Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 1:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich post office, and I obtained 39 stamps for $13.25.  20 of them are Santa Claus stamps, and 19 of them are Mother and Child nativity scene stamps. I also obtained money orders and paid this month’s and last month’s Cablevision and Optimum Online bills or a double payment for each. I also paid with money orders my GEICO automobile insurance, all of my AT&T past and current bills including the collect phone calls on my bill, and I also paid the balance of my Northeast Utilities electricity account. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I bought the buy one get one free special of the Microsoft Works Suite 2002 which includes Works 2002, Word 2002, Streets and Trips 2002, Encarta 2002, Money 2002, and Picture It Photo all for $79.94 plus $4.80 tax for $84.74 total. For the free item I got the two-software box package of Symantec’s Norton Systems Works 2002 and Norton Personal Firewall 2002. Then I returned to Byram, and I went to Smokes for Less, and I bought 3 cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I then returned home. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I just had a sliced baked boneless breast of chicken sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea. I will now install the new software packages, and then I will run the new Norton Utilities. Well I hope you all enjoy the afternoon. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: Well, I cleaned up. I got my bills ready to pay. I guess I will go ahead and pay my entire bill including the Collect calls on the AT&T telephone bill. I chatted with AT&T and Verizon telephone representatives, and I had them freeze collect telephone calls on my bill. Well it is now time to go out. Have a good morning. CIO

 

End of Scott's Notes week 11/30/01:

 

Note: <888> 11/30/01 Friday 5:05 A.M.: I chatted with the AT&T service operator again, and they will not take the telephone overcharges off my AT&T bill despite talking with them a long time. I went to bed about 9 P.M., and I received a telephone call from a friend leaving town, and we chatted for a while. I finally awoke at 3:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with the Verizon telephone operator, and they said I should put a block on my telephone service, so people cannot try to call me collect. I guess I will have to pay off the AT&T bill gradually when I can afford it. It seems like the wealthier people are always dreaming up ways to harass the poorer people with excess cost of living costs.  Well I will now do a little regular computer work. I have to go out this morning and pay some bills.  Thus it is pretty much the same old routine. I will now send out my weekly email message.  It will be interesting to see whether Excite @Home cablevision continues to be provided or whether the judge in his decision will shut down the company today. There is alternative Internet access in the area through Cablevision Optimum Online, but none of them allow high-speed server access, so I can run the server. The cheapest ADSL is about $50 a month, and they are a tenth the speed of Excite @Home for upload speed. Well have a good day.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 7:15 P.M.: I chatted with AT&T for a while, and they still will not change the bill which is an obvious rip off anyway one looks at it including this month’s bill. I guess AT&T is now totally corrupt too. Well despite all the cajoling, it looks like I will either have to pay the rip off or I will have to get a phone card or another telephone long distance provider. It is really a shame to see AT&T resort to such cutter type tactics. I then had a sliced chicken sandwich with mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with the last slice of pumpkin pie and a glass of ice tea. Well have a good evening; I will probably be heading off to bed shortly. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 4:40 P.M.: I checked the mail. I called up AT&T about disputed telephone charges on a telephone bill and chatted on their 800 numbers for 45 minutes. They said last month they would reverse the charges. Now they’re saying they cannot reverse the charges. Basically from over two months ago, I have $45 of collect telephone calls from a local telephone payphone when an acquaintance did not have telephone change. It seems rather like extortion that AT&T would charge one to two dollars a minute for a collect call from a local telephone when it use to be only a quarter. I guess since AT&T is not making as much money as they once did, they have taken to extorting their established customers. I know of one retired older lady who was charged $70 by AT&T for a two minute collect telephone call from St. Simon’s Island, Georgia to Greenwich, Connecticut.  AT&T better get its act together or it will be going the way of the Gooney Bird. I am sure if members of the frugal Scottish Bell family who are still stockholders in AT&T were advised, they would take action to terminate current management of AT&T. If a company like AT&T cannot keep in step with current Federal Communications regulations on tariffs, I am sure other business groups are taking advantage of areas like Wall Street by ignoring the Securities and Exchange Commission as if it did not exist. I guess we will have to call this new breed of businesspersons “White Collar Pirates” or “WCP” for short. I finally went out about 11 A.M.. I drove over a neighbor to Port Chester, and the neighbor gave me $3 in gasoline money.  I then stopped by the Valley Road Post office, and I mailed a letter. I generally prefer writing a letter for more accurate communications. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop.  I went by the library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I next drove downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and I bought a glass ashtray in a wooden holder for $3. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then made my 3 P.M. appointment early, and I just now returned. I just had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug upon returning. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I rested until 9 A.M.. I just had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and a slice of pumpkin pie along with a glass of ice tea. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I had a piece of pumpkin pie. Since it is a bit damp out, I think I will wait until 8:30 A.M. to go out when some destinations are open for the day. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 6:40 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a family member. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/29/01 Thursday 4:55 A.M.: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am now doing some regular computer work. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 9:25 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had dinner of reheated half of boneless breast of chicken cooked in white wine with herbs and garlic, steamed cauliflower, microwave potato and ice tea. I then watched the NBC evening news. I just finished watching the Christmas Tree lighting event on WNBC television from Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and http://www.nyctourist.com/xmas_rockcenter1.htm and http://www.spondulinx.com/nojava/demo5/index.shtml .  Well, I am a bit tired, so I will relax a bit, and then I will head off to bed. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 4:55 P.M.:  I went out, and I stopped by the Arnold Bread store www.bestfoods.com, and I bought a loaf of Freihofers hearty grain bread, a 10 pack of their hotdog buns, and two 8 packs of Arnold’s hotdog buns for $3.56 total. I then drove by the waterfront at a couple of locations. I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and they gave me a Nagano Winter Olympics pin with the Xerox logo on it. I then sat out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, the Greenwich Times, and three computer newsweeklies. I sat outside at the library for a while. I then returned home, and I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I noticed coming into my building, we now have a print about the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 12:10 P.M.:  I watched a bit of television after the last message. I had a piece of pumpkin pie. I then rested until now.  I guess I will now check the mail, and after that I will have two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea and a piece of pumpkin pie. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 5:30 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I guess I will clean up, and then I will probably watch a little television. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 4:15 A.M.: I watched television while having the cappuccino. I just took the Mrs. Smith’s Pumpkin pie out of the convection oven, and it now has to cool for two hours on a wire rack. I will now sift through my email. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 3:30 A.M.: Dinner was delicious. I am cooking the Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie right now. It is time for cappuccino.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 3:05 A.M.: I threw out the rest of the turkey gravy. I took four halves of Purdue boneless breasts of chicken, and I rinsed them off. I then put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a Pyrex baking dish, and placed each of the four chicken breasts in the dish coating both sides with the olive oil in the dish. I then put about a half inch of white wine in the dish. I next chopped four gloves of garlic and sprinkled it on the four breasts. I then sprinkled them with garlic powder, celery powder, chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. I am baking them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I then peeled a half of yam, and I diced it into half-inch cubes. I will steam the Yam cubes with chunks of cauliflower and slices of four asparagus. I will have one of the four chicken breast halves for dinner with sprinkled grated Parmesan cheese on it along with grated Parmesan cheese and margarine on the vegetables and ice tea. After doing the dishes, I will have a cappuccino. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 2:20 A.M.: I tried downloading and installing the Salt Lake City, Utah Winter Olympics 2002 screen saver from www.saltlake2002.com, however it did not work in Windows XP. I updated with the latest modifications my Stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm with the most recent version at the end. I am not sure why it is so popular since I don’t think Grand Union stuffing mix is available anymore. I have had about 3,000 hits on the stuffing page this month according to http://24.228.18.154/statsct/www2001/topurl1101.html. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/28/01 Wednesday 12:25 A.M.: Bad news Excite @home which I use through Cablevision might be shutting down http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_929681,00.html in which case I probably would have to get Optimum Online, however I would not be able to run the server anymore unless I got ADSL which is about a tenth the speed. I am going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm. I noticed while looking at Staples Advertisements for this week that one can buy Symantec System works 2002 for $70 plus it has a $30 mailin upgrade rebate, and one can also gets a free copy of Microsoft Works Suite 2002 http://instorespecials.staples.com/staples/listing_detail.asp?listingid=-2099151598&storeid=2278740 from Staples. Well, lets hope we do not lose Excite @Home. Possibly Cablevision might be able to keep my service going.  I talked with Optimum Online tech support, and they did not know anything about the status of Excite @Home. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 10:30 P.M.: I went to bed at 1 P.M.. I received two calls from a relative about tech support. I woke up at 9:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I called the relative back. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 12:30 P.M.: Well, I checked the mail. I just had the last of the turkey in a sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I guess I will now watch some television.  For a change I took a Vioxx for my arthritis. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 11:45 A.M.: I removed some old programs from the computer including the Creative Web Cam programs, which I did not need.  I removed the Creative Web Cam files since they were interfering with my screen saver activation button from the calculator button from the keyboard. I will now check the mail. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 10:35 A.M.: I set the Calculator button on the keyboard to activate the Screen Saver. I updated Music Match and Napster. I checked my desktop icon programs to make sure they work. I cleaned up the icons on the desktop and in the start menu. I did a few other routine computer house cleaning chores. I just received a telephone call from a relative. I will now check the mail.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 9:20 A.M.: I relaxed about an hour. I had a cup of cappuccino. I did some fine-tuning on the computer, and I looked at various programs on Windows XP Professional. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 5:35 A.M.: I did not install the desktop themes since they were in beta. I had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea. I think I might rest a bit. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 5:00 A.M.: I fiddled with Creative Programs for Creative Video Blaster Web cam Control for Windows 2000 which worked, but the Creative Video Blaster Web cam Monitor for XP does not work since I do not have a Creative Camera. I believe the programs came from when I tested a Creative camera. I logged onto http://www.xp-erience.org/, and I installed a Broadband Connection tweak. I downloaded three theme files for XP, which I will install shortly. I turned off Microphone boost, so the sound hiss does not come through my speakers.  I read a lot of the content at http://www.xp-erience.org/ . CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/27/01 Tuesday 12:30 A.M.: I went to bed. I received a telephone call from a friend at 6 P.M.. I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some computer work. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 5:05 P.M.: I made my 1 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I just now returned home. I had a call from a relative on the answering machine about tech support. I will now have some Goldfish crackers and ice tea and then I will head off to bed. I hope you all have a good evening. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 11:55 A.M.: I checked the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I returned back upstairs, and I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I checked Word 2000 and my driver for the STV0673 camera allows one to insert a picture from the Ezonics USB Ezcam into a Word 2000 file. Well it is time to clean up. I have a 1 P.M. appointment. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 10:20 A.M.: When I installed the Logitech driver for my cordless mouse, it indicated the batteries were low on the cordless mouse, so I replaced them and then configured the mouse. I still cannot get the “Sleep” button to work on the Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard even when I installed the XP drivers. I installed the Java Virtual machine for Windows XP, which is available for download.  About 6 A.M., I had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I spent about five hours trying to get Microsoft Home Publisher 2000 to work. I uninstalled and reinstalled it a number of times. I used a Works 2000 cleanup file utility to no avail. I tried cleaning my Cdrom player. I finally learned from the error message on startup that there was a file in the C:\Windows\System32 folder called “awrdscdc.ax” that I renamed “awrdscdc.axbak”, and then finally Microsoft Home Publisher 2000 worked just fine. The file is a Win Amp file that interferes with it.  I also rearranged the shortcuts in my startup folder so they are all in sub folders.  I also installed the Power Toys for XP. Well, I will now check to see if the postman arrived. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 4:30 A.M.: I upgraded the Sound Blaster Live MP3 driver from the Windows Update device drivers update. I was able to fix the Windows Installer problem by running the two command line parameters in this file http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/4/04.asp . I will also update the drivers for my Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard and my Logitech Cordless mouse. I will then also reinstall Microsoft Publisher 2000 to fix the saving project problem. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 2:20 A.M.: I looked at the Webinator Searchware program demo, but I could not get it going.  Basically searchware software is now expensive, and I do not have the resources on my computer to run the Microsoft Server along with Microsoft FrontPage. Actually the nature of my directory not having a useful search engine leads one into exploring the directory for some useful information that one normally might now know that exists, so one would not normally search for it. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/26/01 Monday 1:00 A.M.: I am awake. I was up at midnight. I received a telephone call about 9 P.M.. I noticed that my computer had tried to restart, so more than likely the power was interupted at 6:53 P.M. according to the computer log. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will do a little bit of regular computer activity. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 4:10 P.M.: Well, I watched a bit of public media. I guess it is time for bed. Have a good night. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:05 P.M.: I went back out, and I sat out a while. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went over to the Greenwich Library, and I sat out for a while. I then read the local paper when the library opened. I just now returned home, and I am having a ice tea. I guess I will now have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with the ice tea. Then I will probably relax a bit. I am trying to stay up later, so I am up later in the morning tomorrow. I have a 1 P.M. appointment tomorrow. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 10:25 A.M.: I Christmas wrapped the change purse and the FreePlay windup radio to use as Christmas gifts to myself. I had a cappuccino. I will now go out for some more fresh air. CIO 

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 9:10 A.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I mailed the letter at the Valley Road Post Office. I then drove downtown. I walked the train station area. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront, and I sat out and enjoyed the morning sunshine for a while. With this unusually warm weather, it is my theory that the Gulf Stream has moved further westward giving us warmer tropical weather along the Connecticut shore line. I then went to Stop and Shop. I bought Purdue boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $2.91, two packages of Imperial margarine for .99 each, a dozen large eggs for $1.69, and buy one get one free of Ball Park beef franks for $3.79 both for $10.37 total. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit, and I had some ice tea.  Well, I have been on a mixed up schedule recently. I will either relax a bit or watch some television. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 5:05 A.M.:  I just had the turkey sandwich. I will now clean up and go out. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 4:40 A.M.:  I just wrote a letter to a family member.  I will now have a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney Tabasco sauce along with the rest of the stuffing and ice tea.  I will then clean up, and I will go out and mail the letter and get a breath of fresh air if it is not still raining. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 3:10 A.M.: I just finished and put away the laundry. I am having a glass of ice tea. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:20 A.M.: I browsed some web pages. I put clean sheets on the bedroom bed. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 2:00 A.M.: I started the dry cycle on the laundry. One does not stick a plastic shower curtain or bath mat in a dryer because they would melt. I rehung the shower curtain and liner and reinstalled the bath mat in the bath area. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/25/01 Sunday 1:30 A.M.: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just started my laundry. I am also washing in bleach the shower curtain, the shower curtain liner, and the bath mat to remove mold and mildew. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 8:45 P.M.: My guest, and I watched a bit of television. About 5 P.M. we went over to Port Chester, New York. We went to the Port Chester flea market, and I bought a leather change purse for $2. We then went to Odd Job, and I bought a $22 box of 14 Christmas cards for $5. I also bought a gift-wrapped calculator for $1. They have lots of Christmas items at Odd Job.  We then stopped by the Mobil station in Port Chester, New York where premium is a dime a gallon cheaper. We then drove back by the waterfront in Greenwich.  We then returned home, and my guest had a cappuccino.  We chatted for a while. My guest just left for another destination. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 4:05 P.M.: I was up at 3 P.M. when a friend showed up. We chatted. We each had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish along with stuffing. I will now have a cappuccino. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 10:00 A.M.: I went through my usual computer routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and I sifted through my email. I just finished vacuuming. I checked the mail, but it has not arrived yet.  I just chatted with a relative.  Well, I am getting tired, so maybe I will relax a bit and head off to bed.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 8:40 A.M.: I went out after the last message; I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $6.75 of premium at $1.639 a gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a head of cauliflower for .99 and a five-pound bag of AC sugar for $2.39 for $3.38 total. I then walked across the street to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a O Cedar dishwashing wand two sponge pack replacement with red scouring pad on the sponges for $2.49, S&S frozen 16 ounces of peas $1.89, and a Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie for $2.50 for $7.03 total. I returned to my car, and I returned home. I also cleaned the inside of my car windows with glass cleaner before going out. I put the O Cedar refill on my dishwashing wand and it fit fine. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and ice tea.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 5:10 A.M.: I finished the house cleaning except for the vacuuming which I will do later when I won’t disturb my neighbors. I also watered the plants. I have cleaned up, and I will go out now for some fresh air. I will first clean the inside of my cars windows before heading out. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/24/01 Saturday 1:50 A.M.: I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I had a bowl of reheated stuffing. I will now have a cappuccino. I will then do my house cleaning. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 10:40 P.M.: My guest, and I watched television through out the evening. Around 7 P.M., we had the same dinner as last night reheated. I chatted with a relative about 10 P.M.. My guest just left. I guess I will have a bit of a rest now. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 5:35 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I hung my Christmas wreath on the front door. I had a friend show up for a visit. We are chatting now. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 9:15 A.M.: I fiddled with the Ezonics Ezcam drivers some more. I tried installing the Creative Webcam II Windows 2000 driver, I also went to the STMicroelectronics site, and I found a posted driver update, and I found a driver the same as the Zoom USB 2000 driver posted in Italy at Digicam, which I finally used. Whatever, I did the camera seems to be working the same at it always did now. I cannot tell any different between it and Windows ME with the original drivers. I might have it slightly out of focus though since without my glasses on it is hard to tell what is in focus. I also switched the Creative Live MP3 drivers from the Creative ones to the Microsoft ones that came with Windows XP Professional. I posted a test clip http://mrscott.com/test001.rm for one to view the quality. Well it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO

 

End of Scott's Notes week 11/23/01:

 

Note: <888> 11/23/01 Friday 5:55 A.M.: I have been working on the computer all night and morning. I searched the net, and I found out the Windows 2000 driver for the Zoom USB camera works for my Ezonics Ezcam USB.   The Zoom USB driver is for Windows 2000, and it is not XP approved, and one is warned when installing it. However, my Ezonics Ezcam USB is working just fine.  It does not seem as clear as before, but it could be because that with all the resources running in XP, it just does not go as fast. I tinkered with the setting in the Real Basic Producer 8 to set it up, so it is as good as I can get it. Well, for now although it is slightly fuzzy, it is good enough for my monthly broadcast, which is really all I use the camera for. I chatted with a relative about 2 A.M.. I reinstalled the Ezonics program, which was not working. I tried reinstalling Microsoft Publisher 2000, but the system would not let me install it, since the Windows installer would not permit it. I think it has to do with my Microsoft Works upgrades, and I need to find the right *.msi file on my system to install or uninstall or reinstall the Works program, so I can also reinstall Microsoft Publisher 2000. Microsoft Publisher 2000 works, but it will not let me save a project, which is why I tried to reinstall it. Thus all this tinkering took some time. I will now send out my weekly notes, and then I will have a piece of pumpkin pie and ice tea, and then I will go to bed. Well have a good morning. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I put away the dishes. I had a piece of pumpkin pie with some ice tea. I will now do some computer work.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 10:35 P.M.: I went out for a walk. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. Everything is closed except the Sundown saloon and the movie theatres. I sat out at various locations. I noticed on a sign that on Sunday December 2, 2001; the Greenwich Avenue merchants are going to have the Festival of Lights from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. with a Santa Claus parade at 5 P.M., and then at 5:30 P.M., they will have the tree lighting of the trees along Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I wished a neighbor Happy Thanksgiving. I guess I will now watch a little television and do some reading on the computer.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 8:15 P.M.: I just had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. I first put two and a half cups of white wine in a three-quart pot. I added two sticks of margarine. I started heating it on medium heat. I added six diced gloves of garlic, two chopped and diced medium onions, two peeled and diced medium golden delicious apples, one diced red pepper, dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, Basil, Oregano, Italian spices, thyme, rosemary, Indian Hot curry, Chinese five spice, cinnamon, chicken and meat seasoning, and two chicken bouillon cubes. I let this all simmer over medium heat for fifteen minutes stirring occasionally. After that I added a half box about six ounces of sliced mushrooms, and I simmered another fifteen minutes.  Right before dinner, I added a 14-ounce bag of Arnold’s premium corn bread stuffing and stirred it all until the moisture was absorbed and the stuffing was fluffy. I took two 10 ounce jars of Heinz turkey gravy, and I added six ounces or a half box of sliced mushrooms, along with dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil, and I simmered it all on low for fifteen minutes. I cooked a half of yam in the microwave oven, and I then heated two half inch slices of the Butterball hickory smoked white meat turkey breast cover with a microwave cover in the microwave oven on high for two minutes.  For dinner, I had the two slices of Butterball hickory smoked white turkey meat with the herbal Heinz turkey gravy with mushrooms on it, along with the stuffing mixture, a half of yam, steamed sliced asparagus, a dish of cold Ocean Spray whole cranberries from the can, along with a glass of ice tea and after doing the dishes a cappuccino. Thus I varied my stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm . I have a large container of left over stuffing in the refrigerator along with the rest of the turkey and gravy for leftovers in the coming days. I will now clean up and go out for a walk and some fresh air. Happy Thanksgiving.  CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 6:10 P.M.: I rested until 5 P.M.. I watched the television. I did the breakfast dishes. I am listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . I will start getting ready the Thanksgiving dinner in about a half hour. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 2:05 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I listened to a bit of http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram . CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 4:35 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched some television. I replaced the 15-watt light bulb in the bedroom hallway book lamp. I had a piece of pumpkin pie and some ice tea. Now it is time for bed. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 1:15 A.M.: I finished going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm , and I also sifted through my email. I guess I will relax a bit now and watch some television before going to bed. CIO

 

Note: <888> 11/22/01 Thursday 12:15 A.M.: I installed FrontPage Express from an available download from Microsoft since Windows XP uninstalls FrontPage Express. It works fine. I set the system startup to start the least number of startup programs, so as to have more memory.  About 8 P.M., I started the XP defragmenting utility. I then went out, and the library was closed, so I dropped off some videotapes I did not have time to watch. I then went downtown. I walked the train station area. I sat out for a while. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at a couple of locations. I returned home. For dinner, I had the rest of the cold cooked beef eye round with horseradish sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed frozen green beans and steamed fresh broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea and a slice of pumpkin pie. I then had a 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee and 50% Folgers’s regular instant coffee after dinner. I watched television until just now when the system finished defragging the C: drive. I rebooted and the system is running just fine. CIO