Note:<888> 08/31/06 Thursday 1:30 P.M.:   I finished installing the free AOL on the Toshiba laptop.    I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.  One of my neighbors has thrown out a new piece of carpet that broke in half in the roll, but the two unbroken sides could be aligned together and still used, if someone needs it.   It is lying along side the dumpster.   I ate a bowl of K.C. Masterpiece Barbeque potato chips, a few handfuls of peanuts, and 1/5 piece of pineapple cheese cake with some iced tea.    www.fedex.com just delivered the computer case.   I chatted with the FedEx delivery person about tropical storm activity.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go out for my 3 P.M. appointment.   I will configure the backup computer, when I return.    CIO   

Note:<888> 08/31/06 Thursday 11:00 A.M.:    FREE AOL—Sign up for free email, AOL Security Suite, watch videos, enjoy 200+ stations of free radio and more! .  AOL is better than ever! .   I installed Free AOL on the primary and server computers in the living room, and I am in the process of installing it on the two backup computers in the bedroom, and I will install it on the coffee table computer when I build it today, and I will install it on the Toshiba laptop shortly.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/31/06 Thursday 9:50 A.M.:   I woke up at 5 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I chatted with another morning walker about economics.   I chatted with the construction crew working on the store just south of the Greenwich Hardware store, and they told me it is going to be a Rugby store, which seems to be odd for Greenwich Avenue.   I stopped by CVS, and I toured the store.   They have sold out of the Sylvania energy efficient bulbs.   The same bulb in the RTH brand sells for $5 each there, so each two pack is worth $10.   Thus I have $140 in energy efficient bulbs in reserve.   I might check with some relatives to see if they need them.    I also have a lot of other spare light bulbs, so I easily have over $200 in spare light bulbs in reserve, so as long as I can afford electricity, we should be able to keep the lights on in Greenwich, Connecticut at night in the near future, providing we have electricity, where ever that comes from and from whatever energy source.   After I completed my walk, I chatted with a resident from Germany.   I then returned home.    I noticed when I was going by the police and fire station, the detective division is now in a trailer on the back side of the primary fire and police station.   Hopefully, their trailer will have enough heat this winter.   I returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I chatted with a relative.    My order for XG Box Viper2 10-Bay Aluminum Mid ATX Gaming Case-No PS(Red) XG CA-V2-WOP-R-CUSA Viper 2 for $48.99 plus two packs of Deluxe UDMA/100/133 Motherboard Cable Set w/Screws/Standoffs for one for $2.25 and one for $1.27 plus $2.95 shipping with coupon code "SHIP295" on over a $50 order for $55.46 total  is out for delivery FedEx | Track .   FedEx usually arrives here about noon.    I have my usual 3 P.M. appointment today.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 7:40 P.M.:    I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.  I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.  I chatted with a relative.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 6:15 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative and a contact out of town.   Apparently with the current tracking Tropical Depression ERNESTO five day tracking, coming ashore on the Carolina's border, and going inland towards the foot hills of the Appalachian mountains, there could be flooding on those river basins and watersheds, since down in Florida the storm has between 5 and 15 inches of rain, and having the storm over a larger area of land, it would mean more water running down in the river basins and watersheds of the area.   The worse case scenario from my perspective based on what I know a lot of water could come down the Potomac River, and the low lying areas of Virginia might flood.    That also might mean some of the low lying areas of Washington D.C. might flood, but having never lived in that area, I am not sure how far the Capitol area is above the river flood plain.   I think the Lee family mansion is on higher ground than the White House www.whitehouse.gov from what I remember, the White House is only about 10 feet above the banks of the Potomac, but it is the nature of flooding that water tends to run around its lowest point of access, and we all know that Washington D.C. supposedly has some underground facilities, so possibly there might be a problem down there in a couple of days.   However, people tend to be away until after Labor Day, so maybe things will be all right by then depending on what happens.  Water also tends to run off fairly fast in that area as I recall, once the storm surge in the river has gone down.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 4:40 P.M.:    Amazon Posts Vista Prices, Claims Jan. 30 Delivery - Software Technology News by TechWeb .   Welcome to Scientic program of the 2007 State of the Arc .  Of course we all remember Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument .   About a week and a half ago, when I was downtown, I saw a license plate on Railroad Avenue from Oregon, and its license plate frame said "Crater Lake" .   Thus there are probably one or two rock heads in the area.   To keep up to date on volcanic activity, Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report  is always available.   I went through my email.    CIO 

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 3:55 P.M.:   Not much rain where the food comes from CNN.com - AP: White House to hand out $800M to combat drought - Aug 29, 2006 .   I mailed a letter with a receipt and inventory of the items to a relative for the items that I donated to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop today.   I went outside, and I walked around the building, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I checked the oil in my car, and it is topped up.  I keep an old cloth underneath the driver's seat for checking the oil.   I will now go through my email.   CIO       

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 2:55 P.M.:    I put an inch of water in a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in two ears of sweet corn, and about a cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed them on high electric heat, until the water began to steam, and then I lowered the electric heat to medium to medium high.   All together, I cooked the vegetables for 15 minutes.   During the last 8 minutes of the vegetables steaming,  I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a 7 inch diameter stick proof frying pan on medium high electric heat, once the oil became hot, I put the last two of the boneless 5/8th inch thick pork chop medallions in the frying pan.  I seasoned them on both sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning cooking them over medium electric heat flipping them with a cooking fork every minute for six minutes all together.   During the last two minutes, I put in a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I let the chops simmer in it while the soy sauce evaporated flipping them once, and then I put them on a dinner plate with two ears of corn on the cob with a little bit of olive oil on the steamed corn, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I then washed the breakfast dishes.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 1:45 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I donated the items to them that I listed below.    I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.    I sat out at various locations.   I spent a $1.25 parking downtown.   During my walk, I chatted with one retired individual, and I walked him back to his retirement home.   I stopped by CVS.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.    I then returned to CVS, and I bought eight two packs of the Sylvania energy efficient light bulbs for $1.99 each two pack  plus .96 tax for $16.88 total.   At the end of my walk, I chatted with another retired individual, and I sold two of the two packs of energy efficient light bulbs to the individual for $2 each for $4 total, so I only spent $12.88 on the six packages that I kept.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then stopped by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of New York everything bagels for $1.85 and a 24 ounce Entenmann's pineapple cheese cake for $2 less 10% senior discount of .39 for $3.46 total.   I then returned home, and I picked up my mail.    I put the spare bulbs on the side board shelf in the bedroom.   I moved some computer items from that location to the white bookcase.    I chatted with a friend.  I chatted with a relative.     CIO   

Note:<888> 08/30/06 Wednesday 8:20 A.M.:   I was up at 5 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I had an old trunk in the left side of my bedroom closet full of old clothes that no longer fit me.   Later on this morning I am donating to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.

32 Oxford Shirts

1 Flannel Shirt

11 pairs of casual pants

1 trunk

1 aquarium light

1 aquarium light bulb

2 rolls of grass cloth wall paper

I also threw out the old Dell V350 computer in the dumpster which still has its EISA sound card and memory in it.   I also threw out the broken Braun cappuccino espresso machine.    Thus my bedroom closet is a little bit better organized for every day use.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 5:25 P.M.:   I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa reverses shuttle roll back .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Thera eruption was bigger still .   Thera Expedition .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Have a good evening.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 4:40 P.M.:    I cleaned my two pairs of reading glass and my old pair of sun glasses in the Sharper Image Eyeglass Cleaning machine.   I first put dishwashing liquid and hot water in it, and I ran each pair through about four cycles, and I then rinsed them underneath fresh water and set them out.   I then ran each pair through several cycles of a 50% vinegar and 50% warm water solution, and I rinsed them off.  I then polished the lens with the polishing cloth.   I tightened the eye frame screws with the tiny eye glass screw driver I keep on my dining table.   I also removed the retaining straps while cleaning them.   They seem to be much clearer.   I put the Sharper Image eye glass cleaning machine in the white book shelf in the bedroom that I just installed.   I also put the small camera bag there.   I installed six of the Sylvania 13 watt but glows like 60 watt fluorescent bulbs in the six remaining light fixtures in the apartment that did not have them.   I also installed an extension cord from the computer power control switch that controls the light above the computer, and it now also controls the light beneath Granddad Boven's Excerpts from Boven Dutch Apple Pie and Boven Family Crest portrait, so it does not stay on all the time, which would be a nuisance if one were trying to sleep on the living room couches.   They thus both turn off with the switch on the computer power control center.   I put the remaining 5 two packs of the Sylvania 13 watt fluorescent bulbs in the on the lower shelf of the white book shelf in the bedroom, and I put the package of four spare bent tip bulbs in my small bulb drawer in the bedroom mahogany bureau.   I also have a large supply of spare regular light bulbs that use more electricity.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 2:15 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I then checked out bent tip bulbs at the Greenwich Hardware store, but they did not come in four packs which are cheaper.   I then went by CVS, and I bought a four pack of RTH 25 watt bent tip bulbs for $3.99, and they had a sales promotion of two www.sylvania.com 13 watt soft white mini 60 compact fluorescent bulbs which put out about 60 watts of light and each bulb lasts about 7 years and saves $37 I guess during the life of the bulb for $1.99 a two pack, so I bought 8 two packs for $15.92 plus $1.19 tax for $21.10 total.  The display with the bargain bulbs is at the far right of the front store check out counter.   I think the bulbs are normally about $8 apiece, so it is a saving on the cost of the bulb and the electricity used.   I did not walk upper Greenwich Avenue, but I returned to my car.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Financial Times of London.   There was an articles in it today about the German process from the 1920s for converting coal into gas, which is suppose to be more energy efficient than ethanol.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   They have a couple of dozen used 20 inch Phillips color television sets for $20 apiece.   I bought a Sharper Image : You Can See Clearly Now Deluxe Eyeglass Cleaner : Eyeglass Cleaners for $10.   It did not come with the cleaning solution, but I can buy it here Sharper Image : Additional Eyeglass Cleaning and Conditioning Concentrate for the Automatic Eyeglass Cleaner , however at $9.95 and .95 tax and $5.95 shipping it would cost me $16.85, which I can not afford at the moment, but I might order in the future.   This page How to Clean Eyeglasses - eHow.com , says I can use a little warm soapy water, which I might try for now.   I put four new CVS AA alkaline batteries in the eye glass cleaning unit, and it seems to work.  Of course this is how to make one's own cleaning agent - Formula for LENZ-BRITE Liquid Eyeglass Cleaner and "Anti-Fog" .  Of course I am cheap, as you all know, and this Keeping Your Eyeglass Lenses Clean article at constant-content.com says one can use one part vinegar and one part water, so maybe  I will try it shortly.  Or possibly to do some warm soapy water first, and then the vinegar and water mixture second.   It came with a new glasses polishing cloth.   I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative, and I left a call back message with someone on the Microsoft Partner program.   I also picked up my mail.   I will also check around the apartment, and I will replace any regular light bulbs with the new low wattage light bulbs, and I already have 7 installed that the Greenwich Housing Authority gave me.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 8:40 A.M.:   I rested until 7:45 A.M..  I put an inch of water in a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in two ears of sweet corn, and about a cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed them on high electric heat, until the water began to steam, and then I lowered the electric heat to medium to medium high.   All together, I cooked the vegetables for 15 minutes.   During the last 8 minutes of the vegetables steaming,  I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a 7 inch diameter stick proof frying pan on medium high electric heat, once the oil became hot, I put two of the boneless 5/8th inch thick pork chop medallions in the frying pan, and I put the other two in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I seasoned them on both sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning cooking them over medium electric heat flipping them with a cooking fork every minute for six minutes all together.   During the last two minutes, I put in a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I let the chops simmer in it while the soy sauce evaporated flipping them once, and then I put them on a dinner plate with two ears of corn on the cob with a little bit of olive oil on the steamed corn, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I then washed the breakfast dishes.   It is suppose to be raining all day, but I guess I could venture out to the library or some deluxe venture like that.   I could always take a walk on Greenwich Avenue with my umbrella, but I would have to pay 25 cents a half hour to park over in the high rent district.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 5:45 A.M.:   I will now rest for a little while.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 5:30 A.M.:   While our southern cousins get ready to deal with the Tropical Storm activity down south http://mikelouisscott.com/weather.htm and http://geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm , their poorer cousins up north known as Yankees have to get ready for a colder winter.   I have some friends that took off this week on a cruise of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks + Caicos Travel Guide and Destination Overview on Concierge.com and Turks and Caicos Islands Map and Information in the Caribbean, so they might get a little bit wet, but it seems Ernesto avoided them.   According to this Tropical Storm ERNESTO the east coast of the United States of America is suppose to get a soaking.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 4:35 A.M.:   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Caribbean 'faces stormier future' .   I ordered two pairs of Lee Jeans in classic stone color in size waist 42 inches and inseam length 30 inches for $17.99 a pair for $35.98 total with free Super Saver shipping Amazon.com: Lee Jeans Men's Regular Fit Jean: Apparel .   I have three pairs of blue jeans that fit me that are several years old, so now I will have some new ones.   They are due for delivery around September 12, 2006.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/29/06 Tuesday 3:40 A.M.:   I woke up at 1 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.   I booted the primary computer into Vista, and I did a Complete PC backup to the Maxtor External Hard Drive, and I also did a Complete PC Backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.    Vista Complete PC backup runs a lot faster than XP Professional ASR backup.   I will now go through my email.    CIO    

Note:<888> 08/28/06 Monday 4:40 P.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   It seems to be running just fine.   Today when I was down on Steamboat Road, I noticed on the north side of the Royal Bank of Scotland www.rbs.co.uk , they are excavating it for what looks to be a driveway along the north side to the area along the waterfront on Greenwich Harbor.   I also saw my 130th Canadian license plate in Greenwich, Connecticut, since I visited up there 23 years ago.   It seems the Canadians do not make it down here as frequently anymore.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/28/06 Monday 12:55 P.M.:   I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   I went through my email.   I will now boot into Vista for a while.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/28/06 Monday 11:55 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I found a painted white solid wooden bookcase by the dumpster with three shelves besides the top and bottom which is 40.5 inches high, 20.5 inches wide, and 7.5 inches deep.   I brought it up to my apartment, and I dried it off.   I moved the paper shredder from between the opened bedroom door and the white bureau, and I put the white bookcase in that location.   It just fits in, but the door will not open all the way flush with the wall, but it opens most of the way.   Thus I have a little bit extra storage room in the bedroom.   I moved the paper shredder and wire folding cart to in front of the white bureau.   I then went out, and I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and two of the regular fishermen were catching blue fish.   I noticed over in Belle Haven, they have torn down Victor Borge's house and they are in the process of tearing down the Watson www.ibm.com family home.   I believe each property was listed for $18.5 million, so I do not know if they are subdividing them both into two acre lots or if they are making one $37 million lot.   I noticed they also have taken out the dock at the Watson property.   Thus the waterfront seems to be getting more expensive in Greenwich, Connecticut.   I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. Magazine and P.C. World magazine.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a package of four boneless pork chop medallions for $3.59 a pound for $3.63, two 16 ounce jars of Planter's dry roasted lightly salted peanuts for $2 each, fresh Chiquita bananas for .24 a pound .82, and four ears of sweet corn on the cob for .67 for $9.12 total.   I then returned home.  I picked up my mail, and I chatted with my neighbors.   I chatted with a relative.    CIO 

Note:<888> 08/28/06 Monday 7:55 A.M.:   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans and two Ball Park all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, two thirds or a diced and peeled half of a medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce and the other seasonings in the recipe.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I replaced the AA battery with a CVS AA alkaline battery in the small red barometer wall clock on the right wall between the two computers behind the laser printers.    Not much happening in this neck of the woods.   I guess I could shower and clean up, and make some effort to go out and enjoy the cloudy day.   BBC NEWS | Americas | Caribbean on alert as storm hits .   I will now shut down the primary computer.   If it is raining, I can always hang out at the Welcome to Greenwich Library! and read computer magazines for a while.   CIO       

Note:<888> 08/28/06 Monday 6:25 A.M.:   Today is Jimmy the Rainmaker's 49th birthday, where ever in the world he may be traveling.   I woke up yesterday at 7 P.M., and I chatted with a relative.    I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.   I went back to bed.  I chatted with a relative again.   I did some bottom fishing on the internet, but this time of year with people in the back to school buying frenzy, there do not seem to be any bargains.   I watched some television, and I rested until 5 A.M..   There was a program on CSPAN about the trillion of dollars the United States of America government is in debt and the trillions of dollars about the future debt obligations.   They said for the first time since 1933, people are spending more than they are earning.   It is not a very rosy economic outlet for the future of this country.   I reflashed the bios on the server, so the FIC motherboard now has the Sempron CPU update in its bios.   I went ahead and reflashed the Gigabyte motherboard bios also.   I sometimes reflash the bios as part of normal maintenance, since possibly online hackers tamper with it.   Both systems seem to be running fine.   I ate a 9 ounce can of CVS roasted salted almonds during the evening and early morning hours.   The weather is suppose to clear a bit about 10 A.M. this morning.   I will now go through my email.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/27/06 Sunday 10:30 A.M.:   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I ate a bowl of K.C. Masterpiece Barbeque potato chips.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/27/06 Sunday 9:30 A.M.:   After I cleaned up, I went outside, and I threw out the garbage.   I chatted with a neighbor, and I picked up my mail.   I have two different accounts with www.cablevision.com , and to continue to get the $20 discount for using all three services, they told me when I called them, they will combine both accounts into one account, so I will continue to get the $20 discount.   www.geeks.com is located in Oceanside, California, and it just south of Camp Pendleton http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil , where they tend to be in better shape than I am after being a keyboard jockey for the last 16 years.   When I last visited out there in 1980, and I stayed with Joel the head of Xerox Parc www.xerox.com and Palo Alto Research Center , and Joel's friend was a retired Marine Corps officer, and we all had lunch together at the Dana Point Marina.   I noticed they even had a discothèque at Camp Pendleton, I guess for doing aerobic exercise to stay in shape.   I try to stay in shape regularly with what little free time I have anymore by exercise walking on Greenwich Avenue.   Of course if one were out in California with all of the fit people, one might be in better shape, but when one returned back to Greenwich, Connecticut or New England, one would notice that it is a lot colder here in the winter that the beach in California.   So Simper Fi, but I am still flying my Air Force Link flag, since the last time I left California back in 1980, I returned with a friend back to J.F.K. in Manhattan on a Sabena Airlines jet Welcome to www.sabena.com - sabena.be & sabenabankruptcy.com - Choose your language please flight that was the national airline of Belgium, so I must look like someone from Belgium, but I am not very good in their language.   Of course Belgium is only the size of Fairfield County, Connecticut, so nobody pays much attention to them or their monarchy Belgium Monarchie - Welcome .  I went through my email.   Meanwhile the War between the North and the South continues Hurricane ERNESTO and http://mikelouisscott.com/weather.htm and http://geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .   I will now do some more bottom fishing on the internet.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/27/06 Sunday 8:00 A.M.:  I finished the external backup of the Northgate Syntax backup computer, and I defragmented the hard drive.   I shut it down.    I put an inch of water in a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in two ears of sweet corn, and about a cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed them on high electric heat, until the water began to steam, and then I lowered the electric heat to medium to medium high.   All together, I cooked the vegetables for 15 minutes.   I reheated the remaining cooked breaded chicken breast in the Rubbermaid container on one vegetable cycle, and then I put it on a dinner plate with two ears of corn on the cob with a little bit of olive oil on them, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I am not going out, but I will shower and clean up, since I have not cleaned up since Friday morning.   I will not bother shaving.   Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT .   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/27/06 Sunday 5:55 A.M.:  Yesterday I woke up sleeping, and I ate half of a 9 ounce can of CVS roasted salted almonds.   I just ate the other half of the can.   I was able to do a Complete PC backup to the Maxtor external hard drive with Vista RC1 build 5536 http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I replaced the serial cable with a shorter one from the D-Link router with print server to the LPT printer port boxes, and the networked printers now work.   I also installed the network printers on the Northgate Syntax backup computer in the bedroom.   I am just figuring configuring it, and then I will back it up to the Maxtor external hard drive.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/27/06 Sunday 1:25 A.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I tried setting up the network printers on the Northgate Syntax computer in the bedroom, but I found out that for some reason none of the network printers are not working.   The cables to the D-Link router with print server seem to be working just fine.   I have a lot of network printer connections automatically installed by Windows on the primary computer, so possibly they are interfering with the my over network printers setup.   I cut the sides off four wine bottle corks, so they lay flat, and I used them to prop up the D-Link router with print server, so it is running cooler and not sitting directly on top of the Netgear Switch.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/26/06 Saturday 9:15 P.M.:   I went out after the last message, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I watched some television until about noon.    I went to bed.   I woke up at 7 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.  While, I was asleep I downloaded Vista Beta 2 build 5536.   I downloaded it to the server, since that is running anyway while I was asleep.   On the primary computer, I did a Windows XP Professional Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive.   While doing that after breakfast I watched a bit of the SciFi channel.   The movie about a dragon is coming on at 9 P.M., but I have work to do, so I will not watch it.   I will install the Vista beta shortly on the primary computer.  CIO   

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/26/06:

Note:<888> 08/26/06 Saturday 8:55 A.M.:   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Atlantis set for weekend launch .   I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will go back to bed.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/26/06 Saturday 8:20 A.M.:   I chatted with a friend.   I took a Pyrex pie disk, and I rubbed its bottom with a little bit of olive oil.   I rinsed two remaining boneless chicken breasts with cold water and dried them with a paper towel, I put them on a dinner plate, and I rubbed the bottom side of each with a little olive oil, and then I spread Progresso Italian bread crumbs on the bottom side, and then I did the same thing on the top side, and I put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in the Farberware convection oven for 35 minutes.   I put an inch of water in a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in two ears of sweet corn, and about a cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed them on high electric heat, until the water began to steam, and then I lowered the electric heat to medium to medium high.   All together, I cooked the vegetables for 15 minutes.   I put one of the chicken breasts on a dinner plate with two ears of corn on the cob with a little bit of olive oil on them, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.   I put the other cooked chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now go through my email.  CIO     

Note:<888> 08/26/06 Saturday 6:55 A.M.:   I was awake at 10 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.  I chatted with a relative.   I took a couple parts from the server, and I assembled those parts along with parts from the Northgate Syntax computer, and I have them ready for the new red Viper case when it arrives this Wednesday.  I reconfigured the Northgate Syntax computer with parts from the Dell V350 computer, and the Northgate Syntax computer is now on the left side of the bedroom desk, and it runs just fine.   The Dell V350 case stripped of its parts is on the floor of the bedroom at the bedroom entrance in front of the white bureau.   The way the computers are and will be configured when I received the new red aluminum case is http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   I also exchanged the Pontec speakers from the bedroom with the Jensen speakers from the living room, since the Pontec power cable did not work off the bedroom control panel.  Thus there is no working CPU attached to the brass and glass coffee table configuration in the living room until I get the new case this Wednesday.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 2:20 P.M.:   I did some regular internet work.  I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 12:15 P.M.:   Recipe: Lasagna - GE Advantium Speedcook Ovens - GE Appliances .  IT pioneer William Norris dies at 95 | Tech News on ZDNet .    I finished going through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 11:20 A.M.:   I went out after the last message, and I dropped by my donations at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   They gave me a receipt for the donations.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went to the Barbershop, beauty salon, haircuts - Old Greenwich, Connecticut in Old Greenwich, and I had my hair cut for $20 and $5 tip for $25 total.  I walked over to the Old Greenwich Rummage Room, but they do not open again until August 28, after their summer break.   I then went by CVS, and I bought two 9 ounce cans of CVS  roasted salted almonds for $2.99 each for $5.98 total.  I got my usual short preppy hair cut that I get every three months.   I then returned home.   I chatted with a relative.   I mailed the receipt for the donations along with a list of items to a relative.   I ate few handfuls of dry roasted peanuts.   I will now go downstairs, and I will pick up my mail.  CIO     

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 7:50 A.M.:  I opened up a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder, and I put it in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid, and I heating it on one reheat cycle of the General Electric microwave oven.   I will eat it in a large Cobalt Blue soup bowl with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and after I eat the soup, I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 7:25 A.M.:  I was able to transfer the files from the server to the primary computer quickly, by unbridging the LAN connections on the primary computer.   However, with the LAN connections unbridged the primary computer would not go online, so I had to rebridge them.   I might have to do with the D-Link Router.  Instead of going through my email, I sorted out the old clothes from my closets from when I weighed about 165 pounds, which was some time ago compared to weighing 200 pounds today.  I will be donating to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop today when they open this morning.

1 small oak captains chair

18 pairs of men's dress pants

13 men's suits

1 artic parka

9 men's sports jackets

1 rain jacket

13 men's polo shirts

I will donate them in a relative's name, so they can take the tax deduction.

I turned on the Honeywell Hepa air purifier in the apartment to have cleaner smelling air despite the electricity costs.   I now have to disable System Restore and reenable it to get System Restore going again.   Tracking on the order for XG Box Viper2 10-Bay Aluminum Mid ATX Gaming Case-No PS(Red) XG CA-V2-WOP-R-CUSA Viper 2 for $48.99 plus two packs of Deluxe UDMA/100/133 Motherboard Cable Set w/Screws/Standoffs for one for $2.25 and one for $1.27 plus $2.95 shipping with coupon code "SHIP295" on over a $50 order for $55.46 total  is FedEx | Track .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 3:25 A.M.:  I did my chores.   I also put the small captain's chair from the bedroom entrance in the rear of the car to give to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   It tended to block the bedroom entrance area.   The two cushions for it, I put underneath the cushion on the chair between the mahogany bureau and the desk in the bedroom.   I will not be doing house cleaning today, since the apartment is basically pretty clean.  For some reason copy the files from the server to the primary computer takes to long, unlike the Northgate Syntax backup computer, so since I have them backed up elsewhere, it does not matter.   Possibly their is bottleneck on my network with the four LAN connections on the primary computer.   It should not take so long.  I will now go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/25/06 Friday 2:20 A.M.:  After the last message, I chatted with a relative before going to bed.   I chatted with a relative while I was in bed.   I woke up at 1 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed.   I will also water the plants, and I will put a scent bowl out of more white vinegar on the window ledge.   While doing that I will copy the files from the server over the network to my primary computer for extra backup purposes.  I will also throw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  CIO    

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 5:15 P.M.:   I went out after the last message, and I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then went to my usual Thursday 3 P.M. appointment.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $8 of premium unleaded self service gasoline for $3.559 a gallon for 29.1 miles driving this past week at 13.9 miles per gallon at an average of 14 miles per hour around town.    I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a pound of baby carrots for $1.99, broccoli crowns at $1.49 a pound for $1.36 and four ears of fresh corn for .62 for $3.97 total.    I then returned home.  I brought up my mail.   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa names new spacecraft 'Orion' .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will eat two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   I will then go to bed.   Have a good evening.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 12:50 A.M.:  I microwaved a Banquet 7 ounce chicken pot pie, and I ate it in a bowl with the remaining olive and chick pea mixture in another bowl along with a glass of iced tea.   I moved the telephone tea table from the living room into the bathroom, and I moved the telephone table from the bathroom into the living room with the telephones on it by the chair at the apartment entrance.  I put the flash lights and lanterns on its lower shelf.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for my 3 P.M. appointment.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 11:55 A.M.:   I could possibly order this PCPROGRESS.com ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR OEM AGP DVI CONNECTION ONLY DVI TO VGA ADAPTER SOLD SEPARATELY  , and I have a DVI cable that I could use on my primary computer 20 inch monitor, and I could use the primary computer DVI to VGA adapter on the card in the server.   It is probably the most reasonable way to do it, but I will think about it, and I guess I could do it today, but first I will think about it.   Of course for $20 more, it would be nice to have 256 MB, so I think I will wait for a couple of months or so.   The adapter is available here ATI DVI-2-VGA DVI to VGA adapter for Twin-View video cards - OEM at Newegg.com .CIO 

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 11:45 A.M.:   I could order this video cardPCPROGRESS.com ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR OEM AGP DVI CONNECTION ONLY DVI TO VGA ADAPTER SOLD SEPARATELY  with free shipping for the XG box computer or PCPROGRESS.com POWERED BY ATI RADEON 9200SE 128MB DDR NO DVI AGP OEM  for the server, but I think I will wait until I can afford Nvidia GeForce FX5200 256MB DDR AGP Video Card w/TV and DVI Albatron A5200-256MB  plus $2.95 shipping with coupon code "SHIP295" on over a $50 order, which I could probably afford around the time I get my renter's rebate around Thanksgiving time.   The new computer case is really all that I can afford until I get my renter's rebate, since I might have unplanned expenses, and I have auto insurance and electricity starting again in October.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 10:35 A.M.:   I have the spare parts to build another faster computer, but I need another case, so I ordered XG Box Viper2 10-Bay Aluminum Mid ATX Gaming Case-No PS(Red) XG CA-V2-WOP-R-CUSA Viper 2 for $48.99 plus two packs of Deluxe UDMA/100/133 Motherboard Cable Set w/Screws/Standoffs for one for $2.25 and one for $1.27 plus $2.95 shipping with coupon code "SHIP295" on over a $50 order for $55.46 total.   I will build the system with my spare Epox motherboard, and I will use the 20 gigabyte hard drive from the Northgate Syntax backup computer, and the AMD Athlon XP 2000 processor, along with a LAN card, and I will use the DVD/R from the server or one of the two DVD/RW from the primary computer and I have extra CD/RW drives in the other backup computers, and I will use the 64 meg. PCI video card from the server, and I will put the 8 meg. PCI video card in the Northgate as the second video card in the server, and the red viper case comes with two case fans, and I have two spare CPU coolers, and the red viper case comes without a power supply, but I have two new spare power supplies, so I can configure it with one 512 meg. memory chip.  On the Northgate Syntax computer, I can put in the spare AMD Duron 1.6 meg. processor, and the second 10 gigabyte hard drive from the Dell V350, along with letting it only have one CD/RW drive, and I can run it with the remaining 256 meg. memory chip.   I can put Linux on the Dell V350 and the Northgate Syntax, so basically I will have the much slower Dell V350 working, but I will not have it setup, since there is no room for it, and I don't have a monitor for it.   I can always add a 64 meg. PCI video card at a later date to the server for about $20 with shipping.   Thus for $50, I will have a backup computer that runs four times faster than the Dell V350, and I will have improved the backup coffee table computer.  The Viper 2 case http://www.xgbox.com/  sells for twice as much at CompUSA.com: MGE Company XG Viper 2 ATX & micro-ATX Mid-Tower Case, No Power Supply - CA-V2-WOP-R - Computer Upgrades » Computer Cases ,  and with a power supply it sells for $150, if one looks at the other prices on the net.   It comes with two case fans, and it is an aluminum case, and it has good air flow, and leading edge technology.  I think it is the same as this one XG Viper CA-V2-WOP-R Red Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail at Newegg.com which is considerably more.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 6:10 A.M.:   I went through my email.   Only One left IBM Pentium 4 2.4GHz 512MB 38GB CD FDD XP Pro - B IBM 8303SB3_0000069 NetVista with XP Pro for $220 with with "SHIP295" coupon code for $2.95 shipping on over $50 order.    CIO 

Note:<888> 08/24/06 Thursday 5:40 A.M.:   Instead of going out after the last message, I took an old fashioned republican nap like Calvin Coolidge until about 5 P.M..   I went outside, and I aired out the heat build up from the car.   I said hello to some neighbors.   I picked up my mail.   I went back to bed until about 8 P.M..   I chatted with a relative and a friend.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to sleep until 1 A.M..   I did  some bottom fishing on the internet.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made up the sofa where I took my nap.   I have a couple of pillows stuffed underneath the French reproduction chair with the sheep skin on it.   I read my primary computer Gigabyte motherboard manual, and the primary computer does not completely turn off.  Its fans keep going once the computer is turned off by its case switch.   I tried changing the case power cable around on the motherboard, but that did not make a difference.  I removed the front panel, and the case front wires looked all right.   All I can figure out it the current power supply interacts with the motherboard differently than the previous power supply that is now in the server.   I lowered the primary computer power supply fan to medium from high speed.   I cleaned the case filter at the front of the CPU.  It all seems to be working just fine.  I just will have to continue turning off the complete power to the computer with the UPC device and the control panel.   I will now do some more bottom fishing on the internet, and I will go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/23/06 Wednesday 6:15 A.M.:   I reheated the breaded chicken and rice in their Rubbermaid containers on one vegetable cycle of the www.ge.com microwave oven, and I put them on a dinner plate, and I put one third of the remaining chic pea and olive mixture in a bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.    I figure I am doing better in the current www.whitehouse.gov administration, so I logged on to http://www.georgebush.com/ , and I went to GOP.com | Republican National Committee :: Contribute , and I donated $2 to the Republican Party.   Of course one has to realize I already donate a considerable amount of time and my spare funds towards volunteering locally here in the Greenwich, Connecticut community both within the community and on the internet.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for my usual morning walk.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/23/06 Wednesday 5:20 A.M.:   » How much is Windows worth? | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .   I finished going through my email.  CIO 

Note:<888> 08/23/06 Wednesday 4:30 A.M.:   Columbia Wiggins Pass Plaid Shirt - Long-Sleeve - Men's .  Western Digital 200GB UDMA/100 7200RPM 2MB IDE HDD Western Digital WD2000BB with "SHIP295" coupon code for $2.95 shipping on over $50 order.  Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail at Newegg.com .  NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM at Newegg.com .   Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM at Newegg.com .  ViewSonic VA912b Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail at Newegg.com .  CHIMEI 937A Silver-Black 19" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail at Newegg.com .  SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI Model SH-S162L - OEM - OEM at Newegg.com .   I will now go through my email.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/23/06 Wednesday 3:40 A.M.:   Before going to bed, I bit $20 on Ebay on a used HP 3 meg digital camera, but I lost when it sold for $41.   Ebay called me up electronically at 8 P.M..   I checked out the internet.   I had a fake fax call.   HP Photosmart M417 5.2MP 3x Optical/7x Digital Zoom Camera HP L2011AR (M417) m417 with "SHIP295" coupon code for $2.95 shipping on over $50 order.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.    I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed.   I chatted with a relative.  I was awake at 1 A.M..   eBay Store - CampoDirect: digital camera, Consumer Electronics, mp3 players $50 generic 5 MP digital camera.   eBay: BRAND NEW $250 5.0 MP DIGITAL CAMERA - GREAT FOR EBAY! (item 130016749264 end time Sep-12-06 09:23:28 PDT) for  $60. eBay: DXG DXG-552 DIGITAL CAMERA DXG-552-V (item 150023375595 end time Aug-23-06 13:20:08 PDT) . http://cgi.ebay.com/Konica-Minolta-DiMAGE-E500-5-0-Megapixel_W0QQitemZ330020343254QQihZ014QQcategoryZ64352QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem .   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320019515806 .  eBay: Konica Minolta DiMAGE E500 5.0MP CAMERA Y298 (item 300019772706 end time Aug-27-06 15:06:55 PDT) .   Of course there is always www.ubid.com .   However, although I use to be a professional photographer in my youth,  the local population of Greenwich, Connecticut is very camera shy.   Also even if I indebted myself buying a new digital camera, I would not be able to afford to have pictures developed, but I could post better pictures on the internet.   I already have a 512 MB SD card.   I will now wash my breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.  Not much happening in this neck of the woods.  CIO

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 1:45 P.M.:   www.ordersmokesdirect.com called me up on a customer service call, and I chatted with them for a while up in Buffalo, New York.   I also chatted with a friend whom works down here for the state of New York in the race horse business whom is also from that area around East Aurora, New York.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   I will eat a few handfuls of peanuts with some iced tea before going to bed.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 1:20 P.M.:   I changed the Microsoft wireless 6000 mouse from the USB port to the PS2 mouse port, so possibly now it will be more responsive, and it will bring the computer out of standby mode.   It came with a USB to PS2 adapter.   Since I had it plugged into a USB hub and not the computer, it might  have been slower.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 12:50 P.M.:   I went out after the last message, and I went to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on West Putnam Avenue.    I then returned directly home.   When I tried to bring the computer out of standby, it would not come out of standby.   I have the mouse connected via USB, so I usually use the keyboard to bring it out of standby.   However, the keyboard batteries were low, so I replaced them and rebooted.   I usually do not put the computer in standby, but from past experience I can bring the computer out of standby from the keyboard.   The primary computer seems to be running just fine.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 11:40 A.M.:   I picked up my mail downstairs.   I will be going back out for a brief errand shortly, so I will just put the computer on standby.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 11:15 A.M.:   CNN.com - Depression in Atlantic may become Tropical Storm Debby - Aug 22, 2006 .   Be Prepared !  CNN.com - Hurricane chief foresees 'mega-disaster' - Aug 22, 2006 .   http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather .   I am somewhat confused by my present location in terms of possible flooding.   When I looked down the hill behind the building, we seem to be at least 100 feet above the Byram River and the lower area of Port Chester, New York.   However when I drive south from my building, it seems to be a flat road most of the way to the Byram Shore beach and park which would be at sea level.   Thus the road must gradually go down hill from this location to sea level at Byram Shore.   Of course if Manhattan flooded in a hurricane, it would also have a lot of problems with its electrical grid, and thus many of the people in high rise buildings above sea level would be stuck in the upper floors without elevators working.   I have been told by an older individual in this area when the pier on Steamboat Road floods, Manhattan is starting to flood.   They now have computer models about what can happen in a worse case scenario, but they do not show them to the general public, so as not to scare them.   Also there are suppose to be 80 million people living along the Atlantic coast from the south coast of Texas to the north of Maine.  If you add the people in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Canada, I think it would be safe to say over a hundred million people are at risk from hurricane activity on the eastern coast of the Americas.  CIO     

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 10:45 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   During my walk, I gave the MIT observer a print out of the information for the $100 MIT laptop computer for the third world.   I am not sure whether it is wireless or uses a LAN or how it gains it connectivity.    After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove down by the waterfront and some of the usual fishermen were there.   I then went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $2.05.   I then returned home.   I chatted with some neighbors.   They have put in new street warning devices on Western Junior High road to slow down the traffic around Western Junior High School.   They seem to off loading some temporary trailer school building at that location, since the Hamilton Avenue school is in the process of being rebuilt nearby, so they are also holding classes for the Hamilton Avenue school at Western Junior high.   I tweaked and eliminated some of the startup programs on my computer, so the computer starts faster and runs faster.    I am still starting 11 startup programs in the system tray, which slows the computer down a bit.   However, the entire computer boots from CMOS password to complete boot up in Windows XP Professional in 2 minutes and 45 seconds.   I chatted with a relative.    CIO   

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 5:35 A.M.:   I put away my laundry.   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.   Sun Rise this morning is 6:11 A.M. Tides.INFO: Tide predictions from around the globe: Greenwich, Connecticut .  If you had this book Amazon.com: Used and New: The Great Estates: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1880-1930 , you would have a bit of money.  I have this book TomFolio.com: MUSKETS AND MANSIONS: The Greenwich Story, Knapp, Daniel, Archer's Used & Rare Books , but it is not worth as much.   I have a 1895 copy of this book by Macmillan and Company Powell's Books - Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott that a friend gave me that is suppose to have cost $200 about 10 years ago in very good shape, but there is a cheaper copy available eBay: 2 ANTIQUE BOOKS 1905 TOM CRINGLE'S LOG BY MICHAEL SCOTT (item 120021845884 end time Aug-24-06 14:56:26 PDT)   .  The two volume set is worth 225 pounds Mumfordbooks Book Catalogue , the 1834 three volume edition is $30 http://www.tenpound.com/127/251.html , and these other copies sell for various prices Books & Collectibles online bookstore and search engine for rare, out of print, antique and used books, maps and prints - Australia .   Alas I have never read it, but the book collector that gave it to me would know what it is worth.   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Map details global water stress .   I will now shut down the primary computer.   I will eat two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   I will then shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for a morning walk.   Itching for relief Parasite puts the bite on swimmers - Greenwich Time .  CNN.com - Gerald Ford receives heart pacemaker - Aug 21, 2006 .   NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .   Tropical Depression FOUR  .CIO

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 3:05 A.M.:   Kodak EasyShare C530 5MP 5x Digital Zoom Camera Kodak C530 C530 $79.95 and try "SHIP295" coupon code on over $50 order for $2.95 shipping.    I went through my email.   I will now boot into Vista and install the recent updates.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 2:35 A.M.:   19-Inch Acer TFT Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor (Black) Acer AL1916W AL1916W $198.95 possibly $2.95 shipping on over $50 order with coupon code "SHIP295" .  In Windows XP, if one is using two monitors with a dual video card, one needs this adapter ATI DVI-2-VGA DVI to VGA adapter for Twin-View video cards - OEM at Newegg.com to plug in both monitors.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 2:20 A.M.:   I put clean linens on the bed.   I have 50 minutes on the dry cycle on the laundry.   I am making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/22/06 Tuesday 1:10 A.M.:   I woke up at 1 P.M. yesterday.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I went out to my 4 P.M. appointment.    I then chatted with the MIT observer downtown.   The MIT observer wants me to print out this article CNN.com - $100 laptops to debut with Thai kids - Aug 17, 2006 , since he would like one since he is sleeping rough outside without electricity.   Also One Laptop per Child and MIT Media Lab & $100 Laptop .  I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I chatted with a couple from England whom are living here.   I gave the MIT observer four cigarettes.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a package of four halves of boneless breasts of chicken for $1.79 a pound for $3.96 and fresh Dole bananas for .69 a pound for $2.02 for $5.98 total.    I then returned home, and I went to bed again after picking up my mail.   I chatted with a friend whom needs a hernia operation.    I woke up at 11:30 P.M..   I took a Pyrex pie disk, and I rubbed its bottom with a little bit of olive oil.   I then opened up the package of four boneless chicken breasts.   I rinsed two with cold water and dried them with a paper towel, and I put them in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I rinsed the other two with cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.   I put them on a dinner plate, and I rubbed the bottom side of each with a little olive oil, and then I spread Progresso Italian bread crumbs on the bottom side, and then I did the same thing on the top side, and I put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit in the Farberware convection oven for 35 minutes.   I also made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe which I put two chicken bouillon cubes in, and I put half of the rice on a dinner plate with one of the chicken breasts, and I put the remaining rice in a Rubbermaid container and the other cooked chicken breast in another Rubbermaid container, and I ate it all with a side dish in a large soup bowl with one fourth of the chic pea and olive mixture that I made last night along with a glass of iced tea.    I then drank a cup of coffee.   I will now start two loads of laundry, and I will put clean sheets on my bed.   CIO       

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 6:35 A.M.:  Potential Presidential Candidate ? from Greenwich, Connecticut Embassy of the United States - Paris, France Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ice geysers 'discovered on Mars' .  BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand Maori choose new king . BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Living in the shadow of a volcano .  BBC NEWS | Technology | Artificial muscles light up TVs .   BBC NEWS | Europe | Dutch plan orangutan web dating . Boeing's New Airplane - the 787 DreamLiner > English use username: wdtpreview, password: wdtpreview .  At the moment, my air force consists of a $1.50 balsa wood glider toy airplane from the Ridgefield, Connecticut hardware store, which I bought when I ventured up there to charge up my car battery some time this past spring.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will probably be awake around 1 P.M.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 6:00 A.M.:  I did a few more apartment tweaks.    I put the four Radio Shack nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries in the Radio Shack battery charger, and they will be fully charged at 1:30 P.M..   I used two of them in the Emerson wireless headset connected to the stereo, and they last about two to three hours a charge.   One has to change the Radio Shack battery charger from Metal Hydride to Nickel Cadmium depending on the type of rechargeable batteries that one uses in it.   I also have four unused metal hydride rechargeable AAA batteries that I got as a clearance item at CVS on  Greenwich Avenue recently.   The MIT observer www.mit.edu reminded me that MIT had a nuclear reactor on campus, so more than likely they still have electricity to keep their computers going.  However, being at MIT, it is probably one of those original graphite reactors such as out at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory - A Passion for Discovery across Long Island sound from Greenwich, Connecticut.   I fixed the Auto Arrange icons feature on my primary computer which some how was disabled.  CIO

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 4:35 A.M.:   Bohemian Club Has an Ax to Wield - Los Angeles Times .  Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder 2.5 inch LCD .  JVC GR-D22U Digital MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 inch LCD .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 4:10 A.M.:   I tweaked some areas around the apartment.   If anyone is short on fuel and has a microwave oven, the last time I checked a 10 pound bag of Carolina enriched rice similar to Uncle Ben's was $4.99 at the Stop and Shop.   One can easily cook it up this way Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe .  One can add a little tomato ketchup or soy sauce or chicken or beef bouillon powder or sesame oil or olive oil or butter or margarine for a little flavoring.   Rice is very popular with the Asian and Hispanic communities, so as long as the price of it is inexpensive it tends to be a staple item in their diet.   However to ship 10 pounds from the Carolinas might cost a little bit more anymore, so possibly it has gone up in price.   Of course there are other forms of bullion, and if one had invested in them for the last few years, one more than likely kept up with inflation Kitco - Gold Precious Metals - Buy Gold Sell Gold, Silver, Platinum - Charts, Graphs, Prices, Quotes, Gold Stocks, Mining Stocks, bullion dealers .  My local expert in the field has not been too visible recently, but I still have his email address.  I have my usual biweekly 4 P.M. appointment today, so I should try to go to bed by 6 A.M..   I will now go through my email.  CIO 

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 3:00 A.M.:   America's first Italian public relations man Amerigo Vespucci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 2:20 A.M.:   After chatting with the local Italian group here in Greenwich, Connecticut, I thought I would make a cold summer European dish.   I opened a 15 ounce can of Goya chic peas, and I drained them with a strainer, and I put the chic peas in a large metal bowl, I then opened a 6 ounce dry can of large whole California black pitted olives, and I drained them with the strainer, and I then cut each one in half lengthwise, and I put them in the metal bowl.   I then peeled  a medium size yellow onion, and I diced it into approximately quarter inch square chunks, and I put them in the bowl.   I then added two teaspoons of Italian spices, a teaspoon of garlic powder, and a quarter teaspoon of ground black pepper, two tablespoons of lemon juice, two tablespoons of Colavita aged balsamic vinegar sweet vinegar of Modena, Italy, four tablespoons of Bertolli http://www.bertolli.us/ extra virgin olive oil, three tablespoons of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, and I mixed it all together thoroughly.   I then put in flat Rubbermaid container to chill and marinate in the refrigerator.   It should be an enjoyable cold salad in a day or so.    CIO  

Note:<888> 08/21/06 Monday 1:20 A.M.:    I had a telephone call today about 10 A.M..    I woke up at 3:30 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I chatted with a relative.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went downtown, and I chatted with three veterans.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.    I chatted with the MIT observer.    I stopped by CVS, and I bought Garrity 6 volt floating lantern with 6 volt lantern battery for $5.46,   a 16 ounce jar of CVS Gold Emblem honey roasted peanuts for $1.99, a CVS Gold Emblem 4.5 ounce powdered beef bouillon for .66, a CVS Gold Emblem 4.5 ounce chicken bouillon for .66, a CVS Gold Emblem 3 ounce ground cinnamon for .66, buy one get one free of 2.7 ounce Gillette Right Guard Xtreme deodorant for $3.69 both plus .55 tax for $13.67 total.  I ran into the MIT observer again, and I gave him one of the Gillette deodorants.   I completed my walk, and I chatted with an Italian couple and a Italian visitor.   I returned back to my car, and I put my purchases in the car.    I chatted with the MIT observer some more.   There was a rat running around the front porch of the senior and the arts center.     I returned back to my apartment.   I opened a 19 ounce can of Hormel Steakhouse stew, and I put it in a plastic microwave pot with lid, and I reheated it on two reheat cycles of the microwave, and I put it in a bowl, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I will now put the 6 volt battery in the lantern, and I will set it on the  telephone table at the apartment entrance with the other flash lights.   I keep a lot of flash lights around, since I am frequently on a night schedule and with a darkened apartment, although I have excellent night vision, they come in handy.   One does not need a flash light downtown at night because it is fairly well lighted.   Also we have minimal backup generation power in the building for the emergency lights.    CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/20/06:

Note:<888> 08/20/06 Sunday 6:45 A.M.:   I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.    CIO  

Note:<888> 08/20/06 Sunday 6:30 A.M.:   I finished the XP ASR backup of the server, and I started the web server going again.   I cleaned up my work area in the bedroom.    I reheated the remaining rice in the Rubbermaid container on two vegetable cycles in the microwave, and I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a 7 inch stick proof frying pan, and I heated it on medium to medium high electric burner heat, and once the oil was hot, I put the remaining salmon pattie in the pan, and I cooked it about 3 minutes a side turning it several times.   I put the salmon pattie on a dinner plate with the rice, and I put a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on the rice, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I have the new FIC AN19 VIA KT400A Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Sound FIC AN19 (KT-400A Pro) that I ordered in May 2006 for $27 and $8 shipping which is virtually identical to the motherboard I put in the server except the slower 400 MHz bus instead of 600 MHz bus, so if I need to replace the new motherboard in the server, I have another one to put in.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/20/06 Sunday 5:10 A.M.:   I finished the primary computer ASR backup.   I worked with the server for a while.   I decided to upgrade the server http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   I took out the Matsonic motherboard, and I put in the new FIC KT-600 Pro Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Audio SATA FIC KT-600 PRO KT-600 PRO  and Antec Socket A / 370 / 7 Heat Sink & Fan up to 3000+ ANTEC INC SOLUTION_PLUS_CPU .   It took a while.   It is running just fine.   The power light on the server seems to also blink for the hard disk light, so the yellow hard disk light is dark.   It works just fine.   It is a bit quieter.    I installed the drivers from the CD.   I had a bit of a problem getting the web server going, but I was able to fix that by deleting some of the old IP addresses from the D-Link Broadband Router setup.   I will stop the web server, and I will do an XP ASR backup of the server.   I will straighten up the bedroom computer work area while doing the backup.    CIO  

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 8:15 P.M.:   I had a telephone call from a relative at 11 A.M..   I had a telephone call at 1 P.M. asking me to vote for Chris Shays for the House of Representatives Christopher Shays for Congress .    I woke up at 5:30 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I noticed this past evening that the computer was a little slow booting up.   I tried doing a System Restore restore, but it would not work.    I did a Safe Boot, and I disabled System Restore in the My Computer Properties.   I then did a regular boot, and I enabled System Restore, and it now works properly and boots normally.   I installed the Office 2003 updates.   I ran Norton Win Doctor 2003.   I ran Ccleaner.  I did a System Restore backup.    I will now do a Microsoft XP Professional Automatic System Recovery backup on the primary computer from the C: drive to the D: drive.    The primary computer seems to be running just fine.    CIO     

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 8:35 A.M.:   Microsoft Buys Back Billions in Stock .   Microsoft is making a little bit of money, but if you look at this U.S. National Debt Clock , the over all picture is not so rosy.   I went through my email.   I sent in my Taft School The Taft School class of 1968 email response to the class secretary who is retired from being a Justice Department Lawyer.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  FEAR - First Encounter Assault Recon .  1GB, (1024MB) DDR PC3200 400MHz STANDARD OEM <FONT COLOR=RED>FREE SHIPPING</FONT> , this memory has gone up $14 since I bought it a month ago. CIO     

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 5:35 A.M.:   I have been thinking about some future backup computer upgrades, but I can not afford them.   Although I could buy another computer case for $20 or $30 and use one of my spare motherboards with it and one of my spare power supplies and use the Northgate Syntax AMD 2000 processor and put the spare Duron 1.6 processor in the Northgate, and use a spare CPU cooler, I would have to take the 512 meg. memory chip out of the Northgate and put it in the new backup configuration as well as the hard drive from the Northgate, and I would still need another video card, so I would have to get dual video card for the server and use one of the server's two video cards for the new backup configuration, and I would have to take one of the two 10 gigabyte hard drives out of the Dell V350 and put it in the Northgate, and I would not have room to setup the Dell V350, so it would not be used, and the Northgate would be the second computer on the bedroom desk.    Figuring video card for $50 and case for $20 or $30, we would be talking minimum $80, but I would also need a dual video card adapter which would be about $10 with shipping, and a new PC backup configuration with 512 of memory would be all right, but the Northgate would be too slow with 256 megs of memory, and I would not be taking advantage of the three 128 meg. memory modules in the Dell V350 which will not work in the other computers, so it is best to leave them all as they are presently configured and to save my spare parts in case I need them.   Maybe between Thanksgiving Time and Christmas time when I get my $300 Renter's Rebate, I can reconsider.   Also in October 2006, I will have both automobile insurance and electricity bill payments, so I will not have any extra money.    Thus while the weather is nicer, I would rather use any extra money in September to move around a little bit more and to get ready for winter, instead of spending money on unnecessary computer parts, since as far as I am concerned I have everything I need right now.   In the process of moving around, I am doing my own public relations, since some of the local village idiots seem to spend time in pubs, but they do not know how to use computers.  I ate a bowl of barbeque potato chips.   I will now go through my email.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 5:05 A.M.:   I always buy Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal in 48 ounce round containers welcome to Quaker, a unit of PepsiCo .   A good way to make Quaker old fashioned oatmeal is to put a half cup of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal in a large microwave proof bowl with a little less than a cup of water, and then put the bowl in a microwave oven with a microwave lid on top of the bowl, and run the microwave on regular cycle for 1 minute and 40 seconds.   Once the oatmeal is cooked, one can put a little bit of cinnamon and milk with it and stir it together and then some sliced banana on top.   When I went to Lake Forest College www.lfc.edu  back in 1968, a family friend here in Greenwich, Connecticut named Jim Warburg wrote my recommendation to Mr. Douglas in Lake Forest, Illinois whom had been Franklin Delano Roosevelt's secretary of the Air Force.    One of my roommates my junior year at Lake Forest College was named David Field, and he lived for a while on the Farm in northwest Lake Forest with three other roommates, and David Field dated another Mr. Douglas's daughter in Lake Forest, Illinois.   That Mr. Douglas was president of Quaker Oats at the time.   At the time David Field was from Fairfield, Connecticut, but he might have been living on the farm under an alias.  For all I know his real name was David Eisenhower Family Life at the White House Historical Photo Essay , but it were he sure does not look the same today.   The David Field that was a roommate on the Farm was two years younger than myself, so he would be 54 and been born in 1952, and he drove a green MG and as I recall a brown BMW.  No David Field shows up in Fairfield, Connecticut today, so maybe David Field was David Eisenhower living under an alias.   I have been around a lot of people over my life whom have used fake names.    Perhaps from what I know, it would seem that Military Intelligence should be advised that they talk to much when they drink in bars.   I recall seeing someone around Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut the night Dorothy Bush died, and he was a young minister there, and as I recall the fellow working there at the time looked like David Eisenhower, so perhaps he has visited our area from time to time.    As I recall when I spoke to him that evening, I told him the television trucks would be improper, and I told him to get rid of them, and shortly thereafter they were gone.   Of course if they would not listen to David, more than likely his grandfather or father in law would know somebody that they would listen to.  CIO             

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 4:10 A.M.:   Of course since when I am skinny I look like my friend George Cary and we are both from First Families of Virginia, perhaps I should not get my hair cut and grow it long, so I could look like a Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg Where History Lives  employee in case I get a chance and can afford to visit Jamestown 2007 - America's 400th Anniversary , but I do not think we got there until around the founding of Williamsburg in 1620 and not Jamestown in 1607, so we probably would not be welcome, but at one time the Scott family had the land grant for Virginia, so probably there is a relative or two still in that neck of the woods.   The Rockefeller family in this area whom are suppose to be in the know always tell everyone that I am from Virginia, but since I have lived here most of my life, it would seem the Rocks are out of touch with reality.    The Scott family were pretty much original settlers in all of the Atlantic ocean ports of settlement in North America from the earliest days, since they were able to go back and forth to the Old World and since they maintained communications with their various trading partners.   For all I know we are the original Rum Runners from the Caribbean, but more than likely since the Spanish were down there a hundred years before us, we dealt with them when we finally arrived on the scene later.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 3:40 A.M.:   I chatted with three different groups at Microsoft 1-425-882-8080 Microsoft in Redmond, Washington - Yellow Pages - Switchboard, and I told them about what I heard and observed this evening.   Of course with my grey hair at 6 foot feet tall, if I get my $20 hair cut plus $5 tip for $25 total at Barbershop, beauty salon, haircuts - Old Greenwich, Connecticut , at age 56 with shorter hair, they tell me I look like Media.Ford.com: WILLIAM CLAY FORD Jr. , so since Ford announce yesterday is closing 10 manufacturing plants Ford Motor: It Only Gets Uglier - Forbes.com  and Ford slashes production; 10 plants to be idled - Aug. 18, 2006  , I am sure to have a lot of friends once I can afford to get my hair cut shorter at the first of the month.  Since www.ford.com owns Volvo Cars country selector , and since I drive an older Volvo, I might be mistaken for a cheap member of the Ford Family, but since I do not live in Michigan, not many people expect to see a Ford family member here.   Of course the Ford are Irish catholic republican and as a Scott family member, I am Scottish English Dutch protestant and a republican, so at least in politics we have something in common.   Of course back in my youth I had more time to network, so I pretty much knew everyone that matters anyway.   It is these new young Turks on the block frequently think I have lost touch with reality, since I no longer go pub crawling or go into Manhattan or get lost on Nantucket.   When one has a fixed home to maintain, it takes a lot of time.   I also have a fly in the apartment.   I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/19/06 Saturday 2:35 A.M.:   It says here http://www.famousheights.com that mailto:billg@microsoft.com is 5 foot 10 inches tall and his father is 6 foot 6 inches tall.  Current Bush and Clinton are 6 foot 2 inches tall.   Queen Elizabeth II is suppose to be 5 foot 3 inches tall, but as she gets older, she probably leans over a bit like older people do.   Her husband Prince Phillip is suppose to be 5 foot 10 inches as is Charles their eldest son.   However, Prince William is suppose to be 6 foot 3 inches and Harry is suppose to be 6 foot 2 inches tall, and Jimmy Carter is 5 foot 9 inches tall, so some of the heights have changed since I last looked at them a few years ago.   Of course if we are trying to start a basketball team locally, I know at least a dozen people here in town that are over 6 foot 6 inches tall or taller, but I am not sure whether they play basketball or not.   After the last message I went out, and I drove downtown, and I chatted with the MIT observer.   I gave the MIT observer 4 cigarettes.   I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   The usual pub crawlers were out.    While chatting with the MIT observer, I overheard two couples walking up Greenwich Avenue saying that Microsoft www.microsoft.com is going to move all of their New York City employees to Stamford, Connecticut which would be a couple of thousand employees.   However, it might be just rumor since I have not read the story in the news yet.   Once the North American branch of www.rbs.co.uk completes their office consolidation in Stamford, Connecticut in the next couple of years, Stamford, Connecticut is suppose to the be the fourth largest financial center in the world after New York City, London, and Hong Kong.   I think the deepest pockets in Stamford, Connecticut would be www.ge.com Credit Corporation which is suppose to have about a half trillion dollars of investment capital.    I next walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I turned west on West Elm Street, and I walked over to the Food Emporium nearby.   I bought a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.19.   I chatted with a local Greenwich Fireman, and he told me there was a vintage airplane out at Westchester airport.   I then walked back East on West Putnam Avenue to Greenwich Avenue and back down Greenwich Avenue.   It changes all of the time, but this past evening and during the early morning hours the upper Greenwich Avenue pubs seemed to have been busier that the lower Greenwich Avenue pubs.  Of course all of that changes from night to night depending on whom is trying to get lucky where.  I put the oatmeal back in the car.   I chatted some more with the MIT observer.   The MIT observer does not agrees with all of Microsoft's business developments, but he is entitled to his own viewpoint.   I think the MIT observer having lived in Europe is more pro Linux or Unix.    Of course not every office secretary or clerk as the same computer skills as someone whom went to www.mit.edu , so obviously Microsoft serves a certain niche market for people whom do not want to go to www.mit.edu to learn how to use a computer.   He told me the Greek restaurant across from Polaroid's research laboratory near MIT now serves pizza.   I suppose if one found out where the Microsoft office is going to be in Stamford, Connecticut, one could make a lot of money by opening up a pizza parlor and deli and Chinese take out restaurant nearby and maybe even a company pub.   I next returned home, and on my way home, I chatted with another regular night time person.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/18/06 Friday 9:10 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I opened a 14.75 ounce can of Bumble Bee Alaska pink salmon, and I rinsed it with its opened lid on underneath cold water, and I drained out the water.   I then put the salmon on a plate, and I picked out the bones.   I then put the salmon in the Cuisine Art with a cracked raw egg and two tablespoons of Progresso Italian bread crumbs and a half teaspoon of parsley, a half teaspoon of Italian seasoning, a tablespoon of olive oil, and a quarter of a teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning.   I then mixed it all together with the Cuisine Art.   I then shaped the mixture into two five inch diameter patties about 1.5 inches thick.  I refrigerated one in a Rubbermaid container.   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe , which I also added one chicken bouillon cubes to it.   I put an inch of water in a Revere pot with lid and steamer tray, and I put in half of a 16 ounce bag of Stop and Shop California snow pea medley of vegetables, and I steamed it for about 10 minutes on medium high electric heat.  I also put about two tablespoons of olive oil in a 7 inch diameter stick proof frying pan, and I heated it on medium high electric heat.   Once the fat began to simmer, I added the salmon pattie, and I cooked it for four  minutes a side on medium to medium high electric burner heat.   I then drained the water out of the vegetables, and I put it in a bowl with a small bit of olive.   I then put the cooked salmon pattie on a dinner plate with one half of the rice, and I put the rest of the rice in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for my usual evening stroll at $1.75 cost for a half of a gasoline of gasoline round trip downtown.   In the winter, a half of a gallon of fuel per day would mean the difference between a cold apartment a warmer more comfortable apartment if you get my snow drift.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/18/06 Friday 7:50 P.M.:    Staples.com®. that was easy®. Sharp AM-900 Laser Flatbed All-in-One today only $149.98 after rebate.   Windows Marketplace: Downloads .   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/18/06 Friday 7:25 P.M.:   I woke up at 9 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed.   I got up at 3 P.M..   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.    I watered the plants, and I put a full scent bowl out of white vinegar on the window shelf.    I did my house cleaning.   I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.   I picked up my mail.   I ate the last of the honey roasted nuts.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 11:15 P.M.:   Possibly some Limeys arrived today with the QM2 - Itinerary - 2006 .   BBC NEWS | Americas | Ecuador volcano's deadly eruption .   Ecuador Instituto Geofisico .  It might make it cooler again up north soon, along with any other possible volcanic eruptions.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   If any of my web notes readers are reading my notes and sleeping rough, from what I know the Westport, Connecticut homeless shelter has 16 beds near the Westport library in the center of downtown Westport, and this time of year it tends not to be full, but once cooler weather sets in, they usually do not have any room.   Thus if one occupied a bed there now, one would be set for the winter, if you get my snow drift.   I ate a couple of handfuls of peanuts.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 10:35 P.M.:   Volcano in Ecuador Erupts; 1 Person Dead - EarthLink - International News .   $1.99 Shipping on any Order Over $19.99 @ Geeks.com! Just Today August 17, 2006 probably Pacific Daylight Savings Time.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 9:10 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.    I took the roll of toilet paper and the roll of paper towels out of the back of my Volvo station wagon, and I threw them away, so in the build up heat in the car, there is not spontaneous combustion from the dried out paper which could cause a fire.    I stopped by the Fashion Light center, and they did not carry the florescent 4 inch bulb for my Volvo car light, so I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store.    They carried it part number 15983 F4TCW 4 watt four inch florescent tube bulb for $6.99 and .42 tax for $7.41 total.   I tried, it but the light switch is defective for that particular bulb on the Volvo flashlight assembly, so I returned it, since it was the last one they had.   It looks like the Greenwich Hardware store is expanding into the adjacent store on the street level in their new remodeling job.   I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment.   I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went downtown.   I gave the MIT observer the care package I had brought along with me.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.   During my walk, I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 20% more 19.2 ounce jar of CVS dry roasted peanuts for $1.99.   I then completed my walk.   At the end of my walk, I ran into another walker, I walked back with the other walker to CVS and then we stopped by the Black Forest bakery.   I then sat out for a while with the other walker.   I then chatted briefly with the MIT observer.   I then stopped by the Greenwich Automotive Service Center Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $8 of self service premium unleaded gasoline at $3.659 a gallon for 33.9 miles driving this week at 13.7 miles per gallon driving about an average of 13 miles per hour.   I then returned home.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I took a microwave proof dinner plate, and I put three pieces of paper towels on it, and five evenly spaced pieces of bacon and two more paper towels and the plastic microwave plate cover, and I put it in the microwave oven, and I set the time to 4.5 minutes.   I then broke in a large metal bowl four large eggs, and I added a couple tablespoons of milk, a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese, a teaspoon of olive oil, and about a half teaspoon of Italian spices, and I whisked it all together.    I then put a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan, and I heated in medium high electric burner heat, and once the fat began to bubble, I started the bacon in the microwave, and I started toasting two halves of an English muffin, and I added the egg mixture to the frying pan.   I cooked the eggs for about five minutes, until they were softly scrambled lowing the heat halfway through the process to medium.   I put a little bit of olive oil on the English muffins, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.    I chatted with a relative.   I always wash my dishes after every meal.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 1:10 P.M.:   I went outside, and I picked up my mail.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out to my 3 P.M. appointment.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 11:50 A.M.:   I rested on the Scott family sofa since the last message.  CNN.com - $100 laptops to debut with Thai kids - Aug 17, 2006 . CIO  

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 3:20 A.M.:   I rested some more, and I watched a bit of television.   Download details: DirectX End-User Runtime Update .  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/17/06 Thursday 12:20 A.M.:    I did some bottom fishing for a cheap camera on the internet Amazon.com: Used and New: HP PhotoSmart 435 3.1MP Digital Camera , and I came up with this use one for $35 and about $6 shipping.   However, since I already have the Vivitar digital camera which is only 1 MP, I do not really need it.   There are a couple of similar ones here eBay - HP 5X Digital, Digital Cameras, Cameras Photo items on eBay.com .    I chatted with a relative.    I went outside, and I chatted with a relative is going away for a week to the Dominican Republic.   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans two Nathan all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, two thirds or a diced and peeled medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I also ate a bowl of Lays K.C. Masterpiece barbeque potato chips.    I took a nap.   I looked at some television, but not much is happening on Rerun television these days.    I guess the Hollywood types should look for some new talent.   I guess I will not be going downtown tonight, since each round trip to the senior center costs about $1.75 in gasoline.    I guess I will zonk out on the internet.   I also ate half of a 16 ounce jar of CVS honey roasted peanuts.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/16/06 Wednesday 7:05 P.M.:   Microsft Windows Vista Quiz .  I chatted with a friend and a relative.   BBC NEWS | Technology | Hackers target latest Windows fix .  Philippine Institute of Volcanology & Seismology.  Mayon Volcano Bulletin .  Microsoft patch can cause IE trouble | Tech News on ZDNet . Fantom Drives - Titanium 160GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive - TFDU16072A - Data Storage - External Hard Drives - OnSale.com .  JVC GR-D22U Digital MiniDV Camcorder with 2.5 inch LCD UBID .  Surplus Computers HP Photosmart 435 3.1MP 5X Zoom Digital Camera  .  Samsung Digimax A402 4MP 4x Digital Zoom Camera (Black) Samsung A402 .  Polaroid PDC 5070 5.1MP 4x Digital Zoom Camera (Silver) Polaroid PDC-5070 .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/16/06 Wednesday 5:20 P.M.:    I was awake at 3:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.   I picked up my mail.   I will now do some regular computer work and go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/16/06 Wednesday 3:20 A.M.:   BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Princess Kiko prepares for birth .  BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | NZ mourns death of Maori queen .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Planets plan boosts tally to 12 .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Frozen mice 'have healthy pups' .  TIME.com: 50 Coolest Websites .  BBC NEWS | Technology | Time lists 50 'coolest websites' .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/16/06 Wednesday 2:25 A.M.:   At www.llbean.com , there is a Sale at L.L.Bean .   Thinking about camping out this winter to save on the rent Mountain Hardwear Lamina Sleeping Bag, 45: Camping Accessories at L.L.Bean .  Boat and Tote® Bag, Open-Top: Luggage and Travel Accessories at L.L.Bean .  Self-Feeding Fireplace Grate: Furniture and Decorative Accessories at L.L.Bean .   I went through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/16/06 Wednesday 12:40 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Food Emporium, and I bought Dole bananas at .69 a pound for $2.35.   I chatted with a former English neighbor from South Africa.    I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought a 16 ounce jar of CVS Honey Roasted peanuts for $1.99.   There must a be a lot of people from down south around, because that was the last of the nuts on sale.   I chatted with the Philippine staff about the volcano in the Philippines.   I then drove over to the new Radio Shack in Cos Cob by the Cos Cob fire house, and I bought a Radio Shack Industrial Heavy Duty lantern battery for $4.99 plus .30 tax for $5.29 total.   They have an alkaline one for $15.   I toured their new store.   I then returned to central Greenwich.    I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I bought at Zyn stationary a Double Doubler scratch card for a dollar, but I did not win.   I chatted with another walker.   One could hear a concert going on in Baldwin Park.   I chatted with the MIT observer, and apparently although the MIT observer is from the United States of America having traveled quite a bit and lived 45 places besides here, he might be of Lithuania origin, but he is not sure.  I gave him a banana. He said he could use some of the clothes that I had prepared for him, and not the other stuff, so the next time I go downtown, I will bring along the clothes, since it is getting colder here.  He said he might be heading south in a couple of days.   I chatted about technology in the area.    I walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at the top of Greenwich Avenue at the Pickwick Plaza on their stone wall.   On rainy days the Chase Plaza at that same location has a canopy for shelter.   I walked back down Greenwich Avenue.   I then chatted some more with the MIT observer, and I gave him a third of a pack of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s.    I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen extra large eggs for $1.69, two 1.75 quart containers of Turkey Hill peaches and cream ice cream for $1.99 each, a 12 roll pack of double rolls of Angel Soft toilet paper for $3.99,  two 11 ounce bags of Lays sour cream and onion potato chips for .99 each plus .24 tax for $11.88 total.    I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.   I installed the new lantern battery in my large yellow Eveready lantern, but it blew out the krypton bulb that I had put in yesterday, so I used the spare regular bulb.   I have another spare krypton bulb on the bedroom side board that I will use only for the flash lights.  I put the used lantern battery in the smaller regular size lantern, and I used CVS super glue gel to secure the lantern battery handle.   I keep both of them behind the apartment entrance door.   I reheated the remaining cooked spaghetti in a Rubbermaid container and the tomato sauce in a microwave proof pot with lid in the microwave, and I put it on a dinner plate with a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.    I had a telephone call from a friend that got back from a trip.     CIO  

Note:<888> 08/15/06 Tuesday 6:20 P.M.:    I did a little bit of bottom fishing on the internet.   I ate a few handfuls of dry roasted peanuts.   I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the computer,  I will now clean up, and I will go out for a stroll.    CIO  

Note:<888> 08/15/06 Tuesday 4:45 P.M.:    I woke up at 2 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.   I picked up my mail.  They are painting the vacant apartment next door to me.   I chatted with a friend.    I left messages with two relatives.  CIO    

Note:<888> 08/15/06 Tuesday 4:50 A.M.:   I will now shut down the primary computer.    I will go to bed shortly after that.   I will probably have some sort of snack, but I have not made up my mind, but it is probably a couple of handfuls of dry roasted peanuts.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/15/06 Tuesday 3:00 A.M.:   MediaBlab.com - The Ultimate Troubleshooter .   The Greenbrier .   The Greenbrier - Welcome to The Greenbrier .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/15/06 Tuesday 2:10 A.M.:   As I was preparing to leave, a representative of Queen Victoria's court here in America called up on his way back home, and said he would be stopped by to visit shortly.   I quickly put the British Union Jack flag back on display in the hallway, and I showered and I cleaned up.   My guest arrived shortly thereafter.  I gave my guest a glass of iced tea.   We chatted for a while.   My guest left around 10:30 P.M., and I gave him a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips to eat on his way home.   My guest has a company car that he uses to drive around New York State, and it is a Honda Civic Hybrid sedan www.honda.com , which he has earlier since he is a New York State government employee helping to save energy by promoting horses.  It is a very fancy modern car, and it supposedly switches from gasoline to electric power at slower urban speeds.   I guess it is the latest and friendliest in eco friendly long distance transportation, since he drives about a hundred thousand miles a year in New York State promoting the Horse Racing Industry.   After my guest left, I went downtown, and I chatted with the MIT observer about the world as I know it today.   He currently is not in need of any care packages.   I was a bit tired, so I did not walk downtown.   After chatting, I returned home.  I put the frozen bread from the care package in the freezer and the two cans of soda back in the refrigerator.    I left the care package underneath the telephone table in case it is needed in the future by the MIT observer.   I will now go through my email.   It is hot outside here in Greenwich still in August, so until Thursday I will remain on a night schedule to stay cool inside and when I go out it will be cooler in the evening.  The MIT observer seems to be colder here this time of year, since he was wearing a light jacket like he felt it is cold here, which I guess would be the case if one were from Florida.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 8:20 P.M.:   I boiled three quarts of water with  a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt.   I then boiled for 10 minutes a 16 ounce package of San Georgio vermicelli noodles.   I then drained the water with a colander into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum.  During the last five minutes of the boiling, I microwaved half the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Ragu Ragu - Promotions & Contests Robusto 7 herb tomato sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the General Electric microwave oven on the reheat cycle twice.  I put half of the cooked vermicelli noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the heated tomato sauce and a few  tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I put the remaining tomato sauce in the jar in the refrigerator.   I left messages with a few friends and family.   I was told by a neighbor that most of Port Chester, New York residents are from the country Columbia in South America, and they are using the local Westchester County airport for importing and exporting the various products that their business cartel controls.   You have to remember the Spanish have a simplistic viewpoint on drug control since in Spain, there are no pharmaceutical laws, and most people just go to the pharmacy and buy what they need without a prescription unlike here in the United States of America.   It sort of leaves the doctor out as the middle man.  It seems to be general knowledge in the general public.   I will now shower and I will clean up, and I will go out for an evening stroll.   I will also take the care package in case the MIT observer is around.    CIO      

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 6:40 P.M.:    I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.    My socks arrive from www.ups.com , and I laid them out on the back of the down sofa.  They are quite nice, and seem to be durable enough for walking and warm enough for the cooler weather, and they also are mostly polyester, so they can be dried in the dryer.  I brought up the Red Eveready plastic flash light from the car, and I took out its batteries, and I put the two D batteries  from it in my apartment hard rubber RayOVac flash light by the telephone table.   I put two new alkaline heavy duty D batteries in the plastic Red Eveready flash light.   I also put three new alkaline heavy duty D batteries in the RayOVac sportsman flash light by the telephone table in the apartment.   I also brought up the small Jim Wynn Volvo flat plastic flash light from the car, and I but four new AA alkaline batteries in it, but only its flash light part works, the 5 inch florescent tube bulb needs to be replaced.   I started recharging my 2.5 million watt rechargeable lantern.   I had one partially used lantern battery in smaller lantern that worked, and I put it in the larger lantern behind the apartment door with a new Krypton bulb, and I stored the regular bulb inside the lantern.  The smaller lantern does not have a lantern battery, and it has a broken handle, so it is awkward to use.  I will save the old batteries in my old battery bag on the side board in the bedroom, but I will throw out the three old lantern batteries.   The last lantern battery that is still good that I bought cost a $1.69 at Odd Job a few years ago, so I wonder what one costs today at CVS today.   Since I have a rechargeable lantern, I do not need to replace it right away.   I will now put the two flash lights back in the Volvo.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 5:05 P.M.:   The MIT observer is 39 years young, and he has an option opened to him on his career path, since he is an experienced camper and also high tech.   Apparently until age 40 years old, anyone if accepted can join the Embassy of France in the U.S. - The French Foreign Legion and Embassy of France in the US - The French Foreign Legion recruitment offices and Embassy of France in the US - The French Foreign Legion Enlistment Requirements .   Of course, I think to enlist, he has to make it over to France on his own expense, and once he got there, he might not feel like joining up after he sees the Paris night life.   Of course it is always an option, if you get my drift.   Maybe we should rename the Bleu Cafe on Greenwich Avenue "The Club Casablanca" and use it as a underground French Spy agency for the French Intelligence Agencies .  CIO

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 4:25 P.M.:   I woke up at 2 P.M..   I chatted with a relative, and I wished the relative Happy Birthday.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.   I picked up my mail.   On my order for six pairs of Bridgedale Leisure CoolMax® Walker Socks (For Men and Women) - Save 74% in large size,  2 pairs each of colors natural and dark blue, natural and olive and dark green, and white and grey for $4.45 a pair for subtotal $26.70 and $6 shipping for $32.70 total, tracking is UPS Package Tracking , the order is due to arrive today.   As I recall back in the period from September 1976 through about May 1978, when I camped outside in South Florida during cooler winters, I do not recall ever getting lice.   However, I had one habit which probably kept me from getting lice, and that is that I use to regularly swim in the cooler winter salt water ocean, which probably prevented me from getting lice since I frequently had the dried salt water ocean water residue all over my body.   CIO      

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 7:50 A.M.:   I put the care package for the MIT observer in another two larger plastic kitchen garbage bags, so it is more easily transported by the MIT observer, since he ditched his back pack, and thus the bags should not break easily if he had to carry them.   I have not had the MIT observer over at my apartment or in my car, so I do not think I have to worry about lice.   However, I do sit around town on many public benches and in the Greenwich Library occasionally, and I have also bought a lot of merchandise over the years at various thrift shops around town.   However, in my apartment I keep four ultrasonic pest and bug zappers.   However, just to be on the safe side, I sprayed a little CVS antibacterial disinfectant spray fresh linen scent around the apartment using about half of a 12 ounce container.   I ate two scoops of butter pecan lite ice cream.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Have a good day.  BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Living in the shadow of a volcano .  BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Fresh activity on Mayon volcano . BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Philippine volcano 'set to erupt' .  Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology .   About 1993 or around then, I recall when the Volcano erupted near Clark Air Force base, and the following winter we had 12 snow falls and one was even 4.5 feet high, so there is a connection between the weather locally here in Greenwich, Connecticut and the Philippines.   Yes, Frederick Von Mierers http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm was one of General MacArthur's staff officers Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , but you have to remember when I was not helping maintain his apartment near the United Nations, I use to spend a lot of time around the Eagle Hut near a lot of the blue collar maintenance personnel in Manhattan, so the neighborhood would also be kept up to par.  CIO

Note:<888> 08/14/06 Monday 6:15 A.M.:  Happy Birthday to a relative.  I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I chatted with the MIT observer.   Like other people whom do not manage to graduate from college such as mailto:billg@microsoft.com , the MIT observer is having a hard time getting the electronic money from www.mit.edu to work in this area.   I walked lower Greenwich Avenue.   I then walked back up Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with the MIT observer again.   With the higher prices of fuel in this area, not many people seem to be lingering in around Starbucks downtown on Greenwich Avenue anymore.   I then walked up Greenwich Avenue, and in front of the old Sam Goodys music store that went out of business where they are constructing a Vineyard Vines clothing store, on the bench I found two Planet Pizza large size boxes with about three uneaten slices in each box.   I took them back down Greenwich Avenue, and I gave them to the MIT observer for a snack.    Cold pizza is very common in the computer business.   I then walked back up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while at the Pickwick Plaza.   I then walked east on East Putnam Avenue, and I chatted with the hanging plant watering truck man, and the regular plant watering man is away back home visiting Scotland.   I then walked back to Greenwich Avenue, and I walked down Greenwich Avenue.  I chatted some more with the MIT observer.   A young lady in distress dressed like Cinderella was stopped by several Greenwich Police cars, until they managed to get her a taxi cab in the early morning hours.  I then walked down lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area again.   Apparently the bars are now opened on Sunday nights Monday mornings, until 1 A.M., so they must have changed the Connecticut Blue laws which used to close them at 11 P.M. on Sundays.  I then returned back to my car, and I drove directly back home.   I ate the last of the gelatin fruit mixture with some iced tea.   The MIT observer is from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and although he has camped out all over America for the last eight years, he is beginning to feel cool in this area.   I went through my older clothing, and I found a pair of smaller khaki pants that had shrunk to about size 32 inches waste by 30 inches length, and they are made by Banana Republic with extra large pockets such as computer nerds like.   I had to sew on a copper button, so they can be fastened properly.  I found an older Stanley Blacker faded cotton flannel shirt in white blue red and purple pattern formerly 2XX large size before it shrank.   I got a new 32 inch cloth belt in brown white green strip pattern that came with a pair of pants.   I got a pair of old white cotton socks.  The MIT observer seems to have contracted Lice from sleeping outside, so I got a CVS 12 ounce antibacterial disinfectant spray fresh linen scent unused and a Walgreen's Ethyl Rubbing Alcohol  70% 16 ounce bottle and an a old dark green terry cloth wash cloth.  I put these in a double layer plastic grocery bag.   The MIT observer regularly uses the Greenwich Library internet computer terminals, so some of their chairs probably have lice.  For food I got a 8.5 ounce box of Triscuit reduced fat baked whole grain wheat crackers, a 18 ounce reduced fat Jif Creamy peanut butter, a 40% used load of frozen Arnold dark German bread, a 12 ounce can of A&W diet root beer, a 12 ounce can of diet Coke, a generic metal spoon, and new disposable razor, a .85 Crest cool mint Multi-Care toothpaste, a new Colgate tooth brush, a package of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box, a generic red disposable lighter, and I went back downtown with the bag, but the MIT observer was away sleeping rough as they say in Outward Bound in England.   I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again, and there was another happy camper sleeping on the steps of the office building across from the Greenwich Train station.  I walked the train station area, and back up to the central Greenwich area, and the MIT observer was not around.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with the most regular early morning fisherman.   I then returned to the central Greenwich area briefly, and I returned home.   I will take the Care Package with me next time, I go downtown in the evening for the MIT observer.   Apparently in Connecticut which is close to Manhattan people are so use to seeing people sleep rough that most people ignore them.   Since the MIT observer prefers not to use public shelters and social services which frequently is the case with more fundamentalists Americans, I am just trying to be neighborly in helping him out.  I will not be doing it on a regular basis, and we have good enough social services in this area that individuals do not really need to bother members of the general public for help.   However, I guess the MIT observer in traveling around America for 8 years is thinking more like the traditional Steinbeck type character in "Travels with Charlie".   I do not consider him a threat, but he should not be bringing lice into public places such as the Greenwich Library, if you get my drift.  However, I am sure plenty of other people have done do so in the past.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 9:10 P.M.:   I put away the laundry.   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans two Nathan all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, two thirds or a diced and peeled medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for a walk.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 7:40 P.M.:   Surplus Computers Fart Machine 2 Remote Control New & Improved Version  .  Westchester County - AirportMonitor - by Megadata - powered by PASSUR , I think we're being invaded.   weather.com - Large Maps NYC area  and Local Weather Forecast for Greenwich, CT (06830) - weather.com and weather.com - Westchester County Airport Profile .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 7:20 P.M.:   I went outside briefly, and they practicing parking a fire truck in the rear parking area of the building.   I have 20 and 50 minutes to go on two dry cycles of the laundry.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 6:45 P.M.:   I ate two thirds of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle potato chips with some iced tea.   I chatted with some neighbors.  I did two loads of laundry, and I have one load with 20 minutes to go on the dry cycle and another load that still needs to be dried.   I had a telephone message from a relative.   I also washed my yellow Gortex wind breaker jacket, and I am drying it in the shower.   I put the tea in  the refrigerator to become iced tea.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 5:00 P.M.:   I was awake at 2 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I put clean linens on the bed.   I am waiting to do my laundry, once the rush in the laundry room is over.   I am making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   I will now do some regular computer work.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 2:15 A.M.:   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456979/html/default.stm ,  European Southern Observatory.   It must be lonely out there in the stars.  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Waterproof rice gene identified .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Sky-watchers await celestial show shooting stars out tonight.   BBC NEWS | South Asia | Leo the snow leopard is US-bound .  BBC NEWS | Health | Toronto hosts HIV/Aids conference .  BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Talk is cheap and getting cheaper .  Skype - The whole world can talk for free. .   I installed Skype on both the primary and the server computers.   However, its web cam beta feature only works on the primary computer, it does not yet work on the server, or I have to figure out how to tweak it.  It is 2.1 cents a minute for computer to land line telephone call in England, so it is cheaper than the www.net2phone.com of 4.9 cents a minute.   Not that I know anyone in England that would want to chat with me.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 1:10 A.M.:  Chance to win Xerox www.xerox.com 19 inch LCD monitor www.xerox.com/office/pow , use priority code "51015".     Color Connection By Xerox .  Earlier today, I ate one third of a 16 ounce jar of CVS dry roasted peanuts.   This evening, I ate a 7 ounce Banquet chicken pot pie along with a bowl of the gelatin fruit mixture and a glass of iced tea.   I just ate three scoops of butter pecan lite ice cream.   CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/13/06:

Note:<888> 08/13/06  Sunday 12:10 A.M.:   I will now send out my weekly notes.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 11:45 P.M.:   I finished the XP ASR backup of the primary computer from the C: drive to the D: drive.   I then did a Maxtor external XP ASR backup from the primary computer C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.   I did a XP ASR backup of the server C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.   I am doing a XP ASR backup of the server from the C: drive to the D: drive.   I am watching a vintage Turner movie channel movie called a "Gathering of Eagles".   It is about preparing U.S. Air Force personnel to be in top training shape and readiness in case they have to go into action.   When I chatted with Optimum Boost tech support today up in British Columbia, I was told that they are going to have the Winter Olympics in 2010 at INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES at Vancouver, British Columbia and the Whistler mountain ski resort will be part of the event.   A few years ago a young au pair fisherman on Steamboat Road was from that area of Hidden Valley and he chatted about the Whistler ski resort, and he was intent on keeping an eye on the Crown Princess of Sweden Kungahuset , so maybe they will catch up with each other again in a colder climate.   In the movie, they now are beginning an "ORI", "No Notice Operational Readiness Inspection".   CIO

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 7:10 P.M.:   I was awake at 12:30 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I chatted with a relative.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I copied the files from my server to the Northgate Syntax backup computer through the LAN.   While doing that I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors, and I picked up my mail.   I setup a server on the Northgate Syntax backup computer.   I installed the Advanced Configuration Dynamic DNS program on it.   However, for it to work, I have to delete my server name in the Optimum Boost Server setup program and then reinstall it from the Northgate Syntax computer should I ever decide to use it as a backup server.    I am now doing a backup of the Northgate Syntax computer from the C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.  I went through my email.  I will now do a Microsoft Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive on the primary computer.  CIO 

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 5:55 A.M.:   Of course in my normal routine, I never drove too much.  Gas prices too high? Try Europe. | csmonitor.com .  CNN/Money: Global gas prices .  CNN/Money: Global gas prices .   If you want to go for a drive, try being a communist in Venezuela at 12 cents a gallon.  Let's see what can we sell Venezuela in return for fuel.   Obviously they are a warm weather country, so they probably have plenty of food.   They are next to Columbia, so they have access to drugs.   Possibly they like to travel, so we could offer package tours to the north country, where they get to work as cheap immigrant help to see how the upscale Anglos live.   More than likely they already have cheap goods manufactured in Brazil.   Basically we could start our own oil company up north selling their cheap fuel.  Why don't we call it Anaconda Oil Anaconda | biggest snake | biggest anaconda , thus I think I will pass on going to Venezuela, unless one wanted see something like Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python's Flying Circus .   I guess Venezuela has everything it needs, so I guess there is no point in trying to get them to supply us with cheap oil, since Castro of Cuba seems to have control over them.   Alas, I only know about the Rockefeller ranch in Venezuela, and http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm 's partner Taylor Sterling supposedly designed their ranch down there, so obviously if Fred were around he might have a connection with Venezuela oil.   Alas Fred does not know how to drive a car, and he mostly walks or rides a bike, since he is Dutch.   I do recall that Fred's group of friends had a weakness for good quality liquor since particularly they did not drive cars, of course much the same could be said for most of Manhattan.   We still have stretch limousines moving around this area, so obviously a lesser few of the privileged few can afford to hire them.   With the energy needs of the Navy and the Air Force, I have a feeling foot soldiers are going to become more popular in the military.   Alas, everyone knows the Air Force is the most computer literate branch of the five services.  Of course that does not mean they know how to supply energy.  For energy try Department of Energy - Homepage  and Campaign for an American Fuel: E85 Fuel  , so Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) will be producing ethanol, but to produce it one has to raise the crops such as field corn which takes energy and depends on the weather, and as the population grows there is less farming space.   Of course in Latin America, they produce ethanol from sugar.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 4:50 A.M.:   The way I figure it gasoline in my 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon is costing me about 35 cents a mile to drive locally.   From where I live in Byram by West Putnam Avenue neat the Port Chester, New York border is about 5 miles round trip downtown if I park by senior center, for about $1.75 round trip, and if I drive down to the end of Steamboat Road on the same trip, it is about another two miles for another 70 cents or about $2.45 round trip.   On my budget a daily $2.45 round trip to enjoy the view of Long Island sound is awfully expensive, and if they really needed me down there, they could call me up and invite me down.   I lived on Steamboat Road for 4.5 years before I moved here in Byram for the last 18.5 years.   I have kept an eye on downtown and Steamboat road for 23 years, so obviously I know the area, but alas none of the local individuals give me much credit for that activity.   It is my professional viewpoint that with the local schools out and people on vacation, the traffic is much lighter in this area at night and even on weekends.   Perhaps, some of us high tech people should redirect out thinking away from computers for a while toward more energy efficient transportation.   However, the Europeans have been doing that for quite some time, and they have a number of energy efficient cars for sale on their markets, that they do not sell here because of EPA and Safety considerations.  Possibly they might think about reinstalling the trolley cars in Greenwich that they one had running in Greenwich.    I recalling seeing trolley tracks on North Maple Avenue when I first moved into this area in 1961.   At night I have noticed local bus traffic going east on Railroad Avenue to the Stamford transportation center.   CTTRANSIT Website has http://www.cttransit.com/content/routesStamford.asp for our local area.   I printed out two copies of the 7 day schedule to have available, and I left them on top of the Lexmark X1185 printer on the dining table.    Senior and disabled can use their medical cards to get half fare http://www.cttransit.com/content/senior.asp .   However, since over 75% of the time, I seem to be on a night schedule, the bus is not an option.   Although I have a bike, I am keeping it in reserve in case we run out of fuel or get very low.   It does have a dynamo with lights, but we do not have a user friendly bike road at night, and I have only seen one person riding a bike at night around midnight coming from town.   Since a great deal of our traffic in this area is not that familiar with the local area, it makes it more hazardous for pedestrians and bike riders too.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 3:25 A.M.:   CNN.com - IBM PC turns 25 - Aug 11, 2006 .  BP to keep west half of Prudhoe Bay field pumping - Aug. 11, 2006 .  Last Chance Summer Clearance , look at Cheapstingybargains.com - Free Online Coupons, Dell, Overstock, Amazon! for discount coupon on their site.   Amazon.com: Racor PBH-1R ProStor Bike Lift Ceiling Mount: Tools & Hardware .   ABC News: Emeril's Baby Back Ribs Recipes .   BBC NEWS | Technology | BBC plans clip-on digital radio .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Greenland melt 'speeding up' . 

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 3:15 A.M.:   Dell's Pain Is Often System Builders' Gain - Technology News by TechWeb .  Surplus Computers Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (NFR)  and Surplus Computers Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition (NFR)  .  GOP.com | Republican National Committee :: eStrategist Signup .   Wintuneup Pro Trial Download .  I tried the Wintuneup Pro demo, but I can not afford to buy it.  I went through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 1:30 A.M.:  Light at the end of the rainbow Surplus Computers Ultra Bright 24 LED Compact Flashlight (Red) w/case (2 Pack .  Or cheaper if you pay the shipping Surplus Computers  Ultra Bright 4-LED Flashlight (Blue .   I ate one fourth of the sugar free gelatin fruit mixture with a glass of iced tea.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/12/06  Saturday 12:30 A.M.:   I went out after the last message. I put the NEC www.nec.com computer in the rear of my car.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I chatted with the MIT observer a number of times at various intervals during my walk.   The MIT observer use to work with the Radio Shack Tandy computer back in the mid 1970s.   I bought one from the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop about 10 years ago, but I got rid of it, when I did not have anywhere to store it.   I dropped off the NEC computer by the Greenwich Avenue trash can by the veterans monument in case anyone needs an old slow computer that works.   I did not drive down by the waterfront, since it is extra gasoline, and this time of year, there tends to be enough people down there at night.   I stopped by the Greenwich Automotive Service Center Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with a Greenwich Country Day classmate whom has an older brother that lives at Mercer Island out in Microsoft territory.   I told him they are probably using Microsoft to lure people out into that part of the country to get unemployed young people to work at cleaning up the Hannaford Nuclear reservation in eastern Washington state which would a hazardous job.   I bought $11 of self service premium unleaded gasoline at $3.699 a gallon for 30.4 miles driving this week at 12.6 miles per gallon averaging driving 13 miles per hour.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought ten 16 ounce boxes of Ronzoni vermicelli at .60 a box, four 59 ounce carafes of Simply Orange orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, one 1.7 ounce Vanish  Drop-in blue toilet table for $1.39, and two Jell-O Jell-O Desserts. Every Diet Needs a Little Wiggle Room. .3 ounce sugar free gelatin deserts, one mixed fruit and the other strawberry kiwi for .89 each for $19.25 total.   I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/11/06  Friday 7:00 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I tried to secure the new carpet in the kitchen, so it does not slide around, but I think it will still slide around a bit.   I used the lettuce spinner, and I cleaned about 3 ounces of fresh spinach, and I spread it around a dinner plate.   I then peeled and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices 1/4th of a seedless English cucumber and spread it over the spinach.   I then opened a 2.75 ounce tin of Beach Cliff sardines in water, and I drained its liquid on the salad, and then I chopped the sardines into half inch square chunks, and I spread it around the salad.  I then washed and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices four medium size mushrooms, and I spread them around  the salad.   I then peeled and diced half of a medium onion, and I spread it around the salad.   I then cut eight 2.5 inch by .75 inch by .25 inch slices of Land-O-Lakes Monterey Jack cheddar cheese, and I cut those pieces into .75 inch by .5 inch by .25 inch slices, and I spread them around the salad.  I then spread about 1/3rd of a 5 ounce package of Cardini Caesar croutons around the salad.   I then rinsed under cold water, and I spread 5 grape tomatoes over the salad.   I spread 15 medium black pitted California olives over the salad.   I then spread a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese over the salad.   I then seasoned it with Italian balsamic vinegar and Italian extra virgin olive oil.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   Earlier today, the small rube tube inside the toilet tank mechanism had some off its fitting, so the water would now swirl around in the toilet when one flushes it.   I fixed it by reattaching the small hose.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for my usual evening stroll.   CIO       

Note:<888> 08/11/06  Friday 5:25 P.M.:   Of course www.ibm.com does have betas available for download IBM Software Downloads .    Of course down in Florida, they have Welcome to NASA.gov where they launch the NASA - Space Shuttle   again later this month or early September 2006 NASA - Spread Your Wings, It's Time to Fly depending on the hurricane weather Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather and when the family type people gets their kids back to school in Florida and return from vacation where ever that might be.   Since I have a large photograph of a NASA shuttle launch that I bought for $5 at the Old Greenwich Rummage Room thrift shop many moons ago, and it was tucked behind my bed headboard, I decided to display it once again, and I hung it on the opened door side of the bathroom door hanging in front of the mirrors hanging from my sweater drying rack hanging off the bathroom door hook.   Up north in the winter, we occasionally get cold and have to wear warmer clothes unlike the Ricky Rocket type of people down south.   Of course the coldest I ever remember it in Florida when I visited was back on Thanksgiving morning in 1976 at the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and according to the bank sign nearby, it was 21 degrees Fahrenheit, and the University of New Hampshire swim team was having their morning work out in the outdoor swimming pool.    I recall that morning the parrots were still around the trees at the Swimming Hall of Fame parking lot, and they still had a picture on display in their lobby of Gerald Ford whom had just lost the Presidential bid against Jimmy Carter, so obviously I have been down in Florida a time or two.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/11/06  Friday 4:55 P.M.:   Happy Birthday PC, Happy Birthday PC, and isn't sort of amusing how www.ibm.com is always claiming to have invented things I designed, and all my sisters do is drink wine with the president of IBM.  It would sort of lead me to believe that people around me are licensing my ideas to IBM.   However, when I drew my design for the PC back in December 1977 in Boca Raton, and I showed it to a IBM executive at the coffee shop in Boca Raton, I also got a little help the following month, when I stopped by in Paradise Island in the Bahamas with my Christmas check from Grandma Scott, and I stayed with Lord Mountbatten's grandson, and he explained to me that RCA Global Communications had 50 thousand people working in the Bahamas on the satellite networks.  Thus I really do not do it all myself.   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/technology_ibm_pc_anniversary/html/1.stm  CIO

Note:<888> 08/11/06  Friday 4:20 P.M.:   I woke up at 11 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until 2 P.M..   I chatted with a relative.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I watered the plants.   I threw out the old periodical literature and the old computer magazines.   I found a computer in the dumpster, and I brought it up with my cart.  I checked it out, and it work, but I do not need it or any of its parts.   I left it by the dumpster.  It is a NEC Pentium 233 MHz with 32 megs of memory onboard video and 24 CD drive and 4 gigabyte hard drive running Windows 95.   I brought up my mail.  The state of Connecticut increased my food stamps from $95 a month to $99 a month, which I guess keeps up with inflation.   I am running the maintenance utilities on the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  I put out more white vinegar in the scent bowl on the window shelf.  Bike deal if you can deal with the traffic where you live Amazon.com: GMC Denali 700C Road Bike: Sports & Outdoors $147.77 with free shipping.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/11/06  Friday 1:00 A.M.:   I did some bottom fishing on the internet to no avail, not that I can afford anything anyway.  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Volcanic eruptions score melodies  .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will eat two scoops of butter pecan ice cream before going to bed.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 10:00 P.M.:  Amazon.com: Panasonic DMC-FZ50 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black): Camera & Photo and Amazon.com: Sony HDR-SR1 AVCHD 4MP 30GB High-Definition Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom: Electronics .  Big Bucks Cameras for Big Bucks Artists.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 9:35 P.M.:   Free Anti-Virus Protection - Active Virus Shield .  Homeland Security: Fix your Windows | Tech News on ZDNet .  Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global Fund | Tech News on ZDNet .  Dell Pentium 4 2.0GHz 512MB 40GB DVD FDD Vid Snd - B Dell GX260P420 .  Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder 2.5 inch LCD 1 hour left.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 8:55 P.M.:   I reheated in the microwave for two reheat cycles the leftover spaghetti and tomato sauce, and I put a little bit of grated parmesan cheese on it, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I then took a nap.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 6:00 P.M.:   Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT and Rated Top Ten .   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 5:55 P.M.:   I woke up at 8:30 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 11 A.M..  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went out, and I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a 12 pack of English muffins for $2.05.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned the Linux book with CD.   I chatted with two of the most frequent users of the Greenwich Library.   I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.    I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment.   I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then returned home, and I picked up my mail.   I chatted with a relative.   I had a telephone message from another relative that I tried calling back.   On can enter the Bios on the Toshiba laptop by turning it on with the Esc button pressed and then pressing F1.  I changed the boot order to CD, HD, Floppy.   I then tested the bootable Linux CD on it, and it runs just fine on the Toshiba laptop, but the screen is small, and hard to read.   I ate one third of a tube of Pringles sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 2:10 A.M.:  If you like a place with moderate weather where the ground can possibly shake City of Fremont - Home .   I munched on a few croutons and a small chunk of cheese.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/10/06  Thursday 1:35 A.M.:   I made 6 copies of the Linux bootable CD.   It worked just fine on the coffee table Northgate Syntax computer.   To use it, one has to set the CMOS to boot the CD drive first.   The one danger with it is that it read the computer hard drive, so one could accidentally change one's primary computer setup.   I left one copy on top of the Northgate Syntax CPU and another copy in the CD rack by the primary computer.   I also put four copies on top of the CD case in the bedroom.   It would be handy for testing computers without an operating system or trouble shooting hardware problems.  It goes online without any problems if one has an internet connection.   I ate one third of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with a glass of iced tea.   I will now go through my email.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/09/06  Wednesday 11:55 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. Magazine, P.C. World, and Smart Computing magazines.   I browsed the computer books.   I checked out "Moving to the Linux Business Desktop" by Marcel Gagne, which has a Penguin edition of Linux CD in it, which can be booted from the CD drive.   I will make a copy of the bootable Linux CD, and then try it.  I then dropped the Zoom 28,800 modem and the file cabinet holders off at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I used the bathroom at Starbucks in the middle of my walk.   I was told that the Monarch butterflies are already out in Maine by a relative earlier this week, so that means it probably will be a cold winter.   I use the ATM machine at the Greenwich Avenue branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New York.  I chatted with a local resident whom works at the Candy Nichols children shop about bygone days in Greenwich.   I chatted with the MIT observer about computers.   I did not drive down by the waterfront, since that would have used about an extra 50 cents in gasoline.  I returned home.   I ate about one fifth of the gelatin fruit mixture with a glass of iced tea.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/09/06  Wednesday 6:20 P.M.:   I took a nap.   I ate a few handfuls of peanuts.    I will now shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   Have a good evening.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/09/06  Wednesday 2:45 P.M.:   I boiled three quarts of water with  a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt.   I then boiled for 10 minutes a 16 ounce package of Ronzoni #9 thin spaghetti noodles.   I then drained the water with a colander into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum.  During the last five minutes of the boiling, I microwaved half the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Barilla Puttanesca green and black olive tomato sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the General Electric microwave oven on the reheat cycle twice.  I put half of the cooked spaghetti noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the heated tomato sauce and a few of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I put the remaining tomato sauce in the jar in the refrigerator.  Also, it costs money for hot water, every time I shower and clean up to go out.  I will now do a little bit of regular computer work.  CIO   

Note:<888> 08/09/06  Wednesday 1:40 P.M.:   I woke up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 11 A.M..   I chatted with a relative.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I went outside to throw out some garbage.    The order for the  motherboard for $30 and $12 shipping for $42 total eBay: Gigabyte GA-7VT600-RZ Socket 462 Motherboard (item 190016928103 end time Aug-06-06 02:42:16 PDT)  arrived in the mail.   I put all four spare motherboards on top of the sideboard in the bedroom with the other spare computer parts.   The Gigabyte motherboard came in Soyo motherboard box, and it was just the  motherboard and no additional parts, but that is all that I need.   It only has two onboard USB ports, but with my 4 port USB port card and the 2 port USB motherboard adapter, I would still be able to connect all of my devices if I had to use it.   I threw out a bunch of old shipping boxes and the two Maxtor hard drive boxes and a Acer CD drive that did not work.   I put some file cabinet holders in the back of the car to give to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.   I am also going to give them my Zoom 28,800 fax modem which cost me $150 when I first got on the internet about 11 years ago.   It is  EISA not PCI, but maybe somebody using an old computer could use it.   Today one can get a Sterling PCI 56,000 baud modem from www.staples.com for $20 with $20 rebate when they are offered, so it is virtually free except tax.  I boiled a pint of water.  I took a .44 ounce package of Stop and Shop cranberry sugar free gelatin mix and a .44 ounce package of Stop and Shop raspberry sugar free gelatin mix, and I put their contents in a two quart Pyrex casserole bowl, and I pour the pint of boiling water on it, and I mixed it all together.   I drained the juice from a 30 ounce can of Stop and Shop fruit cocktail with pear juice and the juice from a 8 ounce can of Geisha pineapple slices into a pint measuring cup, and I filled it the rest of the way up to a pint of liquid with fresh orange juice to make a pint of liquid, and I poured it in the hot gelatin mixture.  I stirred it.   I then put the fruit cocktail in the mixture, and I mixed it.  I then took the four Geisha pineapple slices, and I spread them around on top of the gelatin mixture evenly, so they are on top or slightly submerged.   I then put the lid on the Pyrex casserole bowl, and I put it in the refrigerator.   In four hours, I should have a gelatin fruit cocktail.   I figure it costs me 25 cents a mile in gasoline to drive my car.   So when I go downtown, and walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and then drive down by the waterfront and then return home, it is 7 miles or $1.75 plus .25 a half hour for parking, so a daytime trip can cost $2.75, if one parks for two hours.   I can drive from my current location on Vinci Drive off West Putnam Avenue to the Greenwich Library for about a 2 mile round trip of 50 cents, and there is not parking charge at the Greenwich Library.   However, I would not get my exercise walk.   I normally do not walk West Putnam Avenue, because it is too noisy.   I also think it has too much traffic to ride my bicycle in the daytime, and it is probably dangerous at night.   Still I have those options opened to me as the price of gasoline goes up in price, and there is less traffic.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 11:05 P.M.:   I will now shut down the primary and the Toshiba laptop computers.   I will go to bed shortly.   Every day before shutting down the primary computer and also on the server, I run Ad-awareSE and Ccleaner.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 10:20 P.M.:   I installed the Windows XP updates on the primary computer, the server, and I am in the process of installing them on the Toshiba laptop.   I ate two scoops of butter pecan ice cream with the remaining blue berries.   Earlier, I ate a few handfuls of peanuts.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 8:55 P.M.:   I went outside, and I threw out the shipping box that the motherboard came in.   There is a discarded air conditioner in the dumpster, but I am not sure whether it works or not.   A tenant's apartment was vacated recently, so it might still work.  I do not need it.   There was also a 10 foot by about 42 inch off white Berber carpet remnant rolled up in the dumpster.   I brought it up, and I folded it in half, so it is about 5 feet by 43 inches.   I took out the area rug from the kitchen, and I put it perpendicular to area rug underneath the living room brass and glass coffee table, and although they  are different colors, they are the same type and pattern.   The one I put in also matches the down sofa.   I put the remnant in the kitchen, and it blends in well with the existing Berber carpet that was underneath the area rug, and it fit just right, so it should not slide around, when one walks on it.   I exchange the pink and green area rug in the kitchen walk in area, and I put it in front of the telephone table chair, and I move the lighter pattern carpet into the kitchen walk in area, where it matches better.   Thus I have improved the overall appearance of the apartment at no expense.    I think the remnant that I put in the kitchen might be new or hardly used.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 7:35 P.M.:   I went through my email.   Biggest Oil Field in U.S. Is Forced to Stop Pumping - New York Times .  A Forbes Family Fund-Raiser - New York Times .   On my order for six pairs of Bridgedale Leisure CoolMax® Walker Socks (For Men and Women) - Save 74% in large size,  2 pairs each of colors natural and dark blue, natural and olive and dark green, and white and grey for $4.45 a pair for subtotal $26.70 and $6 shipping for $32.70 total, tracking is UPS Package Tracking .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 5:40 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I sat briefly downtown for a while.   I then went to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I filled out the information for my Renter's Rebate.   I then returned home.  I received as I was arriving home FIC KT-600 Pro Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Audio SATA FIC KT-600 PRO KT-600 PRO for $34.99 and a spare Antec Socket A / 370 / 7 Heat Sink & Fan up to 3000+ ANTEC INC SOLUTION_PLUS_CPU for $16.99 plus with coupon code "SHIP295", I got $2.95 ground shipping on over a $50 order for $54.93 total, tracking is FedEx | Track .   The CPU cooler actually came on this past Friday.   It seems to be a very nice motherboard, and it will be a useful spare motherboard as the newer hardware comes out in the future, and the older parts are harder to find.   I intent to maintain my current systems, and it will be harder to fine spare parts for them as they get older.    It is similar to the GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Products 7VT600P-RZ that I am currently using, and I also have a spare used Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ motherboard coming, which is the same, but it does not have the SATA hard drive connectors, which I do not use anyway.   Thus I have two spare motherboards for each of my primary and server computers for 4 total.   If for some reason I do not need them in the future, I can always sell them on www.ebay.com .   However, as I said they are hard to find, and in the future they will be even harder to find, when the more powerful systems are only available.   Also as I have said before, there is no point in using a 64 bit processor with 64 bit Windows, since not may 64 bit programs are available, and it would only lead to additional expenses.    CIO

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 2:00 P.M.:   I used the lettuce spinner, and I cleaned about 3 ounces of fresh spinach, and I spread it around a dinner plate.   I then peeled and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices 1/4th of a seedless English cucumber and spread it over the spinach.   I then opened a 6 ounce can of solid white albacore tuna fish, and I left its lid on, and I rinsed it underneath cold water.   I then flaked the tuna fish in a bowl, and I spread it around the salad.  I then washed and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices three medium size mushrooms, and I spread them around  the salad.   I then peeled and diced half of a medium onion, and I spread it around the salad.   I then cut eight 2.5 inch by .75 inch by .25 inch slices of Land-O-Lakes Monterey Jack cheddar cheese, and I cut those pieces into .75 inch by .5 inch by .25 inch slices, and I spread them around the salad.  I then spread about 1/4th of a 5 ounce package of Cardini Caesar croutons around the salad.   I then rinsed under cold water, and I spread 6 grape tomatoes over the salad.   I spread 13 medium black pitted California olives over the salad.   I then spread a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese over the salad.   I then seasoned it with Italian balsamic vinegar and Italian extra virgin olive oil.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will get ready to go out for my 4 P.M. appointment, and then I will go out.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/08/06  Tuesday 12:55 P.M.:   Happy 18th birthday to a relative.   I woke up at 8:30 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I went outside to throw out some garbage.   I found a discarded Dell L800R computer in the dumpster, and I retrieved it.   I put some memory in it, but it did not work.  I salvaged some parts from it.  I took out its Intel PIII 800 MHz processor that might work, and I put it with the AMD Duron 1.6 MHz processor in the postal box on the sideboard in the bedroom.  I took out its Dell floppy drive, and I put it by the white bureau in the bedroom.  I took out its IDE and floppy cables, and I put them in the bottom left living room desk drawer.   I put its CPU cooler in the bottom right night stand in the bedroom.   I took out the broken CD drive from the Dell V350 backup computer in the bedroom, and I put in the CD drive from the broken Dell L800R.   I also put in the Maxtor 10 gigabyte hard drive as a second hard drive.   I threw out the rest of the Dell L800R broken computer and the broken CD drive.   I did a backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive on the D350V computer, and then I optimized its C: drive, so it is a little bit better running.   All of my computer information is at http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   I chatted with some neighbors when I went out, and I picked up my mail.   I have a 4 P.M. appointment today.   Yesterday I ate half of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle potato chips during my afternoon breaks.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 9:50 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I went outside briefly.  I ate two scoops of butter pecan ice cream.    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   If one would like to communicate with someone whom is suppose to speak English and suppose to have legal authority in the United Kingdom, one can use this form Email Tony Blair , but he probably has to wait for it to be translated from United States English into British English which they do.   I suppose with a large expatriate group of United Kingdom citizens living in the United States of America, and with a United Kingdom bank www.rbs.co.uk in Greenwich, Connecticut, they might have some sort of influence with the local international community.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go back to Peter Pan land.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 7:30 P.M.:   I went outside, and I walked around the building.   Not much seems to be happening in this neck of the woods.   I suppose those citizens whom are finding themselves at home more with the higher prices of fuel are spending more time on whatever they normally do at home when they are not normally cruising around.   In Europe where gasoline has been over $9 a gallon for many years, they frequently take naps in the afternoon, and they go out for walks in the evening.   However, I generally prefer to take my walks when I first wake up, when I am less tired so as to get my system running faster.   At the end of the day, I just do my normal computer activities.   There is so much to check out on the internet, it only limited to one's imagination.  If one can not afford to go to Paris, France, one can always explore the art at the Site officiel du musée du Louvre .   When I was bored in Manhattan with all of the tedious people trying to earn money off Wall Street, I spent most of my free time when not walking around exploring the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org .  A big bucks friend of mine is heading out to California with her big bucks husband to explore the Huntington Library , and the Pepperdine Library .  Maybe once they get done, they might find Ahab the Arab's museum J. Paul Getty Museum where people go to visit in California whom can not afford air conditioning.   Of course www.hourofpower.org has a sculpture garden.  Of course Grace Cathedral, San Francisco - Episcopal Church for the Episcopalian Online Community is an artsy looking building in the old style.   The mission at Santa Barbara reflects more sensible California architecture in the Spanish style Santa Barbara Mission .   Of course there is the Norton Simon Museum .   Of course when one spends so much time at the Metropolitan Museum, one gets curious about the other museum collections.   I suppose for Museum Hoppers the MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum and the The Art Institute of Chicago and the Welcome to The Field Museum and the National Gallery of Art and Asia Society and the Welcome to the British Museum and the Tate Online: British and international modern and contemporary art and the The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library: Home Page and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - en and the Greece Museums Guide - A travel guide for Greek museums and Greek culture in Greece and Château de Versailles – Site officiel – Résidence royale du Roi Louis XIV. and the Vatican: the Holy See and the Florence Art Guide - Piazza Pitti , and The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia -- Powered by IBM and the lowly Bruce Museum : with the nearby dog pound and the even more lowly Welcome to Greenwich Library! and Welcome to The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center and  Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy and the Schloss Schönbrunn and the Potsdam, Germany  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin and Welcome to the Imperial Household Agency Homepage and the The Forbidden City : A Virtual Tour ---- Beijing Vista : China Virtual Tours: ChinaVista and the United Nations and the The Website of The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the Grand Central Terminal - Home and Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, America's Largest Home & More! and Home - Newport Mansions and Welcome to the White House and Explore the Taj Mahal - Virtual Tour "WOW!" -SundayTimes_London and Ancient Egypt Research Associates and Picture of Aghia Sophia in Istanbul , so get your camera Rated Top Ten : Panasonic DMC-FZ50K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and go take some pictures if you can afford to travel and afford an expensive camera, unlike stay at homes like myself, whom obviously have the capability to look at it all on the internet more cheaply using less energy than those of you whom love to travel and whom have star dust in your shoes.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 4:35 P.M.:   I went outside briefly.   I chatted with a neighbor.  I took a nap for a while.   I am listening to a Microsoft Live Meeting Vista presentation on certain Vista beta features, and this point it is all Greek to me, since I joined in mid meeting.  CIO 

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 2:00 P.M.:    I chatted with the White House www.whitehouse.gov 1-202-456-1414 and also their comment line at 1-202-456-1111 , and I explained to them it is my viewpoint that these young Turks in the local Connecticut democratic party think they can take over the state of Connecticut, and it was my viewpoint there are a lot of conservative Old Guard types in Connecticut and that the Connecticut state republican party should run Alexander Haig: A Who2 Profile for senator from Connecticut.   I microwaved a Banquet 7 ounce chicken pot pie, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.   Apparently Adnan Khashoggi is involved with a lot of Hollywood actresses in the Caribou Club with Bill Clinton Welcome to the Caribou Club, Aspen Colorado Photo Tour , so I guess it is the Arab American democratic party version of the Playboy Club.  It sort of makes Clinton look like Khashoggi's pimp for his harem back home in Saudi Arabia.  CIO 

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 1:00 P.M.:  I emailed some friends about a family matter.   Since in the rather severe sun light in my apartment I am worried that the British Union Jack in the hallway is getting too much sunlight and will fade in the rather extreme summer sunlight conditions in my apartment, I moved the large U.S.A. flag back in front of it to protect it from fading.   Thus currently in the bedroom hallway showing is the United States of America flag and the United States Air Force flag, but I am still displaying the smaller British Union Jack flag with old smaller U.S.A. 48 star flag along with the other smaller flags on the Danish bar.   I hope the British are not offended, but I always change the colors depending on the season, and more than likely the British are on Holiday in the United Kingdom anyway.   The Queen Mary II does not come back to Manhattan until Thursday August 17, 2006 QM2 - Itinerary - 2006 , at which time we might have to exchange it back to the British Union Jack.   I have a feeling the local United States of America authorities are probably getting irritated with me for trying to be diplomatic with the British, but the only friend that seems to chat with me occasionally anymore claims his family got started working in America working for Queen Victoria, so from what I can tell, although the British speak English, they do not know how to communicate in terms of modern communications.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 11:20 A.M.:   Vista hacked at Black Hat | Tech News on ZDNet .   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/07/06  Monday 11:00 A.M.:   I woke up at 6 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I went outside, and I chatted with a fellow cigarette smoker.   I noticed a town of Greenwich tree truck came into our front parking area, but they did not inspect the rear skating rink parking area for the tree storm damage.   They were pulling a chipper behind the truck.   I checked my fuse box underneath the hood of the Volvo, and the repair I made seems to have worked, and one can latch the fuse box closed without using the duct tape.   The front passenger side head lamp washer blade sprayer attachment seems to be held in place also.   I chatted with a relative.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor and the building custodian.   Well, the start of another busy work week seems to be in progress, and since my primary activity is working on the computers, I will continue that activity.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 10:40 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative and a couple of friends.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will microwave a 7 ounce Banquet chicken pot pie, and I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   Not much seems to be happening here.   With the higher price of gasoline, the New York City people do not seem like they can afford to come out here much anymore.   Also it seems like a lot of the local people here are away on vacation.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 7:35 P.M.:  Having observed the old stone wharf pier on Steamboat Road for 22 years on a daily basis this time around in Greenwich including living on Steamboat Road for the first 5.5 years I was back in Greenwich, my favorite fisherman whom one does not see too much comes down from Bedford, New York in a four wheel drive sports utility vehicle with a "NRA" National Rifle Association sticker on his car, and since he is a United States Government Federal judge people tend not to bother him, and when he is out there, most everyone else steers away.   Alas Federal Judges have more important duties to perform besides keeping an eye out on wharf rats.  Rudy's tackle shop in Byram is constantly sending day tripping fishermen out there, when the fishing is actually not that good on Steamboat Road particularly at low tide, and from what I know it is actually better in the Byram river along its shore, but the locals in Byram where Rudy's tackle shop is located do not like seeing people from outside their neighborhood fishing in their area.  CIO  

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 6:55 P.M.:   I went outside, and I used a part of a tube of CVS super glue gel to fix the passenger side headlight washer where it broke off the washer arm, so hopefully it will stay in place now.   I did not use a Arnold bread tab splint to make it more secure, since the color black of the windshield washer arm would not match with a blue Arnold bread tab.  Underneath the hood where the fuse box cover is, I had secured it down with duct tape, since it plastic latch had broken last winter.   I bent back the metal pressure tab to release the pressure on the broken latch, and I used the CVS super glue gel to reattach the broken latch, and I reinforced it by gluing a white Arnold bread tab cut to size on its inside of the latch, and I did not try clamping it shut yet, since I want to give it time to firmly set.   All of these minor maintenance details which get much more complex with all of the computer maintenance is what I call Mickey Mouse maintenance.   I would have gotten a lot more of them done earlier in the year, but for about the first six months of this year, I constantly had problems with computer hackers which took a lot of my free time that I could have used for other more productive activities not to mention a bit of free recreational time.   Thus it is my viewpoint that hackers are an unwelcome group in the internet community, since they tend to waste people's time, since most people have other activates to do besides working on the computers.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 5:50 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I walked around the building, and I inspected the storm damage in the back yard by the playground and along the rear steps.   About a half dozen trees were taken down along with a utility light fixture by the rear parking area which is still laying on the ground unrepaired.  It looks like one tree was removed, and the rest still need to be tended to.   One large limb on the tree by the steps came off ripping off the a large portion of the trunk, so it is hard to tell whether that tree will survive or not.   Needless to say the town of Greenwich tree department will have a bit of extra fire wood this winter.   I had a message from the same relative, when I returned.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 4:30 P.M.:   Look like a Billionaire Exquisite Replicas - High Quality Replicas, for a fraction of the price - Rolex, Patek Philippe, TagHuer, Mont-Blanc, Cartier, Hugo Boss and more! .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 4:10 P.M.:   I went outside briefly, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I noticed a distant relative in the Food Emporium today, the relative does not know he is related to the Davidson family.   The same relative was sitting in the Social Security Office in Stamford, Connecticut when I applied for SSI 20 years ago, so he must be close to 85 years old.   I used the lettuce spinner, and I cleaned about 3 ounces of fresh spinach, and I spread it around a dinner plate.   I then peeled and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices 1/4th of a seedless English cucumber and spread it over the spinach.   I then opened a 6 ounce can of solid white albacore tuna fish, and I left its lid on, and I rinsed it underneath cold water.   I then flaked the tuna fish in a bowl, and I spread it around the salad.  I then washed and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices three medium size mushrooms, and I spread them around  the salad.   I then peeled and diced half of a medium onion, and I spread it around the salad.   I then cut eight 2.5 inch by .75 inch by .25 inch slices of Land-O-Lakes Monterey Jack cheddar cheese, and I cut those pieces into .75 inch by .5 inch by .25 inch slices, and I spread them around the salad.  I then spread about 1/4th of a 5 ounce package of Cardini Caesar croutons around the salad.   I then rinsed under cold water, and I spread 11 grape tomatoes over the salad.   I spread 15 medium black pitted California olives over the salad.   I then spread a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese over the salad.   I then seasoned it with Italian balsamic vinegar and Italian extra virgin olive oil.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   I chatted with a relative whom has moved to the Silicone Valley area in California, so perhaps my relative will become more high tech.    I also chatted with somebody outside Starbucks today, and they told me you are no long allowed to smoke cigarettes outside in Palo Alto, California.   I mentioned when I went to California a number of times between 1978 and 1980, I felt a lot of Howard Hughes' people were around me.   I also mentioned that Howard Hughes seems to have gotten to every place first being a pioneer in aviation.  Probably the reason we have not run out of gasoline in this area if you can afford it is that this local limousine driver Adnan Khashoggi is back in the area, and I saw him downtown in the early morning last week looking for a fare.  He drives a fairly new Lincoln Town Car 2006 Lincoln Town Car - Home page .   I guess I will now go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 1:20 P.M.:  See what the Nantucket people do, when they can not afford to fill up their four wheel drive vehicles to go to the beach to blue fish Nantucket.net - Live Cams .  Of course sooner or later when the large Jewish community out there run out of electricity because there is no fuel oil for the island electricity generators, they can always try to get that Russian Jew Hyman Rickover - Father of the Nuclear Submarine to hook up one of his nuclear submarines in New London, Connecticut to power Nantucket Island, providing they still have maintained them in working order.   I would not mind using one of them down here to heat my electric heated building in the winter too.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 12:50 P.M.:  Proof of the pudding http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/united-states-air-force-flag-in-mike-scott-apartment-080606.JPG .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 11:45 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I took a beautiful early morning stroll for the whole length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I bought at Zen stationary for a dollar Money Talks scratch card.   I sat out at various locations.  I scratched the scratch card at the train station bench, and I won $2.   I chatted with a former Greenwich Housing Authority employee.  I collected my $2 at Zen stationary.   I stopped by CVS, and I looked at this week's sales brochure www.cvs.com .    There was nothing that I needed.   I stopped by the current location of the Greenwich Hardware store at the rear lower level, and I toured their 70% off section.   They are opened at 9 A.M. on Sunday.  I bought  for 70% off a www.annin.com 3 foot by 5 foot United States Air Force nylon flag Decorations - American Flags, Bunting, Flag Garland, Pulldowns, and Pleated Fans regularly $48.90 for $15 and .90 tax for $15.90 total.   I explained to them from my perspective, I have lived around the United States Air Force or aviation most of my life.   I completed my walk, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and it was full of waterfront rats.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a gallon of America's Choice white vinegar for $1.99, a 15 ounce bottle of The World of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2.59, and a fresh bananas at .69 a pound for $1.53 for $6.11 total.   I found a Mercedes Benz Mercedes-Benz International key on the grocery store floor, and I tracked down the client that lost it.   I then returned home.    I hung the United States Air Force flag in front of the left hallway bookcase in front of the Netherlands flag, and that in front of the Saudi Arabian flag, and that in front of the Swedish flag.   Thus those four flags can be rotated depending on the local political situation.   I still have the British Union Jack flying in front of the United States of America flag in front of the right hallway bookcase.   Earlier in the week, I moved the small state of Florida flag from the Danish bar area to in front of the server computer on top center of the two monitors.  Also before I went out, I moved the honey bee lamp in the bathroom from on top of the Panasonic 14 inch television to on top of the small side table in front of the toilet, and I also put a new 3.5 ounce CVS Clorox toilet tablet in the toilet tank.   For some reason, the CVS toilet tablets do not seem to dissolve completely in the Greenwich water, and after a while they start to float and sink down into the tank mechanism, so in the future I will buy the Stop and Shop blue borax tables.   I learned that once before, but I forgot.   I have so many things to remember, that I frequently lose track of things.  15th anniversary of the World Wide Web BBC NEWS | Technology | How the web went world wide .  CIO             

Note:<888> 08/06/06  Sunday 6:20 A.M.:   I woke up at 4 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   I bought an almost identical motherboard to my primary computer motherboard for $30 and $12 shipping for $42 total eBay: Gigabyte GA-7VT600-RZ Socket 462 Motherboard (item 190016928103 end time Aug-06-06 02:42:16 PDT) .  The only difference between it and my current one GA-7VT600P-RZ is that it does not have the SATA capability which I do not plan to use in the  near future.   Thus once I have received the two motherboards that I have ordered, I will have four spare motherboards.   I guess, some people might think I am being lavish, but it is a very difficult motherboard to find, and I do not intend to upgrade my current computer systems anytime in the near future, so I am keeping spare parts for what I am currently using.  I can always sell them on Ebay if I do not need them in the future.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for a morning walk.   CIO   

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 5:05 P.M.:  I ate about half of a 16 ounce jar of CVS lightly salted dry roasted peanuts over the day.   I just ate the last of the gelatin fruit mixture with some iced tea.  I went outside, and I found a black laptop computer bag at the dumster that someone had thrown out.  I retrieved it, and I put it with the other bag underneath the sideboard in the bedroom.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/05/06:

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 3:50 P.M.:   I filed the Vista Beta 2 build 5472 Complete PC Backup bug report http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm from the Vista Beta 2 build 5472 bug report program.   I will now send out my weekly notes.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 2:55 P.M.:   I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I picked up my mail.  I will now boot briefly into Vista beta2 build 5472 http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm , and I will try to file an error report about the Complete PC backup error problem.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 1:45 P.M.:   At www.cl-p.com , my electricity usage for the month of July 2006 was $169.36, but one has to remember, I was gone for 10 days in July, when I was not using any electricity.   I have a surplus in my account, so I do not have a bill to pay on it.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 1:20 P.M.:   I did some more bottom fishing on the internet.   I ordered six pairs of Bridgedale Leisure CoolMax® Walker Socks (For Men and Women) - Save 74% in large size,  2 pairs each of colors natural and dark blue, natural and olive and dark green, and white and grey for $4.45 a pair for subtotal $26.70 and $6 shipping for $32.70 total.   Maybe later on when it gets colder, I will order some heavier pairs of socks, but I have several pairs of heavy duty winter socks, and I can not afford anymore at the moment.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 11:45 A.M.:   I took a nap.   I ate half of a 5.75 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 9:00 A.M.:   I finished going through my email.   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans two Nathan all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, two thirds or a diced and peeled medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I threw out some garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 7:25 A.M.:   I put the chilled iced tea in the refrigerator to become colder.   I am in the process of going through my email.   With the www.geeks.com $2.95 shipping coupon "SHIP295" on over a $50 order this is an interesting digital video camera that might work with an SD memory card Digimaster E501 5.1MP 4x Digital Video Camera Digimaster E501 .   Alas, I can not afford to buy it, since maintaining my current computer systems is more important.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 5:45 A.M.:   I am in the process of making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   Since I have clear plastic 59 ounce orange juice carafes of cold water in the refrigerator, I will use the cold water to dilute the ice tea concentrate formula, so it will be colder sooner, and I will put it in the new orange juice carafes, so they will not be stained with tea stains, and I will throw out the six old stained orange juice carafes that I have been using.  CIO     

Note:<888> 08/05/06  Saturday 5:00 A.M.:   I woke up at 2 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I called up, and I chatted with Microsoft Security at 1-425-882-8080.   I did a Microsoft Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup of the primary computer from the C: drive first hard drive to the D: drive second hard drive.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I will now make my bed, and then I will do a little bit of regular computer work.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/04/06  Friday 7:35 P.M.:   www.ups.com delivered the package after the last message.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I threw out the package wrapping, and I will not open up the package the union suit came in until later on this winter, since I plan to be here, despite the presence of our southern visitors.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I checked my car oil.  I filled up the windshield washer container.   Everything looks all right underneath the hood.   I was asked it the 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon is front wheel drive or rear wheel drive.   I do not know since there is hump in the middle like there is a drive shaft for rear wheel drive, but the engine is mounted like it is a front wheel drive car.   I chatted with a relative and two friends.   From what I can tell, currently Greenwich, Connecticut is a www.exxon.com company town heaven if you get my drift.   However, most of the traffic seems to be passing us up for points further northeast, and it is not busy downtown, and once the weekend vacation traffic exits New York City, it does not seem that busy here.   Of course some of our neighboring towns might be busier.   I will now eat a bowl of the gelatin fruit mixture with a glass of ice tea, and I will go to bed.   I will now shut down the primary computer.    CIO  

Note:<888> 08/04/06  Friday 4:35 P.M.:   I finished my house cleaning.   I threw out the old periodical literature, old computer magazines, and old newspapers.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I used the lettuce spinner, and I cleaned about 3 ounces of fresh spinach, and I spread it around a dinner plate.   I then peeled and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices 1/4th of a seedless English cucumber and spread it over the spinach.   I then opened a 6 ounce can of solid white albacore tuna fish, and I left its lid on, and I rinsed it underneath cold water.   I then flaked the tuna fish in a bowl, and I spread it around the salad.  I then washed and sliced into 1/16th inch thick slices three medium size mushrooms, and I spread them around  the salad.   I then peeled and diced half of a medium onion, and I spread it around the salad.   I then cut eight 2.5 inch by .75 inch by .25 inch slices of Land-O-Lakes Monterey Jack cheddar cheese, and I cut those pieces into .75 inch by .5 inch by .25 inch slices, and I spread them around the salad.  I then spread about 1/4th of a 5 ounce package of Cardini Caesar croutons around the salad.   I then rinsed under cold water, and I spread 10 grape tomatoes over the salad.   I spread 15 medium black pitted California olives over the salad.   I then spread a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese over the salad.   I then seasoned it with Italian balsamic vinegar and Italian extra virgin olive oil.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   I then showered, and I cleaned up.   I glued back together a little drawer from the Chinese mirror drawer set in the bedroom with Elmer's glue.   I then went outside, and I checked my front windshield wipers, and they looked like they needed to be replaced.  I went to Gateway Auto Supply at 154 Prospect Street here in Greenwich, and I bought a 21 inch replacement set of two of Anco windshield wiper blades.   The regular service counter attendant installed them in my windshield wiper blade sets, and I put them back on the Volvo, putting the one with air foil on it in front of the driver's side.   I was charged $7 for the purchase and installing them in my existing windshield wiper holders.   I then sat out for about a half hour at Grass Island.   They have painted metal rail around the park, and they have a nice new bench there by the vent for the sewer plant.   I found a Stanley Utility knife that I put in the back rear right side of my Volvo wagon underneath the rubber floor mat.   I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.   I then went by CVS, and I picked up a prescription.  I also bought a 1 liter bottle of CVS Professional Oral Rinse alcohol free mouth wash for $2.99, a 16 ounce jar of CVS dry roasted peanuts for $1.99, and a package of two gram tubes of CVS Super Glue Gel for $1.97 plus .30 tax for $7.25 total.   I then sat outside downtown for about a half hour.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I chatted with the hotdog truck vendor.  I then drove over to the Old Greenwich Mobil car wash, and I got the Volvo washed with the Express Car wash for $5.99.   I then towel dried the small amount of remaining moisture.   I also shook out the driver's side floor mats.   I then drove out to Tod's Point, and I sat out for about a half hour at the southwest parking area.   I used the bathroom at that location.   I studied the clouds.   I then sat out for a while at the southeast picnic area.   Since they were anticipating rain which never arrived, there were not many people at the beach.   I then went by the Old Greenwich Porricelli's Food Mart, and I bought two 8 ounce package boxes of Alba Instant Non-Fat Dry Milk from cows not treated with rBST fortified with Vitamins A and D for $7.99 each box of eight packages, and a two liter can of Sclafani extra virgin olive oil for $17.99 for $33.97 total.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and their books are half price.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Station Exxon gasoline station dealer next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $24.50 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $3.699 a gallon for 98.7 miles driving since July 19, 2006 for 14.2 miles per gallon averaging driving 13 miler per hour miles locally.  I then returned home, and I chatted with some neighbors.   My order of 7 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s arrived from www.ordersmokesdirect.com .   My order for Duofold 2-Layer Union Suit (For Men) - Save 61% in grey in large size in regular length for $19.95 and 20 cent shipping for $20.15 total is out for delivery UPS Package Tracking .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/04/06  Friday 4:05 A.M.:  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I watered the plants.   I put white vinegar in the scent bowl on the living room window ledge.   I will now throw out the garbage.   Once I put away the laundry shortly, I will do my house cleaning.   I will now shut down the primary computer while doing house cleaning.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/04/06  Friday 3:05 A.M.:   I woke up at 2 A.M..  I am doing two loads of laundry with 5 minutes to go on the wash cycle.   I put clean linens on the bed.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 6:15 P.M.:    I ate a bowl of the gelatin and fruit mixture that I made yesterday along with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 5:00 P.M.:  I went out after the last note.   I went by the Valley Road post office, and I mailed my Connecticut state form.   I then went by the Mason Street office of Putnam Trust Bank of New York.   I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Benedict Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and they gave me back my $4.19 back on the Ball Park Franks error, where they are suppose to be buy one get one free.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment.   I next went to CVS, and I picked up a prescription, and I bought five 5.5 ounce tubes of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips for $1 each, a 15 ounce Alberto VO5 Silky Experiences smoothing shampoo for .88 and a 15 ounce Alberto VO5 Kiwi and Lime Squeeze herbal conditioner for .88 plus .11 tax for $6.87 total.  I then returned home.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I drank some iced tea.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 1:05 P.M.:   I went outside briefly.   I rested until noon, when a neighbor rang my bell and gave me a letter that was placed in her mail box.   I picked up my mail.  FedEx delivered the Antec Socket A / 370 / 7 Heat Sink & Fan up to 3000+ ANTEC INC SOLUTION_PLUS_CPU for $16.99.   I filled out the form am made copies for my annual state worker review, and I have it ready to mail.   I will now go out and pay my rent, and I will go to my 3 P.M. appointment.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 10:15 A.M.:   I drank a cup of decaffeinated coffee.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 10:00 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I chatted with a local Scottish citizen.   I mailed the envelope at the central Greenwich Post Office with the copy of my automobile repair bill to the relative that paid for it.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue.   I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with one of the regular fishermen.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought four 59 ounce clear containers of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, two 11 ounce bags of Lays K.C. Masterpiece barbeque potato chips for $1.49 each, and a 36 ounce bag of Eight O' Clock Coffee – America’s best selling whole bean coffee company. of Columbian and one of Hazelnut coffee beans for $8.99 each for $30.96 total.   I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought eight 7 ounce Banquet Chicken Pot Pies for .50 each, a 1.75 quart container of Breyers low fat butter pecan ice cream for $2.99, a 1.75 quart container of Breyers http://www.breyersicecream.ca/ low fat Rocky Road ice cream for $2.99, eight 6 ounce cans of 3 Diamond solid white albacore tuna fish for $1 each, two 28 ounce cans of B&M bacon and onion flavored beans for $1 each, two 28 ounce cans of B&M maple flavored baked beans for $1 each, two 5.5 ounce bags of Cardini Caesar croutons for $1.50 each, two 8 ounce bottles of Kraft Hickory Smoked barbeque sauce for $1 each, a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.49, two 8 ounce containers of Stop and Shop grated parmesan and Romano cheese for $2.39 each, two 6.5 ounce dry cans of Stop and Shop large pitted California black olives for $1 each, a 100 count box of Splenda sweetener for $4.99, two 16 ounce packages of Ball Park beef franks for $4.19 buy one get one free, a 2 pound bag of onions for $2.19, a English seedless cucumber for $2, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $2.19, a 10 ounce box of mushrooms for $2.49, a pint of grape tomatoes $2.99 for $59.29 total.  I then returned home, and I used my cart to bring up my purchases, and I put them away.   I put three tablespoons of water in a 10 inch frying pan, and I put in the contents of a 7 ounce box of Armour  maple flavored frozen sausages, and I set them to medium electric heat with lid, and I cooked them for six minutes.   While this was happening, I broke three large eggs in a large mixing bowl, and I added two tablespoons of milk, and a few dashes of oregano, parsley, and a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese and a small bit of olive oil, and I whisked it all together.   Once the sausages had cooked six minutes, I removed the lid, and I let them cook with the water evaporating.   I then added a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and the egg mixture, and I cooked it mixing it together for medium cooked scrambled eggs with sausages.   I put the pan on a dinner plate to warm it, and then I added the egg and sausage mixture.   I also toasted two halves of an English muffin which I put olive oil on.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 5:15 A.M.:   $31 free shipping SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DWQ120AB2 - OEM at Newegg.com .   Amazon.com: Microsoft Money 2007 Deluxe: Software .    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go out for some morning activity.   Another sweat-soaked day on tap - Greenwich Time .   Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground .   CIO

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 4:45 A.M.:  AOL Seeks Payoff With Free Services - Los Angeles Times .   I got an email with my General Electric Service Contract GE Appliance Service: repair, troubleshoot, schedule service, broken appliance for my General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control.   Their new air conditioners are at GE Room Air Conditioners: air conditioner, window air conditioner .   My service contract is now paid up through September 14, 2007.   I printed out three copies of the service contract.  Two copies are in my metal file stand on the bedroom desk, and the third is with the receipts on the dining table in the living room.   I also have copies of the Volvo repair bill in the metal file holder on the bedroom desk.  Geek.com Geek News - Vista upgrade path gets a little muddy .   I went through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/03/06  Thursday 4:10 A.M.:   I was up at 1:30 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I made my bed.  I washed the breakfast dishes.   I showered, and I cleaned up.  I took the carts that I carry up groceries with down to the car.   I put $5 on my Mac Gray laundry card.   I will work on the computer a bit.   I will go out at first light 5:52 A.M. Tides.INFO: Tide predictions from around the globe: Greenwich, Connecticut , and I will take a walk on Greenwich Avenue.   When the grocery stores open at 7 A.M., I will do some grocery shopping.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.   Since it will be another hot day today, I will probably stay around the apartment air conditioner.   If my rent bill comes in the mail around 10 A.M., I might go out and pay it, or I might wait until before I go out for my 3 P.M. appointment.    With the higher price of gasoline, one has to plan and organize one's trips in the car.    CIO        

Note:<888> 08/02/06  Wednesday 7:20 P.M.:   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   Stay cool.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/02/06  Wednesday 6:45 P.M.:    I ate some of the gelatin fruit mixture with ice tea.   I put a copy of the auto repair bill in the folder behind the driver's seat, where I keep the maintenance records.   I need to wash the car, but I think it is suppose to rain on Friday breaking the heat spell, so I will wait for it to rain.   There is a lot more jet traffic, so possibly lots of people are escaping the hurricane threat down in the Gulf of Mexico area National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center , so we might be busy with hurricane refugees whom have flown out of the threatened areas.  More that likely Tropical Storm Chris will pick up steam when it heads into the warmer waters of the Florida straits and the Gulf of Mexico.  If any oil platforms are disturbed that could cause the price of gasoline and energy to rise even higher.   Of course this is only the first major storm of the season, it could be worse later on in the season.  I saw a white heron fly over the building today, and this evening there was an eagle flying over the building, so the birds are in our area.   Birds frequently have more common sense about the weather, since they spend more time outside observing the weather as opposed to people whom watch too much television from half way around the world.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/02/06  Wednesday 5:40 P.M.:   I worked on the computer until 11 A.M..   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I took a 6 ounce can of tuna fish, and I opened its lid, and I rinsed it underneath cold water.   I then flaked it in a bowl, and I added two heaping tablespoons of Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise and a few dashes of Old Bay Seasoning, and I mixed it all together.   I put half of it on each on two slices of Arnold dark German bread, and I put two halves on top, and I cut the sandwiches across.   I put them on a plate, and with half of a 5.75 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips and two medium dill pickles I quartered lengthwise.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I rested until 1 P.M., and I also went outside briefly, and I picked up my mail.   I called Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and they told me my car would be ready about 2 P.M..   I walked downtown.  On the way out, I chatted with a neighbor.   I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought bananas at .79 a pound for $2.68 and a 8 ounce container of Stop and Shop grated parmesan and Romano cheese for $2.39 for $5.07 total.   I then walked over to the Exxon service station next to the Greenwich Library, and I picked up my car.  A relative paid for the bill for an early Christmas present.   The cost was $750.90 for the new catalytic converter, $14.46 for exhaust clamps, $267 labor for $1,032.36 for the new catalytic converter.   On the car air conditioning system, it was $46.88 for new refrigerant, $15 for A/C lube and leak detector and $119.99 labor for $181.87 subtotal for the air conditioning.   The total cost for parts was $827.24, labor $386.99, supply charge $1.50 for subtotal $1,215.73 plus $72.94 sale tax for $1,288.67 total.   The car is now quiet running.   The air conditioning system works just fine.   The service and check engine lights are now off.   I next went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   I then sat out briefly downtown.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a loaf of multigrain bread for $1.59 and a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $2.05 less .36 senior discount for $3.28 total.   I then returned home.   I brought up my purchases along with the tool box from the back of the car, so there is more room in the rear of the car.  I put the tool box back underneath the telephone chair at the apartment entrance.   My order for order from Bargain Barn at Sierra Trading Post and Sunglasses (Bargain Barn) at Sierra Trading Post - Save 35-70% on Famous Name Brands ,  that I ordered Version Optics '04 LCA Sunglasses - Save 73% in (40) black / copper fade w/ yellow lens for $19.95 and .20 shipping for $20.15 total is UPS Package Tracking had arrived.   I went outside to try on the new sunglasses, and they are quite clear and easy to see with.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I chatted with a relative a few times.   I used the Lexmark X1185 to make copies of the auto repair bill.   I will send a copy to the relative that paid for it.  For the Lexmark X1185 to copy or scan the computer it is connected to has to be turned on.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/02/06  Wednesday 7:00 A.M.:   On my order for  FIC KT-600 Pro Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Audio SATA FIC KT-600 PRO KT-600 PRO for $34.99 and a spare Antec Socket A / 370 / 7 Heat Sink & Fan up to 3000+ ANTEC INC SOLUTION_PLUS_CPU for $16.99 plus with coupon code "SHIP295", I got $2.95 ground shipping on over a $50 order for $54.93 total, tracking is FedEx | Track .   On my order for order from Bargain Barn at Sierra Trading Post and Sunglasses (Bargain Barn) at Sierra Trading Post - Save 35-70% on Famous Name Brands ,  that I ordered Version Optics '04 LCA Sunglasses - Save 73% in (40) black / copper fade w/ yellow lens for $19.95 and .20 shipping for $20.15 total is UPS Package Tracking , and should be delivered today.   I went through my email.   I three no person type fax type telephone calls which can be annoying.  CIO

Note:<888> 08/02/06  Wednesday 6:00 A.M.:   I had a telephone call from a relative at 9 P.M. who is moving from Texas to California.   The relative called from Fort Stockton, Texas where I once stopped over for the night back in 1980.   Fort Stockton, Texas is the site of the first www.exxon.com oil well in Texas.   It also has the Brotherhood of Eagles Lodge.   It also has a lot of Recreational Vehicle dealers from what I can figure out on the internet.   I had two wrong number telephone calls about 11 P.M. from Newark, New Jersey.   I woke up at 3 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I put four new frosted Philips Global 25 watt bent tip bulbs in the sconces above the dining table in the living room, and I replaced one burned out one with a used one on the far end of the living room.   I boiled a pint of water.  I took a 2.75 ounce package of Royal orange gelatin mix and a 2.75 ounce package of Royal strawberry gelatin mix, and I put their contents in a two quart Pyrex casserole bowl, and I pour the pint of boiling water on it, and I mixed it all together.   I drained the juice from a Delmonte Del Monte Corporation 15.25 ounce can of fruit cocktail and the juice from a 8 ounce can of Geisha pineapple slices into a pint measuring cup, and I filled it the rest of the way up to a pint of liquid with fresh orange juice to make a pint of liquid, and I poured it in the hot gelatin mixture.  I stirred it.   I then put the fruit cocktail in the mixture, and I mixed it.  I then took the four Geisha pineapple slices, and I spread them around on top of the gelatin mixture evenly, so they are on top or slightly submerged.   I then put the lid on the Pyrex casserole bowl, and I put it in the refrigerator.   In four hours, I should have a gelatin fruit cocktail.    I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went outside, and their was a young fawn on the grass by the parking area between the family units and our building.   I will now do a little bit of regular computer work.   There could be a brown out or electricity failure today, so be sure to be prepared in the heat of the day.   People on oxygen or with respiratory problems are advised to go the hospital if their is a brown out, since the hospital has emergency generator power.   CIO     

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 8:45 P.M.:   I went through my email.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 8:25 P.M.:   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I picked up my mail.   I will now go through my email.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 8:00 P.M.:   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans two Nathan all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, two thirds of a diced and peeled medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I chatted with a friend whom went out on Long Island Sound, and he said it is 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler out on the Sound.   It looks like Tropical Strom Chris might be heading towards south Florida National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center .   I will now go outside to check the conditions, and I will pick up my mail.  I just chatted with a relative.  CIO       

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 6:35 P.M.:   I checked with Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station next to the Greenwich Library about 5:15 P.M., and the new catalytic converter had arrived about a half hour before, so the car will not be ready until tomorrow.   I ordered a similar backup motherboard that is almost like my primary computer gigabyte motherboard FIC KT-600 Pro Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Audio SATA FIC KT-600 PRO KT-600 PRO for $34.99 and a spare Antec Socket A / 370 / 7 Heat Sink & Fan up to 3000+ ANTEC INC SOLUTION_PLUS_CPU for $16.99 plus with coupon code "SHIP295", I got $2.95 ground shipping on over a $50 order for $54.93 total.  According to this F.I.C. , the FIC motherboard will support my Sempron Socket A 3000 processor with the latest bios update, so I could use it for a spare if my primary Gigabyte motherboard failed.   CIO    

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 4:50 P.M.:   I rested until 3:30 P.M..  I still have not heard about the car.   My relative told me to have them also go ahead and recharge the air conditioning system, so the car should be cool once again during the hot weather.   I ordered for $55.86 an identical spare Gigabyte motherboard for the primary computer which is hard to find Americomp Computers, PC, Parts, Motherboards, AMD Athlon XP / Sempron S.462, Gigabyte GA-7VT600P-RZ, S.462, 333/400FSB, Audio/LAN, DDR333/400, Retail Box  and a spare Americomp Computers, PC, Parts, Cooling Devices, CPU Fans, Thermaltake Volcano 10+ Socket A Fan w/Heatsink for $16.53 plus $12.44 shipping and handling for $84.83 total.   However, the vendor just called me, and they do not have the motherboard in stock, so I cancelled the entire order.   However, the charge still shows on my debit account, and it will probably take a day or two to come off.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 10:00 A.M.:   I did some regular internet work.   I chatted with a relative.   I went outside briefly.   I called up the Greenwich Exxon Automotive Service center, and they said they would call me when my car is ready today hopefully.   Amazon.com: Rowenta TO-912 4-Slice Toaster, Pearl: Kitchen & Housewares for $40 with free shipping .  I have the same toaster I got as a clearance item at the Greenwich Hardware store.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   I will eat a few handfuls of dry roasted peanuts before going to bed.   Stay Cool.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 8:25 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I found an older Electrolux power nozzle hose in the dumpster that I fished out.   It has a slight crimp in it, but it is better than the one that I have that I taped together with electrical tape.   I installed it on my Electrolux power nozzle, and it works just fine.   I paid my www.cablevision.com Digital Cable Television, Optimum Online, and Optimum Voice bills.   I paid my www.verizon.com bill.   I have a surplus in my www.cl-p.com account, so I do not have to pay it.   I do not have www.geico.com automobile insurance payments for the next two months.   I paid my Consumer Login GE Service Protection Plus - GE Appliances service contract on my General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control for the next coming billing period, and it is paid up through September 14, 2007.   It was $96.95 and $5.82 tax for $102.77 total.    I bought from www.ordersmokesdirect.com 7 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box for $12.49 a carton for $87.43 plus $12.96 shipping  for $100.39 total.   I have paid all of my bills except my rent which I pay in person.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 6:55 A.M.:  Microsoft Reader Update - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com .   I have been doing a little bottom fishing on the internet to no avail.   www.geeks.com is still offering $2.95 shipping on orders over $50 with coupon code "SHIP295" .   I am waiting for my funds, so I can pay my bills on this first day of the month.   CIO  

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 4:20 A.M.:   If one has ever looked at Windows Marketplace: Software & hardware for the Windows operating system , one can find lots of free downloads at Windows Marketplace: Downloads .   I will now check out some of them.   CIO 

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 3:55 A.M.:   I finished going through my email.   I put four Gorton's Gorton's of Gloucester - Welcome 7.6 ounce total of crispy frozen haddock filets on a cookie sheet, and I baked them in the Farberware Convection oven for 8 minutes a side.  The power strip for the Farberware convection oven went off, and I push its reset switch on the power strip behind the television in the kitchen.   While doing that I put an inch of water in a Revere pot with steaming tray and lid, and I brought it to a boil, and I put half of a 16 ounce package of Stop and Shop frozen snow pea medley of vegetables to steam on medium electric burner heat for 6 minutes having both get done at the same time.   I also mixed a third of a cup of Heinz ketchup with two tablespoons of Gold's horseradish, and I put the sauce on the haddock filets on a dinner plate, and I put the vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   It is currently 76 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so I could walk downtown for a little bit of exercise, but at age 56 one frequently has to go the bathroom when one least expects it, and besides the Glory Days diner and the Shell gasoline station on West Putnam Avenue, there are really no places to go to the bathroom, so I think I would be more comfortable staying at home.  On Saturday morning, I barely made it home in time to go number 2.   Also the California medley of frozen vegetables was a bit old with frost burn, so they might cause a bit of indigestion in a while.   While cooking the dinner, I also ate a few handfuls of lightly salted dry roasted peanuts.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 2:30 A.M.:  I updated http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and http://mikelouisscott.com/weather.htm with the new link for  NRL Monterey Weather Satellite Products, Images & Movies .   One can get an early picture of any potential hurricane activity by looking at National Hurricane Center / Tropical Prediction Center and Tropical Depression THREE and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .   Now I will go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 2:10 A.M.:   I did some regular computer work.   I printed out two copies of my Microsoft Money 2006 monthly expense report for July 2006, and I put one copy in a envelope, and I mailed it in the mail room downstairs to a relative.   I checked the outside parking lot, and it seems quiet.   I will now go through my email.   I have a UPS Delivery today on my order from Bargain Barn at Sierra Trading Post and Sunglasses (Bargain Barn) at Sierra Trading Post - Save 35-70% on Famous Name Brands ,  that I ordered Version Optics '04 LCA Sunglasses - Save 73% in (40) black / copper fade w/ yellow lens for $19.95 and .20 shipping for $20.15 total is UPS Package Tracking .   The new catalytic converter for my 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon is suppose to arrive today at the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station today, so hopefully it will be ready later on this afternoon.   Since it is suppose to be in the mid 90s degrees Fahrenheit for the next few days, we might how power brown outs, so one should be prepared.   I have been saving the 59 ounce clear plastic orange juice containers and putting water in them, so since I have room currently in the refrigerator, I put eight of them full of water in the refrigerator to have some extra chilled water in an extensive brown out.   Of course this time of year, a lot of people are away, so hopefully the peak load usage of electricity during the heat of the day might be less.  I am obviously saving electricity by using it at night, when there is not as much demand.  CIO   

Note:<888> 08/01/06  Tuesday 12:25 A.M.:   I chatted with some neighbors after the last message.   I then rested a while, and then I worked on the computer until noon.   I then went to bed.   At 1:15 P.M. a neighbor rang the door bell, and the neighbor wanted to know if I had seen her Mac Gray laundry card.   I had not.   I went back to bed until 9:15 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went outside, and I threw out the garbage.   I picked up my mail.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I will not be walking downtown, since it is too hot out.   I turned the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control down to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so it will cool off the apartment.   It suppose to be in the mid 90 degrees Fahrenheit the next few days.   I will now do some regular computer work.   CIO