Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 10:00 P.M. EDT: I watched some of the business news. I had the rest of the rib eye beef, steamed asperagus, microwave potato, and iced coffee for dinner. I cleaned and sliced the strawberries and put them in a container with orange juice and a few dashes of Angostora bitters. I am running the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner at 70 degrees Farenheit on Energy saver. I just talked with a friend for a while. I put the Dutch flag back up in the bedroom. I put from left to right the U.S.A., Saudi Arabian, and British flags in front of the window curtains. I put the small French, Scottish, and Norwegian flags on top of the backup computer monitor. Well I guess I should clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 5:20 P.M. EDT: I went back to bed a while. I watched some business news. I guess I will do a little regular internet work. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 2:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 1 P.M., and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. It looks like might rain. CIO

Note:<888>05/14/01 Monday 12:50 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I relaxed for a bit. While, I was relaxing for a bit, the oxen yoke fell off from it's secure position above the living room closet. I had it securely fastened, so someone taller must have removed it and put it back less securely, so it fell and broke one of the Williamsburg candle holder crystal shades. I replaced both crystal shades with a similar pair, I happen to have. I then swept up the glass, and vacuumed the carpet. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 9:30 P.M. EDT: I went back out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and at the clearence section cigar cigarettes were half price. I bought five cartons of cigar cigarettes for $3.75 each carton plus $1.13 tax for $18.70 total. They were buy one get one free package cartons. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium and bought a Purdue Oven Stuffer at .79 a pound for $6.03 and asperagus at $1.99 a pound for $1.79 for $7.81 total. I returned home. I had dinner of reheated eye round beef, steamed asperagus, microwave potato, and ice tea. I put the Commonwealth of Nations emergency winter provisions back on display. Well time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 4:50 P.M. EDT: I registered my new Microwave oven on the internet at "www.geappliances.com". I used the sensor button to cook some microwave popcorn in a bag. Not much happening. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 4:05 P.M. EDT: I chatted with someone else. I went out, and I washed my antique 1976 white Volvo and cleaned its windows. I had some ice tea. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of a ham omlette, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. CIO

Note:<888>05/13/01 Sunday 1:10 A.M. EDT: I went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue after the last message and bought 2 boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda at CVS for .99 both. I sat out in the park a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I returned $1.10 in soda cans, and bought Carolina Brown Rice $1.39, 1 pound of strawberries $1.28, Asperagus $1.49 a pound $1.51, large white eggs $1.69, Wizard Air Freshner .99, for $5.82 total. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Barq's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I had dinner of reheated eye round beef with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asperagus, microwave potato and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. The air quality was quite lousy today. I suppose we need some rain. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 4:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10:30 A.M. this morning. I had a ham omlette, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I have finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I made up a batch of iced coffee. I had a half hour until, I put a new batch of ice tea in the refrigerator. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea for lunch. I just finished showering and cleaning up. I closed the fresh air vent on the air condition and set it to 70 degrees F. on Energy saver. I will go out for some fresh air once the ice tea is in the refrigerator. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 4:45 A.M. EDT: Well not much happening in this neck of the woods. I guess because of all the sharks in the sound, the experts should bring back the launch. CIO

Note:<888>05/12/01 Saturday 3:25 A.M. EDT: I finished off the cheese cake. I turned on the AC fan without the cooling. I relaxed a bit. Since it is warmer outside, I put away the Commonwealth of Nations Emergency supplies for winter in their usual storage place. Well not much happening. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 11:55 P.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message, and stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I checked out a book about network security. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought a Oxford two pack of black side clip binders for $5.49 plus .33 tax for $5.82 total. I noticed they were clearing out office chairs and selling Hammermill legal paper for $5. I then drove around Tod's Point at sunset. It was an unusally large big red sunset. It reminded me of the reports of sunsets in Ireland in the old days before the Irish famine when the volcanic activity had increased in Iceland. Well let's hope it is not an ill omen. I then stopped by the Greenwich waterfront. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home at about 9 P.M., and I had ice tea. I put my latest notes printout in one of the Oxford binders. I relaxed a bit. I then had two slices of reheated eye round beef with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asperagus, microwave potato, and iced coffee. I relaxed a bit. With the increased pollen and air pollution I feel more comfortable by the air conditioner. I turned it down to 70 degrees Farenheit. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 5:05 P.M. EDT: I was up at 4 P.M.. For breakfast, I had a ham omlette, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 888:35 A.M. EDT: I moved around a little bit of bric a brac in the kitchen. I broke a clear yogurt glass and cleaned it up. Hopefully, I got all the glass out of the kitchen carpet. I relaxed a bit. I checked outside to see if the sun came up. Well time for bed. As a point of reflection, if indeed a major series of typhoon type storms does hit Florida and the coasts worldwide every 500 years or so, I would say we are about due. Possibly like the storms that wiped out the Roanoke settlement after a prolong period drought. Frequently after periods of major drought like in Florida, it is a precursor to a once in every half millinium tyranical tropical storm season. It is hard to know, I am not that well versed in the old history, one would have to check with the 400 up north and the committee of 100 down south. If the Roanoke settlement had major drought before its disappearence whenever that was, I forget the year; obviously a MAJOR TROPICAL DISTURBANACE was proceeded by an extended period of drought. As we all know in St. Augustine, the oldest tree in Florida is about 400 years old, and in a tropical environment like Florida, there should be older trees, unless the state only evolved in a major tropical storm about 400 years ago, probably caused by unpredicatable solar flares heating up the earth's core causing extensive volcanic activity which in turn causes major typhoon continent altering storms. Of course, it is just my theory, I don't pretend to be an expert. Have a good day. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 05/11/01:

Note:<888>05/11/01 Friday 3:40 A.M. EDT: After the last message, I went back out and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue area, and I sat out a while. I walked up to the top and sat out a while. I walked back down, and I sat out a while. I walked the lower Avenue area again, and I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had cheese cake and ice tea. I pulled out the blue kitchen bureau a few inches from the wall. I put the backup Faberware convection oven in the bedroom closet. I put the new General Electric sensor microwave oven sideways on the blue bureau sitting on the two boards, so it is more easily accessible. I put the used Faberware convection oven on the refrigerator with the other stuff to the right. I put the hurricane water thermoses back in the right living room closet on the left side. I put the toaster oven behind the microwave oven along with the coffee mug tree and Danish tin cigarette ash can. I hung a bunch of French cookware on the kitchen walls with the brass picture hooks I bought. Although the space between the blue bureau and the GE oven is three inches more narrow, it all looks a bit more open. I also cut the edges of the three merging carpet pieces together evenly, and taped them underneath together with duct tape. I put the cerial boxes behind the blue bureau in the three inch space. I put the meat cutting board to the right of the refrigerator in the narrow space. Thus, the best concept of spring cleaning or interior design and cheapest is just to rearrange what one already has. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 7:35 P.M. EDT: I chatted with a couple of friends. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I went out about 1:30 P.M.. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I sat out downtown a while. I made it to my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned home. I had dinner of sliced eye round beef reheated with mushroom gravy, steamed fresh asperagus, microwaved 2 small potatoes, ice tea, and French cheese cake. I will now have some cappucino. Needless to say my GE Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner with a remote control is working just fine with the summer western sunlight coming in. I turned it down to 70 degrees Farenheit. I channel surfed a bit. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 11:45 A.M. EDT: I went to bed about 2:30 A.M., and I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, and coffee. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. I will now do a little regular computer work. CIO

Note:<888>05/10/01 Thursday 12:40 A.M. EDT: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a wood swivel office chair covered in synthetic brown leather for $25. I next stopped by Lecters, and I bought a white Rubbermaid white dish rack and drain tray for $4.99 and .30 tax for $5.29 total. I then drove by the waterfront. I next drove over to the Arnold bread store, and I bought a French cheese cake for $1.89 and Arnold hotdog buns for .99 less 10% senior discount for $2.59. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought three cartons of Seneca Light 100s for $19 each, ronson flints .69, Ronson lighter fluid $1.99 plus .15 tax for $59.63 total. I then returned home, and I put the swivel chair at the computer. I put the folding wicker chair underneath the Danish square table. I put the flints in the top left kitchen blue bureau drawer and the lighter fluid in the right of sink cabinet top shelf. I put cheese cake on the cutting board. I put the new dish rack in and threw out the old dish rack. The new swivel computer chair makes access to the main computer or backup computer easier. It is wobbly, but comfortable. I raised the keyboard up with a package of paper. I then went back out at 5 P.M., and I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue twice and I sat out a while. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I returned down the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I recieved a birthday card from a regular. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought buy one get one free of A&P red bag, and dark roast, two of each, for $2.99 each two, and Tropicana ruby red and a tangerine both with calcium for $1.99 each, a bag of Hazzlenut coffee $4.39, and Temeraire French dijon mustard $2.59 for $16.94 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative. I then mixed the existing coffee beans with the new beans and put them all in the freezer in the coffee jars. I will now have a piece of French cheese cake for my birthday. CIO

Note:<888>05/09/01 Wednesday 2:45 P.M. EDT: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea, and I went to bed at 11 P.M. last night. Today is my 51st birthday. I was up at 7 A.M. this morning, and I had breakfast of Post raisin bran, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I went back to bed. I was up at noon. I moved my car from in back to the front parking lot since they had finished cleaning the lot. I chatted with a relative. I just baked the eye round roast and I heated two cans of franco american mushroom gravy with the box of sliced mushrooms and herbs and spices. I had a couple of slices of the beef with mushroom gravy and two small microwave potates and steamed fresh asperagus along with ice tea and ice coffee. Time to clean up and go out. C

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 9:50 P.M. EDT: I went back out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I stopped by the waterfront. I returned home, and I had ice tea and goldfish crackers. I made up a mixture of a quarter cup of white vinegar and a quarter cup of hot water with a little liquid antibacterial soap in it. I damp rubbed some tea stains on the yellow French sitting chair and wipe all the fabric with the mixture on a wash cloth. I took my old chopping board that had split in half, and I put each half underneath each side of the GE microwave oven, so its plastic legs have more traction and it raises it an inch higher. I level the boards with thin layers of cork cut from a wine cork. Thus the microwave is level and it is more firmly placed. I slid it to the left side, so on the empty area to the top right of the refrigerator, I have placed the pump thermos, a olive oil bottle, and a olvie oil tin pourer. Well I am bushed. Time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I went out, and I drove downtown. I stopped by the Mews thrift shop, and I bought a brown leather size 38 inch belt for $1. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I got a $1 parking change at the Avenue BNY. I bought two boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda at CVS for .99 both. I sat out a while. I drove down by the waterfront and I chatted a while. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street again. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought $14.65 of premium at Exxon for $2.099 a gallon. I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought 4 boxes of Kelloggs raisin bran at $1.50 each, S&S window cleaner .99, two Franco American mushroom gravy $1.09 each, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter $1.49, two bunch of thin asperagus at $1.49 a pound for $3.17, Orville Rittenbacher's microwave popcorn two for $3, Eye Round Roast at $1.99 a pound for $6.37, Nielsen's hotdog buns $1.50, Sliced fresh mushrooms $1.79 for $26.55 total. I returned home, and I put the glass cleaner in the trunk. I put away my purchases. I had a Barg's rootbeer in a frosted mug. I put new Arm and Hammer baking soda in the freezer and refrigerator. I dumped down the old baking soda down the drains. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Time for fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 11:40 A.M. EDT: After the last message, I stopped by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM. I then drove up the Merritt Parkway to Walmart off Route 7 in North Norwalk, Ct.. They have lots of Mother's Day specials. I bought a white General Electric Sensor Microwave oven Model Number "JES1351WB001" for $99.96 plus $6 tax for $105.96 . It is 1.3 cubic feet and 1100 watts. It has sensor controls. This was $20 lower than when I looked at it a month ago. They also have a similar Panasonic on sale for $90. I noticed they are selling the Lexmark Inkjet printer and kit for $50. I then returned home. I carried up the new GE microwave with the custodian's skate board mover and removed the 15 year old GE above range model out by the dumpster. I bought it about 13 years ago for $20 at a tag sale. I figured the old one lasted so long, I might as well buy GE again. I cleaned the area above the refrigerator and put the new GE sensor microwave on top of the refrigerator. I broke down the carton and store it behind the bed board. I read the instructions. I tried the instant beverage button on a cup of water. I then tried the instant potato button on two medium small potatoes and then with a 1.5 mintues to go, I put in microwave proof plate with cover with a slice of ham and had that with ice tea for lunch. Two important items in the instructions are not to put the glass turntable when hot into water and also not to run the microwave empty along with all the other usual instructions. It is not yet listed at "www.geappliances.com" . It is made in Korea. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 6:45 A.M. EDT: Well time to go out for some fresh air, and maybe an errand. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 6:15 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry. I installed the latest version of MSN explorer "http://explorer.msn.com/home.htm". I am now doing my regular internet routine. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 5:05 A.M. EDT: The laundry is on the dry cycle. I hung out my yellow gortex slicker to dry in the shower. I am also washing the bath mat in bleach. I just finished showering and cleaning up. CIO

Note:<888>05/08/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M. EDT: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I put $15 on my laundry card. I am wahsing the yellow slip cover and a few other items. I push the coffee table a bit down towards the TV, so I have the yellow French chair moved closer into the sitting area, so the chair at the backup computer is open. I could get a router at CompUSA this week for $100 at $50, less $20 mailin rebate for $80 total, so I could use both computers at the same time. However, since I only work on one computer usually the main one at a time, I don't think I need it.