Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 5:10 P.M.: The two Epson Stylus Color 880 color inkjet cartridges arrived this morning at 11 A.M. from http://www.3dayinkjet.com . I put them to the left of the Epson printer to have them available when I need them. I received a no answer telephone call at around noon. I was up at 3 P.M.. I checked my mail. I tinkered with the computer. I cannot find a free software search engine for my web server that would run under Windows XP. Excite use to have a free program, but it does not seem to be offered now. I chatted with a relative. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 7:00 A.M.: Well, I am off to bed. For a interesting new weather program try www.weatherbug.com . CIO

Note: <888> 11/21/01 Wednesday 6:20 A.M.: After dinner last night, I went by the library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and PC World. I then drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I decided to reinstall the beta 2 of Microsoft Windows XP Professional. I installed it while watching television. I was finished installing it about 2 A.M.. I had some ice tea while installing it. I installed the XP driver for the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer. I also installed the XP drivers for my Creative Live MP3 card. All of the programs that are suppose to work seem to work.  The XP install downloaded new files for the XP beta, so maybe it is improved over the beta release. They system is running fine. I also checked the headphone connector and plugged it in all the way, so it gets both speakers on either side working. I also reconnected the Compaq IJ200 color printer to the backup computer.  About midnight I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. Well, I am a bit tired, so I guess I will head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 5:35 P.M.: The mail arrived shortly before noon, but the Epson Inkjet cartridges did not arrive.  I got the Abercrombie and Fitch Christmas catalog, which is a bit risqué http://www.abercrombie.com/ . I watched a bit of news. I then rested until 4 P.M.. I got up, and I watched a bit of news. I had dinner of two slices of cold cooked eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed fresh broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and cappuccino. I am just finishing up making a batch http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm, which I will put in the refrigerator after I shower and clean up. I will then head out for the library since it is a cold damp night. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 11:10 A.M.: I went to bed at 2:30 A.M., and I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I checked the mail a couple of times. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO

Note: <888> 11/20/01 Tuesday 12:25 A.M.: Well, I finished my regular computer routine. I guess I will relax for the rest of the evening before heading off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 11:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I chatted with one local merchant. I once again suggested that some enterprising entrepreneur could put deluxe boneless hams in vats of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and after soaking them in the Jack Daniels whiskey for two or three months, they could cover them with some ingredient like cloves, white peppercorns or black peppercorn or items like poppy seeds or sea salt or some other herbal seeds, and they could slow cure them in hickory or mesquite smokers for three to six months to come up with a deluxe holiday ham that might be enjoyable to gourmets.  It might turn out a bit like prochutto or one of the other cured European meats, and possibly one of the Europeans might know about such a process. I then returned home. I watched television, and I guess I was hungry. I ate a whole box of Carr’s English crackers with slices of a whole 10-ounce bar Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese on them while watching television and drinking ice tea. Well, I guess I sort of pigged out. I guess I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 8:10 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC World Report. I once had a friend tell me that my apartment looked like one of the Vanderbilt railroad cars in Sherburne, Vermont. Well, I just saw a television program about Christmas at Biltmore House and Gardens. I guess one can research the current activities there at http://www.biltmore.com to see what special events they may have this Holiday season. I use to live near there. Another time on the way up from Florida, I stopped by Biltmore House and Gardens on my way to going to hike the Appalachian Trail for a few days, but alas at the early morning hour I arrived in Ashville, North Carolina; I did not have the funds to tour Biltmore. Of course, since I am supposedly descended from people in the Bilt area of the Netherlands, they might have let me in for free. On the bus from Atlanta that early morning to Ashville, North Carolina, I passed many miles of peach blossoms in bloom in the early spring. Of course around Biltmore House and Gardens, which is adjacent to the Pisgah National Forest, one has to be vigilant and watch out for wildlife particularly bears which frequent the woods. Well, it is time to go out. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 6:30 P.M.: After the last message, http://www.3dayinkjet.com call me up, and they told me that the  2 Epson Stylus Color 880 inkjet color cartridges that I ordered from them had shipped on last Wednesday, so I guess they should be here probably tomorrow. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I did some business. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I mailed the package to a relative Priority Mail for $3.50. I them made my 4 P.M. appointment. I read the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Greenwich Times while waiting. I then stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet. They did not have pumpkin pies. I bought a 14-ounce bag of Arnold Premium cornbread stuffing for $1.79. I then went by the waterfront, and I told a local fisherman he should read “Great Waters” by Deborah Cramer. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a fresh from the bakery Pumpkin pie for $2.99, a dozen large eggs for $1.69, fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.21, a red pepper at .99 a pound for .98, a 16 ounce can of Ocean Spray whole berry cranberry sauce .99, two golden delicious apples at .99 a pound .91, a bulb of garlic at $2.49 a pound .45, a jar of Gold’s extra hot horseradish .99, a 10 ounce bar of Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2, a pound of S&S whole milk mozzarella $1.99, for $15.20 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases, and I had some ice tea. I will now have dinner of two slices of cold cooked eye round beef with horseradish on them and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, microwave potato, ice tea, and cappuccino. I guess I will then go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 2:15 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I checked the mail, and the Epson Stylus Color 880 inkjet color cartridges that I ordered from http://www.3dayinkjet.com have not arrived yet. I called them on their toll free line, and I left a message. I then had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I wrapped a package to send, and I will mail it when I go out after I clean up. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 4:10 A.M.: Well, I read a bit. I guess, I will now head off to bed. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 2:45 A.M.: I watched some television. I had two slices of cold cooked beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two small microwave potatoes, and steamed frozen green beans and ice tea. I will now do some reading. CIO

Note: <888> 11/19/01 Monday 12:55 A.M.: I tried to install the Apace 2.0.28 beta, but it did not work, so I uninstalled it. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 11:20 P.M.: After the cappuccino, I reconnected my headphones that I had connected to the stereo system to the computer instead, so I can listen to computer sounds with the headphones at night without disturbing my neighbors. I had the headphone hung on the back of the stereo speaker beneath the right mouse pad. One can change the connection to the stereo connector hung on the left bottom desk drawer adjacent nearby easily. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 10:15 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I guess I will have a cup of cappuccino now. Well now that it is winter, I guess I will start looking for more to do on the Internet.  I could always try chatting with strangers, but since I tend to be a rather reclusive person, I don’t know if I want to try talking with strangers. I used to do that up until about three years ago, and I spent most of my time giving people technical support. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 6:25 P.M.: I fell asleep about 6 A.M.. I woke up at 3 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back asleep until 6 P.M.. I guess I will read some computer news. Then I will have two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will then clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I practiced my broken French. I updated http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm and http://mrscott.com/nasa-108.htm . Well, now I am off to bed. Have a quiet morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 1:25 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I guess, I will now head off to bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/18/01 Sunday 12:10 A.M.: Well, I have finished my regular Internet routine. It is time to relax a bit and maybe watch television before going to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 11:30 P.M.: I upgraded my monthly broadcast http://mrscott.com/sound.htm . I tried chatting with a relative during the broadcast that has a bad cellphone connection to tower, and I tried to convinced them to order a Cellular Antenna Booster http://www.ewirelessaccessories.com/EWA/antennax.html , but they were doubtful if it would work. They were asking me about computers, and they recommended this site they had seen on television http://www.v2premier.com for an excellent overall computer package.  They were enthused with this package http://www.shopnbc.com/famdetail.asp?familyID=v18570 which looks interesting. Well, I hope they get their cell phone booster antenna, so they can call me with free minutes on weekends with Verizon wireless” http://www.verizonwireless.com” , which when it has a nearby tower seems to be most excellent. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 9:25 P.M.: I had a good dinner. I guess I will now do a bit of regular computer work.  I guess the recipe for Thanksgiving Day will be sliced white Butterball hickory smoked turkey breast meat with Heinz turkey gravy with sliced mushrooms, Arnold stuffing possibly using my famous stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm , microwave yam potato with margarine, a fresh vegetable like broccoli, Ocean Spray canned cranberries, and pumpkin pie. I still have to get the fresh vegetable, Ocean Spray canned cranberries, the Arnold stuffing mix, pumpkin pie hopefully from the Arnold outlet, and for the stuffing a couple of apples, red pepper, and a bulb of garlic. The Presbyterian Church is serving a Thanksgiving meal for those of you whom are eligible and sign up ahead of time. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 8:10 P.M.: Well, I went out, and I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $15 of premium at $1.639 a gallon. I next walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations, and browsed CVS. People were eagerly lining up on the cold night to see “Harry Potter” at the Greenwich Train Station movie theatre. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stop by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a eye round roast at $2.49 a pound for $7.92, 10 ounces of fresh mushrooms for $2.19, two golden yams at .59 a pound for .97 both, two jars of Heinz home style turkey gravy for .99 a pound for $13.06 total. I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor. I put the eye round roast in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes, and it will be done in ten minutes. I seasoned it with celery salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and basil and Texas Best barbeque sauce. I will have a couple slices of it with steamed fresh broccoli and a microwave potato along with ice tea and a cappuccino.  I called a friend on the telephone. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 4:15 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I chatted with a relative. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. I also put in the new Glade Hawaiian scent plugin in the kitchen replacing the old one for scent control. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 1:45 P.M.: I was awake at 12:30 P.M. by a friend calling. I checked the mail.  I still have not received the ink cartridges from http://www.3dayinkjet.com, which I ordered on Monday. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do house cleaning and listen to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram, which is the oldies, but good old time tunes from Amsterdam. Of course, I cannot understand a word of what they’re saying in Dutch. Still the Dutch tend to have a sense of humor. I remember the last time I was in Amsterdam; the Dutch were arresting all the Middle Eastern people who were creating too many problems with their viewpoints of Dutch liberalism. It was somewhat amusing to see one of the countries behind Royal Dutch Shell arresting Middle Eastern visitors for violating Dutch laws. Perhaps the Middle Eastern people were just cold in the rather cold damp weather of the North Sea. Worldwide observers have told me that the biggest people in the world are the Holland Dutch. We were once reminded of that about 15 years ago in Greenwich when a Dutch cheese salesman showed up from Mattrich in the Netherlands. He was standing there in the Food Emporium selling gouda cheese wheels which must way about 800 pounds. The Dutch cheese salesman was over seven feet tall weighing over 700 pounds wearing Dutch Pantaloons and size 25 wooden shoes. He had the same look at Prince Charles but bigger. Needless to say, no one hassled the Dutch cheese salesman while he was at the Food Emporium. That was the same time that the G8 conference was going on in Mattrich in the Netherlands. Thus the Dutch do more than sell tulips. Well it is time for house cleaning. Have a good day. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 2:20 A.M.: I went through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and I sifted through my email. I had another crank email from the Sadaam Hussain email address again threatening terrorism. I forwarded it to the local police and a few other people on my email list. I suppose it is some person causing trouble. I cannot figure out why Microsoft lets the email address continue.  Well, I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. It is time for bed. CIO

Note: <888> 11/17/01 Saturday 12:25 A.M.: I put Ashampoo Win Optimizer Deluxe beta on the computer, and I ran some of the utilities. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 10:40 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area and the train station area. I sat out at a couple of different locations. I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area, and I sat out at various locations. I chatted with a local walker. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned home. I had to use the bathroom three times at Starbucks when I was out, so I guess when I have a big cup of coffee before going out, it means multiple well timed trips to Starbucks to relieve myself. There is also a bathroom at the Greenwich Arts center, when it is open. Thataways also has a convenient bathroom. I guess when the new hotel Mir del Mar is open they will have public bathrooms. Also the Food Emporium and the Greenwich Library, and the train station when open have bathrooms. I suppose when one travels into new and unfamiliar locations, one has to be more on the lookout for restrooms than in familiar locations. I remember in Manhattan about twenty years ago, some of the more convenient bathrooms for the public in midtown were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Stanhope Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria, the Brasserie restaurant in the basement of the Seagram’s Building, the St. Regis Hotel, the Plaza Hotel, the Citicorp Plaza, the lower level of the RCA building, the Hilton Hotel on 6^th Avenue, and the now defunct east side airline terminal. Of course today with certain buildings worrying about security, not all buildings are open to the general public. One can always go into a restaurant or a pub to use a public facility, but frequently one does not want to buy something to use the bathroom. Well in Paris, they make it more convenient for the men with lavatories on the street, but I am not sure Manhattan wants to go that way. I suppose Manhattan now has Starbucks type coffee shops with restrooms for people to go to the bathroom. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 7:55 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news and the BBC world report. For dinner I cooked the last double thick center cut pork chop in a Pyrex dish. I coated the chop with olive oil, and I seasoned it with ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil, and I cooked it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had it along with steamed fresh organic broccoli and steamed slice zucchini and a microwave potato with ice tea. I then had a 50% decaffeinated Folgers’s instant and 50% Folgers’s regular coffee after dinner. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 6:05 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. I first called up the property desk at the Greenwich Police department, and they told me I could pick up an item I left off there 6 months ago. I went by the property department at the Greenwich Police department and retrieved the lost item I found  it six months ago. I stopped by George Bennett jewelers, and he told me it was worth $100 to $150. I will use it for a Christmas gift for a family relative. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I went to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason street. I then sat out for a while. I then returned back down the Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I ran into a former neighbor. We drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton or $38 total.  We then checked out the package store across the street. I recommended to my former neighbor that wine is cheaper in New York, so we drove over to Var Max liquor pantry just west of Cumberland Farms in Port Chester, New York. The neighbor picked up some beverage supplies. I noticed that the 1.5 liter bottles of Rene Junot wine is $5.99 and regular bottles of Mettuse Portuguese rose wine at the clearance bin section are $3.33 a bottle. Of course Var Max has a large selection of wines and liquors. However, hard liquor tends to be cheaper in Connecticut. We then returned downtown, and I dropped my former neighbor off. I then drove by the waterfront. I next went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. The local paper the Greenwich Times said yesterday that the town was doubling the Grand List tax list assessments, so I assumes that means the town is doubling the property tax rate unless they lower the mill rate on the tax assessments. I then returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea.  I put the found item in a Tiffany jewelry box for shipping later. CIO

End of Scott's Notes week 11/16/01:

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 1:10 P.M.: I was up at noon. I checked my mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. It is now time to send out my weekly notes message. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 2:50 A.M.: Well, I watched a bit of television. I guess I will head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note: <888> 11/16/01 Friday 12:05 A.M.: I mailed the letter. I drove around downtown. I returned home, and I had a couple of bowls of goldfish crackers with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 10:35 P.M.: I finished writing a letter to a family member. I will now go out and mail it at the Valley Road Post office, and then I will go for a short cruise. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 9:40 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news. I went out after my cappuccino. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations.  I drove down by the waterfront. I just returned home, and I had some ice tea. I will now write a letter. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 6:05 P.M.: I drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted briefly with a local. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then viewed the merchandise at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next sat out for a while downtown. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I paid a .30 fine, and I renewed “Great Waters” which I have still now finished. I read the Greenwich Times; The Wall Street Journal had a most excellent article on Saudi Arabia, and three computer newsweeklies. I noticed all the library computers are down, and the reference desk told me they are installing Windows XP on their systems. I returned home, and I had a glass of ice tea with fifteen Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese and a couple of thin slices of Wilson pepperoni. I will now have two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup, and then I will have a cappuccino. I guess since it is a warm night I will go out for some fresh air.  They put some new chairs and a table in the entryway of my building today. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 1:25 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched the Bush Putkin news conference on television. A friend called from Manhattan on his cellphone while he was getting off the bus at Lincoln Center. I advised the friend while on the west side of Manhattan to take a look at http://www.amnh.org/ , the American Museum of Natural History which has lots of new exhibits according to what I have read in the New York Times over the years. Perhaps this is where the dinosaur eggs I found in Decatur, Alabama in the mid 1950s ended up. I know they have a new planetarium. Well time to clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note: <888> 11/15/01 Thursday 12:25 A.M.: I read a bit. I had a plate of Carr’s crackers with Vermont Cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese with Wilson Pepperoni slices and a glass of ice tea. I guess it is time to head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO