Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 11:55 A.M.: I went out about 8 A.M.. I mailed a letter. I stopped by Exxon, and I checked my car tires. The driver’s side front tire seems to have a slow leak again. I filled them all up to 32 PSI. I stopped by the appointment location of yesterday that I missed and I left off two boxes of Bigelow tea. I made an appointment to have a physical. I also gave my houseguest two boxes of Bigelow tea. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I drove down by the waterfront. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and they gave me back $10.60 on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, since it has a $10 instant rebate this week which is covered by their price protection plan. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $11 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I stopped by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. Well time for bed. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 09/21/01:

Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 7:35 A.M.: I watched television until 2:30 A.M.. I then rested. I was awaken by thunder at about 4:45 A.M.. My houseguest woke up and there was heavy thunder and lightning until about 6 A.M.. My houseguest cleaned up and left after breakfast about 6 A.M.. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea and coffee. I just chatted with a friend. Well, I guess I might go out in a little while after I send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/01 Friday 2:15 A.M.: My houseguest arrived about 10:30 P.M.. We chatted. I made up dinner of fresh egg noodles with the tomato sauce and crated cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese along with ice tea. I watched my houseguest while he cleaned his car windows. We chatted a bit. My houseguest went to bed at 1 A.M., and will be up at 6 A.M.. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 10:00 P.M.: I chatted with a family member. My houseguest called to say, he would be arriving an hour later. I printed out 5 copies of a news story to send to a family member. My houseguest is due shortly. I watched the President of the United States speech to Congress, and I recorded it on the VCR. I made up a fresh batch of egg noodles. I moved the two Swiss flags to the main computer monitor. I put the Swedish flag on the backup computer monitor. I put the French flag on the dining room table on top of the HP LaserJet IID printer.  I am just watching television. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 8:25 P.M.: I was up at 6:30 P.M.. I did not make my 3 P.M. appointment today. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up. I put new sheets on the bedroom bed. I have a houseguest coming at 9 P.M.. I will stay up all night and let the houseguest sleep in the bedroom. I can watch television in the living room without disturbing the guest. I have the TV connected to the stereo system which I can select TV on the amplifier, then mute the TV, then turn off the stereo speakers, and listen to it quietly through the wireless headphones or the headphones next to the computer. Since it is damp out with my arthritis, I will not be going out. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 5:45 A.M.: Well, I conferred with a local. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments. There is not really much going on here from what I can tell. I have been relaxing. Maybe, a ghost is causing all this chaos. It sort of reminds me of the old Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt family political feuds or the Hatfields and the McCoys, or for that matter some other group of historical feuding groups like the Yankees and the Confederates or the Queen’s Navy versus the Pirates. It really all does not make sense.  We know all the media companies are private companies, so maybe they’re off to some knew type of business enterprise or whatever. Needless to say since I do not watch much television although I pay to have cablevision for short bursts of news and Internet access, it is all quite confusing from a public relations or media relations point of view. Well, I guess I will try to rest a bit since I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 3:45 A.M.: Looking at my web cache, it looks like I suspect that some persons or persons unknown have been entering my apartment to use my computer whom are into online gambling and other nefarious activities. I suspect certain tenants of the building are aware whoever this may be. As I have stated before, misuse of my computer equipment causes hassles for me to maintain. Also the Microsoft Word 2000 close function has been messed up, so the individual or individuals seem to know how to hack computer systems. It is hard to tell whether the person or persons responsible have tried any other tricks in the apartment such as altering my food or drink. I have to remind you I have a camera on the computer, so theoretically another agency could be monitoring the intruders. Well, if they do it to me, more than like other net users in the community with more to use are subject to more intrusive intrusions. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 3:35 A.M.: I wrote a letter, and I printed out a copy on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer and a copy on the HP LaserJet IID printer.  I then went out, and I mailed the color copy. I then went for a walk on lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I then drove up to the top of the Avenue, and I sat out for a while. It is still quite warm out. It looks like the town is quiet at night as usual. I then returned home. CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/01 Thursday 12:05 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I had a plate of homemade egg pasta, tomato vegetable sauce with grated Colby cheese and grated Parmesan cheese on it along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.: I checked the mail. I chatted with a friend who is coming out tomorrow night to spend the night. I cleaned up. I am relaxing playing a little low level classical music. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.: Well, I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have run out of Vitamin C and Senior Spectravite Multiple Vitamins. I will clean up shortly. Since I am low on funds, and I need to conserve the gasoline that I have in my car, I probably will not be going out.  I can always work on the computer. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 9:00 A.M.: Well, I have been relaxing a bit. I am a bit tired, so I guess I will go to bed shortly. Have a good day. Nous parlons un peu de Francais ici n’est pas. C’est un lanque de Suisse aussi. CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: I moved one Swiss Flag to the dining room table, and the other Swiss flag to the printer on the dining room table along with the Swedish flag, so they are more visible when one enters the apartment. Of course all of the other flags are equally visible in other locations of the living room area, except for the Dutch flag, which is hung in the bedroom, since the Dutch Night watch usually sleeps a lot in the daytime. To prove one’s neutral Swiss or Swedish identities, one might have to call on a Swiss citizen such as the Aga Khan whom might be in the area. Of course the local councils of those two countries might be in this area. At the moment my particular status is somewhat in question in the community, since I do not really communicate with many people on political matters, particularly when on a night schedule for so many years, it is really like me with the “Wind, Sand, Moon, and the Stars.” CIO

Note: <888> 09/19/01 Wednesday 2:45 A.M.: I have been doing computer maintenance. I ran Norton WinDoctor, Disk Doctor, Win Optimizer, Registry Checker, System Restore Backup, Win Optimizer, and SpeedDisk. While doing this I had for dinner the homemade egg noodles, with the tomato vegetable sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, and sprinkles of Parmesan cheese with ice tea. I just finished the systems maintenance. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 10:50 P.M.: I was up about 7:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a couple of relatives and a friend. I called Optimum Online Technical support to check out a problem. It took a while to get through.  They are having major technical problems on the North Shore of Long Island and other parts of Long Island. I explained to them in my Win Proxy Folder cache, I get returned DNS files to my computer which seemed to indicate some sort of activity is going on my computer that I don’t understand using the Zone Alarm and Win Proxy firewalls. Basically the returned DNS files returned to my computer are not sites that I look at. What spooks me is that coincide with the times slightly off when I exit and return to my apartment as if I were being monitored locally by a neighbor or remotely through my computer camera from half way around the world. It is all rather peculiar. I don’t know enough about what they call Proxy servers to figure out what the problem is if there are any. Basically, I don’t know if someone is gaining access to the apartment which seems highly doubtful since most people would be repelled by the cigarette smoke smell or if someone were monitoring the ?Proxy server firewall from a remote location. I am not technically savvy to figure it out. Well time for some regular computer routines. I should take some time to look at Tropical Weather sites http://mrscott.com/weather.htm , since a large number of herons have settled in this area, which might indicate tropical weather activity further to the south. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 10:55 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue train station area. I then sat out a while. I drove around the waterfront area. I noticed a lot more herons than usual, possibly indicating tropical weather activity elsewhere. I have not had time to study the tropical weather. I returned downtown. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue sitting out at a couple of locations. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. Their ATM machines still are not working, so I waited for them to open. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, Connecticut, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $38 total. I then returned home. Well I am bushed, so time for bed. I guess I will have a peanut butter sandwich and some cantaloupe along with ice tea before going to bed. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 4:45 A.M.: With the grater, I grated the bar of Longhorn Cheddar cheese, and I put it in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 4:05 A.M.: I took my last 2/3 full half gallon container of Tropicana Ruby Red orange juice, and I put it in the gallon Rubbermaid container, and I filled it will water; so I now have orange juice diluted 1 part orange juice 2 parts water. I put it in the refrigerator along with the 12 pack of Citra soda.  Basically, I am comfortable and relaxing. The Bigelow tea is suppose to be good for reducing stress. I received my General Electric service contract for a year on the General Electric Profile 14,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control today.  The air conditioner was installed on 06/07/2000. The service contract for a year runs from 09/10/2001 to 09/10/2002 . I might go out around 8 A.M. this morning for some minor errands. I am drinking some ice tea with icetea and relaxing. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 2:05 A.M.: Well, I had the dinner. It basically tastes like meatless Hungarian goulash and I have a lot of it. It was delicious. I threw out the garbage.  I had a code unindent problem in the notes page, which you remove by removing the blank space in the area involved. CIO

Note: <888> 09/18/01 Tuesday 12:10 A.M.: I made up a pound of fresh half inch diameter tubular half inch to one inch length egg noodles with the Semca pasta machine. I made up a tomato sauce by putting in a 5 quart revere pot, five tablespoons of olive oil, one 38 ounce can of Rienzi plum tomatoes, one 38 ounces can of Rienzi crushed tomatoes, one 12 ounce can of Stop and Shop tomato paste, two large peeled and diced chopped onions, kernels from three ears of butter sugar corn, one diced zucchini, half inch sections of two large tomatoes, adding for seasoning, two teaspoons of Master Choice Dijon mustard, 10 dashes of McHilney Tabasco sauce, ten dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, three tablespoons of Kikkoman soy sauce, five teaspoons of Sun Luck pure sesame oil, 10 dashes of Szergio Hungarian paprika, four dashes of McCormick’s India hot curry, four dashes of McCormick’s Chinese five spice, two dashes of CVS celery salt, ten dashes of CVS garlic powder, 7 dashes of CVS ground black pepper, a teaspoon each of CVS oregano, basil, parsley, and Italian spices, 2 dashes each of CVS nutmeg, rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, ginger, and chicken and meat seasoning, 3 bay leaves, a quarter cup of Medina balsamic vinegar, and two artificial beef bouillon cubes. I brought this all to a boil and then simmer it on low for an hour and a half. I will have the sauce with the fresh noodles boiled for five minutes shortly. I also took a 8.8 ounce jar of Blue Borage honey I received several years ago as a Christmas gift and a 8 ounce jar of Grand Union clover honey and mixed them together, and I put it all in a washed Master Choice Dijon mustard squeeze jar and labeled it and put it on the second shelf of the center kitchen cabinet. I will refrigerate the remaining noodles and refrigerate the tomato sauce. I will have the fresh egg noodles with the tomato vegetable sauce, topped with grated Stop and Shop Parmesan cheese and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/17/01 Monday 9:05 P.M.: I slept until 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I drove over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. The Bank of New York Money Machines still are not working. The money machine at the Chase Manhattan bank at the top of Greenwich Avenue is working, however they charge $1.50 for a withdrawal. I used their ATM. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then sat out downtown for a while. I then drove over to Port Chester, New York to the Vitamin Shoppe, and I bought Vitamin Shoppe MSM 1000 mg. 300 tablets for $26.97. I then stopped by Staples, and from the clearance section, I bought all of their 31 boxes of Bigelow tea, 100 tea bags per box for a  $1 a box $31 total. I think it regularly costs $3 to $5 a box.  They have a $10 instant rebate on the printer on the EpsonStylus Color 880 printer for $70 this week. Possibly the store in Old Greenwich, might give me $10 back I will have to check with them. I then returned home. I gave 12 boxes of the Bigelow tea to various neighbors, and I put two boxes in the community room kitchen cabinets. It says on the Begelow tea box, it is good for reducing stress. I now have 20 boxes of the Bigelow tea in my apartment, two opened less the ones I have used. I am in the process of making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm using 10 Bigelow tea bags, two Lipton, one Lipton green, one Twinings Earl Grey, one Prince of Wales China black tea the usual way. I had the last of my current ice tea a frosted Barq’s rootbeer in a frosted mug. I chatted with a friend. Using www.dialpad.com one can talk for only five minutes at a time, but one can redial multiple times.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 4:10 A.M.: Well, I guess it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 3:20 A.M.: I have been relaxing a bit listening to http://mrscott.com/music7/ww2great.htm , which is a rather long MP3 file. I hope RCA will not mind. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with some chunks of cantaloupe and ice tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 1:00 A.M.: On the Audubon bird watching front recently, the gray blue heron has been marshing along the waterfront around the salt marsh on the way to Grass Island, which might be an indication of tropical storm activity somewhere where it normally marshes. In observing tropical birds in tropical locations, one always has to be aware of other types of wildlife in the area, which might be dangerous, such as sharks, alligators, or reptiles because they occasionally can show up along waterfront locations. I have noticed the two swans have two almost fully-grown egrets along the waterfront. There is not much to report on. Quite a few people are somewhat shocked after the past week’s events, and I am sure it will take some time to get back to normal whatever that may be. I would imagine that local security officials are on a higher state of alertness. Since I bought the new Epson Stylus Color 880 color printer along with a HP LaserJet IID printer, I had planned to curtail my activity during the end of this month. I will probably remain inside most of the time, since it takes funds to move around. Also with the increased security situation, it is simply more desirable to remain inside. I will probably just continue simple routines. It will be more than likely necessary to get ready for winter gradually, if one has not already prepared for it. I will continue to relax, until I think of some other activity to do. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 9:15 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. For dinner, I had the rest of the Purdue oven stuffer roaster with dashes of Tabasco sauce, two ears of steamed corn on the cob and slices of steamed zucchini with ice tea. I will now throw out the chicken carcass. CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 7:10 P.M.: I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. While walking by the office park garage at the train station, I noticed the dumpster had a striped down computer case with a motherboard. I took out an Intel Pentium 133 Processor, which might work. I put it in a plastic wrap slipcase and put it in a small Berkshire Silver Outlet case, which I had and slipped on the cord to secure it. I have left the box holding the Intel Pentium 133 processor on my dining room table to examine. If it worked, it would probably have a wholesale value of $5, however on my two systems, it would be a backup processor. I sat out for a while. I chatted with a couple of locals. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/16/01 Sunday 3:15 P.M.: I was called by a family member this morning. I chatted with a friend whom is traveling. I had oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice for breakfast. I am not bothering to clean up. I am going out quickly. On the monkey matter, it is just a theory. It has happened before. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 8:25 A.M.: Well, I have been relaxing thinking about the past week’s events. I guess the four chimps that NASA trained for the Mars project that was cancelled did it. It is sort of hard to explain to the general public, but a similar event happened before World War II with a parrot and a monkey. Well, I am bushed, so time for bed.  I had some ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 10:30 P.M.: Well, I had some chunks of cantaloupe for desert. I have a gallon of cooking soybean oil I got a couple of years ago on sale for $2.99 at the old Grand Union. I filled the new caped oil bottle with soybean oil, and I labeled it along with labeling the olive oil bottle and Italian balsamic vinegar olive oil bottle. I am just relaxing. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 9:05 P.M.: I finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants about 10 A.M. this morning. I waited for the mail. I then went out to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. Their money machines are not working in this area. Last night I used the CHASE ATM at the top of Greenwich Avenue for $1.50 charge. I use the bank today. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Farmers Markets at the southwest parking area of the Greenwich Train station. I bought six ears of butter sugar corn, two large fresh tomatoes, and three large zucchini all Connecticut grown for $7.  I then drove around another waterfront area. I stopped by the ELDC thrift shop in Cos Cob. I then went by the Old Greenwich Rummage room, and I bought another cooking oil bottle for $2.12. I then went out to Tod’s Point on a beautiful clear day, and I studied the devastation on the Manhattan Island skyline. Having enjoyed the view for many years, even at 30 miles distance it was quite disheartening to see the large clouds of smoke rising from the Wall Street area on the southern tip of the island. There were quite a few people trying to have a bit of reflection. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Service Star hardware store looking for 15-watt frost chandelier bulbs, which they did not have. I then returned to central Greenwich. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and I bought two 2 packs of 15 watt Arena chandelier bulbs for $3.20 a pair pack plus .38 tax for $6.78 total.  I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area chatting with a couple of local fixtures. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a package of Longhorn cheddar cheese at $3.69 a pound for $2.77. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. I put the new frosted 15-watt bulbs in the pair of Williamsburg shade cover scones above the day bed. I will now have some slices of cold chicken breast meat, steamed corn on the cob and steamed zucchini. Well I am a bit tired and I have only had three hours sleep in the last 36 hours, so I will probably go to sleep soon. CIO

Note: <888> 09/15/01 Saturday 5:20 A.M.: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I watched the rerun of the National Prayer Service from Washington D.C. on Channel 4 NBC. I took out the florescent desk lamp off the hallway bookcase, which seems to be broken with a power short which I will throw out. Instead I now have a 15-Watt night-light in the classic book light. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and chopped cantaloupe and ice tea. I will now do some house cleaning. I put the new box of Twinings Earl Grey tea on top of the microwave oven. I use one bag of it with 14 other types of bags of tea whenever I make my 12 quart ice tea mixture. We seem to have a surplus of emergency supplies in the apartment, but none of my family members have contacted me. Since I don’t eat much food there is not a lot of food, but there are plenty of cooking items along with lots of tea bags, a assortment of various cold weather clothing items, and cold weather Red Cross Emergency supplies if you know what I mean. CIO