Note:<888> 4/16/98 Thursday 11:40 P.M. EST: Dinner guest departed 8 P.M.. I went by the library and checked out the video Rasputin. I mentioned to one of the tech regulars that the computer hardware manufacturers need to develop a universal ethernet type connection for laptop computers, so that the traveling and mobil public can hook up to an internet connection whereever they go at T10 speed or better. Possibly a universal wireless connection might be the way to go, but whatever the way, we should keep the rate for overall usage at about $20 a month, which might be possible as prices for the more advanced services come down. I stopped by the Grand Union and bought a can of smoked almonds and a bottle of Grand Union lemon juice. I came home and watched the movie Rasputin while eating the smoked almonds and a bag of microwave popcorn. I am now making a batch of www.mikescott.net/icetea.htm . I will surf the net for a while and catch up on my email. CIO

Note:<888> 4/16/98 Thursday 5:40 P.M. EST: I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I went out for a walk last night. I watched Bonfire of the Vanities. I went to bed about 2 A.M.. I got up at 10 A.M. and had breakfast. I listened to www.dailybriefing.com . I slept a little more until 2 P.M.. I tinkered with my system a bit. I am having a dinner guest down for dinner of chicken sandwiches, brocolli crowns, and potatoes. CIO

Note:<888> 4/15/98 Wednesday 5:55 P.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . The sun is out and I think I will listen to www.dailybriefing.com while I cook boneless breast chicken with garlic and wine for dinner with brocolli and potato. CIO

Note:<888> 4/15/98 Wednesday 4:25 P.M. EST: This early A.M. I watched a little of the Titanic special on MSNBC channel 77. I was up about noon finally and went by the Hospital Thrift Shop and dropped off an old nine pin IBM printer. I went down by the water and checked out the weather. It is a damp overcast day. I went by the library and read ComputerWorld and Infoworld. I checked out "Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours" and "Official Microsoft HTML Help Authoring" both of which come with Cdroms. I went back down the avenue. I stopped by the Grand Union and purchased .70 brocolli crowns at .99 a pound, Sun and Earth Dishwashing liquid detergent $1.29, Tony's four cheese pizza $2.50, Maine 10 pounds of potatoes $2.99, Jumbo dozen eggs $1.59, 2% half gallon milk $1.84, and buy one get one free two packs of Purdue boneless chicken breasts for $4.99 or with the free one $2.50 a pound for both packs $5.64 plus $1.05 can return for a total of $15.58. I put away the groceries and will post this note after I update Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm .

Note:<888> 4/14/98 Tuesday 11:55 P.M. EST: I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I tinkered with CGI Search scripts this afternoon and this evening to no avail. I will take a rest now for a while. I have not been out or cleaned up today. CIO

Note:<888> 4/13/98 Monday 11:10 P.M. EST: I went downtown and walked around for a while in the full moon light. Lots of youngsters were out to see the new movie "Lost in Space". It was not too busy at Starbucks or any of the local cafes, basically a quiet Monday night. I noticed Starbucks has refurnished itself with comfortable living room style upholstered furniture instead of the hard metal chair stools of the past. Thus one can sit around and be a lounge lizard, but still I prefer the bench in front of the senior center for star gazing and one can always sneak a smoke. I have noticed the new sports model of Mercedes around town. I am not sure if it is the $130,000 model or $45,000 model, they all look the same to me. Also there are a few of the new VW beatles floating around. I saw a Rolls Royce coupe today painted army green, it might be the new model, it was hard to to tell. People in Greenwich either drive new cars or older models, there is usually not much in between. Basically the Euro Style individuals like foreign cars and the practical people drive American cars. I suppose it really depends on how much driving one does. I did stop by the library again this evening for about a half hour and read some of the computer press. There is an article by Lou Gerster in ComputerWorld on encryption technology and IBM. They have temporary lights on the second floor of the new library structure which they leave on at night. It look very surreal at night, I suppose it will look more uniform once it is all finished in about a year and a half. Lets hope the present entrance elevator lasts that long, it is getting a lot of use. Well back to net surfing. CIO

Note:<888> 4/13/98 Monday 8:10 P.M. EST: I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I went out at 3 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I went down Greenwich Avenue and checked out Long Island Sound. I made my 4 P.M. appointment. I went by CVS drugstore on Greenwich Avenue and bought Gillette Shaving Gel for $1.99, ACT II popcorn 2 boxes of three for 88 cents apiece, and sugar candy gumdrops for 88 cents. I went by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper, not much in it as usual. I went by the Grand Union and bought a 12 pack of diet Sprite for $1.99, Tony's 4 cheese pizza for $2.50, 2% milk half gallon for $1.84 for a total of $7.05 with can deposit. I went by the Food Emporium and purchased a bag of 8 o'clock red bag coffee for $3.49, a bag of French Roast coffee for $3.49, a bag of Bokar coffee for $3.79, a bag of Columbian coffee for $4.49 and a box of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light" for $1.69 for a total of $16.95. I next went by Dunkin donuts and bought a pound of Hazzlenut coffee beans for $6.99. I returned home and mixed the four A&P coffees and the hasslenut coffee beans together with the rest of my existing mixture to make my coffee blend, www.mikescott.net/coffee.htm . I noticed there was lots of scandlous gossip in the supermarket tabloids. I next made dinner of cold chicken breast, pasta fraiche, corn bread stuffing, green peas, diet cocacola, and then I had a cup of the new coffee blend. I guess I will go out for a breath of fresh air after I file this report. CIO

Note:<888> 4/13/98 Monday 2:10 P.M. EST: I updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . I am about to clean up and go out. CIO

Note:<888> 4/13/98 Monday 12:00 P.M. EST: Yesterday I got up at 2 P.M.. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants after breakfast. I went downtown about 6 P.M. and walked around for a couple of hours and enjoyed the cool evening. I came home and had cold chicken breast, pasta freise, corn bread stuffing, green peas, and diet cocacola for dinner. I went downtown at 9 P.M. and sat out and had coffee out of my thermos. I returned home at 10 P.M. and started doing laundry. While downtown I found the county brochure for Highland County, Michigan that one of our visitors had left in the park. I gave it to the desk sargent on duty at the police station. I noticed Pontiac, Michigan is in Highland County. While doing laundry I started watching the video "Independence Day". I folded the laundry half way through and also recieved a telephone call concerning a tech problem. I went to bed a 3 A.M.. I was up at 11 A.M. this morning and had bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, and coffee for breakfast. I will shower shortly and maybe do a little web surfing or go out. I have a 4 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO

Note:<888> 4/12/98 Sunday Easter 3:00 A.M. EST: I listened to www.ttalk.com . I updated Exxon www.mikescott.net/122.htm and Exxon Promo page www.mikescott.net/exxon01.htm and Royal Dutch Shell www.mikescott.net/138.htm . I also updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . I think I will call it a day. CIO

Note:<888> 4/11/98 Saturday 10:30 P.M. EST: I went back to bed. I went out about 11 A.M.. I dropped off my old RCA color television at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I went by Exxon and filled up the tank with $10 premium. Exxon next to the library sells liquified natural gas for vehicles. I noticed on the internet Buckingham Palace is going to convert part of its fleet to natural gas. I hope they leave the Daimlers and Rolls gasoline fueled since the resale value would be higher if they were gasoline fueled. I am not sure how much of the Queen's fleet this directive extends too, I assume it is just the household vehicles and not all of her majesties worldwide vehicles such as military transport, etc. I next went by the library and checked out "Independence Day" video. I drove down to Tod's Point and took the three mile walk around the park on a nice moderately cool sunny day. Quite a few other people were out there. I noticed that they are going to replace some of the stumps along the roadway with new trees. Caution should be exercised when selecting trees to be placed along the roadway since the area is prone to flooding, so any tree that might die from saltwater flooding should not be used. I drove home and had two tuna fish sandwiches. I went back downtown and had coffee out of my thermos at the French park or the town green. I noticed quite a few people strolling. I walked around a bit and sat in front of the senior center. I drove down to Grass Island and observed the waterfront. I returned home and listened to a two hour opera on television and had a dinner of cold chicken breast, pasta freishe, aperagus, and ice tea. I went downtown and sat in front of the senior center and had coffee out of my thermos. I walked around downtown. On the way back home I noticed the fire engines and police had blocked off the block west of Greenwich Avenue on Putnam Avenue. I will relax for the rest of the evening. CIO

Note:<888> 4/11/98 Saturday 7:10 A.M. EST: I had a couple of friends come over yesterday. I checked out an HP printer that one of them brought to test. It needs a little round rubber roller to keep the printer from jamming, but works otherwise. I fixed a Purdue chicken for dinner and watched "Our American Cousin". I went to bed about 9 P.M. and was up at 6 A.M. this morning. CIO