Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 7:10 P.M.: I went downtown, and I parked downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked down by the waterfront, and I sat by the waterfront. I observed the new hotel under construction on the waterfront from the Island Beach ferry dock, and it seems to have interesting architecture lines of sort of an Italianate palazzo. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue and back again. I then returned home. I jumped started one of my neighbor’s cars with the Slaymaker jump-start system. I took three half Purdue boneless chicken breasts out of one of the packages of chicken and washed and dried them. I put about five tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of Pyrex cooking dish, and I oiled both sides of the chicken. I then on the bottom side put dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken poultry seasoning, Basil, Oregano, and Italian spices; and then I put the same on the topside. I then cover the topside with a layer of Texas Best barbeque sauce. I am cooking them in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I will have one of the half boneless chicken breast with steamed broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and some decaffeinated instant Folgers’s coffee for dinner. I will refrigerate the other two halves. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 3:05 P.M.: I went to bed at 4 A.M.. I received a telephone call from a friend at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I went back to sleep until 2:30 P.M.. I just had two hotdogs with condiments and buns and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 1:55 A.M.: I channel surfed the television networks. I noticed that for the waterfront voyeurs and fishermen, there is a handy reference guide for Greenwich, Connecticut tides at http://pozo.com:8080/locations/2061.html which occasionally changes at http://pozo.com:8080/ if one needs to monitor the tides for fishing, smuggling, bird watching, navigation, gator watching, or other nautical activity. I did see a Great Gray Heron at the boat ramp at Grass Island on the waterfront today, so I guess it has migrated north out of its usual range to avoid tropical weather as indicated at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Of course some of the old timers down south enjoy the tropical weather season hoping to gain a little bit more beachfront property with the ebb and flow of the tides of nature as it forms the various shorelines along the ocean. Of course experienced sailors usually hoist the anchor to avoid tropical weather and ride it out at sea if one is on a large ocean going vessel. Well since the cooler weather has arrived here, I guess most of our summer guests have returned back down south to warmer regions regardless of the tropical weather season. CIO

Note: <888> 10/07/01 Sunday 12:05 A.M.: Well I finished my regular internet routines including sifting through my email.  I put this Editorial Picture on my server http://mrscott.com/bl001.jpg  that I was sent. Well time to start winding down for the day. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 9:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I drove by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one get one free Purdue Boneless breast of chicken at $4.99 a pound regularly for $2.50 a pound, one package $6.69 and one free package $6.64 for $6.69 total. I then returned home. I had eleven Ritz crackers with one inch by one inch by 1/8-inch thick Vermont cheddar cheese squares on them. For dinner, I had the rest of the spiced beef, onion, and Rice A Roni mixture from last night with a steamed sliced yellow squash and steamed corn on the cob along with ice tea. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 4:30 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I did some paper work. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and two homemade dill pickles and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/06/01 Saturday 1:15 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. Now it is time for house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 10:10 P.M.: I rested until 5:45 P.M.. My friend and I watched television including the ABC evening news. I then sliced ¾  of a pound of sirloin into ¼ inch thick slices roughly 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches. I put four tablespoons of olive oil in a frying panned and browned the meat on both sides. I added one large diced onion and then added two teaspoons of sesame oil, three tablespoons of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, 1/8 cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, dashes of ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and Chinese five spice. I stirred the mixture and let it simmer for about fifteen minutes. Half way through simmering, I added a cup of the Rice A Roni garlic herb mixture from last night.  We had the beef mixture for dinner with steamed corn on the cob and steamed sliced zucchini along with ice tea. I also had decaffeinated Folgers instant coffee. We then watched PBS channel 21 BBC programming. My visitor left about 9 P.M., and I have just finished watching television for the night. CIO

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 4:35 P.M.:  I received and made telephone calls. My houseguest, and I went out; and we drove over to Tod’s Point. We took the three-mile walk around Tod’s Point. My houseguest then roller bladed around while I sat out some more. We then each got a half of roast beef sandwich at the Old Greenwich Food Mart. I also got two bars of Dove soap for $1.99. We had the sandwiches in Bruce Park. We drove by the waterfront, and just now returned home and had ice tea. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 10/05/01:

Note: <888> 10/05/01 Friday 10:35 A.M.:  My houseguest was up at 7 A.M. this morning, and went out for coffee at Dunkin Donuts and drove by the waterfront. I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. My houseguest had a slice of toast.  We will go out for some fresh air shortly. I am waiting for a telephone call. CIO

Note: <888> 10/04/01 Thursday 9:35 P.M.:  A friend came down to visit after the last message.   We chatted for a while. I went out about 2 P.M., and I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. My friend and I went out for a drive. We sat out by the waterfront for a while.  We drove around the waterfront. I noticed a large brown or gray heron in between the Grass Island causeway and Baldwin Park. We stopped by the Stop and Shop. My friend bought two filets of salmon at $3.77 a pound, Rice A Roni for .99, a Red Pepper at .99 a pound, and a head of broccoli at .89 a pound for about $8.50 total. We returned home, and we watched TV and the ABC evening news. I then made dinner of steamed salmon filet, which I baked steaming it in tangerine juice, with celery salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, Italian spices, Oregano on the filets with slices of red pepper. I baked them 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection oven for 30 minutes. I made the garlic and herb Rice a Roni per instructions, and we had this all for dinner with the steamed broccoli and ice tea. I had Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee after dinner. I am just finishing making up a batch of ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 10/04/01 Thursday 11:05 A.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of the morning news. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 11:00 P.M.: I watched a bit of television.  I guess I should head off to bed. I am getting a bit tired.  CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.: I had a tube of Ritz crackers. I put a 9/8 inch by 9/8 inch by 1/8 square of Vermont cheese on each one. I also had some mixed nuts and five tiny Three muskateer bars along with ice tea. I guess I will have Bigelow tea now. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 7:50 P.M.: I went out about noon. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went by CVS, and I bought two vitamin E 400 IU 100-tablet bottles for $3.33 each for $6.66 total. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 16 ounce box of Nabisco Ritz crackers for $1.67, two three quart containers of Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2.99 each, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese at $3.69 a pound for $2.77, two packages of buy one get one free of Kahn’s beef bun franks $3.69 both, 16 ounces of S&S frozen peas $1.69, 16 ounces of S&S frozen Brussels sprouts $1.89 for $17.69 total. I then returned home, and I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I then had two hotdogs with buns and condiments along with the rest of the beans and ham mixture and ice tea. I then took a nap until about 6:15 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I went downstairs, and I put $10 on my laundry card and I chatted with a neighbor. CIO

Note: <888> 10/03/01 Wednesday 10:05 A.M.: I went back to bed, and I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 10/02/01 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: I had lunch today of two hotdogs with buns and condiments, the beans and ham mixture, and ice tea. About 2:30 P.M., a friend stopped by. We chatted for a while. Then we drove down by the waterfront and sat out for a while. I noticed a black eagle flying high over the waterfront.  We stopped by the Board of Education and looked at the old tree on the northeast side they removed over the last few days. We returned home and watched television. We had dinner of broiled sirloin steak, steam corn on the cob and steamed yellow and green squash and ice tea. We watched a bit more television. The friend left about 8:30 P.M., and I rested a bit. CIO

Note: <888> 10/02/01 Tuesday 12:05 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 11 A.M.. I went out, and I checked my mail. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 11:45 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some of the mixed nuts, two tiny 3-musketeer bars, and ice tea. Well, I am tired; so I guess I should start ending my day and go to bed. Have a good morning.  CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 8:15 P.M.: I had dinner of ¾ pound of sirloin steak, steamed corn on the cob and steamed zucchini and yellow squash, ice tea, and instant 50% - 50% Folgers regular and decaffeinated coffee. Well time for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 6:50 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained five money orders costing .90 each, and I paid my last two months’ Verizon bills, my previous month’s AT&T bill, last month’s Cablevision bill, last month’s Optimum Online bill, and my current payment for GEICO automobile insurance. I also obtained 20 tropical flower stamps for $6.80.  I then went over to First Union National Bank, and I paid my rent. I next drove over to Town Fair Tire on High Ridge Road in Stamford, Connecticut. For $26.92, I had them switch my spare tire rim with my driver side front tire rim, and put in new valves and balance both tires and mount the General Brigadier tire on back on the front driver’s side. Hopefully with the other rim the tire should be fine. I now have about 15,000 miles on the set of four General Brigadier tires. I then myself mounted the clips from the one rim to the current tire, so I could put back on the Volvo hubcap. I also checked my other hubcaps, and I had a missing clip on the rear driver side tire which I replaced. Thus all hubcaps are secure. Hopefully this is then end of the tire problems.  I then went to the Old Greenwich Thrift shop, and I bought a broiler pan for $2.12. I then went to the Old Greenwich CVS, and I bought three 3 packs of ACT II microwave popcorn for .99 each box, two 14.4 ounce cans of Gold Emblem lightly salted mixed nuts for $3.99 both, French’s 16 ounce yellow mustard .99, a package of three musketeer candy bars for $2.99, 1 Centrum 130 table vitamins $6.99 with coupon, one Centrum Silver 100 tablets $7.99 with coupon plus an additional $2 off for using a third coupon for buying both, buy one get one free 2.7 ounce Pearl Drops toothpaste $3.99, CVS 500 mg. Vitamin C plus .30 tax for $33.20.   I then drove around Tod’s Point.  I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought three Ronzoni Ziti for .99 all, three Ronzoni #9 spaghetti noodles for .99 all, four yellow and four green squash at .99 a pound for $3.39, a boneless sirloin steak at $1.99 a pound for $5.91, and six ears of native sweet corn for $1.99 for $17.27 total. I then stopped by the Exxon station next to the Greenwich library, and I bought $16.50 of premium at $1.799 a gallon. I then went to Stop and Shop, and I bought two 42 ounce boxes of old fashioned Quaker Oats for $2.50 each, S&S box of ten quart packs of dried milk $5.49, two 16 ounce tubs of Shed’s margarine .99 each and a buy one get one free of Khan’s beef bun franks for $3.69 both for $16.16 total. I then went to the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought four packages of 8 hotdog rolls for $3.56 total. I then stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each for $38 total. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frost mug.  CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 9:45 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will make out some bills. I will then clean up and go out and pay bills. Have a good morning.  CIO

Note: <888> 10/01/01 Monday 12:15 A.M.: Well, I have just been relaxing. There is not much happening. I restarted the Apache server. I checked on my meager Bank of New York account, and it seems someone put in $2.08 in my account, so I not have $5.08. It reminded my that May 8 was the birthday of an obscure politician, so perhaps they are trying to tell me they have some sort of financial control or it could be coincidence. Well who knows coincidence and reality are some times stranger than fiction. Since I am a simple person, a lot of this seems too complex for me, so I will continue my simple routines when I wake up today. Have a good morning. I am off to bed. CIO