Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
7:35 P.M.:I had two 1/3 inch thick
slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and reheated
green peas and reheated rice along with ice tea. I have to pay bills tomorrow,
so I will be shutting down the computer now and relaxing before I go to
bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
6:10 P.M.:I went out, and I mailed a letter at the
Valley
Road Post Office.I then went by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift shop.I went by CVS.I next went downtown, and I went to the
central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought twenty
37 cent U.S.A. flag stamps for $7.40.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the
Greenwich Times.I noticed they are offering
subscriptions to “Friends of the Greenwich Library”.I next went to Exxon, and I bought $4.25
of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for 24 miles per gallon.I then returned back to my
apartment.I put $5 on my laundry
card.I just chatted with a
friend.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
12:45 P.M.:I checked my mail.I did some paper work.I will go out to mail a letter in a
little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
11:50 A.M.:I was up at 8:30
A.M. when
one of the painters knocked on my apartment front door to paint the hallway side
of the front door.I now have to
wait for it to dry before I can go out.For the last week or so they have been painting the hallways in the
building.I am not having them
paint my apartment interior, since there is way too much stuff to move.I just had a cold eye round sandwich
with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney Tabasco sauce along with salt and pepper
and potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea.I then had a 50% Folgers decaffeinated
instant coffee and 50% Brazilian instant coffee.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
4:20 A.M.:I am getting tired, so I will shut down
the computer, and I will go to bed in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
3:05 A.M.:I sifted through my email.I had a piece of pumpkin pie.I watched some television.I will do some regular computer
work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
1:35 A.M.: I just received email from www.dns2go.com that they are going to start charging $10 a year as of October
1, 2002 to forward my web address http://mrscott.com/ to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ .I do not plan to
pay for this service, so as of October 15, one will have to use the web address
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ to access my web site.I will probably let the Internic name “mrscott.com” lapse in March 2003
when it expires.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
1:20 A.M.:For those of you whom
are not afraid of getting a sun tan and have a few extra bucks kicking around,
try this link http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/07/0607feat.html .For the rest of you whom might like to
get a sun tan on a lower budget try http://www.navy.mil/ or http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/ if you happen to be on the other side of the pond.CIO
Note: <888> 09/30/02 Monday
12:45 A.M.:I was looking at Microsoft’s annual
report http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ar.htm , and presently as of June 2002, they have $38,652 millions in
cash and short term investments.That is $38.652 billion.Maybe Microsoft should open up a bank.CIO
Note: <888> 09/29/02 Sunday
10:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by
the Stop and Shop.I bought a Black
Angus eye round regularly $4.69 a pound for $2.99 a pound on sale for $6.16, and
a dozen large eggs for $1.69 for $7.85 total.I then walked the entire length of
Greenwich
Avenue.I sat out at various locations.I noticed as usual on Sunday night they
had live music at the Thataway Café.I drove down by the waterfront.It does not look like the Delamar Hotel will be open tomorrow.I checked www.expedia.com , and the first date it takes for a Delamar Hotel reservation is
October 12 through October 13,
2002.I went by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New
York on
Mason
Street, but their machine only allows
increments of $50 withdrawals, so I went to the Putnam Trust Bank of
New
York ATM machine on
Greenwich
Avenue which allows $20
increments.I then returned
home.I put away the ice tea.I took the Black Angus eye round, and I
seasoned it on both sides with Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, ground black
pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, basil,
and Texas Best Barbeque sauce.I am
cooking it in the convection microwave oven for the two pound eye round at 350
degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.I will have a couple of slices of it for dinner with steamed white rice
with six pads of margarine and a teaspoon of sesame oil in the cup of white
Carolina rice mixture with a cup and a half of water cooked in the China village
rice steamer in the GE microwave oven for 11 minutes and let stand for five
minutes along with steamed frozen green peas and ice tea, and then I will have a
cappuccino outside.I also
left eight quarters in the Hyundai change receptacle for parking.CIO
Note: <888> 09/29/02 Sunday
7:55 P.M.:I had a slice of pumpkin pie and ice
tea.I will clean up shortly, and I
will go out for some fresh air.CIO
Note: <888> 09/29/02 Sunday
7:35 P.M.:I rested until 12:30
P.M.
until when a relative called.I
called back the relative.I slept
until 4 P.M., when I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I then rested until 7
P.M.. I
am now making up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm using 22 tea bags of 13 different
types.CIO
Note: <888> 09/29/02 Sunday
1:35 A.M.: I watched a bit of
television.Today is Michaelmas
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gedburnell/michaelmas.htm a holiday in the Christian
calendar.I will shut down the
computer shortly.I will go to bed
in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 11:10 P.M.:I watched some television.I had two slices of Pumpkin pie.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 9:55 P.M.:The pumpkin pie is cooling.I watched a bit of television.I saw on the travel channel about three
months ago that Dubaihttp://www.city-of-gold.com has a large gold market, so I guess they will make more money if
the price of gold goes up.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 8:35 P.M.:Well, my bellwether portfolio of 156
stocks I use to track the stock market with is back to where it started six
years ago. Steve Forbes said about a year ago that the break out point for gold
is $320 an ounce, http://www.goldline.com/ which is where it is at now.Generally with gold the French tend to
horde gold to avoid taxes.Also in
a country like India with a large population people
tend to horde gold, so if a country like
India starts buying gold, it can cause
a dramatic increase in price. Well
let us wait and see.Locally in the
Westport, Connecticut area one can buy gold at Sam
Sloat’s http://www.coinnet.com/dealers/ct01/ or out at the major international airports or in the financial
or currency exchange areas they might have Deak gold dealers, but I am not sure
that is still the case.Of course
if one obtained the precious metal, one would have to pay for a safe deposit
vault to hold it, unless one invested in other precious metal hedge funds.About all I can afford is one of those
imitation gold foil covered chocolate candy coins.CIO
Note: <888>
09/28/02 Saturday 8:00
P.M.:I had some reheated spaghetti noodles
with chicken and rice stew on them along with grated parmesan cheese and ice
tea.I then had a cappuccino
outside.I just started cooking in
the convection oven a Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie which will take about 65
minutes.I am gradually emptying
out the freezer which I do twice a year, so I do not have any food that is too
old.I also need to use up some of
my cans of soup and Campbell’s
pork and beans before they get too old too.I generally keep extra frozen and canned
foods around in case there is a blizzard in the winter when one might get shut
inside for a period of time.Still
one has to use up one’s reserves before they get too old.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 6:45 P.M.:I was up at 1:30
P.M..I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I cleaned up, and I went out.I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD
video disk.I checked out another
one, and I read the Greenwich Times.I then drove down
Greenwich
Avenue, and I cruised by the
waterfront.I then drove over to
Tod’s Point.I sat out at the
southwest picnic area, but I left shortly thereafter since there were lots of
sand flies biting me.I then went
over to the southeast concession area, and I found a dollar bill by the
concession stand.I then went to
the northeast beach area, and I noticed somebody had left a Verizon cell phone
on a bench, so I asked various sunbathers if they had left it.The sand flies were also bad at the
northeast area.I eventually found
somebody that knew about cell phones, and the owner of the cell phone just then
called up on the left Verizon cell phone.The third party knew how to answer it told the owner he would leave it at
the gate entrance.As I was exiting
Tod’s Point I noticed one of those stretch 40 foot white Lincoln Continental
limousines trying to make it out to Tod’s Point.I am not sure they were able to navigate
the rather winding narrow road out there, particularly if there were outgoing
traffic.I then returned to the
center of town.I walked lower
Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at a couple of
locations.I just now returned
home.I had a message from a
relative on my answering machine.I
had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 5:05 A.M.:I watched a bit of television.I will now shut down the computer and go
to bed.Earlier I had some goldfish
crackers and ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 1:05 A.M.:It is raining out, so I will not be
going out.I will do a little bit
of regular computer work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02
Saturday 12:15 A.M.:I put away the laundry.I had some reheated spaghetti with
chicken and rice stew on it with grated parmesan cheese.I will now have a cappuccino
outside.Depending on the weather I
might go out.CIO
Note: <888> 09/27/02 Friday
10:50 P.M.:I have finished cleaning up.I have a half hour until the laundry is
dry.CIO
Note: <888> 09/27/02 Friday
9:55 P.M.:I finished the house cleaning and
watering the plants.I changed the
sheets on the bed.I had the
Hoover Vacuum cleaner bag break, so I
put a new C Hoover bag in the
Hoover vacuum cleaner.I just started the wash cycle of my
laundry.I will take a shower and
clean up during the longer dry cycle.CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
09/27/02:
Note: <888> 09/27/02 Friday
6:20 P.M.:I was up at 1:30
P.M., and
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had coffee outside.I fell back to sleep until
6 P.M.. I will shortly have a couple of
hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and ice tea.I will then have a Brazilian instant
coffee outside.I will now send out
my weekly notes.Remember to follow
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . We have a high wind advisory for this
evening.CIO
Note: <888> 09/27/02 Friday
1:30 A.M.:I chatted with a relative.I watched a DVD video disk.I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea.I will now shut down the
computer and go to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/26/02
Thursday 8:35 P.M.:I chatted with a friend.I am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram .I had dinner of spaghetti noodles with
tomato meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese and ice tea.I will now have a Brazilian instant
coffee.CIO
Note: <888> 09/26/02
Thursday 6:05 P.M.:I was up at noon.I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.I cleaned up, and I drove downtown by
the waterfront.I then went by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift shop.I next made my 3
P.M.
appointment.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read P.C.
magazine and the Greenwich Times.I returned home, and a friend had
arrived who works nearby.My friend
was traveling from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania although he lives across
Long
Island
sound.He had to clean up for
work.I gave him the small Scottish
and British flags he had asked me to acquire for him last December at the
GreenwichHardware store.We chatted for a while, and I
showed him around the apartment.My
friend left at 5:30 P.M. for work.I leant him a turquoise Eisenhower golf
jacket to wear on a damp day.We
had Pepperidge Farm three cheese goldfish crackers and ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/26/02
Thursday 3:15 A.M.:I finished my regular computer work, and
I will now shut down.I will go to
bed some time soon.CIO
Note: <888> 09/25/02
Wednesday 8:55 P.M.:I had a telephone call from a relative
about 10 A.M. this morning.I was up at 2
P.M.. I
had friend arrive about then.I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements.I had a coffee outside.I cleaned up.My friend an I drove over to
Mercedes-Benz of Greenwichhttp://www.greenwich.mercedescenter.com/mbcenter/b/index.jhtml , and the parts department gave
me a pair of Mercedes-Benz Greenwich, Ct. license plate frames for
free.I then returned to my
apartment building, and I installed them on my Hyundai.I then drove over to Smokes for Less,
and I bought a carton of Liggett Select lights 100s cigarettes for $27.I then drove by the
Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD
video disk.I witnessed in the east
parking lot upper level a car sideswipe the metal rail divider and I brought it
to the attention to library security that they should make it more visible, so
other people do not hit it again. I suggested they put one of the large orange
cones in front of it or a metal warning sign like they use in traffic
direction.The metal divider rail
is in such a low position that people whom are not familiar with the parking
area can easily hit it, although it is probably ideal height for skate
boarders.I then drove down by the
waterfront to a couple of different locations.My guest and I then sat out
downtown.We then stopped by the
Food Emporium, and I bought two 12 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm three cheese
goldfish crackers for $2.50 or $5 total.We then returned back to my apartment.We had spaghetti with reheated tomato
meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese and ice tea.I then had a cappuccino outside.We then watched a bit of
television.CIO
Note: <888> 09/25/02
Wednesday 12:55 A.M.:Well, I watched a bit of
television.I will now shut down
the computer and head off to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 10:35 P.M.:For dinner, I
had a Mrs. Paul’s Shrimp Stir Fry dinner and I also finished of the pint
container of Godiva caramel nut ice cream, and I had some ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: It looks like people down south should still study
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and this link shows that tropical
storm Lili is threatening the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas as well as
the islands to the south,http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_astorm13.html and it looks like tropical storm
Isadore http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_astorm10.html might work it way up through New
Orleans, for people living further north the storms could converge, and more
than likely there would be tremendous rainfall and flooding.Possibly in the
New
York area and the northeast we could
get a lot of rain in about four days since Isadore is a very slow moving storm
accumulating lots of moisture.Thus
we all along the eastern seaboard should keep a very close weather eye.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 8:40 P.M.: I went out after dinner, and I
drove downtown.I walked the entire
length of Greenwich
Avenue.I stopped by CVS, and they have CVS
brown or white 15’ or 12’ or 6’ extension cords for .99 each.I bought three white 15 foot extension
cords for .99 each plus .18 tax for $3.15 total.I then sat out at various
locations.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the
Greenwich Times.I then went by Exxon, and I bought $7.75
of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for about 27 miles per gallon
local driving.I then went by Stop
and Shop, and I bought an 8 ounce container of S&S grated parmesan cheese
for $3.79.I then returned home,
and I am having an ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 5:05 P.M.:I went out after the last message.I stopped by briefly in town.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I met up with one of my
former neighbors, and I drove him over to Gateway Auto Supply to get battery
terminal connectors for his boat.I
then drove him over to GrassIsland, and he worked on his boat a
while.I then drove the neighbor
back to his residence, and I viewed the waterfront for a while.There was no sign of the shooting from
yesterday, just the usual fishermen and lunch time crowd.I was told that Greenwich Capital had
bought its building from General Reinsurance, so they own the building they are
in on at 600 Steamboat Road, of course they are owned by National Westminster
Bank which is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, the seventh largest bank in
the world.The Delamar Hotel looks
like it might be ready in a week.I
drove my former neighbor along the waterfront over to Tod’s Point.We briefly visited the southwest parking
area.One could see two large 100
foot plus schooners off Belle Haven hidden from view from
Steamboat
Road.We then drove over to the southeast
parking area, and one could see three 70 foot racing sailing yachts racing down
Long Island Sound from east to west.My neighbor had a bite of lunch at the concession stand.We sat out briefly.I then drove my former neighbor back to
his house.I then drove by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop.I next went by the
Greenwich Library.I then went by Delia Auto Parts on
West Putnam
Avenue, and I was told that according
to the Greenwich Times, the shooting down on
Steamboat
Road yesterday was a self inflicted
gunshot suicide from someone driving out from New York
City.I then checked with the auto parts store
as I did the previous one, if they sold Greenwich, Connecticut license plates frames with
“Greenwich, Connecticut” on them, but alas they do not
either.One of my neighbors has one
without a dealer name on it.I then
returned home.I had a cold A&W
root beer in a frosted mug outdoors.I then for an early dinner, I had reheated spaghetti with tomato meat
sauce and grated parmesan cheese and cantaloupe chunks and ice tea.I will now have a Brazilian instant
coffee outside, and then I will probably go back downtown.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 10:00 A.M.:I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I just had a coffee outside.I will now clean up and go out.CIO
Note: <888> 09/24/02
Tuesday 9:15 A.M.:I went to bed about 1
A.M. this
morning.I received a call from a
former neighbor on Steamboat Road, and the neighbor told me there was a shooting
down on the end of Steamboat Road yesterday about 3 P.M. and about ten Greenwich
Police cars responded.The neighbor
indicated the shooting was at the day sailing marina down on the east side end
of Steamboat
Road.The former neighbor needs a battery
clamp for his boat battery, so I will go down there in a couple of hours to see
if I can help him out.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
11:35 P.M.:Well, I am tired, so I will shut down
the computer.I will relax a bit
before going to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
11:30 P.M.:I had a couple of scoops of Godiva
carmel pecan ice cream.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
10:45 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and I watched
the Travel Channel presentation on the World Cruise ship.If one obtains a free Forbes
www.forbes.com password, one can obtain and read this article on the World
Cruise ship http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0902/208.html?_requestid=3261. Alas, some people like me whom
do not travel very much would be prone to motion sickness, so I guess I am one
of the local arm chair travelers.It seems to be getting a bit cooler in the evening.It is down to 60 degrees
Fahrenheit.Traditionally in the
last few years when the weather starts to change in the fall with my arthritis,
I experience a bit of discomfort until I get use to the cooler weather.However, I tend to enjoy cooler weather
once I get use to it.There was
this recent article about arthritis in the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2269296.stm.I suppose if hurricane Isadora comes up
this way, I will be experiencing a bit of discomfort from the dampness.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
8:20 P.M.: I had a relaxing
afternoon.I rested a bit.I chatted with a couple of
relatives.Earlier I finished off
the carton of Edy’s Mandarin Orange ice cream, and I had some potato chips.I am about to have some Progresso Beef
and Potato soup and ice tea.The
good news is that I have gone down from 220 pounds to 213 pounds, so I have lost
seven pounds.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
12:10 P.M.:I had some Carr’s crackers and cheddar
cheese last night when I woke up for a break.I was up at 10:30
A.M., and
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had a coffee outside.With the tropical weather activity in
the Gulf
of Mexico and the Caribbean, I suggest interested users
study www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .I found this satellite photo that pretty
much sums up the situation Naval Research Laboratory
Satellite Photos .Well, I will now do some regular
computer work.I made an
interesting discovery last night that I will not report on.CIO
Note: <888> 09/23/02 Monday
12:20 A.M.:I am a bit tired, so I will shut down
the computer, and I will go to bed shortly.CIO
Note: <888> 09/22/02 Sunday
11:25 P.M.: I relaxed a bit.I sent out some emails.I chatted with a relative.I chatted with a friend.I noticed today, there was a dead skunk
on the road in front of Greenwich Capital http://www.gcm.com/ on Steamboat
Road, so perhaps it might stink over
there, if they have not removed it yet.From my experience there tends to be quite a few skunks in this area and
on the waterfront, so when driving at night, one should keep a keen eye for
skunks, unless one feels like washing their car with tomato juice.I believe Exxon across the street from
me on the New York border on U.S. 1 use to have a steam cleaning apparatus which
might also do the job of removing skunk odor.My Hyundai is fine, and I avoided
hitting the skunk remains.I am up
to about 32,200 miles, so I have driven about 400 miles since I got the
Hyundai.I normally drive about
7,000 to 8,000 miles a year, but recently I have been driving less, since I have
not been going downtown in the evening.
CIO
Note: <888> 09/22/02 Sunday
5:05 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went over
to the Greenwich Train station to meet my guests
at 1 P.M..The train came in at 1:29
P.M. with
a lot of passengers, and I did not see my guests.I tried calling my answering machine,
but I did not know how to retrieve its messages.I returned to my apartment, and I got
the message off the machine that my guests were on the other side of the train
station.I returned to the train
station, and I picked up the guests.I drove them around the waterfront.I then gave them a tour of the new Greenwich Library.I next drove them by the new
GreenwichHospital.I then drove them up
North
Street showing them the sights, and I
then drove them across Upper Cross road, and down
Round Hill
Road showing them the sights.I dropped them off at their next
appointment.I then sat outside
briefly downtown.I then returned
back to my apartment, and I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug
outside.I am about to have some
reheated spaghetti noodles with tomato meat sauce and ice tea, and then I will
have a cappuccino outside.I have
to find my AT&T answering machine instructions and figure out how to
retrieve messages off my answering machine.CIO
Note: <888> 09/22/02 Sunday
11:00 A.M.: I had a call from a friend at
7 A.M. this morning.I was up at 9
A.M.. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements.I had a coffee
outside.I have to pick up some
friends arriving from Manhattan at 1:29
P.M. at
the Greenwich Train station.CIO
Note: <888> 09/21/02
Saturday 10:40 P.M.: I sifted through my email.I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm .I guess I will now shut down the
computer, and I will go to bed in a little while after watching some
television.CIO
Note: <888> 09/21/02
Saturday 7:30 P.M.:When I do apartment cleaning every
Saturday my normal routine is as follows.I water my three plants by putting them in the kitchen sink and dousing
them.I clean the bathroom sink,
toilet, and shower bath walls spraying Lysol or other suitable cleaner.I clean the bath tub with Comet or
Ajax.I use a damp cloth, and I wipe all the
surfaces in the apartment that might gather dust.I put in diluted Lysol in a dish with
water in front of the air conditioner for air freshening.I clean the surfaces in the kitchen with
Lysol or other cleaner.I empty the
kitchen garbage.I vacuum the
apartment.I clean all the glass
and mirror surfaces with glass cleaner.This usually takes about 2.5 hours to three hours.I also generally straighten up items
around the apartment.I am just
about to have some spaghetti noodles with reheated tomato meat sauce along with
parmesan cheese and ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/21/02
Saturday 6:45 P.M.:I went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the
Greenwich Times and Time magazine.I then walked lower
Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out for a while.I next drove down by the
waterfront.I then returned
home.I chatted with a relative and
a friend.I have guests coming out
to visit tomorrow that I am picking up at the train station at 1:29
P.M..
CIO
Note: <888> 09/21/02
Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I had some Edy’s mandarin
orange sorbet around 2 A.M. this morning.I had a call from a relative around
9 A.M.. I was up around
11 A.M..For breakfast I had oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had a coffee outside.I
did my house cleaning and watering the plants.I also washed and cleaned the General
Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control air filter, so
it is now clean.I will clean the
air cleaner filters in a few weeks.I just had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and
potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea.I then had a Brazilian instant coffee
outside.I will now clean up and go
out in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/20/02 Friday
11:25 P.M.:I watched a bit of television.I will now shut down the computer.I will have some Carr’s crackers with
slices of Land O Lakes cheddar cheese along with ice tea before going to
bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/20/02 Friday
9:00 P.M.:I listened to some http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram .I am making up another batch of ice tea
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .I am using 22 tea bags of 13 different
types.I am a bit tired, so maybe
instead of doing computer work, I will listen to some of the Channel 21 PBS
sitcoms that they run on Friday evening.I suppose they are rolling up the streets in downtown
Greenwich about now.CIO
Note: <888> 09/20/02 Friday
7:30 P.M.:I went out after the last message.I drove downtown, and I sat out for a
while.I went by the Merry Go Round
Mews thrift shop.I then drove by
the waterfront.I next went by the
ELDC thrift shop.I then drove over
to Old Greenwich, and I toured the Rummage Room
thrift shop.I then went out to
Tod’s Point, and I walked the 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point.I sat out at various locations.On the way back, I stopped by the
Feinsod True Value Hardware store in Old Greenwich, and I bought two three prong
to two prong electrical adaptors for .69 each plus .08 tax for $1.46 total.I then returned to downtown
Greenwich, and I stopped by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop.They have a set of La Moge china there
for $2,000 if one does not feel like eating on paper plates. I then went
downtown, and I sat out for a while.I next drove down by the waterfront.I chatted with some visitors from
Germany in slow speaking English.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper.I next returned home.I had a cold A&W root beer in a
frosted mug outside.I then had
some reheated spaghetti noodles with tomato meat sauce and cantaloupe chunks and
ice tea.I put one of the three
prong to two prong electrical adaptors on the Coleman rechargeable flashlight in
the bedroom, so I could plug it into the power strip where it has clearance
above the other plugs.I used one
last night to plug the HP LaserJet IIP Plus into the extension cord, I have
plugged into the lower control panel on the primary computer.I now have a spare which I put in the
top left drawer of the mahogany bureau in the bedroom.I guess I will now do some regular
computer work.CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
09/20/02:
Note: <888> 09/20/02 Friday
11:40 A.M.:I had some goldfish crackers and Carr’s
crackers when I woke up briefly.I
was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.Today I will probably go out to
Tod’s Point, since they sprayed for mosquitoes with encephalitis last night in
Old Greenwich, I would imagine it would be
relatively safe to venture out to Tod’s Point.I put an HP printer tray cover on the
paper feed for the HP LaserJet IIP plus printer, so when paper comes out of the
front exit, it will not fall into the paper feed.I will now send out my weekly
notes.CIO
Note: <888> 09/19/02
Thursday 11:40 P.M.:I will now shut down the computer.I will go to bed in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/19/02
Thursday 11:10 P.M.: I chatted with a relative.I happened to have an extra HP 75A laser
toner cartridge if I ever need one for the HP LaserJet IIP Plus, however its
installed cartridge seems just fine now.I set it to 150 X 150 DPI, and it prints out the tide charts at
www.maineharbors.com .If one happens to
be down around the Gulf of
Mexico,
one probably should be studying www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .It looks like Hurricane Isadora might
hit between Houston and
New
Orleans at this moment.I will now have some cantaloupe chunks
and ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/19/02
Thursday 9:45 P.M.: I went out after the last
message, and I sat out downtown.I
then made my 3 P.M. appointment.I next went by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop.I then went downtown, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at various
locations.I then drove by the
waterfront.I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper and the Wall Street Journal.I then drove downtown, and I retrieved a Hewlett Packard LaserJet II P
plus printer that had been thrown out in the trash with and instruction
manual.I then walked lower
Greenwich
Avenue.I then returned home.I put the HP LaserJet II P Plus printer
on the oak table between the backup computer desk and the Epson Color Stylus 880
Printer.I put the old Compaq IJ200
printer in the bedroom.I put the
IBM inkjet paper box underneath the gold chair at the apartment entrance.I connected it to the printer port box
with and an LPT cable.I have it
set to be turned on and off from the lower control panel on the primary
computer.It works just fine, but
if one sets it to eject the paper on top, it crinkles the paper, but when it is
set to eject from the front, the paper comes out just fine.It prints out just fine.It has been used about 72,000
times.I put in my extra Microsoft
Font cartridge, and I set it up with the printer driver on the primary
computer.It has 512 Kbytes of
memory.I will now set it up on the
backup computer.CIO
Note: <888> 09/19/02
Thursday 2:05 P.M.:I had some reheated spaghetti with
tomato meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese with ice tea.I then had a Brazilian instant
coffee outside.I have cleaned
up.I have a 3
P.M.
appointment, so I will go out now.CIO
Note: <888> 09/19/02
Thursday 11:40 A.M.: I was up at 8
A.M., and
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I fell back to sleep until
11 A.M.. I had a dream about roaming
around downtown Florence,
Italy where I use to live in the
winter of 1972, or perhaps it was “Little
Italy” in
Manhattan.I guess I was thinking about the
spaghetti and tomato meat sauce, I will be having for lunch in a little
while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/18/02
Wednesday 9:00 P.M.: I relaxed a bit.I sifted through my email. I went
outside, and I had a call on the answering machine from a relative.I will now shut down the computer, and I
will go to bed in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/18/02
Wednesday 7:10 P.M.: I had some Pepperidge Farm
goldfish crackers while watching the evening news.I will now do some regular computer
work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/18/02
Wednesday 6:30 P.M.:I went out, and I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New
York on
Mason
Street.I then went by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop.They have lots of new items out on
display.I next went by downtown,
and I sat out in the center of town.I then drove down by the waterfront.I next went by the
Greenwich Library.I read the
Greenwich Times.I then read Forbes magazine. I then
returned home.I had a bowl of
cantaloupe chunks with ice tea.I
will now watch the ABC evening news.CIO
Note: <888> 09/18/02
Wednesday 2:05 P.M.: Lunch was delicious.I will now clean up and go
downtown.The
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop has put out their
new fall merchandise today.CIO
Note: <888> 09/18/02
Wednesday 1:00 P.M.: I went to bed at
10 P.M., and I was up at
6 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I then fell back to sleep until
11 P.M.. I next browned the two pounds
of ground round in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in the 12 inch Griswold
frying pan.I put in a few
tablespoons of olive oil into the three quart Revere pot, and I drained and added the
browned ground round.I added three
peeled and diced medium onions, one diced green pepper, eight diced gloves of
garlic, and then I added two 28 ounce cans of crushed tomatoes and one 28 ounce
can of whole plum tomatoes.I mixed
this all together, and I added dashes of garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning,
poultry and meat seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper, Hungarian paprika,
Italian spices, basil, oregano, Chinese five spice, and India hot curry.I also added a teaspoon of sesame oil, a
few tablespoons of Italian Medina balsamic vinegar, dashes of Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, La Choy soy sauce, Angostura bitters, and McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce, along with five bay leaves.I mixed this all together, and I brought it to a boil, and then I reduced
it to a simmer for fifty minutes.I
will have some of this tomato meat sauce on spaghetti noodles with grated
parmesan cheese in a little while.I also peeled and diced two large cantaloupes.I put the cantaloupe chunks in
Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.I will refrigerate about 60% of the tomato meat sauce, and I will freeze
about 40%.I also put in two new
AAA batteries in the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner remote
control.I will have my lunch with
ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee afterwards.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 9:00 P.M.:I am tired.I guess I will shut down the computer
for the night, and I will head off to bed in a brief spell.Maybe, I will watch some
television.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 8:45 P.M.:I chatted with a neighbor.I had a Marie Calandar chicken fried
boneless chicken breast for dinner with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob in
the dinner and a iced tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 7:25 P.M.:I went out, and I stopped by Smokes for
Less in Byram, and I bought a carton Doral Lights 100s for $25.I then went by the
Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought
two 8 packs of hotdog buns and a loaf of 12 grain bread for $2.67 total.I then went by Exxon, and I bought 4.4
gallons of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for $7.45 total for
about 27 miles per gallon local driving.I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper, and I checked out a DVD video disk.I then drove down by the waterfront, and I spent some time visiting with
a former neighbor.I then went
downtown, and I walked the entire length of
Greenwich
Avenue.I sat out at various locations.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall
Street Journal.I then went by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought 75% lean ground beef at $1.99 a pound for $3.98,
four half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2 each,
three 28 ounce cans of S&S crushed tomatoes for $1.09 each, two large
cantaloupes for .99 each, a green pepper at .99 a pound for .49, two packages of
Rienzi #10 noodles for .89 each for $19.49 total.I then returned home.I chatted with a friend.I just had a cold Citra soda in a
frosted mug outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 12:50 P.M.:I had two
hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and a dill pickle
slice and ice tea, and then I had a Brazilian instant coffee outside.I will clean up and go out shortly.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 11:25 A.M.:I slept until 10:45
A.M.. The
black Samsonite carry on suitcase on wheels and Michelin road map arrived from
Michelin via UPS shortly after 11 A.M..I will check with a relative to
see if they want it.CIO
Note: <888> 09/17/02
Tuesday 6:35 A.M.: I was up at 6
A.M.. I
will have breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements.I will then have a
coffee outside.I have to be around
the apartment this morning, when the Samsonite suitcase on wheels from Michelin
is due to be delivered by UPS around 11 A.M.. I guess I will do a little bit
of regular computer work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/16/02 Monday
9:40 P.M.:I chatted with a friend.I will now shut down the computer.I guess I will go to bed in a little
while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/16/02 Monday
7:35 P.M.: I went out, and I drove
downtown.I stopped by CVS.I then made my 4
P.M.
appointment.I next walked lower
Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out for a while.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper, the Wall Street Journal, and Popular Mechanics.I just now returned home.I had a cold diet Coke outside in a
frosted mug.I will now cook a
Tony’s Pepperoni Pizza and have it for dinner with an iced tea.I guess I will then have a Brazilian
instant coffee.I am a bit
arthritic today with the dampness.CIO
Note: <888> 09/16/02 Monday
2:00 P.M.:I had lunch of the rest
of the cold eye round in a cold eye round sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise
and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, potato chips, a dill pickle slice, ice tea , and
then I had a cappuccino outside.I
installed the language support for the Windows ME partition on the Dell
computer.There does not seem to be
language support for XP.Possibly
it is part of the install program.I received a post card from UPS, so I called the 800 number, and they
will be delivering my Samsonite suitcase on wheels from Michelin tomorrow around
11 A.M.. I have a 4
P.M.
appointment today, so I guess I will clean up in a little while and go out.CIO
Note: <888> 09/16/02 Monday
10:50 A.M.: I went back to sleep until
10 A.M..CIO
Note: <888> 09/16/02 Monday
5:30 A.M.: I was up at 4
A.M.. I
went outside to sneak a cigarette, and while I was sitting on the bench in
front, the skunk walked up to about ten feet away from me and slightly raised
its tail, but it did not spray.Then it moved to the other side of the parking lot.I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.I will now do some regular computer
work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
7:30 P.M.:I chatted with a few relatives.A friend came down, and we chatted.I made eye round sandwiches with
McHilney’s Tabasco sauce and Hellmann’s mayonnaise on them which we had with
potato chips and dill pickles slices and reheated rice and ice tea.My guest just left.I will shut down the computer and
head off to bed briefly.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
2:45 P.M.: I watched a bit of
television.I repacked the
Slaymaker Jumpstart system in its box after charging it up.I watched some television.I chatted with a relative.I finally got around to using my
Hoover Vacuum to vacuum the
apartment.I need to go by the
Electrolux Parts Store on Armagone causeway and see if they have the power
noozle power cord that needs to be replaced on my 20 years old Electrolux
system.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
10:35 A.M.: I rested a bit.I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
8:40 A.M.: While watching the church service on television, I had two 1/3 inch
thick slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with margarine an a bit of sesame oil in it, steamed green
beans, and ice tea.I will now try
to take a nap.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
7:40 A.M.: I went outside, and I checked
the oil on the Hyundai.It is
fine.I just checked out
www.hourofpower.org and I believe Robert Schuler should be starting his new
broadcast season by now, and according to their site, they are on the Discovery
Channel channel 27 here on our local cablevision system.I enjoy following Dr. Schuler’s program,
since his broadcast church is part of the Reform Church of North America, one of
the earliest churches in North America, except some Pilgrims before them, or any
survivors from the Jamestown settlement of 1607 or Williamsburg 1633.I believe Peter Minute established the
Dutch Reform Church in the New Amsterdam Colony around 1640 when Jamestown was
1607 and Colonial Williamsburg was 1699, but I thought is was 1620 and if I am
not mistaken Plymouth Rock was 1620 and the net says St. Augustine was settled
in 1567, so thus unless some Christian Viking had sailed over earlier from
Greenland, it is fairly well documented what the earliest churches were.Of course
Columbus in his expeditions set up
churches before St.
Augustine, Florida.The Encyclopedia Britannica says
Williamsburg was settled as the scattered settlement of the Middle Plantation in
1633, but it does not necessarily say whether there were other settlements there
between Jamestown’s demise shortly after 1607 which is just a stones throw
away.So, I think it is safe to say
Williamsburg was discovered in 1607, since
Jamestown is the settlement slightly
closer to the James
River,
and more than likely some of Jamestown’s settlers made it the short
distance to Williamburg.However, I
believe the Kings of England changed in this disputed
periods, so they renamed the settlerment after Jamestown’s demise on their second return.
This all gets involved with Pocahontas and Captain John Smith who reportedly
returned to England.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
6:00 A.M.:I noticed yesterday
while I was exiting Bruce Park about 7 A.M. by exit four on the turnpike, there
was a dead black and white cat in the right hand lane heading towards the
turnpike.I suppose there are some
people whom drive too fast through Bruce Park, so perhaps the town should
institute some sort of speed controls in Bruce Park.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
5:35 A.M.: With GEICO www.geico.com automobile insurance for more than 12 years, I have had free
Emergency 800 number road side assistance 1-800-42-GEICO
(1-800-424-3426)which I never have had to
use.I also have never filed a
claim which is why I am in their preferred driver’s pool.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
5:30 A.M.:The Slaymaker Jump Start system was on
yellow, so I am charging it now, so it is back to green which takes about four
hours.It will cut off
automatically, and can remain plugged in.I had to move the Coleman emergency light from the bedroom power strip to
the bathroom fixture.CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
5:20 A.M.: I sent out a couple of emails.
I went outside, and I checked the Hyundai.I folded down the rear seat back,
and I fished out the two side rear seat seat belts, and I put them on the rear
side hooks that keep them from retracting into the back hatch back area, so all
three rear seat belts are available.I took out the two long folding beach chairs, and I put them underneath
the hose on the back right side of the hatch back area, so the hose is on top,
and there is plenty of rear window visibility.Thus the Hyundai is set up for four or
five passengers, but of course the back seat might be a bit cramped since it is
a smaller car.I also put my old
straw hat on the back seat with the two other baseball caps and the binoculars
and kids in crisis water bottle and the October tide chart and a few extra pairs
of sun glasses.The back seat back
does fold down, but it does not seem to lie perfectly flat, but it is on a
slightly inclined angle.I think to
get it to lie flat, one has to take out the back seat cushion, but I do not
think one would be able to easily store it in the Hyundai.I looked briefly at the manual to see
what it said about the back seat folding down, but I did not have my glasses, so
I just looked at the pictures.I
also put the three snow brush ice scrapers on top of the hatch back contents, so
they are more easily available once colder weather comes.As I mentioned earlier in my notes
a couple of weeks ago, I took out the coal shovel, I use as a snow shovel, and I
put it on the right side of the left living room closet.I have lots of cooler weather clothes
for somebody about six feet tall and 140 pounds to 220 pounds waist 32 inches to
about waiste 44 inches inseam 30 inches, since I have not thrown out my clothes
from when I was thinner hoping that some day I might lose weight, and I have
quite a few 9 ½ American size C width shoes, and a number of shirts from size 15
to 16 ½ inch collar sleeve length 32 to 34 inches.Thus as far at the ward robe
department,I am adequately
supplied.Of course some of my
formal clothes like suits and sport jackets no longer fit me, but I never wear
them much anyway, but I do think I have a few items that might fit still
including a black suit a couple of sports jackets andthe Scottish Game Hunters suit which
looks like an Alpine Mountains suit.Of course, I only have one pair of knee socks to wear with my Alpine suit
since it has knee britches.It
never really has been cold enough in this area when more formal attire was
required except one of the last times I went into Manhattan on a sub zero degree
Farenheit late evening, when I chatted with some visitors from Green Farms,
Michigan outside the Waldorf Astoria whom thought it was not too cold since they
have a green Ford Taurus to drive in.At that time the doorman at the
Waldorf Astoria was a Swiss citizen.Thus if any visitors are here from warmer climates planning to spend the
winter, they might think about getting ready for the winter.I still have the Slaymaker Jump Start
system in my bedroom that I have only used twice.I have to remember to check the charge
on it. CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
3:40 A.M.: This links show this race is
leaving today from the IntrepidMuseum in
Manhattan for a around the world solo sail
boat race http://www.aroundalone.com/ .CIO
Note: <888> 09/15/02 Sunday
1:55 A.M.:I had some goldfish
crackers and ice tea before going to bed yesterday afternoon about 3 P.M.. I
chatted with a neighbor before going to bed.I forgot to vacuum, which I will do
later today.I was up at about
12:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I just had coffee outside.As a point of reference, about cars I
have used in my life, I first started driving in 1966 in a 1966 black Mustang
convertible.In college I obtained
and drove, 1952 Mercedes 300 B touring car, 1961 Mercedes 300 C touring car,
1962 Mercedes 220 S with a sun roof, a 1961 Mercedes 220 S four seater
convertible, and I also drove a family 1970 Oldsmobile Jetstar in college in
Illinois.In
Greece in the spring of 1972, I drove a
1962 Opel station wagon.I used a
family 1971 Monte
Carlo in the early 1970s, and around
1973 I had a 1970 Volvo 240 for a brief spell.In South
Carolina in 1975, I obtained and drove a
1966 Chevrolet Biscayne which I eventually gave away in Nantucket.Later in Nantucket around 1978, I obtained a 1972
Subaru station wagon. I eventually traded this in around 1980 for a 1974 Volvo
242 DL which I sold after a few months in Anaheim, California.I then did not have a car until 1985,
when I obtained a 1976 Dasher wagon, which I eventually replaced with a 1978
Dasher wagon.Around 1988, I had a
1984 Ford Escort, and in 1991 I obtained the 1976 Volvo 244 DL which I just
replaced with the 1999 Hyundai Accent.Of course I did occasionally drive other family cars when living around
home.However, that basically is my
automotive repertoire.I will now
do some regular computer work.
Note: <888> 09/14/02
Saturday 2:25 P.M.: I relaxed a bit.I had a telephone call from a relative,
but I was outside.I will now go to
bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/14/02
Saturday 12:05 P.M.: I went out after the last
message.I drove downtown.I walked the entire length of
Greenwich
Avenue.I sat out at various locations.I then drove down by the waterfront. I
next stopped by CVS at the Riverside Shopping Plaza, and I bought with my $7 CVS
coupon a Glade Plug In refill Hawaiian Breeze scent for $2.99, 19 ounces of Ajax
dishwashing detergent for $1.19, a two bottle set of European Mystique shampoo
and conditioners about 16 ounces each $1.79 both, two boxes of ten CVS Band-Aids
.50 each, a roll of Necco Candy wafers .55 plus .52 tax for the price of the $7
coupon and .55 cash.I then walked
around the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I wore my Coleman electronic
mosquito repeller to ward off any mosquitoes.I then drove back to central
Greenwich, and I stopped by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift Shop.Today is the last day of their $5 a bag
sale closing I believe at 1 P.M.. I believe Monday and Tuesday
they will be closed, and on Wednesday they will put out their new Fall
collection.I next sat downtown for
a while.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper.I returned home.I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard
and ketchup and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice tea.While I was out, I ran Norton Speed Disk
on the primary computer C: drive.CIO
Note: <888> 09/14/02
Saturday 4:35 A.M.: I threw out the garbage and
polished the glass work and mirrors.I still have to vacuum after 9 A.M., so I will not disturb my
neighbors.I had a meal of two 1/3
inch thick slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed green beans, reheated rice, ice tea, and then I had a Brazilian instant
coffee outside.I just put in a new
Glade plug-in Hawaiian Breeze air freshener in the kitchen.I will now clean up, and I will go out
for some fresh air.CIO
Note: <888> 09/14/02
Saturday 3:05 A.M.:I was up at 11
P.M. when
a relative called.I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I have finished my house cleaning and
watering the plants except for vacuuming, throwing out the garbage, and
polishing the glass and mirror work.While doing this, on the primary computer, I backed up the C: drive to
the E: drive in four different parts.On the Dell computer, I also finished on all three drives running Norton
Disk Doctor, Norton Speed Disk, and Norton Win Doctor.I have already backed up the Dell
computer.Also while doing this I
did three loads of laundry.I put
clean sheets on the bed.The third
load of laundry was all my automobile towels that I washed and dried, and I then
put in the back of the Hyundai.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
1:25 P.M.: Well, I guess I will shut down the primary computer which is an AMD
K6II 450 MHz running at 366 MHz with 194 megabytes of memory, 15 gigabyte hard
drive and 20 gigabyte hard drive, 58X CD player, and 24X CD/RW player, with a
Sound Blaster Live MP3+ card, and the new Netgear LAN car running on a
www.pcchips.com S-571 LMR motherboard, and all three computers are connected
through the Siemens router to the Motorola cable modem.I am bit tired, so I will go to bed
now.I will leave the Dell computer
going optimizing the Windows ME drive.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
12:55 P.M.:I went outside, and I used the little
$10 WWF camera to snap a couple of blurry pictures of the Hyundai
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hyundai1.jpg and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hyundai2.jpg .I am running Norton SpeedDisk on the C:
Windows ME partition on the Dell Dimension 300 computer.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
11:45 A.M.: I finished washing the Hyundai
with Turtlewax car wash and waxing it with NuFinish car wax.It looks quite nice.I also cleaned the windows with
glass cleaner.I have a lot of
dirty car wash towels I have to wash sometime.I sat out chatting with a neighbor.I called La Blancs, and I am having them
send me a receipt to show that I junked the old Volvo for some state of
Connecticut paper work.I am 89% through optimizing the XP full
drive on the Dell Dimension 300 Mhz computer.I just had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice tea.I think the Queen Elizabeth II cruise
ship www.cunardline.com is leaving South
Hampton,
England today for
Manhattan arriving on September 19, so I
would imagine with the recent hurricane winds out in the Atlantic, the first day or two of their
crossing might be a little bit rough.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
8:10 A.M.: I am finished optimizing the
drive on the IBM Cyrix 233.After
Win Doctor finishes running, I will optimize the XP full drive on the Dell
Dimension 300 MHz.I guess while
that is going on, I will go outside and wash and wax the Hyundai.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
6:00 A.M.: Dinner was delicious.For reference, the old backup computer
now is an IBM Cyrix 233 Mhz computer with 64 megs of memory and a 8 gigabyte
hard drive using the onboard sound system and onboard video from the PC Chips
S-571 motherboard, and it has the SoHo LAN card in it.Considering this time around, I have
spent 11 years on PCs, it is a very reliable system for word processing, web
browsing and email. The audio quality is a bit tinny.I went to www.driverguide.com to get the audio driver, since the one on the Cdrom that came
with the motherboard did not install in Windows Me properly.I use both the IBM Cyrix 233 and the
Dell Dimension 300 both as backup computers, and I can only use one at a time
since, they both sit on either side of the Nec XP17 monitor that I use for a
backup monitor.Both systems are
completely hooked up; I just have to change the monitor cable on the back of the
either computer to use either one.The IBM Cyrix 233 is 55% optimized with Norton SpeedDisk.I have all the same programs on all
three computers except, the Microsoft Reader does not work on the two backup
computers.I think I would have to
open new hotmail account email addresses to get it to work.Also I have Nero Burning on the primary
computer and other programs since I have 15 gigabyte and 20 gigabyte hard drive
in the primary computer along with the CD/RW and the 58X Cd player.I also have a nine year old Acer laptop
with four megs of memory whose battery does not hold a charge, so all together I
have four computers, along with an IBM selectric typewriter, a Panasonic
selectric type typewriter underneath the day bed, and an older Panasonic laptop
portable electric typewriter in my briefcase.Thus for writing and word processing, I
am well prepared.Of course I still
have the old IBM 24 pin printer, the Epson Stylus color 880 printer, the HP
LaserJet IID, and the older Compaq IJ200 printers.Thus I have a bit of useful office
equipment around the apartment to keep me busy in my internet publishing
efforts.Of course compared to the
newer equipment, my equipment is older, but for what I do primarily, it is more
than adequate.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
4:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich
Avenue.Someone had left a container of six
slices of cheese cake in front of Starbucks, but I decided not to help myself to
them, since maybe someone else would want them.I sat out at various locations.I drove down by the waterfront.I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I
bought two 12.5 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm cheese trio goldfish crackers for
$2.24 each for $4.48 total.I
then stopped by the Shell Station, and I showed the Hyundai to the regular night
proprietor.I then returned
home.I had to restart Norton
SpeedDisk on the old backup computer.It is still running.I took
the eye round beef, and
I seasoned it on both sides with
Old Bay seasoning, ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning,
Italian spices, Basil, Oregano, and then I covered it with a thin layer of Texas
Best Barbeque sauce.I am
cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes instead of 50
minutes, so it will be slightly rarer.I will have a couple of slices of it with fresh steamed green beans, and
I am using the ChinaVillage rice cooker to make
Carolina rice.I rinse one cup of
Carolina rice in a bowl in warm water,
and I strain it and rinse it with a wire strainer.I then put the cup of Carolina rice in
the China Village cooker along with a cup and a half of water and six pads of
margarine, and a half teaspoon of sesame oil, and a teaspoon of Medina Italian
balsamic vinegar.I cook the
ChinaVillage container in the General
Electric microwave for 11 minutes, and then I let it stand for five
minutes.This makes two to four
portions of rice depending one whether one is small or large.I will have some of the rice with
dinner, along with ice tea, and then I will have a Brazilian instant coffee
outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
2:05 A.M.: I am in the process of making
up a batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .I am using 22 tea bags in 13 different
flavors.I showered and cleaned up,
so I will go out for some fresh air.CIO
Note: <888> 09/13/02 Friday
1:10 A.M.:I had some Carr’s crackers with slices
of Monterey pepper jack before going to bed
about 2 P.M..A friend called at 8
P.M.. I
was up at 10:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I fell back to sleep until
midnight.On the old backup computer with Windows
ME, I ran “msconfig”, and I used selective startup to disable most of the
startup items.I then ran Norton
Disk Doctor.I am now running
Norton SpeedDisk on it.I will then
run Norton WinDoctor.Norton
SpeedDisk would not run with some of the selective startup items running since
they performed disk operations in the back ground that interfered with Norton
SpeedDisk.I will now take a shower
and clean up.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 1:35 P.M.:I finished configuring the old backup
computer.I am a bit tired, so I
will shut down the computers, and I will go to bed.I will skip my 3
P.M.
appointment.I might have a quick
snack.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 9:00 A.M.:I am still uncompressing Favorites on to
the old backup computer.I had some
Edy’s Mandarin orange sorbet.I am
listening to the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram for diversion.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 8:15 A.M.: I finished installing most of
the software on the old backup computer.I am now configuring it and installing my Favorites.I am a bit tired, and I have a
3 P.M. appointment this afternoon.Perhaps, I will stay up and go to the
appointment tired.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 5:10 A.M.:I am still installing programs on the
old backup computer.I received in
the mail yesterday a $7 off coupon from CVS on my next purchase over $7 which
comes from using the CVS card when I make my purchases.I forgot to use the card when I bought
the CMOS battery last night, but I will try to remember to use it in the
future.I will do a little bit of
regular computer work while I finish installing programs.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 4:00 A.M.:I am just putting some of my
programs on the old backup computer.I took time to refill the black ink cartridge on the EpsonStylus Color
880 printer.Basically both color
and the black cartridge are now full.I also ran the print head cleaning utility.Basically the EpsonStylus Color 880
printer after a year of use is running just fine.I finished off the Pepperidge Farm
goldfish crackers with ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/12/02
Thursday 12:55 A.M.: I have been doing a little
maintenance on the Dell backup computer.I will then do some work on the old backup computer.I am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram .I finished off the Dutch Apple pie.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 11:25 P.M.: I registered the Siemens 4 port
router online, and I now should have a two year warranty.I will now start working on configuring
the old backup computer.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 10:50 P.M.: I installed the new Cmos
battery in the primary computer.I
reset up the cmos settings on the primary computer, and it all works fine.I think I replaced the Cmos battery less
than a year ago, so I guess they do not last the two to three years, they are
suppose to.I will now fill out the
warranty card on the Siemens router, which if I do so, I get a second year’s
warranty.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 10:10 P.M.: I went out, and I went by
CVS.I bought an Energizer #2032
computer CMOS battery for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total.I will put it in my primary computer
shortly, since its CMOS battery seems to not be working since the computer clock
is off when I turn it on.I then
walked lower Greenwich
Avenue.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next stopped by the
ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on
Mason
Street.I then went by the Food Emporium, and
they do not seem to carry the 38 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm goldfish
crackers anymore.They just have
the smaller boxes.I then went by
the Stop and Shop, and they only have the smaller boxes of goldfish crackers
too.However, do not despair; one
can buy a 52 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for about $6 at
Costco, which is now open in Port
Chester,
New
York. One can get for 5% more a day card at
Costco without paying the membership fee.At the Stop and Shop, I bought the last eye round roast at $1.99 a pound
for $4.52 and fresh green beans at .99 a pound for $1.35 for $5.87 total.I then returned home.I will make a computer Net2Phone call,
and then I will put the CMOS battery in the primary computer.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 8:05 P.M.: I was awaken by a telephone
call from a friend at 11 A.M. who came down to visit a half
hour later.I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements.I then had a coffee outside.I chatted with my friend a while, and
while my friend watched television, I fell back asleep until 4:30
P.M.. I
cleaned up, and we went out.We
went to the “911” memorial ceremony behind the
GreenwichTown
Hall.We then returned to my place, and I made
tuna fish sandwiches for us with minced olives in the tuna fish, and we had this
with a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice tea.My guest just left.I am about to have a cappuccino.I figured out I am owed a $20 and $15
rebate from CompUSA on the CD/RW drive I bought around May1, a $20 rebate from
CompUSA for the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz telephone around June 1, $20 rebate
around the first of August mailed in for the 58X Cdplayer, a $40 rebate for the
Seimens router this month, and then the two $10 rebates I mailed in today.I believe that will be $135 I have saved
in rebates recently whenever they finally arrive.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 4:05 A.M.: I looked at some of the sights
at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm .I will now shut down the computers for
the night.I will have some
Monterey Pepper Jack cheese and Carr’s
crackers along with ice tea before going to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 3:45 A.M.: I took a small knife blade, and
I cleaned the rollers on the inside of my primary computer cordless mouse and my
Dell computer scrolling mouse.The
mice are much more responsive.I
put a new generic mouse on the old backup computer.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 3:25 A.M.: I installed all the
downloadable updates and downloadable free programs on the old backup
computer.I installed the Siemens
printer port driver on the old back up computer along with the HP LaserJet IID
and Epson printer drivers.I am
done working on the old backup computer for the night.I reconnected the backup NEC XP17
monitor to the Dell backup computer, and I booted XP with the full install of
programs.With 224 megs of memory
now the Dell backup computer seems a lot more responsive, and it seems like it
might be faster than my primary computer.I just installed some updates on it.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 1:40 A.M.: I put the old backup computer to the left of the backup
computer monitor with the Dell backup computer on the right side of the backup
computer monitor.I have all its
own items hooked up to the old backup computer, so it works when one turns it on
with the cable modem with its own speakers, mouse, keyboard, LAN connection,
microphone.When one wants to
switch between either backup computer, one has to switch the monitor cord from
the back of one computer to the other.I have the power for the old backup computer hooked up to the top control
panel computer switch and the speakers on the top left most switch.Of course the Dell backup computer is on
the lower control panel along with the monitor.I will have to check my cords before I
turn the heat on in the future to make sure they are not near the electric
radiators.I straightened up the
slip cover on the long sofa. I am putting the old cable modem that I bought for
$10 in the Hospital Thrift shop that does not work with Optimum online in a new
cable modem box underneath the day bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 12:45 A.M.: While installing the programs
on the old backup computer, I filled out the two Staples $10 rebates, and I have
them ready for mailing.CIO
Note: <888> 09/11/02
Wednesday 12:05 A.M.: I am installing the updates on
the old backup computer.I will
then install some other programs.I
can not get the sound drivers from the motherboard CD to install properly, but
the sound works.The motherboard
provider does not seem to keep old drivers updates on its web site at
www.altonpc.com or www.pcchips.com .I might try
installing my sound blaster pro drivers.I am thinking of setting up the old backup PC to the left of my backup
monitor with keyboard, mouse, microphone, speakers, LAN cable hooked up to it,
so it one wanted to use it one would just need to transfer the monitor cable
from the backup Dell to the old backup.It might be a little cluttered on the desk though.On the old backup PC besides the other
updates, I also installed all the different languages provided for download for
Internet Explorer.I had a meal of
the rest of the cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch Apple pie and ice
tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/10/02
Tuesday 10:25 P.M.: I have installed the new NetGear Lan card in the primary
computer, and it works fine plug and play install including the cable modem
network.I did not try to
install the new PC100 memory in the primary computer since I knew it would not
work.However, I did install it in
the Dell, and the Dell backup now has 224 megs of memory.I put the old SoHo Lan card in my old backup along
with another 32 megs of memory.It
is working fine, and I have it online with the cable modem to configure it.CIO
Note: <888> 09/10/02
Tuesday 8:20 P.M.: I went out after the last
message.I stopped by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on
Mason
Street.I then drove over to Staples in Old
Greenwich, and I looked at the store
brochure.I then went to the Hyatt
Regency in Old Greenwich, and I was going to use the ATM
machine there, but they do not have a Putnam Trust Bank of
New
York ATM machine there anymore.Instead they have a travel orientated
ATM machine there with two of the languages in Chinese and Japanese.They charge $2.95 for a transaction
there, so I did not use their ATM machine.I then drove out to Tod’s Point, and I viewed the skyline from the
southwest parking area.I noticed a
long narrow band of clouds stretching out as far as one could see to the
southwest just passing north of New York
City.I then went to the southeast parking
area, and the same band of clouds was stretching as far one could see to the
northeast.I thought it might be a
volcanic flume from the southwest, but there have not been any reports of
volcanic activity recently.I then
went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of
New
York in Old
Greenwich.I next drove over to Staples again.I bought a Netgear 32 bit PCI adapter
10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet FA311 card regularly $25 for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for
$21.19 total.I also bought a
RK-byte 128 mb sdram PC100 regularly $39.94 with instant $10 rebate $29.94 plus
$1.80 tax for $31.74 or $52.93 total.Both items also have $10 mail in rebates, so they will eventually cost me
about $33.Staples prints out the
rebate slips and now and gives copies of the receipts for mailing in the
rebates.I then drove down by the
waterfront in central Greenwich.I just now returned home.I will now install the new Netgear LAN
card in my primary computer.I will
test the 128 meg memory chip to see if it works in the primary computer, but the
last time I tried one it needed PC66 sdram.I thus will probably be taking out one
of the 32 meg PC100 chips out of the DELL backup computer, and installing the
new 128 meg. memory sdram in it along with the 64 meg chip and 32 meg chip
already in it for 224 megs of memory total in it, which should be fast enough
for using XP.Technically my backup
Dell computer with an Intel Pentium II 350 Mhz processor and 224 megs of PC 100
memory, might be faster than my primary computer with the AMD K6 II 450 Mhz
processor running at 366 Mhz with one 128 meg PC66 sdram and one 64 meg PC100
sdram.Still, I have to deal with
the existing configurations and how they work together with the individual
parts.I will then take the old
SoHo LAN card from my primary
computer, and put it in the old backup computer along with the second 32 meg
memory chip from the DELL for 64 megs memory total.I then will upgrade the software and
configure the old backup computer.This will take some time, so I will work on it until I need to head off
to bed.Thus I will be doing minor
work on all three computers.I just
had a glass of ice.CIO
Note: <888> 09/10/02
Tuesday 5:05 P.M.:The ten year old
3COM LAN card does not work in the old backup computer that I put Windows ME on,
so I can not install the updates.I
could use the LAN card from one of my other computers if I ever need to do
it.I put the old backup computer
back underneath the side board in the bedroom along with the old ACER laptop
computer.About 2:30 P.M., I
had the rest of the cold bottom round of Angus beef with Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce along with steamed corn on the cob and steamed cauliflower
with parmesan cheese and ice tea.I
then had a cappuccino outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/10/02
Tuesday 12:55 P.M.: I was up at 5:30
A.M. this
morning.I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had a coffee outside.I sorted out the periodicals on the
magazine rack in the living room, and I threw out a lot of the old
periodicals.I cleaned up, and I
went out at 9 A.M.. I went by the New
Lebanon school, and I voted in the
probate judge primary.I then went
by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought
two loaves of Arnold Branola bread for $1.78
both.I then went by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift shop.I next drove down by the
waterfront.I then went
downtown.I toured the Mews thrift
shop.I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper, the Wall Street Journal, and P.C. Magazine.I then returned home, and I had a cold
Citra soda in a frosted mug outside.I then put the old backup computer on top of the current Dell backup
computer, and I connected up the old backup computer.I reformatted the C: drive on the backup
computer, and I am now installing Windows ME on it.I am not sure whether I will be able to
get the old EISA 3COM card to work with it.I believe it worked before with Windows
98, but it might not work with Windows ME.Once Windows ME is installed, I will download the driver for it to see it
works.I will not be putting any
other programs on it unless, I get it online in which case I will put on the
basic free Microsoft Internet downloads and updates.Since more than likely I am just saving
the old backup computer for parts, I will probably not be using it.CIO
Note: <888> 09/10/02
Tuesday 12:45 A.M.: I finished the backup of the
backup computer of the C: drive to the E: drive.I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I watched a bit of television.I will now shut down the computer and I will go to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/09/02 Monday
11:10 P.M.: I installed the XP updates and
Internet Explorer updates on the primary computer.I installed the Internet Explorer
updates on all three drives on the backup computer.I have the backup computer configured
with the three partitions again with Windows ME, Windows XP full install, and
Windows XP simple install on the three drives.On the backup computer, I backed up the
E: drive to the D: and C: drive.I
am in the process of backing up the backup computer C: drive to the E:
drive.I ran Disk Cleanup on the
three different partitions on the backup computer.I am in the process of running disk
cleanup on the primary computer.While doing all this, I put all the paper work from my bedroom desk on
the side board in the bedroom.I
sorted through the paper work, and I threw out what I did not need to save.I emptied my paper trash and bathroom
trash cans.I just had some
cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch Apple pie along with ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/09/02 Monday
6:20 P.M.: I did not go to bed after the
last message.I worked on the
backup computer Dell Dimension V350 installing another copy of Windows XP on the
E: drive. I chose the new installation option, and from the next options, I
chose to install to the E:\Windows directory, and also to prompt me for the
drive and partition. Thus when the installation reaches the prompt for the drive
and partition, I chose the E: drive with the “R” restore options, so as to keep
my settings.I finished installing
it about 1:30 P.M. after installing the XP updates.
I cancelled my 4 P.M. appointment because I was tired,
and I went to bed until 5:30 P.M.. I started the same XP
installation but the “simple” installation on the D: drive when I got up, and it
is running now.I went to Smokes
for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Omni Lights 100s for $24.I am just about to have a Swanson’s
Hungryman turkey breast dinner with ice tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/09/02 Monday
8:55 A.M.: I had a busy night and
morning.I was sitting outside
about midnight and the old skunk almost walked
right up to me.What kept me
busy is that one of my neighbors threw out and old Dell Dimension V350 computer
that I retrieved.I checked it out,
and it had a Pentium II 350 Mhz processor.I took the case off, and I cleaned the processor and cooling condenser
with the air duster and other parts of the interior case.I decided to transfer my backup computer
to it.The Dell had two 32 meg
memory chips, so I was able to add a 64 meg memory chip from the backup computer
to it for a total of 128 megs memory.I then took out the 8 gigabyte hard drive in the Dell, and I put in the 3
hard drivers from my backup computer in the same configuration, and I also put
in the ACER 50X CDrom player.I
added to the DELL the two USB port card, and it already had two USB ports.I also put in my SoundBlaster AWE32 EISA
card, the Logicode X2 Modem, and the Linksys LAN card.I put another Microsoft keyboard with it
that had a PS/2 plug.I tested it
with the Windows ME partition, and it worked fine after adding some
drivers.However the Windows XP
partitions will not work in regular or safe mode.I might have to reinstall the XP
partitions.I took the remaining
parts that I took out of the DELL computer, and I put them back in the old
backup computer, so it has the 8 gigabyte hard drive with 32 megs of memory
along with the old IBM Cyrix 233 processor.I also added an old 3Com EISA LAN card
that I had.I will have to
configure it sometime later.However the DELL Dimension V350 as I have it configured for my backup
computer is at least twice as fast as the old backup computer.I also retrieved a 15 inch by 4 foot oak
side board that I put on my bedroom wall opposite the end of the bed.I put the old backup computer on
it.I had to move the hamper to the
end of the day bed.I threw out the
Brass hack rack.This all took a
bit of time.I just now had some
cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch apple pie and ice tea.I will go to bed shortly.I have a 4
P.M.
appointment this afternoon.CIO
Note: <888> 09/08/02 Sunday
11:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of television
this morning until 6 A.M. before going to bed.There was a large swarm of a couple
hundred wasps by the east side door light swarming around the light to stay
warm.I was up at 5
P.M.. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements.I had a coffee
outside.I then cleaned up, and I
went for a drive.I drove up
North
Street to
Banksville, New
York.I noticed the
Greenwich Hardware store in Banksville,
which might be called the Banksville Hardware store had a large selection of
John Deere garden equipment http://www.deere.com/en_US/deerecom/index.html.They were not open today.I noticed they had had a polo tournament
at Conyers Farm today.I tested the
ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New
York in Banksville.The door is a bit slow to work with the
card.I noticed they have two
equine saddler shops at the Banksville shopping plaza where the IGA supermarket
is along with another one at the Banksville Hardware store.Across from the Banksville Hardware
store they sell beer and also sell wild game.The IGA shopping plaza Banksville Pizza
place was open. I then drove back
down North
Street a bit, and I turned west on
Upper Cross
Road.I drove over to
Round Hill
Road, and I drove down
Round Hill
Road to central
Greenwich passing by the
GreenwichHospital.I noticed they are in the process of
building and have built quite a lot of stone houses.I guess the stone masons in this town
are making a bit of money.Next
they probably will be building marble homes, but sometimes like the Czar learned
in Russia, marble can crack in very cold
weather.I then walked the entire
length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times.I sat out at various locations.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next sat out at the
library.I then went to the Stop
and Shop, and I bought two Xtra lemon cleaners for $1.19 each, a fresh Dutch
Apple streusel pie for $2.99, a 42 ounce container of one minute Quaker oats for
$3.99, two 12.25 ounce bags of Lays regular potato chips $2 each, 3 pounds of
onions $1.99, a bulb of garlic at $1.99 a pound for .32 a 46 ounce jar of
Vlassic whole kosher dill pickles for $3.59 plus .14 tax for $19.40 total.I then returned home.I had a message on the answering machine
from a relative.I had a cold Diet
Coke in a frosted mug outside.I
will now have the same dinner as last night, but instead afterwards I will have
a cappuccino outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/08/02 Sunday
4:35 A.M.: I did some regular computer
work.I checked out the
www.net2phone.com web site, and if one does not have a credit card, one can mail a
$25, $50, or $100 check to Net2Phone to recharge one’s Net2Phone account.I guess I will do this some time in the
near future.I printed out the form
to have it ready.At
http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/ at http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/occupation/?sid=432&rsid=377 they posted my complaint about
the skunk.Just now when I went
outside for a break, I was surprised by the skunk feeding on the central traffic
island in our parking area.I have
to be careful going out the side door at night.Well, I am a bit tired, so I will shut
down the computer and head off to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 11:55 P.M.: I had cantaloupe chunks and ice
tea before going to bed last night.I was up at 3:30 P.M. today.I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had coffee outside.I did
my regular weekly house cleaning and watering the plants.About6:30
P.M. I
had some cantaloupe chucks and ice tea.I then cleaned up and I went out.I stopped by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a gold headphone cable
y-adaptor for $5.99 plus .36 tax for $6.35 total.They have a Compaq CPU there for
$700.I then went by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on
Mason
Street.I next went to the Exxon service station
next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $7.55 of
regular unleaded gasoline at $1.69 a gallon.My Hyundai had about 115 miles on the
trip mileage meter, so filling up the car with 4.5 gallons of fuel, I am getting
about 25.5 miles per gallon driving locally stop and go driving.Thus since it has a 11.5 gallon tank, I
technically have about a 300 mile range on the car on a full tank of fuel doing
local driving.However, on the
highway in fifth gear, I might get another ten miles per a gallon or about 35
miles per gallon, then I would have about a 400 mile range on a full tank of
fuel. Of course all of this depends on driving conditions and at what rate of
speed.I next drove down town. I
walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times.I sat out at various locations. I
chatted with a local about general matters and other technical ideas.I stopped by CVS, and I boughtGold Emblem brand jars of garlic powder,
ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, Italian seasoning, and oregano leaves for
.77 each for $3.85 total.I then
drove down by the waterfront.I
returned home.I put the cable
y-adaptor on the backup computer primary speaker outlet on the sound card, so
both sets of speakers work along with the Andrea electronics headset.I then had two 1/3 inch thick slices of
cold cooked bottom round Angus beef with horse radish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce along with steamed corn on the cob and steamed cauliflower
with grated parmesan cheese on it and ice tea.I generally put margarine on my
vegetables.I will now have a 50%
Brazilian instant coffee and a 50% Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee.I always take my coffee with milk and
sugar. CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 4:50 A.M.: Well, I am a bit tired, so I
will shut down the computer; and I will go to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 4:15 A.M.: I checked www.expedia.com , and they show that the nearby Doral Arrowwood
http://www.arrowwood.com/ is busy most of the time for the next six months, so I called
them at 1-914-939-5500 or 1-800-22DORAL and I chatted with the desk.They told me they occasionally have
vacancies, but they mostly do corporate conferences for local businesses.I believe they have a golf course and
other amenities.CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 3:30 A.M.: I searched www.expedia.com , and it shows the first availability for rooms at the new 500
Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Connecticut, Delamar Five Star Hotel as being the
night of September 30 to October 1, 2002.At $355 to $385 a night, one should get a good nights rest close to the
ambience of Greenwich
Avenue.I have seen modest size 100 foot yachts
there moored on the waterfront, so technically one could rest there while the
crew squabs down the decks.It is
within walking distance of downtown Greenwich and the train to
Manhattan that is if one is up to a
quarter mile or more walk.Of
course the local taxi station is nearby at the train station.I am not sure whether the
ConnecticutAirport Service will be resuming livery
service at that location.Of course
a five star hotel might have its own transportation.The building now looks a bit like a
Mediterranean Villa.I am sure from
what I have read about it, it probably has a posh décor for the moderate size
building.CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 2:20 A.M.: I had five Carr’s crackers with
slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese along
with ice tea.I sifted through my
email. I am not updating the advertising links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/adv.htm since so far, I have not made any
revenue. I received a wrong number telephone call. I checked outside, and a
skunk was prowling around the east side knoll along the parking area.CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/02
Saturday 1:25 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular
computer work.I turned the air
conditioner up to 72 degrees Fahrenheit, so it would not be too chilly in the
apartment, and so the air conditioner would not come on during the cooler
days.Right now it is 78 degrees
Fahrenheit in the apartment with no air coming in since the air conditioner is
staying off, and it is 55 degrees Fahrenheit outside.CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
09/06/02:
Note: <888> 09/06/02 Friday
11:20 P.M.: I will now send out my weekly
notes.CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/02 Friday
9:55 P.M.: I had some cantaloupe chunks
and goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed along with a few Carr’s
crackers.I was up about
noon, and I checked the mail.I then went back to sleep until
4 P.M..I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements, and then I had a coffee
outside.I cleaned up, and I went
downtown.I walked the entire
length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at various
locations.I drove down by the
waterfront.I chatted with the
security guard at the Delamar Hotel, and he told me they are not scheduled to
open until mid October.I went by
the Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper.I then went by the Stop and
Shop, and I bought a 10 pound bag of Carolina Premium rice for $4.49, three
packages of S&S margarine for $2 all, four ears of sweet corn for $1.33 all,
a head of cauliflower for $1.99, and a Black Angus bottom round roast at $1.99 a
pound regularly $4.49 a pound for $4.04 for $13.85 total.I then returned home. I had a cold
A&W root beef in a frosted mug outside.I chatted with a relative.I seasoned the Black Angus bottom round
roast on all sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken
and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, basil, Old Bay Seasoning, and I
then spread Texas Best Barbeque Sauce on it. I am cooking it in the convection
oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will have a couple of slices of
it with steamed corn on the cob and steamed cauliflower and ice tea, and then I
will have a cappuccino outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/02 Friday
3:35 A.M.: I finished the computer
updates.There is a story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ that has not yet been reported in the
U.S.A. press.I will now shut down the computer and go
to bed in a little while.CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/02 Friday
2:30 A.M.: I installed an Office update for Microsoft Word 2002 on the primary
computer, and I am now installing it on the two partitions on the backup
computer that have Word 2002.I
will also update Microsoft Messenger on all computers.CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/02 Friday
1:35 A.M.: I installed the Windows Media
Player 9 beta on all three partitions on the backup computer.I imported my media on the primary
computer into the Media Library.CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 11:40 P.M.: For any of you interested in
trying out Windows Media Player 9 beta, here is the link http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player.asp .I received a post card today from
Rhodes, in
Greece, so maybe that means I am now a
Rhode’s scholar, but I think I might be a bit old for that honor.CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 11:10 P.M.: I did a little bit of regular
computer work.I had some Carr’s
crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and
iced tea.CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 8:50 P.M.: Before going to bed this
morning, I had some Carr’s crackers with slices of
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I
was up at 1 P.M. today.I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside.I cleaned up, and I went out.I stopped by the
GreenwichHospital Thrift shop.They have a $10 a bag sale going
on.I then made my 3
P.M.
appointment.I then walked the
entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I also sat out at various
locations.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper.I then returned home.For dinner, I had a Swanson’s Hungryman
boneless pork filet dinner with ice tea.I then had a cappuccino outside.I will now do some regular computer work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 3:25 A.M.: I installed the Microsoft
Windows Media Player 9 beta on the primary computer.It seems to work fine.I will shut down the computer and head
off to bed in a little while.I
have a 3 P.M. appointment today.CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 2:05 A.M.: I had some cantaloupe chunks
with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 1:20 A.M.: I updated the *.zip file
containing my entire random notes up to date www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsnote1.zip . It contains two Microsoft Word
Documents “mlsnote1.doc” and “mlsnote2.doc”.
Note: <888> 09/05/02
Thursday 12:45 A.M.: I printed out on the HP LaserLet IID printer, my Scott’s
Random Notes from May 1, 2002 through August 31, 2002 which are pages 1713 –
1874.I bound them together in a
black Oxford Clip Binder.CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/02
Wednesday 10:15 P.M.: After having my iced coffee
outside, I peeled and chunked the two large Chiquita cantaloupes, and I put the
chunks in Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.I will now go out and throw away the
seeds and rinds.CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/02
Wednesday 9:15 P.M.: I watched a movie on television
until about 4 A.M. this morning.I was up at 1
P.M., and
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements.I had coffee
outside.I fell back to sleep until
4 P.M.. I had two scoops of Edy’s
mandarin orange sorbet.I cleaned
up, and I drove downtown.I walked
the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times.I stopped by CVS, and I bought a jar of
beef and chicken bouillon cubes for $1 each and a jar of chicken and meat
seasoning for .99, a 1.5 liter of CVS yellow mouthwash for $1.99, two green
apple Christmas tree car fresheners for .59 each, and a 56 tablet box of Tide
detergent for $5.49 plus .52 tax for $12.17 total.I put the car fresheners in the Hyundai
glove box.I then drove down by the
waterfront after my walk.I next
stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall
Street Journal.I then went by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought two large cantaloupes for .99 each, three packages
of Rienzi linguine $2 all, two 28 ounce cans of S&S crushed tomatoes $1.09
each, a Swanson’s Hungryman turkey and boneless pork dinner $2.50 each, two bars
of Land O Lakes Monterey jack and pepper jack for $2 each, and a 10 pack box of
S&S powdered milk $5.49 for $21.32 total.I then returned home.I chatted with a friend.I had a cold Citra soda outside in a
frosted mug.I am about to have the
same dinner as last night.CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/02
Wednesday 2:15 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers
and ice tea.I will now shut down
the computer and head off to bed soon.CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/02
Wednesday 12:35 A.M.: While, I was researching the Yorba Linda earthquake,I noticed in my Presidential Library
list www.geocities.com/mikelscott/041.htm that one of the original Richard
Nixon library links had been spoofed by an ISP bringing up hardcore
pornography.I eliminated the link,
and I updated the list.CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/02
Tuesday 9:35 P.M.: I put the free version of Netzero available from
www.juno.com on the backup computer Windows ME partition that the Logicode
modem works with, although it does not work with XP.I selected the
Greenwich, Connecticut and the
Stamford, Connecticut numbers which I think are toll
free.Thus I will have NetZero
available for use should Optimum online cable service fail. I need to get a
cable Y adaptor from Radio Shack for the second pair of speakers on the backup
computer, since I took off its Y adaptor to use on the primary computer when I
hooked all the speakers up to the primary output jack instead of using the
secondary output jack which did not work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/02
Tuesday 8:10 P.M.: I just finished dinner.I will now do some regular computer
work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/02
Tuesday 6:40 P.M.:I was up at 7
A.M. this
morning.I had oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I had coffee outside.I fell
back asleep, and I was up at 1 P.M.. I made up a batch of
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm ice tea.I used 22 teabags of 13 varieties of
tea.I went out about
3 P.M.. I stopped by Smokes for Less,
and I bought a carton of Omni Lights regulars for $24.I then drove by Putnam Trust Bank of
New
York on
Mason
Street.I next stopped by the
Greenwich Housing Authority, and I gave
them some paper work.I then
stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained
money orders to pay the rest of my GEICO and Verizon bills through
September.I then sat out for a
while.I then drove down by the
waterfront.I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD
video disk, and I read the Greenwich Times and the Wall Street
Journal.I then returned home. I
had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug.I took some Ronson lighter fluid and a paper towel, and I cleaned a bit
of white paint off my right rear bumper where there is a minor scratch.It was reported to me by a local
fisherman a month ago that they found a half dozen dead crows on the Byram River
nearby, so West Nile encephalitis virus has probably been born by mosquitoes in
this area for a while.One
obviously needs to take protection against the mosquitoes when out and
about.I will now bake the
same barbeque chicken as last night and have one of the two breasts for dinner
with steamed corn on the cob and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea. I
will then have an iced coffee outside.CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/02 Monday
11:05 P.M.: My guest and I watched some
television. My guest left at about 10 P.M.. I watched some more television
until just a little while ago.I
had some goldfish crackers and ice tea.I will now shut down the computer and go to bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/02 Monday
8:15 P.M.: My guest and I went out after I
finished my laundry.We went
downtown.We stopped by Zyn
Stationary, and I bought a package of Basic Lights 100s for $3.90.We then sat out for a while.We then drove by the waterfront.Next we stopped by briefly at the
library park.Then I went to the
Food Emporium, and I bought four half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange juice
with calcium for $2.50 each, two dozen eggs at .79 a dozen, boneless breasts of
chicken at $1.99 a pound for $4.70, four ears of corn on the cob for .67, a head
of Foxy broccoli $2.49, and a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers
for $5.79 for $25.23 total.We then
returned back to my apartment.I
washed two halves of the boneless chicken breasts, and I dried them. Then I put
a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in Pyrex dish, and I rubbed both sides in
the olive oil. I then seasoned both sides with garlic powder, ground black
pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, Basil,
and OldBay Seasoning.Then I put
Texas Best Barbeque sauce on the top
side, and I cooked the chicken at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.We had the chicken with steamed corn on
the cob and steamed broccoli and ice tea.I had an iced coffee outside after dinner.CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/02 Monday
3:40 P.M.: I fell asleep about
4 A.M.. A friend called about
noon and arrived to visit about
1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.My friend and I drove by the
Valley
Road Post Office, and I mailed two
letters.We then drove downtown,
and my friend had a slice of Sicilian pizza at Planet Pizza.We toured the railroad waiting
room.We then drove down by the
waterfront.We next stopped by
Smokes for Less in Byram, but they were closed.We went by Costco in
Port
Chester,New
York; but although the new store is
now in operation, it was not open on Labor Day.We returned back to my apartment.I am about half way through the dry
cycle on my laundry.I put $5 on
the laundry card.I put clean
sheets on the bed.CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/02 Monday
12:50 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a
relative.I had 13 Carr’s crackers
with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and a
glass of ice tea.I will now shut
down the computer and head off to bed shortly.CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/02 Sunday
10:00 P.M.: I am recharging the Slaymaker
Rechargeable flash beacon, since it seems to be discharged. It only lasts about
25 minutes on a charge.I will now
do some regular computer work.CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/02 Sunday
9:45 P.M.: I chatted with a relative.I took some pictures of the scenic
painting I bought on Friday. I also used up the film in the Nikon AF camera
taking about five pictures of the apartment.The Nikon AF camera’s flash only pops up
when one tries to take a picture, and there is not enough light.So one could get it to pop up, by trying
to snap an exposure in a low light or no light situation.I have left the camera empty, and I have
the flash down for the moment.I
will get the pictures developed when I have the funding.I still have some pictures to use up on
the film in the Olympus camera.
Note: <888> 09/01/02 Sunday
8:35 P.M.: I filled out some paper work,
and I got my Verizon and GEICO bills ready to pay on Tuesday.CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/02 Sunday
6:45 P.M.: Well, my arthritis a day ago
was right about it being a damp holiday weekend.I watched some television this
morning.I rested from
2:30 P.M. to 6
P.M.. I
just had a Maria Callendar Beef Tips dinner with ice tea.I then sat outside, and I had an iced
coffee.CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/02 Sunday
10:45 A.M.: I was up at 9
A.M. when
a relative called.I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.I then had a cup of coffee outside. I
checked out some computer sites.CIO
