11/30/15 Monday 9:05 P.M. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm with a glass of cold filtered water and a small bowl of goldfish crackers.
I ordered Reebok Work N Cushion KC 2.0 4E - White | Reebok US in size 9.5 for $59.99 with $30 off with promo code "CYBER" and $5 shipping and $2.22 tax for $37.21 total. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 8:00 P.M. I woke up at 4:30 P.M.. I picked up the mail. The order with tracking of https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9405515901639555648097 on the order for http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-Ultrastar-1TB-32MB-7200RPM-SATA3Gb-s-3-5-Hard-Drive-HUA721010KLA330-/151037079248?hash=item232a82eed0 for $39.99 with free shipping arrived. On the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, I made a Complete PC backup to the second internal hard drive. I then installed the new Hitachi drive as the first hard drive. I tried to do a Complete PC backup restore a number of times including removing the USB devices and cards, but the restore said the restore media was not recognized and gave an error "0x800703Ed". I put the old Dell drive back in the computer and it is back to running the way it was before. I chatted with a relative. At a future date, I can try restoring an Aomei backup to the Hitachi drive. In Windows 10 there is the primary partition, the boot partition and the restore partition. It should have worked, but it did not. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 11:55 A.M. I ate three scoops of butter Scotch ice cream. I chatted with a relative. I will now go to bed for the day. It seems like it is getting a bit colder in my apartment. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 11:00 A.M. I threw out the garbage. I went to the Chase Bank at Deerfield Place. I then went to the Wells Fargo Bank at the Stop and Shop shopping center, and I paid my December rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen extra large Eggland eggs expire January 7, 2016 for $3.59. I then went downtown, and I sat out in the morning air for a while. It was not very busy. I stopped by Zen Stationary, and I bought an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar, and I lost. I then returned back to the even quieter side of town in Byram, Connecticut. Well, the good news is today is the last day of the hurricane season, so I guess everyone is returning back to the tropics to their winter homes. Some of us snow birds prefer to remain up north waiting for our Nordic friends to show up from the North Country. They are selling Christmas Trees and Wreaths at the Chase Bank parking lot on West Putnam Avenue. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 8:45 A.M. I woke up at 8:30 A.M.. I will now make my bed again. I will then go out briefly to pay my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 5:40 A.M. I will now rest a while. I have to pay my rent at 9 A.M. this morning. Not a lot happens when one is retired in Greenwich, Connecticut; since a great many of the older retired people whom can afford it move to warmer locations. Having lived in some of those warmer locations, when I was younger, I find I seem to do better here for now. However, I don't spend much time out in the cooler weather now that I have gotten older. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 5:30 A.M. I watched episode 1 "Volcano" of "Earth". I will now eat a piece of white cake with chocolate frosting and a piece of spice cake. CIO
11/30/15 Monday 3:50 A.M. I went ahead and reheated and ate another Temple Shalom Thanksgiving dinner. It contained two large 3/8th inch thick slices of white turkey breast meat on a bed of mashed potatoes which and string green beans all of which I put butter on, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a piece of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and a clementine. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
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11/30/15 Monday 1:50 A.M. I had a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I guess the New Amsterdam Dutch Night Watch is back in full force. It is probably getting cold enough for the Freezing Norwegian Night patrol. Still here at the edge of the tropics, it does not get as cold as points further north.
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11/30/15 Monday 12:10 A.M. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two clementine. I went back to bed again. I woke up at midnight. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I will now make my bed again. I will then shower and clean up. Monday and Tuesdays are suppose to be the weekend for the resort workers whom are busy on weekends. CIO
11/29/15 Sunday 9:30 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I went back to sleep until 8:30 P.M..
http://www.staples.com/Laptops-Desktops-and-2-in-1s/cat_BI1170892?icid=CYBER:300OFFTECH:BNR:1 , but we have a long winter ahead up here in the tundra of Connecticut. From my perspective, I might have to invest in a new Volvo wagon car battery sooner or later. The most regular loiter at Starbucks told me, the Dutch and the Germans are the same, so maybe I should try to contact some Germans, but I do not speak German. One would think with all of the www.navy.mil people I have lived around for a lot of my life, someone would try to communicate, but I guess they figure everything is being eves dropped on, so they don't communicate. I guess I could always drive my Volvo wagon down to the end of Steamboat Road and flash my headlights and see if anyone responds out on Long Island.
11/29/15 Sunday 4:15 P.M. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. CIO
11/29/15 Sunday 8:25 A.M. List of languages by number of native speakers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and a 1.5 inch by .25 inch by 4.5 inch chunk of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese. I will now go back to bed. CIO
11/29/15 Sunday 8:10 A.M. Aga Khan IV Speech
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11/29/15 Sunday 7:05 A.M. I chatted with a couple of people from Microsoft in the Philippines and they basically told me that they are not able to cancel or change the order. Thus when UPS delivers it, I can either refuse it and send it back, or I can get a refund RMA and send it back. I can not afford to buy the 32 GB storage one. I chatted with the Microsoft tech people, and I explained that I had not tried the device at their nearby store in White Plains. I chatted with them a bit about tech and other subject matters. I could cancel the order with my Chase account, but I don't want to be on bad terms with Microsoft. Thus I will not have access to my $126.56 for a couple of weeks. I could change my mind and keep it. However, from what I can tell, with 16 GB of storage, 5 Gigabytes would be for Windows 10 and 1 Gigabyte would be for the Restore partition, so there would probably be only 10 Gigabytes of free space. CIO
11/29/15 Sunday 5:35 A.M. I ate a bag of microwave popcorn and two clementines. On Friday, a friend went to the local Brick and Mortar www.llbean.com store, and he bought cotton turtlenecks for $22 and he got 25% off plus another 15% off when he opened a L.L. Bean charge account. I bought Running River Turtleneck | Blair in 3XL one in pine and one in teal for $9.97 each and Scandia Woods Flannel Pajamas | Blair in 3 XL red and white check for $19.97 and in 4 XL Natural for $9.97 thermal pants Scandia Woods Thermal Underwear | Blair plus you can get 30% off with coupon code "BLXQ" for $14.96 off and $12.96 shipping for $47.91 total. CIO
11/29/15 Sunday 3:45 A.M. I woke up at 2:30 A.M.. I called the Microsoft Store at 1-800-642-7676 about changing my order to $139 with free shipping plus tax Buy Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 AO1-131-C1G9 Signature Edition Laptop - Microsoft Store which has 32 GB of storage. They told me my order does not yet show up on their computers. I will try calling back in about four hours. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 11/29/15
11/29/15 Sunday 12:45 A.M. I surfed the internet looking for some interesting news. Not much is going on in the world at large. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and a 1.5 inch by .25 inch by 4.5 inch chunk of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary work computer and go to bed. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 11:55 P.M. Queen jokes with Canada's PM that he 'made her feel so old' - BBC News
The Queen arrives in Malta for Commonwealth meeting - BBC News
Prince Harry falls from polo pony at charity match - BBC News CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 11:25 P.M. I cancelled $99 Amazon.com : Acer Chromebook, 11.6-Inch, CB3-111-C670 (Intel Celeron, 2GB, 16GB SSD, White) : Computers & Accessories with free shipping and $6.29 tax for $105.29. I went ahead and reheated and ate another Temple Shalom Thanksgiving dinner. It contained two large 3/8th inch thick slices of white turkey breast meat on a bed of mashed potatoes which and string green beans all of which I put butter on, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a piece of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and a clementine. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and the white cake with chocolate frosting and spice cake.
Tracking is https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9305520111400987213579 on the order for an opened box Amazon.com: Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset (JUG-00013): Computers & Accessories for $13.25 and $4.99 shipping for $18.24 total. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 10:35 P.M. For $20 more for $139 this has more memory http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Cloudbook-11-Inch-AO1-131-C9PM-Personal/dp/B0149QDD1S/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448767600&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=Acer+Aspire+One+Cloudbook+11+AO1-131-C7DW+Signature+Edition+Laptop . I chatted with Microsoft in the Philippines, and they said I can not cancel the order if I wanted, but I can refuse it from UPS or return it for free. This shows how to restore the device http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29934/~/use-acer-recovery-management-to-restore-your-system-or-create-recovery-media . CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 9:35 P.M. The $119 in stock Buy Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 AO1-131-C7DW Signature Edition Laptop - Microsoft Store is a Windows 10 computer, so I ordered it too for $119 and $7.56 tax for $126.56 total. It is a new item. I don't know whether I will cancel the Amazon order for the Chrome Book or not. It all depends on my budget.
The Google Chromebook can be also reset from information on this page How do I recover my Acer Chromebook? or http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27637 from a Chrome Browser in Windows to create the restore media. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 8:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
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11/28/15 Saturday 7:15 P.M. I threw out the garbage. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/28/us/politics/bill-gates-expected-to-create-billion-dollar-fund-for-clean-energy.html?emc=edit_th_20151128&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=46729&_r=0 . For some reason on the Toshiba 2 TB drive, the backup only does the first partition on the old Gigabyte computer, and I am not sure if that is the Windows 7 partition or not, since Windows 7 is the second partition on the first hard drive. I still have the Complete PC backup to the Seagate 1 TB SATA drive. I am now doing an Aomei backup of the Gigabyte computer to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill SATA USB external drive holder. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 6:10 P.M. I chatted with a friend. I am doing a complete PC backup of the old Gigabyte computer to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB external SATA drive holder. I will now shower and clean up. The new The National http://www.geoffreyzakarian.com/ on lower Greenwich Avenue is quite busy. Chef Geoffrey Zakarian Opens The National in Greenwich - CT Bites . I guess the Posh people like the upscale ambience. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 4:50 P.M. One of my neighbors had a cooking smoke fire alarm. A number of neighbors responded. I turned on the air conditioner in the apartment to air out the apartment. The fire department was on its way to reset the alarm and air out the apartment. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 3:55 P.M. I chatted with a relative at 1:30 P.M.. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I picked up the mail. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 4:05 A.M. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two scoops of butter scotch ice cream. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed directly. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 3:25 A.M. I am now going start a Complete PC backup of the old Gigabyte computer to the Seagate 1 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB external USB hard drive holder. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 2:55 A.M. I did some research, and I went ahead and placed an order for $99 Amazon.com : Acer Chromebook, 11.6-Inch, CB3-111-C670 (Intel Celeron, 2GB, 16GB SSD, White) : Computers & Accessories with free shipping and $6.29 tax for $105.29. It is light enough with long enough battery life that I can lug it around with me to surf the internet and be online when I am away from home locations. Of course I probably will still take my Dell Latitude E6400 laptop with me to Maine in the summer, because I like publishing my web notes up there. It comes with 1 TB of Google Storage for two years and two months of Google Music and 10 Google flights. Well, I won't be billed until it ships, so if should run short of money before it is in stock and ships, I can always cancel it. Life on the poor American internet side of the might get to be like Max Headroom one of these days. I chatted with the Case Marina in Key West, and they did not even know about the web cams down there. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 1:50 A.M. $99 Amazon.com : Acer Chromebook, 11.6-Inch, CB3-111-C670 (Intel Celeron, 2GB, 16GB SSD, White) : Computers & Accessories Of course at that price, you might have to pick rice in China for free for five years. CIO
11/28/15 Saturday 1:00 A.M. I went ahead and reheated and ate another Temple Shalom Thanksgiving dinner. It contained two large 3/8th inch thick slices of white turkey breast meat on a bed of mashed potatoes which and string green beans all of which I put Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil on, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a piece of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and a clementine. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I threw out the garbage.
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11/28/15 Saturday 12:05 A.M. I went out, and went by the Chase Bank at Deerfield Place, and I used their ATM machine. At night in the dark, the key pad does not show up properly. The upper right button is the enter button. One would think they could have a lighted keypad. I then went by the A&P Fresh, and they returned me $3.15 on the zucchini they overcharged me for on my previous visit. I then bought a 30 ounce Pepperidge Farm flavor buster goldfish crackers for $7.99, a quart of Signature lemon juice for $2.59, a 48 ounce Smart Balance spread for $6.59, and bananas for .49 a pound for $1.41 for $18.58 total. I mailed the $36 rebate letter at the central Greenwich post office. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by the Zen Stationary store, and I bought an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost. I was told that Metro North can fix the front door of the Greenwich Train Station, because they are cheap. I stopped by the Apple computer store, and I gave them a pep talk. I chatted with a couple from Florida. I stopped by CVS, and I have a $6 off $30 and 20% discount coupon from my flu shot, no sale items allowed, but there was nothing that I needed for $30. I sat out at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a couple from Hamilton College in upstate Clinton, New York. Their college campus is on a steep hill. I finished my walk, and I chatted with a couple of locals at Starbucks. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 6:20 P.M. I picked up the mail. The order with tracking of tracking of https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9405511899223346041303 on the order for http://www.ebay.com/itm/221826790158?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Fcustomid%253DVmpsa3NRb0tNcXNBQUVreFRSZ0FBQUJw%2526ipn%253Dicep%2526icep_id%253D118%2526ff3%253D4%2526pub%253D5574810490%2526toolid%253D10001%2526campid%253D5336250274%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fitm%25252F221826790158%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D923324076220 for $17.38 with free shipping arrived. I have the $36 rebate on the Seiki monitor ready to mail. I put its box by the bedroom window for now. I will keep it for a short period to make sure it is working fine. I received my December 2015 rent statement from the Greenwich Housing Authority. I chatted with a relative. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 4:20 P.M. I chatted with a friend at 10:30 A.M.. I woke up at 2:30 P.M.. I started an Aomei backup of the Windows 7 partition of the old Gigabyte computer to the Samsung 5 TB external hard drive. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. The order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Seiki 24 Class 1080p Widescreen Desktop Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 1x HDMI Port, 16:9, 60Hz, Dual Built-in Speakers - SE24FA01-R at TigerDirect.com for $114.99 less $25 with Visa check out and $10.34 shipping for $100.33 total. It also has a $40 mail in rebate which I filed for, and I ordered the $36 quick rebate, so it will eventually cost me $64.33. I set it up on the left side of the primary work computer connected to the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower. It works just fine. I moved the NEC monitor from there to the Lenovo setup in front of the mahogany bureau. I will move the Dell 20 inch monitor from there to the center monitor on the bedroom desk, where the current monitor has a line in it. I will move that monitor to underneath the desk. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 3:15 A.M. I ate a piece of spice cake. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 2:50 A.M. I remembered from before McAfee was free, I had two boxes of 3 license for McAfee total protection 2010 and one three license box for 2012. I took the Norton Internet Security off the Windows 7 partition of the old Gigabyte computer, and I put on McAfee Total Protection 2010. It works just fine, but at the moment, it will not let me activate it, although it works just fine. I am now making a Complete PC backup of both partitions on the first hard drive to the second hard drive. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 1:10 A.M. On the old Gigabyte computer, I did a Norton Internet Security trial file scan, and it removed 25 Trojan cookies. From the Norton web site, it looks like I might be able to reinstall Norton Internet Security Deluxe with one of my two remaining product keys, but it is an older computer, and I would rather save the two product keys for faster computers. I threw out the garbage. There is a white car in the parking lot by the dumpster with its interior light on. It is a pea soup foggy night with a full moon out. CIO
11/27/15 Friday 12:20 A.M. I heated and ate the Thanksgiving dinner that I was given this morning. I thought the family that delivered it, said they were from the First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich, but there was a note with the dinner for a Christmas advent at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich , so probably it was from them. They also served dinner at the church today. It consisted of sliced white and dark turkey meat with stuffing and brown gravy, green peas and sweet potatoes that I put butter on, two dinner rolls that I ate with butter, salad greens with baby carrots and radishes with vinaigrette dressing, cranberry sauce, a pie of apple brown betty I think that I have yet to eat along with a loaf of holiday cake or bread. I ate it all with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/26/15 Thursday 11:35 P.M. The George H.W. Bush diary program was not on Fox News at 9 P.M.. It must have been a rebroadcast that I saw it announced on. On the old primary Gigabyte computer on he second Windows 7 partition, I tried for some time to install the free copy of McAfee Total Access that I get for free from Optimum, but no matter what I tried it would not install. I tried installing the free demo on Norton Internet Security from Symantec, but it redirected me to an older version for the older processor that I installed as a 15 day demo. I am now installing the Norton updates on it. Possibly it will fix whatever the problem is with the computer. I don't know if I can use one of my two available product keys on it or not. CIO
11/26/15 Thursday 8:50 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I have been Niacimide regularly since 1974. A relative with medical experience read an article by a Harvard doctor today that Niacin long term use can cause liver damage and diabetes. I took it to lower my cholesterol and it also is suppose to build brain synapses. http://livertox.nih.gov/Niacin.htm . CIO
11/26/15 Thursday 8:10 P.M. The former President George H.W. Bush diaries is supposed to be on www.foxnews.com on television at 9 P.M. EST. CIO
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11/26/15 Thursday 6:35 P.M. I woke up, and I ate 5 ounces of mixed nuts and two clementines. I also chatted with a relative at 8:30 A.M.. At 10:30 A.M., the First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich delivered another Thanksgiving dinner. I thanked them. I chatted with a relative. Possibly I chatted with another relative while asleep. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. On Dell the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, I did Aomei backups to the Seagate 1 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB SATA drive holder and also to the Samsung 5 TB external hard drive. I also did an Aomei backup of HP Compaq computer to the Samsung 5 TB external hard drive. On the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop, I am doing a Complete PC backup to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill external USB SATA drive holder, and then I will do an Aomei backup. Thus I will have all of the systems with Norton Internet Security backed up multiple times. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
11/26/15 Thursday 6:30 A.M. On the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop, I did an Aomei backup to the Samsung 5 TB USB external hard drive. On the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, I am just finishing doing an Aomei backup to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill external USB SATA drive holder. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed.
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11/26/15 Thursday 3:50 A.M. I bought a year license for five computers of Amazon.com: Norton Security Deluxe - 5 Devices [PC/Mac Download]: Software for $20.19 total. I renewed the license on the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower. I also installed it on the HP Compaq computer and the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop. I also installed and ran Norton Utilities on the Dell Laptop, so it is running cleaner. On the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, I made a Complete PC backup and Aomei backup to second hard drive. I also made Complete PC backups to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill external USB SATA drive holder and also to the Samsung 5 TB USB drive. On the HP Compaq, I made Complete PC backup and an Aomei backup to both the second and third internal hard drives. I also made Complete PC backups to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill external USB SATA drive holder and also to the Samsung 5 TB USB drive and also an Aomei backup to the Toshiba drive. On the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop, I made a Complete PC backup to the Seagate 1.8 TB external hard drive, and I am now doing a Complete PC backup to the Samsung 5 TB external USB drive. I ate two bowls of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/25/15 Wednesday 11:10 P.M. I ordered new in an opened box Amazon.com: Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 Headset (JUG-00013): Computers & Accessories for $13.25 and $4.99 shipping for $18.24 total. I will use it on the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower. CIO
11/25/15 Wednesday 9:50 P.M. I went ahead and reheated and ate the Temple Shalom Thanksgiving dinner. It contained two large 3/8th inch thick slices of white turkey breast meat on a bed of mashed potatoes which and string green beans all of which I put Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil on, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a piece of vanilla cake with chocolate frosting and a clementine. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. www.expedia.com called up today trying to give me a cheap trip, but I hung up on them. CIO
11/25/15 Wednesday 9:15 P.M. I put away the clean laundry. CIO
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11/25/15 Wednesday 8:00 P.M. I have 50 minutes to go on two dry cycles. CIO
11/25/15 Wednesday 7:40 P.M. I chatted with a relative at 3 P.M.. I finally woke up at 6 P.M.. I threw out the garbage. I did not get any mail. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of laundry. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I chatted with a relative. I watered the plants. CIO
11/25/15 Wednesday 2:40 P.M. I woke up at 9 P.M., and I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk, and I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two scoops of butter Scotch ice cream. I went back to bed. At 10:30 A.M. this morning, the representatives of Temple Shalom delivered the Thanksgiving meal. I chatted with a relative at 2 P.M.. I woke up at 2:30 P.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/24/15 Tuesday 7:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail. I took a 14 ounce shell steak, and I sautéed in extra virgin olive oil over medium high electric burner heat until it was medium rare. I seasoned it on both sides at the beginning with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and Montreal Steak Seasoning, and I sautéed it in soy sauce for the last few minutes. I ate it with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and with a 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and steamed slice zucchini seasoned with Smart Balance Spread, Italian Seasoning, grated parmesan and Romano cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. I ate it all with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and lemon juice. I will now rest some more. CIO
11/24/15 Tuesday 5:55 P.M. I went back to bed after the last note, and I woke up at 4 P.M.. I chatted with two friends. I ordered http://www.ebay.com/itm/221826790158?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Fcustomid%253DVmpsa3NRb0tNcXNBQUVreFRSZ0FBQUJw%2526ipn%253Dicep%2526icep_id%253D118%2526ff3%253D4%2526pub%253D5574810490%2526toolid%253D10001%2526campid%253D5336250274%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fitm%25252F221826790158%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D923324076220 for $17.38 with free shipping.
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I received a note that Temple Shalom will deliver a Thanksgiving Meal this Wednesday between 10:30 A.M. and noon.
I will now make my bed. CIO
11/24/15 Tuesday 12:50 P.M. I woke up, and I ate five ounces of mixed nuts. I finally woke up at noon. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/24/15 Tuesday 2:30 A.M. I did some random internet surfing. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm along with a glass cold filtered water. I also ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two clementines. http://livedvualstreet.com/ web cams have not worked for the last four days or so. There is not much to report on in this neck of the woods. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/24/15 Tuesday 12:05 A.M. On the second Dell Latitude D410 laptop, I used the Seagate Utilities to do a quick low level format to get rid of the Linux partition. To get the Windows 10 DVD to boot properly, I could not have the Samsung 5 TB external hard drive plugged into it, but once it started to boot, I plugged it in. I am now restoring the backup of the expired Windows 10 partition and the good Windows XP partition. I am not quite sure how to get Windows 10 off of it. I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. It is really slow around here. Possibly, people took off last Friday until next Monday on an extended holiday. CIO
11/23/15 Monday 10:35 P.M. Microsoft yanks latest Windows 10 release from its download server | ZDNet CIO
11/23/15 Monday 10:15 P.M. I dressed up warmly. I went downtown to the Acme Grocery store. I bought five 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagnas for $2.99 each, and I was mischarged for two non organic zucchini for $4.69 a pound for $5.44, and a sweet onion for $1.88 a pound for $1.28 and 50 cents can return for $21.17 total. I used my $20 Acme Store food voucher to pay for most of the purchase. I will get my refund on the overcharge on the zucchini at a later date. I then drove through a very slow downtown down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road. The new condominiums across from 600 Steamboat Road are still under construction, but some of them appear to be occupied. There is still a port-o-pottie at the end of Steamboat Road. I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I picked up a prescription. I then sat out for a while downtown. I chatted with a regular at Starbucks. I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $8 of self service V-Power gasoline with a dime a gallon off with my Stop and Shop card for $3.279 a gallon for 2.439 gallons at odometer reading of 111929 miles for 28.2 miles driven since Saturday November 14, 2015 for 11.563 miles per gallon in local traffic. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
11/23/15 Monday 7:35 P.M. I have been going through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I ate a 14 ounce Boston Market meat loaf dinner with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil on the mashed potatoes and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and two scoops of butter Scotch ice cream.
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11/23/15 Monday 6:35 P.M. I chatted with a friend and a relative. I ordered for $9.99 Toastmaster 4-Slice Cool Touch Toaster | Bon-Ton with free shipping with coupon code "FREESHIP" and .61 tax for $10.60 total. CIO
11/23/15 Monday 3:55 P.M. I went back to bed until 3 P.M.. I made my bed. I threw out the garage including the old mayonnaise. I picked up the mail. From the Greenwich Department of Social Services, I got an Acme grocery store food voucher. It does not say how much it is worth, but it is usually $20. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
11/23/15 Monday 12:55 P.M. I chatted with a relative at 10 A.M.. I woke up at noon. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/23/15 Monday 12:20 A.M. The ham and cheese sandwich gave me a lot of intestinal gas. I had just opened a new jar of Hellmann's light mayonnaise that I used on it, but it expires December 22, 2015, so it was no good. I am throwing it out and another jar with the same date. I put in a new jar of Hellmann's regular mayonnaise in the refrigerator that expires July 2016. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two scoops of butter Scotch ice cream. I rested some more until midnight. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm along with a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 10:05 P.M. I rested some more until 9 P.M.. I moved the Samsung color laser printer from the bookcase at the kitchen entrance to on top of the chair of the small computer table to the left of the primary computer setup, so it is available for use. I still have the Ricoh laser printer on the top of the bookcase at the kitchen entrance with the small artificial Christmas tree on top of it. On the old Gigabyte computer setup, I moved the control panel on top of its case which is lying sideways with the 20 inch Dell monitor on top of the control panel. It is more stable that way. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 7:15 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on 15 grain bread with Hellmann's mayonnaise and a dill pickle slice and Lays wavy potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 7:10 P.M. On top of the Ricoh laser printer at the kitchen entrance, I put out the little artificial Christmas tree with its decorations. I have it plugged into the power strip beneath it. While doing that I knocked over the small LED lantern, and although it still works, I can not find its bottom battery cover which fell off somewhere in that location. It is about a two inch plastic square. I also put the artificial wreath outside on the front door with its few decorations. The Samsung color laser printer is underneath the Ricoh laser printers, so when I get around to printing out my color Christmas letter, I will temporarily have to move those items. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 6:30 P.M. I rested some more until about 3 P.M.. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I chatted with a relative and a friend. I moved the Lenovo ThinkCentre and its accessories from the right side of the FIC server to in front of the mahogany bureau where the old Gigabyte computer was, and I put the old Gigabyte computer where the Lenovo ThinkCentre was. I have the Lenovo ThinkCentre hooked up to the Ocosmo TV, so it shows on HDMI 2. It is also plugged into the Dell Laser printer. I have the Ricoh laser printer hooked up to the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop. The old Minolta PagePro 1350 W laser printer is still hooked up to the old Gigabyte computer. Thus the Lenovo ThinkCentre is setup in a primary work area. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 11:50 A.M. I woke up during the night, and I ate two scoops of butterscotch ice cream. I woke up at 11:30 A.M.. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 11/22/15
11/22/15 Sunday 1:30 A.M. I watched episode 7 of "Ancient Aliens". I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then go to bed. CIO
11/22/15 Sunday 12:25 A.M. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers and two clementines. I found this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goZUbRc6gUo which might be a similar procedure for replacing the 2005 Volvo XC 70 tail light lens. Thus it would probably be an hour labor or $135 at Stamford Volvo plus the cost of the lens which would be about $160. CIO
11/21/15 Saturday 9:15 P.M. I woke up at 8:50 P.M.. I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I will now drink a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/21/15 Saturday 7:25 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I heated and ate the other half of the linguine with pesto Alfredo sauce along with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I will now take a nap. CIO
11/21/15 Saturday 6:55 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store, and they gave me another Royal Pine Christmas Tree scent card which I hung from the driver's side rear side of the Volvo wagon after my walk. I toured CVS, and they were out of Scott toilet paper on sale, and their bathroom was locked up. I used the ATM machine at the Chase Bank at the top of Greenwich Avenue. Somebody had broken wind before I entered it the enclosed area, which was not a pleasant smell. They have opened the new restaurant on Greenwich Avenue on the west side of the street. It looks quite posh, and it also has a convenient bar area. I forget its name. It is just south of the Chinese restaurant. After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbuck. The Holiday Lights are installed in front of the Senior and the Arts center, but nobody has turned them on yet. I went by the Stop and Shop. I bought buy one get one free of six packs of Thomas' English muffins for $4.39 both, a 59 ounce Tropicana orange juice with pulp for $3, a 1.75 quart Friendly butter scotch ice cream for $3.49, a 16 ounce Boston Market chicken pot pie for $2.50, a 14 ounce Boston Market meat loaf for $2.50, a 14 ounce Boston Market turkey medallions for $2.50, a 42 ounce Stop and Shop old fashioned oatmeal for $3, a 64 ounce Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice for $2.50, a 64 ounce Ocean Spray crangrape juice for $2.50, and bananas for .49 a pound for $1 for $27.38 total. I then returned home, and I picked up the mail, and I put away my groceries. CIO
11/21/15 Saturday 2:20 P.M. I went back to sleep after the last note. I woke up at 1:45 P.M.. I will now make my bed. I will then shower and clean up. I will then go out in the cooler weather to challenge the colder temperatures on Greenwich Avenue for one of my usual walks.
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11/21/15 Saturday 10:55 A.M. I woke up at 10 A.M.. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/21/15 Saturday 2:15 A.M. I watched episodes 5 and 6 of "Ancient Aliens". I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 11:50 P.M. I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. For the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, since it is a used computer, I ordered a new hard drive for its primary hard drive http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-Ultrastar-1TB-32MB-7200RPM-SATA3Gb-s-3-5-Hard-Drive-HUA721010KLA330-/151037079248?hash=item232a82eed0 for $39.99 with free shipping. CIO
1/120/15 Friday 9:50 P.M. I will now rest for a while. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 9:15 P.M. In a sauce pot, I added a 15 ounce jar of Prego Alfredo sauce and a 7 ounces of International Meals pesto sauce, and I added a quarter of a cup of extra virgin olive oil, a quarter of a cup of parmesan and Romano grated cheese, four tablespoons of Smart Balance Spread, a diced quarter of a sweet onion, two peeled and diced gloves of garlic, and I seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, celery salt, and Lowry's seasoned salt, and I mixed it all together, and I brought to a boil and then put it on medium electric burner heat to low, and I simmered it for fifteen minutes, and while it cooked, I boiled a 16 ounce box of Ronzoni linguine. I drained the cooked linguine in a colander, and I put it in a large mixing bowl, and I poured the sauce over it, and I mixed it all together. I put half on a dinner plate, and half in a large flat Rubbermaid container that I put in the refrigerator. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 8:10 P.M. I updated
http://scott-mike.com/computer.htm and
http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .
I also posted the pictures and other apartment updates at:
http://scott-mike.com/mls-112015/ and http://mikelouisscott.com/mls-112015/ CIO
11/20/15 Friday 7:10 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I guess my presence on the internet has scared away my friends and associates whom prefer to remain more private. Alas the internet and its devices are everywhere, and the BIG G is more than likely to invade one's privacy than I am. I lead a very simple life, and my internet activity is focused on my experience based on a limited budget and my previous llfe experience and limited travel experience. Since I am a bit out of date which is normal for older people, I am not sure what the younger generation is up to with their high tech devices. I assume they are probably computer gaming, which I have never learned how to do. There is so much about Presidential Politics on television, I have lost interest in watching too much television. I am still looking for signs of other intelligence in the universe or minor ways to increase my budget or extend it. Still if one looks at http://scott-mike.com/computer.htm I have to maintain my computer setup as it exists which does take quite a bit of time. Besides the Microsoft operating systems, I have tested other free operating systems which do work and are free. I guess the more mobile younger generation with their expensive hand held devices and gourmet coffee shop lizard lounges are out maneuvering the older generation. I would imagine there are some younger people and even some older people trying to do some serious work on the internet based on their experience. Alas I do not watch too much of the scary news, since I prefer to remain calm and collected. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 6:10 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 5:05 P.M. I will now drink a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I guess I will then make my bed, and I will shower and clean up. There is no point in going downtown this evening, since there is nothing that I need to do. As I get older, I have to get used to spending more time at home, particularly during the cold weather. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 4:35 P.M. I will now eat a small bowl of goldfish crackers and two clementines. I will then rest some more. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 4:05 P.M. I ordered Seiki 24 Class 1080p Widescreen Desktop Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 1x HDMI Port, 16:9, 60Hz, Dual Built-in Speakers - SE24FA01-R at TigerDirect.com for $114.99 less $25 with Visa check out and $10.34 shipping for $100.33 total. It also has a $40 mail in rebate which I filed for, and I ordered the $36 quick rebate, so it will eventually cost me $64.33. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 2:30 P.M. I went back to bed after the last note. I don't know why I am sleeping so much recently. Possibly it is still warmer in my apartment which makes me sleepy until it gets colder outside. It might just be the old age process setting in. CIO
11/20/15 Friday 11:45 A.M. I woke up at 11:30 A.M.. I had a number of telephone calls today including one that cancelled my appointment today that I had forgotten about. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will then go through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . CIO
11/20/15 Friday 12:20 A.M. I watched "Ancient Aliens" episode 3 and 4. I ate a bag of microwave popcorn and two clementines. I will now go to bed. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 10:35 P.M. Vista on the old Gigabyte primary work computer would not update. I chatted with a friend. I ate the last three scoops of butterscotch ice cream. I slept some more until 10 P.M.. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 6:45 P.M. I will now rest some more. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 6:40 P.M. I took a 14 ounce shell steak, and I sautéed in extra virgin olive oil over medium high electric burner heat until it was medium rare. I seasoned it on both sides at the beginning with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and Montreal Steak Seasoning. I ate it with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and with a 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and steamed slice zucchini seasoned with Smart Balance Spread, Italian Seasoning, grated parmesan and Romano cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. I ate it all with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 5:50 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 5:30 P.M. http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalChannel
CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 5:05 P.M. On the Vista partition on the old primary Gigabyte computer, I am installing the Vista updates. Bill Gates email contact has worked for the last week. I guess he is flooded with some many charity requests, that his servers got over whelmed. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 4:30 P.M. I renewed my www.forbes.com magazine for another year for $4.49 at Forbes Magazine | Today's Business Leaders - DiscountMags.com with coupon code "PREBLACKFRIDAY". I once visited the Forbes farm in Far Hills, New Jersey around 1974. Three of the four sons were there, and when the father showed up in his Mercedes 600 limousine, he had a half size semi truck with him, and the boys unloaded cases of liquor into the basement of their farm house, so I think they keep up certain Scottish traditions. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 3:30 P.M. A neighbor knocked on my door to barrow a hundred dollars, but I explained through the door, that I am not that well financed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. The order with Tracking of Newegg.com DHL Tracking on the replacement order for Thinklux TKUCA35S01-4.5W-830-E12 40 Watt Equivalent LED Light Bulb - Newegg.com arrived. I put it in the far left sconce. I received a letter from the Eversource Electric Company which as I understand it, I will get matching payments with Energy Assistance, so I will now pay $80 a month average as opposed to $160 average. I will have to wait an see what their bills says. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 2:05 P.M. After the last note, I ate two clementines and a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I went back to bed. I woke up at 1:30 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I will now make my bed and shower and clean up. CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 11:05 A.M. I went back to bed, and I woke up at 10:15 A.M.. I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . CIO
11/19/15 Thursday 8:30 A.M. I woke up at 7:30 A.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will now make up a fresh batch of punch. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 10:35 P.M. I ate two clementines. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed. Bon Soir, Mes Amis. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 9:40 P.M. I chatted with a neighbor. I put away my clean laundry. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 8:45 P.M. The End of an Arc CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 8:30 P.M. I am just about ready to eat a 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagna with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 8:30 P.M. I have 50 minutes to go on two dry cycles. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 7:55 P.M. I chatted with a friend and a relative. I put clean linens on the bed along with two comforters and an electric blanket. I put the pink and green light quilt away for the winter. I also hung out two pairs of my L.L. Bean full length red union suits http://www.llbean.com/llb/search/?freeText=union+suit&init=1 . I started two loads of wash, and I have about five minutes to go on them. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 6:40 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown to Rodeo Drive East. For a change I walked upper Greenwich Avenue only. It was very busy on a overcast day. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware Store, and I bought a Christmas Tree Royal Pine Scent for a dollar, but somehow I lost it out of my pocket. I walked through Saks Fifth Avenue ground floor level from back to front. I walked over to the Greenwich Computer Super Center on Mason Sreet, and I chatted shop. I suggested they could use Uber at night to deliver repair parts, when everyone is closed. In the old day in Manhattan, there was only one 24 hour TV parts shop which was in Greenwich Village. They charge $150 an hour for computer repairs. I next toured the Greenwich Bicycle Center, and I told them they should get some of the real Holland Dutch bicycles like everyone uses in the Netherlands. I stopped by briefly at Sophia, Out of the Box, Mac Inspires. I toured the AT&T store. I chatted with the Chemise La Coste shop. They told me a polo shirt now costs $85, but they are having a sale next week. I chatted with someone waiting outside the children's furniture shop about Florida in the old days. I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I bought an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost at Zen Stationary. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought a 31 ounce Marie Callender three cheese and two meat lasagna for $4.99, a 30 ounce Pepperidge Farm flavor blaster goldfish crackers for $8.99, a 12 ounce generic honey for $4.39 which has gone up in price from $2.99, a 24 ounce Simply Mashed mashed potatoes for $2.50, a baking potato .99 a pound for .77, a zucchini for $1.99 a pound for .92 and bananas for .49 a pound for $1.01 for $23.57 total. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 1:05 P.M. I made my bed. I woke up at 1:05 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I cleaned the front filter and dust from the outside and inside of old gigabyte primary work computer. I vacuumed my entire apartment, so it is a bit cleaner. It is not perfectly Dutch Boy clean, but it is a bit cleaner. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown and people watch. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 10:05 A.M. I put the Mac Gray card in for my neighbor's dry cycle. I was thinking about going downtown for a walk, but my left foot is bothering me this morning. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 9:30 A.M. I am letting a neighbor use $3.00 off my MacGray laundry card. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 7:45 A.M. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 7:10 A.M. I made sure there was nothing around the electric wall radiators. I then turned the living room thermostat up to 76 degrees Fahrenheit, and I turned on the table fan on the window shelf to blow the heat around. It is now up to 68 degrees Fahrenheit in the living room. At that setting, it should keep it at about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. I turned the bedroom thermostat up to 66 degrees Fahrenheit. I put one DeLonghi oil filled radiator at the hallway entrance by the legal chair, and another DeLonghi oil filled radiator behind the primary work computer chair. CIO
11/18/15 Wednesday 6:50 A.M. I woke up at 6:30 A.M.. It is 64 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment. I have not turned on the heat yet to save money. I also have to put out the DeLonghi oil filled radiators. When I next change my bed linens, I need to put out the comforters on the bed too. I guess winter has finally arrived. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 9:35 P.M. I ate 8 ounces of reheated Perdue Italian chicken strips of white cooked breast meat, steamed slice zucchini with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and Italian seasoning and grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a microwaved potato with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil, and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and America's Choice lemon juice. I will now take a nap. Walking out in the cold weather makes one a bit tired, plus in the colder weather, one needs to eat a bit more pretein to stay warm. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 8:55 P.M. I went by the Agnew Morley Public Housing Retirement Center, and I put $30 on my MacGray laundry card. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. At Zen Stationary and the Greenwich Cigar Store, I played an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost at both places. I gave them a pep talk at the Apple computer store. Subway Sandwich does not yet have $2 six inch sandwiches. I walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a local construction person. They are still installing the Holiday lights. I used the bathroom at CVS. I bought a quart jar of Hellmann's mayonnaise for $2.99 and another Air Wick 6 ounce scent can for $5 for $1.50 off CVS cash register coupon and .22 tax for $3.72 total. I chatted with a relative. After I finished my walk, I went by the new Acme grocery store. I bought a 5 pound box of Clementines from Spain for $3.99 and two Lancaster shell steaks for $7.49 a pound for $12.58 and a 16 ounce Birds Eye frozen green beans for $1 and a 13 ounce Birds Eye frozen peas for a $1 for $18.57 total. I then returned home. I chatted with a neighbor. I put away my purchases. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 4:10 P.M. I chatted with a friend. I will now shower and clean up and go downtown. CIO
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11/17/15 Tuesday 3:20 P.M. I picked up the mail. The order with tracking of https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9374869903500634470775 on the order for $19.50 http://slickdeals.net/f/8224854-casio-mens-ws220-tough-solar-powered-digital-runners-120-lap-memory-watch-choice-of-grey-or-black-21-50-f-s arrived. I set it to the right time. I put it by the living room weather station, so it can get some sunlight to charge up. I will now wash the breakfast dishes. I will now make my bed, and I will shower and clean up. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 3:00 P.M. I ate a small of goldfish crackers. I rested some more. I ate three scoops of butterscotch ice cream. I will now drink a cup of chamomile tea with Splenda sweetener. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 12:55 P.M. $149.99 with free shipping Open Box: ASUS Laptop EeeBook X205TA-DS01-BL-OFCE Intel Atom Z3735F (1.33 GHz) 2 GB Memory 32 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 11.6" Windows 8.1 64-Bit - Newegg.com CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 12:35 P.M. I woke up at noon when www.ibm.com called me up. refurbished with free shipping $114.99 Microsoft Surface RT 10 6" HD Tablet 32GB Wi Fi Black 7XR 00001 885370447705 | eBay and $29.99 with free shipping Microsoft Surface 2, Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 Power Cover (5VX-00006) – Black CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 9:55 A.M. Subway sandwich has $2 six inch sandwiches. There is suppose to be a high of 47 degrees Fahrenheit today. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 9:20 A.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 8:20 A.M. I called up the MacGray Laundry people in Dallas, Texas at 1-800-622-4729, and I reported the card machine not working in our laundry room. They have a web site http://www.coinmach.com/ for reporting problems, but their form did not work. CIIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 8:05 A.M. I woke up at 7:30 A.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/17/15 Tuesday 4:00 A.M. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm along with a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 9:35 P.M. I ate two scoops of butter scotch ice cream. Well now much happening on the dark side of the planet. I guess the Asians are not offering any low price items for bottom fishing for the time being. I have to watch my budget, because with the long winter ahead, I might have additional expenses. I was thinking that instead of getting the Volvo wagon rear tail light repaired, it might be a better idea to get a new battery for the car. I am not sure when it was last replaced. I have the service records for the Volvo wagon, but there is no mention about when the battery was last replace. I have to check with my relatives to see if the might know, since they were the previous owners. At my age none of the younger computer people in this area bother networking with me, since we probably don't have the same experiences. Obviously with IBM nearby there might be some computer people in the area, but I am not their head guru. I just know how to make inexpensive hardware work, and I am not savvy on UNIX and Super Computers. Well, I have done my best to maintain a simple internet presence with my free time which I have less of anymore, since I seem to need to sleep more, since the frequent walks exhaust me, even though I don't smoke cigarettes anymore. I suppose like last winter, once the cold weather sets in, I will be spending even more time inside, only going out once a week to get groceries. The younger generation will have to face the colder weather. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 9:05 P.M. The Mac Gray laundry card machine downstairs at 71 Vinci Drive is not working. I tried calling them at 1-800-622-4729, but they were not in at this hour. I went downtown to CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I picked up two prescriptions. I bought a 120 count CVS 81 mg aspirin for $6.29. I then drove further downtown. They are just about finished stringing the holiday lights along Greenwich Avenue. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I bought an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar at Zen Stationary, but I lost. I stopped by CVS again, and I used their bathroom. I bought three 6 ounce Air Wick automatic air freshener cans for $5 each and .95 tax for $15.95 total. I then bought four 13 ounce Ajax orange liquid dish washing detergent for .88 each and another Air Wick 6 ounce can for $5 less $5 bonus bucks from the previous purchase and .22 tax for $3.74 total. I then finished my walk. I sat out at various locations. I then returned home, and I picked up the mail. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 4:50 P.M. I ate two scoops of butterscotch ice cream, and I slept some more until 4 P.M.. I could hear some of the Wright Brother's inventions moving around in the area. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on 15 grain bread with Hellmann's mayonnaise and a dill pickle slice and Lays wavy potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will now make my bed. I will shower and clean up. I will then go downtown to Green Witch Avenue. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 12:50 P.M. I rested while making the other backups. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I printed out the 11 page list of my various backups that I will store with their external hard drives in the left living room closet. I make the backups, because my computers have been frequently hacked and the Windows operating systems seem to deteriorate over time. I will now make my bed and shower and clean up. As I said last week, since Greenwich, Connecticut on weekends is like a resort for visiting New York City people, I use a resort schedule, and I rest on Mondays and Tuesdays. They do the same in other resorts. It says Marriott Hotels bought Starwoods Hotels, so Marriott now owns Sunset Key. Of course there are thousands of other islands in the Bahamas, some of which might be nicer. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 10:25 A.M. I went back to bed after the last note. I woke up at 9:30 A.M.. I started a Complete PC backup of the HP Compaq computer to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB SATA drive holder. I will then do an Aomei backup to the same drive. I will then do the same two backups of the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower to the same drive. I also went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . CIO
11/16/15 Monday 8:20 A.M. I woke up at 5:00 A.M.. On the old primary Gigabyte computer, I started a Windows Complete PC backup to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB SATA drive holder. I then went back to bed. I woke up at 6:30 A.M., and it said the backup might not have worked. I then did a Aomei backup to the same hard drive. I went back to bed until 7:30 A.M. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/16/15 Monday 12:15 A.M. I restored the backup files to the Toshiba 2 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill USB SATA hard drive holder. While the restore process was going on, I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers, and I watched episodes 3 and 4 of "Secrets of the Third Reich" and episodes 1 and 2 of "China, the Forbidden City".
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11/15/15 Sunday 6:45 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on 15 grain bread with Hellmann's mayonnaise and a dill pickle slice and Lays wavy potato chips and 10 cherry tomatoes and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I chatted with two relatives. CIO
11/15/15 Sunday 5:00 P.M. I figured out the partition problem on the Toshiba 3 TB external USA SATA drive. It was formatted in the newer Windows 10 partition which does not work with the older Windows partitions. I did a low level format on it, and it partitioned it with MBR NTFS which should work with the older computers. However, it is now only partitioned at 2 TB. I will now copy the lost files from it from the Samsung 5 TB drive that has copies of them on it. Thus I will still have two backup copies. CIO
11/15/15 Sunday 1:00 P.M. I woke up at 12:30 P.M.. On the old primary Gigabyte computer, I am doing a Complete PC backup of both partitions to the Seagate 1 TB SATA drive in the Orico USB SATA external hard drive holder. CIO
11/15/15 Sunday 7:05 A.M. I woke up at 12:30 P.M.. I went back to bed until 11 A.M.. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I adjusted the operating system color on the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower. I am still doing a partition scan on the Toshiba 3 TB external hard drive. I will now make my bed. I will then shower and clean up. CIO
11/15/15 Sunday 7:05 A.M. I woke up at 6 A.M.. I was going to used the Toshiba 3 TB SATA drive in the Rosewill external SATA drive holder to make a Complete PC backup of the old primary Gigabyte computer. I have used the Toshiba drive for another 11 backups, but the disk partitioning does not show up on it. I am using Mini Tool Partition Wizard Free to try to recover its partition. It takes a while to run. If I can not recover the partition, I will have to make the backups again. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 11/14/15
11/14/15 Saturday 8:35 P.M. The Complete PC backup of the old primary computer to the Samsung 5 TB external SATA drive would not work for some odd reason. I am now about finished with an Aomei backup to the same drive. I watched the History Channel, "Secret Societies" and episode 2 of "The Third Reich". I ate a bag of microwave popcorn and a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then go to bed. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 5:50 P.M. I rested for an hour. I chatted with a relative. I will now do a Complete PC backup of both partitions of the old primary computer to the Samsung 5 TB external hard drive. I will then do an Aomei backup of it to the same drive. I will probably rest some more. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 4:40 P.M. I have 59 more updates to install. I picked up the mail. I started the Complete PC backup to the second hard drive. I will now take a nap. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 3:05 P.M. I was able to get the Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader to install by downloading the full versions and installing them. I got the Microsoft Live Essentials to install by installing version 11. I will start a complete PC backup to the second hard drive in a little while. I am just about to eat a Marie Callender 16 ounce chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 1:00 P.M. I am still configuring the old primary work computer as a backup computer. I can not get the Microsoft Essentials Programs and the Adobe Flash and Reader programs to download and install. I am copying files from the Seagate 1 TB external hard drive to the old primary work computer. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 9:20 A.M. I went back to bed, and I woke up at 7 A.M.. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I drove over to the Stop and Shop. I bought deli sliced ham for $4.99 a pound for $5.24, deli sliced white American cheese for $4.99 a pound for $5.04, a 1.75 quart Friendly Butter Scotch ice cream for $3.49, a 5 quart pack of Stop and Shop powdered milk for $7.29, a 9.5 ounce Utz wavy potato chips for $3, a 30 ounce Pepperidge Farm flavor blaster goldfish crackers for $8.99, three zucchini for $1.99 a pound for $3.02, three baking potatoes for .99 a pound for $2.49, bananas for .49 a pound for .85 and .35 can return for $39.06 total. I then went by Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $10 of self service V-Power premium gasoline with a dime a gallon off with my Stop and Shop card for $3.279 a gallon for 3.051 gallons at odometer reading of111901 miles for 51.8 miles driven since Sunday November 1, 2015 for 16.979 miles per gallon n mixed traffic. I then returned home. I put away my groceries. I chatted with a relative twice. On the old primary work computer, all of the Windows 7 Updates are installed on it. McAfee would not install on it, so I am using Microsoft Internet Security which is just as good. I will now start configuring it. I then will have to make backups of it. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 4:50 A.M. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. CIO
11/14/15 Saturday 4:10 A.M. I woke up and ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I finished Windows Updates on the old primary computer. I finally woke up at 3:30 A.M.. 153 were killed in the terrorism in Paris, France. CIO
11/13/15 Friday 6:55 P.M. I have been watching the Paris, France terrorism on television. I ate a bag of microwave popcorn. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/13/15 Friday 5:45 P.M. The fire alarm went off around 4:15 P.M.. I checked around, but no apartment lights were on. I called the Greenwich Housing Authority, and they sent somebody over to reset it. I surfed the internet. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm along with a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
11/13/15 Friday 3:15 P.M. On the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower, I installed the latest Windows 10 update. I did a Complete PC backup of it to the second internal hard drive and the Samsung 5 TB external USB SATA hard drive. I then did Aomei backups to the same drives. I am still installing the Windows Updates on the old primary work computer. I chatted with a relative. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich with slices of Vidalia onion on 15 grain bread with Hellmann's mayonnaise and a dill pickle slice and Lays wavy potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I tried to sleep, but I did not get any rest. Earlier this morning, I threw out the garbage.
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11/13/15 Friday 7:20 A.M. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. CIO
11/13/15 Friday 5:15 A.M. I woke up, and I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I finally woke up at 4:30 A.M.. On my original old primary work computer, I reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate on it in a second partition, and I am now installing the updates. I will then configure it. Thus once I am done, it will be refreshed. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 8:50 P.M. I ate a 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagna with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I picked up the mail. The order with tracking of tracking of http://www.dhl-usa.com/en/express/tracking.shtml?AWB=4200683092748901015478100012497997&brand=DHL or http://webtrack.dhlglobalmail.com/?trackingnumber=4200683092748901015478100012497997 on the order for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16803636014&ignorebbr=1 for $22.99 with free shipping arrived. One of the four bulbs was broken. I called up Newegg, and they are sending me a replacement bulb. I put the three bulbs in the three sconces to the right above the primary computer setup with the left one with a regular bulb. I chatted with a relative. On the Dell Optiplex 740 tower, I did Complete PC backups to the second internal hard drive and the Samsung 5 TB external hard drives, and then I did the same two backups with the Aomei backup program. I watched "Hitler's Riches" and episode 1 of "Secrets of the Third Reich". I ate a bag of microwave popcorn. I will now shut down both primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 2:50 A.M. I chatted with two relatives. I moved the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower and its NEC 23 inch monitor to where the primary work computer was on the left side of the HP Compaq computer. I also moved its accessories. I transferred any files I need for working with it as my primary work computer. I am now installing the Windows updates. I have it hooked up the Brother Laser printer that was on the Dell Latitude E6400 laptop. I have the Dell Latitude E6400 Laptop hooked up the Dell Laser printer. I moved the old self built primary work computer to in front of the mahogany bureau with its 20 inch Dell monitor. I have it hooked up the old Minolta Pagepro 1350 W laser printer. It all took a while, but it will be faster work computer. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 9:15 A.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 8:45 A.M. I woke up at 6 A.M., and I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm with a glass of cold filtered water. I went back to bed until 8:30 A.M.. I will now make my bed. I will then shower and clean up.
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11/12/15 Thursday 4:55 A.M. I put away the clean laundry. I will now rest some more. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 3:40 A.M. I have 50 minutes to go on two dry cycles. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/12/15 Thursday 3:10 A.M. I woke up at 2:30 P.M.. I put clean linens on the bed. I started two loads of wash, and I have 15 minutes to go on the wash cycles. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO
11/11/15 Wednesday 11:15 P.M. I chatted with a friend after the last note, and then I went back to bed. I woke up at 10 A.M., and I chatted with a friend. I will now eat three scoops of butterscotch ice cream. CIO
11/11/15 Wednesday 2:40 P.M. I woke back up at 1:30 P.M.. I did some routine surfing on the internet. Not much to report on from the low budget end of the internet. I never made any money off the internet, but it helps me keep better informed, and sometimes I find a few bargains. Alas, I am not living in Greenwich, India; and the local Wall Street crowd in my neighborhood also has their own perspective which might not be the same as mine. After living in Greenwich, Connecticut USA since June 1962, and walked around frequently downtown on Greenwich Avenue since December 1983 and before, there is nobody I am really networked with, since I am frequently on a night schedule, and not awake in the daytime. I am just about ready to eat a 16 ounce Marie Callender chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/11/15 Wednesday 9:35 A.M.. I installed the Zorin OS 10 32 bit on the second Dell Latitude D410 laptop and installed its updates. It works just fine. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I will now rest some more. CIO
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11/11/15 Wednesday 6:30 A.M.. I woke up, and I ate three scoops of butterscotch ice cream and three ounces of croutons. I finally woke up at 5 A.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 6:25 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I will now shut down the two primary computers, and I will go to bed. I get tired after being awake 12 hours anymore. I searched the internet, and although Bloomberg News said two weeks ago that Berkshire Hathaway had bought the Union Pacific Railroad, there are no other news stories to that effect. It does say the Union Pacific Railroad manages to make a bit of money. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 4:55 P.M.. I could not sleep, so I did some regular internet work. I picked up the mail. I delivered a package to a neighbor. Maybe somebody should put up a web site http://www.howtolosemybigfatbelly.com/ . CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 1:50 P.M.. I did some random internet surfing. Traditionally in resorts, Mondays and Tuesdays are the weekend holidays for the local resort people, because the local resort people have to work on weekends. I will now take a nap. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 12:50 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I ate 8 ounces of reheated Perdue Italian chicken strips of white cooked breast meat, steamed slice zucchini with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and Italian seasoning and grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a microwaved potato with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil, and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and America's Choice lemon juice. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 11:10 A.M.. I ordered in black for $19.50 http://slickdeals.net/f/8224854-casio-mens-ws220-tough-solar-powered-digital-runners-120-lap-memory-watch-choice-of-grey-or-black-21-50-f-s . CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 10:45 A.M.. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. A couple of days ago, I picked up two new Metro North train schedules at the train station that started October 1, 2015. They are doing sewer repairs at the bottom of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 2 one ounce package boxes of Lipton Onion soup for $1.50 each box, and two 20 bag boxes of Tazo chamomile tea for $2.99 each box for $8.98 total. After I finished my walk, I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts Center. With a misty day, it was not very busy downtown. I then returned home. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 7:35 A.M.. I woke up again at 6 A.M.. I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I chatted with a friend. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown to the post garbage truck time on Greenwich Avenue which is slightly more glamorous watching the millennials buy their morning coffee. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 4:20 A.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will now go back to bed. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 3:45 A.M.. I can't sleep, so I go out of bed. I chatted with a relative at 7 P.M.. On the HP Compaq computer, I thought about buying and installing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817997037 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228135 as the primary hard drive, but since the memory hard drive is 240 GB, I would not be able to restore the backup from the larger 1 TB backup hard drive, since the disk partitioning would be different. The North Ghost backup utility that comes with Windows as their complete PC backup, does not allow restoring to smaller hard drives than what the backup was made from. CIO
11/10/15 Tuesday 2:50 A.M.. I woke up at 1:30 A.M.. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I will now go back to bed. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 6:20 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I ate a 14 ounce Marie Callender Salisbury steak dinner with a 12 ounce Schweppes Ginger Ale. I threw out the garbage and shipping material. I picked up the rest of the mail. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 5:20 P.M.. I took the SATA PCI Express Card, and I installed it in the HP Compaq computer with the 75 GB Western Digital backup hard drive connected to it. I installed the new Hitachi 1 TB hard drive as a third hard drive in the system to be used for backups. It is the second SATA drive on the internal system. The Toshiba 1 TB hard drive is still the main system hard drive. I did a Windows 10 Complete PC backup to the new Hitachi backup hard drive. I will now copy some more files to the Hitachi backup hard drive. I now have two internal Complete PC backups on the two different backup hard drives. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 4:00 P.M.. The Google Maps directions were wrong. The Allstate claim center at 3040 Westchester Avenue in Purchase, New York is further north than the map indicated. I went as far north as Anderson Hill Road and had to double back. They settled the claim for my passenger side rear lens, and they gave me a check for $297.16 which I deposited at the Chase Bank at Deerfield Place, when I returned to Greenwich. I then returned home. I picked up some of the mail. The order with tracking of tracking of https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9405509699939402453704 on the order for http://www.ebay.com/itm/281836785440?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT L.L.BEAN GOOSE DOWN FILLED WINTER MEN'S COAT JACKET Size XXL for $50 and $7.55 shipping for $57.55 total arrived. The order with https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9374889949084181782142 on the order for http://bensbargains.com/bargain/120-count-green-tea-extract-fat-burner-supplement-0-10-at-156663/#rss for $5.24 with shipping arrived. The order with tracking of https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9405515901639555580298 on the order for http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-1TB-32MB-7200RPM-SATA3Gb-s-3-5-Hard-Drive-PC-Mac-RAID-NAS-CCTV-DVR-/161474687869?hash=item2598a4337d:g:efsAAOSw1XdUWrYU for $39.99 with free shipping arrived. The jacket is Burgundy and fits just fine and looks just great. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 1:20 P.M.. I also ate three ounces of wavy potato chips and three cherry tomatoes. I might head out early for my 2:40 P.M. appointment with Allstate by the Rye Brook Hilton. It is supposed to be only three miles away, but I am not familiar with that area, since I never drive west into New York State or that area. The order with tracking number of "1Z1822450307464370" at www.ups.com on the order for http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005519 for $14.99, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005638 for $7.49, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005531 for $7.49, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500011474 for $10, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500003719 for $7.47, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500000137 for $7.49 and free shipping with coupon code "BUCKSHIP" and $3.49 tax for $58.42 total arrived. I stored the tall flat box behind the bookcase at the hallway entrance. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 12:45 P.M.. I went to my 11 A.M. appointment at the Greenwich Town Hall early. I paid a $1.50 to park for two hours. While waiting I read the Vanity Fair magazine about Mark Zuckerberg and Melinda Gates and a Fairfield Country magazine about food. I met with my social worker. I turned in the paper work for the holiday aid and for the energy assistance. I then returned back to my apartment. I am just about to eat a 16 ounce Boston Market chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 9:50 A.M.. I chatted with a relative. http://www.prisonplanet.com/violent-shaking-along-the-ring-of-fire-continues-a-progression-of-disasters-that-began-in-september.html . I will now get ready to go out to my 11 A.M. appointment. I will go to it a little bit early. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 9:25 A.M.. I threw out the garbage. I surfed the internet a bit. I chatted with a relative. It is beginning to warm up a bit. We have not yet reached the snowy time of the year. It usually gets much colder here around the first week of December. It is usually not too cold at Thanksgiving Time. Alas none of my friends from my youth when I roamed the country have kept up with me. Well, I guess there is a new younger generation out there exploring the country with their high tech devices. Of course travel today is a lot more expensive than in my day, when one could drive across country for $50 in gasoline and sleep in one's car in a camp ground on the west coast. I some times see people from the West Coast here, but they seem to be better financed than when I visited the west coast. Some people like driving automobiles. Since I quit smoking cigarettes three months ago, it has not increased my karma any. I guess nearby New York City gets all of the attention in this area as opposed to the rural poor folk out in the Connecticut suburbs. CIO
11/09/15 Monday 6:30 A.M.. I woke up at 5:30 A.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 4:50 P.M.. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed directly. I have an 11 A.M. and 2:40 P.M. appointment tomorrow. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 3:20 P.M.. The former Ponce De Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida is now Flagler College, but they might have alligators around it. I searched the term at Google, "World's Oldest Buildings", and it is interesting they don't show St. Peter's. Of course I happened to be looking at the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Web Cam, and I came across this interesting link http://keywestharborwebcam.com/ with local conch music for any rum runners. Of course it was 42 degrees Fahrenheit, when I went out at 7 A.M. this morning, but it went up to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. It is not quite yet "Polar Vortex" time. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 1:05 P.M.. I ate a 14 ounce Marie Callender Salisbury steak dinner with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 12:05 P.M.. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS, and I used the bathroom. I bought buy one get one free of GE 100 watt Reveal bulbs for $10 both. After I finished my walk, I chatted with missionaries from the Philippines whom come out here frequently. I gave each of the three my calling cards. I bought an Ace's High scratch card for a dollar at Zen Stationary, but I lost. I chatted with another morning regular. I then went by the Stop and Shop. I bought two 16 ounce Marie Callender mushroom chicken pot pies for $2.50 each, and two 14 ounce Marie Callender Salisbury steak dinners for $2.50 each, a 42 ounce Stop and Shop old fashioned oatmeal for $3, and bananas for .49 a pound for .59 and .70 can return for $12.89 total. I then returned back home to Chez Mike's. I chatted with a relative. The relative told me their is a root spice from India called "Hing" that helps reduce intestinal gas. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 11/08/15
11/08/15 Sunday 6:40 A.M.. I am just about to eat a Boston Market chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. Tracking is https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9374889949084181782142 on the order for http://bensbargains.com/bargain/120-count-green-tea-extract-fat-burner-supplement-0-10-at-156663/#rss for $5.24 with shipping.
I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then go downtown to the greater waste land of Greenwich Avenue for better or worse in the now colder weather. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 6:05 A.M.. The Ebay vendor of the 256 GB micro SD card said it can not returned after 14 days. I tried a number of methods to fix it to no avail. When I try to format it, it says it is write protected, but none of the methods work to remove the write protection on two different Windows 10 computers. So I guess it is broken and not fixable. CIO
11/08/15 Sunday 12:45 A.M.. I woke up at 11:45 P.M.. I went through http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I made my bed. I ate at a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm with a glass of cold filtered water. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 6:35 P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 4:50 P.M.. I woke up briefly, and I ate three scoops of butterscotch ice cream. I also woke up again briefly, and I chatted with two relatives. I just now woke up again. I have been tired a lot recently. I guess it is old age. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 8:05 A.M.. I will go back to bed. I was told that when I cross my legs, it causes them to fall asleep. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 7:35 A.M.. I woke up at 7 A.M.. I chatted with a friend. I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 6:20 A.M.. I took a fourth of a head of Cello iceberg lettuce, and I ripped it up into small pieces on a dinner plate and added 20 cherry tomatoes and one fourth Vidalia sweet onion diced and a peeled and sliced ripe avocado. I seasoned it with Lowry's seasoned salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, Montreal Spicy Steak Seasoning, a quarter cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, 3 ounces of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese cut into 1.5 inch by 3/8th inch by .25 inch pieces, a couple of dozen Caesar croutons, and I put a lot of Wish Bone blue cheese dressing on it and Kraft Zesty Italian dressing with extra virgin olive oil on it. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I will now take a nap. CIO
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11/07/15 Saturday 4:45 A.M.. I went back to bed until 4:20 A.M.. I threw out the garbage. I sat outside briefly. I picked up the mail. Possibly being on a night schedule for so long has lowered my dopamine level causing Seasonal Adjusted Syndrome or SAD. CIO
11/07/15 Saturday 1:50 A.M.. I went back to bed until 1:30 A.M.. Yesterday morning, when I was half way through my walk of Greenwich Avenue, I sat in front of the Senior Center for about a half hour. When I got up to walk upper Greenwich Avenue, my left leg and left foot had fallen asleep. I held onto the back of the bench, and I moved my left leg and foot around. I then walked slowly over to a street sign, and I held its post, and I moved my left leg and foot some more until the circulation was restored. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue starting out slowly. I guess the aging process creeps up on us slowly sooner or later. I don't know why I have been sleeping more recently, except possibly that since I took the air conditioners out on these warmer fall days, it has been warmer in my apartment which tends to make me more tired. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 11:50 P.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 10:55 P.M.. I woke up and ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. I finally woke up at 10:30 P.M.. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 11:40 A.M.. I ate a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm along with a glass of cold filtered water. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 10:55 A.M.. I bought http://www.ebay.com/itm/281836785440?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT L.L.BEAN GOOSE DOWN FILLED WINTER MEN'S COAT JACKET Size XXL for $50 and $7.55 shipping for $57.55 total. It should come in handy on cold days in the winter. This British Jacket http://www.ebay.com/itm/Campbell-Cooper-Mens-Tweed-Shooting-Fishing-Riding-Hunting-Jacket-Coat-Green-New-/390921253490?var=660286087281&hash=item5b04b8f272:m:mbJZXBo1ykvQSISAIVmR3jw is available for $100 with free shipping, but I think I would wear a 3 XL or larger, since British sizes are different. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 9:15 A.M.. I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. The squirrels are doing their best to collect the few remaining acorns. After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I chatted with a regular visitor about railroads. I have a problem in crowded noisy places, in that with my hearing when multiple people are chatting it sounds like geese. After my walk, I went to the Stop and Shop. I bought a 8 pack of large Stop and Shop eggs expire December 16, 2015 for $2.19, a International Meals 7 ounce pasta with pesto sauce for $1.89, a two liter can of Botticelli extra virgin olive oil for $9.99, and bananas for .49 a pound for .64 for $17.70 total. I chatted with a another local. I then returned home. I chatted with a neighbor. I put away my groceries. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 5:05 A.M.. Justin Trudeau is now Prime Minister of Canada. I will now go downtown to Greenwich Avenue for a walk. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 4:20 A.M.. When I was down in Fort Lauderdale in the fall of 1976, the King of Norway was down there on vacation. Also the Danish Royal family used to vacation in Key West. I took a fourth of a head of Cello iceberg lettuce, and I ripped it up into small pieces on a dinner plate and added 20 cherry tomatoes and one fourth Vidalia sweet onion diced and a peeled and sliced ripe avocado. I seasoned it with Lowry's seasoned salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, Montreal Spicy Steak Seasoning, a quarter cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, 3 ounces of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese cut into 1.5 inch by 3/8th inch by .25 inch pieces, a couple of dozen Caesar croutons, and I put a lot of Wish Bone blue cheese dressing on it and Kraft Zesty Italian dressing with extra virgin olive oil on it. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. The British Royal family used to occasionally vacation in Tobago. Also Greta Garbo had a house in Tobago. When Princess Anne was supposedly on her honeymoon in Barbados, she was actually in Tobago. The official family photographer for the British Royal family was Norman Parkinson, and he also had a house in Tobago. It is suppose to get cold here later on the week. My email address for the Brazilian Tourist Authority has not worked since last January 2015, and the last I heard was they had bought a new Fort Escort in Sao Paulo. It is suppose get cold here pretty soon. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 3:40 A.M.. Tracking is https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?qtc_tLabels1=9405515901639555580298 on the order for http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-1TB-32MB-7200RPM-SATA3Gb-s-3-5-Hard-Drive-PC-Mac-RAID-NAS-CCTV-DVR-/161474687869?hash=item2598a4337d:g:efsAAOSw1XdUWrYU for $39.99 with free shipping. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 2:35 A.M.. In the period I was in Key West from January 1977 to April 1977 and from February 1978 to May 1978 and during February 1982 to March 1982, I did not drink much alcohol. Around January 1977, I had a Schlitz beer at the Bull bar. Around March 1977, I drank a Heineken with Jim Eldert at the patio of hotel on the west side of the island. In February 1978, I drank a beer with somebody from Champaign, Illinois at the bar restaurant on the east side of the island across from the Atlantic Shore beach club. In February 1982, Steve Bahl bought me two vodka and tonics at the Monster disco. That was the extent of my drinking experience down there. When I stayed with John Bolton at the abandoned Casa Marina Hotel during the winter of 1978, he would send me out to buy him a Miller beer every night, but I did not drink any. I first showed up in Key West on Halloween in 1976 with Brian Hibbs, and everything was boarded up except a few bars. I recall one bar with a white lacquer concert piano. I never knew when some of my other friends down there were there or not, because they would come and go, and one did not see them out in the general public. In February 1982, the bartender at the Cabana bar at the Fogarty house gave me a free orange juice, and he was also the bartender at that time at the Languedoc restaurant in Nantucket. Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill were sitting on the two stools opposite me. The older man raking the white gravel in the lawn of the Fogarty House looked like Ronald Reagan. I did pay a short visit with a friend in the winter of 1979, but we only stayed one night, and also in August 1980 for one night on the way to California. On that trip, I found a Key Palm coconut near the southern most house that I donated to botanical garden at Stamford University later in the trip. Possibly I started the med fly invasion in California, but the agricultural inspectors at the California border sprayed the Key Palm coconut. Key Palms are miniature palm trees. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 1:50 A.M.. For the light fixtures above my primary work computer, I ordered http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16803636014&ignorebbr=1 for $22.99 with free shipping. I will now make a cup of green tea and drink it with Splenda sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 1:00 A.M.. I ordered this http://bensbargains.com/bargain/120-count-green-tea-extract-fat-burner-supplement-0-10-at-156663/#rss for $5.24 with shipping. CIO
11/06/15 Friday 12:45 A.M.. I went out the east entrance, and I saw two young deer on the edge of the woods; so they are awake at night too. I threw out the garbage. I moved the Volvo wagon to its usual place. I sat out for a while enjoying the night air. I picked up the mail. I got the www.llbean.com catalog. They are also awake at night, if one wants to call them up in Freeport, Maine. Of course CVS on West Putnam Avenue is also opened 24 hours seven days a week including their pharmacy. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 11:40 P.M.. I went back to bed after the last note. I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I will now make my bed. I will then shower and clean up. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 9:50 P.M.. I woke up when Allstate called back at 2 P.M. to tell me that there is a $43 a day allowance for a rental car, if I need it, when the Volvo wagon is being repaired. I woke up, and I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers and two scoops of butter scotch ice cream. I woke up at 7 A.M., and I chatted with a relative. I finally woke up at 9 P.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 10:00 A.M.. I called up www.stamfordvolvo.com and it is one hour labor or $135 to replace the rear tail light lens, and $152 for the tail light lens. There are two different model lens depending on the VIN model. One of the tail light models are in stock. Thus it would be $287 and $18.25 tax or about $306 to have the Volvo wagon lens replaced. I have an appointment at the Allstate office by the Rye Town Hilton at 2:40 P.M. next Monday to have my Volvo Wagon Claim checked out. I will now shut down the primary work computers, and I will go to bed. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 8:20 A.M.. I woke up at 6 P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. For the third hard drive in the HP Compaq computer, I bought http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hitachi-1TB-32MB-7200RPM-SATA3Gb-s-3-5-Hard-Drive-PC-Mac-RAID-NAS-CCTV-DVR-/161474687869?hash=item2598a4337d:g:efsAAOSw1XdUWrYU for $39.99 with free shipping. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 5:30 A.M.. I tried watching some Netflix video, but the internet was too slow. I will now take a nap. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 4:05 A.M.. I took a fourth of a head of Cello iceberg lettuce, and I ripped it up into small pieces on a dinner plate and added 17 cherry tomatoes and one fourth Vidalia sweet onion diced and a peeled and sliced ripe avocado. I seasoned it with Lowry's seasoned salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, Montreal Spicy Steak Seasoning, a quarter cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, 3 ounces of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese cut into 1.5 inch by 3/8th inch by .25 inch pieces, a couple of dozen Caesar croutons, and I put a lot of Wish Bone blue cheese dressing on it and Kraft Zesty Italian dressing with extra virgin olive oil on it. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I will now drink a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 3:15 A.M.. I finished sorting out the paper work by the laptop computers at the apartment entrance. I threw out the old paper work in the recycle bin outside. I gathered the non functioning Weather Direct parts, and I put them in a large zip lock bag underneath the www.harvard.edu chair. I am 22% done in low level formatting the 256 GB micro SD card. I still need to gather the paper work for my Energy Assistance application and my Thanksgiving Assistance and make an appointment with my social worker to submit it. I also need to open a claim with Allstate Insurance on the damage to my passenger side rear tail light lens and get an estimate from Stamford Volvo. All of which are daytime activity, whenever I get on a daytime schedule. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 2:40 A.M.. I put away the clean laundry. I sorted out the paper work on the oak folding table in front of the Rubbermaid colored clothes hamper in the bedroom. I bound each group of paper work with a rubber band, so it is neater and easier to sort through. I cleaned the twist ties, rubber bands, and bread tabs out of the center kitchen drawer, and I put them in zip lock bags with the same similar items that I place on the white book case shelf at the kitchen entrance. I need to go through the paper work on the laptop computers at the apartment entrance. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 1:20 A.M.. I have 50 minutes to go down two dry cycles. I bought http://www.amazon.com/Big-Christmas-Box-Various-artists/dp/B00A2KV7XW for 89 cents. When I was copying the compressed files to my 256 GB SD card, it corrupted the card, so I am trying to do a low level format of the 256 GB SD card using the Dell 740 mini tower Optiplex computer. I have the Christmas songs on the HP Compaq Music folder and on the Samsung 64 GB micro SD card. CIO
11/05/15 Thursday 12:30 A.M.. I went back to bed until 10 P.M.. I did a Complete PC backup of the first hard drive on the HP Compaq computer to the second hard drive. I put clean linens on my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of wash. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants, and I also put some Miracle Gro indoor plant foam on them. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 8:35 P.M.. I woke up at 7:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 9:45 A.M.. I will now shut down the primary work computers and go to bed. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 8:50 A.M.. The procedure below would not work on the Dell D410 laptop, so I am putting Ubuntu 15.10 32 bit on it. I can always restore Windows XP to it, if I want. I tried the procedure below on the Asus Netbook, and it would not work either. I chatted with a friend. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 6:40 A.M.. I woke up at 5:30 A.M.. I chatted with a sick friend. I am using this method to create a bootable Chomebook install USB that I will try installing on the second Dell D410 laptop http://www.cnet.com/how-to/turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-chromebook/ . It is suppose to work with it. If one has the Chrome Web Browser installed on Windows, one can download and install the Chromebook Recovery Utility to make the USB bootable drive from the downloadable *.bin file. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 4:35 A.M.. I watched episode 1 of "The Pyramid Code". I will now take a nap. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 3:40 A.M.. I took a fourth of a head of Cello iceberg lettuce, and I ripped it up into small pieces on a dinner plate and one sliced tomato and one fourth Bermuda red onion diced and a peeled and sliced ripe avocado. I seasoned it with Lowry's seasoned salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, Montreal Spicy Steak Seasoning, a quarter cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, 2 ounces of Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese cut into 1.5 inch by 3/8th inch by .25 inch pieces, a couple of dozen Caesar croutons, and I put a lot of Wish Bone blue cheese dressing on it and Kraft Zesty Italian dressing with extra virgin olive oil on it. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 2:45 A.M.. Tracking number is "1Z1822450307464370" at www.ups.com on the order for http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005519 for $14.99, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005638 for $7.49, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500005531 for $7.49, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500011474 for $10, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500003719 for $7.47, http://www.calendars.com/catalog/product.jsp?navCount=1&productId=prod201500000137 for $7.49 and free shipping with coupon code "BUCKSHIP" and $3.49 tax for $58.42 total.
I chatted with a friend. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.. I threw out the garbage. I heard some sort of wild animal making noise in the woods. I picked up the mail. I will now drink a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/04/15 Wednesday 12:50 A.M.. I went back to bed until 11:30 P.M.. I made my bed. I downloaded Chrome OS http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/ and burned it to the 16 GB pen drive from the Dell Optiplex 740 mini tower. It does boot Chrome OS on the Asus Netbook Eee PC from its USB port, but it does not show how to install it as a dual boot. It is not that exciting, so I will leave Windows 10 on the Asus Netbook Eee PC. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 9:30 P.M.. I went back to bed after the last note. I woke up at 8:30 P.M.. I bottom fished to no avail at http://scott-mike.com/bf.htm . I will now make my bed, and then I will shower and clean up. I guess I will have another long night keeping an eye out for the Western Hemisphere while it is the dark side of the planet. I will eat two small bowls of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 6:55 P.M.. I woke up at 6 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 8:30 A.M.. I will now shut down the primary work computers. I will then go to bed. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 7:50 A.M.. I put a spare copy of Norton Utilities on the HP Compaq Windows 10 computer. It fixed a 100 registry items and cleaned up 34,000 privacy issues. I went over the New Lebanon school in Byram, and I voted in our local election. I then went downtown to Greenwich Avenue, and I watched the morning people going about their business. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought buy one get two free of six packs of Thomas' English muffins for $4.39 all, a 59 ounce Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $3, a 64 ounce Ocean Spray cranraspberry juice for $2.50, a 64 ounce Ocean Spray crangrape juice for $2.50, a five quart box of Stop and Shop powdered milk for $7.29, and two 12 ounce generic honey for $2.50 each for $24.68 total. I then returned home, and I carried up and put away my groceries. I will now make and eat a http://scott-mike.com/em.htm with a glass of cold filtered water. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 4:35 A.M.. I woke up at 2 P.M.. I ate a bag of microwave popcorn. I watched, "Partners in Crime", episode 3 and "Secrets of Her Majesty's Secret Service, MI6". Well not much happening on the dark side of the planet. I have to go out a little before 6 A.M. to vote in our local election. I guess after that I will sleep all day once again. I am no longer used to walking Greenwich Avenue at odd hours. Also my arthritis tends to bother me a bit more as I get older. I still have my computers and the internet to keep me busy. The local television news seems to be mostly about the presidential election which is a year away. In watching the Bloomberg News it does not make much sense, since I don't know much about modern finance. I guess I have to get used to being relaxed and comfortable at home in my small apartment that I have lived in here for about 27 years. It does take a bit of coordination to run everything as best as I can figure out. Still on limited financial budget, there is not much to do but walk around Greenwich Avenue or sit in the Greenwich Library, when not at home. I do not have the budget for posh dining downtown in some of our luxurious dining establishments. I do see our local inexpensive grocery stores frequently. Since I gave up drinking alcohol over 25 years ago, I can not go pub crawling to see what is happening locally. It is sort of amusing that with all of the vast communication elements of the internet, we seem to know even less than we knew in the stone age of visiting nearby Manhattan. I guess we are sort of out of the picture locally as far as the movers and thinkers are concerned. Still, I notice when I go out in the daytime there is a lot of traffic in the area, so people are managing to keep busy in this remote haven in the Connecticut wilderness. My contact in Manhattan told me the Big Cheese visited Manhattan last night for a fund raiser, but that happens frequently. Well, I guess the various news organizations are interested in more news stories. CIO
11/03/15 Tuesday 12:10 A.M.. I put a 19.8 ounce frozen Tombstone five cheese pizza on a baking sheet, and I seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, grated parmesan and Romano cheese and extra virgin olive oil. I cooked it in the Farberware convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. I cut it into four slices which I put on a dinner plate, and I ate it with a knife and fork and a 12 ounce glass of Coke. I will now take a nap. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 10:15 P.M.. I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 9:15 P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 7:55 P.M.. I woke up at 7 P.M.. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I chatted with two relatives. I will make my bed. I will shower and clean up. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 4:50 P.M.. I ate a small bowl of goldfish crackers. I woke up at 4 P.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will go back to bed. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 10:55 A.M.. I woke up at 9 A.M.. I drove a neighbor to the Greenwich Town Hall. I then went by the Chase Bank at Deerfield Place. I then went by the new Wells Fargo Bank, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 1.75 quart Friendly Butter Scotch ice cream for $2.50, a 30 ounce Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers $8.99, and bananas for .49 a pound for .74 for $12.23 total. I then went by the Valley Road Post Office, and I mailed my financial statement to a relative. I then returned back home. I will now go back to bed. CIO
11/02/15 Monday 3:30 A.M.. I woke up at 1 P.M.. I watched "Partners in Crime" episode 1 and 2. I will now try to rest some more. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 11:50 P.M.. On the way home this evening, I also stopped by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $9 of self service V-Power gasoline for $3.279 a gallon with a dime a gallon off with my Stop and Shop card for 2.744 gallons at odometer reading of 111849 miles for 31.7 miles driven since Friday October 23, 2015 for 11.553 miles per gallon in local traffic. I will now eat two scoops of butterscotch ice cream, and I will take a nap. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 11/01/15
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My www.eversource.com electricity bill for October 2015 was $150.52 for 871 kWh for 29 days for 30.03 kWh per day with an average temperature of 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit. For October 2014, it was $200.67 for 1151 kWh for 30 days for 38.37 kWh per day with an average temperature of 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 9:45 P.M.. I ate three four ounce On Cor beef patties with beef gravy, a microwaved baked potato with Smart Balance spread, extra virgin olive oil, and beef gravy, steamed sliced zucchini with Smart Balance spread, extra virgin olive oil, Italian spices, and grated parmesan and Romano cheese, a 12 ounce glass of Sprite lemon soda, and a cup of Twinings green tea, with Splenda sweetener and lemon juice. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 9:45 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS, and I used the bathroom. I bought two 20 ounce Dinty Moore beef stew for $2 each and two 16 ounce Kraft Zesty Italian dressing for $2 each for $8 total. I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while. I then went by the Stop and Shop. I bought buy one get two free six packs of Thomas' English muffins for $4.39 all, Norwegian Jarlsberg cheese for $4.99 a pound for $6.34, a 8 ounce Perdue boneless breast of chicken Italian short cuts for $3, buy one get one free pints of cherry tomatoes for $3.99 both, two Fresh Gourmet 5 ounce low fat Caesar croutons for $1 each, two zucchini squash for $1.99 a pound for $2.19, a head of Cello iceberg lettuce for $1.49, a Vidalia sweet onion for $1.49 a pound for .86, two baking potatoes for .99 a pound for $1.55, three Hass avocados for $1 each for $28.81 total. I then returned home, and I carried up my groceries, and I put them away. I printed out two copies of my Microsoft Money Sunset Income versus Spending report for October 2015, and I have one copy ready to mail to an interested relative with a .49 forever stamp. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 4:50 P.M.. I chatted with a relative at 11 A.M.. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. For breakfast, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with honey and milk and a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, vitamins and supplements with a glass of 50% punch and 50% cold filtered water and, I drank a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I will make my bed. I will shower and clean up. I will then go downtown for a walk. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 2:55 A.M.. I watched the first half of "Ancient Aliens" episode 3. I will now take a nap. I ate two small bowls of goldfish crackers. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 1:20 A.M.. Daylight savings time ended. I set all of my clocks and some of my watches back an hour. I recently have had two older Casio watches left out by the bedroom entrance to have available to wear. One of them is missing. I knocked down a small chest at that location recently, so maybe I miss placed it, but I can not find the other Casio watch at the moment. CIO
11/01/15 Sunday 1:50 A.M. I ate three four ounce On Cor beef patties with beef gravy, a microwaved baked potato with Smart Balance spread, extra virgin olive oil, and beef gravy, steamed sliced zucchini with Smart Balance spread, extra virgin olive oil, Italian spices, and grated parmesan and Romano cheese, a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale, and a cup of Twinings green tea, with Splenda sweetener and lemon juice. CIO