  Amazon.com: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS: Books: Steve Forbes .  I.B.M. Profit Is Up, Despite Slow U.S. Sales - New York Times .  IBM Investor relations .  Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 .  I went through my email.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 4:25 A.M.:  I chatted with GEICO, and they gave me a claim number and email address to send the maintenance information to them.   I emailed them the information and a note.   I printed out copies of the service record and the note to GEICO and a short list of information.   I have a copy of it on the bedroom desk and another copy on the dining table in the living room.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 2:10 A.M.:  I emailed  the Stamford Volvo Service Department with their form Volvo Service - Car and Auto Repair Service Stamford about the link to my car's service record.   They do not show and email address of fax number.   I will now print out the service record to have hard copy for my records.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 1:30 A.M.:   I updated Michael Scott’s 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon Maintenance Record: .   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/18/07 Wednesday 12:15 A.M.:  I left the Samsung all purpose laser fax, copier, printer, and scanner turned and connected to my Optimum Voice unlimited telephone line at 1-203-532-5474, in case anyone ever wants to send me a fax.   The two computer magazine calls today asked me for fax numbers.   GraveyardMall.com .  Newegg.com - XEROX 6120/N Laser Workgroup Color Printer - Retail .  I keep opening that something else caused antifreeze to be mixed with my motor oil, and it is not the head gasket.   However, the car did start running roughly after it stall in about 10 inches of water, and I pushed it out to a couple of inches of water, and then I started it.  Thus the car was running when it stalled out in the water, but I had to push it out to get it started, and then run it a bit more to get it going.   My viewpoint with all of the electronics on newer cars it could have been anything, and also when I pushed it out of the water it started up after trying it about three times.   I have three witnesses whom were standing on the hill at the house on the corner just east of the Old Greenwich Presbyterian church, and they watched me go through the process.   I keep thinking and hoping that instead of the head gasket that having the leaky coolant overflow hose that it might have cause some sort of system problem, and possibly the ping might be from the engine running roughly when I first started it up, and possibly it skipped a tooth on the timing belt.   I drive the 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon so little, I do not have much of a chance to test it out except for when I drive to Kennebunkport, Maine round trip each summer.   The car ran fine going out to Hauppauge, Long Island and back for the Microsoft Conference at the Hyatt Hotel there, so possibly whatever flooded the engine and then restarting it might have caused the problem.   I have around 105,815 miles on it, and when I got it from a relative at 98,500 miles October 2004, it had been fully serviced and maintained at Jim Wynn Volvo Norristown Pennsylvania Volvo dealer new cars used cars trucks SUVs S80 V50 XC90 auto repair auto parts where it had been purchased new and maintained by a relative.   I think the new price of it back in 1995 with taxes was around $35,000, so it is a very good car, and I have all of the original and maintenance paper work on it. 

Note:<888> 04/17/07 Tuesday 11:55 P.M.:   I chatted with a friend at 8 A.M. this morning who was driving up I-91 North to Hartford, Connecticut, and he said there were a lot of closed roads due to flooding along the Connecticut River.   He was going to University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in Farmington, Connecticut west of Hartford for less expensive crown or cap dental work done at their dental school.   I have not heard from him if he made it there or returned.   I will not go through my email, and I will do some regular computer work.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/17/07 Tuesday 10:50 P.M.:  I woke up at 7 A.M. this morning.   I drank a glass 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements.   I chatted with the service department at Volvo of Westport -Sales, Service of New, Used and Certified Volvo Cars in Westport, Connecticut .   I went back to bed until 3 P.M..   I had two computer magazine telephone calls including one from the Philippines, which was very technical.    I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo, and coffee.    I called up Stamford Volvo is a New, Pre-owned and used Volvo dealer serving Fairfield county Connecticut and Westchester county New York, volvo parts and service , and they told me their service department is opened until 6 P.M..   I then went out without and showering and cleaning up, and I drove U.S. 1 East to Stamford, Connecticut, and I turned south after the Stamford Marriott Hotel, and I then turned east after going underneath I-95 and the railroad, and I drove east to Stamford Volvo.   Thus I did not risk the car driving at high speed on the highway.   I gave them the information along with the GEICO www.geico.com insurance telephone number and policy number, and they told me it would be about an hour labor to check it out, and they would call me back tomorrow.   Their shuttle service normally runs until 5 P.M., but they gave me a ride about 5:30 P.M. to the Stamford Train Station, and I noticed they still have the Harley-Davidson shop Country Selector shop along the back road to the Stamford train station known as the McKinney transportation named for Congressman McKinney whom my public housing project McKinney Terrace is also named after.     I used the Metronorth ticket machine in the train station and for a dollar, I bought a handicapped one way ticket from Stamford to Greenwich.   I caught the 6:02 P.M. local train out of Stamford, to Greenwich, and on the short train ride, I noticed quite a few flooded pond areas along the waterfront.   I then walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by the Senior and the Arts center, and I also stopped by CVS.   I then stopped by the Welcome to Greenwich Library! , and I chatted with two of the reference librarians, and then I walked home west on West Putnam Avenue.  I sat out at Welcome to McDonald's rear terrace, and I had a cigarette, and then I finished my walk home.   At the West Putnam Avenue office of www.chase.com , one has to cross the street to the north side of the street there, because the sidewalk ends on that side shortly thereafter.   Also at the southwest corner behind the Food Emporium, the sidewalk is so steeply inclined, it can be dangerous there.   There was no standing water on the roadway, so I was not splashed by passing cars and trucks.   From what I could see coming and going, it was the normal traffic pattern for that time of day.  I called up www.geico.com ,and I told them what I had done, and we will wait to hear from Stamford Volvo.    I left the Greenwich Automotive Service station Exxon maintenance receipt with Stamford Volvo for them to look at.   I turned off the electric heat in the apartment, and I turned off the Honeywell Hepa purifier, since if I do not eat cinnamon, it might smell better.   I showered, and I cleaned up.  In the mail, I got my first printed copy of US News & World Report - Breaking News, World News, Business News, and America's Best Colleges - USNews.com , which I left on top of the Toshiba laptop on the brass and glass coffee table.  I have a 40 issue subscription.   I also got an advertisement from Welcome to Mimosa Bay with telephone number at 1-888-646-6724 Ext. 124.   Of course they can get tropical weather too, and it can be a bit cool there in the winter, and it can be hot in the summer, but I am sure some people like the four seasons climate there.   A lot of people whom can not afford Florida are retiring to North Carolina.   Even Bill Graham who once lived in Vero Beach, Florida TCPalm moved in retirement to North Carolina, but I think he lives up in the mountains.    I will now eat the same meal as I ate early Monday morning.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 7:15 P.M.:   Gunman, 32 Others Killed in Va. Shooting - Greenwich Time .  Officials: Gunman dead after bloody campus rampage - CNN.com . I am a bit tired, so I will go to bed soon.  The worse case I can imagine locally is that with all of the rain, we could have problems with the dams.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 6:40 P.M.:  In thinking about what Exxon said after I chatted with them again.   I think I might still not have a blown head gasket.   They think the head gasket is blown because I had foamy oil, but possibly some water got into the oil, and the head gasket might be all right.   Also I have put in Sunoco, Castrol, Exxon, and Mobil oil in the car in filling it up more frequently than I should have to.   I thought the car was burning more oil locally.   However, when the oil was changed in Kennebunkport, Maine last July 2006 at the Sunoco station there, I noticed on my trip down from Maine, it consumed over 2.5 quarts of oil, but no antifreeze.   They put in a NAPA oil filter, and there was oil on the ground underneath my car for most of the last year, so possibly I thought I had an oil leak somewhere in the car or from the NAPA oil filter.   The car did not burn oil going up to Maine, except the usual consumption of about a half quart, so something happened in Kennebunkport, Maine last July 2006 to cause the car to burn more oil, which possibly might have been the Sunoco oil change.   However, they only put in 4 quarts of oil, and the car uses about 6 quarts of oil, so possibly they did not fill the oil all the way up at the Sunoco oil change.   I have consumed about eight quarts of motor oil since then in about 2,500 miles driving mostly locally.  Possibly water got into the oil or the mixture of oil makes it look foamy like the head gasket is blown.   The ping sound if it is not the bearing might possibly be water in the fuel system.   I could have gotten water in the fuel system when I drove through the flooded area, and a little while before that I had filled up the gasoline tank at the Connecticut - New York Exxon station on the Greenwich border.   Possibly with the flooding along the Byram River, water got into their fuel tanks, and that might be possibly causing the pinging sound in the motor.   I did have a leak in the antifreeze overflow container hose from the thermostat to the coolant overflow container, which hose I replaced.   Although I do not drive too much, I will have to wait until it dries out a bit in this area, and I will have to wait until I fill the tank a couple of times to see if that makes any difference.   I will monitor the oil and coolant to see if there are any changes.  At least I still have a useable car for local driving.   Of course it might take some time to drive enough to see if the car has water in its fuel.   I chatted with the building custodian and my next door neighbor.  They still have a couple of pictures of hand grenades for sale at the art galley west of the Greenwich Y.M.C.A., but they no longer display them in the window.  The Greenwich, Connecticut schools are supposedly out this week, so possibly people are away, and there is not as many town staff available for the recent flooding situation.   I can not afford to move around enough to access the situation, but there is still a lot of daytime traffic in this area.   Stamford rivers overflow banks - Greenwich Time .  I chatted with www.geico.com for a quite a while.   They explained to me under my comprehensive insurance policy, I would be covered if I needed to have the engine replaced or repaired less the $500 deductible.   They suggested that when I have time, I should take it to a www.volvo.com dealership for a second opinion.  I chatted briefly with a relative, and I explained the situation.  I also ate three scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.   The direct www.geico.com number is 1-800-459-4038.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 3:30 P.M.:   I ate a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle low fat sour cream and onion potato chips after the last message.  I then rested.   I had a call from Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station about 9:30 A.M..   They said I had antifreeze and oil mixed together in my oil, so the problem is probably a bad head gasket.   They told me that the pinging sound is a bad bearing.   They said the catalytic converter was all right, but driving threw the flooded area in Old Greenwich caused the MAF sensor to not work, and it would need to be replaced for about $300.   They said with the bad bearing the head gasket could not simply be replaced, but I would have to replace the whole engine which would cost about $4,000, which is not worth it.   The head gasket problem was a preexisting problem before I drove through the flooded area, so it would not be covered by my automobile insurance.   The cheapest solution was to change the oil and oil filter, and flush out the engine with motor additive detergent first and do a motor flush and blow it out with compressed air.   I authorized them to do it.  I chatted with two relatives, and I went back to bed.   I was called again at 11:30 A.M. that the car was ready.   I walked back to the Exxon garage next to the Greenwich Library, and I was splashed a few times by traffic on the highway.   I chatted with another regular walker and waterfront observer on the way.   He tried to interest me in buying a Ferrari while we walked by their dealership.   I stopped for a cigarette break outside the Stop and Shop.  A relative paid for the car repair.  I picked up the car.

The itemized bill is:

Check Catalytic converter, engine got water in MAF sensor and has blown head gasket $44.50

Oil Change, includes change oil, replace oil filter, top off vital fluids, lubricate chassis where possible, perform 20 point maintenance check.  $19.58

6 quarts of Exxon  5000 oil   $16.86

85311 oil filter  $11.44

Oil MOA Detergent $10.50

Motor Flush  $5.99

Total Labor: $64.08

Parts:  $44.79

Supply Charge:  $4.35

Subtotal:  $113.22

Sales Tax:  $6.79

Total:  $120.01

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 7:30 A.M.:  I dropped the car off at the Greenwich Automotive Exxon Service station next to the Greenwich Library.   I walked home.   The Horseneck Brook next to the Volkswagon Audi dealership his a raging torrent.   It might be flooded further upstream on Glenville Road.   Decision on schools could impact home sales - Greenwich Time . Deluge drives some from homes - Greenwich Time .   BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Bid to halt bumblebee decline .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mars-probe failure 'human error' .  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 5:35 A.M.:  Horses’ Victories Garner Attention, but Also Raise Some Questions - New York Times .  Kentucky Derby 133 .  Derby News | Kentucky Derby 133 .   Buckingham Palace press releases > State Visit to the USA, 21 March 2007 .East Coast Storm Breaks Rainfall Records - New York Times .  Housing Authority, residents at standoff - Greenwich Time .   I will go out shortly to the Greenwich Automotive Exxon gasoline station.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 4:55 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.   I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at the chairs and tables at the Greenwich Office Park on the south side of the train station, and I admired the Red I-beam sculpture.   I noticed on the way up to Greenwich Avenue that the man hole across from the Police Firing Range was rattling from the force of water in the sewer beneath it being pushed up against it.  They put in new larger sewer pipes there about five years ago.   I stopped by the Greenwich Post Office, and I sat out at the World War I veterans monument admiring the tulips in front of the Post Office.   I then sat out in front of the Senior and the Arts Center, and I admired the Machine Man sculpture.  I straightened up the Arts on Greenwich Avenue sign.   I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I guess the mist is so heavy, one can not see any lights out on Long Island, not even a spot light.   I then drove by the Greenwich Train station, and I said Good Morning to the regular news staff there waiting for the papers to arrive.   I then returned home.   At 5:45 A.M., I will drive over to Greenwich Automotive Exxon Service station which is suppose to open at 6 A.M. on Monday, and I will see if they can check out my car today.  It seems that probably the exhaust clamp on the new catalytic converter came lose, and it needs to be tightened again, so the car does not sputter.  If they can tighten it today, I will leave it there, and I will walk back home.   If not I will have it done later on this week.   I want it done right away, so in case in an emergency I had to drive further it would not separate.   It seems to be all right for local driving, so it could wait until later this week to be tightened.     There is a new catalytic converter pipe system in there, so there should not be any parts that need to be replaced because of rust.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 3:00 A.M.:  I opened up the package of six boneless chicken breasts, and I put four of them in a large flat Rubbermaid container.   I then rinsed off the other two in cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.   I then put a thin coat of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and on a separate plate, I rubbed the bottom side of the boneless chicken breasts with olive oil, and then I spread a thick coating of seasoned bread crumbs on it, and then I did the same with the top side and the other boneless chicken breasts.   I then put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.  I also made up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsrice.htm to which I also added one teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce and Old Bay Seasoning and chicken bullion seasoning.  I ate half, and I put the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I also steamed in a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid about 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli spears for 15 minutes on medium high electric burner heat,  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now go back out, and I will take my usual walk on Greenwich Avenue.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/16/07 Monday 1:20 A.M.:   I chatted with a relative.  I went out after the last message.   I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a package of six boneless breasts of chicken for $1.69 a pound for $6.01, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, a 3 pound bag of onions for $2.49, and fresh Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound  for $1.36 for $12.85 total.   The Greenwich Automotive Exxon service station was closed next to the Greenwich Library.   I went to the Exxon station on the state line with New York across from my building, and I bought $25.86 of premium unleaded gasoline at 5 cents off on Sunday at $3.299 a gallon for 130.2 miles driving since the first of the month at 16 miles per gallon averaging 15 miles per hour.   I then dropped the groceries off at my building, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I then went to the Cos Cob Laundromat.   I had to take exit 3 to exit 4 on I-95 because East Putnam Avenue had flooding by the Greenwich High School.   I put each of the two comforters in two separate washing machines for $2 each and I put a half cap of liquid Tide in each prewash holder and a full liquid cap of Tide in each regular wash holder.   There was high water over a foot deep by the Cos Cob fire station at the road intersection.   The Cos Cob fire station responded to a number of calls including a call where they brought a rubber boat.   I then put each comforter in its own separate dryer, and I put three quarters or .75 each in each for 21 minutes drying time.   One dryer was not working properly, so I had to put another .50 in another machine to dry the other comforter, when I discovered it was not dry.   Thus the laundry cost $6.   I then decided to check out the conditions in Old Greenwich.   Instead of driving in the main way by the Walgreens intersection, I turned by St. Catherine's Church, and I took the back way.  However, the area at the rotary in front of the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church had about a foot of water, and it was not blocked off.   My car stalled out in the middle of the small pond about 500 yards in diameter.   I got out of the car, but water did not come into the car, so it was less than a foot deep.   I was wearing my low L.L. Bean boots, but they filled up with water.  I left the car in neutral, and I was able to push it further eastward until it was in a few inches of water, and I was able to drive it out with it sputtering, and I parked by CVS in Old Greenwich.   The Check Engine light is now on indicating something wrong with the emissions system.   There is a sputtering sound like there might be an exhaust leak.   I checked the fuses to make sure none of them was blown.   None of the other warning lights come on.  However, the EMS light comes on when one starts the car, and one has to turn back the ignition key a fraction to get it to go out so the lights work, which they do not if it is on.   I saw trucks going down to the shoreline in Old Greenwich and large front end loader machines, so there must be flooding down there.   I returned back via the main road which is not flooded by Binney Park, and the area by the Greenwich High School is still flooded, so I went from Exit 4 to Exit 3 o I-95.   I stopped by the Exxon station, and there is no way to drop the car off at night.   I think they will be busy tomorrow, so I will take it by on Tuesday, if the "Check Engine" light still comes on after the car dries out a bit.  Possibly I got some water in the exhaust system, but I would think it would have dried out by now.    The Check Engine light means an Emissions problem.   Everything else on the car seems to run fine, but it did hesitate a bit on the highway at a higher speeds coming back.  I changed into dry socks, and I hung my wet clothes out to dry.   I put each of the two clean comforters back on either far end of the couches to have available until warmer weather arrives.   If the Catalytic converter separated it should be covered under warranty, since that was replaced this past summer at the Greenwich Automotive Exxon Service station next to the Greenwich Library.  CIO    

Note:<888> 04/15/07 Sunday 7:55 P.M.:  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I washed the pillow cases from the four pillows underneath the French reproduction chair, and the sheet, and the white blanket from the back of the down sofa.   I have 15 minutes to go on the dry cycle.   I am making up a batch of Formula Two http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .    Once I put the dried linens away, and I put the tea in the refrigerator, I plan to go out.   I have already showered and cleaned up.   I am charging up the two rechargeable lanterns in the bedroom.   When I go out, I have to go by the Stop and Shop, Exxon, and then at the Cos Cob laundry, where I will wash and dry the other two comforters.   I might take a walk afterwards if the rain lets up, which it is suppose to do at 10 P.M..   I will now eat one of the homemade frozen taco meals that I made to have a little nourishment.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/15/07 Sunday 2:35 P.M.:  I woke up at 1:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana and honey, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   On the Epox computer or computer with red case, I turned off the switch in the power supply at the rear of the CPU case, because for some reason it was turning on automatically, but of course it would stop at the password.    Since it is suppose to be very damp for the next two or three days, I turned the living room thermostat to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and I set the Honeywell tower fan above the electric radiators to low speed on swivel to mvoe the heat around, so briefly it should be a little bit warmer and less damp in the apartment.   I can always turn it off whenever I go to bed.  Of course hopefully, we will get some warmer days soon.  I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/15/07 Sunday 4:55 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of Ramen chicken noodle soup with some iced tea.   I have low blood pressure, and when it is about to rain, it makes me tired, and makes me want to go to sleep.   I will now shut down  the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground .  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/15/07 Sunday 4:00 A.M.:  At www.smartbargains.com , they have this discount code for 10% off through April 17, 2007 http://home-furnishings.smartbargains.com/promo/popup/promoterms.aspx?promoid=13673 . Or there is this link for 10% off through April 16, 2007 http://www.discounterdeals.com/smartbargains-coupons.html .  You can only use one.  They have this sale going on http://view.ed4.net/v/62AT2Z/KNDY3/XDN10V/4C3X8T .  I looked at these discount www.surefit.com covers at SmartBargains: Slipcovers and other home décor available for purchase at discounted prices , and I thought about getting this Save on the Sure Fit Simply Suede Slipcover at SmartBargains.com in green for $59.99 in sofa length plus the 10% discount and $8.99 shipping, it would have been about $63.   However, the down sofa that I was thinking about putting it on, is an older model without big arms, so it would not have fit right, since the cushions are down filled, they would have slipped underneath the slip cover, so I did not get it.  However, I decided to wash the slipcover and cushion covers on the down sofa, so I removed the slip cover and the cushion and pillow covers, and I also took the white quilted throw off the French Antique reproduction chair.   I then went out, and I went by the drive in ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York Chase Bank on Mason Street.   I then went to the Cos Cob Laundromat.   I put the items in the a 60 pound capacity washer machine, and I used two capfuls of liquid Tide www.tide.com in the prerinse dispenser, and three capfuls of liquid Tide in the wash dispenser.  I put in $5.25 in the machine, and I set it to Heavy Soil, and the entire wash took about a half hour.   I then put the slip cover in one dryer, the throw in another dryer, and the cushion and pillow covers in another dryer, and I put .75 in each dryer for 21 minutes drying time on High for each dryer.  After they drying was done, I folded the items, and then I brought them back home.   I installed the covers on the down sofa, and it looks quite nice and fresh.   Instead of putting the white quilted slip cover on the French reproduction chair, I put it over the Cranberry Ethan Allen recliner, and it fits quite well and looks quite nice.   Thus it can be washed easily if the recliner gets soiled.  I then covered the French antique reproduction chair with the white New Zealand sheep's skin.   Thus it all only cost me $7.50 in laundry costs plus the cost of the liquid Tide, so it basically was about a $10 cleaning improvement.    It is suppose to start raining heavily at 10 A.M. this morning.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 11:50 P.M.:   I put three paper towels on a microwave proof plate, and then I laid out six strips of Oscar Meyer bacon on the paper towels, and then I put two more paper towels on top of the bacon strips, and then I put a microwave cover on top of the plate, and I put it in the microwave oven, and I set it to 4 minutes and 15 seconds.  I broke three large eggs in a large metal mixing bowl, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk, a tablespoon of olive oil, dashes of oregano, and a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese, and I whisked it all together.   I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a stick proof frying pan with a few pads of 50% less fat butter, and I turned it on medium high electric burner heat.   I put two English muffin halves in the toaster.  Once the fat in the frying pan was hot, I started the bacon and English muffin, and I added the egg mixture to the frying pan.  I made soft scrambled eggs.   The other items were done at the same time.  I put the scrambled eggs on a large dinner plate with the bacon and English muffin, and I added a little bit of olive oil on the English muffin.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 10:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  This is the power supply I am using in the Primary Vista computer, the Epox Server, and the Northgate Syntax computer Super Flower PSU  .  I also have a new spare one.   I bought them when they were on sale for more than half price from www.directron.com .  It still sells for $70 new Super Flower / TTGI Aluminum, 4 Fans, Silent TT-550SS P4/AMD 550W Switching Power Supplies - Retail .  I seem to be in some sort of a absent minded work mode.   I will now make my bed, and I will wash the breakfast dishes.   CIO    

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 7:40 P.M.:  This is about the best deal in a power supply Newegg.com - Xion PowerReal XON-600F14T-201 ATX12V V.2.01 600W Power Supply - Retail , but one would have to wait two to three months for the $50 rebate.  This marked down power supply is still available, but it is not as powerful Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480W with SILVER case and active PFC Xaser Edition and Power supplies.  It is an older model, but a very good one.    However, I have already mentioned that I do not need another spare one at the moment.   I had my door bell ring, but nobody was there.   I turned back on the Honeywell Hepa air purifier, since in my small apartment with cooking smells and cigarette smells and toilet smells, I have to live with myself.   Since I use cinnamon on my oatmeal which can give one gas, it is either not to eat the cinnamon to smell better or to eat oatmeal that tastes like cardboard.   I guess I could try putting honey on the oatmeal that might be a better smelling alternative.   I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 6:15 P.M.:   Free Ubuntu Linux  Dowload or ShipIt .  Hoover at this location Hoover EmPower Upright with this coupon http://www.dealcatcher.com/index.asp? .  CIO

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 6:05 P.M.:  A neighbor knocked on my door this morning about noon, and told me somebody was walking on her roof.   I think the neighbor has squirrels in her attic.   I finally woke up at 4 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I went outside, and I threw away  some garbage.  I picked up my mail.  I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.  CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/14/07:

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 9:05 A.M.:  During my walk earlier this morning, I found a black Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip USA pen in front of the Blackstone Group across from the Greenwich Train Station.   I also found a quarter in front of Saks Fifth Avenue.  I will now send out my weekly notes.  BBC NEWS | UK | Prince William splits from Kate .  The Middleton family in South Carolina have a rice and tea plantation if she needs to get away from it all.  The Middletons were the United States first ambassador to Russia, and they also signed the Declaration of Independence, so they probably have other relatives in this country.   They import all of the coffee into this country, and they also have the Middleton shipping lines, and they also own a big chunk of Florida, and they also started General Motors Acceptance Corporation, but Wiley use to be content to push a shopping cart around Florida. Wiley was in the U.S. Marine Corp in World War I, so I think it would be safe to say he is a Leather Neck.  I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon after that.   At least sleeping in the day time, it is warmer in the apartment.   CIO       

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 8:30 A.M.:   Before Making a Thread About Buying a PSU.... - [H]ard|Forum .  I looked for a bargain in good power supplies, but they seem to have gotten more expensive.  I still have a very good new three fan 520 watt Four Flower spare Four Flower power supply and two inexpensive generic ones with one new.   However, I took out the generic Arrow 500 watt power supply from the Northgate Syntax computer, and I put in the much better Four Flower 4 fan 520 watt power supply that had been in the primary computer, and I put it in the Northgate Syntax computer, so although it does not shut down completely from the CPU switch, but stays in power up mode like in the primary computer, when it was installed, it can be turned off completely from the Power Control Panel.  Thus it is much better and quieter power supply in the Northgate Syntax computer.  It is really quite a nice little computer with the upgrades that I have put into it.  It does not have a DVD drive in it, but I could install one cheaply enough, or move one from the Epox and put in one of the two DVD/RW drive from the primary in the Epox, but I do not think that is really necessary at this point.  I like having two DVD/RW drives in the primary, using one for reading and one for writing.  It is good for copying on the fly, if one needed to do that without having to store to memory in the copy process.  However, I rarely copy DVDs if ever.  I tried to pay off my deft of $59.33 to www.newegg.com for the Newegg.com - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM for $59.99 with free shipping less 1.1% preferred account discount of .66 with rush order processing of $2.99 less preferred account discount of $2.99 for $59.33 total that I installed in the Bytecc external hard drive, but I am only allowed to make three payments a billing cycle, which I have already done, so it will have to wait until next month to be paid off.   They won't even let you pay bills early anymore.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 4:30 A.M.:  Frequently when somebody owns something, they register it with Chicago Title Insurance Company .  The tulips are just begining to come out at the World War One veterans monument at the Greenwich Post Office.   Traditionally the Dutch plant tulips in front of everything that they own.   I ate 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle low fat sour cream and onion potato chips.  Outbreak Alert: Protect your PC from Zipped Trojan .  Sale Cheap Discount Deal V7 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor .  Test Driving the $100 Laptop's Interface - Test Driving the $100 Laptop's Interface Slide 1 .  System Maintenance with Windows Vista - Expert Help by PC Magazine .  » Is Vista really slow to start up? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .  Microsoft confirms Vista OEM hack | Tech News on ZDNet .   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/14/07 Saturday 3:05 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 stopped by the ATM machine at the central Greenwich Avenue Chase Bank, but it was not working online.   At the top of Greenwich Avenue, I walked over to the Bank of New York Chase ATM machine, and it was working fine.   I noticed when I was walking down Greenwich Avenue the Barcelona cafe was busy at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and the youngsters were talking outside about going to Saratoga in the summer.   I completed my walk.   They have a new sculpture outside the Senior and Arts center called "Machine Man".  It is a large steel sculpture, and I hope it does not blow over on a windy day sometime in the future, because it looks top heavy.   I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.   I then drove back through town, and I chatted with the alternate night man at the West Putnam Avenue Shell Station.  I then returned home, and I ate two scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.   Goldman Sachs takes Amaranth's spot - Greenwich Time .   Housing Authority touts massive project - Greenwich Time .   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 11:20 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I chatted with another tenants relative about the state of the world.   A female Greenwich Housing Authority representative was looking for a tenant here.  I made and ate http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pbf.htm .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and two Oscar Meyer lite franks along with the other usual ingredients.    I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for one of my regular walks.  Although it is cold and damp tonight, it is a lot better than it will be on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights.   However, with so much rain coming up, more than likely there will be more traffic accidents on the highway, and therefore the public safety officers will be busier.  You have to remember this is the New York City metropolitan area and with 40 million people living within a 100 mile radius of Manhattan, there is always somebody moving around here, despite the current energy prices.  CIO    

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 9:25 P.M.:  Heavy Rain or Northeasterner this Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  Sunny tomorrow though.  CIO  

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 9:25 P.M.:  I put clean linens on the bed, and I have 35 minutes to go on the dry cycle of two loads of laundry.  CIO    

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 7:15 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative to wished the relative Happy Birthday.  I watched some of the children's television programming on television.   I guess children still watch television, but it is hard to tell what the adults do at night besides go out to dinner.   I will now wash the breakfast dishes.   I will then water the plants, and I will put out more white vinegar in the white vinegar scent bowl.   I will then throw out the old periodical literature.   If the laundry is not busy, I will do two loads of laundry, and I will put fresh linens on the bed.   Since it is damp outside in April, and since I have arthritis, I tend not to spend too much time outside in the damp spring weather.   Such is life.  I guess it is up all night with Michael on the New Amsterdam Dutch night watch.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 6:05 P.M.:  I was awake at 3 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until now, when I chatted with a friend whom was having problems with his speaker on the cell phone.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 8:10 A.M.:  I finished the Toshiba backup, and I shut it down.  BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP to be retired in 2008 .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Have a good day.   I probably will not be getting up too late today to bother doing house cleaning, and it really does not need it anyway.  Although it is a bit cool and damp in the apartment without the electric heat, I am use to it.  I am also not using the electric blanket, and the new comforter seems to be warm enough.  Stay warm.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 7:35 A.M.:  Vista Hack http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6175615.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news .  Vista beta testers face looming OS expiration .  My order from Magazine subscriptions as low as $4.69 for a years subscription to www.forbes.com for $3.19 and 40 issues of US News & World Report - Breaking News, World News, Business News, and America's Best Colleges - USNews.com for $4.88 for $8.07 total still has not started, and I ordered them on February 11, 2007, so it would seem to me they take a while to get their act together.  I went through my email.  I still have a half hour on the old Toshiba laptop backup.  It is only a 400 MHz laptop with about a 4.5 gigabyte hard drive with USB 1.0 port, so it is a bit slow, but it does work for web browsing and email and word processing if I ever needed to use it, and it also has a wireless card.   CIO   

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 6:50 A.M.:  I finished the XP ASR backup of the FIC server from the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive.   I watched a vintage Turner movie about an oil baron trying to steal a cattle ranch.   I installed the XP updates on the Toshiba laptop.   I am now backing it up the Bytecc external hard drive.   I will now go through my email.  Earlier I ate two scoops of sugar free ice cream.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/13/07 Friday 3:05 A.M.:   Happy Birthday to a relative.   I woke up yesterday at noon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I received Newegg.com - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM for $59.99 with free shipping less 1.1% preferred account discount of .66 with rush order processing of $2.99 less preferred account discount of $2.99 for $59.33 total with UPS: Tracking Information .   I went out to my 3 P.M. appointment, and then I returned home.   I picked up my mail, and I received the $50 rebate on the Samsung all purpose laser printer, fax, copier, and scanner.  I then went to the Greenwich Housing Authority meeting in the community room about the Vinci Drive residential area.   They are proposing to rebuild Quarry Knoll in the center of town, and before that, they are planning to building a senior residence complex at the east side at the south end of family units at Vinci Drive which would have thirty 650 square foot apartments for seniors.   Once that was completed, some of the residents of Quarry Knoll would be moved in there,  and then they would rebuild Quarry Knoll with about 70 senior and family units.   Then at this location at Vinci Drive, those who wanted to be moved back to Quarry Knoll would be moved back.   At the north end of 71 Vinci Drive, they would eliminate the two apartments, and then they would put in 18 new apartments for seniors that would be about 650 square feet each.   The final phase of the three year project would be to continue Vinci Drive in a circle around the woods to the east of the building back to the entrance area, and they would construct about 30 new family units of about 1200 square feet.   However, the project is still in the planning stage, and it has not yet been approved or funded.  Apparently the vacant land is owned by the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut and not the Greenwich Housing Authority, so they would have to acquired it.  Also a friend told me that entire wooded area to the east of the building is rock ledge, so the construction costs might be too expensive to build new housing there.   I chatted with a friend about it.   I installed the new Maxtor 250 Gigabyte hard drive in the Bytecc enclosure, and I install the used Maxtor 160 Gigabyte hard drive from the Bytecc enclosure as the second hard drive in the Epox computer.  I installed the Windows updates on the Epox computer.   I then did a first hard drive to second hard Windows XP Professional Automatic System Recovery backup.   I then booted the Epox computer in Vista Longhorn Server build 6001-1720, and I did a first hard drive to second hard drive backup with its backup utility.  On the Vista primary computer, I did a Vista Complete Backup from the first hard drive to the new Maxtor hard drive in the Bytecc enclosure.   While doing that I ate the same dinner as last night.   I chatted with a relative.  When I rebooted the FIC server to XP Professional, the boot manager would not work.  To get it to work for both Windows XP Professional partition and the Vista Server Longhorn build 6001-1720, I first repaired the XP boot manager by booting the XP disk and selecting the repair option which brings up the DOS window, and I ran "bootfix".   After XP was running, I then booted the Vista DVD, and I used its repair option to fix the boot manager.  Then only the Vista Server would boot, and then I installed the EasyBCD: Vista boot utility - Computeract!ve . Downloads - freeware, shareware, software trials, evaluations - Computeract!ve with the Vista Server, and for XP listed as the earlier operation, I changed the drive letter assignment from C: to D: which it appears as in Vista, and then XP Professional would boot from the boot manager along with the Vista server.   Then in XP I uninstalled Norton Internet Security 2005 which had expired, and I downloaded from Adobe www.adobe.com from the link when one downloads the Acrobat Reader, the download for the 60 day demo of Norton Internet Security 2007, which I then installed.    I then started and XP Professional Automatic System Recovery backup to the Bytecc external hard drive from the first C: hard drive.   I then went downtown, and I deposited the Samsung $50 rebate check at the ATM machine at the Chase Bank in the middle of Greenwich Avenue.   That way David Rockefeller will have some money to invest for a few days until I spend some of it at Exxon.   Everyone knows that Greenwich, Connecticut is an Exxon Rockefeller company town except the Vanderbilts whom are totally oblivious to their presence like possibly the Rockefellers are just one of their chauffeurs.   I then returned home.   I noticed some fire trucks moving around downtown around the area at Starbucks, but I did not drive down to investigate.   I then returned home, and I had to restart the backup, I think the screen saver might have caused a problem with it.  I ran Norton WinDoctor on the FIC XP machine before restarting the backup.   After that backup is complete, I have to backup the Toshiba laptop, and then I will have the same backup files on the Bytecc new Maxtor 250 gigabyte external enclosure at I did the other hard drive.   However, I now have more room for a larger Vista backup, if I ever have any programs to install.   I spend so much money on hardware, I can not really afford to buy software.  I also copied the server files to the Bytecc external enclosure.  CIO    

Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 6:20 A.M.:  BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China PM seeks war reconciliation .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Water detected on distant planet .  Ecuador volcano set to explode http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6540000/newsid_6547000? redirect=6547065.stm&news=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1 .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  It is rather nasty weather outside Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground .  CIO

Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 5:50 A.M.:  The Dell L1000R computer has two memory slots with two PC100 128 meg. Sdram memory chips, so there is not an inexpensive way to transfer more memory into it.  Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .  Easier to adopt a dog from the pound National Geographic Channel - A Man Among Wolves  .   Shaun Ellis looks a bit like Jim Eldert, maybe Jim Eldert's real name was Jimmy Ellis was Decatur, Alabama, the younger brother of Billy Ellis who was in my Cub Scout Pack in Decatur, Alabama.  My cousins in down state Illinois use to play with baby wolf pups, when I use to visit them near Robinson, Illinois.   I recall being told when I rented the farm in Northwest Lake Forest, Illinois, we had wolves on the property, and something ate Loretta the Duck, one of the farm's pets.   I also use to think the white German Shepard that I use to walk in Manhattan might really be a White Wolf, since it seemed to be too smart to be a dog.   I also have a feeling that a few wolves prowl around here occasionally.  However, as I recall, it was only the time Tod's Point flooded, and I was at the Old Greenwich Rummage Room thrift shop, I saw a large black dog with orange mane with intense blue eyes, and I thought it might have been a wolf that left its layer in Tod's Point.  Of course in the submarine corps, they use to Wolf Packs, and locally they are trying to raise money for the local animal shelter http://greenwichct.virtualtownhall.net/Public_Documents/GreenwichCT_Police/animals/pdShelterOurStrays

_PR022807.pdf  .   Since Greenwich is one of the first towns outside of New York City, a lot of people abandon pets here, so the animal control officer frequently is quite busy with unreported animal problems.  Silver the White German Shepherd White German Shepherd Dog Club International, Inc.™ that I use to walk in Manhattan for my roommate was actually her daughter's dog, and the daughter was the first European flight attendant of China airlines, since she made a Chinese connection with Yoko Ono while she was working the liquor store at the Dakota where John and Yoko lived.   Lisa eventually married a taxi driver from Peking who actually was from a wealthy silk merchant's family who had the first Mercedes in Peking, so ever since then I have seen a lot of people from China investigating me, particularly since we are also neighbors of Ambassador Bush's family in several locations while he was ambassador to China.   The Chinese have a way of catching up with me, when I end up forgetting about them.   I did once read that Prescott Bush was building a Country Club in China that looks like the Greenwich Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.   Well possibly White German Shephards are also now popular in China.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 4:35 A.M.:   I chatted with the Key West Hotel Resorts & Florida Keys Beach Accommodations - Casa Marina Resort Key West .  It is probably the last place in the United States of America that does not need heat.   Remember I was in Cayo Hueso the year before I met J.B., so I was already involved in the project at the time I met J.B..  I was trying to make Cayo Hueso like a New England resort town with lots of Victorian Gingerbread.   When I was having cocktails at Trader Vics in Chicago, Illinois while going to www.lfc.edu , they had a Dupont Paint Pigment suppliers party going on, and my first friend in Key West had a mother whom was a Dupont.  Rob was somewhat private except for when he walked his Irish Setter.  Maybe he was Rotten Robbie, but the first Halloween I showed up in Key West in 1976 nothing was going on, and there was a small piano bar with a white grand piano where a few people had cocktails near the waterfront.   However, there were a number of cold winters up north starting then, and from that point onward, it seems they have been busy down in South Florida ever since.  Also I knew Moores from Benjamin Moore paint, and Jim Eldert in Key West looked like the Dutch Boy on Dutch Boy Paint, and I knew Williams like in Sherwin Williams, and Sears jumped in with more paint.  I actually did not do to much myself in Key West but walk around exploring the place, and I would read in the library in the morning, and I would go to the beach in the afternoon, and I would walk around in the evening.   On rainy days, one did laundry, and there were about 50 Laundromats in Key West.   Since I was one of the younger people down there in a retirement community, I only knew a couple of people, and since I did not speak Spanish, I did not have much to chat with about with the local people.   Since I did not drink alcohol, I was always trying to figure out ways to fix up the place.   I was somewhat familiar with how much money was up North, so I figured northern people when they started to retire would enjoy visiting a warmer place, if it were fixed up enough.   I call the Casa Marina the Vanderbilt's fishing shack.  It seems to have been built in a simpler style similar to the Biltmore in Coral Gables which is much grander.  When you build a railroad, you always need a place for your guests, and I guess that is why Henry Flagler built hotels along the Florida East Coast Railroad.   With the higher price of gasoline around the northeast, maybe we should start running Conch Trains.  My Vista Computer will go into low power sleep mode and resume quickly, but its fans and power supply are still running.   I tried shutting down in Hibernate, but when I resumed the computer froze, unless I did not wait long enough for it to start up, but the hard disk light was not flashing.  I remembered I had a spare Cable TV cable hooked up in the bedroom, so I untangled it, and I hooked it up to the Northgate Syntax computer Hauppauge TV card, and I had a spare audio cable to hook up the TV card to the sound card, so after letting it scan for channels, there is now a working TV card in the Northgate Syntax computer.  They Northgate Syntax computer sounds like a jet, since it has inexpensive cooling fans and an inexpensive power supply, all of which fans tend to be a bit noisy.  Still it works quite fast, and is available for use should the need arise.  Earlier I went through my email.  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 3:05 A.M.:   » Vista: Whatever happened to fast boot? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com .  Vista slower than XP at start-up, shutdown, gripe users .  CIO

Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 2:40 A.M.:  Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report .  Maybe this is why it is colder for this time of year.

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KVERT continues to work in usual regime from April 09, 2007.

From:

Olga A. Girina <girina@kscnet.ru>

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Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanic Activity KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 10-07 Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 17:00 KDT (04:00 UTC)

SUMMARY OF LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODES:

KAMCHATKA:

KARYMSKY, SHEVELUCH and KLYUCHEVSKOY: ORANGE

BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW

TOLBACHIK PLOSKY, KIZIMEN, AVACHINSKY, KORYAKSKY, MUTNOVSKY and GORELY: GREEN

NORTHERN KURILE:

CHIKURACHKI: ORANGE

EBEKO and ALAID: GREEN

CURRENT CHANGES IN COLOR CODE:

CHIKURACHKI IS NOW AT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE ORANGE

CHIKURACHKI VOLCANO 50°19'N, 155°28'E; Elevation 1,816 m CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE: ORANGE PREVIOUS LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE: NO DEFINITE

Explosive eruption of the volcano continues. The activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.

Explosive activity of the volcano began on March 04. According to satellite data, ash plumes extended about 266 km (165 mi) to the north-east on April 03, and about 55 km (34 mi) to the north-west on April 09.

SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: 56°38'N, 161°19'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the dome elevation ~2,500 m.

CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS ORANGE.

Growth of the lava dome continues. A hot lava extrudes at the top of the dome. Ash explosions up to 10 km (32,800 ft.) ASL could occur at any time. The activity of the volcano could affect international and local aircraft.

Seismic activity was above background levels last week,  a lot of shallow volcanic earthquakes and volcanic tremor were registered. According to seismic data, probably ash plumes up to 5.0 km (16,400 ft) ASL occurred at the volcano last week. According to visual and video data, an ash explosion up to 5.0 km (16,400 ft) on April 06, and gas-steam plumes up to 4.5 km (14,760 ft) on April 01-10, were observed. According to satellite data, an ash plume extended about 3 km (~2 mi) to the north from the volcano on April 06. A big thermal anomaly was noted on April 01-10.

KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56°03'N, 160°39'E; Elevation 4,750 m CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS ORANGE.

Weak explosive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Seismicity was above background levels last week: volcanic earthquakes and a volcanic tremor were registered all week. According to video data and visual observations, a lava flow on the north-western flank of the volcano was noted first on March 28 and a new - on April 09. Strombolian activity at the volcanic crater observed on April 04-09. A gas-steam plume, possibly, containing small amount of ash rose up to 5.3 km (17,400 ft) ASL and extended to the west and south-west from the volcano on April 04-08. A thermal anomaly was noted on April 02-10.

KARYMSKY VOLCANO: 54°03'N, 159°27'E; Elevation 1,486 m.

CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS ORANGE.

An eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 6 km (or 19,700 ft.) ASL are possible. The activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft in the vicinity of the volcano.

Seismic activity was above background levels last week. According to seismic data, a number of weak local shallow earthquakes was 100-250 per day and possibly, ash explosions up to 4.5 km (14,760 ft) occurred this week. According to satellite data, ash plumes extended about 70 km (~43 mi) to the different directions from the volcano on April 04, 08-09. A thermal anomaly over the volcano was noted on April 04-05 and 07-10.

BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: 55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 2,895 m CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW.

Growth of the lava dome continues. The activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft in the vicinity of the volcano.

Seismic activity did not exceed background levels all week. According to visual and video data, gas-steam plumes rose up to 3.2 km (10,500 ft) ASL and extended to the different directions on April 01-10. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly over the lava dome was noted on April 06-08.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:

Olga Girina, KVERT, IVS FED RAS

E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru

Tel. (41522) 58627

Tom Murray, Scientist-in-Charge, AVO

E-mail: tlmurray@usgs.gov

Tel. 907-786-7497

The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) is a non-commercial cooperative program of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO, USA), the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS) RAS (Russia). KVERT staff is available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM (KST or KDT) and by phone during the evenings. KVERT uses daily satellite imagery, information from remote scientific observation stations, real-time seismic data for 10 volcanoes, and other information to monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanoes.

The official web-page of KVERT (the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS):

http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index.html

Archive of daily information KB GS RAS: ftp://emsd.iks.ru/pub/DATA/RTS/Volcanoes

KVERT Information Releases at the web-page of AVO (Alaska Volcano Observatory):

http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/avoreport.php?view=kaminfo

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Note:<888> 04/12/07 Thursday 1:10 A.M.:  Back in the good old days of www.polaroid.com and cheap energy, we use to have an outdoor heated swimming pool in Weston, Massachusetts heated by Natural Gas, so we have seen better days.   Of course locally in the area, there is Jim Scott who is well known in the cement business if you get my drift SCOTT SWIMMING POOLS, INC. , or course the landscaping helps to make a difference too.   Since my branch of the Scott family has lived in many warm climates in the United States of America including Florida http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/old-florida-post-card-011506.jpg we obviously have a few friends in the waterfront recreation business.  Come to think of it a 1.25 inch inside diameter accordion swimming pool vacuum hose might fit the problem on the Volvo air duct to the black box, but one would still have to cut out the old piece, and one would have to find 1.25 inside diameter swimming pool hose, when I think most swimming pool vacuum hoses are 2 to 3 inches in diameter.  However, I think bilge pumps on boats have about 1.25 inch inside diameter hoses, but the only Marine supply stores, I know of around up here are in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Bliss Marine has not been in Darien, Connecticut for about a decade.   This is .25 inch two large 1-1/2 Bilge Pump Hose per foot - SHOP.COM , but it might work or this 1-1/8 Bilge Pump Hose per foot - SHOP.COM or Overton's - Maintenance > Hoses & Fittings : Water Hoses, Bilge Pump Hoses, Exhaust Hoses, Fuel Hoses .   Of course it is a 3 to 4 inch replacement, and on the hoses shown, although one could take a 1.5 inch inside diameter hose, and cut slits in its ends lengthwise to reduced the diameter before using the hose clamps, one would still have to cut out the old accordion piece with a hack saw which might be difficult, and I do not want to wreck the existing configuration until I know I have the parts and the tools and funds to do it.   I might be able to use my serrated bread knife to cut out the old piece, but once one reaches the hard plastic, one would really need a hack saw to remove it, if the hack saw would fit into the location.   A tree pruning saw might do the trick however.  However, when I remember it, I might checked the Greenwich Hardware store greenwichhardware Website .  For now the silver duct tape is working just fine on the hair line cracks in the accordion section from the original part.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/11/07 Wednesday 11:50 P.M.:  The Microsoft updates would not install at the busy hour of the morning.  I woke up around 2 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I took silver duct tape, and I wrapped it around the intake leak on the plastic 1.25 inch diameter piece of round plastic tube that has an accordion section to reduce vibration.   Thus the leak is sealed.   I did not try to cut out the leaky section, since at either end of the accordion section it is still very hard plastic, and I would need some sort of hack saw to cut it out, if it would fit into the restricted area.  Even if the leaky accordion section were cut out, to install a 1.25 inch inside diameter piece of rubber hose about 4 inches long with hose clamps might not work too well, since the it would not have the flex of the according section that is still installed with the silver duct tape.   Thus for now the repair is done, but I am not sure how well the silver duct tape will hold out against extreme temperature conditions.  There might be a part that one can use to fix it with accordion flex with inside tube diameter of 1.25 inches  about four inches long.   Of course, one might hope Volvo still has the hole part with the accordion unit, but knowing what cars parts and auto labor cost, it would be an expensive repair that is probably not necessary.   Obviously other older Volvos of the same vintage would have had the problem, so maybe they make a repair piece with the accordion flex section.  The type of accordion plastic tubing that used to be on the old types of portable hair dryers might work for a fix.   I next showered, and I cleaned up.   I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $2.05 and 10% senior discount of .21 for $1.84 total.  I then went by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and there was no parking down there.   I guess with the higher price of energy, more people are just parking their cars and lingering down there instead of cruising.   I next 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 CVS, and I chatted with another regular former night person.   They do not stock Potassium Iodine at CVS, but one does not need a prescription to get it.  Basically Potassium Iodine helps prevent radiation sickness by putting potassium iodine in the Thyroid gland, so the Radioactive Iodine does not get into the Thyroid gland, if any were released.   However, I am not sure about that.   I guess one could look for Potassium Iodine on the internet and order it.  Frequently Asked Questions on Potassium Iodide (KI) .  Anbex, inc Home of Iosat brand of Potassium Iodide .  I then chatted with the former regular night person outside.   I then returned back to the center of town, and I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with a photographer from Queens, New York.   I then chatted with some library staff and a regular computer patron.   I then returned home.  I made and ate my same sautéed burger with onions with rice and vegetables, but this time instead of sautéing with olive oil and margarine, I used olive oil and 50% less fat Land O Lakes butter, and the meal tasted better.   I chatted with a relative.  I started up the primary Vista Computer with all of the accessories that I have installed, it seems to take about 25 minutes to start up.  Possibly it is indexing all of the old files on my computer which would be time consuming, since I have a lot of them after 16 years.   There should be a way to turn off indexing in Vista to save time starting up the computer.  On my other Vista Server computers, and with the Vista betas without any other configuration, they start up in a minute or two.   I installed the most recent updates, and I had to reboot.   While doing that I watched a CNBC program about Bill Gates.   He looks more out of shape than I am.   Maybe he should take a walk playing golf.   I ate three scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.  Tracking on Newegg.com - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM for $59.99 with free shipping less 1.1% preferred account discount of .66 with rush order processing of $2.99 less preferred account discount of $2.99 for $59.33 total is UPS: Tracking Information .   I will now do some regular computer work.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/11/07 Wednesday 8:10 A.M.:   The Northgate Syntax computer is running just fine.  I had to remove the Diamond Stealth PCI 32 meg. video card, and I am using the onboard 32 meg. AGP.  I put in the spare Hauppauge TV card, but I have not yet connected it to the cable TV system.  I also replaced the used round IDE cable with a new flat IDE ribbon cable.   I was able to restore the backup without any problems after installing the operating system.   I am now making a first drive to second drive backup.   I will then shut it down.  I finished off the tube of Pringle low fat sour cream  and onion potato chips.   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa aims for June shuttle launch .  BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft fixes 'critical' flaws .  I will now install the updates, and then I will shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/11/07 Wednesday 1:00 A.M.:   I threw out the shipping box.   I put the red shorts in the bottom drawer in the white bureau in the bedroom.   I installed the items in the Northgate Syntax computer as described in the earlier note below.   It is also updated in http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   I also installed one of the new Modware CPU coolers with the AMD Athlon 2000 processor.   I was able to installed the Modware CPU cooler in the tight space by removing its fan, and then installing the heat sink, and then I used a small ratchet wrench with Phillips head to reinstalled the fan on the heat sink, so there is a new CPU cooler in the case.   I also put a used round IDE cable on the hard drives which is still good instead of the ribbon cable.   I put in a newer second generic LAN card.   The system seems to be running much faster, and I am now restoring the backup from the Maxtor external hard drive to the computer.   Once the backup is restored, I will have to reinstall the Web Cam software, and I will also install the Roswell keyboard and mouse that I purchased recently.   I ate 3/4th of a tube of low fat Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 5:40 P.M.:  On the Northgate Syntax computer, I am going to put in the two spare 20 gigabyte Maxtor hard drives and restore the backup from one of the external hard drives.   I will also take out the AMD Duron 1.8 MHz, and I will put in the AMD Athlon 2000.   I might put in one of the new Modware CPU coolers if it will fit.   I also will take the 512 Meg. 233 MHz memory chip from the Epox and put it in the Northgate Syntax, so it will have that and the 256 Meg. 233 MHz memory chips for 768 megs total, and the two 512 MEG. memory chips left in the Epox will both be PC3200 or 400 MHZ.  When I get the new 250 Gigabyte Maxtor hard drive, I will put it in the Bytecc External Hard Drive, and I will use the Maxtor 160 Gigabyte hard drive in the Epox computer as a backup hard drive.   I will start on doing that shortly.   I received my order from UPS.   I put the new  comforter on end of the bed.   It is very nice.  I put the new hand towels in the bathroom, and I moved the hand towels from the bathroom to the kitchen towel rack.  I will use the old kitchen towels for cleaning.  The Red shorts are very nice.  I left the lens cleaning clothes on the dining table, and I will put them in the printer stand at that location.  I put the new brown gloves on the back of the down sofa with the other pair.   I will now throw out the shipping box.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 4:30 P.M.:   I ordered Newegg.com - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM for $59.99 with free shipping less 1.1% preferred account discount of .66 with rush order processing of $2.99 less preferred account discount of $2.99 for $59.33 total.  I will put it in the Bytecc external hard drive, and I will move the 160 gigabyte drive from it to the Epox server as a backup second hard drive.  I went outside briefly, and I threw away some garbage.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 3:05 P.M.:  I moved the medium weight light blue blanket from the end of the bed to the back of the long green sofa.   I will put the new comforter on the end of the bed for the cool spring nights.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 2:40 P.M.:   United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project .  The Vermont Country Store .  Arsenic In Chicken Feed May Pose Health Risks To Humans ~ Tech News Watch .  I went through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 2:10 P.M.:  I made and ate http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pbf.htm .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and two Oscar Meyer lite franks along with the other usual ingredients.    I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now do some regular internet work.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 1:30 P.M.:  Of course locally here in Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut Links Scott's Internet Hotlist , we have more expensive hotels such as the The Delamar on Greenwich Harbor and the Hyatt Regency Greenwich and  Stanton House Inn - Home Page and Greenwich Bed Breakfast Inn Connecticut Lodging Hotel Accommodation CT New England East Coast and a few other inns along the waterfront with one in Old Greenwich, Connecticut near Tod's Point, and the least expensive lodging is probably www.hojo.com in the Riverside section of Greenwich from about $80 to $100 a night, and I think the Greenwich Country Club http://www.greenwichcountryclub.org/ also has guest rooms.   I believe their telephone number is 1-203-869-1000 .  CIO

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 1:15 P.M.:  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until noon.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I picked up my mail, and I said hello to some neighbors.  My order for Jacob Ash Sheepskin Gloves (For Men) - Save 80% in large for $5.95,  waste size 40 inches Cotton Twill Shorts - Flat Front (For Men) - Save 79% for $4.95, 4 in turquoise Christy Renaissance Fingertip Towel - Save 78% for $2.19 each, in the blue multi pattern  in queen size Lawrence Home Fashions Comforter - Queen - Save 77% for $19.95, and two Aquis Lens Cleaning Cloth - Save 50% for $1.50 each plus $2.50 UPS shipping for $45.11 total with UPS: Tracking Information is out for delivery.   If you need to visit in this area inexpensively, they have this nationwide chain of long term hotels Extended Stay Hotels - showcases hotel suites, discount lodging and short term housing. with one in nearby Norwalk, Connecticut and another in nearby Elmsford, New York.  I would imagine in this area they would be about a $100 a night, but they might have cheaper weekly or monthly rates.    I would imagine in the winter around here, there is a surplus of hotel rooms.  The upcoming early Tropical Weather forecast is out on the internet The Tropical Meteorology Project: [FORECASTS] .  I am still maintaining my tropical weather pages at http://mikelouisscott.com/weather.htm and http://geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .   It is the nature of the weather around here this time of year is that one day it can be cool or cold and the next day it can be hot.  I figure with Queen Elizabeth II coming to Virginia Jamestown 2007 - America's 400th Anniversary and Kentucky Derby 133 and the Welcome to the White House during the first week of May 2007 Buckingham Palace press releases > State Visit to the USA, 21 March 2007 , we might get some other British tourists in the area.  Today the QM2 - Itinerary - 2007 is in Manhattan, and it is suppose to be back April 18, 2007 and Arpil 30, 2007 and May 24,25,30, 2007, June 10, 2007 etc, so keep a sharp eye for any British tourists.  Alas I am stuck home today, until UPS www.ups.com makes the delivery.  CIO       

Note:<888> 04/10/07 Tuesday 12:15 A.M.:  $35 cheaper than what I paid over a month ago, and I only got a $50 rebate which still has not come Newegg.com - SAMSUNG SCX-4521FG Up to 20 ppm Laser MFC / All-In-One Monochrome Printer - Retail .  Of course the four toner cartridges are expensive Newegg.com - XEROX 6120/N Laser Workgroup Color Printer - Retail for $200 at $299 plus $28.76 shipping.  BBC NEWS | Europe | Egyptian tycoon plans alpine oasis .  3-D http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/09/3d.movies.ap/index.html .  I ate two scoops of coffee ice cream.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 10:45 P.M.:  I sent in a bug report on the Vista Longhorn Server build 6001-1720 about it not installing if the second hard drive is a SATA, but it will install if the SATA feature is disabled in the BIOS.   I chatted with a relative.   I saw on television, they are suppose to get six inches of snow in Boston on Thursday.  Iceland 2007 Home Page .   I finished going through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 9:00 P.M.:   I watched part of the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting on television.   One part that I saw said the current electricity budget for the town schools is 1.5 million dollars this year, but next year they expect it to go up 100% to 3 million dollars.   I would assume that means they expect a 100% electricity rate increase, which I had not heard about.   I was told by one of my two friends that visited yesterday whom worked for Disaster Services after "911" in Manhattan, that one should stock up on Potassium Iodine pills in case there is a radioactive or nuclear event in the area.   I was also told that there were problems at the nearby Indian Point Nuclear Power plant this past weekend.   They are also going to hire professional fund raiser for the Nathaniel Whitherall retirement home.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 7:25 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by CVS downtown, and I picked up a prescription.   I then went to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two Stop and Shop Cheese Board Monterey Jack 10 ounce bars of cheese for $2 each, Chiquita Bananas at .54 a pound for $1.61, and a 34.5 ounce container of Folgers's Columbian ground instant coffee for $4.99 for $10.60 total.   I then returned home.   Before going out, I looked underneath the hood of my car, and there is an accordion type piece of plastic duct work coming off the radiator housing and going to a black box in the front passenger side underneath the hood by the coolant overflow container.   I could either fix it with duct tape or get a piece of duct hose the same diameter and cut out the accordion piece and insert the duct hose and secure it to the hard plastic pieces on either end of the accordion section with hose clamps.   I will look into it tomorrow.   I put away my groceries.   I made and ate the same sautéed hamburger with onions and cheese and fresh vegetables and rice meal that I have been eating recently, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  CIO  

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 2:10 P.M.:  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will get ready for my 4 P.M. appointment.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 1:10 P.M.:  I was awake at 9 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I changed the hardware configuration the primary computer.   I connected the 2 gigabyte boost pen drive to the motherboard USB 2.0 port, and I have the USB 2.0 port device connected to the USB 2.0 port PCI card.   I also enabled maximum disk caching on both hard drives, since I have UPS power protection on the computer, so there is no chance of a power failure and loss of data.   The Jean Jacket, Denim: Men's at L.L.Bean in extra large tall for $19.95 and free shipping with promo code "2344580" arrived in the mail, and it fits just fine like the other jackets.  I have a 4 P.M. appointment today.   CIO     

Note:<888> 04/09/07 Monday 1:05 A.M.:  Not to warm here yet BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Billions face climate change risk .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | American space 'nerd' blasts off .  I ate the last piece of apple pie with two scoops of sugar free coffee ice cream.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/08/07 Sunday 10:55 P.M.:   The photos I took today at Tod's Point in Old Greenwich, Connecticut are at http://mikelouisscott.com/photo-040807/ .  I do not have the time to proof or edit or name them.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/08/07 Sunday 9:45 P.M.:  I had a telephone call from my friend after the last message.   I went over to pick them up from their Easter reception, and we drove over to Baskin Robins in Cos Cob, and they got hot fudge sundaes.   We then drove around the waterfront in Riverside, and we drove out to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich, and we got out at the southwest parking area to enjoy the view, and then we went to the southeast parking area, and we walked out to the southeast point and walked a short way west.   We then walked back to the car.  I took about 40 pictures with my small www.polaroid.com digital camera.   We then drove back to downtown Greenwich, and I showed them around downtown, and we parked briefly at the veterans monument.   We then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road and then by Grass Island.   We then returned to my apartment.   We split a .75 liter bottle of cold Perrier.   I need to wash my bar glasses, they are a bit dusty.  We chatted a while, and I explained my computer setup and one of my guests checked their email.   I showed my guests some of the changes in the apartment, since they saw it last two years ago.   I then drove them by the Greenwich Train station to catch the train back to Manhattan.  I then returned back to my apartment, and I set the electricity usage back to its previous usage, so it is not as presentable.    I might post the pictures later when I have time.   I had not yet tried out the new Polaroid camera, I have been so busy on the computer.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/08/07 Sunday 2:40 P.M.:  I microwaved a Stouffer's 15.5 ounce frozen stuffed peppers meal which I put a couple tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on, which I will eat shortly after it cools with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note:<888> 04/08/07 Sunday 1:40 P.M.:  Happy Easter.  I was up at 7 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I said good morning to some regular morning people.   I stopped by CVS, and I browsed their circular.   After I finished my walk, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, but is was a full house down there with no place to park.  I then circled back through town, and I returned home.   I checked, the oil on my 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon, and it was topped up.  I checked the air on the tires a month ago.  Once it warms up, I will check them again.  I noticed the overflow 5/8th inch diameter hose from the cooling system thermostat to the coolant overflow container was leaking where it connected to the coolant overflow container, which I guess is why I have been using a bit of extra antifreeze.  I had three 5/8th inch hose clamps upstairs, and a 5/8th inch coolant hose about a foot long and 5/8th inch diameter fuel hose about a foot long.   Either of them would work for the repair, but the coolant hose looked a bit worn, so I installed the 5/8th inch diameter fuel hose with the two 5/8th inch diameter screw driver tighten hose clamps.   I took off the old preshaped hose with was connected with two six pointed star driven screws that I had the bit for in my bit driver box either on top of the tool box underneath the telephone chair or the bit box with my computer repair tools underneath the dining table.  The repair seems good enough for an indefinite time, but when I have time and funds, I will get the preconfigured hose from Volvo and a couple of hose clamps.   I left the old hose and the spare hose and the two old six pointed star clamps and the spare 5/8th inch diameter clamp in a bag in the rear of the Volvo station wagon.  I also left a screw driver on the shelf of the Volvo with the wrench in case I ever need it.  I use the wrench for tightening the windshield wiper blades, since the left one use to slip, but recently it has not, since I put in tooth washers in between the blade and the nut, so it would not slip.  I could put the tool box back in the rear of the Volvo where I use to keep it instead of underneath the telephone chair, but I never drive long distance anymore except one trip to Kennebunkport, Maine each summer.   Since I drive so little the car is in very good shape, but when I can afford it and have time, I will wash and wax it.  I have a new container of Mother's car wax.   I washed my hands with liquid soap, and I put away the tool box underneath the telephone chair.   I assume a fuel hose can take the heat and pressure of the cooling system.  It seems to be heavier than the coolant hose which had cracks on its exterior, so I did not use it.  I am suppose to pick up visiting friends about 4:30 P.M. this afternoon.  CIO      

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/07/07:

Note:<888> 04/07/07 Saturday 8:25 P.M.:   I have the Vista Longhorn Server Build 6001-1720 running on the FIC computer.   I have configured it, and I have the server content now running off of it.   I shut down the Epox computer which could also serve as a server.   I installed the latest Creative Audigy Value Vista drivers on the primary computer and the FIC server too.   I ate a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips.   I have some friends coming out tomorrow, whom I will pick up in the late afternoon elsewhere.   Since they might come over here, I turned on the heat in the living room to 78 degrees Fahrenheit, which should keep it around 72 degrees Fahrenheit, and the Honeywell tower fan and Hepa air purifier, and I turned on the lights that I had turned off.   I will leave it that way until after Easter.  I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then do a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I will also try to do a Vista Server backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive, but it is a different type of backup program, so I do not know how it will work or not.   I will microwave for about seven minutes and eat one of the frozen taco meals that I made, so I do not cook with onions for less smell.   After I do all that I will shut down the primary computer, and I will chat with a relative, and I will go to bed.   CIO 

Note:<888> 04/07/07 Saturday 1:35 P.M.:  I got email feedback the Vista Longhorn Sever build 6001-1720 that from the Server Manager one can select "Configure IE ESC" to disable the "Enhanced Security Configuration", if you have problems logging onto a web site such as I did with logging onto Optimum Boost Control Panel to reset the DNS configuration.  I will leave it enabled, now that it is all running fine.  I am now installing it on the FIC computer to have in reserve for backup.  Crave: The gadget blog - Posts tagged '2007 New York Auto Show' .  M Is Not For Microsoft - Forbes.com .  Goldschmidt 2007 Home Page .  Dual-Booting Win XP and Vista - Expert Help by PC Magazine .  I went through my email.  I picked up my mail downstairs, and I said hello to some neighbors.   The Vista Longhorn Server build 6001-1720 is freezing on installation on the FIC computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   I disabled the SATA feature in the CMOS that supports the second hard drive, and I am now trying to install it again.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/07/07 Saturday 9:55 A.M.:  A relative who reads the The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia says that www.sears.com bought www.llbean.com and since both www.sears.com and Kmart  and AutoZone.com - Get in the Zone! are owned by a local businessman named Leonard who runs a hedge fund and since the hedge fund also owns the building south of St. Mary's on Greenwich Avenue, I guess you could say they are local companies, so I am shopping locally, but I am saving on gasoline which www.exxon.com probably does not like.   CIO  

Note:<888> 04/07/07 Saturday 9:20 A.M.:   I was awake at 5:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 8 A.M..   I chatted with a friend.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I guess I will now do a little bit of regular computer work.   Not much happening around here.   It is 68.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room this morning with the heat turned off.   If I go downtown today, it will have to after noon, when sometimes there is free parking after noon on Saturdays at the Board of Education parking lot.   Of course with the internet I can keep busy at home, which is more comfortable than sitting on a bench at the veterans monument and walking around.   When I stay at home, I can always dream up something to do.   Well, I will not go through my email, and I will explore the world on the internet to see what is going on.   There is a Frank Sinatra movie on the Turner movie channel, so possibly there are some Italians in the area, but I think they usually go down south for the Easter holidays.   It is my perspective all of the people have gone away for the spring vacation holidays, and we are just left with a skeleton crew of people around here.  To see if anyone has shown up to visit, you can always check Westchester County - AirportMonitor - by Megadata - powered by PASSUR .   However, I do not think anyone would show up in this area from the warmer regions to visit, since it is still cold out.  Currently, it is 27 degrees Fahrenheit outside according the Vista computer weather which is different than the 32 degrees Fahrenheit in nearby White Plains, New York Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground  .  It is suppose to continue to be cool around here.   I still do not like the tabs in Internet Explorer 7, and I think there should be a way for them to work the way Internet Explorer 6 worked.   I just disabled them to try to use them the other way.   Why shop Greenwich Avenue if you have money, when you can go "Bottom Fishing" on the Internet.  CIO     

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 10:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I am a bit tired and cold, so I will now go to bed.   Hopefully it will warm up soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 9:15 P.M.:  Of course this is one of the most classic items they sell Boat and Tote Bag, Open-Top: Totes at L.L.Bean .  They say it was popular for carrying ice, but more than likely something like it in the old days was used for carrying coal to stay warm in New England.  They never close their doors in Freeport, Maine, so more than likely there are some night owls awake there keeping the store opened.   I have a fairly new pair of these Bean Boots by L.L.Bean®, Men's 6": Bean Boots at L.L.Bean that I got for $10 at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, but I do not wear them too much in the winter, because I do not want to wear them out.  I only wear them on snowy days, since one of my Italian Alpine boots has a bad zipper on its side, but they have Vibram soles, and I wore them to the Albertville, France winter Olympics back around 1992 without any problems.  I think I paid $3 for them at the E.L.D.C. thrift shop, which has since gone out of business.   I still wonder whom these people are http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/mike-scott-picture-of-visitors-at-courchevel-1550-albertville-france-winter-olympics-1992.jpg , they seem to look fairly established, but it is hard to tell whom they are, since they did not pay much attention to me.  CIO

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 8:35 P.M.:  This is a good price Headwall Soft-Shell Jacket: Jackets and Anoraks at L.L.Bean and with free shipping with code "2344580".   Having gone to prep school in New England, I know www.llbean.com is very popular with thrifty Yankees.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 8:20 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I wore my new shoes, they are quite comfortable, but they have a harder sole for walking than the Reebok sneakers.   I went downtown, and I walked then entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I stopped by CVS, and I chatted with one of their staff members.   I returned home, and I chatted with a relative.   It is a bit cool in the apartment, so I put on my full length long underwear or union suit again.   Starting June 26, 2007, you can buy them here Polartec Power Dry Union Suit, Men's: Pants at L.L.Bean .  If you have even been in Maine in June, you might need them.   They had a foot of wet snow in Kennebunkport, Maine two days ago.   There are lots of sale items here Sale at L.L.Bean , and you might still get free shipping with promo code "2344580" .  I put a long underwear page together two years ago at Men's Mostly Long Underwear and Long Johns and http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/lj.htm .  My suspenders came from here Accessories from American Workwear - Wick Dry socks, gloves, suspenders, etc. , and if you were really cold up north in the winter, you could try this http://www.american-workwear.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=158&lastcatid=30&step=4 .   When one is in warmer climates, one's blood tends to thin out, so when one comes north, one needs to stay warmer.   With the higher prices of energy up north, it is harder to stay warmer, so if you dress more warmly, you do not need to use as much energy.  I ate a piece of apple pie with two scoops of coffee ice cream.  I will now do some regular computer work.  CIO   

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 2:45 P.M.:   I did some bottom fishing on the internet, but even if I found a bargain, I do not have the funds to buy anything.   At least my bills are paid.   I chatted with a relative.  I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe, and I also added a beef bullion cube and a teaspoon of Kikkoman soy sauce.  I put about 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns in a Revere pot with steamer tray and an inch of water and lid, and I steamed them for 15 minutes on medium high electric burner heat.  For the last 10 minutes I put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan with a few pads of margarine, and I heated it medium high electric burner heat.   I then put in an eight ounce hamburger in the frying pan and a medium large onion peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices, and I seasoned the burger and onions on both sides with garlic pepper, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning, and I cooked them on medium to medium high electric burner heat flipping them frequently for about 4 minutes a side, and for the last two minutes, I put on a couple of teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce and on top of the burger I put two 1/4th inch by 1.25 inch by 4 inch thick slices of mozzarella cheese, and I put a lid on, and I steamed the cheese for a couple of minutes.   I then put the vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.   I put the burger on a dinner plate with the sautéed onions over them, and I put half the rice on the dinner plate and the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I picked up the mail.  The shoes in size 9 1/2 medium or D Gore-Tex Ridge Runner Hikers, Low-Cut: Footwear at L.L.Bean for $44.95 down from $79 with free shipping using promotion coupon "2344580" for $44.95 total arrived in the mail.  They fit just fine.   I gave a neighbor a half pack of New York Seneca Ultra lights 100s in the box.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for a walk.  CIO      

Note:<888> 04/06/07 Friday 11:20 A.M.:   Happy Good Friday Good Friday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .   I woke up at 4 A.M., and I finished configuring the Epox Vista Longhorn server.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 1/3rd mixture of orange juice with a 1/3rd mixture of grape juice and with a 1/3rd mixture of Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice with a half teaspoon of Certo with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 10 A.M.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made the bed.   I threw out the garbage, and I also threw out the old periodical literature.   I said hello to some neighbors.   I watered the plants, and I put more white vinegar in the vinegar scent bowl.   I will now do some regular computer work.   CIO     

Note:<888> 04/05/07 Thursday 9:25 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative after the last message.   The relative out west got the electricity back at 10 P.M. last night.   I cleaned up, and I went out to my 3 P.M. appointment, and then I returned home.    I decided to reinstalled the Vista Longhorn Server build 6001-1720 released April 4, 2007.   After I reinstalled it, I was able to get it to log on to Optimum Boost DNS control panel to reset it for the server by logging on to it with a Safe Boot with network support.   I then configured the server, and I have it up and running.  I still have to configure some programs on it.   Still, it seems to be running just fine.   I chatted with a relative.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will eat some apple pie with a scoop of coffee ice cream.   I will leave the Epox Vista Longhorn server going for now.  After all the server is a primary part of my computer activity, even if not many people ever look at it.  I am not sure if the footers will work with it or not. CIO 

Note:<888> 04/05/07 Thursday 1:40 P.M.:  For some reason the order from www.sierratradingpost.com that I ordered Jacob Ash Sheepskin Gloves (For Men) - Save 80% in large for $5.95,  waste size 40 inches Cotton Twill Shorts - Flat Front (For Men) - Save 79% for $4.95, 4 in turquoise Christy Renaissance Fingertip Towel - Save 78% for $2.19 each, in the blue multi pattern  in queen size Lawrence Home Fashions Comforter - Queen - Save 77% for $19.95, and two Aquis Lens Cleaning Cloth - Save 50% for $1.50 each plus $2.50 UPS shipping for $45.11 total with UPS: Tracking Information only weighs seven pounds, which unless there is a shipping error, the comforter can not weigh too much, and therefore it is not very thick.   I called them up, and they said it was probably a shipping error.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I guess I will go out now.   I will kill some time down by the waterfront, before I go to my 3 P.M. appointment.   I will then return home, and I relax for a while and have some pie and coffee ice cream before going to bed.   Thus I will not be turning the computer on, until I wake up tomorrow.    CIO      

Note:<888> 04/05/07 Thursday 1:05 P.M.:    After I cleaned up, I went outside, and I threw out the garbage.   I picked up the mail.   I was given two letters for a neighbor that I left outside the neighbor's door.   I received the two Lasko Products - Product Registration Fan Product Recall parts, and I put the envelope with them by the remaining Lasko fan I have stored on the window shelf.  I normally do not go out downtown for extended periods of time, except for after I wake up whenever that is.   However, I will be going out for my 3 P.M. appointment in a little while.   CIO

Note:<888> 04/05/07 Thursday 12:10 P.M.:  The Boatbuilder's Jacket: Casual Jackets at L.L.Bean in extra large tall in chamois down from $89 for $29.95 with free shipping using coupon code "2344580" arrived.  I think I will wear it today.  CIO