Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 11:00 P.M.  I ate three scrambled eggs, four strips of fried bacon, and two slices of toast with Smart Balance Spread, and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I will now go downtown for a walk.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 10:00 P.M.  I made 169 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 8:15 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  Friends of another relative died from Carbon Monoxide poisoning Two die in Raymond, likely from carbon monoxide poisioning | wcsh6.com CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 7:30 P.M.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with neighbors.  I was told the Byram River is at its maximum flood stage, and it can go no higher without flooding.  I have not checked it out myself.  I picked up the mail.

The order with tracking number of "9102042452826000055036" at Package ID Search for the order for a jar opener Every Day Another Great Deal - 5StarDeal.com's Daily Deal Special! for $2.99 with free shipping arrived.  I hung it from the kitchen utensil steel rack hanging over the kitchen.  It is not wide enough to open a pickle jar.  I will now make cigarettes.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 6:35 P.M.  I chatted with a friend.  I was told there was a lot of major wind damage up in Stowe, Vermont.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 5:50 P.M.  I woke up at 4:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/31/11 Wednesday 2:15 A.M.  I did some routine internet activity.  On the Dell Latitude 4600i computer in the bedroom, I took the VGA video cable and DVI to VGA adapter off the computer, and I put a DVI to VGA video cable from the video card to the Dell FP2000 monitor.  I changed the video setup on both operating systems on the both partitions.  I installed the openSUSE updates.

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

Wednesday partly cloudy and 81 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 10:35 P.M.  Town of Greenwich, Connecticut Message:

August 30, 2011

We want to make you aware of a town event to commemorate those who lost their lives ten years ago on September 11, 2001.

On Sunday, September 11th there will be a ceremony at 6:30 P.M. in front of the Greenwich Town Hall.  There will be a reading of names, candle lighting, special salutes and music.

Everyone is welcome and if you would like, you are encouraged to bring flowers to present with the memorial wreath.

Best regards,

Livvy Floren, State Representative 149th District

Lile Gibbons, State Representative, 150th District

Fred Camillo, State Representative, 151st District

End of Message:

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Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 9:30 P.M.  I will now have a cup of green tea and Splenda sweetener and lemon juice.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 8:30 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now make a Chef's salad with tuna and eat it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 7:40 P.M.  I woke up.  The Greenwich DPW cut up the fallen tree limb in front of the small show room across the street from the big show room under construction at the Mercedes-Benz New and Used Car Dealer - Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich .  The two traffic officer positions on Greenwich Avenue were not staffed today.  I was told by another Greenwich Police Person that nobody wants to work directing traffic at those busy intersections.

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 3:40 P.M.  I woke up while I was sleeping, and I ate jelly beans and oatmeal cookies.  I finally woke up at 8 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage.  I went to my 11 A.M. appointment.  I read two copies of www.newsweek.com magazine while waiting for my appointment.  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 stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I played a Cash 2 Go scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.  I toured CVS.  I was told by a town employee that downtown Rye, New York was completely flooded out, and everything is closed there.  After my walk, I tried to go by the Greenwich Library, but with all of the people without electricity, its parking spaces were filled up.  I then returned home, and I picked up the mail.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now take a nap.

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 1:25 A.M.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have an 11 A.M. appointment today, so I will have to be up at 8 A.M..

Sunny today and 79 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/30/11 Tuesday 12:55 A.M.  I ate a 8 ounce sautéed medium rare to medium cheeseburger with ketchup and Dijon mustard on a Kaiser roll with my usual steamed vegetables mixture and steamed flavor rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/29/11 Monday 11:45 P.M.  GEICO | GEICO Catastrophe Center

Note: <888> 08/29/11 Monday 5:35 P.M.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I will now shower and  clean up, and I will go downtown to see what is happening.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/29/11 Monday 5:15 P.M.  I woke up at 11 A.M., and I restarted the FIC server.  I went back to bed until 3:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.

I chatted with a friend who lives in Melville, Long Island whom does not have electricity.  Apparently, Long Island is divided into four zones for electricity outages, and my friends is in the second zone.

Note: <888> 08/29/11 Monday 1:35 A.M.  I watched some television.

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 11:55 P.M.  Chaos in Connecticut: Irene causes house collapses, extreme flooding - GreenwichTime

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 11:35 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and barbecue potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 10:40 P.M.  I threw out an old Epson C210 inkjet printer that had its cartridges used up.

I put out a 8 foot by 26 inch carpet runner in front of the closet doors in the living room.  I raised the left living room closet door, so it clears the carpet runner.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 9:20 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  The only vehicle I saw coming and going at my apartment building today was a black www.jeep.com .  I chatted with two relatives and a friend. 

I took down the heavy round mirror from in front of the circuit breaker box and above the chair with the New Zealand Sheep's skin, and I hung it on the lower apartment side of the entrance door.  I moved the mirror from that location to the lower side on the left in the hallway.  I move the much lighter mirror from the lower left side in the hallway to in front of the circuit breaker box above the New Zealand Sheep's skin chair.  Thus one does not have to worry about a very heavy mirror falling down on them while sitting in that chair, and it is much easier to get at the circuit breaker box.

I saw on www.foxnews.com today that Philadelphia has a lot of major flooding.  Long Island has a million people without electricity.  I would imagine there was a lot of major flooding on the south short of Long Island as well as Fire Island.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 7:25 P.M.  I chatted with a friend in Manhattan.  More people than normal were walking around Manhattan this morning after the hurricane passed.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  A neighbor returned the Ray-O-Vac lantern that I leant him yesterday.  I gave him a tour of the apartment.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I used more duct tape to secure the white sheet on the bedroom window. 

I got this telephone message from the Town of Greenwich Emergency notification system Town of Greenwich Connecticut Web site Hurricane Irene Emergency Notification .  13,000 customers or about half of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut are without power.  CL-P will begin working on restoring power at 6 A.M. tomorrow morning.

I was told by my neighbor that Greenwich Avenue is without power.  There are also a lot of power lines down and trees down which can make it very dangerous to navigate around this area.

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 4:55 P.M.  I had a telephone call from a friend at 7 A.M..  I woke up again at 10:30 A.M., and I chatted with a relative.  The height of the hurricane was going on outside.  I finally woke up at 3:45 P.M..  I chatted with a friend in East Fairfield Beach, Connecticut, and he had a foot and a half of water around his apartment building this morning at high tide, but he came through the storm all right.  I walked around my building.  My Audi is all right.  There are a couple of small tree limbs down.  The ground is totally dry.  The garden in back is a bit flattened.  I chatted with three relatives, and they are all right.  I put the round mirror back up over the circuit breaker box in the living room. 

According to CL&P Outage Map half of Greenwich, Connecticut is without power, and half of the state of Connecticut or 650,000 homes are without power.  CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/28/11:

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 5:55 A.M.  On Cspan, I watched the European Union Economic Development Fund Press Conference with Bill Gates last April 11, 2011.

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 3:55 A.M.  CL&P Outage Map

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 3:20 A.M.  I checked around the building again.  The left side of the outside front sliding door was pushed open possibly by the wind.  I repositioned it, so the front sliding door now works properly.  Usually the Mobil gasoline station across the street is opened 24 hours as is the Shell station on West Putnam Avenue.  The Mobil station has a coffee bar.  It looks like it is raining quite heavily outside.

The barometer is 29.5, and it is 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 2:40 A.M.  Queen Elizabeth's shock as corgi dogs are fed reheated meals instead of freshly cooked | Mail Online  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 2:20 A.M.  Underpublicized threat deep in White House  CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 2:15 A.M.  More Dell Ultrasharp 2000FP 20 inch monitors available here for $35 and $17 FedEx ground shipping BMI Surplus Used - Dell Ultrasharp 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor  CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 2:10 A.M.  The Weather Channel says two million people in Virginia are without electricity.  The Weather Channel also reports that a great many of the New York Metropolitan area highways are closed and some of the bridges.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 1:15 A.M.  Today is James Edward Eldert's 56th birthday.  Usually when he shows up somewhere, everyone disappears, so maybe he is in Manhattan this morning.

Note: <888> 08/28/11 Sunday 12:25 A.M.  I went out, and I inspected the building, and it seems all right.  I chatted with a neighbor's relatives whom were about.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 11:50 P.M.  Connecticut House Republicans Emergency Notice:

*****          STORM UPDATE     *****

The First Selectman Peter Tesei is declaring effective at 8:00 AM TODAY (AUG 27), a STATE OF EMERGENCY for the Town of Greenwich. The storm is extremely dangerous and residents need to take it seriously.  Currently, Hurricane Irene is expected to arrive in Lower Fairfield County around 10:00 AM Sunday morning with the major part of the storm hitting the Greenwich area around 5:00 PM Sunday afternoon.

The Greenwich Post has been providing great updates on the storm and how to best prepare your home and families.

First Selectman Peter Tesei held a press conference at 4:15 on Friday to give an update on the latest developments and town preparations in anticipation of the storm.  Greenwich officials are asking all residents in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes as soon as possible.  These evacuations cover throughout the town and it was estimated impact close to 10% of Greenwich's population. It was estimated that 3,000 properties are being impacted.  Click here for a list of all neighborhoods impacted.  The file may take some time to download and a list is also available on this website.  [Also, there are signs being posted in “at-risk” neighborhoods.]

Rainfall of 7 to 9 inches are expected to fall in the Greenwich area, with a 4 to 5 foot storm surge expected to hit right around high tide on Sunday. First Selectman Tesei advises all residents in low lying areas to evacuate by 7:00 PM TODAY (Saturday, Aug 27). Police and fire personnel will be going door to door in the areas that may be affected asking residents to evacuate, but residents in low-lying areas are asked to evacuate now.

Shelters will be set up at Bendheim Western Civic Center and Eastern Middle School and information is available by calling 203-622-7700. Shelters are not pet friendly. The town's animal shelter on North Street as well as local vet offices will be able to take care of pets.

The town will be opening its Emergency Operations Center at NOON TODAY (Saturday, Aug 27).

Fire, Police and EMS have called in all volunteers and extra personnel to be on call through this event. Parks & Rec have been working to secure town facilities. Docks, beaches and buildings have been secured to best of ability, First Selectman Tesei said. Greenwich Point will be closed tomorrow. Police officers will be traveling to all the low level areas tomorrow to make sure people are aware of the evacuation and provide assistance if necessary.  Seniors who need assistance are urged to call the Transportation Association of Greenwich (TAG) at 203-637-4345.

The town will be suspending parking regulations in affected neighborhoods so that residents may move their cars to higher ground.

Sandbags are available at Glenville, Cos Cob, Sound Beach Old Greenwich fire stations.

Check www.Greenwich-Post.com for further updates.

Here are some additional numbers you may need:

Aquarion Water Company - 1-800-732-9678

Northeast Utilities - 1-203-286-2000

Connecticut Natural Gas - 1-203-869-6900

Be safe.

Best Regards,

Livvy Floren, State Representative - 149th District

Lile Gibbons, State Representative - 150th District

Fred Camillo, State Representative - 151st District

End of Notice:  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 11:40 P.M.  I ate a 8 ounce sautéed medium rare to medium cheeseburger with ketchup and Dijon mustard on a Kaiser roll with my usual steamed vegetables mixture and steamed flavor rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  I watched some television.  www.news12.com said the hurricane winds woud start at 4 A.M. Sunday morning August 28, 2011.  Mayor Bloomberg of New York's news conference said they would start at 8 A.M. on Sunday morning.  www.news12.com is now calling for 5 to 10 inches of rain and 74 mile per hours winds in Fairfield County, Connecticut.  CIO      

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 7:35 P.M.  I will try to post notes here Michael Louis Scott's Notes, Hurricane Irene, August 2011 , if the electricity goes off in my apartment.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 7:25 P.M.  If and win the electricity goes off, I probably will not try to keep the Cable Modem, Router, and Network switch device working with the UPS backup units, since they probably would not last too long anyway in an extended electrical failure.  I will keep the UPS devices for other backup electrical needs such as charging a cell phone.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 7:05 P.M.  My outside unit for the weather station was not working, so I reset its base unit, and I placed it to the right of the air conditioner on the window shelf near the outside sending unit, so it is now working.  However it only has the temperature and humidity.  It does not have a barometer.  Both of my old inside barometers say 29.84 and dropping.  Outside it is raining, and it is 73.9 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 6:55 P.M.  I chatted with a neighbor outside.  I gave the neighbor two alkaline D batteries and a Ray-O-Vac lantern with a regular 6 volt battery in it.  Some of our neighbors in low lying areas have been parking their cars in the Dorothy Hamill Ice Skating Parking lot which is on higher ground but not protected from the wind.

If the Horse Neck Brook on West Putnam Avenue has a major flood, the water could come running down the stream bed of the Horse Neck brook east of Prospect Street and flood the Connecticut Light and Power Electrical Substation at Prospect Street and Railroad Avenue causing a major power failure in this area that might last over a week.

I chatted with a friend.  I filled the bath tub up two thirds of the way, and I used siran wrap to keep the water from draining down the closed bath tub drain.

If any roofs including my own leak, and the rooms beneath have sheet rock wall board, when sheet rock gets wet it crumbles very quickly, so any items hanging from wet sheet rock walls would come falling down.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 5:00 P.M.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  There once was a hurricane that blew a Pelican up to St. Andrew's golf course in Scotland.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 4:10 P.M.  I chatted with a relative twice and another relative once.  I finally woke up at 2 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with two friends and two relatives.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 4:40 A.M.  Irene Brings Rain, Heavy Seas To U.S. Coast | FoxNews.com

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 4:20 A.M.  I chatted with the The Delamar Hotels at Greenwich Harbor and Southport, CT - Choose Your Hotel .  They still have a few vacancies.  They have put in a generator in case they lose power.  I recommended to them that they have their guests park on higher ground such as the nearby Bruce Museum or Berkeley Insurance or the upper levels of the Greenwich Train Station or even the vacant parking lot across the street from the office building at 600 Steamboat Road.  He told that we might be without electricity in Connecticut for two or three weeks in which case there would probably be chaos.  He also told me the Metro North trains are going to quit running at noon.  In Hurricane Gloria in September 1985, the parking lot of the Delemar Hotel did flood with about a foot of water, but it depends on the tide levels.  Davenport Court across the street is also on higher ground.  I told him to be careful about electricity around the waterfront, since water and electricity tend not to mix too well.  There are enough experts down there, they don't need me around.

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 2:50 A.M.  I noticed, when I was walking Greenwich Avenue this evening, the only store that had boarded up its store front was the Lucky Jeans shop just south of the Bank of America building. 

I just took down the heavy round mirror that was hanging in front of the circuit breaker box in the living room, and I put it behind the chair with the New Zealand Sheep skin.  Thus if during the hurricane I should get any roof leaks, it will be more convenient to turn off most of the electricity in the apartment.  I have been here before for heavy rain, and the roof has never leaked, but with high winds and a hurricane that is a possibility.  More than likely the Stop Signs and other traffic non secure signs on Greenwich Avenue will fall over in the high winds.  There are a number of potted plants including the hanging baskets on Greenwich Avenue that might blow around also.  I have not been down by the waterfront in a while, but I would imagine they are busy down there getting ready for the hurricane.  I have a friend that lives at East Fairfield Beach, Connecticut, and he intends to ride out the hurricane at home.  Many of his neighbors have already left.  I offered him hospitality at my apartment, but he wants to keep an eye on his own place.  I told him that water when driven by high wind is denser than cement, and he knows that, but he intends to stay there.  I also tried to get him to park his car on high ground, but he did not seem worried about that either.

The New York City subways are suppose to close at noon today.  I am not sure if that is just Manhattan or all of New York City.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 2:20 A.M.  Home Remedies for Insomnia, Hair, Nails, Dry Skin - AARP

!!!!!! Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 1:45 A.M.  Town of Greenwich, Connecticut Emergency Message:

This is Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei calling to notify you of the latest preparations in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.

Greenwich should begin to see the impact of the storm beginning Saturday afternoon with tropical force winds. Hurricane force winds may be felt beginning late Saturday evening into Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

The Town’s Emergency Operations Center will be activated beginning at 8AM Saturday morning and a Greenwich State of Emergency is effective at 8AM.

Residents living in coastal and low lying areas are asked to evacuate their residences beginning Saturday morning under the threat of severe flooding. Please evacuate to an upland area such as the home of a relative or friend, a hotel or the Town’s Emergency Shelter at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center located at 449 Pemberwick Road. This shelter is equipped with special cots to assist special needs residents. Remember to take essential items (especially medications) and emergency supplies.

Residents may leave vehicles parked in non-coastal Town of Greenwich municipal parking lots or Greenwich Public Schools(except Greenwich High School) in order to facilitate evacuation. Parking meter rules will be suspended until the Emergency Declaration is lifted.

Questions concerning evacuation or sheltering may be directed to the Town’s Emergency Operations Center at 203-622-7700 after 8AM Saturday, August 27th or Public Safety Dispatch at 203-622-8003.

Please check the Town of Greenwich website www.greenwichct.org or local print and web based media outlets as well local radio WGCH 1490AM for updates and latest storm information.
 

End of Message:  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 1:00 A.M.  I ate a Maria Callendar 21 ounce frozen meat and tomato lasagna which I will put grated parmesan and Romano cheese on, and I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/27/11 Saturday 12:20 A.M.  After the last note, I went way out to the far east in Greenwich, Connecticut.  I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and they were almost out of peanut butter.  I bought two 28 ounce jars of Skippy super crunchy peanut butter for $3.99 each for $7.98 total.  They were totally out of sliced bread and most other bread products.  I then went by the A&P Fresh, and I bought the second to the last load of bread or actually a twin 20 ounce loaves of America's Choice white bread for $2.39 total.  I then went by CVS, and I bought three 12 ounce bags of Gold Emblem chocolate chips and macadamia nut cookies for $2.50 each, two boxes of six 1.2 ounce bar boxes of Nature's Valley trail mix bars for $2.50 a box, a 4 ounce bag of Gold Emblem potato chips for a $1, and two 10 ounce bags of Gold Emblem oatmeal cookies for $1 each less a 25% off CVS internet discount coupon for 20 cents off a non sale item and .06 tax for $15.36 total.  I chatted with a local outside afterwards about the weather.  I then went further down Greenwich Avenue, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area and the train station area.  I noticed the Apple computer store has night maintenance in their store refinishing their tables.  All of the finish might not dry two quickly with the damp weather coming.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks, and I chatted with an employee about the weather.  I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area.  I sat out at various locations.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  I noticed on West Putnam Avenue across from the Greenwich Library, they are working on the underground electric cables, so maybe their is a power failure in that area.  I now have more non perishable food in case the electricity fails in the hurricane.  CVS still has bread in their store.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 9:05 P.M.  I put away the laundry.  I chatted with a friend three times and a relative once.  Fairfield Beach a low lying area in Fairfield County, Connecticut obviously will have major flooding.   I made 187 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  I will now go downtown for a while.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 6:10 P.M.  I woke up at noon, and I chatted with a relative.  I finally woke up at 2:30 P.M., and I chatted with the same relative again.  I chatted with a friend.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a friend.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 40 minutes to go on the dry cycles.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  The building custodian has moved inside any objects that might blow around.  I picked up the mail.  I watered the plants.  I will now make some cigarettes.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 5:10 A.M.  Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 4:55 A.M.  NexSat, NRL/JPSS Next-Generation Weather Satellite Demonstration Project

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/display10.cgi?SIZE=full&PHOT=yes&AREA=atlantic/stitched&PROD=day_night_bm&TYPE=ssmi&NAV=tropics&DISPLAY=Latest&ARCHIVE=Latest&CGI=tropics.cgi&CURRENT=20110826.0300.multisat.visir.bckgr.AtlanticBasin_AtlanticBasin_bm.NGT.jpg&MOSAIC_SCALE=20

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/display10.cgi?SIZE=full&PHOT=yes&AREA=atlantic/stitched&PROD=ir&TYPE=ssmi&NAV=tropics&DISPLAY=Latest&ARCHIVE=Latest&CGI=tropics.cgi&CURRENT=20110826.0300.multisat.ir.stitched.AtlanticBasin.x.jpg&MOSAIC_SCALE=15

CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 4:15 A.M.  I briefed the Canadian Emergency number at 1-613-996-8885.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 3:50 A.M.  This is why some rich people get fat http://www.fairmont.com/NR/rdonlyres/1CE2F774-203E-4D41-94E4-B3B9F904D5D5/0/LCF_Gueridon_Menu.pdf .  CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 3:40 A.M.  Laguna Beach Hotels | Inn at Laguna Beach | Orange County Luxury Hotels looks interesting, but I don't tan anymore.

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 3:30 A.M.  No, I am not planning on having a hurricane party, but some old discothèques if they are still around might make good refugee centers.  I briefed an out of town security agency.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 1:45 A.M.  The Schumacher Instant Power PX-400-3A jump start system does not look like it is taking a charge.   This battery is suppose to be a replacement for it BATTERY SCHUMACHER PS-400-3A, INSTANT POWER 12V 18AH | eBay , but at $50  plus $15 shipping it is expensive.  These other batteries might work just as well 12V 18AH | eBay for $30 less.  I should probably order one before winter.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 12:50 A.M.  New web site redesign coming Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information

Note: <888> 08/26/11 Friday 12:05 A.M.  The way I figure it, August 28, 2011 is James Edward Eldert's 56th birthday, and having been a friend and neighbor of his many decades ago, whenever he shows up, there is usually lots of rain, so possibly he is visiting in the New York City area.  He likes tennis, and the U.S. Open is going on at Forest Lawn Queens, and the Lawn Tennis tournament is going on in New Haven, Connecticut, so he might have shown up for one of those tennis tournaments and brought along a lot of rain with him.  I used to go for months at a time without hardly any rain, and when Jimmy showed up, it was always a monsoon rain storm.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 11:40 P.M.  The area in Riverside, Connecticut along the shore south of St. Paul's Church St. Pauls Episcopal Church can also flood.

I checked my flash lights and lanterns, and they all seem in order.  The Slaymaker Jump Start System is fully charged with a light available.  However, I am not sure the Schumacher jump start system with light is taking a charge.  It might have an older battery.  I have a couple of flash lights in the Audi, and they worked in the spring.  I also have a couple of spare D batteries for them in the glove box.  I have not been able to stock up on Alkaline D batteries, because four of them at regular prices for the CVS brand cost $6.99 and even at buy one get one free they are expensive. 

My battery inventory in my apartment, but I have not double checked the count:

Beginning of Battery inventory

1, Duracell 6 volt lantern battery

12 new CVS alkaline D batteries

2, used still good alkaline D batteries

26 new alkaline C batteries

1, used still good alkaline C battery

6, new CVS alkaline 9 volt batteries

0, new Duracel alkaine 9 volt batteries

10, used still good alkaline 9 volt batteries

2, used still good regular 9 volt batteris

2, new heavy duty 9 volt batteries

69, new CVS alkaline AA batteries

33, unused new various alkaline AA batteries

62, used but still good various alkaline AA batteries

22, new heavy duty AA batteries

71 , alkaline AAA batteries

2, various new alkaline AAA batteries

2, new heavy duty AAA batteries

19, used but still good alkaline AAA batteries

End of Inventory:  CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 11:10 P.M.  The National Weather Service and the local Greenwich, Connecticut radio station WGCH say that rain will begin fall this Saturday evening July 27, 2011.

Town of Greenwich, Connecticut Emergency Hurricane Irene Alert Message:

This is Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei calling with an urgent notification regarding hurricane Irene.

The latest forecasts predict Irene to make landfall in the Stamford area as a category 1 hurricane around 5:00 PM Sunday August 28th

There maybe sustained winds of 90 MPH with gusts to 110 MPH along with as much as 10 - 15 inches of rain.

If you have previously experienced flooding in your home or property, you need to take preventative actions to protect your belongings now !

People living in shoreline and other low lying waterfront area's need to be aware that evacuation may be necessary during this weekend.

Please visit our web site www.greenwichct.org along with National and Local media for further updates regarding this dangerous storm.

Thank you

End of Message:

I put the new flash light on top of the white bookcase at the kitchen entrance.  I have numerous other flash lights and lanterns also in the apartment.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 10:45 P.M.  The summer residents of Captain's Island and Island beach should be evacuated also.  Tod's Point more than likely will be flooded as could be Island Beach.  Byram shore could also flood.  The residents along the Byram River more than likely will be flooded.  EPA should look into the Sunoco and Gulf stations on West Putnam Avenue and the Byram River at the New York border to make sure there will not be any fuel leakage.  The lobby of the police station downtown should have some sort of emergency facility.  The Greenwich Red Cross has an emergency canteen, but they will have to figure out where to set it up after the hurricane.  There is a large watershed in this area, so as 10 to 15 inches of rain runs off this way towards the shore line, there will be a lot of flooding in various areas.  The area underneath the Mianus River bridge also floods just east of the Bush Holly House.

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 10:15 P.M.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I have a Verizon telephone cable going into the second Dell Latitude D410 laptop computer to the left of the primary work computer.

It can also flood at the Horseneck Brook by the Audi dealership on West Putnam Avenue, and that same brook runs down to the Boys Club area down by the railroad southwest parking area, so that area can also flood.  It can also flood at Glenville Road by the entrance to the Eagle Hill School.  It also can flood around the Radio Shack in Cos Cob, Connecticut by the Cos Cob fire house.  Technically the over flow on the dam at Conyers Farm Lake could also overflow at Upper Cross Road.  The lake on the ninth hole at the Greenwich Country Club can also flood as it leads down towards the Greenwich High School.  Obviously the Cos Cob harbor could flood with all of the water coming down the Mianus River and depending on the tide.  There are low areas around the Belle Haven Club on the waterfront.  The southwest side of Belle Haven is also lower.  The steam that runs under Glenville Road in Glenville could also flood.  Thus with many flooded steams and brooks around, it might be hard to navigate around town during and after the hurricane.  Also the stream that runs under Cliffdale Road near the Bruce Golf Course could also flood.  The overflow from the reservoir dam between Lake Avenue and North Street could also flood along the Lake Avenue area.  The community room at the public housing building at 71 Vinci Drive where I live can hold 117 people for a meeting, but I am not sure if it is allowed to be used in an emergency.  It says in the town of Greenwich notice that the Western Greenwich Civic Center will open at 10 A.M. on Saturday August 27, 2011 for sheltering.  I think that facility is in Glenville.  Obviously the Greenwich Hospital will be available in an emergency.

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 8:40 P.M.  I am cooking a Maria Callendar 21 ounce frozen meat and tomato lasagna which I will put grated parmesan and Romano cheese on, and I will eat it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  In case we lose electricity, you might as well eat some good food from the freezer.  CIO

!!!!!!!!!! Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 8:25 P.M.  Welcome to the official Town of Greenwich Connecticut Web site Urgent Hurricane Irene Notification

The hurricane notification for the town of Greenwich, Connecticut calls for landfall here on Sunday August 28, 2011 at 5 P.M. with winds from 90 to 110 miles per hour and 10 to 15 inches of rain and flooding in low lying areas.  It is a category 1 hurricane.

I chatted with a relative and two friends.  I left messages with two other friends.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 7:35 P.M.  Hurricane Irene : Tracking Map : Weather Underground  CIO

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 7:30 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.  I picked up the mail.  If one has rechargeable lanterns or rechargeable flashlights, one should make sure they are fully charged up.

I was living on Steamboat Road here in Greenwich, Connecticut during Hurricane Gloria Hurricane Gloria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which was a mild hurricane in September 1985.  The waves on Steamboat Road were coming up to entrance driveway of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club.  The Island Beach parking lot was flooded.  The old Showboat Motel which is now the The Delamar Hotels at Greenwich Harbor and Southport, CT - Choose Your Hotel was flooded.  Bruce Park was flooded.  Usually East Putnam Avenue just south of the Greenwich High School floods in a lot of rain.  Meads Point can flood.  The low lying areas of Old Greenwich can flood.  There is a flood post at the Holy Grove at Tod's Point that shows how high the water was during Hurricane Gloria.  There are low lying areas to west of us in Port Chester, New York and along the Byram River.  Costco which a primary source of supplies in this area is near the waterfront in Port Chester, New York.  I am not sure if Home Depot might flood in Port Chester, New York.  Grass Island would obviously flood down by the waterfront in Greenwich, Connecticut.  During the hurricane if it comes this way, they should leave the Greenwich Train Station opened with the bathrooms unlocked for any stranded travelers.  More than likely the Stamford, Connecticut train station will continue to be opened 24 hours.  They have parking at the Stamford train station that is elevated.  The back country streams in this area can flood roads with a lot of rain.  With a lot of wind, a lot of trees can fall down causing power lines to come down and other damage.  Technically old dams could fail with a whole lot of rain in this area.  The waterfront road in Old Greenwich by the First Presbyterian Church in Old Greenwich can flood.  The Cos Cob fire department has Marine rescue unit as probably does the Old Greenwich fire department.  The boats in the harbor should be secured or put into dry dock.  Outdoor furniture can be blown around by high winds.  If traveling on the trains, the trains technically could quit running if there is a power failure or the electric lines are down.  More than like Westchester Country airport would not be available.  Hurricanes when they come ashore can spawn off tornadoes. 

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 6:10 P.M.  If we get Hurricane Irene on Sunday, one should make sure their cell phones or other wireless devices are fully charged before then in case we lose electricity.  If we lose electricity, and Verizon telephone land line service still works, one might be able to get online locally with www.juno.com which has local dialup service, but it is slow and might be overwhelmed.  I have UPS devices that I could plug my cable modem and router and network switch into, but the batteries on the UPS devices are several years old, so I am not sure how long they would last.  If we lose electricity, the frozen food in the freezer if one does not open the freezer door would only be good for a day or two.  One could get a cooler and ice in case that happens.  Electronic money might not work, so one might want to have some cash on hand.  Since it is then end of the month, a lot of the seniors and disabled people on social security might not have much money to prepare.  One might need some sort of food that one does not need to be cooked like dry snacks or trail mix bars or tuna fish or whatever comes out of a can.  One might need bottled water or cans of beverages in case the water treatment plant malfunctions.  Since a lot of people might still be on vacation in late August, the full time staff of emergency workers might not be available.  One should make sure, one's automobile fuel tank is full in case electric pumps do not work at the filling station.  One should have batteries also for emergency light or local radio broadcasts.  One should be careful, if one needs to burn candles or hurricane lamps.  Fumes from generators can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.  If power lines are down in the area, it might not be safe to move around after the hurricane.  Low lying areas can obviously flood homes and cars.  Sewage plants would be overflowing, so there would be a lot of bacteria in the water of Long Island Sound.  They Hyatt Hotel in Old Greenwich Stamford Hotels- Old Greenwich Connecticut Hotel- Hyatt Regency Greenwich, CT is on high enough ground, with not many trees around their parking lot.

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 4:55 P.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I chatted with a relative and two friends.  I left messages with three other friends.

Note: <888> 08/25/11 Thursday 12:45 A.M.  I ate a bowl of reheated flavored rice with soy sauce and a glass of water.  I have a 1:30 P.M. appointment today, so I will have to be up at 10 A.M. this morning.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Afternoon thunderstorms and 81 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 11:55 P.M.  I took the spare bookcase shelf that I had, and I put it on the open drawer of the night stand supporting the fourth IBM ThinkCentre.  I have the shelf sitting on a placemat on the open drawer supported by a one inch thick telephone book with the shelf front wedged underneath the bamboo cover.  Thus with the shelf in place, there is a sturdy hard surface for the Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse, and room to place the wireless mouse on either right or left side.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 11:00 P.M.  Vesuvius (volcano, Italy) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 10:35 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I put my little folding cart back in the trunk of the Audi.  I picked up the mail.  It seems pretty quiet around here.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 9:45 P.M.  I took an hour nap.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shower and clean up.   I find it sort of boring just sitting out downtown, since with my foot fungus I can not really walk too far.  Thus I will not be driving way out east to downtown Greenwich, Connecticut this evening to watch the world go by.  Nothing too much ever happens in Greenwich, Connecticut, since the town is so expensive, most people are just scrambling to survive and eek out a meager existence.  There are a lot of people whom try to pretend they are more affluent than they actually are hoping to make money off any rich New Yorkers or other visitors whom might wander out this way.   CIO 

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 7:40 P.M.   I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 6:25 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 6:20 P.M.  With possible hurricane activity in the area this coming weekend and with people possibly moving around in panic, some of them might need the internet, so I turned on my wireless internet called "Max Headroom" which generally can be picked up in the front area of my building at 71 Vinci Drive.  Any lurkers, PLEASE do not hack my network!

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 5:40 P.M.  I cleaned the two air conditioner filters.  I also cleaned the black and dust buster filter with a vegetable brush.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 4:50 P.M.  A few days ago, I put in a new Brita water filter in the Brita water holder in the refrigerator.  I threw out the old one which was over a year old.  Yesterday, I also charged up the 2 million rechargeable lantern that is on the bedroom side board shelf in the bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 4:25 P.M.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 4:05 P.M.  I chatted with a coastal observer in Eastern Connecticut.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 3:10 P.M.  I ordered a jar opener Every Day Another Great Deal - 5StarDeal.com's Daily Deal Special! for $2.99 with free shipping.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 2:50 P.M.  I ordered Logitech C160 USB Webcam with MIC and Headset, High Resolution Video for $12.99 less discount with coupon code "MLCK08D24NL1" for $6.49 with free shipping.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 2:30 P.M.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 1:55 P.M.  I woke up at noon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 3:25 A.M.  Joel Rosenberg

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 2:00 A.M.  I ate a couple dozen jelly beans, and my brain seemed to get smarter.  I looked again around the Danish bar, where I though the glass candy dish was, and I found it with some bar supplies inside of it.  I put the bar supplies in the Delft pot, and I cleaned the glass candy dish with the silver plate rim, and I put the jelly beans in it, and I placed it on top of the white book case at the kitchen entrance.  Jelly beans tend to go fast around here.  I originally bought the glass candy dish at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop when it was on Sherwood Place for a couple of dollars thinking it might be Steuben glass, but I don't know anything about Steuben glass, so for all I know it is just a cut glass candy dish.  I know a couple of people from Steubenville, Ohio, one of whom have been in my apartment a few times, and if it were actually Steuben, I think they would have noticed it.  Frequently in America, items that are popular in the art world are cheaply reproduced in large quantities for the general public.  For some reason the date on the FIC server was off a month set to July 13, 2011, so possibly it is still being hacked for unknown reasons.  Obviously some idiots have so little to do, they hack people's servers for no other reason, but to prove they are idiots.  I guess it is like the modern day graffiti artists.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 12:50 A.M.  I could not find the little cut glass candy dish with the silver rim that has been around my apartment for a long time.  I looked everywhere.  Possibly I misplaced it.  I put 8 ounces of the Teenee Beanee Gourmet Jelly Beans in a white and blue Delft pot, and I place it on top of the white bookcase at the kitchen entrance.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/24/11 Wednesday 12:05 A.M.  I went out after the last note.  I sat downtown for a while.  I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone.  I chatted with a local walker.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out some more.  I drove over to CVS.  I bought four 12 packs of 12 ounce cans of Sierra Mist All Natural Lemon Lime soda pop for $3 each 12 pack and 60 cents can deposit per 12 pack and from the Clearance section three 8 ounce Teenee Beanee Gourmet Jelly Beans a dollar each for $17.40 and .95 tax for $18.35 total.  I chatted with a local about down south.  I then drove over to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a four pack of day old muffins for $2 and fresh bananas for .79 a pound for $1.20 for $3.20 total.  I chatted with a few locals.  I then returned home.  I used my little folding cart to bring up my groceries, and I put them away.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 7:20 P.M.  I chatted with a friend.  I will now shut down the primary work computer.  I will then shower and clean up, and then I will go downtown to sit out for a while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 6:35 P.M.   I ate a 8 ounce sautéed medium rare to medium cheeseburger with ketchup and Dijon mustard on a Kaiser roll with my usual steamed vegetables mixture and steamed flavor rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  I chatted with a friend who was thinking about going to a party this Saturday night at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , but I advised against it because of the upcoming hurricane might be coming that way.  CIO    

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 4:40 P.M.  I watched the Jeb Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia interview on www.foxnews.com .  He said we should get ready for the Hurricane.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 3:55 P.M.  Earthquake reported along the East Coast - Post Now - The Washington Post

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 3:40 P.M.  I was called by a relative at about 2 P.M. to tell me about the earthquake.  I was also told yesterday by a local walker that the Dental clinic at the Greenwich Hospital outpatient clinic is going to be closing for lack of funding soon.  I still have an appointment scheduled there on September 19, 2011, but my mid October 2011 appointment there was cancelled, so it is probably true.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 3:25 P.M.  The orders with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the orders for two New Tripp-Lite CCC-4-out Isobar Console Surge Protector | eBay for $16.99 with free shipping for $33.98 total arrived.  I chatted with neighbors.  I picked up the mail.  I installed one Tripp Lite console on the Abit computer setup removing the Belkin power strip.  I raised up the Acer monitor a bit with a telephone book.  To turn on the speakers on, one has to turn on the Aux switch.  The main switch turns on the CPU and Monitor.  I installed the second Tripp Lite console on the Dell Latitude 4600i computer in the bedroom.  The main switch turns on the CPU and Dell monitor, and the Aux switch turns on the Eizo monitor and the speakers.  To turn on the power strip which is connected to the paper shredder, one has to turn on the power strip in front of the two monitors.  If the Aux switch is turned on, one can turn it on and off with the main switch.  I threw out the shipping box and Tripp Lite console boxes.  I chatted with neighbors.

www.foxnews.com reports the New York City area is pretty much normal, and they are inspecting the Washington D.C. buildings for damage.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 3:10 P.M.  There are reports of minor damage in the earthquake area and in Washington D.C..  The Washington monument is supposedly learning.  The two nuclear power plants in Virginia are shut down.  The New York City airports are now opened.  Washington D.C. Capitol area has been cordoned off.  The National cathedral suffered minor damage.  www.foxnews.com says not to use one's cell phone unless necessary, since the cell phone systems are over run.  Union Station in Washington D.C. had minor damage.  Amtrak suspended service on the Washington D.C. corridor.  Office workers in New York City are returning to their offices.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 3:05 P.M.  The New York airports are closed, but the Westchester County airport is still working.

Cell phone service is not working in this area.

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 1:20 P.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M., when a relative called.  I chatted with the relative again.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.   CIO  

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 2:20 A.M.  I ate a few day old muffin.

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 1:30 A.M.  Tracking is FedEx Tracking on the orders for two New Tripp-Lite CCC-4-out Isobar Console Surge Protector | eBay for $16.99 with free shipping for $33.98 total.

Note: <888> 08/23/11 Tuesday 12:05 A.M.  I also have two United States Army www.army.mil sleeping bags good to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit, which would probably fit on the floor easily enough, if guests wanted to rough it.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/22/11 Monday 11:55 P.M.  I put the two L wrenches and the other two little metal wrenches from the laptop and computer desk assembly parts in one of my little computer tool cases on the white bookcase shelf at the kitchen entrance.  I put the instructions in the stack of paper on the same white book shelf. 

I have a full size bed in the bedroom that could sleep two people, but probably not with me, since I snore like a thunderstorm.  The Ethan Allen recliner is setup, so it can fully recline with the slip cover pulled up from the front, so one person could sleep there.  Also although it would be hard to get at the Ethan Allen recliner, I have a twin size double thick Aerobed.  One could move the legal chair with the New Zealand sheep skin to the entrance area opposite the kitchen, and one could move the chair at the oak dining table where the Epox computer is to behind the primary work computer chair, and then one could move the pedestal fan and Ionic Pro air purifier against the mahogany bureau, and there would be plenty of room to inflate the twin size double thick Aerobed.  I have a new mattress pad for it and sheets and blanket, and one could use one of the pillows from the bedroom bed.  It would be awkward getting from the Ethan Allen recliner over the Aerobed, if one had to use the bathroom while sleeping, and the Aerobed would also block passage into the entrance area of the apartment from the bedroom area.  However, since I rarely have guests, it is just an option I keep available.  Most of my friends and relatives can afford inexpensive lodging in the area, so I don't really need to have unexpected guests, except perhaps in an emergency such as a winter blizzard, which can happen in this area.  According to the Greenwich Housing Authority, I am only allowed to have guests for four days at a time, but I have seen other tenants have guests stay longer.  However, the apartment is setup more like a working office, so it is not that user friendly towards hospitality and entertaining.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/22/11 Monday 11:00 P.M.  I ate the other half of the Chef's salad that I made yesterday with my Good Seasons Italian dressing mixture and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda pop and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/22/11 Monday 9:50 P.M.  I woke up at 9:30 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I went back to bed until 12:30 P.M..  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I chatted with a friend.

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 11:55 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I assembled the laptop computer stand which was not too complex of a job, but one has to follow the instructions in English, and it came with two little metal wrenches and a L wrench for assembling it.  It is in position with the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 laptop computer on it.  Its bottom support legs on wheels stick out a little bit further than the folding oak table, so I moved the oak dining table a few inches towards the far wall to give a little bit more room to walk by it.

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 10:00 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown to CVS.  I bought a roll of premium 3M Duct tape for $8.99 and a HE laptop desk for 20% off or $3 off for $11.99 and $1.33 tax for $22.31 total.  I used the bathroom at CVS.  Doral cigarettes are not $3 a pack but $7.49.  I then drove further down Greenwich Avenue, and I used my umbrella in the rain, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I picked up two Metro North train schedules at the train station.  On the way up Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by briefly at CVS again.  After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I chatted with a couple of locals.  I then returned home.  I will now setup up the laptop desk by the white bookcase at the kitchen entrance, where I have a folding oak table with the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 sitting on it.  I will thus have two unused folding oak tables behind the bedroom door available for other uses.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 6:35 P.M.  I made up a double chef's salad with iceberg lettuce tuna and cheese, and I refrigerated half, and I ate half with my version of Good Season's Italian dressing mixture.  I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda pop.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 5:25 P.M.  Libyan Rebels Say They Captured Gadhafi's Son in Tripoli - ABC News  CIO

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 5:15 P.M.  Report: Exxon fights US over major oil discovery - GreenwichTime  CIO

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 5:10 P.M.  Social Security disability on verge of insolvency - GreenwichTime  CIO

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 4:45 P.M.  Prison Planet.com » Ron Paul Addresses Plans For ‘Civil Unrest’ Detention Camps

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 4:25 P.M.  At National Hurricane Center tracking is Tropical Storm IRENE Tracking , it does not look good for Key West, Florida on this Friday morning.

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 4:20 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with a couple of neighbors.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 3:00 P.M.  I made 97 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 1:05 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I put new duct tape on the sheet covering the living room bedroom window.  They still have not installed the window shade on the bedroom window.  However, there might be a problem in trying to install it, since there is no secure place to put a mounting bracket on the left side of the window.  Also it might be difficult to get a tall enough latter into the bedroom to reach up the 12 feet or so to be able to install it, if the plastic strip on the left could support a mounting bracket.  I will now shower and clean up, and then I will make some more cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/21/11 Sunday 11:55 A.M.  I woke up at 9:30 A.M..  I did a Complete PC backup of both partitions on the primary work computer to the third external hard drive.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  CIO   

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/20/11:

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 11:50 P.M.  I ate a few day old muffin.  I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will either watch some television or go to bed soon.

Afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow and 81 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 11:10 P.M.  I chatted with a relative again.

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 10:45 P.M.

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Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 9:20 P.M.  I chatted with two friends.  I watched Equestrian world on the BBC television news.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 8:30 P.M.  I ate a 12 ounce sautéed London Broil with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Jack Daniels barbecue sauce and my usual steamed vegetable and rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soft drink along with a cup of green tea with splenda sweetener and lemon juice.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 6:55 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown to CVS.  I returned a 2 ounce tube of CVS brand of Neosporin and a jar of Vicks Vapor Rub for a $31.14 CVS card.  I picked up a prescription, and  I bought a As Seen on TV wireless telephone Jupiter Jack for $4.99 and .32 tax for $5.31 total.  I now have $107.23 on CVS cards to spend in the future.  I chatted with a relative on my AT&T wireless telephone.  I drove further down Greenwich Avenue.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I toured CVS again.  I sat out at various locations.  I tested the Jupiter Jack plugged into my AT&T wireless telephone headset jack, however its two FM frequencies are 99.3 and 101.3 both of which have competing radio stations, so it is not useful in this area.   I put it in the compartment between the seats, and I put the adapters in the glove box.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 15.7 ounce box of Cheez-its Colby cheese crackers for $2.50, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $3.49, broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $1.37 and a head of Cello iceberg lettuce for $1.99 less 60 cents can deposits for $8.75 total.  I chatted with a local about the price of tea in China.  I returned home.  I picked up the mail.  I put away my purchases.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 2:55 P.M.  I sorted out my receipts since about the first of the year.  I put them in a plastic bag in the top filing cabinet in the bedroom.  I ate a couple of day old muffin.  I will now go downtown for a walk and other errands.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 2:00 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I put away the laundry.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 12:55 P.M.  I have 40 minutes to go on the two dry cycles.

Note: <888> 08/20/11 Saturday 12:35 P.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have five minutes to go on the wash cycles.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 11:05 P.M.  I chatted with a friend and a relative.  I am too tired to go through my email, so it will have to wait until tomorrow after I do my laundry.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  My feet hurt from all of the walking that I have been doing recently.

Isolated thunderstorms tomorrow and 85 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 8:55 P.M.   I ate a 14 ounce sautéed London Broil with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Jack Daniels barbecue sauce and my usual steamed vegetable and rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soft drink along with a cup of green tea with splenda sweetener and lemon juice.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I watered the plants.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 7:05 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown to CVS.  I returned eight tubes of the CVS Athletes Foot cream for $105.39 total refund and $18.59 in cash and $86.80 in CVS refund cards.  I still have five tubes, but I think I might try to quit using it, since my right hand seems to be pretty much cured, and although my feet are better, I have a lot of dead skin on them that needs to wear off, and they are still tender with new skin on the sides.  I bought two three quart containers of Clorox bleach for $3.39 each less a 25% off CVS coupon for $1.70 discount and .32 tax for $5.40 total.  I then walked over to the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue.  I then drove further down Greenwich Avenue.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I chatted with the regular night person at the Senior and the Arts center.  I stopped by CVS again on the way up Greenwich Avenue.  One the way down Greenwich Avenue, I used the bathroom at CVS.  They have a wireless telephone jack there for the car radio for $5, but one needs a headphone jack on one's wireless telephone to use it, which I do not have on my LG wireless telephone, but I have one on my AT&T wireless phone, so I might get one next time I am downtown.  I stopped by the new Jack Wills | Fabulously British Clothing | University Outfitters store across from Ralph Lauren, and they gave me their catalog.  They have men's sizes up to 2X for larger people.  I then sat out for a while.  I then returned home, and I picked up the mail.  CIO    

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 3:05 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I will now shut down the primary work computer.  I will shower and clean up and boot foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  I will then go downtown.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 1:45 P.M.  I moved the Tripp Lite Touch Master MT6 Consule from the third IBM ThinkCentre to the fourth IBM ThinkCentre.  I used a three foot long power strip to have its power cable long enough to reach the Belkin surge protector underneath the Harvard Chair underneath the stereo setup.  When one turns on the Master Control switch on the Tripp Lite Touch Master MT6 Consule, it turns on the power to the fourth IBM ThinkCentre, the Dell 2000FP monitor, and the Hercules speaker system.  I moved the Belkin Surge Protection Power Strip from the fourth IBM ThinkCentre to the third IBM ThinkCentre, so when one turns it on, it turns on the CPU, Monitor, and speakers.  On the fourth IBM ThinkCentre, I also put a place mat at the front of the CPU wedged in and supported by the CPU and Consule, so there is more room for the Microsoft Wireless keyboard.  I will put one of the Tripp Lite consules that I just ordered on the third IBM ThinkCentre and another on the Dell Latitude 4600i computer setup in the bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 12:40 P.M.  I ordered another New Tripp-Lite CCC-4-out Isobar Console Surge Protector | eBay for $16.99 with free shipping.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 11:30 A.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 2:00 A.M.  I ate a day old muffin.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Scattered thunderstorms today and 80 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 1:35 A.M.  IBM brings brain power to experimental chips - Computerworld

Note: <888> 08/19/11 Friday 12:20 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 11:30 P.M.  I woke up at 7 P.M..  I went out, and I threw out the garbage.  I went by the ATM machine at 19 West Putnam at the Chase Bank.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I chatted with a local walker.  I toured CVS.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone before and after my walk.  I chatted with a Starbucks regular.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 8 packs of Stop and Shop hot dog buns for $1.25 each 8 pack, and a 59 ounce container of Tropicana low acid orange juice for $3 and fresh bananas for .79 a pound for .97 for $6.47 total.  I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $10.03 of self service premium V-power gasoline for $4.499 a gallon for 2.230 gallons for 28.6 miles driving since Monday August 15, 2011 at odometer reading of 68899 miles for 12.825 miles per gallon in mostly local traffic.  I then returned home.  I picked up the mail.  The order with tracking of USPS - Track & Confirm on the order for one Logitech C120 Webcam with Headset for $9.99 each less $5 with coupon code "MLCK81V2NL1" for $4.99 total with free shipping arrived.  I put it on the fourth IBM ThinkCentre, and I installed the drivers plug and play and the software.  I moved the generic Logitech web cam to the bedroom Dell Latitude 4600i computer as a second web cam, which it was previously installed on.  I drank a 12 ounce glass of diet A&W root beer.  CIO      

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 3:10 P.M.   I made and ate a chef's salad with tuna fish and cheese and my special mixture of Good Seasons Italian dressing and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda.  I will now take a nap.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 1:40 P.M.  I made 133 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxbusiness.com .  CIO

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 11:40 A.M.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with neighbors.  I will now make some more cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 10:15 A.M.  I woke up at 8 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make up another batch of punch.  I will then make my bed.  Since gasoline is so expensive in Greenwich, Connecticut; most everyone stays home anymore and does chores.  Thus our homes are running a little bit better.  People whom enjoy the simple country life out in Connecticut have a different perspective on life versus our urban neighbors whom come to visit and shop and observe our simple village ways.  Most city people do not seem to be interested in all of the new cars we have for sale on West Putnam Avenue, since I guess they use public transportation in the City.  City people are always visiting us, because we have so many people whom publish and advertise stories about the area, but we do not have as much help as they do in the City, so we have to do most of our chores ourselves which can take quite a bit of time.  There are people whom commute back and forth to New York City, but they are so busy in the City and commuting, they do not pay much attention to the people whom live out here and lead more simple lives.  CIO    

Note: <888> 08/18/11 Thursday 12:30 A.M.  I watched some television.  I ate a day old muffin and a couple of slices of cheese.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Afternoon showers today and 83 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 10:10 P.M.  All quiet on the Western Front.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 9:55 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 9:20 P.M.  I watched some television.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  I threw out the garbage.  I picked up the mail.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 7:00 P.M.  I watched some television.  I chatted with a friend.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 5:20 P.M.  I am awake, and now the internet seems to be working normally.

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 12:50 P.M.  I will now wash the breakfast dished and go back to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 12:40 P.M.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I called up www.chase.com at 19 West Putnam Avenue, and they told me their web site was working.  However, when I called it was not working at my apartment.  It now works to go to the homepage, but one can not log on to it.  There obviously is some problem.  I chatted with a relative.  The Cablevision telephone number is so busy, they can not even give a recording, so I would say there is obviously a problem with Cablevision's Internet setup.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 11:00 A.M.  I woke up at 7 A.M..  I checked the server, and the webs sites mentioned below, and they still did not work.  I moved the two computer monitor stands from the Abit and fourth IBM ThinkCentre computer setups to the primary IBM ThinkCentre and the Epox computer setups on the oak dining table.  Now there is room to slide the keyboards back with a little bit more room to eat at those two places.  I called up Cablevision, and they suggested that I connect a computer directly to the Cable modem, and sure enough the www.chase.com web site worked.  I then reconnected my computers back up to the Netgear Router and Netgear switch, and the Cablevision reset the Cable Modem, and the non working internet web sites worked.  I went out, and I mailed my social security redetermination form at the Valley Road Post Office via registered mail which cost $2.85.  I then returned home.  I had left the primary work computer on along with the FIC server, and now www.chase.com and some of the web sites still do not work, but www.cnn.com does.  It sort of leads me to believe that since some web sites work and some don't, there is nothing wrong with my computer setup, and it is something wrong with the internet.  I do know over a dozen times over the years, when I have gone to Staples in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, I have had computer problems after going there.  Thus it has me a bit confused as what the real problem is.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 1:55 A.M.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I ate a few slices of cheese.  Sunny today and 84 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 1:20 A.M.  http://www.number10.gov.uk/ works. 

www.exxon.com does not work.

www.mobil.com does work.

www.shell.com does work.

www.lemonde.fr does not work.

www.klm.com does work.

www.forbes.com does work.

Will Microsoft Top Google's Bid For Motorola Mobility? - Forbes

www.nantucket.net does not work.

www.whitehouse.gov does work.

VOA News | English does work.

www.cnn.com does work.

www.nytimes.com does work.

www.thestar.com does work.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ does work.

www.yale.edu does work.

www.lfc.edu does work.

http://www.oracle.com/us/sun/index.htm does work.

Possibly a major server farm is out is all that I can figure out.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/17/11 Wednesday 12:45 A.M.  The www.chase.com web site does not work now either.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ is still not working.

http://www.foxnews.com/ was down for a while and is now working.

http://www.bony.com does not work.

BNY Mellon | Asset Management and Securities Servicing does work.

http://www.greenwichtime.com does not work.

www.ibm.com does work.

www.microsoft.com does work.

Maybe there is a major cyber attack going on, or maybe everyone is away on vacation.

I contacted a few security operations.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 11:45 P.M.  New Microsoft Blog Hints at Windows 8 Preview

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ does not seem to be working at the moment.  Maybe they all went on Holiday.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.  I chatted with a friend and a relative.

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 8:05 P.M.   I ate a 14 ounce sautéed London Broil with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Jack Daniels barbecue sauce and my usual steamed vegetable and rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soft drink along with a cup of green tea with splenda sweetener and lemon juice.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 9:45 A.M.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the primary work computer and go out.  I have a 11 A.M. appointment today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 8:40 A.M.  Living in Greenwich, Connecticut is like the TV Show "The Prisoner" The Prisoner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , and whenever anyone tries to escape, they just return you back to Greenwich, Connecticut.

Note: <888> 08/16/11 Tuesday 8:00 A.M.  I woke up at 6:30 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 7:20 P.M.  I watched some television.  I ate a several day old muffin.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Showers tomorrow and 75 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 6:00 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 5:00 P.M.  Motorola Mobility is by far Google's biggest acquisition ever

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 4:35 P.M.  I ate a 14 ounce sautéed London Broil with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Jack Daniels barbecue sauce and my usual steamed vegetable and rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soft drink along with a cup of green tea with splenda sweetener and lemon juice.  I threw out the garbage.   The EMT truck showed up, and I had to contact a neighbor to let them into another neighbor's apartment that had summoned the EMT.  The police are also here.  I picked up the mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 2:15 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I went by CVS, and I bought four 9 ounce Glade air freshener spring garden scent for .99 each and buy one get one free of CVS 50 capsule B-150 time released for $12.49 both, and buy one get one free of CVS 100 capsule garlic soft gels for $5.79 both and $1.41 tax for $23.65 total.  I then went further downtown.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I played a Roll Em scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center midway and at the end of my walk.  I stopped by CVS again, and I bought buy one get one free of a ten pack CVS AA alkaline batteries and a 10 pack of CVS AAA alkaline batteries for $6.79 both and .43 tax for $7.22 total.    On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by CVS again, and I checked the price of cigarettes for a friend.  Marlboros are $7.49 a pack as are generic cigarettes and regular cigarettes are $8.59 a pack.  I was told Doral cigarettes are only $3 a pack.  They have a new five cigarette packs of Marlboro cigarettes for $1.69.  I finished my walk.  I sat out for a while.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of medium small day old muffins for $1.65, two six packs of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.49 each six pack, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance Spread for $3.29, a 16 ounce package of Stop and Shop maple bacon for $3.34, fresh bananas for .79 a pound $1.44, and buy one Top Round London Broil for $3.99 a pound for $10.90, and get the second equal or lesser value London Broil worth $10 for free for $23.60 total.  I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $17 of self service premium V-power gasoline less 10 cents off with my Stop and Shop card for $4.399 a gallon for 3.864 gallons at odometer reading of 68870 miles for 44 miles driven since Friday August 5, 2011 for 11.387 miles per gallon.  I then returned home, and I put away my groceries and other purchases.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 10:05 A.M.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go downtown.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/15/11 Monday 8:45 A.M.  I woke up at 7 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 8:45 P.M.  I watched some television.  Living here in Greenwich, Connecticut on the edge of the tropics, the weather is more moderate than further up north.  I turned off the air conditioners, since it is cooler outside today.  I seem to have a lot of television channels, but most of it seems to be programmed for teenagers and younger people.  I guess adults are not suppose to watch too much television.  With the current economic recession, we have become more introspective in our homes, since we do not get out as much.  I guess urban people can still go out for walks in the less busy cities.  I think in the cities, when they don't have jobs, they start becoming artists instead of working office jobs.  I have my computers to keep me busy, but a writer is suppose to write from experience, and I don't get that much experience, since I have been staying at home and local all of these years.  Still it is not much different, when I was up in Nantucket without a car, and I had to walk everywhere.  Walking around my neighborhood shows a lot of merchandise in the automobile market, but obviously, I can not afford the more expensive vehicles for sale in my neighborhood.  Basically my life as the Maytag repair person in Greenwich, Connecticut has evolved to the downtown Starbucks Observer over the years, but still the computers are an outlet to a larger variety of news, if people can still afford to pay for writers with experience.  Travel is probably more expensive too, since even with discount airlines and hotels, one is going to have to pay for higher prices for other items, once one travels into more expensive areas.

I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Thunderstorms tomorrow and 75 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 5:35 P.M.  Belfast Cathedral

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 4:50 P.M.  IBM PC Retrospective: There Was Enough Right to Make It Work: Audio extra - YouTube

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 4:10 P.M.  I made and ate a chef's salad with tuna fish and cheese and my special mixture of Good Seasons Italian dressing and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 2:50 P.M.  I made 137 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 2:05 P.M.  I put away the laundry.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 12:25 P.M.  I chatted with my friends, and I am not going out to meet up with them today.  I will meet up with them a couple of weeks possibly, when they come out to visit on a sunny day.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with neighbors.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the wash cycle.  I will now start making some cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 11:20 A.M.  It is suppose to rain here through Tuesday.  I did some regular internet work.  I ate a day old muffin.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 9:45 A.M.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 9:10 A.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/14/11 Sunday 7:10 A.M.  Happy Birthday to a relative.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  My friends are suppose to call up this morning about when I am to pick them up.  CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/13/11:

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 6:35 P.M.  Tracking is USPS - Track & Confirm on the order for one Logitech C120 Webcam with Headset for $9.99 each less $5 with coupon code "MLCK81V2NL1" for $4.99 total with free shipping.

I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will relax a while and possibly watch television before going to bed.  I guess I will eat a day old muffin. 

Thundershowers tomorrow and 74 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 6:20 P.M.  I took off the USB 2.0 4 port hub that was connected to the primary work computer with the Microsoft Wireless sending unit connected to it, and I connected the Microsoft wireless sending unit with a USB 2.0 extension cable, and I moved the USB 2.0 4 port hub to the FIC server to have available.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 5:45 P.M.  When one of my guests tried the fourth IBM ThinkCentre, the keyboard would not work for the password at startup.  I took the Microsoft wireless sending unit off the USB hub, and I plugged it back into the rear of the computer, and it worked.  I just made the setup more simple by plugging the Microsoft wireless sending unit into a two foot USB extension cable, so now it is located near the wireless keyboard and mouse, and it works just fine at startup unlike the USB hub.  I sorted out the cables underneath the living room desk, and I put them into five different groups, and I put them in white plastic bags underneath the living room desk.  I ate an almond pastry.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 4:15 P.M.  After the last note, I went out, and I picked up my friends.  I dropped them off at a local facility.  I then went by the Chase Bank next to Saks Fifth Avenue.  I then sat out for a while waiting for them.  At 10 P.M., I picked them up, and we went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue.  I then returned them back to their place where they were staying.  After a half hour we went back out.  They stopped by Hoagland's on Greenwich Avenue.  We then drove down to Grass Island, and we sat out by the waterfront enjoying the view.  We then drove up to Glenville, and we went to lunch at the Centro restaurant by the water fall at the old GAF factory mill.  We sat out on the terrace.  I had the Harry's Bar cheese burger with French fries for $10 and a glass of water and some Italian bread sticks and some sour dough bread and some olives.  I used the bathroom there.  My friends treated me to lunch.  We then went back to my apartment, and I showed them the apartment changes, since they had not seen the apartment in over a year or two.  One of my friends used the internet.  I then drove them back to their place where they are visiting.  I then sat out downtown for a while.  I then returned home, and I picked up the mail.  I will be visiting with them tomorrow, so I will not be doing laundry.  It was quite an enjoyable day, but I am not normally out in the heat of the day, so it was quite hot out from my perspective.  My friends were a bit chilly, since they are from a warmer climate recently.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 8:25 A.M.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 8:20 A.M.  I chatted with my friends.  I am going to pick them up at 8:45 A.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 8:00 A.M.  I threw out the garbage, and I said "Good Morning" to a couple of neighbors.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 7:15 A.M.  I chatted with a friend.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  "All That Glitters Is Not Gold."  CIO

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 6:55 A.M.  Newmont Mining | Newmont Mining Corporation

Note: <888> 08/13/11 Saturday 6:25 A.M.  I woke up at 5 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I did not do laundry this morning, because I will be busy later on this morning meeting up with some friends for lunch.  CIO   

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Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 7:55 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I ate three scrambled eggs, three strips of fried bacon, and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance Spread, and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 6:00 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I went by CVS, and I picked up a prescription.  I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone.  I went further down Greenwich Avenue.  I chatted with a few locals.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I chatted with the owner about the recent Mountain Lion sightings.

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 11:55 A.M.  I ate remaining tomato and meat sauce with linguine with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm and go downtown.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 11:05 A.M.  On Eve of PC's 30th Birthday, IBM and Microsoft Debate Its Future

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 10:05 A.M.  I ordered one Logitech C120 Webcam with Headset for $9.99 each less $5 with coupon code "MLCK81V2NL1" for $4.99 total with free shipping.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 9:40 A.M.  I chatted with a relative.  They had torrential rains down in Florida.

Note: <888> 08/12/11 Friday 9:15 A.M.  After the last note, while I was sleeping, I had a call from a friend from out of town that will be visiting Greenwich, Connecticut this weekend.  I am going to meet up with them this Saturday tomorrow to go out to lunch.  I finally woke up at 5 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.

I cleaned the bathroom earlier this week.  I did the rest of my house cleaning.  I cleaned the kitchen including cleaning the kitchen fan filter and oiling the kitchen fan.  I dusted the apartment.  I cleaned the mirror and glass surfaces in the apartment with window and glass cleaner.  I vacuumed the entire apartment.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I picked up yesterday's mail.  I watered the plants.  A couple of days ago, I put a new Hawaiian Breeze Glade Plug-in in the Glade Plug-in scent device in the kitchen.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 1:50 P.M.  Not much going on today.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 1:20 P.M.  I rested a while.  I chatted with a relative.  I watched some television.  I had a few non essential telephone calls.  I called up an out of town comment number about what is going on in the world.  I ate a couple of day old almond pastries.  Not much seems to be going on the world anymore with the graying of America.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 10:00 A.M.  I ate half of the remaining linguine and tomato meat sauce with grated Parmesan and Romano cheese on it along with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist all natural lemon lime soda.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 9:05 A.M.  I chatted with a local Connecticut Coastal observer from the eastern end of the state.

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 6:35 A.M.  I chatted with a Sun Valley Police department officer, and he told me they only have one Mountain Lion sighting a year.  He said the best thing to do is to carry Pepper Spray and when out at night to carry something like a six foot tall walking stick.  Of course, I don't know the Mountain Lion's viewpoint, but from the Sun Valley Police department viewpoint, they are around all over the country all of the time.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/11/11 Thursday 6:20 A.M.  I called up the Sun Valley Police Department Facts & Contact Info - Police - Sun Valley  to see what one can do about a Mountain Lion at 1-208-622-7605, and I chatted with them.  They said they would have somebody call me back in a short time.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 6:20 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with neighbors.  People continue to drive too fast on Vinci Drive which happens to have a lot of children living in the family apartments.  The families in the family apartments are upset at people driving too fast.  I always drive slowly, but there are a lot of people that drive in here too fast all of the time.  I was told the new space they are opening up to the left of the entry hall is going to be an enlarged laundry room and a work area for the building custodian.  They had thought about putting in another elevator at the north end of the building if they expanded the building, but that planned was dropped because of opposition from people in the community.  I picked up the mail.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will eat a corn muffin before going to bed. 

Sunny tomorrow and 81 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 5:15 P.M.  Bank of NY Mellon to Cuts 1,500 Jobs - Forbes.com

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 4:05 P.M.  I have finished installing all of the Windows Updates on all of the computers except the third IBM ThinkCentre.  I had to restore the backup on it, and now I will try installing the Windows Updates on it again.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 1:25 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I went downtown, and I met up with a local walker.  I walked with the other walker upper Greenwich Avenue and as far East on East Putnam Avenue to Milbank Avenue.  We then sat out at some tables outside at Whole Foods.  I noticed at the Verizon telephone office across the street on Sherwood Place that the Verizon workers were on strike picketing.  We then walked back west and down Mason Street and west on West Elm Street and back down Greenwich Avenue.  I walked the local walker back to another point of destination.  I then used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.  I sat out for a while.  I left my parking place, and I gave it to the hot dog vending truck by the veterans monument on Greenwich Avenue.  I use to know a member of the family that owned Oscar Meyer, and my father once built the largest sausage casing factory in Columbia, South Carolina for TeePak a division of Continental Can, so we probably know other people in the hot dog business.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read www.pcworld.com magazine.  I chatted with two reference librarians.  I used the bathroom at the Greenwich Library.  I then went by the Stop and Shop.  I chatted with an www.allstate.com insurance agent about insurance.  I bought a Lippmann dishwashing wand sponge refill two pack for $2.39 and .15 tax for $2.54 total.  I also bought a three pack of day old almond pastries for $1.75, four 16 ounce Barilla linguine for $1.25 each, fresh bananas for .79 a pound for $1.13, a bulb of garlic for $3.99 a pound for .80, a Vidalia onion for $1.49 a pound $1.64 for $10.32 total.  I then returned home.  I put away my groceries.  I chatted with a relative.  I installed the Windows updates on the FIC server.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 8:55 A.M.  Dinner was delicious.  In the Old Country, where they frequently are more traditional, and they do not use air conditioning,  in the warmer months, they do their cooking in the early morning, before the heat of the day.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go downtown for a while.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 7:20 A.M.  Apple to beef up security at Greenwich Avenue store, plan roils locals - GreenwichTime  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 6:50 A.M.  Earlier, I took down all of the large flags in the hallway to make the hallway look a little bit larger and to display the various items in the hallway bookcases.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 6:40 A.M.  KLM wants to give you a bike!

Note: <888> 08/10/11 Wednesday 5:55 A.M.  I was told yesterday by a locksmith working on putting in a door on the left side of my building's front entrance at 71 Vinci Drive, where they opened up the area where the old furnace is that they are going to install a second elevator in the building.  After the last note yesterday, I picked up the mail.  I went to bed.  I woke up at 9 P.M., when a friend called.  I chatted with another relative.  I finally woke up at 1 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.  I made 144 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  I called up www.cablevision.com , and since the lower price promotion on Starz TV is ending after a year according to the letter that I got yesterday, I cancelled the Starz TV premium package, so now for the three Cablevision Services of the Optimum Digital TV family package, the Optimum Boost Cable Modem Package, and the Optimum Voice long free long distance package, I will be paying about $163 a month with tax instead of a $180 with tax.  Thus I will be saving a little bit of money.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 3:30 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Mostly sunny tomorrow and 86 to 64 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 2:30 P.M.  After the last note, I slept and watch television until 7:30 A.M..  I chatted with a friend.  I made my bed again.  At 8 A.M., I sat outside in front continually until noon enjoying the day and chatting with neighbors.  I saw a lot more daytime activity than I normally see around here.

At noon the order with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the order for BMI Surplus Used - Dell Ultrasharp 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $35 and $17 FedEx Shipping for $52 total arrived.  I used my little cart from the rear of the Audi to bring it up to my apartment.  I installed it on the bedroom Dell Latitude 4600i computer setup as the primary monitor in the center with the Eizo 19 inch LCD monitor the right side.  I had to use a VGA monitor cable, since the HDMI cable I had was not the right type, possibly it was DMI or some other connector similar to HDMI, but slightly different.  I set it up in Windows XP Professional as two monitors and I did the same in OpenSUSE on the other  partition.  Picture in Picture works just fine.  When one turns it on from the power strip, possibly because I am using a VGA video cable, one does not have to select the third button from the right to select the signal like with HDMI.  Thus it is all setup and running just fine.  I threw out the shipping box, and I put the little folding cart in the trunk of the Audi.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 5:15 A.M.  I will now go back to bed and sleep a while.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 4:25 A.M.  I reheated and ate the old half of Rothschild stew along with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime sofa.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 3:50 A.M.  I have to get on a day time schedule by this Sunday August 14, 2011, since I have a couple of friends whom will be visiting, and we will probably go for a short drive.  I do not know if they will want to visit my apartment, since it is probably infected with the foot fungus that I have have had since mid January 2011.  CIO

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Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 2:35 A.M.  I hooked up a 20 foot RCA cable from the video out jack on the bedroom Cable box, and I have it leading to the bedroom desk, so Picture in Picture will be available of the Dell 2000FP monitor.  I used two ten foot RCA cables connected together with a female RCA connector.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 2:20 A.M.  I put a medium size 3M command hook on the left side of the Dell Latitude 4100i desktop computer on the bedroom desk to hold its headset.

I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.

I hung a brass hook that had come off the right side of the bedroom closet on the right side upper of the bedroom door to have it available to hang my pajamas or whatever else I might want to hang there.

I threw out the garbage.  I noticed one member of the skate board mafia passing by.  There is a real steep hill on the south side of the ice skating rink that is very popular with local skate boarders, but it is so steep, it can be dangerous.  Of course Greenwich Avenue has always had the local youth skate boarding down it during the early morning hours, when nobody is around.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/09/11 Tuesday 12:50 A.M.  I straightened up the bedroom desk.  I moved the Eizo 19 inch LCD monitor the far right on the desk.  I have the HDMI video cable with HDMI to VGA adapter hooked up to the CPU on the second video connection, so it is now ready to hook up the Dell 2000FP monitor.  I took off the Philips Squid surge protector, since it is plugged into another heavy duty surge protector, and I put a generic power strip in its place which will be used to turn on the Dell Latitude 4600i computer setup with its two monitors.  I took the watch repair tools and spare 3M command hooks, and I put them in a plastic box.  I put the spare disk lithium batteries in another spare plastic box.  I put both of those plastic boxes on the top right shelf of the bedroom side board.  I put the VistaPrint items in their box on the bedroom window shelf.  I thus have the bedroom desk computer setup ready to receive the Dell 2000FP monitor.  I put the spare Philips surge protector underneath the living room desk with the other various cables.

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 11:35 P.M.  I woke up at 10 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 1:50 P.M.  Instead of going to sleep after the last note.  I took the 8.35 pound Wisconsin Angus eye round of beef, and I trimmed off 1.35 pounds of fat.  I then made 16 seven to eight ounce hamburgers.  I froze 14 of them in double baby carrot bags.  I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with neighbors.  I will now go to bed.

Afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow and 80 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 11:30 A.M.  Buy.com - McAfee Total Protection 2011 3 User $9.99 with free shipping

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

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 10:40 A.M.  I chatted with two relatives.

I am just about ready to eat a half portion of Rothschild stew with half as much rice in it along with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 9:30 A.M.  I went out after the last note.  I sat out for a while downtown in the center of downtown Greenwich Avenue at sunrise.  I figured what the heck, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  Not much has changed on Greenwich Avenue, since I last walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue last time around mid May 2011, before the doctors told me about the foot fungus.  I figured I might try to build up some callous skin on my feet by walking to replace the newer skin from the foot fungus medication.  I chatted with a New England oil employee catching the bus at the train station.  There is a new British store being renovated across from Ralph Lauren.  It is from England Jack Wills | Fabulously British Clothing | University Outfitters and Jack Wills to bring Brit prep | Yale Daily News.  I guess one should save one's old clothes, because British Preppy fashion is coming back into style.  After I finished my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then went by Zen stationary, and I played a Aces High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  I then drove over to CVS further up Greenwich Avenue, and I picked up a prescription.  I bought on sale two large 3M Command hooks for $2.99 each and .38 tax for $6.36 total.  I chatted with a couple of locals in front of the store about the price of gasoline.  I can not figure out why when oil was $125 a barrel, gasoline was $4.70 a gallon, and now that it is $82 a barrel, it is still $4.50 a gallon.  It would seem the oil companies are making a lot of money off cheaper oil.  I then went by the A&P Fresh, and I bought fresh Dole bananas for .79 a pound for $1.97, and a 8.35 pound Wisconsin Angus eye round of beef in a sealed package for $3.99 a pound for $33 for $34.97 total.  The cashier from India did not seem to approve me buying beef, but if I am going to keep more active, I need a little bit of protein.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 5:35 A.M.  I have Cabin Fever, since I have been inside since early Friday morning.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go downtown to watch the early morning world go by.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 5:15 A.M.  Prison Planet.com » How TV Ruined Your Life  CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 4:45 A.M.  The 256 megabyte AGP video card in the Dell Latitude 4600i computer on the bedroom desk will support two monitors, and there is room to have the Dell 2000 FP monitor in the center and the Eizo 19 inch LCD monitor on the far right, so I guess I will set it up that way.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 4:30 A.M.  Sunrise in Greenwich, Connecticut this morning is at 5:56 A.M. this morning, and www.starbucks.com on Greenwich Avenue opens at 5:30 A.M. for any early morning vampires whom like hanging out with the morning garbage crew on Greenwich Avenue.   They do such a good job of cleaning up Greenwich Avenue, one never finds any loose change or folding paper money lying around.  The stock market might be down today with the devaluation of the U.S.A. debt credit rating, so just before 9:30 A.M., we might get some people running into town as usual to play the markets, unless they are all away on vacation this August.

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Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 3:55 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 2:40 A.M.  BBC News - Fingerprint breakthrough offers new forensic evidence  CIO

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 2:35 A.M.  The bathroom is now clean.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 1:55 A.M.  I will put the third Dell 2000FP monitor on the bedroom Dell Latitude 4600i computer which has a 256 megabyte video card with one HDMI and one VGA connector.  I sorted out my spare cables underneath the living room desk.  I have about six VGA video cables.  However, I only have one HDMI to VGA video cable which I will use with a VGA to HDMI adapter.  I think I have enough RCA cable to hook up picture in picture from the bedroom Cable TV box to the Dell 2000FP monitor like I have done on the other two Dell 2000FP monitors in the living room.  I will now clean my bathroom.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/08/11 Monday 12:15 A.M.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 11:45 P.M.  Happy Birthday to a relative tomorrow.  I woke up at 10 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.

I guess I am part of the large group of "Internet Prisoners of the World".  I guess my experience on the internet is different from most of the local community whom are probably bean counters on Wall Street.  Still I have put forth my two cents on the internet.  It would seem that people might want to communicate, but I guess my web site is so tedious, people do not feel like communicating.  Being on a night time schedule a lot of the time, I could apply to be the east coast branch of "Microsoft Global Security", but they probably have somebody else awake on the east coast of the U.S.A..  Still if anything happens at night and in the early morning hours while most people are asleep here, I will be one of the first people to know.  CIO   

End of Scott's Notes week of 08/07/11:

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 10:40 A.M.  I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will eat a few day old corn muffin, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 10:20 A.M.  I chatted with two relatives earlier.  The FIC server is back up and running.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 8:50 A.M.  I shut down the FIC server, and I opened up its case.  I still have the old 160 gigabyte Western Digital hard drive installed, but I did not have it connected.  I disconnected the primary Seagate 160 gigabyte hard drive, and I connected the cable to the Western Digital 160 gigabyte IDE hard drive.  I tried to restore my Paragon backup to it, but it would not work at first.  However, I removed the USB pen drive used for Vista Ready Boost, and the Paragon Backup restore process is now working.  I am restoring the Paragon backup to the Western Digital 160 Gigabyte hard drive, to have in reserve disconnected.  I could not restore Vista Complete PC backup, since the Western Digital 160 gigabyte IDE hard drive is slightly smaller than the Seagate 160 gigabyte IDE hard drive.  Thus I am testing my Paragon backup to make sure it works.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 6:45 A.M.  I watched some television.  I read some back issues of Technology News, Computer and Notebook Reviews, Computer News, Computer Mods, PC News | Maximum PC

It mentioned Jolicloud free operating system to use as a dual boot with Windows, and it is fast for computers with low resources.  One needs to chose the with Windows option when downloading, or one will delete one's Windows partition.  One can uninstall it from the Add Remove programs in Windows.  It is suppose to work with Windows 7, but I do not know about other versions of Windows.

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Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 2:40 A.M.  I ate a 8 ounce sautéed medium rare to medium cheeseburger with ketchup and Dijon mustard on a Kaiser roll with my usual steamed vegetables mixture and steamed flavor rice mixture with Smart Balance Spread and olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.

I unpacked the new 5 pound order of Turkish pipe tobacco, and I put it into 15.5 quart Ball Mason jars.  I now have 16.5 quart Ball Mason jars of the Turkish pipe tobacco.

I sorted out the magazines in the magazine rack on the left side of the Ethan Allen recliner, and I threw out the old ones along with the pipe tobacco shipping box.

I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/07/11 Sunday 12:05 A.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I picked up the mail.  It is raining outside.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 11:25 P.M.  I went outside, and I chatted with two neighbors after the last note.  I went to bed shortly there after.  I woke up at 5 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I went back to bed.  I woke up, and I chatted briefly with a friend.  I finally woke up at 10 P.M..  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I cleaned both air conditioner filters.  I used the Black and Decker dust buster to clean fan crud from around the living room air conditioner.  I cleaned Ionic Pro air purifier.  I put a new Lipmann sponge on the Lipmann dishwashing wand cleaner. 

I guess being on a night schedule despite my foot fungus, the New Amsterdam Night Watch is still functioning on a limited capacity.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 7:55 A.M.  I ate three scrambled eggs, four strips of fried bacon, and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance Spread, and a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.

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

Mostly cloudy today and 81 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

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Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 6:55 A.M.  Wall Street Collapse: 10 Tech Stocks That Dropped Like Rocks

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 6:20 A.M.  I took a two foot buy 10 inch by .75 inch shelf, and I put it on top of the living room Sony television with a some catalogs folded underneath its rear side to level it off and a three inch wood screw inserted into the antenna hole to hold the whole setup from sliding backwards.  I then moved the 14 inch Panasonic television from on top of the Dell Latitude 4600i CPU in the bedroom to on top of the shelf on top of the Sony television in the living room with the Cablevision Digital Cable box on top of the Panasonic television.  I ran the coaxial cable from the bedroom over the wall through the ceiling, so the Panasonic 14 inch television is connected to the bedroom Cable box.  Thus from the Ethan Allen recliner, one can watch two different televisions with two different feeds from two different cable boxes, so one can watch two channels at the same time.  The setup is more than stable enough.  I moved the little U.S.A. and Florida flags from the oak dining table, and I put the little U.S.A. flag on the right side of the shelf, and the little Florida flag on the left side of the shelf, and I have the little gold plated mouse without its tale on top of the cable box.  One can not put anything on top of the cable box, since its vents need to be open to cool off.  I put the Panasonic remote control on the brass and glass table on the left side of the Ethan Allen recliner.  Thus to change the channel on the 14 inch Panasonic television, one has to change the channel on the cable box in the bedroom.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 5:15 A.M.  I went outside just now for about 15 minutes.  The lights in the 71 Vinci Drive parking area are out to early, so the timer on them needs to be checked.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 3:50 A.M.  I went out briefly after the last note.  I saw someone that looked like the building custodian crossing Vinci Drive between the building I lived at 71 Vinci Drive and the family units, but I am not sure it was him.  No cars started up.  I then went back inside, and I turned on the wireless internet from the control panel on the second IBM ThinkCentre on the blue night stand.  I brought down the second Dell Latitude D410 laptop, and I sat outside keeping watch until 3:15 P.M. surfing the internet.  Nothing unusually to report.  There are a lot of wireless hotspots around here, but I am not sure if they are password protected.  When working outside at night, one should bring along one of those USB night lights, so one can see the keyboard. 

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 2:15 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com with lime.  I will now sit outside here for a while to keep an eye on the parking lot, but quite frankly I am more worried about a Mountain Lion than tire slashers.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/06/11 Saturday 1:30 A.M.  I put away the laundry.   I made 130 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 11:15 P.M.  I have 45 minutes to go on the two dry cycles.  I chatted with a neighbor.  The neighbor told me that somebody slashed tires in the parking lot this past morning, and he had his tires slashed.  I checked the tires on my Audi, and they are all right.  The same thing happened a few years ago.  The neighbor also told me that the Cable Box in the community room has PIN number setup on it with parental controls, so one can not watch the television in the community room after 8 P.M..  I will now start making cigarettes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 10:40 P.M.  I have 20 minutes to go on two wash cycles.  I picked up the mail.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I watered the plants.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 9:45 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 9:25 P.M.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  I will then start two loads of laundry.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 8:40 P.M.  I woke up at 10 A.M., and I chatted with a relative.  I went back to bed, and I chatted with another relative at 1:30 P.M..  I chatted with a friend at 3 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 4:55 A.M.  I pigged out, and I ate the rest of the Utz sour cream and onion potato chips.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon or watch some television.

Isolated thunderstorms today and 80 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 4:10 A.M.  I noticed this morning, they are putting a new sidewalk on Arch Street in front of the Mews retirement apartment complex.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 3:10 A.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce A&W root beer and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/05/11 Friday 2:20 A.M.  I threw out the garbage after the last note.  I picked up the mail.  I then returned to my apartment.  I looked at Welcome to A&P! Hot weekly ads, great coupons, shop online, store locator, fresh foods and delicious recipes. , and it said the Riverside Shop Plaza A&P Fresh is opened until midnight on weekdays, so I drove over there.  There was a lot of west bound traffic on the Post Road coming from exit 5 off I-95 with the highway construction going on in Greenwich.  However, the A&P fresh closes at 11 P.M., and not midnight.  I went to CVS at the Riverside Shopping Plaza, and it is opened 24 hours, and I bought a package of two 3 pound with four adhesive strips of 3M Command hooks for $4.49 and .29 tax for $4.78 total.  The person from Thailand has been there for ten years.  They have lots of fans for sale there.  I then went to Walgreen's across from the 24 hour Getty station, and they are both opened 24 hours.  The Indian Field Road Mobil and Sunoco gasoline stations were closed at 11:15 P.M..  At Walgreen's they even have more fans for sale.  I bought six 8 ounce blue Automatic Bowl Fresh for $2.29 each, and a 12 single roll pack of Cottonelle toilet paper for $5 less a $1 off manufacture's coupon for $4 and $1.13 tax for $18.87 total.  I then bought four Pringles 6.34 salt and vinegar potato chips for $1.50 each and two of barbecue for $1.50 each and two 40 packs of Lipton green tea for $2.50 each for $14 total.  I then returned to the center of downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while.  There seems to be a new street cleaning machine on Greenwich Avenue.  I chatted briefly with a young sailor who had lost track of his sailing party, and he was running to catch the train to the Largemont, New York Yacht Club.  Thataway and the Sundown Saloon were closed at 1:15 P.M., but Mulligans was opened, and the Barcelona cafe was also closed.  The Gingerman was also opened.  After sitting out for a while, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and there was only one fisherman down there.  I then drove around the train station area.  I then drove through town.  I went to the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $10.03 of self service premium V-Power gasoline for $4.499 a gallon for 2.238 gallons for 27.6 miles driving since last Saturday July 30, 2011 at odometer reading of 68826 miles for 12.333 miles per gallon in mostly local traffic.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  I put one of the 3M Command Hooks on the left side of the Acer 19 inch LCD monitor attached to the Abit computer in the living room to hold the headset.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 9:50 P.M.  My electricity bill at www.cl-p.com for July 2011 was $267.92 for 1664 kWh for 30 days or 55.47 kWh per day with an average temperature of 77.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

For July 2010, it was $326.16 for 1865 kWh for 32 days or 58.28 kWh per day with an average temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

The way I figure it, it costs me about $120 a month or $4 a day to use the air conditioners, which is expensive, but I sometimes save $2 a day in gasoline by not going downtown to sit out in the heat.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 9:40 P.M.  I had a telephone call at noon from a relative.  I finally woke up at 7 P.M., when I got a survey telephone call that I did not respond to.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with two realtives.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 7:00 A.M.  I ate a couple of chunks of Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread and some watered down punch.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.

Morning showers and 78 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 6:20 A.M.  I saw an older Buick yesterday, and it does look like a Maserati with three holes on the hood.  The new Buick Regal page does not come up at www.buick.com , but there is a picture here http://buickregal.info/ .  Of course with the price of gasoline anymore, not many people are into new cars in this neck of the woods.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 5:35 A.M.  I moved the Dell Latitude 4600i computer to the bedroom desk along with the 19 inch Eizo LCD monitor.  I am using the old Logitech keyboard on it and the CyberAccoustic 2.1 speaker system and the other devices that were on it including the Phillips squid surge protector.  One turns it on by turning on the Philips squid surge protector which is on the right side of the monitor.  I moved the unused the 14 inch Panasonic television from the living room window shelf to on top of the Dell Latitude 4600i CPU with the Panasonic 14 inch TV connected to the bedroom Digital Cable box to change the channels with the remote control by the right side of the bed.  The Panasonic TV remote control is in front of it on top of the Dell CPU.  The power to the Panasonic TV is off another surge protector, so it is on all of the time and not controlled by the Philips squid.

I moved the Abit computer from the bedroom desk to the oak TV table setup along side the Ethan Allen recliner in the living room.  The new Logitech wireless keyboard and wireless mouse are connected to it along with the Cambridge Sound speaker system.  They are controlled by the Belkin control panel underneath the monitor that was in the bedroom.  It has the Acer 19 inch LCD monitor and its other accessories.  The LeadTek TV card is connected to the living room cable box, so on channel 3 it plays the Cablevision Digital Cable box content, as if one could not look four feet away at the Sony television nearby that it faces.  This all took a bit of time, and I had to disconnect and reconnect the bedroom coaxial cables to get the second bedroom feed for the Panasonic TV.  The Orion and the Sony TVs are still setup the same way in the bedroom.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 2:05 A.M.  I watched some television.  I ate a few small pieces of Vermont cheese and two scoops of Edy's French silk ice cream.

Note: <888> 08/04/11 Thursday 12:05 A.M.  New York Architecture Images- Richard Morris Hunt

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 11:45 P.M.  Man who does not read history is bound to repeat himself William Kissam Vanderbilt's Marble House .  If there are any Vanderbilts still left around, more than likely they are living more simply, since help is a lot more expensive today than in the 19th century.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 10:25 P.M.  I chatted with a friend.

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 7:10 P.M.  I ate two hot dogs on buns with ketchup and Dijon mustard and a dill pickle slice and sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce diet www.coke.com with lime.

It says here Dell 2000FP review - UltraSharp Monitors that the two used Dell 2000FP monitors that I bought for $36 and $52 with shipping cost $1600 new, so they are very good monitors, although they are older.

I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and right hand palm.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 6:05 P.M.  I went out after the last note.  I went by the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue.  I then went by the Wells Fargo Bank on Havemayer Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.   From what I can tell, it is not very busy downtown.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 16 ounce bar of Stop and Shop Monterey Jack cheese for $3.99, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance spread for $3.29, a quart jar of B&G kosher dill pickle spears for $1.99, a 12 ounce generic honey for $2.49, a 48 ounce Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.99, a 5 quart packages of Stop and Shop powdered milk for $5.99, two 64 ounce Stop and Shop cranraspberry juice for $2 each, two 64 ounce Stop and Shop grape juice for $2 each, a 10 ounce bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2, a 12 ounce bag of Utz sour cream and onion potato chips for $2.99, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.50, fresh bananas for .79 a pound for $1.90, broccoli crowns for $2.49 a pound for $1.69, a head of cello lettuce for $1.99, a Vidalia onion for $1.49 a pound for $1.31 for $46.62 total.  I put my groceries in the Audi's boot.  I then went back in the Stop and Shop, and I bought another quart jar of B&G kosher dill pickles for $1.99 less 80 cents for can deposits for $1.19 total.  I then returned home, and I used my wire cart that I brought with me to bring up the groceries, and I put them away.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 3:25 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I picked up the mail.  I will now go out and do some errands.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 3:15 P.M.  I went back to bed for a while.  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  Not much happening here on the quiet side of town.

The order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for 80 ounces of Peter Stokkebye Turkish Pipe Tobacco (ounces) for $102 total with free UPS shipping on over a $100 order arrived.   CIO 

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 11:10 A.M.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I chatted with a friend.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 10:15 A.M.  Fuel assistance cuts could leave thousands in cold - GreenwichTime

I ate a corn muffin before going to bed last night.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 9:45 A.M.  Kissinger tells Darien audience about state of China - GreenwichTime

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 9:30 A.M.  I went back to sleep after the last note.  I was awaken by somebody trying to sell me the www.apple.com line of products, but it was time to get up anyway.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 3:40 A.M.  Associazione AssForm - Newsletter

Note: <888> 08/03/11 Wednesday 2:40 A.M.  I woke up at 9 A.M., and I chatted with a relative.  I went back to bed until 1 A.M..  I watched the end a movie about the British aristocracy on the Turner movie channel.  I ate the other half of the salad with Good Seasons Italian seasoning, and I ate it with a glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  I will now make my bed.  If one makes their bed, when one wakes up, one gets to climb into a fresh bed, when one goes back to sleep.  Plus it looks neater in the bedroom.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 6:15 P.M.  I chatted with a relative briefly.  I am a bit tired, since I only had 4.5 hours of sleep this morning.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed.

Thunderstorms tomorrow and 78 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 5:45 P.M.  I called up New Country Audi of Greenwich | New Audi dealership in Greenwich, CT 06830 service at 1-888-398-1571 , and they told me that if it were the plastic clip on the window and if they could get it and if it only took two hours, it would be $150 an hour plus the price of the clip, so with tax it would be at least $350 to have them fix it, if that were the problem.  Of course, it could be some other part that I am unaware of.  Thus for now I will leave the window propped up with the stick in the Audi.  I will look into to see if the part in the video is available, when I have time.

I chatted with a friend.

The order with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the order for ST3320620AS HARD DRIVES SATA-II 320GB-7200RPM SEAGATE for $38 with free shipping arrived.  I will keep it as a spare part for the FIC server.  CIO  

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 4:25 P.M.  I found this video clip ‪Audi A6 Power Window Repair‬‏ - YouTube on how to fix the power window clip which costs $6.18, and it is suppose to take about two hours to do it.  It looks simple enough, and I guess I could do it some time in the future.  However, there is one catch, and in working with the window frame, one technically could break the glass, and then one would have more of an expense, so for now it is fine as is.

From what I can see in the video clip, it is a manufacture's defect with the original plastic clip, since they replaced the window plastic clip with a better one, so technically and legally Audi should have a recall to replace it for free.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 3:40 P.M.  I made a double chef's salad with tuna fish and sliced deli ham and cheese and the other usual ingredients.  I refrigerated half, and I ate half with my Good Seasons Italian dressing mixture.  I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soda.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 2:40 P.M.  I went downstairs, and I chatted with neighbors, and I picked up the mail.  My rent statement from the Greenwich Housing Authority still has not come yet.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 2:25 P.M.  I have my 1998 Audi A6 maintenance CD, so when I have time, I will put it on a Windows XP computer to see if there is a part that I might order to fix the window mechanism.  The motor works just fine on the window.  The mechanism seems to be disconnected from the window, so maybe a rivet or possibly some plastic part broke.  Still there is no rush to do it now, and I will wait for cooler weather or when I have time.  Access to fixing it once the door panel is removed is still a bit restricted to work with.  It looks like one might need a special tool and know how also.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 2:20 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 1:25 P.M.  I woke up and ate a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread during the morning yesterday morning.  I woke up this morning at 8 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.  I went out, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I threw out the garbage.  As I was driving the Audi out of the driveway, I started to put the electric windows down to air out the Audi from the built up heat.  The passenger side front window quit half way down, and when I tried to put it up, it would not go up.  I then tried lowering it some more, and it went all the way down and would not go up.  When I got to the Greenwich Town Hall, I was able to take off the door panel by removing two Philips screws at the top at either side.  I then pushed up the window all the way up, and I disconnected the electric power connection to its motor.  After my 11 A.M. appointment, I returned home.  I got a piece of wood trim from the back of a nearby dump truck, and I broke it to the right length to keep the window propped up permanently.  I had already disconnected the power to it while at the Greenwich Town Hall.  Thus the passenger side front window has no power to it, and its window is permanently propped up in the closed position with the piece of wood wedged in.  It is a secure fix.  I put the door panel back on.  I will put some silicone paste on the other three window tracks when I have the time.  I chatted with a neighbor, and I let the neighbor use my wireless telephone to call a ride.  I returned to the cool comfort of my apartment.  CIO       

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 2:55 A.M.  I ate a corn muffin.  I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. 

Sunny today and 88 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/02/11 Tuesday 2:15 A.M.  Tracking is FedEx Tracking on the order for ST3320620AS HARD DRIVES SATA-II 320GB-7200RPM SEAGATE for $38 with free shipping.

I ordered 80 ounces of Peter Stokkebye Turkish Pipe Tobacco (ounces) for $102 total with free UPS shipping on over a $100 order.

I cancelled the order for five 16 ounce bags of Peter Stokkebye Turkish Export RYO Tobacco - 1 lb Bag - Peter Stokkebye Roll Your Own Loose Tobacco - 1 lb Bags for $107.80 and $13.45 shipping for $121.25 total, since for non members, they wanted $29.95 a pound plus shipping.

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 11:50 P.M.  I threw out the garbage.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four day old muffins for $2, a six pack of day old Kaiser rolls for $1.49, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance spread for $3.29 for $6.78 total.  One can not return cans to the machine at the Stop and Shop after 9:30 P.M. at night.  I then went by the Chase Bank ATM machine at 19 West Putnam Avenue.  I then sat out for a while downtown.  There were a few dog walkers.  I chatted with a friend on my wireless phone.  I do know somebody that works until Midnight.  I then returned home.  I will now reheat and eat the remaining linguine with tomato meat sauce with grated parmesan and Romano cheese on it and a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance spread a 12 ounce glass of diet A&W root beer and a cup of green tea with splenda and lemon juice.  I have a 11 A.M. appointment on Tuesday morning, so I will have to be to bed earlier and up at 8 A.M. to get ready for it.  CIO 

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 9:50 P.M.  I chatted with a relative.  I made 137 Smokers Best Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching www.foxnews.com .  I will now go downtown briefly.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 8:40 P.M.  Earlier this morning before going to bed, I printed out two copies of my Microsoft Money 2007 Income versus spending report for July 2011, and I used one Ronald Reagan forever stamp to mail one copy to an interested relative which I mailed in the mail room downstairs.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 8:25 P.M.  I woke up at 3:30 P.M..  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance spread, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with splenda sweetener and milk.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I made my bed.  I chatted with a relative.  I started a Paragon Backup of both partitions of the primary work computer to the Seagate External hard drive, and I had to restart it after two hours, when it failed because the computer went into sleep mode.  I then changed the sleep mode setting, and the backup completed successfully just now.  I showered, and I cleaned up, and I put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.  I am now making cigarettes.  CIO   

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 4:15 A.M.  Leaders Agree on Framework of Deal to End Debt Crisis - NYTimes.com

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 3:25 A.M.  The LG free wireless telephone is charged up with another 250 free minutes for this month.  One of these days, I need to enter all of my telephone numbers into it, when I have the time.  CIO

Note: <888> 08/01/11 Monday 2:30 A.M.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.

I chatted with a relative about 9:15 P.M..

I have been doing system's maintenance since the last note.  I had www.mcafee.com Internet Security 2009 and 2010 on seven of my desktops including one with two partitions and three of my laptops.  They all expire the first and second week of August 2011.  I uninstalled all copies.  I put Virus, Spyware & Malware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials on all three laptops.  I also put Microsoft Security Essentials on the third IBM ThinkCentre and the bedroom Abit computer.  I already had it on the Epox and the Dell Latitude 4600i desktop computers. 

I installed McAfee Internet Security 2011 two year license three license copy on both partitions on the primary work computer and one the FIC server after restoring the clean Complete PC backup and uninstalling the expired copy, and I installed McAfee Total Protection 2010 on the first, second, and fourth IBM ThinkCentre computers.  I still have two three license copies good for a year of McAfee Total Protection 2010 for next year.

Since I needed backups of the changes to keep my McAfee licenses active, if I have to do a restore, I did a lot of backups.

On the FIC server, I did a Complete PC backup to the second internal hard drive and the Seagate external hard drive.  I also did a Paragon backup to the second internal hard drive and the Seagate external hard drive.

On the primary work computer, I did a Complete PC backup of both partitions to the third internal hard drive and the Western Digital external hard drive.  I then did a Paragon backup of both partitions to the third internal hard drive.  I still need to do a Paragon backup to the Seagate external hard drive.

On the first IBM ThinkCentre on the oak dining table, I did Complete PC backups to the Western Digital external hard drive and the Rosewell external hard drive.

On the second IBM ThinkCentre, I did Complete PC backups to the Seagate external hard drive and the Western Digital external hard drive.

On the fourth IBM ThinkCentre, I did Complete PC backups to the Seagate external hard drive and the Western Digital external hard drives.

I reheated and ate 60% of the remaining linguine and tomato meat sauce from last night which I put grated parmesan and Romano cheese on, and I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Sierra Mist lemon lime soft drink.

I will now shower and clean up and put foot fungus cream on my feet and my right hand palm.  CIO