Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 10:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had the last piece of apple pie.  I will now do a bit of reading. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 7:25 P.M.: I coated one of the double thick pork chops with olive oil, and then I seasoned it with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, oregano, basil, and Italian spices, and I baked it in a Pyrex dish in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had it for dinner with a little Parmesan cheese on it and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with a microwave potato and steamed broccoli spears and sliced yellow squash with margarine along with a glass of ice tea. I will have a cappuccino. I watched the ABC evening news, and I am now watching the BBC World. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 5:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I viewed their Christmas preview offerings. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue with another local. I chatted with another local. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two double thick center cut pork chops at $1.99 a pound for $4.06, a head of organic broccoli for $1.99 for $6.05 total. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 5 pound bag of Russet potatoes for .99, a Glade Plugin Hawaiian breeze scent for $2.99, and Butterball Boneless hickory smoked turkey breast white meat at $3.79 a pound for $8.04 for $12.20 total. I bought the Butterball turkey breast early since they are good for a month, and the grocery store frequently runs out of the Butterball boneless hickory smoked turkey breast right before Thanksgiving. It is easier to cook and serve with less hassle than the whole bird. I returned home, and I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese slices and slices of Wilson pepperoni along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 1:30 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/14/01 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.: I watched a bit of television with vintage BBC footage on World War II on PBS channel 13 about Dunkirk. I guess I will now head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 11:05 P.M.: I watched a bit more television. I went through my normal Internet routine, and I sifted through the email. I chatted with a couple of relatives.  The computer is running much better after running the maintenance utilities that I ran earlier in the evening.  It is pretty quiet on the computer front. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 8:30 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, PC magazine, and Britain. I sat out for a while at the library. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I did maintenance on the computer. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, Norton SpeedDisk, and Win Optimizer. While running the utilities, I watched the ABC evening news. I am watching television now. I chatted with a friend.  For dinner, I had two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup and buns along with the rest of Fettuccini Medici and ice tea and cappuccino. Earlier in the evening when I returned, I had Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and slices of Wilson pepperoni. CIO

Note: <888> 11/13/01 Tuesday 12:35 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed about 11:30 P.M. last night. I was up at 11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess, I will clean up and go out for some daytime activity. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 10:10 P.M.: I watched the Channel 21 PBS presentation of the finding of the H.M.S. Hood and the Bismarck. I was able to eliminate the waves on the television by adjusting the white VCR cable that leads into the VCR. Well, I guess it is time to start to end my day. I have been sleeping a bit more than usual recently, but since I have been on a daytime schedule which I enjoy, I have been having a bit more active routine than when I am on a night schedule, so I tend to need a little bit more rest. To any of the younger generation whom might find my routine “Scott’s Random Notes” a bit tedious, let me assure them that it is the nature of being middle aged at age 51 that I tend to reflect my age and not necessarily the younger age viewpoint presented on television regularly. I opened up one of the three packs of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers last night, and I had some around midnight. Since I have chipped two of my teeth, and I think both of them need crowns, I have been trying not to eat any food that is too hard such as nuts. Well have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 8:45 P.M.: I ordered two color ink cartridges for my Epson Stylus Color 880 color printer from http://www.3dayinkjet.com for $10.75 apiece plus $5 shipping for $26.50 total. I am a little bit hesitant about using the ink available for the refilling the cartridge available at CompUSA, because when I use the same inks for refilling my Compaq IJ200 printer, the colors came out noticeably different. I also went through my email and http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 7:40 P.M.: I had dinner two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup along with reheated Fettuccini Medici and ice tea and a slice of apple pie. I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 5:55 P.M.: I put Direct X 8.1 on my computer system. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 5:00 P.M.: I went back out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought buy one get one free of two 1.5 liter bottles of CVS yellow mouth wash for $3.99 both and a CVS bleach toilet tank tablet for $1.99 plus .36 tax for $6.34 total.  While sitting out downtown, I found .17 on the ground. I drove by the waterfront. I sat out by the library also for a while. The library was closed for the Veterans Day Holiday today. I then went by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two packages of 8 Arnold hotdog buns and three loaves of Freihofers twelve-grain bread, all for $5.26 total. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I put the new bleach toilet tank tablet in the toilet tank. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 1:25 P.M.: I went over to the Greenwich Hospital, and I had blood drawn at the laboratory as part of my every two-year physical. I fasted before having the blood drawn. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and they are closed until Wednesday November 14, 2001 setting up for a new opening. I returned home.  For breakfast I had seven pancakes made with pancake max with Log Cabin maple syrup and margarine along with coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/12/01 Monday 10:45 A.M.: I just was awaken about a half hour ago by a friend saying that a jet had gone down over Queens, New York. The local media here reports that it probably was not terrorism since the engine fell off the American Airlines airbus headed to the Dominican Republic before it crashed shortly after takeoff from J.F.K. airport. New York City has closed all bridges and tunnels inbound, but they are still open outbound. I will not eat breakfast now. I will clean up and go out for an appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 10:10 P.M.: I watched a bit of television with my guest. I chatted with a relative. I cooked the two double thick center cut pork chops in the convection oven for 40 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I coated them with olive oil and seasoned them with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, and Italian spices. We had the pork chops with steamed yellow and green squash and reheated Fettuccini Medici along with ice tea. We then watched more television for the rest of the evening.  I had a piece of apple pie after doing the dishes.  My guest left at 9:30 P.M., and I just finished watching television. I guess I should start winding down and begin to think about heading off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 5:40 P.M.: My guest showed up, and we chatted for a while, and we had ice tea. We then drove down by the waterfront. We then went out to Tod’s Point, and we walked around the three-mile walk around Tod’s Point.  We stopped by Staples. We then returned back to my apartment. We had Carr’s crackers with Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese with Wilson pepperoni with it and ice tea. We are now watching a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/11/01 Sunday 12:55 P.M.: I went to bed at 11 P.M., and I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I started my laundry.  A neighbor gave me $5 for driving him over to Port Chester by Home Depot. I returned home, and I started making http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I just finished putting away the laundry. I put clean sheets on my bed. I will be done making the ice tea in a short period. I have a friend due to arrive shortly to visit. I am thinking about throwing out the Fettuccini Medici since the pepperoni in it seems to be giving me heartburn. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 9:50 P.M.: I watched a bit of television, including seeing the movie again Dante’s Peak. It reminded me that I should not keep my coffee beans in the freezer, so I took them out, and I put them underneath the dining room table. I guess, I will start winding down for the night, and I will head off to bed in a little while.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 7:30 P.M.: I also had a piece of apple pie. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 7:10 P.M.: I went back out, and they were just finishing up the fire cleanup on Greenwich Avenue. The fire was above the women’s clothes store Henry Lehr, which seemed to have removed their merchandise already. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought double thick center cut pork chops at $1.99 a pound for $3.46, two yellow and two green squash at $1.39 a pound for $2.78, and a apple pie for $1.99 for $8.23 total.  I then returned home. I watched the NBC nightly news. I had a frosted diet Coke in a frosted mug. I will now have some reheated Fettuccini Medici along with ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 4:20 P.M.: After the cappuccino, I had 14 Carr’s crackers each with a ¾ inch by 1/8 inch by 2.5 inch piece of Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and two pieces of Wilson’s pepperoni on them. I will now go out again, and see if Greenwich Avenue is still there. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I put Draino in the bathroom sink before going out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of locations. I went by Lecters which as a 20% to 40% off going out of business sale. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library. I heard a lot of sirens and fire engines responding to a fire nearby. I walked over to Lewis Street and Greenwich Avenue, and there was a second story or attic fire in the building next to the Complete Kitchen on Greenwich Avenue, which is, suppose to be a dress shop. It looks like the whole fire brigade showed up. I then returned to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. The fire engines were still there when I left. I noticed earlier this week, one can buy a different version of the Freeplay battery self powered hand crank radio or a similar flash light are available at the Food Emporium downtown near the check out counters. I returned home, and I am just about ready to have a cappuccino. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 11:55 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I just had two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/10/01 Saturday 9:25 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M.. I will now have breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will listen to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . I will start my house cleaning and watering the plants after I have my coffee. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 11:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I will now head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 8:30 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read three computer newsweeklies and the Wall Street Journal. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 96 ounce containers of Tropicana fresh orange juice with calcium for $2.99 each, a quart of Hellmann’s real mayonnaise for $2.69, two jars of Five Brothers creamy alfredo garlic pasta sauce for $2.99 each 16 ounce jar, a dozen large eggs $1.69, two 8 ounce bars of Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99 each, a 16 ounce package of Wilson’s pepperoni $4.99, and Wizard air neutralizer for .99 for $26.36 total. I then returned home. I got out the Simac pasta machine, and I made up a pound and a half of fresh egg pasta about six inches long and a half inch wide using two Simac measuring cups of flour and four eggs with a couple of teaspoons of water for the pasta dough mixture. I then diced one large onion and then I diced 70 thin Wilson pepperoni slices and put them both in a pot adding the 16 ounce jar of Five Brothers creamy alfredo garlic sauce with a quarter cup of hot water to get the remains out of the jar and five pads of margarine along with dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, oregano, Italian spices and Basil. I heated this mixture and simmered it for about ten minutes. I cooked the fresh egg pasta in boiling water for about four to five minutes. I drained the pasta, and I added about a fifth of a cup of olive oil on it and mixed it, and then I added the Alfredo sauce mixture and mixed it all together. I next added a half cup of Sorrento grated Parmesan cheese, and I mixed it all together. I will call this Fettuccini Medici. I had about a 12-ounce bowl of the Fettuccini Medici with ice tea, and I refrigerated the rest in a large Rubbermaid container. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 3:15 P.M.: Before lunch I had Carr’s crackers with Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I then had a couple of cold beef sandwiches with ice tea for lunch. I then took a nap until 2:30 P.M.. I watched a bit of television. I will now have a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 11:30 A.M.: I went through my email. I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm . I chatted with a neighbor. The mail person just arrived. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/09/01:

Note: <888> 11/09/01 Friday 9:35 A.M.: I went to bed at 9:30 P.M., and I woke up at 8 A.M.. I had some peanuts during the middle of the night. I just had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I am listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram from the Netherlands. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 7:50 P.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letters to a relative at the Valley Road Post office via Priority Mail, which is $3.95 for everything one can stick in the Priority Mail envelope. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment, which ran a half hour late, so I read today’s Wall Street Journal and two National Geographic magazines. I then made my 4:15 P.M. appointment. I next drove downtown. I walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area. I stopped by CVS, and I used my $4 CVS coupon they sent me to buy an 8 pack of Brawny paper towels for $1.06 after using the coupon. They were on sale for $4.99. I then sat out for a while. I then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I returned home, and I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news. I then had dinner of four 1/3 inch thick slices of cold beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed frozen green beans, microwave potato, and ice tea. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 2:05 P.M.: I printed out fifty copies of a Christmas letter for a family member. I printed 44 copies very quickly on the Epson, which now has a ¼ full ink color cartridge, and I printed 8 on the Compaq, which worked, but needs to be cleaned frequently for good performance. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and the rest of the apple pie for lunch along with ice tea. I am cleaned up, and I will now go out and mail the letters to the family member and make my appointments. CIO

Note: <888> 11/08/01 Thursday 10:45 A.M.: I went to bed about 9 P.M.. I had a telephone call from a relative just before going to bed. I was up at 7:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of morning television. I searched Epson Stylus Color 880 Inkjet color cartridges on the Internet. One can order them for about $7 to $8, and it says the cartridge is also refillable. I could order the exact ink over the Internet, or use the similar ink available from CompUSA.  It says it is better to refill the cartridge before it is empty. Well right now the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer has a full black cartridge and the color cartridge is halfway full, and the backup Compaq IJ200 has a full color cartridge. Thus I learned a little bit more about my options on the procedures. I will now check the mail. CIO