Note:<888> 09/30/06 Saturday 5:55 A.M.:  Earlier I ate one sixth of the cheese cake, and I just ate three scoops of butter pecan ice cream.   Having studied personal computers and internet activity for the past 16 years and having studied the local immigrant population in this area and their travel patterns in this country and this hemisphere, it is my projected viewpoint that in the next 5 to10 years the Western Hemisphere could be invaded by a larger force from the Eastern Hemisphere.   There is only one country with a large enough Navy that could possibly carry it off, and that would be Russia with its allies.   If you do not think it is possible, then you might think about the larger group of people in Eastern Europe that lived under Russian tyranny after World War II.   Their agents are simply a lot of mindless drones that carry out their plans.   Well, I am too tired to go through my email, so I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   On a minor point, when one shows up in North America, and one does not like the mostly English speaking population in North America, there could be up to 2 billion people in the southern Americas that speak different dialects of Spanish, so from what I can tell, if the Russia Navy does make it to our shores in force, more than likely the Spanish will have sold us out here in the Northern Hemisphere.   On the politics of the Geo Political game, one has to be familiar with all of the pieces as they are in place at different stages and times of development.   From what I can tell, we are mostly dealing with Fifth Columnists.    Cheerio from the peaceful side of the Atlantic.   How long it will stay that way is opened to debate.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/30/06 Saturday 4:50 A.M.:   Instead of going through my email, I tried to trouble shoot my server problem.   Since basically the only thing I have done is change the cable modem which is still the same model that now has a different IP address, and since my computer configuration has not changed, it should have gone online when I got the new cable modem at cablevision this past Tuesday.    From what I can tell on Test Your Firewall and the Symantec Port Scan, Port 80 on the cable modem is still blocked although Port 80 shows as being unblocked by Optimum Boost.   Thus either the new Motorola Cable modem is defective in terms of Port 80 or the Cablevision provider of Optimum Online has some sort of problem with their system.   The only other logical alternative could be that other technology people are trying to sell me another technology such as satellite, but in public housing I am not allowed to have satellite.   It basically reflects on technology group such as AT&T which control the internet lines that Cablevision uses versus the Hughes group that controls the satellite technology.   Unfortunately in the north country, even if I were allowed to have satellite, one generally does not feel like going outside to brush off the snow off the satellite dish.  Although Cablevision does have some violent content, I have been told that the Satellite content is even more violent with such events as gladiator type events in other countries where people fight to the death.  From what I can tell, possibly when I went to Radio Shack in Cos Cob recently, I got attention from some other internet user whom has tried to discontinue my Cablevision Optimum Internet activity which has gone on for about 10 years now.   It would seem to me, since only about a half dozen regular users use my web site every week, there is really no reason for anyone to have bother me, so it might just be another tech problem at Optimum.   From what I can tell, the internet is simply low cost communications, and it is not meant for brain surgery.   However, in an area like New York where people are very prone towards law suits, I keep a web log of my activity, so I can deal with any problems should they occur.   One has to remember that a great many people try to take advantage of people whom may live in wealthier towns, but with the large number of professionals around here, the most logical problem I would say I have with Port 80 not being opened is that the Cable Modem might be defective.   3% of all computer items are defective in manufacturing and over 25% are returned.   Possibly it is some Old Guard type with a modest amount of influence that does not like my www.dell.com advertising links, but that is a common link on the internet, and I have never made any money off of the Dell links.   I have read that Dell charges $80 per tech call, so possibly somebody got tired of paying $80 charges to Dell, and got their kicks out of having my Port 80 blocked.   Obviously, if Cablevision or Optimum Online can not fix the problem, which I am sure they will sooner or later, I could try some other service, but www.cablevision.com seems to be the best in the area.   Knowing a little bit about this technology on the internet after 16 years, if it is not Hughes associates, it is usually somebody connected up with the telephone company.   With the large number of foreign nationals in this area, it is possibly one of them up to something, but there is not logical reason for them to bother me.   I would think possibly that if there is a problem created by an internet intruder into my system equipment, there would have to be a motive.   The biggest crime on the internet is "Identity Theft", so possibly by having it appear that my server is down, they might want to make it appear that I have gone away for a while, so they might try to use that as an excuse for some sort of activity.   Basically anyone whom goes downtown in Greenwich, Connecticut knows that I am still here, since I am easily seen as I go about my normal routines.   I chatted with Cablevision about the matter, the F.B.I., and the local Greenwich Police, but from what I can tell none of them are really concerned about my internet activity or its disruption or the possibility that some more powerful group like the current domestic government might have shut it down.  CIO   

Note:<888> 09/30/06 Saturday 12:55 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the George Weston Arnold Bakery outlet, and I bought a six pack of New York Everything bagels for $1.85 and a Entenmann's French Deluxe cheese cake for $2 for $3.85 total.  I then drove down by the waterfront by Grass Island, and I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and it seems some people have enough time to practice their fishing still.   I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I returned 8 of the two packs of Sylvania long life bulbs for $16.88 cash refund.   I then picked up a prescription.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a traditional wooden mounted in Old Yankee style mercury thermometer for a dollar.  When I returned home, and I put it on the inside back of my apartment door on the left center with a OOK hook.   I overheard that next Tuesday, they are going to have their fall preview, but it might be on Wednesday.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I chatted with two retired people about computers and Greenwich.   I picked up three copies of the new Greenwich Metro North train schedule.   I also stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store on my walk, and I previewed their 70% off section.   I checked out all the various discounted flags.   They even have a 5 foot by 8 foot Greenwich, Connecticut flag for 70% off its regular price of $111, which would be about $34.   I do not have room or funds to afford to fly it.   For all I know we are in Greenwich, China, and it is left over from some trip back to the new world.   I chatted with another Dutch fellow whom cuts children's hair.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I chatted with their regular evening staff member.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I gave one of the reference librarians a copy of the new Greenwich train schedule.   At the train station the old schedules are on the right hand side of the ticket counter, and the new ones are on the left hand side, and since they look the same, it is easy to confuse them.   The new Greenwich Metro North schedule goes into effect on October 1, 2006.   I read P.C. Magazine.   The Greenwich Library shows vintage movies in the auditorium on Friday evenings at 8 P.M..   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Center Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $18.01 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $2.959 a gallon for 113.4 miles driving this week at 19.3 miles per gallon average driving 21 miles per hour.   I then went by Val's Liquors, and I bought a 10 ounce bottle of Angostura Bitters for $9.50.   They seem to have lots of French wine in their store.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a cab eye round roast at $3.59 a pound for $8.83, a 100 count box of Splenda sweetener for $5.19, a dozen jumbo eggs for $1.79, a pound of baby carrots for $1.79, and broccoli crowns at $1.49 a pound for $1.31 for $18.91 total.    I then returned home.   One of my neighbors thinks it is cold for this time of year.   The ice skating rink in the back yard is already opened.  They have their pile of snow piled up from the Zamboni ice cleaning machine.   I took the cab top eye round roast, and I put it on a baking rack in a baking pan, and I seasoned it on all sides with garlic powder, chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and Kraft Bull's Eye original barbeque sauce, and I cooked it in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.   For the last 15 minutes, I put an inch of water in a Revere two quart pot with lid and steamer tray with a cup of baby carrots and broccoli spears, and I steamed them on high until the steam began to rise and lowered it to medium high for a total of 15 minutes steaming time.  I also made up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsrice.htm , and I also used two beef bouillon cubes in it.   I cut two 5/8th inch thick slices off the cooked eye round of beef on a carving board with a serrated cutting knife, and I put the remaining eye round in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I put the beef juices from the carving on the two slices of beef on a dinner plate.   I put the steamed broccoli and baby carrots in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them.  I put half of the rice on the plate, and the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  As usual, I washed the dishes.   I then did two loads of laundry, and I put clean linens on my bed.   I also put $5 on my MacGray laundry card, so I have $13.85 left on it.   While doing my laundry, I rotated my summer shirts to the far left of the bedroom closet, and I put my heavier winter shirts at the left center of the closet, and my various pants are on the right side of the closet.   I have a lot of heavier flannel shirts that fit me, and since it tends to be colder here from October through May, we wear heavier clothes around here for 8 months of the years, and summer clothes for about 4 months of the year.   Today on my walk, I also peeked into the new Vineyard Vines clothing store on Greenwich Avenue where Sam Goody use to be across the street from J. Crew, which seems to have clothes for the younger generation.   I will now go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/29/06 Friday 1:35 P.M.:   I woke up.   I chatted with a friend about how the Scottish are allowed to steal horses on St. Mike's day.   They are also suppose to pick carrots.   I think the horses like carrots.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I made my bed.   I threw out the garbage.   I put out a scent bowl of white vinegar.   I have my automobile insurance card ready to put in the glove compartment.   I get a new one every six months, when I renew my automobile insurance.   I put together 8 of the Sylvania two packs of long life light bulbs, and I will return them to CVS for $1.99 a two pack.  I have the receipt.   Since that is their price at Wal-Mart all of the time, they are not hard to find at that price, and the current stock that I installed are suppose to last 7 years.    I am keeping three 2 packs to have in reserve.   I ate a large bowl of Lays sour cream and onion potato chips.   I picked up my mail.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower and clean up and go out.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/29/06 Friday 10:45 A.M.:   House Shadow Drake - Michaelmas .   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I watched President Bush's speech www.whitehouse.gov on television.   I shut down the server.   I have a bit of a tired spell, so I might rest a bit.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/29/06 Friday 8:45 A.M.:   Happy Holiday Michaelmas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .   I woke up at 6:30 A.M., when I had a no person telephone call.   I paid my www.verizon.com , www.cablevision.com  which includes Digital television, Optimum Voice, and Cable Modem Service, www.geico.com , and www.cl-p.com bills online.   I also ordered from www.ordersmokesdirect.com 7 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box at $12.49 a carton for $87.43 plus $14.46 U.S. Mail Priority Mail shipping with signature required for $101.89 total.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/28/06 Thursday 9:05 P.M.:   Welcome to the British Antarctic Survey .  INGV - Sezione di Bologna .  BBC NEWS | Technology | BBC and Microsoft sign agreement .   I finished going through my email.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/28/06 Thursday 8:30 P.M.:   I threw out some garbage, and I sat outside for a while.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/28/06 Thursday 8:05 P.M.:   I took one of the two large green peppers which was still good, and I threw the other rotten one away.    I diced the green pepper into about 1/4 inch by 1/2 inch pieces.   I also cut 30 large black pitted olives in half, and I mixed them together.  I then put three tablespoons of olive oil in large frying pan on medium high electric burner heat, and once the olive oil was hot, I sautéed the green peppers and olives for 5 minutes adding garlic powder, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning, and then I added about a quarter of a cup of Rene Junot white wine, and I let it all simmer over medium heat for about 8 minutes, and until the peppers and olives were tender, and the wine had mostly evaporated.   I then set them aside covered to stay warm.   Before cooking the green peppers and olives, I broke three large eggs in a mixing bowl, and I added a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese, a teaspoon of Italian seasoning, a tablespoon of olive oil, and a couple of tablespoons of half and half, and I mixed it all together with a whisk.   Once the pepper and olives were done, I put my omelet pan on the burner on medium to medium high electric heat, and I added three tablespoons of olive oil, and once the olive oil was hot, I added the egg mixture.   Once the egg mixture began to bubble on top, and the omelet was cooked enough on the bottom to hold together, I flipped it over, and I added half of the green pepper and olive mixture to one side, and after about a minute, the omelet had puffed up, and I flipped the other side over the mixture, and I slid it on to a warm dinner plate that I had heated up with the peppers and olives pan, and I added the remaining peppers and olive on top of the omelet, and I sprinkled a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on it.   While cooking the omelet, I also toasted two slices of dark German bread, which I put a little bit of olive oil, and I cut in half.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I then washed the dishes.   I chatted with a friend whom might be visiting more often, since his real estate sales are slow recently.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/28/06 Thursday 6:00 P.M.:   I was awake at 6 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I chatted with www.cablevision.com for a while about trying to get the server going, and I pointed out that Test Your Firewall says Port 80 on the server is not opened.   He said he would move me to the next higher level of support, but currently I have not heard back from them.  When I start the server IIS server program Port 21 for FTP is opened, so possibly there is something wrong with my XP or Server configuration, but I can not figure it out.   I kept having problems with the server booting up properly.   I tried installing the Sound Blaster Audigy EAX programs on the server, but I had a boot up problem, so I restored my ASR backup.   I still had a boot up problem.   I put in a new IDE cable on the hard drives, and that still did not fix the problem.   I finally figured out the SoHo LAN card was causing the problem.   I took one of the Netgear LAN cards out of the primary computer.    I need that PCI slot for the Hauppauge TV card, when I get it.   I took out of the server the SoHo and another generic LAN card, and I installed the Netgear and a Linksys LAN card that I had in reserve, and that fixed the boot up problems, and it now boots up without any problems.   I installed the Sound Blaster Audigy EAX programs, and then the drivers updates.   The Sound Blaster Audigy EAX card came with a computer game called "HITMAN" in German.   I left the game CD on top of the wicker rack that contains CDs in the bedroom.   The server now shuts down all the way, when one shuts it down, and the LAN cards do not keep it awake.   I also moved the case fan controller back a bit in its slot, so the case door closes all of the way.   One problem, when installing the new LAN cards, I broke the orange light bar on the bottom inside of the case.   I noticed that one can buy a two pack of them for about $10 a CompUSA.   There is still the light bar on the rear inside of the case.   Last night I also turned off the light bars with the rear switch on the Epox backup computer.   One can turn them on when one needs the effect.   The new LAN cards in the server installed plug and play without any problems.    The server seems to be much more responsive, and the internet speed on the server went up about 50% to 12 mbps download on the server and 3 mbps upload.  Thus although the server still will not go online, it is running much better.   I configured the D-Link router to reflect the new LAN cards, in case I can get it online.   Maybe my internet IP address is not yet out there on the internet.   I also did a Windows XP ASR backup of the server from the C: drive to the D: drive.    The new Creative SoundBlaster Audigy EAX sound card with the two sets of premium speakers installed sounds just great.  I also turned the right monitor off on the server, since I do  not use it very much, and it is easily turned on by the monitor switch.  While doing all of this I went outside, and I moved my car from the rear parking lot to the front parking lot.   They were suppose to clean and paint the stripes on the front parking lot today, but it was cancelled.   They might do it next week.   I chatted with some neighbors, and I picked up my mail.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/27/06 Wednesday 9:45 P.M.:   I tried to reinstall the Creative Live MP3+ sound card drivers on the Epox backup computer system, and I got the same off color screen on the monitor.   I guess it is not a virus, but incompatible drivers.   I uninstalled the drivers, and the problem went away.   I used the default system drivers, and they work just fine.   I am now making an ASR backup of the server from the C: drive to the D: drive.   I am also doing a backup of the Epox computer from the C: drive to the D: drive.   I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.    I opened a six ounce can of solid white albacore tuna fish, and I rinsed it with the lid on underneath cold water, and then I flaked it in a mixing bowl.   I diced about 20 large black pitted olives, and I mixed them in with dashes of Old Bay Seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices, and two tablespoons of mayonnaise.   I then put half on two slices of bread and the two more slices of bread on top, and I cut each of the two sandwiches in half across.   I also sliced a dill pickle into quarters lengthwise, and I put it all on a dinner plate with a handful of Lays Sour Cream and onion potato chips.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   Earlier today, I ate a large bowl of the same potato chips.   I will now shut down the primary computer, the server, and the Epox backup computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/27/06 Wednesday 6:35 P.M.:   I installed the Creative Audigy Epox sound card in the server.   I also move the second light bar to the rear of the case from the bottom of the case, so both light bars light up the case better.   I tried installing the sound card drivers, but once again the server would not boot.   I did a complete low level format writing zeros on the entire hard drive in case their was a micro virus.   I then installed the ASR backup again, but this time I used a newer copy on disk of XP, so there was less of a chance of a corrupted file.   It installed, and possibly the problem was with Norton Internet Security AntiVirus Autoprotect which would not load initially, so I rebooted a second time, and I was able to update its virus file, and then I was able to enable it.   I did not install the second Norton update that might have been causing a problem, which was a new intrusion detection file.  I then downloaded and installed the latest XP SoundBlaster Audigy drivers and programs.   I did not installed the Audigy programs that came on the CD, since they might not have been XP compatible, and I did not need them on the server at this point.   I can always install them later, but in installing them, they would also install the older drivers.   Still the server seems to be running just fine now.   However, it still will not go online.    I installed the SoundBlaster Live MP3+ sound card in the Epox backup computer.   I then tried installing the latest XP driver, but instead the system seems to have gotten a virus from the driver download.   I did a low level zero write format of the hard drive, and I am now installing the backup again.   I have another set of the drivers that might not have the virus on the server that I can copy to the Epox computer.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/27/06 Wednesday 1:10 P.M.:   I was up at 7 A.M..   I chatted with www.cablevision.com about trying to get the server going.   It seems the server software is all right, but the internet is not recognizing the web site IP address.   It usually takes 2 to 4 days for the IP addresses to be registered on the internet, assuming that is the problem.   Port 80 is suppose to be opened, but a port scan showed it was still closed, so I am not sure if it is opened or closed.  Cablevision assures me, it is opened.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I washed the dishes.   I chatted with a relative.   I restored the ASR backup on the server, and I installed the new XP updates and two VIA driver updates.   However, when I rebooted it worked, but after I shut down and then rebooted it would not boot up properly.   Perhaps the new XP update or the VIA driver updates are defective.   I used MaxBlast, and I did a quick zero low level format and repartitioned the server C: drive.   I am now restoring the XP ASR backup again.   This time I will not install the updates.   I went out, and I picked up my mail, and I chatted with some neighbors.  Surplus Computers Sound Blaster Audigy EAX Advanced HD PCI Audio Card SB0160  arrived in the mail, but I have not been billed for it yet.   After I have the server going, I will uninstall the Creative Live MP3+ software and its driver, and then I will install the new sound card, and then I will install its software and drivers.   I will then install the Creative Live MP3+ sound card in the Epox backup computer, and I will install its software and drivers.   This will take a while, so I might eat first.   I made up a batch of Formula One http://geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/27/06 Wednesday 1:10 A.M.:   I had a busy day on Tuesday.   I found out that a dear relative had passed away after a long illness.   We will all miss her dearly.  I woke up at 6 A.M., and the server was not working.   I check it out, and it appeared it was not going online.   I called www.cablevision.com , and they tested the cable modem, and they told me the modem was defective.   I drove up to the Cablevision Office in Norwalk, and I returned the defective modem, and I got another type of cable modem.   On the way home, I stopped by CompUSA, and I toured the store.   I then went by Wal-Mart, and I bought a quart of Garelick Farms Garelick Farms low fat half and half for $3.12, a 48 ounce container of Quaker Oats Old Fashioned oatmeal for $2.97, four 2 packs of GE crystal clear 15 watt blunt tips bulbs for a $1.34 a two pack, and a Stainless Steel small Royal Dish Drainer with detachable silverware holder and scratch resistant no slip feet in Chrome for $7.88 plus .79 tax for $20.12 total.   I was told, they do not carry powdered milk there.   I then returned home.   I tried to install the new cable modem, but after a number of calls to Cablevision, it was determined it was defective.   I then went back up to the Cablevision store in Norwalk, and I was given another new one, but this time, they gave me a Motorola SBV5120 Surfboard Cable Modem like I had before.   I also got a second Digital Cable box for $6 extra a month for the bedroom television.  I then returned home, and I ate a untoasted English muffin with a glass of orange juice, and I showered, and I cleaned up.   I then went to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I then returned home.   I installed the new cable modem, and I had Cablevision register it.   It works fine, and the Optimum Voice feature works fine too.   I chatted with two relatives about the relative that had passed away.   Without Optimum Voice I can not call long distance easily, but I do have AT&T calling cards still.   I put the chrome dish drainer in the right side of the kitchen sink.  It fits inside the kitchen sink, since I do not have counter space available, since the Proscan television is on the right side of the kitchen sink.   I chatted with a friend, and I left a message with another friend whom I chatted with his wife briefly.   I could not get the server to work with the new cable modem.   I tried a number of tweaks, and I had them open up Port 80 on the new cable modem.   The problem might be it takes a while for the internet to reset the new IP address, so hopefully it work later on today.   I shut down the server.   The server XP update seemed to have crippled the 16 meg. SIS PCI video card that is the second video card, but that was fixed when I restored the ASR backup.   I opened a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder, and I put it in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid, and I microwaved it on two vegetable cycles.    I then put it in a large Cobalt blue soup bowl, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   I then hooked up the new digital cable box to the Orion television in the bedroom, and it works just fine.   I will put the packages of 15 watt blunt tip bulbs in the bulb drawer in the bedroom mahogany bureau.    I found out the energy saving bulbs that I bought for $2 a 2 pack at CVS are the same price all the time at Wal-Mart, so I will return 9 of the $2 packs to CVS, and I will keep 2 of the $2 packs.   I connected the Radio Shack gold 2 splitter and the Radio Shack gold 3 foot cable when I hooked up the new cable modem, and I have another cable hooked to the two splitter for the TV computer card  when it arrives.   Thus at highway mileage rate, I probably used about $10 of gasoline driving to Norwalk twice yesterday.  I still have not been billed for this item Surplus Computers Sound Blaster Audigy EAX Advanced HD PCI Audio Card SB0160  , although a later item the TV card has been billed to me by them.    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I will eat a couple of scoops of low fat butter pecan ice cream before going to bed.    My appointment for this Thursday has been cancelled.   CIO                  

Note:<888> 09/26/06 Tuesday 12:15 A.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I went outside a few times, and I chatted with neighbors, and I picked up my mail.  At 1:30 P.M., I saw a United States Coast Guard helicopter fly over the area, so possibly the Presidential Entourage was in the area at that time.   I guess we will have to rely on the democrats at the Greenwich, Connecticut, Local News, Jobs, Real Estate | Greenwich Time to tell use what happened.   GOP.com | Republican National Committee :: Welcome! sent me a new dollar bill in the mail today in a fund raising envelope, so I guess that makes me a dollar every 56  years employee of the government, thus at that rate I earn less than 2 cents a year.   It is rather queer the new dollar bill came from the Boston Federal Reserve bank, so I guess they have run out of new dollar bills in Washington D.C., or nobody uses them anymore, since they do not buy very much, except this week at the Stop and Shop you can get two 16 ounce boxes of spaghetti noodles for a dollar.   Of course, you would have to afford energy to cook them.    I ate the remaining 40% of a 9.5 ounce can of cashew nuts halves and pieces.   I also ate two scoops of butter pecan lite ice cream and the last scoop of Rocky Road lite ice cream.    I chatted with two relatives over the evening.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/25/06 Monday 11:55 A.M.:   I ate two scoops of Rocky Road ice cream after the last message.   I went to bed, and I was awake at 6 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I made my bed, and I washed the dishes.   I went out, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I went downtown, and I sat out briefly.   I went by the Greenwich Hospital outpatient clinic, and the dentist checked my teeth.   I have a follow up visit for fillings I think in November 2006.   They are in the process of installing the new garden and "911" memorial in front of the Greenwich Hospital, which they are suppose to dedicate this week some time.   This article says Party mood Democrats' picnic draws large turnout - Greenwich Time , the Greenwich Police are going to spend a quarter million dollars on security for President Bush's www.whitehouse.gov visit  to Greenwich today.   After I left the Greenwich Hospital Greenwich Hospital , I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, but their parking lot was filled up, so I went by the Stop and Shop.   I bought a 1.75 quart container of Edy's low fat slow churn butter pecan ice cream and one of coffee for $1.99 each, a 2 pound bag of yellow onions for $1.49, fresh Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for $1.39,  and two packages of two old artichokes for .70 and .73, and a package of two old green peppers for .86 for $9.15 total.   I then returned home.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I put away my purchases.   While I was out, I downloaded Microsoft Vista RC1 beta build 5728 on the server.   I just burned it to DVD.   I will now install it on the primary computer and as an upgrade over Vista Beta RC1 in on the secondary partition.   I will reheat the spaghetti noodles left over from yesterday along with the remaining half of a 26 ounce jar of black and green olive tomato sauce in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid on two or three vegetable cycles of the General Electric microwave oven, and I will put it on a dinner plate with a few tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on it, and I will eat it all with a glass of iced tea.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/24/06 Sunday 9:10 P.M.:   I made up and ate a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .  For the beans, I used a 13 ounce can of Campbell's beans and franks, and I also used a whole medium diced onion, and I also added a couple of teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce, and for the hot sauce, I used a little bit of Frank's hot sauce, and I also added a little bit of red cayenne pepper.  I also used all of the other regular ingredients per the recipe.   I chatted with a friend that investigates horses, and he is tired of politicians.   I left a message with three friends.   I chatted with a local coastal observer down in Palm Beach, Florida.    I have a 9:30 A.M. dental appointment tomorrow.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/24/06 Sunday 6:45 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown by CVS, and I picked up a partial prescription until the pharmacy prescription computer lets me pick up  more.   I bought a 9.5 ounce can of CVS cashew nuts halves and pieces for $2.50.   I then met up with another regular walker, and I offered to take the other regular walker for a drive.   The other walker showed me his vintage Toyota land cruiser that he just had the head replaced on, and he was able to get a set of tires made in Korea for $300 at Town Fair Town Fair Tires including mounting and balancing.   We then drove down on the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and another Volvo driver similar to my car, but a V70 chatted with me, and he had a "Check Engine" light on, and he wanted to know what it means, and I told him the manual says there might be a problem with the emissions.   I also explained on my Volvo which is a 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon that when the ABS light stays on, the car will not go into gear, and the blinkers, and the head lights will not work, but all one has to do after starting it, if the ABS light stays on is to turn the key counter clockwise about 1/8th of an inch, and the light goes off, and the other accessories work all right.   We then drove along the waterfront to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich.   We stopped by a relative's house of the fellow walker.   We stood out at the southwest parking area, and we viewed Long Island Sound.   I explained what might happen if the mountain collapsed in the Canary Islands, and it produced a 1800 foot high tidal wave across the Atlantic, and how this area at that point is opened into New York Harbor from that direction.  However, that might not be the case.   If you look at NRL Monterey Satellite Photos , and draw a line from the Canary Island which are southwest of Spain towards this area, Long Island it seems would protect us from a tidal wave from that direction, but it is hard to tell with such a large volume of water displaced what the actual effect might be.   I do know they use to have tidal wave simulation tanks at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, and over the years, they obviously have come up with accurate computer models, but whether that information has been released to the general public, it is hard to tell.   I do know the rest of the Atlantic region would not fair as well.   However, the article I mentioned last week on page 67 of October 2006 Popular Mechanics, did say the theory of a large chunk of the Canary Islands falling off into the ocean might be wrong, and in fact it might break off in small chunks over time producing smaller tidal wave activity.   I do know the Canary Islands go under water about 70,000 feet, so the ocean is deep at that location, so what above water might not look like a large chunk underwater, it might be a much large piece of geological formation that would be displaced.    From the same NRL Monterey Satellite Photos , it looks like Europe might get some rain.   However, I think for France this time of year, it is generally better if it does not rain too much, because I think the grape harvest for the wine is better if it is drier, and if there is too much rain, the grapes tend to get moldy.  After viewing the harbor, we drove back to central Greenwich.   I showed the fellow walker another parking area just across from Griffin Ford at the triangle north of the rotary that has cheaper parking at 25 cents an hour, but the lots fills up early with commuters.  We then walked up Greenwich Avenue to a small restaurant on west Elm Street that serves food to go, and the fellow walker got a cup of coffee.   We then sat out downtown, and it started to rain, so I walked the other walker back to his residence, and then I returned back to central Greenwich.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I chatted with someone from Greece.   I then ate about 60% of the 9.5 ounce can of cashew nuts.  I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.   They said that President Bush would be landing in Binney Park in Old Greenwich, Connecticut for his fund raising trip to this area.   I am not sure whether it is at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich or not, but they usually are.   Thus if one wanted to take a chance on seeing him tomorrow, you could check in their early tomorrow, and one might catch a glimpse of him, however frequently they shield the President from being viewed by the general public, so one might not see him anyway.   Back in the days of President Reagan, they use to put up ceiling to floor black curtains the entire length of his passage within the Waldorf Astoria, so nobody would be able to view him, but the audience at the reception.  However, I once was driving down Lexington Avenue, and I stopped by the light at the northeast corner of the Waldorf Astoria, as President Ford was leaving the Al Smith dinner, and I saw him riding in the limousine as he left the Waldorf, so I have also seen President Ford while he was President.   I might have seen President Bush over the years, but I tend not to notice people my age, since I see so many thousands of them all of the time, it is hard to notice one from the other.   I am sure there are a lot of look a likes in the Baby Boom Generation.   I then sat out for a while at the Greenwich Library.    I then returned home.   I chatted with a relative.   CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/24/06:

Note:<888> 09/24/06 Sunday 10:50 A.M.:   I went to bed after the last message.   I had a telephone call from two friends about 5 P.M., but since I was asleep, I do not know what I said.    I woke up at midnight, and I had a telephone messages from two relatives.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 5 A.M..   I watched some television, and I went outside briefly, and I picked up yesterday's mail.   I boiled three quarts of water with  a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt.   I then boiled for 8 minutes a 16 ounce package of Ronzoni vermicelli noodles.   I then drained the water with a colander into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum.  During the last five minutes of the boiling, I microwaved on two vegetable cycles half the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Barilla Putanessca green and black olive tomato sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the General Electric microwave oven.  I put half of the cooked vermicelli noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the heated tomato sauce and a few  tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of cold water.  I put the remaining tomato sauce in the jar in the refrigerator.   I fell back asleep until 9 A.M. on the sofa.   I washed the dishes, and I made my bed.   I am off on the pill count on one of my two prescriptions.   Possibly they did not give me enough the last time I refilled them at CVS.   I will have to count them in the future, when I refill the prescriptions.   I chatted with a relative.   I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   There are suppose to be showers this afternoon.  CIO         

Note:<888> 09/23/06 Saturday 3:35 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street to the ATM machine.   I then sat out for a while downtown.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I then went back by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I waited for them to open.   They were moving in some new furniture for their renovation project.    I then went by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a Radio Shack Gold Series 75-0hm Coax 2-way Cable TV Splitter #15-2587 for $9.99, and a Radio Shack Gold Series 3 foot coaxial cable for $9.99 plus $1.20 tax for $21.18 total.   I will use them to install the TV card when I get it.  I figured it is better to use the gold splitter and cable to continue the gold line connection for the cable modem in the apartment.    I might try the non gold connections first to make sure the TV card works properly, before I install the gold connections.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a 2.5 quart Commercial Aluminum Cookware pot from Toledo, Ohio for $3 and a new modern hand can opener for $1 for $4 total.   I then bought a like new Linksys.com - Products/Wireless/Basic Networking/Broadband Routers/Wireless-G/WRT54G for $20.  It came in the box with all of its new packaging. It is 1.1 model extension number.   I then went back by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Exxon Service Station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $9 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $3.099 a gallon for 45.7 miles driving this week at 14.5 miles per gallon averaging driving 13 miles per hour.   I then returned home.   I brought up my purchases.   I put the pot on the stove with a lid in it the same size.   I put the can opener in the center drawer in the kitchen.   I installed the Linksys wireless router placing it on top of the right server monitor to the right of AT&T wireless router.   I now have two wireless routers.   I tested it with the Toshiba laptop, and it works better with the Windows XP wireless networking instead of the Netgear wireless program, so I left it set up with the XP wireless setup to connect.   I installed the latest firmware and configured the Linksys Wireless router.  I registered it with Linksys.   This all took a bit of time.   I left the Linksys box on the near back of the down sofa.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will microwave and eat a Banquet 7 ounce chicken pot pie, which I will have with a glass of iced tea.   I will then go to bed.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/23/06 Saturday 7:10 A.M.:   I ate the soup and I finished the backup.   I ordered Surplus Computers Hauppauge WinTV-GO TV Tuner Capture Card  for $15.99 with free shipping.   According to Hauppauge Computer Works: Support  and Hauppauge Computer Works: Support , it is suppose to work with Vista.   Thus I will be able to test the Vista Media Center features..  Of course in XP, I will then have television on the computer.    I have a two way gold splitter and a couple of cables, so I can split it behind the cable modem, and run the cable the short length to the primary computer.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/23/06 Saturday 5:55 A.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I will now shower, and I will clean up.   I will first open a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder, and I will put it in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid, and I will microwave it on two vegetable cycles.    I will then put it in a large Cobalt blue soup bowl, and I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.  I will also do a Complete  PC backup in Vista from the first C: hard drive to the second D: hard drive.   I will go out after the backup is complete.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/23/06 Saturday 3:15 A.M.:   Vanderbilt University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences .    I finished going through my email.    I will now boot into Vista for a while.   Sunrise today 6:42 A.M. Tides.INFO: Tide predictions from around the globe: Greenwich, Connecticut .  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/23/06 Saturday 2:25 A.M.:   I woke up at midnight.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I did a Microsoft Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup of the primary computer from the first C: drive to the second D: drive.   At HeadlineDeals.com - cheap desktop notebook computer deals cheap digital camera deals cheap ipod cheap mp3 players ,  I bought a extra large Amazon.com: Chaps Men's Long Sleeve Flannel Shirt, Olive: Apparel for $13.89 and a extra large Amazon.com: Chaps Men's Long Sleeve Flannel Shirt, Compass: Apparel for $13.89 with free Super Saver Shipping for $27.78 total.   I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/22/06 Friday 4:10 P.M.:   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will eat two scoops of Rocky Road ice cream.    I will then go to bed.   Have a good evening.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/22/06 Friday 3:35 P.M.:   I finished going through my email.   I will now do some bottom fishing on the internet, but I can not really afford to buy anything, because in October, besides all of the other regular bills, I also have my $149 monthly electricity payment which starts again after having used up my energy assistance allotment along with my $75 www.geico.com automobile insurance payment, so October and November tend to be my two leanest months.    

Note:<888> 09/22/06 Friday 3:10 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants.   I use a 15 inch candle to support one of the miniature palms that was slightly off kilter.   I ate a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I picked up my mail.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/22/06 Friday 9:55 A.M.:   I woke up at 4:30 A.M..   I spent some time checking out low cost sound cards available on the internet.  I want one to put in my server, so I can put the older server sound card in the Epox backup computer.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I went out, and I went over to the drive through ATM machine at the West Putnam Avenue branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New York.   I then returned home.   I ordered Surplus Computers Sound Blaster Audigy EAX Advanced HD PCI Audio Card SB0160  for $22.99 with free shipping.    I will put it in the server once I receive it, and I will put the 5 year old SoundBlaster Live MP3+ sound card in the Epox backup computer whose motherboard onboard sound does not work.   The card I ordered is factory refurbished.   Still it is a pretty good value with free shipping.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will do my house cleaning and watering the plants.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 8:35 P.M.:  I think this person http://mikelouisscott.com/chris2000.jpg is this person Garelick Farms , so there must be a little extra milk around somewhere.   I think this looks like the old commune in St. Johnsbury, Vermont were a lot of www.harvard.edu and other individuals from Cambridge, Massachusetts use to frequent on weekend trips to the country back in the late 1960 and early 1970s, where a friend of mine restored Liberty Ship hatch covers into coffee tables.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 8:25 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and they seem to be in full swing in performing their new renovations.   Let's hope they are not emptying out the vaults at the same time.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I chatted with one of their regular customers that breeds King Charles Spaniels.   I did not have time to survey the shop merchandise.   I then went to my usual 3 P.M. Thursday appointment.   I have been told that next week, they are having the official dedication of the new garden area in front of the Greenwich Hospital Watson pavilion, or possibly the Watson pavilion, I am not sure which.   I then went downtown, and I chatted with a retired caddy and his associate whom supposedly knows all of the important people.   I  then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor, and I brought up some packages to my apartment from UPS for a neighbor that I later delivered to the neighbor.    I then chatted with one friend, and I left messages with three friends and  a relative.   I also chatted with another relative.   I will now eat a couple of scoops of Breyers Rocky Road ice cream, and then I will shut down the computer.   I will then go to bed.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 1:00 P.M.:   I received email from a local peace activist that President Bush www.whitehouse.gov is showing up in Riverside, Connecticut on September 25, 2006 for a $15,000 a head fund raiser.    I know some of the Rockefellers live in Riverside, so maybe they can afford to go, but last I heard they were away at school at Stanford University, but that was about 15 years ago.   The Rockefellers like going to school in California, because their friends have to spend more money on their gasoline to show up and visit them.   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors, and I picked up my mail.   I remember in the good old days of Ford Rockefeller republican politics in New York City, they use to throw Republican fund raisers, where they served Chicken pot pies.   I microwaved a Banquet chicken pot pie, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.   I guess the reason they served chicken pop pies at Old Guard republican fund raisers is that a lot of those older people probably have dentures, and it is easier to eat chicken pot pies.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go out.   I have a 3 P.M. appointment in a little while.   I do not need to clean up, since I have already cleaned up, but I do need to change my clothes.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 12:10 P.M.:   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.  The American Red Cross arrived to pick up one of my neighbors whom does not have a car.   I told him the story how when I was traveling in Greece in 1972 with a relative of one of Queen Victoria's guards, I was introduced by him to the head of the International Red Cross International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Home , and he told us he was going to Viet Nam to negotiate the release of Prisoners of War.   We were suppose to meet up with him in Istanbul, Turkey when we got there in a few weeks, but when we got there, we did not know how to contact him.  However, we were driving a red and white General Motors Opel station wagon made in Germany that I had bought at American Express in Athens, Greece for $300.   As I recall he was Swiss.   The regular building custodian is here going about his usual activity.   I just heard a loud thump in my apartment from the empty apartment next door, so maybe something fell.   I did a minor adjustment on the server.   The top orange light bar had fallen from the top of the inside of the server because the warmth of the server had caused its adhesive strips to not stick to the case.   I solved the problem by fastening the second top light strip to the bottom inside of the case with two sided tape along side the existing light strip.   I used electrical tape to tape the small transformer to the bottom of the case with its air vents left open.   I then secured the PCI slot switch which I can not install in a PCI case slot, since none are available, instead I taped it to the outside lower front of the server with electrical tape, and then I closed up the case making sure the various wires were pushed away from the two lower light strips which glow orange.   Thus one can now turn the orange server lights on and off, so hopefully they will last longer instead of going all of the time.  I will now leave them off, and only turn them on, when I need to light up the inside.    I will now go out an check my mail.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 9:25 A.M.:   KVERT: KVERT INFORMATION RELEASES .   This might make it colder sooner than later.   I went through my email, and I sent out an email to a local bike rider.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 8:30 A.M.:   I went outside, and I said hello to some neighbors.  The building custodian's truck is here, but I have not seen him yet.   I ate two scoops of Breyer's Rocky Road ice cream.  www.optimumvoice.com is back up and working again.   It is the first time I can recall it did not work.   I will now go through my email.  CIO 

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 8:00 A.M.:  Currently the Optimum Voice long distance telephone service is not working, but my Verizon local telephone service is working.   I twice called www.cablevision.com about the www.optimumvoice.com problem, and each time they connected me to another tech level, and nobody answered after 15 minutes each time.   I finally got a recording saying they were having technical problems with Optimum Voice.  I connected one of my telephones directly to the cable modem, and the telephone did not work, so it is not a problem with my apartment telephone network.   I chatted with a friend with my www.net2phone.com account, and the friend is driving up to Vermont today.   I think the friend visits Johnson, Vermont, which I think is in northwest Vermont.   On a further note on my note from yesterday about energy usage, I also use hot water for shaving and washing my dishes.   CNN.com - Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely in Florida - Sep 21, 2006 .   I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 6:05 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I saw the Cumberlands Farms truck Cumberland Farms | Convenience stores and Gasoline stations located throughout the Northeast & Florida come through town.   There was a truck with a trailer from Oklahoma parked in front of the Vineyard Vines construction project.   Not much happening downtown.   I did noticed at Harrington's of Vermont , the British have made a foot hold in America, and they are now selling Duchy of Cornwall - Home Page - The Official Website for the Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy Originals product of Biscuits , and if Harrington's sells enough of their biscuits, the Royals might be able to afford to get a ham from them for Christmas.   After I completed my walk, I drove down by the waterfront, and all of the fishermen had disappeared.    I guess it is now too cold for fishing, but I hear tell they do fish in colder weather up north.    I then drove through the Shell gasoline parking lot on West Putnam Avenue to get a look at whom was driving the long blue stretch Cadillac limousine that I see all of the time at night.   The fellow seems to be darkly tanned, so maybe it is an Arab that can afford to fill it up.   I then went by the Cumberland Farm store on the Port Chester Greenwich border, and I bought a quart of Garelick Farms Garelick Farms  Half and Half for $2.49.   I chatted with the regular staff there.   I then returned home, and I said hello to a neighbor.   I then made a cup of 50% regular and 50% decaffeinated coffee, and I put in a packet of Splenda sweetener and some of the Garelick Farms half and half.    I will now go through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 2:25 A.M.:  Basically the English are a bunch of dairy farmers, so when one goes on English time in America, you get up about 11 P.M. to midnight, which since England is 5 hours ahead of us in time which would be about 4 A.M. to 5 A.M., which would be about the right time to get up and milk the cows.   Of course one needs a farmer's breakfast.   I put three tablespoons of water in a 10 inch frying pan, and I put in the contents of a 7 ounce box of Armour lite frozen sausages, and I set them to medium electric heat with lid, and I cooked them for seven minutes.   While this was happening, I broke three large eggs in a large mixing bowl, and I added two tablespoons of milk, and a few dashes of oregano and ground black pepper, and a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese and a small bit of olive oil, and I whisked it all together.   Once the sausages had cooked seven minutes, I removed the lid, and I let them cook with the water evaporating for three minutes moving them around.   I then added a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and let if warm up, and then I added the egg mixture, and I cooked it mixing it together for medium cooked scrambled eggs with sausages.   I put the pan on a dinner plate to warm it, and then I added the egg and sausage mixture.   I also toasted two slices of toast which I put olive oil on, and I cut in half.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for an early morning stroll.   Since I do not commute to work, but since I work at home, I frequently need to get a bit of exercise when I wake up to get back into my normal routine.   The best exercise I know is  a walk on Greenwich Avenue at night time, when one does not have to pay to park, but it still costs about .35 a mile in gasoline for about 5 miles driving round trip to the senior center and back or $1.75 round trip or $2.40 if one goes all of the way down to Steamboat Road to make sure the www.rbs.co.uk is still all right.   Whatever, the case I would just assume to stay at home and save the money, but I feel it is important to get the exercise in my normal walking routine.   Of course I could always ride my bicycle, but frequently night time drivers do not always seen bicycle riders, although I do have lights on my bicycle, and it is brand new.   Basically I am a creature of habit.   When out at night, one has to keep a keen eye out for any skunks that might be prowling around.   For those of you not familiar with this area, a skunk is the small black and white animal that sort of looks like a cat, but its natural defense mechanism is to spray anyone that threatens it with a very potent nasty smelling spray that can only be removed with tomato juice.   Thus certain computer gurus, think I am part of the Microsoft Skunks Works project which is taken from the term used for the United States Air Force Skunk Works project which as I recall was at Area 51, where they probably do not have skunks in the Nevada desert.    CIO   

Note:<888> 09/21/06 Thursday 1:10 A.M.:   I had a telephone call from a neighbor while I was asleep.   The neighbor called later and gave me a dollar for a pack of cigarettes that had been barrowed.   I woke up at 5 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until about midnight.   I picked up my mail.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   One of those vintage movies about British prisoners of war held by the Japanese in Ceylon in World War II called the "Bridge on the River Kwai" is on television.   It is about them being force to build  a bridge over a river.   Thus from what I can see from the movie which was a favorite of Ronald Reagan's because William Holden was in it, the local veterans around here probably would  not be too friendly with the Japanese, if you get my drift.   I think the movie is based on a true story, so if the British have not looked into it, possibly they should have a fitting memorial marker to all of those prisoners that were killed in Ceylon while building the railroad there.    I guess much could be said for the prisoners that were forced to rebuild the Florida Keys bridges when I was down there in the late 1970s.   We never knew whom was in charge down there, but I recall one character that looked like Adolph Hitler.   Maybe some day the prisoners down there will blow up the Florida Keys bridges to keep Castro from easily invading the United States.   Local television here has the dictator from Venezuela on television at the United Nations saying that the current U.S. President www.whitehouse.gov  is the Devil.   I guess the current government in Venezuela forgets all of the help the U.S. has given them in the past, and they are trying to curry favor with people whom they think will be more to their advantage.   Alas the Grass is Always Greener on the other side of the Fence.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 9:05 A.M.:   Just before going to bed, I also ate four scoops of Breyer's Rocky Road ice cream.   One has to remember to brush one's teeth after eating ice cream.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 8:40 A.M.:   I had a regular 10.75 ounce can of Campbell's condensed tomato soup and a regular can of Campbell's Chicken noodle soup, and they were both dated October 2005, but I normally do not eat condensed soup, since it has a bit of salt in it, so I took them downstairs, and I chatted with one of my neighbors, and my neighbor said they still would be good, so I gave them to my neighbor.   That is about the oldest food in the apartment except for some chocolate covered cherries that are about a year old and some dried pasta, which is probably good for ever.   I had some other old food items in the apartment, which I have listed on http://mikelouisscott.com/inventory.htm .   Generally, one is suppose to rotate one's food stock as one stores it.   However, I sometimes save the can good for a little over a year, since they are suppose to last two years, and can goods are frequently handy during the winter.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  BBC NEWS | Americas | Fish enlisted in US terror fight .  BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Sky Mirror unveiled in Manhattan .   BBC NEWS | Technology | Free anonymising browser debuts .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Space tourist, new crew board ISS .  View Michael Scott's traffic Summary (Michael Louis Scott's web site) , alas it is not too much, but I appreciate the few visitors.  Recent Visitor Activity [Michael Louis Scott's web site] .   Big news in Greenwich, Connecticut Lash drops parking garage - Greenwich Time .   Alas with the higher price of fuel, we probably have less traffic downtown.   For any regular visitors downtown, I noticed last night that they have changed the one way street direction downtown of the street on the north side of the police station and the Senior and the Arts center.   I guess this has to do with preparation for the new construction of the new fire and police station and tearing down the old station annex on the north side of that street.   The traffic now runs One Way from Mason Street to Greenwich Avenue.   I was told the old police station annex use to be a Nash Rambler garage.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 7:00 A.M.:  I forgot to mention, the total size of my apartment is 450 square feet.   Also, the false ceilings are eight feet high, but they are not insulated but just about 1 inch thick card board, and then there is about 5 feet of air space above the false ceilings where the original old school building ceiling still exist.  What sort of insulation there is in the original ceilings I do not know.   Thus even without the Lasko box fan blowing the electric heat around the apartment in the winter, it can be a bit cold and drafty, which is why these come in handy Men's Mostly Long Underwear and Long Johns , and this past July 2006, I was able to buy on sale for $20 with free shipping Duofold 2-Layer Union Suit (For Men) - Save 78% which is now only $11 in small and medium versus my large size, but you would have to pay for shipping, which would probably be $6.95.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 6:30 A.M.:   I have a half size hot water heater above the false ceiling the bathroom above the bathroom sink, and it is not insulated.  I believe the Greenwich Housing Authority set it on Low or below 120 degrees Fahrenheit.   At night when working all night and early morning hours, I burn about 300 watts total of low wattage light bulbs.  I have a full size refrigerator with freezer that I keep at the middle temperature.   I have the Honeywell Hepa air purifier going all the time.   I have two 500 watt power supplies in the primary and server computers, and of course the server goes all the time.  However, just because they are 500 watt, they actually have that capability, but I do not think they consume that much in normal use.   I have a 19 and 20 inch CRT monitors on the primary computer, and two 19 inch CRT monitors on the server, and the server monitors are not on too much.  Of course, there is the cable modem, router, and network switch which are low voltage along with the control panels.   I have about a half dozen electric clocks in the apartment.   I also have electric radiator heat in the winter during colder weather, and in the summer in warmer weather I run the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control set at Energy Saving usually around 74 degrees Fahrenheit, which keeps the apartment on average at 78 degrees Fahrenheit.  Also in the winter, when it is colder I do not turn on the electric heat in the bathroom.   I also keep the bedroom thermostat at 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and I use an electric blanket on cold nights when I am asleep along with a polyester comforter.  My apartment is opened to the Northwest which is cold in the winter, and the building does not have good insulation and only has large single pane glass windows.   I have four 4 foot by 8 foot single pane glass windows.   Also in the summer, my windows face the westerly afternoon sun but not in the winter, and on hot days the sun heats up the black roof outside my window, so it would be very hot without air conditioning.   I set the Living Room thermostat at 74 degrees Fahrenheit which keeps the apartment at about 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, and I also use the Lasko box fan to blow the heat around the apartment to keep it from rising into the false ceiling.  If we get extreme cold to below 20 degrees Fahrenheit outside, I have two DeLonghi oil filled electric radiators that I set up, that can provide extra heat at extra electric cost.   I also use a General Electric microwave oven.  For baking which I do infrequently, I use the Farberware convection oven.   I basically never use the General Electric oven, but I do use its stove top burners.  I also use the Krups espresso coffee cappuccino machine.    I also use a Water Pik.   I generally watch about one hour of television a day.  Thus on a monthly average my overall yearly electric bills currently are running $149 a month.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 6:05 A.M.:   Got nobody to chat with in English, you can either read a book written in English, or possibly try seeing if any of these people back across the pond have anything to chat about Buckingham Palace Contact Us .   They usually are very polite on the telephone, but usually when they the Yanks call up, it does not make much sense to them, why they are wasting so much money to call across the pond.   I suppose, most Americans are so programmed on the country England, they go out of their way to be friendly with them, but usually the traveling English public are smaller individuals, so people tend not to notice them.   I can assure you with all of their northern agricultural expertise, they have their own group of fat porkers across the pond, whom would be too uncomfortable to travel.   It is like President Taft a fat man said when he had to campaign for President, it was the most uncomfortable two months he ever spent in his life.   I recall, about the only thing President Taft as a fat man did to improve the White House www.whitehouse.gov was to install a king size bath tub that he could fit in.   However, back then energy for hot water might have been cheaper compared to what it would cost to fill a king size bath tub in the White House with hot water today.   Speaking of hot water, there is no where I can find on the internet about how much it costs to fill up a bath tub with hot water.   I suppose women whom have influence and frequently take baths, try to keep this information top secret.  My best bet depending on the size of the bath tub, it costs about 50 cents to a dollar.   However, in my own personal showering routine, I turned on the shower with an average flow shower head, and I wet myself with warm water, and I quickly shampoo my hair, and I rinse it off, and I turn off the water.   I then put hair conditioner in my hair, and I lather soap all over my wet body, and then I turn on the warm water again, and I rinse off my whole body.  By not having the warm shower water on while lathering with soap, I probably save half as much water that I might normally use, and all together it is about 2.5 to 3 minutes at most of water running at most.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 5:10 A.M.:   I went through my email.   I microwaved and ate a bag of Jolly Time popcorn JOLLY TIME Pop Corn .   I guess with the economic decline in the rust belt of America, popcorn is just all they have left out in the Midwest.   Of course all of those big fat porkers have nothing to do, but eat and watch the world go by.   I filled up the Brita water filter holder in the refrigerator.  Ice had developed in it, so it was not working, so I defrosted it, and I filled it up again.   I will now search internet for signs of intelligence in the Universe.   President Bush Addresses United Nations General Assembly .   If the President ever comes out here to visit one his family's many home towns, it must be on private unofficial visits.   Judging from the Stop and Shop grocery store, the meat counter was sold out of all of the prime cuts of beef, so somebody is living high on the hog in town anyway.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 4:15 A.M.:   I am pretty sure I saw one of the Area 51 Stealth jets in the night sky about 1 A.M., when I was sitting on the back deck in Kennebunkport, Maine this past July.   It was flying higher than any other jet that I had ever observed and faster.   The only reason I saw it, was not that it has lights on at night, but it was back lit by the full moon and clear early morning stars that early morning night.  I know the difference between, a comet, asteroid, space shuttle, star, and stealth type jet.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 4:05 A.M.:   Welcome to Scientific Program of the 2007 State of the Arc .  Download details: Microsoft Web Desighner Expression Web Beta 1 .  Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library and for those of you into history Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library Store .   Next thing they will be selling his Speedo bathing suit from when he was a life guard.    I went through my email.   Not much happening on this side of the Great Pond, however I doubt if the Frito Bandito gang will be fishing down by the waterfront once the weather gets colder.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 3:40 A.M.:   I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.   I chatted with www.cablevision.com .   Apparently, the Turner movie channel on channel 76 and other cable channels are switching from analog signal to digital signal, so to receive them one needs to have a Digital Cable box on each analog television that one has at $5.70 a month for each Digital Cable box.   Thus I will have to watch the Digital channels on the Living Room Sony television that has a Digital Cable box.   I obviously after paying $135 a month for Digital Cable Television, Optimum Online Boost Cable Modem Internet Service, and Optimum Voice long distance telephone service which permits unlimited calling in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, do not think I should spend any more money for Digital Cable boxes, since I hardly watch the television except for the Fox News with breakfast coffee and the Turner movie channel late or early morning before going to bed.   Obviously I can not afford and do not need a flat screen digital LCD television screen.   I guess in the world of reality, the Couch Potatoes think they rule, until they find everything else is also going up in price too.   Possibly in the future I might have to eliminate the Digital Television service and go without it.   That costs about $74 a month, but I get a $20 discount on it and pay about $54, because I subscribe to Optimum Voice.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 2:25 A.M.:   I made up and ate a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .  For the beans, I used a 16 ounce can of B&M Maple flavored baked beans, and I also used a whole medium diced onion, and I also added a couple of teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce along with a few ounces of Rene Junot white French table wine.  I also used all of the other regular ingredients per the recipe.   I ate it all in a large Cobalt Blue soup bowl that I have two of by the Danish bar in the living room for large servings.   I bought them for $4 apiece at the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop many moons ago.  I am making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   I changed the Twinings of London - 300 years of expertise tea formula slightly to reflect my current inventory http://mikelouisscott.com/inventory.htm of the item.   I also put in the juice of one ripe medium lemon removing the pips or seeds.   Once the tea has steeped for over an hour in its large plastic container before I dilute it and put it in orange juice containers, I will also add four ounces of Rene Junot French white table wine to give it a little bit more flavor.   Back in the Good Old Days of www.lfc.edu in Lake Forest, Illinois, when I lived outside of Boston, one of my classmates at Lake Forest College invited me to visit at their home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and I really enjoyed the iced tea they served me, and it was made like Sangria.   I later learned the stepfather in the house Wolf Barker was the Chairman of the Board of www.lipton.com , and two of his daughters by a previous marriage had lived in China.   The individual I knew once worked at the A&P Supermarket , which is also known for tea, since it was founded as the "Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company".   Another friend of mine that keeps hop scotching all over the planet might be James Twinings, so possibly he would also know something about tea.   Of course back in the good old days in America, my old buddy from Fort Lauderdale, Wiley Middleton, also came from a family around Charlestown, South Carolina where they also were known for producing tea, and off course down south in my youth everyone drank iced tea, before www.coke.com became more common with more refrigeration available, once they had enough electricity with www.tva.gov built.  Even the one time I visited Bermuda back in the spring of 1968, they were well known for serving "High Tea", but alas that is the same expression as "Cocktail Hour" here in the States.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/20/06 Wednesday 12:45 A.M.:   I ate two scoops of Rocky Road ice cream before going to bed about 8 A.M., after watching a bit of morning television.   I woke up at 3 P.M., and I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until 5:30 P.M..   I chatted with a relative, and I showered, and I cleaned up.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I put a little bit more water in the large palm tree on my living room window ledge, since it probably needs more water than the miniature palms.   I went out, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read Popular Science and Popular Mechanics.   I made a copy of the article about potential disasters in America in the Popular Mechanics magazine for October 2006 on page 67.   I spent 70 cents making the copies.  I chatted with a former Greenwich Country Day classmate whom has a relative that lives in the Seattle, Washington area, but he was not interested in Mount Rainier collapsing in the future.   I gave the Popular Mechanics magazine for the reference librarian to read.   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   They still do not have the new Metro North train schedules out,  and the old ones expire on September 30, 2006.   I stopped by CVS during my walk.   I reminded them that they make up to 70% of their profits from the pharmaceutical department, and the Swiss headquarter a lot of pharmaceutical companies.   There was nothing that I needed.   As I recall, it was also a Swiss Engineering firm that built the tramway in Manhattan from East 59th street plaza on the East Side to Roosevelt Island.   I think the Swiss are also good at building railroads in the Mountains.   I completed my walk, and then I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.   They teach the French language there for people whom are interested.    I think the Swiss speak, French, German, Italian, and Romansh Switzerland: Words and Phrases .   I then drove down by the waterfront, and there were quite a few people fishing down there, so the fishing must be good.   Fishing is usually good on rainy days, since the rain drives the insects to the water, and the fish like insects.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought 6 yellow green Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for $1.43.   I then returned home.  I sent out a short email to mailto:billg@microsoft.com and my usual mailing lists.  Text follows:

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I also faxed a copy of the Popular Mechanics article to Microsoft to Bill Gates attention at 1-425-936-7329 Help and Support , and it was difficult sending the fax because copy paper tends to be curled, and its kept jamming my fax machine.   I signed, it so they know it came from me, instead of some other Michael Scott, which is an awfully common name, but nobody writes like I do.   I left the copy of the Popular Mechanics article in my second file shelf from the bottom on the dining table in the plastic file holder on the dining table in the living room.  I might have seen one of the Area 51 prototype jets this past summer when I was star gazing in Kennebunkport, Maine on my relative's deck.   I recall seeing a plane lit up extremely high in the sky, and it was moving much faster than the usual jets I am use to seeing at night, so more than likely they are flying them a bit.  CIO      

Note:<888> 09/19/06 Tuesday 3:50 A.M.:   CNN.com - Shuttle inspected ahead of landing - Sep 18, 2006 .  Prince Andrew hopping across the pond September 25, 2006 Royal diary search results .   President and Mrs. Bush Attend White House Conference on Global Literacy .   Town GOP demonstrates team spirit at clambake - Greenwich Time , meanwhile the Byram republicans manage to keep busy watching New York democrats spend money.  My favorite bank Northern Trust Corporation and About us landing page - Northern Trust Corporation , and if you read the small print, it ain't small potatoes.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/19/06 Tuesday 3:20 A.M.:  Today September 19, is National Prisoner of War and MIT day, so remember those whom are still missing.   I moved the White Star Line hard place mat from beneath the primary computer keyboard, and I replaced it with a duck hard place mat, and I moved the White Star Line hard place mat to on top of the Toshiba laptop on the near end of the brass and glass coffee table, so it is available to place items on and protect the vintage Toshiba laptop.   I sliced across the last of the 12 ounce pieces of Angus top round of steak at a 45 degree angle 3/8th inch thick slices of steak, and since the original piece was about an inch thick, I cut each strip in half lengthwise.   I then put about four tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan on medium high electric burner heat, and I added the last remaining five cloves of minced garlic.   I put the meat in and seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning.   Once it was browned after about two minutes on one side, I flipped the beef strips, and I seasoned them again, and I added one medium diced onion, about 12 ounces of tomatoes cut into 1/8th tomato wedges, and 1/3 of a orange bell pepper cut into thin slices,  and I browned the beef strips again for about two minutes, and then I mixed them together with the onions, tomatoes, and peppers, and I added about a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I then added about 1/5th of a cup of Rene Junot white table wine and about four tablespoons of Kikkoman soy sauce, and I mixed them it all together, and I continue cooking them on medium high electric heat until about 50% of the liquid had evaporated about five minutes time, and about that same time I had reheated the rice left over from last night on two vegetable cycles of the General Electric microwave oven.   I then spread the rice in a large Cobalt Blue soup bowl on a dinner plate, and I spread the beef and onion and vegetable mixture over the rice in the large soup bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I used the large soup bowl, since there tends to be a bit of liquid from the mixture, so in a soup bowl it stays in.   Anyway, it is a very excellent meal, which I will have for the next two nights to come.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/19/06 Tuesday 2:00 A.M.:   For those of you with money at the end of the month, the Queen Mary II QM2 - Itinerary - 2006  will be back in Manhattan on September 30, 2006 for a couple of 12 day cruises to Canada and back to visit their Canadian cousins.   I suppose they could bring down some Corby's whisky down from Canada for the winter.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/19/06 Tuesday 1:30 A.M.:   Cisco exec: Windows Vista is scary | Tech News on ZDNet .   I copied the 32 bit Microsoft Vista beta RC1, so I will not be using the original for installs anymore.   It is a good policy to make copies of one's original CDs and DVDs for backup, and use the copies for installation.  Nero 6.6 has a good copy feature and other CD and DVD features.   One can usually get it with a DVD drive or buy it online for about $5.  I installed the Microsoft Office Sharepoint Designer 2007 beta on the server.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/19/06 Tuesday 12:20 A.M.:   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/18/06 Monday 11:35 P.M.:   Somebody left a brown cloth generic recliner out by the dumpster, which looks to be in pretty good shape.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/18/06 Monday 11:30 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative after the last message this morning.   I went to bed until 5:30 P.M..   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I put in two new AAA alkaline batteries in the Radio Shack remote control in the kitchen for the Proscan television.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I threw out some garbage, when I went outside briefly, and I also picked up my mail.  I got a 47 cent refund check back from www.cablevision.com on my account.   I guess I will get this sound card for the server Surplus Computers CRD10794  - Sound Blaster Audigy EAX Advanced HD PCI Audio Card SB0160  when I have the money, and I will put the older SoundBlaster Live MP3+ in the Epox backup computer.   After six hours sleep and six hours on the computer, I do not really have the energy to go out for an evening stroll.   I did wash the breakfast dishes.   I will now go through my email.   CIO           

Note:<888> 09/18/06 Monday 10:05 A.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I also tried doing some maintenance on the Epox backup computer, but it reboot several times, and I disconnected the LAN cables, and it quit having the problem, so possibly it was a hacker or some other sinister internet problem.   I connected up a third LAN cable to it.  However, I tried its sound, and the sound did not work.  I tried troubleshooting it and even restoring the backup, but the sound on the Epox backup system does not work.   I do not recall if I ever tested the sound when I configured it, but the audio drivers load properly.   Either the onboard audio never worked, or something happened to it.   I have two pairs of speakers and a headset connected to it, so it is not the speaker system.   There is a front audio connector  available from the motherboard that I could try to  hook up, but I think it would be easier to try to get a cheap sound card for it.  Possibly the sound drivers from the previous configuration when its hard drive was in the Northgate Syntax backup computer are causing the problem, but it looks more like a problem with the onboard motherboard audio jacks.   The onboard audio is enabled in the CMOS.   I ate the last two scoops of Edy's Caramel Delight low fat ice cream.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I guess I will be on a night schedule until Thursday, when I have an afternoon appointment.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/18/06 Monday 1:40 A.M.:   I went through my email.  Bid on a big computer case eBay: ANTEC/CHIEFTEC/CHENMING 901B FULL TOWER PC CASE, SALE!! (item 200027747828 end time Sep-23-06 17:30:00 PDT) .   eBay Store - Computer Cases Plus: Computer Cases, Case Acc's and Parts, Side Panels, Acrylic Window , if you build you own.   Desktop PC, Used Computers, Refurbished Computers, Refurbished PC, at Geeks.com .   Comes with XP Pro Acer Celeron D 2.93GHz 256MB 80GB CDRW/DVD w/XP Pro Acer APS260-U-C4000 APS260-U-C4000 .  On www.geeks.com order over $50, try "SHIP295" at checkout coupon for $2.95 shipping.  XP Pro is down in price to Surplus Computers XP Pro $90 , but one can get it cheaper at PriceGrabber.com XP OEM , but currently, they are out of stock.   However, with OEM, you do not get Microsoft tech support, and you might not be able to install as an upgrade.   Full product versions are here Windows XP Professional SP2 - OEM (Microsoft-E8504026) - PriceGrabber.com .   I will now work with Vista Beta RC1 for a while.  CIO

Note:<888> 09/18/06 Monday 12:50 A.M.:   I went to bed after the last message.   I had a telephone call from a relative about 9 A.M..   I woke up at 4 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I went back to bed until 7 P.M., when a neighbor called.   The neighbor was having problems with a vintage computer.   I went over to the neighbor's apartment to check it out.  It was a vintage Windows 95 Acer computer with 32 megs.  of memory, and its Windows 95 OEM product registration code was coming up on boot up.   The computer was given to my neighbor by someone that works in the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop that did not want it.    It did not come with the OEM disks, so I was not able to fix it.   Technically one could boot it with a DOS 6 floppy disk, and reformat the hard drive, and then install DOS 6, and then one could install Windows 95, but that would take several hours time, which I did not have time for.   Also if one were to use it go online, one would need Windows 95 TCP/IP updates, and I am not sure if Microsoft makes them available anymore.   I then did two loads of laundry.   I put clean linens on my bed.   I washed the breakfast dishes.   I chatted with a friend.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   Not much going on this morning, but the electricity seems to still be working, if one can afford to pay their electricity bills.   Midway in my walk, I ate two thirds of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips that I had brought with me.   Late at night and early mornings, when I take my frequent walks downtown on Greenwich Avenue, I can not afford to eat at the Diner, and frequently after the bars close, there is no place to go to the bathroom, so one has to plan one's conveniences around the walk.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and there was only one solitary fisherman.   I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor and a neighbor's relative.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/17/06 Sunday 7:45 A.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor, and I threw out some garbage.   I ate 2.5 scoops of Edy's caramel delight low fat ice cream.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/17/06 Sunday 4:50 A.M.:   I found a way to download the Office 2007 beta files for free, so I downloaded them, and I will now install them in Vista RC1.   CIO  

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/17/06:

Note:<888> 09/17/06 Sunday 3:30 A.M.:   I threw out some garbage and the old periodical paper and other waste paper and old computer magazines.   I picked up my mail from yesterday.   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe , and I also put two beef bullion cubes in it.  I sliced across one of the 12 ounce pieces of Angus top round of steak at a 45 degree angle 3/8th inch thick slices of steak, and since the original piece was about an inch thick, I cut each strip in half lengthwise.   I then put about four tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan on medium high electric burner heat, and I added four cloves of minced garlic.   I put the meat in and seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning.   Once it was browned after about two minutes on one side, I flipped the beef strips, and I seasoned them again, and I added one medium diced onion, about 12 ounces of tomatoes cut into 1/8th wedges, and 1/3 of a orange bell pepper cut into thin slices,  and I browned the beef strips again for about two minutes, and then I mixed them together with the onions, tomatoes, and peppers, and I added about a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I cooked them some more mixing them about three minutes.   I then added about 1/5th of a cup of Rene Junot white table wine and about four tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I mixed them it all together, and I continue cooking them on medium high electric heat until about 50% of the liquid had evaporated about five minutes time, and about that same time I had the rice was done.   I then spread half the rice in a large Cobalt Blue soup bowl, and I put the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator,  and I spread the beef and onion and vegetable mixture over the rice in the large soup bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I completed the backups of the primary computer, and I also did a Windows XP Automatic System Recovery from the server from the first C: drive to the second D: drive.   I also did and XP ASR backup of the server from the C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.   I will now send out my weekly notes.       

Note:<888> 09/16/06 Saturday 11:20 P.M.:   I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   I went to bed at 1 P.M..  Before going to bed, I ate three scoops of Edy's caramel delight low fat ice cream.   I had two telephone calls while I was asleep.   I woke up at 7 P.M..   I chatted with a relative.   I gave a neighbor a copy of a computer CD that the neighbor needed.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I installed the Logitech Webcam Pro 5000 program to work with my Logitech Webcam 4000 web cam in XP.   I chatted with a relative.    I will now run Ad-aware SE, Norton Win Doctor 2003, Ccleaner, and do a System Restore Backup.   I will then do a Microsoft Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup from the first C: drive to the second hard drive D: drive.   I will then from Vista RC1 do a Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive, and then I will do a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.   The backups should take about four hours.   I will wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed during that period, and possibly I will clean up, and work with one of the other computers.   I could go out, but I am a bit tired.   I could also watch the Spider Man DVD.   I also could make the same meal as last night.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/16/06 Saturday 4:05 A.M.:   ASPnews.com -- Europe/EMEA News : Vista Faces 'Difficult Position' in Europe .  Microsoft Releases Office 2007 Refresh - News by InformationWeek .  Download details: 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 Technical Refresh .  Microsoft scrambles to fend off hacker tool - Technology - International Herald Tribune .  » Vista Mythbusters | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .  » Vista Mythbusters #4: Yes, Microsoft really is price-gouging | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .  Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe | Tech News on ZDNet .   I downloaded the Office 2007 refresh.   I will now install it on the Office 2007 beta 2 on Vista RC1 on the other partition on my computer.   I finished going through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/16/06 Saturday 3:20 A.M.:   The glow lights are day glow orange or red.   I installed the second set in the server.    There was not a spare PCI slot in the case for the switch, so I taped it with electrical tape to the upper support bar adjacent to the clear Plexiglas window between the power supply and the 5.25 inch drive bays.  I also taped the transformer at the same location.  When taping the transformer, its air ducts need to be exposed.   I also put in a new cling free static free sheet in the filter housing to filter the air into the computer.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/16/06 Saturday 2:05 A.M.:   In the order today besides the two sets of two light bars which retail for $14 each set, they sent me 3 IDE blue glow cables instead of 2 and a floppy cable.  However, it was a good deal with promotion from the red aluminum computer case the Epox system is in on the brass and glass coffee table in the living room.   I disconnected the red aluminum case, and I installed one set of light bars in it.  I put one on the upper part of the case and one on the lower part of the case.  The have a switch in the rear of the case slot.   I then rotated its monitor on the oak keyboard drawer around 180 degrees, so it faces the far end of the down sofa, and I reinstalled the red case facing that direction, and I reconnected the cables.   There is room for the two line AT&T telephone on the oak keyboard drawer.   Thus in the winter, it will be usable in a warmer location away from the drafty living room windows behind the long green sofa.   However, in the winter, when I seal up the air conditioner with Styrofoam, I put the Lasko fan on the window shelf to blow around the heat from the electric radiators below it, so the heat blows out into the apartment instead of rising into the false ceiling.   However that does create a bit of a draft over the far ends of the two sofas in front of the Lasko fan, although I only put the Lasko fan on low speed.    I will now shut down the server, and I will install the other set of light bars in it the same way.   The clear panel windows on the red aluminum case now is visible underneath the brass and glass coffee table, so one can see its lights from the interior.   The server also has a clear panel which let one see its interior lights in the reflection of the mirror behind the right primary computer monitor.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/16/06 Saturday 12:20 A.M.:   This past evening before going out, I weighed myself in my boxer shorts after breakfast and before showering, and I weighed 195 pounds.  I sliced across one of the 12 ounce pieces of Angus top round of steak at a 45 degree angle 3/8th inch thick slices of steak, and since the original piece was about an inch thick, I cut each strip in half lengthwise.   I then put about four tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan on medium high electric burner heat, and I added three cloves of minced garlic.   I put the meat in and seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning.   Once it was browned after about two minutes on one side, I flipped the beef strips, and I seasoned them again, and I added one medium diced onion, about 12 ounces of various type of old tomatoes cut into wedges, and 1/3 of a orange bell pepper cut into thin slices,  and I browned the beef strips again for about two minutes, and then I mixed them together with the onions, tomatoes, and peppers, and I added about a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I cooked them some more mixing them about three minutes.   I then added about 1/5th of a cup of Rene Junot white table wine and about four tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I mixed them it all together, and I continue cooking them on medium high electric heat until about 50% of the liquid had evaporated about four minutes time, and about that same time I had reheated the rice left over from last night on two vegetable cycles of the General Electric microwave oven.   I then spread the rice in a large Cobalt Blue soup bowl, and I spread the beef and onion and vegetable mixture over the rice in the large soup bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I used the large soup bowl, since there tends to be a bit of liquid from the mixture, so in a soup bowl it stays in.   Anyway, it is a very excellent meal, which I will have for the next two nights to come.   I currently weigh after dinner and a walk in my boxer shorts like before 197.5 pounds, so dinner and liquid must have weighed 2.5 pounds, but I probably shed a little weight walking Greenwich Avenue.   It takes a good meal to perform the walking routine I frequently perform, not to mention it costs 35 cents a mile in gasoline to drive downtown and back 5 miles to and from the senior center or 7 miles to the end of Steamboat Road, and since I have been on Greenwich Avenue for 23.5 years since I returned from long summers in Nantucket and winters in Manhattan, Long Island, California, New Canaan, and Florida; I obviously have some local experience.   It is my viewpoint we eat better out here in Greenwich, Connecticut than the other places, but it based on knowing how to shop cheaply and knowing how to cook.   Of course with all of the rich people around here, they do not seem to be interested too much in food, since they believe "You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Thin".    However, they do consume a lot of energy in traveling and maintaining their multiple homes.  CIO 

Note:<888> 09/15/06 Friday 10:45 P.M.:   I woke up at 3 P.M. this past afternoon.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I chatted with a relative whom is recovering from minor surgery.   I watered the plants, and I put out more white vinegar in the vinegar scent bowl on the window ledge in the living room.   I use the white vinegar for scent control.  www.ups.com delivered the computer case parts that I got for free for $13.95 shipping and handling.   They scent be a blue glow floppy drive cable, two blue glow IDE cables, and two packages of two blue glow light sticks.   They changed the order and did not send the blue glow fan, but two blue glow light stick packages.   I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.   I checked out the DVD movie "Spider Man".   The Greenwich Library shows movies in their auditorium on Friday nights at 8 P.M., and the current schedule is Greenwich Library Schedule of Events .   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I picked up two new Metro North railroad schedules at the Greenwich Train station which are good until September 30, 2006, so they should be putting out new ones soon.   I put them on top of the HP  LaserJet IID printer in my apartment living room.   During my walk, I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I also stopped by CVS.   On a rainy night when one is up at the top of Greenwich Avenue walking, one can sit out from the rain  underneath the glass canopy at the  Pickwick Chase Plaza.   Also the Greenwich Post Office lobby is opened 24 hours if one needs to take shelter.   However, the Greenwich Train station usually closes around 8 P.M. to 9 P.M., and it is not opened all night.   After my walk, I went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $15.01 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $3.199 a gallon for 67.7 miles driving this past week at 14.6 miles per gallon at an average of 14 miles per hour.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two packages of slightly old tomatoes and one package had an orange pepper in it for $1.31 and .86 for $2.17 total.   I then returned home briefly, and I went back to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two three liter containers of Capatriti extra virgin olive oil for $9.99 each or $13 off each for $19.98 total.   With all of the Italians in Greenwich, Connecticut, the olive oil on sale will not last long.   I chatted with another regular walker, and then I returned home.  I put away my purchases.   If one uses an umbrella, it is not too difficult to walk in the rain.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 8:30 P.M.:   Really, Really Cheap Oil - Forbes.com .  http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6115744.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Oldest' New World writing found .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 7:45 P.M.:   I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe , and I also put two beef bullion cubes in it.   While the rice was cooking, I took one of the two Angus top round steaks, and I cut it in half crosswise, and I put the remaining whole steak and the half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I then sliced across the half of top round steak at a 45 degree angle 3/8th inch thick slices of steak, and since the original piece was about an inch thick, I cut each strip in half lengthwise.   I then put about four tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan on medium high electric burner heat, and I added two cloves of minced garlic.   I put the meat in and seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and chicken and meat seasoning.   Once it was browned after about two minutes on one side, I flipped the beef strips, and I seasoned them again, and I added one medium diced onion, and I browned the beef strips again for about two minutes, and then I mixed them together with the onions, and I added about a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I cooked them some more mixing them about three minutes.   I then added about 1/5th of a cup of Rene Junot white table wine and about four tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I mixed them it all together, and I continue cooking them on medium high electric heat until about 50% of the liquid had evaporated about four minutes time, and about that time the rice was done.   I then put half of the rice in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and I spread the other half of the rice on a dinner plate, and I spread the beef and onion mixture over the rice on the dinner plate, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   Top round steak can be a bit tougher than regular steak, so cutting it into smaller strips makes it easier to cook, it and tenderizes in the cooking, and it is easier to eat.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 6:20 P.M.:   I was awake at noon today.  The order for Inland SurgeGuard 3240 10-Outlet Surge Suppressor INLAND PRODUCTS INC SURGE_3240__03403 for $20.99 plus $2.99 shipping for $23.98 total tracking was FedEx | Track arrived.  I woke up at 8 A.M., I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.   I showered, and I cleaned up, and I went to my usual 3 P.M. appointment.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   They continue to have clothes on sale.    I bought for $7.50 a oak wooden veneer printer stand with shelf about 20 inches by 14 inches by 10 inches.   I then returned home.   I received while out from DHL, the Microsoft Vista RC1 DVD disks for X84 and 64 bit.  I put them in the new printer stand.   I also received the replacement power supply from www.geeks.com, so I now have three spare power supplies.  I put it with the other power supplies on top of the oak bookcase on top of the mahogany bureau in the bedroom.   I had a telephone call from a relative, and a relative whom had minor surgery today is back at the relative's house recuperating.   I installed the wooden printer stand on top of the breakfast tray on the living room dining table with the Lexmark X85 and Sharp fax machines sitting on top of it.   I put the spare laser paper in the new printer stand.   It makes the dining table work area look neater.   I put the Life magazine and KLM books and the Britannica books that were supporting them before back in the hallway bookcases.  I also put my recent notes printout in the hallway bookcase with the other notes.   The new surge protector is 3240 joules with $25,000 warranty protection, so I installed it on the primary computer system where the ITW-SP6 surge protector was which was only about 1100 joules.   I also connected the telephone lead line for the primary computer to the new surge protector, but I keep its end available on the keyboard, but I do not leave it plugged into the primary computer.   I also have the cable modem line plugged into the surge protector that I got at www.costco.com which is behind the green living room couch.  I left the new surge protector packaging on the back of  the down sofa for now.   I have three available sockets left opened on the new surge protector.   I hooked up the ITW-SP6 surge protector to the bedroom system computer control panels, so the bedroom computers now have surge protection.   I figured out on the Orion television in the bedroom, its remote control needs to have the TV button on the lower left of the remote pressed, so the channel features work on the bedroom Orion television.   Sometimes in the dark, I press a button on the Orion remote, and it messes up the channel selection feature.   Thus it works just fine now.   I leant a neighbor a package of cigarettes.   CIO      

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 3:45 A.M.:  I installed the Windows Updates on the primary and server computers.   I ate the last of the chips crumbs in the bag of K.C. Master Piece Barbeque potato chips.   We really are not red necks here, it is just that we watch so much red neck television broadcast around America that we imitate the characters on television.   The rich Texans always suffer from media neglect, so they buy up media companies and broadcast their own content to the rest of the country, and the younger generation watching it all from generation to generation tend to imitate it.   Basically we are bunch of stodgy middle aged New England preppies whom have seen it all, and are taught the simple virtues of simplistic New England life versus the more upscale Manhattan life styles.   Basically when one does not like crowds or too much automobile traffic, there is really no reason to venture into Manhattan, but as the suburbs expanded we have so many people trying to get through our small town coming and going to Manhattan from points east of here, it can be busy at rush hour.   Basically the only people that count in Greenwich, Connecticut are the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers in that order, and the rest tend to be redundant.  Between those two families they have so many worldwide connections, it tends to keep the town busy all of the time.   As any fool knows a lot of family names are not used particularly when the women use their husbands last names.   However, reflecting the economic prosperity of this country for the last 400 years, I think a great many of the local families will continue to survive, since they know how to manage their family finances and do not attempt to lead extravagant lifestyles, and since they have had ample fortunes for so long, they really do not need to make many further investments in new ventures, since they frequently already own many of the new ventures, they are unaware of.   The wiser long term residents seem to be content to maintain the status quo, since Greenwich, Connecticut is a very expensive town to maintain, and from a four seasons basis, a lot of other families have managed to survive off the other two families' mentioned prosperity.   When individuals from these two families travel, they tend to take a lot of their staff with them as the come and go in their various migration patterns.   Since they tend to know most everyone they are interested in, the world of politics does not really tend to interest them too much, and from what I can tell most of them tend to be more interested in the Wall Street Journal as opposed to Foreign Affairs.   Well, I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 1:30 A.M.:   This past Monday morning before going to bed, I ate a scoop of Peach and Cream ice cream and a scoop of Caramel delight low fat ice cream.   I just ate two scoops of Edy's low fat caramel delight ice cream.   I will now go through my email.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/14/06 Thursday 12:55 A.M.:    I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.    I sat out at various locations.   Somebody has discarded a slightly used pair of orange flower pattern women's shoes at the north bench at the veterans monument on Greenwich Avenue.   After my walk, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.   A couple of the regular fishermen were on Steamboat Road.   I next went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two 59 ounce carafes of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a gallon of America's Choice vinegar for $1.99, fresh Dole bananas at .69 a pound for $1.32, a two pack of Angus Top Round London Broil steaks for $1.88 a pound for $14.21 total.   The good news on the Food front is that I received notification from the state of Connecticut today, they are increasing my monthly food stamp allowance from $99 to $122 a month.   I guess the government finally figured out that food is getting more expensive, and most of the time, I only buy the sale items.   I mentioned to the regular Food Emporium night manager that when Huntington Hartford owned the A&P A&P Supermarket supermarket chain, he build the Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas, and the A&P food store chain had so many warehouses in such tropical locations as Key West, Florida and around the world that they changed a lot of their warehouse locations into tropical resorts called the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - Luxury Hotels and Resorts .   Thus although Huntington Hartford sold off the A&P food chain, he probably has other investments in their old real estate empire including a lot of real estate in Manhattan.   I know he use to own a lot of Columbus Circle in Manhattan where www.aol.com built their tower.   Huntington Hartford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .  Thus by Florida standards, he is still a young man at age 95.   Huntington Hartford - The Private Life and Times of Huntington Hartford. Huntington Hartford Pictures. .    There is probably an A&P nearby where the lives on East 30th street in Manhattan, so he does not have far to walk to the grocery store.   I have heard he has been seen pushing a grocery cart around Manhattan.   Of course nobody notices older people.   When we first moved to Greenwich, Connecticut back in 1961, I recall Huntington Hartford brought his yacht out from Manhattan to the local Indian Harbor Yacht to take my parents for a cruise, so I figured he was somebody important, and when in Manhattan, I tried to keep an eye out for any of his friends.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/13/06 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.:   I washed the breakfast dishes earlier, and I made my bed earlier.   I just have the air conditioner on low fan with exhaust port opened, so it is warmer in the apartment.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/13/06 Wednesday 8:25 P.M.:   I watched some television after the last message.   I watched a vintage turner movie about Czar Alexander of Russia defeating the German invaders.   They keep broadcasting a line of print saying that I am going to need a cable box to get the Turner movie channel on my bedroom television which is cable ready, so I guess I will have to watch it in the living room television with a cable box.   Of course on a cold winter's night it is always fun watching a vintage movie in bed snuggled up under the blankets.   Perhaps this winter during a blizzard, they will show Dr. Zhivago which is one of the original movies they use to show on the original Manhattan cablevision system during sub zero degree nights Fahrenheit.   With the cooler weather this fall, I think we will have a colder winter.  Of course this says, it will be about the same The Old Farmer's Almanac - 2007 Northeast Long-Range Weather Forecast and Prediction .   I ate the last 9.5 ounce can of Planter's bit and pieces and halves of cashew nuts.   I woke up at 8 A.M., I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I chatted with a relative twice and two friends, and I left another friend a message.   I went back to bed about 10:30 A.M., and I slept until 3:30 P.M..   I went out without cleaning up.   I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   They are reconstructing their lobby, so the teller lobby area is smaller with more walled in office space, I guess to save on the energy of temperature control in the lobby.   It seems to be a good idea to have smaller lobbies anymore with the higher prices of energy.   I chatted with the local peace demonstrator, and only one person besides himself showed up at the local peace demonstration today, so I guess it was not widely advertised.   I then went by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought two silver oxide #377, 23-204 watch and calculator batteries for $3.99 each  and a #357, 23-105 for $3.99  plus .72 tax for $12.69 total.   I then returned home, and I used the folding cart from the back of my station wagon, and I brought up the set of four solid oak folding tables that I decided not to give to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and since I do not have room to store them in the stand, I put two underneath the down sofa in the living room, one behind the French reproduction chair, and one behind the bedroom door.   I put their stand in the false ceiling above the apartment entrance.   I put the Backgammon game from underneath the sofa underneath the chair in front of the stereo system, and I put the vinyl file box on top of the left hallway bookcase.   I put the one #377 watch battery in the Swiss Army Navy watch, and I put its rear cover back on.  One has to line up the cover with the stem.   I set it to the proper time.   I then adjusted the metal band to the smallest setting, so it fits my wrist.   One has to use a needle to compress the toilet paper type holder mounting pins in, and then a small screw driver to recompress them back in at the smaller wrist setting.   Thus the Swiss Army Navy watch now fits me and works.   I stored the spare #377 watch battery in my top left living room desk drawer.   I put the #357 battery in the small LCD clock I keep on my left monitor, and I set its time.   I put the folding cart back in the car, and I brought up my mail.   I get all sorts of credit card promotions, and I always shred them including the fake credit cards.    I chatted with two relatives and a friend for a while.   I will now reheat the remaining defrosted French vegetable beef stew, and I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 11:55 P.M.:   I went through email.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 11:40 P.M.:   The Swiss watch my neighbor gave me today is a Swiss Navy watch with a stainless steel back.   I was able to open up its back with a small blade on a Swiss Army knife.   It needs a Radio Shack  #377 23-204 watch battery like my other Swiss Army watch uses.  I also need a large #357 watch battery for my small LCD clock I keep on my left monitor.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I chatted with a friend whom will be returning back to this area soon.  I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 9:10 P.M.:   I put half of the remaining defrosted French vegetable beef stew in a plastic microwave proof pot, and I reheated it on three vegetable cycles.   I put it in the large Cobalt blue soup bowl, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.    CIO

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 8:40 P.M.:  To keep the recliner clean, I had four more pink and green floral pattern dining napkins, so I put one each on each arm, one on the cushion, and one on the fold out foot rest, so as the recliner is used and gets dirty, the five pink and green napkins can be washed thus preserving the recliner.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 8:30 P.M.:   When my relative visited today, the gave me an orange L.L. Bean www.llbean.com polar fleece in large size.   They also gave me four large pillow cases and a set of large sheets, so I have a spare set of linens for the bed in the bedroom.  I put them in the lower Rubbemaid laundry bin in the bedroom.   Earlier this afternoon, I put two new alkaline batteries in the Oregon Scientific weather station sending unit outside the living room right window, and four more new ones in the base station on the HP LaserJet IID printer on the dining table, so the weather station should be set for winter.   I also reprogrammed it.   I went outside briefly.   I decided that the recliner should have a piece of cloth on the upper back of it to prevent hair oil from rubbing off on the recliner, so I found a pink and green flower pattern cloth dining napkin the mahogany bureau in the bedroom, and I put that on the upper back side of the recliner to keep it clean.   The recliner came with matching covers for the arms.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 7:30 P.M.:    I woke up this morning about 9 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I went to my 12:45 P.M. dental hygienist appointment at the new Greenwich Hospital outpatient clinic in the Watson Pavilion a little early to check in.   I had my teeth cleaned and x-rayed.    I need to make an appointment for the dentist in the future.   My teeth seem to be getting some decay, and I was told I need to brush my teeth after drinking orange juice and eating bananas because the fructose acid is causing decay.   I usually have those items for breakfast, but I do not always brush after breakfast if I am not going out.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought an www.ethanallen.com Queen Anne Style recliner like this Recliners in very good condition almost like new about 10 years old with a polyester French brocade fabric in a cranberry pattern color for $75.   They helped me load it into the back of my station wagon.   I then returned home.   I used the folding cart I keep in the back of my station wagon to bring it up to my apartment.   I removed one of the three mahogany and purple fabric office chairs from the sofa area facing the television, and I installed the new Ethan Allen recliner at that location.   I chatted with a relative whom said they would be paying a visit in a half hour.   I put the old office chair in the back of my station.   I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on West Putnam Avenue.   I returned home, and I waited for my relatives.   Three of my relatives stopped by to visit while they were traveling.   We had a short visit, and I showed one of my relatives my apartment.   I am back to flying the British and Dutch flags in the apartment for now.   After my relative left, I took the office chair to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I donated it.   I then returned home, and I removed the set of four oak folding tables from the far side of the brass and glass coffee table, and I slid the brass and glass coffee table a foot further towards the far wall, so the recliner has plenty of room to fully recline if one chose to do so.  For it to recline fully one needs to have the computer swivel chair turned with its back to the server, so there is enough space.   I put the folding oak tables in the back of the station wagon, and I will donate them to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   One of my neighbors gave me a Swiss Army quartz watch with silver plate that needs a battery and also a Swiss Army pen.  I chatted with my relatives while they were traveling.   Pictures

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CIO

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 2:00 A.M.:   I did some routine internet work.   I have to get up about 9 A.M. today, so I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I keep track of items in my apartment, and for some reason I was off four packs of cigarettes, which leads me to believe that somebody might have gained entrance to my apartment.  I might occasionally be off one or two packs, but not four packs.  For them to gain access to my apartment, they would have to defeat the motion detection web cam, which I always put on when I go out.   It shows there might be somebody around too cleaver for their own good.   I always worry that when things like that happen, they could be tampering with my food or drink.   I guess I will have to be more vigilant.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/12/06 Tuesday 12:40 A.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I think I finally figured out where Frederick Von Mierers http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm was really from.   Like all people we give ourselves away by our habits, not by our bull shit.   When I worked and lived around Fred Von Mierers, he had one habit I thought was unusual.   He ate large amounts of bulk almonds from health food stores.   Since Modesto, California City of Modesto, California is the center of Almond production in California Almond Board , more than likely he is from the area around there, as opposed to the stories he told us back east.   I chatted with a relative out in California, and that fact came back to me.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 11:30 P.M.:  Dinner was delicious, but as usual when one is the cook, one tends to eat it too fast.  The frozen French stew should be very healthy later on when it gets colder.   I went outside, and I threw out the garbage along with the onion peels, since they tend to stink up the apartment, as if the smell of garlic and onions cooking had not already done so.   Unfortunately I have a dental checkup tomorrow at 12:45 P.M., so I am not how sure the dental clinic is going to feel about my breath.   Maybe they should use a French hygienist and dentist.  About this time one has to remember to get one's flu shots in October, and seniors need to have a pneumonia shot every five years.  I heard on Cspan last week that the new United States Government health plan that will be in effect when the baby boom generation retires will cost the United States Government $40 trillion dollars in unfunded financial obligations.   Also as the baby boom generation retires and many move down south, Florida and southern retirement areas will get more crowded and more expensive, but by the same token the northern areas will be less populated and less prosperous.   Thus more than likely in four years when the baby boom generation starts retiring this area will start seeing a population decrease.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 10:15 P.M.:   I woke up during the night, and I ate a 9.5 ounce can of Planters bits and halves of cashew pieces.  I woke up at 1 P.M. this afternoon.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I showered, and I cleaned up.    I went out to my 4 P.M. appointment.   I noticed at the Greenwich Town Hall that Channel 12 Connecticut news was covering the "911" memorial service.  The also have a very nice flower garden display at the front of the town hall.    The fallen tree is still there.    I then went over to Greenwich Avenue, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I toured CVS.   I chatted with some local citizens.   I then drove down by the waterfront, and I returned home.   I brought up the mail.   I decided to make a large batch of French beef vegetable stew.    I defrosted one of the three 12 ounce boneless rib eye steaks that I had in the freezer.    I defrosted in the General Electric microwave oven on the defrost cycle per instructions.   I then chopped it into .75 inch square chunks.   I then put in a few tablespoons of olive in a 10 inch diameter frying pan and a couple cloves of chopped garlic, and I browned the beef chunks on medium high lowering to medium for a few minutes.   I then put about 8 tablespoons of olive oil in a large several gallon cooking pot with lid, and I put in the browned beef with juices and a 15 ounce can of Swanson's chicken broth.   I left it all on the same burner on medium heat.   I then peeled the rest of the bulb of small garlic, and I minced it, and I put it in the pot.   I then peeled and diced 2.5 large onions, and I put them in the pot.   I put in a one pound of small baby carrots.   I added two pounds of 1.5 inch long sliced on an angle fresh asparagus removing the hard inch or two from the stalk ends.    I added about .75 pounds of chopped broccoli crowns.   I added 1.5 drained 6 ounce cans of large pitted olives.   I added a 15 ounce can of chic peas.  I cut the corn off the cob off a large ear of sweet corn and added it.   I added 8 ounces of Rene Junot white table wine.   I season it all with large dashes to taste of garlic powder, Italian seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper, oregano, parsley, six beef bouillon cubes and chicken and meat seasoning.   I kept stirring it all together, until it was boiling.   I then simmered it with lid on medium electric burner heat for a half hour and then on low electric burner heat for 45 minutes.   It should be all done by now.   I will eat a large bowl of it in the large Cobalt blue soup bowl with iced tea.   I will refrigerate one third in a large Rubbermaid container, and I will put the other two thirds in two large Rubbermaid containers in the freezer.  Makes 8 one cup servings.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 4:35 A.M.:   Tracking on the order Inland SurgeGuard 3240 10-Outlet Surge Suppressor INLAND PRODUCTS INC SURGE_3240__03403 for $20.99 plus $2.99 shipping for $23.98 total is FedEx | Track .    I made up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm , and I put it in the refrigerator.   The next time I make it, it will be slightly different, since I bought a couple types of other Twinings tea last night.   BBC NEWS | Americas | US remembers 9/11 five years on .   BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tongan King Tupou IV dies at 88 .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I have a 4 P.M. appointment today.   CIO            

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 2:55 A.M.:   I opened a 18 ounce can of Hormel Steak House stew, and I put it in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid, and I microwaved it on one General Electric microwave oven reheat cycle, and three vegetable cycles.   I put it in a soup bowl, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.   I had a friend call from Binghamton, New York today, and since he is connected up with Queen Victoria's crowd whom first invented a steam engine driven computer, he thinks Binghamton is as economically depressed area.   It one looks at www.cityofbinghamton.com and www.cityofbinghamton.com/history.asp , one will fine some interesting history about how it is sort of connected with www.ibm.com .   I guess some of the local conservationists did not want too much business activity in their area, so they spread out some of their offices elsewhere.   Since my stepfather was a life long friend of the Watson family, and since my mother helps me in my computer efforts, technically this might be the IBM office in Greenwich, Connecticut, since nobody else seems to be willing to run one here and advertise it.   Alas, I think the only IBM equipment in my apartment is six socket outlet converter in the kitchen.   The IBM Netvista is in Kennebunkport, Maine at a family summer residence, and I gave the old IBM 24 pin printer to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.   I also once had an IBM Laser Printer, but I think I had technical problems with it, and I tried to fix, and it did not work, so I gave it to the dumpster.   However, I do have three HP laser printers in my apartment, two Minolta laser printers, and one Lexmark laser printer, all of which are in very good working condition.   IBM used to own Lexmark, so perhaps some of the local people here still own stock in Lexmark.   Since I work on computers all of the time in my free time, I technically would be what they call in the computer business a Systems Analyst Systems Analyst .   However, I have broadened my free time job description to "CIO", which in the computer business means "Chief Information Officer".    CIO

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 1:10 A.M.:  The tote bag is red with white and blue trim.   Speaking of red, white, and blue in case the Great White Father www.whitehouse.gov has any friends in the area, I decided to fly the U.S.A. and United States Air Force flags in the apartment bedroom hallway for the duration of his visit to Manhattan CNN.com - President joins U.S. in somber tributes on 9/11 eve - Sep 10, 2006 .  Of course the last time I checked, I think we are still in the U.S.A., so we could fly them all the time, but I frequently fly the other flags to acknowledge other visiting friends in the area.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/11/06 Monday 12:45 A.M.:   I ate a couple of bowls of K.C. Masterpiece Barbeque potato chips with some iced tea before going to bed.   I had a telephone call from a relative yesterday whom is getting ready to travel.    I woke up about 3 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I chatted with a friend, and I chatted with a relative.    I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.    I watched a bit of television.    I went out, and I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   On the way up Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 33.8 ounce bottles of CVS Professional Oral Rinse Alcohol Free blue mouth wash for $2.50 each, two 9.5 cans of Cashew nuts halves and pieces for $4.99 both, and a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $1.99 plus .30 tax for $12.28 total.   I then completed my walk.   Not much seemed to be happening downtown on Greenwich Avenue this past evening.   I sat out for a while, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks.   I tried to give one of their employees some business tips, but he was not interested, and said I was being rude for interrupting his conversation with another employee.   I think that employee comes from a cattle ranch in New Mexico, so more than likely he should be working at Welcome to McDonald's , but nobody ever takes business advise in this community anyway.   Possibly all the extra security Starbucks gets from being near the Greenwich Police department has its advantages, but from what I can tell, the police do not buy coffee at Starbucks, and not many people steal cups of coffee.    I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a former Japanese neighbor whom likes drinking Budweiser on the waterfront.   He must have good business sense, since he seems to be prospering.   I then decided to be extravagant, since there were so few people downtown, I drove along the waterfront to the Hyatt Regency Greenwich .   You can park there for free, if you stay less than hour.   I toured the hotel, and it is up to their usual high standards.    They have an ATM machine in two different Asian languages, so they must get quite a few Asian guests.    Last I heard it was half owned by the Japanese.   I then went by CVS at the Riverside Shopping plaza, and I bought an RTH blue or black light 25 watt party bulb for .50, a 6 ounce bag of Gardettos snack mix for $1 and a discount $10 East Coast Co. large fashion tote with phone case made in China for a $1 plus .09 tax for $2.58 total.   I then ate the package of snacks outside the Food Emporium on the bench in front.    I then bought fresh asparagus at the Food Emporium for $1.29 a pound for $2.58.   I then returned to central Greenwich, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area again.   I chatted with a neighbor enjoying the Sunday night entertainment at the Thataway cafe.   I chatted with another local person about the weather recently.   Our most regular visitor to the Greenwich Avenue veterans monument besides myself has left the area for the last couple of months to try to start a religious ministry at the Angola prison in Louisiana.   He must be successful, because I have not seen him back.   I then returned home.   I put the blue bulb in the oil style lamp underneath granddad Boven's portrait in the corner between both computers.    I have it set to turn on with the computer control panel light switch and the old antique light on top of the primary monitor now turns on with the power strip switch.   I had a telephone call from a friend.  I hung the new tote bag from the apartment door handle with the other tote bags.  CIO          

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/10/06:

Note:<888> 09/10/06 Sunday 4:45 A.M.:   In terms of media coverage, I happen to know quite a few democratic politicians also.   I would imagine the most prominent one that I recall having met was W. Averell Harriman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , and my roommate in college at www.lfc.edu  was Robert Wagner's Robert F. Wagner, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia stepson whose real father was Bennett Cerf Bennett Cerf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and Robert Wagner Jr.  also attended Taft.   Basically, since I do not really like crowds, I spend most of my time on a night schedule, or I tend to be on more of a day schedule, when it is less busy or when I am some place that is less populated.   I recall seeing a younger New York politician around last Sunday morning about 9 A.M. walking his Golden Retriever on Greenwich Avenue, which I though was quaint, since I have seen him many times at night, but hardly ever in the day time.   From what I can tell, although he is not popular in New York politics, he might out live his competition, since besides having money, he seems to know if you are thin, you have a better chance of living longer, and since his family live on the ocean and since they are suppose to be wealthy, he obviously eats a lot of sea food.   However, if one is thin enough to blow away in the wind, in the real world of national politics in the United States of America, over half the country tends to be over weight, so when a skinny person shows up, they figure he was the only politician that could fit into an economy airline seat.   For all I know he is campaigning around America on a bicycle.   Unfortunately when one gets away from the media attention paid to national politics, most of the real politics in America is done at the local level.   Most people ignore me, because most of the candidates that I have supported have already won, and it is pretty much yesterday's news.   Since the United States of America and the baby boom generation is graying faster than ever, most people are concerned about health care and social security issues, and that baby boom generation obviously has a lot of influence.   Obviously having worked all of their lives, they are obviously concerned with homeland security, but different individuals have different viewpoints as to how far that should extend.   Obviously the people in the less densely populated interior of the country have different viewpoints than the viewpoints along the heavily populated shores of both oceans.   In the last president election, the majority went to the vast majority of people in the interior the country, and the more vocal individuals along the coasts seem to have lost.   Obviously the people along the coasts spend half of their time chatting with the fish as opposed to networking with the larger group of people in the rest of the country.   In other words, they really only have one foot in America at this stage, and they are still keeping an eye on their old homelands in case there is opportunity to go back and succeed where they once left.  From what I can tell, only the media companies are making money off the political contests, so if one is not interested in any of them, one can always ditch one's media subscriptions and pursue other recreation.   Most established people with money, do not deal with the government directly, but they can afford to hire lawyers to deal with the government, and that usually gets the matter settled.   From what I can tell, the main reason that a lot of the people are not friendly on main street anymore is that it costs too much to get there just to hang out only to be ignored.   We obviously have good communications in this country, so if people want to communicate they need to use communications equipment.   Usually people hanging out on main street are trying to sell people with money some product or service.   Unfortunately the two primary businesses in Greenwich, Connecticut are real estate and automobiles in that order, so if you do not need a new house or car, you might as well ignore main street.   Obviously people in this town can afford to buy whatever clothes they might need whenever they need them, so more than likely the fashion crowd is trying get attention for their own profit.   Since a lot of ordinary United States citizens work around their homes, they frequently do not feel the need to dress up when they are going about their ordinary chores.   In other words, people do not need to wear a suit to the grocery store to buy a bottle of ketchup, unless maybe they happen to sell suits.   Since a lot of people in this country are working most of the time, they frequently do what is most practical and not what is dictated by the media.   I will now send out my weekly notes.   I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.    CIO   

Note:<888> 09/10/06 Sunday 3:35 A.M.:   I put the laundry away.   I ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.    I will go through my email shortly.   Apparently, we do not get as much email on weekends in the United States of America, because a lot of people work day jobs just on week days, so they are not available to send it out.   However, if one were a cleaver marketer, one would know that people have more time to read email on weekends, and they have more time to spend money on weekends.   I was thinking that since I live on the poor side of town in public housing in Byram, Connecticut that has the same zip code as upscale Belle Haven nearby, we could be more politically active in terms of the local economy.   Since Venezuela is a communist country with 80 billion barrels of oil in reserve, we could change the name from Vinci Drive to Venezuela drive and cater to any wealthy communists from Venezuela whom might be in the area, but alas not many of our current residents speak Spanish.   However, I do know people from Venezuela, and I also know Germans that have lived in Venezuela when they worked for the Rockefeller family on their ranch there, so possibly there is a chance we could improve our local economic outlook.   However, we could pretend to be capitalists, but it is the nature of the Greenwich Housing Authority that they restricts the residents to low income residents.   Thus I doubt is they will be calling this "Rue de Rockefeller", but from what I know Vinci was the name of a local pharmacist in Byram, who was active in the area.   The name of the street is Vinci Drive, but the name of the development is McKinney Terrace named after Stewart McKinney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .   I have see some of his relatives visit here, but nobody ever seems to notice them  too much.  As I recall his wife has red hair.   Also I attended his funeral up at the Congregational Church in Southport, Connecticut with the entire United States congress including then current President Bush or prisoner number 41 George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia as they call him.    Thus it would be short sighted of the local democrats living here in low income housing to think that there are not an equal number of poorer republicans whom could also live here if they so chose to do so and wait in line at the Greenwich Housing Authority.   However, the reality is the United States of America and North America are pretty large land masses, so once one gets out of the pricey New York area, real estate tends to be dirt cheap.   Since the republican party members in Greenwich, Connecticut happen to pay more than the Lion's share of taxes in this community, I would dare say, they have a bit of influence as to what happens at this particular project and with the town locally.   Every republican in the United States of America knows that most of the Rockefellers are Republican except for a few odd birds in the family whom repelled against their father's wishes.   Since I went to a school named after republican president Biography of William Howard Taft at The Taft School ,  I probably went to school with few republicans whom also happen to be lawyers and even judges.   I do know one classmate is an African American Federal Judge in Washington D.C..  that also attended Harvard www.harvard.edu .   However, the wealthiest alumnus was probably from Greenwich, Connecticut  James Stillman Rockefeller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia thus he might have one or two kin folk in the area that might also have gone to Taft.   I even saw somebody downtown in Greenwich, Connecticut tonight from Manhattan having dinner at the Figaro French restaurant that looks quite a bit like President Taft.   There are fat prosperous people in the area that one rarely sees in public, since they tend to be working most of the time, unlike the Starbucks crowd whom spend most of their time being coffee shop philosophers.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/10/06 Sunday 1:30 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Food Emporium which seems to be able to afford to keep the lights on late until about midnight, and I bought 3 pounds of yellow onions for $2.49, a bulb of garlic at $3.49 a pound for .56 and a 6 ounce jar of Gold's Hot Horse Radish for $1.59 for $4.64 total.    I tried to cheer up the staff, since with the higher price of fuel, there are not that many late night customers randomly shopping late at night anymore.   I speculated my old friend James Edward Eldert from where ever he is really from besides leading a bicoastal existence on both coasts of America might be the heir to Twinings tea, since he once worked shoveling horse manure at Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham estate, so he must also know something about horses.   That reminded me that I needed to get some Twinings of London - 300 years of expertise tea some of which was on sale for $2.50 a box of 20 individual serving bags, so I bought 20 bag boxes of Twinings Darjeeling tea, Prince of Wales tea, Indian Spiced Chai tea,  Ceylon tea and China Oolong tea for $2.50 each and a box of 25 bags of Twinings Mary Twining Spiced tea for $3.49 for $15.99 total.   Thus I have a little tea in reserve for when I make up my batches of http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .   I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I chatted with a few citizens whom are regularly downtown.  I mentioned to one resident walking a yellow lab, if he had read the book "Old Yeller"  Bright Lights Film Journal | Old Yeller , and he said he had not.  I then drove down by the waterfront, and there were quite a few people fishing down there, so the fish must be running.   I then returned home.   I started two loads of laundry including washing and drying both pairs of my new Lee blue jeans, and they now have 15 minutes to go on the dry cycle.   I also put clean linens on the bed.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/09/06 Saturday 7:30 P.M.:    I chatted with a relative.   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   There are a lot of horse flies coming out of our dumpster, so somebody threw something away that is generating a lot of horse flies.   I picked up my mail.   I chatted with my neighbors about Chicago, Illinois, and this is a quick summary of the population mix of Chicago, Illinois Demographics of Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .  Although Chicago, Illinois is well advertised worldwide by their Italian citizens in organized crime whom seem to have connections in the media business, realistically the overall Italian population of Chicago according to Italian American: Information From Answers.com and Italians , Italians only make up about 3% of the population of Chicago, so thus I dare say they have a little bit of problem throwing their political weight around, not to mention it is so cold in Chicago, Illinois, the Italians are not always to comfortable in the colder weather.    After chatting with my neighbors, I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks .   I used a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans Maple flavor and two Ball Park all beef hotdogs that I cut on an angle into half inch thick slices, one half of a diced and peeled medium onion, and also a little bit of soy sauce and the other seasonings in the recipe.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/09/06 Saturday 5:10 P.M.:  I put out two more 500 sheet packages of laser printer paper in the printer stand between the primary  computer and the server to have available for use in the future.   I think I still have about five left underneath the television cabinet for a total of 7 left.   I got them around last New Years when they were on sale at www.staples.com .  It is the better ultra bite 93 laser paper in the blue and yellow packaging.     I used two Staples Clamp binders for the printout that I had in reserve, and I only have one left, but I could always use one of the other ones that hold other printouts.   Thus I will have to get some more before I print out the next set of notes around New Years 2007.   We might have Bermuda refugees in the area with the tropical storm activity around Bermuda Tropical Storm FLORENCE Coastal Watches/Warnings and 3-Day Cone .   Thus one should keep a close eye out for any Bermuda types.   They usually wear Bermuda shorts and dress shoes with dark knee socks and blue blazers with dress shirts and a tie.   They are a more formal group.   For all I know some ancient royalty from England is around like "Lord Tightwad from Bermuda" .   Of course Bermuda as an off shore tax haven has 50,000 registered companies in Bermuda, and it also has the second largest Reinsurance Company in the World, so although it is not a Military Super Power, it does have a bit of financial influence in the world markets.   I have only visited Bermuda once back in April 1968 during my spring break from the Taft School The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.   I recall I had a three week holiday there.   I stayed with three Taft Classmates and four people we teamed up with from the Middlesex boys school in Concord, Massachusetts, and as I recall we stayed at the Glendon  Guest House which was an inexpensive guest cottage halfway between Elbow Beach and Hamilton.   However, we managed to have several hundred guests for "High Tea" every day, so we met a lot of people, and as I recall that was when I first met George Cary whom had gone to the Brooks school coming out of East Aurora, New York.   We had a mutual friend that we drank with named Wadie Watson, and I never did make to the St. George's golf club for a round of golf, although he kept inviting me over there every day to play some golf.   We did make it to the Rugby matches and enjoyed drinking Heineken http://www.heineken.com on the sidelines.   As I recall a family friend was the United States of America consul to Bermuda for a great many years, and as I recall Bermuda is a bit expensive, so we had to rough it a bit.   I flew there on B.O.A.C., better known in the old days as the British Overseas Airlines Corporation, but as I recall I might have come back on Pan Am, but I do not really recall.   Apparently property has gotten so expensive in Bermuda anymore that one can not buy it anymore, and one can only inherit it anymore, providing one has a relative with property on Bermuda.    Other  of my relatives have visited and lived in Bermuda, and I bought a print of Hamilton Harbor at the Old Greenwich Rummage Room Thrift Shop for $3 a number of years ago, and I gave it to my relative in Kennebunkport, Maine, and the relative had it reframed, and it is now on display in the house there.   I might still have some old sweaters from http://www.triminghams.com that no longer fit me too well, but they probably have been visited by a few moths over the years.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/09/06 Saturday 4:30 P.M.:   I printed out the last four months of my notes from May through August 2006.    They are 255 pages long, and the total file group is 5066 pages long in Times Roman True Type Font 12 pt. bold print.   They are available from 

Scott's Notes from June 1997 through August 2005, 4.93 Mbytes http://mikelouisscott.com/mlsnote1.zip contains "mlsnote1.doc" pages 1 - 1582 January 1997 to December 2001 and "mlsnote2.doc" January 2002 through December 2003 pages 1583 - 2855" and "mlsnote3.doc" January 2004 through December 2004 pages 2856 - 3605" and "mlsnote4.doc" January 2005 though April 2005 pages 3711 -4259"

Scott's Notes from September 2005 through August 2006, 1.25 Mbytes http://mikelouisscott.com/mlsnote2.zip contains "mlsnote5.doc" and "mlsnote6.doc" and "mlsdoc7.doc" pages 4335 - 5193

and

Scott's Notes from June 1997 through August 2005, 4.93 Mbytes http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2003/mlsnote1.zip contains "mlsnote1.doc" pages 1 - 1582 January 1997 to December 2001 and "mlsnote2.doc" January 2002 through December 2003 pages 1583 - 2855" and "mlsnote3.doc" January 2004 through December 2004 pages 2856 - 3605" and "mlsnote4.doc" January 2005 though April 2005 pages 3711 -4259"

Scott's Notes from September 2005 through August 2006, 1.25 Mbytes http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20062/mlsnote2.zip contains "mlsnote5.doc" and "mlsnote6.doc" and "mlsdoc7.doc" pages 4335 - 5193

.    I left the recent printouts on the end of the down sofa by the telephone chair.   When I put the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer back on top of the HP LaserJet IID printer that I printed out the notes on, I removed the larger B&M baked bean cans, and I used the smaller Campbell 11 ounce cans to support it.   Thus I am rotating my bean can stock.  Somebody is causing mischief, trying to hack my server.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/09/06 Saturday 1:30 P.M.:   I did a Windows XP Professional Automatic System Recovery backup of the primary computer C: first hard drive to the D: second hard drive.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.    I went back to bed until about a half hour ago.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   Greenwich Town Departments - Police Department called for a donation, and I explained to the caller, I have spent 23 years walking the downtown Greenwich Avenue area and driving down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road and covering the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop and the Greenwich Library and the local grocery stores.   I also said that I spent about 10 years walking around Manhattan before I moved back here, and I also walked in the other areas such as Nantucket and Key West where I lived when I was not driving around this country.   I explained with the higher price of fuel in this area, I can not afford to go downtown to Greenwich Avenue to take a walk every day.   I will now print out the last four months of my "Scott's Random Notes".    CIO

Note:<888> 09/09/06 Saturday 8:50 A.M.:   While asleep, I ran Norton Antivirus on the primary computer, and it did not find any problems.    While sleeping, I woke up, and I ate the remaining third of a tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   A friend called up at 8 A.M. this morning, and I called the friend back when the cell phone connection was disconnected.    Apparently cell phones drop connections all the time depending on the location.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 11:05 P.M.:   BBC NEWS | Technology | Airline bans 'fire fear' laptops .   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Further delay for space shuttle .   STS-115 Atlantis -- Mission to the International Space Station suppose to launch this Saturday morning at 11:15 A.M. EDT.   I will try to wake up in time to watch it.   NASA - Space Shuttle .   I microwaved and ate a bag of Jolly Time microwave popcorn.    I ate it with a glass of iced tea.    I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 10:10 P.M.:   I went through my email.   The kitchen rug was bunching up, and since I had folded the remnant in half to fit, the other carpeted side was slipping on the existing carpet.   I cut the remnant in half, and I placed the one piece back in position, so hopefully with the hard web backing it will not slip.   I stored the other piece away in the false ceiling above the apartment entrance to have it replace the existing piece, when it gets too dirty over time.   The under layer of Berber carpet is a similar type to the existing remnant.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 9:00 P.M.:   I took a microwave proof dinner plate, and I put three pieces of paper towels on it, and three evenly spaced pieces of bacon and two more paper towels and the plastic microwave plate cover, and I put it in the microwave oven, and I set the time to 4.5 minutes.   I then broke in a large metal bowl three large eggs, and I added a couple tablespoons of milk, a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese, a teaspoon of olive oil, and about a half teaspoon of Italian spices, and I whisked it all together.    I then put a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan, and I heated  it in medium high electric burner heat, and once the fat began to bubble, I started the bacon in the microwave, and I started toasting two pieces of bread, and I added the egg mixture to the frying pan.   I cooked the eggs for about five minutes, until they were softly scrambled lowing the heat halfway through the process to medium.   I put a little bit of olive oil on the toast, and I cut them in half, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I went outside, and I threw out the bacon and egg garbage, because bacon grease paper towels tend to smell.   I chatted with a neighbor.    I chatted with a relative.    I will now go through my email.   CIO      

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 6:40 P.M.:   I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I straightened up some items in the rear of my car.   UPS www.ups.com just delivered the package about five minutes ago, so  I have a few spare computer parts.    CIO 

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 5:55 P.M.:   Town Hall oak among trees KO'd by storm - Greenwich Time .    CIO

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 5:45 P.M.:    TIME.com: A Monarch's Dire Warning About the Middle East -- Page 1 .   Of course if one were driving an expensive new car, one would also have to include the higher price of insurance and depreciation, so for people driving newer cars, it could easily cost over $2 or $3 a mile to drive a car locally today.    CIO   

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 5:25 P.M.:    I was awake at 10 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I threw out the garbage outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I threw out the old orange juice carafe bottles that I had been saving water in the kitchen, but I saved six.   I put the Holland Dutch flag over the U.S. Air Force flag, since I am back in Dutch mood.   I also still have the large Scottish Cross of St. Andrews flag flying too.   I did my house cleaning and watering the plants.   I put a new vacuum bags in the Sears upright vacuum cleaner.   I emptied the paper shredder, and I lubricated it by putting a small amount of paper shredder lubrication oil on a sheet of paper and running it through the paper shredder.   From what I can tell, basically the paper shredder lubrication oil is just vegetable oil, so one could put a little bit of vegetable oil or cooking oil on a sheet of paper and get the same result.   I threw out the old vacuum bag and the shredded paper.   I chatted with some neighbors.   On the order for two at retail value of $57 each for $24.99 each Silver Super Flower TT-520SS Silent 520W Power Supply Aluminum ATX Computer PSU for P4 AMD Athlon 3 Fans 1 LED Fan-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , Beige Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive, internal, D359M3D, OEM Flappy Drive-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $6.99, and Thermaltake Volcano 10+ (A1671) All Copper CPU Cooler for Athlon XP up to 3400+ & Athlon MP up to 2600+-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $13.89 plus less $1 discount $13.64 UPS ground shipping for $83.50 total, tracking is UPS Package Tracking is suppose to be out for delivery, so it should arrive shortly.   I figure with gasoline costing me about .35 a mile to drive locally, and if one adds in the cost of car maintenance, automobile insurance, property tax, and other car costs, it costs me in real terms about a dollar mile to driver locally around here today.    I organized some of the items in the living room sitting area a little bit differently, so overall it is neater.   CIO          

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 2:05 A.M.:   I straightened out the kitchen rug which tends to crumple up.   I threw out the two shipping boxes that arrived today.   BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Labour hopes to shrug off turmoil .   BBC NEWS | Americas | New Ground Zero designs unveiled . http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42060000/jpg/_42060044_volcano_pop.jpg .   BBC NEWS | Technology | Fastest supercomputer to be built .   STS-115 Atlantis -- Mission to the International Space Station suppose to launch today at 11:41 A.M. EDT.   I will try to wake up in time to watch it.   NASA - Space Shuttle .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I have to do house cleaning later on today, when I wake up.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 1:20 A.M.:   I went through my email.   Windows Vista RC 1 Hardware Compatibility List - IeXwiki  .  Bermuda will probably get all wet this Sunday Tropical Storm FLORENCE Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone .   CIO

Note:<888> 09/08/06 Friday 12:35 A.M.:   www.geeks.com is sending my a replacement power supply without having to send back the defective one, so I will have another spare one.   FrontPage Replacement Out In Beta .   Windows Vista Partner Site .   10 essential tweaks for Windows Vista RC1 | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com .  www.geeks.com today September 9, 2006, probably through 3 A.M. California time out East Coast Standard Time has $2.99 shipping on over a $19.99 order using checkout coupon "SHIPSAVER" , so I ordered Inland SurgeGuard 3240 10-Outlet Surge Suppressor INLAND PRODUCTS INC SURGE_3240__03403 for $20.99 plus $2.99 shipping for $23.98 total.   I will use it on my bedroom computer setup, which still does not have electrical surge protection on it.   However, locally if one were a Costco member, Costco sells a similar item for $20, but you have to drive there and be a Costco member, which I am not anymore.    CIO

Note:<888> 09/07/06 Thursday 10:40 P.M.:    I chatted with an older relative whom had a fall, but seems to be all right and did not do any serious damage to herself.   Since I live in a retirement home, I know my neighbors seem to have a policy of checking up on their neighbors to make sure they are all right.   Of course my next door neighbor back in early July 2006 was found dead in her bath tub, so that sort of policy does not always work.   The previous next door neighbor fell in the bath tub, and was all by herself with a broken hip for three days during a holiday period.   Since I am frequently on a night schedule, I am not in a position to check on my elderly neighbors all the time, but other tenants in the building do so.   I went outside, and it seems a skunk has let loose in the rear side of the building facing the ice skating rink, so our area of the building has an unpleasant smell at the moment.   The skunk problem is even worse down on Steamboat Road in Greenwich and in Belle Haven, and there use to be a family of skunks living in the bushes by the Senior and the Arts center, but recently the skunk population has been down, since there has been a great horned owl in the area that eats them.   Tomato juice is suppose to get rid of skunk odor if one is sprayed by them.  The Greenwich and Fairfield County Yellow books were delivered, and they were left in the anti way of the building front entrance, so I moved them into the building lobby.   I brought up a copy of each to my apartment.   I threw out the old copy of the Fairfield County yellow book along with my bathroom garbage and the old periodical literature and waste paper and old computer magazines.    I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/07/06 Thursday 9:00 P.M.:   I was awake at 9 A.M. this morning.   I chatted with a relative whom was traveling through town having coffee at Starbucks downtown on Greenwich Avenue, but they were in a rush on their trip, so they were not able to stop by and visit.    I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I threw some garbage outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I leant a neighbor a tube of CVS super glue gel.   The neighbor was trying to fix a car part.    When the mail arrived, my order from www.ordersmokesdirect.com for 7 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box arrived.   Also my order for two pairs of Lee Jeans in classic stone color in size waist 42 inches and inseam length 30 inches for $17.99 a pair for $35.98 total with free Super Saver shipping Amazon.com: Lee Jeans Men's Regular Fit Jean: Apparel had tracking of USPS - Track & Confirm "9102001206742124270387"  arrived.   The jeans fit just fine, and they seem to have been slightly prewashed in that they are slightly faded and comfortable already.   I do not know if they will shrink anymore when they are washed in the future.   I hung them up in the bedroom closet, but I have not removed the tags yet.   I went downtown, and I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Benedict Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.   I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought another two tube package of CVS super glue gel for $1.97 and .12 tax for $2.09.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. Magazine and Smart Computing Magazine and the National Geographic article about China.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and lots of their clothes are on sale, and I bought a like new dark brown leather woven web type belt made in China waste 42 inches for half price for $5.   I then went downtown, and I chatted with some locals.   I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I sat out at various locations.   I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 5.5 ounce tubes of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips for $1.79 both.    Across Greenwich Avenue from CVS, they are constructing a Lilly Pulitzer, http://www.lillypulitzer.com .     Just south of their they have put in another Gourmet Kitchen store where the Complete Kitchen use to be.   Just north of their, they have put in a new boutique Toy Store.   There is a new shoe store at the top of Greenwich Avenue where Mike's barber shop use to be.   I overheard one of the construction people the other morning say, Greenwich Avenue is where they sell a $2 pair of shoes for $400.   That was where they were working on the shoe store just north of J. Crew.   on the same side of the street.   I completed my walk, and I chatted with another local citizen.  I was invited to an art opening at the Senior and the Arts Center, but I had other activity to do.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two 36 ounce bags of Eight O'clock Columbian Coffee beans for $5.99 a bag or $5 off a bag, two 16.9 ounce bottles of Monari made in Italy balsamic vinegar for $2 each,   two ears of fresh sweet corn for .50 each for $16.98 total.   I then went by the Greenwich Town Hall, and I noticed on the north side of the front lawn, the large old free about four feet in diameter had fallen down breaking about five feet above its base falling from north to south in front of the town hall.     It is probably about a 70 foot tall tree.    I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $8 of premium unleaded gasoline at $3.459 a gallon for 24.3 miles driving at an average of 12 miles per gallon at an average of 10 miles per hour this past week.    My 3 P.M. appointment was cancelled today.    I then returned home.   I chatted with some neighbors.    I put away my purchases.   I put an inch of water in a gallon Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in an ear of sweet corn and a cup and a half of baby carrots and broccoli spears, and I brought it to a steam on high electric burner heat, and I lowered it to between medium high and high, and all together I steamed it for 15 minutes.   I cut the last remaining four 1/4 inch thick to 3/8th inch thick slices of cold eye round of beef, and I put them on a dinner plate with a teaspoon of horseradish spread on each with some Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce on each, and I put the steamed corn on the dinner plate with a little bit of olive oil spread on it, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil spread on them, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I leant a package of cigarettes to a neighbor.   CIO          

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 10:30 P.M.:    Windows Vista RC1 download .   I ate the remaining crumbs in a bag of Lay's sour cream and onion potato chips.   I also ate two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   HP Pentium 4 2.4GHz 512MB 40GB CD w/COA - C HP DH955A-1 with XP Pro COA for $190, and try "SHIP295" coupon on over $50 order at check out for $2.95 shipping.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I ate about two thirds of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   CIO      

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 8:55 P.M.:    Will Vista stall Net traffic? | Tech News on ZDNet .  Ford Brings in Outsider to Help Run the Company - New York Times .   I went through my email.   I will now do some other regular internet computer work.    CIO  

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 8:25 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.   I chatted with a neighbor.   I will now go through my email.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 7:20 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of New York Everything bagels for $1.85 less 10% senior discount of .19 for $1.66 total.   I then went by the Valley Road Post Office, and I mailed a letter.   I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.   Some of the clothes are half price.   I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I picked up two prescriptions.  I then went downtown, and I went by the Merry Go Rounds Mews Thrift shop.   They have a heavy nice upholstered love seat that folds out into a bed for $100.    I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts Center.   I walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and the new Rugby store is going to be a Ralph Lauren Rugby store just north of the Greenwich Avenue branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New York.   I stopped by CVS, and I bought a three pack of BIC lighters for $2.79 plus .17 tax  for $2.96 total.  I then finished my walk.   There are quite a few vacant stores on Greenwich Avenue as it supposedly gets more upscale.   I sat out for a while more after my walk.   I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and they had a barge out in the harbor in front of the Indian Harbor Yacht club with a crane with a sail boat sitting on it, that I guess they had rescued from the Belle Haven shoreline or from some other location.   I spent $1.75 on parking downtown.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.   I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 59 ounce containers of Simply Orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, two three packs of Jolly Time 94% less fat microwave popcorn for $1.50 a three pack, two 20 ounce cans of Libby's sliced pineapple for $1 each, buy one get one free of 16 ounce packages of Ball Park low fat beef franks for $4.19 each, buy one get one free of 16 ounce packages of Oscar Meyer bacon for $4.99 both, a pound of baby carrots for $1.99, fresh bananas at .79 a pound for $2.33, broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound $1.61 for $25.11 total.   I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I put away my purchases.   I put an inch of water in a gallon Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in an ear of sweet corn and a cup and a half of baby carrots and broccoli spears, and I brought it to a steam on high electric burner heat, and I lowered it to between medium high and high, and all together I steamed it for 15 minutes.   I cut three 1/4 inch thick to 3/8th inch thick slices of cold eye round of beef, and I put them on a dinner plate with a teaspoon of horseradish spread on each with some Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce on each, and I put the steamed corn on the dinner plate with a little bit of olive oil spread on it, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil spread on them, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   My August electricity bill at www.cl-p.com was $186.31, which leaves me a surplus left in my account of $63.81.    CIO

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 12:40 P.M.:   After I cleaned up, I picked up my mail.   The rent bill did not come yet.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go out shortly.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 11:30 A.M.:   I was up at 9 A.M..   In Vista RC1, I did a complete PC Backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I then did a Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the Maxtor external hard drive.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.  I threw some garbage outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.   I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed.   I will then shower and clean up.    I am waiting for the mail to get my rent bill, so I can pay my rent.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/06/06 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.:   I installed Vista RC1 build 5600 as an upgrade over the previous build http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm .   BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan princess gives birth to boy .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/05/06 Tuesday 9:45 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I finished the download of Vista RC1.   I will now burn it to DVD, and then I will try to install it from the previous Vista beta as an upgrade.   This will take a bit of time, about one to two hours.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/05/06 Tuesday 7:35 P.M.:   Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) Reviews. Windows Reviews by CNET. .  I am downloading Vista RC1 right now.  Microsoft says Vista prices same as XP - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com .  http://www.techweb.com/wire/software/192501729 .  Gateway Athlon64 X2 3800+ 1GB 250GB DVDRW XP MediaCenter2005 Gateway GT5056 GT5056 $500.  Use "SHIP295" at check out on over $50 order for $2.95 shipping.  The World's Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com .  Camfrog Video Chat - Free Software Downloads and Software Reviews - Download.com .  Near-final Windows Vista version issued | Tech News on ZDNet .   IUGG 2007 Perugia .  CIO   

Note:<888> 09/05/06 Tuesday 6:30 P.M.:   I am just finishing up the maintenance routines on the Toshiba laptop computer.    I put an inch of water in a gallon Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I put in an ear of sweet corn and a cup and a half of baby carrots and broccoli spears, and I brought it to a steam on high electric burner heat, and I lowered it to between medium high and high, and all together I steamed it for 15 minutes.   I cut three 1/4 inch thick to 3/8th inch thick slices of cold eye round of beef, and I put them on a dinner plate with a teaspoon of horseradish spread on each with some Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce on each, and I put the steamed corn on the dinner plate with a little bit of olive oil spread on it, and I put the other vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil spread on them, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I moved the chair at the end of the brass and glass coffee table, so it is centered on the end, and it is easier to use the Toshiba laptop, and move around the sofa area, but it is a more narrow access than when it is shoved to one side against the long green sofa.   I will now go through my email.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/05/06 Tuesday 4:15 P.M.:   I was awake at 8 A.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I went back to bed until noon.   I washed the dishes.   I made my bed.   I went outside, and I threw out some garbage, and I chatted with some neighbors, and I picked up my mail.   I did maintenance on the three backup computers, and I am just finishing up doing maintenance on the Toshiba laptop computer.   I chatted with a relative.    CIO        

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 10:40 P.M.:   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.    Bon Soir.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 10:15 P.M.:   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Chatty George' talks himself up .   CBC News: Japan's eagerly anticipated royal birth set for Wednesday  .   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 9:55 P.M.:   I took the top eye round roast, and I put it on a baking rack in a baking pan, and I seasoned it on all sides with garlic powder, chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and Kraft Bull's Eye original barbeque sauce, and I cooked it in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.   For the last 15 minutes, I put an inch of water in a Revere gallon pot with lid and steamer tray with a cup of baby carrots and broccoli spears and two ears of sweet corn, and I steamed them on high until the steam began to rise and lowered it to medium high for a total of 15 minutes steaming time.   I cut two half inch thick slices off the cooked eye round of beef on a carving board with a serrated cutting knife, and I put the remaining eye round in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.   I put the beef juices from the carving on the two slices of beef on a dinner plate with the two ears of steamed corn on the cob.   I seasoned the steam corn on the cob with olive oil.   I put the steamed broccoli and baby carrots in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil on them, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.    I chatted with a relative and two friends.   Local storm damage report Crews work to restore power - Greenwich Time .  I chatted with a relative, and another relative seems to be out of touch at the moment and needs to get in contact with their messaging system.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 6:15 P.M.:   I checked with the German consulate in Manhattan, but they do not know anything since it is a holiday.   I guess the main German operation in Greenwich,  Connecticut is now Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich, Greenwich CT - Home , but for decades Becks advertised themselves as being in Greenwich, Connecticut, but this says Beck's North America Inc. - Company Profile, Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations says they are now in White Plains, New York, but it is a wrong telephone number.  InBev.com supposedly owns Becks now.   InBev USA information and related industry information from Hoover's says they are now in Norwalk, Connecticut, so if you want a German beer you have to go to Norwalk, Connecticut, but I have some old generic German beer in my refrigerator, and usually nearby the Port Chester, New York beer distributor might have a German beer or two.   I guess InBev is a pretty big beer manufacturer worldwide.   Of course beer and Mercedes Benz usually do not mix.  CIO

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 5:45 P.M.:   I took a nap.   Nothing much happening on the television.   Frequently in Greenwich, Connecticut on weekends and holidays, when the Greenwich Police are not routinely patrolling Greenwich Avenue, we get a lot of Russian mafia types working the town for what ever purposes they might have in working this town.   Frequently on Sunday evenings particularly in the winter there are a lot of Russians walking around the town.    Whether they actually live here or drive from other areas nearby is hard to figure out.   I do know that frequently on Greenwich Avenue, English is not the most common language.   Since I do not recognize the other northern European languages or know them, it is hard to tell where they are all from.   Usually the Danish are the most friendly and seem to know English, but as for the rest of them, it is hard to tell where they are all from.   Since we are an international town, more than likely some of them have some sort of legitimate purpose in being here, but since I do not know their languages, I just maintain my normal routine based on the experience I have in this area knowing English since 1961.   Whatever the case, they more than likely are working some sort of New Age European Agenda based on their experience back in Europe.   Since over a hundred thousand to a half million people are beta testing the Microsoft Vista beta product, I do not think they are trying to steal it from me, but more than likely they might be up to other purposes depending on what their previous programming was before they came here.   It is logical with all of the German cars in this area, we might have one or two Germans here, but although I might look a bit German, I only know a few words of German, so if I need a translator, I guess I might check with our local Mercedes Benz dealership, but when I checked in with them about 15 years ago, nobody there spoke German, when I gave them a copy of a Borland Spread sheet program in German.   I can assure you that Frederick Von Mierers http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm does speak German, if he is possibly still alive, and since he lived with the Krump family of Germany, more than likely some of the Germans that he knows are somewhat established.   We used to drink a lot of Becks beer in Manhattan, when we hung out around Fred's friends in the old days, but alas I think Becks beer has moved out of Greenwich, Connecticut.   www.becksbeer.com has an email form, where you could probably email them in Germany to find out where they are located in America.   The Germans tend to be a little absent minded when they drink beer, so when the put up a web site, they forgot such detains as where their company address is in the United States of America.   I do know years ago, they use to be off West Putnam Avenue in my neighborhood.   Maybe they could take the Hole in the Ground where they were going build  the BMW dealership and build an office there, but I think I saw somewhere recently that they had moved up to Norwalk, Connecticut, but I can not find any mention of it on the internet.   I guess you could contact the Germany Online: Information Services: Missions: Consulates: New York: Local Events as to what happened to Becks Beer, and while they are at it, maybe they could figure out what happened to Freddie also.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 2:35 P.M.:   Last night, I put a spare lamp shade on top of the orange glass globe on the small marble pedestal lamp that I have in the corner of the computer area beneath Granddad Boven's portrait, so it does not give off as much of a glare.   I noticed when I was touring the lower level of the Greenwich Hardware store 70% off rack this past Saturday, they had a Krups Espresso cappuccino machine on 70% clearance sale.   In the 70% off section, there were also three 5 foot by 3 foot Texas flags, a Mexican one, a Prisoner of War one, a town of Greenwich one, a United States Coast Guard one, a United States Navy one, and also a flag of Finland, so take your pick.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 2:20 P.M.:   I threw out some garbage.   I chatted with some neighbors.   I installed a Connecticut registration sticker in the lower left driver's side inside front window for a neighbor.   I guess because people were stealing registration stickers from rear license plates, they now put them on the inside of the driver's side front window in Connecticut now.  My automobile registration expires in January 2007, so I will have to use some of my Renter's Rebate money or Christmas money to renew it when I get the funds.   On the terrorist story below, I have chatted with a computer engineer from Tobago a number times at Staples in Old Greenwich, Connecticut over the years usually around Christmas time, but it is not the same person that is pictured in the terrorist story.   Concerning the matter, I chatted with the New Haven, Connecticut F.B.I. office Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Greenwich Police this morning about 4 A.M..  I chatted with a friend at about 7 A.M. this morning about the matter.   I chatted with a relative about it when I woke up this morning.   I also chatted with three friends, and the New Haven F.B.I. office again.   I also emailed them at FBI Tips and Public Leads .   I also called If you suspect it, report it - Metropolitan Police Service .   Thus according to this picture http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2006-09/25194097.jpg  linked from A Mystery Man Who Keeps the FBI Up at Night - Los Angeles Times , the person from Tobago that I chatted with at Staples is not the same person.   I also chatted with a Greenwich Time reporter Contact Greenwich Time - Greenwich Time to clear the air.   I will now do some more regular internet work.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 1:35 P.M.:   I made a number of telephone calls in relation to the story below.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes.   I made my bed.   I will now throw out some garbage and go outside briefly.   CIO     

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 11:00 A.M.:   A Mystery Man Who Keeps the FBI Up at Night - Los Angeles Times .   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 10:30 A.M.:   I started Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive, and I went to bed.   I chatted with a friend about 7 A.M..  I just woke up, and Norton Speed Disk was completed on the C: drive.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 3:35 A.M.:  On my primary computer, where I had the Network connection problem, according to Speakeasy - Speed Test , my baud width was down from 10 mbps to 5 mbps.   I tried different fixes such as disabling various network icons and enabling them; restarting the cable modem, router, and switch;  and I was finally able to fix it by uninstalling each of my four network devices and reinstalling them, so I am back up to 10 mbps.   I guess those band width hogs in Champaign Urbana, Illinois came up with a script to cripple bandwidth on personal computers that log onto their site.   It seems rather queer for them to do it, but that is par for the course for the Corn Belt.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 1:55 A.M.:   CNN.com - Reports: Stingray kills 'Crocodile Hunter' - Sep 4, 2006 .  I logged onto National Center for Supercomputing Applications , and my internet connection was crippled, and I had to repair it in the network setup.   Those UNIX screw ups are always messing up Windows machines.    Maybe we should cut their budget, and put them back to eating corn flakes.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 1:40 A.M.:   I went through my email. DREN  http://www.nitrd.gov/subcommittee/lsn/jet/conferences/20040413/jetroadmapworkshop24.pdf .  http://www.usipv6.com/2003arlington/presents/Ron_Broersma.pdf , Technology Transfer , Mapnet .   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/04/06 Monday 12:45 A.M.:   I installed on the primary and server computers the AOL maintenance utility available for download from the Free AOL, and I ran AOL maintenance utility, and I let it do the suggested maintenance on my computer.   Also on the AOL One-click Fixes, I did "Clear IE Cache and Set Cache Size", "Clear IE Cache and Replace AOL Adapter", and  "Turn on TopSpeed System Service" .   Both systems seems to be more responsive with the fixes.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/03/06 Sunday 11:50 P.M.:   There were some spare shelf clips in the right hand stereo bookcase, so I used them to mount the top shelf that had fallen in the left bookcase behind the Orion television, and I split the row of old phonograph records in half, and I put them both on the right hand side of the two shelves in the left bookcase behind the Orion television, so one can get at them more easily.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/03/06 Sunday 11:20 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   One of the shelves that contained the phonograph records behind the television had fallen down, and it clips in the bookcase had broken.   I took the books out of the shelf beneath the stereo system, and I put the more recent phonograph records in that shelf.   I put most of the books in the small white bookcase at the bedroom entrance.  I move the computer parts from that bookcase to the floor beneath the side board on the left side including the eye glass cleaning system.  I moved the Sylvania long life light bulbs to the wicker rack on top of the HP laser printer on the mahogany bookcase.   I moved some of the books also to the lower shelf beneath the record shelf that had collapsed.    On the upper shelf behind the television, I put the older phonograph records.    I moved the drink mixer bottles from underneath the chair beneath the stereo system to the lower cabinet in the center hallway bookcase.   I chatted with a relative.   I also tried to dust some of the shelves and items on them when I moved them.  I finished optimizing the Epox computer, and I shut it down.   CIO  

Note:<888> 09/03/06 Sunday 8:30 P.M.:   I finished the backup on the Epox computer, and I am now optimizing it.   I microwaved and ate a 7 ounce Banquet chicken pot pie, which I ate with a bowl of potato chips and a glass of iced tea.   More fun out there in the Atlantic Tropical Depression SIX 5 Day Cone and  NRL Monterey Satellite Photos and http://mikelouisscott.com/weather.htm and http://geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/03/06 Sunday 7:25 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   I did a Windows XP Professional ASR backup of the primary computer C: first hard drive to the second hard drive D: drive.   I disabled some of the startup programs on the server and the Epox computers.   I reinstalled the Kensington Wireless mouse and keyboard on the Epox computer.   I put in two new alkaline AA batteries in the Kensington wireless mouse, and installed its proper driver, and it is now working just fine.   I put Sun JAVA on it.   I am doing another backup of the Epox computer from the C: drive to the D: drive.   I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.   I made a 50% decaf and 50% regular cup of coffee and drank it.   I threw out the HP Deskjet 842C box.   I organized the bedroom area computer items a little bit better.   When I stayed at Mrs. Frances' boarding house in Nantucket on India Street known as "Flossies'",  I was told the wealthy Canadians including herself would go to Lyford Cay Lyford Cay Homes: Lyford Cay Real Estate - Bahamas Real Estate in the Bahamas during the winter.  CIO  

Note:<888> 09/03/06 Sunday 4:20 P.M.:   I woke up at 6 A.M. this morning.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes.   I made my bed.   I showered, and I cleaned up.   I opened up a 36 ounce bag of Columbian Eight O'clock coffee beans, and I put them in mason jars to use in the future.   I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I mailed a letter at the central Greenwich Post Office.   I chatted with one local observer.   I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by CVS.  I bought a 15 ounce container of Alberto VO5 Kiwi and Herbal shampoo for $1.19 and .07 tax for $1.26 total.   As I was finishing my walk up Greenwich Avenue, I ran into another regular walker, and we walked back down Greenwich Avenue, and we departed company.   I then used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a top eye round roast at $3.99 a pound for $10.57, two 10 ounce Cracker Barrel 2% light milk Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $2.50 each, four 59 ounce Simply Orange orange juice for $2.50 each, a Edy's 1.75 quart slow churn low fat caramel deluxe ice cream for $1.99, a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.49, a pound of baby carrots for $1.99, a bunch of broccoli at $1.79 a pound for $1.54, and four ears of sweet corn for .50 each for $2 for $36.20 total.   I then returned home, and I put away my groceries.   I reheated the remaining cooked spaghetti in a Rubbermaid container and the tomato sauce in a microwave proof pot with lid in the microwave, and I put it on a dinner plate with a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   I then took a nap.   CIO      

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 8:45 P.M.:   I chatted with a friend.   I microwaved and ate a 7 ounce Banquet chicken pot pie.   I ate the last 1/4th of piece of Entenmann's pineapple cheese cake.   I ate both with a glass of iced tea.   I went through my email.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go back to bed.  It is suppose to clear up a bit here about tea time tomorrow.   I guess we all are getting a bit of cabin fever with the recent weather.   However, today when I was out, it actually was not too bad compared to some of the winter days around here.    I saw quite a few senior citizens out going about their business this morning.   CIO    

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/02/06:

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 6:50 P.M.:   After the last message, I ate a bowl of two scoops of peaches and cream ice cream.   About that time the power blinked briefly, and the primary computer rebooted.   I should leave the UPC power supply turned on at the control panel for the primary computer, when I turn off the primary computer at its switch, so it stays charged up, which I will do in the future.   I chatted with a relative and a friend.   I took a nap.    I chatted with a friend whom got back from a cruise of Nassau and the  Turks and Caicos Islands Turks + Caicos Travel Guide and Destination Overview on Concierge.com and Turks and Caicos Islands Map and Information in the Caribbean.   Apparently the Turks and Caicos islands are just beginning to see development.   Apparently at the Duke of Windsor's old Governor's House in the Bahamas, they have signs up advertising condemns for sale.   Supposedly Nassau has independence now, but I never keep track of those political activities in the Commonwealth.   I ate a large bowl Lays sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.   Apparently yesterday, there was a security problem on Greenwich Avenue Car torched in brazen Avenue robbery Bandits use blaze as diversion for jewelry heist - Greenwich Time .  My order for two pairs of Lee Jeans in classic stone color in size waist 42 inches and inseam length 30 inches for $17.99 a pair for $35.98 total with free Super Saver shipping Amazon.com: Lee Jeans Men's Regular Fit Jean: Apparel has tracking of USPS - Track & Confirm "9102001206742124270387" I will now send out my weekly notes.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 2:25 P.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought a $13.95 money order for .95 charge for $14.90 total.   I then put it in the envelope I had prepared to order the computer case accessory package, and I mailed it at the post office.   I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue.  I stopped by CVS, and they have more of the two packs of Sylvania energy efficient fluorescent bulbs for $1.99 a two pack.   On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought for $20 from their 70% off rack a 5 foot by 8 foot Scottish flag or the Cross of St. Andrews as they call it back up in Scotland.   I then completed my walk.   I then drove down by the waterfront.   I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $15 of premium unleaded self service gasoline at $3.499 a gallon for 55.6 miles driving this week at 13.6 miles per gallon average driving around town at an average speed of 13 miles per hour.   I then returned home.   I put $15 on my MacGray laundry card, so I now have $19.65 on it.   I picked up my mail.   I chatted with some neighbors.    I hung the Scottish flag in front the British Union Jack flag which is hung in front of the U.S.A. flag on the right side of the hallway bookcases.   Since the Scottish flag is bigger than the other two flags, I had to put another OOK nail a little further left to secure its left side, and I had to secure up the bottom foot of the flag with 5 curtain hooks, since I did not have bobby pins.   It looks quite presentable, and it is easily exchanged with the other two flags underneath it.   I printed out my Microsoft Money monthly expense and income report, and I put a copy in an envelope to send to a relative.   I am charging up the Vivitar camera Radio Shack metal hydride four AA rechargeable batteries, which should be fully charged at 1 A.M.  The electricity has been blinking for a split second, so hopefully we will not loose power.  Pictures follow. 

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http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/northgate-syntax-and-dell-l1000r-backup-computers-in-bedroom-090206.JPG

CIO    

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 8:30 A.M.:   I enjoyed my coffee.   There is a $50 accessory kit that I can get for free for $13.95 shipping and handling fee paid with a money order for the Viper II http://www.xgbox.com red aluminum case.   I went outside, and I got its box out of the dumpster, and I cut off the UPC code from the box.   I put the UPC code in an addressed envelope with the promo slip and a copy of the sales receipt, and I will now go downtown to get the money order, and I will mail it at the central Greenwich Post Office.   One can get money orders at either the post office or across the street at Zen stationary.   The accessory box is called the XG Extreme Mod Kit, and it contains a UV LED fan, laser beam light for the interior of the case, 2 UV IDE cables, UV floppy cable, single UV cold cathode light, and a laser LED light.   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will change into my walking clothes, and I will go downtown.   The weather is not to bad outside at the moment.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 6:55 A.M.:   I checked out the weather.   I ate one fourth of the pineapple cheese cake.   People on limited income can not afford to hang out at Starbucks downtown to watch the world go by unlike the wealthier democrats in this area whom seem to spend most of their free time at Starbucks.   It is my point of view that the "World Does Not Revolve Around Starbucks".   However, I have the capability of making a cup of coffee myself, so I will make a 50% decaf and 50% regular cup of coffee right now.   CIO    

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 6:30 A.M.:   I took a nap.   I turned the Honeywell Hepa air purifier back on that turned off when the electricity was off yesterday afternoon.   On rainy days, which we have had a lot of recently, one can always go to the Welcome to Greenwich Library! .   Well on a rainy day there is never much happening, but with a car I could always do something adventuresome such as go to the Stamford, Connecticut shopping mall or the White Plains, New York Galleria shopping mall which is more upscale, if one feels like being a mall rat.   Of course basically the entire internet is one gigantic mall, so why waste the gas.    CIO 

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 1:05 A.M.:   On the primary computer, I disabled half of the startup programs that were not necessary, so the primary computer runs a bit faster now.   I also ran Norton Win Doctor on it.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/02/06 Saturday 12:15 A.M.:  On the order for two at retail value of $57 each for $24.99 each Silver Super Flower TT-520SS Silent 520W Power Supply Aluminum ATX Computer PSU for P4 AMD Athlon 3 Fans 1 LED Fan-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , Beige Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive, internal, D359M3D, OEM Flappy Drive-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $6.99, and Thermaltake Volcano 10+ (A1671) All Copper CPU Cooler for Athlon XP up to 3400+ & Athlon MP up to 2600+-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $13.89 plus less $1 discount $13.64 UPS ground shipping for $83.50 total, tracking is UPS Package Tracking .   Amazon.com: Lee Jeans Men's Wrinkle Resistant Relaxed Double Pleat Pant: Apparel .   I went through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 11:40 P.M.:   I boiled three quarts of water with  a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt.   I then boiled for 11 minutes a 16 ounce package of San Georgio linguine noodles.   I then drained the water with a colander into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum.  During the last five minutes of the boiling, I microwaved on three vegetable cycles half the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Ragu Ragu - Promotions & Contests Robusto 7 herb tomato sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the General Electric microwave oven.  I put half of the cooked linguine noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the heated tomato sauce and a few  tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.   I ate it all with a glass of cold water.  I put the remaining tomato sauce in the jar in the refrigerator.   I will now go through my email.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 10:30 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.   After I showered, and I cleaned up, I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.   I checked outside, and it seems to be a steady downpour of rain.   I will now go through my email.   The British are showing up in Manhattan tomorrow on the Queen Mary II QM2 - Itinerary - 2006 , so they should be use to all of the rain, and after a cruise to Nova Scotia, they will be back on Wednesday September 6, 2006, so we should keep an eye out for our English speaking cousins, whom do not seem to mind all the rain.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 9:20 P.M.:   I chatted with a relative.    I put away the laundry.   I will now shower and clean up.   However, I will probably not be going out, since we have impending rain, and it is not necessary to take an exercise walk every day.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 8:15 P.M.:   I was up at 4 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee.   I washed the dishes.   I threw out the garbage, and I also threw out the boxes that the red aluminum computer case shipped in.   I started two loads of laundry, and I have 25 minutes to go on the dry cycle.   I watered the plants.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.   I am making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .    I chatted with a friend, and I left a message with a relative.   We are suppose to have quite a bit of rain starting about 10 P.M. with heavy wind and continuing through Saturday and into Sunday Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT  and Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground Friday and Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground Saturday and Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground Sunday, so if you go out in the weather be sure to bring your umbrella.   It is a good weekend for staying home and reading a book, but of course tech heads can surf the internet as long as there is electricity.   From what I can tell the electricity was out here for about 15 minutes today.   CIO

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 9:15 A.M.:   I ate three scoops of peaches and cream ice cream with a glass of water.   BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Lockheed to build Nasa 'Moonship' .   I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.   I have already shut down the Epox backup computer.   I have been up since 5 A.M. yesterday with an hour nap, so that is 29 hours awake with a one hour nap.   Have a good day.    CIO    

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 8:30 A.M.:   I finished the external hard drive backup.   I do not think I will be sending back the $15 power supply to www.geeks.com , since it would cost as much to send back as I paid for it.   Instead I ordered two at retail value of $57 each for $24.99 each Silver Super Flower TT-520SS Silent 520W Power Supply Aluminum ATX Computer PSU for P4 AMD Athlon 3 Fans 1 LED Fan-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , Beige Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive, internal, D359M3D, OEM Flappy Drive-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $6.99, and Thermaltake Volcano 10+ (A1671) All Copper CPU Cooler for Athlon XP up to 3400+ & Athlon MP up to 2600+-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $13.89 plus less $1 discount $13.64 UPS ground shipping for $83.50 total.   I will now have some necessary spare parts for my current systems.   CIO   

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 7:50 A.M.:   I put Free AOL on the Red Case Epox backup computer before backing it up.    

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 7:30 A.M.:   I paid my www.cablevision.com and Optimum Online and Optimum Voice bills.   I paid my www.verizon.com bill.   From www.ordersmokesdirect.com , I ordered 7 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box for $12.49 a carton for $87.43 subtotal plus $12.96 postage for $100.39 total.   I do not have www.geico.com this month,  and I still have a $250.12 surplus in my account at www.cl-p.com which should cover my $149 average monthly payment this month.   I just started the external hard drive backup of the Epox backup system.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 6:50 A.M.:   I finished configuring the Red Case Epox backup computer on the brass and glass coffee table.   I took an hour nap while I was restoring the backup.   I removed the Kensington wireless mouse and keyboard, since the wireless mouse was acting erratic.   I moved the Microsoft wheel mouse from the Toshiba laptop, and I put on a generic Microsoft keyboard.  I put a generic Microsoft mouse on the Toshiba laptop.   It is all working just fine.   I am now doing a backup from the C: drive to the D: drive, and then I will do a backup from the C: drive to the external hard drive.    I now have some bills to pay online.   CIO 

Note:<888> 09/01/06 Friday 1:05 A.M.:   I went out after the last message.   I went downtown, and I chatted with some local citizens.    I walked briefly up Greenwich Avenue and returned with another local citizen.   I then went to my usual Thursday 3 P.M. appointment.    I then returned home.   I opened up the new computer case, and I started configuring it as I have posted here http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .   The Arrow power supply did not work, so I had to use my other more expensive spare power supply.   I will have to returned the Arrow power supply to www.geeks.com for RMA, when I have the time.   It was new, and I had not used it.   I got the backup computer system configured with the Epox motherboard.   I had the same problem with the front USB connectors keeping it from working properly, so I did not use the front case USB connectors, but I installed the rear USB 2.0 attachment to the motherboard USB connectors.   I connected the two case fans to the motherboard instead of the case fan monitor.   I also did not attach the onboard audio to the front audio ports, since that might have disabled the rear audio ports.    The Epox computer in the red aluminum case is working just fine.   I had to format, its hard drive and do a MaxBlast utility quick zero format, and repartition it with MaxBlast, and that seemed to have fixed the problem I had with the same C: drive in the old Northgate Syntax configuration.   I am now restoring my backup from the Maxtor external hard drive to the Epox system, and then I will have to configure it with the Epox drivers.   I ate 1/4th of the cheese cake with some cold water.    I have cleaned up my work area in the bedroom.   I have the boxes that the new case came in stacked up on the chair underneath the stereo.    CIO