Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 10:20 P.M.:  I will now boot into Vista beta 2 build 5270.  I then might do a backup of the Vista partition with Nero 6.6 to DVD media.   CIO 

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 10:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I toasted two pieces of frozen multigrain bread, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both pieces, and then I put three 1/32nds inch by 8 inch by 5 inch slices of baked turkey and five 5 inch by 5 inch by 1/32nds inch slices of Jarlsberg lite cheese, and I put the top toasted piece of bread on the sandwich, and I cut it in half cross the vertical, and I put the sandwich on a dinner plate along with the remaining portion of stuffing that I reheated, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I picked up my mail downstairs.  It looks like it has snowed a couple of inches outside recently.   CIO     

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 8:55 P.M.:  I ordered for an older relative as a late Christmas present whom happens to be having problems with wild cats in her back yard in Florida Surplus Computers CES10586  - Eliminator Pepper Spray 1/2 Oz. w/ Key Ring for $5.99 and Surplus Computers CES11033  - Ultra Bright 28 LED Compact Flashlight (Blue) w/case for $16.99 for $22.98 total with free UPS ground transportation from Santa Clara, California.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 7:30 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 7:10 P.M.:   I finished the Nero 6.6 backup of the C: drive to DVD with 11 DVDs that I labeled, and I put in slim jewel cases.  I chatted with two relatives.  One my relatives was using the GN 9120 which is a wireless freedom headset or ear piece for regular telephones at 2.4 GHz.  It was a gift from her children, so she could be hands free talking.    I ordered from www.staples.com , this Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples 5mm Slim Jewel Cases, 100/Pack for $14.94 plus Staples.com®. that was easy™. Playo 50/Pack 4.7GB DVD-R, Spindle for $12.94 with checkout coupon "12197" for $10 savings for $27.88 total with free UPS shipping arriving this coming Wednesday January 3, 2006.  I now could do a Nero 6.6 DVD backup of the Vista beta 2 build 5270 hard drive, but possibly I might wait until I configure it more.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 4:00 P.M.:  I was awake at 2:30 P.M., when a relative called.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I chatted with the same relative.  I had a telephone call from the Greenwich Town Departments - Police Department fund raising, and I suggested they raise some funds from their next door neighbor JPMorgan Private Bank Home Page .  The $10 check that I sent at Christmas time to

UNION CHURCH OF POCANTICO HILLS

555 BEDFORD ROAD

NORTH TARRYTOWN NY 10591

was cashed at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase at Tarrytown, New York, so they are opened for donations to that small church out in the woods.  I will now run Ad-awareSE.  I will then do a DVD backup with Nero 6.6 of the C: drive.  This I will do a DVD backup with Nero 6.6 of the Vista beta two build 5270 drive.   CIO    

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 6:15 A.M.:  I was able to set up the Domino and Lotus Notes betas on the Vista beta 2 build 5270 partition without any problems.   I am tired, so I will now go to bed.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 4:10 A.M.:  I opened up the two new shirts, and I tired them on, and they fit just fine.  They are well made functional shirts that I obtained at a reasonable price based on today prices.  I hung them up in the bedroom closet with my other old shirts.  I thought I would download these IBM betas IBM Trials & betas and see if I can install them on the Microsoft Vista beta 2 build 5270 operating system.  Since I have been awake for 24 hours, I am running on empty, but I tend to get more work done on a late night schedule.  I will now download the three betas, which should be fast at this time of day.  I ate a couple handfuls of almonds earlier.  I then ate 10 Town House crackers with 1/4 inch thick by 1 inch by 2 inch slices of mozzarella cheese on them.   CIO       

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 3:30 A.M.:  As one of my British neighbors up the road told me recently, when he told me to get a hair cut, I am not suppose to know anything.  However, the British neighbor might not be in this area, since he worked for Swiss Air.  However, I think he also lives in California in the winter, and has traveled extensively.  He is particularly fond of Bing Crosby music and collects old Bing Crosby records at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  I told him once that Bing Crosby was from Cour'de Laine, Idaho.  Another childhood friend had a uncle in California whom use to produce music for Lawrence Welk Stars Of The Lawrence Welk Show .  I do not play my Beatles and Elvis music too much in this building, since it makes my neighbors think I am some sort of radical hippie type.  I no longer have the coal miners old broken wooden case Philco Radio that I used for a plant stand, and I gave it to the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop, and they priced it at $75 about five years ago.  I think it was probably a fire hazard anyway.  On my limited budget spending lots of money on tiny pieces of electronics in plastic casings seems like a lot of money, when one can still buy a good solid piece of wood furniture for $10 or $20, but I am trying to maintain my computer and other skills.  Of course to mail Mike Scott production DVDs to my relatives whom do not have the internet would cost mailing charges.  However, at the end of March 2006 for $10 more a month, when Optimum Online can be had at 30 megs a second download and 2 megs a second upload with an IP address, so one can run a server, I could post a broadcast on the internet, sort of like Alistair Cooke reporting from America despite the fact that they stole his bones.  I think I have one of his books in the apartment.  Since the younger Old Guard still rule the town, I am left somewhat between the older yuppie generation, and the new Old Guard.   However, having spent so many years downtown at night around the younger generation, I think most of them that I am one of the senior members of the community, and they are determined to put me out to pasture in some place like the Happy Hills retirement home.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 2:55 A.M.:  What is amusing about this CMOC Home Page and linked to this CMOC HELPFUL MILITARY LINKS  is that this http://www.stratcom.af.mil/ does not seem to work anymore.  This is all rather amusing, since on the local civilian television here about ten years ago, they reported with the downsizing of the military and the end of the cold war that NORAD headquarters was turned into a cold storage warehouse facility, and after 911, it was reported here that most of the Strategic Command operations were being operated by NATO from abroad, so it is hard to tell what really is going on in this country anymore from a military point of view, when one watches the civilian media.    However, at my ripe old age of 55, I might still be operational in the First United States Army Medical Research Corps based in Manhattan as some sort of orderly or houseboy on leave from the British government, so it is hard to tell what is really going on based on my experience, so I just maintain normal routine based on my own experience as the Maytag repairman.  Of course maybe my real boss is still the coal miner that once lived in this building, and from what I can tell, although they have put in the electrical conduit for a new power cable into the building and laid a cement foundation out by the west center back side door for a generator, the additional generating capacity is not to keep the apartments any warmer, but it is to keep the hallways warmer as if anyone really cared about the hallways.  I guess whether people are warm in their apartments is not of any concern to the government.  It is suppose to be a diesel generator, when they install the generator, but I did not notice whether they installed an oil tank or not, and the generator cement base is located new a natural gas line that powers the community room heat and air conditioning.   Thus it seems for the indefinite future, we will still be a little bit colder here on the cold side of town, unless one can afford the high electricity heating bills.  I am basically so cheap, I would not pay higher electricity bills even if I had the money, so I doubt if anyone is sneaking into my apartment, since the only people whom have ever visited me here seem to be from Northern Vermont or upstate New York along with a few imposters from Canada whom claim they are from elsewhere, and we even once had a guest once from Minnesota.  Of course one of my Norwegian neighbors is always very friendly, but he still does not want to buy an air conditioner in the summer.   CIO   

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 2:15 A.M.:  They are currently out of them here L'espion XS Digital Still Camera (Chrome) DigitalDream l'espion XS , but one could buy a bundle of them here http://www.mjelectronics.com/wholesale.html , but currently their link is not working, but it worked an hour ago.  Of course, if one wants a more clever device, one can always pay more money, but I would imagine it would also take the skill to know how to use it.  Basically smaller people would seem to use it more easily.  Of course with my tripod and my video camera and my USB connector and DVD burner, I would be able to record video to DVD and send it to non internet friends and family for their amusement.  Like Scott's commentary on the universe from the quiet side of the pond during the colder time of the year, when it is not too busy here.  It always seems busy downtown in the winter during a nice day, because that many younger people here seem to get cabin fever, so they get out of their caves and try to explore the area.   Downtown Greenwich, Connecticut today looked like a lot of hotel personnel trying to keep track of a guest.   CIO 

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 2:05 A.M.:  This is the inexpensive spy camera that I bought from Ebay from Fort McCoy, Florida from a dishwasher I think for $3 and $11 shipping Digital Dream .  Of course we have so many snoops in this area, a spy cam is sort of redundant.  However, since I am use to carrying a cigarette lighter, it might be easy to carry around for a few random snap shots as I go through my day.  Since I once had certain professional photography abilities, I frequently notice interesting scenic observations and other events, and I usually do not have a camera, so I guess I can carry it with me.  Since I am not very affluent, I can not afford to lug around a $100 digital camera with a $50 smart card, and I already have that capability with my Vivitar Digital camera, which holds about 1000 to 2000 pictures, if you can afford the batteries or have the time to recharge the digital batteries.  Digital Dream l'espion XS Digital Surveillance Device also has an Infra Red sensor to trigger a photograph , however like a great many gismos and gadgets, I will probably lose interest with it soon.  It is my personal opinion that if I have any intruders in the apartment, it is probably a spirit or a ghost in which case the camera will not do much good.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/31/05 Saturday 12:30 A.M.:  Basically with video production ability with my older Sony video camera and my computer DVD burner, I will be able to document my local living environment and apartment as I perceive it.  However, I have been forewarned not to take pictures on Greenwich Avenue and other public areas.  I do know a great many individuals in this area carry miniature cameras in this area.  To show you what I mean, I just bought one of these Digital ZIPPO Style Spy Camera - L'espion XS Digital Still Camera (Chrome) - Digital ZIPPO Style Spy Camera - L'espion XS Digital Still Camera (Chrome) from Fort McCoy, Florida on Ebay for $3 and $11 standard shipping for $14 total eBay: L'espion Metal Case Time Lapse Infrared COOL (item 7577265709 end time Dec-30-05 21:07:01 PST).  I figure at that price it is worth the risk.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 10:25 P.M.:  I have an older model Sony Video Camera, which I have not used much since I bought it for $10 at the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop a few year ago, but it works quite well, and I did order an extra battery for it when I got it.  I have about 45 minutes of video on it from my last two vacations during the last two years to Kennebunkport, Maine, where everyone there also treats me like the Village Idiot.  I went to Buy.com - 10% off coupon , and I redeemed the 10% off coupon.  I then bought Buy.com - Pinnacle Dazzle DVC-80 USB Video Capture Device - 210100318 for $39.99 less $4 discount coupon.  However, for some reason the slower free shipping would not work no matter what I tried, so I had to pay $10.75 two day shipping and handling for $46.74 total.  Thus with my Sony Video Camera, the Pinnacle Dazzle DVC-80 USB Video Capture Device and my DVD burner on my primary computer, I will be able to burn video to DVD and send to friends and relatives who seem to like spending a lot of time watching television, so I will communicate with them with my own video productions.  Greenwich, Connecticut is very William Morris Agency Security conscious, so one is discouraged from taking pictures or movies out in the general public, but I could try some scenic artistic types of film production without any people around and just the usual few sea gulls or other random birds or animals that might happened to be around our area.  It is a large investment, but hopefully with the existing computer equipment I have, I might be able to make some use out of it.  Since it is late in the day out in California, this key component of Mike Scott productions might not arrive with two day shipping at the earliest next Tuesday.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 8:20 P.M.:   CNN.com - Mount St. Helens releasing lava at astonishing pace - Dec 30, 2005 and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO). CIO 

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 8:10 P.M.:  I looked for bargains on the internet to no avail.  I chatted with a friend from down south.   I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 6:30 P.M.:  There is a simple way to make big waves out in California, but since most people in California are not Scottish, they do not know about the  The Legend of Nessie, the Ultimate Loch Ness Monster Site and Loch Ness Monster - Google Image Search and http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ss.gif .  Yes, there are people whom are more conservative than Adolph Hitler.   In other words, if the gentleman has nuclear or hydrogen weapons, I would say "Yes Sir", and "Right Away Sir".  Also the United States of America is not the only member of that small club.  Other countries in that club are the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Israel, India, China, Pakistan, and possibly North Korea.  If there are any other countries in that club, it has not yet been brought to my attention.  However, since Russia broke up into a number of smaller countries, some of the smaller breakaway former Russian republics are now also nuclear powers, if you get my drift.  Technically Canada might also have access to nuclear weapons, since they are part of the NORAD group of military people, and although Hollywood has made movies about them, nobody really knows for sure how they operate, so if all you know is Hollywood, I would stay away.  In this modern world, they could have preprogrammed automatic robots.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 5:55 P.M.:  While I was doing my house cleaning today, I put a new Vanish drop in blue toilet tank tablet with Borax cleaning action in the toilet tank.  On one of my trips to California, as I recall after driving through some desert area, I saw the Borax mountain from the 20 Mule Team days, and it is quite a large mound of Borax, so whomever owns it, is probably making a penny or two.  Unfortunately, it does not snow much where it is located, so they can not use it for a ski slope.  It is large enough to see from a distance.  There use to be some long forgotten Hollywood actor that advertised the Borax product, but I guess his family like a lot of other long forgotten Hollywood types are probably trying to figure out how to get spare change to do their laundry, when they come back east.  Since I sort of live like the Maytag repairman, I always thought Laundromats in Key West, Florida on a rainy day would make a lot of money, since there are so many people there whom seem to be camping out without essential services.  Also if you do not have a home on a rainy day in south Florida, a laundromat is a good place to hang out.  The most upscale laundromat in Key West, Florida in the Old Days was on Truman Avenue, and it was called the Margaret Truman Laundromat.  Of course, there were at least 40 others in Key West, Florida, so for those of you with too much salt on your clothes, there was a way to clean up, if you had a few quarters.  I also ate a couple handfuls of almonds.  Almonds in North America tend to come from California, and more than likely, since some areas of California can be dry while other areas can be wet, the laundries in the drier parts of California might be expensive.   I recall one of my original internet lobbying efforts were on the behalf of a young Dutch citizen in California attending a state university, and he was arrested at the Stanford University campus for calling the President of Stamford University a Nazi, and he spent 6 months to a year in a tin hut in a illegal alien detention center in Death Valley, California where the temperatures inside the hut were over 145 degrees Fahrenheit.  Thus by the Standards of the International Red Cross that would be considered "Cruel and Unusual Punishment", thus more than likely other well educated Europeans more than likely have other similar stories about the United States of America.  It is the nature of my established family in our own country, if somebody tried to do that to me, most of the members of my family would "Shoot First, and Ask Questions Later".  Thus in some parts of the United States of America, the local citizens know their rights, and unless they were just trying to sweat off some fat in a hot tin shack, they would not take kindly to California's viewpoint on Civil Rights.  Although California is a very powerful and conservative state, more than likely there are other groups of states with more influence and authority in certain matters, and it is sort of like that old song, "The Night the Lights went out in Georgia", more than likely the same thing could happen in California.  If you do not think I am serious, ring my telephone three times, and I will give you people a simple example back out in California.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 5:00 P.M.:  I finished going through my email.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 4:30 P.M.:  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with a few tablespoons of Kraft lite cool whip frozen topping.   I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative. My order for Sale at L.L.Bean,  I ordered a Dress Thomson color Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt regular size XX large for $19.95 Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean and a Rain Forest color Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid, Tall size XX large for $16.95 Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean plus $5.95 UPS ground shipping for $42.85 total is out for delivery to me FedEx | Track Mike Scott L.L. Bean order for shirts arrived.  The Rain Forest one is made in Bulgaria, and the Dress Thomson one is made in Honduras.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 3:25 P.M.:  I put the Christmas letter from the Vice President and the Second Lady in the Plexiglas frame over their last year's Christmas letter, and I hung it back on the wall to the right of the primary computer.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 3:15 P.M.:  I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up my mail.  I had a Christmas letter from Vice President and Lynne Cheney Vice President of the United States - Richard B. Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney .  Last week, I received a Christmas letter from Buckingham Palace Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy , so I hung it in the same place in the hallway, where the letter from Sandringham Estate was hung last year.  It is sort of an inside joke about Buck house that the Buck stops here.  I toasted two pieces of frozen multigrain bread, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both pieces, and then I put three 1/32nds inch by 7 inch by 5 inch slices of baked turkey and five 5 inch by 5 inch by 1/32nds inch slices of Jarlsberg lite cheese, and I put the top toasted piece of bread on the sandwich, and I cut it in half cross the vertical, and I put the sandwich on a dinner plate, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I then showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Benedict Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.  I then went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of New York Everything bagels for a $1.85.  I then returned home.  I sold a package of Seneca Ultra light 100 cigarettes to a neighbor whom needed a package of cigarettes for a dollar.  I am still waiting for my www.fedex.com delivery, so I could not linger downtown with the exciting crowd that always seems to be around Greenwich Avenue.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 9:50 A.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  My order for Sale at L.L.Bean,  I ordered a Dress Thomson color Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt regular size XX large for $19.95 Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean and a Rain Forest color Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid, Tall size XX large for $16.95 Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean plus $5.95 UPS ground shipping for $42.85 total is out for delivery to me FedEx | Track Mike Scott L.L. Bean order for shirts .  I will now do my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I will shut down the computer.   CIO  

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 9:20 A.M.:  I paid my Cablevision www.cablevision.com Optimum Digital Television, Optimum Voice Digital Telephone, and Optimum Online Cable Modem bills, my Connecticut Light and Power www.cl-p.com electricity bill, and my Verizon www.verizon.com telephone bill.  In mid December 2005, I paid my GEICO www.geico.com automobile insurance payment for January 2006 which pays up the premium on my automobile  insurance policy through March 2006, when the new policy will be issued in April 2006.  Thus all of my bills are paid except for my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/30/05 Friday 8:00 A.M.:  I was awake at 4 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I installed the old AMD Athlon XP 2000 processor in the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  I put the AMD Duron 1.6 in the AMD Sempron 3000 packaging, and I left it on the right side of the bedroom sideboard on top of the old cable modems.  I put it in a zip lock bag with it inside the AMD packaging.  I changed the CMOS Bios settings for the processor CPU-World: AMD Sempron 3000+ - SDA3000DUT4D (SDA3000BOX) and this is my motherboard GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Products 7VT600P-RZ . According to the motherboard manual for my Frequency/Voltage control for my Bios setup, which I had set on auto, I could increase my system's performance by changing "CPU Host Control" from disable to enable, which I did.  I then set my "CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) to 166.  Then since I have DDR400 memory in my computer, I changed "Fdram Clock (Mhz) to "200-DDR400".  I am not overclocking the computer, I am just setting it for the components that I am using.  One has to have the right memory in the computer before changing the last setting, or one could damage the computer.  With the current setting, the computer seems to run a bit faster.  The Northgate Syntax backup computer is running just fine, and I am installing updates on it.  CIO     

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 9:05 P.M.:  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with a few tablespoons of Kraft Cool Whip lite frozen topping, and I also ate a couple of handfuls of smoked almonds.  I had the snack with a glass of iced tea.  I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 8:15 P.M.:  On a microwave proof plate, I put two sheets of paper towels, five strips of Oscar Meyer thick bacon and two more sheets of paper towel and the microwave plastic plate cover, and I put it in the microwave oven for five minutes.  After cooking the bacon, I also heated a portion of the left over stuffing in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid on the reheat cycle.  In my omelet pan, I put two tablespoons of olive oil and two pads of margarine, and I brought it to a simmer over medium electric heat, and I cracked three large eggs into the hot fat, and I fried the eggs until they were done medium.  I used a dinner plate on top of the pan to keep a little heat inside and warm the plate, and then I slid the three fried eggs onto the plate with five strips of cooked bacon and the stuffing, and I ate it all with a glass of ice tea.  I wiped the seasoned omelet pan clean with a paper towel, and I washed the dishes.  I chatted with a friend, and I chatted with a relative.  CIO   

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 6:35 P.M.:  I showered, and I cleaned up after my last note.  I went out to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I saw a couple of my former neighbors from down by the waterfront.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and everything continues to be half price.  I then drove over to www.costco.com in Port Chester, New York.  I bought a 40 ounce bag of Kirkland smoked almonds for $7.49, two six packs of 19 ounce cans of Hormel steakhouse beef stew for $9.69 each six pack, a 8 pack of 18 ounce cans of Progresso New England clam chowder for $10.59, a 16 ounce container of Kraft www.kraft.com grated parmesan cheese for $4.99, a two pound package of Kirkland Honey Roasted sliced turkey for $7.46 at $3.99 a pound, and a two pound package of Jarlsberg Lite sliced cheese for $7.39 for $57.30 total.  I then returned home, and I used the cart that I keep in the back of my Volvo to bring up my purchases.  Since Costco is a membership club, they try to keep expenses down, so they do not give one bags, but one uses old corrugated cardboard case boxes.  I put away my purchases, and I stored the three cases of food behind the Harvard Veritas chair in the kitchen.  I noticed one can buy a 1000 packages of Splenda for $20,  for $9 one can get two pounds of breaded butterfly shrimp, one can get 16 ounces of Dutch Gold honey for $6, and a Dutch Gouda cheese is $8 a pound.  One can get a cable modem surge protector power supply strip for $20.  One can buy vitamins in large bulk containers.  One can get a 4 gigabyte USB type storage device for $70.  One can get a 80 gigabyte external drive for $110.  A 19 inch Princeton LCD flat panel monitor is $300.  Of course at Costco, it is not really what you need, but what one can afford.  One can also get a three pack of smoke detectors.  I then put the cart back in my station wagon.  At the new shopping mall next to Costco in Port Chester, New York, they have a Lowes movie theatre complex, a Panaera restaurant, and a new Marshalls Womens Clothing - Retail Womens Clothing - Mens Clothing wholesale clearance shopping store.   Thus as Port Chester, New York shopping get more upscale, the state of Connecticut tax department loses money and New York gains.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 1:35 P.M.:   I ate breakfast of a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water.   I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out to my 3 P.M. appointment.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 1:15 P.M.:  I was awake at 12:30 P.M., when I had a no person telephone call.  I booted the primary computer CMOS, and I changed the "Frequency/Voltage Control" setting to "Spread Spectrum Modulated" to enabled, "CPU Host Clock Control" to disable, and "FDRAM Clock (MHz) to "200-DDR400" for my DDR400 memory.  The last setting that I changed, one has to be careful, because if one does not have DDR400 memory, one can damage the computer.  At that setting with the "CPU Host Clock Control" set at Disable, the "CPU Host Frequency (MHz)" automatically sets to 166.  Thus there is no real change, but it is a safer setting and one can have "Spread Spectrum Modulated" set at enable.  The system runs slightly cooler with Current System Temp at 33 degrees C. instead of 36 degrees C., and the Current CPU temp 51 degrees C. instead of 53 degrees C..  This is for my motherboard GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Products 7VT600P-RZ with CPU-World: AMD Sempron 3000+ - SDA3000DUT4D (SDA3000BOX) CPU.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 6:05 A.M.:  I worked with Vista beta 2 build 5270 for the last few hours www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm .  I ate a piece of pumpkin pie with a few tablespoons of Kraft lite frozen cool whip topping.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 2:45 A.M.:  On Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 USB WebCam Video Web Camera - 961239-0215 for $49.95 and normally it is twice the price Logitech QuickCam® Pro 4000 and it is USB 2.0 and 1.3 megapixel, but I am not sure if that is on the net or not, but it is a good price, and it is not refurbished but new with full Logitech guarantee, and I also ordered 2 Netgear 10/100Mbps PCI Network Interface Card FA311R for $7.95 each refurbished, since I only have thrift shop network cards in my primary computer at the moment.  Thus the total order was $65.85, and UPS tracking is UPS Package Tracking Justdeals.com Logitech 4000 USB Webcam and 2 Netgear LAN cards .  Is Windows Vista Out of Sync? .  I went through my email.  My Sale at L.L.Bean still has not shipped yet.  I will now boot into Vista and check out some Vista Newsgroups.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 2:15 A.M.:  When I got the new motherboard this past June, I updated the Bios to October 10, 2004, which is the most recent bios.  Since the Bios was updated, the AMD Sempron 3000 processor works with it.  It is necessary to have the updated bios for it to work.  I rebooted in the CMOS setup, and according to the PC Health status information in the bios, my current system temperature is 36 degrees Celsius, and my current CPU temperature is 53 degrees Celsius.  I think the CPU warning shutdown temperature is set at 55 degrees Celsius, but during warmer months, it could be set to 60 degrees Celsius.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/29/05 Thursday 1:45 A.M.:   I searched for some bargains to now avail.  I then did some research on my computer.  This is the information on the processor CPU-World: AMD Sempron 3000+ - SDA3000DUT4D (SDA3000BOX) and this is my motherboard GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Products 7VT600P-RZ . According to the motherboard manual for my Frequency/Voltage control for my Bios setup, which I had set on auto, I could increase my system's performance by changing "CPU Host Control" from disable to enable, which I did.  I then set my "CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) to 166.  Then since I have DDR400 memory in my computer, I changed "Fdram Clock (Mhz) to "200-DDR400".  I am not overclocking the computer, I am just setting it for the components that I am using.  I will now reboot again to check what the CPU temperature is from the BIOS.  It all seems to be running just fine, and a little bit quicker with the Bios change.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 10:00 P.M.:  I cut off the last two 3/8th inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of turkey white meat, and I put them on a microwave proof dinner plate with a double portion of my stuffing and the last portion of the Near East rice pilaf with wild mushrooms, and I put the plastic microwave cover on the plate, and I put the plate in the General  Electric microwave oven.  I ran it on two reheat cycles.  Before doing that, I steamed a combination of broccoli crowns, baby carrots, and a small fresh mushrooms, which I put in  a dish with a little bit of olive oil.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO  

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 8:00 P.M.:  For bright light big city folks without night vision Surplus Computers CES11033  - Ultra Bright 28 LED Compact Flashlight (Blue) w/case $17 free shipping .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 7:50 P.M.:  While I was at Staples in Old Greenwich, Connecticut today, I saw someone driving a new German foreign car BITTER AUTOMOBILE Germany .  It sort of looks like a souped up Camaro.  Since it is on the road here, I guess one is allowed to drive them here.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 7:45 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I really can not afford to buy anything more on the internet.  I really should get over to Costco www.costco.com in Port Chester, New York some time, and I could buy a case of Hormel steakhouse beef stew and maybe some a case of olives or some other food items that I use regularly.  The do not sell a case of beans, since Costco it is sort of an upscale clientele, although they do have good prices on bulk items.  A steak is out of the question, particularly since in the winter, my air conditioner is sealed up, so I can not exhaust cooking smoke from the kitchen broiler, and I do not want to risk setting off the central building fire alarm.  They have filet of salmon there, but at I do not really want buy it in three pound packages.  The best thing for a quick meal for four people is two broiled medium size chickens for about $7.  Of course walking through Costco's vast warehouse on two levels can take a bit of time, so I do not have the time to go over this evening.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 6:50 P.M.:  I woke up at 11 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I picked up my mail downstairs, and I threw out some garbage, and I brought up the small cart from my Volvo.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I used the cart to take down the case of paper from Staples 84 bright and not 92 bright Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples® 8 1/2" x 11", LETTER-Size Copy Paper, Case for $22.94 and a $1.38 tax for $24.32 total  that was delivered by UPS yesterday when they had free shipping.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and everything is half price.  I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and for a $1 more and .06 tax for $25.38 total with the returned paper, I got Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples® 8 1/2" x 11", LETTER-Size Bright White Multiuse Paper, Case which is 97 bright instead of 84 bright.  I then bought a box of Staples.com®. that was easy™. 9" x 12" Recycled Envelopes, Clasp Closure, Brown Kraft for $4.79 plus .29 tax for $5.08 total.  I then drove out to Tod's Point, and I chatted with some dog walkers and bicycle riders at the southeast parking area.  I then went back to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought a 2006 calendar with photographs of different horses each month for $9.99 plus .60 tax for $10.59 total.  I then went downtown in central Greenwich briefly, and I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then returned home.  I used my cart to bring up my purchases.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the dry cycle.   I put clean linens on the bed.  I put $5 on my MacGray laundry card, and I have $16.65 left on it.  I took down the old 2005 Norman Rockwell calendar from the back of my apartment entrance door that last year was free from the West Putnam Avenue Shell station, and I put up the 2006 horse calendar.  I opened up the case box of paper, and I put the ten 500 sheet packages of paper inside the chest underneath the television in the living room.  One has to move the chair, telephone books, and spare Perrier to access it.  However, it is safely stored in a dry place off the floor.  The clamp binders that I received yesterday, I put in a red Smead box on top of the center hallway bookcase, and the clasp envelopes are in their box on top of the left hallway bookcase.  I threw out the blue and yellow Staples case box, since I have no room to use it for  storing files.  One of these days, I should clean out my file cabinets.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/28/05 Wednesday 12:10 A.M.:  I went through my email.  The computer seems to be running just fine with the new AMD Sempron 3000 processor and the additional PNY 512 MB 3100 memory chip for 1536 MB total.  I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I will first eat piece of pumpkin pie with Kraft lite cool whip frozen topping.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 11:40 P.M.:  NASA - NASA TV Landing Page .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 11:15 P.M.:  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Europe set to launch Galileo era  and count down one hour SSTL Website .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 10:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I cut off two 1/4 inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of turkey white meat, and I put them on a microwave proof dinner plate with a double portion of my stuffing and a portion of the Near East rice pilaf with wild mushrooms, and I put the plastic microwave cover on the plate, and I put the plate in the General  Electric microwave oven.  I ran it on two reheat cycles.  Before doing that, I put out the remaining quarter of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce in a bowl.  I also steamed a combination of broccoli crowns, baby carrots, and a small fresh mushrooms, which I put in  a dish with a little bit of olive oil.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative in the Philadelphia area, their whole household has come down with colds.  CIO      

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 8:20 P.M.:   I cleaned up the bedroom work area.  I will not change the Northgate Syntax backup computer processor, until I have tested the new one for a few days or week.  I put the AMD XP Athlon 2000 in the Sempron 3000 packaging.  I noticed on the case of paper that was delivered, it is 84 bright and not 92 bright Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples® 8 1/2" x 11", LETTER-Size Copy Paper, Case for $22.94 and a $1.38 tax for $24.32 total with free shipping.  They have this item on sale this week Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples® 8 1/2" x 11", LETTER-Size Bright White Multiuse Paper, Case , which I could check with Staples in Old Greenwich to see if I can exchange it.  It is not worth sending back.  I have a cart that I can use to move it around.  I also got the 10 clamp binders.  I will now boot in Vista beta 2 build 5270 to install the Sempron, and then I will reboot back into XP.  http://www.bnyonline.com/ has not worked most of this afternoon.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 7:40 P.M.:  I opened up the primary computer in the bedroom, and I installed the third PNY 512 MB 3200 memory chip.  I used a grounding strap to ground myself to the CPU chassis, and I also wore my slippers with the rubber soles without socks.  I then waited for UPS, and I watched some television about the Triple Crown of Horse racing and the landscaping of the Capitol grounds.  At about 6:40 P.M., UPS delivered my three packages.  I opened up the AMD Sempron 3000+ 512K Cache 333MHz FSB Socket A Processor SDA3000BABOX at TigerDirect.com that I had purchased for $109.99 plus $6.99 UPS ground shipping for $116.98 total, and it was packed with warnings that once one opened its plastic packaging, one could not return it.  I then removed the CPU cooler from the old AMD Athlon XP 2000 processor, and I removed the old processor while wearing the same grounding strap connected to the CPU chassis and the rubber sole shoes without socks.  I then opened up the new CPU packaging, and I installed the new CPU.  I cleaned off the old CPU grease from the CPU cooler base with some medical gauze.  I then opened up a new tube of CPU grease, and I put enough on to cover the small square in the middle which touches with the cooler.  I handled the CPU by the edges when installing it.  I then reattached the CPU cooler carefully making sure it is positioned properly.  I then did a test starting up the CPU to make sure the fan worked properly which I had not detached.  After a few seconds the CPU Beeped, which means that it was working properly.  I then turned it off, and I double checked the wires inside the case.  I then put the cover on it, and I carried it back to the living room.  I first attached the primary AGP monitor cable and the keyboard and mouse cables along with the power cable, and then I did a test, and I got the CMOS screen showing a Sempron 3000 with 1.5 gigabytes of memory.  I then shut down the computer, and I reattached all of the cables at the rear, which is easy when they are labeled, but one still has to fish for some of them.  I then repositioned the CPU back in its normal position, along with the other items around it.  I then started up the system without any problems, and it all seems to be working just fine.  Windows XP Professional recognized the AMD Sempron 3000 with plug and play without any problems.  I was asked for my CD for Product Activation for FrontPage 2002, but XP did not ask for product activation.  Thus I have completed the primary elements of my new computer building project www.geocities.com/mikelscott/computer.htm which started last May 2005.  It all seems to be running just fine.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 5:00 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.  I will then disconnect it from its cables, and label the USB cables for easy reinstallation.  I will then move it to the bed in the bedroom to have it ready to install the new processor.  I have the backup computer to work with while I wait for UPS to arrive.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 4:25 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend.  At Sale at L.L.Bean,  I ordered a Dress Thomson color Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt regular size XX large for $19.95 Scotch Plaid Flannel Shirt: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean and a Rain Forest color Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid, Tall size XX large for $16.95 Chamois Cloth Shirt, Buffalo Plaid: Chamois, Flannel, Wool and Lined at L.L.Bean plus $5.95 UPS ground shipping for $42.85 total.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 3:25 P.M.:  Earlier, I charged up the four Radio Shack AA metal hydride rechargeable batteries in the Radio Shack battery charger, and I put them back in the Vivitar digital camera.  I just showered, and I cleaned up.  By 6 P.M., if UPS is not here yet, I will disconnect the primary computer, and have it set out on the bed in the bedroom to install the new CPU.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 2:00 P.M.:  I was up at 11:30 A.M., when I had a telephone call from Trans Western publishing about whether I received my telephone book delivery, which I said I thought I did.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  While eating breakfast I did a C: drive to D: drive backup of the primary computer partition with Microsoft Windows XP Professional Automatic System Recovery.  I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I threw out some garbage, and I picked up the mail.  I guess I will spend the rest of the afternoon waiting for UPS UPS Package Tracking On Case of Paper and Clamp Binders from www.staples.com and UPS Package Tracking TigerDirect AMD Sempron 3000 .  When installing the new processor and memory, I have to label the USB cables with the white masking tape when I disconnect them, so I can replace them in the same order when I reattach the CPU.  I will take off my socks and wear my rubber sole house slippers and the grounding strap.  It should not take too long to install.  Once I have the primary computer back up and running, I will install the AMD Athlon XP 2000 processor in the Northgate Syntax backup computer removing the AMD Duron 1600.  The hardest part of the whole procedure is moving the primary computer CPU to the bedroom bed to work on it, since the primary computer CPU weighs about 50 pounds.  CIO  

Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 3:45 A.M.:  I worked in Vista www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will eat a piece of pumpkin pie with Kraft lite cool whip topping.  I will have some iced tea with it.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will be going to bed soon.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 10:40 P.M.:  Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Broadcast linked from Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy , BBC News Player Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas 2005 Broadcast , and other links BBC NEWS | UK | Queen reflects on year of tragedy and  BBC NEWS | UK | Royal message is 73-year tradition .  I will now boot into Vista beta 2 build 5270. CIO

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 9:35 P.M.:  I chatted with two relatives.  I cut off two 1/4 inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of turkey white meat, and I put them on a microwave proof dinner plate with a double portion of my stuffing and a portion of the Near East rice pilaf with wild mushrooms, and I put the plastic microwave cover on the plate, and I put the plate in the General  Electric microwave oven.  I ran it on two reheat cycles.  Before doing that, I put out half of the remaining Ocean Spray cranberry sauce in a bowl.  I also steamed 8 fresh Brussels sprouts, which I put in  a dish with a little bit of olive oil.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.   The pumpkin pie is ready to eat, but I will have to wait until later, since I am full.  I left a message with an associate.  I will be staying in tomorrow, since I will be waiting for three packages to be delivered by UPS UPS Package Tracking On Case of Paper and Clamp Binders from www.staples.com and UPS Package Tracking TigerDirect AMD Sempron 3000 .CIO 

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 8:10 P.M.:  I took the Mrs. Smith's pumpkin pie out of the oven, and I set it out on a wire rack to cool for two hours.  I put two of the strings of 20 lights on my small artificial Christmas tree, so there are 40 small Italian lights on it all together.  I connected it up with a 15 foot extension cord that I have connected to the power strip on the floor by the DeLonghi radiator by the stereo system chair at the far end of the brass and glass coffee table, and there is a switch on that ground fault interrupted power switch to turn it on and off.  They do not turn on and off with the apartment lights.  I posted these pictures

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-1-122605.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-2-122605.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-3-122605.JPG

http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-4-122605.JPG

 .  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 7:00 P.M.:  The defratmentation of the Vista beta drive quit at 26%, so I quit the deframentation program.  I went out after the last message.  I threw out the garbage.  I took the jump start system with me, but the car started up without any problems.  When I returned in the dark, I noticed the rear compartment area light was turned on, so I turned it off.  Maybe that is what caused the battery to go down after three days without using the car.   Possibly it is not the alarm system.  I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  The new train station overpass elevator is not yet installed.  After my walk, I sat out briefly.  I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with another waterfront regular.  I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by CVS, and I bought two one liter bottles of CVS Professional Oral Rinse alcohol free for $2.49 each plus .30 tax for $5.28 total.  I need something else that they were out of.  I chatted with another waterfront regular.  I then went by the ATM machine again at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then drove over to CVS at the Riverside Shopping plaza, and I bought buy one get one free of CVS Glucosamine Chondroitin triple strength 120 capsules for $35.99 both, four 20 clear light boxes of MB Christmas tree lights stings for .65 each box plus .16 tax for $38.75 total.  I then went by the Food Emporium at the Riverside shopping center, and I bought a 10 ounce box of fresh whole mushrooms for $2.49, and two 1.75 quart containers of Edy's low fat slow churn coffee ice cream for $2.74 each for $7.97 total.  I then returned back to my apartment, where I discovered the rear compartment light of my 11 year old Volvo station light was left on.   I guess in the daytime, I had not noticed it.  I would have thought I would have noticed it in the rear view mirror, but I have not been driving much at night anymore.  I put away my purchases.  I started cooking a Mrs. Smith's frozen 37 ounce pumpkin pie, which I have to let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours, after I cook it.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 3:00 P.M.:  I did some work in www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm .  I will shut down the computer shortly after I defragment the Vista partition from the XP system.  I will shower and clean up while doing this, and I will go out after that to go for a drive and make sure my car battery is fully charged.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 1:55 P.M.:  At this point there was no point in ordering gigabyte LAN cards for $4 more, since if even in March 2006, I changed to the faster Optimum at 30 mbps, my Siemens Speedstream router still only goes up to 100 mbps, so I do not think it would make a difference.  I ordered the newer ones for better compatibility with the operating system in terms of drivers.  I checked the weather outside.  I might go out in a little while, but first I have to boot to Vista beta 2 build 5270 to set up its Vista beta newsgroups and install the Weather Pulse program.  I will not be booted into Vista too long.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 1:25 P.M.:  I finished going through my email.  Since I really have not yet invested in a good computer internet web cam, I ordered Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 USB WebCam Video Web Camera - 961239-0215 for $49.95 and normally it is twice the price Logitech QuickCam® Pro 4000 and it is USB 2.0 and 1.3 megapixel, but I am not sure if that is on the net or not, but it is a good price, and it is not refurbished but new with full Logitech guarantee.  I also ordered 2 Netgear 10/100Mbps PCI Network Interface Card FA311R for $7.95 each refurbished, since I only have thrift shop network cards in my primary computer at the moment.  Thus the total order was $65.85 with free UPS shipping.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 11:00 A.M.:  The khaki pants I got for Christmas are waste 40 inches 32 inches length which are two inches two long, so I will have to exchange them at T.J. Maxx www.tjmaxx.com for waste 40 inches length 30 inches.  There is one on Route 7 in South Wilton, Connecticut that I can go to some time, when it is less busy.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  Since Christmas is over I turned the heat back down to save money.  I lowered the living room thermostat from 78 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit, and I lowered the bedroom thermostat from 76 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.  I will now go through my email.  CIO   

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 9:15 A.M.:  I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 12/26/05:

Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 8:35 A.M.:  I chatted with a relative after the last message.  I woke up at 9:30 P.M., and I chatted with a relative.  I opened a Christmas package from a relative, and I got a pair of reddish plaid leisure pants, a pair of khaki pants with bid pockets, and three pairs of beige dress socks.  I made Scott's Stuffing Recipe for Arnold Premium Stuffing using Arnold's premium stuffing with sage and onion.  I also made up a 6 ounce box of Near East rice pilaf mix with wild mushrooms using a tablespoon of olive oil and following the instructions.  I also steamed 7 fresh Brussels sprouts 15 minutes.  I also  mixed together and heated a 10.5 ounce can of Campbell's turkey gravy and a 10.5 ounce can of Campbell's mushroom gravy and heated for 15 minutes heating time about half of the time on simmer.  I cut two 1/4th inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of white turkey meat, and I put it on a microwave proof plate with microwave plastic lid, and I heated on power level 6 of 10 in the General Electric microwave oven for 1 minute 45 seconds.  I took the plate with the warm slices of turkey, and I filled it up with generous portions of the rice and stuffing, and I put a lot of the gravy over the turkey.  I put a little bit of olive oil on the steamed Brussels sprouts in a side dish.  I also had in a side dish 1/2 of 16 ounce can of cold Ocean Spray whole cranberry sauces.  I put the remaining  cranberries, gravy, stuffing, and rice in separate Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.  I ate the meal with a glass of iced tea.  I then went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I washed the Christmas dinner dishes.  I will now send out my weekly notes.  CIO   

Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 2:10 P.M.:  Since the last message, I worked with Microsoft Windows Longhorn Vista Beta 2 build 5270 www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm .  I chatted with  a couple of relatives about 9 A.M..  I ate four 1 inch by 1 inch by .25 inch pieces of mozzarella cheese.  I have been awake for 29 hours, so I will go to bed shortly.  I will make my Christmas dinner the day after Christmas.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 5:30 A.M.:  Since the last message, I worked with Microsoft Windows Longhorn Vista Beta 2 build 5270 www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 2:15 A.M.:  Merry Christmas http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/xmas2005.htm .  I relaxed a bit.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:55 P.M.:  BBC NEWS | Health | Grapefruit 'may cut gum disease' .  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:10 P.M.:   When one lives in the tropics, one has to keep their beach house villa clean SearchResults Power Washers, with one on sale for a C note .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:05 P.M.: Formal tropical wear shirt Save on the Ralph Lauren Multi-Stripe Custom-Fit Shirt at SmartBargains.com .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 10:50 P.M.:  I just heard a thunking sound on the rain patio roof outside.  Maybe it is Santa Claus NORAD Tracks Santa 2005 .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 10:45 P.M.:  I took a frozen 18.5 ounce Freschetta http://www.freschetta.com/  Brick Oven 5 Italian Cheese pizza, and I modified it.  I cut it into four equal size squares, and I laid them out on a baking sheet.  I then grated with a metal hand grater four ounces of Polly-O http://www.kraftfoods.com/pollyo/ low fat mozzarella cheese, and I spread it over the pizza.  I then sprinkled it generously with Italian spices, oregano, and garlic powder.  I then spread about a 1/8th of a cup of olive oil around it.  I then sliced a medium onion into about 1/32nds inch thick slices, and I spread them around the pizza.  I then cut 30 large black pitted California olives in half lengthwise, and I spread the 60 olive halves inside half down over the pizza.  I sprinkled about a third of a cup of Kraft www.kraft.com grated parmesan cheese over the pizza, and then I sprinkled about another 1/8th of a cup of olive oil over the pizza.  I then put the tray on the middle rack in the Farbeware convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and I baked it 17 minutes.  I then ate it off a dinner plate with a knife and fork.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  Thus it was more like a 7 cheese Greek pizza.  CIO  

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 8:55 P.M.:  I have a new large photograph album with multicolor candy cane stripes that I bought a year ago at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop for $3.50.  Since all of my photograph albums in the center hallway bookcase are filled up as well as the shelf, I used the new photograph album for the pictures that I had developed, and I put it on the back of the down sofa by the French antique reproduction chair.  Having been a professional photographer, I like taking photographs, when I have the time.  However, although they seem to sell a lot of cameras in this area, they seem to prefer the general public to not spend too much time in public taking photographs for some odd reason.  I guess a lot of people prefer their privacy.  Also in a world where television addicted people focus on celebrities, there are usually a lot of people whom look like other people, whom really do not like being bothered by the celebrity press, since many of them might hold professional occupations, which frequently are more valuable, and they can not waste their time with media people, since many professional people in this area are frequently busy a great deal of the time, and their time is valuable.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 8:30 P.M.:  I was awake at 9 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I chatted with a relative.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and the battery on my Volvo was low from not starting it for several days, so I had to use the jump start device to start it up, and I brought it with me.   I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of Arnold New York Everything bagels for $1.85.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by CVS, and the car was charged up enough to turn it off.  I left a 24 exposure 35 mm roll of film from my May 2005 vacation to Vero Beach, Florida to be developed.  It has pictures of myself and my family together on my 55th birthday.  I bought two 7 ounce packs of black licorice twists for $1.39 each, a 16 pack of Energizer AAA batteries for $4.99 with a $4 off CVS cash register coupon, a 12 foot Southwestern Bell telephone line cord with plugs for $3.19 plus .66 tax for $11.62 total.  I then took a walk around the central Greenwich Avenue back street and downtown area.  I stopped by the 70% off rack at the Greenwich Hardware store.  I used the ATM machine at the Putnam Trust Bank of New York branch on Greenwich Avenue.  I chatted with a couple of local observers and a visitor from Florida.  I returned to CVS, and I picked up my one hour photos  for $7.19 less a $3.50 off CVS cash register coupon for one hour photo processing and a 8 pack of Energizer AA batteries for $3.97 plus .46 tax for $8.12 total.  So far I have had year to date savings at CVS of $701.92.  I then drove back down by the waterfront.  I then drove over to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich to charge up the Volvo battery some more.  The 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon has a new Deka battery that cost about $180 at Greenwich Exxon last February, but since I drive so little and hardly at all on the highway, I do not charge it up much, and the Volvo also has a alarm system which seems to draw down the battery.  I reset the Volvo radio too.   At Tod's Point, I stood out at the southwest parking area for a while.  I then went over to the southeast parking area, and I walked out to the southeast point for a while, and I sat out on a nice day enjoying the view.  I then went by Porricelli's Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought a 12 ounce tub of Kraft lite Cool Whip topping for $2.49, a 8 quart box of Alba instant non fat dried milk for $6.99, a 6.3 ounce box of Near East rice pilaf with herbs and wild mushrooms for $1.99, a cooked boneless Boar's Head portion of white turkey meat at $5.99 a pound for $7.73, two Granny Smith apples at $1.99 a pound for $1.91, a red pepper at $4.99 a pound for $1.85, a two pound bag of yellow onions for $2.49, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $2.50, a 12 ounce tub of Brussels' sprouts for $2.50 for $30.45 total.  I then returned back to the central downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I went by Zen stationary, and I bought a "Aces High" scratch card for a dollar, but I did not win.  I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Exxon center next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $15 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.779 a gallon for 72 miles driving since the first of the month at 16.2 miles per gallon at an average speed of 10 miles per hour.  I then returned home, and I brought up my groceries and the jump start system, and I picked up the mail on the way up.  I put away the groceries.  I used the 12 foot telephone cable to connect the Sharp fax machine to the Optimum Voice telephone connection module, which should be a better connection.  I put the two six foot cables with the splice connector in the top drawer of my nightstand with other telephone parts.  Thus I found out today that quart package boxes of dried milk are cheaper at the Greenwich Food Mart .  I do not drink milk regularly anymore, but I do use it on my oatmeal and in my coffee.  CIO   

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 1:10 A.M.:  I ran Ad-awareSE.  UPS tracking on case of paper and clamp binders from Staples UPS Package Tracking On Case of Paper and Clamp Binders from www.staples.com .  BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find 'mass dodo grave' .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Well, it is nice for now to have the apartment a little bit warmer, but last year when I did the same around the Christmas season, by the time I got the bill in January, I had to turn back the heat again.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 12:30 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 12:30 A.M.:  Volcán de Colima México, fotos de volcanes .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 11:15 P.M.:   I then on a microwave proof plate, I put two sheets of paper towels, four strips of Oscar Meyer thick bacon and two more sheets of paper towel and the microwave plastic plate cover, and I put it in the microwave oven for five minutes.  I also toasted two pieces of Arnold multigrain bread, and I put olive oil on them.  In my omelet pan, I put a two tablespoons of olive oil and two pads of margarine, and I brought it to a simmer over medium electric heat, and I cracked three large eggs into the hot fat, and I fried the eggs until they were done medium.  I used a dinner plate on top of the pan to keep a little heat inside and warm the plate, and then I slid the three fried eggs onto the plate with four strips of cooked bacon and the toast, and I ate it all with a glass of ice tea.  I wiped the seasoned omelet pan clean with a paper towel, and I washed the dishes.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 10:20 P.M.:  I assembled the Sharp small office home office faxes | UX-B20 which was simple enough.  I installed the black ink cartridge, and I ran the alignment page.  I tried put it on the brass and glass coffee table, but I decided the Sharp fax machine was small enough to fit on the breakfast tray printer stand with the Lexmark X1185 all purpose machine.  I put two thick old Encyclopedia Britannica update volumes on the breakfast tray printer stand to raise the area above its lip, and I then put the large Life book facing towards the apartment entrance with the Lexmark X1185 facing that way.  I had to put on a longer USB cable at that location.  I then put the Sharp UX-B20 facing out perpendicular to the back of the Lexmark X1185 sitting on another large book the "Churchill Years" with a thinner larger book "The World of KLM" underneath it.  When I tested it there was line interference, which I think was coming from my Optimum Voice line being connected to the power strip ground fault interrupter, so I removed the Optimum Voice telephone line from it.  I used the Sharp 6 foot telephone cable and the 6 foot telephone cable from the ground fault interrupter connected with a female to female barrel splice, and I connected the cable from the Optimum Voice junction point by the cable modem to the Sharp UX-B20.  I set it up for the Optimum Voice telephone number 1-203-532-5474.  I sent out a couple of test faxes, and they seemed to go out all right.  From my computer I can send a fax to myself, but currently the computer fax modem is on the same Optimum Voice line.  Thus I have not received a fax yet.  To receive a fax, I also have to turn off the AT&T two line telephone answering machine, so it does not answer.  I guess once I read the instructions, I will know more.  The instructions and paperwork are sitting by it on the X1185.  It seem to be a very practical and compact machine, and it feeds the paper for faxing without any problems.  The black ink cartridge seems small, but I do not think I will be receiving that many faxes.  I moved the bric-a-brac back around on the brass and glass coffee table, but I left the hurricane globes with candles on the mahogany bureau.  I have the Sharp fax powered up from the power strip to the left of the primary computer on the coffee table that stays on all the time.  When trying it on the brass and glass coffee table, I noticed if I switched the two telephone lines on that AT&T two line telephone, it would not work, which I need to do to run it off Optimum Voice.  The Christmas tree in the Chinese rice bowl is now centered on the down sofa side of the brass and glass coffee table.  I put the Sharp Fax shipping box on top of the speaker on top of the file cabinet in the bedroom.  I threw out the Staples box with the faulty Antec speaker system which I put dumpster outside.  I move the brass Turkish candle holder with the Viennese cut glass globe on the wicker rack on the wall to the left of the primary computer.  I put the wooden pineapple on the small brass and glass end tables at the far end of the brass and glass coffee table.  Thus the apartment is a little bit neater, and my home office is more functional with the new Sharp UX-B20 fax machine.  I did not use the Radio Shack fax switch, and I disconnected it from the coffee table, and it is stored underneath the side board in the bedroom.  Pictures 

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.CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 5:15 P.M.:  The pair of generic speakers work just fine on the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  I connected them up to the onboard sound card with a 3-Y splitter with the third feed going to the Andrea Electronics headset.  I now have to spare 2-Y splitters and audio feed line, which I will put in the second drawer down on the left side of the living room desk.  I stacked them on the window shelf behind the monitors, and I placed them and the power supplies on old plates, so if the window shelf gets damp which it sometimes does, they will not get damp.  I plugged the power supplies into a 15 foot extension cord connecting it to the Kensington Power Control panel where then can be turned on and off with one switch.  At 4:40 P.M.,  the order from Staples.com®. that was easy™. PNY 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory for $59.94 and the Staples.com®. that was easy™. Sharp UX-B20 Inkjet Plain-Paper Fax for $79.98 and Sharp small office home office faxes | UX-B20 before $50 rebate less the $20 off coupon with over a $100 order which can not be combined with other coupons for $119.92 plus $7.20 tax and free shipping for $127.12 total with filled out the Sharp $50 rebate at Staples Easy Rebates arrived UPS Package Tracking on Staples.com PNY 3200 512 MB memory and Sharp UX-B20 fax machine .  I now have to setup and test the Sharp Fax machine.  I will now install the memory in the primary computer, until I get the processor next this Tuesday AMD Sempron 3000+ 512K Cache 333MHz FSB Socket A Processor SDA3000BABOX at TigerDirect.com for $109.99 plus $6.99 UPS ground shipping for $116.98 total has shipped, and its tracking is UPS Package Tracking TigerDirect AMD Sempron 3000 .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 4:25 P.M.:  I disconnected the Advent speaker system from the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  I disconnected the two sets of basic speakers from the primary computer.  I put the Creative speakers on the front side and the Monsoon speakers on the rear side port of the sound card.  I had to adjust the Creative Mixer, so the Monsoon speakers are a little bit stronger on the rear side port, so they are balanced front and rear.  The two sound card headsets also work.  I then switched the audio back to the Plantronics USB DSB500 headset.  For some odd reason with that minor change, Windows XP Professional called for Product Activation, so I reactivated it again.  I might have to do the same, when I install the new processor.  The two primary computer speaker systems sound better without the two low end pairs of speakers.  I now have to install them on the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  I will throw out the old Advent speaker system in a little while out by the dumpster.  I took a 3 Y splitter and 2 Y splitter off the primary computer Creative Live MP3+ sound card in reconfiguring the speakers.  I will probably use one of them for the Northgate Syntax backup computer speaker configuration.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 2:45 P.M.:  After I showered, and I cleaned up, I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  I picked up my mail.  I made a shopping list up for my Christmas meal.  I put fresh white vinegar in the scent bowl on the living room window shelf.  I watered the plants.   Every year at Christmas Time, I put new Alkaline 9 volt batteries in my three smoke detectors in the apartment.  One is in the bedroom at the entrance, and I put a new Duracell alkaline 9 Volt battery in it.  Another one is in the hallway, and I put a new 9 Volt CVS Energizer alkaline battery in it.  The other one is in the living room above the chair at the apartment entrance, and I put a new Duracell 9 alkaline battery in it.  Normally the 9 volt batteries are suppose to last two years, but I replace them every year to be on the safe side.  One can use the partially used 9 volt batteries in other items such as remote controls which are not as critical.  I put the used 9 volt batteries in my used battery bag on the side board shelf in the bedroom.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will remove the old speaker system from the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  It is one that I bought as a clearance item about 7 years ago from Staples in Old Greenwich for $15, and I will throw it away, since it never really worked properly.  I will put the two simpler pairs of speakers from my primary computer on the Northgate Syntax backup computer, and I will leave the Creative and the Monsoon speaker systems on the primary computer, and they should work better since there is less draw on the sound card.  This will take at least a half hour.  CIO   

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 1:15 P.M.:  I just remembered there is room to store the case of paper in the cabinet underneath the living room Orion television.  I cleared out that cabinet about a month ago removing the old 5.25 inch floppy disks that I had stored there, and I threw them all out in the dumpster along with five old computers.  I will store the paper out of its case box, so it is more easily accessed.  The Staples order on the clamp binders said they might have to back order them, so they might not be coming on this Tuesday.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I washed my breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.  I also opened up a 36 ounce bag of Eight O'clock hazelnut coffee beans, which I put in the Braun coffee grinder and in the mason jars that I store fresh coffee beans in.  Although, I do not plan to go anywhere today, I will now shower and clean up, so at least to myself, I am more presentable.  I have a roll of film that I need to get developed at CVS, and I have a 50% off CVS film processing coupon good through December 29, 2005.    CIO   

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 11:40 A.M.:  I made room for the case of paper underneath the chair by the telephone table at the apartment entrance.   I just ordered 10 clamp binders for $2.48 each and $1.49 tax for $26.29 total Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples Clamp Binder, Clear .  I use the clamp binders for binding the print outs of my notes as well as other print outs.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 10:55 A.M.:  Since I frequently have to go to www.staples.com for a package of paper, I decided to stock up, so I ordered Staples.com®. that was easy™. Staples® 8 1/2" x 11", LETTER-Size Copy Paper, Case for $22.94 and a $1.38 tax for $24.32 total with free shipping.  That is 5,000 sheets of paper.  I am not sure where I will store it, but I am sure I will figure out some place to store it.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 10:05 A.M.:  I was awake a 9:30 A.M., with a telephone call from Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.   The charge for the AMD Athlon 3000 400 Mhz that I had ordered from California has been refunded to my account.  According to this UPS Package Tracking on Staples.com PNY 3200 512 MB memory and Sharp UX-B20 fax machine is out for delivery, so I have to sit here all day waiting for them to deliver it.  They usually come later in the day this time of year, and their last delivery was at 8 P.M. for the Lexmark E238.  I am feeling better today with the warmer temperature in the apartment, but I probably should not be out in the general public risking infecting people with my flu like condition.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 12:45 A.M.:  Earlier, I ate the last 1.5 scoops of Edy's low fat slow churn coffee ice cream.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  As usual I checked in with the BBC before shutting down BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Alistair Cooke's bones 'stolen' .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 12:30 A.M.:   The Staples web site says that my order is expected for delivery today UPS Package Tracking on Staples.com PNY 3200 512 MB memory and Sharp UX-B20 fax machine , although UPS does not reflect that yet.  I am not planning to go anywhere today with my cold, so I guess I will be just sitting around waiting for UPS.  Staples, I think in this area ships out of the Hartford, Connecticut area, so technically they could deliver today.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 11:55 P.M.:  As I have said before in my notes, most all of the ink cartridges are fairly full in my inkjet printers, except the Epson Stylus 900 is about 1/5th full on the color cartridge, but I have a spare one, and it has a new black one as I recall, and I have a spare one.  I printed out about 28 Christmas letters on the HP DeskJet 842C with its new color cartridge, and I have a spare black one, and the current black one is new but old.  The HP Photosmart 1000 is 70% color and 50% black, and I have a spare black and color one.  The Epson StylusColor 880 is 69% black and 65% color, and I have a spare black and color one.  The Lexmark X1185 is new with two nearly full half size cartridges with two spare full size black and a spare full size color.  The HP LaserJet IID has a new generic cartridge with about 400 sheets used and 2600 to go with the two spare 3000 sheet cartridges.  The Lexmark E238 laser printer is new with a 1500 sheet starter cartridge.  The  Minolta QMS PagePro 1250W has a 6000 sheet toner cartridge in it with about 1250 sheets used or about 4750 left.  The HP LaserJet 6P and the HP LaserJet 4L have working cartridges, but I do not know how much life is left in them.  The Lexmark X85 does not have working cartridges, and I do not intend to install them.  Of course one should run test print outs on each inkjet printer once a month to keep the ink flowing.  Ink cartridges do also get old over time, so there is no point trying to save them forever, and the can be refilled, if they have not dried out, so it is best to refill them, when they are at least a quarter full.  Of course the ink cartridges on my Epson printers are less expensive, so it does not really pay to refill them at today's replacement prices.  However, the Lexmark and HP cartridges are more expensive, since they have the nozzles and are not just tanks.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 11:25 P.M.:  I updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/computer.htm .  At the bottom of the page, I also itemized my spare ink cartridges and toner cartridges which at my cost were about $125 all together.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 10:00 P.M.:  At inkjets, inkjets, laser cartridges, Hewlett Packard, Epson, Canon, Lexmark, xerox , on my Lexmark E238 laser printer, which I have not used much yet, this replacement cartridge is available Original Lexmark 23800SW Toner Cartridge for Lexmark E238 Laser Printer .   The Sharp Sharp small office home office faxes | UX-B20 comes with a half size cartridge good for about 300 sheets.  I can either refill it, and this full size replacement cartridge is available Compatible Injet For Sharp UXC70B , UX-C70B Black Inkjet .  I have enough spare ink cartridges for my other machines which I ordered when they 40% off discounted price at www.ezinkjets.com , and for now I will only order them when I need them.  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 9:15 P.M.:  In the warmer part of the country, this would be a handy item Amazon.com: Karcher K245 Electric Pressure Washer: Tools & Hardware .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 8:35 P.M.:   If one needs to find their way from here to there, try UNION CHURCH OF POCANTICO HILLS AnyWho: Internet Directory Assistance; Yellow Pages, White Pages, Toll-Free Numbers, Maps and Directions .  CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 8:10 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend.  I always liked the

UNION CHURCH OF POCANTICO HILLS

555 BEDFORD ROAD

NORTH TARRYTOWN NY 10591

914-631-2069

 .   So I made out a $10 check, and I mailed it to them at the mail room downstairs with my Christmas Letter and a Christmas Card, which is just about what it would cost me to drive over there to see the nice Christmas tree with lights nearby.   CIO

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 7:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  As I recall about eight years ago, when I was more affluent, I stopped by the Union Church of Pocantico Hills over in North Tarrytown, New York North Tarrytown, New York Churches the week before Christmas instead of doing some Christmas Shopping, and I gave the minister $78 which was all the cash I had on me at the time.   When I was later stopped by the New York State Police driving out of there, because the roads had changed, and I made a left turn onto a six lane wide highway, I told the New York State Policeman, I had gone over there to give some money to the Choir Fund.  If they had used common sense and invested it wisely, they might be able to afford some more traditional Christmas Church music such as all use to enjoy listening to.  CIO 

Note:<888> 12/22/05 Thursday 6:50 P.M.:  Besides the Dutch at www.biltmore.com , some French people at Welcome to Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library also like to celebrate Christmas.  Also just before closing on Christmas Eve, the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org use to have a little service in their Medieval court yard, so before they close at 5 P.M. on Saturday Christmas Eve around 3:30 P.M., they might still have it.  Of course most of my extended network of friends use to go to Welcome to Saint Bartholomew’s (St. Bart’s) Church in New York City just north of the Waldorf Astoria Welcome, you have arrived at the Waldorf , but since they never invited me, I use to do things like go to other churches on Christmas Eve such as