Note:<888> 11/07/97 Friday 9:30 PM EST: According to CNN, we might be having confrontation with IRAQ. However, neither CNN or the Internet are considered military communications. Thus we have no real verified information as to events relayed through the Civilian communications network. I believe the Military communications network is callled the Audubon Network, so I recommend people with access to that network to use it. However, the best network in a civilian environment is the "grapevine", so just gossip to see what is going on, but try to be diplomatic. With a great many foreign residents in the area, they are already preprogrammed on their point of view, and I don't suggest that they are fifth columnists. My main point of view is that we have another winter ahead here, so personnel who are able to keep the show going here will be appreciated. Thus a few people who don't like the cold will keep busy inside, but I dare say with French Canada to the north, we have enough personnel to move snow whenever it does arrive. Of course the Green Mountain boys are always welcome in the area, since coming from Vermont they have first hand experience in dealing with the snow not to mention I think we have a few Canadians in the area who consider the Connecticut shore a walk in the park during the winter. Thus the status quo pretty much remains the same in the area, as all long term residents are aware. I would recommend the kids and youngsters to continue their homework, and personnel in the area to maintain their job activity so as to keep the overall community going. I dare say when I go out this evening the streets will be practically empty as usual for that time of night, and I am always happy to see the Greenwich Police Department patrolling around and maintaining their usual excellent level of public safety not to mention the other night workers like EMT, hospital personnel, etc. So try to ignore the yuppies trying to have a good time and maintain your usual level of professionalism. I still have to have a bite to eat. CIO, Chief Information Officer

Note 11/07/97 Friday 12:20 PM EST: I surfed the net a bit last night, my usual routine. I went to bed at 6 AM and was up at 12 PM. I watched the opening of the George Bush library on CNN while having breakfast. I noticed this evening that the Cavellier gallery downtown on Greenwich Avenue next to the Sundown Saloon has a very well done four times life size bronze bust of former President Bush. It reminds me of busts that one sees around Washington D. C. of Franklin Roosevelt. I think the sculpture caught the spirit of the man. Take a look in the gallery next time you are down town. I made the usual rounds by the Hospital Thrift shop and the ELDC thrift shops on this side of town. I stopped by the library and read the computer press. I chatted with one regular about the economics of Royal Dutch Shell. I mentioned that I thought it would be a good idea to build an oil pipe line across Latin America, so that oil could be shipped from one ocean to another by tanker without having to transfer it around South America. I don't think it would be that expensive of a project whether it was along the existing Panama Canal Zone or one of the other Latin America countries. Obviously there would have to be tanker ports on both ends of the pipeline, so that would be the determining factor. In fact I thought they had already finished such a project. It would definitely save on transport costs from the middle east not to mention help get the Venzuelian oil to the west coast and beyond to Asia. I chatted with three visitors down on the pier on Steamboat Road from Key West, they looked a little bit cold. I told them I enjoyed my stay in Key West years ago, and chatted informally. This evening I recommended to Starbucks on Greenwich Avenue, they might consider serving Cuban Coffee which as I recall is quite delicious. I read the article in the Greenwich Times about the election, and they said that the Republican Ragland won by 170 votes and the Democratic contender Sanchez is calling for a recount. They police department have impounded the voting machines until the situation is determined. The air was quite cool and fresh. I cooked French sauteed center cut pork chops this evening with lots of chopped garlic, onions, and mushrooms in a wine sauce and olive oil. To help prevent arthritis I use garlic and olive oil. At the Grand Union one can buy a quart jar of chopped garlic for $5 and this week they have three cans of mushrooms for $1 and three cans of Mandarin Oranges for $1, plus sales on boneless chicken and center cut pork chops or pork roasts. During the cold winter months watching the fresh produce arrive at our many fine grocery stores is a feast for the eyes and it usually is quite reasonable. Everytime I use to buy Carribbean Pineapples it would snow, so I finally became somewhat more reserve about buying them. Ultimtely we enjoy seeing visitors from the south, but it takes quite a few people from up in the North Country to keep the whole show going, and they have their own perspective. One gal from the Phillipines was working at the cold entrance to the library today. They still should put in a second set of sliding doors to keep the cold air from rushing into the downstairs entrance. I noticed they are putting up the brick facing and insullation at the new hopital addition. Teddie Kennedy Jr., is suppose to be at the Hyatt Hotel for a benebit this weekend, but I believe he went to school in the area at Yale and majored in forestry. I believe his wife is a doctor. Lots of cars from upstate New England at the Greenwich Harbor Inn, and they have a tent set up for some event this weekend. I hope they have heat. Remember OMAR the tent maker. Greenwich was pretty deserted this evening, so maybe people are busy inside. Scott's Bell Weather Portfolio, www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was down a bit today. I noticed earlier this week at Staples Supplies Store, they have the 8X8 video telephone 8x8's ViaTV Phone: Affordable Videophone for $450 apiece. One obviously would need two or more to use them. They play a full screen video picture on the television with an existing telephone connnection without any special telephone setup. They seem to be quite a novelty for the person who has everything. A busy business man could call home if he carried it and see his wife in curlers and face cream. Of course it might be necessary to have a more presentable appearrence when using the phone. Of course Grannys could chat with their grandkids too. I have not tried it, but it seems like it would work well at 20 frames per second, without additional telephone charges. Overall it was a pretty normal afternoon and evening in Greenwich. We always have the latest movies, and the Titanic is coming in mid December. Check the CUNARD schedule below for the comings and goings of the Queen Elizabeth II for waterfront activity. A former neighbor just returned from an enjoyable trip down to South Africa. Greenwich people do get around, while the kids stay home and do their homework and the old guard tend to their knitting. CIO

Note 11/05/97 Wednesday 11:30 PM EST: Today I slept until 5 PM. There was a big racket outside my windows all day of pneumatic drills, drilling on the brick work. I suppose they are installing new flashing on the rain patio. A friend came down for dinner and we had sauteed center cut pork chops. He is going to spend the week of New Years in Paris studying architecture and art with another friend who has not been there. I told him to try out the Ritz Bar for entertainment on New Year's Eve, but he is probably a little bit too frugal to spend that sort of money. I bought a five pack of Marlboros for $11. Greenwich is very slow downtown this evening with not much going on. My portfolio www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was up a tad today. Back all night on the net. CIO

Note 11/05/97 Wednesday 12:15 AM EST: Updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm Scott's Current Bookmarks. CIO

Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 10:25 PM EST: Listened to EBN Interactive broadcast. The Republican Tom Ragland candidate for First Selectman in Greenwich, Ct. has won by slightly more than a half percent 50.5 %, they still need to wait for 650 absentee ballots, Democrat Sanchez has 49.5 %. Democrats are calling for a recount. In the Second Selectman race and Third Selectman Race it looks like the Democrats are winning, winning two of the three seats on the board of selectman. Richard Bergstresser former IBM scientist seems to have won on the Democratic Party ticket for second selectman 7100 votes versus 5900 votes for Romeo. Sanchez is down in the first selectman race by 150 votes, and waiting for absentee ballots count. 13,360 votes were cast at the polls and they are counting 650 absentee ballots. Republicans maintain majority on the BET. CIO

Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 8:15 PM EST: I awoke at 4 PM and went out and voted Republican in today's local election. I stopped by the library and read the local paper. It is a little cooler out, and I guess winter is on the way. After watching the ABC evening news, I snoozed for a half hour. I guess I will do a little net surfing since, I don't feel like facing the chilly evening. I chatted with the Johnson Controls repair man at the Greenwich Harbor Inn, and they said they were installing a new valve. Johnson Controls is an interesting company in terms of their overall product range. I should research it more. I think they are headquartered in Newport News, Virgina. I believe they acquired the old Pan Am Special Services which was like the State Department of the Airline Industry in the old days. All quiet on the Eastern Front. CIO

Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 2:45 AM EST: Updated www.mikescott.net/nasa.htm and www.mikescott.net/nasa-87.htm for the NASA STS 87 Columbia launch on Wednesday, November 19, 1997 at approximately 2:46 PM EST. Quite on the net this evening. CIO

Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 12:00 AM EST: www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was up quite a bit. Today I went to an appointment at 4 PM. I stopped by the library and chatted on economic principal. I intend to vote Republican tomorrow. I stopped by Odd Job Trading in Port Chester and bought a computer monitor cover for $2, they had one more left. I went by the Staples there and they had a security guard as big as Refrigerator Perry. There is a new appliance shop in back behind Staples that has two returned GE $2,000 refrigerator for $1,300 apiece. They are the deluxe two verticle door models, which were returned because they were two large to fit in, they are usual height, 36 inches deep, and 36 inches wide, thus one needs about a 31 or 32 inch opening with the door off to fit them in, and a 36 inch wide opening for a fridge. Good value if you have the room. They stock GE returned merchandise at the store. I bought an air conditioner filter for 95 cents. I had speghetti for dinner. I went down town for a short walk and found a plastic Coca Cola case I am using for a drawer underneath my computer table. I chatted with a former neighbor, and told him about these two links, Shell Oil Profit Forcast 1 and Shell Oil Profit Forecast 2 . I committed that when the profits are released on Thursday European time, there would probably be a buying frenzy, and if one already owned the stock and were considering selling it which I would not, an hour after the release of the profit information might be the peak. However with El Nino October here was 5 degrees warmer which is not good for oil profits, one would have to look at the oil consumming nations and figure out if their temperatures are running warmer than usual, to see if El Nino might effect oil company profits. However, J. P. Morgan's buy recommendation for me would be good enough reason to hold on to the various Shell Oil stocks traded. Grand Union bargains this week, are boneless pork chops for $2.79 a pound, Tony's Pizza $2.50, Campbells deluxe soup for 99 cents, Pepsi, Schweppes, Lipton Ice Tea, or Mountain Dew $2 a 12 pack plus deposit. However, supplies as I saw them this evening are limited until they have restocked by tomorrow morning, so wait to stock up. Greenwich was very slow this evening with few people down town. I suppose they were watching the Monday evening sports. Back to the net. CIO

Note 11/03/97 Monday 5:30 AM EST: I updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm which has lots of new links for your web browsing. I also hope the folks in New Smyrna Beach, Florida Yahoo! - Tornado Ravages Florida Coast, Dozens Hurt are recovering from the Tornado. I had the good fortune of passing through that pleasant seaside community in 1979 when I was living in Daytona in the winter. I suppose it has changed since then. Greenwich seems quiet this morning. CIO

Note 11/03/97 Monday 1:30 AM EST: I got up at 7 PM this past evening after having breakfast at 3 PM and going back to sleep. I watched a bit of television last evening and tried to copy the http://news.bbc.co.uk/java Java script unsuccessfully. I guess the BBC does not want people posting their own BBC headlines. They had a submarine movie on last night that I did not watch. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants this past evening. I had dinner of Cajun French chicken breast, baked potatoe, and frozen mixed vegtables. I went out about 10:30 PM and bought milk and floated around town until now. I stopped by the Greenwich Harbor Inn and the night clerk said they are going to get a web page, probably something like www.greenwichharborinn.com . It is a convenient place to stay in Greenwich, since they have airport limosine service and are only a half block from the train station. They have an excellent Atlantis restaurant and a cocktail bar with memorbilia from the Queen Elizabeth II and Cunard Cruise lines. I believe the Cunard family live close by. They have at least 100 rooms and are on the harbor and across the street from Maneros. Also they are only a block and half walk to downtown Greenwich where one can walk the one third of a mile walk up Greenwich Avenue for exercise with lots of restaurants and shops. Always interesting for people watching, and of course they have parking if you happen to have a car. In the summer they have a terrace patio where one has room to dock a small yacht up to about 150 feet. Most of the Yachts are usually from Georgetown in the Cayman Islands. On weekends they usually have big Italian weddings for locals. The Greenwich Police senior staff use to drink at the Greenwich Harbor Inn and the previous owner was the last person in town to have a Reagan bumper sticker on his car, despite all the Kennedy memorabilia they use to have before it changed hands. The current night clerk explained to me that people only drink whisky in cold weather anymore, and cigar bars with hard whisky are becomming more popular. I noticed in my Taft alumni directory that a former classmate probably a major backer of the Clinton administration is living at 66th and Fifth and more than likely occassionally stops in the Pierre Hotel nearby for a cocktail, unless he has left an anonymous forwarding address at the Knickerbocker Club like one of his other classmates. I believe that fellow has lived in the Canary Islands for about 30 years. What a life. Anyway if one sees that part German citizen or was it Austrian, tell him he might consider buying the Bremen Shipyard to use for Asian containership activity, however one would have to deal with the EU rules and regualtions, not to mention the German government rules and regualtions. Of course I believe the Port of Rotterdam is still one of the busiest ports in Europe. I still have not been able to get the Red Star saloon to put a Heiniken Beer Sign in the window, which would be appropriate since the Heiniken Beer label has a red star on it. Of course Becks beer still might be around Greenwich. I mentioned to one of the Pedestrians in Greenwich that Reebok shoes are very comfortable for walking if one intends to walk a lot like I usually do. I have not set foot in Manhattan in about 4 1/2 years, although I do cross the nearby border into New York State frequently to shop for a few items in Port Chester, or observer the airport comings and goings when it is not busy. Back to work on the net, enjoy yourselves where ever you are. CIAO from Greenwich, Connecticut USA. CIO

Note 11/01/97 Saturday 4:15 PM EST: Yesterday I bought the bath mat for my shower tub at Caldors for $10. I got the large size. I stopped by Tod's Point and a few thrift shops. Lots of people were buying their Holloween costumes at the thrift shops. I bought the five different A&P blends of coffee and a pound of Hazzlenut and mixed them all together, and now have 7 pounds of coffee beans which should last a while. They were about $40. I filled up the car with gasoline and bought a 12 day supply of cigarettes. I paid my electricity and automobile insurance. It is raining today. Greenwich on Holloween night was very quiet almost unusally so. There were a few spooks and goblins out. The downtown yuppie bars were slightly busy. Their was a light shower on holloween night. I chatted with one of the partners of Planet Pizza, and he said I should try out their pizza, but I explained I love Cheese, but I worry about cholestral and they should try selling pizza with Soy bean cheese. At 2:40 AM this past AM I noticed two pedestrians walking down Steamboat Road who did seem familiar with the area. I also noticed three ten year old boys walking around down town at midnight. Also quite a few teenagers were out until about 2 AM. I guess the Holloween night brought out a few vampires. Last night was warm, I don't spend much time out during the rain or cooler weather, so I will probably be inside most of tonight. CIO