Note:<888>08/07/00 Monday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I rested a bit on Sunday. I had two meals of the chicken salad and other items I had made. I finally went to bed at 10 P.M. and was up at 4 A.M.. I did some regular computer work. It is another rainy day, so I might try to go out after the mail arrives. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/06/00 Monday 8:15 P.M. EDT: I am just finishing up house cleaning and watering the plants. I still have to do the vacuuming. I made a chicken salad out of the ramains of the Purdue and had it with some potatoe salad and mixed bean and corn salad along with iced coffee. Not much else happening. Perhaps, I will rest before doing the vacuuming. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/06/00 Sunday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I had my main dinner at 11 A.M. yesterday of the same meal as earlier this week.I went out this morning after the last message. I stopped by Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library and read three computer newsweeklies and the local newspaper. I checked out "In Old New York" by Thomas Janvier. I then went downtown, I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. Across the street from Figaro restaurant in front of one of the shops, I felt a shot of air on the back on my left neck, which was unusual. I chatted with some local people. I then walked the upper section of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store. They have an LCD car clock for $9 and Velcro strips for $4 which I can use to replace my broken car clock. I did not get them yet, since I have to wait for funding. I then finished walking the upper section of Greenwich Avenue, and I returned to the center of town. I drove by the waterfront. I drove over to Tod's Point and along the way, I stopped at CVS in Old Greenwich, and I bought a carton of Phillie cigar cigarettes for $12.19 and a jar of Parsley for .99 with tax for $13.91 total. I then drove around Tod's Point. I stopped by the Greenwich Food Mart building in Cos Cob to see if they have any Bush Cheney bumper stickers at the Chris Shays office, but they were not open. The liquor store at the Greenwich Food Mart has liquor on sale, and I noticed the 1.5 litre bottles of Barbados Mount Gay rum that I use to make my rum punch fruit salad are about $27 there. Popov 1.5 litre bottles are $13, so I guess they are offering bargains to the clientel of the Greenwich Food Mart. I then headed back home. I was stopped briefly by the Greenwich Police because they have another report on an old white Volvo which was not me. I returned home. I had a bowl of chocolate ice cream along with a litre of Perrier. I then had 2 oz. of white wine, 2 oz. of orange juice, and 4 oz. of Perrier in a night cap, and went to bed. I was up at 1 A.M.. I had three soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I noticed that my left back neck was stiff, like somebody used one of those air cartridge devices to shot a tiny projectile into my neck yesterday when I was downtown. I reported the matter to the local authorities. I also yesterday before going to bed rotate the Dutch flag around, so it looks like the Dutch flag instead of the French flag. I also changed the pillow cases on the day bed. I will now do house cleaning and water the plants. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/05/00 Saturday 9:20 A.M. EDT: I printed out studies of satellite photos from the net. I rested from about 4 A.M. to 6 A.M. while doing a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I then completed it, and I also ran the other usual utilities like Norton Disk Doctor and WinDoctor. After the backup, I ran Norton Speedisk and I watched a little television while doing this. I also had a dinner of the same three courses I cooked along with iced coffee and a bowl of chocolate ice cream. I guess I will clean up and go out for a little morning activity. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/05/00 Saturday 2:20 A.M. EDT: I relaxed most of Friday. I went outside and chatted with some neighbors for a while. About Tea time, I had a couple of ounces of white wine with Perrier for the Queen Mum's 100th birthday. I had dinner about 11 A.M. of the same cold foods, I prepared earlier a couple days ago. I went to bed about 4:30 P.M., and I was called up by cablevision offering me HBO for $5.95 a month through March 2001 including the first month free and $25 in coupons in Pay Per View coupons. I subscribed to the offer. I rested until about 11:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Kelloggs Rice crispies, toast, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins. I looked briefly at the news announcing the first hurricane Alberto of the season and checked the weather channel. I started going through my tropical weather links weather.htm , and it seems like it might be an interesting storm. I noticed at University of Illinois Current Weather: real-time data , one can print out current weather maps, so I tried printing out some in both black and white and color. I added the link to my Tropical Weather page. I noticed the Fort Lauderdale Beach camera is down, supposedly because of local political confusion. The Nantucket Copplestone Camera does not work either. Thus I am study some of my tropical weather links. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/04/00 Friday 9:30 A.M. EDT: I updated my file "mlsnote1.doc" with the last four months notes. It is now 1120 pages long in Microsoft Word 97 format. I printed the last four months and bound it in a binder. I had to downloaded PostScript fonts from Lexmark to get my HP LaserJet II printing fast with the PostScript fonts. I also cleaned the sheet feeder on the printer since it had accumulated dust. I now have several other downloadable fonts to use with it. I had a peanut butter and ice tea. Well have a good morning, I might take a short rest. CIO

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Note:<888>08/04/00 Friday 1:30 A.M. EDT: Happy 100th Birthday to the Queen Mum of Scotland and the United Kingdom. Wish her Happy Birthday from this link The British Monarchy . Yesterday I signed the petition for the new local republican candidate running from Byram at noon. I increased the deductable on my apartment insurance to lower the premium. I then stopped by BAnk of New York and noticed the local downtown crowd was sweltering which I was not with my new General Electric Air Conditioner General Electric Profile ASM14AA Air Conditioner Feature & Benefits which truly makes a benefit in hot sultry weather. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop clearing out merchandise for a new sale. I returned the Garde Manger cold cooking book to the Greenwich Library. I dropped off some paper work at the town hall, and I then stopped by the Greenwich Housing authority and reminded them I still need to sign my lease. I drove by the waterfront and viewed the fishermen enjoying the local weather. Aparently the Fluke made the local paper. I chatted with two visiting German couples eating sandwiches from Maneros. I then went by the Arnold Bread store and bought three loaves of hearty grain bread for $2.67 total. I then went by Varmax Liquor pantry and the Sherry was two expensive, but I found an excellent bargain French "Bellejour" 1.5 Litre the large bottlewhite Cuvee Blanc white table wine half price for $4.99 a bottle instead of $10. I bought three bottles for $14.97 plus they give a 10% discount with .91 N.Y tax for $14.38 total. I normally don't drink alcohol myself but keep it aorund for cooking, and occassionally I might take a nip of wine to see how it tastes. I returned home put away the purchases. I was a half hour late for my 3 P.M. appointment since I had another cold meal of yesterday's cooking. I then walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a few people. I then stopped by the waterfront viewed the watefront activity. I chatted with a local resident from Antiqua and reminized about the tropics and bird watching versus the cold weatehr up north in the winter. I returned home, and I had a Barq's frosted root beer in a frosted mug. I went to bed about 7 P.M., and I was up about 12:30 A.M. today. I had four soft boiled eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice and Perrier, and vitamins for breakfast. Well have a good day, stay cool. CIO

Note:<888>08/03/00 Thursday 9:00 A.M. EDT: I finished the laundry this morning and making the ice tea. I went to bed at 4 A.M., and I was up at 8 A.M.. I had ice cream, Perrier and orange juice, toast, and vitamins for breakfast. I have a republican petition signer coming by between 11 A.M. and noon to have me sign a petition. I will relax around the apartment until I do that and wait for the mail. Have a good morning. I might go downtown this afternoon to see how much DuBonnet Light Sherry costs to keep around the apartment. CIO

Note:<888>08/03/00 Thursday 1:00 A.M. EDT: I went back to bed until 8 P.M.. I had some ice cream and iced coffee when I got up. About 10 P.M., I went out for a short walk on Greenwich Avenue. It was quiet downtown. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Shell Station on the way downtown looking for a Digital Car Clock stick on to substiture for my broken car clock, but like the Exxon Station they did not have one. I am on the dry cycle of laundry. I am also making up a batch of ice tea. Well have a good morning. I think I will have a bite to eat of the same as I prepared today. CIO

Note:<888>08/02/00 Wednesday 5:25 P.M. EDT: I checked the mail about 9 A.M.. I got my copy of www.nytha.com "New York Racing" today about the upcoming racing season in Saratoga, New York. About 10 A.M. I started cooking the eight pound Purdue chicken, and it was ready about 11:45 A.M.. I put it in the refrigerator to chill. While doing this, I chopped off the corn from four ears of corn and then cleaned and sliced a pound of green beans, chopping them about 3/4 inch long on an angle. I then mixed the corn and bean together without cooking in a marinade of olive oil, red wine, red and white vinegar, sessime oil, homemade salad dressing, and herbs and spices, along with a couple teapoons of dijon mustard and put it into the refrigerator to marinade. I then peeled eight large Yukon potatoes and sliced tem in the CusineArt and put them in water in a large pot and brought them to a boil, and boiled the potatoe slices for fifteen minutes. I then cooled them under running cold water strained them. I added the usual herbs and spices, (oregano, basil, celery salt, ground pepper, Italian seasoning, along with some nutmeg, cinnemon, Hot curry, Chinese five spice, dashes of Angostora bitters, and a fe drops of McHilney's tabasco sauce and mixed them spuds with about either larger tablespoons of Hellmans mayonaise and after mixing put it all in the refrigerator to chill. I also made up a half gallon of iced coffee. I had a peanut butter sandwich and ice tea at noon. I then went to bed until 4 P.M. When I got up, I adjusted the kitchen light to make it work. I then had all three cold courses, I had made earlier in the day along with iced coffee. Now I will go out for a evening walk. CIO

Note:<888>08/02/00 Wednesday 7:50 A.M. EDT: I went to bed at midnight after having Microwave popcorn and ice tea. I was up at 4 A.M. this morning. I had rice crispie, toast, vitamins, Perrier and orange juice, and coffee. I cleaned up. I chatted with a neighbor. I went down by the waterfront and observed the morning fog. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I found a quarter. The noticed the monthly commuting ticket into Manhattan now costs about $200. I stopped by Exxon and bought $16.40 of premium at about $2 a gallon. I said hello to a former neighbor. I then went to the Food Emporium and bought a five pound bag of Yukon potatoes for $3.99, a Purdue Oven stuffer roaster for .99 a pound for $7.41, green beans at .92 a pound for . 92 for $12.32 total. I then returned home, and I am having a glass of iced coffee. Well time for some internet work. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>08/01/00 Tuesday 9:55 P.M. EDT: Well I did a little internet work this morning, and then I slept until 8:30 A.M.. I cleaned up, and I went by the bank. I then stoppped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought ten stamps for $3.30. I paid my electricity, Optimum Online, Cablevision, and Bell Atlantic bills with money orders. These wre last months's bill, and not the bills for this month. I then went by the First Union bank on Lafayette place and paid my rent. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop and bought a unused HP 75A Laser cartridge for my HP laserjet II for $10. I bought two matching suitcases of heavy blue nylon with leather straps and heavy metal zippers for $12.35 both. On can be stored inside the other. The Hospital Thrift shop is closing out its inventory for the next new stocking next Wednesday. I then drove over to Old Greenwich to off center hair design and got a haircut for $15 and $5 tip. I stopped by Porticellis Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought a roast beef sandwich with lettuce, tomatoe, onion, on a Kaiser roll for $3.80 with a small bag of potatoe chips. I also bought six ears of corn for $1.20 for about $6 total. I then stopped by CVS and bought a 128 oz. container of Purex detergent for $2.99, 2 Palmolive dishwashing detergent for .99 each, and a carton of Phillie ligth cigar cigarettes for $12.19 plus $1.03 Ct. tax for $18.19 total. I then drove out to Tod's Point on a very overcast day, and I ate the roast beef sandwich with potatoe chips in the southwest parking area. I chatted about the weather with some of the fishermen. One fishman had caught the largest Fluke I had ever seen. It was about 24 inches by 18 inches in diameter. I then drove by Staples and toured the store. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, but it was closed for a staff day. I then went to the Grand Union and bought two dozen eggs at $1.49 a dozen, two packages of Gu frozen peas .50 each, two Stauffers Hearty pot roast dinners for $2.50 each, a ten pack of GU dried milk for $5.89, Angostora bitters $3.29, Ronzoni spinach fetticini $1.75, 8 oz. GU lite mozzarela $1.39, two "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Unsalted" $1.33 each a bulb of garlic .42, two half gallons of of not from concentrate minute maid orange juice $1.79 each, 3 pack of GU paper towels $1.50, a four pack of GU toilet paper $1.35 for $31.18 total. I went home, and I put away my purchases. I had a chilled Barqs rootbeer in a frosted mug and then I went to bed about 2:30 P.M.. While sleeping a political oraganizer called up about me signing a petition on Thursday at noon. I slept until 7:30 P.M., and I gotuup and had a peanut butter sandwich, two ears of corn, iced tea, and coffee. I chatted with a friend. I then filed this report. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>08/01/00 Tuesday 4:40 A.M. EDT: Well I slept until 2 A.M.. I had some popcorn and ice tea. I worked on setting up servers in Microsoft Netmeeting. NOAA weather radio went off at 4 A.M., and said there would be lots of rain on Long Island up to an inch a minute until about 4 P.M. this afternoon. Well have a good day. CIO