Note:<888>11/21/99 Sunday 7:20 P.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last mesage. I drove downtown and it was a 70 degree day. I sat out in the center of town for a while. There were lots of people exercise walking. While walking past Harringtons of Vermont on Railroad Avenue, I found a small bottle with the top of containing pills of something called "NitroRevitalizer". I think they were heart pills, so when I walked back up the Avenue, I dropped them off at the front desk of the local Police Department. I then headed over to the Food Emporium where I plan to do more shopping in the future. The store is under remodeling. However, there are still some bargains in the store if you look beyond all the pricey items. I bought a large bottle of Lea and Perrins Worstershire sauce for $2.69, extra large white eggs $1.68, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Lite $1.69, Angotora Bitters $3.39, a two pound bag of yellow onions $1.59, a head of Foxy brocolli $1.50, a 96 oz. jug of Tropicana orange juice $4.99, "I need three jugs for making ice tea", 2% milk half gallon $1.79, a five pound bag of Domino sugar $2.69, a frozen Butterball Turkey breast at .79 a pound for 3.89 pounds for $5.41 plus I got off $3.07 from my Bonus Savings card accumulation for the turkey, and they forgot to charge me for the Oscar Meyer low sodium bacon which was on sale for $2.99 plus 6% tax of .20 for a total of $24.55. I then headed home and I put away the groceries. My refrigerator looks bare, but at least I know it is sanitized and clean. I will take the Guatney package to the Greenwich Health Department for them to examine tommorow, but alas the ham is in the stew that in the dumpster waiting for the sea gulls to eat it in the Bridgeport Land Fill. I two cans of Seltzer, Ramen noodles and two slices of bread and butter for dinner. I picked up the Food Emporium Brochure some of the items listed are.
America's Choice Fresh Whole Turkey .89/lb.
$10 off certificate when using an American Express Card.
Coca Cola 2 litre regular of diet .99
Bottom Round Roast $2.99/lb.
Edy's Grand Ice Cream $2.49
Ronzonni Curly Lasagne .69/box
Frozen Raw White Ecuadorian Shrimp 5lb. box/save $10
Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice all kinds $2.49 a half gallon
Imported Prosciutto di Parma $16.99
Frozen Imported Tiger Shrimp 4/lb Save $9
Sorrento Ricotta Cheese $3.99
Imported Percorino Romono Cheese $4.49
Frozen Cooked Shrimp 2.5/lb Save $8
Sorrento Mozzarella 16/oz $2.99
Boar's Head Rosemary Ham $7.49
Fancy European-style Cokkies Platter $7.99
White Anchovies $16.99/lb
Imported Jarlsberg Cheese $5.99
Tradional Herb Stuffing $3.99
Large Candied Yams $1.99
Glazed Carrots $3.49/lb
Turkey Gravy $1.99/lb
Baked Stuffed Extra Large Shrimp $16.99/lb
Baked Stuffed Mushroom Cap $5.99/lb
Imported Petite Lobster Tails $12.99/lb
Jumbo Cooked Shrimp $13.99/12 oz. package
Fresh Whole Salmon $4.99/lb
Large Catfish Fillet $6.49/lb
Scrod-Cod Fillet $8.99/lb
Fresh Lemon Sole Fillet $9.99/lb
Fahi Mahi Fillet $11.99/lb
Medium Shrimp Ring $4.99/lb
Fresh Boneless Salmon Fillet $7.99/lb
Fresh Large Flounder Fillet $9.99/lb
Save $5 on Medium Shrimp 2 lb. bag
Fresh Sea Scallops $13.99 /lb
Fresh Medium Shucked Oysters $4.99/lb
Stuffed Clams $4.99/24 oz. package
Gourmet Crab Cakes $19.99/lb
Pride of Alaska Seafood Blend $3.99/lb
Sliced Premium Smoked Salmon $13.99/lb
Seafood Crab Cheese Spread 13/oz. $4.99/lb
Purdue Oven Stuffer $1.19/lb.
Purdue Fresh Cornish Hens $1.79/lb. twin pack
Butterball Lil Breast $1.39/lb.
Butterball Frozen Whole Turkey .99/lb.
Murrays Fresh Whole Turkey $1.99/lb.
Cedar Spring Prime Boneless Leg of Lamb $3.99/lb.
Aged tail-less Porterhouse Steak Save $2/lb.
Swift Brown and Serve Sausage $1.29 7.8 oz. package
Jone's Link Sausage $2.39 12/oz.
Three Kings Sliced Bacon $2.49/lb.
Oscar Mayer Sliced Bacon $2.99/lb.
Pork Crown Roast Center Cut $4.99/lb.
Lamb Crown Roast $10.99/lb.
White's Spiral Honey Glazed Ham $3.79/lb.
Hormel Cure 81 Ham $3.79/lb.
Free Turkey with $150 purchase 10-13 lb.
Free Turkey with $250 purchase 16-20 lb.
Coca Cola 12 Pack $2.49
Canada Dry Seltzer litre of mixers .79/lt
Schweppes Ginger Ale .79/lt
Dole Pineapple Juice $1.59 46 oz.
Martinelli's Cider two 25.4 oz. $5
Spa Non-Sparkling Spring Water $1.29
Poland Spring Water Three/lt bottles $1.99
Fiji Natural Spring Water $1.39/lt.
Eight O'Clock Hazelnut $1.99/12 oz.
Bigelow Constant Comment Tea $2.29 20 ct. box
Tazo Tea $3.49 24 ct. box
Sunshine Cheese Its $2.49/lb.
Planters Cocktail Peanuts Two 12 oz. jar $5
Carr's Butter Cookies 4.4 oz. box $2.19
Duchy Oraganic Biscuits $5.49 7 oz.
Kellogg's Cereal Two 20 oz. pkg. $5
Eight O'Clock Bean Coffee, Balenced Blend , Dark Roast 11.5 oz., French Roast or Regular 13 oz., Decaffeinated Regular 13 oz., for $1.99 or French Roast Decaf ($2.99)
All With Bonus Savings Card.
Well I have been awake for about 24 hours, so I think I will start thinking about going to bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note:<888>11/21/99 Sunday 12:35 P.M. EDT: Well I chatted with a few family members. www.dialpad.com works fine on the east coast in morning when the west coast is asleep. One family member has a Stage 2 Malnomma that we are quite concerned about. I also contacted the Connecticut Poison Control Center at 1-800-343-2722 and consulted with them about recent events. I tried to rest, but I was unable to rest. I guess I will shower and clean up, and go out for a little fresh air. Also the Connecticut Poison Control Center told me to contact the Consumer Protection Office at 1-800-842-2649. Well have a good afternoon, it suppose to be warm for the next few days. I guess I will try one of the Food Emporiums for groceries. I suppose the Grand Union might have cheaper prices if the are selling old merchandise, who knows. CIO
Note:<888>11/21/99 Sunday 9:20 A.M. EDT: Well more than likely the cause of my upset stomach was the Guatney Ham. However, I did notice my refrigerator was set on the lowest temperature. Just to be on the safe side in case it was Somanella poisoning, I threw out everything in the refrigerature except sealed tin cans and sealed glass bottles. All items in plastic sealed or not I threw out. I kept a frozen Stauffer's Lasagna which I am cooking now, and the Mrs. Smith's frozen pumkin pie. After emptying the refrigerator, I cleaned it with Spic and Span and hot water, and then I wipe it all with straight bleach. I then sprayed it with Lysol. I washed the trays and vegatable compartment with straight dishwashing detergent and hot water and sprayed them with Lysol also. I washed the exterior of the refrigerator also. It was fairly clean, since it was only about two years old. I cleaned my ice trays and refilled them. Earlier I had checked my hot water tank, and it only goes up to 125 degrees. I thought it might be caused by an old container of Yogurt, but I buy a new container of Yogurt every year to use as a starter when I make home made Yogurt, so the Yoplait yogurt container should have been less than six months old. I got rid of my ice tea jugs which I fill full of hot water everytime I make ice tea. I even through out the Lea and Perrins and Angostora bitter and soy sauce. Everything that was open or in sealed plastic containers including bacon and eggs. I threw out all my freezer frozen containers of prepared items and ice cream. Well now I must have just about the cleanest refrigerator in Greenwich, with mostly sealed beverages. I also wiped off the outsides of the sealed beverage containers with a damp cloth. I figure if it was somanella it would permeate containers like the Polly O Mosseralla and bacon packages. Well let see if I can eat the Stauffers Lasagna. I will then clean up and go get some basic grocery supplies. I will take the Guatney Ham label to the Health department on Monday. I will also tell the Grand Union store manager. Having worked in restaurants for many years this could be caused by any of a number situations. Well have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/21/99 Sunday 5:10 A.M. EDT:Well for four days in a row, I have had severe diaharria from eating dinner with the Gualtney Ham. If it is not the Gualtney Ham, the only other thing it could be is the Temeraire old-fashioned Dijon Mustard that I used on the Gualtney Ham the first two days I sliced it and microwaved it on high for two mintues. The current stew also had three tablespoons of the Dijon Mustard in it. However, I cooked the stew for an hour and a half. Since the Dijon mustard is almost gone and it has been opened in my refrigerator for the last three months, it might be the Dijon mustard. Well it has not made me sick, it just all runs through me really quickly. I put the refrigerated part of the stew in the freezer to preserver for further investigation. The Gualtney Ham had a scummy film on it when I unpacked it. I have reported the incident to the Greenwich Police and the Greenwich Hospital. I am feeling a little better, but I still have quite a bit of gas in my stomach. The Greenwich Hospital said I should bring in a stool sample, but at the moment; I don't think there is anything solid in my digestive track. I retrieved the Gualtney Ham package from the garbage and rinced it off, and put it in a zip lock bag. Well the ham taste it all right, and the Dijon mustard is so strong smelling, it is hard to tell. I will put it in a zip lock bag, and keep it in the refrigerator until I have time to chat with the Greenwich Health Department. Well have a good day. CIO
Note:<888>11/21/99 Sunday 2:55 A.M. EDT: I went to bed yesterday at 8 A.M., thinking what my neighbors must think with the smell of garlic in the building. I had a family member call at about 3 P.M.. I got up and had Cheerios, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I went back to bed until about 8 P.M.. I started house cleaning and watering the plants. I finished that about midnight. I ran Speedisk on the C: and D: drives and did a little bit of other systems maintenance. I noticed the internet is running slowly around here with all the children home from schools and possibly the new version of Internet Explorer 5.01 available for download. I channel surfed a bit. I reheated some of the ham, rice, garlic, mushroom, and red pepper stew I made last night. I also reheated some Spinich. The stew looks very nice in a flat soup bowl with a wreath of spinich around it. For some odd reason as any cook knows, it tastes better the second night when one does not have to cook it. I will have to see if it still gives me a bit of gas. I had it with ice tea. I am just about ready to have a cup of coffee. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/20/99 Saturday 5:50 A.M. EDT: I went out after dinner. I drove down by the waterfront and it was quiet. I parked in the center of town. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I walked around the train station. I noticed the Rolls Royce Dealership still has quite a few Bentleys and Rolls. I guess some of the Country Club crowd that does not drive in traffic very much like to drive them since they might be able to afford them. Downtown was pretty quiet. I sat out at the Post Office plaza for a while. I had a bit of gas from dinner. I guess it might be from all the garlic. It was a bit damp out, so I came back in about 3:30 A.M.. I channel surfed a bit, and as usual there was not much on. I hear tell that www.directtv.com has a lot of content from other countries, and I suppose French content which might be more upscale than the general content of American television, but one would have to know the languages if it were not translated. It would be fun to watch French cooking shows to see how they really prepare their cooking. I miss not seeing "Two Fat Ladies" since one of them passed away. I suppose I will be having my ham and rice stew for the next few days. I noticed that one of the busiest pages on my web site is Scott's Stuffing Recipie which I suppose one could had ground walnuts to, or use Instant stuffing, if one did not want to cook it in the bird. I might see if I can find a packaged small Turkey breast. The Grand Union some times carries Louis Rich turkey breasts, but this time of year they might be in short supply. I don't believe I could consume a whole turkey in a few days, so obviously I don't need a whole turkey. It would be too much to digest, and it does not freeze that well. Not much else to report on. I suppose I can sift through my email. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/20/99 Saturday 12:40 A.M. EDT: I went out and stopped by the Food Emporium and told him about the Key West stone craps and then I drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by the waterfront and no one was there. I drove over to CVS at the Riverside Shopping plaza. I bought a carton of Phillie Natural Cigar Cigarettes for $14.19 less .25 coupon plus .99 for a jar of Italian seasoning plus .84 CT. tax for $15.77 total. I then drove over the Grand Union. I bought a half gallon of 2% milk for $1.95, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice for $1.99 each, two 14.5 oz. cans of GU chicken broth .65 each, two Granny Smith green apples at .99 a pound for .95, a 100 pack box of NatraTaste sweetner for $1.99, a pound of Polly O Mozerella for $1.99, a 10 oz. box of slice mushrooms $1.99, a bulb of garlic at $2.99 a pound .81, four red peppers at $1.99 a pound $3.22, two pounds of Oscar Meyer bacon $1.99 each, a head of brocolli $1.69 and a bottle of oregano $2.49 three double gloves of shallots they charged me as yellow onion .38 instead of $4.99 a pound, so I saved about $2 for $28.71 total. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I had a glass of ice tea. I then put in my six quarter revere soup pot, I put a eighth of cup of bertolli olive oil on the bottom. I then diced three medium onions, and I put them in the pot and turned it to medium on the large electric burner. I then cleaned the bulb of garlic and I had about 20 large gloves. While the onions were blanching, I purried ten gloves at the time with Braun chopper in a quarter cup of white wine, and added the two batched of purried wine garlic to the soup pot once the onions were blanched. I then added the 14.5 oz. can of GU chicken stock, and a 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes. I then cleaned the four large shallot bulbs and chopped them into quarters and purried them with the Braun food chopper in another quarter cup of white wine, and added them to the soup pot which I had on medium high to warm up. I mixed it all, and I added ten turns of ground black pepper from the black pepper mill, a tablespoon of Italian Seasoning, Basil, Oregano, 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder, about four dashes of celery salt, 2 dashes of ginger, cinnemon, hot curry powder, Chinese five spice, 4 dashes of Hungarian pepperica, about 6 dashes of McHilney's tabasco sauce, 6 dashes of Lea and Perrins worstershire sauce, 4 dashes of Angostora bitters and Angostora terryiaki sauce, and three tablespoons of Temeraire old fashioned Dijon mustard; and I mixed it all up with six large bay leaves. At this point I had a half pot mostly liquid ingredients which once it started boiling, I lowered to medium. I then took 2 1/4 pound of Guatney low sodium hickory smoked ham and pealed the skin off it, and diced it into 1/2 inch cubes. I added this too the pot and six chopped stips of Oscar Meyer bacon. I then cleaned and diced into half inch chuncks two red peppers and added them. I then added the 10 box of sliced mushrooms, and I mixed it all together. I added another half cup of white wine and 1 and 2/3 cups of Carolina brown rice and mixed it all together and once it was simmering, I lower it to low to warm and let it all simmer on the burner for an hour and twenty minutes more. It should be ready in about fifty minutes once the rice has absorbed the liquid. Well I will eat some, refrigerate part, and freeze the rest. After dinner with ice tea I will have coffee and then go out for some fresh air in about 1 1/2 hours about 2 A.M.. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/19/99 Friday 8:00 P.M. EDT: I had a phone call from Zion communications this afternoon. I was finally up at about 6 P.M.. I had breakfast of three fried eggs, six strips of bacon, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I chatted with Wyndham Casa Marina - Resort and Beach House - Key West, Florida at 1-800-626-0777 and I chatted with a young fellow Glen at the desk. He told me had pulled in about 6,000 pounds of Stone Crabs he has for sale. I chatted with him about Key West in the old days. I guess I will start cleaning up and get ready to go out for some fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/19/99 Friday 4:40 A.M. EDT: I went to bed yesterday after the last message. I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of Post Raisin Bran, toast, coffee, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I made it to my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I returned home, and I slepted until 7:30 P.M.. I started working on configuring the computer again. I worried about the "user.dat" file, so I tried restoring another version that did not work. Regscan restored a good copy. I then decided to reinstall Windows 98. While doing this I had dinner of reheated ham, micorwaved potatoe, spinich, ice tea, and coffee. I reinstalled the Creative Sound Drive and the Intel Ethernet Card Drive. I checked that the tape drive worked. I did a few other setting checks. I good not get Windows 98 to update. It kept prompting me to install Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 which came out on 11/17. I had also just reinstalled @home with Internet Explorer 5.0. I tried installing 5.01 and it kept coming up with the older version. I tried this three times. I finally deleted the three copies of the Internet Explorer downloads I seemed to have on all three drives, and I finally got 5.01 and its additional components to install properly. I finally had Windows 98 Update working, so I reinstalled all the updates except a few. I then backed up the registry. I ran Norton Disk Doctor. I ran WinDoctor, and I then backed up the registry again. I test all the programs, and they're all running fine. The overall system is running as well as it ever has. So I guess the effort is a success. I started the server. I making up a batch of ice tea with 50 percent orange peako and 50 percent green tea with my usual icetea.htm recipie. I will now start a C: drive to E: drive back, and enjoy some popcorn. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/18/99 Thursday 9:15 A.M. EDT: I did a bit of systems maintenance. I had noticed at the last C: drive to E: drive backup on Monday that my "C:\windows\User.dat" file was half its normal size down from about 2.8 meg to 1.7 meg. I did not think anything of it until I noticed that @home was not working. So I restored that Sunday backup of the registry of both "system.dat" and "user.dat". However "user.dat" was still corrupted and, so I restored the "user.dat" file from a week before which was the original file lenght of 2.8 megs. I then ran without rebooting "C:\Windows\Command\scanreg.exe /fix" which was suppose to fix the registry. It did not change the size of "system.dat" , but "user.dat" was down to 900 kbytes. I rebooted the system and ran @home install, but @home still did not work. I then ran Windows Update, and I was prompted to install most of my Internet Explorer Updates and Internet Explorer 5.01 which I did in a series of steps. When I rebooted after installing the Internet Explorer 5.01 and a group of files, the system did not freeze; but it did not finish booting, as if it were trying to install my Favorites which are already installed. Thus I closed out the IE configuration program with CTL-ALT, and the system booted properly. I then reinstalled Internet Explorer 5.01 again without the other programs, and it all installed properly. I then ran WinDoctor. I also reinstalled my Seagate Tape Backup program and made sure it worked. Thus the system seems to back up and running fine again. I have a "user.dat" file that is now about 1.2 megs instead of 2.7 megs. However everything seems to be running fine. I will go to bed now, and I have to be up at 1 P.M. for a 3 P.M. appointment. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/18/99 Thursday 4:00 A.M. EDT: Well I went out after the last message and from about 1:25 A.M. to 2:40 A.M., I parked down on Steamboat Road facing due south towards Oyster Bay, Long Island. I turned of the car. I noticed the old nautical compass in my car is not accurate. It points North West for South. I observed about 11 meteroites of varying intensity along the southern skyline over Long Island Sound. They were all going North East to South West. About half were as bright as stars or brighter. One burned up due south of me. They seemed to be getting futher south as the time went on. I suppose various observitories would have seen the same activity. I also noticed three geese on the water and six mallards. I heard a flock of geese landing. Believe it or not that 4 1/2 tall brown grey herson we have seen for the last several weeks landed just in front of me on the stones to the left of the pier about 2:20 A.M. and started looking for something to eat. It is quite a stately looking bird. It does not seem to mind the 29 degree F. temperature outside. I suppose the Brown Grey Heron is smarter than the snowbirds, and it decided to stay north until the current hurricane down in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is over. I guess the local wildlife has a network also. I have not had time yet to study the hurricane reports. I suppose the meterite shower will continue until sunrise. It was low tide. A Port Chester Cab or Gypsy cab was coming down the road when I left the first time. I drove around town, and I returned for another five minutes. For some odd reason the temperature gauge is not going to normal in my car, but the heat works fine. I did not leave the engine running while I observed the meterite shower, but I sat in the car with the window up and the engine off. I also observed two helicopter or small air craft fly over from Long Island towards Westchester Airport or passed it. I also saw a flat bed tow truck bring out a long stretch Cadillac limosine and drop it off at the Exxon Station, I guess to either return it or service it. It was a pretty quiet morning out. I did not observe anything else unusual. I have a 3 P.M. appointment tomorrow afternoon. I had ice tea and lite microwave popcorn when I returned. I microwave my microwave popcorn in my microwave oven on a microwave proof plate for 4 1/2 minutes on high. Well have a good morning, I suppose I will be going to bed shortly. By the way it was a perfectly clear sky and the moon was out, so despite the street lights on Steamboat, it was most excellent observing. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/18/99 Thursday 1:15 A.M. EDT: Well I finished doing my laundry. I also washed my longjohns and the Starbucks apron I found downtown. I guess I will go out for a little fresh air. It is presently 79 degrees F. in the apartment and it is 30 degrees F. outside. I put the oil filled radiator out in the living room next to the computer. I just turned it off since it is a little warm inside. I will go outside a little fresh air and see if I see any evidence of the Meteorite Shower this evening. A pen pall emailed me from Denmark, it is overcast there; but they had their first snow already. Well have a good morning. It was clear here this evening, but the moon is half full and bright at 9 P.M., so maybe it is less bright now. CIO
Note:<888>11/17/99 Wednesday 10:10 P.M. EDT: After dinner, I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I checked out "Henry F. DuPont and Winterthur" by his daughter Ruth Lord. I then parked downtown, and I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I returned home, and I guess I will do a little internet work, have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/17/99 Wednesday 7:30 P.M. EDT: Well I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three fried eggs, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I went back to bed until about 1 P.M. I had a phone call, and I chatted. I had a couple of walnut and oatmeal cookies and ice tea, and I cleaned up. I went by the Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought a Omron Automatic Oscillometric Digital Blood Preasure Monitor for $3 down from $5. I got the discount because it was missing it's 6 Volt power transformer which I had one of at home. I then went by Gateway Auto Supply and bought Gumout Fuel Injector Cleaner for $2.99, and a quart of Pennzoil 10W-40 for $1.79 for $4.78 total. I drove over to the Grass Island Park, and I cleaned my inside Volvo windows with Windex. I also sprayed WD-40 on the battery terminals and a few other ignition parts. I made sure the two rubber hoses I have around two of the spark plug wires were in position to insulate them from the hot manifold. I checked the oil which was fine. I top of the antifreeze. I have noticed this week that CVS sells Texaco antifreeze for $6.99 a gallon. I checked my exhaust system, and although it rattles occassions it seems to be firmly fastened. I chatted with a fisherman who travels around the country fishing. I drove over to Steamboat Road and chatted with a couple of other fishermen and a local harbor watcher. I went by the Exxon station and put in the Gumout Fuel Injector cleaner in my car, and I topped up the tank with $3 of premium. I then went over to the Grand Union and bought two bags of Diamond Walnuts four cup bags for $3 both, and a box of Grand Union low fat popcorn 6 packs for $2.89 for $5.89 total. I then returned home and I cleaned the front windshield on the outside and the two front side windows. Since the rain generally keep the outside windows clean, it generally does not matter too much. I put away the groceries, and I attached my 6 volt power transformer which actually does multi voltage, and test my blood pressure. It is 121 over 72, so I guess that is about average. I tend to have low blood pressure, so I guess it was a little high today. I guess I will heat some sliced ham, microwave potatoe, steam frozen spinich, along with ice tea and coffee for dinner. Well have an enjoyable evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/16/99 Tuesday 10:10 P.M. EDT: I decided I wanted the Microsoft Cordless phone, so I packed up the Radio Shack phone and then I had dinner of the rest of the Pork Stew and ice tea. I went out and the Radio Shack was closed in Cos Cob, so I returned it at the Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping plaza. I will get the Microsoft Cordless phone when I have funds. I then stopped by the new Food Emporium at the Riverside shopping plaza which is always very festive. I bought a bulb of elephant garlic at $2.49 a pound for .55, a Mrs. Smith's Pumpkin Pie on sale $2 off for $1.99, a box of 48 Lipton Green bags which is suppose to be good for preventing cancer for $3.29, for $7.25 total. I then stopped by CVS but they did not have any Italian Seasoning or Oregano. I then returned to town, I stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue and I bought a jar of ginger for .99 and a jar of Italian Seasoning for .99. They were out of Oregano also. I then drove down the Avenue and parked. I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I then headed over to Exxon and bought $14 of Premium. I then headed over to the Grand Union. I bought a five pound bag of baking potatoes for .99, a two pound bag of onions for $1.49, a two pound bag of Pic Sweet frozen brocolli for $2, two GU frozen Spinich for .59 each, a dozen large GU eggs $1.49, a 100 oz. bottle of Arm and Hammer liquid detergent for $2.99, a package of Farmland Mapleleaf sausage for .79, a Gwaltney Boneless smoked ham which is low sodium for $2.19 a pound for $7.49 for $18.60 total. I returned home, and I chatted with one of my neighbors. An apartment alarm had gone off and the system had to be reset by the tenant that does that. I went up stairs, and I noticed the computer was off, so the electricity had gone off in the apartment for a while, while I was gone. I turned the plant florescent light on, and I put away the grorceries. I restarted the computer. I lost the log from 3 A.M. today. I have to reset the VCR. Well it is pretty cold and blustery out. Temperature is still 36 degrees Farenheit and about 40 knot winds. I guess I will do a little of my regular internet work. I noticed while at the Riverside shopping plaza that older Mercedes Roadster is still for sale. Well not much else to report. Have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/16/99 Tuesday 5:40 P.M. EDT: I was up at noon. I made it over to my 2 P.M. appointment in Stamford on time. I noticed at my appointment, they still have Pinkerton Security service working there. I stopped by at Staples in Old Greenwich on the way back. I noticed the sell the Microsoft cordless 900 mhz phone for $80 that comes with computer dialing and a computerized dialing program. However they have had that phone for over a year, so possibly my newer phone has more up to date electronics if you don't mind saving $40 without the computer features. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop and they put out a Regina steam rug cleaner for $40. I drove down by the waterfront and the usual fishermen were there. One of them snagged a sea gull. I recommended to one hungry waterfront observer that the Greenwich Hospital Cafeteria is a wonderful alternative to Boston Chicken. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I also have a copy of the local paper here. The Greenwich Times reported that Barbara Bush's sister died near Hartford, Connecticut last Saturday; so I guess the Bush group might be in the area for a funeral. I returned home, and I found a half bottle of Peppermint Schnapps in the laundry room that I retrieved and put on the bar. It smell all right, so I will keep in case any cold Germans show up and need a pick me up this winter. I looked on the outdoor thermometer and it is 36 degrees Farenheit outside with about a 50 knot wind. Inside my apartment the temperature is 75 degrees Farenheit according to the Iodine thermometer, so I am warm and comfortable. I noticed at the Riverside shopping plaza they have a about 25 year old Mercedes roadster for sale in the southwest corner of the lot with a for sale sign in the window. It looks to be in good shape. I had two oatmeal cookies and a glass of ice tea when I returned. Not much else happening, have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/16/99 Tuesday 4:30 A.M. EDT: I have a 2 P.M. appointment in Stamford, Connecticut today; so I have to go to bed shortly and be up at 11 P.M.. I checked with the local PD, and I advised them that if they have any internet gurus drifting around town in their cars looking for free lodging, they should send them over to SUNY Purchase College Campus in Rye Brook or Harrison, New York and let them take advantage of the excellent campus facilities the State University of New York system provides. In my present living situation, I am not allowed to have unannounced guests except immediate family members and a few local associates. Well have a good morning, not much going on the net, and at the present moment I don't have the funds to maintain my usual night time exercise routine of walking which I really don't feel like doing in the colder weather anyway, so have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/16/99 Tuesday 12:20 A.M. EDT: Well if it is Winthrop Rockefeller, he looks like this http://www.state.ar.us/ltgov/ltgov.html and if it is Sadam Hussein Saddam Hussein he looks like this. The person I saw is about 50 to 55 years, black hair and big black mustache, about six foot three inches tall and about 230 pounds. Well I had not seen that person in this area before, so it is hard to tell. Well by Olympia and York Construction Company Standards, he is a shrimp; but at the moment they're supposedly all in China for the next ten years building the Yanksee River Dam. Well nothing else unusual to report. Have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/16/99 Tuesday 12:05 A.M. EDT: Well I went out by the Greenwich Library at 8 P.M.. I read the local paper and three computer newsweeklies. I checked out a book by British Security Coordination "The Secret History of British Intelligence in the Amercas, 1940 - 1945" with an introduction by Nigel West. Thus since it is in a book, it is no longer a secret. I recommended to one other reader checking out the book, I once saw someone reading a book, "Twenty Five Years of the Night Watch, A Very Peculiar Business", which I could write after being up pretty much for 35 years. Well after the library I headed down to Greenwich Harbor, and five local Greenwich Policemen were searching the parking lots on Steamboat Road. I returned and parked in the center of town. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with the custodian at the Senior Center. I walked the lower section of Greenwich Avenue again. I stopped by the Food Emporium and I puchased Florida Natural Orange Juice for $2.49, a half gallon of 2% milk for $1.79, a box of Ronzoni lasagna noodles for .69 for $4.97 total. I chatted about Australia and Volcanoes with an Australian patron and I gave her my internet address. I also mentioned the volcano category to a checker from the Phillipines. I noticed they are selling Clementines by the box at the Food Emporium for $5.99. I noticed they still have the boneless lamb there for $3.99 a pound. I mentioned that the other night I saw a walker on Greenwich Avenue that looked a bit like Sadam Hussein with a big black mustache, but another prominent American character has the same look, know as Winthrop Rockefeller Junior, who is well know for raising Angus cattle in Arkansas, so it is hard to tell from a nearsighted computer point of view. I noticed the Food Emporium is still undergoing remodeling. I next headed over to the Grand Union, and I noticed they are selling boxes of Clementines for $9.99 a box and I also noticed since both stores play canned music, they both should have ASCAP licenses or it would be illegal. I box a pound of Polly O mosserella cheese for $1.99. Well I returned home, and I checked with the Marriott Casa Marina in Key West, and it is now a Windam Hotel owned by the Crow family of Dallas, Texas. There number for 800 reservations at the Windam chain is 1-800-996-3426. They admitted that Texas don't know much about Florida. I advised them that the property of the Casa Marina Hotel is owned by the United States Government, and that their is still a loan outstanding on the property owed to Equitable Life Insurance of Illinois, so unless the Marriott of the Windam Hotel have paid off the load to Equitable, Equitable would be able to foreclose. I also mentioned that the hotel property which is owned by the United States government, could be used by United State's government personnel in times of national emergency, but some sort of financial arrangement would have to be made to pay the present management, unless the government wanted to simply repocess the property which they could do with all the shore property in Key West since the U.S. government still legally owns it. I called the Greenwich Police and explained to them for the time being I won't be floating around at night since I have work to do at home. Well have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/15/99 Monday 6:45 P.M. EDT: I started a C: drive to E: drive backup. I took a nap until about 5:30 P.M.. I had dinner of reheated pork stew, ice tea, and coffee. I will shower and clean up shortly and go out for a bit of fresh air. Have a good evening. CIO
Note:<888>11/15/99 Monday 1:15 P.M. EDT: I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Cheerios, toast, vitamins, coffee, and orange juice. I updated Scott's Broadcast sound.htm . Now I will sift through the last few days's email. Have a good afternoon. CIO
Note:<888>11/15/99 Monday 2:15 A.M. EDT: I logged onto Gibson Research Corporation Homepage and they have a link to Shields UP! -- Internet Connection Security Analysis and then to Shields UP! -- Internet Connection Security Analysis and you can test to see if you have a security problem on your computer. There are two small programs for closing any security problems on your computer Steve's Free Stuff "NoShare" and "LetShare" which open and close the Ports on my machine with the Apache server running except the "HTTP" port which is useful to prevent hackers from hacking into one's machine. I also found this site which takes more time to examine one's machine Hacker Whacker Remote Network Security Scan. Well I had some oatmeal cookies while watching the movie. I just had some reheated pork stew with ice tea. I guess I might rest a bit since I am a bit tired before I do anything more. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:<888>11/15/99 Monday 1:00 A.M. EDT: "Saving Private Ryan" started on HBO at 10 P.M., and since I have only been to about five movies in the last five years, I decided to watch it. It just go over, so now I guess I will do some internet work. Have a good morning. CIO