Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 11:35 P.M.  I will now print out the last four months of Scott's Notes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 11:25 P.M.  If you like Netflix - TV & movies instantly streamed online + DVD & Blu-ray rentals movies try the RoKu HD XR Roku Player Products | Roku SD Player, Roku HD Player and Roku HD-XR Player if you have a high speed internet connection, but I do not have that much time to watch television and movies.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 10:55 P.M.  I ate a Kaiser roll.

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 10:25 P.M.  Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 9:40 P.M.  I updated the pictures in http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 8:35 P.M.  I posted pictures of recent changes in the apartment.

http://mikelouisscott.com/mls-apt-043010/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 8:25 P.M.  I printed out the Microsoft Money 2007 report for April 2010.  I faxed a copy to an interested relative.  I chatted with the relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 7:20 P.M.  The Glenlivet Distillery Up Close

Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Notebook Cooler Pad with Three Built-in 60 mm Fans (Black) fits up to 17" for $9.99 with free shipping.

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 5:35 P.M.  I am going the eye round, and I will eat two or three half inch thick slices with my usual vegetable mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a glass of watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 4:55 P.M.  I threw out the garbage after the last note.  I went downtown, and I went by the Chase Bank on West Putnam Avenue just west of Greenwich Avenue.  I then went downtown, and I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts centers.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by CVS, and I chatted with a staff employee who was sorting out the reading glasses about optics.  I then finished my walk, and I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with two staff members and the security guard.  I read the www.greenwichtime.com .  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought an eye round of beef for $3.99 a pound for $11.85, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, and a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.25 for $16.09 total.  I then returned home, and I chatted with neighbors.  I picked up the mail.  I put away my purchases.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 11:50 A.M.  I ate a Kaiser roll.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for a walk and do errands.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 11:25 A.M.  For the Panasonic Toughbook CF29, I ordered Battery Fits Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 CF29 CF-VZSU29AU - eBay (item 370241169597 end time May-03-10 03:23:19 PDT) for $66.50 with free shipping.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 11:00 A.M.  I paid my www.cl-p.com electricity bill, my www.cablevision.com Digital Cablevision bill, Optimum Voice, and Optimum Boost bill, and my www.verizon.com telephone bill.  I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 10:30 A.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/30/10 Friday 12:05 A.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Mostly sunny and 58 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/29/10 Thursday 11:25 P.M.  I had a problem with my internet connection before and after the last note.  I chatted with a relative. 

I was able to install the 7.1 versions of Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard drivers after uninstalling the old ones.  I had to enable the Vista Windows Installer which was not set to Automatic from Administrative Tools, Services.  I then had to install the drivers as Administrator.

I will now heat and eat a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder with a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance Spread and a glass of watered down punch.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/29/10 Thursday 8:25 P.M.  I ate the rest of the open can of mixed nuts.

Note: <888> 04/29/10 Thursday 7:20 P.M.  I took the Sirius web cam off the Epox computer, and I connected it the Panasonic Toughbook laptop.  I moved the Intel USB web cam from the Panasonic Toughbook to the Epox computer. 

Earlier today, I moved the Panasonic Toughbook CR29 laptop and the Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer manuals to the far right center shelf in the bookcase in the hallway.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/29/10 Thursday 6:35 P.M.  I went to bed after the last note.  I woke up, and I ate 75% of a 10 ounce can of CVS deluxe mixed nuts.  I finally woke up at 8:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed. 

I did some apartment down sizing today.  I put out the six foot tall potted palm that was on the window sill out by the dumpster.  Another neighbor put a pole in it to support it, and put it in the building lobby. 

I threw out the French reproduction chair and its white slip cover, and the building custodian retrieved it.  I put the Harvard chair in its place at the Hallway entrance with the sheep skin over it.  I also threw out four regular size pillows.

I removed the items from the oak dining table, and I took out the two 1 foot wide leaves, and I stored them on the right side of the bedroom closet.  I put the oak table together, so it is now round and 54 inches in diameter.  I moved it to about 4.5 feet away opposite the right living room closet where it was before away from the windows.  I put the Epox computer on its right side with one Eizo LCD monitor.  I stored the other Eizo LCD monitor on the floor in the bedroom closet.   I put the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop on the left side of the dining table, and I put the Samsung color laser printer on the far side.  Thus the near side is where one eats.  I put three chairs around the table except in front of the Samsung color laser printer.

I move the Sony television on to the window shelf, and I was able to remove the Sony TV stand, and then I took out the 4 foot by 4 foot by 18 inch chest that it all sat out, and I put the chest out by the dumpster.  I stored the items inside the chest in the left lower stereo bookcase.  I put the Sony TV stand about two feet out from the same bookcase with the Sony television on top of it.  I put the purple fabric office chair back beneath the stereo system. 

I move the Ethan Allen recliner midway between Sony television and the FIC computer desk, so if one pulls up its seat slip cover, there is room for it too fully recline.   I also moved the oval and the square throw rugs to fit into the new layout.

I gave the building custodian the new HP C4280 Photo printer that was still sealed, and I did not need.  I have bought it from www.newegg.com for about $30 in August 2008.

Thus I also had to move the computers that I repositioned, and along with some smaller items.

Thus the area in front of the living room windows is more cleared out, and when they do the windows, the FIC server desk, the Ethan Allan recliner, and the Sony television with its stand will have to be moved along with the curtains and curtains rods and the items on the window shelf.  It will also be easier for install and uninstall the air conditioner.

I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of salt and vinegar Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.

I tested the computers that I moved.  The Epox Vista computer works the same, but its web cam does not work in the Vista partition, but it works in the other partitions.  I think there is a problem with its Vista driver.  It still can be played off the Sony television in Clone Mode too and the USB remote control is also still available.

I showered, and I cleaned up.  I chatted with neighbors.  I chatted with a relative.  I went outside, and I chatted with UPS, and I picked up the mail.   CIO    

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny and windy tomorrow and 45 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.   BBC News - Mini miniature could be world's smallest horse

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 10:20 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.

I made two 7.5 ounce salmon patties the way that I mentioned earlier this month in my notes.  I heated a frying pan over medium high electric burner heat, and I put in about four tablespoons of olive oil in it, and once the oil was heated after two minutes, I lowered the heat to slightly above medium, I cooked the salmon patties for four minutes a side.  I ate them with my usual vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance Spread and a glass of watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  I threw out the fish bones and the salmon can, so they do not smell in the apartment.  I sat outside, and I enjoyed viewing the full moon tonight.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 8:40 P.M.  RADIO NORGE  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 8:10 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.

I ordered Notebook Cooler Pad with Three Built-in 60 mm Fans (Black) fits up to 17" for $9.99 with free shipping.  I will use it with the Panasonic Toughbook.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 7:35 P.M.  I mailed an invitation reply to a relative today at the Valley Road Post Office.

I bought CF-27 CF-28 CF-29 Panasonic Toughbook Floppy Disk Drive - eBay (item 120439137212 end time May-19-10 10:30:07 PDT) for $12.50 with free shipping.

I do not need a DVD drive for it, since the external DVD drive I have works just fine with it.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 6:20 P.M.  Centre of Exchange and Research in Volcanology 

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 5:35 P.M.  The Brother PTouch Label Editor will only print out a four inch long label, so I printed out a label to label the Panasonic Toughbook.  I took the Logitech wireless USB mouse off the secondary Dell Latitude D410 laptop, and I put it on the Panasonic Toughbook, so it now has a mouse.  I put a Microsoft PS/2 wheel mouse on the secondary Dell Latitude D410 laptop.  I put a USB 1.0 four port device on the Panasonic Toughbook, and I connected the USB 1.0 Intel web cam to it.

I am enjoying listening to Radio Norge.  The Norwegians have very good music, but I can not make any sense of their language.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 3:20 P.M.  I threw out the Panasonic Toughbook shipping box and the garbage.  I went downtown, and I sat out briefly at the senior and the arts center.  I then went to my 1 P.M. appointment early.  They have a new Christmas Tree at the Greenwich Town Hall New Christmas tree donated to town by private company - GreenwichTime .  It looks quite nice.  I saw a local Norwegian friend there while I was there.  I then returned home. 

I picked up the mail.  The order with the tracking number at www.usps.com of "4200 6830 9102 1696 6961 6067 4015 31" for the order for Newegg.com - PNY 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model MN1024SD1-333 for $37.99 with free shipping also arrived in the mail.  I removed my wool socks, and I installed it in the Panasonic Toughbook.  It now has 1.5 gigabytes of memory.  The Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 mouse pad is a bit slow moving the cursor, so it will be faster with the new USB mouse, when I receive it.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 11:05 A.M.  I will now shower and clean up, and I will get ready for my 1 P.M. appointment.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 10:20 A.M.  I woke up at 8:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/28/10 Wednesday 12:55 A.M.  I finished configuring the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29.  I then did a XP Professional ASR backup to the Maxtor external hard drive.  Since the Panasonic Toughbook does not have a floppy drive, I could not create the floppy ASR backup disk, but one could reinstall the operating system and then restore the ASR backup from the external hard drive.  I chatted with a relative earlier.  I ate two Kaiser rolls with Smart Balance spread and a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England Clam chowder along with a glass of watered down punch.  I put the Andrea Electronics headset with the Panasonic toughbook.  I do not have an extra USB mouse to use with it at the moment.  It all seems to work just fine.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have a 1 P.M. appointment today, so I will be up at 9:30 A.M..

Partly cloudy and 40 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit today.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 3:05 P.M.  Tracking number at www.usps.com is "4200 6830 9102 1696 6961 6067 4015 31" for the order for Newegg.com - PNY 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model MN1024SD1-333 for $37.99 with free shipping.

The order for Merax Universal Car Power Supply for Laptop, Up to 24V 100W and One USB Charging Port (Car Power Adapter) - Meritline.com for $15.99 with free shipping with coupon code "MLC201190042350NL1" arrived.  I put it on the bookshelf at the kitchen entrance.

I picked up the mail.

I am installing the Windows Updates on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 1:55 P.M.  I had a hard time getting the Pansonic Toughbook CF-29 to boot from the External USB DVD drive, but I finally figured out by pressing F5 when the computer boots brings up the option to boot from a CD/DVD, so I am now installing Windows XP Professional XP SP3.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 12:20 P.M.  The order with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the order for a used Panasonic Toughbook Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB 40GB - eBay (item 270567260617 end time Apr-25-10 08:01:34 PDT) for $121.27 and $9.99 UPS shipping and $7.88 Connecticut sales tax for $139.14 total arrived.  I will now start configuring it.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 11:20 A.M.  Tracking is FedEx Tracking on the order for a used Panasonic Toughbook Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB 40GB - eBay (item 270567260617 end time Apr-25-10 08:01:34 PDT) for $121.27 and $9.99 UPS shipping and $7.88 Connecticut sales tax for $139.14 total.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 11:05 A.M.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/27/10 Tuesday 10:40 A.M.  I woke up at 8:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I had a June 3, 2010 appointment changed from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M..  My 3 P.M. appointment today was changed to tomorrow at 1 P.M..  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 9:55 P.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Tuesday morning showers and 37 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

I have a 3 P.M. appointment tomorrow.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 9:40 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of salt and vinegar Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 8:50 P.M.  I chatted with two relatives.  I am reading the Toughbook CF-29 manual.  I updated the Adobe Reader.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 7:50 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.

There are more Panasonic Toughbooks at eBay Store - Deal Train Mania: Auctions, Notebooks, MP3 Player.  One just sold for $112 Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB 40GB - eBay (item 300420431638 end time Apr-26-10 15:01:51 PDT) .  Of course one has to look at the condition of the unit.

One can beef up the memory with Newegg.com - PNY 1GB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Laptop Memory Model MN1024SD1-333 for $37.99 with free shipping.

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 5:45 P.M.  More from Eyjafjallajokull - The Big Picture - Boston.com

New York’s Mayor, but Bermuda Shares Custody - NYTimes.com

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 4:45 P.M.  I ate had a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  I threw out the garbage, and I said hello to the building custodian.  I picked up the mail.

There are 1531 pen wheels in front of the Greenwich, Connecticut Board of Education to commemorate the 1531 children abused in Fairfield County, Connecticut this past year Kids in Crisis .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/26/10 Monday 3:35 P.M.  I chatted with two relatives after the last note.  I watched the movie "American Treasure II" until midnight.  I ate two bowls of Cheez-its.  I went to bed.  I woke up at 6:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I went back to bed until 10:30 A.M..  I ate a Kaiser roll.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf Station, and I bought $14 of self service premium for $3.3997 a gallon for 4.12 gallons for 83 miles driving since last Wednesday at odometer reading of 65874 miles for 20.1456 miles per gallons in mostly back country driving.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned the Mitt Romney book.  I chatted with the reference librarian and a regular.  I then went downtown, and I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts Center.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I picked up  two new Metro North train schedules for Greenwich that I put in the bookcase at the kitchen entrance.  During my walk, I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 40 count boxes of Lipton green tea for $2.50 each box for $5 total.  I finished my walk, and I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of Yesterday's Kaiser rolls for $1.50, two eight packs of Stop and Shop hot dog rolls for $1.67 each package, a half gallon of Minute Maid Premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50, a 15 ounce bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2.29, buy one get one free of 16 ounce Oscar Meyer light beef hot dogs for $4.39 both and fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $2.08 for $16.10 total.  I then returned home.  I put away my groceries. 

I will now eat the same Dinty Moore and Kaiser roll dinner as yesterday.  CIO     

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 7:25 P.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Rain tomorrow and 45 to 53 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 6:25 P.M.  I heated and ate half of a 24 ounce can of Dinty Moore beef stew which I seasoned with dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and a couple of teaspoons of soy sauce and French white wine.  I ate with a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and a glass of watered down punch.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 5:20 P.M.  BBC News - 'Serious spill' from sunken US oil rig  CIO

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 5:00 P.M.  I chatted with a friend that I had not heard from in a while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 4:10 P.M.  I went outside, and I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I chatted with a relative.  I made 129 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes white watching the BBC news on Channel 104 on television.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 1:20 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of salt and vinegar Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  I will now shower and clean up, and then I will make some more cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 12:10 P.M.  I have a spare copy of Windows XP Professional, XP Home, and Vista Home that I could put on the Panasonic Toughbook.  It has the XP Professional COA, but I think to use that, you need the original Panasonic Toughbook C29 installation disks which on Ebay cost $50.  However, since the Panasonic Toughbook C29 has touch screen capabilities, I think I will put on the three month demo of Windows 7 Ultimate which also supports touch screen capabilities.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 11:25 A.M.  I bought a used Panasonic Toughbook Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB 40GB - eBay (item 270567260617 end time Apr-25-10 08:01:34 PDT) for $121.27 and $9.99 UPS shipping and $7.88 Connecticut sales tax for $139.14 total.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 10:35 A.M.  After breakfast I watched some television.  I rested some more, and then I watched some more television.  I cleaned up the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/25/10 Sunday 6:35 A.M.  I woke up at 5:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  It is a rainy day, so I probably will not be going out today.  CIO   

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/24/10: 

Note: <888> 04/24/10 Saturday 9:00 P.M.  Volcano Video - Hawaiian Volcano Videos

Eyjafjalla ash cloud modelling

Note: <888> 04/24/10 Saturday 8:25 P.M.  I chatted with the same relative again.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/24/10 Saturday 7:05 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I ate a 18 ounce can of Campbell's Chunky lean beef and vegetable soup with a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance Spread and a glass of watered down punch.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/24/10 Saturday 9:25 A.M.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I emptied the garbage and the old periodical literature, and I chatted with neighbors.  I watered the plants.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out to enjoy a walk on the magnificent Greenwich Avenue, better known as Rodeo Drive East.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/24/10 Saturday 7:30 P.M.  After the last note, I chatted with a relative back from the Netherlands.  I chatted with a friend going to a horse show in Connecticut today.  I ate a bowl of Cheez-its and a Kaiser roll.  I went to bed about 6:30 P.M..  I woke up at 3:30 A.M.  I did two loads of laundry.  I had to do two dry cycles for each load, since the laundry was not dry.  I put clean linens on the bed.

While doing that I had to open up the primary Vista computer CPU, and remove the Netgear GA 311 LAN card and install its drivers and then put in the Netgear GA311 LAN card again.  The procedure is explained here http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/499 .  While I had the CPU opened, I cleaned its case filter, and I also put in a new 2032 button battery for the CMOS.  I reset the CMOS to the same settings that I had before.  I put away the laundry.   CIO  

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 4:30 P.M.  The building had a cooking smoke fire alarm.  The Byram fire department responded promptly, but there was no major problem. 

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny tomorrow and 46 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will eat a Kaiser roll with watered down punch before going to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 4:10 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up the mail.

They are still selling used Panasonic Toughbooks at eBay Store - Deal Train Mania: Auctions, Notebooks, MP3 Player , but read the details on the conditions of various ones.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 2:10 P.M.  I threw out the garbage, and I sat out briefly.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 1:05 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I ate the same sautéed London Broil dinner as I have been eating recently.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 10:35 A.M.  I ordered Merax Universal Car Power Supply for Laptop, Up to 24V 100W and One USB Charging Port (Car Power Adapter) - Meritline.com for $15.99 with free shipping with coupon code "MLC201190042350NL1" .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 9:15 A.M.  Live Radio Stationi from Lanzarote UK AWAY FM local english radio station for Lanzarote & Fuerteventura  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 8:00 A.M.  Radio Stations - Radio Live - TV Broadcast - Music  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 7:25 A.M.  Not much happening out on Nantucket yet Nantucket.net - Live Cams .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/23/10 Friday 6:20 A.M.  I woke up at 4:30 A.M..  I chatted with a friend before going to bed, and the friend is taking a five week cruise to Europe.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.

Back in the winter of 1968, when my family had moved to Wellesley, Massachusetts; so my father could work at Polaroid.  I drove down to Princeton University www.princeton.edu to visit with friends at the Intercollegiate Prep School ice hockey tournament.  I drove down in the relatively new 1966 Mustang convertible that the kids in my family used.  I put in the back seat a 9 inch Sony television hooked up the cigarette lighter.  While I was at a party down there at the Cottage Club with some friends, I went out to the Mustang to watch a golf tournament that was on television.  Some friends were amused that I had a television in the car.  One of their girl friends surveyed the scene, and said "How Noveau Riche".  I got to thinking about it, in that the Old Guard do not splash their life around with modern trappings, so ever since then I have been maintaining a more low key Old Guard approach to life, so people do not think I am Noveau Riche.  Alas with all of the computers in my apartment http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm , I might still look Noveau Riche; but I have managed to down size from our Polaroid days, so I have a simpler approach to life.

I noticed somebody driving a red Mercedes 280SL downtown yesterday.  They had one of those old orange and blue New York license plates that was "AC".  I wandered if it was Anderson Cooper, but it did not look like him.

I have noticed at the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf Station, I think they still another Mercedes 280SL for sale at their location. 

I will now make up a fresh batch of punch.  I will then wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 7:00 P.M.   Heart of Indian Harbor estate listed at $6M - GreenwichTime

Well, I am a bit tired; so I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 5:30 P.M.  I ate a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder along with a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and a glass of watered down punch.  Yesterday and today, I gave a neighbor four cigarettes each day.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 4:35 P.M.  I threw out the garbage after the last note.  I went to my 1 P.M. appointment.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a 12 ounce container of Gumout Fuel Injector Cleaner for $2.79 and a Royal Pine Automobile Scent card for $1.49 and .23 tax for $4.08 total.  I chatted with two people downtown.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center after my walk.  I then returned home.  I put the Gumout fuel injector cleaner in the Audi gasoline tank.  I hung the Christmas Tree scent card from the driver's side rear seat door hook, so the Audi will smell better.  I picked up the mail.  I ate a Kaiser roll.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 11:25 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of sour cream and onion Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  I chatted with a relative who is returning from the Netherlands tomorrow.  I will talk with another relative shortly.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer and get ready to go to my 1 P.M. appointment.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 10:40 A.M.  I selected some more favorites on the Asus Internet Radio.  It seems when one sifts through a lot of different radio stations with the Asus Internet Radio, it freezes up; and one has to turn it off and on to get it working again.  I chatted with Speech Recognition, PDF Converter & OCR Solutions - Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.  about the price of tea in China.  I ate a Kaiser roll.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 6:55 A.M.  I made my bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 6:40 A.M.  During my last trip of to Manhattan about three years ago for the Microsoft conference, I was at Grand Central Station, when I was leaving.  When I was smoking a cigarette at the portico at the Vanderbilt entrance of the station, I was told by a New York City police woman that one is not allow to smoke within 50 feet of the entrance.  However, there were no signs posted saying that.  I noticed at the 42nd street entrance and the Lexington Avenue entrance people were smoking outside at the entrances.  Thus it seems the New York City police department randomly warns cigarette smokers whether or not there is just cause or not.  Realistically one of the numerous automobiles puts out a lot more smoke and other toxic fumes than one cigarette, so it would seem to me,  they just do not like cigarettes smokers in Manhattan.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/22/10 Thursday 6:35 A.M.  I woke up at 5 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I have a 1 P.M. appointment today.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/21/10 Wednesday 6:40 P.M.  I ate a muffin and a Kaiser roll with watered down punch.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Partly cloudy tomorrow and 44 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/21/10 Wednesday 5:40 P.M.  I made 140 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes white watching www.foxnews.com .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/21/10 Wednesday 3:20 P.M.  I will now go through one of my more exciting adventures in the week of making more cigarettes while I watch the news.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/21/10 Wednesday 2:15 P.M.  I ate the same sautéed London Broil dinner that I have been eating recently.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up the mail.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/21/10 Wednesday 12:15 P.M.  I woke up at 5 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown, and I stopped by CVS.  I bought a six pack of five ounce bars of CVS sensitive skin soap for $5.99 and .36 tax for $6.35 total.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.  I stopped by CVS again, and I bought four 9 ounce Glade Country Garden air freshener for .99 each and .24 tax for $4.20 total.  After I finished my walk, I sat out for a while.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with a staff member.  I read the www.greenwichtime.com and P.C. World Magazine.  I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf station, and I bought $6.25 of self service premium gasoline for $3.299 a gallon for 1.8946 gallons for 25.1 miles driving in the last 7 days at odometer reading of 65790 miles for 13.248 miles per gallon driving mostly local traffic.  I cleaned the outside windows.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.50, a six pack of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.29, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance Light spread for $2.50, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for .72, broccoli crowns for $1.29 a pound for $1.26 for $7.27 total.  I then returned home.  I gave a neighbor two alkaline D batteries.  I put away my purchases.  I chatted with a relative.  I chatted with a friend.  I chatted with my relative in the Netherlands.  I ate a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread.  CIO     

I ate a muffin and a Kaiser roll with some watered down punch.  I watched some International news | euronews, latest international tv news .  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up the mail.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Tomorrow mostly cloudy and 49 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 11:45 A.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.  I walked around the building.  Not much seems to be happening.  It sounds like it might be busy downtown, since I can hear a lot of traffic.   There is no point in going downtown today, since I think I deserve a relaxing day at home.  Basically the daytime people seem to like to hang out downtown in Greenwich, since they come from neighboring towns which do not have downtown areas or not as upscale.  There are businesses downtown in the office building, but one can not tell what they really do, since they do not advertise their services.   It is like some rich person employs a lot of unemployed actors and actresses to dress up and hang out downtown in Greenwich to try to make it look more upscale than it actually is.  Actually some of the older buildings are quite run down, so from a physical plant point of view, it is not as deluxe as it actually appears.   I am told that Florida is still busy, so these are the poorer people whom can not afford to go down to Florida, so they must be use to the cooler weather in this area.  Usually by the first or second week of June, it gets hot here.  We use to have a lot of flight personnel hang out at the pubs here at night, so maybe we are getting the daytime version of flight personnel until they make their return flights.

The cheapest places I know of to stay in this area outside of Greenwich is Extended Stay Hotels corporate housing hotel suites and discount hotel rooms in Elmsford, New York or Norwalk, Connecticut, but you would probably need a car to get around from those places.  The Hampton Inn on I-95 at Exit 6 on the Greenwich Stamford border advertises $100 weekend rates and $150 on weekdays.  Of course with the internet, you could always bid on the Hyatt Hotel in Old Greenwich or the Delamar Hotel on the waterfront in Greenwich, and possibly get their rates cheaper.  We also have a few inns in town that offer accommodations. 

Usually when they see me downtown, they figure I am checking out the town business activity for the local chamber of commerce and keeping an eye on the general traffic, but since I have no legal authority, I tend to be the neutral observer, and it always seems like everyone downtown is waiting for Donald Trump to make a guest appearance and pay all of their bills and make them wealthy.  Unfortunately, it does not work that way in Greenwich, Connecticut.  It tends to take money to hob knob with the rich and famous.  However, since I do not watch much television or go to the movies, I do not know whom is popular in terms of the media.  However, there are other people whom are more private that occasionally have to go downtown on errands, and they seem to enjoy the general ambience of the street activity on Greenwich Avenue.  The new Apple Ipod store has brought out more geeks, but the other stores seem to be surviving.  I suppose, some people have business lunches at our local restaurants.  Also one never knows whom might show up out of Manhattan for a day in the country.  I will have to check my schedule to see if I have any activity that prevents me from making one of my frequent guest appearances downtown as the token old geezer amongst the younger generation trying to make a living.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 10:05 A.M.  I watched the Space Shuttle land.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of sour cream and onion Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO    

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 8:50 A.M.  Yesterday, when I was out for a walk, I mailed three letters at the central Greenwich Post Office.  Earlier today, I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.

Back during the last recession during the 1970s, when they  were building the new Citicorp building behind the old Citibank building on Park Avenue, a lot of people use to enjoy sitting in its lower level lobby after it was completed having coffee and pastries, and there were clean bathrooms to use.   The Plaza Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria hotel also have clean bathrooms, if you happen to be in Midtown Manhattan.  Rockefeller Center also has bathrooms for tourists.  I guess with all of the Starbucks in New York City now, there are now more bathrooms for the general public.  The Metropolitan Museum on the lower south level had bathrooms for the general public before the admissions area.  I never spent much time at the United Nations, since I was not a diplomat.  I do know one is legally allowed to smoke cigarettes there.  I have eaten at their cafeteria before and used their post office.  I occasionally use to have cocktails, when I could afford it at the Hyatt Hotel across the street from the United Nations.  In the evening, they had a very good piano bar there.  Since I once knew some prominent people in Manhattan whom became more private as they became less prosperous, I suppose the new money people in Manhattan whom seem mostly to be Jewish and Arabs are not really interested in dealing with White Anglo Saxon Protestants from the Suburbs, unless they are spending money on over priced goods and services.

I do know the protestant establishment has some investments in Manhattan.  The largest land owners in New York City are the City of New York, the State of New York, and the Federal Government, and then the Episcopal Church and then the Roman Catholic Church, so there might be some protestants in Manhattan whom have managed to keep a roof over their head, when the new money people thought they were all gone.

The New York Times is a Jewish newspaper, so they do not cover Protestant news very much.  More than likely wealthy protestants can afford to make a telephone call to see what is happening, and they do not need to read the Fashion Avenue Press to see what is happening.  Also more than likely they have their own places in the suburbs, so they obviously can afford to go back and forth and even elsewhere when the weather is colder or too hot. 

Of course in the news business, frequently the general public do not even read, listen to, or watch the news, since they are busier with other more important affairs relevant to their lives.  

The reason I use red on white for my web notes is that red is a more neutral color, so if they were printed out on a black and white laser printer, they would use less black toner.  However, if they were printed out on an inkjet printer, they would quickly use up the red ink cartridge.

I have never been to the 21 Club, but it is right next to the CBS headquarters, so that much be their primary source of business connections.

NBC is at Rockefeller Center, so they must be networked there.  FoxNews is in the same neighborhood, so they must be enjoying the same viewpoint.  CNN comes out of Atlanta with an office at Columbus Circle, so they are still in the same neighborhood.  ABC is near Lincoln Center further up the west side.

The British Consulate in Manhattan use to attract a lot of Irish protestors whom looked like they had drunk too much liquor.

Nobody ever seem to notice the French consulate nearby the Frick Museum.  I never figured out where the Dutch consulate was, but the Swedish and the Norwegian and the Danish consulates were near the British consulate.  I think the Dutch Consulate might be at Rockefeller Center.

Diplomats seem to enjoy having cocktails hoping to get some extra information from some of the other diplomats when the let down their guard.

Basically, I never had much money in Manhattan, so I did not drink much alcohol, but I did by cigarettes, when they were a $1.29 a package.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 7:55 A.M.  I ate a Kaiser roll.  Besides, people observing at the World Famous Greenwich Avenue, a lot of the more savvy regular Greenwich residents sit outside on nice days at the Riverside Shopping Mall, since that area of town tends to draw a lot of people doing ordinary shopping routines instead of the more glamorous routines on Greenwich Avenue.  I think Starbucks at the Riverside Shopping Mall has wireless internet that you might have to pay for, and possibly www.mcdonalds.com just west of the Riverside Shopping Center has free wireless.  I do not know if McDonalds across from the Mercedes Benz dealership on West Putnam Avenue has free wireless internet.  I generally can not afford to eat there.  I think there is free wireless internet at the Senior and the Arts center, so possibly one can pick it up sitting on the benches in front of the Senior and the Arts center, but I have never seen anyone using a laptop computer at that location, although plenty of people use them next door at Starbucks.  One used to be able to pick up WiFi on Steamboat Road coming from the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, and I think the Greenwich Train station has Optimum Wifi.  Of course, the Greenwich Library has wireless internet, but I am not sure if one can pick it up outside the building.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 7:05 A.M.  BBC News - European airports start to reopen for flights

Note: <888> 04/20/10 Tuesday 5:50 A.M.  I received the order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Newegg.com - LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners for $22.99 with free shipping with coupon code "EMCYRZS37".  I chatted with a relative.  I ate a bowl of Cheez-its.  I woke up this morning at 3:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.

The BBC World Service is chatting about bicycles.  I noticed yesterday, besides the new bicycle shop behind the Citizens Bank just east of Greenwich Avenue where the Electrolux vacuum shop use to be, there is another bicycle shop downtown just east of the bottom of Greenwich Avenue opposite the Honda car dealership lot.

I have lived places such as Nantucket and Key West where a lot of people ride bicycles, but I was usually a pedestrian walker most of those times, when I did not have a car.  Now that I have had a car for the last 23 years of 26 years I have been back in Greenwich, I tend to exercise walk on Greenwich Avenue, where one does see a lot of pedestrians.  To really get the full viewpoint of Greenwich, Connecticut and all of its magnificent estates in back country and the surrounding area, one really needs to use a car, particularly if one is older.  When I first arrived in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1961, I use to ride my Schwinn bicycle with a two speed Bendix brake system around Round Hill Road which was difficult with a heavy bicycle.  I occasionally would ride a bicycle in Nantucket, but sand was always getting into the gears.  I bought a Mountain Bike off the internet about six years and I kept it in my apartment for a few years, but I never used it, since I considered it too dangerous to ride a bicycle around here, and I finally gave it to my brother in law who lives in a less crowded neighborhood.  Thus I am pretty much the mechanized foot patrol anymore.

Of course with the price of gasoline, I tend not to go to far.  Since I got my Connecticut driver's license in New Canaan in 1966, when gasoline was cheaper, I have driven all over this area over the years and also around the country.  I used to take off on day trips to explore various areas.  One of the nicer day trips is one can drive across the Hudson River and visit www.usma.edu .  For many years I would also drive into Manhattan frequently when there were more free parking places in the old days.  However, there are few free parking places anymore in Manhattan, and one can get a lot of front end damage on one's car with all of the pot holes in Manhattan.

It costs me about $6 in gasoline round trip to drive over all of the way to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich to enjoy the beach, so I rarely go over there anymore, but when gasoline was cheaper, I use to go over there more frequently.  Much could be said about taking a drive in back country Greenwich in that the gasoline costs quickly mount up.  I have driven over a number of times over the years to North Tarrytown, New York to see the Rockefeller Estate, and they now have a New York State Park on the property, where one can walk around in the woods enjoying the local nature.  One use to be able to park for free at Westchester County airport, and enjoy looking at the planes, but they now have a lot of security there, and I think it costs $5 an hour to park there.  They have two Walmarts in Norwalk, Connecticut along with a number of other outlet stores, but I usually find things cheaper on the internet.  Virgin Airways has offices in Norwalk, Connecticut.  British Airways has offices in Queens, New York.

Since my family were neighbors of the Bushs, the local democrats tend to ignore us, but if one reads history the Scott family were involved in starting the democrat party, so in the old days, I use to know a lot of people from both political parties.  Since the democrats seem to drink a lot more liquor, the tend to ignore moderate republicans whom do not drink liquor.  I suppose with all of my computer activity, I can be somewhat tedious, but obviously I have to do things based on my experience and not other people's experiences.  I have enough New York City experience, that I feel it is not necessary to waste my money to go there, when I am on limited funds. 

It was about six years ago, that I drove up to Ridgefield, Connecticut were Queen Beatrice's nephew lived, and I bought a balsa wood toy airplane at the Ridgefield, Connecticut hardware store for $1.59.  That is the total extend of my air force at the moment.  When I lived in Key West, Florida, there were a lot of people there from Homestead air force base.  When I lived in Nantucket, there were a lot of people from Otis Air Force base.  When I lived in Long Island, I was in Mr. Grumman's neighborhood, and Northrop Grumman is the third largest defense contractor in the United States.  Also years ago, there use to be a lot of private pilots in the Greenwich Library in the morning. 

The last time I was on a jet was when I flew from Melbourne, Florida to J.F.K. after visiting a relative in Vero Beach, Florida.  A lot of times, when I use to travel I occasionally got VIP receptions, but when I did not have much money, people would ignore me.

Of course, when I lived in Decatur, Alabama as a youth I use to assemble plastic model airplanes and boats, but I never was very good at painting them.  I also collected railroad badges from cereal boxes.

Now I feel like a Metro North Detective watching all of the commuters coming and going in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut. 

Most people ignore me, once they found out that I had worked briefly for C.B.S. News, since people here seem to want to ignore the media, and besides I am not in the New York City media anymore.

Fairfield County, Connecticut has hundreds of miles of suburban garden communities.  They do make the President's Helicopter Marine One in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and General Electric www.ge.com has its Corporate Headquarters in Fairfield County, and GE makes jet engines.

Of course www.ibm.com is nearby in Armonk, New York, and they obviously are still in the computer business if you need to buy an expensive mainframe computer.

Greenwich, Connecticut now has a lot of hedge funds, so we obviously have a lot of wealthy financial people working here, whom more than likely are making a bit of money off worldwide international finance.

However, Greenwich Avenue seems to be mostly women's shops, but there are a few shops that men might find interesting.  Of ever more interest on West Putnam Avenue besides www.mcdonalds.com we have all of the expensive European car dealerships and one Chrysler Jeep dealership, so obviously some pedestrians some day might need to buy a car to see more of Fairfield County, Connecticut.  There are a lot of super size car dealerships up in Danbury, Connecticut where one might find a better deal.  There is a www.cadillac.com dealership just west of the Greenwich Train station.  Thus more than likely some of the local business people are making money off all of the activity in this area. 

Of course expensive real estate is the biggest business in Greenwich, Connecticut, and with prices starting at about a half million dollars and going up to tens of millions of dollars, more than likely this is an expensive town even for the wealthy people.

The expensive beef steaks at the Whole Foods grocery store can cost $30 a pound.  I am sure some of the other businesses that cater to the wealthy people are equally expensive in terms of the service and items they offer.

www.costco.com is nearby in Port Chester, New York, and they take food stamps, but they cost $55 a year to join.  I do not have room in my apartment to store a lot of food, so I do not need to go there.  A few years ago, they would give a visitor a pass to just see what is in the store in case, one wanted to become a member.  They are suppose to have very good chicken pot pies.

The Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop still exists across the street from the Hamilton Avenue school, but they have gotten more expensive, and they do not carry electronics anymore.

From what I know, it is not very profitable observing in downtown Greenwich, but I am obviously an expert.  CIO    

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 3:45 P.M.  I ate a muffin.  The BBC is chatting about barefoot running.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny tomorrow and 47 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 3:10 P.M.  mediaU – Your Best Choice of Internet Radio Portal ! .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 3:05 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with a building custodian.  I also chatted with some neighbors.  I picked up the mail.

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 2:25 P.M.  I registered the Asus Internet Radio online at http://vip.asus.com/ .

I used the Microsoft Fix It tool to fix Internet Explorer which was freezing more frequently recently.  It seems to have fixed it by disabling the Skype Internet Explorer plug-in, which I guess is what was causing the problem recently.

I gave a neighbor 4 cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 12:05 P.M.  I chatted with a relative visiting the Netherlands.  The relative is hoping to return this Friday.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 11:55 A.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  It got me to thinking that seeing all of these high tech business people buying their coffee at Starbucks on Greenwich Avenue since it has been there for the last ten years seem to be the people whom seem to think they are running the world of business and finance.  It they are so capable, why can't they make their own cup of instant coffee at home like normal people use to do.  I also heard on the BBC that it takes 250 liters of water to grow enough coffee to make one cup of coffee.   Thus in growing coffee in the third world, they are using up a lot of precious scarce water which we know in some parts of the world is very scarce.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 10:20 A.M.  I made ate the same dinner as yesterday.  I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 4:40 A.M.  I filled out some paper work.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go downtown for a morning exercise walk.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/19/10 Monday 3:35 A.M.  I woke up, and I ate 80% of a 7 ounce box of Gold Emblem cheese crackers.  I finally woke up at 2 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.

I have heard the name Godfrey Rockefeller mentioned in the past.  I came up with these links.

Note: <888> 04/18/10 Sunday 3:10 P.M.  I put some Favorites on the Asus Internet Radio.  I ate a muffin.

Mostly sunny and 41 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/18/10 Sunday 12:05 P.M.  I ate a sautéed 8 ounce London Broil along with my usual steamed vegetable mix and a glass of watered down punch a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/18/10 Sunday 10:30 A.M.  I went out after the last note.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Train station, and I got two new New Haven line train schedules, which I put on the book shelf at my kitchen entrance.  I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought a Amazing 8's scratch card for a dollar, but I did not win.  I finished my walk, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then drove over to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought two 16 ounce bottles of Ajax orange dish washing detergent for .77 each and a 15 ounce Alberto VO5 Kiwi Lime shampoo and a conditioner for .66 each and .17 tax for $3.03 total.  I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.  There were two fishermen down there.  It is amazing without the European jet traffic coming and going off of Long Island, the air quality over Long Island is as clear as I have ever seen it.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a four pack of yesterday's muffins for $2, three six packs of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.29 each six pack, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance spread for $2.50, a 15 ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $4.39, London Broil was buy one get one free for $4.99 a pound, so I got one for $5.89 and another $4.99 one for free, fresh Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for $1.80, and a five pound bag of red potatoes for $3.49 for $23.94 total.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up a free copy of the Greenwich Time www.greenwichtime.com in the lobby.  I put away my groceries.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/18/10 Sunday 5:40 A.M.  Although I have been listening to various BBC Radio stations on the Asus Internet Radio, many other internet radio stations are also in English.  Each country has its own viewpoint, so frequently the presenters on various different radio stations chat about different subjects. 

The United States of America being isolated between two large oceans frequently does not draw much worldwide attention, and many people think of us like Australia as being way out there in the middle of nowhere.

Since I am in the New York City Metropolitan area, I am around a larger international group of people than probably most other people in more remote locations in America.  We have a large Hispanic group of people here from Latin America, but alas I do not know Spanish.  Also New England has a large French speaking community to the north of it in Quebec, Canada. 

I have tried to network with other people recently, but since so few people smoke cigarettes here anymore with the higher taxes on them, most of the local non smoking public ignore me.  I probably should try to quit smoking cigarettes myself sometime soon, but frequently since I am out in the night hours, I think it helps keep the wild animals in this area away, when I am out there by myself observing and walking.

Although I am well read, and I have been using the internet for 20 years, most people ignore me, since I am from the republican party, but since I am on the low economic scale of the ladder of success, people do not wish to network with me.  Since Greenwich, Connecticut is a wealthy town, most people prefer to network with the wealthier local population, and a great many people show up here to network with them.  However, I have a few friends that remember me, when I was more prosperous, and I keep in touch with them as best as I can.

Basically with the internet anyone can express their viewpoint freely which was not always the case in the old days of publishing.  However, since I also know how to type, and I have different experiences having lived elsewhere, more than likely some of the local people here from elsewhere, do not wish to network with people that they do not share common experiences with.

I have a great deal of experience also around the various waterfronts around the world, but alas I do not always have the language capabilities to chat with those from other waterfront areas.  I guess if one does not know how to fish, there is not much point in trying to earn a living around the waterfront.  When I use to read business publications and chat with people about what I had read, lots of people chatted with me, but once I started reading mostly computer technology, most people began to find me boring and quit networking with me.

Also Greenwich, Connecticut as do most of the New York City suburbs have quite a few people that drink alcohol, and they tend to be more reclusive and not computer savvy, but they have their viewpoints too.

I have been told by professionals here that most people do not like the way that I appear, since I look German, although I do not know the  German language.  One would think with all of the German car dealerships here, there might be some English speaking people with a German look.  Having spent four years in college in the Midwest at www.lfc.edu , I know there are a lot of English speaking people with my look in the middle of the country.  Now that I have grey hair, it does not really matter that I once had dirty blond hair.  It sort of make one wander whom is writing the media around here that we frequently read.

I have traveled around a good deal of the United States of America and used libraries all over the country, and from what I know it would seem that other people whom think they know it all from Ivy League educations might be missing out on the vast majority of the country which they seem to be unaware of.

Overall, since I have also explored the Nation's Capital Washington D.C., I also know something about that too.  From what I know a lot of people in the U.S. Military have my look, but they have more experience having lived more places.  Also they probably have shorter hair, so they tend to look more uniform in appearance.   It is the nature of the military, they tend not to public much information for security reasons.

I do know they jog a lot, so if you happen to chat with a jogger, it might be someone with military experience.

There are a lot more rich people in Bedford, New York and New Canaan, Connecticut; but they both have small downtown areas in which to try to network with people.  The last time I looked about 10 years ago Bedford, New York did not have a Starbucks.  New  Canaan, Connecticut has a Starbucks next to the train station, and it also has two CVS stores downtown. 

A lot of people try to network by going to various churches in the area, but since I am frequently on an off prime time schedule, I do not try to network through the churches, but I know a lot of church people in this area having been a member of one of the prime churches in this area in the wealthiest area.  Alas, they it is too expensive to drive to in order to see what is going on.   They are probably still talking about gardening.

Of course people with larger parcels of real estate have to spend a great deal of time maintaining them, so they do not always have the time for internet activity like I do.

I suppose with so many people cutting grass and gardening in this area, there must be a bit of income in that activity.

We have a lot of golf courses in Greenwich, Connecticut; but that is an expensive hobby and one can not play golf year round, unless one visits some place warmer in the winter.

Since the Wall Street community tends to enjoy larger incomes, we frequently get various political individuals trying fund raise from the more affluent people here in town.  However, the various political people in this area do not always pay to much attention to the less affluent people in this area, since they do not have much of a political lobby.

A lot of my Greenwich Country Day School, Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, and Lake Forest College classmates are fairly affluent, but they manage to stay private in terms of their internet activity.  I use to go to a lot of ice hockey matches, and I am left living by an ice skating rink, but I have only been there a couple of times over the years.

I have spent more than my share of time in the Greenwich Library, and I was told by one regular political user, I should be an economic consultant, but I am so behind in my financial reading, I do not think I would be much help in that field anymore.

Sunrise is at 6:10 A.M. this morning.

A lot of people think I am a news reporter, since I worked as clerk typist at C.B.S News for three months during Watergate, but alas; it never lead to a better job, since I tend to keep non office type hours.

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I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up and go out for a walk.  I will eat a Kaiser roll first.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/18/10 Sunday 4:15 A.M.  I had a telephone call from a relative at 3 P.M..  The order for Rockport Jetmore Walking Shoes (b - Grade), Men's Footwear, Rockport at Bargain Outfitters in Sport White size 9.5 for $29.97 less $5 off with coupon code "BF1130" and $5.99 shipping for $30.96 total arrived.  They fit just fine.  However, the sole is narrower than the Reebok walking shoes.  I put them on the floor of the left living room closet.  I finally woke up at 2:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO    

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/17/10: 

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 1:00 P.M.

I will now send out my weekly notes.

Partly cloudy tomorrow and 42 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will then shut down the primary Vista computer and go to bed.

CIO

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 12:40 P.M.  I ate a cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with 1/4th of a 6.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips and a glass of watered down punch.  I chatted with a friend.  Basically, it seems a lot of people spend a lot of time walking around in Greenwich, Connecticut, since they tend to do that a lot, when they are in New York City.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 11:00 A.M.  BBC News - Volcanic ash: Europe flights grounded for third day

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Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 10:15 A.M.   I had a spare 25 foot double RCA audio cable.  I connected it with two RCA female couplers to the RCA cable that was plugged into the Technics record turn table in my stereo setup, and I ran it to the Asus Internet Radio.  One connects its yellow plug to red socket on the ASUS internet radio, and white plug to white socket.  Thus if one selects phono on the Technics amplifier, the ASUS Internet Radio plays through the stereo system which most of the time would produce too much noise for my neighbors.  One turns down the audio on the ASUS internet radio, and adjusts the Technics amplifier to the proper sound level.  I left the cable unplugged from the ASUS internet radio to use it speaker for now.  However, I now have the other option.  The lose audio cable is strung from the drawer handle on the desk to the right of the primary Vista computer chair.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 8:50 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of salt and vinegar Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.   I tried using the bathroom speaker on the Asus Internet radio, but it does not work either.  Possibly it is just an audio out red and white RCA jacks, and not speaker jacks.  I surfed some internet radio stations.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 6:30 A.M.  Volcano erupts in Iceland - GreenwichTime  CIO

Note: <888> 04/17/10 Saturday 5:55 A.M.  I had a call from a relative visiting the Netherlands about 3 P.M. yesterday.  The relative is cruising the canals towards Endahoven which was the sight of the movie "A Bridge to Far".

I woke up again at 5:30 P.M., when the package with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for $59.99 with free shipping Asus Internet Clock Radio - Black in Table Clock Radios at JR.com arrived.

I setup the Asus Internet radio on the right side of the right center primary Vista computer monitor.  I connected it with a LAN cable to the router.  I connected its power adapter to the power strip beneath it which turns on with the power strip switch on the control panel.  One turns on the Asus Internet radio with the switch on the back lower left side as it faces one.  I did not use the remote speakers, since they do not seem to work, but the Asus Internet Radio speaker is loud and clear enough.  One can control it with the remote control that I left on the right mouse pad beneath it along with the instructions.  It does not seem to need any software updates.   I listened to it for a while, and then I turned it off.  I ate a bowl white cheddar cheez-its, and I went back to bed.  I woke up at 1 A.M..

I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put clean linens on my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I did two loads of laundry.  I made 74 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes.  I listened to the BBC radio while doing that.  I have thousands of internet radio stations to chose from.  I left the Asus Internet Radio box on the right side of the bedroom television.  I threw out the garbage and its shipping box.  CIO     

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 2:10 P.M.  I watched a bit of television.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 12:35 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I sat outside for a while.  I said hello to a neighbor.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 7:05 A.M.  For iPhones, Unauthorized Repair Shops Flourish - NYTimes.com CIO

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 6:45 A.M.  I went out after the last note.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  At 4:30 A.M., the Greenwich Train Station was not opened.  I tried using the bathroom at Starbucks at 5:15 A.M., but they do not open until 5:30 A.M., so I walked back down to the Greenwich Train station again.  However, the men's room there is closed.  According the person at the coffee bar there, the men's room at the Greenwich Train station has been locked for two weeks.   A cup of coffee at the coffee bar at the Greenwich Train station costs $1.15.   They are part of the deli just east of the train station.  I walked back to Starbucks which was opened, and I used the bathroom.  They have a $1.50 cup of coffee there, but they have comfortable places to sit down and bathrooms.  The sell a coffee blend in beans called Kimono Dragon. 

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 4:10 A.M.  Afternoon showers today and 47 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit.

I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  While I was sitting outside, I saw a young fox cross the driveway.  It did not have bright markings, so it was probably a female.  On all four feet, it stood about 20 inches high from head to toe.  I watered the plants.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go out for an early morning walk.  I saw a skunk outside the other night, when I was outside, so be aware.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 3:00 A.M.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I set the clocks on the living room VCR and the bedroom VCR to the right times.

A relative is getting a slightly used 2010 Volvo XC70 Wagon with 5,000 miles on it.

I will now shower and clean up.   CIO  

Note: <888> 04/16/10 Friday 12:55 A.M.  I rested until 3 P.M., when a relative called from the Netherlands.   The relative visited the Van Gogh museum today.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M., when I chatted with another relative.  Other relatives are moving other relatives.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of salt and vinegar Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  I just woke up again now.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 11:25 A.M.  Well, there is not much going on around Greenwich today, since nobody in Greenwich, Connecticut with the recession has any spare money to spend.  Most everyone is probably staying home at their country estates working in their gardens hoping to grow a little extra food to get by on.  I have noticed elderly people in the stores recently, just buying two boxes of Rice A Roni mix for their meals.   We have not had English muffins go on sale for a while, so I am beginning to run out, so I might have to get by with having Kaiser rolls for breakfast if they are still stocked up at the day old bakery shelf at the Stop and Shop.  I threw out my Welbilt bread machine, so I can not make home made bread, but I will get by.  Not many people call me up anymore, since they are all struggling to get by, by what ever means they survive on.  Maybe they are just reading more.  Since I am well equipped for internet activity, I just keep busy with the internet.  Since I am a moderate republican in politics, I do not really need to watch www.foxnews.com all of the time to convince me of my viewpoint.  Of course over half the town of Greenwich, Connecticut are foreign residents, so they are not interested in U.S. Government politics, and they tend to go about whatever their major business activities are.  I noticed while at the Greenwich Town Hall on Tuesday, they have computers setup in the third floor room opposite the elevators with tax advisors to help people with their income taxes.  I suppose since it costs $20 round trip for people to come out from Manhattan on the train, we do not get that many visitors from Manhattan anymore, since they might want to spend their money in Manhattan.  I have noticed we do not have as many town workers working around the town anymore, so there probably have been layoffs.  Also I heard on www.foxnews.com yesterday that the New York Times laid off 100 more reporters, so obviously they will be cutting back on their content.

Today is income tax day for people to pay their Federal Taxes Internal Revenue Service.  Recently I have not been feeling as energetic, since I get tired after my walks and a few days of activity, so I have quiet days, when I rest more at home. 

Although I enjoy a walk, it is somewhat distracting from one's primary focus to be out in middle of it all on Greenwich Avenue all of the time. 

Queen Mary II is back in Manhattan today QM2 - Itinerary - 2010 ,  so we might be get a few visitors out here.

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 9:30 A.M.  I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 6.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.  I also ate a cherry turnover.   I chatted with a relative.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 8:05 A.M.  I ordered $59.99 with free shipping Asus Internet Clock Radio - Black in Table Clock Radios at JR.com .

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Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 7:10 A.M.  I ate a cherry turnover, and then I took a nap until now.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 4:55 A.M.  I think I will go back to bed and rest some more.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 4:00 A.M.  Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report | 

Note: <888> 04/15/10 Thursday 2:30 A.M.  I woke up at 1 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 5:55 P.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Mostly sunny and 45 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow.   Have a good night.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 5:05 P.M.  The Greenwich Housing Authority inspector looked at my apartment, and suggested I try to straighten up my cables a bit when I get the time.  She said possibly the windows guys might refuse to install the new windows in my apartment depending on what they perceive.  I will have to deal with that situation, if and when it happens.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 3:55 P.M.  I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail.  The Greenwich Housing Authority inspector happens to be here, so she is going to look at my apartment in a little while to see what she thinks.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 3:35 P.M.  I made 130 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 1:30 P.M.  After dinner, I ate a cheery turnover.  I went outside briefly.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 11:40 A.M.  I went out after the last note.  I walked the whole length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought four 8 ounce boxes of Gold Emblem baking soda for .50 each for $2 all.  I then bought four 14.75 ounce cans of Alaska Bumble Bee pink salmon for $1.50 each for $6 total.  There were two retired men about to get in a fight over whom was first in line at the pharmacy counter.  I settled the fight by telling them the manager that one never sees there is close to 7 feet tall.  I then chatted with one of the men outside the store about European business.  I used the bathroom while at CVS.  After my walk, I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I told the receptionist about the pink Alaska salmon on sale.

Basically to make salmon cakes, one opens up the 14.75 ounce can of pink Alaska salmon, and one drains off the water with the lid.  Then one put the salmon on a large plate, and one picks through it taking out all of the bones.  Then one put the picked salmon in the a CusineArt with a cracked egg and about two to three tablespoons of seasoned Italian break crumbs.  Then one does a few pulses on the CusineArt, until it is blended smoothly together.  Then one can make two 8 ounce patties or four 4 ounce patties, and one cooks them in a frying pan with olive oil until they are lightly browned on the outside on both sides.  Since they are mostly fish, you do not want to overcook them.

I next went by the Greenwich Library.  I chatted with Security Guard.  I am worried that the Irish Travelers Con Men from Murphyville, South Carolina might be working the area again.  They have been reported on numerous times in the Greenwich Time www.greenwichtime.com .  I read the Greenwich Time.  I chatted with two reference librarians.  I checked out Mit Romney's book "No Apology, The Case for American Greatness".  I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf gasoline station, and I bought $9.25 of self service premium gasoline for $3.299 a gallon.  Their receipt does not have the number of gallons on it, since their pumps receipt mechanism is still broken, but it would be about 2.8 gallons for 33.7 miles driving in the last nine days for 12.035 miles per gallon at odometer reading of 65764 miles.  I cleaned the outside windows, and I checked the tires for 32 PSI.  I mentioned to the service manager, I use to have a friend who lived in Katonah, New York,  and he had two old Packards in a stone barn near the John Jay homestead.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two day old six packs of Kaiser rolls for $1.25 each six pack, a day old four pack of Apple turnovers for $2, a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $2.50, a 21 ounce Family size box of Cheez-its for $3.99, and a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99 for $13.98 total.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I put a new opened box of baking soda in the freezer and the refrigerator, and I threw out the two old boxes down the kitchen and the bathroom drains to freshen them.  I will now make and eat the same dinner as yesterday.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 6:15 A.M.   BBC News - Earthquake prediction using accelerometers in laptops

I made up a batch of fresh punch.

Note: <888> 04/14/10 Wednesday 5:50 A.M.  I woke up at 4 A.M., when a relative called.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 7:35 P.M.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go back to bed.   Have a good night.

Sunny tomorrow and 41 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 7:15 P.M.  After dinner, I chatted with a friend about the price of tea in China.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 5:20 P.M.  I went to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I then went by CVS, and I picked up a prescription.  I then returned home, and I picked up the mail.  Greenwich is real slow, and there is nothing going on.  However, I can hear a few jets coming and going from Westchester County - AirportMonitor - by Megadata - powered by PASSUR , so nearby Westchester County must be busier.  I will now eat the same dinner as Sunday night.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 1:25 P.M.  I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles reduced potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.   I chatted with a relative wishing the relative Happy Birthday.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will get ready for my 3 P.M. appointment.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 12:05 P.M.  I slept since the last note.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 6:40 A.M.  Thomas Jefferson (president of United States) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia 

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 6:05 A.M.  I watched a little bit of television.  I ate a bowl of white cheddar Cheez-its.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/13/10 Tuesday 4:45 A.M.  Happy Birthday to a relative.  I woke up at 1 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I cleaned the fan filter on the kitchen stove. 

Note: <888> 04/12/10 Monday 4:35 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up the mail.  Not much seems to be happening on this side of the fish pond.  I noticed more seniors seem to be more active now that the weather is getting warmer.  I guess I will eat a bowl of white Cheddar Cheez-its, and then I will go to bed.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.  Cloudy tomorrow and 42 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.

I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/12/10 Monday 2:35 P.M.  I ate a bowl of white cheddar cheez-its after the last message.  I slept lightly, and I chatted with a relative a couple of times at 5:30 A.M..  I slept lightly some more until 9 A.M..  I chatted with another relative.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I chatted with the building custodian and neighbors.  I was told they will not be working on the windows for the next two days after today.  They did another neighbor's two windows today.  There is some rotten wood in the window frames in the building, so they have to do more than just install the new windows.  I went to my dental appointment early at the Greenwich Hospital outpatient clinic.  I was told that I have a cracked tooth that I did not have before.  I also still need to get the crown done, which I will do sometime soon.  After my appointment, I returned home, and I chatted with neighbors.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/12/10 Monday 2:35 A.M.  BBC News - Colour e-readers with video shown off

I have a 1 P.M. dental appoint today, so I have to be up at about 9:30 A.M. to get there by 12:30 P.M..

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Sunny today and 38 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/12/10 Monday 12:15 A.M.  I ate a 8 ounce sautéed petite sirloin steak with my usual steamed vegetable mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/11/10 Sunday 10:45 P.M.  I ate a bowl of white cheddar cheez-its after the last note.  I woke up at noon, when a relative called.  I chatted later with the relative again.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I chatted with another relative.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I ate two hot dogs on buns with mustard and ketchup, 1/4 of a 6.2 ounce tube of low fat Pringles, a dill pickle slice, and watered down punch.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown, and I went by the A&P Fresh, and I bought a 36 ounce bag of Eight O'clock Columbian coffee beans for $13.79 and fresh Chiquita bananas for .79 a pound for $2.36 for $16.15 total.  I then went downtown, and I chatted with a relative on my wireless phone, and then I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  I chatted with a regular.  I gave four cigarettes to a traveler.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 50 ounce Purex Ultra Concentrate detergent for $6.49 both, and a 2.5 ounce garlic powder for .99, a 1.09 ounce Italian seasoning for .99, and a 2.62 ounce ground black pepper for .99  and .39 tax for $9.85 total.  I used the bathroom at CVS.  I sat out for a while enjoying the red tulips after my walk.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two petit sirloin steaks for $3.99 a pound for $8.58 and a 21 ounce family size box of Cheez-its for $3.99 for $12.57 total.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/11/10: 

Note: <888> 04/11/10 Sunday 3:45 A.M.  I will now send out my weekly notes.

I will then shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Today will be mostly sunny and 45 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.   CIO 

Note: <888> 04/11/10 Sunday 3:10 A.M.  I watches a movie about the assassination of Jesse James.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/10/10 Saturday 11:50 P.M.  I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles reduced potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.

I closed the left living room window, so it is only opened four inches.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/10/10 Saturday 10:30 P.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M., when I chatted with a relative.  I surfed the internet.  I went back to bed about 11:30 A.M..  I woke up at 5 P.M., when somebody unknown buzzed the front door downstairs buzzer.  I finally woke up at 5:30 P.M., when a neighbor called up.  The neighbor stopped by, and I gave the neighbor four cigarettes.  I had closed the window before going to bed this morning, and it was 77 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening sunlight against the windows, so I opened it again which is a somewhat cumbersome process with the various items that have to be moved.  I had the fan on for a while, and I currently have the fan off, and it is 72.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I did two loads of laundry.  I picked up the mail.  I made 95 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes.  I chatted briefly with a relative.

I was told by a relative, there is a web site that uses VOIP to let individuals make Iphone calls from overseas for 2 cents a minutes instead of using AT&T's more expensive rates.  It is Hosted PBX: Virtual Office and Small Business Phone Systems | Toktumi .  The first 30 days are free, and then it is $14.95 a month.  The overseas rates are http://www.toktumi.com/rates.aspx .  CIO

Note: <888> 04/10/10 Saturday 4:20 A.M.  On channel 13 PBS, I watched the Masterpiece Theatre presentation of "Miss Marples". 

Today is suppose to be sunny and 45 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit. 

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

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Note: <888> 04/10/10 Saturday 1:35 A.M.  I ate a three egg omelet with three slices of processed cheese with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and 3 double strips of bacon and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread and watered down passion punch.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/10/10 Saturday 12:20 A.M.  I shut down the Epox computer, but I left it in clone mode with Vista.  I took two four foot by one foot by one inch pieces of Styrofoam, and I set them up to block the open left window in between the screen and the fan, so there is less of a draft from the open window this evening with it going down to 39 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  I do not have any of the fans going.  However, if one turns down the right FIC server monitor, one can reach the Styrofoam to move it to open up the window opening with the fan should it get warmer outside sometime soon.  I have the Lasko fan tilted against the Styrofoam to keep it in place from the draft from the wind.  It is currently 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 11:15 P.M.  I plugged in the HP Universal remote control into the Epox computer, and I booted up Vista.  It works just fine without any additional drivers.  I changed the right VGA1 monitor to the primary monitor with the Sony television set at Video 1 as a clone of the primary VGA1 monitor.  Thus I can control the Sony internet screen with the HP remote control.  I have NASA - NASA TV playing on it full screen.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 9:35 P.M..  I woke up at 10 A.M. this morning, when a neighbor called up on the telephone.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I chatted with a relative.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.   They did my neighbors two windows on the east side of the building today.  I picked up the mail. 

The HP Universal Computer Remote Control / USB Signal Receiver, FREE Shipping, HP PHONE Universal Computer Remote Control / USB Signal Receiver for $10.49 after code "remote1049" and $2.69 shipping for $13.18 total arrived.

I watered the plants.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shower and clean up.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 5:20 A.M..  I ate a blueberry muffin with a glass of watered down punch.

Rain this morning and 40 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 4:20 A.M..  I ran some system's maintenance programs.  I then did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary Vista computer from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  It is raining outside.  I can now hear the rain with the window open.  I can not hear the rain, when the window is closed.

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 2:30 A.M..  Next Thursday April 15, 2010 the Queen Mary II is back from its around the world cruise returning to Manhattan http://www.qm2.org.uk/itinerary.html , so I guess we should have the town back in ship shape condition by then.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 2:00 A.M..  Rep. Gibbons Protects Constituents :: repgibbons.com

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 1:20 A.M..  I told the counter girl while I was at Starbucks this evening, the first deluxe coffee shop I ever went to was off Harvard Square, when I used to live in the Boston area from 1968 to 1973.  When I would go into Harvard Square at night, I would frequently go the Truc which was a modern commercial shop complex just west of Harvard Square on Brattle Street.  There was the First Pier One Imports there.  Also on the top floor was the Club Casablanca, where I would have a Heineken.  On the basement level there was a deluxe gourmet coffee shop, where I would have a cappuccino.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/09/10 Friday 1:15 A.M..   After dinner, I cleaned the Ionic Pro air purifier.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/08/10 Thursday 11:45 P.M..  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. this morning, when they started working on the window to the east side of my apartment.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I watched the news on television.  I went back to bed at 10:30 A.M., because it was so hot in my apartment about 82 degrees Fahrenheit.  I woke up at 5 P.M., when I chatted with a relative.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail.  the Eton radio adapter for my Nokia AT&T Go Phone arrived, and I put it by the Eton radio.  I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles reduced potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.  I made my bed.  I was able to open the left living room window about two feet.  I tied its curtain back with an electrical extension cord.  I put the Lasko box fan in the window on low speed blowing air into the apartment, so it is positioned underneath the raised lamp.  The apartment is now 75 degrees Fahrenheit, so it is a bit cooler with fresh air.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I chatted with a relative.  I went by the A&P Fresh, but they did not have any large bags of hazelnut coffee beans.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with a couple of staff members.  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 stopped by CVS, and I bought a 12 pack of A&W Diet root beer 12 ounce cans for $3.67 and .60 can deposit and .22 tax for $4.49 total.  I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while looking at the tulips at the veterans monument.   Most of the other tulip and daffodil beds downtown are in full bloom.  I returned home.  I threw out all of the nine year old drink mixers and the old cans of soda in the lower drawer in the refrigerator.  I washed out the lower refrigerator drawer and its compartment.  I put in the 12 cans of December 2008 12 ounce Diet Coke with lime and the new cans of A&W Diet root beer.  I still have six old 12 ounce bottles of St. Pauli dark beer in the refrigerator behind the Brita water filter that I could use for making hotdogs or whatever.  I also have 12 old bottles of various Kennebunkport beer on the wire rack at the bedroom entrance.  I think the beer is about five years old or more.  I will now make the same sautéed London Broil dinner at two nights ago.

Since we had a warmer winter this past winter, Lyme disease will probably be worse this summer, since there will be more deer ticks.  CIO    

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 11:15 P.M..  Partly cloudy tomorrow and 54 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.

I ate a blueberry muffin with watered down punch.  Early this morning, I ate a bowl of white cheddar Cheez-its.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good night.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 10:25 P.M..  The Glenlivet Society - Scottish Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, New York and Seattle

!!!!! Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 10:10 P.M..  The Tropical Meteorology Project: [FORECASTS] CIO

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 9:55 P.M..  I went out after the last note.  I went downtown to the World Famous Greenwich Avenue.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  The elevator was broken there tonight.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought three 10.4 ounce Dawn antibacterial dishwashing detergent for .96 each and a 7 ounce box of Gold Emblem Baked Cheese Snack Crackers for $2.19 and .17 tax for $5.24 total.  I finished my walk, and I sat out enjoying the red tulips that are out at the veterans monuments.  The petals are longer than normal tulips, and the tend to be square at the top instead of oval.  The ones at the post office plaza are not out yet.  Usually there are a lot more out around town, but I have not noticed any others yet.  Traditionally the Dutch plant tulips in front of everything they own.

I have a relative taking a cruise on a barge in the Netherlands soon, so the tulips are probably out there too.

For people whom are afraid to cross the Atlantic Ocean, there is the  Holland, Michigan tulip festival that is usually in the first week of May.  It is colder on Lake Michigan this time of year, so the tulips come out later.

Tulip Time Festival

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 6:50 P.M..  I chatted with a friend.  I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go downtown for a while.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 5:45 P.M..  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. this morning, when they started working on the two small windows just south of my apartment windows.  I put the pillow over my head, and I slept through the noise until 11:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I went outside, and they have moved the cherry picker to the apartment on the east side of my apartment.  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I moved the mahogany bureau in the bedroom about 4.5 inches further against the window wall, so I could move the bookcase shelves over against it 4.5 inches.   That now permits me to open the white bureau drawers which were blocked by the bookcase shelves.  I put my long underwear on the top closet shelf.  I went outside, and I walked around the building.  I picked up my mail.  I watched www.foxnews.com , and I made 125 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes.  I chatted with the building custodian, and he told me they are doing my other neighbors windows tomorrow, but they will not be doing my windows this week, but he does not know when they will be doing them.  My neighbor told me the Splash Car wash sign says 94 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  It is currently 81 degrees Fahrenheit inside my apartment.  I am wearing my summer shorts with a short sleeve shirt.  I am not using the electric lights to reduce the heat in my apartment.  I can not install my air conditioner if it still fits in until they install the new double pane windows.  CIO  

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 3:45 A.M..  I ate a blueberry muffin before I went out this evening, and I just ate another one with some watered down punch. 

Partly cloudy today and 59 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will try to go to bed earlier, so I am up earlier today.  Enjoy the warm weather while it lasts, starting this Friday, it is back to our regular spring weather temperatures Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground  . 

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 2:45 A.M..  WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 111-154, The PACT Act

Note: <888> 04/07/10 Wednesday 1:15 A.M..  Before dinner, I chatted with a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/06/10 Tuesday 10:45 P.M..  I woke up at 2:30 P.M. this afternoon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I went back to bed until 5 P.M..  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I chatted with an artist installing his father David Hayes sculpture at the senior and the arts center.  The sculpture looks like a Calder, and his family use to know Calder in France.  There is an art opening called Fathers and Daughters at the Bendheim Gallery at the Senior and the Arts Center on Thursdays April 29, 2010 between 6 to 8 P.M.. featuring David Hayes, Mary Hayes Siegrist, Richard Byrnes, and Susan Byrnes.  I toured CVS, and I bought four 6.2 ounce Salt and Vinegar Pringles for $1.50 each tube and two Sour Cream and Onion for the same price for $9 total.  I chatted with someone from the People's Bank.  I walked down the Avenue and chatted with someone traveling in the area from Sarasota, Florida, and I chatted with the individual about traveling around America.  I gave the individual $3 to get a cup of coffee at Starbucks.  I chatted with a relative on my wireless phone.  I also gave the individual about five of my homemade cigarettes.  I then returned home, and I picked up the mail.

I will now make my regular sautéed 10 ounce London Broil with Jack Daniels barbecue sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and my usual steamed vegetable mixture and Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and watered down punch and green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/06/10 Tuesday 3:20 A.M..  I watched a bit of television.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon. 

Isolated thunderstorms today and 58 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.  I seem to be doing less on the internet recently, since with the global recession, there is not as much happening on the internet.  Also writers are not producing the usual content, since they do not have any work.  I suppose, I could try to do some creative writing, but I have been pretty much stuck in Greenwich, Connecticut for the last 26 years, and working on computers and technology for the last 20 years, so it is sort of hard to change my general routines.  Also since I am also 60 years old, I am slowing down a bit, and I do not do stuff as fast as I use to.  Also my apartment has been warmer at 77 degrees Fahrenheit recently with the warmer weather outside, and the warmer apartment tends to make me more tired than usual.

I will eat a corn muffin with watered down punch before going to bed.  Earlier in my day, I also at another corn muffin.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/05/10 Monday 10:25 P.M..  They are suppose to start working on the building windows again tomorrow.

I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayo, and 1/4th of a 5.3 ounce tube of Pringles salt and vinegar potato chips, and a dill pickle slice and a glass of watered down punch.

I paid my second of four payments for May 2010 to www.geico.com .

My www.cl-p.com electricity bill for March 2010 was $152.78 for 32 days and 827 kWh and 25.84 kWh per day with an average temperature of 46.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

My bill for March 2009 was $137.13 for 28 days and 683 kWh and 24.39 kWh per day with an average temperature of 41.6 degrees Fahrenheit.   CIO 

Note: <888> 04/05/10 Monday 9:30 P.M..  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor and the building custodian.  I picked up my mail.  I chatted with two relatives.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/05/10 Monday 8:35 P.M..  I slept a bit, and I watched some television until 4 A.M. this morning.  I watched a program about police helicopters in London.  I also ate two bowls of Cheez-its.  I woke up at 11:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I went back to bed until 3:30 P.M.  I chatted with a friend.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I made up a fresh batch of punch.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown, and I sat out for a while.  I went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf Station, and I bought $17 of self service premium for $3.319 a gallon for 5.12 gallons for 82.6 miles driving in the last eight days for 16.1328 miles per gallon driving at higher speeds at odometer reading of 65730 miles.

I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two six packs of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.25 a six pack, a four pack of day old blueberry muffins for $2, a 59 ounce bottle of Simply Orange orange juice with calcium for $3, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance lite spread for $2.50, deli slice Finlandia Lite Swiss cheese for $6.99 a pound for $7.41, deli sliced Stop and Shop Virginia ham for $6.99 a pound for $10.69, a quart jar of B&G kosher dill pickles for $2.99, a 21 ounce box of white cheddar Cheez-its for $3.99, three 64 ounce Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice lite for $2 each, three 64 ounce Ocean Spray crangrape juice for $2 each, two 48 ounce Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.99 each, a 12 ounce bottle of Bear Honey for $2.50, a 15 ounce bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2.29, a 40 packet box of Truvia sweetner for $3.59, a top round London Broil for $2.59 a pound for $3.39, Chiquita bananas for .69 a pound for .59, and $4 off $45 order coupon for $71.10 total.  I then returned home, and I used my cart that I brought with me to bring up the groceries, and I put them away.  I will now go back downstairs and pick up the mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/05/10 Monday 12:15 A.M..   BBC News - Discovery set for morning launch

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 11:20 P.M..  Here are some of the pictures of myself and the Eagle's Nest out at Tod's Point today http://mikelouisscott.com/tp-040410/ .   CIO

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 10:10 P.M..  I baked and ate a 11 ounce box of Vandekamp's frozen haddock filets along with a steamed potato cubes and baby carrots mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance and a glass of watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 8:10 P.M..  I woke up at 11:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.   I chatted with a relative.  I watched some television.  One of my friends called up at 3 P.M..  I threw out the garbage.  I picked up my two friends at 3:30 P.M.  We drove out to Tod's Point.  We parked at the southwest picnic area, and we walked along the waterfront east until the wooden bridges which were blocked from walking over.  I took a few pictures and my friends took a few pictures of me.  We walked back to the car on the road.  We then went to the southeast concession area.  I used the bathroom.  We sat out on the folding chairs I keep in the Audi trunk, and we enjoyed the view to the east.  About 5:30 P.M. we drove back to the central Greenwich train station.  My guests departed on the 6:12 train into Manhattan which was 10 minutes late.  They have platform cross walks to the express track at the train station, because they are installing cement railroad ties like they use in Spain on the north track.  I then drove over to Starbucks, and I used the bathroom.  I sat out for a while.  I then drove by CVS, and I read their sales circular, but I did not need anything.  I drove by the Greenwich Automotive Services Gulf station, but I did not get gasoline, because their pumps are malfunctioning.  I then returned home.  CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 04/04/10: 

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 3:20 A.M..  I ate two bowls of Cheez-its.

I will now send out my weekly notes.

I will then shut down the computer and go to bed.

Clouds and sun today and 49 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will be up at 11:30 A.M..  I have some visitors to pickup today at 3 P.M..

Happy Easter.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 1:50 A.M..   BBC News - Countdown on for shuttle launch  CIO

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 1:00 A.M..  I went out after the last note, and I mailed the two letters at the central Greenwich Post Office.  I sat out for a short spell.   There were a few pub crawlers ending their evening.  I then returned home.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/04/10 Sunday 12:15 A.M..  I filled out my 2010 census form.  I also filled out my State of Connecticut Social Security redetermination form, and I have the documentation with it, and I have it ready to mail.  I will now go out and mail both of them at the central Greenwich post office.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/03/10 Saturday 10:55 P.M..  I made and ate the same dinner as last night.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/03/10 Saturday 9:40 P.M..  I ate a bowl of Cheez-its after the last note.  I watched a Sherlock Holmes movie until 4 A.M., when I went to bed.  I woke up at 8 A.M., when a neighbor knocked on my door, and he needed a battery jump start on his car, but I was too tired to do it.  I had a telephone call from a friend at 9 A.M..  I finally woke up at 4 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put clean linens on my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I did two loads of laundry.  I picked up the mail.  I made 118 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Norwegian shag pipe tobacco cigarettes.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO     

Note: <888> 04/03/10 Saturday 2:40 A.M..  Today will be partly cloudy and 48 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/03/10 Saturday 2:10 A.M..  I tried the procedure below on the primary Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer Windows 7 RC partition, and it would not work even with the Firewall disabled.  It will not installed Netgear SC101 device drivers.  So much for trying.  Maybe it works on the final release.  Who knows.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 11:40 P.M..  It is currently 76 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room and with the warmer temperature, it making me a bit tired.  I moved the tower fan from the hallway to the left side of the primary Vista computer for a cooler computer environment.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 11:15 P.M..  Charlemagne (Holy Roman emperor) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

BBC News - Countdown on for shuttle launch

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 10:55 P.M..  I watched some television.   I ate a bowl of Cheez-its.  CIO 

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 9:45 P.M..  After dinner, I chatted with a friend and a relative.  I threw out the old periodical literature and the garbage.  I then threw out the hallway tower fan which malfunctioned, and I put the spare one from the bedroom window shelf in its place.  I chatted with a relative.   CIO 

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 7:20 P.M..  I ate a corn muffin before going to bed last night.  I noticed when I went out to the parking lot today, the vintage  eight foot long Scott family sofa that I threw away last Saturday has been finally hauled away.  Hopefully it will have a better home, where ever it finally ends up.  I will now eat two half inch thick slices of cold eye round of beef with horse radish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and my usual steamed vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.  Not much seemed to be going on downtown today, but people out enjoying the nice weather.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 6:55 P.M..  After the last note, I watched the Turner Movie channel movie "To Have and Have Not" until 3 A.M..

I went to bed until 1:30 P.M. today.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by CVS, and I picked up two prescriptions.  I bought a 59 ounce container of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $3 and a 15 ounce bottle of VO5 kiwi lime shampoo for .99 and a 15 ounce bottle of VO5 kiwi lime conditioner for .99  and .12 tax for $5.10 total.  I then bought buy one get one free of Nature's Bounty  Fish Oil 180 softgels 1200 mg. for $18.69 both bottles less a $10 off CVS bonus bucks coupon for $8.69 total.  I used the bathroom while at CVS.  I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while downtown.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  CIO    

Note: <888> 04/02/10 Friday 12:30 A.M..   FEMA tours town to assess damages - GreenwichTime

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 11:10 P.M..  Dinner was enjoyable.  CIO

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 9:15 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I also faxed the March 2010 Microsoft Money 2007 income versus spending report to the same relative. 

I will now cook the eye round and eat two half inch thick slices with my steamed vegetable mixture with olive oil and Smart Balance spread and watered down punch and a cup of green tea with truvia and lemon juice.   CIO

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 8:35 P.M..  I woke up last night, and I ate two bowls of Cheez-its.  I finally woke up at 11:30 A.M. this morning.  I chatted with a relative.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% mixture of fruit juice punch and cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with truvia and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I sat around outside with neighbors.  The mail person arrived.  I received my rent statement from the Greenwich Housing Authority.  I went by the Chase Bank just west of Greenwich Avenue on West Putnam Avenue.  I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.  I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment until 4 P.M..  I then drove up I-95 East in the holiday rush hour traffic coming out of New York City at 15 to 20 miles an hour to Interstate 7 North, and I went to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles on the Norwalk Wilton border.  They were only open until 6:30 P.M. today.  They are closed tomorrow on Good Friday.  It took from 5 P.M. to 6:15 P.M. waiting in line to get my Connecticut Driver's License renewed for six years for $66.  I then returned back to Greenwich on the Merritt Parkway from Interstate 7 getting off at North Street.  I picked up my mail. 

I paid my www.cl-p.com electricity bill, my www.cablevision.com Digital Cablevision bill, Optimum Voice, and Optimum Boost bill, and my www.verizon.com telephone bill.  I printed out my Microsoft Money 2007 March 2010 income versus spending bill.  CIO   

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 1:55 A.M..  I donated $5 at George Bush Presidential Library Foundation Donation Page .

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.

I have a 3 P.M. appointment today, so I have to be up at noon.

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 1:15 A.M..  This use to be a major part of the internet CERN - the European Organization for Nuclear Research

Do not forget about World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Note: <888> 04/01/10 Thursday 1:00 A.M..  I know BILTMORE in Asheville, North Carolina, Americas Largest Home and More! built new horse stables, so maybe they keep their horses there.   The last time I spoke with Fred Von Mierers a couple of years before he supposedly died, and I told him he should visit Oslo, Norway, he told me was cooking the chicken soup he was cooking with fresh game raise organic chickens from a farm on Long Island, so maybe the Rockefellers have a poultry farm out on Long Island.  I changed the six wall calendars to April 2010.  I ate a corn muffin with watered down punch.  If anyone is interested in farming, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is suppose to be quite good at it, besides having the computer center at National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois .  However, they tend to have tornado weather problems out there.  CIO