Note: <888> 11/30/07 Friday  1:25 P.M.:  When I told my friend whose grandfather worked for Queen Victoria that Prince William was going to have a $65 million dollar wedding, he said, "Who Cares?".  I guess with so many foreigners controlling England anymore, the Old Guard anglophile group elsewhere have been pretty much left out of the picture.  Well, I enjoyed the dinner, and I will now make like the French, and take a nap.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/30/07 Friday  7:05 A.M.:  I paid my www.cablevision.com bill for high definition digital cable television, Optimum Online Boost Cable Modem, and Optimum Voice unlimited Long Distance telephone service.  I also paid my www.geico.com automobile insurance, my Verizon www.verizon.com local telephone service, and my www.cl-p.com electricity service which includes my electric heat.  I ordered from www.ordersmokesdirect.com six cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box for $13.49 a carton and $15.47 priority mail signature required postage shipping of $15.47 for $96.41 total.  I made out a check for my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority, which I will drop off this morning after I take my walk.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up, and I will go out for a morning walk.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/30/07 Friday  6:00 A.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went to my regular 3 P.M. appointment.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  They have the annual Christmas display out for sale.  I then went to my appointment to apply for the NEON Energy assistance program.   I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a dozen extra large eggs for $3.19.  I noticed one of the supermarket tabloids had the headlines, "Prince William Engaged to Kate Middleton, $65 Million Wedding Planned with 3,500 invited guests" , however I assume the story is bogus since there is no mention of the item elsewhere in the media.  I chatted with a fellow raising money to keep children off drugs.  I returned home, and I chatted with a relative.  I ate a toasted bagel with olive oil, and I went to bed about 7 P.M..  According to the fellow I chatted with form Rotterdam last Sunday night, there is no longer any money in the music business because of the free downloads on the internet.  I guess with the higher prices of fuel, it would be hard to make money off live music too.  I woke up at 4 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I will now pay my monthly bills.  Overnight shift to be classified as 'probable' cancer cause - CNN.com.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  1:35 P.M.:  I heated a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.  I then drank a cup of coffee.  If anyone in this area still has the capability of burning coal instead of oil, and if there were a large enough group of people, I think there is still a railroad siding over in Port Chester, New York, where I suppose a railroad could deliver coal to.  I am not sure if it is still workable and the condition of the track and if the adjacent pavement area would be available for a front end loader to off load the coal into a truck, but it would be an alternative that could be available without too much difficulty.  As I recall the furnace at the Greenwich Country Club is a Holland Furnace, and it can burn either coal or oil.  I am sure it is still the original furnace, since it is not that old of a building built around 1960.  Since the Vanderbilts were members of the Greenwich Country Club http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/Greenwich-Country-Club.jpg  they had access to coal from the railroads.  Modern furnaces do not need to be stoked, but if one needed a stoker, I am sure some shipping company could come up with one. It is my viewpoint instead of going south to stay warm with all of the other people already down there where it is very crowded, there are more traditional ways of staying warm up north.  In the old days in Manhattan, people would pay a token amount and go stay in a steam bath, but I don't think those are available anymore.  I suppose you could always look into other alternative heating methods, but one needs a source of fuel, which in this area, one is generally not allowed to cut down the trees to stay warm, since they are mostly decorative.  The Rockefellers if they are still around North Terrytown, New York have the Indian Point nuclear power plant nearby, so obviously they would have enough electricity.  It use to provide the electricity for the General Motors factory over there, so there is probably a surplus of electricity, since the factory there, the last I heard was closed down.  I use to know somebody that lived above the bakery in Irvington, New York, and being above the bakery, it was a relatively warm apartment.  However, the individual was from Minnesota, so I am not sure it was actually that warm, or the individual just thought it was.   I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will get ready to go out for my 3 P.M. appointment, and I also have a 4:30 appointment for my Energy Assistance application.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  11:55 A.M.:  Fact Sheet: White House Holiday Decorations

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  11:50 A.M.:  FBI: Millions of computers roped into criminal 'robot networks' - CNN.com .

These guys are suppose to be working on the problem National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .  Although Champaign, Illinois is my father's and grandfather's home town, I have lived here in Greenwich, Connecticut most of my life, and I am not familiar with UNIX that they use on their servers.  Also after having attended www.lfc.edu , I know it is a lot colder out there, and with the higher prices of fuel, it would cost a lot more than the 12 cents a gallon I paid for fuel oil while in college 1968 to 1972.  However, Champaign, Illinois is a railroad town, and until about 1965, my grandparents house was heated with coal, so obviously they are probably using coal out there again or corn cobs for heat.

NCSA to develop tool to help law officers address cybercrime

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  4:55 A.M.:  I opened a cold six ounce can of tuna fish, and I drained it with its lid on, and I rinsed it underneath cold water.  I then put it in a mixing bowl, and I flaked it with a fork, and I added a few dashes of Old Bay Seasoning and two heaping tablespoons of low fat mayonnaise, and I mixed it all together.  I then put half on each two slices of dark German bread with a slice on top, and I cut the two sandwiches in half, and I ate it all with a dill pickle slice and a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will shower and clean up and go out for an early morning walk.  I will fill up the tank after the walk.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  4:05 A.M.:  I ate the rest of the bag of potato chips.

The character Santa Claus, St. Nicholas is a Russian character, so maybe he will show up with the Russians.

However, if it ever snows, I do not know if we have the spare fuel to plow the roads.

I will not go through my email.

Note: <888> 11/29/07 Thursday  3:05 A.M.:  I went to bed after the last note.  I woke up when the heavy box of 5000 sheets of HammerMill paper HammerMill® CopyPlus Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", Case at Staples® for $28.99 and $1.74 tax for $30.73 total was delivered.  I had the delivery person leave it down at the building lobby.   I got my folding cart out of the Buick wagon, and I brought it upstairs.  I put eight of the ten packages of 500 sheets in the television chest beneath the Sony television in the living room, and I put the other two on the lower right side of the printer stand to the right of the Vista computer with the other three 500 sheet packages.   I thus have over 6,500 sheets of spare laser and copier paper.  I threw out the paper shipping box, and I put the cart in the back of the Buick wagon.  I picked up my mail.  I went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I watched on www.nbc.com the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.  Santa Claus was missing from the show.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.   I went back to bed until 2 A.M..  I watched the beginning of the movie, "The Russians are Coming".  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  10:30 A.M.:  Local news Drivers can soon pay for parking with cards - Greenwich Time

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  9:30 A.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I got an electronic call from Staples saying the paper is suppose to be delivered one day later than scheduled which would be today.  Their web site says it has been rescheduled for redelivery for the last two days, so I guess they are having a hard time making it to the end of their route.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  6:30 A.M.:  GM to build hybrid cars in China from 2008: Reuters Business News - MSN Money

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  3:25 A.M.:  As an insignificant note on my computer activity for the last 20 years, I have not earned any money off of it, but just incurred lots of expenses that I can barely afford.  Since I have not earned any income, and since during the last two to three years, I have been hacked frequently, so I do not get work done frequently, it would seem obvious that I can not afford to pay taxes, so the U.S. Government officials can pursue their luxurious lifestyles, and I can not afford to give funds to liberal charities, so they can pursue their worldwide adventures in travel.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  3:00 A.M.:  EarthScope: A National Earth Science Program

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  1:55 A.M.: One could use the free Glenlivet society labels as a way to send out free Christmas notes.  I have the information ready for my Energy Assistance application ready.  I filled out the Connecticut Energy Protection form, and I mailed it in the mail room downstairs.  The Connecticut Energy protection form keeps the energy company from cutting off the energy in the winter, if one can not afford to pay it, so it is important to fill out and mail.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/28/07 Wednesday  12:35 A.M.:   I woke up at 4 P.M. this afternoon.  Someone from www.staples.com called me up to tell me the paper would be delivered later on today.  I went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I chatted with a relative.  I went back to bed until 11 P.M..  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage, and I picked up the mail.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  My red tie around my reading glasses broke, so I put an older spare on them.  One can buy new ones at the Food Emporium.  Nobody hears about the Rockefeller family anymore, so we do not even know where they are living anymore.  They use to have colored torpedo bulbs on the evergreen tree at the entrance to their estate over in North Tarrytown, New York, but nobody has enough fuel to drive over there anymore to see if they still live there.  They are suppose to have over 600 family houses around the world, so they could be anywhere.  My best guess as they get older and richer, they are probably living in some wealthy community like Belair, California, where they would have most of their essential services available.  Of course they could be living in some wealthy European city, but nobody hears much about them anymore, so I guess they became more private avoiding the high cost publicity.  I have a 4:30 P.M. appointment to do my Energy assistance application this Thursday, so I have to get the paper work ready for that.  I renewed the Vista Business book from the Greenwich Library to December 18, 2007.  Yes, you can renew books online if you have a library card.  Hopefully I will have some time to go through it.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 7:30 A.M.:  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good day.  Don't take any wooden nickels.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 7:10 A.M.:   I reheated the rest of the stuffing and gravy, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I suppose we can always eat those London Broils that look like deer meat.   They make good hamburgers, if you know how to cook them.   Not much happening here on the wild frontier in North America, but I suppose we will survive another winter.  At this point it looks like it might be a warmer winter coming.  The warmer weather might be caused by the warmer ocean currents caused by El Nino off the coast of Peru.  The biggest factor in the weather, when one lives by the ocean is the ocean currents that control the temperature of the ocean water, but when the northwest wind blows sooner or later, more than likely it will get colder here.  I have not seen any Vermont license plates around yet, so I guess it is still relatively warm up in Vermont.  I am just beginning to see a few Massachusetts and Rhode Island license plates around, which is a good indication that it might be getting colder up north.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 6:25 A.M.:  Of course up in Buffalo, New York, you might get eaten by a wolf or a bear, which is why my friends from Buffalo are expert Marksmen, which nobody from around here seems to know.  Of course a few people in America still remember Buffalo Bill Cody BUFFALO BILL, and he seemed to know how to take care of those situations in the old days.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 6:10 A.M.:  I did not like Palm Beach, Florida, because it is too cold in the winter season, unless one is a Ford from Michigan, and think temperatures in the mid 30s degrees Fahrenheit are tropical.  Maybe he is looking for a warm house elsewhere Nouveau Riche Palaces | BusinessWeek .  I wander what one could buy for $125 million in Brazil, but then you would have to pay so much for security, you would probably go broke, and the gators would probably get you anyway.  I think it would be cheaper to keep a small warm house up north.  Since Buffalo, New York is near Niagara Falls power station, they might have cheaper electricity, but I do not know.  From what I know which is not much, real estate is only worth what some person might pay for it and can afford to maintain it.  Quite frankly "Rich WASPS, as in "White Anglo Saxon Protestants" do not like living in Jewish towns, so more than likely it is not worth as much as he thinks.  A rich Jew could always buy a better house in Israel for the same price too.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 4:55 A.M.:  I ate half of a 16 ounce jar of CVS dry roasted peanuts and two .25 inch by 1.25 inch by 1.25 inch slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  There is a local joke amongst the French youth that O.P.E.C. stands for "L'organisation de Peophiiles et les Communistes".  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 4:00 A.M.:  I chatted with a local security individual.  Since when I tried installing the beta of Vista SP1 RC1 beta on the Northgate Syntax backup a couple of months ago, I installed it with the beta of Microsoft One Care which showed me that there is supposedly a Trojan virus in the Weather Pulse program which Norton Internet Security 2008 and 2007 does not show, possibly the computer problems that I have been having are caused by the Weather Pulse program, which I have on all of my computers.  It is still the best free weather program that I know about.  However, it comes out of Colorado, and I know that Norton Internet Security use to show that I was being hacked out of Colorado by Level 3 communications out of Colorado.  Also the long term hurricane forecasts come out of Colorado.  Before I started using Weather Pulse, I used Weather Bug which came out of the Washington D.C. area which seemed to have similar problems.  Thus it would seem some group in Colorado connected with Washington D.C. is using free weather information programs to hack peoples computers and cause mischief.  Since my family are neighbors of Ambassador Stapleton who is from Colorado it would seem to me that the root of the problem is some sort of group out of Colorado trying to exercise influence and control without going through the proper channels of government.  Since a legitimate government agency could be prosecuted for such activity, it would seem to me the group in Colorado regard themselves as beyond the U.S. Government law.  Since Jimmy Ellis of Level 3 Communications once ran Offutt air force base for www.norad.mil , it would seem to be that retired military personnel are using their expertise in the civilian sector for political advancement and profit.  Since New York City nearby is a communications hub of America, it would seem that there is very little reason to bother my low level efforts here in Byram, Connecticut than not many people pay any attention to.  Frequently when an individual is bothered such as me, it would lead me to believe that it is a family member, whom does not like me being public on the internet, so therefore some individual within my family might have contacts with someone in Colorado, and also the local family here in Greenwich, Connecticut that also owns Gannett publications that also owns the Greenwich Time are also in resident in Colorado part of the year.  As members of the traveling public whom infrequently visit here, it would seem to me, they are not really that well versed on local activity around here in town.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 3:15 A.M.:  For some odd reason the Weather Pulse program was disabled on the FIC server yesterday  and on the primary Vista computer today.  It is easily available for download at Tropic Designs - Download Profile: Weather Pulse .  Since I have a minimal security setup in my apartment, I think it is safe to assume nobody is gaining access to the apartment computers, so it would seem it is happening through the internet.  If someone should be gaining access to the apartment computers, it would have to be with the cooperation of my neighbors, and as such they would be in violation of their lease with the Greenwich Housing Authority in permitting questionable activities to occur at this location.  As far as I know, no one is gaining access to my apartment.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 2:40 A.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/27/07 Tuesday 1:35 A.M.:   For a change, I made bacon and scrambled eggs with toast the traditional way.  Instead of using three paper towels underneath the bacon and two on top in the microwave on a microwave proof plate with lid, I got out the heavy 12 inch black Griswold frying pan and a splatter proof frying pan screen.  I then put the Griswold frying pan on the large electric burner on the stove on medium high electric heat, and I put five strips of bacon in it, and I cooked them until down flipping them about three times on medium high and half way lowering it to medium electric burner heat.  However on an electric burner the bacon tends to cook faster in the middle and it is less done and more fatty around the ends.   While doing that I broke three large eggs in a mixing bowl, and I added a couple of tablespoons of milk and a few dashes of Italian spices, and I mixed it all together with a whisk.  Once the bacon was done, I put it on a plate with one paper towel to drain, and I flipped the bacon over to drain on the other side.  I then poured most of the bacon grease out of the frying pan into a grease jar that I keep in the refrigerator, and I added four pads of 50% less fat butter to the Griswold frying pan on medium electric burner heat, and once the butter melted, I added the egg mixture.  While doing that I toasted two pieces of bread.  Once the eggs were about halfway hard, I began to scramble them with a spatula, and once they were medium soft, I put them on the dinner plate with the bacon.  I spread two pads of 50% less fat margarine on each slice of toast, and I cut them in half, and I put them on the dinner plate, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I then washed the dishes, and I left the Griswold frying pan on the stove with a splatter proof splash screen to have available for cooking.  However, this method might use more electricity in terms of cost saving than what the four extra paper towels cost in the microwave method.  However, one can use bacon grease to make soap or candles, once one has enough of it.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/07 Monday 7:20 A.M.:  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/26/07 Monday 6:40 A.M.:  I did some regular computer maintenance, and then I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  I will now eat the last piece of pumpkin pie with some lite cool whip.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/26/07 Monday 4:20 A.M.:  I finished off the turkey and rice, and I still have one serving of the stuffing and gravy left.  I downloaded Vista Server 2008 SP1 RC1 11/11/07 version, and I burned it to DVD.  I do not need to install it, since the earlier version was good enough for my test purposes.  I posted this picture from my web cam to show me with the shorter hair cut 

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CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/07 Sunday 10:30 A.M.:  Well, if you know Peter Pan, it is not too hard to get some place.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/07 Sunday 9:20 A.M.:  I put the vertical mount on the Logitech web cam, and I mounted it behind the center monitor off the top of the mirror behind it, so it is further away from me, but gives a larger picture of the room behind it.  CIO 

End of Scott's Notes week of 11/25/07:

Note: <888> 11/25/07 Sunday 6:55 A.M.:  Amateurs Unravel Russia’s Last Royal Mystery - New York Times

Note: <888> 11/25/07 Sunday 6:40 A.M.:  I watched some television about surfing on the north shore of Maui.  I think that is where Charles Lindberg retired.   When I visited Maui back in August 1980, I was a bit too hot, so I checked into the Hyatt Hotel in Lahaina Maui Hotels, Kaanapali Beach Hawaii Resorts & Room Reservations-Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa which had air conditioning.  I was advised not to leave the hotel, since they were having problems with the Royal Hawaiians.  Thus I spent my days by the pool, and I watched Hawaii 50 on television.  I spent my days by the pool, and I occasionally stopped by the discothèque downstairs in the basement.  There seems to be an older crowd at the hotel.  I called them up 1-808-661-1234, and they told me now the least expensive rooms there are about $500 a night, but when I stayed there back in August 1980, I recall my room was only about $84 a night.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/25/07 Sunday 3:50 A.M.:  I watched some television.  I reheated and ate the same Thanksgiving dinner leftover meal.  I chatted with a relative.  I took a nap from 1 A.M. to 3 A.M..  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with lite cool whip.  I will now make up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .  Well, there does not seem to be much happening over here at the Bermuda Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.  Back in the old days, we use to have the "Freezing Norwegian" patrol, which was a group of local volunteers whom would go out about town to make sure nobody was out freezing in the cold, but with the higher prices of fuel, people can not afford to volunteer as much.  I never saw anyone outside freezing in the cold except Chris Parizo http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/chris2000.JPG , and he was from Jay Peak, Vermont, so he was not really that cold in the winter, since it goes down to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit below zero in that part of Vermont.  A friend of mine returned from Johnson, Vermont, and he said there was six inches of snow there.   I once met Assis who was suppose to be the mayor of Ridah, Saudi Arabia.  He worked at the perfume counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Stamford, Connecticut, and he lived over in Cos Cob, where Dorothy Bush's maid and John Perkins lived by the all night restaurant over there.  However, he did not tell me he was from Saudi Arabia, but he told me he was from Northern France.  Somebody else later told me, he might be from Saudi Arabia.  I also flew down with Bonhi Sadhir the oil minister from Saudi Arabia back in 1981, when I flew down to Washington D.C. for Ronald Reagan's inaugural.  I caught a $40 ticket on a Braniff airlines jet down there, and he was the only other passenger on the plane from J.F.K..  I still have a Saudi Arabian flag here, but I do not fly it, since it seems to scare some of the locals away.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/07 Saturday 10:20 P.M.:  I did some bottom fishing on the internet.  I watched part of an English vampire movie.  My kitchen horse calendar says today is a full moon Tides.INFO: Tide predictions from around the globe: Greenwich, Connecticut .  Well, I suppose nothing much has changed in Greenwich, Connecticut over the years, since there are a few people whom can not be bothered with visiting Manhattan anymore, so they just enjoy a relaxed country life in the country.  I wander if we have a local Esquire in this area whom is in charge of the area.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/07 Saturday 8:20 P.M.:  I woke up at 3 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail.  I watched some television.  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with low fat cool whip topping.  I made the bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  Not much going on.  I do not go out for a walk on Greenwich Avenue every night anymore, since the gasoline tends to cost money to go downtown.  Having walked Greenwich Avenue regularly for 24 years, I obviously know my way around, but alas since I am not paid for it, I can not always afford to travel all the way downtown to see a few rich people spending money on activities they seem to think are important.  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/24/07 Saturday 3:50 A.M.:  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.  Bon Soir.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/07 Saturday 3:45 A.M.:  Well not much happening at Mike's version of the "Mouse Palace".   I watched some high definition television of an auto auction for a mint condition red Gull Wing Mercedes, and it only sold for $695,000, so I guess unique cars are not holding their values either.  I noticed a new Red Ferrari downtown this evening, and since we have a local Ferrari dealership and a lot of rich Italians around here, they are a fairly common item.  What caught my eye on the new red Ferrari is that I originally thought it was a new model Porsche.  It is funny all I saw most of the time when I lived in Italy back in the winter of 1972 was mostly Fiats.  My father use to drive an Alfa Romeo, but alas with a price of fuel today, not many people can afford to drive high performance automobiles.   I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/24/07 Saturday 1:05 A.M.:  I woke up at 3 P.M. this past afternoon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I washed the breakfast dishes.  I did two loads of laundry.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I picked up my mail.  I chatted with a relative.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I watered the plants.  I put more white vinegar in the scent bowl in the living room.  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with potato chips and a slice of dill pickle with a glass of iced tea.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by the ATM machine at the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought a 12 pack of Thomas' English muffins for $1.99.  I then bought a 25 foot Philips coaxial cable for $5.99 and .36 tax for $6.35 total.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for $1.26.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again.  With the higher price of fuel, the downtown Greenwich Avenue has been slower at night, and now that the old Greenwich Avenue Clearview movie theatre has closed, there is no longer the large number of movie patrons at that location bringing people downtown at night.  I then returned home.  I disconnected the old 25 foot white coaxial cable from the new gold four splitter and the bedroom Orion television, and I replaced it with new Philips 25 foot coaxial cable.  I strung it threw the ceiling over the wall.  I now have perfect reception on the bedroom Orion television, and all of the five televisions in the apartment.  I chatted with a relative.  I was wrong about my weight.  Yesterday after I ate Thanksgiving dinner, and I was striped bare just about to get into the shower, I weight 202.5 pounds.  It still would be nice to lose about 12 pounds, so I might try walking more at night.  I will now reheat and eat the same dinner as last night.  I will throw out the old APC power protector along with the box for the Fellow's glare screen.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/23/07 Friday 9:40 A.M.:  I reheated a bowl of stuffing, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.

Note: <888> 11/23/07 Friday 3:55 A.M.:  RadioShack in Cos Cob is suppose to open at 6 A.M. today, and they have these sale ads RadioShack Weekly Ad .  I guess I will go over then and exchange the four splitter for a good one and get a one foot coaxial cable, and they have this RadioShack.com - Computers: Accessories: Speakers, mics & headsets: Gigaware® USB Stereo Headset with Microphone for $9.99 today.  It is all I can afford to buy on Black Friday.  www.bestbuy.com has a Toshiba laptop for $229, but only 20 per store that opens at 5 A.M. Best Buy - Bonus Doorbusters - In Store Only, and I am sure they have already given out the tickets for the early birds waiting in line.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/23/07 Friday 2:45 A.M.:  I woke up at 1 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I took the Philips new 24 foot coaxial cable off the FIC server, and I put a shorter good cable on it.  I put WinTV2000 back on the XP partition.  I put the new 24 foot Philips cable running from the four splitter to the bathroom television.  It improved its reception.  Possibly the other older cable was defective.  Later on the reception changed back to lines on the bathroom and the bedroom televisions.  I tried turning off the Honeywell Hepa air purifier, the two tower fans, and the dolphin florescent light to see if that caused interference, but it did not make a difference.  Right now both the bathroom and the bedroom televisions work fine without lines.  Possibly it is the new four splitter.  When I have time, I will exchange the four splitter at Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I will also get anther 1 foot coaxial cable to run from the two splitter to the four splitter.  I can only trouble shoot the components one at a time, and right now they are working fine.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with two relatives.  About 8 P.M. I started making Scott's Stuffing Recipie for Arnold Premium Stuffing.   I also made up a package of Near East long grain and wild rice at the same time per the recipe on the box adding a tablespoon of olive oil instead of butter.   I put in an inch of water in a two quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I steamed 1.5 cups of asparagus that I cut the dry stalks off of and cut into 1.5 inch slices on a diagonal along with baby carrots and broccoli crowns.   I steamed them for 15 minutes over medium high electric burner heat, and I put them in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil.   I also opened two 12 ounce jars of Heinz Home-style turkey gravy, and I added 1/2 of a 10 ounce box of mushrooms that I sliced into 1/8th inch thick slices, and I simmer it over medium to low electric heat while doing the other cooking.   I cut two 3/8 inch thick slices of the Boars Head baked turkey breast, and I put them on a microwave proof plate with lid, and at the end of the other cooking cycles, I microwaved the turkey for 90 seconds.   I put the Heinz turkey and mushroom low fat gravy on the turkey along with a 1/3rd of the Near East rice mixture and a about 2 cups of the stuffing on a dinner plate.  I also put one third of a cold 16 ounce can of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce in a bowl.  I refrigerated the leftovers in Rubbermaid containers.   I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.

Pictures of the Thanksgiving Dinner http://mikelouisscott.com/tg2007/ .  The time is one hour ahead, because the Nikon digital camera is still on daylight savings time.

I washed the pots and dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I threw out the garbage, and I checked the Buick wagon oil, and it is topped up to the high marker.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  The only night spots opened was the Railroad Avenue movie theatre and the MacDuff's pub.  Also the Gingerman restaurant was opened on upper Greenwich Avenue.  After my walk, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and then I returned home.  On the Epox and Northgate Syntax computers, I reactivated the beta installations of Vista SP1, so they are good until December 23, 2007, when I can reactivate them again.  I installed updates on them.  I will now eat a piece of pumpkin pie with low fat Cool Whip topping.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/22/07 Thursday 3:40 A.M.:  Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Barnes & Noble.com - Books: England 2008 Calendar, by BrownTrout Publishers, Wall Calendar for $11.69 and Barnes & Noble.com - Books: 2008 Literate Horse Deluxe Wall Calendar, by BrownTrout Publishers Inc., Wall Calendar for $12.59 and $1.62 tax for $28.60 total with free shipping.

Note: <888> 11/22/07 Thursday 3:05 A.M.:  I rearranged the splitters off the high definition cablevision box.  From the out plug, I first put the new 12 inch cable, and then the gold two splitter.  I ran one cable from it to the Daewoo DVD/VCR which is then connected to the Sony television.  I ran a heavy eight inch cable from the two splitter to the gold four splitter, and I have the other four televisions connected to from the four splitter.  They all seem to have sharp reception, and each play the channel on the HDTV cable box.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/07 Wednesday 7:35 P.M.:  I ate the same dinner as last night, but I made the eggs into an omelet.  I will now go back out.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/07 Wednesday 6:35 P.M.:  I did not go to bed until 3 A.M. this morning.  I watched some television.  I ate some peanuts.  The bedroom and bathroom televisions had some interference lines in the cable reception, so I put another two splitter coming off the four splitter by the Sony television, which seems to have improved the reception.  I also took the two splitter off at the Orion bedroom television, so the cable from the living room leads directly into the JCV VCR leading into the Orion television.  It seems to have improved the television reception on both the bedroom and the bathroom televisions.  I woke up at noon today.  I ordered with Free delivery from Staples.com® | Spotlight the heavy box of 5000 sheets of HammerMill paper HammerMill® CopyPlus Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", Case at Staples® for $28.99 and $1.74 tax for $30.73 total.  The paper is suppose to be delivered this coming Monday.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked my mail.  The order for this almost free promo xpdig.com- Great Cleaners: Kaboom NeverScrub toilet cleaning system + Cameo stainless steel cleaner + Brillo pads $1.5 shipped , and for the item that I paid for, I ordered the 10 pack of Brillo lemon soap pads for $2.25, and the other three items and the shipping were free, so the total was $2.25 arrived.  I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I then went by the Porricelli's Food Mart in Cos Cob, and I bought a Boarshead cooked boneless turkey breast for $6.99 a pound for $11.48, two 12 ounce Heinz home-style turkey gravy for $1 each, two 16 ounce Ocean Spray whole cranberry sauce for .79 each, a two pound bag of onions for $2.34, fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.94, and a 6.3 ounce box of Near East long grain and wild rice for $2.59 for $22.87 total.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor, and I put away my purchases.  I opened up a cold four year old 1.5 liter bottle of Rene Junot white wine, and I put half of it up to the red line in the new seltzer bottle, and I sealed it, and I added the seltzer cartridge, so I will have .75 liters of sparkling French white wine in a day. I put the seltzer bottle with the French white wine on the inside of the refrigerator door.  I will use the rest for cooking.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/20/07 Tuesday 10:45 P.M.:  I ate the last piece of pumpkin pie.  I watched some television.  Apparently Henry Kissinger use to make the Rockefeller foreign policy, and I have seen him around this building, so perhaps he or some of his minions are up to mischief.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/20/07 Tuesday 8:55 P.M.:  For the last two days, my Outlook 2007 email program has gobbled up my email and lost it when it crashed.  I can not figure out what is causing that, but also the usual pattern of the last 15 years of the Holiday hacker returning with the same old tricks of system crashes has returned.  The pattern usually happens during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Christmas holiday, the Easter holiday, and the beginning of summer vacation.  I do not think it would be a student returning from school over 15 years, but it could be a teacher taking time off from regular school activity.  I chatted with two security organizations and a friend, and I also left messages with friends and family.  I mentioned that www.ibm.com once made meat scales before they got into the computer business, so possibly some wealthy rancher like Winthrop Rockefeller bought IBM for its meat scale business and now controls IBM's worldwide computer operations.  I know from local reading that the local Watson family at the most controlled two or three percent of the entire company, so someone else must control the Lion's share of the company.  I broke three large eggs in a metal mixing bowl, and I added a few tablespoons of milk and a bit of Italian seasoning.  I mixed it all together with a whisk.  I put three paper towels on a microwave proof dinner plate with five strips of bacon spread on them and two more paper towels on top of the bacon and a microwave cover on top of the plate, and I put it in the microwave oven, and I set it to 4.5 minutes.  I put two slices of dark German bread in the toaster.  I then put a few tablespoons of olive oil and a few pads of a 50% less fat butter in a regular stick proof frying pan, and I brought the fat to a bubble over medium high electric burner heat.  I then started the toaster and microwave oven, and I put the egg mixture in the frying pan.  Once the eggs were about 2/3rd hardened, I mixed them together into soft scrambled eggs, and I put three 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on them, and I added three 2.5 inch by .5 inch by .25 inch slices of Philadelphia 50% less fat cream cheese on the scrambled eggs, and I put the bacon and toast on the plate, and I spread a couple pads of 50% less fat butter on the toast, and I cut it in half.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  Once again I have a lot of intestinal gas from something in other words fart gas.  All I can figure out is that since my diet has not changed much is that with the recent drought in the New York area, the Greenwich, Connecticut reservoir water which is down to a 27% level might have become less pure and more polluted causing the individuals that drink it to get more intestinal gas.  I did see one of the Rockefellers buying four cases of bottled water at the Food Emporium two weeks ago.  However, it could be possibly caused by the Dole pineapple juice that I am using in my breakfast juice mixture.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/07 Tuesday 5:50 P.M.:  I ate about a half cup of peanuts.

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CIO 

Note: <888> 11/20/07 Tuesday 4:30 P.M.:  I woke up while asleep, and I ate about a third of a cup of dry roasted peanuts.  I finally woke up at 11 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up. I went out, and I chatted with neighbors.  It was brought to my attention that Chris Dodd's father was part of the Nuremburg trials, so possibly some of our German neighbors are unfriendly towards Connecticut residents.  I went to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I then returned home.  I picked up the mail.  I will now do some regular computer work.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/20/07 Tuesday 1:00 A.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I will now go through my email.

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 CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/07 Monday 7:50 P.M.:  I woke up at 11 A.M. today.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I drove from exit 2 to exit 5 on I-95 east to put some highway miles on the Buick wagon to clean out the engine a little bit at higher speed.  I then went to the www.thehaircutplace.com , and I got my hair cut short for $22 and $5 tip for $27 total.  I then walked over to the Old Greenwich Rummage Room, and I bought a seltzer bottle for $2 and .12 tax for $2.12.  They have all of their Christmas items on display.  The seltzer bottle is missing its CO2 cartridge holder, but I have spare ones with my other seltzer bottles.  I also have CO2 cartridges, and one use to be able to buy them at the Greenwich Hardware store.  I do not know if they are still available there or not.  I then went out to Tod's Point, and I parked at the southwest picnic area, and I sat out at the southwest picnic area for a while enjoying the grey cloudy view of Manhattan and Long Island.  I chatted with two women from England and a father and son from Missouri.  I then drove over to the  southeast concession area, and the concession stand is still opened, and I chatted with the concession stand operator, and I used the bathroom.  I then went by Staples, and I bought a 2008 Horses calendar by MeadWestvaco www.mead.com Office Products for $9.99 and .60 tax for $10.59 total.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I toured the store, and I chatted with staff.  I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I went by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought a Aces High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  I chatted with a local about the price of tea in China.  I then returned to my car, and I returned home.  I then took a shower to wash off the cut hair off of my head.  Last July 2008, when I got my hair cut, I looked a little bit like Mark Furman, but now that it is even shorter and combed back, I look a bit like Arnold Schwarzenegger, but not as in as good of shape.  Lots of people look the same, but only the www.fbi.gov can tell for sure.  I will now make and eat the same meal as last night.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/07 Monday 2:50 A.M.:  BBC NEWS | UK | Queen releases 60 wedding facts .  CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/07 Monday 2:45 A.M.:  I watched some television.  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie.  I am a bit tired and worn out from the colder weather, so I will now go to bed.  It was suppose to rain yesterday, but it did not.  We are potentially in a drought situation.  Maybe we are in Greenwich, Mongolia instead of Greenwich, Connecticut who knows.  I have to watch my spending, because I have bills to pay at the first of the month.   Walking downtown for hours at a time in the cold weather tends to wear one out a bit, particularly at my age of 57 years.  Lots of people go out in the cold weather hopping between a car and some other warmer destination, but when one is actually outside for a while in cold weather, day after day, week after week, you get use to it, but one also tends to need a bit more rest than when one is warm and comfortable inside all of the time.  One also tends to need a bit more food, since when one is outside in cold weather, one's body tends to burn a lot more calories, than when one is inside in a warmer house.  Since the price of many essential items has gone way up in price recently, although my personal income has remained the same, I am more restricted than ever in my regular activity.  Who knows I could make like a bear and hibernate all winter.  Stay warm and enjoy the morning.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/18/07 Sunday 11:55 P.M.:  Before going to bed about 6 A.M. this morning, I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  I woke up at 4 P.M. this afternoon.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I chatted with two relatives.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I chatted with a neighbor and a neighbor's relative.  As I was driving out the driveway, I noticed at the apartment complex across the street somebody had thrown a vase and an urn out in the street, and I got out of my car, and I picked them up out of the street, and I put them on the side of the parking area.  I then went downtown to CVS, and I bought two 16 ounce lightly salted CVS dry roasted peanuts for $1.99 each jar, buy one get one free of 2.6 ounce Right Guard Xtreme Arctic Refresh invisible solid anti-perspirant deodorant for $3.69 both, a 100 capsule Life Fitness flush free niacin for $8.99 and at buy one get one free prices a 100 capsule Life Fitness 100 softgels odorless 1000 mg. garlic worth $6.99 for free, and .22 tax for $16.88 total.  I then drove downtown a bit further, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.   I stopped by CVS again, and I bought a Benflnt Salone Professional Style Hair Clippers for $5.99.  I completed my walk, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area again, and I stopped by MacDuff's and I chatted briefly with somebody from England that was drinking Guinness beer and Bailey's Irish Crème.  I then returned back to my car.  I then returned home.  I put away my purchases.  Today is Queen Elizabeth II's and Prince Philips' Diamond 60th wedding anniversary Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy .  I will now make my regular sautéed burger with onions and cheese meal with stream broccoli crowns and baby carrots and flavored rice, which I will eat with a glass of iced tea.  CIO     

End of Scott's Notes week of 11/18/07:

Note: <888> 11/18/07 Sunday 4:35 A.M.:  Geeks.com - New Arrivals for the week of 17.NOV.07 $1.99 shipping on $50

Note: <888> 11/18/07 Sunday 2:50 A.M.:  I woke up at 9 A.M. this past morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until 2 P.M..  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie.  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I walked around the building, and I picked up my mail.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I put the artificial Christmas wreath with ornaments on my front door.  I put out the small artificial Christmas tree on a small teak stand on the wicker breakfast tray on the living room window ledge.  I moved the items from the breakfast tray. I put the brass statue of two horses on the Northgate Syntax monitor.  I put the light blue round Swedish globe on top of the bookcase speaker above the Sony television.  I moved the pictures of British Royalty on top of the Minolta laser printer to the right of the server, and I moved a family picture to the far right of the window shelf.  I plugged in the lights on the Christmas tree to the Kensington control panel that controls the other lights, so they come on with the apartment light switch at the door.  I moved the four white and gold butter plates to the front of the breakfast tray with one of the two pineapple and one of the two nutcracker butter knives on each stack of two butter plates.  I have thus set up my Christmas decorations.  I then showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by the Greenwich Automotive Exxon service station, and I put 35 PSI rear and 30 PSI front of air in the tires.  I filled up the gasoline tank with $19 of premium self service gasoline at $3.699 a gallon for 5.137 gallons for 50.7 miles driving this past week at 9.87 miles per gallon driving mostly in heavier local traffic with current odometer reading at 115,604.3 miles.  I then cleaned the windows on the outside.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  The Greenwich taxi cabs are using the north side of the station, since the south side of the train station is being repaved.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center.  I stopped by the ATM machine at the Chase Bank.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 1 gallon containers of Splash windshield cleaner for $1.49 each plus .18 tax for $3.16 total.  I then finished my walk, and I put one jug in the rear driver's side compartment, and the other jug in the rear driver's side against the tail gate.  If one were going further north into colder areas, one would add the concentrate antifreeze windshield washer to the gallon container, so it would not freeze in sub zero Fahrenheit temperatures.  People do go north of here in the winter for such activities as skiing in the mountains if they ever get snow.  I then went to Zen stationary, and I bought for a dollar Barbeque Bucks scratch card, but I lost.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 34 ounce frozen Mrs. Smith's Cherry pie for $2 and a frozen 34 ounce Mrs. Smith Pumpkin pie for $2, three 14.5 ounce cans of College Inn chicken broth for $2 all, two Granny Smith apples for $1.49 a pound for $1.48, Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for $1.45, two bulbs of garlic at $2.99 a pound for .90, a 10 ounce box of mushrooms for $1.99, and a red pepper at $2.49 a pound for $1.82 for $13.64 total.  I put my purchases in the car, and then I went back, and I bought a loaf of Arnold Dark German bread for $2.50.  I then returned home.  I put away my purchases.  I made up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pbf.htm , and I ate it with a glass of iced tea and a piece of pumpkin pie.  I then chatted with an out of town security official about the drought conditions in this area.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/07 Saturday 2:30 A.M.:  I watched some television.  I will now go to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/17/07 Saturday 12:55 A.M.:  I ate the last of the same meal as the last three nights.  I watered the plants.  I put more white vinegar in the scent bowl in the living room.  I threw out the garbage, and the old periodical literature.  I mailed the newspaper article copies in the mail room downstairs.  Instead of mixing my five mixture juice in the morning, I mixed it up in a 64 ounce juice container to have available for breakfast or whenever.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/16/07 Friday 10:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative at 9 A.M..  I woke up at 11:30 A.M., when the building custodian delivered two packages from the mail.  The order for two Strong Arm Liftgate Window Lift Supports for $24.99 each LIFT SUPPORTS - GAS-CHARGED REPLACEMENTS - JCWhitney Replacement auto parts Parts less 15% discount of $7.50 with promo code "BESHKX7" plus $8.99 standard shipping for $51.47 total arrived, and the Trail Model Soft-Shell Jacket: Jackets at L.L.Bean for $29.95 in extra large in colonial red with free 5 to 7 day shipping for $29.95 total arrived.  I hung the new red jacket in the right living room closet.  It can be worn on rainy or damp days, since it is waterproof, or it could be worn on a colder day as an inner shell.  I installed the two window lift supports on the rear window on the Buick wagon.  They remove and reattach by removing the small circular clamps on each end with a small screw driver.  Thus the rear window opens and closes properly now.  I left the old supports in the rear cargo area.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  Earlier I picked up the mail.  I used a bottle brush to clean out the film from the upper toilet tank, and then I put in a new blue toilet tablet.  I went out, and I went by the George Weston Bakeries by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two six packs of New York Everything bagels for $1.79 a six pack, a 21 ounce Entenmann's pumpkin pie for $2.25, a 14 ounce bag of Arnold Premium herbal stuffing for $2.79 for $8.62 total.  I then went by Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought two quarts of Cartrol 10W40 oil for $3 each and .36 tax for $6.36 total.  I put them in the driver's side rear storage compartment where the spare antifreeze is.   I then went out to Grass Island, and I walked around the park out there.  I noticed that a former neighbor's boat is still in the water, and it has not been taken in for the winter.  I then went down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I enjoyed the clear cold view of Long Island sound over to Long Island.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I used the bathroom at the Senior Center before and after.  During my walk, I stopped by the ATM machine at the Chase Bank, and I stopped by CVS, and I picked up a prescription.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I made five copies of a newspaper article for 50 cents total.  I chatted with the Library Security Guard about natural wildlife I have run into in America in my explorations.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/16/07 Friday 5:20 A.M.:  I downloaded Vista SP1 RC1 full install and upgrade, and I burned them to DVD.  However, you can not install them over the earlier version of Vista SP1, and I do not think at this time it is necessary to reconfigure my beta machines, so I will keep them for archival purposes.  I watched a bit of television.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/07 Friday 1:55 A.M.:  jackdaniels.com is probably the last thing we still export in America that anyone wants overseas.  This morning before going to bed, I ate two bowls of goldfish crackers.  I just ate another bowl, and I finished off the box.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/07 Friday 1:30 A.M.:  After dinner, I relaxed a bit.  I went downstairs, and I picked up my mail.

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Note: <888> 11/15/07 Thursday 8:05 P.M.:  I woke up at noon today.  I chatted with a relative.  A relative of my relative's died in Greenwich this past Tuesday.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I dropped off the package for UPS to return the two analog cable boxes.  I then went by CVS, and I returned the faulty Philips 25 foot coaxial cable for a $6.15 refund.  I then went to my usual 3 P.M. appointment.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought a Holiday Doubler scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I chatted with a computer person there.  I stopped by the ATM machine at the Chase Bank.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 80 ounce Cheer detergent with color guard for $3.99 each, two CVS sensitive skin shaving gel for $2.29 each, and a 12 pack of CVS disposable twin blades for $4.99 and a second package for $2.49 and $1.20 tax for $21.24 total.  I also got $2 cash back with a coupon.  I also filled out a coupon form with my email address, and they will email me a $4 off coupon.  I finished my walk, and I returned home.  I brought up my purchases.  I put them away.  I will now reheat and eat half of the remaining vermicelli and goulash sauce meal from last night, which I will put some grated parmesan cheese on with a glass of iced tea.  CIO     

Note: <888> 11/15/07 Thursday 5:45 A.M.:  I woke up yesterday at 9 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until 3 P.M..  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a relative.  I surfed the internet.  I went outside, and I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I put about three tablespoons of olive oil in a stick proof frying pan along with three pads of 50% less fat butter, and I peeled and diced a medium large onion, and I turned on the electric burner heat to medium high, and once the fat began to bubble, and I added the onions, and two eight ounce London Broil hamburgers that I chopped into small half inch cubic pieces, and I added the beef to the frying pan, and I seasoned it with Italian seasoning, ground black pepper, and garlic powder.  I then lightly browned the meat and blanched the onions, once they were ready, I put it all in a three quart pot, and I added a 26 ounce jar of Franceso Rinaldi tomato sauce, and I set the pot on medium high electric burner heat, and I then used the Cuisine Art slice blade to slice about 3/4th of a pound of baby carrots that I added and I used the chopping blade to chop about a half pound of broccoli crowns, and I added them, and I mixed them together.  I then used the shredding blade to shred about a eighth of a pound of New York Extra sharp cheddar cheese that I added, and I added slices of 4 ounces of Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese, and I also added about a fourth of a cup of Kikkoman soy sauce and seasoned it all with a half dozen dashes of Frank's hot sauce, Italian seasoning, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and Red Cayenne pepper.  I mixed it all together, and once it was bubbling I covered it, and simmered it on low electric burner heat for about 20 minutes.  At the same time, I put three quarts of water in a five quart pot, and I added a teaspoon of olive oil and a few dashes of sea salt, and I brought it to a boil, and I added a 16 ounce box of Ronzoni vermicelli, and I boiled it for 8 minutes.  I then used a colander to drain the vermicelli, and I put one third on a dinner plate, and I put the other two thirds in a flat Rubbermaid container, and I put one third of the sauce on the noodles, and I put the other two thirds in a Rubbermaid container.  I put a few grated tablespoons of parmesan cheese on the meal, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I cleaned up the kitchen.  I chatted with a relative.  I made up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .  I then showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by the ATM machine at the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue.  I then went by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a two pack of Heavy Duty F connectors for coaxial cable for $1.49 RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: Connectors & connectivity: A/V connectors & adapters: Crimp-On RG-59 "F" Connector (2-Pack) and .09 tax for $1.58 total.  I then bought a Gold Series 15-1235 75-0hm Coax 4-way splitter/combiner for $12.99 RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Adapters, splitters & amplifiers: 4-Way Splitter and .78 tax for $13.77 total.  I then went back by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought a 25 foot Philips coaxial cable for $5.99 and .36 tax for $6.35 total.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I walked up Arch street for a change on my way up and across Grigg street and back up the Avenue.  I sat out for a while.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  They have a new manager from Cuba.  I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.  I then returned home.   I then removed the two analog Cablevision boxes from the Sony television and the Orion bedroom television.  I moved the Cablevision High Definition Digital box to on top of the Sony television in the living room.  I removed a defective 25 foot Philips cable that ran from the wall to the cable box, and I replaced it with a 10 foot cable that I took off the high definition setup on the computer. I then used a three foot cable in its place.  I use a short piece of good coaxial cable to connect the four splitter to the cable box, and I connected to it with another cable to a two splitter the bathroom and the Orion television in the bathroom.  I connected the Sony and the kitchen television to the four splitter.  I ran the new Philips 25 foot cable to the switch box for the HDTV setup on the computer.  All five televisions work clear as a bell of the High Definition cable box with all channels available, so they have more channels available, but they will always be the same on all of the televisions.  I packaged up the two cable boxes and the remotes in a box with a free UPS mailing sticker to return them.  Once Cablevision receives them, I will have two less $6 charges on my bill each month.  When I chatted with Cablevision, they told me the rates will be going up in December.  I took about six hours to all of that and test the cables and getting them all to work right.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to chill.  I was outbid for the dime bank, so I won't be buying it.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will be up at noon for my 3 P.M. appointment.   CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/07 Wednesday 1:50 A.M.:  I called up Microsoft to let them know that their anti piracy telephone number 1-800-RU-LEGIT does not work.

Note: <888> 11/14/07 Wednesday 12:05 A.M.:  SwissEduc: Stromboli Online - Stromboli photos

Note: <888> 11/13/07 Tuesday 10:35 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I will go through my email soon.  This is the television that I bought used for $40 today 13″ to 20″ Direct View TV - C-13110 and JVC | Canada | Archived Products C-13110 and Amazon.com: JVC C13110 13" TV: Electronics and Compare Prices and Read Reviews on JVC C-13110 13" TV at Epinions.com.  It says it was manufactured January 2000, but it could have been sold a year or two later.  It seems the JVC line of products www.jvc.com is a more expensive line of electronics.  According to this old advertisement link JVC C13110 13" TV , it sold new for $229.95, so I would say it is probably a pretty good television.  I could probably improved the reception better with a better short cable of the cable box and a better splitters, but it seems to work fine for now.  I am just using an inexpensive CVS 25 foot coaxial cable on it.  Yes it came with the remote control, but I change the channels with the living room cable box, so I get more channels.  Need to go through my email now.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/07 Tuesday 6:15 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went downtown, and I went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went by the Senior and the Arts center, and I found a free parking place in front, so I sat outside for a while.  I then walked over to the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop, and I bought a year 2000 JVC 12 inch color television with remote control for $40.  I then went back to the Senior and the Arts center, and I picked up my car, and I went back by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop, and I picked up the JVC television.  I then went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street again.  I then returned home, and I brought up the television.  I moved the bumble lamp from the bathroom bookcase, and I put it on the telephone table by the toilet.  I usually keep that light on all of the time like a night light.  I put the JVC television on the bookcase to the left as one enters the bathroom.  I connected its power to the extension cord at the base of the bookcase.  I then disconnected the 25 foot coaxial cable from the Northgate Syntax computer connected to the splitter on the floor at the far end of the sofa.  I also disconnected the two splitter at that location. I put in another two splitter, and I ran a shorter cable from it to the Northgate Syntax computer.  It may or may not work on the Northgate Syntax computer, since half of its clamps are missing, but I can get another cable for it later. I took a short six inch coaxial cable, and I refitted its fitting so it is tighter and more secure, and I used it to connect the two splitter to the other two splitter coming off the Sony television Cablevision digital television box, and I connected the 25 foot coaxial cable from the two splitter, and I strung it along the far wall into the bathroom, and I connected it up the JVC television.  I set the setting on the JVC television, and I have it tuned to channel 3, so whatever channel the living room television cable box is playing it will also play on the bathroom and the kitchen televisions.  The reception is perfect on the JVC television, so now one can watch television from the potty in the bathroom.  The bathroom does not have windows, so nobody would know anyone was in the apartment watching television if you get my drift.  I will leave the living room cable box turned on, so the three TVs will work, when the living room Sony television is turned off.  I usually have my Cable Boxes set to the default www.foxnews.com channel 67.   I thus have four regular televisions in the apartment plus the high definition television setup on the Vista computer, plus all four computers in the living room have TV cards, so by my count that makes 9 television setups.   Thus I do have a news room or multimedia setup along with all of my other office equipment.  I find that with the higher price of fuel, I am spending more time at home, so I am actually watching a bit more television than usual.  What else can one do for $2 to $3 a day?  I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/07 Tuesday 12:15 P.M.:  I went out, and I chatted with some neighbors.  I picked up my mail.  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with a dill pickle and potato chips and a glass of iced tea.  I will now go back downtown on an errand.  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/13/07 Tuesday 11:15 A.M.: I went out after the last note, but I did not walk in the rain.  I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought four 8 ounce 1/3rd less fat Philadelphia cream cheese for $1 each, two 40 ounce boxes of Salada green tea for $2.50 each box, a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $3, and six 9 ounce frozen Green Giant vegetables for $1 each, two spinach, two broccoli, one peas, and one broccoli and carrots, and a six 9 ounce frozen Green Giant teriyaki vegetables for $1.29 for $19.72 total.  I then went by CVS, and I bought three 12 mega roll packages of Scott toilet paper for $6.49 a 12 pack and $1.17 tax for $20.64 total.  I then went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went down to the center of town, and it was too late in the morning to walk, since I would have had to pay to park.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I chatted with a young Greek fellow from Norwalk.  He told me CompUSA is not there anymore.  I looked at the used televisions, and they have some there for $10.  I could use a smaller one which I could put in the bathroom.  My relative in Kennebunkport, Maine has a small Sharp television in the basement that is not being used, so I might bring it down next time I go up there in the coming spring.  I would use it in the bathroom, but I never used the other one in the bathroom before, so I do not really need it, since I do not sit on the throne for long periods or times, and I do not take baths only showers.  I then returned home.  I brought up my purchases.  I reported to a local security organization that the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop has a 5 foot by 3 foot slightly used nylon U.S.A. flag for sale for $10 in case they feel like replacing the one at the veterans monument across the street from the senior and the arts center.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/07 Tuesday 7:25 A.M.:  I showered, and I cleaned up earlier.  I will now put on some rainy weather clothes, and I will go out for a morning walk.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/07 Monday 1:35 A.M.:  I noticed there are three more of the same dime banks here j chein co, Vintage, Antique Toys, Banks, Registers Vending items on eBay.com , but they are more expensive.  I will take my chances with FDR40.  A little while ago, I just had a psychic impression that somebody stole Jimmy Eldert's old cherry red Porsche in Miami Beach, while he was stopping over on his way back down to Key West, Florida for the season.  It seems like me as he gets older, he is getting absent minded, and what he does not know is that it was not stolen, he forgot where he parked it.  Maybe that is why I have not been hacked on my computers recently.  He is probably traveling, and he is the only computer nerd that I know in my network of friends that would waste his time hacking me, but what is the motive.  It would seem to me, it would be easier to call and have a chat, but he is into such high tech electronic surveillance, he does not trust the telephone.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/11/07 Sunday 10:45 P.M.:  I went through my email.  I will now do some system maintenance.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/07 Sunday 9:00 P.M.:  I reheated and ate the same Chinese chicken stir fry dinner with rice that I ate last night.  I chatted with a relative.  While I was at the Greenwich Library today, I checked out the book "Mastering Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise" by Mark Minasi and John Paul Mueller.  Hopefully, I will have the time to take a look at it.  It is cool enough in the apartment now, although the living room thermometer says 72 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room, with the draft from the tower fan that moves the electric heat around from the electric radiators, I might start wearing my full length long underwear soon.  I put this list together two years ago Men's Mostly Long Underwear and Long Johns and http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/lj.htm .  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/11/07 Sunday 6:45 P.M.:   I woke up at 5 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until 9 A.M..  I chatted with a relative. I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I dress warmly to go out.  I went out at 11:30 A.M..  I went by the Food Emporium, and I bought four 16 ounce boxes of Land-O-Lakes 50% less fat butter for $1.99 each box, a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm whole wheat goldfish crackers for $6.99, and a 40 bag box of Salada green tea for $2.50.  I then went by the CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought buy one get one free of Nature Made 300 count Super B-Complex with vitamins C for $19.99 both, Nature Made Vitamin E 400 I.U. dl-Alpha 300 count for $17.99 both, Nature Made 100 count Vitamin C 1,000 mg. for $9.39 both, two six ounce tubes of Aquafresh White and Shine tooth paste for $4.99 both, two 13 ounce Palmolive antibacterial dishwashing detergent for $1.49 each, a 96 table of CVS antacid fruit tablets for $3.79, a 100 yards of CVS mint flavored dental floss for $1.99, a 7 ounce can of CVS sensitive skin shave gel for $2.29, a two pack of essence of beauty combs for $2.49 both combs, three 15 ounce Alberto VO5 kiwi and lime conditioner for .99 each, a 15 ounce Alberto VO5 kiwi and lime shampoo for .99 plus $1.12 Connecticut 6% state tax for $70.98 total.  I put my purchases in the car, and then I walked over the Chase Bank ATM machine on Mason Street.  I then went back to CVS, and I bought two 15 ounce Palmolive antibacterial dishwashing soap for $1.49 each less $2 CVS coupon and .06 tax for $1.04.  I then bought a Tums extra strength 72 count fruit flavored antacid tablets for $4.99 less a $2 off CVS Tums coupon, less a $2 off CVS coupon for .99 total.  I then bought a 100 yards of CVS mint flavored dental floss for $1.99 less a $2 off CVS coupon for 0 cents.  I then drove down Greenwich Avenue further, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought a "24K Gold" scratch card for a dollar, but I lost.  They have put in a raised walk ramp at the cross walk in front of the north side of the Greenwich Train station, so hopefully cars will slow down for pedestrians.  I still think it might be simpler to put in a pedestrian cross walk stop light.  I chatted with an older retired citizen looking for discarded cans.  I told him about Wiley Middleton in Fort Lauderdale back around 1976.  I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a 3 inch by 5 inch flag of the State of Florida for $2.95 plus .18 tax for $3.13 total.  The one that I sent up to Kennebunkport, Maine this summer seemed to have disappeared.  They are putting in new flooring and rearranging the Greenwich Hardware store shelves.  I then went by CVS, and I bought a 5 ounce bag of Gold Emblem Mediterranean Blend trail mix with raisins,  walnuts, figs, apricots, almonds, pistachios, cherries, blueberries, and hazelnuts for $1.59.  I sat out on the bench across the street from the Gingerman Cafe, and I ate them for a late lunch.   I completed my walk.  I sat out for a while.  I am such a constant fixture on Greenwich Avenue, the younger generation does not chat with me, since they do not want to appear old.  However, if they are lucky, they might be fortunate enough to grow old gracefully too.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I chatted with some of the patrons and the staff.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a two pack of 1.75 ounce Stop and Shop blue toilet tablets for $2.69, a 1.25 liter bottle of CareOne antiseptic citrus mouth wash for $2.50, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound for $3, and organic green bananas at .79 a pound for $2.03 plus .31 tax for $13.52 total.  I then returned home.  I brought up my purchases.  I will now put them away.  If one spends a bit of time outside in the cold weather, it helps if one dresses warmly.  I was out for 5 hours today, and most of the time was outside, but I was dressed warmly.  I have plenty of winter clothes. I put the Florida flag in the same stand as the Swiss flag on top of the Sony television in the living room. CIO   

Note: <888> 11/10/07 Saturday 7:30 P.M.:  BBC NEWS | Europe | Mafia's 'Ten Commandments' found

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Note: <888> 11/10/07 Saturday 5:25 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  Instead of cooking the dinner that I cooked the last four nights, I changed the menu.  I made up a batch of Chinese stir fry.  I made up a batch of flavored rice http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsrice.htm .  I took out my Chinese wok, and I added about four tablespoons of olive oil and four pads of 50% less fat butter.  I then peeled and minced six cloves of garlic, and I added them to the wok.  I then took two boneless skinless breast of chicken, and I cut them into half inch to a third inch by one to 1.5 inch strips.  I then peeled and diced two medium onions.  I then cut into small half inch to 3/4th inch chunks about 3/4th of a pound of broccoli crowns.  I then cut into quarters lengthwise about 45 baby carrots.  I then turned on the electric burner heat underneath the Wok to medium high, and  once the fat was bubbling, I added a the chicken and onions, and I sautéed it all until the chicken was lightly browned.  I seasoned it with ground black pepper, garlic powder, oregano, Old Bay Seasoning, red cayenne pepper, chicken boullion seasoning and Italian seasoning.  After a few minutes of stirring the ingredients, I added the carrots and broccoli, and I mixed it all together with more seasoning and a couple more tablespoons of olive oil and a teaspoon of sesame oil.  I cooked the ingredients for about 8 minutes stirring them regularly, which is why they called it stir fry.  I then added about a fourth of a cup of Kikkoman soy sauce, and I mixed it all together, and I continued cooking the ingredients for about another four minutes stirring them frequently.  I use a large wooden spoon to stir the ingredients with.  I then added half the rice to a large dinner plate spread over the plate, and I spread half the cooked stir fry ingredients over the rice.  I put the remaining food in two separate Rubbermaid containers with lids, and I refrigerated them.  I ate the meal with a glass of iced tea, and then I cleaned up the kitchen.  I then went outside, and I walked around the outside of the building.  I then picked up my mail, and I chatted with some neighbors.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 11/10/07:

Note: <888> 11/10/07 Saturday 2:35 P.M.:  I watched some television.  I went through my email.  www.kenradio.com seems to still be surviving on the internet, but he was one of the original developers of AutoCad, so he might have some money left.  Well, I have been here all day, and I am spending more time at home, because with the higher prices of gasoline, it probably costs me about $2 to $3 to drive downtown and back, and particularly in the daytime, when one is idling in traffic.  I only live a mile from the Greenwich Library, and probably one of the most deluxe Automobile Rows in America is in between, and for the low budget traveler in between there is a www.mcdonalds.com , www.wendys.com , and Dunkin' Donuts Coffee | Buy Coffee Beans Online .  However, one could always investigate the Food Emporium and the Stop and Shop near the Greenwich Library.  Unfortunately the www.exxon.com gasoline station in between has been taking most of my spare money.  With winter coming, I might have additional expenses, so since I am currently warm and comfortable at home, there is not point venturing out downtown, since everyone ignores me, because I smoke cigarettes.  Not that everyone does not smoke cigarettes, but since there are no places inside downtown where one can smoke a cigarettes, it seems most cigarette smokers prefer to remain comfortable at home.  I do not think they allow smoking in pubs anymore, so the few people whom still smoke cigarettes are left to outside benches in public, which can be uncomfortable on a cold or damp day.  I might quit smoking some time soon, but I doubt if I will find the people anymore interesting, since about the only thing the non smokers can figure out to do is to sit inside www.starbucks.com .  If you can recall what people use to do before Starbucks, they probably walked a little bit more in terms of mall hopping or some other past times.  Thus the non smoking Starbucks generation seems to be getting lazier.  From what I know people whom spend a lot of time out in the general public in the daytime, have a common excuse for being unemployed, and they say they are self employed.  However, after several years of sitting in Starbucks, I think most of the locals know they are really unemployed, hoping to get lucky.  Since they do not have home offices, they must be trying to get lucky some other way in terms of their personal presentation and face to face meetings.  Perhaps they are all just bored to death.  I generally find walks at night more enjoyable since with less people around, one can walk at a normal pace instead of dodging pedestrian traffic in the day time.  Having been a professional observer having been a photographer since 1962, I tend to have better observation skills than the average person whom just put down a book.  However, I have seen so much in my life, I tend to keep it all in perspective.  The first thing that happens when one visits older European cities, is that one notices the buildings are not as large as in American cities, so one should have the same attitude about downtown Greenwich, Connecticut versus downtown Manhattan.  If one has some spare funds, one can have an enjoyable day in the country out here, whatever one might do.  I know on rainy days, some people actually go to the movies in the daytime.  During my slow times, I like watching cooking programs on television, although I seldom cook anything too complicated.  The reason I do not try making new friends in anymore is that it tends to cost me money which I can not afford, and the reason that old friends and family ignore me is that it tends to cost them money which they can not afford.  It is the nature of the downturn in our local economy that people whom once had a bit of spare money, now have to learn how to get by with less money.  Having lived on a low budget economy for most of my adult life, I am use to micromanaging my financial affairs.  I can not even justify a $22 round trip on Metro North into Manhattan to be ignored by the younger generation.  I did have the Salvation Army call me up for a donation yesterday.  I sometimes give a dollar to www.gop.com , so I stay on their records.  However, if the general population elects a president from the democrat party, I probably will quit paying for Digital Cable Television, so I would have about $73 more a month spend on other more enjoyable activities like filling up my fuel tank to make more frequent trips out to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich to be ignored by the people in Old Greenwich whom tend to be polite, but they are a very clannish group of people, and if they do not know you, they do not chat with you.  Since I have probably lived in Greenwich, Connecticut longer than most residents I have my own two cents to add, when I chat with people whom seem to know everything.  Having a private school education, we were taught to use certain social behavior patterns like manners which hopefully lead to B&B, Background and Breeding.  However, having dealt with the general public for so many years, I frequently forget parlor manners, and now that I tend to be getting hard of hearing in my older age, I can not always hear what other people are talking about anyway.  Since most people seem to be focused on the printed and broadcast media, and since a great many people in that media drink alcohol, people whom enjoy that media are following what people whom drink alcohol follow, and sooner or later the owners of that media try to get you interested in drinking alcohol, so they can make some money.  Having grown up down south, before I moved here in 1961, I tend to enjoy http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .  However, several people whom I know seem to drink alcohol, and they seem to function in terms of their other associates whom drink alcohol, but from what I know just because they watch the Evening news, does not mean they know it all.  Well, I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then make and eat the same dinner as the last four nights.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/07 Saturday 11:50 A.M.:  I napped in the recliner for a while, and I watched some television.   I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/10/07 Saturday 7:45 A.M.:  I woke up at 5 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener. I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I bottom fished on the internet.  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 8:05 P.M.:  I ate the same meal as the last three nights.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 6:35 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  For the rear window supports on the Buick wagon I ordered two Strong Arm Liftgate Window Lift Supports for $24.99 each LIFT SUPPORTS - GAS-CHARGED REPLACEMENTS - JCWhitney Replacement auto parts Parts less 15% discount of $7.50 with promo code "BESHKX7" plus $8.99 standard shipping for $51.47 total.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 4:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Housing Authority, and I paid my rent for November 2007 to them with a check.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, but they were closed today.  I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station, and I bought $28.01 of premium self service gasoline at $3.659 a gallon for 7.654 gallons and 78.9 miles driving since October 25, 2007 at 10.30 miles per gallon with a current odometer reading of 115,553.4.  I checked the tires for 35 PSI rear and 30 PSI front.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a neighbor.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 2:30 P.M.:  I chatted with the secretary of somebody whom once knew http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm .  I chatted with a relative.  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with a dill pickle and potato chips and a glass of iced tea.  I received my Connecticut Renter's Rebate for $315.80, so it is less this year than the $850 I got last year.  I will now go out and put it in the bank, and I will stop by the Greenwich Housing Authority to pay my rent.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 12:50 P.M.:  Biltmore Email Newsletter

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 11:00 A.M.:  I went outside, and I moved my car to its usual place.  I picked up some paper, cans, and bottles lying around the building.  I found a dollar bill.  I emptied the ashtray by the smoker's bench by the north entrance.  I walked around the outside of the building.  My order for 10 cartons New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box from www.ordersmokesdirect.com is suppose to be delivered today according to USPS - Track & Confirm .  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/07 Friday 10:00 A.M.:  I woke up at 3:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I watered the plants, and I put more white vinegar in the scent bowl underneath the Sony television in the living room.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I did my house cleaning.   I ate two bowls of goldfish crackers with some iced tea.

Maybe this will drive down the price of oil Oil discovery rocks Brazil - CNN.com .

CIO    

Note: <888> 11/08/07 Thursday 8:00 P.M.:  Earlier today, my debit account was charged $36.03 for the final payment of three payments on the General Electric maintenance contract on my General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control.  Thus the maintenance contract is paid up through September 12, 2008.  I made and ate the same dinner as the last two nights.  I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.:  I watched a little bit of television.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 8:55 P.M.:  I woke up at 6 P.M..  I reheated the same boneless breast of chicken dinner with vegetables and rice with a glass of iced tea as yesterday.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 12:05 P.M.:  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with a dill pickle and potato chips and a glass of iced water.  I went outside, and I threw away the garbage.  I picked up my mail.  My rent statement from the Greenwich Housing Authority still did not come.  I did not bother to shower and clean up.  I will now put the computer on standby, and I will take a nap.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 11:15 A.M.:  I watched a travel program about Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.  I watched part of the www.whitehouse.gov dinner for the President of France Elysee.fr | Présidence de la République.  It appears the French do not do much anymore but grow grapes and take tropical vacations.  Of course I have been to France in the winter, and I know they take naps in the afternoon.  The streets of Paris are full of shops selling baked chickens, before they close at nap time.  Of course, they also do not eat dinner until after 10 P.M. at night.  I have never figured out when they wake up in the morning.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. I opened up a 14 ounce bag of M&M Halloween peanut candies, and I put them in a glass bowl on the far end of the brass and glass coffee table.  I chatted with a relative.  I guess I will go ahead and shower and clean up in case my rent statement comes, and then I will be ready to pay my rent.  Basically Greenwich, Connecticut revolves around a large amount of mundane errands to keep the household running.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 9:15 A.M.:  Space Shuttle due to land at Cape Canaveral today at 1:02 P.M. NASA - Space Shuttle. 

Note: <888> 11/07/07 Wednesday 9:05 A.M.:  I woke up at 5:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I chatted with www.ordersmokesdirect.com , and they told me that my order should ship soon.  They told me the Sky Dancer cigarette from Oklahoma is a lighter all natural cigarette.  I am in the process of making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 10:20 P.M.:  I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I ate the last piece of blueberry pie.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 8:25 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went to my 3 P.M. meetings.   I chatted with some locals outside my 3 P.M. meeting.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a couple of neighbors.  I was told at my meeting that at the Shell Station across from the Y.M.C.A., cigarettes cost $7.50 a package, so if you smoke tobacco, you might try looking into www.ordersmokesdirect.com .  However, if one lives in Connecticut, you can not use a credit card to buy them from the Seneca Indians in upstate New York, you can only do a bank account withdrawal, which takes a few extra days to activate on one's first order.  I know cigarettes are not healthy for you, but it is the nature of some people whom work and volunteer in the New York City area, we can at times have more stressful activity, so for people whom smoke cigarettes, it helps them relax.  I even have a professional medical advisor, whom advises me that if it reduces stress for me it is healthier.  The one time I tried to quit smoking cigarettes in 1975 for nine months, I ended up camping outside for most of the time possibly getting Lyme Disease, and with all of the extra energy I had I was in very good shape, but since I am mostly an academic sort, most of my academic friends did not appreciate me having that much energy.  At my age, I will have to quit or cut way back some time soon, but frequently when I try to quit some major disaster happens, and one ends up needing a cigarette.  I chatted with two relatives.  One of my relatives wanted to know where I got my Nikon digital camera.  Here are the links at www.adorama.com , and when ordering if you do, use Chris N. as sales representative.

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 2:00 P.M.:  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will get ready to go out for my 3 P.M. appointment today.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 1:55 P.M.:  I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I called up an associate of http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm , and I briefed them on my latest sighting of Fred last February at the Microsoft Conference in Hauppauge, Long Island at the Hyatt Hotel out there.  The conference was next to MacArthur airport, so although there were about 5,000 people there, for all I know they flew in and flew out for the conference.  Fred was the only there I recall that had a tan, so maybe he is living down south some place, where you can have a tan in February.  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with a dill pickle and potato chips and a glass of iced tea.  I also ate a piece of blueberry pie.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 11:10 A.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I went by the Chase Bank ATM machine on Mason street, and I deposited my two $20 Symantec rebate checks.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I think they should build after hours public bathroom facilities in the new public safety building they are building downtown.  I noticed they are improving the night lighting and the crosswalk at the north side of the Greenwich train station passenger terminal.  It looks like they might be putting in a pedestrian cross walk light, so pedestrians can stop the traffic to cross the street.  The downtown area with all of the offices downtown is quite busy, so obviously the town has to improve some of its basic traffic pattern engineering.  Sooner or later, they are also going to have traffic lights and cross walk lights on Greenwich Avenue, when the traffic officers are off duty.  It is not a matter of esthetics, it a matter of the town observing the engineering laws and regulations of the state of Connecticut in high volume areas.  After my walk, I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 14 ounce M&M peanut candies in Halloween colors for $1.64 each bag, a 10 pound bag of Carolina enriched rice for $5.99, a 5 ounce bottle House of Tsang Pure Hot Chili Sesame Seed Oil for $2.99, a 30 ounce jar of Hellmann's lite mayonnaise for $3.99, two quart jars of Vlassic kosher dill pickle slices for $2 each jar, a 24 ounce container of Progresso Italian seasoned bread crumbs for $2.99, and a gallon of Stop and Shop white vinegar for $3.99 for $27.43 total.  I then went by the New Lebanon school, and I voted.  The new voting procedure is not too complicated.  I said hello to Peter Tesei whom is running for First Selectman, and I told him when I saw former President Bush at church in Kennebunkport, Maine this past summer, I had not seen him since I saw him campaigning at the Greenwich High School, when he was campaigning for vice president.  I guess once people go into politics, they begin to drop from the public eye.  I then returned home, and I put away my groceries.  I had to use my head to hold open the rear window on the Buick wagon.  I could put the groceries in the back seat, but today, there was a truck parked along side the car, so I could not easily put them in the side door.  It was raining this morning, so I used my umbrella, which I keep handy in the car.  In a year Carolina rice has gone from $2.99 for 10 pounds to $5.99 for ten pounds.  White vinegar has gone from $1.79 a gallon to $3.99 a gallon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 5:30 A.M.:  I opened up the package of six boneless chicken breasts, and I put four of them in a large flat Rubbermaid container.   I then rinsed off the other two in cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.   I then put a thin coat of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and on a separate plate, I rubbed the bottom side of the boneless chicken breasts with olive oil, and then I spread a thick coating of Italian seasoned bread crumbs on them, and then I did the same with the top side and the other boneless chicken breasts.   I then put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.  I also made up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsrice.htm to which I also added two teaspoons of Kikkoman soy sauce and oregano Seasoning and chicken bullion seasoning.  I ate half, and I put the other half in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I also steamed in a two quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid about 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns for 15 minutes on medium high electric burner heat, and I put some olive oil on the vegetables.  I put the other baked boneless chicken breast in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  When my family lived in Decatur, Alabama before we moved here in 1961, I recall in Decatur, Alabama, they had both a Borden and a Sealtest dairy processing plants.  In the summer, the milk would taste like a bit like wild onions, since the cattle would eat the wild onions with the grass in their fields.  I was think if they still had the problem, they could use the onion flavored milk to make Onion dip for crackers.  I will now shower and clean up, and I will go out for an early morning walk.  After my walk, I will vote at the New Lebanon school here in Byram.  The polling stations usually open at 7 A.M..  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.  I also have to get four items at the Stop and Shop.  I will also deposit my two $20 Symantec rebates checks at the Chase ATM machine on Mason Street.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 3:45 A.M.:  I lowered the living room thermostat to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, since it is warmer outside, and right now it is 55 degrees Fahrenheit outside.  I ate a piece of blueberry pie.  Today is election day, and according to the flyer I received in the mail yesterday, they have a new voting machine, where one writes one vote on a ballot, and then one sticks it into the new voting machine to register it.  That might slow up the voting process today, since people will have to get use to the new procedure.  With the old machines, they could tell who you voted for.  For example if the two different political parties had an uneven number of candidates, seven clicks might be a republican and six clicks might be a democrat.

Note: <888> 11/06/07 Tuesday 2:40 A.M.: I woke up at 10 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until  A.M..  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/07 Monday 2:10 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I examined the worn out lift supports on the Buick wagon.  Before I order new ones, I will have to read the manual to see how I replace them to make sure that I can do it with the tools I have available.   I picked up my mail. My two $20 rebates on the three license pack of Norton Internet Security 2008 arrived, so it only cost me about $22 after the rebates.  Norton rebates are coming faster these days.  I also received the 21 LEDs Lamp for Bicycle,FREE STANDARD SHIPPING for $9.99, a Kingston 1GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD 1GB Card), Model SD/1GB for $14.65 less $5 off coupon with code "MMTOP5OFF" with free shipping for $19.64 total.  I put three AAA alkaline batteries in the bike light, and it lights up fine.  I tried attaching it to my Mongoose bike, but the small about 1/8th inch support edges that held the round plastic clamp on to the base of the unit broke.  I tried reattaching them with CVS Superglue gel.  It did not hold them though.  I then drilled a larger hole into the base of the unit, and I replace the thumb screw that came with the unit with a larger longer sheet metal screw, and I was able to attach the bike light to the left inner handle bar hanging below it, so it is securely attached and available for use.  It has four different light settings.  I installed the Kingston 1 gigabyte SD card in the Polaroid 3.1 mega pixel camera, so it too is also available for use besides the Nikon digital camera.  My relative is back in the United States of America United Airlines - Flight Detail 870 from Sydney to San Francisco for 13 hours and 26 minutes .  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/05/07 Monday 11:05 A.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I scraped a bit of frost off my car windows.  The rear window on the Buick wagon has small shock absorber supports to keep it opened, and they seem to have worn out.  When I have the funds, I can order new ones and install them.  It is not necessary, but with them the window closes slowly, so it does not break, which would be more costly.  I can order them from www.jcwhitney.com , when I have the funds.  I think they are about $25 apiece LIFT SUPPORTS - GAS-CHARGED REPLACEMENTS - JCWhitney 1995 Buick Roadmaster wagon rear window Parts.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I said good morning to the Republican candidates campaigning at the train station, and I shook hands with Peter Tesei the republican candidate for First Selectman.  I chatted with the Lays potato chip delivery person outside of CVS, and I was told the low salt potato chips are not popular.  I chatted with a golden poodle walker, and the walker told me the golden poodle had come from a shelter.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road.  The new house where the Watson house use to be seems to be mostly finished in stone on the outside.  It seems to be a larger house than it originally looked.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 14 ounce bags of M&M peanut candies pumpkin flavor for half price for $1.64 each bag, a 6 ounce bottle of Gold's hot horse radish for $1.59, a 8 ounce bar of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $2.69, a 8 ounce jar of Bertolli alfredo sauce for $2.50, a 8 ounce container of Stop and Shop grated parmesan and Romano cheese for $2.99, a 15 ounce bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2.19, two top round London Broil steaks for $2.49 a pound less $2 off day old coupon for $9.23, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, Chiquita bananas at .54 a pound for $1.13, and broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound $3.04 for $31.63 total.  I then returned home, and I brought up my purchases.  I chopped the London Broil steaks into 1 to 1.5 inch cubes, and I filled the CuisineArt about 40% full each time with the chopping blade, and I ground the chunks into hamburger, but not too fine, just pulsating it a few times.  I weight the ground meat out into 8 ounce amounts with the kitchen scale, and I formed 9 eight ounce hamburgers about 7/8th inch thick and five inches in diameter.  To form the burger, I first shape it into a ball, and then I compress it on both sides, and then I worked in in around its edges, so it has a neat circular appearance.  I put each 8 ounce hamburger in two old ziplock carrots bags with the air squeezed out.  I then froze them for future use.  I will now eat a baloney and cheese sandwich with potato chips and a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/05/07 Monday 4:55 A.M.:  I ate a piece of blueberry pie.  For some reason on my primary Vista Computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm , the most recent http://java.sun.com add in will not work on the computer.  I knew this when I first installed Vista a year ago.  However, it works on all my other Vista computers.  On the primary Vista computer, I uninstalled the most recent version 3 of Java, and I installed the earlier version "jre1_5_0_02-windows-i586-p" , and Java now works on the primary Vista computer.  Such exciting web sites like Westchester County - AirportMonitor - by Megadata - powered by PASSUR now work.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive to save the changes.  The most recent Java since it works on the other computers without any problems must have the problem caused on the primary Vista computer by a device driver, possibly the older Nvidia drivers on my two Nvidia cards, particularly the older PCI card.  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/05/07 Monday 2:05 A.M.:  Windows Vista Business Edition laptops Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more! Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Laptops .  CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 2:45 P.M.:  I ate a 1/6th of a piece of blueberry pie.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good day.  CIO  

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 1:05 P.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I emptied the outside ashtray by the building's smoker's area bench.  I went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm whole wheat goldfish crackers for $6.99, and two 24 bag boxes of Asian Gourmet Green Tea for $1.59 each box for $10.17 total.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I chatted with a regular.  I chatted with a man with a mixture of a Jack Russell Terrier and a Fox Hound who was wearing a  Churchill Downs hat.  I stopped by CVS, and I picked up the weekly circular.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a Stop and Shop Yesterday's Baked Goods blueberry pie for $2.25, buy one get one free of Thomas' English Muffins 6 packs for $2.99 both, a 64 ounce container of Dole pineapple juice for $3.69, a 64 ounce container of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $3, Stella sliced provolone cheese at $5.99 a pound for $5.90, Wondabar German baloney at $2.79 a pound for $1.37 and $2.83, two 12.5 ounce bags of Lay's 50 less salt potato chips for $2.50 each, two 64 ounce Ocean Spray Cranraspberry juices for $2.50 each, two 48 ounce containers of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $4.49 each, a 15 ounce bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce for $2.19, and a six pack of boneless breasts of chicken for $1.69 a pound for $7.23 for $50.43 total.  I chatted with a couple of the store butchers outside the store.  I noticed while I was chatting with them, I saw somebody pull out of the parking lot with the same burgundy color Buick Roadmaster wagon that I have, and from a distance the fellow even looked a bit like me.  However, on my car, the two front door rubber molding strips on the chrome strips are missing, and I also have in the rear window from left to right Bermuda oval, the USA flag, the Kennebunkport oval, the Greenwich Country Day Alumni oval, and the Great Britain Oval.  I doubt if anyone would have the same stickers by coincidence.  However, having been a neighbor of various local politicians in this area many times and elsewhere, it is not unlikely that they either have a decoy trying to look like me, some foreign agent trying to masquerade as me, or as luck would have it another neighbor that drives the same car and looks like me.  Quite frankly in this country there are a lot of people that look like me, so more than likely one or two of them drive a Buick wagon.  The www.fbi.gov obviously know that, which is why they collect fingerprints to identify people from other people that look the same.  They obviously have more advanced identification methods also.  I then returned home.  I chatted with a neighbor.  I brought up my groceries, and I put them away.  I went back outside, and I chatted with some of my neighbors from the Commonwealth.  I then ate a baloney and cheese sandwich.  I use Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on my sandwiches.  I ate the sandwich with potato chips and a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 7:20 A.M.:  I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary Vista computer from the C: drive to the D: drive.  I reset the clocks and watches in the apartment.  I still have to reset the Buick wagon clock.  I have been listening to the Space Shuttle NASA - NASA TV Landing Page with the DTV4PC program on the FIC server where it works running off XP Professional.  I will now shower and clean up, and I will go out to the Stop and Shop and do some grocery shopping.  I might go downtown briefly too.  I do not know whether I will walk or not.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 11/04/07:

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 4:50 A.M.:  I will now send out my weekly notes.  Daylight Savings time end this morning, so you need to Fall Back an hour.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 4:30 A.M.:  I finished the backups on the FIC server.  I might do external drive backups at a later time.  I watched some high definition television about building mega yachts and dyke building in the Netherlands.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/04/07 Sunday 2:30 A.M.:  I went to bed after the last note.  I had a telephone call from a relative.  I woke up at 9 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I threw out the garbage.  I picked up my mail.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  I set the FIC server to now run XP Professional.  I installed the updates on it, and I did some maintenance on it.  I am now doing a XP Professional ASR backup of it from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  After that I will do a Vista Windows Server 2008 Complete PC backup of both partitions from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  I installed some updates on the primary Vista computer.  I am watching the Turner Movie Channel, on Cablevision Channel 76.  Donald Trump is introducing the movies.   The one that I missed was Gone With the Wind.  Now they are showing Citizen Kane.  I am defrosting, and I will eat half of the three 3 cups of frozen steak stew.  I will eat half with a glass of iced tea.  It is during Saturday night or Sunday morning during this time of the day, when the local computer hacker gets out of the bar from drinking on Saturday night and Sunday morning, it seems the local hacker tries to hack me, and it has gone on for years.  Thus I generally turn off the cable modem, so the individual can not get through to my systems.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/03/07 Saturday 8:10 A.M.:  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Spacewalk begins to repair panel

Note: <888> 11/03/07 Saturday 3:40 A.M.:  In Internet Explorer 7.0 under Internet Options, Programs, Manage add-ons,

I had three Add-ons from a publisher called "Test Company",

they looked suspicious because they all three began with "DAS"

DASCeProxy Class

DASWebDownload Class

DASWebShop Class

I disabled the three Active X programs.  I was told by the Cablevision tech support people some time back that Active X programs can cause system problems.

Since I think "DAS" is German for the word "The" in English, they might be from a German program or web site.  The only program that I know that I have on my computer from Germany is Nero 7 Essentials.

There is another one "Research" from an unsigned publisher, but that is suppose to be from Microsoft Outlook 2003, but since that should not be on my computer, I also disabled it.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/03/07 Saturday 2:05 A.M.:  I went to bed after the last note.  I woke up, and I drank some orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice.  I went back to bed until 4 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I went outside, and I threw out the garbage, and I picked up my mail.  The order with tracking  UPS: Tracking Information on the order from New Lee Jeans SALE with the 20% off coupon code that they emailed me, I ordered two pairs of Lee Store - Product Detail Regular Fit -Straight Leg Jean in dark stone color waist 42 inches length 30 inches for $19.99 each pair less $8 discount for $31.98 total with free shipping arrived.  I unpacked the Lee jeans, and they fit just fine.  They usually shrink about an inch when washed.  I hung them up in the closet.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. magazine and P.C. World magazine.  I chatted with a staff member.  I then went by CVS.  I recommended that they restock their Haines long underwear bottoms, which I have worn on cold winter's days in the past.  I wore a similar pair this past evening.  I chatted with a relative on my AT&T wireless telephone.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts Center.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  I chatted with a few pedestrians.   The U.S.A. flag is still missing from the veterans monument across the street from the Senior and the Arts center.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a loaf of Stop and Shop whole wheat bread for $1.50.  I returned home.  I put $10 on my MacGray laundry card, so I now have $12.25 on it.  I checked out bargains on the internet. 

I turned the living room thermostat up to 82 degrees Fahrenheit, and I turned on the two tower fans to blow the heat around the apartment.  Once it warmed up a bit, I set it back down to 78 degrees Fahrenheit, which is where I normally keep it at in colder weather which keeps the apartment at about 70 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

Note: <888> 11/02/07 Friday 5:40 A.M.:  I am tired.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/02/07 Friday 3:00 A.M.:  I ate a couple bowls of goldfish crackers.  I watched some television, and rested briefly.  There are probably some people camped out at the local Wal-Mart stores in Wilton and Norwalk, Connecticut waiting to get their chance at the sale bargains today.  Current temperature in Wilton, Connecticut is Wilton, Connecticut (06897) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground is 35 degrees Fahrenheit.  If the Acer Laptop on sale for $349 has Vista Home Edition, it is probably about a $200 savings.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/02/07 Friday 12:45 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers before going to bed.  I woke up at 6 P.M..  I missed my 3 P.M. appointment today.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice and pineapple juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed until 7:45 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  I watched some television.  I chatted with a relative.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I watered my plants, and I put more white vinegar in the scent bowl by the Sony television.  I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I went outside three times, and I also picked up my mail.  I used the light ASSEENONTV vacuum sweeper to lightly clean my carpets.  Wal-Mart has an Acer laptop for $348 in their stores starting at 8 A.M. this morning with limited supplies Wal-Mart Holiday.  Stock Market down 362 points yesterday Stocks Tumble on Citigroup Worries.  I mailed my Microsoft Money 2006 October 2007 report to an interested relative, and I put the envelope in the mail room downstairs.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/07 Thursday 8:35 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of whole wheat gold fish crackers and two 2 inch by .25 inch by 1.25 inch slices of New York extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  I will rest a while, and I will get up at noon to get ready for the appointment at 3 P.M..  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer.  CIO 

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Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order from New Lee Jeans SALE with the 20% off coupon code that they emailed me, I ordered two pairs of Lee Store - Product Detail Regular Fit -Straight Leg Jean in dark stone color waist 42 inches length 30 inches for $19.99 each pair less $8 discount for $31.98 total with free shipping.

I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/07 Thursday 7:05 A.M.:  Since it is now the first of November 2007, I assume all of our summer residents have now returned south for the winter, since anyone whom rents would have had their rents probably run out in the end of October 2007 before they return south, and the winter residents from further up north return.  I put the large Cross of St. Andrews flag of Scotland back out over the United States of America flag and the British Union Jack flag over the right hallway bookcase, and I moved the Bermuda flag from the left living room closet to on top of the U.S. Air Force flag which is on top of the Saudi Arabian flag.   Thus the apartment is pretty much back into its normal cold weather motif, but depending on my budget and other expenses, one never knows how it might change.  Right now it is warm and comfortable, and I have the living room thermostat set at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, but the electric heat has not come on yet, and the bedroom thermostat is set at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and I do not use the bathroom electric heater, since it uses too much electricity for the heat that it produces, and I have a small bookcase in front of it anyway.  My British neighbor across the hall does not use the electric heat in the winter, but she does enjoy a cocktail, so I guess the British have a different way of staying warm in the winter.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/07 Thursday 6:30 A.M.:  I went out after the last note.  I went downtown, and I noticed the U.S.A. flag had been taken down from the veterans monument across the street from the senior center and the Prisoner of War flag was left still attached to the rope on the ground.  I reported the matter to the Greenwich Police department, and they raised the Prisoner of War flag, and I guess the U.S.A. flag at that location is now gone.  There are still other U.S.A. flags flying at the post office, the Senior and the Arts Center, and the Greenwich Police station.  I assume it was a children's Halloween prank.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  I noticed the vintage bronze Cadillac convertible is now gone from Carriage House motors, and in its place they have an early 1950s or late 1940s grey Jaguar roadster convertible with red leather interior.  Maybe somebody drove off the Queen Mary II with it and traded it in for a vintage Cadillac.  I tried using the ATM machine at the Chase bank in the center of Greenwich Avenue and at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and neither worked.  The downtown area looked to be in good shape, and there does not seem to be anything else misplaced.  I drove down by the waterfront, and there were no fishermen there, but it might still be good fishing this time of year.  I then returned home.  I paid my www.cablevision.com bill of $156.46 which includes about $88 for digital cable television and three cable boxes.  It also includes my Optimum Boost Cable modem and my Optimum Voice, so that is why Cablevision is higher.  I paid my www.cl-p.com bill which was down to $97.10 from the regular monthly $187, because I had a $89 credit.  I paid $88.88 for my www.geico.com automobile insurance payment that I pay once a month for four months every six months.  I paid my www.verizon.com bill which went up for the basic life line service from $12.49 to $14.47. At www.ordersmokesdirect.com the Native brand of generic cigarettes are no longer available, so I ordered 10 cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box for $13.49 a carton and $23.43 Priority Mail shipping signature required for $158.33.  On my AT&T wireless Go phone AT&T GoPhone , I added $25 at $26.50 charge, so I now at 25 cents a minute have $33.66 worth of time on it good through January 30, 2008.  I printed out my October Microsoft Money 2006 report, and I have a copy ready to mail to an interested relative.  I will be a little low on funds this month, since I still have to pay my November 2007 rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.  However, I am suppose to get my Connecticut Renter's Rebate soon.  I will now go through my email.  CIO