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Sunday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had
some microwave popcorn and ice tea. My blood pressure at the
physical return on Thursday was 100 over 70, so thus since I have
low blood pressure on rainy days or nights, I feel a bit tired.
Have a good night. It is time for bed. CIO
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Sunday 9:50 P.M.: I watched a bit of television with my
visitor. My visitor just left. It is time for some regular
computer activity. CIO
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Sunday 8:40 P.M.: I watched television a bit. I rested a
bit. For dinner, I had a cold chicken leg and thigh along with
some breast meat with Tabasco, steamed frozen Brussels sprouts,
and reheated mashed potatoes, and ice tea. My guest and I are
watching the Channel 21 BBC presentations, and they put up this
link http://www.ukwithny.com/ . CIO
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Sunday 6:20 P.M.: My friend arrived, and we went for a walk.
We walked down around the waterfront and sat out for a while. We
then walked down by another waterfront location. We chatted with
a local waterfront resident. We returned uptown. We returned back
to my apartment. We just had a cup of coffee. CIO
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Sunday 2:45 P.M.: I went to bed at 5:30 A.M.. I was up at 1:30
P.M.. A friend called and is coming down to visit. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I chatted with a relative. I will wait to clean up until after
the friend arrives. CIO
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Sunday 4:25 A.M.: Well, I relaxed a bit. I had a bowl of
microwave popcorn. I guess it is time to start winding down for
the day. In thinking about potential major terrorism in this
area, such as thermonuclear devices, I guess the best way to
leave this area by automobile if one had enough cash since credit
cards might not work for gasoline, would not be to try to drive
through New York City heading west, because the remains of the
metropolitan area might be heading that way backed up. I would
imagine the best way would be drive through the woods north up to
I-684 East or up to Route 7 North from I-95 and either head
north on Route 7 to the Canadian boarder or head east on I-84 to
Hartford and go North on Route 91 up to Canada. From Canada, one
could drive to Montreal and then west to Toronto and then back
down through Michigan or over to the upper midwest United States
to gain access to the Midwestern United States. If god forbid
there were some sort of terrorist nuclear device in this area,
the roads west from this point would be virtually impassable. Of
course up towards Canada, one would run into colder weather and
possibly freezing conditions or even snow this time of year. I am
not sure what the status would be for United States citizens
crossing into Canada would be in time of war. I do know about 20
years ago, foreign residents in the United States needed visas to
enter into Canada. Well let us hope we do not reach that extreme.
Generally in such an extreme emergency, the United States
government might limit travel anyway. Well all seems peaceful
here for now. So today will be another day. Remember in
time of war, other citizens might not be too friendly to
strangers. Also generally this time of year there is a southern
migration of people heading south anyway. CIO
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Sunday 2:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked Greenwich
Avenue, one and a half times. I sat out at various locations. I
noticed a skunk come out from behind the veterans’ monument
when I was sitting next to the monument, so I quickly moved away
without disturbing the skunk. The skunk did raise its tail, but
it did not spray. I keep a couple of quart cans of tomato juice
in the apartment just in case. I drove by the waterfront. I just
now returned home. CIO
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Saturday 11:00 P.M.: After dinner, I washed the dishes. I had 50%
- 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated and regular instant coffee. I
chatted with a friend. CIO
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Saturday 8:00 P.M.: Well, I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and
I read the local paper. I then drove down by the waterfront. I
then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by at Quinn’s
Liquor, and I briefed him on some items of the distilled spirits
business, I know about. I stopped by Chilly Bear, and I bought a
U.S.A. flag decal for $1 I put on my apartment front door. I
stopped Zyns stationary, and I bought a U.S.A. flag pin for a
dollar, which I put in my change purse. I sat out for a while. I
chatted with a stroller. I drove down by the waterfront. I
stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two half gallons of
Florida Natural orange juice for $2 each container, a two pound
bag of onions for $1.49, a Purdue oven stuffer roaster at .99 a
pound for $7.43, a dozen extra eggs $1.49, AC frozen cut green
beans 16 ounces $.99 for $15.70 total. I then returned home. I
rinsed and dried the Purdue chicken and seasoned on both sides
with poultry seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, ground black
pepper, oregano, Italian spices, basil, and then on the top side
I put Texas best barbeque sauce and Heinz ketchup. I am cooking
it in the Convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about one
hour and a half until the bird watcher thermometer pops. I will
have it with steamed fresh broccoli. I also peeled and made large
diced pieces of 12 medium Russet potatoes, which I will boil for
an hour and then mash with a hand electric eggbeater adding about
¼ pound of butter and 1/8 cup of milk for mashed potatoes. I
will have the dinner with ice tea. It should be ready in about a
half hour. If one does not know how to cook and has a bit of
money one could try the new French restaurant on Greenwich Avenue
http://www.bleu-cafe.com/ .CIO
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Saturday 4:00 P.M.: I checked the mail. I had a couple of hotdogs
with buns and condiments and ice tea. I chatted with a relative.
I finished cleaning the house and watering the plants. I have
about twenty minutes until I am finished making a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I have
finished showering and cleaning up. CIO
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Saturday 11:40 A.M.: I fell asleep after breakfast, so now I will
start house cleaning shortly. CIO
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Saturday 5:25 A.M.: I rested until 5 A.M.. I will now have
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
Then I will do my house cleaning. CIO
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Friday 9:10 P.M.: A friend stopped by, and we went by the
Greenwich Library. We then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and the
friend bought some Salmon filet at $6.99 a pound for dinner. We
then returned back to my apartment and watched television. We had
baked salmon filet in orange juice with herbs and spices for
dinner with steamed fresh broccoli, and I also had a microwave
potato. We had Perrier, seltzer, and Angostura bitters for
beverage. We then watched some more television. CIO
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Friday 3:20 P.M.: Well, I was up at 2 P.M.. I made a few
telephone calls. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now send out my
weekly email. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air.
CIO
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Friday 3:35 A.M.: A friend stopped by to visit. We chatted
outside. I gave the friend a ride back downtown. CIO
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Friday 2:30 A.M.: I watched some television. I had some microwave
popcorn. I watched some more television. I fell asleep. I
woke up briefly. I guess I will call it a day. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
10/12/01:
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Thursday 9:30 P.M.: I updated Scott’s monthly broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . CIO
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Thursday 8:05 P.M.: After dinner, I had a cappuccino instead of
instant decaffeinated coffee, so I probably will be up a while. I
am listening to some classical music from my stereo CD player,
and I will do a little computer work. CIO
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Thursday 6:10 P.M.: I went out, and I dropped the French chair
off at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I then made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then drove around a bit. I next stopped by
CVS. I bought a 12-roll package of Charmin toilet paper for
$2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64. I then stopped by Lecters,
and I bought a 41-piece Rubbermaid container set for $9.99 plus .60
tax for $10.59 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and I had a
chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug. I am now having some ice tea.
For dinner, I will have a cold sliced boneless chicken breast
with Tabasco sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, microwave potato, ice
tea, decaffeinated Folgers’s instant coffee. CIO
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Thursday 1:40 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received
one telephone call, and I made several telephone calls. I went
over to my 11 A.M. physical return visit at the Greenwich
Hospital. They also had some more laboratory work done. I stopped
by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I then went to Exxon, and I bought $16
of premium at $1.739 a gallon. I returned home. The neighbor that
I gave two of the antique French chairs that I reupholstered
threw one of them out because the fabric ripped. I will drop it
off at the Hospital Thrift shop. I had two hotdogs with buns and
condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for my 3 P.M.
appointment. CIO
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Wednesday 11:45 P.M.: I have a 11 A.M. appointment tomorrow
morning, so I will go to bed now. CIO
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Wednesday 10:40 P.M.: I watched a bit more television, and I
sifted through my email. CIO
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Wednesday 9:00 P.M.: My houseguests left about 2 P.M.. I took
them to another local destination. I returned home about 3 P.M..
I stripped the double bed and the single bed and washed the
sheets along with doing my other laundry. A friend showed up, and
after doing the laundry; we watched a bit of television and
chatted. About 8 P.M. we had dinner. I cooked the second
package of boneless chicken breast halves the same way as several
nights back, and I then put the remaining tomato chicken sauce on
spaghetti noodles with the chicken breast half on top with
parmesan cheese. We had this for dinner with ice tea and
then I had a cup of decaffeinated Folgers’s instant coffee.
My friend has fallen asleep, and once the friend leaves, I will
probably start winding down for the day. CIO
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Wednesday 11:50 A.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. My houseguests will be leaving for good in a little
while. CIO
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Wednesday 2:40 A.M.: Well, I picked up my house guests at the
Stamford, Connnecticut train station at around 7 P.M.. One
was tired and fell asleep. I chatted with the other until just
now. We had the same dinner as last night. Have a good morning.
CIO
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Tuesday 5:55 P.M.: The recipe for the tomato chicken sauce I made
last night is put four tablespoons of olive oil in a three to
four quart pot, add three 28 ounce cans of TuttoRosso crushed
tomatoes with basil, two beef bouillon cubes, diced two of the
baked barbeque half boneless chicken breasts from two nights ago,
add also five spurts of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, four
spurts of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoons
of sesame oil, 1/8 cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, dashes of ground
black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, basil,
oregano, and Chinese five spice, 1/8 th cup of Italian
balsamic vinegar of Medina, Italy, and one diced medium onion. I
stirred the sauce and brought it to a boil, and then simmer it
for 45 minutes. CIO
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Tuesday 5:35 P.M.: I used the AT&T CD Lens Cleaner, and I
cleaned my Phillips 5 Disk CD carousel and my primary computer CD
player. They both seem to work fine. I opened up the new
container of Ronzoni Parmesan cheese to have available with
spaghetti and tomato chicken sauce. I am relaxing a bit. CIO
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Tuesday 5:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Food Emporium.
I returned $1.25 in beverage containers. I bought a dozen large
eggs for $1.79, 8 ounces of Ronzoni grated Parmesan cheese for $3.39,
a head of broccoli for .99 for $6.17 total. I then drove down by
the waterfront for a while. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I returned home, and
I had some ice tea. I made a telephone call. CIO
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Tuesday 1:50 P.M.: Well, I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and
condiments and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I guess I will go out
for some fresh air. CIO
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Tuesday 12:45 P.M.: I slept until 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I drove my
houseguests over to Stamford, Ct.. I then drove out to Tod’s
Point, and I sat out for a while at the Southwest picnic area. I
then stopped by Staples. I next stopped by the Hospital Thrift
Shop. I then went downtown, and I stopped by the Greenwich
Hardware store, and I bought at 70% off an AT&T CD lens
cleaner for $3.49 with tax. I noticed that they are out of
British flags, since the company that makes them is busy making U.S.A.
flags. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by
Smokes for Less in Byram, Connecticut and I bought two cartons of
Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton or $38 total. I then returned
home, and I had some ice tea. CIO
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Tuesday 1:35 A.M.: I chatted with a friend. I made up a batch of
tomato chicken spaghetti sauce and spaghetti noodles. My
houseguests arrived back here about 8 P.M., and we hat the food
for dinner. We chatted through out the evening. I will now go to
bed. CIO
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Monday 5:50 P.M.: I went out, and I made my 8 A.M. doctor’s
appointment at the outpatient clinic at the Greenwich Hospital.
The Doctor recommended that I have my double hernia taken care of
some time in the near future. I decided while the weather is nice
not to have surgery and to wait until after the first of the year
when I am less busy. I probably will have both hernias taken care
of at the same time. I then returned home, and I rested until 1 P.M..
I chatted with my houseguests. They headed out for a stroll. I
drove downtown, and I then drove down by the waterfront. I then
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift
Shop. I sat out in the sun at one of the library benches, since
the library is closed today. I returned home, and I had some
Vermont cheddar cheese and Ritz crackers and ice tea. CIO
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Monday 7:10 A.M.: A friend who was traveling with another friend
called up last night about 8:30 P.M.. I picked the couple up at
the Greenwich Train station. We drove around Greenwich briefly.
We returned home, and we chatted until about 1 A.M.. They are
staying for the night. I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have an 8 A.M.
appointment this morning with an outpatient surgeon about a
double hernia I have had for about 25 years. I will now clean up
and go out. CIO