Michael Louis Scott
June 1997 to Date
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/
Email: mikescot@optonline.net
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Note: <888> 01/25/02 Friday 2:50 P.M. : I went to bed about midnight , and I was up at 8 A.M. . I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I then went back to sleep. I got up at 1 P.M. , and I checked the mail. I watched a bit of television. I had two
hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato chips, dill pickle, ice tea,
and a deluxe cappuccino. I will now send out my weekly notes.
Note: <888> 01/24/02 Thursday 10:50 P.M. : I chatted with a relative. After dinner I relaxed. Well have a good night, I will head off to
bed shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 01/24/02 Thursday 8:10 P.M. : I went back out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York Mason Street Greenwich
Note: <888> 01/24/02 Thursday 3:20 P.M. : I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York Mason Street Glenville Road King Street Westchester county airport, and west on I-684 and west on I-287 to exit 2 in Elmsford , New York White Plains , New York Marshall Hartsdale , New York
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<888> 01/24/02 Thursday
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<888> 01/22/02 Tuesday 8:00 A.M.: I finished my sifting through the email
and my regular computer routine. I wrote a relative a letter. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns
and ketchup and mustard a dill pickle and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out for some
fresh air. CIO
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<888> 01/22/02 Tuesday 4:10 A.M.: I was up at 3 A.M.. I put a new 60 watt
light bulb in the Decoy lamp in the bedroom. Yesterday, I replaced the 8 watt
light bulb in the center living room lamp with a 40 watt bulb which I leave on
all the time. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
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<888> 01/21/02 Monday 7:30 P.M.: I finished my regular internet routine
after dinner. I also watched the ABC evening news. I guess I will head off to
bed now. CIO
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<888> 01/21/02 Monday 5:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television with my
visitor. We had some cheese and crackers and ice tea. My friend left about 3 P.M.. I relaxed a bit.
I just noticed that the redirect at DNS2GO for “mrscott.com” works pointing to www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . However there is a java script debug
problem with it caused by the advertising link. However, at least former users
will now find what remains of my old web site. I noticed that www.tigerdirect.com offers an interesting $300 barebones system, but
when one considers the memory difference it is pretty much the same as www.accessmicro.com. I also uninstall and reinstalled Client for
Microsoft Networks. My network logon has occasionally been spotty when starting
up. It seems to work fine now. I noticed two items enabled in the XP Firewall,
possibly caused by the new Microsoft Messenger. I disabled them. I also locked
out two more Trojan Horses from Optimum’s network. I will now have a Stauffer’s
20 ounce lasagna for diner and an ice tea. CIO
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<888> 01/21/02 Monday 11:40 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering
the plants. I also ran Norton AntiVirus 2002, Norton Disk Doctor, Norton
WinDoctor, Norton SpeedDisk. I fixed the power connector on the power nozzle on
the Electrolux vacuum cleaner. It is about 20 years old, and the connector
tends to get loose some times. If the part were available, I could probably buy
a new part for less than $10 and install it. It can be annoying when vacuuming
and having the power nozzle cut in and out. I made up a batch of ice tea using
five Bigelow bags, five Lipton bags, two Lipton Green tea, one Twinings Prince
of Wales, Earle Grey, Black Currant, and Ceylon breakfast bags using the
formula at http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I had two hotdogs with
buns and mustard and ketchup a dill pickle and the rest of the pineapple cantaloupe
fruit salad. I just finished cleaning up. A friend just stopped by to visit.
CIO
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<888> 01/21/02 Monday 5:40 A.M.: My friend and I went out yesterday after
the last message. We drove down by the waterfront. We then drove over to Tod’s
Point, and we walked the shoreline along the eastern beach area for a while in
the morning. Quite a few people were out
there walking dogs. I viewed a large ship heading westward along Long Island’s
north shore. We returned back to my place about 11 A.M.. My friend then ran out
briefly to the Food Emporium and bought two shell steaks with bones for $3.99 a
pound. I broiled these for dinner, and we had them along with steamed white
rice and steamed broccoli and ice tea. After dinner I rested a while. We went back
out about 3 P.M., and we walked lower Greenwich Avenue. We returned back to my
place, and I made my friend a cappuccino.
We then watched television until 8 P.M., when my friend left. I headed
off to bed. I was up at 2 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with
strawberry jelly, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I then went back to bed
until just a short while ago. I will now start my weekly house cleaning routine
after checking out a couple of news web sites.
I received a post card from a relative this weekend from the volcanic
island of Bali in Indonesia. CIO
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<888> 01/20/02 Sunday 7:30 A.M.:
A friend showed up yesterday about 5 P.M.. We split a Red Baron extra cheese pizza along
with having ice tea. We stayed up until
11 P.M., and my friend stayed down because of the snow. I chatted with a
relative twice yesterday. I had some of the Pepperidge Farm layer cake. I was
up at 4 A.M.. I cooked breakfast of 3 scrambled eggs apiece, toast with
Smuckers strawberry jelly, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. We have been
watching television. My friend went out to clean off the 3 inches of snow off
our cars. I am feeling a bit better. CIO
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<888> 01/19/02 Saturday 5:45 A.M.:
I cleaned up, and I went out after the last message yesterday. I stopped
by the Outpatient Clinic at the Greenwich Hospital, and they said I should take
Nyquil or Tylenol. I then went by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I then drove down by the waterfront.
I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Stop
and Shop, and I bought two buy one get one free of Red Baron four cheese pizzas
both for $4.99, two Pepperidge Farm chocolate layer cakes $1.99 each, a
Stauffer’s 20 ounce lasagna for $3.49 for $12.46 total. I returned home. I
continued resting. I had some cheese and
crackers around midnight. Earlier in the
day, I finished off the carrot cake. I just had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, and vitamins. I guess I will continue resting again today. A
friend called, and said he would be down to visit tomorrow. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 01/18/02:
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<888> 01/18/02 Friday 7:30 A.M.: The mail server was down until now. I
checked with Optimum and they told me it was down. Gibson Research www.grc.com has information about recent internet security
alerts. I checked with Symantec’s
security site, and my site is safely secure. I downloaded the latest Norton
AntiVirus updates. I will now send out my weekly email. I feel pretty much the same. I am not sure
whether I should go out or not. Flu information at http://flustar.com/ and http://www.fluwatch.com/index2.html . I am not sure if I am getting over the flu
or just an ordinary cold. CIO
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<888> 01/18/02 Friday 5:45 A.M.: I rested until 3 A.M., and then I
watched some television until 4 A.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup
and mustard, the rest of the herbal rice reheated, a portion of the pineapple
and cantaloupe mixture, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then made my bed. I just finished cleaning
up and showering for the first time since Monday. I guess I had the three day
Asian flu, and I am just getting over it. I took another CVS extra strength
pain reliever gel cap and a Echinacea and Goldenseal complex pill when I had
the last meal. I am feeling a bit better, although I am still a bit under the
weather. I guess I will go out later this morning for some food. I have only had a half dozen cigarettes in the last four
days, so I will try to quit for now. I will now do a little bit of regular
computer work, and I will send out my weekly note. CIO
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<888> 01/17/02 Thursday 11:35 P.M.: I continued to rest all day trying to
shake off the flu bug. Around 6 A.M., I
had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and reheated herbal rice and
ice tea. Around 11 A.M., I had a bowl of the cantaloupe and pineapple
mixture. About 6 P.M., I had three
medium boiled eggs, toast, vitamins, and orange juice. I just now had two cold
slices of eye round and with reheated herbal rice, two slices of Pepperidge
Farm carrot cake, and ice tea. I have been taking a CVS extra strength pain
reliever gel cap about every five to six hours. I also am taking the Echinacea
and Goldenseal complex pill about three times a day. I am beginning to feel a
little bit better, but I am not sure whether I will be recovered or not
tomorrow. I will continue to rest until the flu goes away. CIO
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<888> 01/17/02 Thursday 3:00 A.M.: I did a bit of regular computer work.
I checked the mail. I guess I will try to rest some more to shake this cold.
CIO
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<888> 01/17/02 Thursday 1:55 A.M.: I have continued to stay in bed
resting trying to shake off this cold or flu. I did have some Carr’s crackers
and Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese yesterday after the last note. Around noon I had some Wise potato chips. I
was up at 6 P.M., and I had oatmeal, two slices of toast with margarine and grated
parmesan cheese on it, vitamins, orange juice, and no coffee. I watched the ABC
evening news. I continued to rest through the evening. Besides taking my
vitamins, I have been taking every six hours a CVS extra strength pain reliever
gel cap and an Echinacea and Goldenseal complex pill. I had some wheat crackers
about 9 P.M.. I just had some reheated herbal rice with two slices of cold eye
round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and ice tea. I will now check
the mail, and maybe do a small bit of computer work before going back to bed. CIO
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<888> 01/16/02 Wednesday 5:35 A.M.: I went through my email. I went
through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I went through some XP
newsgroups. I looked at the XP Ebook with Microsoft Reader. I created a
bootable XP MS DOS disk with the format command and Partition Manager on it. I
have been using my glasses while working on the computer which at this point
seems easier on the eyes. I am a bit tired, so I will rest a while. CIO
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<888> 01/16/02 Wednesday 12:55 A.M.: I have come down with a bit of a
cold or flu. I was up at 6 P.M., and I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I went back to bed until midnight. I just finished off my coffee with
some ice. I had two slices of cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with reheated herbal rice and ice tea. I
took another Echinacea and Goldenseal complex pill which I also take with my
vitamins. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
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<888> 01/15/02 Tuesday 2:40 A.M.: I went through my normal computer
routine. I emailed a couple of friends. I am feeling a bit tired, so I might go
to bed early. Perhaps it is because I
did not have a second cup of coffee earlier. CIO
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<888> 01/15/02 Tuesday 1:45 A.M.: I had two slices of cold beef with
horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with reheated herbal
rice and ice tea and a piece of cake. I blocked another IP address. The five IP addresses I have blocked that are
attacking my computer with Trojan Horse entrance are “24.93.241.97”, “24.116.63.100”,
“24.127.116.193”, “24.185.227.139”, “24.101.48.161”. I assume that either these
are the source of the Trojan Horse attacks, which would assume they are not
very proficient hackers or that someone is spoofing these IP address. Most
hackers hide their IP addresses, so these might not actually be the real source
of the Trojan Horse attacks. CIO
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<888> 01/15/02 Tuesday 12:35 A.M.: I signed up for the AT&T one rate
plan of 10 cents a minute and $5 minimum per month. I will have to check when I
can get a person instead of a computer about whether this is the rate for
interstate calls as well as intrastate calls. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a little bit of
television. There is not much going
on. I refrigerated the ice tea. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 10:45 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and I had some ice tea
and some Wise potato chips. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 10:15 P.M.: I was up at 6 P.M.. I had a crank fax
call and a wrong number call. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I watched the ABC evening news. I chatted with a friend.
I cleaned up, and I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I returned home. I received a letter from AT&T, I have to sign up
for a new rate plan. I tried calling them, and they said it is a Holiday, and
they would be closed until Wednesday. I am not sure what Holiday it is. I am making
up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . When I returned home, I had some of the
pineapple cantaloupe fruit salad, and I also had a slice of the Pepperidge Farm
chocolate layer cake. I also had a slice of it this morning before going to
bed. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 6:35 A.M.: I finished my regular computer routine.
I had to block a fourth IP address Trojan Horse that the Symantec Firewall
detected. Well, I suppose some of these early morning risers like to do a
little bit of hacking before going to work. Let me remind any hackers that professional
corporations take a dim view of such activity, and this could lead to the
termination of their contracts of employment if caught, since at my level it
does not really matter, but on a higher professional level, most professional
employers would take a dim view of such activity, particularly when directed at
an individual like myself. I suppose, it is like throwing a rock through a
window, anyone can do it, but few people do it under recently. Well have a good
morning, I am off to bed. CIO
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01/14/02 Monday 5:40 A.M.: Having trouble on the internet, this could be why Chris Pirillo - C:\PIRILLO.EXE . CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 5:25 A.M.: I found this link on Lockernome email No More Popup Ads . CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 4:50 A.M.: I had a minor technical problem. I was
trying to make my long list of Favorites available to Guest login, by putting
my Favorites in a temporary e:\webroot\favhold folder and then tranfering the
empty Favorites folder into the C: folder for All Users, and hopefully thus
enabling it, and then transferring the empty folder back into the E:\webroot
directory to enable it for both logins, however it was going to take to long,
so I cancelled the operation after the !First and Bookmarks folders were
transferred, but when I tried to open the temporary folder it was Access
Denied, so I restored the !First and Bookmarks folder from the backup back into
the e:\webroot\favorites directory. I then noticed they were all attributed
with the Read attribute, so I cleared this attribute in all my favorites. I
then for some reason can not delete the favhold folder which is still access denied.
I also tried doing this with a Safe boot to no avail. Well anyway the Favorites
are back to normal, except for any in those two folders I might have added in
the last month since the backup which would not be many. Possibly interrupting
the operation which is tied to a Windows System folder caused the problem. Well
it is back to normal computer routine. The enabling of the Favorites on the
system does not seem to slow it down at all. Well, I suppose out there in the
world, there might be one or two spiders that miss the favorites on the web,
but I have not received any email from users to that effect. I also had 12
Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheese and some ice tea. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 2:50 A.M.: I adjusted some of my settings in Guest
Login. I can not enable my long list of Favorites in Guest Login. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 2:20 A.M.: I enabled my long list of Microsoft
Favorites by cutting and pasting the Favorites folder into the Favorites folder
on the E: drive where my Favorites are kept for the server from when I ran the
server. I cleaned up the Favorites folder a bit, so mostly Folders show when
one opens the Favorites folder. I will continue my normal internet routine. CIO
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<888> 01/14/02 Monday 1:20 A.M.: I had an enjoyable dinner. I will now a
little bit of computer work. I added some of the music icons to my desktop. CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 10:40 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out briefly. I drove down by the waterfront. I
went by Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $5.40 of premium at $1.549 a
gallon. I went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a large bag of Wise potato
chips for $1.99, a box of S&S saltines .67, by mistake not on sale a
Pepperidge Farm deluxe frozen carrot cake $4.59, a Pepperidge Farm chocolate
fudge cake $1.99, a eye round roast at $2.29 a pound $6.96, a large jar of
Smuckers grape jelly $1.50, a large cantaloupe .99 for $18.67 total. I guess
the Pepperidge Farm carrot cake was not on sale since it is deluxe. I then
returned home. I put away my purchases, and I had some ice tea. I use a melon
ball scooper, and I hallowed out balls of the cantaloupe, and I then peeled and
diced the Del Monte pineapple, and I mixed the pineapple and cantaloupe
together, and I added a tablespoon of Angostura bitters, one a half ounces of
Mount Gay rum from Barbados, and two tablespoons of Master Choice lemon juice,
and I mixed it altogether, and I put it all in a large Rubbermaid container in
the refrigerator. I will now cover the eye round with garlic powder, celery
salt, ground black pepper, poultry and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Basil,
Oregano, and Bull’s Eye barbeque sauce, and I will cook it in the convection
oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will then make up my herbal
rice mixture, and have a couple of slices of eye round for dinner with herbal
rice mixture, and steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. It was not
too bad out when I was out, the wind had died down. I suppose the weather will be heading across
the Atlantic Ocean in a day and a half, and some area like Scotland and points
east will be covered with the blizzard that hit Nova Scotia. CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 6:05 P.M.: I finished vacuuming and polishing some
glass and mirrors. I also ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton Speed Disk on the
C: drive while I was asleep. I will now clean up, and go outside in the quite
blustery weather. I suppose there will be a few Canadians around thinking it is
a tropical breeze wearing shorts and out to enjoy the night air. Well for those
of you less fortunate from warmer climates with thinner blood that find this
weather more severe, I would recommend taking shelter from the elements. CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 5:10 P.M.: I had two pieces of toasted slice bread
with margarine and grated parmesan cheese before going to bed about 9 A.M.. I
was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, two slices of
toasted slice bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I listened to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram and now I will listen to www.radio10.fm . I will do the vacuuming and then I will clean up
and go out for a bit of windy and blustery fresh air. CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 8:05 A.M.: I checked the Microsoft Security CD, and
it is not for XP. I checked the driver for my SOHO Lan card, and it uses the
default XP driver. I installed the Creative Windows XP driver for my Creative
MP3 Live card, and the audio quality is much better. The computer system is running fine. I have
been receiving Trojan Horse attacks on my Symantec Firewall since I installed
it, and I have blocked three of the IP addresses that appear to be from users
on the Optimum Online Network. I have been advised by Optimum that they monitor
such attacks, but it does not seem they are capable of doing anything about it.
CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 7:05 A.M.: I
decided not to have the can of Campbell’s New England Clam chowder, since the
date on it, I believe is the expiration date, so I will throw it out. I had a
can of Progresso New England clam chowder that I believe is less than six
months old. Progresso does not label its cans with expiration dates that I can
figure out. I had the can of Progresso
New England clam chowder with 10 Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont cheddar
cheese on them along with a glass of ice tea.
There is a wind advisory on the National Weather service bulletin that I
get from www.weatherbug.com of winds around 45 MPH today. I chatted with a neighbor
last night who had read the local paper, and I was told the power outage on
Friday night was caused by a raccoon chewing on a power cable that got
fried. A couple of times in the recent
history of the town, it has been squirrels gnawing on the power cables. I
noticed that CompUSA sells a barebones system without a processor for $250, but
it only has 3 PCI slots. My viewpoint is that www.accessmicro.com offers some of the best wholesale OEM prices on the
internet for Barebones systems which include the processor. Since my computer
after formatting and reinstallation from scratch of Windows XP Professional
Upgrade is running so well, I will not be having to upgrade anytime in the near
future. I put the Holland America picture as my OEM logo, since it was the only
jpg that came up off my hard drive that fit. I received the Microsoft Security
CD several days ago. I might take a look at it. CIO
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<888> 01/13/02 Sunday 5:30 A.M.: I had a bag of Lays KC Master Choice
barbeque potato chips yesterday morning before going to bed about 6 A.M.. I was
up at 2 P.M. yesterday. A friend stopped by. I got a loaf of bread from the
bread donation table downstairs along with some rolls. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toasted roll with margarine and Smuckers strawberry jelly, coffee,
orange juice, and vitamins. My friend
also had a roll with jelly. I cleaned up.
We chatted a while. We went out for a short drive down by the
waterfront, and we sat downtown a while. We returned home, and we had ice tea
and chatted a while. About 8 P.M., I had dinner of two hamburgers with rolls
and AC Dijon mustard, Heinz ketchup, Bulls Eye barbeque sauce, Gold’s
horseradish, and Hellmann’s mayonnaise and slices of Vermont extra sharp
cheddar cheese on the burgers along with a dill pickle slice and ice tea and a
cappuccino. My friend had two rolls with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Vermont
cheese. My friend left about 8:30 P.M.. Yesterday I received a letter from the
Connecticut State police that they had performed an investigation, and there
was no security threat as far as my former internet web site was concerned and
the Terrorist hotmail address that I received five threatening emails from. I
still do not know why Microsoft allows that Hotmail address to be used. After my guest left, I watered the plants and
did my apartment house cleaning. I still have to vacuum later in the day. I
rested from 1 A.M. to 4 A.M.. I put some more folders in my documents folder on
the computer. I installed Harley Hahn’s 1999 Internet web guide on my computer.
I am not sure how current it is. I put
the OEM logo program on my computer desktop. I tried booting the computer at
450 MHz, but it still crashes like it always did, so it remains at 366 MHz. I
did change the Memory Multiplier in the CMOS from 4 to 0. I guess I will now
have a can of Campbell’s chunky New England Clam chowder. It has a date on it
of November 2001. I am not sure if that was when it was made or when it
expires. I will have some ice tea with it. CIO
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<888> 01/12/02 Saturday 4:30 A.M.: I finished the laundry a while ago,
and I will put it away. I relaxed a bit. I went through my email and my work
list. I will head off to bed shortly. CIO
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<888> 01/12/02 Saturday 1:55 A.M.: Right after I wrote the last message,
the power went off in my building and all of southwestern Greenwich,
Connecticut all the way to Greenwich Avenue. I got out my beam lanterns, and I
checked to see if anyone was stuck in the elevator which was not the case. I
chatted with some neighbors that had communications. I checked with the Housing
Authority answering service, and they told me that the electricity was off in
this part of town. I got out my Free Play windup radio, and I listened to the
local radio station 1490 AM, and they said that it was in this part of town.
They continued a feed of an internet show.
The fire department showed up in response to one of the neighbor’s
concern. I set out one of the Lamp Light Farms Lamplight Farms oil lamps on the coffee table, and it
provided a very even light. I noticed that at night without the solar cells
working, one has to wind up the Free Play radio a bit more than I thought to
keep it playing. Still the reception from our local radio station was fine. I
relaxed a bit. I made a couple of telephone calls. The electricity finally came on at 12:30 A.M.
about the time I was ready to go out for a break. I started my laundry doing
three washer machine loads, and I am now on the dry cycle doing three dryer
cycles. They will be done in about 45
minutes. I am not using the elevator at the moment in case the electricity
should fail again. Microsoft Word 2002
had saved the previous note when the power failed, so I did not have to rewrite
it. Well, the computer is all running
fine, and it is back to normal routine. One has to remember to be prepared for
when the lights go out. The Coleman emergency light worked in the bedroom. I
put a new lantern battery in the smaller lantern. Well back to normal routine. Somebody discarded
an Ericsson DH668 Digital Cellular Phone down by the mail room which I
retrieved. CIO
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<888> 01/11/02 Friday 9:30 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M.. today. This morning
before doing the backup, I noticed that Microsoft Internet Explorer works
better without the JAVA virtual machine enabled, since on sites with lots of
JAVA advertising, it takes quite a long time to download the JAVA applets in
the web pages, and if the internet is slow like it can be at certain times of
the day, downloading the additional JAVA script advertising applets slows down
and sometimes freezes the web browser. Thus I disabled the JAVA virtual machine
in Internet Explorer. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then put clean sheets on my bed. I will
do my laundry shortly. After cleaning
up, I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then
drove by the waterfront. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped
by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and P.C. magazine. I then
went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 10 pound bag of S&S enriched
white rice for $2.99, a bag of La Moi spinach noodles $1.79, a Del Monte golden
pineapple $3.99, a 32 ounce jar of Smuckers strawberry jam $2.50, Hell of a
Good horseradish $1.99, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheese $1.99, S&S 50
ounce apple sauce, a large bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce
$2.29, Five Brothers garlic alfredo sauce $2.99, a dozen large eggs .84, Lays
KC masterpiece barbeque chips .99, two bulbs of garlic at $2.49 a pound .85
both bulbs for $25.50 total. I then stopped by Val’s Liquor store, and I bought
a liter of Gordon’s London Dry gin for $13.99 plus .81 tax for $14.80 total. I
do not drink alcohol myself, but I keep it around for hospitality beverage for
older relatives should they ever need to entertain. I will put the Gordon’s Gin
with the other bar supplies. I then went by the Port Chester beer distributor,
and I noticed that the price of beer has doubled in the last five years. The
last time I was there about five years ago, a case of Coors was $8.99 now a 12
pack is $7.99. I bought a six pack on special of Hannover, Germany’s Lindener
Spezial beer for $3.99 plus .35 tax for $4.30 total. I then returned home.
End of Scott's
Notes week 01/11/02:
Note: <888> 01/11/02 Friday 4:50 A.M.: I
sifted through my email. I enabled the
animated features of XP, and I also enabled Clear Type. I just finished making
a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. My C: drive has 10 gigabytes of files
and 5 gigabytes of free space. I also ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton Win
Doctor before starting the backup. I had some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers
and ice tea while performing the backup. I will now send out my weekly notes. I
had to recreate the weekly notes mailing list of about 26 individuals from my
address book. I will then head off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 01/11/02 Friday 1:30 A.M.: I
installed some more updates. I updated the Internet Explorer security fix. I am
sifting through http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm. I figured out how to put the Internet Explorer Icon in the correct
position on the desktop by searching Help with the term “Internet Explorer
Icon”. One wonders how many other little tricks there are in Windows XP that it
takes time to figure out. I have “Guest” enabled on boot up login. From the Desktop settings for ALL Users, I
put all my desktop icons in the Desktop folder, so that as opposed to my
individual login setting desktop folder, all the icons appear on login either
way one logs in. Basically the computer seems to be responsive enough for
regular use. One item when I switched from “Guest” login into “Administrator”
login, it seems that both logins were running at the same time slowing down the
system a bit. I was prompted on Windows Update to install the Epson Stylus
Color 880 printer driver and Creative Sound Blaster Live MP3 drivers again. I
had already once installed them. I will now run System Restore, and create a
backup. Then I will go back to regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 01/10/02 Thursday 11:30 P.M.: I
installed the Microsoft Reader ebooks in the proper folder, so they display in
Microsoft Reader. I will have to study the Windows XP Ebook that Microsoft
makes available from its Reader site. I restored a number of files from the old
backup, so I have everything I need from the previous installation. I will wait
to do another backup for a day or two to make sure I have everything I need. I
also restored all my saved Email and its address book. I installed a couple of
programs from the backup that I have enabled. I had dinner about 8 P.M. of two
fried hamburgers on buns with mustard and ketchup and Hellmann’s mayonnaise and
ice tea and a cappuccino. I chatted with a friend. I installed some other
programs after dinner. I rearranged my “My Documents” folder with the contents
from the backup and other Document folders on the computer. I have Net2Phone
installed and working. Well, I basically
have done all that I can think of as far as restoring my system, so I guess I
will do a little bit of regular computer work now. I also organized my desktop
icons better. I can not get the Internet Explorer Icon to be in its right place
though. I am sure there are some other minor details I will have to take care
off. Well back to the computer. CIO
Note: <888> 01/10/02 Thursday 5:30 P.M.: I was
up at 9:30 A.M.. Norton Speed Disk was completed. I installed the Microsoft
Reader and its dictionary and its Windows XP manual. I also installed the Net
Library EBook reader. I have to restore the books I downloaded to my hard
drive, since Microsoft does not make them available anymore. I chatted with a
relative. I went back to bed from 10:30 A.M. until 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, a piece of toast with margarine and parmesan cheese, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down
by the waterfront. I just now returned home. I will not restore the Ebooks and
search the backup files for other information to restore. I have to enable icons
on my desktop, and I have organized them. CIO
Note: <888> 01/10/02 Thursday 4:15 A.M.: I
installed Real One and its additional programs and plugins. I installed three
other music programs, Win Amp, Music Match, and Music City Morpheus. I setup
the programs. I ran Norton Disk Doctor. I ran Norton Win Doctor. I installed
the latest version of WS-FTP. I will now run Norton Speed Disk, and leave it
running while I go to bed. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note: <888> 01/10/02 Thursday 1:40 A.M.: I installed the other
software I have. I still have to install the Music and Real programs which I
will download again. I also have to install the PostScript fonts from my backup
file. I installed the Logitech cordless mouse driver and the Microsoft Internet
Pro keyboard drivers. I installed the drivers for the Ezonics Ezcam USB and the
Visioneer 4400 USB scanner. I also installed the programs that came with these
items. I installed the Office XP updates. I installed the Epson printer driver
update. This all took some time. I have selected the option to not have icons
on my desktop, and I will start programs from the Start Menu. I just had dinner
of two fried hamburger with buns and Hellmann’s mayonnaise and ketchup and
mustard and ice tea. I removed the Cue Cat from my computer. I put a copy of
the Windows XP Professional Upgrade CDROM on my C: drive. The computer is all
running fine, and I am most pleased with the results of the reinstallation. CIO
Note: <888> 01/09/02 Wednesday 8:10 P.M.: I was up at 6 P.M.. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went out; and I stopped by the ATM machine at
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought buy one get one
free of 93% lean ground sirloin $5.88 and a free $5.63 package. I also bought
four half gallons of Tropicana orange juice with Calcium at $2.50 each, a box
of Carr’s crackers $2.29, a dozen large eggs $1.69, and a bag of 8 Freihoffer’s
hamburger rolls $1.99 for $21.85 total. I returned home, and I let a neighbor
know that they had left the interior light on in their car. I have the
Slaymaker jump start system if I ever need to jump start somebody. I then put
away my purchases. I will now continue setting up the computer. CIO
Note: <888> 01/09/02 Wednesday 11:30 A.M.: I have been up all
night and morning since the last message. I went through my email and regular
internet routine earlier in the evening. About 1 A.M., I decided to uninstall my C:
drive partition and then I reinstalled it using the Windows ME boot disk. I
then had to add the Format command to the disk which is not put on it from my
back up computer, and I formatted the C: drive. I then booted the Windows XP
Professional Upgrade CDROM, and I did a clean installation using the NTFS file
system. I installed the Windows Updates. After some system tweaks, I
installed the Norton System Works 2002, Norton Symantec Personal Firewall 2002,
and I then installed the Microsoft Works Suite 2002. The computer is running much better without
any problems. I would say it is running twice as fast. I also disabled in the
My Computer Properties, the special effects. I also restored about 600 Megs of
files from my backup to the C: drive. I installed the printers. I am quite
tired right now, so I will head off to bed shortly. Still the system is running
so much better, it was worth the effort. I will install the rest of the
programs and camera and scanner when I wake up early this evening. Well have a
good day. And of course hyper linking
works www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . CIO
Note: <888> 01/08/02 Tuesday 8:55 P.M.: I was
up at 10:30 A.M. this morning. A friend called, and said he would be coming
down to visit at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, two slices of toast
with margarine and parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
cleaned up and checked the mail. My friend arrived promptly at 12:30 P.M.. We
chatted a while. We went out, and we stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. We then drove down by the waterfront. We then drove over to
the Port Chester shopping center. If one has not noticed it recently, they’re
demolishing a good portion of downtown Port Chester for new projects including
a Costco warehouse. We stopped by Modells,
but they did not have jeans in my friend’s smaller size. We then went over to
the VitaminMart. I bought a 300 capsule bottle of Echinacea and Goldenseal
complex for $15.97. My friend bought the liquid version for preventing
colds. We then toured Odd Job. I bought
a Woods power strip there for $2.99 plus .20 tax for $3.19 total. We then returned back to my place. I noticed
Odd Job is selling stainless steel kitchen garbage cans for $20. We each had a cappuccino and a slice of
toasted bread with margarine and parmesan cheese. We watched television until
dinner. Around 6 P.M., I heated up the rest of the spaghetti noodles and tomato
meat sauce, and we had this for dinner with a hotdog apiece with a bun and
tomato meat sauce on them with ice tea. I then had a 50% - 50% instant coffee
of Folgers regular instant and Folgers decaffeinated coffee. We chatted a while
after dinner. My friend left at 8 P.M.. I hooked up the Wood power strip
underneath the living room desk, and I plugged the backup computer into it
along with the floor lamp and one of the DeLonghi electric radiators. I will
now do a little bit of regular computer work. I started using Microsoft Word
2002 for these notes again, since I figure it is more important to have the
spell checker than to be able to hyperlink.
I will contact Microsoft some time in the future about the problem. CIO
Note: <888> 01/08/02 Tuesday 1:10 A.M.: I
sifted through my email, and I also went through http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I had some Pepperidge
Farm goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 01/07/02 Monday 11:00 P.M.: I
reformatted my Notes Page with FrontPage Express. CIO
Note: <888> 01/07/02 Monday 10:40 P.M.: I
worked on repairing the Hyper Link problem, but at Microsoft Tech Support, it
says that it is a problem with Word 2002, and the fix offered does not
work. Basically Hyper Linking worked
until Friday or Saturday, and then it quit working, so obviously since it
worked all this time, there must be some reason now for it not working. Perhaps
Microsoft is trying to sell me FrontPage. CIO
Note: <888> 01/07/02 Monday 6:40 P.M.: I was
up until 5:30 A.M. working on the computer. I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, two slices of toast with margarine and grated
parmesan cheese on it, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fiddled with the
computer, and I started running Norton Antivirus 2002, which was finished when
I just now returned without any problems. I cleaned up, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I then drove over to Port
Chester, and I stopped by Levine’s Army Navy store. Lee Jeans there were $28,
but they did not have my size 40” X 30”. I then drove over to the Port Chester
shopping center. I stopped by Modell’s http://www.modells.com , and Wrangler Jeans were $14.99 a pair. I bought
two pairs one dark blue and one medium blue casual fit in size 40” X 30”, one
pair of long underwear bottoms $3.99 plus .93 tax for $34.90 total. I then
walked over to the VitaminMart, and I bought a jar of VitaminMart 100 tablets
of garlic 500 mg. for $4.77. I then toured Staples. I then toured Odd Job. I bought
a pair of two steel scouring pads for .69 both plus .05 tax for .74 total. I
then returned home. I tried on the jeans and they fit just fine. I am wearing a
pair right now. I took a garlic pill. I
am listening to http://www.radio10.nl . I will now have for dinner a broiled Porterhouse
steak with reheated herbal rice and steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a
cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 01/07/02 Monday 3:45 A.M.: For
some reason hyper linking is not working in Word 2002. I tried fiddling with it
for a while. Finally I uninstalled it, and then I reinstalled it, and then I
installed the update. Well when I type a hyperlink, it still does not automatically
hyperlink. I am not sure what the problem is. Perhaps the document is too long.
I am tired now, so I will go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 01/06/02 Sunday 11:50 P.M.: I am
making up a batch of http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . This time for the
dilute mixture which I pour into the jugs, I am using 5 Bigelow orange peako
and China black tea bags, 4 Lipton orange peako tea bags, 2 Lipton green tea
bags, 1 Prince of Wales Ashram tea bag, 1 Twinings Prince of Wales black tea
bag, 1 Twinings Earle Grey tea bag, 1 Twinings black current tea bag, 1 Twinings
Ceylon breakfast tea bag in the usual mixture of four teaspoons of Angostura
bitters and a cup of sugar into the Revere gallon pot which I dilute into the
four 96 ounce orange juice jugs and fill with water. I am letting it steep for
an hour now before diluting. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/06/02 Sunday 10:30 P.M.:
After the last message, I had reheated spaghetti noodles with tomato
meat sauce and ice tea. I chatted with a
relative about 3 P.M.. I rested a
bit. I then had some Pepperidge Farm
goldfish crackers with ice tea. I chatted with a relative about 6 P.M.. I
rested until about 9 P.M..I watched some cooking shows on television. I just
had two hotdogs with buns and tomato meat sauce on them with a dill pickle and
ice tea. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/06/02 Sunday 1:05 P.M.: I was up at 10:30 A.M.. I received a telephone call from a relative.
I had breakfast of two slices of toasted bread with margarine and grated
parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and oatmeal. I chatted with
another relative. I looked at some web sites. The DNS server list is not yet
updated to see if “mrscott.com” forwards to DNS2GO to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . Well I
guess I will clean up shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/05/02 Saturday 11:00 P.M.: I finished off the French cheese
cake. I sifted through my email and my daily list. I went to Add Remove
Programs, and I uninstalled and reinstalled Internet Explorer. It seems to be
working a bit better. I also used Tweak XP to block popups and advertisements.
I have had a problem recently with Internet Explorer freezing when some page
content such as advertisements are slow to download. It could just be internet
congestion which possibly as always existed, but since I have been on an
earlier schedule the last few months, it has become more noticeable to me.
Well, it is time to head off to bed shortly.
CIO
Note:
<888> 01/05/02 Saturday 8:40 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and
I stopped by the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I then
stopped by the library, and I read three computer newsweeklies. I then walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Zyns stationary, and I bought a scratch
card for a dollar #31 “Instant Payday Doubler”, but I lost. I sat outside for a
while. I went by Exxon, and I bought $11.35 of premium gasoline at $1.499 a
gallon. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one get one free of
Khan’s Jumbo beef franks for $3.69 both and a head of broccoli at .99 a pound
$1.37 for $5.05 total. I then went across the street, and I bought buy one get
one free of 93% lean sirloin for $4.75 both at $3.99 a pound on sale for $2 a
pound for $4.75 both about 2.5 pounds total. I then returned home, and my
computer was just finishing running Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive. I then
had a diet Coke in a frosted mug. I then browned and drained the 2 ½ pounds of
93% lean sirloin, and I put it in the large Revere pot with four tablespoons of
olive oil, plus four peeled and diced medium onions, eight peeled and minced
gloves of garlic, three 28 ounce cans of TuttoRosso crushed tomatoes with
basil, dashes of sesame oil, Angostura bitters, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and a I
sprinkled dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Chinese
five spice, India hot curry, Italian spices, Basil, Oregano, tarragon,
rosemary, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, Hungarian paprika, parsley, chili powder, three
bay leaves, and two beef flavored bouillon cubes. I mixed it all together, and
after bringing the pot to a boil, I simmered it for an hour. I made up a box of
spaghetti noodles shortly before the sauce was done. I had some of the noodles
and spaghetti tomato meat sauce for dinner with grated parmesan cheese along
with ice tea. I put one container of the spaghetti sauce in the refrigerator
and two in the freezer. Basically for an
alternative, one could put the spaghetti meat tomato sauce on a hamburger and
have a sloppy Joe or one could put it on a hotdog on a bun and have a chili
dog. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/05/02 Saturday 1:25 P.M.: Last night before going to bed at
midnight, I logged onto Network Solutions again, and I tried to delete
“mrsco-hst” the host server for “mrscott.com”. This morning when I woke up, I
had received a message from Network Solutions that it will be deleted. I
changed the setting from “individual” to “role” to get it to work this time. This
means that when one types “mrscott.com” it will now be redirected to www.dns2go.com which will
then redirect to www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . Hopefully this will all work. One should
know in a day or two when the DNS files on the computer servers are updated. I
checked the mail. I picked up a loaf of bread from the supply usually left
downstairs on Saturday morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I received a telephone call from a
relative that has returned from a voyage. I just finished doing my house
cleaning and watering the plants. I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive
while doing the house cleaning. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and
ketchup and mustard and reheated herbal rice and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out for some
fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/04/02 Friday 9:40 P.M.: I discovered at GeoCities that one can
have 15 Megs of space, so I put my entire directory on the site at http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotlist.htm . I also added a link from the homepage http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/to download the entire file of my Random
Notes from June 1997 through December 2001 in HTML format in a ZIP 1865 Kbytes
long and 1584 pages if you dare print it out http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsnote1.zip . Well, I am tired. I will head off to bed
shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/04/02 Friday 7:25 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop looking for a blanket. I then stopped by ELDC thrift shop, and when
I arrived, they were throwing out in the dumpster two cotton comforters which I
retrieved. One is black and white and the other is a black and white checker
pattern with color patches. I toured ELDC. I then drove downtown, and I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by
Smokes for Less in Byram, Connecticut; and I bought three cartons of Seneca
Ultra Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I returned back to the
apartment. I had a frosted Citra soda in a frosted mug. I put the comforters at the end of each sofa.
I relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of a Stauffer’s pot roast dinner with
reheated herbal rice and ice tea and a piece of cheese cake. I watched some
television. I will go to bed about 9 P.M.
or shortly thereafter. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/04/02 Friday 1:20 P.M.: I studied Barebones Systems at www.accessmicro.com, but alas I can only afford to stick with my
present system. I sifted through my
email. I picked up my mail downstairs. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with
buns and ketchup and mustard and a dill pickle and reheated herbal rice and a
slice of cheese cake and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 01/04/02:
Note:
<888> 01/04/02 Friday 11:00 A.M.: I had some cheesecake last night and
Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers. I watched a bit of television. I went to bed
at midnight. I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. It has not arrived yet. I took
down the Audubon Flamingo and Pelican Prints from above the left hallway
bookcase, and I hung them above the bedroom desk. I put the Unicorn tapestry to
the left of the hallway bookcase and to the right of the bathroom door. I moved
the picture of Moulin rouge below it. I put the George Bush and Richard Cheney
inaugural invitation to the left side of the bathroom door. I move the extra
books to the top of the left hallway bookcase held in place by steel book ends.
I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/03/02 Thursday 7:55 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I went back to bed until 11:30 A.M.. I watched some of the news.
About 1:30 P.M., I had two hotdogs with buns, ketchup, mustard, horseradish,
and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I went out about 2 P.M.. I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I
dropped off the shopping bags there. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went downtown, and I went to the
Greenwich central post office, and I obtained a money order for .90 to pay my
Verizon telephone bill. I also bought ten flag stamps for .34 each for $3.40
total. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went by the Arnold Bread
outlet, and I bought two packages of eight hotdog buns for .99 each and a French
deluxe cheese cake for $1.89 for $3.87 total. I then returned home. I had a
Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I then made up a batch of herbal rice using the
same recipe as mentioned earlier in these notes. I had a broiled Porterhouse
steak for dinner horseradish and Lea and Perrins worcestershire sauce with some
of the herbal rice and steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I
watched the ABC evening news. I straightened up the left bookcase in the
hallway. I have a stack of books behind the bathroom door which I will
eventually put elsewhere. I took the Putnam Lodge Greenwich Masonic plate down
from the bathroom wall, and I put it on the bedroom desk. I put the plate with
the Great Seal of the President of the United States back up on the bathroom
wall. I will now do a little bit of computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/03/02 Thursday 1:35 A.M.: I printed out Scott’s Random Notes
from September 2001 through December 2001. I also reprinted out May 2001
through August 2001 with the HP LaserJet II D printer with Times Roman
postscript fonts, so the pagination in the notes is similar and consecutive
with the previous printouts. I put them
in an Oxford clip binder. I have to keep the HP LaserJet II D printer sheet feeder
tray relatively full, so it does not jam. I am tired. I will head off to bed
shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/02/02 Wednesday 8:55 P.M.: I had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and a dill pickle along with ice tea before going out. I
then went out, and I mailed the letter at the Valley Road post office. I then
went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop which was closed. I next stopped by
the Mews Thrift shop. I then walked the upper Greenwich Avenue area. I stopped
by CVS, and I bought a blue Djeep lighter for $1.69, CVS 1000 mg 100 count
vitamin C $3, and two CVS Balanced B-100 60 count for $4.80 apiece plus .10 tax
for $14.39 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned
a book and two videotapes. I paid a .30 fine on the book. I read the Wall
Street Journal and the local paper. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I
bought a 36 ounce bag of Hasslenut coffee beans for $8.79, a five pound bag of
sugar $2.39, MC squeeze Dijon mustard 8
ounces $1.69, Twinings Prince of Wales 25 bags tea $2.89, two Porterhouse
Steaks at $3.99 a pound for $3.91 each for $23.58 total. I then stopped by the
Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two loaves of Freihofers twelve grain bread
for $1.29 each $2.58 total. I then returned home. I mixed the bag of Hasslenut
coffee beans with the existing coffee beans, and I stored them in the glass
jars I keep my coffee beans in. I had a Stauffer’s Pot Roast dinner for dinner
along with the rest of the herbal rice, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I watched
the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news and the BBC antiques road show. I
cleaned out the plastic and paper bags from my right living room closet, and I
put them in the back of my car to give to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I
threw out a number of small shipping boxes. I put the Christmas pine cone
wreath in a large plastic bag, and I put the small artificial Christmas tree in
another plastic bag, and I stored both of them above the false ceiling above
the bar. I will now do a little bit of
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/02/02 Wednesday 1:05 P.M.:
I went to bed around 11 P.M. last night after working on the
computer. I was up at 9 A.M. this
morning, and I had breakfast of two slices of toasted rye bread with grated
parmesan cheese and margarine, oatmeal, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I went back to bed until 11:30
A.M.. I just finished writing a letter to a relative. I will now clean up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/01/02 Tuesday 8:45 P.M.: This morning after the last message, my
guest and I went out for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. We
stopped by CVS. My guest bought 2 boxes of nicotine patches on sale for $35
down from $50 for a box of 12. We sat out at various locations. We drove down
by the waterfront. We returned and watched some television. I reheated the
cooked boneless breasts of chicken from two nights ago along with the herbal
rice and we had this for dinner along with steamed fresh broccoli and ice tea.
I also had a coffee. We watched the New Years concert from Vienna. We then went
for a drive. We drove back down by the waterfront, and then we stopped by the
Hyatt Hotel in Old Greenwich, and I used the Bank of New York ATM there. My
guest bought gasoline at the Mobil gasoline station across from the Hyatt. We
returned back to my place. We watched more television having some ice tea. We
had some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. My guest left
at 8 P.M.. I will probably go to bed shortly. Stay warm. CIO
Note:
<888> 01/01/02 Tuesday 9:10 A.M.: Happy New Years. I had a friend come
down and visit after the last message yesterday. I gave my friend a
cappuccino. We went out to dinner at 5
P.M. to the Thatawayrestaurant on Greenwich Avenue. We both had a Prime Rib dinner with garlic
mashed potatoes and vegetable and salad. For beverage I had a Perrier and my
guest had a glass of red wine, and we also had coffee. After dinner, we walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. We returned back
to my place, and watched the videotape “Simon Birch”. I went to bed at 10 P.M.. I was up at 7 A.M..
I cooked three scrambled eggs each for breakfast with dashes of oregano,
Italian spices, and basil and we each a slice of toasted Rye bread with
margarine and grated parmesan cheese along with orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. We are watching a bit of television. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/28/02 Thursday 8:05 P.M.:
I went out after the last message, and I dropped a neighbor off in Port
Chester. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. Everything is half price. I
then went by the Mews Merry Go Round Thrift shop, and they have a full stock of
items. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Old Greenwich
to Off Center Hair Stylists, and I got my hair cut for $16 plus $4 tip for $20
total. I then went to the Rummage Room thrift shop, and I toured the shop.
Everything is half price. I next went to the Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought
a roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, onion,
and horseradish for $3.95 plus .24 for $4.19 total and it came with a small bag
of potato chips. I then went out to the
Southwest parking area at Tod’s Point, and I ate the sandwich and potato chips
for lunch. I noticed a large container ship coming down Long Island sound
towards New York, which one normally does not see. I then went to Staples, and
from the Clearance area, I bought two Outdoor Products 24” X 36” one blue and
one green duffle bags regularly $30 for $4.50 each plus .54 tax for $9.54
total. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop again, and I bought
an Epson Color Photo 870 printer that supposedly worked and needed new ink
cartridges for $14.75. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then made my 3
P.M. appointment. I next returned a video DVD to the library. I then returned
home. I set up the Epson 870 printer, and I installed the drivers. I turned it
on, and it came on with lights showing it needed new ink cartridges. However,
the print head would not slide to open up the ink cartridge holders. I
unscrewed the lid and open the print cartridge holders, and the print head was
broken with a piece broken off. Thus it is no good. I will return it tomorrow.
I put the Compaq IJ200 printer back on top of the backup computer. I will now
have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and potato chips and a dill
pickle slice and ice tea. I will then relax, and I will head off to bed a
little while after that. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/28/02 Thursday 9:50 A.M.: I listened to some music. I cleaned
up, and I will go out shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/28/02 Thursday 7:50 A.M.: Well I finished my regular internet
work. I guess it is time to clean up and go out for some daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/28/02 Thursday 5:10 A.M.: Yesterday before going to sleep, I had
a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato chips, a dill
pickle slice, and ice tea. I went to bed about 11 A.M., and I received a
telemarketing call about 3 P.M.. A
friend show up about the same time. The friend watched television while I went
back to sleep until 7:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
poppy seed bread toast, orange juice, and coffee. I gave my guest coffee. My
guest left about 9:30 P.M., and I was tired, and I wanted to be on a day
schedule, so I went back to sleep until just now. I will now have two half inch
slices of cold eye round with horse radish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, steamed white rice, and steamed frozen mixed vegetables, ice tea, and a
cappuccino. I will then do some computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/27/02 Wednesday 10:15 A.M.: Well, I went out, and I stopped by
the waterfront. I then parked downtown. I walked up to the Greenwich Hardware
store, and I bought two packs of two each of 15 watt frosted candelabra bulbs
for $3.20 each two pack plus .39 tax for $6.79. I then returned to the car, and
I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a large bag of Lays sour cream and onion
potato chips for $1.99 plus a five pound bag of S&S sugar for $2.49 for
$4.48 total. I then returned home, and I relaxed a bit. I will now head off to
bed. Well have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/27/02 Wednesday 6:25 A.M.: I finished my daily internet routine.
I will now run Norton AntiVirus 2002 on the C: drive. I will also go out for
some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/27/02 Wednesday 4:05 A.M.: Well, I had dinner of two slices of
cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed frozen mixed
vegetables, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I listened to a bit of the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram chatting about the
Commonwealth of Nations apparently quite a few countries belong to it. I will
now go back to regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/27/02 Wednesday 1:45 A.M.: I sent out an email to some friends.
I am making a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/26/02 Tuesday 10:20 P.M.: I tried watching the movie, but I
stopped it after a while. I was up until 9 A.M.. I had a hard time falling
asleep. I received a telephone call from a relative about noon. I slept until 9
P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, poppy seed bread toast, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I just finished cleaning up. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/26/02 Tuesday 2:35 A.M.: Well, I am done with my normal computer
routine. I think I will watch a DVD video movie. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/26/02 Tuesday 1:05 A.M.: I had the same meal for dinner as last
night. I have received over a 100 Trojan Horse attacks on my computer within
the last month, usually several a night, which the Symantec Norton Firewall
2002 has detected and blocked. Over two thirds of them are from Optimum Online
users. Thus, it is my opinion that even with the Norton Symantec 2002 Firewall,
and the Windows XP firewall, that online users with Optimum Online probably do
not have secure connections with Optimum Online, so thus when they are online,
their private information is not secure. It would seem that Optimum should have
the capability of monitoring such activity and curtailing the accounts of the
abusers. Still with about a third of the hackers coming from elsewhere on the
internet which could be anywhere else in the world, it would seem that local
hackers with their abusive behavior are incurring the wrath of other
hackers. The Optimum online tech support
person I chatted with a few nights ago told me that hackers place Trojan Horse
programs on computers, and then other hackers scour the internet looking for
these Trojan Horse programs, so they can hack into the computers. Thus, if one
were trying to maintain secure information or communications in terms of
documents and databases, I would recommend not to have computer systems online
for those secure systems. Basically in cryptology and hacking it has always
been my belief if one person can write a security system, another person can
break it. Well time to go back to some normal computer routine. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/25/02 Monday 11:00 P.M.: I posted my NASA page at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm . The next shuttle launch page is at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-109.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 02/25/02 Monday 10:30 P.M.: I was up at about 5 P.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, poppy seed bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went over to Port Chester, New York.
I stopped by the ATM machine at Bank of New York on Midland Avenue in Port
Chester. I then drove over to the Vitamin Shoppe at the A&P shopping
center. I bought Vitamin Shoppe MSM 1000 mg. 300 capsules for $32.37 plus I had
a $10 discount coupon from my Vitamin Shoppe card for $22.37 total. I then
returned to central Greenwich, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 12 roll
pack of double roll Cottonelle bathroom tissue for $4.99 plus .30 tax for $5.29
total. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I returned a book and two DVD
video disks, and I checked out two more DVD video disks. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home,
and I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/25/02 Monday 7:10 A.M.: I am listening to the BBC World Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I finished sifting
through my email. I also went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I found this link if
one is interested in translating foreign languages http://www.teletranslator.com:8080/ . I finished the backup of the backup
computer of the C: drive to the D: drive. I had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup, Lays onion and sour cream potato chips, a dill pickle
slice, and ice tea. If one has a microwave, one can microwave hotdogs usually
by pricking them with a fork lengthwise on two sides, and then I put them on a
microwave proof plate, and I cover them with a microwave cover, and I cooked
them on high for 90 seconds. At gourmet specialty stores one can buy specialty
microwave hotdog cookers, but sometimes they do not hold the large hotdogs. I
generally take frozen hotdog buns, and I microwave them for 30 seconds to
defrost them. Well, I guess I will shut down for now. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/25/02 Monday 4:55 A.M.: The 6 gigabyte Maxtor hard drive, I
salvaged is successfully installed in the upper bay of the backup computer as
the D: drive. I put on side rails on it that I had. I connected it with an IDE
controller cable I had from the secondary IDE controller as the primary drive.
I ran FDISK, and I deleted its old partitions, and I then formatted it. I put
Microsoft Backup on the backup computer which is available for install as an
ADDON from the Windows ME CD. I am now doing a C: drive to D: drive backup on
the backup computer. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work on the
primary computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/25/02 Monday 2:40 A.M.: I went to bed about 9 A.M. yesterday. I
was up at about 6:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Poppy seed bread toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out at 8 P.M.. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then drove over to the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two
cans of Progresso New England clam chowder for .99 each, four half gallons of
Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $2 each, Lysol pine cleaner
$1.99, S&S parmesan cheese $2.49, two replacement sponges for the O Cedar
dishwashing wand $2.49, a dozen large eggs $1.69, two large bags of Lays onion
and sour cream potato chips $1.99 each for $22.89 total. I then drove downtown.
I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I then sat out
downtown for a while. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I
sat out for a while. I then walked back down the Avenue. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I had noticed around the train station dumpster two discarded
Dell Optiplex GxA workstations, which I retrieved. I then returned home about
midnight. I put away my groceries. Both Dell Optiplex GxA workstations have
been stripped of their memory and processors. Thus they are not of any use. One
did have a Maxtor Model #9065OU2 six gigabyte hard drive which I will put in
the backup computer. There are no other salvageable items on either unit,
unless one had a similar Dell desktop and could use the floppy drives or power
supplies. I will put both of them out by my dumpster before installing the
Maxtor hard drive on the backup computer. I had dinner of two 1/3 inch slices
of cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed frozen Brussels sprouts,
ice tea, and Brazilian instant coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/24/02 Sunday 7:30 A.M.: I just had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will
now shut down for the day. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/24/02 Sunday 4:15 A.M.: I had an enjoyable dinner. I am doing
some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/24/02 Sunday 1:35 A.M.: I went back downstairs and I checked the
mail after the last message. I went to bed yesterday about noon. About 1:30
P.M., I got a call from one of Robert Schuler’s people soliciting contributions
for his church ministry. I explained to them that on my limited income, I can
not afford to give to his church, but I encourage my wealthier friends to give
to his church. I also discussed certain Dutch matters and Reform church matters
on the east coast. I went back to bed until 8 P.M., and I received a telephone
call from a relative that they received the book I sent them. They explained to me that in the reused
wrapper I sent it in that I had enclosed another relative’s Christmas card with
a $20 gift. The relative is returning it to me. I got up, and I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, two croissants I got from the table downstairs,
vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I watched the Winter Olympics until about
11:30 P.M.. I then cleaned up. I then took the three pound eye roast, and I
seasoned it on both sides with ground black pepper, garlic pepper, celery salt,
chicken and meat seasoning, oregano, basil, and Italian spices, and then I
covered its entire surface with Texas Best barbeque sauce, and I am cooking it
in the convection oven for 45 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit. I will let it
stand about ten or fifteen minutes to let the meat absorb the juices after
cooking before slicing some off for dinner. I will put on the eye round Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I will
have it with steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed
frozen green beans, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will then do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/23/02 Saturday 10:15 A.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
waterfront. Believe it or not Long Island Sound still seems to be there.
Despite our local rain fall shortage and drought conditions, we can still look
at the moist waterfront. Maybe we should start thinking of building a
desalination plant. I recall Dupont makes reverse osmosis water desalination
plants. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Zyns, and I played number 28
scratch card for $1, but I did not win. I sat out for a while. I then went by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. They still have the $20 bag sale on. Today
is the last day of $20 a bag. I suppose it is cheaper next week. I bought a chipped 8 inch glass bowl for $1.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a package of expire hotdog buns
for .79, two 32 ounce Heinz ketchups for $3 both, Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce large bottle $2.29, and an eye round roast at $2.99 a
pound for $9.21 for $15.29 total. I then returned home. I picked up a loaf of
poppy seed bread from the bread donation table. I then relaxed a bit. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/23/02 Saturday 7:20 A.M.: I took my omelet pan which I do not
wash, but I leave seasoned. I sliced four 1/6 inch slices of mozzarella cheese,
I then broke three extra large eggs, and I mixed them with two tablespoons of
milk with a fork but not too thoroughly. I also added dashes of Basil, Italian
seasoning, and oregano. I heated the omelet pan on the large electric burner at
medium heat adding two tablespoons of olive oil and three pads of margarine.
Once the fat was heated, I added the egg mixture and let it heat. Once it began
to be cooked on the top side, I loosed it with a spatula and I flipped the
omelet to cook on the other side, and I added the slices of mozzarella and once
it began to puff up, I folded it and I placed the mozzarella cheese omelet on a
plate and I added dashes of parmesan cheese on top of it. I had it with two slices
of Italian bread toast and ice tea. I will now go out for some day light
activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/23/02 Saturday 6:35 A.M.: I finished some regular computer work.
I guess I will relax a bit. I might have a bite to eat.
Note:
<888> 02/23/02 Saturday 4:30 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I
drove down by the waterfront. The police were towing a car by Greenwich
Capital. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. The Dome
Restaurant left their front window open. I noticed quite a few stores are empty
on Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on Mason Street. I then stopped by the Shell Station, and I bought a
dozen eggs for $2.59 which is a bit higher than usual, but I did not feel like
going to Cumberland Farms across the border in New York where they would be
cheaper. Both the Food Emporium and the Stop and Shop appeared to be closed. I
then returned home. I am having an ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/23/02 Saturday 1:35 A.M.: I finished doing two loads of laundry.
I changed the sheets on my bed. I did my house cleaning and watering the
plants. I still have to vacuum in the morning when I will not disturb my
neighbors. I watched the Winter Olympics while doing this. Earlier in the week, I put on a new 6 foot
cable from the cablevision wall outlet underneath the living room windows to
the first splitter. Hopefully this will eliminate lines on the television
screen. I had a meal of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice
tea and Brazilian instant coffee. I ran Symantec Live Update and Windows Update
installing the latest updates. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh
air. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 02/22/02:
Note:
<888> 02/22/02 Friday 9:30 P.M.: I was up until 11 P.M. last night
watching a bit of television. I had some Danish cookies. I went to bed then,
and I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I guess I was tired because I fell asleep until 7:30 P.M.
this evening. I just had a broiled boneless shell steak with Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed frozen green beans, microwaved steamed white rice
with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now send
out my weekly computer notes. I will then do my laundry. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/21/02 Thursday 9:45 P.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer
work. I will now relax for the rest of the evening, and maybe I will watch a
little television before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/21/02 Thursday 8:35 P.M.: I fell asleep until 1:30 P.M.. I had
two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I then cleaned up,
and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop. They have a $20 a bag of
clothing sale going on. I then drove downtown. I noticed all the parking meters
on Greenwich Avenue are now a quarter for a half hour. They do not accept
nickels and dimes. I did notice all the parking meters in the Board of
Education parking lot are the same, but about the last 15 in the northwest
corner west of the tree on the north side of the parking lot are a quarter for
an hour. Thus the parking bargains on Greenwich Avenue seem to have been
eliminated. I suppose the off street parking lots like next to the Town Hall
might offer better rates. I also suppose
that Old Greenwich still does not have parking meters. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I returned a DVD video. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $8 of
premium at $1.499 a gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two
boneless shell steaks at $4.99 a pound for $7.29 total. I then returned home. I
relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of a Stauffer’s 20 ounce Lasagna with parmesan
cheese, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now do a bit of regular computer
work. The procedure for remedying with the Symantec Firewall preventing Windows
XP from logging on to Optimum Online works fine. I tried it just now. Simply
when one boots, and the computer does not log on, disable from the lower right
side icon the Symantec Norton Firewall, then on the networking icon click
repair, and then enable the Symantec Norton Firewall, and one should be on line
with Optimum. I am not sure if Symantec has a cure, but at least this
works. Back to the internet. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/21/02 Thursday 9:05 A.M.: I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I chatted with
a friend. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I relaxed a bit. On the computer when I
start up the computer, and it logs onto Optimum Online, sometimes because of
the Symantec Internet Firewall, it does not log on properly. With the icons in the lower right side of the
screen, one can temporarily disable the Symantec Firewall, and then on the
networking icon, one can click to repair the network, and then one is back
online again properly. Of course then one enables the Symantec Firewall to
protect against Trojan Horse intruders and other malicious hackers. I also forgot to mention on Sunday evening, I
made up another batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . Well, although it is a
bit warm outside, it is also damp, so I guess I will remain inside a while to
stay more comfortable. I really do not have much to do when I go out on damp
days besides stopping by the Hospital Thrift Shop and the Library. I guess on
Tuesday when it is free, one could always visit the Bruce Museum. Well, I am
plenty comfortable at home, and when it is damp like today, I can climb back
into bed underneath the comforter, and I can read more of the Windows XP
manual. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/21/02 Thursday 1:35 A.M.: I had a piece of cake. I finished my
regular computer routine. The system is running just fine. Well I have a 3 P.M.
appointment today, so I will start getting ready to go to bed. Have a good
morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/20/02 Wednesday 11:45 P.M.: I was up until 2 A.M. this past
morning. I was up at 11 A.M. today, and I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I was cold and tired, so I
fell back asleep until 3 P.M. when a friend showed up to visit. We chatted a
while. I cleaned up, and we went out. We walked from the center of downtown
Greenwich Avenue down by the waterfront and down to the end of Steamboat Road
and back to the center of town. We then stopped by the Food Emporium, and my
friend bought a rib eye steak at $3.99 a pound. We then returned back to my
place. My friend started watching television, and asked me to turn on the computer
to try to get stock quotes. The computer would not log onto Optimum online. So
after rebooting a few times, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the TCP/IP
stack to no avail. I tried from the Command Prompt “ipconfig /release” and
“ipconfig /renew” to no avail. I checked
with a neighbor to see if they were having the same problem. My backup computer worked just fine. I
finally shut down about 8 P.M.. I cooked
dinner of broiled rib eye steaks, steamed white rice, steamed frozen green
peas, ice tea, and a cappuccino. My guest left about 9 P.M., and after I
finished my cappuccino about 10 P.M., I tried to get the computer to go online,
by uninstalling and reinstalling the TCP/IP stack again along with the “Qo S
packet scheduler” . I do not install Client for Microsoft Network, since I am
not networking with other computers. I then called Optimum Online, and while I
was waiting for tech support, I tried disabling the Symantec firewall, and I
was able to get online with Optimum. I then ran “Ipconfig /release” and
“Ipconfig /renew” from the command prompt, and the system was back up and
working just fine, and I enabled the Symantec firewall. I then chatted with
Optimum Online tech support for about 45 minutes, so I could brief them on the
problem, and I chatted a bit of tech. Of
course my tech fixes apply to my particular system with Windows XP
Professional. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/19/02 Tuesday 11:05 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I finished my
regular internet routine. I will now watch a DVD movie. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/19/02 Tuesday 9:15 P.M.:
This morning before falling asleep, I had some Marachaun shrimp lunch
noodles, potato chips, and ice tea. I eventually fell asleep about 7:30 A.M.. I
was up at 2 P.M., and my new RCA clock radio woke me up just fine. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went out, and I mailed the Monsoon
audio speaker system $30 rebate information at the Valley Road post office. I
then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I next went downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I noticed a black squirrel in the park. I have not seen gray
ones yet. I was thinking about the
weather, and I was thinking that perhaps with the warmer than normal winter, we
will have a warmer than normal summer, which would mean warmer Atlantic ocean
waters, which might mean an increased tropical storm season for the folks down
south. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I checked out three DVD video
disks including one opera. I then returned home. I had some ice tea. I relaxed
a bit. I then had a broiled rib eye steak with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed frozen
green peas, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then watched a bit of television. I
will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/19/02 Tuesday 5:00 A.M.: Well, I finished some of my regular
computer routine. I will now head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/19/02 Tuesday 3:20 A.M.: I put together the $30 Monsoon rebate
information, and I have it ready to mail to British Columbia, Canada. It says
it takes 8 to 10 weeks for the rebate. I had to reinstall PaperPort for the
Visioneer 4400 USB scanner to get it to print out a copy of my CompUSA receipt.
I enabled web capture to print out from PaperPort. I registered the Monsoon
Audio System – MH502 at their web site. I put the 6” shielded audio cable with
1/8” stereo miniplugs and In-Line 1/8” mini-jack coupler in my lower right
living room desk drawer since I am not using them right now. I will now do some
regular computer work. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today, so one I get tired in
a couple of hours, I will go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/19/02 Tuesday 1:30 A.M.: I was up at 4 P.M. yesterday. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I drove downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. I
then drove over to Radio Shack in Cos Cob. I bought a 4” Stereo Headphone Cable
Y-Adapter for $5.49, a 6” shielded audio cable with 1/8” stereo miniplugs
$3.99, a In-Line 1/8” mini-jack coupler for $3.49 plus .78 tax for $13.75
total. I then went to the Food Emporium,
and I bought two Rib Eye steaks at $3.99 a pound for $3.71 and $3.23 for $6.94
total. I then returned home. I then installed the three parts from Radio Shack,
so I could hook up my stereo input more conveniently from the computer at the
input plug on the TDK speaker system. I noticed that the input jacks on the TDK
speaker system were way too loose, so I decided to return the TDK speaker
system. I packed it up in its box. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove up to Costco in Norwalk,
and I returned the TDK speaker system for a cash refund for $55.35. I then
drove over to CompUSA in Norwalk which has a larger selection of computer speakers.
I bought the Monsoon Audio System MH-502 Monsoon Audio Systems - MH502 which regularly sells for
$99.99 for $79.99, plus it also has a $30 mailin rebate, so it will eventually
cost me $49.99. I also bought at $5 off a 3.5 inch floppy drive for $14.99 and
both items came to $100.68 with $5.70 tax.
I then returned home. I put the new 3.5” floppy drive in my primary
computer. I then hooked up the Monsoon MH502 Audio System. It is a heavier
system than the TEAC system that I returned with the same 60 watts. I put the
right side speaker on top of the corner room speakers by the Motorola cable
modem, and I put the left speaker on the CD stand to the left of the monitor. I
put the amplifier subwoofer on the shelf beneath my computer coffee table. I
also put the large power supply behind the amplifier subwoofer. I have the
power supply plugged into the same extension cord that controls my other
speakers and turns off and on from the control panel. I plugged in the input to
the amplifier subwoofer into one of the two Y plugs coming off the first sound
card speaker jack. The Monsoon Audio
System - MH502 has a power on/off switch
and volume control dial on its input cable that I placed on the keyboard shelf
to the right of my keyboard. The sound
is most excellent. I have the amplifier subwoofer at ¾ volume, and the speaker
volume switch on the cord about half way as well as the computer sound at half
way. I then took the 4” Stereo Headphone
Cable Y-Adapter, and I plugged it into the second speaker jack on my Creative
MP3 Live sound card, and from it I hooked up another pair of older speakers as
well as a cable leading to my input cable for the input into my stereo system
amplifier. I have both ends hanging off the orange and gold mirror on the wall
to the left of my computer for easy connection when one wants to play through
the room stereo system. As usual to do that, the amplifier has to be set to
Phono. I then had a Marie Callendar beef
tips dinner with ice tea and a cappuccino. I then installed my old 3.5” floppy
drive I took out of the main computer on my backup computer to replace the
defective 3.5” floppy drive on it. This all took some time. However, the over sound is quite superior and
comfortable to listen to, particularly when listening at low volume late at
night. I will now fill out the $30 rebate form on the Monsoon Audio System –
MH502 to have ready to mail. I took the aroma lamp that was on the corner room
speakers where I put the right Monsoon speaker, and I put the aroma lamp on the
window shelf behind and to the right of the backup computer. I will then do
some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/18/02 Monday 5:55 A.M.: Well, I finished my regular computer
routine. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/18/02 Monday 3:20 A.M.: Since I have not been using the
EpsonStylus Color 880 printer much in the last two months, I cleaned its
nozzles and checked the pattern just to keep the ink in the machine fluid. It
is just fine and ready for use. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/18/02 Monday 3:10 A.M.: Since the older Terayon TeraPro cable
modem on the backup computer does not seem to want to work probably since it is
not a DOCIS cable modem, I unplugged it from the power control center on the
backup computer. I placed the backup computer LAN cable near to the primary
computer Motorola Surfer Pro cable modem, so it is easy to exchange between LAN
cables for either computer should someone need to use the backup computer. Of
course without a cable router, one can not use both at the same time which
would be difficult anyway, since they are adjacent to each other sharing the
same chair. I also connected on the backup computer the Compaq IJ200 printer to
the power control switch for printer, and I have both speaker systems on the
backup computer on the power control center AUX1 and AUX2. I also enabled my
74,000 Favorites on the backup computer, which I did by moving the system
folder C:\Windows\Favorites to the Favorites folders containing my bookmarks. I
also turned the Compaq IJ200 printer across the top of the backup computer CPU,
and I am using the plastic cutting board to support it, so it is stable and has
room for paper to feed out of it. I might surf the net a bit instead of reading
the Windows XP manual right now. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/18/02 Monday 2:10 A.M.: I went out for a drive after the last
message. I drove downtown. I noticed the old computer monitors are still in the
lower level train station dumpster.
Unless one was very strong, they would be extremely heavy to lift. I
drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to CVS in Riverside which is
open 24 hours. I bought two six packs one chicken and one shrimp of Maruchan
instant lunch cups for $1.49 each six pack and a bottle of cinnamon for $1 for
$3.98 total. I then drove back downtown, and I then returned home. On Sunday
nights the Food Emporium is not open 24 hours. I put the Maruchan instant lunch
cups on the right living room closet shelf. I then took a can of Progresso
chicken broth penna soup, and I put it in the microwave pot with lid, and I put
it in the GE microwave and pressed the reheat button. I had the soup with a
half dozen saltines and ice tea. I then had a cup of Brazilian instant coffee.
I then took the JVC VCR and the TEAC DVD player off the small dark oak table,
and I moved the small dark oak table back between the desk and the Epson
printer stand. I took four 3 inch thick yellow pages, and I stacked them two
high side by side on the TV chest, and I put one of the unused entertainment
center shelves 28” by 14”, and I put it on top of the telephone books. I then
put the TEAC DVD player on the shelf and then I put the JVC VCR on top of the
TEAC DVD player. I put the tape rewinder on top of the VCR. To the right of the
stacked components, I put the Emerson wireless headphones which I put
rechargeable batteries in. I also put the Radio Shack battery recharger in the
same location. On the left side and on top I spread around my various remote
controls. Thus the TEAC DVD player and the JVC VCR are stacked lower in front
of the Orion television. This also gives remote control users a direct line of
sight to the Orion television with out having to raise the remote control
higher. I put the plastic cutting board the VCR was sitting on the lower level
of the oak table back with the other cutting boards in the kitchen. For now I
have left the dark oak table in between both computers empty, but I am sure
over time it will fill up with odds and ends. I will now read some of the
Microsoft Windows XP manual. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/17/02 Sunday 10:35 P.M.: I videotaped the latest version of
National Geographic’s Volcano Hunters. I have it on the same tape that I
recorded another National Geographic volcano special on last week. I put the
tape by the Smithsonian volcano book on the top shelf of the center bookcase in
the hallway. I will now go out for some fresh air. I had some potato chips and
Carr’s crackers with Vermont cheddar cheese and ice tea while watching the
Volcano special. I just ran Symantec
Live Update. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/17/02 Sunday 7:35 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M. when a relative
called. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have been watching a bit of television. I
chatted with another relative. I cleaned up. I am watching television. At 8
P.M., I will videotape the National Geographic special on MSNBC about Volcanoes
at 8 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/17/02 Sunday 5:55 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went
through my daily work list www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotlist.htm , and I noticed the Times
of London no longer publishes the Court Circular or at least I can not find it.
I imported my music files into the Windows Media Player. I also created a
separate Music folder on my desktop, and I placed in it 17 short cuts to my
music play lists on the E: drive of some vintage music for quick click
enjoyment. I had a piece of cake. I will now head off to bed. Have a good day.
CIO
Note:
<888> 02/17/02 Sunday 1:00 A.M.: I cleaned up after watching some of the
Winter Olympics. I went out. I returned the DVD video at the library drop. I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then
went by the lower level train station dumpster, and I noticed they have about a
dozen six year old 20 inch monitors they have discarded that weigh about 100
pounds apiece. I do not need one, so I left them there. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then returned home. For dinner I had the rest of the eye round
roast with horseradish, McHilney Tabasco sauce, and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice, steamed frozen green peas, and ice
tea. I moved the Terayon cable modem to the left side of the backup computer,
and I put a shorter and heavier cable from the splitter to it. I put the Compaq
IJ200 printer lengthwise on top of the backup computer CPU. I have not been
able to get the Terayon cable modem to go online recently, but the instructions
says it takes up to seven minutes for it go online, so I will just leave it on
and see if it eventually goes online. The instructions say to leave it on all
the time, but since I hardly ever use it, I do not leave it on all the time.
Perhaps since it is not the Motorola Surfer Pro I have registered with my main
computer, Optimum has blocked it. Well, I will now do a little bit of regular
computer work. A relative while on
vacation sent me a post card of the Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand volcano erupting
at sunset in the mid 1990s. It is located at Tongariro National Park. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/16/02 Saturday 9:00 P.M.: I tightened the antenna connections on
the amplifier tuner, and I adjusted the antennas, and the reception is a bit
better. Possibly some radio stations do not come in as strongly anymore since
the antenna on the World Trade Center is not there anymore. I can still input
from one of the right speakers on the computer into the stereo system, but the
feed is weak. I should find a female connector to plug into the input in the
TDK woofer that has a split female connector that could connect to the cable
imputing into the stereo as well as the TDK speaker system. On the primary
output jack on the computer sound card, I have a two way Y splitter with the
output to the TDK speaker system on one of the two outputs, and the second
output has a three way connector with another speaker system connected to it,
and the earplug from the microphone and the headphones thus the system audio
feed weakens a bit. I had my cappuccino. I am now watching the Winter Olympics.
CIO
Note:
<888> 02/16/02 Saturday 7:15 P.M.: I watched the DVD movie until midnight
last night. I chatted with a friend during the movie. I went to bed after the
movie, and I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I picked up a loaf of Italian bread and two
croissants downstairs. One of the local building tenants has a source of day
old bread. I then had breakfast of two croissants, oatmeal, orange juice,
vitamins, and coffee. I fell back asleep until 4 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with
buns and mustard and ketchup, potato chips, dill pickle slice, and ice tea. I
just finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I also did a C: drive to
D: drive backup of the computer while doing house cleaning. I have to adjust
the antenna connection on my amplifier for the tuner. I will then have a
cappuccino and clean up, and I guess go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/15/02 Friday 8:00 P.M.: I read some news. I sent some messages.
I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch a DVD video. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/15/02 Friday 6:45 P.M.: I
received two shirts in the mail from a relative. I went out after the last
message. I stopped by the Valley Road post office, and I mailed some mail; and
I also mailed the book to a relative for $3.13 book rate. I then stopped by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I had received a call earlier in the day that my
account slips from Deluxe check printers had the wrong account number on them,
so I got that matter sorted out. I should be receiving a new batch of slips
soon. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a new
Cuisine Art original food processor without the blade for $7.50. I have the
Classic model at home with a set of blades, so now I have a backup Cuisine Art.
I then went downtown, and I stopped by the Merry Go Around Mews thrift shop,
and I bought a bolt of white brocade cotton cloth 12 feet long by four feet
wide for $5. I walked around the center of town a bit. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought three
cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $19 apiece or $57 total. I then returned home. I put the new Cusine
Art in the bedroom closet. I put the new piece of white cloth on the lower half
of the long green pattern sofa against the living room window wall. I had some
ice tea, and I relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of three 1/3 inch thick slices
of cold eye round beef with horseradish, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy
sauce, steamed frozen peas, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I watched a bit of
television. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/15/02 Friday 12:20 P.M.: I was up until 5:30 A.M., and I woke up
at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I did some paper work. I have been listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . The new TDK Tremor S60
speakers sound great with the existing other two pairs of speakers. The sound is much clearer and easier to
listen to at a distance. I will now clean up. I will then go out and mail the
book. I will do some other day time activity. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 02/15/02:
Note:
<888> 02/15/02 Friday 2:00 A.M.: I installed the old Advent speaker
system on the backup computer connecting it to the second SoundBlaster AWE 32
speaker plug in hole. I connected the power to the printer switch on the power
control panel with the other pair of speakers on AUX1. Of course the right
speaker does not work with the Advent system, but the left and the woofer works
fine. One has to plug in the Compaq IJ200 printer into the floor power control
strip to use it. I put the Compaq IJ200 printer on the Terayon cable modem on
the CPU. I adjusted sound settings. I ran Symantec Live Update and Windows Update
on the backup computer. I will now send out my weekly notes and then after some
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and Carr’s crackers and ice tea, I will head
off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/15/02 Friday 12:35 A.M.: After the last message when I had my
snack, I relaxed a bit. I then went out at 7:30 P.M.. I stopped by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove up to
Costco in Norwalk. They are open until 8:30 P.M. on weekdays. I bought a TDK TDK:Tremor S60 Speaker system
regularly $75 for $49.99, and I also bought a RCA AM/FM clock radio RP3721 for
$19.99 plus 5% non member charge of $3.50 plus $4.41 sales tax for $77.89
total. I then drove back to Greenwich, and I drove by the waterfront. I then
stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then went to the Exxon station next to the library, and I bought $7.25 of
premium at $1.499 a gallon. I then returned home. I took out the old Advent
speaker system that was defective, and I installed the new TDK Tremor S60
system. I put the bass woofer on the floor to my left side next to the box that
holds my left side mouse pad, so it can reverberate off the wooden box. I put
the right speaker on the right side of the CPU in front of the other two
speakers, and I put the left speaker on the left side on the monitor on the
keyboard drawer shelf holder. I connected them to the SoundBlaster Live MP3
audio card as the front speakers on the fist audio output jack, and I have
another pair with splitters on the same jack along with the microphone ear
piece and the headphones. I have another pair of Jensen speakers on the second
jack set up as the rear speakers. I
adjusted the TDK woofer audio to midrange, and I adjusted the other audio
settings, and it all sounds just great. I installed the RCA clock radio next to
my bed, and I set it up. I put the older Panasonic clock radio on my older Sony
color television in the kitchen. This all took a while. Since the Advent
speaker system I took off the computer does not work on the right side, but the
woofer and left side works, I will probably connect it to my backup computer. I
will start doing that now. After I do that, I will probably head off to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 02/14/02 Thursday 6:30 P.M.: I watched television this morning.
About 6 A.M., I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard, a dill
pickle slice, potato chips, and ice tea. I rested until noon. I checked the
mail. I had a Marie Callander beef tips meal, ice tea, a slice of cake and an
instant Brazilian coffee. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned a DVD video disk. Downstairs in the snack bar area, they have
discarded library books for sale for .25 apiece. I bought two for .50. I then
went by Var Max liquor pantry just across the Greenwich, Connecticut and the
Port Chester, New York border on U.S. 1, and I bought a 1.5 liter bottle of
Rene Junot white wine for $5.99 plus .40 tax for $6.39 total. I returned home.
I put the Rene Junot white wine in the refrigerator to chill to have it in reserve
for hospitality occasions. I then package up one of the books to send to a
relative book rate, when I have a chance to mail it tomorrow. I relaxed a bit.
I will now have some Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese with Carr’s crackers
and ice tea.
Note: <888>
02/14/02 Thursday 2:55 A.M.: I will shut down the computer now. I will now read
the Windows XP manual or I will watch some television or I will rest and get
back on a day schedule. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/14/02 Thursday 2:15 A.M.: I noticed in the finals of the
Westminster Kennel Club dog show, there was a Corgi from Volcano, California. I
did a little research, and I came up with this web site of a local hotel there
with reference information The St. George Hotel . It says that the place was named Volcano,
California since it looked like a Volcano, but it does not say whether there is
actually a volcano there. Still judging from the locality it would be a nice
place to sip a glass of wine. It says the hotel charges an extra $150 if one
smokes in their room. I have sifted
through my email, and I will now start working on www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 02/14/02 Thursday 1:15 A.M.:
*****************************
Volcano Hunters documentary
*****************************
From: "Stephen James O'Meara" <someara@interpac.net>
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
For all those who inquired the National Geographic Society Explorer program
entitled VOLCANO HUNTERS will air in its entirety on Sunday, February 17,
2002 on MSNBC at 8PM EST. Earlier to the west.
The program details our work with active volcanoes and an investigation
into a possible lunar tidal influence at particular volcanoes.
Check local listing on the west coast for earlier times.
Sincerely, Donna and Steve O'Meara
--
Volcano Watch International
Donna and Stephen O'Meara
P.O. Box 218
Volcano, Hawaii 96785
808.985.7186
someara@interpac.net
donna@post.harvard.edu
http://volcano.und.edu/
==================
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRESS RELEASE
A DATE WITH DISASTER:
VOLCANO HUNTERS RACE TO PREDICT
DEADLY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
National Geographic EXPLORER's Volcano Hunters Premieres
Sunday, February 17 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT only on MSNBC
(Washington, DC February 12, 2002) In the aftermath of Congo's current
Nyiragongo volcano crisis, scientists and researchers from all over the
world are racing to find clues that will help predict future deadly
eruptions. On Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on MSNBC,
EXPLORER joins two courageous volcano hunters, Steve and Donna O'Meara, for
two perilous weeks atop one of the world's most active hot spots,
Stromboli, in Italy's Aeolian Islands. Supported by the National
Geographic Society, the husband and wife team set out to investigate an
ancient and controversial lunar theory that they believe will contribute to
the science of predicting eruptions and may save lives.
Off the northern coast of Sicily, Stromboli's summit is a
forbidding
landscape of craggy rocks frequently shrouded in clouds of toxic gas. Hot
ash rains down as sulfuric vapors overtake the fresh air. EXPLORER
follows
the O'Mearas through smoke and ash to collect hard data to prove that some
volcanic eruptions follow a pattern based on the moon's gravitational pull,
much like the ebb and flow of the ocean's tides. Ascending the
smoking,
belching Stromboli volcano takes courage, tenacity, and perhaps a touch of
madness. Ignoring critics who doubt such a lunar correlation exists, the
O'Mearas push on, determined to find out if the moon is indeed tugging at
the earth's molten core.
Volcanoes have killed close to a quarter million people in
the past 500
years. The most catastrophic events can not only level entire towns -- as
Nyiragongo did in Congo last month -- but can also wipe out animals large
and small in the surrounding areas -- as Mount St. Helens did here in the
United States in 1980. If the O'Mearas' observations at Stromboli are
viable, their continuing work could impact crisis aid and conservation
efforts while forever shifting the study of volcanoes.
The eruption last summer of Europe's tallest active volcano is the
subject of "Etna Ignites," the cover story of the February 2002
issue of
National Geographic magazine.
For programming information and updates for National
Geographic
EXPLORER, please log on to www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/explorer.
NGT&F is a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Geographic Ventures, which
also manages National Geographic's businesses in interactive, online,
merchandising, travel expeditions, and related businesses. Building on
its
reputation for remarkable visual and compelling stories, National
Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) augments its award-winning
documentary
productions (winner of 116 Emmys and more than 800 other industry awards)
with feature films, large-format, and long-form television drama
programming. Worldwide, NGT&F's programming can be seen on the
National
Geographic Channel, MSNBC, and PBS, home video & DVD, and through
international broadcast syndication. The National Geographic Channel is
received by more than 130 million households in 23 languages and 136
countries, including the U.S. More information about NGT&F is
available on
www.nationalgeographic.com.
MSNBC is a joint venture between NBC, a leading provider of news and
information, and Microsoft, the leader in personal computer software and a
major provider of Internet online services. Built on the worldwide
resources of NBC News, MSNBC is a 24-hour cable news network available in
68 million homes and Internet news service at http://www.msnbc.com/.
# # #
Contacts:
Terry Smith National Geographic Television
202-775-6146
Eileen Campion Dera &
Associates
212-966-4600
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Note:
<888> 02/14/02 Thursday 12:25 A.M.: I installed this patch Microsoft TechNet. Yesterday morning I
videotape off PBS channel 10, the National Geographic special on volcanoes. It
runs about 50 minutes. I put the volcano videotape on top of the Smithsonian
volcano book on the top shelf of my center hallway bookcase. I noticed in the Westminster Kennel Club dog
show, the Corgi in the finals was from Volcano, California. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/13/02 Wednesday 11:40 P.M.: I went to bed at 6 A.M. this morning
after watching some television. I had a telephone call from a family member
about noon. About 4 P.M. I got up, and I dressed, and I went to the Valley Road
post office, and I mailed the Westminster Kennel Club dog show video tape
priority mail to a relative for $3.50. I then returned to my apartment, and I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell
back asleep until 9 P.M.. I started watching the Winter Olympics. I also had
dinner of three half inch slices of cold eye round beef with horseradish,
McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed
white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed frozen peas, ice tea, and
a cappuccino. I just finished watching the Winter Olympics. I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/13/02 Wednesday 1:55 A.M.: I finished reading for the night. I
will now head off to bed briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/13/02 Wednesday 12:05 A.M.: I had a piece of cake. I sent out an
email. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/12/02 Tuesday 11:40 P.M.: I finished watching the dog show. I
chatted with a friend. I packaged the
dog show videotape to mail to a relative. One can not put Priority Mail
packages in the mail box at the post office, so I will have to mail it
tomorrow. I guess I will start reading the Microsoft Windows XP manual. Yesterday, when I went out, I also ran Norton
AntiVirus 2002 on the C: drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/12/02 Tuesday 9:10 P.M.: I was up until 5 A.M. yesterday. I got
up at 1:30 P.M. this afternoon. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out,
and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next drove downtown, and I stopped by the
waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went to the Greenwich
Library. I checked out one of two copies of Microsoft Windows XP Limited
Edition manual. I then returned home. I chatted with a friend. I then read some
of Microsoft Windows XP manual. About 7
P.M. for dinner I had four 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round beef with
horseradish, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, and steamed white rice, and steamed frozen Brussels sprouts, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. At 8 P.M., I started watching The Westminster Kennel Club , and I am also
videotaping it for a relative who is busy this evening. I will go back to
watching the dog show. I remember in February 1983 on my way back from Florida
before going up to Norway, I walked through Pennsylvania Station, and in New
York then after about two feet of snow, I saw the Westminster Kennel Club dog
show letting out, and the train station was full of dogs. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/12/02 Tuesday 1:00 A.M.: I finished watching the Winter
Olympics. I watched a bit of other television. I will now watch a DVD video
movie. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/11/02 Monday 10:30 P.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letter at
the Valley Road post office. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library. I
returned two DVD video movies, and I checked out two DVD video movies. I also
read the Wall Street Journal and P.C. Magazine. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the Stop
and Shop. I bought two half gallons of Tropicana orange juice with Calcium at
$1.99 a half gallon, four 28 cans of TuttoRosso crushed tomatoes .50 a
can, two Marie Callander beef tips
dinner $2 each, a eye round roast $2.99 a pound $9.12, and Lays Wavy potato
chips large bag $1.49 for $20.59 total. I then returned home. I coated both
sides of the eye round roast with ground black pepper, garlic powder, chicken
and meat seasoning, celery salt, Italian spices, Basil, oregano, and Texas Best
barbeque sauce, and I am cooking it at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes in
the convection oven. I will have a few 1/3 inch slices of the eye round for
dinner with steamed white rice and steamed frozen Brussels sprouts, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. I am watching the Winter Olympics also. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/11/02 Monday 7:35 P.M.: I finished the letter. I will now go out and mail it, and I will
also stop by the library. When updating this note on the remote server with the
older version of FTP Pro, I have to temporarily disable the Symantec Firewall
to get it to work. This was not the case with the latest version of FTP Pro
which I do not feel like buying after the trail period ended. Remember to stay
warm this evening. I turned up the
apartment thermostat two degrees to 74 degrees Fahrenheit to warm up the
apartment on this cold evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/11/02 Monday 6:25 P.M.: I went to bed at 4:30 A.M., and I was up
at 4:30 P.M.. I had a telemarketing call from a resort in Florida about noon. I
checked the mail, and my check from the Greenwich Hardware store came for the
coffee machine I returned. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I watched some of the Winter Olympics for a while. I
cleaned up. I put another 15 watt candelabra bulb in the right part of the
right sconce on the living room wall adjacent to the hallway. I also changed
the center living room lamp bulb from 15 watts to 40 watts. I will now write a
Valentine’s letter to a family member. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/11/02 Monday 2:25 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I watched some
television. I sifted through my email. I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I will now watch a bit
of television, and then possibly I will try to go to bed. It is interesting in
that my computer says it is 53 degrees Fahrenheit outside, and the weather
report on television this afternoon says we are suppose to go down into the
teens tonight. I guess we must be on the edge of a weather front. Well have a
good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/10/02 Sunday 11:25 P.M.: I have been watching the Winter
Olympics. For dinner, I had a Stauffer’s Salisbury steak and macaroni dinner
and a fish filet and macaroni dinner with ice tea and a slice of cake. I
noticed while watching the opening ceremonies, I have the Dutch flag hanging
vertically backwards in my apartment from the curtain rod on the living room
windows, so I changed it around, so when it hangs vertically the orange stripe
is on the left and the blue stripe is on the right with the white stripe in the
center. Well, I now will do a bit of computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/10/02 Sunday 10:05 P.M.: After the last message, I napped until
3 P.M.. I got up and I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and
mustard, potato chips, dill pickle slice, slice of cake and ice tea. My guest and I went for a drive. We walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. We drove down by the waterfront. We stopped by Staples
in Old Greenwich. We came back to my apartment. We had cappuccino. We have been
watching the Winter Olympics. My guest just left. I will go back to watching
the Winter Olympics. I tied up the Cablevision cord coming out of the living
room wall, so I do not get video lines on the television. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/10/02 Sunday 9:40 A.M.: I
had a friend stop by yesterday after the last message. We went out for a drive
down by the waterfront. We stopped by
the Food Mart in Cos Cob, and we bought two salmon steaks for $3.99 a pound. We
then returned back to my apartment. We
watched some of the Winter Olympics on television. I rubbed the Salmon steaks in olive oil, and
I put them in a Pyrex baking disk. I added about a third of a cup of lemon
juice, and I seasoned them with Italian spices, Oregano, and Basil. I baked
them at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
About 7 P.M., we had the salmon steaks for dinner with steamed white
rice and steamed frozen mixed vegetables and ice tea. We then watched the DVD
video disk “Broadcast News”, and then we watched some more of the Winter
Olympics. We went to bed about 10:30 A.M., and I was awake at 7:30 A.M.. We had
breakfast of three scrambled eggs each, French bread toast with margarine,
orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. It
is a bit damp today, but we will figure out something to do. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/09/02 Saturday 2:50 P.M.: I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I checked the
mail, and I picked up a loaf of French bread from downstairs. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just
finished watering the plants and cleaning the apartment. I am just about ready
to put away a new batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I just had lunch of two
hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard, dill pickle, potato chips, piece of
cake, and ice tea. I am throwing out the rest of the Purdue oven stuffer
roaster chicken since it is over three days old. After I put away the ice tea, I will have a
cup of cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. This
should be in about an hour. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/09/02 Saturday 1:45 A.M.: I was up at 2:30 P.M. yesterday. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the
mail. I moved the oil filled electric radiators back into the bedroom since I
have not been using them this warmer winter. I also put the Radio Shack battery
charger to the right side of the TEAC DVD Multi Player. I cleaned up, and I
drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the
waterfront. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned the four DVD
videos I checked out yesterday, and I checked out two more and I also checked
out a book. I stopped by Exxon, and I bought $9.50 of premium at $1.499 a
gallon. I returned home. I did three loads of laundry. I started watching the
Winter Olympics 2002 from Salt Lake City, Utah and its opening ceremonies. I
started videotaping them about 9 P.M. until the end at midnight. It took one
and a half videotapes. I had some two plates of Vermont cheese and Land O Lakes
cheese and crackers while watching them along with ice tea. I had a bit of
tummy trouble or indigestion, so I took a Tums antacid pill. I found these
internet links from the Wellcome Trust on the Human Genome Project Ensembl Genome Server , Human Genome Working Draft, EBI, the
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL Outstation, Hinxton, UK) serving the
bioinformatics community , NCBI , DDBJ . Well, I am tired, so I guess I will go to bed
shortly. Have a good morning. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 02/08/02:
Note:
<888> 02/08/02 Friday 4:35 A.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. yesterday. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went down, and I signed my lease for the next
year. I then went over to my 3 P.M. appointment. I next went by the Hospital
Thrift shop. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the ATM at
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next stopped by the Greenwich
library. I then went by the ATM again at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I then drove up to Costco in Norwalk, Connecticut. I use the ATM
machine at Costco. I the bought two packages of five boxes of Carr’s crackers
for $5.59 each package. I also bought a major purchase. I bought a TEAC 5 disk
carrousel DVD Multi Player model DV-M5000 for $149.99 plus I paid a 5%
surcharge of $8.06 since I was using a one day Costco card plus $9.45 tax for
$178.68 total. I then returned to Greenwich, and I stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out four DVD videos. I then returned home. I had dinner
of two slices of cold chicken with Tabasco sauce, steamed white rice, steamed
green beans, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then proceeded to install the TEAC
DVD player. First I removed the old Zenith short-wave radio from the TV chest.
I took out the small dark oak table from the right of the primary computer, and
I put it on top of the TV chest. I put the old Zenith short-wave radio in the
bedroom closet. I put the blood pressure tester machine on the right side of
the bedroom desk. I put the JVC videotape machine on a piece of plastic on the
lower level of the dark oak table. I put the new TEAC DVD machine on top of the
dark oak table underneath the television. I hooked up the TEAC DVD Multi Player
to the Orion 25 inch television with the yellow, red and white audio and video
RCA jack cables that came with the TEAC DVD Multi Player. I plugged it in, and
it turned on. It took me some time and fiddling to figure out that I needed to
use the remote control on the Orion TV to select “TV/AV” to have the TEAC video
feed go into the Orion TV. I connected the red and white audio cables with RCA
Y male to two female adaptors, and I plugged the other set of cables into the
VCR input on the Technics amplifier, so I can play audio through my stereo
system. I setup the Setup on the TEAC DVD Multi Player. Basically this all took
some time, since I had to search for certain items, and I had to move other
items around. I put the large button telephone on the arm of the couch adjacent
to the television. I moved the tape rewinder on top of the JVC VCR. I moved the
Emerson wireless headphone on top of the VCR. I tested the TEAC DVD Multi
Player, and it works just fine. Since it has a five disk carrousel, one can
listen or watch five different disks. I then put the 50 CD rack in between the
day bed and the blue couch. I put the nine boxes of Bigelow tea on the shelf in
the right living room closet. This all took some time, and I was finally done about
3:30 A.M.. I then had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard, potato
chips, dill pickle slice, slice of cake, and ice tea. I will now send out my
weekly notes and go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/07/02 Thursday 3:00 A.M.:
I did a little bit of regular computer work www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I did not have time to sift through my email
yet. I decided to clean my primary
computer. I opened up the case, and I cleaned the interior with the air duster
as well as the CD player and the 3.5” floppy drive. I then disconnected the
Primary computer CPU, and I cleaned the case in the kitchen with bleach and
then rinsed it with water. I reattached the Primary computer CPU to the rest of
the system, and it is all running fine, and it looks a bit better. I did not
clean the 19” monitor since it is difficult to lift, and also it is much more
difficult to clean the monitor with the delicate circuitry which through the
vents could be exposed to moisture. I sent out a couple of emails to friends.
Well, I have to be up about 11 A.M. today, so I will go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/06/02 Wednesday 9:15 P.M.:
I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the Greenwich
Hardware store. I gave them my receipt for returning the coffee maker, and they
said they would send me the check. I have copies of the receipt. I bought a
package two sets of two inch by four inch Velcro patches for $3.99 plus .24 tax
for $4.23. I will use some to install the paper holder fork on the backup
computer monitor. I then drove by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next
drove down by the waterfront. I then drove around Tod’s Point. I then went to
Staples in Old Greenwich and the HP LaserJet paper is the same price I paid for
it two weeks ago, $7.99 minus a dollar for $6.99. Thus if I saw right, they
have a good sale on it at Staples in Port Chester, New York for $3.99. I then
stopped by Radio Shack at the Riverside shopping center. I then went to CVS at
the Riverside shopping center, and I bought two round tins of Danish Absolute
Divine cookies for $1.99 each tin, a two pack of Dove soap for sensitive skin
for $2.37, and two white Djeep lighters for $1.89 each plus .37 tax for $10.50
total. I then returned home. I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I
watched the ABC evening news. I had dinner of cold slices of Purdue chicken
with McIlHenny Tabasco sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy
sauce, steamed frozen green beans, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then chatted
with a friend. I will now put on the paper holder clip on the backup computer monitor
with the Velcro strips. I will then do a little bit of regular computer work.
CIO
Note:
<888> 02/06/02 Wednesday 1:55 P.M.: Well today is the beginning of the
celebration of the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s
coronation. One can email congratualations at Welcome to the Official Web Site of the British Monarchy . Also today is Ronald
Reagan’s 91st birthday, and one can email Mrs. Reagan at Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation &
Library-Welcome . I was up at 11 A.M. when I had breakfast of
orange juice, French bread toast, coffee, vitamins, and oatmeal. I watched a
bit of television. It said on Burt Wolf’s cooking show that Donald Trump’s
grandfather use to run a restaurant in the Klondike. I called the Greenwich
Hardware store about getting the check for $111.30 for the coffee machine I
returned two weeks ago, and they called me back and said they had lost the
receipt. They want me to bring in the receipt, so they can copy it. I made
extra copies of the receipt to have myself which I can do with the Visioneer
scanner and Epson printer. I guess I will now clean up and go out for some
daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 10:45 P.M.: I had a delicious dinner. I guess I
will watch a little television, and I will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 9:20 P.M.: I went out, and I drove down by the
waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on Mason Street, and I used the ATM machine. I next stopped by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought a 42 ounce container of Quaker old fashioned oats
for $3.99, a large 12.25 ounce bag of Wise potato chips for $1.99, a quart jar
of Vlassic kosher dill pickle spears for $1.99, a Stauffer’s regular Salisbury
steak dinner and a fish filet dinner for $2 each, two dozen large eggs $1.69,
Land O Lakes 10 ounce bar of sharp cheddar cheese $1.99, two jars of S&S
Manz Spanish olives .99, buy one get one free of Khan’s beef franks $3.69 both,
S&S 10 package of dry milk $5.49 for $28.50. I then went across the street, and I bought
two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each,
buy get one free of Pepperidge Farm frozen layer cakes for $3.69 both, two AC
frozen green beans, two AC frozen peas, two AC frozen mixed vegetables for $4
all or .66 each, four packages of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter light .99
each, two Louis Rich turkey franks .99 each, a 5 ounce bottle of McIlHenney Tabasco
sauce $2.99, and a Purdue oven stuffer roaster at .79 a pound for $6.29 for
$29.66 total. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. I then rinsed
off and dried the Purdue oven stuffer roaster removing the giblets from inside
which I throw away outside right away since I do not use them, and I don’t want
them to stink. I put the chicken rack in a roasting pan, and I seasoned the top
side of the chicken with ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt,
poultry and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Oregano, and Basil. I then covered
the chicken with the rest of the Bulls Eye barbeque sauce and some more Texas
Best Barbeque sauce about a half cup all together. I then put it in the
convection oven for about one hour and a half to one hour and forty minutes
until the bird water thermometer pops up. It should be ready in about a half
hour. I will have slices of it for dinner with reheated steamed rice and
steamed frozen peas, and ice tea. It is
a bit nippy out, so stay warm. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 4:50 P.M.: I finished sorting out the paper work
for my lease signing on Thursday afternoon. I made up a grocery list. I will
now go out and do some grocery shopping after I clean up. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 3:25 P.M.: I had a 3 liter container of Bertolli
olive oil that I opened, and I used for filling my olive oil containers. I am
listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I will now do the paper work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 2:15 P.M.: This morning before going to bed, I
sifted through old newspapers and periodicals throwing out old ones. I move the ceiling panel with the First Alert
smoke detector over one panel away from the kitchen to keep the smoke detector
from going off when I use the toaster oven. I disconnected the center living
room window wall lamp with the 15 watt bulb, and I connected it to the control
panel that controls the other two adjacent lamps, so it comes on and off with
the entry light switch. With the lava mood lamp on all the time, I do not need
the other lamp on all the time. The lava mood lamp gives off a redish rose
light. Before going to bed, I had two hot dogs with buns and ketchup and
mustard, potato chips, dill pickle, and ice tea. I cooked them in the microwave
cookware I bought. I finally went to bed about 6:30 A.M.. I was up at 11 A.M..
I checked the mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, French bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I noticed it is cooler today. While at Wal-Mart on last Saturday in
north Norwalk on Route 7, I noticed they have the oil filled electric radiators
for $40. I made a telephone call about a
matter to do with the building. I have some paper work to do today before going
out. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 2:50 A.M.:
I just printed out my Microsoft Money 2002 and report for the last 11
years. It has been pretty much the same
old financial routine for the last 11 years. There is not much going on, so I
think I will shut down for the night. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/05/02 Tuesday 1:05 A.M.: Today, while I was in Staples in Port
Chester, New York a nice couple were asking about page holders for the side of
the computer monitor. I showed them at the clearance area there was a package
that was on sale for $10 that came with a page holder, cable separators, air
duster, and 15 inch glare screen. This evening, I remembered that I had a
Kensington page holder for the side of the monitor. I got it out, and I had a
piece of Velcro to attach it to the upper right side of my primary computer
monitor. It seems to on there quite
securely, since I can not even separate the two pieces of Velcro easily to take
it off should I need to. It would probably also hold a magazine or other light
publication for typing from. I have a fork page holder that I thought about attaching
to the backup monitor, but I do not have anymore Velcro. Velcro strips are
available at the Greenwich Hardware store. I then sorted out my recent print
outs, and I put them all underneath the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer. I
sorted out the scratch paper from the print outs, and I added it to the
existing pile of scratch paper. All together I have about three to four reams
of scratch paper, usually with one side used. I put the large pile of scratch
paper on the square Danish table on my bedroom desk. I move the unused ream of
HP LaserJet paper underneath my Epson printer on top of the old HP95 cartridge
that I saved. I put the package of regular paper there also, with a note in it
saying it is not HP LaserJet paper, although it is wrapped in a HP LaserJet
wrapper. I am out of empty boxes to put paper in. I still have the open box of
HP Laser Jet Paper in a box wrapped in plastic wrap in the same location. I ran
Symantec Live Update to update my antivirus file and other Symantec files. The lava mood lamp seems to be working fine.
While at Staples in Port Chester today, I noticed they have 600 page reams of
HP LaserJet paper on sale for $3.99 down from the $6.99 apiece I paid for two
reams of the same paper at Staples in Old Greenwich about two weeks ago. I also
labeled the open HP LaserJet paper in the Southworth box I have in a plastic
bag underneath the Epson printer. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/04/02 Monday 10:05 P.M.:
I went out this afternoon about 2 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next drove over to the central
Greenwich Post Office. I obtained three money orders at .90 apiece to pay my
Verizon telephone, Optimum Online, and Cablevision bills. I also bought twenty
U.S.A. flag stamps at .34 apiece for $6.80.
The postal clerk commented the number 888 had been coming up in her mind
quite a bit recently. I then made my 4:30 P.M. appointment. I next drove down
by the waterfront. I then went over to Port Chester, New York to the shopping
center, and I stopped by Staples, and I bought a Holmes Mood Lava lamp silver
base with red lava affect marked down from $20 for $6 plus .41 tax for $6.41
total. I stopped by Odd Job. I noticed they have the large First Alert fire
extinguisher on sale down from $40 for $25.
They have a large selection of different items. I bought a four
container 20 bag per container package of Ceylon Tea of Raspberry Herbal,
Peppermint Herbal, Chamomile Herbal, and Serendip Green tea for $4.99 for all
four containers, five containers of 3.52 ounce Golden Brazil Classic Arabica
instant coffee at $1.19 a container, two 19 ounce containers of Texas Best
Cajun sauce for $1.99 each, a three pack of Sahara Club white men’s crew socks
80% cotton, 16% polyester, 4% Elastic for $3.99 and a 3 pack of the same crew
socks white, gray, and black pairs for $3.99. They are made in Pakistan. I also
bought a three pack of men’s Empire dark dress socks 70% Acrylic 30% polyester
made in India for $2.99 plus .30 tax for $26.19 total. I then returned home. I
put the mood lava lamp in front of the air conditioner underneath the lamp with
the Victorian lamp shade. I relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of reheated
boneless chicken breast from two nights ago, steamed white rice, steamed frozen
green peas, ice tea, and some of the Brazilian instant coffee. I chatted with a
friend. Earlier in the evening, I
unpacked the microwave cooking ware I got last Saturday, and I put it on top of
the microwave oven. I noticed at the
Clearance section at Staples in Port Chester, New York they have a number of
computer items I do not need. They have
the $400 automobile CD guidance system for $100 for example. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/04/02 Monday 1:15 P.M.: I had a bowl of reheated white rice with
La Choy low sodium soy sauce and ice tea during the night. My guest left at 8
A.M.. I was up at 11 A.M.. I chatted with a relative. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the
mail. I will look at a few computer pages, and then I will get ready to go
out. I have a 4:30 P.M. appointment. I
noticed yesterday that Staples has a store on Park Avenue on the east side of
the street around 55th Street, so I guess one can get office
supplies in Manhattan. CIO
Note: <888>
02/03/02 Sunday 11:00 P.M.: I had a busy
day today. My guest, and I were up at 8 A.M.. We had breakfast of French bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, 3 scrambled eggs apiece, and vitamins. We cleaned
up, and we departed for Manhattan about 11 A.M.. We drove into Manhattan on
I-95 and we got off the Bruckner Boulevard, and we took the Willis Avenue
Bridge into Manhattan. We got off the 71st
exit of the FDR drive, and my friend made a stop at 72nd Street on
the East side. We then parked on 81st just west of Madison Avenue
facing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We walked down Madison Avenue, and we
stopped by at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and we attended the end of
the Sunday service. The United States Navy choir was there for the service. It was
most enjoyable to hear the music. We then walked down to 70th street
and we toured some of 70th street, and then we walked over to Fifth
Avenue, and we walked back up to the Metropolitan Museum. We met our friends at
1 P.M., and we toured the Metropolitan Museum and its various exhibits until
about 2:30 P.M.. It was most enjoyable since I had not been there in about 12
years. We then all headed down Central Park and we went to the boat basin to
the boat house restaurant for coffee and a half of roast beef sandwich. We then walked around the miniature sailboat
pond, and we then walked over to Park Avenue down to 70th street,
and we toured the John D. Rockefeller art gallery at the Asian institute. We
then toured some more of 70th street, and then we toured the Frick
Museum. We listened to a guitar recital.
I noticed they have the original Rembrandt Polish rider painter at the Frick
museum that I have a copy of in my apartment.
About 6:30 P.M., we headed walking down Madison Avenue viewing the shops
and the offices. Around 55th street we headed east to Park Avenue,
and we saw the large security presence around the Waldorf Astoria for the World
Economic conference. There was only
security and no protestors. We had to detour back to Madison Avenue, and we walked
down to Biltmore Street and Vanderbilt Avenues opposite Grand Central Station,
and we toured the Yale Club. In the reception room upstairs at the Yale Club,
they have the portraits of the four former Presidents that have attended Yale
University. I did not see a picture of
the current president whom I believe attended Yale University also. We then walked through and toured Grand
Central station including a pub called Campbell’s on the southwest corner of
the station. We walked south to 41st Street and Park Avenue, and
then walked west a half block to the Peking restaurant and we all had a very
enjoyable dinner of four different Chinese meals along with tea and rice. After dinner, we then walked back through Grand
Central Station, and we viewed the Missing Persons pictures posted after 911 on
the concourse. We went down to the Subway, and we got MTA passes, and then we
walked over to Madison Avenue and 42nd street. We said good bye to
our friends, and we caught the M1 bus uptown to 79th street, and we retrieved
the car, and we drove back out to Connecticut via the FDR drive north to the
Willis Avenue bridge to Bruckner Boulevard to I-95 east and back to Byram area
of Greenwich, Connecticut. I had a frosted Diet coke in a frosted mug when I
returned, and my guest headed off to bed. I washed my feet to get the salt off
of them. I will now head off to bed myself.
In all it was a very enjoyable day, and a healthy change from the
country, although it involved quite a bit more walking than normally in Greenwich.
Well have a good night. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 10:05 P.M.: My guest and I left at 4:30 P.M.. My
guest discovered he had lost a car molding part at a car wash in Norwalk, so we
drove up to Route 7 in North Norwalk, and we retrieved the part. We then went
to Wal-Mart on Route 7 on the Norwalk – Wilton border. I bought a pair of Farah
white khaki pleated pants waist 40” by 30” length for $15.97 and I also bought
a 10 piece Amberware microwave cook set for $9.97 plus .60 tax for $26.54
total. My friend bought epoxy glue for
the car molding part. We then returned to Greenwich, and I stopped by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. We then went to the
Food Emporium, and I bought two 13 ounce bags of A&P regular coffee beans,
and two of balanced blend each for $1.69 a bag for $6.76 total. We then
returned back to my place. I mixed the coffee beans with my existing batch of
coffee beans, and I now have 7 quart jars of coffee beans for my regular blend. I put the Avocado seed in the jar in water in
the community room. I noticed that the Avocado plant I put down there some time
ago is no longer there anymore. We
watched television. My friend at the
Food Emporium bought Purdue boneless breast of chicken for $2.99 a pound and
several packages of frozen peas. I cooked the chicken the same way I had
earlier in the week along with steamed rice and steamed frozen peas, and we had
it all for dinner with ice tea. We then watched television. I finished off a
bag of potato chips. I called a friend in Manhattan to verify meeting them in
the City tomorrow. Well my guest will stay down tonight, and I will probably
head off to bed in another hour. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I finished the house cleaning and
watering the plants. A friend showed up
about 1 P.M. and is taking a nap. I used four tooth picks, and I pushed them
into the avocado seed I saved, and I have it sitting in a jar of water above
the kitchen sink. I will try to start an avocado plant. I have a nearly dead
plant in the community room that I can put the avocado seed in its pot should
it successfully geminate. I will now clean up, and my guest I will go out for
some daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 12:30 P.M.: Well, I guess Willem and Maxima are
hitched. I guess CNN could not afford to
cover the event. More than likely since
Willem is a member of the International Olympic committee, he and Maxima might
be coming to the United States to Salt Lake City for the Winter Olympics. Perhaps they will be stopping by New
Amsterdam on their way. I will be going to New Amsterdam tomorrow Sunday to
visit some friends. We will probably go
the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There is an afternoon concert at the Frick
museum. Possibly we will have coffee at
the boat house in Central Park and maybe stopped by the Yale club for a drink.
I have not been in New Amsterdam in the day time for about 12 years. Of course
up until nine years ago, I use to go in their at night as part of the New
Amsterdam Dutch night watch, so possibly old wooden shoe makers and wind mill
watchers might remember me. I was up at
11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I picked up a loaf of French bread from the
donations left out at the front hallway table. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, French bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am listening to www.radio10.fm to keep up with the events in old Amsterdam. Alas,
I do not understand Dutch, but I enjoy listening to the music on the 22
speakers in my apartment hooked up to the computer internet music. It says on
the Royal Dutch household site, that Willem regularly goes to Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles, so perhaps they might go down there before the Winter
Olympics. I have a Holland flag displayed in my apartment between the United
States of America and the British Union Jack. Well, it is Saturday like any
ever efficient Dutch boy house cleaner, I have to do my weekly house
cleaning. Keep an eye on the ground hog.
CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 1:45 A.M.: Royal Dutch Household site http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/ and Congratulations to the Royal Dutch Household
site http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/UK/congratulations/congratulations.html . I guess I will head off to bed now. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 12:55 A.M.: Send Congratulations to Prince Willem
and Maxima http://www.koninklijkhuwelijk.nl/en/felicitatieregister.html . CIO
Note:
<888> 02/02/02 Saturday 12:15 A.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letter
at the Valley Road post office box. I drove down by the waterfront. There was construction debris blowing around
in the high wind on Steamboat Road at the Del a Mar Hotel construction site. It
is rather confusing on the exterior of the new façade in that some of the rooms
have full length opening doors on the upper floors on the exterior, but there
are no balconies. So unless they plan to install balconies, guests more than
likely would be able to fall out of their room windows should they venture out
the glass door windows unless they are for appearances and do not open. It
looked like both the Food Emporium and the Stop and Shop were both closed. I
relaxed a bit when I got back, and I am now having an ice tea. Well Happy Ground Hogs Day. Also today is Prince Wilhelm’s of the
Netherlands of the House of Orange wedding to his Argentinean bride Nationaal Oranje Comité . I suppose they will be
partying and having lots of festive activities in the Netherlands today. Possibly the wedding might be on CNN in the
early morning hours. Well I will now do
a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/01/02 Friday 10:55 P.M.: I finished writing the letter. I will now go out and mail it. I chatted with
a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/01/02 Friday 9:45 P.M.: I researched the Terayon TeraPro cable
modem for the backup computer. I researched Optimum’s web site www.optonline.net . I just had dinner of a Red Baron extra cheese
pizza with ice tea. I will now write a letter to a family member. CIO
Note:
<888> 02/01/02 Friday 6:50 P.M.: I went to bed at 4:30 A.M.. I was up at
11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of oatmeal, rye toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until 3 P.M.. I had a couple of
hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato chips, dill pickle, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove by the waterfront. I
stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
went by Exxon, and I bought $8.60 of premium at $1.499 a gallon. I went over to
Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought three cartons of Seneca ultra lights
100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I noticed they have buy three get two free
of Marlboros for $12 a five pack or $24 a carton. I returned home. I finished
running Norton SpeedDisk on the backup computer. It takes time because of the
74,000 favorites. I also enabled the telephone modem on the backup computer, so
if the cable modem is down, I could dialup to Juno. Juno has a local number in
Greenwich for its free access. I am watching the ABC evening news now. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 02/01/02:
Note:
<888> 02/01/02 Friday 3:15 A.M.: I sifted through my email, and I went
through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I noticed that the
Terayon cable modem on the backup computer does not go as fast as the Motorola
surfer modem on the primary computer. I finally figured out it goes about a
third to a fourth as fast which is fast enough. I tried fiddling with the
cables to no avail. I put a longer cable on the Terayon modem, so it can sit on
top of the backup computer CPU. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the
backup computer LAN card driver. I also disabled the Logicode telephone modem
on it. I removed the Network Dialup Adaptor in the Network settings. I also
uninstalled Client for Microsoft Networks, and just left it at Windows Login. I
also tried the tweak setting at www.speedguide.net . Still the Teryaon cable modem on the backup
computer is fast enough for my needs. I also installed the Microsoft Word 2002
updates on it. I ran Symantec Live Update on it. I installed Juno 5 on it. I
tried fixing the Compaq IJ200 printer that is attached to it, but I think the
cartridge has just about had it. I will not be getting another one, since I
have the two good printers on the primary computer. I ran Norton Disk Doctor,
Norton WinDoctor, and I am now running Norton SpeedDisk on the backup computer.
I deleted the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Beta RS2 download files from
the backup computer. Well, I am a bit tired, so after sending out my weekly
email, I will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 7:00 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of different locations. I
then drove down by the waterfront, and I checked out the cloud formations. It
looks like we might get some rain. I then returned home. I had a call on the
answering machine from a relative. I reheated a bowl of the pasta Alfredo
mixture, and I had it with about 10 Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese and
ice tea. I will now watch some television for a while before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 1:50 P.M.: Dinner was just fine. The lamb came out
perfect. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 12:15 P.M.: I had to reposition the meat
thermometer. It needs to be in the main portion of the meat which would be the
least done. It seems to working all right.
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 11:50 A.M.: I watched a little bit of morning
television. I cleaned up. I went outside briefly. I chatted with a relative. I
started cooking the three pound semi boneless Australian leg of lamb in the
convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about one hour and fifteen
minutes. I put a meat thermometer in, but I am not sure whether it works or
not. It should be done at interior temperature of the meat at 135 to 140
degrees Fahrenheit. Before cooking on a
meat rack in a baking pan, I rubbed the entire leg of lamb with olive oil. Then
on both sides and the wide end, I covered it with garlic powder, celery salt,
ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, Italian
spices, Basil, Oregano, Thyme, and Rosemary. I then minced five large cloves of
garlic, and I spread them on top of the lamb. I will have a some slices of it
with steamed fresh asparagus and reheated green spinach noodles with alfredo
garlic sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino.
I have about 50 minutes and ten minutes of resting until it is done. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 9:10 A.M.: I read the news in the British press
about the passing of the Queen Mother. I
sent my condolences at http://www.royal.gov.uk/ . I found this link for cooking the Easter leg of
lamb http://www.australian-lamb.com/ . I am guess in my convection oven which
cooks faster, I should cook the 3 pound half of a leg of lamb at 350 degrees
Fahrenheit for about an hour and then let it stand for about 10 minutes. I am not sure whether I will use one of their
recopies or not. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/31/02 Sunday 7:00 A.M.: I was up at 5:30 A.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toasted halves of a roll, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I watched the news on the BBC television about the Queen Mother
passing away. They said they are saying prayers for her in England and around
the world. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 6:50 P.M.: I have been listening to tributes to
the Queen Mother of England on her passing away on the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I am sure the British
people will dearly miss her as well as the Scottish people. I suppose she had
been part of the Old Guard’s life for most of this century. I remember once
attending a horse race at Fort Erie race track in Ontario in Canada in 1972,
where she presented the winning trophy.
I have seen many people over the years that reminded me of the Queen
Mother. Well, we should all pray for her departed soul, and I am sure Queen
Elizabeth will be most grieved on the passing of her mother. I had some potato
chips and French onion dip along with 7 Carr’s crackers and slices of
mozzarella cheese. I am tired, so I will head off to bed. I also chatted with a
relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 4:50 P.M.: I just heard the news on the passing
away of the Queen Mum. I am most grieved to hear of the beloved Queen Mum
passing away. I am making a simple dinner of spinach pasta and alfredo garlic
cheese sauce. I will continue listening to the BBC. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 4:15 P.M.: I went out, and I parked downtown. I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich
Times. One of the patrons was looking for the copy of the Greenwich Post, which
the library was missing; so I returned to my apartment and I fetched my this
week’s copy of the Greenwich Post, which I had not read, and I returned to the
library, and I gave it to the patron. I will have to remember to read it in the
library. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a half of leg of fresh
semi boneless Australian lamb for $1.99 a pound for $5.83, two half gallons of
Florida Natural orange juice for $2.50 each, a 8 ounce bar of Cracker barrel
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2.50, thin fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound
$2.17, and two large 12.5 ounce bags of Lays potato chips for $1.99 each for
$19.48 total. I then returned home. I was quite hot since it was 68 degrees
Fahrenheit, and I had dressed for cooler weather. I had a 28 ounce bottle of
Perrier with Angostura bitters to quench my thirst. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 12:05 P.M.: I finished house cleaning. I went
downstairs, and I picked up a loaf of poppy seed bread and two rolls. I just
had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and a couple of
small dill pickles and Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will
now have a Brazilian instant coffee. Then I will clean up and go out for some
fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 8:45 A.M.: I am listening to Cnet Radio talking
about www.datavor.com a new search
engine. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/30/02 Saturday 8:00 A.M.: I relaxed and watched television until
2:30 P.M. yesterday. I had some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese about
noon. I chatted with a relative. I slept until 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until
about 7:30 A.M.. I will now have some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese
and ice tea. I threw out the Rib eye steak I bought a week ago. I will then do
some house cleaning and watering the plants.
I will listen to Cnet Radio while doing this. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/29/02 Friday 9:15 A.M.: I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup
and mustard, a dill pickle slice, a bowl of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers,
ice tea, and a cappuccino. I relaxed a bit.
CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 03/29/02:
Note:
<888> 03/29/02 Friday 7:30 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I will now
send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/29/02 Friday 5:50 A.M.: I rotated the paper trays in the HP LaserJet
IID printer, so the full lower tray is now in the top position, and I filled
the current lower tray with HP LaserJet paper. Thus both paper trays now have
150 to 200 sheets of paper in them. I keep my HP LaserJet paper in a plastic
bag to prevent moisture accumulation. I also keep it the side up that it goes
into the HP LaserJet II D printer. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/29/02 Friday 5:35 A.M.: I went to bed at 8 P.M. last night, and
I received a telephone call from a friend about 9 P.M.. I slept until 2:30 A.M..
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast with raspberry jam, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I refilled my EpsonStylus 880 Color printer’s
black ink cartridge with the black ink refill kit that I have. I now have a
full black ink cartridge, and the existing color cartridge is about half full.
I also cleaned my Que CD/RW drive with the AT&T CD lens cleaner that I
have. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/28/02 Thursday 6:00 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and then I made my 3
P.M. appointment. I gave my 3 P.M. appointment #5 copy of my Internet Directory
Cdrom. I have made 2 master CD/R, 2 master CD/RW, and 23 CD/R copies of the
directory. After my 3 P.M. appointment,
I went downtown, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the
waterfront, and I checked out the Sea Gull population. I then returned home. I
am a bit tired, so I guess after some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese
slices and ice tea, I will head off to bed. I have been awake for quite a
while, so I guess I need some rest. Have a pleasant evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/28/02 Thursday 1:40 P.M.: I ran Norton Disk Doctor on the C:
drive, and then I ran Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive while I was out. I went
out at 8 A.M., but the Valley Road post office does not open until 8:30 A.M.. I
went to the central Greenwich Post Office, and I mailed the Imation rebate and
one of the Favorites CD envelopes that had eight 34 cent stamps on it. I had to wait to mail the other 5 Favorites
CD envelopes since the central Greenwich post office does not open its windows
until 8:30 A.M. I was able to mail first class domestically three of the
Favorites CD envelopes for $1.72 each and one $1.95 and one air mail to Great
Britain for $5.60 for $12.71 total. I then walked around and sat out downtown
for a while. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned 15 music
CDs and I read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I then stopped
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next went downtown, and I stopped by the
Mews Merry Go Round Thrift shop, and I bought a two level wicker rack for $5. I
then sat out for a while. I then walked up Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by
the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a three pack of 30 pound
Professional picture hangers for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64 total. I then
walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I then
walked down the Avenue, and I sat out in the center of town. I then returned
home. I had a can of Progresso chicken, rice, and vegetable soup with 7 Carr’s
crackers and mozzarella cheese and ice tea. I then hung the wicker rack with
two of the 30 pound Professional picture hanger hooks on the wall to the right
of the main computer. I put two of the speakers on the top level and the Imation
100 CD/R bundle and on the lower level, I put the Sony 50 CD/R bundle with my
extra Epson color ink cartridge and the Office Depot air spray can. Well, it neatens up the work area around the
primary computer a bit. I checked the speakers to make sure they are working
properly. The lucky recipients of my Favorites CDs internet directory will be
able to surf the internet to their heart’s content especially if they were not
fortunate to download it while it was freely available for download over the last
seven years until I had to quit running my server. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/28/02 Thursday 5:40 A.M.: I made 18 copies of my Favorites CDrom
to send to six parties. I first printed out a letter and CD labels. I then put
the letters in the mailing envelopes and put address labels on them. I put the
numbered labels in the thin CD jewel cases. I then burned 18 Favorites CDroms
on the Sony CR/R 24X disks. I assembled
3 CDs into each of the six packages. I had a problem getting my computer to
read my Favorites CDrom which interfered with my entire system. I finally
figured out that I had to disable the Real One auto play, and the system worked
fine. I also did a System Restore back to March 26, 2002. My computer is a bit slow starting, and I
need to run Norton Speed Disk to get the startup files at the start of the
computer C: drive. I will mail the disks at 8 P.M. this morning at the Valley
Road post office. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup
and potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea and Brazilian instant
coffee. I will then clean up and do some more computer work before going out at
8 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/28/02 Thursday 12:15
A.M.: I went to bed after the last message. I received a telephone call from a
friend while asleep. I was up at 10:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast
with raspberry jam, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 2:15
P.M.: I did a little bit of routine computer work. I filled out the Imation CD
$20 rebate information. I had some cheese and Carr’s crackers with ice tea. I
guess I will relax for a while. I feel a bit tired, so maybe I will take a nap.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 10:35
A.M.: I drove downtown, and I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I then drove downtown. I drove by the waterfront.
I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich. I bought a 100 pack of Imation 24X
CD/R disks for $29.94 plus there is a $20 mailin rebate. Also I bought a 12
pack of 6” X 9” of Jiffylike cushioned mailers
for $5.49 plus $2.13 tax for $37.56 total. I then stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. Next I drove downtown, and I stopped by the
central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought 20 U.S.A. flag stamps for $6.80. I
sat out briefly. It is still a bit damp out. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out one video DVD and 15 music CDs. I now will fill out
the Imation $20 mailin rebate. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 7:20
A.M.: I finished writing the letter. I will go out shortly. I will head over to
Staples in Old Greenwich some time this morning to get a package of the 100
Imation CD/R 24X disks for $30 down from $50 plus the $20 mailin rebate
card. I will now shut down. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 6:05
A.M.: I checked the mail. I had a meal of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and
ketchup and potato chips and a dill pickle slice with ice tea and a Brazilian
instant coffee. I just finished cleaning up. I will now write a letter to a
relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 4:15
A.M.: I am going through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I found this link for
Whose Watching Me? From http://Trapware.com/ . The 90 day demo did not detect any snoopers. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/27/02 Wednesday 3:20
A.M.: I watched a bit of television until noon yesterday. I fixed the
television cable by jiggling it where it comes out of the wall. Frequently when
the television has lines on Channel 2 it is because of a badly adjusted cable.
Anyway it is working fine now. I rested from noon to 9 P.M.. I had three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then rested more
until about 2:30 A.M. this morning. I will now do some regular computer work.
Frequently when it rains, the low barometric pressure makes my low blood
pressure even lower, so I tend to be tired.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/26/02 Tuesday 7:45 A.M.:
I did a little bit of computer work. I think I might relax a bit or watch
television. A little bit later this
morning, I might go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/26/02 Tuesday 6:25 A.M.:
I chatted with a friend until about 10:30 P.M. last night. I was up at 4:30
A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast and raspberry jelly, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I will now pursue some regular computer activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/25/02 Monday 9:25 P.M.: I
chatted with my guest. We drove down by the waterfront. We chatted some more. We had dinner of two Stouffer’s hearty meals
with ice tea. When cooking two Stouffers meals in the microwave, I cooked them
about a third longer, and I stack them perpendicular to each other and rotate the
stack half way through the cooking time, and then two Stouffer’s microwave
meals come out fine. I also had coffee earlier this afternoon. I chatted some more with my guest. My guest just left. I will now head off to bed, but I will now be
back on a day schedule. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/25/02 Monday 1:35 P.M.: I
rested from after the last message until 7 A.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns
and ketchup and mustard and ice tea. I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove over to Oil Star in Cos Cob, and
I had my oil changed. They put in Castrol 15W40 and a Fram oil filter plus
checked the other fluids, and I also got an air freshener for $1 for $33.92
plus $2.04 tax for $35.96. They have noted the last several oil changes, I have
a torn boot on my front steering rods that needs to be replaced. Also my
starter motor which Exxon has fixed twice recently still occasionally makes a
grinding noise which if not a missing tooth on the fly wheel might be a bad
solenoid. Still the 1976 Volvo is running just fine at 117,000 miles. I then
drove over to Old Greenwich, and I toured the Old Greenwich rummage room. I
next drove around Tod’s Point. I then went by Staples, and I bought a 2002
Calendar of the National Parks for $2.50 plus .15 tax for $2.65. I then went to
Oil City, and I got the Express car wash for $5. I next went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I
bought a raspberry Danish at the St. Moritz bakery for $1.25, and I ate it in
the park. I then stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I returned a video DVD disk. I have just now returned
home. Staples has a 100 pack of Imation CD/R 24X disks regularly $49.99 minus
$20 instant rebate for $29.94 plus a $20 mailin rebate for $9.94 total. I will
pick up a bundle later in the week. A friend just called and is coming down.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/25/02 Monday 2:50 A.M.: I
did a little bit of regular computer work. I just had some potato chips and
S&S French onion dip and ice tea. I feel like relaxing, so I will now shut
down watch some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/24/02 Sunday 11:15 P.M.:
I was up to 7:30 A.M. this past morning. I watched http://hourofpower.org/ . I was up about 5 P.M.. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, the last of the Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I went out for a drive. I stopped by
the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove
over to Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $11 of premium at
$1.679 a gallon. I guess gasoline has gone up 18 cents a gallon since I last
bought gasoline. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of
locations. I drove down by the waterfront. On the way back home by the Mercedes
Benz dealership, I brushed a bug off my ear. By the Shell station, I noticed it
was on my windshield and it was a wasp or a yellow jacket. Then it hopped on my
steering wheel. I tried not to panic, I pulled off at Old Post Road, and I
drove down a bit and pulled over, and opened the car door, and I brushed the
wasp or yellow jacket off my steering wheel out of the car. I then returned
home. I relaxed a bit. I just had dinner of a broiled rib eye steak with Lea
and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium
soy sauce, steamed fresh asparagus and broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I
will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/24/02 Sunday 3:55 A.M.: I
surfed the web a bit. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard,
potato chips, and a dill pickle slice along with ice tea. I keep my hotdog buns
in the freezer, and I microwave them before use for 30 seconds. I microwave the
hotdogs for 90 seconds on a microwave proof plate with a cover to keep them
from splattering. I also prick the length of two sides with a fork. I checked
the sale ads, and CompUSA has a Belkin four port router for $50 that I could
use if I want to run both computers on the internet at the same time. One could listen to music or news on one and
web browse on another. I am not sure if it is necessary, but it supposedly
provides additional firewall protection. Of course, I might want to keep some
funds in reserve to pay bills in April since I have my first primary GEICO
payment of the four month billing cycle for the every six month policy. It is getting to be a trade off technology
versus lifestyle. I bet some realistic
people without the internet are able to actually save money without all the
shopping temptation the internet brings.
I will have to check what the regular price is for the four port Belkin
router. I think I will head off to bed
shortly. CIO
Note: <888>
03/24/02 Sunday 2:25 A.M.: I went out,
and I drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the
train station area. It was not too damp tonight. I then drove down by the
waterfront. On the way home, I stopped by the Shell Station; and I checked the
air in my tires including the spare by pressing on it. I put 28 PSI all around.
My driver’s side front tire was down four pounds, so I put a couple extra
pounds in it around 30 PSI. It has been about a month since I last checked
them. I stopped in to see the station attendant to thank him for the air. I
then returned home. I am having a glass of ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 11:35
P.M.: I finished cleaning up. Today, I
also took the First Alert rechargeable flashlight out of the right side of the
kitchen, and I put it in the bedroom where the First Alert rechargeable lantern
was. The First Alert rechargeable lantern has not worked very well for two
years since I put in a new rechargeable battery. I put it on the floor underneath
the backup computer plugged into the power strip. I put the old CDrom drive in the box in the
bedroom window. Well time to go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 10:55
P.M.: I just finished dinner. I renewed Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step over
the internet at http://pac.greenwichlibrary.org/screens/mainmenu.html . Today, when vacuuming,
I also put in a new Electrolux vacuum bag.
I will now have a smoke. Then I will clean up and go out to enjoy some
brisk spring air. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 10:25
P.M.: I put number labels on my music CD/Rs and Jewel cases, so one can
identify them when out of the case. I finished house cleaning and watering the
plants. I listened to some MP3 CDs on the TEAC DVD player while house cleaning.
Although it is five disk, it does not play continuously from disk to disk. One
has to prompt it to play the next disk. I have not read the instructions to see
if there is anyway to do so. I also made up a batch of ice tea. I just finished
doing my laundry, and when I do my laundry I change the sheets on the bed. I
disconnected the gold plug from the computer to stereo amplifier input line,
and I unscrewed and reattached the wires in a different configuration. It did
not work at first, but when I put the cap on the gold plug, it is now playing
sound on both sides of the speaker system when hooked up. I am not sure if it
is stereo or mono though. I have about six wire pieces in the strand from the
computer to amplifier, and I could probably improve on it by using the right
adaptors and line. I am now making a Stouffer’s 20 ounce lasagna, which I will
have for dinner with ice tea. I will then take a shower and clean up. I am
thinking about going out for a short drive, since I have to go out to throw out
the garbage anyway. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 4:30 P.M.:
I started house cleaning. I was playing music from the computer through my
stereo amplifier, and I noticed one of the channels was not working. I checked
the cables, and I figured out I have the gold plug behind the backup computer
soldered wrong, so I will have to resolder it correctly to get both right and
left sides working correctly. I am surprised I never noticed it before. I also
put the computer input wire on the CD channel of the amplifier. I also noticed
the music CDs that I have recorded have no way off telling the generic CD from
other CDs once they are out of the CD jewel case. I will stop house cleaning
briefly and put labels on each jewel case and CD with matching numbers, so one
knows which CD goes with which jewel case. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 3:20 P.M.:
After the last message this morning, I took the cover off the backup computer.
I changed the rails off the 3.5 inch floppy drive with the rails which were
different off the E: drive. I put both the 3.5 inch floppy drive and the E:
drive back into the computer with the exchanged rails. I also put more black
electrical tape on the 3.5 inch floppy blank, so it looks more uniform. I
cleaned the backup CPU with bleach to clean the case. I then put it all back
together, and it looks much nicer with the uniform blank and the 3.5 inch drive
properly spaced. I had some potato chips and French onion dip along with the
rest of the Danish cookies. I did not fall asleep until about 7:30 A.M.. I did
not make the Italian bread pickup downstairs this morning. I had calls from two
friends. I was up at 2:30 P.M.. I just had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do my weekly house
cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 3:05 A.M.:
I am tired. I will now go to bed. I turned up the living room thermostat two
degrees, but there is still a chill in the air. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 2:30 A.M.:
My Favorites CDrom works just fine on the new backup computer 45X CD player.
One just has to press the play button next to the eject button to get it to
work. It might be because the CD is not
fully written. Well that is a relief. I
will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 2:20 A.M.:
After dinner, I ran Live Update. I now have to reboot the machine. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/23/02 Saturday 1:25 A.M.:
I went out after the last message. I
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read three computer newsweeklies. I
stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk, and I was looking for a face plate for my
backup computer where I have fit the 3.5 inch floppy drive in the top 5.25 inch
bay. They only had a bay fitting for $15
with a USB port on it that would not work on my computer motherboard although it would have held the
drive fine. I toured the store looking at other merchandise. They had a lot of different cables on clearance.
I chatted with a couple. I decided to buy a Clearance Prime Peripherals 45 X
Cdplayer down from $30 for $9.60 plus .58 tax for $10.18 total. Since the couple was looking for a CD audio
cable that the store wanted $15 for, I gave them the four pin audio cable in
the clearance CD player, since I have a spare one at home that came with the
QUE CD/RW player. I then toured Circuit City. I then toured Staples up by
Costco. They have a generic 95A
cartridge on the clearance table for $50. I then returned to Greenwich. I drove
downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. I then went to the Food Emporium, and
I bought asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $3.40, two rib eye steaks at $3.99 a
pound for $2.75 and $2.23 for $8.38 total. I then returned home. I took off the
case off my backup computer. I measured the 3.5 inch floppy drive against a
case 5.25 inch blank. I then drew lines on the blank. I cut small 1/8 inch
holes with a drill every 1/8 inch along the outline. I then broke off the
piece. I filed it with a knife sharpener. I then wrapped the rough edges with
electrical tape. I put it in front of my 3.5 inch floppy drive, so the bay is
closed off. I had a problem with the rails on the floppy drive adjusting them,
so it sits back slightly since I did not have a small pair of rails. I put the
Clearance 45 X Cdplayer in the backup computer replacing my 24X cdplayer that
might have been faulty. I hooked up the sound with the existing four pin cable.
The 45X CDplayer works fine with music cds. However, it does not display my
Favorites CD, although it works with other CDs. It was recognized plug and
play. I fiddled with it a while. I took my backup data CD, and I copied its
data files to the backup computer. I am not sure why the Favorites CD will not
play on the 45X CD player, but since I have the Favorites on the C: drive it
does not matter. I put the 24X cdplayer
in the 45X box. I will now have the same dinner as I had last night finishing
off the cold eye round roast slices with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, and horse radish along with reheated brown rice and
steamed asparagus and broccoli and ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/22/02 Friday 5:00 P.M.: I
fell back to sleep until 3:30 P.M.. I checked the mail. I just had a Stouffer’s
Hearty pot roast dinner, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now clean up and go out
for some fresh air. I just heard at the Cnet radio site about a clever web site
www.dvdeastereggs.com which lists the Easter Eggs hidden on DVDs. On the
backup computer, the C: and D: drives are 6 gigabyte and the E: drive is 8
gigabytes, so I have a little over 20 gigabytes of storage on the backup
computer. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 03/22/02:
Note:
<888> 03/22/02 Friday 7:45 A.M.:
Winter has returned, it is 19 degrees Fahrenheit right now. I was up at 2:30
A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then decided to take my old E: drive I had in
the Fire Sentry Case and put it on the backup computer. From the backup computer, I removed the 5 ¼
floppy drive that I do not really need anymore and put it in the bedroom right
night stand. I put my 3 ½ inch floppy in the top 5 ¼ “ bay. I put the C: and D:
drives in the lower 3 ½ inch bays. On the two lower 5 ¼ inch bays, I put the E:
drive and the 24X CDrom drive. I have the C: and D: drives on IDE1 as master
and slave. On IDE 2 I have the 24 X
Cdrom drive as master and the E: drive as slave. In this configuration, my IDE
cables reach the respective drives. I tested the system. Since the E: drive with the old server
information was formatted in NTFS, I had to run Fdisk on it and reformat it. I
had a problem originally having the computer run smoothly which turned out it
was over heating because one of the IDE cables was keeping the CPU fan cooler
from spinning. Once I got the system tested, I put the case cover back on with
the face plates. I do not have a face plate for the top bay with the 3 ½ “drive,
so there is open space around it. I ran Norton Live Update on the system and
updated it. It is all running fine. However, I know longer have a copy of my
old server directory. I will now send
out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/21/02 Thursday 9:10 P.M.:
I finished dinner. I had to put in the primary audio card outlet splitter plug
in further to get sound on both of the Monsoon speakers. It needs to be pushed
in all the way. I am tired, so I will head off to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/21/02 Thursday 8:00 P.M.:
The first copy of my Favorites on a Sony 24X CD/R disk was done about 7 A.M.
this morning. I then burned another one from the original group of files on the
computer which took about 50 minutes. I then burned two CD/RW from the same source.
I thus have two Master CD/R and two Master CD/RW disks #1 - # 4. I rested a bit
while doing this. I was finally up at 1:30 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns
and ketchup and mustard and ice tea. I cleaned up, and I made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and they have a
new collection of spring items for sale. I then drove downtown, and I walked
from the center of town up to the Greenwich Hardware store. They have the $250
Broehm cappuccino espresso machine on sale for $75 since the regular price on
it is about $150 now. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I
then made 5 copies on Sony 24X CD/R disks from one of the CD/R master
disks. The copy process show an
erroneous error message since the disks are not completely written. However,
they work just fine. I printed out a front CD label picture of myself in front
of the Louvre ten years ago and a rear CD disk information label. I assembled
the disks in the large CD jewel cases with the labels. I put one CD/R and CD/RW
master in the First Sentry case and the other two masters in another safe
place. I labeled each front label 1 – 9. Since the 75,000 Favorites are
somewhat dated, I am not sure if there is any interest in them. However, at
least now I have them in more useable format that one can use on any
computer including a library computer
with a web browser and CD player without having to copy all of them to one’s
hard disk. I will now have the same dinner as last night. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/21/02 Thursday 6:10 A.M.:
I finished copying the Favorites and the Favorites *.zip files, and the
Interactive directory to the E: CD write able drive. I will now write them to a
Sony CD/R disk. This will probably take a while, so I will go to bed now. I
have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/21/02 Thursday 2:35 A.M.:
I was up until about 7 A.M. yesterday morning. I had to prompt the file copying
process a few times. I woke up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I rested a bit until about 7
P.M.. I chatted with a friend. I cleaned up, and I went by the library, and I
returned nine music CDs, and I read the Greenwich Times and the Wall Street
Journal. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two packages of S&S hotdog
rolls $1.19 each, a 5.5 ounce bag of Wise potato chips .89, a ten pack of
S&S powdered dried milk $5.49, and a large container of Quaker old
fashioned oats for $3.99 for $12.75 total. I then returned home. They file
copying process had reached a prompt. I have to copy smaller groups of folders
on the “Government Military” category folder since there are prompts that stop
the process on a larger collection. I tried once again by changing the
preferences to use Nero Burning Rom for the process without success. I quit
copying the Government folder, and I copied the IBM, folder. I had dinner about
1 A.M. while doing this of the same meal as last night without the coffee. I
will do some minor computer work, and then start working on copying the
government category and continue on. The copying process to the E: drive CD
burner seems to be into another temporary folder from which after I am done
copying I will burn the CD/R. I would imagine this all will still take a bit of
time. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/20/02 Wednesday 3:10
A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I am now going to try to copy my
75,000 Favorites to a CD/R disk which I could then copy. This could take a day
or two, so I will be limited to the activity that I can do on the computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/20/02 Wednesday 2:10
A.M.: After dinner, I rearranged some of my music CDs in the 50 CD music rack,
so I can put three thin jewel case CDs in one slot, so technically it can hold
a 150 of the thin jewel case CDs. Actually the CD jewel case rack is one that I
bought for 40% off at about $22 at the Al Franklin music store going out
business sale. I think it might actually be designed to be a videotape rack
which I use for a CD jewel case rack. I also made copies of the CDs for my
Microsoft Works Suite 2002, Norton 2002 System Works and Norton 2002 Firewall.
When printing out Music CD labels with the Nero Burning Rom program, I get the
remains of a sheet of paper after I cut it, where I can cut it again, and get a
small sheet of note paper and another about twice the size, so as not to waste
scrap paper. I will now do a bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/19/02 Tuesday 9:10 P.M.:
I was up at 2 P.M. today. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I made my 4
P.M. appointment. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I returned 9 music
CDs, and I checked out 9 music CDs. I then went to the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue, and
I stopped by the waterfront. I then went to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I
bought three cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton $57 total. I then
returned to my apartment. I had some ice tea. I then drove back by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove over to
Staples in Old Greenwich. Their weekly sales brochure did not show the Sony
CD/R 24X fifty bundle on sale, but they checked the sale advertisement at
Staples, and they found out they are suppose to be $10 off for $17.94. I also
bought a 50 pack of thin CD jewel cases for $9.94 plus $1.67 tax for $29.55
total. The thinner CD jewel cases allow
one to put in more CD jewel cases in a CD rack. Staples in Old Greenwich has an
internet terminal in their office furniture department. I then returned home. I
chatted with a neighbor. I had dinner of four 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye
round beef with horseradish, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, and
McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with reheated brown rice with La Choy low sodium
soy sauce and steamed fresh broccoli crowns and fresh cut asparagus along with
ice tea and a cappuccino. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/19/02 Tuesday 5:40 A.M.:
I did a little bit of regular internet work. I am tired, so I will head off to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/19/02 Tuesday 3:50 A.M.:
After the last message and dinner, I worked on making some Audio CD/R from some
vintage MP3 files I had on my computer. This took a while. I also labeled them
with the label maker, and I put them by my TEAC DVD player. I also reorganized
my 50 CD wire rack by the day bed. I put the German Classical CDs in the
bookcase next to the records, and I added some new CD/Rs to the wire rack. I
put the big button telephone in the long couch arm to make room on the video
chest for the CD/Rs of MP3s. I made a copy of Nero Burning 5.0, and I put it on
the lower level of my computer table. I put the original in the Que CD/RW box
on the left living room closet shelf. I updated my list of blocked IP addresses
that I have blocked with the Symantec Norton Firewall. The link for the list is
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/blockip.txt . I will now have a
couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and a dill pickle slice,
potato chips, and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/18/02 Monday 9:10 P.M.: I
was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I drove down Greenwich Avenue,
and I stopped by the waterfront. Long Island Sound is still there on a rather
bleak raining evening. I then stopped by the library, and I read P.C. Magazine.
I toured the music CDs for the first time in a while. I know the collection
fairly well since I use to regularly check out music CDs until a couple of
years ago. I recently have not been listening to music at night since it
disturbs my concentration when working on the internet. I did check out one DVD
video and 9 music CDs. I then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a two
dozen large eggs at $1.79 a dozen for $3.58 total. I then returned home. I
chatted with a friend. I then took the slightly less than two pound eye round,
and I seasoned both sides with ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt,
poultry and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Basil, and Oregano. I then also
covered both sides with Baby Ray’s barbeque sauce. I am cooking it fat side up
in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. I will have it
with steamed brown rice and steamed fresh broccoli crowns and asparagus slices
and ice tea and a cappuccino. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/18/02 Monday 4:45 A.M.:
Earlier around midnight, I had potato chips and S&S French onion dip. I
just now had about ten Carr’s crackers with slices of mozzarella cheese and ice
tea. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/18/02 Monday 3:25 A.M.: I
just finished listening to the MP3 CD/R, and it was quite enjoyable to listen
to some vintage music. I also noticed a vintage circa 1937 Cadillac downtown
today with an antique license plate from Florida. I guess some old timer got
tired of the hot sweaty weather down in Florida and decided to come up north
and enjoy the invigorating spring days.
I remember once in Florida, I met the first Cadillac dealer in New York
City, and he told me if I have nothing better to do, to try to sell some
Cadillacs. Well, I have tried that angle over the years, and I guess no one has
bitten. This old time Cadillac dealer also started General Motor Acceptance
Corporation, and he told me they would beat any dealer’s price on a General
Motors product at http://www.gmacfs.com/ , of course one would have to have some sort of
credit rating. Well, I have seen a lot of Cadillacs in my day. I remember at
tea time in Florida, one would see thousands of new yellow or white Cadillacs
and Lincolns cruising along A1A going to various social occasions. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/18/02 Monday 2:25 A.M.: I
made a CD/R of the collection of various songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I am
listening to it on the TEAC DVD player since they are MP3 files. I printed out
CD covers for the copy of the CD/RW and the CD/R. I am listening to it on my
Emerson wireless headphones connected to my amplifier with the TEAC DVD player
through on the VCR1 selection. For your
reading amusement I will list the 21 songs which run a bit more than 70
minutes. Since I am user friendly with ASCAP, I do not think they will mind me
listening to them in my own apartment. I can also listen to them with the
headphones next to my computer, if I plug them into the cable by the left lower
desk drawer, so as to save my Emerson wireless headphone batteries. I believe
Odd Job is selling the Emerson wireless headphones for $16.99 this week, but
one would still have to go to Radio Shack for a battery recharger and
rechargeable batteries. The link to my
current listening that I just recorded on the Que CD writer is
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/music001.jpg . CIO
Note:
<888> 03/18/02 Monday 1:10 A.M.: I
just finished watching Silicon Valley III summit on MSNBC. It was most
interesting since I had seen the previous two broadcasts. I just happened to
catch it. I will now fiddle with the Que CD/RW player some more. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 10:40 P.M.:
I finished my computer work. I will now shut down and watch some television.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 10:00 P.M.:
I sifted through my email. For dinner, I
had a Stouffer’s Home style meatloaf dinner with ice tea and a cappuccino. I relaxed a bit. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 7:30 P.M.:
Last night I put $10 on my McCray laundry card. I ran Norton Speed Disk on the
C: drive before going to bed about 6 A.M.. I was up at noon and Speed Disk was
done, and I took the AAA rechargeable batteries out of the battery charger, and
I put a pair in my Emerson wireless headphones, so they work now. I went back
to bed until 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, 3 slices of
Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then cleaned up, and
I went out about 5 P.M.. I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue
and the train station area. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the
Food Emporium, and I bought two bags at $1.50 each of A&P balanced blend
50% less decaffeinated coffee, and two bags at $1.50 each of A&P regular
red bag coffee for $6 total. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought
fresh heads of broccoli at .79 a pound for $1.34, three S&S premium
margarine for $2 all, a eye round roast at $2.99 for $5.53, and it was the last
one out at that time, fresh garlic at $2.49 a pound .35, and a gallon of
S&S bleach for .99 for $10.27 total. I then returned home. I put away my purchases.
I mixed the four new bags of A&P coffee beans with the existing supply of
coffee beans I had, and I now have about 7 quarts of mixed coffee beans. I keep
the quart jars of coffee beans underneath my dining room table next to the
kitchen entrance. I keep them in resealable quart glass jars similar to mason
jars. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 5:30 A.M.: I
tried twice to copy the CD/RW disk to a CD/R disk, but it did not work. I was
able to copy one of my regular music CDs to a CD/R disk, so that feature does
work. It takes about 9 minutes to copy a music disk. Perhaps, there was a bad
track in the CD/RW disk, or perhaps one can not do that. I am tired, so I will
go to bed shortly. I have to wake up at noon to take the batteries out of the
charger. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 3:15 A.M.: I
encoded with the Real One Roxio plugin some of the music from my hard drive
onto a CD/RW disk. This takes a bit of time, about as much as it does take to
listen to the music. There is a little bit over 70 minutes on the disk. The MP3
music files encoded this way as opposed to copying, play on my TEAC DVD player
which is suppose to support MP3 music formats along with other CD formats. I
hooked up an old pair of head phones to my amplifier that have a lose wire on
one side that some times work properly and some times do not. I am recharging
the AAA Nickel Cadmium rechargeable batteries I have for my wireless
headphones, and they should be charged by noon today. I will now make a CD/R copy of the music I
just encoded. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/17/02 Sunday 2:15 A.M.: I
had a Stauffer’s Hearty pot roast dinner along with a couple of slices of
Italian bread toast and ice tea. I tried to burn my Favorites on a CD/RW disk,
but at the rate it takes to transfer each one, it would take two and a half
days to put them all on a disk. I guess, I will wait until I have some time. I
updated the Roxio plugin on Real One, and I imported my C: drive songs into its
media library. I am now encoding a CD/RW disk with some vintage music of my
generation. I went downstairs, and I put $10 on my laundry card. It will take
anther 40 minutes for the CD/RW disk to be completed. I am just relaxing. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/16/02 Saturday 10:50
P.M.: The Nero Burning program froze again when I was trying to burn all my
75,000 Favorites at one time. I have been able to copy them in Zip format
though. I will now try to burn them on one disk one sub folder at a time. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/16/02 Saturday 10:30
P.M.: I had reheated steamed rice with the meal I had after the last note. I
did my house cleaning and watering the plants.
I also ran Norton Clean Sweep along with Disk Doctor and Win Doctor. I
finished the backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I imported my Favorites
into Nero Burning, but on the first CD write attempt it froze. I will try it
again shortly. I emptied all my garbage cans. I went out, and I stopped by the
West Putnam Avenue postal facility and I mailed my Que rebate forms along with
a Forbes cancel invoice. I did get the two free Forbes magazine. I read their
web site regularly anyway at www.forbes.com . I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to Exxon, and I bought $10 of
premium at $1.499 a gallon. I next stopped by the library, and I dropped off a
DVD video disk at the outdoor video drop. I noticed while at the Post Office my
driver’s side rear bulb was going off and on like it was just about worn out. I
stopped by the Stop and Shop, and they do not carry car bulbs. The Exxon
station did not have them either. The Shell station carries car bulbs for more
recent models. I stopped by the Mobil station, and they did not have car bulbs.
I returned back to my residence, and I had a spare bulb in my tool case in the
trunk. I installed the new smaller driver’s side rear bulb, and I checked the
other lights. They are all fine. I put another snow brush from the trunk in the
back seat to replace, the one that broke some time ago. I will now try to burn
a Favorites CD again. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/16/02 Saturday 4:10 P.M.:
I went to bed at 11 P.M. last night, but I was unable to fall asleep until
about 4 A.M.. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I received a telephone
call from a relative about 9 A.M.. I went downstairs, and I picked up a loaf of
Italian bread from the table now in the community room. I ate breakfast of
oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back
asleep until 3:30 P.M.. I will now the delete the E: drive backup off the D:
drive. I will then run Norton Disk Doctor on the C: drive and Norton WinDoctor.
I will then start a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I will have a Stauffer’s lean cuisine Beef
portabella for lunch along with ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I will
then start my weekly house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/15/02 Friday 11:30 P.M.: I
did a bit of regular computer work sifting through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I will wait until
tomorrow for my email. I am a bit tired, so I will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/15/02 Friday 10:50 P.M.:
I cleaned up, and my guest arrived at 4:30 P.M.. We chatted a while. About 6
P.M. we had the same dinner I had earlier this week of spiced barbeque boneless
breast of chicken with steam asparagus and steamed white rice and ice tea. This time besides adding margarine to the
white rice, I also added sesame oil, La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and Medina
balsamic vinegar. After dinner, we watched the ABC evening news. We then
watched the a DVD video movie. My guest left about 9:30 P.M.. We had thought
about going up to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York www.usma.edu tomorrow Saturday March 16, for the 200th
anniversary celebration. However with my rather severe arthritis, I would not
be very comfortable out in the rain expected tomorrow. Well, I guess I will
have to make it to the 250th anniversary. They are selling First Day issues of stamps
and Eisenhower silver dollars at Eisenhower Hall tomorrow for $35 each. I think
an ounce of silver is only worth about $7, so one pays a premium to have
Eisenhower’s picture on the silver dollar. If one ever runs out of money making
such neumistic investments, one could always use it as a lucky silver dollar at
a casino. Well, I then relaxed a bit. I then took off the cover off the
computer case, and I inspected the IDE cables. It is just as I suspected. They
are two short for rearranging them to have one IDE cable on each CD player.
Well, the Que CD/RW player copies fast enough for me from the 50X CD player
with both of them on the same IDE cable. Well, I guess it is the story of my
life at middle age. When ever I think something is fast enough, others think it
is too slow. I guess time is relative as to the speed of events. Well, I will
now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 03/15/02:
Note:
<888> 03/15/02 Friday 3:25 A.M.: I
was up at 10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I was able to get the
Que CD/RW working successfully. I copied my Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98
Second Edition Upgrades, Windows ME, and my Windows XP Professional disks. I
keep the copies by my computer, and I keep the original disks in their boxes
they were sold in. I made five archive copies of my primary computer data
files, 4 on CD/R and one on CD/RW, and I put one of each in the Sentry Fire
Storage box. I probably will store one or two others off site. On copying CDs, my computer would be even
faster doing it, if I put each CD player on a separate IDE cable. I am not sure
in the present configuration if the existing cables would be long enough. I
will look into it later. I will now send out my weekly notes. I have a guest
coming down for dinner about 5:15 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/15/02 Friday 1:15 A.M.: I
zipped my Favorites into sub folders, and I copied them to a CD/R disk. I tried
to add additional folders to the disk, but some how I had them in a different
format. I also can not get my ACER 50/X drive to read the CD/R disk, so I am
still in the learning curve about using the QUE CD/RW drive. I will now relax
and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/14/02 Thursday 8:05 P.M.: I fixed some short cuts on my desktop.
I filled out the rebate information for the Que CD/RW drive, and for both of
them they want the original UPC code from the box along with a copy of the
receipt, so I sent the UPC code with the $20 rebate, and I copied it, and I
sent that with the $15 rebate. CompUSA advertised two rebates, so hopefully QUE
will honor both of them. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/14/02 Thursday 6:40 P.M.: I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had a
Stauffer’s lean cuisine honey chicken meal with peppers, and I also finished
off the pineapple grape mixture along with ice tea. I made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue on the
nice warm spring day, and I also sat out at various locations. I then drove
down by the waterfront. I then returned back to my apartment. I relaxed a bit.
I just now ate a Stauffer’s hearty turkey breast meal with stuffing and ice
tea. I will now do some regular computer work. I also have to fill out the
rebate forms for the Que CD RW drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/14/02 Thursday 10:00 A.M.: I installed the Nero Burning Rom 5.0
software, and I tired using it. I had trouble getting it to format a RW disk,
but I found at the Que web site an update to Nero Burning Rom 5.0 for XP, and
the formatting and copying to a RW disk work fine. I still have to figure out
other bits of the software. I did make one RW disk with 15 Beatles songs on it
which plays from the computer CD players, but I can not get it to load on my
DVD player. I made a CD R disk, and it records them very quickly. I will study this all later. I need some rest.
I have a 3 P.M. appointment, so I have to be back up at 1 P.M.. I had some ice
tea and goldfish crackers. Time for rest. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/14/02 Thursday 3:50 A.M.: I did a little computer work, and I
went back out last night at 7 P.M.. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk.
I toured the store looking at the 18th anniversary specials. I
bought the QUE CD-RW Drive 24X/10X/40X for $84.99 which included a $15 instant
rebate plus $5.10 tax for $90.09. The
QUE drive also has two mailin rebates for $20 and $15, so it will eventually be
$50 and tax. I also bought a 10 pack of Smart Buy CD-RW 4X-10X recording disks
for $6.99, a bundle of 50 CompUSA CD-R 24 X recording disks for $14.99 and a
box of 50 CompUSA jewel cases for disks for $14.99 plus $2.22 tax for
$39.19. I started down the road, and I
remembered that I might need a Y cable splitter for my power supply, so I
returned to CompUSA. I bought a Y cable splitter for $10.99 off $2 because I
was short of cash and a CompUSA pack of 6 computer case thumb screws for $3.99
plus .90 tax for $15.88. I then returned home driving through central Greenwich
on the way back home. I first disconnected my computer case, and I looked at
the wiring situation. I only have two double IDE cable connectors, so I decided
I would have to remove the E: hard drive. I reconnected the computer, and I
copied from the E: drive to the C: drive my 74,000 Favorites, some Music, some
small programs and other files. This took some time, so I had same dinner as
last night around midnight. I then took
apart the computer. I removed the E: drive, and I put it in my Fire Sentry Case
next to the front door in a plastic static bag. I put in the new QUE drive in
the same location, setting it as a slave drive. The wires were already set up
there from the E: drive, and I did not need to use the Y power cable splitter.
I connected the two wire connector from the SoundBlaster Live MP#+ sound card
to the QUE drive leaving the 4 wire connector on my Acer 50X cdrom player. I
then tested the system, and sound plays out of both the ACER CD drive and QUE
CD/RW drive. I reassembled the case and connected all the cables in back of the
computer. It all seems to be working fine. I now have to install the software,
and I guess I will do a test record with the QUE CD/RW drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/13/02 Wednesday 5:40 P.M.: I went to bed at about 1 A.M. last
night, and I was up at 1 P.M. today. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went out. I
stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then drove downtown, and I went by the
waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich
Times and the Wall Street Journal. I returned a DVD video, and I checked out
two DVD videos. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two bundles of
fresh asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $1.45 and $1.43 each bundle, three
Stouffer’s hearty meals at $2.15 and a Stouffer’s 20 ounce lasagna at $2.57.
All of the Stouffer’s regular meals are 40% off. I also bought a bulb of garlic
at $2.99 a pound for .75 for $12.65 total. I then returned home, and I put away
my purchases. I will now listen to some Cnet radio. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/12/02 Tuesday 11:30 P.M.: After dinner, I watched a DVD video. I
will shut down the computer shortly and relax a bit before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/12/02 Tuesday 7:35 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I checked the
mail. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I listened to a bit of Cnet radio www.cnet.com to hear about technology happenings on the west
coast. I worked on the backup computer. I installed the Real One final product
and updates and plugins. I had to set its video in Real One preferences on the
backup computer to a lower level by unchecking a box since the backup computer
only has four megs of onboard video. I tried updating the video drivers on the
backup computer, but I kept the old one. I updated the Symantec firewall and
Norton Antivirus 2002. I also installed Microsoft MSN 7.0 and the latest Java
Virtual machine. I downloaded from Real and listened to Paul McCartney’s
“Freedom”. I am cooking the same
boneless breast of barbeque chicken the same way with a little lemon juice
added to the previous recipe. I will have it with steamed white rice and
steamed asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. It is damp out, so I will
probably be staying inside tonight. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/12/02 Tuesday 12:30 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email
and going through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I noticed that CompUSA
has the Lexmark E210 Laser Printer for $99.99 after rebates Welcome to CompUSA.com - Products , about $100 off. I will now shut down for the night. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 11:30 P.M.: I had the same boneless breast of
barbeque chicken, steamed white rice, steamed asparagus, and ice tea as last
night for dinner. I am going through my regular computer routine. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 9:20 P.M.: I went downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. World
magazine. I returned back to my apartment, and I relaxed a bit. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 6:15 P.M.: The Logitech cordless mouse was getting
erratic, so I replaced the batteries in it, and it seems to run better. I moved the Logitech cordless mouse base
station to the left of the power control centers. I put the left Monsoon
speaker behind the computer to the left on top of the HP LaserJet IID manual. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 6:10 P.M.: I listened to some internet broadcasts.
I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and a dill pickle slice and
potato chips and ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I cleaned up, and I
will go out shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 4:00 P.M.: I reinstalled the Creative SoundBlaster
Live MP3+ drivers for Windows XP. When I was checking the speaker on
quadraphonic speaker setup, I noticed the left Monsoon speaker and one of the
other pair of speakers was not working. I checked the back of the computer, and
on the first speaker output jack the double splitter was not plugged in all the
way affecting the Monsoon speakers, and I also changed the setting on one of
the other pair of speakers to surround, so both speakers work. Thus I now have
all speakers set up and tweaked properly. I will now clean up. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 1:50 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I checked the mail.
I listened to some internet news. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
For the interested parties that read my notes, I will list the vitamins
and supplements that I take every day.
Following is a list: one 325 mg. aspirin, either a balanced B-100 or
B-50 tablet, 500 mg. of Niacinamide, a multiple vitamin such as Centrum Silver,
400 IU USP vitamin E, 1000 mg. or 500 mg. of Vitamin C, 500 mg. of Deodorized
Garlic, 1000 mg. of MSM, Echinacea 150 mg. and Goldenseal 100 mg. complex, and
Glucosamine Sulfate 500 mg. and Chondroitin Sulfate 400 mg. and MSM 500 mg.
combination. Before going to bed, I take
a Tylenol and a MSM 1000 mg. Well, it
all seems to help me a bit with my over all health and joint pain. I plan to stay inside and do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 1:45 A.M.: Well, I finished my regular internet
routine. It is time to call it a day.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/11/02 Monday 12:50 A.M.: I had the same barbeque boneless
chicken breast dinner I had a couple of nights ago. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/10/02 Sunday 11:05 A.M.: I analyzed the IP addresses with http://www.arin.net/whois/arinwhois.html , and judging from the
returns if it is one hacker, it is a Asian from Taipei who travels all the time
to Canada and down the east coast to Georgia going through Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Georgia, and Florida frequently, and visits California
frequently and might work for Intel in California and made one trip to
Australia. Of course if it is more than
one hacker, then other users IP addresses besides Optimum Online start with
“24.”. However, I bought my motherboards from somebody from Taipei, so maybe
they are monitoring my computer use hoping to sell me an Intel product. So much
for my Sherlock Holmes skills. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/10/02 Sunday 10:25 P.M.:
I made up a list of the IP addresses that I have blocked in the last two
months with Symantec Norton Firewall 2002 mostly for trying to attack my
computer looking for Trojan Horse access. Most of them are from Optimum Online
Users. Following is a link to the list http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/blockip.txt . CIO
Note:
<888> 03/10/02 Sunday 8:55 P.M.: I went out after cleaning up. I drove
downtown, and I drove around the train station area. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought three Stauffer’s
hearty pot roast dinners at 40% off for all Stauffer’s for $2.15 each, and
boneless breast of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $5.77, and fresh asparagus at
$1.49 a pound for $1.55 for $13.77 total. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and
I bought three 96 ounce jugs of Tropicana orange juice with calcium at $2.99 a
jug for $8.97 total. I then returned
home, and I put away my purchases. I chatted with a relative. I noticed
yesterday when I was down at Grass Island that the park there on the waterfront
has about three to five Canadian goose droppings per square foot which is quite
dirty. I suppose if other people with waterfront lawns have the same problem,
they have a major health problem. I read
that they have reduced the Swan population on the waterfront by curdling their
eggs in the nests. Perhaps since the Swan population is down, the Canadian
Geese population is up. I am not sure or not if the Swans will run off the
Canadian geese or keep them from hanging around one’s lawn. Well time for some
regular computer work. It was quite blustery outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/10/02 Sunday 6:25 P.M.: I finished two loads of laundry. I
change the bedroom sheets when I do laundry. I had to leave the socks out on
the day bed to dry more. I did a bit of regular computer work. I just had a
Stauffer’s lean cuisine Chicken scaloppini with lasagna meal and some of the
pineapple and grape mixture along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I will now
clean up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/10/02 Sunday 3:45 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I put my laundry together, but the machines were busy. I went back to
bed until 2 P.M.. I am now on the dry cycle of the laundry. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/09/02 Saturday 9:45 P.M.: We finished watching the DVD video. My
guest left about fifteen minutes ago. I will now relax before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/09/02 Saturday 6:35 P.M.: I finished the house cleaning and
backing up the computer about 1:30 P.M.. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton
Win Doctor before the backup. I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and ketchup
and mustard and potato chip and ice tea and Brazilian instant coffee. I had a
guest stop by at 2 P.M.. I cleaned up. We went by the library, and I returned a
DVD video, and I checked out 2 DVD videos.
We drove down by the waterfront and took a drive through Bruce Park. We
stopped by the library again to sit outside briefly. We stopped by the Stop and
Shop, and my guest bought fillet of salmon and fresh asparagus. We stopped by Smokes of Less in Byram. We
returned to my place. I ran Norton Speed Disk while I was out. We chatted a
while. I am now cooking the same baked fillet of salmon meal with steamed
asparagus and steamed white rice and ice tea. We will then watch a DVD video.
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/09/02 Saturday 10:50 A.M.: I was up at 9:30 A.M.. I fetched a
loaf of Italian bread and four rolls downstairs from the bread table. I had
breakfast of Italian bread toast, oatmeal, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee.
I will now start a backup of the C: drive to the D: drive. I then will start my
weekly house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/09/02 Saturday 12:30 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went
through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I updated the Java
Virtual machine. I will now shut down, and I will relax a bit before going to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/08/02 Friday 11:05 P.M.: My sheep skin from New Zealand is made
by Bowron Sheepskin .
CIO
Note:
<888> 03/08/02 Friday 10:55 P.M.: My guest and I watched the DVD video.
My guest just left. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/08/02 Friday 8:00 P.M.: A friend stopped by, and we chatted for
a while. We had the same dinner as last night. I just cleaned up. We will now watch a DVD video disk. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 03/08/02:
Note:
<888> 03/08/02 Friday 3:05 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I went back to bed until about 2:30 P.M.. I had some spice drops. I
will now send out my weekly email notes. I will then have two hotdogs with buns
and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and dill pickle slice and ice tea and
a cappuccino. I noticed in today’s Greenwich Times that Vice President Cheney’s
wife Lynne Cheney was in town for a fund raiser last night. I was over at
Staples about that time, and I had thought about using the ATM machine over at
the Hyatt at that time, and I would have run into them all, but I decided not
to buy anything at Staples, so I did not need to use the ATM machine at the
Hyatt. Greenwich Time link http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-award2mar08.story?coll=green%2Dnews%2Dlocal%2Dheadlines . After my meal, I will
do a little regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/07/02 Thursday 9:35 P.M.: I sifted through my email. I now will
relax a bit and channel surf the television before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/07/02 Thursday 8:20 P.M.: After the last message, I gave one of
my neighbors a ride to Port Chester, New York. I then returned to central
Greenwich, and I went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD video
disk, and I read P.C. Magazine. I stopped by the Grand Union, and I bought
White Gem boneless breasts of chicken at $2.99 a pound for $4.49. I then
returned back to my apartment, and I had lunch of a Stouffer’s lean cuisine
hearty meal Chicken Picone with rice, pineapple grape fruit salad, ice tea, and
Brazilian instant coffee. I then went out, and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I
then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next went downtown, and I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out in the town common. The black
squirrel is still there, and I also saw a Mocking Bird. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I cleaned my car windows with glass cleaner. I chatted with a
resident. I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I toured the store. I
then returned to my apartment. I relaxed a bit. I then oiled the Pyrex pie dish
with olive oil, and I rubbed one chicken breast in the oil and I diced four
gloves of garlic, and I put them on the chicken breast. I the seasoned the
chicken breast with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and
meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. I then covered the chicken
breast with Texas Best barbeque sauce, and added dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco
sauce, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, and La Choy low sodium soy sauce,
and I cooked it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35
minutes. I had it with steamed white rice and chopped fresh asparagus spears
and ice tea. By the way, I made up a new batch of ice tea last night. I will
now do some regular computer work. Also
my left shoulder has been hurting today like it might have Bursitis, and since
my 1976 Volvo does not have power steering, it was a little painful driving
today. Still, I am sure the pain will go away soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/07/02 Thursday 10:30 A.M.: The apartment inspection went
fine. They need to fix the sheet rock
above the bathroom sink where the hot water heater was replaced a few years
ago. It was also suggested that I move my Rubbermaid laundry hamper back into the
bedroom, so there is more hallway entrance space. Well, it is a nice day, so I
will go out for some daytime activity. Have a good day. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/07/02 Thursday 9:00 A.M.: I went to bed at midnight. I was up at
7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went out and threw out some garbage. It is a
very nice day. I have an apartment inspection at 9:15 A.M. today. I guess I will do a little computer work this
morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/06/02 Wednesday 8:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift Shop. I next went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then
went by Exxon, and I bought $9 of premium at $1.499 a gallon. I then went over
to the Food Emporium, and I bought two packs of four General Electric 40 watt
lights bulbs for .99 each and two packs of four General Electric 60 watt light
bulbs for .99 each, four packs of Stauffer’s hearty light meals for two for
$3.99 or $7.98 all, two packages of Master Choice mozzarella skim cheese $2.50
each, and a bar of Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $2.89 plus
.24 tax for $17.56 total. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit. Then I had the
same meal as last night. I chatted with a relative, and thanked them for the
sheep skin. I will now watch a DVD movie video. Have a good night. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/06/02 Wednesday 2:00 P.M.: I went over to Odd Job in Port
Chester, and I returned the Eureka steam cleaner for $53.36 cash refund with
tax. I then bought an Oneida wire cheese slicer for $1.99, an Oneida sliver
cheese slicer for $1.99, a pound of spice drops $1.99, 2 Tuff Pot Shot cookware
cleaner .99 each, a Oneida spatula .99, a set of three Chef’s Helper jar
openers $1.49 minus 10 percent senior discount on Wednesday for $1.04 Senior
Discount with my AARP card plus .63 tax for $10.02 total. I then went to Smokes
for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $19
each $38 total. I was told that April 3, when the new Connecticut cigarette tax
increase goes into effect that they will go up $6 a carton to $25 a
carton. I will now have two hotdogs with
buns and ketchup and mustard and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice
tea and a cappuccino. I will then go out for some more daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/06/02 Wednesday 11:45 A.M.: I tried the Eureka steam cleaner,
and it does not work very well, so I will return it after I clean up. I guess
it is not a very heavy duty item. It just blows a little steam for about ten
minutes before having to be refilled, and the items I tried cleaning did not
really change very much. I also received
a sheep skin from a relative that visited New Zealand, so I put it on my day
bed. It is a Bowron sheepskin very white and fluffy. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/06/02 Wednesday 10:25 A.M.: I watched television until midnight.
I was up at 9 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I sent out an email. I will now try
out the Eureka power steamer to see how it works. I will listen to www.radio10.fm for relaxing music while I clean. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/05/02 Tuesday 9:35 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and
I put a half of quart of Pennzoil oil in my car. I also filled the antifreeze
overflow container to half way full. I sprayed WD-40 on the front passenger
side door latch, and I worked it a bit. It shut properly when one slams it
harder, but it is still suspect, so one has to be wary when sitting on that
side, and should test that it is secure by pushing out on the door to make sure
it is securely latched. I also sprayed WD-40 on some of the ignition contacts
and wires along with the battery terminals and some of the throttle linkages. I
then drove over to the Gateway Auto Supply, and I bought two quarts of Pennzoil
10W-40 oil for $1.99 a quart or $3.98 total. I then put another third of a
quart of Pennzoil in my car. I put the two containers in the trunk. I then made
my 4 P.M. appointment. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then stop by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.69, buy one get one free
of Ball Park beef franks for $3.79 both, fresh fillet of salmon at $3.99 a
pound for $1.70, asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $1.47, S&S lemon juice
quart $1.89, and a jar of Classico alfredo garlic sauce $2 for $12.54 total. I
then returned home. I relaxed a bit. I then took a round Pyrex pie dish, and I
put a couple of teaspoons of olive oil in it. I then rubbed the fillet of
salmon I had left over from Sunday in it, and I put about a half inch of lemon
juice and orange juice in the dish. I then seasoned the fish with Old Bay
seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. I peeled and halved a small
onion and halved about ten asparagus, and I put them in the dish. I covered the
Pyrex dish with a Pyrex lid, and I cooked it all in the convection oven at 325
degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. I had it all for dinner with steamed white
rice which I added some of the juices too along with the salmon, and I also had
a glass of ice tea. I chatted with a
friend. I then updated the beta of Real One to the finished product with the
plugins also. I will now start relaxing before calling it a day. I might watch a little television before
going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/05/02 Tuesday 3:05 P.M.: I put the rest of the air freshners in
the bedroom bureau drawer. I will now go out. I will check my car oil and spray
some WD-40 on the car door lock. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/05/02 Tuesday 1:55 P.M.: I dropped my neighbor off at the
Pathmark in Port Chester, New York. I then went to the ATM machine at Bank of
New York. I then went to Staples, and I bought from the Clearance center a
three pack of 500 sheets each of IBM Ultimate white heavy duty inkjet paper
regularly $23 all for $10 all, and a Coleman three pack of electronic mosquito
repellers for $4 all plus .95 tax for $14.95. I then went over to Odd Job, and
I bought two 64 ounce containers of Bissell glass cleaner refill with ammonia
for $1.79 each, two Bissell disinfectant spray antibacterial 12 oz. .99 each,
two McAuley’s carpet and room deodorizer with baking soda Mulberry .79 each,
TurtleWax extreme 2001 Protectant $1.99, 8 Sierra heavy duty room
fresheners 6 oz. .49 each plus .88 tax
for $13.93. I then returned home, and I left my purchases in my apartment. I
then went back to the ATM machine at Bank of New York in Port Chester. I then
went back to Odd Job, and I bought a Eureka Enviro Steamer hotshot regularly
$79.99 for $49.99 plus $3.37 tax for $53.36 total. The Eureka Enviro steamer
comes with a few attachments. It is made in Italy, and it is refurbished in
Mexico. It will be handy for heavy duty cleaning. It also kills germs. I then returned home. I
put one of Sierra room fresheners behind the window fan and another one
underneath the bathroom fan. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and mustard
and ketchup and potato chips and dill pickle slice and ice tea and a
cappuccino. Also my passenger side front
door seems to not close properly, but I think I fixed it. I have a 4 P.M.
appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/05/02 Tuesday 10:25 A.M.: I have cleaned up. I put new 15 watt
frosted candelabra bulbs in the sconces on the far wall in the living
room. I am now going to give a neighbor
a ride to Port Chester, and then I will do some other outdoors activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/05/02 Tuesday 9:05 A.M.: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and pineapple grape
mixture. I will now clean up, and then I will do a little computer work. It
seems a bit cold out at 21 degrees Fahrenheit, so I guess the artic birds had
common sense in flying down here. I
notice it is 51 degrees Fahrenheit in mid state Florida, so I guess the oranges
are all right. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/04/02 Monday 8:30 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift Shop. I next went downtown, and I stopped by the central Greenwich Post
office, and I obtained a money order to pay my Verizon telephone bill. I then
stopped by the Greenwich Tobacconist briefly. I next drove down by the waterfront.
I went by the ELDC thrift shop in Cos Cob, and I bought a brass plant mister
for $2.12 with tax. I then returned a DVD video at the library, and I checked
out three DVD videos. I also read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal.
I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a fresh Del Monte pineapple for
$3.99, white seedless grapes at $1.99 a pound for $2.61, Vlassic snack kosher
dills $1.99, two containers of S&S French onion dip $1.29, La Choy light
soy sauce $2.19, Old Bay Seasoning $2.99, Asto sesame oil $3.59, Gold’s
horseradish $1.50, two medium bags of Wise Ridge sour cream potato chips $1.09
each for $23.31 total. I then returned home. I peeled and diced the pineapple,
and I cleaned and picked the grapes, and I mixed them together. I then added
three tablespoons of Angostura bitters, a jigger of Mount Gay rum, and two cups
of fresh orange juice, and I mixed it all together. I then put it all in a
Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator to chill. I then relaxed a bit. I put the brass plant mister
on the lower shelf of the bookcase in the kitchen entrance. For dinner I had the rest of the spaghetti
and tomato meat sauce with grated parmesan cheese and ice tea. I chatted with a friend. I think I will relax a bit and maybe channel
surf the television and then head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/04/02 Monday 1:15 P.M.: After lunch, I moved the Holmes lava
mood lamp from the living room window shelf to the Danish bar table, so
hopefully if it is warmer, it might work instead of freezing up. I will now
clean up and go out. I am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . CIO
Note:
<888> 03/04/02 Monday 11:55 A.M.: I went downstairs after the last
message, and I checked the mail which was not here yet. I then came up, and I
watched some of the History Channel. I noticed when I switched to channel two
that I had interference lines in the television reception. This is generally
caused by the connections at the splitter where the cable comes out of the
wall. I had hung it up on a stretched rubber band on a hook, and I switched
from the rubber band to a more secure piece of heavier blue electrical wire to
secure the various cables in relative position, so they do not have pressure on
them. Right now the reception on the
television is near perfect. This might
have also been causing interference on the cable modem causing it to disconnect
from being online. Hopefully I have
remedied the problems. I checked the mail, and I received my Verizon telephone
bill, so I will pay it later on this afternoon. I also had a toasted roll. They supposedly are going to move the large
table out of the front entrance hall, since the Housing Authority does not
allow tenants to place furniture in the hallway. I will now have some reheated
spaghetti noodles with tomato meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out for some outdoor activity. I
should be out about 1:30 P.M. or a little before. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/04/02 Monday 9:30 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I
also went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I guess I will now shut down, and I will
clean up and go out for some daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/04/02 Monday 7:45 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I started up the computer, and I uninstalled and reinstalled the
networking. Occasionally when I start
the computer, I have problems with the computer logging onto Optimum Online, so
hopefully this solved the problem. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/03/02 Sunday 8:30 P.M.: Instead of going out after the last
message, I relaxed a bit, and I took a nap from 9 A.M. until 11:30 A.M.. I then
had a cappuccino, and I cleaned up. A
friend stopped by about 12:30 P.M., and we drove down by the waterfront. We
then walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. We stopped by the Stop and Shop,
and I bought three packages of S&S margarine for $1 all, four packages of
Muller thin spaghetti for .50 each, fresh fillet of salmon at $3.99 a pound for
$6.62, fresh asparagus at $1.49 a pound $1.61, S&S hotdog buns $1.19, a 16
oz. package of frozen Brussels sprouts $1.89, and two 16 ounce packages of
frozen green peas $1.89 each for $18.09 total.
We then returned back to my place.
We had some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese and ice tea. We
watched a DVD movie. I then put a light layer of olive oil in a Pyrex baking
dish, and I cut the fillet of salmon in three pieces about a half pound apiece.
I cooked two fillets adding about a half cup of lemon juice in the dish with
salmon and seasoning the Salmon filets on top with Basil, Oregano, and Italian
spices. I cooked them at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. We had the
salmon with steamed white rice and steamed asparagus and ice tea. We then
chatted a while. My guest left about 8 P.M.. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/03/02 Sunday 7:45 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went
through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I renewed the Microsoft
Windows XP book at http://pac.greenwichlibrary.org/patroninfo at http://www.greenwich.lib.ct.us/
. I was emailed about finding pictures on the
web, and I suggested http://www.corbis.com/ and for art there is always www.getty.edu . Well I will now have a can of Progresso beef and
mushroom soup with a roll with margarine, potato chips, ice tea, and a
cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out in about an hour of more for some
fresh air probably around 9 A.M. or so. Have a good morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/03/02 Sunday 6:05 A.M.: I finished writing the letter. I noticed
that CompUSA www.compusa.com has good sale prices on hard drives this week. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/03/02 Sunday 4:30 A.M.: I went to bed at 8 P.M., and I was up at
3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I will now write a letter to a relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/02/02 Saturday 6:20 P.M.: I had an enjoyable dinner. I think I
will now shut down the computer, and I will watch a bit of television before
going to bed. Have a good evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/02/02 Saturday 5:35 P.M.: I put the PCI USB 2 Port card in the
backup computer. I had to move the Logicode EISA modem card and the
SoundBlaster SW32 EISA cards down one slot, so as to make room for the PCI USB
2 Port card to fit into the case. The
PCI USB 2 Port card was a little bit short for my case, but by curving the
backside slide holder, I was able to fit it in.
The PCI 2 Port USB card works fine in the backup computer, although at
the moment I do not have any USB devices to attach to it. I cleaned the inside
of the backup computer with the Cleaning Duster air. I opened up the old power
supply, and I cleaned it, and I attached the new power switch to it, and I
packaged it up in the new box. I will keep it for emergency needs. However,
realistically at the $20 cost, it is better to use a new one in an emergency if
available. I am defrosting some tomato meat sauce, and I will make up some
spaghetti noodles and have some it with parmesan cheese for dinner along with
ice tea and a roll. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/02/02 Saturday 3:45 P.M.: I went out, and I gave a ride to a
neighbor to Port Chester. I then drove through downtown Greenwich, and I drove
by the waterfront. I then drove up to Norwalk, and I stopped by the Wiz, and I
paid my this month’s Cablevision and Optimum Online bills. I the went to
CompUSA, and I bought a PCI USB 2 Port Card for $14.99 and a CompUSA 250 watt
AT Power Supply for $19.99 plus $2.10 tax for $37.08 total. I then returned home
to Greenwich. I just finished installing the new CompUSA 250 watt AT Power
Supply on my primary computer. I did not use the CPU switch that came with the
power supply, but I continue to use my old one, since it was a bit tricky to
install a new switch. I never use the switch since I turn on the computer with
the power control center, so the old switch should be just fine. I also keep the existing power cord. The primary computer is working just fine,
and it is quieter, since the old power supply was a little louder. Since the first year and a half I had the
original power supply in the AT case, I ran a server which means the CPU was on
all the time, there would have been a bit of wear and tear on the original power
supply. I will now install the PCI 2 Port USB card in the backup computer, so
the backup computer will have USB capability. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/02/02 Saturday 10:35 A.M.: I finished the house cleaning and
watering the plants. I picked up a loaf of Italian bread and four rolls
downstairs from the bread donation table.
I just had two hot dogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, a dill pickle
slice, potato chips, ice tea, and I am just about to have a cappuccino. I will
then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/02/02 Saturday 7:45 A.M.: I was up at 6:30 A.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will
now do some house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/01/02 Friday 10:00 P.M.: After the last message, I went out and
I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I returned the Epson
Stylus Photo 870 printer that was broken for a full refund of $14.75. I then
bought a roll of cloth for half price for $10. It was 30 feet by 54 inches. It
is upholstery material that is a medium Williamsburg Blue with lighter blue
stripes and petit point red and green flowers. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I went by St. Moritz bakery,
and I bought a round pastry with pecans and apples and rectangular pastry with
raspberry filling for $2.75 both. I sat out in the cool fresh air, and I ate
them. I then returned home. I cut the upholstery material in three six foot
lengths and a twelve foot length. I draped the three six foot length vertically
across the long green sofa since that is the way the pattern ran. It looks
quite sharp, and a lot cleaner. I left two sets of blue pattern pillows on the
sofa. I draped the 12 foot length of upholstery material over the Queen Anne
chair folding it, so it fits neatly. I put the down comforter on the end of the
sofa on the end of the day bed. Thus my sitting area in the living room looks a
bit neater and sharper. I also brought back to the apartment the Slaymaker
jumpstart system, since I did not need it. I went back downtown at noon. I
stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to First
Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I then paid my
AT&T telephone bill with a money order at the central Greenwich Post Office.
I sat out for a while. I walked a small section of Greenwich Avenue. I then
stopped by Exxon, and I bought $11 of premium at $1.499 a gallon. I also
checked the air in my tires to 28 PSI. I then returned home. I had the rest of
the cold eye round in a sandwich with mayonnaise and horseradish, potato chips,
dill pickle slice, ice tea, and a cappuccino.
A friend stopped by at 2:15 P.M., and we chatted a while. I then took a
nap from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M.. We then went out to the Cos Cob Food Mart, and we
bought four ears of Florida corn for .33 each and a pork tenderloin for $3.99 a
pound. We then drove down by the waterfront. We then stopped by Smokes for Less
in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $19. We then
returned back to my place, and we chatted and had ice tea. I then broiled the
pork tenderloin for 5 minutes a side seasoning with ground black pepper, garlic
powder, celery salt, and poultry and meat seasoning. We had it for dinner with
the steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. We chatted a while, and my guest left
at 9:15 P.M.. I will now head off to bed since I am a bit tired. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/01/02 Friday 8:05 A.M.: I cleaned up. I went downstairs briefly.
I have been listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I will now go out for
some daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 03/01/02 Friday 6:20 A.M.: I just heard on the BBC that the Tate
Gallery in London have just put 30,000 paintings from the Turner collection
online http://www.tate.org.uk/home/default.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 03/01/02 Friday 6:00 A.M.: I sent out my weekly email notes. I
sifted through my email. I am charging
up the Slaymaker Jumpstart system to have it fully charged. I might take it
with me today in case anyone needs a jumpstart. I sent out this message.
Message follows:
Friday 5:45 A.M. 03/01/02
Yesterday about noon, I saw about
four snow geese in Bruce Park.
When I was down in Old Greenwich
shortly thereafter, I was told
there was a Snowy Owl on the
second building after entering Tod's Point.
They last time I saw Snow Geese
in Bruce Park about 12 years ago,
we had a two and a half foot snow
fall. I guess with the drought, we will
not be getting the snow, but it
certainly is cooler.
The snow geese I saw were not all
white, but were partially brown tan and white.
Mike Scott
Greenwich, Connecticut
End of Scott's
Notes week 03/01/02:
Note:
<888> 03/01/02 Friday 4:05 A.M.: I went to bed at 9 P.M., and I was up at
3 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I will now do some regular computer work.
CIO
Note: <888> 04/30/02 Tuesday 10:10 P.M.: I
printed out a birthday card for a relative. I finished making the ice tea. I
got some bills ready to pay tomorrow. I chatted with a friend. I watched some
television. I will now shut down for the night. CIO
Note: <888> 04/30/02 Tuesday 7:15 P.M.: I had
an enjoyable dinner. I am in the process of making up a batch of ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/30/02 Tuesday 5:20 P.M.: I was
up at 10 A.M. this morning. For
breakfast I had two slices of sunflower seed bread toast, orange juice, coffee,
vitamins, and oatmeal. I took a Benedryl before going to bed last night and one
this morning. I figured with the increased pollen in the air, it might help me
feel better. I cleaned up. I then went out. I drove over to the VitaminShoppe
in Port Chester, New York, and I bought 100 capsules each of deodorized garlic
$4.47, E 400 IU $7.97, B-Complex 100 mg $9.47, daily multiple with luten
$10.47, Niacimide $3.97, C-500 mg $4.47 plus I had a $10 off coupon for $30.82
total. I then toured Staples and Odd Job. Odd Job has lots of various teas. I
then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I cashed my
$20 Staples rebate check. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop,
and I bought a size 40 inch waist pair of dark navy cotton shorts for $6 and a
size 42 inch waist pair of baby blue linen shorts for $6 for $12 total. I then
toured the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop. At the moment they do not have any
used clothing for larger people. I sat out briefly. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then stopped by the library, and I returned the day late video
disk with a $1 fine that I paid, and I also checked out another one. I then
went by Stop and Shop, and I bought four half gallons of Tropicana Premium with
calcium for $2 each, a 5 pound bag of Domino sugar $1.99, Morton Light salt
.99, two Swanson dinners for $2 each, a eye round roast at $3.99 a pound for
$9.38, two dozen large eggs at $1.69 a dozen for $27.74. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. The shorts fit fine. I had some ice tea. I will now season the eye
round with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, Old Bay seasoning,
Italian spices, Basil, Oregano, and Sweet Baby Ray barbeque sauce and cook it
in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will have a
couple half inch slices of it for dinner with reheated pasta Alfredo mixture
and steamed fresh asparagus and broccoli and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/29/02 Monday 9:40 P.M.: I had a
can of Progresso minestrone soup along with ice tea. I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 04/29/02 Monday 7:45 P.M.: I
rested until 6 P.M.. I had reheated Alfredo sauce and spinach pasta mixture
with ice tea. I have not been doing that
much food shopping recently. Normally this time of year after the winter
season, I start using up some of the can goods I keep in the apartment in case
of winter snow emergencies. I still have quite a few of these items to use up,
so I have been eating them instead of shopping for fresh food. I threw out the
garbage. I received a Staples $20 rebate on the 50 disk CD/r pack I bought. I
am just relaxing. CIO
Note: <888> 04/29/02 Monday 1:40 P.M.: I was
up at noon. I had a toasted roll and a slice of sunflower seed bread, oatmeal,
orange juice, and vitamins. I am just relaxing.
I feel a bit better today. CIO
Note: <888> 04/28/02 Sunday 6:15 P.M.: I
chatted with a relative. I had my meal. I will now watch some television and
relax. CIO
Note: <888> 04/28/02 Sunday 4:30 P.M.: I was
up at 9 A.M. today. I had three medium boiled eggs and a toasted roll with
orange juice and vitamins. I watched a bit of television, and I relaxed today.
I will have some of the spinach pasta and Alfredo sauce mix, steamed fresh
broccoli along with ice tea. I am
feeling a bit better, and hopefully I will make it outside tomorrow. CIO
Note: <888> 04/27/02 Saturday 4:35 P.M.: I
continued to rest to get over my cold. I was up at 9 A.M. this morning, and I
got three rolls and a loaf of oat bread from the bread table downstairs. I went
back to bed until noon. I had oatmeal and a toasted roll with orange juice and
vitamins. I rested until about 4 P.M.. I made up a batch of Mollina Italian
spinach noodles, and I put on a heated jar of Five brothers creamy garlic
Alfredo sauce. I had a portion of this with grated parmesan cheese sprinkled on
it. I will now relax some more. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week 04/26/02:
Note: <888> 04/26/02 Friday 4:00 P.M.: I
rested some more. I chatted with a relative. I cleaned up, and I checked the
mail. I just had a Tombstone pepperoni pizza with ice tea. I will now send out
my weekly notes. CIO
Note: <888> 04/26/02 Friday 10:55 A.M.: I have
had the flu or a fever since Tuesday evening. I stayed in bed continually with
chills and fever. I had 3 medium boiled eggs and toast on Wednesday along with
glasses of orange juice and vitamins. On
Thursday I had oatmeal and toast, and I had a Marie Callender chicken parmesan
meal. I also had orange juice, and I took vitamins and CVS extra strength non
aspirin pain reliever. I will now have three medium boiled eggs, toast,
vitamins, and orange juice. I guess I will continue to stay inside since I have
not fully recovered yet. CIO
Note: <888> 04/23/02 Tuesday 10:40 P.M.: I
watched the DVD video. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/23/02 Tuesday 6:20 P.M.: I went
out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a new
AT&T white council telephone that has a built in speakerphone for $10. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I weather watched for a while. I then sat
out downtown for an extended period of time. I chatted with a local. I next
made my 4 P.M. appointment. Afterwards I returned home. I put the new AT&T
telephone on the left front of the bedroom desk, so there are now two
telephones in the bedroom. I relaxed a bit with an ice tea. For dinner I had a Maria Callender lasagna
dinner with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/23/02 Tuesday 1:05 P.M.: I sent out a couple of emails. I checked the
mail. I received my AARP card information. I did a little bit of computer work.
I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard, potato chips, two
small dill pickles, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now clean up and go out.
I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note: <888> 04/23/02 Tuesday 10:25 A.M.: My
guest was up at 4 A.M. this morning, and he left at 5 A.M. to catch his flight.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, raisin bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I went back to bed until 9:30 A.M.. I checked the mail, and it is not
here yet. It is a bit chilly out this
morning at 41 degrees Fahrenheit. I will now do some regular computer work. I
have a 4 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO
Note: <888> 04/22/02 Monday 9:15 P.M.: My
guest showed up at 4 P.M.. We chatted and had some ice tea. At 6 P.M. I made
dinner of filet of salmon which I cooked in a Pyrex pie dish coated with olive
oil, and about a half cup of lemon juice with a pad of margarine on each filet
seasoned with Old Bay seasoning, oregano, basil, and Italian spices. I baked it
at 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the convection oven for 20 minutes. We had this for
dinner with steamed white rice and steamed fresh asparagus and broccoli and ice
tea. We then watched some television. My guest has to be up at 4 A.M., so I
will shut down for the day now. CIO
Note: <888> 04/22/02 Monday 3:45 P.M.: I went
out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a Queen Elizabeth II
Silver Jubilee dish for $2. I then went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue including the train station area. I did not sit out at various locations
because it was raining. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the
ELDC thrift shop. I ran into a school classmate there checking out the
bargains. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned two DVD video
disks, and I checked out double video disk “Victoria and Albert”. I then went
by Exxon, and I bought $12.20 of premium at $1.799 a gallon. I then went to the
Stop and Shop, and I bought filet of salmon at $3.99 a pound for $4.43, fresh
California asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $2.41, fresh broccoli at .79 a pound
for .99 for $7.83 total. I also received .75 credit for returned soda pop cans
for $7.08 total. I then returned home. I put the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee
dish next to the Queen Elizabeth II whiskey jug on the Danish bar. I had some
ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/22/02 Monday 11:00 A.M.: I
rested until 10 A.M.. I watched some television, and I had a dozen Carr’s
crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I checked the mail. I got the
Abercrombie and Fitch catalog which shows a warmer tropical resort. Well, it is
cold and damp here. I guess I will clean up and go out and face the English
weather. CIO
Note: <888> 04/22/02 Monday 6:00 A.M.: Today
is “Earth Day”, so one should try to save energy today. I went to bed after the
last message yesterday. I had a call about 7 P.M.. I was up at 5 A.M., and I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, raisin bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. CIO
Note: <888> 04/21/02 Sunday 3:50 P.M.: I
finished my meal. I finished making the ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I
am just relaxing on Sunday. CIO
Note: <888> 04/21/02 Sunday 1:35 P.M.: I
chatted with a friend. Apparently his daughter broke her themor recently, and she
is in a complete body cast. My friend was also in a severe automobile wreck on
April 11, and was almost killed. He will be taking a long time to recover, but
he seems to be on the road to recovery. I did not know until I just called. I
am making up a batch of ice tea. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and
ketchup and mustard, potato chips, two small dill pickle slices, ice tea, a
piece of Pepperidge Farm cake, and a cup of Brazilian instant coffee. CIO
Note: <888> 04/21/02 Sunday 11:55 A.M.: I was
up at 5:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched http://hourofpower.org/
. I chatted with a friend. I went back to bed until just a bit of time ago. CIO
Note: <888> 04/20/02 Saturday 9:40 P.M.: I
chatted with my guest. About 6:30 A.M., I fried four ½ inch thick pork chops in
olive oil and margarine for two minutes a side or slightly more seasoning them
with ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, oregano, basil, and
Italians spices and adding a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce
with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce while they fried. We each had two
chops with steamed white rice and steamed fresh asparagus and broccoli and ice tea.
We watched a bit of television and then we chatted. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/20/02 Saturday 4:50 P.M.: I
went out after the last message, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a
pine wall rack for $5. I then went downtown. I walked up the Avenue to CVS from
mid avenue. I then went by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a package
of three 30 pound Professional wall hangers for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64. I
the picked up a free copy of Friday’s Wall Street Journal in front of Saks
Fifth Avenue. I then drove down the Avenue. I then walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD video
disk. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two packages of S&S
hotdog rolls for $1.19 each package, a package of four pork chops at $2.59 a
pound for $2.56, two Marie Calander meals for $1.49 and $1.99 each for $8.42
total. I then returned home. I polished the pine wall hanger with lemon oil,
and I hung it with the 30 pound hangers to the right of the bathroom sink with
various items stored in it. I took the wicker wall rack hanger that I had
hanging there, and I put it on the wall to the left of the primary computer. I
put my left side computer speakers on it along with my inexpensive digital
camera and computer tool kit and some extra eye glasses. I had my guest arrive
at 3:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative.
CIO
Note: <888> 04/20/02 Saturday 9:55 A.M.: I
finished house cleaning and vacuuming. I chatted with a friend who will be
visiting at 3:30 P.M. today. I had a meal of a Swanson’s Hungryman boneless
breast of chicken dinner with ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I picked
up a loaf of raisin bread from the bread table downstairs. I will now clean up
and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/20/02 Saturday 7:25 A.M.: I
went to bed at 8 P.M., and I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
just finished the house cleaning except for vacuuming, which I will do after 9
A.M., so as not to disturb my neighbors. CIO
Note: <888> 04/19/02 Friday 4:25 P.M.: I did a
little bit of computer work. I will not shut down for the day. CIO
Note: <888> 04/19/02 Friday 2:45 P.M.: I
relaxed a bit. About 6 A.M., I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and
ketchup, potato chips, two small dill pickles, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant
coffee. I rested until 11 A.M.. I went out, and I put new silver duct tape on
my right rear tail light which has a couple of cracks in it. The duct tape
should keep the moisture out. I relaxed a bit more. I had two ½ inch slices of
cold eye round beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white
rice, steamed fresh broccoli and asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I just
got the NOAA weather warning for a severe storm front moving over this area
from Westchester Country airport on north and east. We are right on the
southern edge. I would imagine IBM in Armonk will shortly be experiencing an
intense electrical storm. I just told my neighbors. I also just cleaned the
inside of my car windows. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week 04/19/02:
Note: <888> 04/19/02 Friday 4:50 A.M.: I
scanned yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article about the French Volcano
tourist park . The link to their web
site is http://www.vulcania.com/ . I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note: <888> 04/19/02 Friday 3:00 A.M.: I have
only been in Manhattan once in the last ten years about two months ago. Some
friends showed me a bar in the Campbell Apartment just off Vanderbilt Avenue on
the south west corner of Grand Central Station. I do not drink alcohol anymore,
but I think some people still do to relieve themselves with alcohol refreshment
from the temperature variations of Manhattan.
The steps into the Campbell Bar are very steep, and if one were drinking
alcohol or were frail, one would have to exercise caution descending and
ascending the steps. Still it is a pleasant atmosphere from what I saw,
particularly for commuters whom no long have access to the Brasserie coffee
shop in the basement of the Seagram’s building. I posted a link to their
brochure I picked up when I was there www.geocities.com/mikelscott/campapt.jpg
. CIO
Note: <888> 04/19/02 Friday 2:45 A.M.: I was
up at midnight. I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. When cooking breakfast with oatmeal, I use the GE
microwave, DeLonghi toaster oven, and Krups espresso cappuccino machine all at
the same time off the same kitchen wall socket on an orange extension cord. I
guess the DeLonghi toaster oven has more wattage since I had to reset the
circuit breaker behind the living room mirror leading towards the hallway. Thus
I should make the coffee first then do the oatmeal and toast. Still the
DeLonghi toaster oven worked fine. I took off the top of the toaster oven the
Danish cookie tin that I keep cigarette butts in, and I put it on the large
coffee soup cups in the blue kitchen hallway bookcase. I also took off the
steel coffee cup tree, and I washed the six coffee mugs, and I put the steel
coffee mug tree and the mugs on top of the Danish bar in the living room. I did
some research on the internet. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 4:50 P.M.: I
went to my 3 P.M. appointment, but it was cancelled for today. I returned home.
I chatted with a neighbor. I relaxed a bit. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 1:40 P.M.: I
went out after the last message. I stopped by the Free Wall Street Journal
Newspaper box in front of Saks Fifth Avenue on Greenwich Avenue, and I obtained
yesterday’s and today’s Wall Street Journal. I then walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out for a while. I then walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out for a while. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store on the way
down the Avenue, and I viewed their top floor merchandise. They have a few 70%
off items. I then sat out in the park, and I read the two issues of the Wall
Street Journal. The last inside page of today’s Wall Street Journal has an article
about a new volcanic amusement park they built in the volcanic region in France
for $87 million dollars. It is suppose to quite an interesting adventure park,
and it is suppose to attract 500,000 people a year to the volcanic region of
France. I will copy and post the article when I have time. I then went to the
Mews Merry Go Round Thrift Shop. A skunk
apparently let loose in front of their door, so there is a bit of an odor
entering the shop. Skunks are very common on Greenwich Avenue and the waterfront
area. It is generally wise not to startle them. If one should be unfortunate
enough to be sprayed with a skunk, generally tomato juice in quantity will help
wash away the smell. I bought a dark navy pair of size 44 inch waist shorts for
$2 and a pair of khaki size 38 inch waist shorts for $2 for $4 total. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I next went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop, and I bought a black DeLonghi Alfredo Ultima toaster oven for $5. I then
returned home. I put the DeLonghi toaster oven behind the General Electric
microwave oven where the Welbilt toaster oven was. I put the Welbilt toaster
oven beneath the lower left cabinet, and I threw out my old spare General
Electric toaster oven. I also threw out a popcorn popper. I put the DeLonghi
toaster oven broiling pan on top of the GE microwave oven with the other
frequently used cooking utensils. I did not get the broiling pan handle with
it, but it did come with instructions. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup
and mustard and potato chips and two small dill pickles along with ice
tea. The size 44 inch shorts fit me, but
the size 38 inch shorts do not fit. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon.
I guess I will now listen to some BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram
. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 7:10 A.M.: I
finished my regular computer work. I had two 1/3 to ½ inch thick pieces of cold
eye round beef with horseradish sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
reheated steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh
asparagus and broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I watched a bit of
television. I will now clean up and go out for some cooler morning air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 4:05 A.M.: I ran
Windows Update, and I installed a Critical Update. I also installed an Internet
Explorer Security Update. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 3:15 A.M.: I
finished the laundry, and I put it away. CIO
Note: <888> 04/18/02 Thursday 1:45 A.M.: I
received a telephone call from a friend at 9 P.M.. I was up at midnight. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, Italian bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I am on the wash cycle of my laundry. I also put clean
sheets on the bed which I do whenever I do laundry. I will now do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/17/02 Wednesday 2:15 P.M.: I
watched a bit of television. I am a bit tired, so I will go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/17/02 Wednesday 12:50
P.M.: Before going out, I put the two
living room sofa comforters in plastic bags, and I put them in the false
ceiling above the bedroom bed. I put the Bodum lambs wool throw on top of the
Queen Anne chair in the living room. I put a 12 pack of Barq’s root beer in the
lower drawer of the refrigerator. I went out at 7 A.M.. I figure by that time
of the day, it is daylight, and there should not be any predator cats around. I
stopped by the free Wall Street Journal box in front of Saks Fifth Avenue, and
I picked up yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. I then walked lower Greenwich
Avenue and the train station area. I bought a raspberry Danish at St. Moritz
bakery for $1.25. I ate it in front of the senior center. I then walked up to
the top of the Avenue, and I sat out a while. I then walked down the Avenue,
and I went to the rear entrance of the Greenwich Hardware store which opens at
8 A.M., and I bought a Frost King air conditioner filter for $1.99 plus .12 tax
for $2.11. I then sat downtown for a while. About 8:30 A.M., I drove down by
the waterfront, and I chatted with a local. I then went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned and
checked out a DVD video. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 96
ounce containers of Tropicana premium with Calcium for $2.99 each, S&S 10
pack of dry milk for $5.49, three S&S premium margarine for $2 all, and a
head of broccoli for .99 a pound for $1.15 for $14.62 total. I then went by the
Food Emporium, and I bought two bunches of asparagus for $1.49 a pound for
$3.28 total. I then went by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons
of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $26 a carton for $52 total. I then returned
home. It is quite comfortable and cool in my apartment with the General
Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control that I bought
two years ago at Partridge and Rockwell for $589. I put the new Frost King air
conditioner filter over the original air conditioner filter replacing the old
one. I put the Frost King filter in because it makes the original GE last
longer, and it is easily replaced. I
remember last year that the Wiz had a 15,000 BTU Panasonic air conditioner with
remote control for $450, and I recall that Home Depot had a 15,000 BTU Hampton
air conditioner without remote control for $359. All of these units used 115
Volt. Usually if one goes any higher in BTU, one needs a special 220 Volt plug
receptacle. I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato
chips, two small dill pickles, and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/17/02 Wednesday 5:25 A.M.: I
sorted through the paper work on the bedroom desk. Now it looks a bit neater. I
also went through the periodicals on the magazine rack, and I sorted out the
old flyers. I also glanced through the issues of the Greenwich Post since last
mid October. Well, although I do not have time to read all the information that
I get in the mail, since I am on the internet quite a bit reading mostly
technology news, I have done my best to catch up. I will now clean up and go
out for some morning air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/17/02 Wednesday 3:35 A.M.: I
finished my meal. I know in the North Country, they frequently have problems
with predatory cats. I have six Norwegian chocolate cups that have mountain
lions seals on them. I believe they have also used the mountain lion on the
flags in Scotland and Switzerland historically. In the North American region, I
believe we have to deal with mountain lions, bob cats, lynx, cougars, pumas, jaguars,
leopards, panthers and other such feline animals. From my experience they hunt
in the early morning hours. I do not know if they are common this time of year,
but I have not seen rabbits out crazing recently during the evening and morning
hours which might be an indicator that such feline predators might be around.
If one keeps horses, I was advised the best thing to do is to keep a radio
going in the stable to scare away any cats. Well it was 90 degrees Fahrenheit
in Chicago yesterday, so more than likely the heat wave will continue our way
today. In looking at pictures, the last time I was at the dentist last summer,
I believe, I saw a picture in National Geographic of a Brazilian Jaguar, an
animal one definitely would not want to run into on an early morning stroll.
Anyway I think I will sort out and clean up the paper work on my bedroom desk,
and then I will sort out and clean up the periodicals on my magazine rack. This
should keep me busy until later in the morning.
I also turned the air conditioner down to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so the
apartment should be about 72 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 04/17/02 Wednesday 1:55 A.M.: I
have been sleeping a bit. I went to bed after the last message, and I had a
call from a friend at 5 P.M.. I then chatted with another friend at 8:30 P.M..
I had breakfast of oatmeal, Italian bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I watched some television. I fell back asleep until 1:30 A.M.. I
guess although it is cool in my apartment, I have subconsciously been avoiding
facing the heat of the day. I will shortly have two 1/3 inch thick pieces of
cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh broccoli,
ice tea, and a cappuccino. Possibly then I will clean up and go out for some
fresh air. However, since Mountain Lions and other predatory cats seem to hunt
in the early morning hours, I will have to think about whether I want to take
an early morning walk. CIO
Note: <888> 04/16/02 Tuesday 9:15 A.M.: I went
through Monday and Friday’s Wall Street Journal. I will now try to rest a bit.
CIO
Note: <888> 04/16/02 Tuesday 7:50 A.M.: I
slept from after the last message to 5:30 A.M.. I had a piece of Pepperidge
Farm cake, two slices of Italian bread with margarine, and three 1.5” X 1.5” X
¼” slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I relaxed a bit more. I got
two crank Fax phone calls. I chatted with a friend. I turned the air
conditioner back on to 72 degrees Fahrenheit. It is suppose to go up to 80
degrees Fahrenheit today. I am thinking about going out for some fresh air, or
perhaps I might relax some more. Maybe I will read the yesterday’s and Friday’s
Wall Street Journal. CIO
Note: <888> 04/16/02 Tuesday 3:00 A.M.: I watched
the DVD video “The Perfect Storm”. I
watched some other television. I had dinner of two 1/3 inch thick slices of
cold eye round with horseradish sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
reheated steamed white rice, steamed fresh broccoli, and ice tea. I watch a bit
more television. I will now rest for a bit.
I turned the air conditioner back to “Fan”. CIO
Note: <888> 04/15/02 Monday 10:30 P.M.: I was
up at 6 P.M.. I watched the ABC evening news. I turned on my General Electric
Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control to 72 degrees Fahrenheit
since it was 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment. It is 68 degrees
Fahrenheit right now. This warm spell is suppose to continue through Wednesday
or Thursday. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, three halves of
toasted rolls, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I put away my comforter in
the top shelf of the bedroom closet. I cleaned up. I went to the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out the DVD video disk “The Perfect Storm”. I picked up a copy of the Free Wall Street
Journal in front of Saks Fifth Avenue. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I
sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home.
I am having a glass of ice tea. Usually when I set the air conditioner at 72
degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature in the apartment stays at about 74 degrees
Fahrenheit. CIO
Note: <888> 04/15/02 Monday 5:50 A.M.: I
watched some television including a Connecticut Public Television on Channel 10
presentation on the history of the Rockefeller family up until about 1980. It
showed some vintage film clips. I guess I will relax a bit before going to bed.
Have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 04/15/02 Monday 1:55 A.M.: I did
some regular computer work. I watched some public media cable television. They
are now broadcasting on the PBS station the vintage television series “The
Prisoner”. I have told many people over
the years living in Greenwich, Connecticut is like the television series the
“The Prisoner”. One can always try to escape or depart to other regions, but
they will always return you back to Greenwich.
I am not sure what my number is, but I suppose we are slightly a more
modern version of “The Prisoner” since we have modern devices like computers
and the internet along with labor saving devices like microwave ovens. Unfortunately in the setting of my apartment
they have not made room for other newly discovered inventions like dish washer
machines, so I have to live with stained dishes. There is no room in my apartment
for a dish washer machine. On a more
routine basis, there is not much happening; so I will do a little bit more
computer work. I also had dinner of two
1/3 to ½ inch thick slices of cold eye round with horseradish sauce and Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed white rice with La Choy low
sodium soy sauce and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/14/02 Sunday 9:50 P.M.: I was
up at 4 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal, three toasted roll halves,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back to sleep from about 6 A.M.
until about 6 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato
chips, two small dill pickles, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I cleaned up, and I
went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned two DVD videos and a book. I then
went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought buy get one free of two dozen large
eggs for $1.69 both. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat
out at various locations. I noticed in front of Saks Fifth Avenue, they are
giving out free copies of the Wall Street Journal, so I retrieved a copy. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned home, and I had a glass of
ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/14/02 Sunday 12:25 A.M.: I
finished watching the DVD video. I watched the BBC news. I will now head off to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/13/02 Saturday 9:10 P.M.: I had
a delicious dinner. I will now watch a DVD video disk. CIO
Note: <888> 04/13/02 Saturday 7:55 P.M.: After
lunch, I clean up. I went out and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I sat
downtown for a while. I then drove around a couple of locations around the
downtown waterfront. I then drove over to Tod’s Point, and I sat out for a
while at the southwest picnic area. I then returned home. I took a nap from
3:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.. I am now cooking a three pound eye round roast in the
convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 fifty minutes. I covered it
with garlic powder, poultry and meat seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper,
Italian spices, Basil, oregano and Sweet Baby Ray’s barbeque sauce. I will have
a couple of slices of it for dinner with reheated steamed white rice with La
Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, and ice tea and a piece of
Pepperidge Farm cake. CIO
Note: <888> 04/13/02 Saturday 11:15 A.M.: I
finished the house cleaning and watering the plants. I also finished the backup
of the C: drive to the E: drive. I also cleaned the front of the GE Profile air
conditioner with the remote control, and I cleaned its filters. I cleaned the
Lasko fan, and I took it off the window shelf, since I do not need it to blow
the heat around anymore. I put it behind the Orion television in the living
room. I also cleaned the two Honeywell Hepa air filters. Actually, I just
cleaned the outer charcoal filter, and I do not wash the Hepa part of the
filter since it looks like it might be paper and might be damaged by moisture.
I picked up a loaf of Italian bread and three rolls from the bread table down
in the community room. I chatted with a relative. I will now have two hotdogs
with buns and rolls and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and two small dill
pickles with ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I will then clean up and
go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/13/02 Saturday 6:00 A.M.: Happy
Birthday to a relative. A friend called up at 11:30 P.M. last night and we
chatted. I was up at 4 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will start a C: drive
to E: drive backup. I will also start my house cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 7:35 P.M.: After
dinner, I relaxed a bit. I am a bit pooped, so I guess I will go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 5:30 P.M.: I
called up Midas at 1 P.M., and they told me my Volvo was finished being
repaired. I then walked back east on West Putnam Avenue, and I picked up my
Volvo at Midas. The total bill was $155.74. The charges were $31.99 for a valve
cover gasket, $5.99 for exhaust system hangers, $64.80 to reinstall and reseal
the exhaust system, $43.20 to install the valve cover gasket $1 shop supply for
$146.98 plus $8.76 tax for $155.74. I
then drove by the Hospital Thrift shop and I toured the store. I then tried
exiting their parking lot very slow, and the exhaust system did not seem to
scrape on the ground, so hopefully it is hung properly now and high enough off
the ground. I then drove downtown. I stopped by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift
shop, and I toured the store. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went
to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a bunch of broccoli at $1.49 a pound for
$1.76, eye round roast at $3.29 a pound for $9.54, two 12.5 ounce bags of Lays
potato chips $2.99 both, and a three quart container of Tropicana calcium
orange juice for $3.99 for $18.28 total. I then returned home. I relaxed a bit,
and I had some ice tea. I will now have a Boston Market sirloin chunks and
pasta meal along with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 12:25 P.M.: I went
out at 8:30 A.M., and I stopped by Midas Muffler on West Putnam Avenue. They inspected my car. It will be about $45
to rehang and tighten the exhaust system. Also they are replacing the leaky
valve cover casket which will be about $70 or $80. I left the car there, and I
walked downtown. I sat out for a while. I then walked down to the bottom of
Greenwich Avenue. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue, and I walked over
to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on Mason Street. I then walked over to the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I then stopped back at Midas about 11 A.M.. They said
they had to call around for the valve cover casket, and for me to check back
with them about 1 P.M.. I then walked home. I had some ice tea. I will check
with them at 1 P.M.. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 7:40 A.M.: I had
dinner of two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball turkey breast with Boston
Market turkey gravy, steamed white rice, steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a
Brazilian instant coffee. I will now clean up. I will then go out for some
fresh air, and I will also have Midas check the leak on the front connection of
my exhaust resonator. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 6:05 A.M.: I made
two copies of the historical Midas paper work I have on my 1976 Volvo 244
DL. I will now relax a bit. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week 04/12/02:
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 4:00 A.M.: I
jugged the ice tea. I will now send out my weekly note, and then I will relax
and possibly watch some television. If
one is worried about Gray Panthers or Mountain Lions are other such cats from
my experience they hunt at first light, so thus it is better to wait for later
in the day. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 3:45 A.M.: I
sifted through my email. I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm
. I will now put the ice tea mixture in the four 3 quart jugs. My ice tea
recipe is www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm
. Recently, I have been using a mixture of different teas to make ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/12/02 Friday 1:35 A.M.: I
relaxed and watched television yesterday until about 7 A.M.. I went to bed, and
when my alarm went off, I failed to wake up, so I missed my 3 P.M. appointment.
I rested until 4 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I rested some more, and I received a telephone call from
a friend about 8 P.M.. I finally got up about midnight. I watched some
television. I had a meal of a Hungryman boneless pork dinner. I watched some
more television. I checked the mail. I am now making up a batch of ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 04/11/02 Thursday 2:50 A.M.: I did
a little bit of computer work. I searched Gray Panther at www.google.com . It is confusing; the Gray Panther I saw,
they call the Florida Panther down in Florida, but as I recall the one I
actually saw was gray not the color of a mountain lion. Anyway they say it is
extremely rare, and there are only about 50 in Florida. I suppose it was
unusual to see one on the eastern side of the state. Well anyway with all the
deer around here, any gray panther would have plenty to eat. I suppose, they could try breeding them and
reintroducing into the south western United States where they once were
plentiful. I always suspected that amongst all the stray cats in Key West,
there might have been some gray panther kittens hiding out. Well, I am trying
to rest my eyes a bit, so I am not doing too much on the computer. I will shut
down now for the night, and maybe I will watch some television. CIO
Note: <888> 04/11/02 Thursday 12:40 A.M.: I
was up about 3 P.M. today. I received three crank fax calls this afternoon. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, a toasted poppy seed roll, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I checked my muffler system on my
1976 Volvo 244. It appears sound. I have had the entire system replaced over
the last few years. However, when I started up the car, I noticed a little
condensation moisture dripping out at the exhaust system at the front of the
second muffler in from the rear where it joins with the pipe coming from the
catalytic converter. It looks as if the
U clamp is a bit loose causing some minor exhaust leakage and a slight increase
in sound. I have all the warranted paper work from Midas. When I have some time, I will take the Volvo
into Midas to have it tightened. I have also noticed since I had the exhaust
and brake work done last August that the rear tail pipe bends down a bit more
than it should, so when I exit from the Hospital Thrift shop and the Board of
Education parking lots, it scrapes a small bit, which is why I exit both of
those areas very slowly, so it does not hit hard. However from what I can tell,
the over all exhaust system seems sound. I brought in the Midas paper work to
review. I will also make copies of it to have in reserve. I chatted with some
neighbors. I then cleaned up. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read
the local paper. I went downtown, and I
walked around the train station area. I then walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with some locals. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I then returned home. For dinner I
diced two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball turkey breast and I put the cubes
on a bed of rice and I added four tablespoons of Boston Market turkey gravy and
I reheated it all. I had this with steamed broccoli and ice tea and a
cappuccino. I was chatting with one local this evening, and I told the local
about seeing a gray panther around the polo grounds in Boca Raton, Florida one
early 1979 winter morning at sunrise when I was sleeping in my old Subaru with
a friend. It was about 150 feet in front of us staring at us, and I recall it
stood about four and a half feet high. I recall hearing stories about the Grey
Panther use to pick up stray cats and bring them down to the Florida Keys for
save keeping which is why all the cats were down there. I remember finding
areas inside palm groves and palmetto tree groves that look like the gray
panther slept in them, although they were surrounded by populated areas. I once read that a gray panther can range
over 50 miles a day. Last June, I recall
a mountain lion or some other cat like creature jumping on my Volvo roof when I
was driving in the early morning around the dam at the Greenwich reservoir. I
recall at that time having my cat allergies activated. I also remember reading
about Mountain Lions jumping on trucks and trains out west and hitching rides.
I recall when I camped around Ronald Reagan’s ranch just east of Santa Barbara,
California next to Hidden Valley and near Solvang; I remember suspecting that
there were Mountain Lions or possibly cougars around. It is my theory that this time of year as it
begins to warm up that the migratory game migrate up and down the mountain and
ridge areas, so thus this time of year as it begins to warm up, they could be
coming through our way again. I will now
do some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/10/02 Wednesday 7:10 A.M.: I
did a little bit of computer work this morning. I watched television. I relaxed
a bit. I replace the same bulb that I replaced earlier with a used bulb with
another used bulb. I had some potato chips with S&S French onion dip and a
few slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I guess since it is damp out,
I will stay inside this morning and possibly rest. CIO
Note: <888> 04/10/02 Wednesday 12:30 A.M.: I
rested until 9 P.M.. A friend called me
about 8 P.M.. I watched a bit of television. I just had a meal of two 1/3 inch
slices of Butterball turkey breast, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium
soy sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now do
some regular computer work. Since it is warmer out, I turned down the
thermostat, and I turned on the fan on the air conditioner to bring in some
fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 5:35 P.M.: I
finished recording the Queen Elizabeth II Queen mother’s funeral about 9 A.M..
I ran Norton Disk Doctor. I then started Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive
before going to bed at 9:30 A.M.. I received four crank fax telephone calls
during the morning. I was up at 4 P.M.. I replaced a 15 watt frosted candelabra
bulb in the third sconce light to the right on the kitchen living room wall. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, a toasted roll, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 8:35 A.M.: Since
the last message, I have been watching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother. I started recording it on CNN when the funeral started in Westminster
Cathedral. The tape stopped briefly for
a couple of minutes before I caught it.
I will let it run another 15 minutes for the full two hours of the tape.
I chatted with a friend. I am a bit tired, so when the tape finishes, I will
probably go to bed. I also finished running Norton Anti Virus. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 6:05 A.M.: I ran
Windows Update, and I installed the latest updates. I ran Cnet Catchup www.catchup.com , and I installed a number of smaller
program updates. I will now start Norton AntiVirus, and I will head off to bed
while it runs. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 4:15 A.M.: Well I
think I will head off to bed. I figure
the Queen Mother’s funeral would be about 8:30 A.M. here since it is 12:30 P.M.
there, and they probably are not on daylight savings time yet. However, the
U.S. media probably will not be broadcasting it in its entirety. My CPU fan is making a bit of noise, and I
think I replaced it last fall. Also my
muffler system on the Volvo is beginning to make a bit of noise, and I had it
fixed last August. All of the parts are warrantied by Midas, so I will have to
take it in some time and have them check it.
It is just a slightly louder noise, so maybe they need to tighten a
clamp. Well have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 3:15 A.M.: I
relaxed a bit. I just ran the print head clean utility on my EpsonStylus Color
880 printer. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 2:25 A.M.: I took
the www.realage.com test, and despite the fact that I have
smoked for 30 years, it says at age 51.9, I am actually 52.6 years old. Thus I
guess all my other healthy activities are paying off. CIO
Note: <888> 04/09/02 Tuesday 12:55 A.M.: I did
some regular computer work. I had dinner of two one third inch thick slices of
Butterball turkey breast with Boston Market turkey gravy, reheated steamed
white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh broccoli, ice tea,
and the last piece of Pepperidge Farm coconut cake. I will now go back to some regular computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/08/02 Monday 10:55 P.M.: I
replaced the CMOS battery on my primary computer, and it is back up and running
fine. Hopefully now my primary computer clock will not lose time when it is
turned off. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/08/02 Monday 10:25 P.M.: I went
out at 7:30 P.M., and I stopped by at CVS, and I bought an Energizer CMOS
battery #2032 for $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17.
I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned two DVD videos,
and I checked out two DVD videos. I then went downtown, and I mailed the letter
at the central Greenwich Post Office. I then walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations enjoying the warmer evening. I
have put on 15 pounds this winter, since I have not been walking regularly in
the evening, and I am up to 215 pounds. I figure I better try walking a bit
more now that it is warmer, so hopefully I lose some weight. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next
stopped by Exxon, and I bought $11 of premium at $1.739 a gallon. I then went
by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two Swanson Hungryman dinners for $2.50 each
one boneless pork and the other boneless chicken breast, fresh broccoli at
$1.49 a pound for $1.79 and a 12 ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce for $2.29 for $9.08 total. I then returned home, and I had a glass of ice
tea. I used my eye glass screw driver, and I tightened the screws on the two
pairs of reading glasses and my primary pair of sun glasses. I will now shut
down the computer and replace the CMOS battery on it. I have to pull the case
cover to do this. CIO
Note: <888> 04/08/02 Monday 6:25 P.M.: I
finished writing the letter. I watched the NASA launch on the computer and on
television. On the computer NASA television feed, there is about a 20 second
delay. I went outside to see if I could see the shuttle flying overhead, but
there was cloud cover. I came back in, and I had to reboot the computer. I ran
the CMOS utility to checked my drives, and when I rebooted it put my first hard
drive as the C: drive, my second hard drive as the E: drive, my CD/RW CDplayer
as the D: drive, and my CD 50X as the F: drive. This really does not matter,
but I guess it is how I have it set up, so the operating system reassigned the
drives. Since I only have backup programs on the E: drive, the drive letter
designation does not matter. I then printed out my letter with Microsoft Home
Publisher 2000. I print out one copy in color and another file copy in black
and white on the HP laser printer. I
will now have two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and potato chips
and two small dill pickles and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out and
mail the letter and enjoy some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 04/08/02 Monday 3:50 P.M.: I
received a telephone call at 8 A.M.. I finally got up at 2:30 P.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, two halves of a toasted roll, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now write a relative a letter. NASA might
be launching the shuttle at 4:39 P.M. www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm
and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-110.htm
. CIO
Note: <888> 04/08/02 Monday 12:40 A.M.: I
sifted through my email. I also went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm
. I watched a bit of television. I looked at CompUSA, Staples, and Circuit City
sale ads. I will now shut down and relax before heading off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/07/02 Sunday 10:05 P.M.: I went
to bed at 9 A.M., and I was up at 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, a toasted
roll, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up. A friend arrived to visit at 4:30 P.M.. We went
for a drive down by the waterfront. We then drove in back country and on the
way back we viewed the Daffodils along North Street. At 7 P.M. we had dinner of two 1/3 inch thick
slices each of Butterball turkey breast with Boston Market turkey gravy, steamed
white rice, steamed broccoli and ice tea. I also had a slice of Pepperidge Farm
coconut cake. We then watched a DVD movie. The DVD video disk was defective, so
it was not as enjoyable. My guest left at 9:30 P.M.. Friends called while we were out, and they
want to visit tomorrow, but I suggested that they visit on a warmer day. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/07/02 Sunday 8:30 A.M.: I
watched and listened to the 2 hour and 37 minute BBC broadcast of the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen Mother’s funeral procession this past Friday http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/events02/uk/queen_mother/smil/procession_index.ram
. I had some Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and Carr’s crackers and ice tea
and Carr’s crackers while listening to the broadcast. I also received a morning
telephone call from a friend. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/07/02 Sunday 5:05 A.M.: Well, I
guess daylight savings time sprung forward an hour. I will now set my clocks
forward. I went out, and I mailed the four envelopes at the Valley Road Post
office. I noticed after I put them in the mailbox in the lobby that there is no
pickup on Sunday. I should have mailed them downtown. I drove downtown and by
the waterfront, and I just returned home. I just reset my clocks. I still have to reset the car clock. I keep
my watch, microwave, and VCR at exact time. I keep the living room wall clock
and the living room window ledge clock 15 minutes fast. I keep the bedroom
clock radio a half hour fast. I will now
do some more computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/07/02 Sunday 4:00 A.M.: I
started reading my email. I updated Nero Burning with the latest version www.nero.com
. I found a link in a Locker Nome newsletter to Netslideshow - Easy image presentation www.netslideshow.com . I downloaded and installed the
program. I edited its *.ini file, and I copied it and the program along with
218 photographs mostly of me with other people at various stages in my life,
and I burned them to five copies on CD/R disks. I then made labels and packaged
them in thick CD jewel cases, and I am now going to mail four copies to
relatives. The disk auto plays when put in the CD player, and I set it up to
play a picture every ten seconds without sound. This all took while. I used
four 34 cent stamps on each mailer. Well time to bundle up to go out and mail
them at the Valley Road Post Office. It is 28 degrees Fahrenheit at the moment.
CIO
Note: <888> 04/06/02 Saturday 9:35 P.M.: I
finished the laundry. I chatted with a couple of relatives. I had dinner of a
Boston Market sirloin and pasta dinner with ice tea. I watched some television.
I now will do some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/06/02 Saturday 6:50 P.M.: I
watched another movie on television last night called “Journey to the Center of
the Earth” until about 2 A.M.. Seeing Pat Boone in his younger days gave me the
answer to another question that I had forgot. “Who were the four famous people
that died at the Alamo when Santa Ana attached with his superior force?” The
answer is Davy Crocket, Jim Bowie, Colonel Travis, and Daniel Bonne. A relative
of mine from Texas told me to always remember this. I was told by a relative in
Texas that Ron Howard is making a new movie on the Alamo. I was up at 10:30 A.M. this morning, and I
got two loaves of French Bread and three rolls from the bread table. I then
rested until 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, French
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then did my house cleaning
and watering the plants. I sorted out my boxer shorts, and I put the older
pairs in the second bureau drawer in the living room. I put some of the larger
older pairs and the new pairs in the lower left bureau drawer in the living
room. I also removed the tags. After
house cleaning, I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard, potato
chips, two small dill pickles, ice tea, and Brazilian instant coffee. I then
went out, and I returned and checked out a DVD video from the library. I then
went to CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought a 1.5 liter bottle of CVS yellow
mouth wash for $3.99, two Gillette sensitive skin shave cream gels for $1.99
each, two Crystal Shine antibacterial dishwashing liquid for .99 each, and a
CVS Clorox drop in bowl tablet for $1.99 plus .72 tax for $12.66 total. I then
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. We had a brief snow flurry. I then returned
home. I am on the washing cycle of two loads of laundry. I need to buy and install a new CMOS battery
for my main computer. The clock is losing time, but the CMOS settings are still
saved. CIO
Note: <888> 04/05/02 Friday 10:20 P.M.: My
guest and I went out at 4 P.M.. We drove down by the waterfront. We then
stopped by the library, and I checked out two DVD videos. We then went to the
Stop and Shop, and my guest bought filet of salmon and fresh broccoli for
dinner. We then went by Smokes for Less in Byram where my guest bought
cigarettes. We returned back to my place. We watched television. About 6:30
P.M., we had dinner of filet of salmon baked in lemon juice and I sprinkled the
filets with Old Bay seasoning, oregano, Italian spices, and Basil. Also we had
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce and fresh broccoli along
with ice tea. I also had a piece of Pepperidge Farm coconut cake. We then
watched a DVD movie. Afterwards we watched a bit of television. My guest left
at 9:30 P.M.. I will now have another piece of cake. I will then relax a bit
before going to bed. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week 04/05/02:
Note: <888> 04/05/02 Friday 3:15 P.M.: I woke
up at 6 A.M. and 8 A.M., and there was no live coverage on television of the
Queen Mother’s funeral. I finally got up at 11 A.M., and I had breakfast of
orange juice, coffee, vitamins, poppy seed bread toast, and oatmeal. I rested
more until 1 P.M., when I chatted with a relative. I rested more until 2 P.M.,
when a friend called to say he was coming down. I cleaned up, and my guest
arrived at 2:30 P.M.. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note: <888> 04/04/02 Thursday 9:30 P.M.: I did
a little bit of regular internet work. I will now relax for a bit before going
to bed. I will be up a little before 6 A.M. to see if there is any coverage of
the Queen Mother of England’s funeral procession on television. CIO
Note: <888> 04/04/02 Thursday 7:30 P.M.: I was
up until 3 A.M. this morning watching the DVD movie. I was up at 10 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, poppy seed bread toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a friend. I cleaned up, and
I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
went by the Greenwich Library, and I made a copy of my automobile registration
and my beach card. I also returned a DVD video. I then went by the Greenwich
Town Hall, and I obtained the form for applying for an automobile beach
sticker. I made a copy of my driver’s license. I then filled out the form, and
I left it at the beach card mailing box. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop. I bought two white 16 ounce cups and saucers for $4 both. They are
soup mugs. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich Library. I then went by the Stop and
Shop, and I bought a Butterball boneless breast of turkey at $3.99 a pound for
$7.10 and Boston Market turkey gravy for $1.99 for $9.09 total. I then returned
home. I washed the soup cups and saucers, and I put them on top of the
convection oven on top of the refrigerator. I had some ice tea. For dinner, I had the rest of cold slices of
the leg of lamb, steamed white rice, steamed asparagus and broccoli, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 04/03/02 Wednesday 11:35 P.M.: I
went out, and I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then drove over to Marshalls in Stamford. I bought nine pairs
of Joe Boxer boxer shorts extra large 42” to 44” www.joeboxer.com for $4.99 each for $44.91 total. I bought
four green and blue plaid, four purple and blue paid, and one green and white
plaid. I toured Odd Job and Staples at
the same shopping center. I then drove back to Greenwich, and I read the local
paper in the Greenwich Library. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then
went to Stop and Shop, and I bought a ten pound bag of Carolina Gold parboiled
rice for $4.49, a five pound bag of S&S sugar $2.49, two half gallons of
Tropicana premium orange juice with calcium for $2 each, S&S premium
margarine .67, S&S 8 ounce of French onion dip $1.89, two Boston Market sirloin
and noodles dinner $2.99 each, a Tombstone pepperoni pizza $3, a 12.5 ounce bag
of Lays potato chips $1.99, Lysol Island Breeze scent disinfectant $2.99, a 2
pound bag of onions $2.99, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $1.99,
S&S Italian Espresso beans at $7.99 a pound for $7.27, La Molisana spinach
noodles $1.79, buy one get one free of Oscar Meyer beef franks $3.69 both for
$46.08 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. The boxer shorts fit fine in the larger size,
and they comfortable when one relaxes without tight elastic band on my older
smaller size boxer shorts. I relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of cold slices of
lamb, reheated white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh
asparagus and broccoli, and ice tea. I relaxed a bit more. I will now watch a
DVD video. CIO
Note: <888> 04/03/02 Wednesday 5:10 P.M.: I
had my meal. I noticed on my web sites at GeoCities, I can not FTP anymore. I
have to use their upload web page. I received a call that my life time beach
pass is probably still good without having to renew it. I decided, I will try
going to Marshall’s in Stamford first to look for the boxer shorts. I will now
clean up and go out. CIO
Note: <888> 04/03/02 Wednesday 4:00 P.M.: I
went to bed at about midnight. I was up at 10 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
poppy seed bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made a telephone
call. I fell back to sleep until 3 P.M.. I updated my NASA http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm
and the current launch page http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-110.htm
. I looked at Kohl’s website www.kohls.com . I am
thinking about going over to Kohl’s in Port Chester and getting a half dozen
pairs of boxer shorts for $6 a pair. I guess I would take waist 40 inches to 42
inches. However, in measuring my waist higher up around my belly button, it is
about 43 inches. I had a pair of boxer shorts rip recently when I was bending
over, so I guess I need some larger boxer shorts. I will now have two hotdogs
with buns and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and small dill pickles and
ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I will then clean up and go out. It is warm out, so it made me feel tired
today. CIO
Note: <888> 04/02/02 Tuesday 8:50 P.M.: I went
out about 2:30 P.M.. I stopped by the Fashion Light Center on West Putnam
Avenue. I bought a sunlite 25 watt intermediate flood light for $4.29 and a
Westinghouse 15 watt T-7 candelabra base bulb for $1.69 with .36 tax they were
$6.34. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next drove down by the
waterfront. I then drove over to Tod’s Point in Old Greenwich, and I sat out at
the southwest picnic area. I remembered, I was suppose to have a 4 P.M.
appointment downtown, and so I drove over to the southeast concession area, and
I called my 4 P.M. appointment at 4 P.M., and I cancelled. The SNET pay phone
at the southwest concession area costs 50 cents for unlimited time local phone
call. I then sat out for a while at the beach. I next drove over to Staples in
Old Greenwich, and I bought a 50 pack of thin CD jewel cases for $9.94 plus .60
tax for $10.54 total. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I put the 25 watt
flood bulb in the lava lamp, so it works now. It is frosted not a clear bulb. I
then relaxed a bit. I had dinner of cold slices of Australian leg of lamb with
Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice, steamed fresh
asparagus and broccoli, and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. I will now relax a bit and
maybe watch some television before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 04/02/02 Tuesday 1:05 P.M.: I am
just finishing making up a batch of ice tea. I just had lunch of two hotdogs
with buns and mustard and ketchup, potato chips, two small dill pickles, ice tea,
and a cappuccino along with a slice of Pepperidge Farm coconut cake. I have
been listening to some CD music to relax. I chatted with a telemarketer for
handicap people that sells household products at 1-800-640-4109 #2940 ask for
Bill if you need to order any household products. They sell light bulbs with a
ten year warranty and many other products. I will now clean up and go out and
do some errands. CIO
Note: <888> 04/02/02 Tuesday 10:40 A.M.: I was
up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, poppy seed bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked out the Brookstone www.brookstone.com
web site for the radio I found at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop for
$2 yesterday. This is the link to the radio Brookstone.com - 1-800-926-7000
. It costs $75 new. However, the hour and down band button does not work. One
sets the minutes by pressing the memory button, and I guess one could reset the
hour button by pulling a battery and starting it up when the time was right. It
says that it is waterproof, so I guess one could listen to it in the rain. I also set the radio presets. My bulb in the
lava lamp burned out, so I have to get another one today. I just had a
telephone call, and I chatted a while.
Since I have quite a few electronics in the apartment, I spend a
considerable amount of my time and spare funds for maintaining the electronics.
Well, I guess I should clean up. Maybe I will go out now. I am not sure. CIO
Note: <888> 04/01/02 Monday 9:05 P.M.: I
finished making the 4 CD emergency CD disks. I put them in the quad CD case
with labels, and I put the case in a plastic Ziploc bag, and I put six blue
rubber bands around it. I then put the Emergency CD kit in a place, which I can
fetch quickly if I had to leave quickly. However, it would only be good on a
computer that could run Windows XP, since I would need the Windows 98 disk to
upgrade Windows ME disks in a relocation emergency. However, there is really
nothing critical in my computer setup or my files. It is mostly just archival
work. Well, I will now have some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese slices and
ice tea. Then I will relax a bit and go to bed.
When I worked on computers for a company called Polaroid in 1971, I read
a book called “Report from Iron Mountain” about computer security. Thus I tend
to try to be prepared for technical problems. CIO
Note: <888> 04/01/02 Monday 7:40 P.M.: I went
out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I then went by the central Greenwich post office. I obtained three
money orders to pay my Verizon, Optimum Online, and Cablevision bills. I made a
mistake, and I sealed the receipts in two of the bills instead of the checks,
and I had go across the street to Zyn stationary, and I bought a roll of 3M
Scotch magic tape for $1.79 plus .11 tax for $1.90 total. I then went back to the
post office, and I resealed the two envelopes with the Scotch tape, and I
mailed all three of the bills. I then sat out for a while. I walked up to the
Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought from the 70% off rack a AT&T CD Quad
Case for $1.50 plus .09 tax for $1.59. I then sat out for a while longer. I
then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Post. I next
returned home. I chatted with a friend.
Earlier today, I put the new Brookstone AM/FM portable radio in the blue
kitchen bookcase with the other portable radios. I put the new small claw
hammer with the other tools in the sweater closet in the hallway. I plan to use
the four CD quad case to hold copies of Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD,
Windows ME Upgrade CD, my backed up data files CD, and my favorites CDs, so I
can keep them all together handy should I have to leave my current computer
setup in a hurry. I will now make the copies for the Quad CD case. CIO
Note: <888> 04/01/02 Monday 3:00 P.M.: I went
out at 9 A.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then stopped by the Greenwich Housing Authority, and I gave them some paper
work. I next stopped by First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I
paid my rent. I then went to the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained
money orders to pay my GEICO automobile insurance and AT&T long distance. I
also obtained a $12.50 money order to renew my annual AARP “American
Association of Retired Persons” membership. I then sat out for a while. I
walked up to the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a local. I stopped
by the Greenwich Hardware store, and they have a few 70% off items. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I next
stopped by the EDLC thrift shop in Cos Cob, and I bought a small claw hammer
for $2 plus .12 tax for $2.12 total. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop, and I bought a Brookstone AM/FM portable radio for $2. I then went
by the Greenwich Library, and I renewed a DVD video. I then went by Exxon, and
I bought $10.65 of premium at $1.699 a gallon. I then went to the Stop and
Shop, and I bought dozen large eggs $1.69, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar
cheese $1.99, buy two get two free of Progresso New England clam chowder for
$2.39 each two, two S&S hotdog rolls $1.19 each package, two Pepperidge
Farm frozen cakes $2 each, 10 ounces of La Choy low sodium soy sauce $2.19, a
bunch of broccoli at .99 a pound for .88 for $16.72 total. I then went by
Smokes of Less in Byram. The state tax goes up .60 a package on cigarettes this
Wednesday. My brand of Seneca cigarettes
were just raised from $19 to $20.50 a carton by the manufacturer. I bought
three cartons of Seneca ultra lights regular for $20.50 a carton for $61.50
total. They will go up to $25.50 a
carton when the new tax goes into effect. I returned home. I had some ice tea.
I then had a couple of slices of cold lamb with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce with reheated spinach pasta and alfredo sauce and steamed fresh broccoli
and asparagus, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant coffee. I put four new AA batteries in the
Brookstone portable radio and it works
fine, but I can not figure out how to set the time. I will now go out to pay
some more bills. I noticed today that the long time jeweler on Greenwich Avenue
near CVS is installing a new pedestal street clock. CIO
Note: <888> 04/01/02 Monday 7:15 A.M.: I
watched television until 9:30 P.M. last night. I was up at 5 A.M. this morning.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, two halves of a roll toasted, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I organized some of my bills to pay today and other paper work. I
will briefly check out a few internet sites. Then I will go out after cleaning
up. About 6 A.M., I also called the
Greenwich Police non emergency number at 203-622-8000, and I reported that the
cross walk light button has not worked in front of Thataway café’s patio for
about a month. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 05/31/02:
Note:
<888> 05/31/02 Friday 11:55 P.M.: I finished the laundry. I had the rest
of the Chinese mixture on white rice with ice tea and a cappuccino. I cleaned
up. I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I returned
home. I will now send out my weekly note. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/31/02 Friday 8:00 P.M.: About 3 A.M. this past morning, I had a
roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horse radish,
salt, and pepper along with ice tea. I went to bed about 4 A.M. this past
morning. I think I was up about 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I relaxed a bit. About 6 P.M.
NOAA weather radio started going off with warnings for this area. I started my
laundry, and I am on the dry cycle with about 45 minutes to go. I checked the
outside weather conditions, and it sounds like the weather front might be
arriving shortly. I checked the Volvo
mechanics manual I have, and it said that if the noise I am getting from the
underneath of the car is a transmission noise, that the car might need to have
90 weight oil added which is what it uses for the manual transmission gear
box. I will have it checked on Tuesday
at Exxon station next to the library. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/31/02 Friday 1:35 A.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I still have some
individual sending me daily an email virus that Norton Anti Virus 2002 catches,
and its origins daily or a different spammed email address each day. I suppose
somebody with my email address might have an email worm on their machine. Well,
I guess I will shut down for the night and watch some television. I checked out
www.lanzarote.com . Apparently they now get 1.7 million visitors a
year. CIO
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<888> 05/31/02 Friday 12:05 A.M.: I put the ice tea in the refrigerator.
I went out, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the
waterfront. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then drove part way down the Avenue, and I tried driving up the
steep hill at Indian Field Road, and the car went up it fine in second gear.
However, I still have the rattling noise at lower idle which might be coming
from the gear box or clutch. Another remote possibility might be that one of
the cylinders is not firing properly, but it sounds like it is running
smoothly. I will have Exxon next to the Greenwich Library check on it next
week, if I get on an earlier schedule. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I
bought four Tropicana half gallons of orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each,
a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29, AC five pound
bag of sugar for $2.49 a boneless chicken breasts at $1.99 a pound for $4.30.
However, the total came out to $20.77 since the cash register computer only took
of the discount on two orange juices instead of four, so the cashier voided one
of the orange juices to lower the price. I then returned home. I guess I will
do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/30/02 Thursday 10:00 P.M.: I went out about 1:30 P.M.. I stopped
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a eight ounce bottle of
English Leather men’s cologne for $5. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then went by Gateway automotive, and I bought 3 feet of 5/16”
hose for $2 and four hose clamps for $3.40 for $5.40 total. I then drove down
to by the waterfront, and I sat out for a while. I then drove to another
location on the waterfront. I then drove downtown. I stopped by the Greenwich
Hardware store, and they gave me a ¼” by 1” bolt, ¼” by 1.25” bolt, two ¼” inch
nuts, and two ¼ inch lock washers which normally would have been .35. I told
them that Gateway Automotive sells Nu Finish car wax for $9.99. I then walked
up to CVS, and I bought a Glade Plugin Scented Oil refill Mystical Garden scent
for $2.99 and a green apple car air freshener for $1.19 plus .25 tax for $4.43.
I chatted with a local. I complete my walk of the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I put the car air freshener in the car. I bought a medium size pineapple from the
Greenwich Avenue vegetable market for $2. I then returned a DVD disk to the
Greenwich Library. I the went by Val’s liquor, and I bought a four ounce bottle
of Angostura bitters for $4. I then returned home. I put the new glade plugin
in the kitchen to scent the apartment. I then put part of the 5/16 inch hose
with two clamps from the Volvo fuel injection chamber to the PCV valve, and I
put another part of the hose with two clamps from the radiator to the radiator
overflow tank. I also cleaned the PCV valve, and I put a larger 2 inch clamp
around the PCV valve hose that connects to the valve cover. The car is a lot peppier and runs smoother
with the tighter vacuum system, but there is still a slight rattle at low idle.
I do not think it is the exhaust system, but I have the bolts to try to secure
the manifold pipe to the body bracket when the car is cold. I checked the Volvo
by wedging a screw driver in the space between the manifold pipe and body
bracket, and the car still had the rattle.
Two days ago, I checked the clutch clearance, and it is fine. The car clutch and gear box work fine when
driving and do not make any noise. I am not sure what is causing the rattling
sound. I will have to wait until I am on an earlier schedule to have Greenwich
Exxon check it out. I have not had Greenwich Exxon check the rear end and gear
box fluid in eight years, but I thought the Oil Star lube garage checked those
fluids whenever I have the oil changed.
Since the car seems to be running fine, I do not intend to make any
major expenses on a 26 year old Volvo 244 DL. I then went upstairs, and I had a
chilled Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug. I then made up another batch of
rice, and I reheated some of my Chinese beef vegetable mixture, and I put it on
top of the rice. I had this for dinner with ice tea and a cappuccino. I am
simmering a 3 quart pot of concentrated tea to make 12 quarts ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm right now. I will now peel and chop up the pineapple and
season it with orange juice and angostura bitters. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/30/02 Thursday 1:00 P.M.: I watched television and slept last
night. I was up at noon today. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
oatmeal toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I had to throw
out one of the cooked eggs since it was no good. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/29/02 Wednesday 10:25 P.M.: I rested until 6 P.M.. I had ten Carr’s crackers with mozzarella
cheese and ice tea. I then rested until 9:30 P.M.. I had some of the Chinese
mixture from last night with rice and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/29/02 Wednesday 4:10 P.M.: I was up at noon today. had breakfast of oatmeal, oatmeal bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I went out, and I
checked my Volvo’s exhaust system, and the slight rattle I hear when I start up
the car does not seem to be coming from the exhaust system. I think the problem
might be that since I have it set on a lower idle, the car runs a little
rougher when starting until it warms up. However, on a lower idle, one does not
have to worry about it getting too hot in traffic in the summer. I touched up a
few spots with touch paint. I came back inside, and I relaxed a bit. I had a
relative call. I tried out Net2Phone, and it works quite well, and I chatted
with a few people. I will now do some regular computer work instead of going
out in the heat of the day. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/29/02 Wednesday 2:40 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I will now
shut down and relax before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/29/02 Wednesday 12:55 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations for a while. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Grass Island, and I sat out
by the waterfront for a half hour with the Coleman electronic mosquito repeller
clipped to my shirt collar. There tend
to be a lot of bugs at Grass Island in the evening. The Coleman electronic mosquito repeller was
effective, and no mosquitoes or gnats bit me, although I could see some close
by. Since the package comes with three,
the idea way to wear them might be one clipped to the collar and one clipped to
either pocket of ones pants. I then went back home. I readjusted my Volvo idle
downward, so the car does not overheat on the warmer days. I notice from inside
the hood when one looks down on the manifold pipe that connects to the exhaust
system, one can easily see the clamp it is suppose to connect to with what looks
like it would take any nut and bolt and possibly a lock washer and washer. I
will have to check it out when it is cold. I checked my oil too. I then went by
the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went
to the Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I also read the
Wall Street Journal and P.C. Magazine. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I
bought a 12 pack of Northern quilted tissue for $3, 10 pack of S&S dry milk
for $5.49, a Marie Callender boneless chicken breast dinner for $1.99, a four
ounce container of sun dried tomatoes .99, a Stouffer’s 21 ounce lasagna $2.87,
two four ounce cans of Sunny Deli portabella mushrooms .75 each, a green pepper
at .99 a pound .41, a Vidalia onion at .79 a pound .58 for $17.01 total. I then
returned home. I relaxed a bit. I chatted with a friend about 9:30 P.M.. I then
started preparing a more elaborate dinner. I first too my China Village rice
cooker. I washed a cup of white rice in a bowl, and then I strained it with a
strainer. I then put it in the China village rice cooker with a cup and a half
of water and five pads of margarine. I put the steamer insert and lid on, and I
put it in the microwave oven. I set it for 11 minutes, but I did not start it
yet. The China village rice cooker for a cup of white rice takes 11 minutes in
microwave and five minutes standing covered afterwards. I then started
preparing the ingredients for the meal. I took a 10 ounce shell steak, and I
cut off the fat and bone. I cut it into ¼” by 1” by 1” chunks for about a cup
of steak chunks which I put in a small dish. I then peeled and sliced eight
cloves of garlic. I next peeled and diced ¾ of a Vidalia onion or about a cup.
I put this in another small dish. I sliced on an angle half inch lengths of a
half pound of asparagus. I cut off about a cup and a half of broccoli florets
in smaller pieces. I opened and drained the two four ounce cans of Sunny Deli
portabella mushrooms. I cleaned and diced a green pepper. I diced the four
ounce container of sun dried tomatoes. I cut off the corn off an ear of corn on
the cob. I rinced a half pound package of snow peas. I put all of these
ingredients in separate small dishes for holding. I then took my 12 inch Griswold cast iron fry
pan with glass lid. I put it on the large electric burner on medium high. I
added six tablespoons of olive oil and four pads of margarine. Once it was
heated, I added the eight sliced cloves of garlic, the cup of shell steak
chunks, and the cup of diced Vidalia onions. I sautéed these about five minutes
adding ground black pepper and garlic powder.
I also started the rice cooking for 11 minutes in the microwave
oven. After sautéing the beef, garlic,
and onions for five minutes, I added the broccoli florets, diced green pepper,
sliced asparagus, and corn. I stirred and continue cooking on medium high
another five minutes seasoning the mixture with ground black pepper, garlic
powder, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Basil, Oregano, Italian
spices, ginger, nutmeg, Old Bay seasoning, and Chinese five spice which I mixed
into the mixture. I then added a tablespoon of sesame oil, a tablespoon of Lea
and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoons of Modena, Italy balsamic
vinegar, four tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, a teaspoon of
Angostura bitters and three quarters of a cup of Rene Junot French white table
wine, and I mixed this all together, and I continue to cook covered with the
glass lid on medium high stirring occasionally for ten minutes. When the ten minutes were up, the rice was
ready to stand for five minutes. I then added to the mixture, the diced sun
dried tomatoes, the two four ounce cans of drained Sunny Deli portabella
mushroom, and a half pound package of rinsed snow peas along with another
quarter of a cup of white wine. I continued to steam this mixture over medium
high heat covered for five minutes stirring occasionally. I then put about half
the rice on a plate, and I put the rest of the rice in a container in the
refrigerator. I then put about a cup and half of the seasoned vegetable beef
mixture on top of the rice, and I put the rest in a container in the
refrigerator. I had it for dinner with ice tea and a cappuccino. I then watched
the BBC evening news. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/28/02 Tuesday 4:45 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M. this morning. I
watched the morning news. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, oatmeal
bread toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I fell back to
sleep until 2 P.M.. I got up, and I went out, and I checked my car. I noticed
that the rattle the car is making might have been that it was idling two
slowly. I increased the idle on the car, and I adjust the airflow intake. The car runs more smoothly with the increased
idle, and it does not seem to rattle. Still, when I have the time, I should go
over to Stamford Volvo, and see if they have the bolt for attaching the exhaust
manifold pipe to the under body of the car. Still, I am not sure if the
threaded opening is there or not, and possibly when they installed the exhaust
manifold pipe last August, they just cut if off with a torch. Well at the
moment the car seems to be running smoothly. I came back inside, and I picked
up my AT&T bill out of the mail box. They now seem to be charging a minimum
of $7.50 instead of $5.00 plus tax, still I tend to talk that much. I had another roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser
roll with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horse radish, Vidalia onion, salt and pepper. I
had it with Lays potato chips and sliced dill pickles with ice tea and a
Brazilian instant coffee. I just clipped my toe nails and my finger nails,
since they were getting a bit long. The
NOAA weather radio just went off saying there might be heavy showers this
evening. I will now clean up and go out. CIO
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<888> 05/28/02 Tuesday 12:10 A.M.: Well, I finished for the day. I will
now shut down and relax before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/27/02 Monday 11:50 P.M.: Preview Paul McCartney’s “Driving Rain”
http://store.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,1571086,00.html . CIO
Note:
<888> 05/27/02 Monday 10:10 P.M.:
Scott’s Random notes is now working at the GeoCities web site. I updated
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm and http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-111.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 05/27/02 Monday 9:10 P.M.: I went downtown. I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I then drove down
by the waterfront. I then went to another location along the waterfront, and I
sat out in my beach chair for about a half hour. The mosquitoes are beginning
to come out again. I then returned home.
I got out my package of three Coleman electronic mosquito repellers made
in China, and I put a battery in the gray one. I attached it to my key chain. I
now have it ready to turn on the next time I go down by the waterfront. I then
watched a television program on the History Channel about the World Trade
Center done the January before 911. A friend called and we chatted. I will now
do a bit of regular computer work. I noticed last night the large files at the
GeoCities web site do not come up. Hopefully, they will have it fixed after the
holiday weekend. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/27/02 Monday 5:45 P.M.: I heard the honor guard salute outside
this morning about 7 A.M.. I was up about noon.
The nicotine patch came off during the night, so I put another one on,
since I could not fine it in the bedding right away. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, oatmeal bread toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements.
I went out, and I washed the car with the hose I have in the trunk and a bucket
of water with dishwashing detergent in it.
I cleaned the white walls with an S.O.S. pad. I dried the car. I then
waxed the 1976 Volvo 244 DL with Nu Finish once a year car polish. I cleaned
the windows inside and out with Windex. I cleaned the inside vinyl with Turtle
Wax Extreme 2001 Protectant. I wiped the door openings with a damp cloth. I was
able to get the passenger side rear door to open and close properly. I put all
five beach chairs on that side of the car. I vacuumed the interior of the
car. Thus the car looks a lot better
with its annual spring cleaning done. This took about four hours. I was able to
vacuum using three extension cords out the front of the building. I had three
diet Cokes while doing all of this. I came inside, and I had a roast beef
sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horse radish, slices of
Vidalia onion, and salt and pepper, along with a dill pickle slice and potato
chips, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant coffee. I cleaned up, and I took off
the nicotine patch while showering. I watched some of the Memorial Day events
on television. I will now go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/27/02 Monday 12:35 A.M.: I finished watching the DVD video. I
watched a bit of television. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 9:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I took
the new lamp shades from the bedroom night stand lamps, and I put them on the
pineapple lamps on the brass coffee table on top of the bedroom desk. I took
the shades from the pineapple lamps, and I put them on the bedroom night stand
lamps. They are thus fit better relative to the size of the lamps. I tested
Scott’s Random Notes on the backup computer, and they do not come up from the
GeoCities web site on the backup computer either. Thus there must be something
wrong with the GeoCities web site, or Optimum has blocked my notes. Well, I
will now watch a DVD video disk. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 7:35 P.M.: After dinner, I closed the window and
finished airing out the apartment. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 6:40 P.M.: I opened all my closets to air out with
the window opened before I went out. I went out, and I walked the entire length
of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two half price Sure
Advantage regular deodorants for $2 each, and Gillette shaving gel sensitive
skin for $1.99 plus .36 tax for $6.35 total. I then went by the Greenwich
Hardware store, and I bought Nu Finish Once a Year Car Polish for $6.99 plus
.42 tax for $6.41 total. They told me
they were going to raise it to $9.99. I also stopped by Pier One and looked at
all the scented candles. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went by
the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went
by Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a one foot 75 Ohm video cable with gold
plated connectors $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17. I then went to the Cos Cob
Farmer Market next door, and I bought asparagus at $1.99 a pound and a package
of snow peas for $3.28 total. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought
two Vidalia onions at .79 a pound for $1.12, a package of Bernadinos’ six water
Kaiser rolls $1.99, S&S rare roast beef at $5.99 a pound for $7.07, two
Marie Calendar meals at $1.99 each, one beef tips and one meat loaf for $14.16
total. I then returned home. The
apartment smelled a lot fresher with the window open and the fan blowing in
fresh air. I sprayed Bissell Air Freshener deodorizer in the closets and around
the room. I took off the face plate off the wall cable plate and tightened the
cable connector. I put on the new one foot cable I bought at Radio Shack
connecting to the four splitter. Now Channel 2 seems to come in clear. I will
now take a Kaiser roll and split it, and put mayonnaise on both sides. I will
then put slices of rare roast beef on it, and I will put horse radish on the
roast beef, and then I will put a few slices of Vidalia onion on it, and I will
season it with salt and pepper, and I will have the roast beef sandwich with a
dill pickle slice and potato chips along with ice tea and a cappuccino. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 2:45 P.M.: I rested until 2 P.M.. I chatted with a
relative. I took off the old shades of the bedroom lamps, and I put the new
shades on. I will throw out the old shades. I opened the left living room
window. I disconnected the air conditioner, and I plugged in the fan and turned
it on medium. I am now airing out the apartment. I will take a shower and put
on the nicotine patch. Then I will go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 12:30 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, oatmeal bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I watched some of the morning news. Last night when I was out for a walk, I
bought from Zyn stationary a #29 Cold Cash Doubler scratch card for $1, but I
did not win anything. I will start using the nicotine patch today. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/26/02 Sunday 12:25 A.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Exxon
station next to the Greenwich Library. I bought $10.50 of premium gasoline at
$1.779 a gallon. I then dropped off a
DVD video disk at the video drop at the Greenwich Library. I then went
downtown. I first walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I then
walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I sat out at various locations. I noticed
that the mobile art exhibit at the senior and arts center has flood lights
shining on it. However, the flood lights also shine out into Greenwich Avenue
which interferes with the night time vision of divers in that location. When I returned home, I called the Public
Safety department, and I gave them my viewpoint. I also noticed that the
mobiles have wires attaching them to the ground to keep them from swinging
which people in that location can not see at night. When I was first out, I saw the full moon rising
and at the same time I saw a shooting star.
The wind was out of the southwest, so it was a dry night and easy on my
arthritis. I drove down by the waterfront afterwards. I next went to the Stop
and Shop, and I bought a bottle of Lysol Island Breeze cleaner for $2.99, a
Tombstone Pepperoni pizza for $2.99, a dozen large eggs $1.69, three S&S
premium margarine $2 all, a bulb of garlic .35, buy one get one free of B&G
Kosher dill spears $2.69 both, for $12.89 total. I then returned home about 11
P.M., and I relaxed a bit. I will now
watch some television before going to bed. I will probably try to quit smoking
when I wake up today using the nicotine patches. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/25/02 Saturday 8:05 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news. I had
a broiled shell steak with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed
broccoli and corn on the cob, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now go out for
some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/25/02 Saturday 6:20 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering
the plants. I cleaned up. I finished listening to the Oldies count down.
CIO
Note:
<888> 05/25/02 Saturday 2:50 P.M.:
I am listening to www.warx.com for some vintage Oldies music. I am playing the internet music through my
amplifier stereo system. It is now for time for house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/25/02 Saturday 2:00 P.M.:
Last night I watched BBC programming on PBS channel 21 before going to bed
at 11 P.M.. I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, orange juice,
toast, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I picked up a loaf of bread from the
bread table. I have been taking Benedryl recently for allergies which make me
sleepy when I wake up. I fell back asleep until 1:30 P.M.. I think the allergy
season now might be less severe, so I will quit taking Benedryl. I had a
telephone call from a relative. I
checked the mail. I will now have a
Boston Market beef pot roast dinner with ice tea and a Brazilian instant
coffee. I will then start my house cleaning. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 05/24/02:
Note:
<888> 05/24/02 Friday 8:20 P.M.: It appears that the GeoCities upload is
not working at the moment, so I can not update my “Scott’s Random Notes” . I
did notice in the Greenwich Times today that water restrictions have been
lifted locally. Thus I can hose and bucket wash and wax my car some time in the
future when I have time, and when I get around to buying some car wax. I will
now send out my weekly notes. I will then watch a DVD video disk. I will try to go to bed around midnight. I
will do house cleaning in the morning. I have a friend coming to visit at 1:30
P.M. tomorrow. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/24/02 Friday 7:30 P.M.: The note still does not work without the
HTML format. It is like
GeoCities has
it blocked. The other pages at the site seem to work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/24/02 Friday 7:25 P.M.: For some odd reason, my web page of
"Scott's Random Notes" will not display from the GeoCities web site.
I am trying to post using the text editor instead of Microsoft Word 2002 with
all the HTML content. I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/24/02 Friday 6:10 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I
watched the morning news and relaxed. About 10 A.M., I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, oatmeal toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I then
cleaned up, and I went out. I decided not to try the nicotine patches today,
since it would be a busier day. I drove over to “Smokes for Less” in Byram, and
I bought three patches of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $8.25 for three
packages. I then on the way to town gave a neighbor a ride from the bus stop on
the Post Road to town. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I then stopped by Midas, but they only had two people on today, so they
could not check out the rattle on my Volvo. I then went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop and lamps were $2 and lamp shades were .50. I bought a
pair of lampshades with a small blue stripe for .50 each $1 total. I then drove
down by the waterfront and I chatted with some waterfront locals. I then drove
to another part of the waterfront, and I chatted with a local while I searched
my car for about a half hour looking for a DVD video disk that I thought I had
brought with me, but later turned out to back at home. I chatted with some
other locals. I could not get the passenger side rear door to open from the
outside, so I moved the child lock latch on the door jam, and now it will not
open from the outside or the inside, which I suppose is just as well since it
occasionally would come open when closed. I then drove back to the other part
of the waterfront. I then went by the ELDC thrift shop. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I checked out two DVD video disks. I then returned home.
I had a frosted diet Coke in a frosted mug. Then for a meal, I had two hotdogs
with buns and ketchup and mustard and potato chips and two small dill pickles
and ice tea and a cappuccino. I put the new lamp shades on top of the existing
lamp shades on the bedroom nightstand tables on either side of the bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/24/02 Friday 1:40 A.M.: I watched the DVD video. The TEAC DVD
system is working just fine. I will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/23/02 Thursday 10:20 P.M.: I read the smoking patch information.
I started to watch the TEAC DVD system, and once again it would not start
properly. I disconnected it and reconnected it a number of times. I finally
figured out the weight of the JVC videotape machine on top of it was causing it
to malfunction. I moved the JVC videotape machine to the bookcase stereo rack,
and the TEAC DVD video disk machine now starts properly. I will now watch a DVD
video. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/23/02 Thursday 8:55 P.M.: I was up at 6 A.M. this morning. I
watched some morning news. I had breakfast of oatmeal, oatmeal toast, orange
juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I then fell back to sleep until 11
A.M.. I checked the mail. I had lunch of a Stouffer’s hearty turkey dinner with
ice tea and Brazilian instant coffee. I then went out, and I returned a book to
the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper and a Time Magazine special issue
about “911”. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment.
I read another Time Magazine while waiting. I then stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop. I next went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware
store, and I viewed their 70% off shelf in the front of the store. I went by
CVS, and I bought a box of the CVS Nicotine Transdermal System of 14 patches
Step One 21 mg. stop smoking aid with behavior support program for $38.99. The wind was out of the southwest today, so
it was dry which is good for arthritis.
After my walk, I drove by the waterfront. I have noticed in the last
couple of days that my 1976 Volvo 244 DL has a slight exhaust rattling. I
looked underneath the car, and the system is secure, but there is a bolt
missing from the exhaust manifold pipe that is suppose to connect it to the
under body of car. I will have it
checked soon. It does not appear to be anything major, and hopefully this will
stop the slight rattling. After the waterfront,
I went by Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one get one free of large bags of
Lays Barbeque potato chips for $2.99 both. I then went by the Food Emporium,
and I bought two shell steaks at $3.99 a pound for $5.91 and buy one get one
free of Edy’s sorbet pints, one raspberry and the other mandarin orange. I then
returned home. I had a chilled diet Coke in a frosted mug. I relaxed a bit. I
then had a broiled shell steak with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed corn on the cob, steamed broccoli florets, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I
will try the stop smoking patches starting tomorrow morning after I
shower. I think I will watch a DVD movie
now. On my TEAC DVD video disk system, sometimes one has to unplug the machine
to let the programming reset itself whenever it gets messed up. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/22/02 Wednesday 11:00 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I had two hot dogs
with buns and ketchup and mustard and three small dill pickles and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/22/02 Wednesday 9:35 P.M.: I finished the laundry. I hung the
new shirts in my bedroom closet. I put the larger shorts in the top white
bureau drawer with the other larger shorts. I put the Harry Potter mouse pad on
the right side of the primary computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/22/02 Wednesday 8:45 P.M.: I went out, and I made my 1 P.M.
appointment at the Greenwich Hospital Dental outpatient clinic to have my teeth
cleaned. I noticed they were serving barbeque hamburgers outside. I then went
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought for $4 an extra large white
Greenwich Ducks Unlimited 50th anniversary shirt for $4. I then went
by the Mews Thrift Shop. For $10 I got 10 extra large polo and crews and leisure shirts of various
colors about half from the GAP including an Izod, an extra large blue boxer
Speedo swim suit, a Ralph Lauren polo sweat shirt, and a pair of waist 40
inches denim shorts. I thanked them for the bargains. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then drove over to the Old Greenwich Rummage Room Thrift shop,
and I bought a waist 40 inch pair of long white Bermuda style shorts for $4.
While looking at their pants, I found $8 cash in a pair of pants pockets that I
gave to the staff. I then drove around Tod’s Point, and I sat out at the
southeast beach area for about 45 minutes.
I found a quarter. I then went by Staples in Old Greenwich. They have 80
gigabyte Maxtor 5400 rpm hard drives for $120 plus a $40 mailin rebate for $80
which is very reasonable. They also have a 2.4 gigahertz AT&T cordless
phone for $50 with a $10 AT&T phone card. I bought a Harry Potter mouse pad
from the clearance table for $1.50 plus .09 tax for $1.59. I then went back
downtown, and I drove around the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I returned a DVD video disk, and I read the local paper. I then
returned home. I am on the dry cycle of washing the clothes that I bought that
needed washing. I made room in my bedroom closet for the new clothes by moving
about 10 smaller polo shirt to the closet shelf to the right on the paper products
making room for the new larger clothing items to hang along side the other
clothes. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/22/02 Wednesday 11:55 A.M.: I rested until 11 A.M.. I checked
the mail. I had a Marie Callender meat loaf dinner with ice tea and a Brazilian
instant coffee. I will now clean up. I have a 1 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/22/02 Wednesday 6:15 A.M.: I watched a DVD video disk until 11
P.M. last night. I then went to bed. I was up at 4:30 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, oatmeal bread toast, orange juice,
coffee, vitamins and supplements. I watched a bit of television, and I checked
my email. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/21/02 Tuesday 8:00 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. A friend called me up.
I just had dinner of a Stouffer’s hearty pot roast dinner and ice tea. I will
relax a bit more before going to bed later on. I will now shut down the
computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/21/02 Tuesday 4:00 P.M.: Well, I chatted with a relative and
another individual. I did some computer work. It seems a bit damp out, so I
will stay inside today. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/21/02 Tuesday 1:50 P.M.: I was up at 5 A.M., and I watched a bit
of the morning news. I had breakfast of oatmeal, oatmeal bread toast, orange
juice, coffee, vitamins and supplements. I then chatted with a friend. I have
been thinking about this Marine coral calcium from Japan that I am taking.
Perhaps if the Florida Keys is made out of the same substance they could grind
up the Florida Keys and sell it for 50 cents a pill. Apparently this substance was very popular
with the first pharmaceutical shops in Barcelona, Spain 300 years ago, and
perhaps this is what leads to the legends of Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of
Youth. I have a feeling it also might be the ingredients in Gator Aid, a well
known sports drink from Florida. Whatever the case, it might explain why in
theory some of the old alligators and crocodiles live to be 200 years old in
Florida hanging around the coral deposits along the shores of Florida. Moreover
from what I know and from what I saw on Dr. Robert Barefoot’s infomercial,
there might be some truth to the validity it helps the body rejuvenate itself,
and it is good for warding off diseases like Parkinson’s syndrome, cancer, and
tired blood. Still, it is too early to tell whether it is doing any good for me
or not. However, for all I know the Coral Calcium from Japan might be different
from other coral deposits around the world. It is suppose to have a lot of
electrolytes and enzymes that are suppose to be good for the body. Still
locally it is cold and damp which is not good for my arthritis. Also despite
taking the benedryl my allergies seem to be activated in this most severe
allergy season. Well, when I got up at noon, I checked the mail. I then had a
Marie Callender’s breaded fish fillet with macaroni and cheese meal along with
ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. The Greenwich Times on Sunday said
there are 1750 people from South America living in Greenwich, Connecticut and a
lot more in the neighboring towns of Port Chester, New York; Danbury,
Connecticut; and Stamford, Connecticut. Alas I do not speak Spanish or
Portuguese, so I do not network with that community. Well, I guess I will clean
up and go out for some routine activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 11:10 P.M.: I finished watching the television
movie. I had some ice tea. Well, there
is not much going on, since it is cooler out, and the people with the so called
money to spend in this area prefer warm weather, so until it gets warmer, the
general local economy will remain in recession.
Of course maybe some Canadian found a gold mine, and maybe that so
called Canadian will spend some money in this area, while it is still cooler.
Of course for all I know the moon is made of Swiss cheese. Thus for all I know
with the threats of terrorism in this area, the people whom normally spend
money in this area have fled the area to spend their ill begotton gains in
other deluxe areas that are less threatened. Well, the real story is not much
ever happens here, so people whom like to read books enjoy reading books here
while nothing is happening. Cheerio.
Also on Dr. Robert Barefoot’s infomercial about Coral Calcium, they said
they are also giving it to horses, which might explain why certain horses are
winning unexpectedly. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 7:50 P.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and
ketchup and mustard and potato chips and ice tea. I will watch a television
movie at 8 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 7:30 P.M.: I rested from 3 P.M. until 6 P.M.. A
friend called, and we chatted. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 1:45 P.M.: Today I decided to have my primary meal
of the day at noon. I had a medium rare
broiled shell steak with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white
rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh corn on the cob, steamed
fresh broccoli florets, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then relaxed and listen to
some of the chit chat from BBC radio 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/ . They mentioned that Queen Elizabeth II,
Prince Phillip, and Prince Charles visited the Chelsea Flower Show and were
describing the garden of holistic medicine plants that Prince Charles had
patronized. Well, I guess this time of
year the foliage would be coming out in England, and they probably would have
an allergy season problem. On a lesser note, I tend to have busy weekends, so I
frequently relax the Friday before weekends and the Monday after. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 11:10 A.M.: I rested until 10:30 A.M.. I checked
the mail. I will now listen to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram and there are other BBC
listening links at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ . I believe the British humorously call the BBC
“Aunt B”. Alas I have never been to the United Kingdom. Like parking on
Greenwich Avenue, it is too expensive to go there. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/20/02 Monday 5:35 A.M.: I went to bed at 4 P.M. yesterday. I had
two calls from relatives. I was up at 4 A.M. this morning. I watched a bit of
morning television. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, oatmeal bread
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins and supplements. I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 2:55 P.M.: I went back downtown at noon. I drove
down by the waterfront. I then sat out for a while. I then walked with a local,
and I walked up to the Greenwich Library.
We then walked along the Boston Post Road as far as Christ Church. We
then returned to Greenwich Avenue, and we parted company. I then walked back down the Avenue, and I sat
out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront. The Greenwich Crafts
festival is going on at the Bruce Museum. I then returned home. I will now have
some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I then will go to bed. I will now before going to bed take a Tylenol,
MSM, and a Coral Calcium pill along with another pill I take to relax. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 11:45 A.M.: I went over to the Port Chester, New
York shopping center at 9:45 A.M.. The VitaminShoppe does not open until 11
A.M. on Sunday. I waited and toured Odd Job. I bought a “As Seen of TV” 301
piece Titanium coated drill bit set for $4.99, two Polaroid 9 volt batteries
for $1.49 apiece, and two packages of 10 Ultra Plus twin blade disposable
razors for .99 a package, a large tube of Crest tartar control toothpaste gel
$1.59 plus .79 tax for $12.43 total. I then toured Staples. When the
VitaminShoppe opened, I bought the last two bottles of 60 capsules each bottle
of Natures Benefit, Inc. Professional Products Marine Coral Minerals which
contain 100% pure ocean bed coral calcium from Okinawa, Japan. One is suppose
to take two capsules a day with purified water, and two capsules contain 1000
mg. of Coral Calcium, 240 mg. calcium, 120 mg. of magnesium, and they also
contain a lot of marine trace minerals. I paid $23.96 per bottle plus I had a
$10 discount card for the VitaminShoppe for $37.92 total. I then returned home.
I took one of Marine Coral Mineral coral calcium pills with a half of glass of
orange juice. I will now go out for some more fresh air. I put the drill set in the sweater closet
with the other tools. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 9:10 A.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
waterfront. There were the usual fishermen fishing. I then drove downtown. I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various
locations. I then drove by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then went to the Food Emporium. I bought two shell steaks at
$3.99 a pound for $6.06, four ears of corn for .67 total, and a dozen extra
large eggs for $1.79 for $8.52 total. I then returned home, and I had some ice
tea and watched a bit of television. I will now have a Swanson’s chicken
teriyaki dinner with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 5:00 A.M.: I watched Robert Barefoot’s program on
Coral Calcium. It looks interesting. It is available at the VitaminShoppe VitaminShoppe.com - Product Details for Marine Coral
Minerals by Natures Benefit . I might go over there
at the Port Chester shopping center later this morning. I had a Tony’s
pepperoni pizza with ice tea and a cappuccino. I make the Tony’s www.tonys.com frozen pizza, by cutting the frozen pizza into
quarters and putting it on a cookie sheet. I then season it with celery salt,
garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and basil and
sprinkle a few tablespoons of olive oil on it.
I then cook it in the convection oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 13
minutes. I will now clean up, and I guess I will go out for a chilly morning
walk. I will keep a keen eye out for
Mountain Lions and Cougars and whatever cats might be prowling around in the
early morning hours. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 3:30 A.M.: I watched a program about the Concorde
which is older than my Volvo. Apparently they fly it down to Barbados a lot. I
am now watching a program about Firenze, Italia. They showed Bertolloci’s dome
that I once climbed which was quite a hike considering when I got to the top at
it noon on Saturday, it was just closing, and we had to walk down which was
much harder without really having time to enjoy the view. Now the program is
lecturing on Cosmo Di Medici and his family’s art works. The GeoCities web site
is back up and running. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/19/02 Sunday 1:50 A.M.: I went back to bed until 1 A.M.. I am
watching a program on Egyptology on the Travel channel. I finished making a
batch of ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 7:55 P.M.: I ran WinDoctor before going to bed. I
ran Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive while I was asleep. I just got up. I will
have breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 12:30 P.M.: I did a C: drive to E: drive backup.
I had dinner at 8 A.M. of a Stouffer’s hearty Salisbury steak dinner with ice
tea. I picked up a loaf of oatmeal bread from the bread table downstairs. I
went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by
the Greenwich Hardware store. I bought four Satco flame tip 15 watt frosted
bulbs for $2.49 each plus .60 tax for $10.56 total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I then went by Exxon, and I bought
$12 of premium at $1.819 a gallon. I then went by the Stop and Shop. They now
carry General Electric flame tip 15 watt frosted bulbs in a two pack for $2.79
both. I bought two of the GE two packs for $2.79 each, three Land O Lakes 8
ounce bars of cheese for $5 all, a head of broccoli at .99 a pound for $1.17, a
Tony’s Pepperoni pizza $2.50, and two Marie Calendar’s dinners for $2.50 each
plus .33 tax for $19.58 total. I then returned home. I put the Satco flame tip
bulbs in the sconces above the dining room table, and I put the GE bulbs with
the other bulbs in the bedroom bureau. I vacuumed the apartment, and I finished
my house cleaning. I finished the C: drive to E: drive backup at noon. I will
now relax a bit and have some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 5:45 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I am
listening to www.wqxr.com for some relaxing classical music on my new
computer headphones. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 4:50 A.M.: I am finished with the house cleaning
except for vacuuming which I will do later when I will not disturb my
neighbors. I enjoyed listening to the Beatles music with the wireless
headphones while house cleaning. I can replace the rechargeable batteries in
the wireless headphones after recharging them in my Radio Shack battery
charger. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 3:35 A.M.: The www.geocities.com site where I have my site at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ is down for maintenance until Sunday, so it
will not be running. I listened to the music clips at http://www.paulmccartney.com/ . I can buy his new CD for less than $20 or $14 at www.amazon.com . I will now do my weekly house cleaning while
listening to some vintage Beatles Music on MP3 on my TEAC DVD player with my
Emerson Wireless headset, so I do not disturb the neighbors. I hope I do not
drop the headphones in the toilet while I am cleaning the bathroom. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/18/02 Saturday 2:10 A.M.: After I finished putting the laundry
away, I cleaned up. I went out about 11:30 P.M., and I walked the entire length
of Greenwich Avenue in the rain with an umbrella. I sat out at various
locations. There were the usual number
of pub crawlers at the Bleu Café http://www.bleu-cafe.com/ , the Dome restaurant, the Sundown saloon, and the
Thataway café. They were playing a bit of music. I then drove down by the
waterfront. On weekends the Food
Emporium is not open at night, but the Glory Days diner is now open 24 hours
for late night dining. I returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and
ketchup and mustard, potato chips, two small dill pickles, a frosted diet Coke
in a frosted mug, and a cappuccino. I then watched a bit of television. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 05/17/02:
Note:
<888> 05/17/02 Friday 10:15 P.M.: I watched television until 4 A.M. this
morning. I watched the CSPAN replay of the Ronald Reagan presentation of the
Congressional Metal of Honor to Nancy Reagan. I had some goldfish crackers and
ice tea. I slept until 8 P.M. this evening. I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I am on the dry cycle on my laundry. I chatted with a
friend. I will now send out my weekly note. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/17/02 Friday 1:30 A.M.: I went through my regular computer
routine. I put Yap Gear Net2Phone 10 on my computer. It works with the YAP
card. I have about $13 of YAP time on the cards I have. I set up Net2Phone 10
and its speed dial. The later version does not seem to work with the YAP cards.
Well, I will shut down for the night. I will relax a bit and maybe watch some
television before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/16/02 Thursday 11:45 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea before going to bed this morning about 7 A.M.. I was up at 1 P.M.. For breakfast I had three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I
returned home, and a friend had arrived to visit. We went down by the waterfront and sat out by
the waterfront for a while. We then drove around the waterfront. We then
stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store. I was looking for 15 watt frosted
candelabra bulbs, but they were out of them.
We then stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram for my friend to get some
smokes. We then drove over to the Port Chester, New York shopping center. We
toured Odd Job and Lenins and Things. I checked out Staples, and I met up with
my friend at Vitamin Shoppe where he made a purchase. On returning home, I
noticed my exhaust system was making a rattling sound. I checked it out later
after dinner, and it was slightly touching the body, so it rattled. I turned it
down a bit, and it is fine. I hit a stick on the way to Port Chester which
might have knocked it up a bit. We watched the BBC evening news. I made the same
dinner for us as last night. I also had a cappuccino. My friend left about 9
P.M.. I went out and fixed the rattling exhaust tail pipe. I dropped off a DVD
video disk at the library video drop. I then went downtown, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I just now returned home, and I had some ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 05/16/02 Thursday 6:05 A.M.: I listened to a bit of music with the
new headphones. I will now relax for a while. I have a 3 P.M. appointment
today. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/16/02 Thursday 4:05 A.M.: I ran Windows XP Professional Update,
and I updated Internet Explorer 6.0. The
web site in the movie is www.govworks.com. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/16/02 Thursday 3:20 A.M.: I watched the DVD video “Startup.com”.
It is pretty apropos about the way the internet has gone. I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/16/02 Thursday 1:15 A.M.: I had goldfish crackers yesterday
morning before going to bed about 7 A.M.. I was up at 7 P.M.. For breakfast I had oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went by the library, and I returned two and
checked out two DVD video disks. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various locations. There was a star or planet on either
side of the crescent moon. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I
relaxed a bit. I had the same dinner as last night without the cappuccino. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/15/02 Wednesday 5:00 A.M.: I watched a DVD video disk. I watched
a bit of television. I will now have some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella
cheese and ice tea. I then will relax a
bit before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/15/02 Wednesday 1:45 A.M.:
I finished going through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I sifted through my
email. Yesterday, I ran Norton Anti Virus and my system is clean. However,
every day since April 11, 2002; somebody sends me an email virus worm to my
address from different email addresses. Since my system is clean, it appears
that somebody with my email address has an email worm or an individual is
deliberately trying to send me an email worm spoofing various email addresses.
It is a minor annoyance, but Norton AntiVirus 2002 catches it every time. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/15/02 Wednesday 12:25 A.M.: For any fisherpersons or nautical
people this site might be handy listing Tide times http://www2.primushost.com/~mcmorran/tide/tideform.html . CIO
Note:
<888> 05/15/02 Wednesday 12:05 A.M.: I slept until midnight on Tuesday. I
watched a long television movie and other television until 6 A.M.. I had some
potato chips and ice tea. I went to bed at 6 A.M., and I was up at 6 P.M.. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I then cleaned up, and I went out. I drove by the waterfront, and I
chatted with the regular fishermen and a local. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper and P.C. Magazine. I also checked out a DVD
video disk. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought a 34 ounce bag of
Food Emporium hazelnut coffee beans for $8.79, and I also bought a 38 ounce box
of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.29 for $14.10 total. I then
returned home. I had some ice tea. I then mixed the new hazelnut coffee beans
with the existing batch of Food Emporium red and blue bag coffee beans. I now
have six mason jars of coffee beans which I keep underneath my dining room
table. I opened up the Indiana Kitchen pork tenderloin package, and it had two
one pound whole pork tenderloins in it. I cut off about two thirds of one, or
about two thirds of a pound. I took a Pyrex pie dish, and I added a couple of
tablespoons of olive oil, and a couple of tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy
sauce, and a tablespoon of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, and I rolled
the pork tenderloin in it. I seasoned it on both sides with ground black
pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, Italian spices, and
Oregano. I added two quartered onions. I cooked it in the convection oven at
350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. I had it with steamed white rice with La
Choy low sodium soy sauce, and steamed slices of fresh zucchini, sliced fresh
asparagus, and fresh broccoli florets, along with ice tea, and a cappuccino. I
will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 6:30 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I made my 4:30 P.M.
appointment. I returned home, and NOAA weather radio went off again saying
there would be about two inches of rain this evening. They also said there was
a tornado watch extending from Philadelphia up into Pennsylvania and the New
Jersey area until 7 P.M.. I just had a Swanson turkey breast stuffing dinner
and ice tea. I am a bit tired, so I guess I will relax a bit and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 2:50 P.M.: In the mail, I received my Greenwich Parks
car sticker which one sticks above the emissions sticker in the left front
inside window. I went out, and I stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I
bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $26 each carton or $52 total. I
then went to the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two loaves of
Freihofer’s 12 grain bread for $1.29 each and with senior discount $2.32 total.
I then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I checked out their vast selection of
merchandise. I then drove down by the waterfront, and one of the regular
fishermen were there. I then went by the ELDC thrift shop in Cos Cob, and I
bought Panasonic Stereo headphones RP-HT96 for $15 plus .90 tax for $15.90 total. I next went to Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I
bought two gold stereo headphone cable Y-Adapters for $5.99 each plus .72 tax
for $12.70 total. I then went to the
Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought Indiana Kitchen whole pork tenderloin for
$3.59 a pound for $7.08 total. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned a DVD video disk, and I checked out one. I then went to the Stop and
Shop, and I bought a bunch of broccoli for .99 a pound for $1.20, a Tony’s
Pepperoni pizza for $2.50, and four Tropicana orange juice half gallons with
calcium for $2 each for $11.70 total. I then returned home. I used one of the
gold stereo headphone Y adaptors to connect a set of speakers and the ear plug
to the microphone headset on the backup computer. I disconnected the stereo
headphones on the primary computer, and I plugged them into the cable on the
lower left side of the desk by the computer that is connected to the stereo
amplifier. I then took off the cable they were connected to the primary
computer, and I put it in the lower right desk drawer. I connected the new
Panasonic stereo headphones to the primary computer. I will save the second
gold Y-adaptor for future use, and I put it in the left top desk drawer. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 10:05 A.M.: I had a cappuccino. I checked the mail,
and it is not here yet. I guess I will clean up and go out for some daytime
activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 8:55 A.M.: The groin hernia was probably aggravated
over the years when I did things like build the garage apartment in Plandome
Manor, Long Island in 1982 and when I worked in the Lanqueduc restaurant in
Nantucket and other restaurants from 1978 to 1983 lifting many heavy items like
hundred pound bags of onions and garbage on a regular basis along with other
construction work not to mention all the times I have moved furniture items.
Thus since I am getting older and I have put on weight my abdomen wall is
probably weaker allowing part of my intestinal region to slip down into the
groin area. CIO
Note: <888>
05/13/02 Monday 8:45 A.M.: I have actually had the groin hernia since about
February 1979 when there was an ice storm in New Canaan, Connecticut. I showed
up at the apartment there, and a pipe had frozen in the basement, and I moved a
trunk of mine with about 200 pounds of books to keep them from getting wet
before fixing the frozen pipe. However, recently since I put on the weight the
groin hernia seems to have gotten worse.
When I lie down, it goes away, but when I stand up it falls back down
into the groin area. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 8:25 A.M.: I researched “groin hernia” at www.google.com , and I came up with http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_topics/health_conditions/hernia/index.shtml . I have a bad groin
hernia. I have not lifted that much heavy stuff recently besides the 85 pound
HP laser printer and the Orion 25 inch television which weighed about 85 pound
too. I use to move my furniture more frequently, but I have not done so in six
month. From reading the hernia site
information, it says a groin hernia can be caused by being overweight. I am
presently 217 pounds which I would say is 30 to 50 pound overweight for my six
foot height and small bone frame. I have thought about having the hernia
operated on, but I thought it might first be better to lose some weight which I
have not succeeded in doing since I have not been walking as much recently in
the colder weather damp weather. Well, I guess it is hard to stop the aging
process. I just had a Boston Market chicken teriyaki with rice dinner with ice
tea. I guess I will relax a bit now. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/13/02 Monday 7:15 A.M.: I was up at 7 P.M. last night. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched
television and rested until about 6 A.M. this morning. I chatted with a friend
and a relative. About midnight I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard,
potato chips, two small dill pickles, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant coffee.
I threw out the garbage a little while ago. My Volvo runs fine, but for the
last three to five years, I have had one or two ripped rubber boots on the
front steering arms which I have been told I should have replaced. Maybe I will
look into it this week. I have a 4:30
P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/12/02 Sunday 8:55 A.M.: I finished watching the DVD video. Some
of the Greenwich Library DVD videos are defected and can cause playing problems
when watching them. I watched a bit of other television, and I relaxed. I guess
I will head off to bed now. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/12/02 Sunday 3:45 A.M.: I had dinner of the last of the cold eye
round with horseradish sauce and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed
white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh asparagus, and ice
tea. I will now watch a DVD video. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/12/02 Sunday 2:45 A.M.: I sifted through my email. There is a
group of people in Greenwich, Connecticut stuck with old cars whom can not
afford to go anywhere. Their web site is http://www.greenwichconcours.com/ .
Note:
<888> 05/12/02 Sunday 12:55 A.M.: I fell asleep yesterday morning about 8
A.M.. I had a bowl of potato chips and ice tea before going to bed. I did not
wait to get bread from the bread table, since I figured I would start eating
the multiple grain bread from the Arnold Bread outlet which would be healthier
and less fattening. I was up at 4 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium
boiled egg, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I started house cleaning,
and I got a tired spell, so I fell back to sleep until 9 P.M.. I had a
Stouffer’s Hearty pot roast meal along with ice tea and Brazilian instant
coffee. I then watched a bit of television. I just finished house cleaning. I
still have to vacuum during a time I will not disturb my neighbors. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/11/02 Saturday 4:00 A.M.: I did some regular computer work. I
went out at 2:30 A.M.. I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to the
Riverside Shopping Plaza to CVS. I bought two full length marine blue vinyl and
steel beach chairs for $9.99 each, and two CVS ground black pepper .99 each, Italian spices $1, Ground Cinnamon $1,
and Garlic Powder $1 plus $1.20 tax for $26.16 total. I then drove back through
downtown, and I returned home. I put the two full length beach chairs in the
right passenger side rear seat area of the Volvo since I do not have room in
the trunk. The last one I had like them
lasted about 12 years. They are made in China. I will now shut down for the
night. I will try not to have a snack. I will go to bed once I am tired. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/10/02 Friday 11:00 P.M.: When I installed the Bosch Platinum
spark plugs in the Volvo, I used the factory preset gap on the plugs of about
.032 mm. I went out, and I put in $5 of premium gasoline at $1.819 a gallon at
Exxon along with the Chevron Techron fuel injection system cleaner. I lowered
the air in my tires which had gone up in the warmer weather from 34 PSI to 30
PSI. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue,
and I sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next
went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times and the Wall
Street Journal. I then went to Stop and Shop, and I bought S&S hotdog rolls
for $1.19, B&G kosher dill spears for $2.69, Lays large bag of potato chips
$1.99, La Choy low sodium soy sauce $2.39, and a large bottle of Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $2.29 for $10.55 total. I then returned home,
and I had a ice tea. I relaxed a bit. I then had dinner of three 1/3 inch to ½
inch thick slices of cold eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce,
steamed fresh cut asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 05/10/02:
Note:
<888> 05/10/02 Friday 5:20 P.M.:
About 3 A.M. this past morning, I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I went to bed about 4 A.M., and
I was up at 3 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee,
and vitamins. I then went out, and I tuned up my 1976 Volvo 244 DL. I put in
the new Mann air filter, Bosch distributor cap rotor, Bosch distributor cap,
and four Bosch platinum spark plugs. This all took about an hour. I saved the
old parts. The car runs just fine. I also sprayed WD40 on the ignition system
to prevent corrosion. I checked the oil. I will put the Chevron Techron fuel
injection system cleaner in the gas tank when I go downtown, and I fill up at
Exxon. I also put on some gray duct tape on the passenger side rear tail light
to prevent moisture leakage where it is cracked. I will now send out my weekly
note. I will then clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/09/02 Thursday 11:10 P.M.: I enjoyed dinner. I relaxed a bit. I
will now watch some television before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/09/02 Thursday 9:25 P.M.: I was up until about 6 A.M. this
morning. I watched a bit of television. I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with
Cabot’s Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese about 6 A.M. along with ice tea. I
was up at 1 P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toasted
roll, vitamins, orange juice, and coffee. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then
drove over to Stamford Volvo, and they did not have the tune up parts for my
car. I toured the showroom, and they did not have the new Sport Utility Vehicle
on display, but they did have a blue convertible. I then went to International
Car Parts a couple blocks west of Stamford Volvo. I bought Chevron Techron fuel
injection system cleaner for $7.95, WD-40 $2.95, a pine scent air freshener for
.83, 4 Bosch BSP 4216 Platinum spark plugs for $3.95 each, a Bosch 04038 rotor
for $5.71, a Bosch 03010 Distributor Cap $8.05, a Mann BEC 042-1107 air filter
$7.62 plus $2.93 tax for $51.89 total. I will tune up my 1976 244 DL Volvo
tomorrow when it is cold if the weather is clear. I then drove over to Staples
in Old Greenwich, and from the clearance table I bought a Net2Phone YAP headset
for $9 plus .54 tax for $9.54 total. Staples is reorganizing their store
putting the aisles north to south instead of east of west. It looks like a lot
of work. I then drove downtown, and I walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I sat
out at a couple of locations. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 12 packs of
Benedryl for $3.77 each package and two white Djeep lighters for $1.89 plus .23
tax for $11.55 total. I noticed I can
get boxes of 14 nicotine patches for $40 which means they would cost about $80
a month and would be about $50 a month cheaper than smoking. I am considering
trying them again. I returned home. I
put the Net2Phone YAP headset on the primary computer. It works fine. I hung it
on the right side of the speaker to the right of the computer chair. I took the
old Andrea Electronic microphone, and I put it on the backup computer. The
Net2Phone YAP headset came with a $10 YAP card which I have not installed yet.
I chatted with a relative and a friend. I will now have three 1/3 “ to ½ “ inch
thick slices of cold eye round with horse radish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, steamed fresh asparagus,
and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/09/02 Thursday 12:35 A.M.: I finished my regular internet work.
I will now put the ice tea in the refrigerator. I will then either read or
watch television or both. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/08/02 Wednesday 11:40 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M. today. I received
telephone calls from a relative and a friend. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toasted roll halves, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I
went out. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at
various locations. I drove down by the waterfront, and the usual fishermen were
there. They did not seem to be having very good luck fishing. Still it is fun
to see them again. I noticed at the exit 3 entrance east bound a Red Cross
disaster services semi truck heading east. I went by the Greenwich Library, and
I read the local paper, and I checked out a book. I then went to the Stop and
Shop, and I bought a large container of Old Fashioned Quaker oatmeal for $3.99
and buy one get one free of Kahn’s beef franks for $3.69 both for $7.68 total.
I returned home. I had a frosted diet Coke in a frosted mug. My 52nd
birthday is tomorrow May 9, and a relative sent me a package. It contained an
Olympus SuperZoom 3000 35mm camera with instructions and a roll of Kodak ASA
200 24 exposure film and a Radio Shack traveler’s alarm clock. The camera was used, and I had to put a piece
of black electrical tape on the back where a small part was missing. I
installed the film, and the batteries are in good condition. I read the
instructions to figure out the features on it. I now can take some pictures in
my spare time providing I can afford the processing. However, people tend to be
very camera shy in Greenwich, so one has to be careful taking pictures. Still it is a most excellent camera, and I
will enjoy using it in the future. Last summer while up in Maine, my old Canon
camera malfunctioned on the scenic shots. I had dinner of three ½ inch thick
slices of cold eye round beef with horse radish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce,
steamed fresh asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I am also making up a batch
of ice tea. I put two AA batteries in the Radio Shack alarm clock. I will now
do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/08/02 Wednesday 3:10 A.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I looked at my email.
Then from midnight until now, I watched cooking shows on the Food TV network.
Well, I guess I will head off to bed now. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/07/02 Tuesday 11:20 P.M.: I went back to sleep until 4 P.M.. I
was up a few times watching television. It was a bit warm in the apartment, so
it made me sleepy. I turned on the air conditioner to 70 degrees Fahrenheit
when I got up. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toasted roll
halves, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I returned a DVD
video disk at the library, and I checked out another one. I went downtown, and
I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I used the ATM machine at the
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of
locations. I went down by the waterfront, and the regular fishermen are back
again this year. I went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a eye round roast at
$1.99 a pound for $5.79, asparagus at $1.49 a pound for $4.19, two Boston
Market dinners for $2.50 each, Hell of a Good Horseradish $2.19 for $17.17
total. I then went across the street to the Food Emporium, and I bought four
Stouffer’s hearty dinners at $1.79 apiece and Texas Best barbeque sauce for
$2.89 for $10.05 total. I then returned home. I had a Barq’s frosted root beer
in a frosted mug. I seasoned the eye round on all sides with ground black
pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Italian spices, and Sweet Baby Ray’s
barbeque sauce, and I cooked it in the convection oven at 350 degree Fahrenheit
for 50 minutes. I had three ½ inch slices of the eye round for dinner with
steamed fresh yellow squash slices and fresh sliced asparagus and steamed white
rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant
coffee. I chatted with two friends while I was cooking dinner. I will now do
some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/07/02 Tuesday 2:25 A.M.: Yesterday morning about 3 A.M., I had a
dozen Carr’s crackers with slices of Cabot Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.
I then rested, and I had a telephone call at 7 A.M.. I rested until 3 P.M., and
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toasted roll halves, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I chatted with a relative. I went back to sleep until 9 A.M.. I
watched some television. About 11 P.M., I had a Swanson boneless chicken dinner
with ice tea. I watched television and rested until now. I am now having some ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/05/02 Sunday 11:35 P.M.: I compiled the last four months of my
random notes, and I put them in one long Microsoft Word 2002 document, and I
printed them out. I bound them in an Oxford Clip binder, and added it to the
other bound copies of my notes which I keep in the left hallway bookcase. The
notes are now 1712 pages long. I am able to print them out fast with the HP
LaserJet II printer using Postscript fonts which with the printer font
cartridges print quite rapidly. I chatted with a friend for a while also. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/05/02 Sunday 9:20 P.M.: A friend called at 1:30 P.M. today, and
said he would be down at 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toasted halves of a roll, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned
up, and when my friend arrived we went down by the waterfront and sat out for a
while. We then went to the Knights of Columbus flea market. For $10 I bought a
package of three Braun Oral B replacement brushes. We then drove around the
waterfront. We then sat downtown for a while and walked lower Greenwich Avenue.
We then returned to my place and had ice tea and watched television. I replace the brush on my Braun Oral B
device. I seasoned the pork tenderloin with olive oil, ground black pepper,
garlic powder, celery salt, and chopped garlic, and I cooked it with two
quarter onions in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
We each had half of the pork tenderloin with onion quarter, with steamed fresh
yellow and green squash slices, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy
sauce, ice tea, and I had a Brazilian instant coffee. We then watched a DVD
video. My guest just left. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/04/02 Saturday 9:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of different locations. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I went by Exxon, and I bought $10 of premium
at $1.849 a gallon. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a whole pork
tenderloin for $3.99 a pound for $5.07, and yellow and green squash at .99 a
pound for $1.97 for $7.04 total. I then returned home. I chatted with a
relative. I will now watch a DVD video. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/04/02 Saturday 6:35 P.M.:
I was up at 9 A.M.. I picked up 7 rolls from the bread table downstairs.
For breakfast I had oatmeal, a toasted roll, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. I then rested until 2 P.M.. I then had a Swanson fish stick dinner. I
cleaned the apartment and watered the plants.
For dinner I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round with horse
radish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, two steamed sliced green
squash, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then watched the Kentucky Derby. War
Emblem the Saudi Arabian #5 horse green and white colors won the race and paid
over 21-1 odds. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/03/02 Friday 10:25 P.M.: I finished my laundry. I did a bit of
computer work. I watched the ABC evening news. I had three 1/3 inch thick
slices of cold eye round for dinner with horseradish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed slices of yellow squash, and steamed white rice
with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then watched
the BBC programming on PBS channel 21. I will now relax a bit for before going
to bed. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 05/03/02:
Note:
<888> 05/03/02 Friday 5:35 P.M.: I watched television until midnight. I
was up about 10 A.M. this morning. I received a telemarketing call for SNET
ADSL service. I had breakfast of toast, three medium boiled eggs, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I then went by First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid
my rent. I then sat out for a while downtown. Since it is so expensive to park
downtown now, I do not walk the Avenue much in the afternoon anymore. I drove
down by the waterfront. I then drove over to the library, and I returned and
checked out a DVD video. I also read the local paper and PC Magazine. I then
went by Stop and Shop, and I bought La Mollina spinach noodles for $1.79, two
Swanson dinners for $2 each, three S&S premium margarine for $2 all, Lysol
Island Breeze cleaner $2.99, a two pack of GE 15 watt light bulbs for $3.29
both, Gold’s hot horse radish $1.50, two green and one yellow squash at .99 a
pound for .89 and $1.01 for $17.51 total.
I then returned home, and I had some potato chips and a Barq’s frosted root
beer in a frosted mug. I then started my laundry and it should be done in 25
and 40 minutes. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/02/02 Thursday 10:05 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M. this morning. I
had breakfast of two slices of sunflower seed bread toast, oat meal, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought 10
postage stamps at .34 each for $3.40, and I obtained a money order for .90 cost
to pay my Verizon telephone bill. I then went by the Mews Merry Go Round Thrift
shop, and I bought a LandsEnd blue polo shirt extra large with the logo
“Banker’s Trust Chairman’s Championship 1994” for $2. I then went by the
Greenwich Library and I returned a DVD video and checked out a DVD video. I
then went to “Smokes for Less” in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Seneca
Ultra Lights 100s for $26 each carton for $52 total. I then returned home, and
I had a glass of ice tea. I made my 3 P.M. appointment, and then I returned
home. A friend stopped by to visit at 4 P.M.. We chatted. We went back by
“Smokes for Less” for the friend to buy some smokes. We drove by Costco in Port
Chester, but it is not open yet. We went downtown, and my friend bought a gift
at Simon Pierce. I helped a local with jump start cables while waiting. I
admired the tulips at the central post office plaza. We then drove down by the
waterfront. We then went by Stop and Shop, and my friend bought a loin of pork
back strap at $3.99 a pound for $4.63.
My friend and I returned to my place, and we chatted. I then put a
little olive oil in a Pyrex dish and I seasoned the loin of pork with ground
black pepper, garlic powder, and celery salt. I cooked it in the convection
oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. We each had half for dinner with
steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and steamed fresh
asparagus and fresh broccoli, and ice tea. After dinner we watched a DVD video disk.
My guest left at 9:30 P.M.. I guess I
will relax a little bit, and watch a bit of television, and then I will head
off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/01/02 Wednesday 11:55 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I watched a
DVD video disk. I chatted with a relative. I send out an email. I will now go
to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 05/01/02 Wednesday 7:35 P.M.: Well, I was up about 9 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, two slices of sun flower
seed bread toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I went
out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to
the central Greenwich Post Office. I obtained ten .34 stamps. I am not stocking
up on stamps since they go up in price at the end of June. I obtained four
money orders, and I paid my GEICO automobile insurance, AT&T, Cablevision,
and Optimum Online bills. I then drove down by the waterfront. I chatted with a
former neighbor. We drove over to another waterfront location, and he did
chores on his boat. We then drove along the waterfront to Old Greenwich. We
both got hair cuts at Off Center hair cuts in Old Greenwich. They are opened on
Wednesday afternoon. I paid $16 and a $4 tip. We then drove out to Tod’s Point,
and we drove around the Point. We sat out at the southeast beach area. A local
school was having a field trip. About 3:30 P.M., we headed back. We stopped by
the Rummage Room, and I bought an extra large dark green Fruit of the Loom
“Athletics” polo shirt for $1.50. We
then drove back along the waterfront, and I showed the former neighbor my
apartment. I then returned the neighbor to the waterfront area, and I chatted
with another former neighbor. I then returned home. For dinner, I had two 1/3
inch thick slices of cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with La Choy low sodium soy sauce,
steamed fresh asparagus and broccoli, and ice tea. I will now do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/30/02 Sunday 8:00 P.M.: My guest departed at 2 P.M.. I rested
until 7:30 P.M.. I had some goldfish crackers and an iced coffee outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/30/02 Sunday 12:25 P.M.: I was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and I had
a coffee outside. I went back to bed about 6 A.M., and I slept until about
11:30 A.M. when a friend showed up. I just had low fat small curd cottage
cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries along with an iced coffee. My guest brought down two cantaloupes and a
quart of blueberries. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 8:35 P.M.:
My guest arrived while I was outside. We came upstairs and had ice tea.
We went out for a drive. We stopped by Gateway Auto Parts looking for metric
license plate bolts for my guest’s SAAB. We finally found them at Greenwich
SAAB and attached his new license plates. We drove down by the waterfront. We returned to my place and chatted. I
chatted with a relative. For dinner we
had low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries
and ice tea. We then watched a DVD video
disk. My guest just left. I will now head off to bed. I am a bit tired. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 2:05 P.M.: I discontinued charging the batteries
in the charger. I will go outside briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 12:45 P.M.: I finished vacuuming and house
cleaning. I dumped out the paper and bathroom garbage that had accumulated. I
am expecting a friend to come by and visit at 3 P.M.. I am listening to Radio 10
http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram .
Well the old Dutch Boy has finished his house cleaning and other chores.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 11:55 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I
stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then drove over to Off Center Hair Stylists in Old Greenwich, and I had my hair
cut for $16 plus $4 tip for $20 total. I then went out to Tod’s Point, and I
walked around the entire Tod’s Point area about a 2.5 mile walk. I then drove
back to central Greenwich. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I
next went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went downtown. I went to the central
Greenwich Post Office, and I bought the new higher rate postage stamps 20
antique toy car stamps at .37 each for $7.40 total. I then went by the Merry Go
Round Mews Thrift shop, and I browsed the store. They close in July and August,
and they have a 50% off sale right now. I then went by the waterfront. I next
went by Exxon, and I bought $11.35 of premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I am
getting about 14 miles per gallon. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I
bought a rib eye steak with bone in at $3.99 a pound for $4.55, Hellmann’s
mayonnaise 32 ounces for $1.99, and two Edy’s 48 ounces ice cream one Snickers
and one Mars for $2.50 each for $11.54. I then returned home. I had a cold
A&W root beer in a frosted mug. I sat outside having it. I then had three
scoops of the Edy’s Mars ice cream. I will now vacuum my apartment and finish
the house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 6:45 A.M.: I finished making the ice tea. I also
finished the house cleaning except for vacuuming which I will do later when I
won’t disturb my neighbors. I changed the rechargeable batteries in the
wireless headphones. I am charging up the used pair, and they need to come out
of the charger at 2 P.M. after eight hours charging. I will now clean up and go out for some
morning air. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 4:35 A.M.: I had the Brazilian instant coffee
outside. I occasionally get a rattling noise in my bedroom wall from some
oddity in the wall. I usually fix it by pushing on the wall where the tern
picture is. I thought it might be caused by the air purifier on the living room
side of the wall. I checked the Honeywell Hepa air purifier, and I noticed it
was off. I guess whenever the electricity goes off, it needs to be restarted. I
started it up. I suppose it has been off a month or two, since the electricity
has gone off several times in the last couple of months. I am not sure what
causes the bedroom wall rattling. I started making up a batch of ice tea. I
will now start my house cleaning. I will listen to some music while doing it
wearing the wireless headphones with the apartment speakers turned off. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/29/02 Saturday 3:10 A.M.: I rested a bit, and I watched some
television. I guess I will now have some small curd low fat cottage cheese with
cantaloupe chunks and blueberries along with ice tea and a Brazilian instant
coffee. After the meal, I will try to
start my house cleaning. I feel a little lackadaisical, maybe the coffee with
get me up to speed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/28/02 Friday 10:35 P.M.: I had the same salad for dinner at last
night. I also had ice tea and a iced coffee outside. I watched some BBC British
comedy on Channel 21 PBS. I guess I will take a short nap now. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/28/02 Friday 8:35 P.M.: There is a little weather activity to
the north of us still and NOAA weather radio went off again and we seem to be
getting hit with some more rain right now. One can look at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/ . I just updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm. Well, I guess I will
stay inside and avoid this storm. It seems to be more severe than predicted by
the weather service.
End of Scott's
Notes week 06/28/02:
Note:
<888> 06/28/02 Friday 6:45 P.M.: This past morning, I was up until 4:30
A.M. watching a bit of television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I
woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I went back to sleep until 6
P.M.. I am up for the evening. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/28/02 Friday 12:55 A.M.: I went out, and I drove downtown. I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various
locations. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I then drove down by the
waterfront. The car is running a bit
better with the adjustments I made this morning. I still think it might be the
timing. I just now returned home. I guess I will now watch a bit of television
before going to bed. I will now also have some low fat small curd cottage
cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries along with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 11:05 P.M.: I finished off the pint container of
Edy’s raspberry sorbet. I will now go out for some fresh air. Remember when
around this building in the evening hours to keep an eye out for the skunk. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 10:40 P.M.: Where the British Royal Household
Budget goes http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2002/06/28/nqueen28big.gif . CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 10:10 P.M.: You can use http://www.measure.demon.co.uk/Acoustics_Software/speed.html to determine the speed of
sound in a hot weather rain storm. At about 350 meters per second, and about
1750 meters to a mile, it would take sound about five seconds to travel a mile
give or take 25%, so if one saw lightning, every second from the thunder would
be about a fifth of a mile, so if it took five seconds to hear the lightning,
it would be about a mile away. Depending on the direction of wind, one could
judge the arriving and departure of the lightning. I went out, and I checked
the weather, and it is letting up a bit, just a lighter shower now. Just as I went
out the front building door, I spotted a skunk about ten feet in front of the
building entrance, but it did not spray. Thus we have another skunk for a
neighbor this year. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 9:30 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. this afternoon. I
received a post card from Austria. Yesterday, I moved the NOAA weather warning
radio from the hallway bookcase to on top of the backup computer in the living
room, so its liquid crystal display is easier to view, and it is less noisy
when sleeping in the bedroom. This
evening we have a lot more rain and electrical storm activity. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I
had iced coffee outside. I cleaned up, and I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought for $2 the Reader’s Digest Great
World Atlas published in the early 1950s.
It has some interesting maps. I have bought two other copies of this
Atlas, and friends have barrowed it from me. I put it in the hallway bookcase
on top of the family photo albums. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned a DVD video disk, and I read the local paper. I then returned home. I
noticed that I had another wasp in my apartment. I was able to spray it a
couple of times with Lysol, but it kept flying around for about an hour during
which time I was unable to catch and do it in. I finally went out, and I went
to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 25% more of Hotshot wasp and hornet spray
with a range of 20 feet for $3.99 and a 10 pack of S&S powdered milk for
$5.49 plus .24 tax for $9.72 total. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
checked out two DVD video disks. I then returned home. The wasp was no where to be seen. I sprayed
the area around the curtains rods and the pull down shades were the wasp had
been lingering earlier. The Hotshot container says not to use it inside, but I
sprayed a small bit. I also sprayed the air intake duct on the air conditioner
where the wasp possibly got in through. I have not seen the wasp again. I had
dinner of the same green salad I had earlier in the week, plus I washed the red
lettuce more thoroughly with the salad spinner, and I also added a bit of parmesan
cheese. I had it with iced tea. I had an iced coffee outside. The storm is a bit intense right now. I
chatted with a friend. I just finished
making up another two quarts of coffee to chill for iced coffee. I put the Hotshot wasp spray on top of the wall
clock behind the entrance door, so it is high up. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 7:50 A.M.: I went outside, and I checked the
Volvo fuel pump. It looks all right, and I figure since the car has enough
power, it is all right. I checked the fuse box, and the fuses look all right. I
smoothed out the engine idle by increasing the RPMs or increasing the idle
speed, and I increased the air amount in the air fuel mixture. The car is
running more smoothly at a slightly higher idle speed. I will now get some
sleep until 1 P.M. when I have to get up for a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 6:50 A.M.: I tried to sleep. I had some goldfish
crackers with ice tea. I got to thinking about the rough running on the Volvo,
and I remembered that I made note on May 16, I hit a stick with the car. As I
recall it was a larger stick and it made noise around the rear driver side
wheel well. That is also where the fuel pump is located. Possibly the fuel pump
malfunctioning could be the problem I am having with the car. When I have time,
I will look at it. I replaced the fuel pump at about 50,000 miles shortly after
I bought the car. I also replaced the fuel pump on a similar car owned by a
friend. I should inspect the fuel pump wiring since when the car is wet it
seems to run better. Possibly I dislodged the fuel pump wiring when I hit the
stick. I also should check the fuse box. I first noted that I had heard the
rattle for a couple of days on May 23. A
new external fuel pump would cost about $100. Well, I should try to get some
sleep after going outside briefly.
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 3:20 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I
guess I will go outside and view the night sky before going to bed. I will now
shut down and relax and then go to bed. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 2:15 A.M.: For anyone who has not figured out how
to make cantaloupe chucks, there is an easier way than a melon ball scooper. I
first cut the cantaloupe in half lengthwise. I then scoop out the seeds from
each half and put them in a large bowl. I then cut each half into lengthwise
quarters and then eighths lengthwise. I then cut the rine off each eighth
sections and then one cuts each skinless eighth in juicy sections of one’s
preferred size. I store the chunks in a sealed Rubbermaid container in the
refrigerator. I put the rines in the
bowl with the seeds and then dumps them into several small plastic grocery bags
for disposal without dripping. I
finished going through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 06/27/02 Thursday 1:25 A.M.: I went downtown, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I then drove
down by the waterfront. There is a rumor there is another Dutch trading post
west of Greenwich at the end of Long Island sound about 25 miles away. We might consider sending out an exploration
party to see what they are doing for entertaining the summer visitors. Still we
pride ourselves on running a quite town here, so even if something is happening
we always say nothing is happening. When I returned home, I had a bowl of low
fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries and ice
tea. I guess I will try to do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/26/02 Wednesday 11:50 P.M.: I had a cup of 50% Folgers’s instant
decaffeinated coffee and 50% Brazilian instant coffee. I just finished putting
away the laundry. I will now go out for a walk since it is not raining, but it
is a bit damp and humid. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/26/02 Wednesday 11:05 P.M.: I was up at 3 P.M.. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. A friend
called and came down to visit at about 5 P.M.. We sat out the electrical storm.
We went out about 6 P.M., and we drove down by the waterfront. We stopped by
Maneros butcher outlet, and we got a steak sandwich for $4.95 plus .30 tax for
$5.25. We split it to eat in the parking lot. We then returned back to my
place. We watched a DVD video disk. My guest left about 9:15 P.M.. I started my
laundry which will be done in a half hour. When I do the laundry, I change the
sheets on the bed. I had the same style roast beef sandwich with ice tea,
potato chips, and a dill pickle slice. I peeled and diced and refrigerated the
two cantaloupes. I cleaned a pint of blueberries. I straightened the slip cover
on the long living room couch. I am now
on Step Two 14 mg. nicotine patches. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/26/02 Wednesday 2:45 A.M.: I had some small curd low fat cottage
cheese with blueberries and ice tea. I watched a television movie. I had
goldfish crackers and ice tea while watching the movie. I guess I will now head
off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 11:35 P.M.: I went for a walk. I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue, and then I walked lower Greenwich Avenue again. I
sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next
stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then went by the Food Emporium to visit the cheerful night crew. They are open
all night on week days. I bought two large Cantaloupes for $3 both, two pints
of blueberries for $3 both, Pepperidge Farm 38 ounce box of goldfish crackers
for $3.97, two quarts of America’s Choice low fat small curd cottage cheese for
$3.50 each quart, a five pound package of AC sugar for $2.49, a container of
Morton light salt $1.19 for $20.63 total, less $1.35 returned beverage cans for
$19.28 total. I then returned home. I am having a glass of ice tea right now.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 8:45 P.M.: I chatted with a few relatives and
friends. I watched a bit of the financial news on television. I relaxed a bit
more. I made up a batch of salad dressing. I took an 8 ounce salad dressing
holder. I put in about ¼ teaspoon each of ground black pepper, garlic powder,
celery salt, oregano, basil, and Italian spices. I added two tablespoons of
Tameraire Dijon French mustard, and 1.5 ounces of Italian Medina balsamic
vinegar, an 1.5 ounces of Rene junot white wine, a couple of dashes of
Angostura bitters and I shook it. I then added about six ounces of regular
Bertolli olive oil, and I shook the salad dressing holder. I then made a salad.
I have a lettuce spinner which I should have used that I now set out on top of
the microwave oven. I washed the red lettuce once, when I should have washed it
several times to get the sand out. I put about five torn leaves of red lettuce
on a large dinner plate. I then diced two plum tomatoes and added them. I diced
one fourth of a Vidalia onion and added it. I cut in half inch thin squares 1/3
of an 8 ounce bar of Land O Lake Monterey Jack cheese and added it to the salad
along with a third of an 8 ounce jar of pitted stuffed olives which I diced. I
added a dill pickle slice and I diced about a quarter of a red pepper which I
added. I then added the salad dressing to the salad, and I had it for dinner
with ice tea. After dinner I went
outside, and I had an iced coffee. I chatted with a friend. I guess I will now
go out for a walk downtown. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 3:35 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M., and I went out, and
I checked the idle air fuel mixture on the car. It seems to be all right. The grounds crew are cutting down brush and
tree limbs on the north side of the baseball field adjacent to the building. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had a coffee outside. I guess I will now clean up and do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 3:10 A.M.: I went out. I started to walk Greenwich
Avenue, but it started to rain, so I took a short drive. Driving without
traffic, the car still seems to be running a bit rough, more so than I have
noticed recently. Well unless it is the emissions charcoal canister that needs
replacing for the $150 cost of the canister at Stamford Volvo, there is not
much that I can do about it. As mentioned before, if it is the timing, I would
need Exxon to adjust it, since I do not have a timing light, and since when one
loosens the distributor hold down bolt, it will not move anyway since the
distributor seems frozen in place. Perhaps a mechanic with a loop chain or pipe
wrench might be able to free it up to adjust the timing if that is the problem.
Well for now it will remain the same. I noticed two raccoons in the front drive
when I was just sitting out just now. I am a bit tired. I had some goldfish
crackers and ice tea. I will now have some cottage cheese and blueberries with
ice tea. Then I will relax a bit before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 2:10 A.M.:
An unusual event happened this evening after I had ended my walk. I was
sitting out on the bench next to the veterans monument in front of where I had
my white Volvo parked, and four teenagers whom had been making a lot of noise
shouting at civilian passerbys on Greenwich Avenue approached the rear of my
Volvo, and they had their hands on the rear and the trunk or in England the
boot of my car. When I looked around and saw them lingering around my Volvo, I
got up and approached the car a dozen feet away. As I approached the car, they
took off running down Greenwich Avenue at full pace. I inspected the car at
that point to see if any mischief had been performed, and it looked all right.
I just checked the trunk lock, and it is all right too. Since I keep a Ship to
Shore radio in the car with a two foot portable antenna in the rear car window
for emergency communications around the waterfront to the Coast Guard Channel
16, perhaps the two foot antenna attached to the inside of the back window attacked
their attention or perhaps they were just hiding out from other kids. Well, it
is warm out, and I am bored, so I will go for a short drive and perhaps a walk
to lose some weight. Basically despite the terrorists alerts in the news, being
overweight for me is more of a threat to my health, so perhaps if I walk more I
will lose some weight. I will keep a keen eye out for any Mountain Lions or
Cougars lingering in the trees, and since it is a full moon, I should keep an
eye out for any ware wolves or other nocturnal beings. I finished sifting
through my email. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 12:50 A.M.: Check your browser security http://browsercheck.qualys.com/ . CIO
Note:
<888> 06/25/02 Tuesday 12:30 A.M.: I am doing a little bit of regular
computer work. I noticed this story in the Electronic Telegraph from the U.K.
that the U.S. press has not picked up on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2002/06/25/cndoll25.xml&sSheet=/portal/2002/06/25/ixport.html . I hope the U.S.
government does not default. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/24/02 Monday 10:25 P.M.: I went back out for a walk. I walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I
drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I am having a glass of ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/24/02 Monday 8:05 P.M.: This morning before going to bed, I had
some small curd low fat cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and ice tea. I
went to bed about 4 A.M., and I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and I had my coffee outside. I went
out about 3 P.M.. I stopped by the library, and I returned two DVD video disks.
I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, but they were closed because their air
conditioning system was broken. They are supposed to be opened tomorrow. I then
made my 4 P.M. appointment. I next drove by the waterfront. I then went back by
the library, and I read the Wall Street Journal newspaper and P.C. magazine. I
then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought two S&S premium margarines for .67
each package, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice buy one get one
free for $3.59 both, a quart of Hellmann’s mayonnaise for $3.59, six plum
tomatoes at .99 a pound for $1.31, a Vidalia onion at .99 a pound .91, a Red
Pepper at .99 a pound for .97, a head of Red leaf lettuce for .99, two Kaiser
rolls at .45 each, two large bags of Wise ridges potato chips buy one get one
free $2.99 both for $16.15 total. I then went to Val’s liquor store, and I
bought a four ounce bottle of Angostura bitters for $4 total. I then returned
home. I had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug. I watched the ABC evening news.
I had a roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Vidalia onion, red leaf
lettuce, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horseradish, salt, and pepper along with potato
chips, dill pickle slice, ice tea, and I went outside to have an iced
coffee. I threw out four ears of old
corn and two old moldy Kaiser rolls. I guess I will go out for an exercise walk
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/24/02 Monday 1:50 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I went
outside briefly. I will now shut down for the night and go to bed early if I
can fall asleep. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/24/02 Monday 12:05 A.M.: I watched a DVD video. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/23/02 Sunday 8:45 P.M.: I went to bed about 4 A.M. last night
after having some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I was up at 1 P.M. when a
relative called. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements and iced coffee outside. I rested some more
until about 4 P.M.. I had a roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with
horseradish, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, Vidalia onion, salt and pepper, ice tea,
and then I had an iced coffee outside. I
cleaned up, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out
at various locations. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a liter of CVS yellow
mouthwash for $1.99 plus .12 tax for $2.11 total. I drove down by the
waterfront. I sat out at the library. I then stopped by Exxon, and I bought buy
three get two free of Marlboro Lights 100s for $16.50 all. I then returned
home. I had a chilled Citra soda in a frosted mug. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/23/02 Sunday 12:45 A.M.: I downloaded and followed the
instructions from Symantec to run W32.Klez.gen@mm and W32.ElKern.gen removal tool on my computer.
Neither of the viruses or their variants are on my computer. I do however have
someone regularly trying to email them to me which my Norton AntiVirus 2002
program catches. I also ran the Office Updates on my computer updating Word
2002. I guess I will shut down not and
watch some television before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/22/02 Saturday 11:05 P.M.: I made up two quarts of iced coffee
which I put in the refrigerator. I had
friend call who came down to visit at 5:30 P.M.. We chatted. We had dinner of
low fat small curd cottage cheese with blueberries and cantaloupe and ice tea.
We watched a television movie. A
relative called and we chatted. My guest
just left. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/22/02 Saturday 4:40 P.M.: I went to bed at midnight, and I was
up about 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee,
vitamins, and supplements. I had my coffee outside. I then fell asleep until
about 3:30 P.M.. I just had a roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with
Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horseradish, salt, pepper, and slices of Vidalia onion
along with ice tea. I had my Brazilian instant coffee outside. It is a bit hot
out. It is 89 degrees Fahrenheit. However, in the apartment with the General
Electric 15,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control going it is about 72
degrees Fahrenheit. I have a friend coming down, so I will put off house
cleaning. I guess I also should brew up
a large pot of coffee for iced coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/21/02 Friday 8:55 P.M.: I went out, and I drove along the
waterfront over to Old Greenwich. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Second
Congregational Church Rummage Room, and I bought an extra large salmon colored
GAP polo shirt for $3 and an extra large long sleeve cotton twill Lord and
Taylor purple and blue and other colors plaid shirt for $6 for $9 total. I then
drove out to Tod’s Point. I walked the 2 ½ mile walk around Tod’s Point. I then
sat out for a while at the southeast concession area. I then drove back to
central downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I then went by Exxon, and I bought
$12.30 of premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I had 78 miles on the trip
odometer and I put in close to 7 gallons, so I am now only getting 11 miles per
gallon as usual puttering around town in slow stop and go traffic. I then went
by the Stop and Shop, and I bought S&S sliced roast beef at $5.99 a pound
for $6.32, a package of S&S margarine for .67, and two Kaiser rolls for .67
both for $7.66 total. I then returned home. I had low fat small curd cottage
cheese with blueberries and cantaloupe along with a glass of ice tea. I guess I
will now watch some television and shut down the computer. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 06/21/02:
Note:
<888> 06/21/02 Friday 2:25 P.M.: I went to bed last night about midnight.
I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed. I was up at 8
A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and
supplements. I went out to the Greenwich Hospital Dental clinic for my 10 P.M.
appointment. The dentist said I need a #14 DOL filling, #13 MO filling, and a
#30 MOBL possible filling with a crown in the future. The clinic is booked up
through the first of the year, so unless I can get it done in private practice
which would be expensive, I will have to wait until after the first of the
year. The dentist recommended having it done sooner. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next went by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift
shop. They have a $10 a bag of clothing sale going on. They gave me a tan canvas 20”X15”X6” zipper
bag which normally would have been $5. I then drove down by the waterfront. I
chatted with a resident. I drove the resident over to Grass Island to get an
anchor out of his boat, and then I returned him to his house. I then returned
home. I was sitting in my apartment, and I noticed a wasp in my apartment
climbing on the Victorian lamp shade. I doused it with Lysol to immobilize it,
and I then I flushed it down the toilet. I had the same style roast beef
sandwich for lunch with a dill pickle slice and ice tea. I then sat outside,
and I had a Brazilian instant coffee. It is a bit warm out, so I guess I will
stay inside this afternoon. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/20/02 Thursday 8:25 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea last night before going to bed. I was up at 10 A.M. this morning. I was
told by a neighbor the fire alarm went off at 3 A.M., but since I was asleep, I
did not hear it. I can not hear the fire alarm bell in my bedroom when I am
asleep. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I sat outside a bit in the day time. I
cleaned up, and I went out about 2 P.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I
bought a gilt framed print of dogs playing poker called “A Friend in Need” for
$5. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next went downtown, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a bag of
Starburst jelly beans 14 oz. for $2.19 and a bag of Lifesaver jelly beans 14
ounce for $2.19 plus .26 tax for $4.64 total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I chatted with a local resident. I gave the resident my silver
Coleman electronic mosquito repeller. I have a blue and a green one in the
apartment. I will put the blue one back in the Volvo. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD video disk, and I checked out one. I returned home. I had a cold Citra soda in a
frosted mug. I hung the dog print on the wall to the right of the toilet. I
mixed both bags of jelly beans together, and I put them in a bowl in another
bowl on the dining room table. For
dinner, I had the same style roast beef sandwich with a dill pickle slice along
with ice tea. I also had a dish of Edy’s fruit raspberry sorbet. After dinner I
had a 50% - 50% Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee and Brazilian instant
coffee which I drank outside. I have a 10 A.M. appointment tomorrow, so I will
go to bed about midnight tonight. I will now watch a bit of television and
maybe a DVD video disk. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/20/02 Thursday 12:05 A.M.: I watched a DVD video disk. I guess I
will shut down for the night and relax a bit before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/19/02 Wednesday 9:10 P.M.: I went out, and I forgot to wear my
nicotine patch. I went down by the waterfront and parking down at the end of
the road was filled up, so I parked by Greenwich Capital, and I walked over to
the waterfront there. There was a boat
at the Delamar Hotel stopping for sandwiches at Maneros. I walked down to the
end of the road. I chatted with a local resident. I walked down to the end of
the road. I returned to my car. I went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the
Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought two pints of New Jersey blueberries at $1.50 a pint for $3 total. I
returned home, and I put the nicotine patch on. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/19/02 Wednesday 6:05 P.M.: I went outside a couple of times. I
chatted with a relative’s relative. I found out at www.expedia.com that the new Delamar Five Star Hotel is opening on
Steamboat Road on September 16, 2002 for $355 to $385 a night. To verify that information, check the dates
at expedia.com for September 16 to September 17 for the Delamar Hotel. I guess
I will now have the same roast beef sandwich with potato chips and ice tea.
Maybe I will clean up and go out for a while. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/19/02 Wednesday 4:15 P.M.: I have a bit of intestinal turmoil. I
hope the cottage cheese I got is fresh. I went through my email. I received
this link for a New York Times summer reading list Books for Summer Reading . CIO
Note:
<888> 06/19/02 Wednesday 3:10 P.M.: I rested until 1:30 P.M.. I went
outside briefly. I had low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks
and ice tea. I then had a cappuccino outside. I found a Silver Shield baseball
cap on the bench in the backyard, so I put it in the back seat of my Volvo. My
groin hernia has been causing a bit of discomfort, so I have been less active
and resting more recently. I guess I
will do some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888>
06/19/02 Wednesday 11:10 A.M.: I rested last evening until about 9 A.M. this
morning. I went outside this morning. I then had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I went outside and had my
coffee. I tested my new Columbia 2.4 gigahertz telephone, and it works around
the front of the building. It does not work inside downstairs or in back of the
building. The NOAA weather radio alarm system test just went off. The weather
seems nice and clear today, but this time of year in the late afternoon or
early evening we can occasionally get an afternoon shower. Well, I guess I will clean up and try to
pursue some daytime activity. The NOAA weather radio just said there is a 30%
chance of showers this afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/18/02 Tuesday 10:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by CVS, and
I bought two rolls of CVS 5 yards by one inch adhesive medical tape for $2.39
each roll plus .29 tax for $5.07 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I
then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Zyn stationary,
and I bought a scratch card for $1 #29, but I lost. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times.
I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought four pint containers of low fat
small curd cottage cheese for $1.50 a pint for $6 total. I then went by the
Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers
for $5.29. I then returned home. I chatted with a couple of friends. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/18/02 Tuesday 5:25 P.M.: Another event happened in 1640 when the
Dutch arrived in New Amsterdam; they also started the New Amsterdam Night
Watch. Today it is more of an honorary
society since not much of New Amsterdam is made of wood buildings anymore.
Still having been on a night schedule for the better part of 37 years, it seems
I am back on a late schedule today. I went to bed about 4 A.M. after watching a
show on the history channel about private jets. I was up at 10 A.M., and I went
outside briefly. I then had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, coffee, cantaloupe chunks, vitamins, and supplements. After
breakfast I fell back to sleep until about 4:30 P.M.. I went outside briefly. I
just had a roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann’s mayonnaise,
horseradish, Vidalia onion slices, salt, and pepper. I had the sandwich with
Lays barbeque potato chips and dill pickle slice along with ice tea. I had a
Brazilian instant coffee outside. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out
shortly. Although I use tape to tape on
my nicotine patches, they keep falling off while I am asleep. I think the CVS
nicotine patches do not have enough adhesive on them. Perhaps I should try the
more expensive regular brand of nicotine patches, I think called Nicoderm. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/18/02 Tuesday 12:35 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I relaxed a bit. I am a bit tired of focusing on the computer, so I will
shut down for the night. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/17/02 Monday 11:45 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I sat outside
briefly. I noticed in the news recently that NOAA reports that El Nino has been
developing off the coast of Peru recently, and the ocean temperature off the
coast of Peru is 6 degrees warmer, which does not mean that Kevin Bacon is in
Peru, but that El Nino might change the current hurricane season forecast and
make it less intense than predicted. About five years ago when we had El Nino,
there was flooding on the west coast of the United States, and we had drought
on the East Coast and there was a lesser hurricane season. I am not sure what
the future long term weather forecasts might be, but it seems about the regular
weather pattern here to me for this time of year. There is not much else happening as far as I
know. I guess with arthritis, I would prefer drier weather, but many of the
local gardeners probably prefer damper weather. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/17/02 Monday 9:30 P.M.: I went out. I drove downtown, and I
stopped by the waterfront. I checked out the weather and chatted with some
locals. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read Arthritis Today
magazine, and I used the library terminal to email myself these links to myself
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm , www.ava.org, www.arthritis.org, www.jointsinmotion.org , www.RAacademy.com . I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought
six Kaiser rolls for $2.29, a dozen large eggs $1.69, 2 Vidalia onions at .99 a
pound for $1.42, Gold’s Horseradish $1.50, Boar’s Head sliced roast beef at
$8.49 a pound for $7.90, and four ears of sweet corn for .40 a ear for $1.60
for $16.40 total. I believe the same year the Dutch first arrived in New
Amsterdam. I meant to buy the store brand of sliced roast beef for $5.99 a
pound, but the deli clerk accidentally sliced the Boar’s Head roast beef, and
it looked so good I bought it. I also noticed that blue berries which they were
out of are $1.50 a pint as well as strawberries which they had, and cottage
cheese is two pints for $3, so I will have to get some later in the week. I
then returned home. I had the same dinner as last night with two ears of corn
on the cob. The last three nights when I had the pork tenderloin, I also cooked
a half of Vidalia onion with the pork. I sat outside to have my Brazilian
instant coffee. I noticed the Brazilian instant coffee that I got at Odd Job
this past winter has sort of a licorice taste to it which is quite good. The
last time I was at Odd Job when I went to the Vitamin Shoppe for the Coral
Calcium, I noticed they had some gourmet coffees on sale. Well I guess I will try
to do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/17/02 Monday 3:55 P.M.: I sat outside briefly. I took the two
long stretch beach chairs out of the back seat of the Volvo, and I put them in
the trunk. I took out the other three low short sit up beach chairs, and I put
them in the bedroom false ceiling. I now have the entire back seat of the Volvo
opened up and free for passengers.
However, the trunk is pretty much full.
I guess I might as well clean up and go out to see what is happening in
the rest of the world, but I have to refrigerate the ice tea before I
leave. The Volvo was running just fine
yesterday, so hopefully I am done with all the maintenance for the season. I
only drive about 5,000 miles a year, so since my Volvo could easily go 250,000
miles from its present 117,800 miles, I might have the Volvo until the year
2025. Of course sitting outside all the time year round, it is subject to the
weather and elements of the area. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/17/02 Monday 3:20 P.M.: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and
supplements. After going outside briefly, I went back to bed until about 1
P.M.. When I woke up, I had low fat small curd cottage cheese, with cantaloupe
chunks, and blueberries along with ice tea. I also had a Brazilian instant
coffee outside. As it starts to get
warm, I will quickly summarize what I learned about air conditioners a year or
two years ago. I bought the General Electric Profile 15,000 BTU remote control
air conditioner from Partridge and Rockwell in Greenwich for $589. I noticed
that the Wiz also sells a similar 15,000 BTU with remote control Panasonic
model for $450. I also noticed that Home Depot sells a generic Hampton 15,000
BTU air conditioner without the remote control feature for $350. Well, I was thinking about going to Tod’s
Point this morning, but I decided I better avoid the sun, since in the last few
years; I have not been getting too much sun. It is an enjoyable 3 mile walk
around Tod’s Point, but it costs me about $4 to drive over there. Living in Byram, where I do, I can walk
downtown to Greenwich Avenue and back which is also about a three mile walk on
a noisy U.S. 1. However, one can view all the new cars, and there are generally
places to rest and go to the bathroom such as Wendy’s, McDonald’s, the
Greenwich Library, Exxon, the Greenwich Hospital, Starbucks, the Senior Center,
the Greenwich Train Station, or whatever catches one’s eye along the way. For the physical fitness enthusiasts we have
a quite a steep long set of stone stairs in our back yard that one could hike
up and down. I have heard the usual air traffic recently. I suppose if one did
not have a car or one did not want to pay to park at the airport, one could
take the local Westchester County Bus from where it stops by Cumberland Farms,
and ride it through Port Chester, and up King Street to the Westchester County
airport and view that air traffic. Of course, one would have to make sure they
get on the right bus, or they might end up in White Plains or one of the
boroughs of New York. Well, there is not much happening here, so I am making up
a batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm to enjoy for the rest of
the week. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/16/02 Sunday 9:30 P.M.: My guest, and I chatted. We had the same
dinner as last night. We watched a DVD video disk movie. My guest just left. I
will go outside for a moment, and then I guess I will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/16/02 Sunday 5:50 P.M.: I cleaned up, and a friend arrived to
visit. We went by Smokes for Less, and I bought four packs of Seneca Ultra
Lights 100s for $2.75 a pack for $11 total. We drove downtown, and we walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I
noticed they have taken the renovation construction scaffolding down from
around the Senior and Arts center. It looks quite nice now that it is
completed. We then sat out by the waterfront for a while. We returned to my
place just before a down pour of rain. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/16/02 Sunday 1:25 P.M.: I received a telephone call from a
relative. I went outside, and I checked out the car. It seems to be running
fine. I did notice that when running rough when starting up cold that the
engine fan seems to come close to one of the fan shield and makes a slight
scraping sound, so I pulled it out a bit. I checked the three vacuum hoses on
the carbon canister container, and only one seems to have a vacuum on it. Since
the car seems to be basically running fine, at the moment, I do not feel like
putting any more money into it, so I guess I will just leave it as is. I came
back upstairs. I cleaned and diced the two cantaloupes and put the pieces in a
Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.
For lunch, I had low fat small curd cottage cheese with blueberries and
cantaloupe chunks along with ice tea, and I will now have a Brazilian instant
coffee. Since it is a nice day, I guess
I will next clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/16/02 Sunday 11:55 A.M.: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning. I
went outside briefly. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, cantaloupe, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I watched a bit of
television. I then rested a bit. I went back outside again briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/16/02 Sunday 2:15 A.M.: After dinner, I relaxed a bit. From
about 10 P.M., I watched television including until now a series of programs on
the Travel channel about volcanoes. I am tired, so I will go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/15/02 Saturday 5:45 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering
the plants. I sat outside briefly. I watched a bit of television. I cut one of
the two Hatfield pork tenderloins in half, and I put a little olive oil in a
Pyrex pie dish and rubbed the tenderloin in it. I seasoned it with garlic
powder, ground black pepper, and celery salt. I am cooking it in the convection
oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. I will have it with steamed corn
on the cob and fresh broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/15/02 Saturday 2:25 P.M.: I was up at 8:30 A.M. this morning
when a friend called. I went outside briefly. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I went back to sleep
until 1 P.M.. I went outside briefly. I had lunch of the same roast beef
sandwich I have been eating earlier in the week along with potato chips and
dill pickle slice and ice tea and an instant coffee. I sat outside briefly. I
will now do my weekly house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/14/02 Friday 9:15 P.M.: I watched channel 21’s program on Dr.
Perricone’s http://www.drperricone.com/ from Yale
University lecturing on dermatology. I watched two of the three segments. I am
tired, and I will go to bed now. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/14/02 Friday 7:45 P.M.: I watched the ABC evening news and the
BBC evening news. For dinner I had a
bowl of low fat small curd cottage cheese with blue berries and cantaloupe
chunks along with ice tea. I guess I will watch the BBC comedy shows on Channel
21 PBS this evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/14/02 Friday 6:25 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out about 2
P.M.. I mail the Columbia cordless telephone $20 rebate at the Valley Road post
office. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a pleated 10”
lamp shade for .50 and a pair of 72” boot laces for .25 for .75 total. I then
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the first couple of pages of a U.S.
News and World Report article about the U.S.A. Secret Service, but I got a
nicotine fit, since I had forgot to wear my nicotine patch. I drove down by the
waterfront for a break. I then went to Porricelli’s Greenwich Food Mart in Cos
Cob, and I bought a Hatfield whole pork tenderloin at $3.99 a pound for $7.24,
two 96 ounce containers of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each,
two Del Monte cantaloupe for .99 each, a Tony’s Supreme pastry pizza for $2.50,
four ears of corn for .20 each for .80, a head of broccoli for .89 for $18.43
total. I then returned home. I put away my groceries. I put on the patch. I had
some ice tea. I put the new 10 inch pleated lamp shade on the small lamp
between the two computers. I put the lamp shade from that lamp on top of the
orange colored glass globe on the brass lamp on the Danish bar to prevent
glare. I chatted with a relative on the Columbia cordless telephone with the
headset, and the reception was just fine.
Whether lifting groceries, my car tool box, or laundry has caused my
groin hernia to return. I guess it tends to fall down and pull back up into my
intestinal cavity. I am a bit arthritic with all the damp weather. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 06/14/02:
Note:
<888> 06/14/02 Friday 12:20 P.M.: I woke up during the night, and I had
goldfish crackers and ice tea. I finally woke up this morning about 8 A.M.. I
watched the David Bowie performance on the NBC morning show. I went outside
briefly. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I just finished my laundry. I programmed my
Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone with the Directory Speed Dial
numbers. I tested it calling up a relative, and it sounds just fine. I put the
base plate on the base unit, so it stands more upright. I filled out the $20
rebate information for the Columbia cordless telephone. I will send out my
weekly notes shortly. I will then have the same type of roast beef sandwich as
before along with barbeque potato chips, dill pickle slice, cantaloupe chunks,
ice tea, and a cappuccino. I will then clean up and go out. It is suppose to
rain through out the weekend. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/13/02 Thursday 9:35 P.M.: Before going out for my 3 P.M.
appointment, I installed the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz telephone on the Danish bar
next to the AT&T answering machine. I also took the AT&T regular
speaker phone from the bedroom desk, and I put it next to the Columbia cordless
telephone. I put the General Electric cordless telephone on the bedroom desk. I
then went out to my 3 P.M. appointment. After my 3 P.M. appointment, I went by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I
adjusted my idle fuel mixture with the car warmed up. I then went by Exxon, and
I bought $12 of premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I then returned home. I
put another ½ inch hose clamp on another hose running over the valve cover to
the air intake chamber, and I cleaned its inline valve with carburetor cleaner.
I readjusted the idle downwards, and I adjust the air fuel mixture again. I
loosened the distributor timing nut, but it has been so long since the
distributor has been moved it seems to frozen in position. I tried to spraying
WD40 on the swivel housing to no effect. I had a new timing belt put in about
four years ago, but from the way it looks, they could not have possibly moved
the distributor to readjust the timing. I did clean the interior contacts of
the new distributor cap and new rotor with fine metal sandpaper. I got about 14
miles per gallon when I filled up. If one of the cylinders or spark plugs were
not firing properly, I would think I would get fewer miles per gallon. Anyway the Volvo is running pretty much the
same it has for the last six weeks since I first got the rumbling sound. Still
when one is driving and accelerating it runs fine. It is just at idle it makes
the noise. I then chatted with a neighbor who waiting for a ride. About 7 A.M., I gave the neighbor a ride over
to Port Chester, New York to get groceries at Pathmark. The neighbor gave me $5
for the trip. We then returned back to
my building around 8 P.M.. I checked the range on the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz
cordless telephone. It does not play in back of the building out by the
baseball field, but it does play down in front of the building by the entrance
below my windows. The Columbia cordless
telephone also came with a headset that works with it and also with my other
cordless telephones. I left the head set near the Columbia telephone. I had the
same roast beef sandwich for dinner with barbeque potato chips and a dill pickle
slice and chunks of cantaloupe and ice tea. I went outside again briefly. I am
a bit tired, so I will go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/13/02 Thursday 2:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove over to Stamford Volvo,
and I picked up the S hose that I had ordered. They told me if I wanted to buy
the emissions charcoal canister it would be $150. I then drove by International
Car Parts, and they did not have a Bosch ignition coil for the Volvo, but they
could order it in a day for $40. I then went by Autozone, and they did not have
the ignition coil either. I drove up to Norwalk on a test drive, and the car
basically was running normally. I stopped by Gateway Computers. I then went by
the other International Car Parts store, and they did not have an ignition coil
either. I went by an auto parts store near Stew Leonard’s. I then went by
CompUSA, and I bought the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone for $39.99
plus $4.99 for a year’s replacement warranty plus $2.70 tax for $47.68. The Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone
also has a $20 mailin rebate, so it basically $20 plus the $5 years warranty
from CompUSA. I then drove back to Greenwich. I went back by Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I then went by Gateway Auto Supply, and they did
not have the ignition coil. They told me that an ignition coil works or it does
not, so it would not improve the car’s performance to replace it. I was just
thinking of doing some preventive maintenance. I bought 4 one inch hose clamps
for .60 each for $2.40 total. I went by the auto supply store across from
McDonalds on the Post Road, and they did not have the ignition coil either. I
then returned home. I was checking out the charcoal emissions canister, and I
noticed a short four inch connecting vacuum hose to it had a crack in it. I
replaced that one quarter inch hose, and the car seemed to be running smoother.
I locked the keys by mistake in the car, so I went upstairs to get my backup keys.
I then took the car for a test drive over to the Arnold Bread store. It seemed
to be running much better with the charcoal canister emissions vacuum hose
replaced. I bought two loaves of Arnold Branola 12 grain bread for $1.78 both.
I then returned home, and I installed the S hose from the valve cover chamber
attachment to underneath the air manifold. I also put two one inch hose clamps
on it. I adjusted the air fuel mixture idle giving the car more air. The Volvo
seems to running much more smoothly. I will still have to see what it is like
in regular driving and when it is cold. I will now connect the Columbia 2.4
gigahertz telephone. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. I am also having some ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/13/02 Thursday 8:40 A.M.: I had a meal of a Swanson’s Hungryman
Veal Parmesan dinner with ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee that I drank
outside. I will now clean up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/13/02 Thursday 6:45 A.M.: Well, I guess I was tired. I slept
through until about 2:30 A.M.. I had three crank fax type phone calls. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I
went outside a couple of time, and I watched some television. I fell back
asleep until just now. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/12/02 Wednesday 12:25 P.M.: I peeled and diced two large
cantaloupes, and I put the pieces in a large Rubbermaid container in the
refrigerator. I sat outside briefly, and I threw away the cantaloupe remains. I
watched a bit of television. I had the same roast beef sandwich as yesterday
with a dill pickle slice and a dish of cantaloupe and ice tea. Like they do in
some parts of Europe, I will now take my afternoon nap. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/12/02 Wednesday 10:20 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Bagel shop, and I bought a bagel
and butter for $1.17, and I ate it in front of the senior center. I then drove
down by the waterfront. The car is running fine. I went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the
local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then returned home. I just had a
cold Citra soda in a frosted mug. It is a bit warm out for me, so I will be
staying inside by the air conditioner today. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/12/02 Wednesday 7:40 A.M.: I did my regular computer work. I
looked at my Chilton Volvo manual. I went outside, and I worked on the car. I
can not adjust the fuel pump mixture since I do not have the right tool
although I know where the little hole is. I also need to replace the charcoal
emissions canister which is suppose to be replaced every 45,000 miles. When I go over to Volvo, I will see if they
have it. I took off the rubber air manifold intake, and I cleaned the air intake
plate with carburetor emissions cleaner. I increased the idle speed, and I
adjusted the air fuel mixture to be a little bit more air and less fuel. The
car seems to running fine at idle and cool, so I will go out now and test
it. When I was showering and cleaning
up, I noticed that my groin hernia has disappeared, and I guess it has
retracted back into my intestines. All I can figure out is the walking helped
it, or bending up and down while working on the car, or I have not been eating
so much rice recently or quiting smoking made me more vigorous and it fixed
itself. Still, I hope it stays in place and does not fall back down again.
Threre is probably still a tear in the intestinal wall, or possibly with the
additional weight I have put on, there is not as much room in my belly cavity.
Still I need to lose some weight. I will
now go out for a walk. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/12/02 Wednesday 3:55 A.M.: About 3 A.M. the central building
fire alarm system went off. I checked the system, and nats or small bugs or
insects were attracted by the center back stairway light, and they got into the
smoke detector and set it off. I reset the central building fire alarm system,
and I call “911”, and I told them it was probably a false alarm. The same thing
happened two days ago. Four fire trucks arrived, and they told me I should not
reset the fire alarm system which I did not know. They checked the smoke detector on the back
stair way, and they closed the window whose screen lets the small bugs in. I
later turned off the center back stairway light, so as not to attract more
insects. Three fire trucks left, and one stayed behind with a supervisor. They
are waiting for a key holder for the alarm company to come, so they can lock
the central alarm system boxes. I frequently can not hear the alarms in my apartment
when I am asleep, since my bedroom is away from the alarm box. However, I was
sleeping lightly, so I heard the alarm.
About 20% of the residents responded to the alarm. The rest remained
asleep in their apartments. Well, I will now have breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I guess I
am on an earlier schedule. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/11/02 Tuesday 7:35 P.M.: I watched some television including the
ABC evening news. I now will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/11/02 Tuesday 5:40 P.M.:
I just had a cold roast beef sandwich made with a Kaiser roll,
Hellmann’s mayonnaise, horseradish, Vidalia onion, salt, and pepper along with
a dill pickle slice and barbeque potato chips and ice tea. I will now go
outside for a short spell. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/11/02 Tuesday 4:15 P.M.:
I went back out at noon. I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove
over to Old Greenwich going from exit 4 to exit 5 on the turnpike. The car is
running much better, but it still has a slight rumble at very lower speed.
Still what I did this morning seemed to have improved it. I think it is fine
for regular driving, and unless something develops, I do not plan to do anymore
on it beside put in the S hose. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Rummage Room
Thrift shop, and I bought two Billy Baldwin or Cole Porter white pleated butler
lamp shades for $5 apiece plus .60 tax for $10.60 total. I use the ATM machine
at First Union across the street from the Old Greenwich Rummage Room which cost
me a $1. I then went out to Tod’s Point.
I walked the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point from the south concession
area and around the shore and back down the access road. It was a little bit cooler out at Tod’s
Point. I did a brisk walk hoping to lose a bit of weight. I then stopped by
Staples in Old Greenwich. I next went to Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by
CVS, and I bought a Glade oil scent Meadow Breeze refill for $2.99 plus .18 for
$3.17. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 12 pack of Citra soda cans
for $3.34 plus .60 can deposit, a six pack of Kaiser rolls for $2.29, 3 Vidalia
onions at .99 a pound for $2.18, a half gallon of Florida Natural orange juice
$2, two large California cantaloupes for .99 each, sliced roast beef at $5.99 a
pound for $6.18, 2 lime, 2 cheery 2 orange S&S gelatin for $2 all for
$20.78 total. I then returned home. I had a cold A&W frosted root beer in a
frosted mug. I relaxed a bit. I went outside briefly. I put the lamp shades on
the butler lamps in the living room replacing the old shades I had on them, and
I put the old shades in the false ceiling in the bedroom. I will now relax a
bit and listen to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . It is 86 degrees
Fahrenheit outside, and about 70 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/11/02 Tuesday 11:40 A.M.: After cleaning up, I went out, and I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I chatted with a fisherman who is a
mechanic. He checked out the sound of my car and gave me a bit of information
since he was familiar with the car. He told me the Bosch Platinum plugs are
factory preset. They came at .035” and I
had reset them to .030”. He also suggested that using the Volvo tool one can
reset the air fuel mixture on the fuel pump chamber, which is an Allen or “L”
wrench type tool. He said possibly I should have that done and maybe the
timing. I told him I wanted to wait until I had installed the new S hose I have
ordered that is coming tomorrow. I then
went by the Hospital Thrift shop. I next returned a DVD disk and checked out
another DVD disk from the library. I then returned home. I took out the Bosch
Platinum spark plugs and I regapped them to .035” and then I reinstalled them.
The car seemed to be running more smoothly. I then took out the PCV valve and
cleaned more thoroughly the backfire break with carburetor cleaner. I also
installed a hose clamp on a hose on top of the valve cover to make it tighter.
I redirected the ignition wires over another vacuum hose to give more clearance
above the valve cover. I tightened the clamp around the four ignition wires
that keep them from touching the air manifold. I adjusted the idle air fuel
mixture knob to slightly more richer. I noticed all the spark plugs seemed fine
when I took them out except for the one closest to the passenger compartment
which looked a bit fouled which it had before. I cleaned it before putting it
in. I took the car for a short test drive, and it seemed to be running
normally, and better than it has in a long time. Still, I have to take it for a
longer test drive later. I then came upstairs, and I had a cold Diet Coke in a
frosted mug. I relaxed a bit. It is nice and cool in the apartment. I will now
have some cottage cheese and blueberries along with ice tea. I am not sure if I
will go out again since it is quite hot out. I might just stay inside in the
cool apartment and work on the computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/11/02 Tuesday 6:30 A.M.: I was up at 8 P.M., and I went outside
briefly. I then had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee,
vitamins, and supplements. I then went outside briefly again. I then fell back
to sleep until midnight. I went outside briefly. I then watched a DVD video
disk until about 3 A.M.. I then went outside briefly. I then rested until 5
A.M.. I went outside briefly. I finished the rest of the herbal chicken and
rice along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I then watched some morning
television. The morning news said it is going to be up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit
today, so I turned the air conditioner down to 68 degrees Fahrenheit to cool
off the apartment while it is cool out. I guess I will go outside briefly. I
then will clean up, and I will go downtown for a morning walk. Usually when I
go outside briefly, I am sneaking a cigarette since I am trying to quit, I have
not been smoking in the apartment. Hopefully once I put the new nicotine patch
on this morning I will not have as much as an urge to smoke. They say you are
suppose to relax when trying to quit smoking. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/10/02 Monday 12:10 P.M.: I received in the mail from Bank of New
York my Monsoon Speaker check which was returned because it was off of a
Canadian Bank. I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street, and they said they would send the check in for collection and
return the $10 return fee, which should be done in a few days. I then went by
the ELDC thrift shop, and I viewed the merchandise. I next returned home, and I
chatted with a neighbor. I just talked with a relative. I will now go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/10/02 Monday 10:25 A.M.: I went out. The car seems to be running a lot better, but
there is still the slight rumble from underneath that I hear at lower speeds
and when shutting off the car. I drove downtown. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I stopped by St. Moritz bakery, and I bought a raspberry Danish for
$1.25. I ate it in front of the Senior and Arts Center. I drove down by the
waterfront. I noticed at the end of Steamboat Road there is a sign limiting
parking to two hours. Also there is no
parking from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M.. Having observed the weather from Steamboat Road
for 19 years and having lived there five years, I guess I am familiar with the
location. I suppose the parking regulation depends on whether local law
enforcement enforces it. I next went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and
they gave me a black and a white milk crate. I then went by Exxon, and I bought
$8.20 of premium at $1.779. Since I
tuned the car, locally it seems I have gone from getting 11 miles per gallon to
14.5 miles per gallon. Since I keep a lot of stuff in my trunk, I have a bit of
weight in the trunk. Well, I then returned home, and I sorted out the items in
two old cardboard boxes in my trunk, and I put them in the plastic milk crates,
and I threw away the cardboard boxes. Just about the time I was about ready to
go inside the building fire alarm went off, and the fire department arrived
shortly there after. It was a false alarm.
Apparently some insects had gotten into the stairwell smoke
detector. I finally returned to my
apartment. I just had some low fat cottage cheese with blue berries and ice
tea. I guess I will relax a bit and go to bed.
However, first I will check the mail. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/10/02 Monday 7:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I drove down by
the waterfront. I then returned home about 5 A.M., and I had some goldfish
crackers and ice tea. I studied my Chilton’s Volvo manual. I went out about 6
A.M., and I studied the engine on the car. If I have a EGR valve, I can not
find it. I did notice that the lower secondary wire on the ignition coil was
loose. When I tried to tighten the connector it broke. I had another similar
electrical connector, so I installed it on the wire, and reattached it back to
the ignition coil. I adjusted the idle again increasing it slightly. I tried
tightening the exhaust pipe bracket bolt some more, but I broke the head off
the bolt, but it is still holding the pipe tighter in place. I also put a
couple drops of oil in the center rotor of the distributor rotor. I just had an
A&W root beer in a frost mug. I will now go out for a test drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/10/02 Monday 3:05 A.M.: I watched the CNN program about
hurricanes. I had some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers with ice tea. I
remember in the old days in Key West occasionally from 1976 to 1983, and I did
not have much money for food, I use to survive off Pepperidge Farm Goldfish
crackers which were freely available at many hotel bars for the grabbing. Well
at 220 pounds, I am not starving, so I guess I suppose a little outside
exercise will not hurt me. I use to say down in Key West living off sea
biscuits or Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers were a way of proving that I was
from Connecticut where they came from. I also knew quite a few people in the
United States of America cheese business since my family had Midwestern
connections with the American Dairy association. Of course if I ever had to swim, I would sink
like “Bubba the Beached Whale”. Since it is a nice night, I might go out
again. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/10/02 Monday 1:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then returned home. I sat out briefly. I will now do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/09/02 Sunday 11:20 P.M.: I had my Brazilian instant coffee
outside in my Starbucks travel mug. When I got back inside, CNN was showing a
program about hurricane forecasting. They said it is an inexact science. They
also said 83 million people live along the coast from Maine to Texas. Well, I
guess it is that time of year to start tracking hurricane activity. I still
have the tropical weather page posted at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm for one to make their own
best guess about tropical storm activity.
Although I live near Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, I am on
relatively high ground compared to some of my neighbors. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh
air. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/09/02 Sunday 10:30 P.M.: I received a telephone call from a
relative about 9 A.M. this morning. I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and
supplements. I went outside a couple of times, and once I walked around the
building. I went back to bed until 10 P.M.. I went outside briefly. I am now
cooking herbal chicken cooked in wine along with steamed white rice and steamed
frozen green peas, ice tea, and a Brazilian instant coffee. I bake the herbal chicken by taking four
small boneless chicken breasts and rubbing them in several tablespoons of olive
oil in a Pyrex pie dish. I then added a half cup of Rene Junot white wine and
seasoned the top of the breasts with celery salt, garlic powder, ground black
pepper, oregano, Italian spices, Basil, and a pad of margarine on each breast.
I cook them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes
since they are thinner than regular breasts which I do for 35 minutes. I will
then clean up and go out for some fresh air.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/09/02 Sunday 3:00 A.M.: I finished my regular computer work. I
stepped outside briefly. I will now watch some television before going to bed.
I guess I will have some blueberries and low fat cottage cheese with ice tea
also. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/09/02 Sunday 1:50 A.M.: The Times of London http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ has started charging 40 Pounds a year for overseas
subscription readers. However, the Court Circular at the moment still comes up,
but the primary stories want one to pay 40 pounds for the privilege of reading
the Times of London. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/09/02 Sunday 1:25 A.M.: I cleaned my ears with the Debrox ear
cleaning system. I opened a new bottle of Debrox. I put 20 drops in the right
ear, and then I relaxed keeping my head tilted with the ear upwards for about
ten minutes. I then used a rubber ear wash syringe, and I flushed the ear with
medium hot water flushing out the loosened wax. Two big clumps of wax came out
of the right ear. I did the same procedure twice on the left ear, and about
four big clumps of wax came out. The second time was just to clear it up. In
the old days before going to Nantucket after spending the winter on the beach
in Florida where lots of salty fine sand would mix in with the ear wax, I would
stop by the Boston Eye and Ear clinic attached to Massachusetts General
Hospital and have them clean out my ears, so I would have clean ears for the
summer. In the late 1970s they had an advanced machine that I believe would
suck out the wax out of one’s ears. About five years ago when I had it done at
the Greenwich Hospital, they were still using a metal water syringe. Well, I
should be a little bit more sound aware with my ears cleaned out. I watched a
bit of television. I had some gold fish crackers with ice tea. I went outside
briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/08/02 Saturday 11:20 P.M.: I went back downtown. The Volvo is
running better. It still has a slight rattle or muffled rumble sound. I also
noticed a slightly higher pitched vibration sound occasionally from the exhaust
system. I was not able to tighten the
exhaust pipe bracket bolt all the way, so maybe it makes a slight vibration. I
could try putting some WD40 on it and try tightening it some more once it has
seated in. Still for local driving the Volvo is just fine. There are a couple
of emissions components that I have never serviced in the 70,000 miles I have
owned the car in the last ten years. I guess I could study my Chilton Volvo
manual about servicing them. Well still it runs fine for regular use. Maybe the noise has always been there and
possibly my hearing got better. This
reminds me that I have not cleaned out my ears with the Debrox ear wax removal
system in about a year. Maybe I will do that now. I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at a couple of different locations. I drove down by
the waterfront. I then returned home. I sat out briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/08/02 Saturday 8:15 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I checked
outside, and I checked the mail. About 6
P.M. I finished house cleaning and watering the plants. I then went outside,
and I was able to get the stove bolt tightened from the exhaust body bracket to
the front exhaust manifold pipe, so at least the system is more secure. I was
not able to put on the washer and nut, but the bolt is plenty secure and won’t
fall off. I then took out my fuel injection noozle plugs and I cleaned them
with WD-40, and I reinstalled them. I
started the car, and it seems to run more smoothly. I opened up the air intake
on the air valve on the combustion intake manifold a little bit. I have not
test driven it yet. I just had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug. I
took the other ¾ pound piece of pork tenderloin, and I put two tablespoon of
olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish and rubbed the pork in it, and I seasoned both
sides of the pork with garlic powder, celery salt, and ground black pepper. I
am cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
I will have it with steamed corn on the cob and steamed frozen green peas, ice
tea, and a Brazilian instant coffee. I will then clean up and go out for some
fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/08/02 Saturday 3:05 A.M.: After dinner, I went outside briefly.
I then watched some television. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/08/02 Saturday 12:30 A.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I watched the BBC late
evening news. I then watched some BBC comedy on Channel 21 PBS. I am cooking
dinner now. I took half of the pork tenderloin about ¾ of a pound. I put three
tablespoons of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish. I put the half of pork tenderloin
in, and I rubbed both sides with olive oil. I seasoned both sides with Old Bay
seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, oregano, Italian
spices, Basil. I put in about a third of a cup of Rene Junot white wine. I
minced two large gloves of garlic, and I spread it on top of the pork
tenderloin. I am cooking it for 25 minutes in the convection over at 350
degrees Fahrenheit. I will have it with fresh steamed corn on the cob and
steamed frozen green peas and a baked half onion in the pyrex dish and ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/07/02 Friday 10:45 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. The car
is running more smoothly, but it still has the same rattle. I will try to put
the exhaust bolt on tomorrow. I noticed it also makes a bit of extra noise when
accelerating in first gear. My attitude is that it is still reliable local
transportation, so I suppose I will see how it continues to run. Even though
the clutch might be reasonable to fix if that were the problem which I don’t
think it is, if one had to repair the gear box that would be additional cost.
Well, I’ll see when I attach the exhaust bolt. I drove downtown, and I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I went by the Stop
and Shop, but they do not carry quarts of cottage cheese, and blueberries there
are $3.50 a pint. I went across the street to the Food Emporium, and I bought
two quarts of Master Choice low fat small curd cottage cheese for $2.79 a
quart, two pints of blue berries for $1.50 a pint, and Gold’s hot horse radish
for $1.50 for $10.08 total. I then returned home. I sat outside briefly, and
one can hear a lot weekend traffic on the highway. I will now do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/07/02 Friday 7:15 P.M.: I had a call from a relative about 11:30
A.M.. I went out, and I checked the weather and the mail. I went back to bed
until 2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange
juice, coffee, vitamins and supplements. I did not clean up, and I went out,
and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove
over to International Car Parts at 134 Jefferson Street, Stamford, Ct. 06902
(203) 327-9022, and I bought a set of Bosch 09232 ignition wires for $38.19 and
3 feet of 3/8” fuel line for $2.55 plus $2.44 tax for $43.28 total. I then went
over to Stamford Volvo parts, and I got exhaust x-muffler bracket flange screw
for $2.84, washer $1.04, hexagon screw $2.43 plus I ordered the S hose for
$12.01 plus $1.10 tax for $19.42 total.
The S hose will be in next Wednesday. I was told they will be getting
the new 2003 Volvo XC90 SUV in about two months. They gave me a catalog. I then
returned home. I put the 3/8” fuel hose in place of the 5/16” hose from the PCV
valve to the air manifold. I installed the new ignition wires using the
silicone lubricant that came with them grease the wire boots. I started up the
Volvo, and it is running much better with only a slightly noticeable rattle
occasionally. I topped up the oil with Pennzoil 10W 40. I adjusted the idle air
intake. I put a hose clamp on the ignition wires with two of them insulated
with pieces of hose, so they do not rest on the hot air manifold. I took the
car for a test drive over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and it is running just
fine. I am smoking a few cigarettes a day, so I bought buy three get two free
of Marlboro Lights 100s for $15 total. I then returned home. I noticed in my
Volvo records of the previous owner at 45,000 miles Stamford Volvo replaced the
clutch and master brake cylinder for $630, so thus a clutch job would probably
be about $500 if the car ever needed it.
One can take out the transmission and replace the clutch without
removing the engine. I still have to install the exhaust nut and bolt, and
possibly I might have Midas check the exhaust system for a possible rattle and
have them do the bolt. I am going to have some cold herbal garlic boneless
chicken breast with McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, along with steamed corn on the
cob, small carrots, broccoli, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I am making a batch of ice tea. I will then
clean up and go out for some fresh air in about an hour and a half. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 06/07/02:
Note:
<888> 06/07/02 Friday 5:25 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I had some goldfish
crackers and ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I got to thinking about
the rattle on the Volvo. I reviewed my notes. The original rattle that I fixed
on 05/16/02 was just the tail pipe was turned up a bit against the body frame,
which I fixed by pushing it down a little. However on 05/23/02, I made a note
about the rattling sound I had heard for a couple of days which would have
started around 05/21/02. I have not had Midas check the exhaust system yet
since then, since they were busy the one time I took it in. However, the sound
does not seem to be from the exhaust system, and I have looked underneath a
number of times to verify that. There is the possibility that vacuum
irregularities could be causing problems with the timing at low idle
speed. Yesterday, I reconnected the S
hose from the valve assembly attached to the valve cover which leads to the
fuel injection system. This might have been one of the problems. However, on
05/30/02 I attached a new 5/16” diameter hose from the Volvo fuel injection
baffle air chamber to the PCV valve. The hose I took off had perhaps a third
larger interior opening, so perhaps I am getting less of a vacuum in the timing
system. I guess I should try putting on a larger diameter hose on that particular
junction. Moreover having sealed up two major vacuum leaks and having replaced
the regular Bosch spark plugs with Bosch platinum spark plugs, possibly I have
effected the over ignition timing of the car, and once I get the proper vacuum
hoses and possibly replace the ignition wires, I should have the timing
checked. This is still predicated that there is not some odd vibration coming
from the exhaust system. Still on an older car, it could be any of a number of
items. Still from my experience in owning the car for ten years, it usually has
been some sort of simple item which is difficult to troubleshoot. I took the car for a drive about 4 A.M. down
by the waterfront. In gear driving there is no noise. I drove up the steep hill
at Indian Field road, and the car performed smoothly. Thus when I am up today,
I should get the larger vacuum hose for starters. If I have time, and I am up
early enough I could try to go to Stamford Volvo and order a new S hose, unless
Gateway auto parts has a hose is that diameter that one can shape in an S and
not kink. Well, I still have reliable transportation. The S hose seems to be
staying in place. I am a bit tired, so I will send out my weekly note and go to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/07/02 Friday 12:50 A.M.: I zipped through my email deleting most
of it quickly. Some times one gets tired of reading tech newsletters. I did
notice http://chef2chef.net/ . I will now have some low fat cottage cheese with
fresh blue berries and some ice tea. I will shut down and relax for a while
before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 11:45 P.M.: I looked at some car prices for used
car prices at www.kbb.com and one can find a number of cars listed such as
Subaru, Geo, Hyundai, Susuki for about $2,500 with 50,000 miles about year
1995. Of course one would have to find one for sale. A 1995 Buick Century with
50,000 miles would be about $4,000 private party trade. Of course, one would
have to know where to look for such car, and they might be more difficult to
find in this area. I noticed a 85 Volvo with 50,000 miles is worth about
$2,400. I went out to my car and got the registration, and I checked my Vin
Number at www.carfax.com , but alas they do not list 1976 cars. I put the
registration back in the car. It is still raining outside. Basically for now,
my 1976 Volvo 244 DL is running just fine for my regular use. When I have the time, I should probably go
over to Stamford Volvo and check on the metric bolt for the exhaust manifold
pipe where it attaches to the body. I also should check on the S hose that
comes off the valve assembly chamber on the valve cover and attaches to the
fuel injection combustion chamber. I should also check on the ignition
wires. Well, there are not many
inexpensive places to drive to in this area anyway, so I mostly stay locally in
my less expensive routine. Of course we
do have some public transportation in this part of town http://www.cttransit.com/content/routesStamford.asp . I printed out 10 copies
of the weekday and weekend bus schedule. I put 3 on the brass coffee table on
my bedroom desk. I put one on the mail room bulletin board and one on the
laundry room bulletin board, and I put 5 copies on the laundry room cabinet.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 9:25 P.M.: I had herbal garlic chicken for dinner
along with a baked half of onion, steamed small carrots, corn on the cob,
asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I cooked a second boneless chicken breast
which I refrigerated. I chatted with a friend with Net2Phone. I checked the
weather, and it is raining quite a bit outside.
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 6:20 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I cleaned up.
I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I then went by Gateway Auto Supply. I bought a quart of Pennzoil 10-40 W
oil for $2.10, Pennzoil Gumout KTRA concentrated fuel injector cleaner $3.99,
two ¾ “ hose clamps for .65 each, two 1.5” hose clamps .70 each, one 2” hose
clamps .80 each, two 2.5” hose clamps .80 each, and two .5” hose clamps .60
each for $12.39 total. I then drove over to Grass Island. I attached one of the
¾” hose clamps where I took it off yesterday. I noticed that the S hose that I
fixed yesterday had slipped off. I put it back on and I retightened the hose
clamp, but tried not to tighten it too tight, so it will not slip off. I guess
I need to replace the S hose when I have a chance to go to Stamford Volvo. When I returned home, the S hose had stayed
on. I then drove by another location on the waterfront, and I chatted with a
local fisherman. I then went by Exxon, and I put the Pennzoil Gumout KTRA
concentrated fuel injector cleaner in the fuel tank, and I filled the Volvo up
with $2.50 of premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I
bought boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $4.58 total. I then
returned home. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 3:50 A.M.: Last Saturday, I did not make it up to
West Point to see the graduating class and the President and the other
dignitaries which I occasionally do. It apparently was a sunny day. I just
listened to the President’s speech at West Point which is posted at www.whitehouse.gov . Still when one has the time, it is a short trip
from this area over to West Point. I did not go either for the 200th
anniversary celebration since it was a cold damp February day which would have
been hard on my arthritis. When I was younger around 1964, I first visited West
Point with some friends for a football game. Afterwards we were invited aboard
the Forbes Yacht “The Highlander”, and I signed my name in the guest book along
with a great many other interesting names. Over the years I have visited West
Point a number of times, and I have been frustrated that as a civilian I can
not use the library. Still it is an interesting historical attraction. I was
told by my grandmother Scott that I am related to Winfield Scott. Alas my
grandfather Scott was a railroad engineer and not in the military. My father
was a chemical engineer and not in the military. I guess myself, I am now a
computer engineer, and as far as I know I am still not in the military,
although I have lived around military facilities. So unless I signed up, and I
forgot, I do not think I am in the military. Still it is interesting to have
the family heritage. I believe the Winfield Scott townhouse on west 13th
street in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York is across from the Forbes
building, and it is now the Italian studies center for New York University. Still
it is amusing that with such a large clan in the Scott family, one never hears
from other relatives. I remember looking once at the memorial plaque I believe
for the class of 1944 that there were two officers with the last name Scott
killed during the last year of World War II. However, there was another Scott
named Jim Scott that survived the war and made the most relief missions flying
to Berlin after the war, and was killed in the effort. Also there were several
Scotts killed at Pearl Harbor. Thus the family over the years has taken its
share of causalities in defending the United States of America’s freedom. I
believe there is a small street in Washington D.C.’s section of Georgetown
named Scott street as well as Scott circle with the statue of Fuss and Feathers
Winfield Scott. Well, I suppose since my branch of the Scott family was out in
Illinois for a number of generations it is hard to tell how we are really
related. However my father looked a bit like Winfield Scott, and as I get
older, I have a bit of the same appearance. Well not to dwell on history, but
today is the anniversary of D Day, so I imagine a great many old timers will be
remember that period not so long ago. I
had some gold fish crackers and Carr’s crackers with Land O Lakes cheddar cheese
along with ice tea. I will now shut down for the night and go to bed. I have a
3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 1:45 A.M.: I went out, and I mailed the letter at
the central Greenwich Post Office. There is quite a bit of lightning but no
rain yet. I drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home. I had the rest
of the pineapple mixture on low fat cottage cheese along with some of the blue
berries along with ice tea. I will now do some more regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/06/02 Thursday 1:00 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I sat
outside briefly. I wrote a letter to a relative. I will now go out and mail the
letter at the central Greenwich Post office. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 10:35 P.M.: I went out. The car is running
smoother, but it still has the slight rattle from underneath the car. Well
anyway it runs fine enough, and I do not feel like spending any more money on
it. I went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and P.C. magazine.
P.C. magazine had an article saying that cars after 1995 have computer
diagnosis. I then stopped by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I bought another box
of 14 patches of Step 1 21 mg. patches on sale for $34.99. I then drove down
the Avenue. I walked the entire Avenue. I chatted with a local. I stopped by
the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I also
stopped by CVS again, and I bought a box of 14 patches of the Step 2, 14 mg.
for $34.99 on sale. They did not have Step 3, 7 mg. patches in a 14 patch box
on sale. After walking the Avenue, I
drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to CVS in Riverside, and they
did not have a Step 3, 14 patch box. I then returned to central Greenwich, and
I went to the Exxon station, and I bought $7.75 of premium at $1.779 a gallon.
I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought a 38 ounce box of goldfish
crackers for $5.29, two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with
calcium for $2.50 each half gallon, a pint of blueberries $1.50, and two boxes
of frozen peas and one of frozen cut green beans for $2 all for $13.77 total. I
then returned home. I read my owner’s manual in the car about some
details. I am about to have a Swanson’s
hungryman boneless pork dinner with ice tea and a 50% Brazilian instant coffee
and 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated instant coffee. I will then do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 6:55 P.M.: I listened to some of the NASA TV
broadcast www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm about the Shuttle launch http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-111.htm . I cleaned up. I will
now go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 6:05 P.M.: There was intense lightning about 7
A.M. this morning, so I unplugged the computer and disconnected the cable
modem. I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. I went outside, and I checked
the exhaust manifold bolt area, but I would need a metric bolt from Volvo to
hopefully try to install it in its particular location. From what I can tell it
was not rattling there anyway. I then decided to uninstall the Bosch Platinum
Spark plugs and put in the old regular ones to see if it made a difference. The
Volvo still had the same muffled rattle sound inside, so I reinstalled the
Bosch Platinum 4216 plugs. However, while working on the car, I noticed there
was an ¾ “ diameter S shaped hose about 15 inches long that connected from a
valve attached to the valve cover to the fuel injection chamber. I noticed the
hose at the valve attached to the valve cover was split, so it was not a sealed
hose line. It probably became split when they replaced the valve cover gasket a
month ago at Midas. I took off another ¾” hose clamp from another hose that was
tight, and I put it on the split at the valve on the S hose to tighten and seal
it off. When I started the car, it seemed to be running normally and smoother.
I open up the air intake valve next to the throttle assembly since the mixture
seemed a bit rich. I did not test drive the car, but it seems to be idling a
lot smoother. I am having a cold A&W root beer with in a frosted mug. I
tried calling a relative to wish them Happy Birthday. Since it is warm outside,
I am just relaxing by the air conditioner. I will clean up shortly, but I might
go out a little bit later when it is less hot. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 3:55 A.M.: I did a little bit of routine
computer work. I sat outside for a while. I will now shut down and go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 2:15 A.M.: I had a cup of the low fat cottage
cheese with about a quarter cup of the fresh pineapple chunks and juice. Earlier in the evening, I also put $10 more
on the laundry card. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/05/02 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I
drove downtown, and I drove by the waterfront. Unfortunately the Volvo still
seems to have the same rattle at low speed idle, although it runs fine at
higher speeds. I circled around through town, and I stopped by the ATM machine
at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Food
Emporium, and I bought a 32 ounce container of Master Choice cottage cheese for
$3.49 and a 12.3 ounce jar of Temeraire Old Fashioned Dijon Mustard for $2.91
for $6.40 total. I then returned home. I checked the internet for any
information on what might be causing the rattle in my car. According to Bosch’s web site, I am using the
right Platinum spark plugs. I did not find any relevant information. From my
Chilton’s Volvo manual, I learned to test the clutch by putting it fourth gear
with the brakes on and letting out the clutch which stalled the car which
indicated the clutch is all right. All I can think of is returning to square
one, and trying to use the nut and bolt and lock washer to attach the manifold
exhaust pipe to the body hanger which was not done last August. Still from my
investigation it does not seem like the exhaust system is causing the problem.
Before I got the 1976 Volvo 244 DL ten years ago, I had a problem with the 1984
Ford Escort I had. I took it to a transmission place in Stamford, and they
rebuilt the transmission only to find out the problem was either a fouled spark
plug or bad spark plug wire. I could try to buy a new set of spark plug wires
for about $55 AutoZone.com | Shopping Bosch Spark Plug Wires . I looked in my notes,
and the last time I replaced the ignition wires was in August 1997 at about
95,000 miles for about 23,000 miles ago. Still, since I am on limited income
with a less expensive car, I have not done much of the routine Volvo
maintenance that the car might require, so possibly it is caused by some other
mechanical difficulty. Thus the game plan tomorrow weather permitting to try to
put in the nut and bolt and lock washer on the exhaust manifold pipe to the
body frame point where it is suppose to be attached. Then I will think about
the ignition wires. I also stopped by Shell Oil on West Putnam Avenue this past
evening, and I checked all of my tires for 30 PSI. None of them had changed
pressure in the last month since I last checked them. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/04/02 Tuesday 10:20 P.M.: The Swanson’s hearty Mexican fiesta
meal was very good. After my coffee, I think I will go for a drive downtown.
CIO
Note:
<888> 06/04/02 Tuesday 9:45 P.M.: I watched some television, and I went
to bed about 4 A.M. after having some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I was up at noon. I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins,
and supplements for breakfast. I chatted with some neighbors outside. I cleaned
up. I called Exxon about 2:30 P.M., and they said my car was ready and it was
$54.21. I walked downtown to Exxon. I noticed that there are now buses running
both ways on West Putnam Avenue. I picked the Volvo up at Exxon. It was $19.75
for a gear box oil change, $19.75 for rear end oil change; the clutch clearance
is O.K., $4.88 for 1.5 quart of Dextron
and $6.75 for 1.5 quart of 80/90 gear oil for $11.63 parts and $39.50
labor plus $3.08 tax for $54.21 total.
They told me I had a slight leak in one of my differential oil
seals. When I started the car, I noticed
it still had the rattle or rough sound. I drove over to the Hospital Thrift
Shop, and I toured the store. I then drove back to Exxon, and I asked them
about the rattle or rough sound, but they did not know anything. I then drove
down Greenwich Avenue, and I went to Gateway automotive, and I bought a 1.5
inch hose clamp for .70. I then drove over to Grass Island, and I installed the
hose clamp on the larger hose leading off the valve cover , so it has a
complete vacuum. I checked the car for the rattle or rough sound, and I could
not figure it. I then drove by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local until
5 P.M.. I then drove downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 24 pack of Charmin quilted toilet
tissue for $4.99 plus .30 tax for $5.29. I then completed my walk of Greenwich
Avenue after putting the toilet tissue in the car. I then drove by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, and I checked out a DVD video
disk. I then went to Stop and Shop, and I bought a 12 pack of A&W root beer
for $3.79 plus .60 deposit on cans, a Red Barron 4 cheese pizza $3.50, four
Swanson’s hungry man dinners for $2.50 each, turkey, pork rib, hearty Mexican,
and veal parmesan; Lysol disinfectant spray $2.99, X14 Clorox toilet bowl
cleaner .99, two pounds of onions $1.29, a bulb of garlic .45, two dozen large
eggs for .84 a dozen, a Hormel pork tenderloin at $2.99 a pound for $4.54, and
two ears of sweet corn .67 both. I then returned home. I cut off the $1 off
coupon off the A&W root beer, and I put the cans in the refrigerator. I put
the X14 toilet cleaner tab in the toilet. I then went out, and I checked my
car. I increased the idle, and it still made a rattle or rough sound. I finally
took out the new Bosch platinum spark plugs I installed a couple of weeks ago,
and I checked them. They were slightly oil fouled. I checked the gap, and they
were about .035 inch gap which was the Bosch preset. I checked my mechanics
manual, and the gap for my Volvo for Bosch spark plugs is suppose to be .030
inch. I believe inch not millimeter. I took out all four Bosch Platinum spark
plugs and regapped them to .030 inch, and I reinstalled them. The 1976 Volvo
244 DL is running much smoother and it seems to back to its normal running
condition. I took it for a short test drive, and I am pleased with the present
performance. I will leave the idle up at its present setting for now. Thus a
combination of increased idle and changing the spark plug gap seems to have
eliminated the rough idle sound of the car. I finished this all about 9 P.M.. I
will now have a Stouffer’s hearty Mexican meal along with ice tea and a 50%
Folgers Decafinated coffee and 50% Brazilian instant coffee. I had a cold Barq’s root beer in a frosted
mug earlier. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/04/02 Tuesday 1:10 A.M.: I watched some television. I worked on
some email. I sat outside briefly. I printed out a birthday card and custom
envelop with Microsoft Home Publishing 2000, and I mailed it in the letter drop
downstairs. I ran the print head clean utility on my Epson Stylus Color 880 printer 3 times. I have not used it
in a while. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/03/02 Monday 9:35 P.M.: I had a Tony’s pepperoni pizza along
with ice tea for dinner. I downloaded and installed three free games for Real
Arcade. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/03/02 Monday 7:00 P.M.: I was up at noon today. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and
supplements. I cleaned up. I checked my mail. I went downtown, and I stopped by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then by First Union Bank of
Connecticut on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I then went by the central
Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained money orders to pay my GEICO automobile
insurance, AT&T, Verizon, Cablevision, and Optimum online bills for .90 a
money order plus amount of the money order. I also obtained ten .03 stamps for
.30 since I have ten .34 stamps which I might not use before the postage rate
goes up .03 at the end of June from .34 to .37 . I then sat out downtown for a while. I next
drove over to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought for $8 a pair of
Dutch Delph blue Bermuda shorts from Triminghams in Bermuda waist 41 inches. I
then went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD video disk. I then
made my 4 P.M. appointment. I next went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I then went by Greenwich Exxon next to the
Greenwich Library, and I left my 1976 Volvo 244 DL to have the transmission
gear box oil changed, the rear end axle oil changed, and the clutch adjusted. I
also asked them to check on the transmission rattling sound which changing and
filling up the gear box oil hopefully will fix. I told them I would call them
tomorrow afternoon about the car. I then walked home which was an enjoyable
walk looking at all the more deluxe cars along the route. I chatted with a
neighbor. I tried calling a relative whom I will try calling again shortly.
Well, I guess I am in for the evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/03/02 Monday 2:30 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had two
sliced boneless breast of chicken sandwiches on Kaiser rolls with Hellmann’s
mayonnaise, horseradish, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper, a dill
pickle, and ice tea. I prepared my bills to pay today. I gathered together
other paper work for my 4 P.M. meeting today. I will now shut down and try to
rest to get on an earlier schedule. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/02/02 Sunday 11:15 P.M.: I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with
moserella cheese, some Lays K.C. Masterpiece barbeque potato chips, some of the
pineapple mixture, and ice tea. I will now sift through my email. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/02/02 Sunday 10:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television, and I
went to bed about 4 A.M. this past morning.
I watched a bit of television about 7 A.M.. I had some goldfish crackers
and ice tea. A relative called about 9 A.M.. I went back to bed. A friend
showed up about 1:30 P.M.. We chatted. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and supplements. My guest left about 3:30 P.M..
I went back to bed until about 6 P.M.. I watched the BBC news. I had a Marie
Callender beef tips dinner with ice tea and a Brazilian instant coffee. I then
cleaned up, and I went for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue from
8 P.M. to 9 P.M.. I then returned home.
I chatted with a friend with Net2Phone. I will now do some regular computer
work. I will try to go to bed earlier this morning, so I can get up tomorrow
early enough to pay bills. I have a 4 P.M. appointment tomorrow afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/02/02 Sunday 1:45 A.M.: I
watched a bit of television, a most enjoyable show. Yesterday, I also received the $30 mailin
rebate from Monsoon for the computer speakers I bought about two months ago. I
will now shut down, and I will relax before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/02/02 Sunday 12:20 A.M.: I had a call from a relative yesterday
morning. A friend stopped by at about 1:30 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee,
vitamins and supplements. I cleaned up,
and we went out. I drove downtown and drove by the waterfront. I saw all the
old cars around Baldwin Park. I drove over to Oil Star in Riverside, but they
do not service gear box oil. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, but
they did not have anything on sale. I then drove back to Greenwich Avenue, and
I went to CVS, and I bought a 12 pack of Diet Coke and a 12 pack of Sprite for
$2.25 each 12 pack plus $1.20 can deposit, and a roll of Johnson and Johnson
one inch by five yard waterproof First Aid tape for $2.99 plus .45 tax for
$9.14 total. I will use the Johnson and Johnson First Aid waterproof tape to
keep the nicotine patches from falling off my body particularly when I am
asleep. We then drove back down by the waterfront.
We sat out for a while, and we walked around a bit. Next we went by Exxon, and
I bought $10.50 of premium gasoline at $1.779
a gallon. My guest went by the
Stop and Shop and bought four ears of corn on the cob, a bag of small carrots,
and broccoli florets for about $3. We then returned back to my apartment. I had
a cold Barq’s root beer in a frosted mug. We watched a bit of television. For
dinner, we had the same herbal garlic boneless chicken breasts as last night
along with steamed corn on the cob, broccoli florets, small carrots, and ice
tea. I also had a cappuccino. From 8 P.M. to 10 P.M. on Channel 13 PBS we
watched Queen Elizabeth II’s BBC broadcast of her 50 anniversary jubilee prom
musical garden party which was very enjoyable.
Afterwards my guest left. I then
went for a walk of the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed they now
have the cupola back on top of the senior and arts center with a flag pole and
United States of America flag lit up flying.
I then returned home. I chatted briefly with a friend. CIO
Note: <888>
06/01/02 Saturday 3:50 A.M.: After dinner, I watched a bit of television. I
will now head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 06/01/02 Saturday 2:40 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had
some Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers with some ice tea. I just opened the
package of boneless breasts of chicken I bought last night. I split each of the
two pairs of breast and rinsed them and dried them. I put one pair in the
refrigerator for another time. I then took a Pyrex pie dish, and I added a few
tablespoons of olive oil to the Pyrex dish, and I rubbed the two halves of
boneless breast of chicken in the oil. I then on the under side, I put garlic
powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, poultry and meat seasoning, Old Bay
seasoning, Italian spices, Basil, and Oregano. I then flipped the two pieces,
and I added about ¾ of a cup of Rene Junot white wine to the dish with the
chicken breast. I then added the same spices on the top side of the chicken. I
also added four peeled and chopped cloves of garlic to both pieces or two
chopped cloves for each piece of chicken. I am now cooking them in the
convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I will have one of
the pieces with steamed sliced fresh asparagus and ice tea. I will save the
other piece for another meal. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/31/02 Wednesday 6:00 P.M.: I have reinstalled the default Red
Hat Linux 7.3 installation and it all seems to work fine now. The printer function seems to be working too. I will have to upgrade the updates later when
the server is not busy. I will have some
more jell-o now and ice tea. Earlier I
had some Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I will now shut down, and I will probably go
to bed in a little while. I have the EPO
58 X Cdrom player $20 rebate ready to mail in.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/31/02 Wednesday 4:05 P.M.: I am having a bit of trouble getting
the Red Hat Linux 7.3 to do a default installation. I made a few minor adjustments in the CMOS,
so I will once again see if it runs through installation to completion. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/31/02 Wednesday 12:30 P.M.: After the last message, I went out,
and I stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two loaves of
Healthnut bread for $1.78 both. I then
went by the Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD video disk. I next went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then drove up to the
Wiz in Norwalk, and I paid my Cablevision and Optimum online bills. I then went to CompUSA, and I bought an EPO
58 X CDrom player for my primary computer for $39.99 plus $2.40 tax for
$42.39. It had a $5 instant rebate, and
it also has a $20 mailin rebate, so eventually the total cost will be
$22.39. I then returned home. I took out the Acer 50 X CDrom player from
the primary computer, and I put it in the backup computer. I put the new EPO 58 X Cdrom player in the
primary computer. They both work
fine. On the new 58 X Cdrom player, one
can push the play button for 3 seconds to slow it down incrementally for slower
CDs. I am reinstalling Red Hat Linux on
the backup computer. I will now fill out
the $20 rebate form on the EPO 58 X cdrom player. I will then have two hot dogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and potato chips and a dill pickle slice with ice tea and
then I will have an iced coffee outside.
I guess I will go out after that for some more activity once I have
Linux installed again on the backup computer.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/31/02 Wednesday 8:00 A.M.: I fiddled with Linux system, and I
was not able to get the menu bar to work in the “root” login, but it still
works fine in the “scott” logon. I will
have some of the Jell-o I made last night.
Then I will clean up and go out for some day time activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/31/02 Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: I was sitting outside on the bench
before going to bed after the last message, and the skunk walked right
underneath the bench that I was sitting on.
It then walked in front of my neighbor sitting at the other end of the
building. Alas, it did not spray either
of us. I guess the best thing to do in
that situation is to remain calm, and not to startle the skunk. I was up at 3:30 A.M., and I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I had coffee outside. When I make oatmeal, I put a half cup of Quaker
old fashioned oatmeal in a microwave proof bowl, and I add a cup of water. I then microwave it on high with the bowl
covered with a microwave cover for one minute and forty seconds. One covers it and does not microwave it too
much or it will splatter over the microwave interior. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: I will now shut down and rest. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 9:30 P.M.: I fiddled with Red Hat Linux 7.3, and
in the “root” logon, I lost my desktop menu bar for some odd reason. I still
have it in the “scott” logon. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 6:15 P.M.: I watched some television about ghosts
in Hawaii. I remember once reading that
Captain Cook was eaten by cannibals, so I guess his ghost still haunts the
Sandwich Islands. I am making up a batch one carton of Cherry Jell-O and one
carton of Blueberry Jell-O together. I
add to the Jell-O mixture of two cartons two cups of boiling water into the
Pyrex bowl, and after stirring two minutes, for the cold liquid I am adding a
cup of orange juice and a cup of Rene Junot white wine with dashes of Angostura
bitters. One has to chill it four hours. Alas, I do not have any fruit to add
to it. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 4:00 P.M.: I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard
and ketchup and potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea. I then had an iced coffee outside. I am making up two quarts of coffee to
refrigerate to use for iced coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 2:05 P.M.: I had a few scoops of Edy’s Snickers
ice cream. I went to bed, and I just got
up now. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 8:10 A.M.: I disabled the “LPD” print system on
the Linux system. I studied the CUPS
print system, but I did not figure out how to use it. I will try to rest a bit
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 6:30 A.M.: I fiddled with the backup computer Red
Hat Linux. I get a start and shutdown error for “LPD” which I assume interferes
with the print operation. It does recognize
the Compaq IJ200 printer, but the same as the Epson it does not print. I will
research it some on the primary computer.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 4:10 A.M.: The backup computer works fine on
Windows ME now. I guess it was a
temporary problem. I reinstalled the
Epson Stylus Color 880 driver on it. The printer works fine on it when it is
connected. I am not sure what the problem is with the Linux printer operation,
but I get an “LPD” error when shutting down.
I will now have some reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce with ice
tea. I will then have an iced coffee
outside. I went outside briefly by the
side door, and there is a new brighter light there, so hopefully one can spot
the skunk. When I lived down on
Steamboat Road for five years before moving here 15 years ago, there was a
skunk that lived in the yard and I saw plenty more when walking around the
Steamboat Road area. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 3:35 A.M.: I worked on the backup computer in
Linux. I could not get the printer to
work on it, although it recognized the printer from the printer configuration
utility. Also the free office suite will
not start up with the printer turned on.
I decided to test the Epson printer on the backup computer with Windows
ME, but I can not get it online at moment, although the primary computer works
fine online. I need to install the Epson Stylus 880 color drive for the backup
computer Windows ME partition. Well, I will get to it shortly, now that I know
the cable modem service is working. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/30/02 Tuesday 12:10 A.M.: I chatted with a relative with my
Net2Phone YAP card. I just now installed
my last YAP card with $10 credit on it.
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 11:25 P.M.: I went to bed at 2 P.M. after having
some potato chips. I was up at 10 P.M..
I went outside, and I saw a hound dog being warned away by the skunk clicking
sound. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I went outside to have my coffee. As I was
exiting the side door, Pepe Le Peu was moving around in the side yard, but it
just hurried off into the woods. Three boys jogged by shortly thereafter. Well, I guess Pepe is learning its territory. Let us hope we do not have any close
encounters of the other kind. I will now
do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 12:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I
checked the mail. My General Electric
Service contract on the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner
with remote control arrived, and it is good through September 11, 2003. I will now shut down the computer and go to
bed after having some Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp
cheddar cheese. Stay cool. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 10:25 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I then drove by the waterfront. I was
told by an Indian Harbor Yacht Club employee that they use channel 68 on the
ship to shore radio. Since I have a ship to shore radio in my 1976 Volvo 244 DL
with a two foot emergency antenna, I took it off channel 1 for NOAA weather
radio, and I put it on channel 68, so I can hear some harbor chatter. I then went back downtown. I sat out a bit. I
then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I walked from there to Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then returned to the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Today’s Computer Power Control Center with
five plug switches for $5. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the
local paper. I returned home, and I had
a Bombay Virgin Mary outside. I then
install the power control center on top of the similar power control center
underneath the backup computer monitor. I plugged into it the old Terayon cable
modem that does not work with Optimum Online.
I now have several extra plugs for the backup computer. The Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop is closing
early today at 3 P.M. because of the heat. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 5:40 A.M.: Since it is going to be very hot out
today, I am going out to enjoy some of the cooler morning air. I noticed at CompUSA’s web site that they
have a 58X CD drive for $20 after a $20 mailin rebate. I might get it later
this week. However, I tried a music CD on my 24X drive on the backup computer,
and it worked.
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 5:35 A.M.: On the Linux system, I installed the
printer drivers that came with OpenOffice, which may or may not work. I could
not find a Linux drive at the Epson site for my Epson Stylus Color 880 printer.
I decided not to install JAVA. The sound
works fine on the Linux system. At the
real site, I can not find a Real Player version in Linux. Also Microsoft does not seem to have any
Linux programs. I shut down the backup
computer. I keep the Linux boot disk on
the speaker to the right of the monitor. I made two other copies. I will now do some regular computer work on
the primary computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 4:40 A.M.: I had some defrosted tomato meat sauce
on reheated spaghetti with ice tea. I
refilled my ice trays. I put the ice
from the trays in a large Rubbermaid container in the freezer. One’s ice trays in the freezer tend to
evaporate over time, and one has to remember to refill them, in case on a day
like today one needs them. I will now go
outside and have some iced coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 4:10 A.M.: I downloaded and installed www.openoffice.org for Linux on the backup computer Linux partition. I
followed the instructions at http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/instructions.html for installing. However,
it could not find the Linux Java files. I might have to install the JAVA from
Sun and then reinstall OpenOffice, so it is java enabled. I created a new Paw menu on the desktop bar
menu with the links to OpenOffice and the other programs on the system. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/29/02 Monday 12:55 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
various locations. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I next went by the Shell
station, and I checked the air in my tires to 30 PSI. They are all fine, and they do not appear to
have any leaks. I then returned
home. I will now do a little bit of
regular computer work. I guess I will
also download Microsoft Internet Explorer Linux edition to the backup computer
D: drive Red Hat Linux 7.3 partition.
Today is suppose to be up to the mid 90s, so enjoy the cooler evening
air. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 11:00 P.M.: On the backup computer, when one boots
one gets the boot manager, that for Red Hat Linux 7.3 it prompts one to insert
the Red Hat Linux 7.3 boot disk to boot. I have the CMOS set up this way. Then
when Red Hat Linux 7.3 boots from the disk, one is prompted for a logon which
is for the administrator “root” or for my own personal logon “scott”. Then one
enters the password, and when one receives a prompt, one enters “startx” and
the Red Hat Linux 7.3 Gnome desktop interface starts. Of course one gets this logon when one has it
connected to the cable modem, but it is a different interface when not
connected to the cable modem. Now it is
off to the shower. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 10:50 P.M.: I sewed the button on my walking
shorts. My sewing kit is missing the
needle threader, so it was a bit difficult threading the needle. I have some flannel shirts that need buttons
sewn on, but alas I do not have the buttons. I noticed when I was outside
briefly that there is a bit of heat lightning.
I will now clean up and go out for some cooler night air. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 10:00 P.M.: I was up at 8 P.M., and I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. When I downloaded Red
Hat Linux 7.3 on Friday all the sites were busy, but I tried Swedish download
since Linux originally came from Sweden, and sure enough the Swedish site
worked fast enough. The link to the Red Hat Linux 7.3 mirrors is http://www.redhat.com/download/mirror.html and download and
installation information is at www.redhat.com/download/ . I
suppose one could try to install another boot manager to try to manage three
partitions separately, but for my test purposes the floppy boot for Linux is
just fine. Since I did not experiment
with the Red Hat Linux boot manager, I am not familiar with its capability and
alternative settings. While installing
this morning, I watched Cspan book review, and they mentioned this internet
site for blind people http://bookshare.org that has scanned books to use with text
readers. I just chatted with a friend. I
have to sew a button on a pair of walking shorts. I probably will shower and
clean up shortly and go out in a while.
I will be putting on my last nicotine patch this evening. I am down to 5 to 10 cigarettes a day instead
of quitting, but it is a significant reduction from two packs a day. I also have not smoked inside in two months. I am cool and comfortable in the
apartment. Tomorrow is supposed to be
hot. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 12:40 P.M.: With the CD drive from my primary
computer in the backup computer, I was able to do a basic install of Red Hat
7.3 on the D: drive. I put the CD drive
back in the primary computer, and I put the old 24X drive that is spotty in the
backup computer. I updated the upgrades on the Red Hat Linux 7.3 drive. I will now make a copy of the Linux boot
floppy that one has to use to boot the backup computer to Red Hat Linux 7.3. I then will have some more spaghetti with
tomato meat sauce. I will shut down and go to bed. I watched television while
doing the basic install. I also went outside a couple of times. I did the basic
install since I will have room for other Linux programs that I might test. Thus
I have about 4 gigabytes left on the D: drive.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 7:00 A.M.: I will temporarily take out the CD drive
out of my primary computer and install it in the backup computer to install Red
Hat Linux 7.3 on the D: drive of the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 6:10 A.M.: The Red Hat Linux 7.3 full install
froze. It appears the CD Player is defective and it will not work at all now. I
removed the partition from the D: drive
and I am about to reformat it. I am just finishing up sifting through my
email. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 5:15 A.M.: The Red Hat full installation is 35
minutes under way and one hour and fifteen minutes to go. It seems to be running fine. I went out and
had an iced coffee outside with a smoke after my spaghetti and tomato meat
sauce meal. The skunk seems to have gone
away. I will do a little bit of regular
computer work while the install runs. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 4:30 A.M.: I rebooted and this time when I booted
with Windows Me boot up disk, I did not enable the CDrom support, but when I
run “autoboot.bat” from the E: drive it
enables Linux CDrom support. I am trying
a full install again with “Microsoft Intellimouse serial” 2 button selected as one of the options. If it completes, it will take about 90
minutes. I am using the EXT3 instead of
EXT2 file system too. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 4:10 A.M.: The full Red Hat Linux 7.3 installation
just froze, so I guess I will start installing the Default installation again
before I have my meal. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: I went outside for a smoke. I could
smell the skunk as I came down the side door stairway. I carefully exited the
door, and I did not see the skunk. I walked around the parking area having a
smoke. I still sneak a few cigarettes outside.
On returning to the side door, I almost ran into the skunk which was
lurking behind some plantings along the walkway. I reentered the building
through the front door. I guess when
Skunky is around one can smell it besides the loud clicking noise it give out
when scared. I will now have some spaghetti with reheated tomato meat sauce and
ice tea and an iced coffee. I have an hour and ten minutes to complete the Red
Hat Linux 7.3 software. I should have about 1.5 gigabytes free after
installation which should be enough to put the Microsoft Internet Explorer for
Linux and Real Player for Linux and a Windows Media player for Linux if there
is one. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/28/02 Sunday 3:45 A.M.: I was able to successfully install the
default Red Hat Linux 7.3 program to my D: drive. I had copied the install disks to the E:
drive, but the Red Hat installation programs looks to a hard drive for *.iso
files, and it possibly did not recognize my E: drive file system anyway from
the installation boot. I booted the Red Hat 7.3 installation program by booting
Windows ME emergency disk, and then from the first Red Hat CD copy on the E:
drive, I ran “autoboot.bat” which started the installation program. Anyway by this method, I had no problem with
the CD Player installing the files. However, since Red Hat Linux 7.3 uses a
different file system on the D: drive, one can not boot from the backup
computer XP boot manager, since it can not read that file system. When I
rebooted with the Linux bootup disk, I had to enter “Logon” as “root” and then
my password. I then had to enter the
command “startx” to get the x interface going. I looked at the installation,
and I was very pleased with what I saw. I decided to however, reinstall it with
the first choice file system beginning with a 2 instead of the second choice
file system beginning with a 3. I
initially thought I would be able to install it on a VFAT32 system, but
although that is an option, one needs to mount Linux on a Linux file system. I
did not select the Linux multiboot option since it did not recognize my E:
drive, but only the C: and D: drives. I
am also doing a complete reinstall of all the contents on the three cdroms
instead of just the default. It all seems to be going fine. The default settings logged onto my internet
connection through the cable modem just fine for web browsing. I will then use Red Hat update to update the
files I have installed. This all takes a
bit of time. I will set up my XP boot
manager to prompt for a Red Hat Linux boot disk, when one tries to boot it from
the boot manager, of course I will have to change the Cmos setup to floppy boot
sequence then IDO0 hard drive with
floppy seek activated. Possibly by changing the CMOS to IDO2 boot for the D:
drive, one might be able to boot Linux that way bypassing the C: drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 10:40 P.M.: I was up at 9 P.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had coffee outside. I watched a bit of television. I could hear
the skunk off in the distance making a loud clicking noise. I have 2.5 gigabytes of space left on my
backup computer on the E: drive. Thus I
have room to put Red Hat Linux 7.3 there and can install it from the E: drive to
the D: drive. I will look at the Red Hat page for the procedure. It is suppose to be hot tomorrow, so maybe
later on when it is quieter, I might go for a walk. I now know how to set up the “boot.ini” on
the backup computer, so I can boot Red Hat Linux 7.3 from the D: drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 12:05 P.M.: I guess I will shut down the computer
now and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 12:00 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I had a meal of two hotdogs with bun and mustard
and ketchup and potato chips and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 10:15 A.M.: Alas, one can use the “convert” tool
for changing FAT and FAT32 to NTFS, but not the other way round. I am not sure if I changed the D: drive to
FAT32, it once after installing Windows ME to the D: drive, if it would
recognize the NTFS files on the C: drive, probably not or visa versa. Thus, I will not be doing it. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 9:30 A.M.: I went for a walk on the entire length
of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
various locations. I drove down by the
waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I returned home. I vacuumed the apartments, and I
polished the mirrors and picture glass.
I am running the Norton Utilities on the backup computer. I got to thinking that since I have a 15
gigabyte C: drive on the primary computer with 12 g. used and a 20 gigabyte D:
drive with the 12 g. backup from the C: drive. I have about 8 g. free on the D:
drive. If I can alter the “boot.ini” on the C: drive after backing it up with
the correct settings, I could install Windows ME on the D: drive if the
“boot.ini” can be set up for that configuration. I would first have to also
changed the C: and D: drive from NTFS file system to FAT 32 which one can do
with an XP utility. I then would have to
delete the C: drive backup on the D: drive and move the other files temporarily
to the C: drive. I then would probably reformat the D: drive. I next would have
to boot with the Windows ME emergency disk, and see if the Windows ME Cdrom
could install Windows ME on the empty D: drive.
If all of this worked, I would have a much faster system option for
Windows ME from the boot menu. I would put on about 5 to 8 g. of files on the
D: drive, and then I would backup the C: drive to the D: drive again. I guess I will start working on this
now. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 07/27/02:
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 7:00 A.M.: I finished reinstalling Windows ME on
the backup computer. The boot manger recognized and boots Windows ME. The lines of code in my C:\boot.ini file are:
----------------------
[Boot
Loader]
timeout=30
Default=C:\
[Operating
Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft
Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
C:\="Microsoft
Windows Millennium Edition"
-----------------------
Thus although,
it took the better part of the night and morning to get the backup computer
boot manager fixed, as usual the solution is really simple. The rdisk setting of (2) for Windows XP is
for my E: drive which is the third drive. C: would be 0 and D: would be 1. I am running the updates on my backup
computer. I will now send out my weekly
email a day late. I will then go out for
some fresh air.
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 5:05 A.M.: On the backup computer, I reinstalled
Windows XP Professional to the E: drive. However, the boot manager still does
not recognize Windows ME on the C: drive. While doing this, I did my house
cleaning and watering the plants. I
still have to vacuum. I am now reinstalling
Windows ME to the C: to see if that fixes the problem. Conceivably, I could try copying the Red Hat
7.3 disks to a hard drive, and then installing from the hard drive, if I have
enough disk space. I would need about 2
gigabytes of hard drive space on the C: or E: drives, which I am not sure I
have. I had some reheated spaghetti with
tomato meat sauce and ice tea. I just
had some ice coffee outside. There is no
sign of the skunk. I will now clean up
and take a shower. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/27/02 Saturday 1:20 A.M.: I was up at 8 P.M.. I received a call
from a friend about 5:30 P.M.. I installed the 45X cdrom player in the backup
computer. I tried reinstalling Red Hat
7.3 onto the backup computer, but I think both the 28X and the 45X cdroms I
have for it are temperamental. I left
the 45X cdrom in the backup computer. I tried working on the backup computer
boot manager, and at first I just had Windows ME booting, and then I got
Windows XP working, but Windows ME would not boot. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I had coffee outside. I chatted
with a friend about 8:30 P.M.. On working on the computer, I found out from the
Microsoft Knowledge base that “boot.ini” is a hidden file on the C: drive. I used the attrib command to change the
attributes, and then I started editing it. I studied this page http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q314081 , and I have the Boot
Menu coming up, but only XP boots. I have to fiddle with the settings to
hopefully get Windows ME to also boot.
This all takes a bit of time. I re Fdisked my D: drive and formatted it
removing Red Hat 7.3 from the system.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/26/02 Friday 11:20 A.M.: I tried installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 on
the backup computer D: drive again doing a minimal install, but it crashed
about 2/3 of the way through copying the files. I thought it might be bootable,
so I tired changing the XP boot manager file “boot.ini” to try to boot the
Linux D: drive. Unfortunately I messed up the boot manager, so only Windows ME
boots. I tried to fix it, but I am too tired right now to continue. I will go
to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/26/02 Friday 6:20 A.M.: I had trouble installing Red Hat Linux
7.3 on the D: drive of the backup computer. Besides other minor problems, it
give me a message the first disk might be corrupt. I will try to download it
again later from another site. I will
have some goldfish crackers and ice tea and then go to bed after shutting down. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/26/02 Friday 12:55 A.M.:
After dinner this evening, I chatted with a relative. I downloaded the three *.iso files and the
documentation *.iso file for Red Hat Linux
7.3 from the Swedish web site which worked. This took a bit of time. I
just finished burning and check summing the *.iso files to CD/R disks. The
first disk is bootable. While doing
this, I went outside, and once, while sitting on the bench by the baseball
field, I heard a chittering sound which I thought was a big cricket. About 15 minutes ago when I went outside
again, I heard the same chittering sound, and about 25 feet away I saw the
skunk staring at me. It did not spray,
and I am fine. I guess I should use the front door at night in the future. I never realized a skunk made a chittering
sound like a big cricket to forewarn people away. Since people exit the side
door rather fast, if the skunk happens to be walking by, they obviously are in
for trouble. Well, I still have some tomato juice left over. I will now boot my
backup computer with Windows XP, and try to use Norton Speed Disk to move the
system backup files to the back of the D: drive. If I can’t do that, I
supposedly would have to remove and reinstall the D: partition with Fdisk to
install the Red Hat Linux 7.3 on the D: drive. I guess, I really do not need
the backup system files on the D: drive.
Then possibly, I might be able to get the Windows XP boot manager to
recognize the D: Linux partition, by starting a new XP installation or
searching the XP Help site to see if there is way to show all three
partitions. First I will first make some
labels for the Red Hat Linux 7.3 disk cases.
Don’t forget about the skunk. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/25/02 Thursday 6:35 P.M.: I had spaghetti with tomato meat sauce
with parmesan cheese on it for dinner along with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/25/02 Thursday 5:25 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. For fifty cents, I bought a book “Margaret
Thatcher, the Downing Street Years”. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next went downtown, and I sat out for about
a half hour. I then drove by the
waterfront, and I viewed Long Island Sound. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper. I next returned home. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/25/02 Thursday 1:35 P.M.: The last couple of weeks, I
occasionally have seen a large black eagle or a condor flying overhead. If one were in Russia it might be a
Vulcan. However, it basically is a big black
bird several times the size of a crow. I
will now clean up and head out. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/25/02 Thursday 1:05 P.M.:
I went outside, and I chatted with a neighbor. I finished making up the batch of ice
tea. Along with my usual mixture, I used
one each of the herbal teas which I opened up.
I went outside, and I checked the car. Recently, the car has been making
a noise which I discovered was caused by the engine fan slightly scraping the
radiator engine fan’s shielding. I pushed on the shielding to slightly move it,
so it does not scrape. Right now the car
is running smoothly. Of course the car
is 26 years old, so it is not a new car, and it has its own its own
personality. I will now have two hotdogs
with buns and ketchup and mustard and potato chips and an iced coffee outside.
I will then clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/25/02 Thursday 10:35 A.M.: A friend called up and chatted last
night before I went to bed. I was up at
9 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I will now make up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 8:40 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and I went outside
and chatted with neighbors a couple of times. I will now shut down and go to
bed. I had some ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 4:00 P.M.: I relaxed around the apartment this
afternoon watching television. I chatted
with some neighbors. I took a little bleach in a bowl, and I cleaned the old
Technics tape player, so it looks a little bit better. Well as far as I can
tell, we need a bit more rain in this area, since the grass is beginning to
turn brown. In the old days, there were
some people whom had a constant cloud over their heads, and whenever they
showed up, there were monsoon showers. I noticed a story http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s938.htm about El Nino recently
that has El Nino links. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 1:15 P.M.:
I will now have an iced coffee outside.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 12:45 P.M.: I went out, and I went downtown. I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out for a while. I then drove by the
waterfront. I then returned a DVD video
disk and a book at the drops at the Greenwich Library. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Crown 2 tape cassette player
with high speed dubbing for half price for $2.50. It is made in Taiwan. I then
went back down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local sportsman. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I then went by
Smoke for Less in Byram, and I bought eight packs of Omni Lights 100s
cigarettes for $20 and an automobile apple scent Christmas tree for $1. I put
the scent tree on the dash board. I then returned home. I installed the Crown
tape player in my stereo rack, and I removed the old single deck Technics
player and put it underneath the blue sofa near the day bed. The Crown tape
player works fine, and I now can dub tapes at high speed. My neighbor had barrowed the Regina rug
cleaner again, and it has been returned and put underneath the day bed. I had a
Bombay Virgin Mary. I will now have two
hotdogs with mustard and ketchup and buns along with potato chips and ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 6:45 A.M.: I had my cappuccino outside after
eating the omelet. I cooked the omelet
in my omelet pan which is an eight inch pan I keep seasoned that I have hanging
above the microwave oven. For making an
omelet, I break three large eggs and I add a couple of tablespoons of milk and
whisk lightly. I heat the omelet pan on the large electric burner on medium
heat with a few tablespoons of olive oil and a few pads of margarine. Once hot, I put in the eggs, and I heat one
side until thick enough to flip without breaking. I then flip and cook the
other side. Once puffed up a bit, I add
the internal ingredients such as cottage cheese on one side, and I fold it, and
slide it onto a plate. I then wipe the omelet pan with a paper towel, so it
stays seasoned. I had some potato chips
and ice tea when I first woke up. If one
needs to order parts for working on watches, I found this web site http://www.zantechinc.com/ . I will now
clean up and go out for some fresh air.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 5:45 A.M.: I have a Pulsar EXP 018 watch that a
relative gave me several years ago as a Christmas gift. I never wore it waiting for my other watch
Gruen Rolex style watch which I bought at Caldors for $40 fifteen years ago to
give out which it never did. However, the battery in the Pulsar EXP 018 watch
has run down. I could either have it replaced or buy this tool http://www.easycarts.net/ecarts/ShoppingCart/LED_Pulsar_Accessories.html#20LED610 for removing the back of
the watch. I guess once I get the
battery replaced, I will wear it too. I will now have a cottage cheese omelet
with toast and ice tea and a cappuccino.
I am listening to classical music on channel 21 PBS. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 3:15 A.M.: Alas it costs $99 to play internet
bridge. I have not played bridge since prep school, so I do not really remember
how to play it anymore. I just put in a new CVS Clorox toilet tablet in the
toilet tank water holder. It says, they are suppose to last four months, but I
am usually lucky if they last me two months. http://www.tropicsweather.com/chat/chat.html weather chat room no body
is using at the moment. Their web site
is http://www.tropicsweather.com/ and of course my small web page of weather
links is www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/24/02 Wednesday 2:20 A.M.: I rested until 2 A.M.. I went outside
briefly, and the smaller skunk was roaming around. I will now do some regular
computer work. I saw on a television program that Warren Buffet likes playing
Internet Bridge, maybe I should try to play Internet Bridge to network with the
more profitable part of the internet.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/23/02 Tuesday 11:40 P.M.: My guest and I had spaghetti sauce and
spaghetti for dinner with ice tea. We
chatted a while, and we watched the ABC evening news and the BBC evening news
on television. My guest left at 8 P.M.. I rested until 11 P.M.. I just had
orange juice with vitamins and supplements. I just finished an iced coffee
outside. I saw three raccoons pass by in
the parking lot. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/23/02 Tuesday 5:20 P.M.: I went back to bed until 3 P.M.. A
friend called and then came down to visit. I made up a batch of spaghetti
sauce. I browned two pounds of 75% lean ground beef in a large Griswold frying
pan. I put in a few tablespoons of olive oil in a 3 quart Revere pot. I added
the drained browned ground beef. I then added two diced large onions, eight
peeled and diced gloves of garlic. I added three 28 ounce cans of Tuttorosso
crushed tomatoes, two diced green squash, one diced yellow squash, two diced
green peppers, one third of a cup of Rene Junot white wine, and I mixed it all
together. I then added dashes of garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt,
chicken and meat seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, basil,
three bay leaves, Chinese five spice, India hot curry, Hungarian paprika, a
teaspoon of sesame oil, and one beef bouillon cube. I mixed this all together. I am simmering the
pot of ingredients for an hour. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/23/02 Tuesday 7:20 A.M.: I finished the laundry. I sifted through my email. I updated the
Advertisements page with more links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/adv.htm . I went outside briefly,
and I chatted with a neighbor. There
were two small baby fawns out on the ridge behind the parking lot. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/23/02 Tuesday 3:55 A.M.: I went to bed after the last
message. I had two telephone calls from
a relative and a friend. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee
outside. I am now doing my laundry. I just put clean sheets on the bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/22/02 Monday 8:05 P.M.: I
had a dish of cottage cheese for dinner along with ice tea. I chatted with a couple of relatives and a
friend. I watched some television. I
will shut down the computer and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/22/02 Monday 6:40 P.M.: I relaxed a bit this afternoon. I went
out at 4 P.M. for my 4:15 P.M. appointment.
I then sat out a bit downtown. I then drove by the waterfront. I next
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then returned
home. I just now sat outside, and I had a Bombay Virgin Mary. To repeat for this week, a Bombay Virgin Mary
is simply a few dashes of India hot curry, with Italian spices, and Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce in a glass of chilled tomato juice. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/22/02 Monday 1:15 P.M.:
Before resting this morning, I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with slices
of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese with ice tea. I rested from 4 A.M. to 8 A.M. this
morning. I then went out. I stopped by
Marx Brothers Office Supply on Greenwich Avenue, and they told me the 399
battery was probably the same at the 395 battery. I went down to CVS, and I looked at the
Duracell battery chart, and it said the Duracell 399 was the same at the
Energizer 395. I bought the Energizer
395 for $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I
chatted with a local. I chatted with a fisherman who is a mechanic about my
car. He recommended using some Marvel
Mystery Oil. I went to Gateway Auto
Supply, and I bought a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil for $4.99. I put half of it or a pint in the crankcase
with the oil. I then drove over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I next went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $15.30 of
premium gasoline at $1.839 a gallon. I
am getting 14 miles to the gallon still.
I put the other half of quart or a pint of Marvel Mystery oil in the
gasoline tank before filling up the Volvo.
I drove the car for a short drive down the Post Road to Valley Road, and
back around towards town. I then went by Euro Chasse, and they told me since
the Swiss Army knife and watch were sidewalk sale items, they could not give me
receipts for warranty use, and they were not sure whether Swiss Army would
honor the warranty at the lower price or not. I then went by the Stop and Shop,
and I bought two half gallons of Tropicana Grovestand Premium orange juice with
calcium for $2 each, a dozen jumbo eggs $1.99, three boxes of extra thin
S&S spaghetti noodles for $1 all, 75/25% ground beef at $1.99 a pound for
$4.34 less a $2 off coupon on the package for $2.34 and two green peppers at
.99 a pound for .65 for $9.98 total. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. I installed the Energizer 395 battery in the Swiss Army watch, and
it works fine. I closed the back making
sure to align it properly with the indentations on the back for the light button
and the dial knob. One has to use a bit of pressure to snap it shut. Initially,
I did not think the dial light worked, but on holding the button longer in the
dark, indeed the dial light flashes on, but it does not stay on continually, I
guess to preserve battery life. The
Swiss Army watch has florescent hands, so one does not really need the dial
light. Still it runs fine and looks fine. I had a Bombay Virgin Mary outside. I
then had two hotdogs on buns with mustard and ketchup and potato chips and ice
tea. I then had an iced coffee outside.
I next cleaned up. I have a 4:15
appointment this afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/22/02 Monday 3:35 A.M.: I did some regular computer work. I watched a bit of television. I will now shut down the computer for the
night and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/22/02 Monday 2:00 A.M.: I researched more on the Swiss Army
watch. I found a sight that told me that one uses the short stubby one inch
blade on the Swiss Army knife to pop open the back. I tried it, and sure enough the back popped
right off without scratching the case no problem. It had a Varta V399 German battery in it. I
checked a battery table, and either the Eveready or Duracell 399 battery will
work in it fine. I went out, and I drove to CVS in Riverside, and although they
have a selection of watch batteries, they do not have a 399. I then drove by
downtown Greenwich and by the waterfront.
I then stopped by the Shell station, and they do not carry watch
batteries. I then went by Cumberland Farms, and they do not carry watch
batteries. I next went by the Texaco gas station on U.S. 1 in Port Chester, and
they sell reproductions of expensive watches, but not the batteries. I then
went by Path Mark in Port Chester which is open 24 hours, but their pharmacy
section that might have had the battery was closed. I just now returned
home. It will give me something to do
later on today. I have to go by EuroChasse some time this week and pick up
receipts for the Swiss Army knife and watch, since they will be part of the
warranty needs. The Swiss Army watch has a button to light up the face at
night, which will be handy when I am out at night. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/21/02 Sunday 11:30 P.M.: I found the Swiss Army watch that I
bought for $40 at this web site for more http://www.watches-etc.com/default.asp?brand=5.Starlight&item_id=36080 . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/21/02 Sunday 10:20 P.M.: I went to bed at 5 A.M., and I was up
at noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. While I was having coffee outside, there was
a young fawn running around on the backyard baseball fields. It was confused by
the fences and could not get back into the woods adjacent. It was still out
there when I went back inside. I went back to bed until 4 P.M., when a friend
showed up to visit. We chatted for a
while. We went out for a drive. We went over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and
my friend bought a carton of cigarettes.
We then went downtown, and we walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. The store next to Starbucks had
go-go girls in the window performing.
They normally sell cashmere. We
sat out in the park briefly watching the dog walkers. We then drove down by the waterfront. We next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and we
bought a half pound of sliced Italian roast beef for $3.14 at $5.99 a pound. We
then returned back to my apartment. I
made the same style chef salad as last week for each of us, but this time I
added slices of cold roast beef along with the same other ingredients. We had ice tea with the chef salad. We then went outside, and I had iced
coffee. I then made up two quarts of
coffee, and I refrigerated it for more iced coffee. We watched television. My guest just
left. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/21/02 Sunday 3:05 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I
will now shut down and go to bed shortly.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/21/02 Sunday 2:30 A.M.: I had a Tombstone Pepperoni pizza with
ice tea. I looked at Swiss Army’s web site www.swissarmy.com , and the Swiss Army Fisherman knife, I bought for
$25 retails for $40 not $89 like on the box.
Still it is a good deal. The watch I got is not listed, but its instructions
say it is part of a Marlboro promotion in 1999. The watch has a dial light
button on it. From what I can tell, the so call list price of $180 would be
about right, and thus at $40 it was a bargain, I would hope. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/21/02 Sunday 1:05 A.M.: I created an Advertising page with all
the Be Free advertisers, I was able to subscribe too. It is linked from the homepage at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/adv.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/20/02 Saturday 9:15 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. today. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had
coffee outside. I then did my house cleaning and watering the plants. I chatted
with a relative. I finished house
cleaning about 6 P.M.. I had some low fat cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks
and then I had an iced coffee outside. I
then cleaned up, and I went downtown. I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I went by EuroChasse, and I used the ATM machine
next door at People’s Bank twice at $1.25 charge a time. At EuroChasse just
before they were closing, I bought an $89 Swiss Army Knife with a dolphin on it
for $25 plus $1.50 tax for $26.50 total. I then bought a $180 Swiss Army
stainless steel waterproof watch for $39.95 plus $2.40 tax for $42.35 total. I
have to take the Swiss Army watch back to EuroChasse when they open next week
to have a battery installed. Still, both
items were most excellent values. The Swiss Army watch needs a special tool I
believe to open it. I did check the battery display at CVS, but I can not
determine which battery it uses. I drove down by the waterfront before stopping
by CVS. I then returned home. I had a
Bombay Virgin Mary.
Note:
<888> 07/20/02 Saturday 3:55 A.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I sifted through some
email. I received notice that Value Click bought Be Free, so I signed up for
it, but it looks like one has to use different script for each advertiser,
instead of having all of the advertisers come up on one link. Well, I will now
go outside briefly. I am now shutting down, and heading off to bed
afterwards. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/20/02 Saturday 2:10 A.M.: Instead of working on the computer, I
watched a bit of television. I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with slices of
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese along with ice tea. I guess I will now do some computer
work. CiO
Note:
<888> 07/20/02 Saturday 12:20 A.M.: After the last message, I went
outside with my guest. The NOAA weather
warning system had been going off indicating an impending thunder storm. There was some lightning, so my guest and I
came back in, and I shut down the computer. I then unplugged the cord from the
wall for the primary computer and then disconnected the cable modem LAN
cable. From the backup computer, I
disconnected the telephone modem cord and the power cord from the power strip
underneath the desk. My guest, and I
chatted a while. We went outside briefly again. I prepared two of the same type
chef’s salads as last night using a half of can of tuna fish on each one
instead of cold beef. We had this for dinner with ice tea. I went outside with
my guest, and I had the iced coffee outside.
We then watched BBC British situation comedies on Channel 21 Long Island
PBS. I had 3 scoops of Edy’s Snickers ice cream. My guest left at 9:30 P.M.. I watched the
same programming for another hour. I chatted
with a relative. I then went
downtown. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out briefly. I then
returned home. I reconnected the
computers. If I ever wanted to try to network the two computers together, I
could connect each computer together with a Lan cable to their Lan cards, and
hopefully plug and play networking would work. I can not install a second Lan
card in the primary computer because of a lack of a PCI slot, but I could run
the primary computer off the USB port to the cable modem, so theoretically it
is all possible. I will now do a little
bit of regular computer work. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 07/19/02:
Note:
<888> 07/19/02 Friday 4:55 P.M.: I
went to bed about 5 A.M. this past morning.
The younger skunk was outside when I last went outside before going to
bed. I had a meal of low fat cottage cheese and cantaloupe chunks along with
iced tea. I also had nine Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar
cheese. I received a call from a friend about 3 P.M. who has arrived to visit.
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had my iced coffee outside. I chatted with my friend when he
arrived. I just finished cleaning up.
There is suppose to be a thunderstorm on it way to this area according
to NOAA weather radio. I will now send
out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/19/02 Friday 1:20 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I will now shut down the computer for the
night and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 11:35 P.M.: I reinstalled the clean shower
curtain and liner along with the bath mat. I had three scoops of Edy’s Snickers
ice cream. I opened up another two pack of European mystique shampoo and
conditioner. I seem to use twice as much shampoo as conditioner. I put the new
bottle of shampoo in the shower. I also put out some more toilet paper above
the toilet in the wicker shelf. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 11:05 P.M.: I saw this web site on a car downtown
www.swissarmy.com for those of you interested in Victorinox products.
As I mentioned earlier, their products were on sale for half price at
Eurochasse at the bottom east side of Greenwich Avenue. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 10:55 P.M.: I was outraged to see in the local
Stop and Shop that fresh corn was five ears for three dollars. Tonight there
was an explanation by the price saying the weather had been so bad down south,
it was affecting the harvest. However, the sign said local produce is due in
about two weeks. I thought produce
prices were a bit high for this time of year.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 10:45 P.M.: I took down my bath tub shower liner
and outside shower curtain and along with the bath mat, I put them all in the
washing machine downstairs with about a quart and a half of Clorox bleach, and
I am running them on the normal wash cycle to clean off the mold and soap scum
from them. One does not dry them in the dryer though, since they would melt.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 10:30 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I
went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
various locations. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two CVS medium tooth brushes
for .97 each, three boxes of Arm and Hammer baking soda for .97 all, and a CVS
Clorox toilet drop-in for $1.99 plus .24 tax for $5.14 total. While I was sitting at the bench on the north
side of the veterans’ monument, another skunk walked about two feet in front of
me. Traditionally there is a skunk that
has a hole behind the veterans’ monument. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I next went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought four 48 ounce cans of tomato
juice for $1.39 each, four packages of Blue Bonnet margarine for .59 each, a 16
ounce container of Kraft French onion dip for $2.19, and a dozen extra large
eggs for $1.89 for $12 total. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. I sat outside, and I had a
cold Citra soda in a frosted mug. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 8:10 P.M.: I made up a batch of salad dressing by
taking my 10 ounce salad bottle. I added dashes of garlic powder, celery salt,
ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, basil, two teaspoons of Tameriere
Dijon mustard, two teaspoons of grated parmesan cheese, 1.5 ounce of Rene Junot white wine, 1.5
ounce of Medina Italian balsamic vinegar, and I shook it. I then added about
six ounces of Bertolli olive oil, and I shook it again. Thus I had a container
of homemade salad dressing. I then tore off the green part from the stalks of
five leaves of Romaine lettuce, and I shredded them to bit size pieces. I then
rinsed them in the lettuce spinner. I put them on a large dinner plate. I then
diced two plum tomatoes and added them to the plate. I next diced about 4
ounces or the remainder of the eye round roast, and I added it to the plate. I
then added slices of a half of a peeled cucumber, 1/6 th of a diced Vidalia
onion, about six quarter inch slices diced of Vermont extra sharp cheddar
cheese, one quarter of a diced green pepper, four sliced fresh mushrooms, and
about 1/3 of a jar of diced manz stuffed olives. I then added a couple of
tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, and I put the homemade salad dressing on
the chef’s salad. I had it with ice tea. I then went out, and I had an iced
coffee outside. I picked up my Regina rug shampooer from my neighbor along with
the remainder of the rug shampoo which I put underneath the sink. I put the
Regina rug cleaner underneath the day bed. I will now go out for some fresh
air. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 6:35 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M., and I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had an iced coffee outside. I cleaned up,
and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then
went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next drove downtown, and I parked
down in the center of town with the Sidewalk Sales going on. I walked down Arch
Street, and I went to Outdoor Traders’ display.
They have Pantagonia and North Face and Marmot winter jackets on sale
for half price. I then walked down to lower Greenwich Avenue, and at
Eurochasse, I bought a made in England 100% cotton coated in wax dark green
Wellington jacket that was normally $300 for $79 plus $4.74 tax for $83.74 total. It is a very nice classical
outdoor jacket such as Queen Elizabeth II wears on the moors at Sandringham. I
have seen photographs of her wearing the same jacket. A friend of mine has one
too. Of course I got mine in an extra
large size. They have other outdoor
sporting wear along with Swiss Victorinox products. I then walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue touring all the sidewalk sale’s displays. I next
drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned and checked out a DVD video disk. I then returned home. I sat outside
for a while chatting with a neighbor, and I had a Bombay Virgin Mary to ward of
the heat. I just now started up the computer, and I upgraded weatherbug 3.0 to
4.0. When upgrading you have to disable
the firewall. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 6:05 A.M.: I could not put the Norton Utilities
on the laptop, since I do not have the right version on 3.5” disks. I did
however reinstall Windows 95 on it from my 3.5” inch disks. I am running Speed
Disk on it. I will now shut down and go to bed. I went out briefly, and the
skunk had disappeared and the morning bunny rabbit was in its place. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 3:05 A.M.: I went outside briefly to have a
smoke. I happened to look over my shoulder and up the walk was our old friend
“Pepe Le Peu” the skunk. It seems to have a very nice coat and has grown
larger. I guess I should stock up on some extra tomato juice in case, Pepe
decides to express itself. I once saw a much larger skunk around here a couple
of years ago. It was about the size of a raccoon, and it was a regular visitor
that summer. I think I will put the Norton Utilities on the laptop computer and
run them. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 2:50 A.M.: I finished making the ice tea. I
watched a DVD video movie. Since I am not smoking in the apartment anymore, I
put the air conditioner on “Energy Saver” where it cuts on and off instead of
running continually hopefully to save some money on my electricity bill. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/18/02 Thursday 12:10 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I
stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I returned and checked out DVD video
disks. I also read the Wall Street Journal and the Greenwich Times. I then went
downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. They have set
up tents for the Greenwich Avenue sidewalk sales starting today through
Saturday. I guess this will bring out
all the “Shop Till You Drop Crowd”. I chatted with a local. I then drove by the
waterfront. I next went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 24 ounce container
of S&S low fat cottage cheese for $2.79, a 10 ounce box of mushrooms $1.99,
two jars of S&S manz stuffed olives .99 each, a four pack of General
Electric 40 watt light bulbs $1, two cucumbers at $1.29 a pound $1.38, two
green squash at $1.29 a pound $1.24, two yellow squash at $1.29 a pound $1.19,
a quart container of plum tomatoes $2.49, a green pepper at .99 a pound .64, a
head of Romaine lettuce .79, buy one get one free of Lays 12.25 ounce bags of
Classic potato chips $2.99 both for $18.54 total. I then returned home. I had
slices of cold eye round for dinner with horseradish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce on them, microwaved steamed white Carolina rice with margarine,
hot curry, and sesame seed oil seasoning, steamed slices of a yellow squash,
and ice tea. I then had an iced coffee outside. I am in the process of making
up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/17/02 Wednesday 6:55 P.M.: I had a Bombay virgin Mary. I took a
nap. I walked around the outside of the building a couple of times. The most
popular air conditioner of the tenants here seems to be Frederick air
conditioners. I will now have some cantaloupe chunks with cottage cheese. I
will then clean up and go out for some cooler evening air. There is really not much going on, since so
many people have gone away. Of course some people have air conditioning and
just wait until it cools off. My viewpoint on daytime activity is there no
point wasting energy heating up an automobile engine when the same energy can
keep one’s apartment cool and comfortable.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/17/02 Wednesday 3:15 P.M.: I had some cottage cheese and
cantaloupe chunks along with 9 Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar
cheese before going to bed last night. I was up at 1 P.M. today. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I also had a cup of coffee outside. I leant my neighbor that had
the toilet overflow on Sunday my old Bissell rug shampooer with rug shampoo and
some carpet deodorizer. I received my
electricity bill today, and my bill for July is as high as January with the air
conditioner running all the time. In my apartment with the western exposure in
the summer above the flat black tar roof, it would be over 110 degrees
Fahrenheit in the afternoon without the air conditioner. Thus the air conditioner is a necessity, and
since I am paying for it, I might as well stay inside and enjoy my cool apartment. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/17/02 Wednesday 3:05 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I will
now shut down the computer and go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 10:40 P.M.: I watched a couple of programs on the
FoodTV www.foodtv.com cooking channel. I just finished off the container
containing a couple of scoops of Edy’s Mandarin orange sorbet. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 9:25 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I went out,
and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the local paper, and I checked
out a DVD video disk. I drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I drove
around another section on the waterfront. I sat out at the library viewing the
evening planets. I just now returned home.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 6:25 P.M.: I had the same dinner as last night. I
had an iced coffee outside. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh air.
I would imagine today with the increased wind that some people were sailing as
opposed to the large number of becalmed days we have had recently. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 4:40 P.M.:
Listen to what they’re listening to in Tulip town http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 4:30 P.M.: Well, if anyone is missing locally from
this region, you might find them at http://www.nantucket.net/live/index.html . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 3:44 P.M.: I was just looking through Value
Click’s web site, and only .6% of users on my site actually click though on the
advertising links at 12 cents a click though. I am trying to get enough click
throughs to reach the payment threshold, and then maybe I will remove the Value
Click advertising banners. It is 85
degrees outside, so I am staying home close to my air conditioner. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 3:40 P.M.:
I was up at noon. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee
outside. I chatted with some neighbors. I rested until 3:15 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 1:40 A.M.: I put the ValueClick advertising link
on my homepage. According to the statistics, 83% of the people whom arrived at
my site searched Google for the term “stuffing recipie”. I have had about 10,000 hits on the homepage
since February, and I have had about 45,000 all together since February. Well, it is time for bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/16/02 Tuesday 1:00 A.M.: To make the XP boot disk, one has to
follow Microsoft’s instructions at the support site. It is necessary to first
Format the floppy disk with Windows XP to get the disk to work. The existing format on the disk will not
work, but it needs to be an XP formatted disk. I was able to get the XP boot
disk to work, and of course the CMOS setting had to be for a floppy boot drive.
I just now had some cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries. I
will now shut down and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/15/02 Monday 10:35 P.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm and I sifted through my
email. I made a XP bootable disk. I will now try it, to see if it works. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/15/02 Monday 8:15 P.M.: I started making up two quarts of fresh
drip coffee to chill to use for iced coffee.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/15/02 Monday 7:25 P.M.: I am having the same dinner as last
night. With the cold eye round slices, I season them with Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce and horseradish.
After dinner, I will have an iced coffee outside. I am listening to the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/15/02 Monday 6:50 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. this afternoon. I had
three eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements for breakfast. I had a cup of coffee outside. I cleaned up,
and I went out. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then went by the central
Greenwich Post Office. I obtained a money order to pay my bill for the General
Electric Service Protection Plus maintenance contract on my General Electric
Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with remote control. I paid the contract up
through September 10, 2003. It costs $58.25
a year for the in home service contract. I sat out a bit downtown. I then drove
by the waterfront. I next drove out to Tod’s Point, and I walked the 2.5 mile
walk around Tod’s Point. I then returned to central Greenwich to the Greenwich
Library. I read the local paper and P.C. Magazine. I then returned home. I just
had a Bombay Virgin Mary along with some potato chips and a glass of ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/15/02 Monday 1:25 A.M.: I was sitting outside, and I heard
somebody scream. Then one of the downstairs apartment lights came on near the
front entrance and the emergency pull alarm went off. I investigated, and the
tenant had opened their apartment door. The toilet was overflowing, and the
tenant was unable to turn it off. I was able to turn of the toilet shut off
valve, but water had already overflowed into the tenant’s bathroom, hallway,
and bedroom. We woke up the tenant with the master key, and got a mop and
bucket. We called the housing authority answering service, and they said they
would page the night emergency maintenance worker. One of the other tenants had
locked themselves out of their apartment in the emergency. We could not turn off the emergency pull
alarm, so another tenant called the fire department non emergency number since
they have a key. The night key holder found a key to turn off the alarm,
however the fire department later arrived. We finished mopping up the water.
The night emergency maintenance arrived and cleared the toilet with a
snake. Then the night emergency maintenance
worker vacuumed up the residual water in the carpet with a water vacuum. All
seems quiet now and is back to normal. I was just about to rest before this
happened, so now since I am bit worn out, I will try to rest for a while. I
will now shut down the computer and go to bed.
CIO
Note: <888>
07/14/02 Sunday 11:25 P.M.: I had the same dinner as last night, but I did not
have the coffee. I am just doing a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/14/02 Sunday 9:20 P.M.: I went downtown. I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I went by CVS, and I bought a package of four 60
watt CVS light bulbs for .97 plus .06 tax for $1.03 total. I sat out at various locations. Local citizen Bill Clark told me he has
written a new book about Greenwich. It is available at the local bookstores for
$20. I drove down by the waterfront. I
sat out briefly at the Greenwich Library. I returned home. I relaxed a bit. I
had a plate of a dozen Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese
along with ice tea. I chatted with a friend
for an hour with my YAP card with Net2Phone. For some reason, it only charged
me a penny a minute instead of the advertised 2 cents a minute. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/14/02 Sunday 5:05 P.M.: I peeled and chunked two cantaloupes,
and I then put the chunks in the refrigerator.
I will now clean up and go out.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/14/02 Sunday 4:10 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I had my coffee
outside. I looked at the computer briefly.
I fell back asleep until 3:45 P.M.. I will now have cottage cheese with
cantaloupe chunks and blueberries along with ice tea. I will then have an iced coffee
outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/14/02 Sunday 3:20 A.M.: I chatted with a relative. I watched some television. I had some
goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will now shut down and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/13/02 Saturday 10:05 P.M.: I am watching a History Channel
program on American Food. I just had two scoops of Edy’s Mandarin orange
sorbet. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/13/02 Saturday 7:35 P.M.: I installed Client for Microsoft
Networks on my primary computer XP system network, which I had not been
running. I was up at 10 A.M. this morning.
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I started house cleaning and
watering the plants while listening to CD music on my stereo system. I fell asleep half way through the process
from about 1 P.M. to 3 P.M.. I woke up, and I had cottage cheese with
cantaloupe chunks and blue berries along with ice tea. I then had an iced
coffee outside. I finished my house cleaning. I cleaned up, and I went out. I
drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Omni Lights
100s for $24. I am on the Step 3 of the patch, 7 mg., but I am still smoking
about five or slightly more cigarettes a day. I then drove downtown. I walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I
sat out at a couple of locations. At Zyn
stationary, I bought for a dollar a #29 scratch card “Stars and Stripes
Doubler”, but I lost. I then returned
home. I took the eye round roast, and I put it on a wire rack in a baking pan.
I coated both sides with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper,
chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, basil, oregano, and Sweet Baby
Ray’s barbeque sauce. I am cooking it in
the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will have it
with microwave rice. I added margarine, a few dashes of hot India curry powder,
and a small amount of sesame oil to the rice before microwaving it in the China
village rice steamer that one can buy at out local Food Emporium. I will also
have steamed broccoli and ice tea. I
guess after dinner, I will have a 50% Brazilian instant coffee with 50% Folgers
decaffeinated instant coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/13/02 Saturday 1:45 A.M.: I am tired, so I will shut down and
head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/13/02 Saturday 1:05 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I tried to speed up
my primary computer a bit by disabling some startup programs and also setting
Windows XP Professional from its more cosmetic appearance to best
performance. Unfortunately one of the
main system performance slowdowns beside the older motherboard and slower
processor is caused by the fact that I am using 66 Mhz memory on my 128 meg
memory chip and I believe the 64 meg chip is 100 Mhz. Also I run the AMD 450
MHz K6-2 processor at 366 MHz since it crashes on my motherboard when set at
450 MHz. I once tried removing the video card and using the onboard 4 meg.
Memory, and I believe it still did not perform at 450 MHz. Since the system is
very stable at its present settings, and I have not had any problems with it, I
do not see any reason to try to tweak it anymore. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 11:00 P.M.: I sifted through my email. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 10:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I returned a DVD video disk. They are closed at 5 P.M. in the summer on
Friday night. I drove by the waterfront,
and I chatted with a native. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went
to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two half gallons of Minute Maid Premium
orange juice with calcium for $1.50 each, a eye round roast at $2.79 a pound
for $8.34, two pints of Friendship low fat cottage cheese $1.59 each, a 12
ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce for $2.29, a eight ounce
bar of S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99, a bunch of
broccoli at $1.49 a pound for $2.19, two large California Del Monte cantaloupes
for .89 each, a 12 pack of Scott 1,000 single sheet rolls of toilet paper for
$5 for $32.06 total. I have quite a bit
of toilet paper stocked up. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 7:15 P.M.: I listened to the Habitrol Nicotine
Patch CD. I had the same dinner as last night except I had a steamed slice
green squash instead of a yellow squash. I had the same instant coffee
outside. I heard on the local television
news that there is a computer hacker convention going on in New York, so watch
your computers. I have thought about putting Windows 3.1 on the Acer 486/33 Mhz
4 megs of memory laptop computer, but I would have to copy the Windows 3.1 5 ¾
inch disks to 3.5 inch disks, which means I would have to remove the cover on
my backup computer and remove the E: drive and install the 5 ¾ inch floppy
drive I have which could be done. However with the laptop, once it is booted
Microsoft Word 6.0 seems fast enough for word processing, so there is really no
point in doing it. As one gets older, it helps to have some quieter days at
home as opposed to always going downtown everyday. I do not have a DVD video disk to watch, so I
could clean up and go out and get one which I probably will do. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 4:45 P.M.: I sifted through my left living room
closet, and I threw out a couple of boxes and restacked the upper shelf
contents on the left side. I pulled out the Queen Anne chair, and I reconnected
the wires on the Emerson wireless headphones, so the sending unit could be
mounted on top of the television with a direct line of sight outside the right
living room window. I then tested the Emerson wireless headphones in front of
the building, and they do work with a small amount of static. One of my
neighbor’s telephone conversations was picked up though. I threw out a few
other boxes from underneath the television chest. I found my 5 ¾ inch floppy
disks of Windows 3.1 that I had stored in the television chest, and I put them
in the briefcase underneath the Queen Anne chair. I also set out the Zoom 28.8
VFP modem in its box underneath the right side of the day bed. In a small apartment when one moves one item,
one frequently has to move quite a few other items. With my hernia, I really should not be
lifting the Queen Anne chair or other heavy items. Well, it was just a little
bit of make work, while I am having a quiet day at home. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 2:55 P.M.: I enabled the ports on the Acer Laptop
computer, and I disabled the power sharing features, since I will not be using
it with the battery for now. I went outside, and I had my iced coffee outside.
I put a third of a quart of Pennzoil 10W-40 oil in the Volvo. The Volvo does
not burn much oil, I only use about a quart every 3,000 miles at which time I
change the oil. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 1:55 P.M.: I sat outside talking to my neighbors a
bit. I guess I will now have some
cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries and ice tea and then I
will have a glass of iced coffee outside. I tried checking the battery outside on the
1993 Acer Laptop computer, but it does not hold a charge, but it works fine
plugged inside. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 07/12/02:
Note:
<888> 07/12/02 Friday 10:45 A.M.: I chatted with a relative before going
to bed. I was up at 9 A.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I went outside, and I had coffee. I will now
send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/11/02 Thursday 10:50 P.M.: After dinner, I had my coffee
outside. I chatted with a relative. I watched a DVD video. I will now shut down
and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/11/02 Thursday 7:20 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I mailed the letter at the
Valley Road post office. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I next went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I ran over quickly to Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street, and I returned to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. For $10, I bought a Nikon L35 auto
focus camera. I then drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I then sat out briefly. I drove
by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local
paper. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $11.50 of premium gasoline at $1.779
a gallon. I am still getting 14 miles per gallon. I then returned home. I
checked out the Nikon camera, and I put batteries and film in it, and I fiddled
with the buttons and levers, and it all works just fine. I used up the first
five pictures on a roll of film testing it.
It has built in auto flash that works fine. I went outside, and I took a
picture of my Volvo. I then washed the two boneless breasts of chicken halves,
and I put some olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and I rubbed the chicken breasts
in the olive oil. I then seasoned the top halves with garlic powder, ground
black pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian seasoning,
oregano, and basil. I then put Sweet Baby Ray’s barbeque sauce on them and I
added a quarter of a Vidalia onion. I am
cooking them in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I
will have one of the chicken breast and
Vidalia onion quarter with a steamed ear of corn on the cob and steamed slices
of fresh yellow squash along with ice tea. I guess afterwards, I will have a
50% Brazilian instant coffee with 50% Folgers’s decaffeinated instant
coffee. This past morning before going
to bed, I had a dozen Carr’s crackers with Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/11/02 Thursday 1:45 P.M.: I finished writing the letter. I sat
outside a couple of times. I had some
cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks, blueberries, raspberries, black berries,
and ice tea. I then had an iced coffee
outside. I have a 3 P.M. appointment, so
I will clean up and go out shortly.
Durante construction is fixing the street drain in front of the
building, so it does not puddle up and freeze in the winter causing slippery
conditions in front of the building. On
Yahoo News, there is a report about El Nino saying that we will have a warmer
winter next winter, which means that the oil companies will not be making as
much money. I noticed yesterday on the
U.S. 1 on the Stamford Darien border, there is a Morris Mini Cooper showroom selling
the tiny cars that I think get over 50 miles per gallon. Although, safety wise
the size of the small cars would be troublesome in this area with all the
larger vehicles, it is a very sporty looking economical car. I think they cost around $17,000. Darien also has a Land Rover Jaguar dealership
for the well heeled. In the old days,
Darien had a garage on the Boston Post Road with lots of old MGs and Triumphs
and Austin Healy’s. I guess the carriage
trade is getting more upscale in Darien. Of course not everyone is not down and
out in Greenwich, since we have to two Rolls Royce and Bentley showrooms that I
believe also sell Aston Martins. I
suppose they could also come up with a Daimler, not to mention all the other
various cars for sale in town. Of course
if you want a Buick or Chevrolet, alas Greenwich does not sell them
anymore. Living over in this neck of the
woods on Automobile Row, one occasionally is aware that some people do make
living selling cars. We even have a Jeep
Chrysler dealership across the street. I think Mercedes Benz which is across
from McDonalds bought Chrysler, and in the old days Daimler Benz was half owned
by Saudi Arabia, and I read recently that Daimler Chrysler credit was financing
half of the new Delamar Hotel on the waterfront, so possibly we still have investors
coming into the area. Of course there is
a big pit across from the United Jewish Appeal office where the local BMW
dealership can no longer afford to build a new showroom. Maybe we could get some other outfit to build
in the pit. Well, I have to hit the shower. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/11/02 Thursday 10:10 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M., and I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had my coffee outside. I will now write a letter to a relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/10/02 Wednesday 11:35 P.M.: Well, I did a little bit of computer
work. With all the walking I have been
doing, I still weigh 220 pounds. Well maybe I should develop a split
personality, and then each half of me would only weigh 110 pounds. Well, I
suppose one can not stop the ageing process when one’s metabolism slows down,
and it is harder to keep weight off. Still, I will continue to try to exercise
walk in the fair weather to keep weight off. I am a bit tired, and I will go to
bed early, so I can be up earlier tomorrow.
I will now shut down. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/10/02 Wednesday 10:35 P.M.: I finished the laundry. I tested the Slaymaker 6.5 inch rechargeable
spot beam outside. It is a very intense
beam, and it shines a bright spot light across the playing fields in the back
yard. I suppose one could use it for
signaling across Long Island Sound to Long Island, but alas I do not know
Moore’s Code. I cut up two Cantaloupes into chunks and refrigerated them in a
Rubbermaid container. I also put $5 on
the MacGray laundry card. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/10/02 Wednesday 9:20 P.M.: I was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had
coffee outside. I went back to bed until
2 P.M.. I had a meal of cottage cheese, cantaloupe chunks, blueberries,
raspberries, and blackberries with ice tea. I then had an iced coffee
outside. I cleaned up, and I went out at
3:30 P.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
drove up to Costco in Norwalk, Connecticut on U.S. 1. I got a day card which one pays 5% more
with. I bought a three five package
boxes of Carr’s crackers for $4.99 each five pack, a 14 patch box of NicoDerm
CQ Step 3 seven mg. for $39.99, and a two pillow bundle of Dupont standard
queen Comforel Ultima down alternative Hollander model pillow for $16.79 both
plus $1.59 surcharge for the day card and $1.06 tax for $74.30 total. I noticed
they have a Sharp 12,000 BTU air conditioner with remote control for $279. I
was thinking about buying some New York Strip steaks for $6.49 a pound, but the
ATM machine did not work with my bank card.
As usual Costco has a large selection of wholesale items. They told me their store in Port Chester, New
York would be opening around September 1. They said they had a problem with the
ground being a bit soft along the waterfront in Port Chester, New York, and
they are shoring up the building. I then
returned to Greenwich, and I walked around the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s
Point on an enjoyable evening stroll. I
next drove by the waterfront in central Greenwich. I then returned home. I had a Bombay Virgin
Mary. For dinner, I had another of my
Vidalia onion roast beef sandwiches with potato chips and ice tea. I am on the dry cycle of the laundry. I put
the new Dupont pillows on the bed along with clean sheets. I took off the old
down pillows, and I put them on the day bed in the living room. I finished
charging the Slaymaker 6.5 inch rechargeable spot beam, and I put the
transformer back in the Slaymaker packaging, and I put the package on the
software next to the bedroom television. I put the Slaymaker 6.5 inch
rechargeable spot beam on the living room dresser bureau next to the day bed on
top of the Buckingham Palace candy tin.
The Volvo was running fine today in the long distance driving on the
highway and around town.
Note:
<888> 07/9/02 Tuesday 10:20 P.M.: I have to charge up the Slaymaker 6.5
inch rechargeable spot light for 14 to 20 hours. I have it charging now. On a full charge it lasts about a half hour
providing a million candle power. I went
outside briefly. I will now shut down
and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/9/02 Tuesday 9:45 P.M.: I went back out, and I was sitting
downtown, and the weather started to look ominous. I drove down by the
waterfront, and it was pouring rain heavily and lightning. I worked my way over
to the underground parking garage at the Greenwich Library, and I waited out
the thunder storm there. It was a quite severe thunder storm with lots of
intense lightning and heavy rain. When the rain let up a bit, I went inside the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, and I checked out a book and a
DVD video disk. I then drove by CVS. The Step 3 box of 14 nicotine patches is
$50, but I can get them at Costco in Norwalk for $42. I then sat out downtown a bit. I next drove
by the waterfront. I then drove over to
Port Chester, New York, and Costco is still not open there. I went to Odd Job,
and I bought a Slaymaker made in China 6.5 inch rechargeable spot light for
$9.99 plus .67 tax for $10.66. I noticed
they have Commonwealth tea there in 50 bag cans of five different varieties
Earle Grey, English Breakfast, Mint, Lemon, and Green Tea for $2 each can. They
also have a $130 Polaroid Digital camera for $70. I then returned home. I sat outside briefly,
and I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug. I then put Hellmann’s
mayonnaise on each side of a cut Kaiser roll, and I put slices of the white
meat boneless chicken breast that I cook and chilled yesterday. I added salt
and pepper, McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, horseradish, and sliced Vidalia
onion. I had the sandwich with potato
chips and ice tea. I will now check out the Slaymaker rechargeable spot
light. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/9/02 Tuesday 4:30 P.M.: I listened to some of the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I sat outside briefly in the 92 degree
Fahrenheit weather. I remember on hot
days one can try putting a little India hot curry in one’s food or beverage to
not feel the heat. I just opened a chilled 32 ounce can of tomato juice, and I
put it in a frosted beer mug. I put a few light dashes of India hot curry,
Italian spices and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce to taste in an Irish
coffee glass or other type of tulip glass, and I filled it with chilled tomato
juice stirring it with the other ingredients. I guess we can call it a Bombay
Virgin Mary. Well, it is hot out, but I
occasionally like people watching to see people from warmer regions that I have
visited in the past, so I guess I will sneak downtown, since after 5 P.M. one
does not have to pay to park. Stay
cool. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/9/02 Tuesday 2:25 P.M.: I was up at 6 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I had a cup of coffee outside. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove
down by the waterfront. I then drove
over to Tod’s Point in Old Greenwich. I
walked the 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I then sat out briefly. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift
Shop. I next stopped by Staples. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.
I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then walked
back to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought a new solid oak curved
back with spindles chair in natural and dark green finish for $15. I put it in
the back of the car. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I chatted with some locals. I then went by
the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought three loaves of Branola nutty grain
bread for $2.67 total. I then returned home. I put the new solid oak chair at
my bedroom desk. I discarded the old brass plated chair out at the
dumpster. The new chair looks quite good
at the desk. I then sat outside, and I
had a cold Citra soda with the rest of the bottle of Perrier and angostura
bitters in a frosted mug. I then had low fat small curd cottage cheese with
cantaloupe chunks, blueberries, raspberries, and black berries along with ice
tea. I then had an iced coffee outside. I guess I will now take a nap. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 11:30 P.M.: I fully discharged the laptop battery. I
will now leave it charging over night to see if it takes a full charge. I am
tired, and I will now shut down and go to bed. The laptop also came with a LPT
printer cable. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 10:10 P.M.: I
optimized the laptop computer a bit. I disabled PCMCIA and CDrom and I ran
memmaker with the lines in the config.sys with rem added. I saved the original
autoexec.bat and config.sys as *.old files.
I rearranged the desktop icons. I enabled Microsoft controlling virtual
memory. I set screensaver to five minutes. I did a few other minor tweaks. I
ran diskscan and disk optimization. Thus
the laptop is running a bit better. Well for $5 it is a pretty good
laptop. I will now have my usual roast
beef sandwich with potato chips and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 7:45 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
Shop, and I bought an AcerNote 735C laptop computer for $5. It was made in 1993 and has a 486/33 MHz
processor with 4 megs of memory and a color LCD screen with Windows 95 running
on it. It came with its power pack. It runs although a bit slow with 4 megs of
memory. I could buy an 8 meg memory
upgrade to the maximum of 12 megs for $50, which I do not think is worth
it. It came with the manual. I am right now charging it up to see if the
battery will hold a full charge. It is
suppose to last 2-4 hours on a charge.
Since I have never had a laptop computer, it is a novelty, although a
bit out of date. I made my 4:15 P.M.
appointment. I sat out downtown briefly. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I plugged in the AcerNote 735C laptop to
charge it up. It seems to work fine, but I need to add smartdrv.exe to the
config.sys to improve its performance. I did some research on it on the
internet. I sat outside, and I had a diet Coke.
I will now have my usual roast beef sandwich with potato chips and ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 2:40 P.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I
went outside briefly. I will now clean
up and go out. I have a 4:15 P.M.
appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 1:30 P.M.: I did some regular computer work. I went
outside a couple of times. We seemed to need a bit of rain. It was reported a month ago that El Nino
would start affecting this area in the second week of July, which as it
happened last time about five years means this area might experience some
drought. I took two boneless chicken
breast halves, and I rubbed them in a bit of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and
then I added about 1/3 cup of Rene Junot white wine, and then I seasoned them
with ground black pepper, garlic powder, celery salt, chicken and meat
seasoning, oregano, basil, Italian spices, and I put a few cloves of chopped
garlic on them, and I baked them in the convection oven at 350 degrees
Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I had one of
the boneless chicken breast halves with steamed corn on the cob and steamed
green beans along with ice tea. I just
had a glass of iced coffee outside. I refrigerated the other boneless chicken
breast half. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/8/02 Monday 10:00 A.M.: I was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had a cup of coffee outside. I went back to bed until 8:30 A.M.. I had
some small curd low fat cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks, blueberries,
blackberries, and raspberries along with ice tea. I had an iced coffee outside. I am now making up two quarts of coffee to
put in the refrigerator for iced coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 5:35 P.M.: I sat outside for a while. I watched some
television. I finished off the Carr’s poppyseed crackers with some Vermont
extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea.
I guess I will shut down and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 3:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I finished
making the ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 1:25 P.M.: At the moment, the GeoCities web site
does not appear to be working, so I will not be able to update the note. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 1:15 P.M.: I rested until 9 A.M.. I chatted with a
relative. I cleaned up, and I went
downtown. I drove by the waterfront. I sat out downtown briefly. I went to the
ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I went to Exxon, and I bought $9.10 of
premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I am getting about 14 miles per
gallon. I went to the Food Emporium, and
I bought two half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for
$2.50 each, two pints of blueberries for $1.99 each, buy one get one free of
Edy’s pints of sorbet for $3.29 both, boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a
pound for $4.24 for $16.51 total. I then
went across the street to Stop and Shop, and I bought a bulb of garlic at $2.69
a pound for .40, two ears of sweet corn for .40 each, a green and a yellow
squash at .99 a pound for $1.22 both, S&S bar of Vermont extra sharp
cheddar cheese $1.99, a Tombstone Pepperoni pizza $2.99, three pints of
Friendship cottage cheese $1.59 each, a half pint of blackberries and a half
pint of raspberries for $1.50 each and two large cantaloupes for .89 each for
$16.95 total. I then returned home. I relaxed, and I watched television. I just had the same roast beef sandwich as
yesterday with potato chips and ice tea, and then I went outside, and I had an
iced coffee. I will now start making up
a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 6:55 A.M.: I watched some television. I had a meal of low fat small curd cottage
cheese with cantaloupe chunks and the rest of the blueberries along with ice
tea, and then I had a glass of iced coffee outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: I fell back to sleep until 3:45 A.M.. The
baby bird possibly a robin is not longer out front, so possibly it learned how
to fly. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/7/02 Sunday 12:50 A.M.: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I had a cup of coffee outside.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/6/02 Saturday 2:45 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. World magazine. I also returned a DVD video
disk, and I paid a $1 fine for being a day late. I then went by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I went to St. Moritz bakery, and I bought a pastry for $1.25,
and I ate it in the park. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went to
the Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.69, a six pack of
Kaiser rolls for $1.99, sliced roast beef at $5.99 a pound for $6.86, Hell of a
Good Horseradish $2.19, S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2 and two
Vidalia onions at .99 a pound $2.06 for $16.79 total. I then returned home. I
relaxed a bit, and I had an ice tea.
There is what appears to be a baby robin waiting to learn to fly in
front of the building. I just had a meal of sliced roast beef on a Kaiser roll
with sliced Vidalia onion, horseradish, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, salt and pepper
along with three dill pickles slices and potato chips and ice tea. I might
either relax now or take a nap. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/6/02 Saturday 8:50 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering
the plants. I had a meal of low fat
small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries and ice tea
and then I had an iced coffee outside. I
will now clean up and go out and enjoy the pleasant summer weather around the
local area of Greenwich, Connecticut.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/6/02 Saturday 6:10 A.M.: I fell back asleep until 5:30 A.M.. I
had ten Carr’s crackers with Land O Lakes Monterey Jack cheese along with ice
tea. I guess I will now start my house
cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/6/02 Saturday 1:40 A.M.: I was up at 12:30 A.M.. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I also had a coffee outside. When I was having the coffee outside, the
skunk was by the front entrance of the building. Let us hope it does not decide to let loose
with a little bit of odor. Generally when threatened by skunks, it is wise to
keep a few large cans of tomato juice around for removing the stench should the
skunk strike. If you should not need to
use them, one can always use them for Bloody Marys. On the waterfront on Steamboat Road near the
soon to be opened deluxe Delamar 5 star hotel, there is a large population of
skunks, so the well heeled guests will have to keep an eye out for skunks once
the place opens September 16, 2002. One
can book at www.expedia.com starting September 16, 2002. I will either relax now or do a bit of house
keeping. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 3:55 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and I watched a bit of television. I am a bit tired, so I will head off to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 2:35 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I went
downtown, and I sat out for a while. I played a #28 $1 quick pick at Zyn
stationary. I then went by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next
paid my rent at First Union Bank on Havemeyer Place. I then drove down by the waterfront. I drove through Bruce Park. Just before exit
4 on the turnpike, there was an empty 50 pound plaster pail in the road that I
did not see, and it started being dragged in front of my right front wheel. I
stopped at the thruway bridge, and I looked at my car underneath, and I finally
found the pail at the wheel. I removed
it. I then went by the ELDC thrift
shop. I next drove over to Old
Greenwich, and I went to the First Congregational Church Rummage Room thrift
shop. Pants are half price today, so I bought a pair of Ralph Lauren Polo size
40 inch waist by 30 inch length khaki pants for $5. I then drove over to Tod’s Point, and I sat
in my car at the southwest parking area.
I then sat out at the southeast parking concession area. I then returned to central Greenwich, and I
sat out for a while. At noon I returned home.
I had about 80% percent of a chilled liter bottle of Perrier with a few
dashes of Angostura bitters in a frosted mug.
I relaxed a bit. I then had a
Marie Callender meat loaf dinner. I have been up since 9 P.M. last night, but I
am trying to stay up longer to be on a daytime schedule. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 07/05/02:
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 7:10 A.M.: I rested until 6 A.M.. I had a meal of
low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries with
iced tea and iced coffee. I will go out
this morning in a little while and pay my rent and pursue some daytime
activity. I will now send out my weekly
notes. It is a bit cooler this
morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 5:10 A.M.: I had some potato chips. I also had a
dozen Carr’s poppy seed crackers with Land O Lakes Monterey Jack cheese. I guess I will relax a bit before going out
later this morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 4:40 A.M.: I watched a little bit of television this
morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/5/02 Friday 1:25 A.M.: I fell asleep yesterday at 10 A.M.. I
woke up this past evening at 9 P.M.. I had two telephone calls from relatives
while asleep. I went outside, and I
watched the Port Chester, New York fireworks from the hill in back with my
neighbors. I then had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, supplements, and I had an iced coffee outside. I then watched
some television. I fell asleep from
midnight until now. I just had some ice tea and goldfish crackers. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/4/02 Thursday 7:05 A.M.: I went back downtown, and I drove by
the waterfront. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home. I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I will now shut down and head off
to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/4/02 Thursday 4:20 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I just
had some low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and
blueberries and ice tea. I also sifted
through my email.
Note:
<888> 07/4/02 Thursday 2:40 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I went
outside briefly, and the young skunk was prowling around the knoll in front of
the parking lot. Well, it has cooled off to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/4/02 Thursday 1:25 A.M.: I cleaned up after the last message. I
chatted with a relative. I then went
downtown. I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then returned home. It has cooled off a bit, and it is 80 degrees
Fahrenheit. If you feel hot down around
the New York City area, one could always try visiting http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm . However, it does get hot there, and last
summer the state of Maine sold out of air conditioners. Of course the ocean is always so cold there,
one could always take a dip. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/3/02 Wednesday 10:20 P.M.: I just started cooking a four cheese
Red Baron pizza. I prepared it by cutting it into quarters and putting the
pieces on a cookie sheet. I then season it with ground black pepper, garlic
powder, celery salt, oregano, basil, and Italian spices, and then I pour a bit
of olive oil over it, and I cook it in the convection oven at 400 degrees
Fahrenheit for 15 to 17 minutes. I will have it with iced tea and iced coffee.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/3/02 Wednesday 10:05 P.M.: I finished adding programs to the E:
drive on the backup computer. I have the backup computer partitioned with XP on
the E: drive. I also disconnected the backup computer printer cable from the
Compaq IJ200 that does not work with XP, and I set the end of the cable on the
left side of the backup computer desk, for easy attachment to the Epson Color
Stylus 880 printer. I also installed the Epson Stylus 880 Color printer drivers
on the E: drive partition on the backup computer. I just shut down the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/3/02 Wednesday 6:50 P.M.: My rent bill came today, but I did not
wake up until 5:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, supplements, and I had a iced coffee outside. I put a new Glade plug-in refill in my
kitchen air freshener. Since it is 94 degrees
Fahrenheit outside, I will be staying inside and doing a little bit of computer
work. Tomorrow evening a cold front is suppose to come into the area. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/3/02 Wednesday 7:55 A.M.: I was up all night and early this
morning. I worked on the backup computer. I tried to install some other
programs from the CD player to the E: drive, but the CD player did not work. I
finally took out the 45X CD player I bought as a clearance item for $10, and I
put in the original 24X CD player. I also changed the CD player to Slave on the
second IDE controller with the E: drive as the Master on the second IDE
controller. With the 24 X CD player
working, I installed software on the E: drive of the backup computer. I also
cleaned the CD player with my laser disk cleaner. This all took some time configuring and
tweaking. Still, I have the backup computer running better. I had the rest of
the Edy’s Mars ice cream with ice tea. I
went outside a few times. I will now go outside briefly. I should rest, but probably around noon I
will check the mail to see if the rent bill and AT&T bill came. If so, I
will probably go out and pay them, since with the Fourth, I will not be able to
pay them on Thursday, but I could always pay them on Friday, if I do not do it
today. It is suppose to be very hot, so I will have to see how I feel at noon when
the mail comes and if the bills arrive.
I will probably rest until then.
Well stay cool today. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/2/02 Tuesday 10:40 P.M.: I showered and cleaned up. Since it is very hot outside, I will do a
little bit of regular computer work. It is important to keep computers cool in
the hot summer heat. Needless to say it
is nice and cool at Scott’s Ice Palace with my General Electric Profile 15,000
BTU air conditioner going with its remote control. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/2/02 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: I chatted with a relative at 2 P.M.. I
then fell asleep until 8 P.M. when
another relative called. I then chatted with a neighbor outside. I had a meal
of low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and blueberries,
ice tea and a coffee outside. I made up two quarts of coffee, and I put it in
the refrigerator for iced coffee. I peeled and cut into chunks two cantaloupes.
I chatted with a neighbor outside. I showered and cleaned up. I will stay
inside by the air conditioner since it is 86 degrees Fahrenheit outside right
now and no wind. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/2/02 Tuesday 1:55 P.M.: For lunch I had a broiled rib eye steak
with steamed green beans and steamed corn on the cob with ice tea, and I had an
iced coffee outside. I will now shower and clean up, since I did not do so
before going out today. Since it is 94
degrees Fahrenheit, I will be staying inside this afternoon next to the air
conditioner avoiding the sweltering heat. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/2/02 Tuesday 12:45 P.M.: I was up at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of orange juice, three medium
boiled eggs, toast, vitamins, supplements, and an iced coffee. I went out, and
I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office,
and I obtained money orders at .90 each to pay my Verizon telephone bill, GEICO
automobile insurance bill, cablevision bill, and Optimum online bill. I then
walked over to the town hall, and I paid the property tax for the year on my
Volvo. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I viewed the 70%
off rack at the Greenwich Hardware store.
I stopped by CVS, and I bought Turtlewax Zip car wash $2.99, two Dove
soap bars $2.37 both, a five pack of BIC lighters $2.50 plus .47 tax for $8.32
total. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local. I then
went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop and everything is half price. I
bought a 6” X 7” inch maple framed water color picture of Braton Parish Church
in Williamsburg, Virginia by V. Carlson about 4” X 5” for $3.75. As I was leaving one of the staff ladies fell
behind the counter, however she appeared to be all right. I then went by Exxon
and Shell looking for Marlboro buy three get two free cigarettes, but they were
sold out of them. I went to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of
Omni Ultra Lights 100s for $24 total. I then returned home. I had a cold Citra soda in a frosted mug. I
hung the Braton Parish church picture to the right of the right sconce on the
living room bedroom wall. I put the
Turtlewax zip car wash in the sweater closet with the other car care products.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/2/02 Tuesday 1:10 A.M.: For any Canadians around yesterday was
Dominion Day. I watched some television. I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/1/02 Monday 11:55 P.M.: I prepared my bills to pay. I also have
not received my AT&T bill. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/1/02 Monday 11:25 P.M.: I started a backup of the XP partition
on the backup computer from the E: drive to the D: drive. I then went out. I
stopped by the book and video drops at the Greenwich Library, and I returned a
book and a DVD video. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various places. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought fresh green beans
at $1.49 a pound for $1.13, two ears of corn for .67 both. 38 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm goldfish
crackers have gone up .50 to $5.79 from $5.29, and I bought one box, and two
quart containers of AC small curd low fat cottage cheese for $3.49 for each
container, and a box of Carr’s poppy seed crackers for $2.29 for $18.65 total.
I then returned home. I had a bowl of three scoops of Edy’s Mars ice cream and
ice tea. I shut down the backup computer.
CIO
Note:
<888> 07/1/02 Monday 8:05 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I have
received all my bills except my rent bill. Thus I will wait until tomorrow to
pay my bills when hopefully after the mail comes, I have my rent bill. I spent
all day configuring the backup computer with Windows XP Professional with the
boot option with Windows ME also as a boot option. Since I never use the backup
computer, I have it in reserve should I have a system or hardware problem on
the primary computer. I put the Norton System Works 2002 and Norton Internet
Security 2002 along with Real One Basic and Weather Bug on the XP partition along
with the Windows Update. I am just finishing running on the XP partition Norton
Disk Doctor, Norton Win Doctor, and Norton Speed Disk is running on it now. I
will now have some low fat small curd cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and
blueberries along with ice tea. I guess
after that I will clean up and go out for some brief errands. CIO
Note:
<888> 07/1/02 Monday 3:40 A.M.: I decided to try the multiple boot
feature of Windows XP, so I installed it on my backup computer as a new
installation, and put it in the E:\Windows directory on the E: hard drive which
was empty. It installed without any problem, and it runs fine giving the prompt
for Windows XP Professional or Windows at startup boot. Alas, since I need
Windows XP on my primary computer, I can not activate it on the back up
computer. I guess once it expires after 30 days, I will uninstall it. I just
had a Swanson’s Hungryman sliced turkey dinner with ice tea. I went outside
briefly a few times, and the last time, the ominous skunk was out there. I
guess I will rest for a while now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 11:50 P.M.: I am a bit tired, so I will shut down
the computer and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 11:40 P.M.: I did some routine computer
work. I had a bowl of Progresso New
England Clam chowder with four Carr’s crackers with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 9:35 P.M.: Of course if the wind keeps up the way
it was, it would be cheaper for a plane to fly from Europe this way, but it
looks like the Atlantic Ocean might be a bit choppy. I suppose one could check cruise line
schedules to see if any interesting cruise ships were arriving in the port of
New York. We have quite a few waterfront
experts in the area, and I tend to leave my expertise to a bit of bird
watching. There was a warning in today’s
Greenwich Times www.greenwichtime.com about a victim of West Nile Egyptian Encephalitis
living in the Old Greenwich, Connecticut area; so obviously the users of Tod’s
Point are exposing themselves to the recent outbreak of the mosquito born
disease. I am not sure whether individuals
whom have tropical exposure would be immune or not, and nobody seemed to
know. I have lived near swamps in
tropical parts of Florida, but since 1956, I have not been in Florida in the
summer when it is more tropical, just in the winter when it runs 30 degrees
Fahrenheit to 60 degrees Fahrenheit in places like the Florida Keys, and of
course up north in northern Florida it is much cooler. Thus in the winter down in Florida, although
there is usually not frost, there could have been mosquitoes around when I was
down there, but I never really seemed to notice. Anyway today with the heavy wind at Tod’s
Point, I do not think there were any mosquitoes lighting on anyone for very
much time. There tend to be a group of Old
Greenwich experts whom tend to be courteous, but are very territorial since
they tend to keep an eye on the point on a full time year round basis. Of course, since parts of Old Greenwich as
well as other waterfront shore properties are low to the shore line,
individuals tend to keep a weather watch, in case they have to evacuate in a
minor flood situation. From an interior decoration point of view, I always
suggested the ideal floor décor for a house on the waterfront might be slate
floors with sysle carpeting, or simply a mop and a bucket a folding lawn chair. Of course some individuals enjoy the
waterfront, so they get use to oddities like storm flooding, extra bugs,
various reptiles, and tourists enjoying the shoreline during the warmer
weather. Of course if one is fair skin,
one has to worry about over exposure to the sun, particularly with eye care,
since one can get increased glare off the waterfront, unless one’s eyes are
properly protected. Thus, as I get
older, I am spending less time on the waterfront, and more time in the shade and
inside. Particularly with arthritis,
once it gets damp, I am not very useful outside in the damp weather. Still, I see a younger more vigorous group of
people around, so perhaps they might have some more skills and expertise. Still, once my schedule permits or after the
frost if West Nile is still a threat, I might try to venture out to the
waterfront more often, but of course then one might have more of the northern
game animals around the nature preserve.
Still if there were any warm water crocodiles or alligators migrating
south, they might still be around, since although the air is cooler, the water
is still warmer. Well, I was not too
hungry, so I just had about nine Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont extra
sharp cheddar cheese and a small bowl of potato chips. There is not much else happening on this the
far side of town from the down east folks on the other side of town, not to
mentions those out north in the boon docks.
Since we are one of the closet properties to the New York State line, I
will keep a close eye out when out at night to see if the lights are still on
in this section of New York. Apparently,
Connecticut is the most bankrupt state in the nation, and since New York shares
much of the same socio economic condition as Connecticut, I would assume much
is to be said for the finances of the state of New York. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 6:30 P.M.: I went downtown, and I walked up the
Avenue a bit, and I stopped by CVS, and I bought a container of Ajax cleaning
compound and a container of Comet cleaning compound each for .99, a four pack
of CVS 8 watt clear night lights for $2, and a CVS Clorox bleach toilet tank
drop-in tablet for $1.99 plus .36 tax for $6.33 total. I then returned down the Avenue, and I went
to Gateway automotive, and I bought two quarts of Castrol GTX 10W-30 oil for $2
each quart for $4 total. I then went
drove around the waterfront. I noticed
local people putting away their boats for the winter. I would advise any older
people not to try to hoist their boats themselves unless they want to end up
with a groin hernia like I have from hoisting too many bags of groceries at one
time and other various items I move around occasionally. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I
stopped by Off Center hair stylists, and I got my hair cut for $16 plus $4 tip
for $20 total. I then drove over to
Tod’s Point, and I observed the weather from the southwest parking area and
then from the southeast parking area.
The wind is due out of the east at about 60 knots. It looks a storm front out of the southeast
and a storm front out of the northeast might be converging, while it is clear
over Greenwich and slightly overcast. I would imagine anyone trying to fly to
Europe in these conditions would use considerably more fuel if they made it at
all. Perhaps they would have to refuel
in Iceland. I then toured Staples, and
they have lots of back to school supplies.
I just now returned home. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 12:50 P.M.: I finished house cleaning and
watering the plants. I received in the
mail my new GEICO insurance card for the Hyundai. I put the automobile copy in the Hyundai
glove box. I also put the GEICO
emergency number sticker in the driver’s side back seat window in the lower
left side on the inside looking at it from the outside. For lunch I had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and ice tea, and I just had an iced coffee outside. I guess I will now shower and clean up and go
out for some errands. It looks like we
have a weather front coming in from the southeast; I believe they call it a
Bermuda low. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/31/02 Saturday 9:10 A.M.: I had a call from a friend at 7 A.M.
this morning. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I chatted briefly with a friend. I made two
copies of my Sears Michelin Tire receipts.
I will keep one set of copies in the Hyundai glove box. I put the other copy and the original on the
bedroom desk with the other receipts. I
also made another copy of the tire receipt, so I can send it in to the Michelin
“Get Rolling” Promotion for a free Michelin Atlas and a free Samsonite Carry On
Upright Suitcase. I filled out the
Michelin promotion information for that offer.
I will now do my house cleaning.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/30/02 Friday 8:35 P.M.: I had dinner of the barbeque boneless
chicken breast that I reheated with reheated spaghetti noodles with parmesan
cheese and margarine on it along with ice tea.
Sears told me that they will rotate the tires every 5,000 miles for
free. I decided to buy the tires at
Sears since they were on sale and because they are a nationwide chain, so if
one should ever have to travel which in my case I doubt, one would have the
option of getting tire service at any of the many Sears Auto Service centers.
Well not much else is happening. My arthritis is acting up, so although it
seems like the weekend will be clear, generally when my arthritis acts up, it
means it is going to rain. Still, it might be from the effect of going from the
cooler air conditioned apartment to the warmer weather outside. I am tired, so I will now shut down the
computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/30/02 Friday 6:45 P.M.: I had a busy day. After the last message this morning, I drove
downtown, and I sat out by the park a bit. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.
I next returned to my apartment.
I then drove over to the Sears Automobile Center in White Plains, New
York arriving about 8 A.M.. I bought four Michelin Weather Wise Sport 175/70R13
tires http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0732464743.1030744511@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfgadcgdiehmilcehgcemgdffmdfin.0&vertical=AUTO&fromAuto=YES&bidsite=null&pid=09576711000 regularly $71.99 each for
$49.99 each. I paid $10.99 a tire to have them performance balanced, $2.50 for
each valve stem, $7.20 for each tire for Road Hazard, Plus Agreement, and $2
for each of the four tires to be disposed of plus $22.53 tax for $313.25. I then was advised I should have the front
end aligned, so I paid $59.99 for a front end alignment, plus $8.99 for a All
Season WeatherHandler black rubber floor mat for the driver’s side of the car,
$2.99 for a gallon of Peak Windshield washing fluid plus $5.58 tax for $77.55
total. The Sears Auto Service department
was done about 10 A.M. , and I spent $398.80 total. I got the larger size tires
since the Hyundai would run more smoothly and be safer. The Michelin Weather Wise Sport Tires have a
65,000 mile warranty and were $22 off each tire. With a copy of my sales receipt, I can order
for free a Michelin suit case on wheels and a Michelin road atlas. Wearing my Columbia jacket this past winter
which is blue and yellow, I have looked a bit like the Michelin Man logo. I had to walk next door to the Citibank ATM
twice to get extra funds. I was told
that Sears is moving over to the Galleria area.
After thanking the cheerful Sears Auto Parts store staff, I departed. I
put the new mat on the car floor before leaving the store. I then drove over to CompUSA, and I toured
the store, and I found out they no long sell Net2Phone YAP cards. I was told
lots of sales items starting this Sunday would be free after rebates. I then started driving back home, and while I
was along side the Galleria, my left front hubcap spun off the car. I heard
something, and three long blocks down the street, another driver told me. I parked on a side street in front of the
Verizon building, and I walked back west three blocks, and across the street
south in front a big brick building with diagonal steps on the corner for an
entrance I found the hub cab. I returned
back to my car, and I reinstalled it.
That HUB cap is tricky since it does not have a notch for the valve
stem. I then drove back to my apartment
on the back roads. The Hyundai with the
new Michelin Weatherwise Sport Tires and Front End Alignment is running just
great. I had lunch in my apartment of two hotdogs with rolls and mustard and
ketchup and potato chips and ice tea and an iced coffee. I then got my bills that I have received ready
to pay. I went downtown by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by First Union National Bank on
Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I then went by the central Greenwich Post
Office, and I obtained four money orders to pay my electricity, AT&T,
cablevision, and Optimum Online. I then sat out for a while. I next went by the waterfront. I then drove over to Riverside to the Oil
Star Oil Change Center, and I had my oil and oil filter and general service
check done for $34.90 total. They put in
a Fram oil filter, Castrol GTX 10W30 oil, and they checked the other fluids and
some general maintenance items. Since I
spent so much at the Sears Tire Center, I will not be going to Hyundai in
Norwalk in the near future for their 30,000 mile $250 service check. Still for now the car is running fine. I then went to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
Shop, and I bought a 33 inch by 40 inch gold framed with glass oil painting of
a harbor scene with many pastels similar to the artist Caldwell, but I can not
recognize the signature for $65 total. I
walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street to get the
funds. I then went by the Greenwich
Hardware store, and I bought two packages of one each of 100 pound test OOK
carbide steel and brass hook and nail assemblies. I then returned home. I had a cold A&W root beer in frosted mug
outside. I then took down the white wool
Mexican poncho hanging over my bed, and I hung the pastel harbor scene above
the bed with the two 100 pound test hook assemblies. It looks very cheerful. I sat outside for a while. I threw out some of the old unfolded boxes, I
had saved behind my bed head board. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 08/30/02:
Note:
<888> 08/30/02 Friday 5:35 A.M.: I checked out www.sears.com, and I found out the Michelin WeaterWise car for my
Hyundai is $20 off this labor day weekend http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0345256245.1030699736@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccheadcgdiehmmicehgcemgdffmdfin.0&vertical=AUTO&fromAuto=YES&bidsite=null&pid=09573403000 , so I will head over to
Sears White Plains, New York this morning when they open at 10 A.M., and get a
set of the tires. I will not bother having the front end of the aligned since
it seems all right. I will now send out
my weekly notes. I will then go out for
some morning air after I clean up. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/30/02 Friday 4:50 A.M.: I went to bed at 7:30 P.M.. I had a call
from a relative at 10 P.M.. I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I just filled out the Hyundai’s owner’s
manual transfer of ownership form to mail into Hyundai. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 6:15 P.M.: I took the three halves of boneless
breast of chicken, and I rinsed them in cold water and dried them. I put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a
Pyrex pie dish, and I seasoned both sides with garlic powder, black pepper,
celery salt, Old Bay seasoning, Italian spices,
chicken and meat seasoning, Basil, and Oregano. Then on the top sides, I put Texas Best
barbeque sauce. I then cooked them in
the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. My guest and I each had one of the boneless
chicken breast, and I refrigerated one.
We had them with two ears of sweet corn each and steamed slices of
yellow squash along with ice tea. I will
now shut down and watch some television before my guest leaves, and then I will
go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 4:00 P.M.: La Blanc wreckers arrived from
Norwalk, Ct. to tow away the Volvo at 1:30 P.M.. I paid the driver the $50 cash
for the charge for the service, and I explained the nature of the vehicle. I also made copies of the Volvo title and
some of the Hyundai paper work to keep in my records. My guest, and I then drove downtown in the
Hyundai. We stopped by New Country
Motors Volkswagen, and I went to their parts department, and I bought six
metric Phillips head stainless steel license plate bolts for $1.47 each plus
.53 tax for $9.35 total. We then went to
Exxon, and I put in the STP fuel injection cleaner in the tank, and I filled
the tank with regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for $17.40
total. I think I only had about a gallon
left in the tank. We then went to the
library, and I reinstalled each license plate with then new license plate bolts
using two bolts for each plate, and keeping two in reserve along with the other
ones in the tool chest. We then went to
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and they have a $15 a bag sale. Next we went downtown, and we walked around
the center of town. Then we drove down
by the waterfront. The next stop was the
Stop and Shop, and my guest bought two boneless breasts of chicken at $3.99 a
pound. We just now returned back to the
apartment. The Hyundai seems to run just
great, and I am most pleased with its performance. Perhaps on a nicer day, I will take a little
longer day. We the Volvo served me
faithfully for over 10 years, so it will be sad to no longer see it in the
parking lot. Well, I guess it has gone
to Valhalla. My 3 P.M. appointment was
cancelled today because their electricity was out. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 10:40 A.M.: The Hyundai registration came in the
mail just now, so I am all set to drive the Hyundai. I will continue to wait for the tow truck to
take away the Volvo. I will clean up
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 10:30 A.M.: My guest and I had breakfast of
scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I called up Branford Hyundai, and they called
me back, and they said the last time they serviced the Hyundai was at 13,000
miles. I checked with Norwalk Hyundai, and they said a 30,000 mile maintenance
check would be $250 where they do all the regular maintenance. Hyundai under the warranty will also fix the
outside passenger side door handle for free. I checked with Milford Hyundai,
and it was last serviced there about three months after the car was purchased
there. I called La Blanc wrecking
service in Norwalk, Connecticut; and they are coming down later this morning to
tow away my old 1976 Volvo 244 DL for $50.
I chatted with the seller of the Hyundai to me, and she did not know
anything about the service record. She
told me she mailed me the registration papers from Stratford, Connecticut
yesterday, so they may or may not be here in the mail today. My guest and I are just relaxing around the
apartment waiting for the mail man and the tow truck. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 6:05 A.M.: I am thinking on the Hyundai, instead
of having the oil changed right away and the air filer and spark plugs, I
should check with the seller to see if she knows if the previous owner had the
30,000 mile service check done by a Hyundai service center, since the vehicle
has 31,800 miles. Also possibly a local Hyundai service center would know
possibly from the vehicle VIN number.
Since I have not maintained a newer car in many years, I am not quite
sure of what the procedures and costs might be. I suppose possibly the Hyundai
service center in Norwalk, Connecticut might be able to help me out. If I should need new spark plugs, I plan to
have NGK platinum spark plugs put in the vehicle. Still, there is no point spending money, if
it is not necessary. A couple of
telephone calls should let me know today.
I noticed while looking at the NGK spark plug site, it mentioned it is
important to torque the spark plugs correctly when installing them. Since I do not have a torque wrench, this
might be difficult for me to do. Anyway,
the Hyundai as far as I can tell is running just fine, so if the registration
arrives today, I intend to put in the STP fuel injector cleaner and fill up the
car with regular unleaded gasoline at Exxon, and take it for a drive
locally. I am not sure whether having
someone else or myself work on the Hyundai would void the five year 60,000 mile
warranty still in effect. Also, there is
a Hyundai dealership in White Plains, New York; so although I live 100 feet or
so from the New York – Connecticut boarder, since I live in Connecticut, I try
to be user friendly to Connecticut business.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/29/02 Thursday 5:50 A.M.: I rested through out the night. I also
read the first chapter of the Que book on Windows XP Professional. My guest should be awake shortly. I turned off the NOAA weather radio, so as
not to disturb the guest’s sleep on the guest bed in the living room. I will have to remember to turn it back
on. I will do some regular computer work
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.: We watched a bit of television. I will now shut down the computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 6:50 P.M.: A friend called at 4 P.M., and he
said he would be coming down to visit.
I got up, and I had orange juice with vitamins and supplements. My friend arrived, and since my Hyundai
registration has not arrived in the mail yet, we drove downtown in his car. I
went to Charles Stuttig’s lock smith, and I had four Hyundai keys cut with the
plastic tops on the keys for $25.26 total.
We then drove down by the waterfront. One of the regular fishermen just
bought a new 2002 Hyundai at White Plains, New York Hyundai regularly $14,750
for $12,000 with all the accessory features. We then returned to my apartment,
and I checked out the keys to make sure they work. I just checked the Hyundai,
and I sprayed WD-40 on the hood latch lock. I put some windshield washer fluid
in the windshield washer fluid container.
My guest and I are about to have some reheated tomato meat sauce with
spaghetti noodles and ice tea. My guest
is going to stay down for the night, so I will try to rest from about midnight
to about 6 A.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 5:05 A.M.: I did a little bit of computer work.
I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 4:25 A.M.: I went out, and I checked what number
bulb the Hyundai rear tail light and brake light uses. In the manual it said
28/8. I started walking east to the Shell Station which is open all the time. I
bought for $1.69 each package, two packages of two of Victor auto bulbs turn
signal-stop-tail light #2057 heavy duty pre-tested 12 volt which have two
dimples on the base and two filaments in the bulb for combination brake and
tail light made in China. I also bought a Medo Ultra Norsk clean surf smell
auto deodorizer for $1.39, an Eagle electric grounding adapter for $1.89, and a
12 ounce bottle of STP super concentrated Fuel Injector cleaner with advanced
clean technology for $6.79 plus .81 tax for $14.26 total. I then chatted briefly with the regular
proprietor and told him about the Hyundai.
I then walked back. On the way to the Shell station, the regular skunk
around our building crossed in front of me on the sidewalk along the Post Road,
so the skunk covers a wide range. When I
returned back I put two of the brake tail light bulbs in on each side of the
rear lights. The rear lights are
replaced from inside the trunk area turning the turn knobs on the housings and
removing the covers, and then replacing them in their sockets. All the lights work fine on the Hyundai
now. I then put the scent leaf on the
hanger on the driver’s side rear passenger compartment to freshen up the scent
in the car. I returned to my apartment,
and I had some of the remainder of my spaghetti and tomato meat sauce dinner
with ice tea. I used the Eagle 3 prong
electrical adaptor to put the Coleman rechargeable flash light which was in the
bathroom sink area back on the power strip on the bedroom dresser. It has to be elevated by the 3 prong adaptor
to clear the Coleman emergency light on the same power strip. The other 2 bulb package of brake tail
lights, I put in tool case in the Hyundai.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 2:05 A.M.: I went out, and I checked the side
and rear view mirrors settings on the Hyundai.
The list of items I have to do on the Hyundai as soon as I have the
registration in the mail hopefully today is:
1: Buy Fuel
Injection System additive cleaner.
2: Buy two
brake rear tail light bulbs and install them.
3: Fill up the
tank with gasoline adding the fuel injection system additive cleaner.
4: Have four
copies of the key cut.
In the near
future:
5: Have oil
and filter changed.
6: Buy and
Install new air filter.
7: Buy and
Install four new spark plugs.
8: Buy four
new tires, possibly the next size larger, and have new valve stems installed
and have them balanced.
9: Have the
front end aligned when the new tires are installed.
10: Have
passenger side outside door handle repaired.
11: Try to
obtain scratch remover for some minor scratches.
12: Touch up a
few paint spots.
13: Wash car.
14: Possibly
wax car once touchups are done.
15: I probably
will not go to the ding doctor for a few minor dings since in the nature of our
environment,
dings can occur frequently.
16: Buy black
floor mats.
Item for
consideration: One could have the Volvo repaired, and then try to see if
somebody wants
it for a mud
and snow car. However, on my limited budget this is not an option, I would
probably
end up having
to give it away anyway, so why spend the money. The Texaco station here in town
said they might be able to take a look at it in about a week and a half, but
once again it is not an option
for me. I will do some regular computer work
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 1:15 A.M.: I went outside, and I took most
everything out of the Volvo trunk, and I pulled out the rubber floor mat trunk
covering, and I shook it out. I put the
various items back in the trunk. In the trunk besides the General Tire, I use
as a spare that I bought at Walmart in Scarborough, Maine about nine years ago,
I have the original Volvo jack and the Volvo took kit for removing the lug
nuts. I also have the original Volvo AM
radio along with another Blaubunt AM/FM radio in the trunk besides the
inexpensive tape deck with radio in the car. I left the rear window speaker
that I installed. I took out the towels
that I had on the front seats and the rear window and put them in the rear of
the Hyundai. In the Volvo trunk in a box are various used distributor rotors,
distributor caps, old fuel filter, a half dozen or so fan belts, old spark
plugs, ignition wires, and two Phillips Halogen beam head lamps with one of two
beams burned out. I put the third Halogen beam lamp in the back of the Hyundai
to use with a repair light that it will fit with. I also put the half container
of Pennzoil 20W50 and a full container of Pennzoil 20W50 and a full container
of Pennzoil 10W40 in the back of the Volvo, since if someone should try to
drive the car even a short distance, it would need a bit of oil. I think the
original alternator resistor wire harness is also in the parts box. I have the Connecticut title for the Volvo,
and I have two sets of keys in the apartment, and there is a third set in the
Volvo glove box. The door key in the
glove box that I kept hidden underneath the chassis of the car is a bit
rusty. The Volvo has an ignition key,
front doors key, glove box key, and gasoline fuel cap key. I left the three air freshener Christmas
trees on the dash board. I put an old floor mat beneath the driver’s seat. I am
using an old blue rubber mat on the Hyundai driver’s side along with the
passenger blue floor mat for the Volvo on the passenger side of the Hyundai
along with the two smaller blue floor mats in the rear of the Hyundai from the Volvo. The four General Tires on the Volvo have
about 60% ware and 40% to go, and they were rotated last spring. All the tires seem not to leak. Thus the Volvo could possibly be repaired and
driven by some sort of farmer in the cold country for a mud and snow car when
one might not want to drive more deluxe cars.
The 1976 Volvo 244 DL was part of the original series Volvo that was
introduced as a much safer design, and it has such safety features as heavy
metal steel rods in the side door panels to reinforce them against
collision. It is a stately car, and one
would not have been surprised by its performance capabilities when it was in
better repair. Well, I will do a bit of
computer work now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/28/02 Wednesday 12:10 A.M.: This afternoon, while I was working
on the Volvo, I also made up at new batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm using 21 various tea
bags. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/27/02 Tuesday 11:55 P.M.: I chatted with a relative and a
friend. I adjusted the cable on the
cablevision system, so the living room television does not have lines in
it. Today, when I was working on the
cars, I put the coal shovel I use for a snow shovel on the right side of the
left living room closet to have it in reserve for a snow storm some time in the
future. I sorted out all my receipts for the entire 26 year service records of
the Volvo including the previous owner’s receipts. I put them all in a folder
on the back seat of the Volvo along with the Chilton’s Volvo service manual. I
also left all the old tune up parts in the trunk of the Volvo. I put the cross
tire iron with the Hyundai in its spare tire compartment. I also put the spring
coil mount plate needed to fix the Volvo on the back seat in a Volvo parts box.
Of course the Volvo also needs to have the front right motor mount replaced,
and as I mentioned before it still might need other work mentioned earlier in
my notes. There is a local employee that
works at a local business that might take the Volvo, so once I have the Hyundai
registration documents, and I am permitted to drive the Hyundai, I will stop by
that establishment, and see if they want the Volvo. On the plus side of the Volvo, if one were an
experienced mechanic and able to service the Volvo, the Volvo has started every
day for ten years even on the coldest dampest weather. If one were a farmer or a rancher in the
north country, more than likely the Volvo would start on one’s coldest days.
Also with the weight in the trunk, and with a four speed stick shift and mud
and snow radial tires, the Volvo always had good traction even during our
recently infrequent snow storms. Thus some Canadian or old Vermonter might be
interested in the Volvo, if they knew how to do repairs. Alas, in my present situation, I will leave
it at the discretion of the local merchant if they want to take it off my hands
for free. Of course they would have to
transport it to whatever location they want it, since the Volvo is no longer
registered. I remembered, I once was out
in Santa Cruz, California for periods of time between 1978 and 1980, and the
Royal Swedish orchestra and the King of Sweden were supposedly out there some
time during that period, and there were over 2,000 vintage Volvos around the
University of California at Santa Cruz. At the time, I had the 1974 Burgundy
Volvo Coupe that I bought at John Delia’s Subaru dealership locally here in
Greenwich for $1,750. I believe I sold
that Volvo several months later in December 1980 with 20,000 more miles
totaling around 95,000 outside the gates of Disney Land in Anaheim, California
at a cash for your car place for about $1,250, and the car also had a flat
spare tire and a burned out clutch.
Still, I was told that Volvos are more valuable the further away one
gets from Sweden. If any interested readers want to see what the old Volvo
looks like, try clicking www.geocities.com/mikelscott/volvo001.jpg . Well, I guess I will do
a little bit of regular computer work.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/27/02 Tuesday 7:45 P.M.: I was up at 2:30 A.M. this past
morning. About 4 A.M., I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I fell back asleep until noon. I had one phone call from the appointment I
missed yesterday. At noon, I had
reheated spaghetti and tomato meat sauce with ice tea, and then I had an iced
coffee outside. I called up GEICO, and I
changed my insurance to cover the Hyundai.
I got comprehensive collision coverage, so the Hyundai is covered. I pay about $300 more a year for it or about
$700 total for a year. I have preferred
customer status since I have never had any claims. In a six month billing
cycle, in the first four months, I will get four bills for about $90. Hopefully the lower cost of operating the
Hyundai will offset the cost of the increased insurance. I then started sorting the items in the Volvo
trunk, glove compartment, interior compartment, and side door pockets. I put
those items that I need in the Hyundai.
I left the items that go with the Volvo in the Volvo. I also threw out
some old maintenance containers. This all
took a bit of time. I put the two beach
lounge chairs on the floor of the back seat of the Hyundai. I was able to peel
off the Greenwich Parks sticker and put it in the Hyundai wind shield. I put my
Volvo floor mats in the Hyundai. I have all my tools in the trunk of the
Hyundai. I took the ship to shore radio
and antenna and stored it in the trunk of the Hyundai. I used Velcro to attach
the little LCD clock on the Hyundai dash board.
I checked the lights, and the combination rear tail and brake light
bulbs need to be replaced. I am leaving
the old nautical compass in the Volvo. I
have the garden hose on top of all the items in the trunk. With the beach chairs in the back seat, there
is plenty of clearance view out the back window. I removed part of the passenger door panel,
and it appears fixing the outside passenger door handle will have to be a job
for the Hyundai shop. Since I still have
the five year 60,000 mile warranty, I wander if it is covered. I am not sure whether the spark plugs were replaced
at the 30,000 mile interval along with the air filter. In addition to the oil and filter change, I
will put in some fuel injection system cleaner when I fill up the tank with
gasoline. I need to get some duplicate
keys made for the Hyundai. I have three
sets of keys for the Volvo. I will put
the Volvo service manual with service papers I have in the back seat of the
Volvo shortly. For dinner I had
spaghetti with tomato meat sauce and ice tea.
This afternoon since I was hot, I had a cold diet A&W root beer in a
frosted mug, and later I had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug. I put some more
ice cubes in the plastic bag in the freezer.
I will now call up a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/26/02 Monday 8:50 P.M.: I was up at 4 A.M. today. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I then had coffee outside. I
searched used cars on the internet. I had a call from a friend saying he would
be down after noon. I found a 1999
Hyundai Accent L Hatchback 2 door for $3200 with 32,000 original miles www.bargainnews.com and this link too http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.ur?kbb;507398&;p&722;Hyundai;1999%20Accent&4;HY;AB& . I called up the seller and we chatted. I told
the seller I would call when my ride arrived.
I had lunch of two hotdogs with rolls and mustard and ketchup and potato
chips and ice tea and iced coffee. My
friend arrived about 1 P.M. and we chatted with the seller. We drove up to
Wilton first, and then we drove up to Stratford, Connecticut where the car was
located near the waterfront. I
immediately liked the car. Both I and my
friend took it for a test drive. I told
the seller I wanted to buy the car. We agreed on the $3200 price. The seller sells other cars, so she offered
to do the purchase tax and title work. I
gave her a copy of my registration and insurance certificate. She filled out all the forms and had me sign
them. The tax on the car is about $150
and the registration is about $50, so all together I paid $3,400. I then transferred my Volvo license plates to
the Hyundai. The car is like new with
31,800 miles was originally purchased 09/21/99, so it is about three years old. It still has the remainer of its six years
60,000 mile warranty. The Hyundai has a
5 speed stick shift and it does not have air conditioning. It has dual air bags
and a cassette stereo radio. It needs
new tires, and the passenger side door latch does not work from the outside. It
has several minor dings, but overall it is in excellent condition, and it is
painted black. It looks like new in the
engine compartment. I drove the Hyundai
down following my friend back to my apartment.
The completed registration paperwork should be received by me in a
couple of days by mail. I will not drive
it until I receive the registration in the mail. I checked the Hyundai over when I returned. I called a relative. I checked with a relative whom checked it out
at www.carfax.com , and the car came back with out any problems on
the report. We had reheated tomato meat
sauce with spaghetti for dinner with Perrier.
I chatted with the relative again.
I know of a foundation that I can call up that will pick up my old Volvo
for free once I have transferred its trunk contents to the new car. I will wait until I receive the new paper
work on the Hyundai. Well, it was a long
day; my guest is resting before returning back to his home. I will shut down now, and I will be going to
bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 11:25 P.M.: I chatted with another friend. I chatted with a relative. I chatted with another friend. I looked at web sites for used cars. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 9:15 P.M.: I rested a bit after dinner. A relative called and suggested that I go to www.shockwave.com and download the game “Collapse”. I just chatted with a friend. I guess I will download and install the game
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 6:15 P.M.: For the tomato meat sauce, I browned two
pounds of 90% lean ground beef in the Griswold frying pan with a few
tablespoons of olive oil. I then added a
few tablespoons of olive oil to a 3 quart Revere pot. I added the browned ground beef, 8 chopped
cloves of garlic, two minced medium onion, three 28 ounce cans of Tuttorosso
crushed tomatoes, two chopped green squash, one chopped yellow squash, and then
I seasoned the mixture with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper,
Old Bay seasoning, Hungarian paprika, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian
spices, oregano, basil, ground ginger, India hot curry, Chinese five spice, a
few tablespoons of Italian Medina balsamic vinegar, a tablespoon of sesame oil,
dashes of McHilneys Tabasco sauce, dashes of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire,
four bay leaves, and dashes of Angostura bitters. I stirred the mixture, and I brought it to a
simmer over medium heat, then I reduced it to medium low heat, and I am
simmering the mixture covered for 50
minutes. I will have some of it on
spaghetti topped with grated cheese along with ice tea and then I will have an
iced coffee outside. I will refrigerate
and freeze the remainder of the sauce. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 5:05 P.M.: I fell asleep about 8 A.M. until a short
time ago. I will now cook up a batch of
tomato meat sauce for spaghetti. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 5:55 A.M.: I saw a few interesting prospects at www.cars.com . I watched some television. I will now do some computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/25/02 Sunday 3:55 A.M.: I was up at 2:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had
coffee outside. I studied the car advertisements
in Friday’s Greenwich Times. I will
study www.cars.com . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/24/02 Saturday 7:45 P.M.:
I watched some television about modern engineering. I had the rest of the tomato meat sauce with
spaghetti and grated cheese and ice tea.
I am a bit tired, so I will be going to bed early. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/24/02 Saturday 5:00 P.M.: I had some Carr’s crackers with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea.
I just burned two copies of the QUE CD that came with their book on
Windows XP. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/24/02 Saturday 2:40 P.M.: I finished the house cleaning and
watering the plants. I listened to the
first five chapters of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” from
www.audiobooksforfree.com . I
have that book and Tarzan saved on my hard drive. I went out for a break, and I jacked up the
passenger front side of the Volvo. It
appears that the center core of the lower spring mount on that side rusted
through and gave way permitting the spring to expand pushing the spring mount
plate downward against the wheel, and since the additional weight was
transferred from the engine on the frame it appears the rear right side motor
mount collapsed and the oil filter is resting on it askew. What other parts in
that location that might be damaged is hard to determine. Since the Volvo has 119,000 miles on it, it
has other problems like the starter motor occasionally skips because of a
missing tooth on the fly wheel, the driver’s side window does not go down
because the window frame crank mechanism is broken, the fuel and temperature
gauges are not accurate because a electrical regulator is needed behind the
dash board. Some of the brake lines have
small leaks. The clock does not work. At
the present milage, one could expect to have clutch or gear box problems. The differential is supposedly leaking. On the plus side in the last few years, all
brakes have newer calipers except one front brake, along with all new pads and
rotors. They exhaust system is all new
in the last few years. I put in new
tuneup parts and filters. However, the suspension system has never been worked
on. Probably the fuel filter is in need replacing in the next years. Thus the
Volvo has all the problems one would expect from a 26 year old car. Some of the
tail light lens and front lens are a bit worn too. Before I did the house cleaning, I checked my
primary computer sound system, and rear channel does not play with most
broadcasts, so I took one of the splitters off the backup computer, and I
diverted all my audio lines from the primary sound card plug, and I set the
computer to two stereo speakers setting.
Thus all the computer speakers work including the various headphones and
the line in cord to the Stereo amplifier that plays when CD is selected on the
amplifier and the two cables are plugged together hanging above the orange
mirror between the two computers. I will
now go outside for a break. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 08/24/02:
Note:
<888> 08/24/02 Saturday 11:15 A.M.: Yesterday I was up at 6 A.M. when a
friend called. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and then I had a coffee
outside. I rested from about 8 A.M. to
10 A.M.. A friend came by to visit at
noon. I had called around about Volvo
repairs, but World Class auto repair is no longer in business. With a friend
following me in his car, I drove my Volvo over to Autohaus on McGee Avenue in
Stamford, and the mechanic looked at my Volvo.
He said that the strut housing assembly, the strut, and the motor mount
would need to be replaced which would cost easily over $600. Since my Volvo is not worth that much, I
decided not to have it repaired. We drove over to Stamford on U.S. 1, and
apparently every time I went over a bump, the car leaked a bit of oil. We drove
back slowly on I-95 in traffic since there were less bumps. The round trip used about a third of quart of
oil. I need to find a new used car at a
reasonable price hopefully with lower mileage, not quite so old. We looked in the local paper, and then we
went out. We went by the Greenwich Hospital, and we looked at their bulletin
board. We went by Peabody’s garage and
looked at the cars there again. Next we
went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. We drove down by the waterfront. We returned to my place. I looked for cars on the internet. Ebay does not have cars listed by
locality. The dealer networks are too
expensive. We had dinner of defrosted
tomato meat sauce with spaghetti noodles and ice tea. After dinner, we went downtown and walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. We then returned
to my place, and we watched part of a DVD video disk. About 10:30 P.M., we went to bed. We were up at 7 A.M. this morning. We had scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, supplements, and then we had coffee outside. After cleaning up, we drove downtown by the
waterfront. We then drove over to the Riverside shopping plaza, and we looked
at their lots, but they did not have any cars there. We looked at the bulletin board at the Food
Emporium. We then went by the Greenwich
Library returned a DVD video disk. Next
we went to the Stop and Shop, and I bought 90% lean ground beef at $3.59 a
pound for $6.94 less a $2 off package coupon, S&S 8 ounces of grated
toppings with parmesan cheese $3.79, a 96 ounce container of Tropicana premium
with calcium for $3.99, a dozen large eggs $1.69, 3 packages of Rienzi #10
spaghetti noodles $2 all, five pounds of S&S sugar $2.39, four ears of
sweet corn .25 each, green squash at .99 a pound $1.38, yellow squash at .99 a
pound $1.23 for $22.41 total. We then
returned back to my place. My guest left
about 10 A.M.. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then do my weekly house cleaning. I guess once I find a new used car, I will
donate my car to one of the charities that pick them up. My neighbor knows of a place that will pick
up the car even if it does not run. I
will be able to use it for two or three local trips a week until; I find a new
used car. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 9:45 P.M.: I just finished dinner. I found the old receipt for having the
driver’s side spring mount plate replaced on October 12, 1993. I was able to have World Class Auto Repair in
Stamford, Connecticut do it. They
charged me $41.80 for the pair of spring mount plates, $175 to remove the left
side strut housing and weld in the new spring mount with an arc welder plus $13
tax for $224 total. I would assume after nine years, they might have gone up a
bit in their price. I will call them up
tomorrow. I just went outside briefly,
and the skunk was taking another one of its evening strolls on our front
sidewalk. I am a bit tired, so I will go
to bed shortly maybe after watching a bit of television. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 8:45 P.M.: I examined the Volvo more closely, and
by the passenger side front tire, the McPherson strut spring lower plate which
was partially rusted through ten years ago when I got the Volvo finally has
rusted through, and the plate has sprung down and is resting near the passenger
side front tire. I replaced the part on the driver’s side ten years ago, and I
have the part for replacement on the passenger side front since they came in
pairs, however the only place that can do it is a truck repair place near
Stamford Volvo which has arc welding equipment.
I will have to find out their name from Stamford Volvo and see if I can
get them to fix it, providing there is no other damage. I have the old repair
bill in my file cabinet and about 10 years ago it was $200 to have the piece
welded in. As I say, one gets so good on
computers and gets the computer running so fine, that everything else starts
falling apart for lack of attention and funding. Well, I will now have the same
dinner as last night. Since I am a bit
tired, I will probably not be up late tonight.
I will try to get up earlier tomorrow to deal with the automobile repair
problem. I will probably need to have
the oil filter replaced also and the oil changed. However, since I can not get
underneath the car to access the extent of the damage, it hard to see if there
is any other damage. It sure does
explain the mechanical problems I have been having. There is less than a
quarter inch clearance between the broken spring plate and the passenger front
tire. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 7:55 P.M.: I was checking out underneath my
Volvo, and I was looking at the oil filter, and I discovered the motor mount
just beneath the oil filter has worn out and collapsed. It appears to be a piece of hard rubber that
has collapsed. Thus the engine on the
passenger side has collapsed an inch or so, and the oil filter is resting on
the motor mount. I would assume this is
why the motor fan is scraping against the fan shielding and is the reason the
car is leaking oil. I guess if Exxon can
take it tomorrow morning, I will drop it off there for them to inspect it. Of
course they might not be able to get the part right away. If not tomorrow, I will take it by on Monday
morning. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 6:25 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M. today. I had breakfast of orange juice, three medium
boiled eggs, toast, vitamins, supplements, and then I had a cup of coffee
outside. I went out, and I stopped by
the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought 3 loaves of Freioffers 7 grain bread for
$3.48 all. I next stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then
made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went
down, and I sat out briefly. I next
drove down by the waterfront. I then
went by Peabody’s garage, and I checked out their used car inventory. I was told by the proprietor that I might
check the fire break on my Volvo’s emission system. I just cleaned it a couple
of days ago. However, I returned home,
and I took it out again, and I cleaned it more thoroughly with some spray solvent
I had in the trunk. It was about 50% blocked.
I then cleaned another emissions valve also. I pushed much harder on the motor fan
shielding to hopefully realign it and have it stop scraping. Well, I will have to see how the car performs
for the next few days. I could not
tighten the oil filter, since I do not have the right wrench. It seems like maybe some oil was falling on
the exhaust system and smoking. Possibly
cleaning the fire break in the emissions system solved the problem. I just had a cold diet A&W root beer in a
frosted mug outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 7:25 A.M.: I finished the backup of the backup
computer. I will now shut down the
computers and head off to bed shortly. I
have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 6:25 A.M.: On the backup computer, I just started
the second part of two parts backup of the C: drive to the E: drive. With the backups on the backup computer, I
will not have much spare space on the three hard drives, but the backups are in
place, in case I want to do a quick restore if one of the drives needs to be
restored. I have enough space left on
the drives to run the systems as they are presently configured for backup use. I am watching a bit of morning television for
diversion. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 4:30 A.M.: I finished the backup of the E: drive
on the backup computer. I am now doing
the backup of the C: drive on the backup computer. I went outside briefly, and the skunk is
still lingering around the front sidewalk.
I am watching a bit of television while doing the backups on the backup
computer. I finished sifting through my
email and I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 2:50 A.M.: I am just about done with the first
part of the backup. I went outside
briefly, and the skunk was out on the front sidewalk. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 1:50 A.M.: On the backup computer when I boot the
full XP partition which is the E: drive with C: as the Windows ME drive, D: and
the CDplayer, and F: as the XP simple partition, I am backing XP full partition
E: drive except its E:\Windows directory to the F:\backupe1 folder. I will then
backup the E:\Windows to the C:\backupe2 folder. I then plan to try to backup the C: Windows
ME drive to the E:\backupc1 and E:\backupc2 folders if compression gives me
enough space. Windows XP backup does not use compression, but Windows ME backup
does. I will now do some regular work on the primary computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 1:20 A.M.: After dinner, I had the cappuccino
outside. The smaller skunk was out by
the power transformer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/22/02 Thursday 12:30 A.M.: For dinner, I am having cold slices
of top round of beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed sweet corn on the cob with a steamed slices of green squash, and ice
tea. I guess since I will be up a while,
I will have a cappuccino afterwards. I
went outside briefly about ten minutes ago, and the smaller skunk was on the
sidewalk in front of the building. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/21/02 Wednesday 11:50 P.M.: I ran Norton Speed Disk on the E:
drive on the backup computer while I was out. I had a bit of a problem getting
the backup computer E: drive with XP and programs to boot, but with it
optimized it boots just fine. I drove
downtown and took a swing through town. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought a white General Electric 3 outlet adaptor for $2.99, a Tony’s Pepperoni
pizza for $2.50, three S&S margarine for $2 all, two dozen large eggs $1.69
a dozen, four ears of sweet corn for .25 each, yellow squash at .99 a pound for
.90, green squash at .99 a pound for $1.33, and I returned .95 in cans and
bottles for $13.33 total. I then went to the Food Emporium, and I bought two
half gallons of Tropicana premium orange juice at $2.99 each and a pint of
Edy’s mandarin orange sorbet for $1.99 for $7.97 total. I chatted with a local outside the Food
Emporium about what I have been up too, since he did not appear to be on the internet. I then returned home. I put the General Electric 3 plug adaptor on
the bathroom sink outlet, so I can plug in my Braun electric toothbrush and my
waterpik and also have the Coleman rechargeable flashlight plugged in at the
same location. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/21/02 Wednesday 9:15 P.M.: I was up at 3:30 P.M. this
afternoon. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplement, and then I had a coffee
outside. I fell back asleep until 8
P.M.. I had some of the Jell-o mixture with ice tea. I had an iced coffee outside. The smaller skunk was behind the wall next to
the front door. I just chatted with a
friend. I ran the Norton Utilities on
the backup computer C: and D: drive. I
am now running Norton Speed Disk on the E: drive on the backup computer. I will clean up and go out shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/21/02 Wednesday 5:35 A.M.: I had some of the Jell-o mixture and
ice tea. I watched some television. I
had some goldfish crackers with ice tea.
I will now shut down and go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/21/02 Wednesday 3:20 A.M.: I have finished everything I can
think of doing on the backup computer. I
am now running Norton Disk Doctor on all three drives. I will then setup the email account for
Outlook Express on the Windows ME partition. I then will run Norton WinDoctor
and Norton SpeedDisk on the Windows ME partition. I will then do the same on the Windows XP
simple boot partition. I might not finish this activity before going to bed in
which case I will do it when I work on the computers later today after
sleeping. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/21/02 Wednesday 3:00 A.M.: I finished installing the Favorites
in the Windows ME partition on the backup computer. I installed some other programs on the backup
computer Windows ME partition. The
Microsoft Hotmail login for the Microsoft Reader does not work which I think it
should. It still works on the primary
computer. I sifted through my email and
went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/20/02 Tuesday 10:45 P.M.: I am extracting to the C: Windows ME
backup computer partition my 74,000 Favorites from the backup of the Favorites
I made last May and put in *.zip format and saved on a CD/R. This will take a bit of time since it takes
WinZip a while to extract them. I will
do some regular work on the primary computer while I do this. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/20/02 Tuesday 10:30 P.M.: I finished putting away the
laundry. I am adding additional programs
and tweaking the Windows ME partition on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/20/02 Tuesday 8:50 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M. this afternoon. I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
and supplements. I had a cup of coffee
outside. I cleaned the PCV valve on my Volvo, but it looked all right. I
cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by
Gateway Automotive, and I bought two quarts of Pennzoil 20W-50 and one quart of
10W-40 for $2.10 each for $6.30 total. I
put a half quart of 20W-50 in the car. I
think the Marvel Mystery oil might have thinned out my oil too much, so I am
trying to increase the viscosity. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I next
went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I
then stopped by Exxon, and I bought $13.55 of premium gasoline at $1.879 a
gallon. I am getting about 14.5 miles
per a gallon. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I then returned home. I had the same meal as
last night, but I had steamed frozen green peas. I had an iced coffee outside afterwards. I am about half way through the wash cycle on
my two loads of laundry. I put clean
sheets on the bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/20/02 Tuesday 3:25 A.M.: I put the Symantec Norton Firewall and
Norton System works on the backup computer XP simple boot partition. I ran the Norton Updates too. I tweaked some registry settings on the
backup computer Windows ME partition suggested by www.speedguide.net , but the internet speed on it is still about half
the speed of XP according to the broadband speed meter at www.circuitcity.com http://www.circuitcity.com/frame1.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1492164134.1029827983@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccddadcfmkighhdcfngcfkmdffhdffk.0&upper=head.jsp&lower=frame2.jsp&left=leftchilddept.jsp&right=departments.jsp&department=Broadband , however on both systems
after the first try I get from about 350 to 450. I went out, and I mailed the Siemens $40
mailin rebate at the Valley Road post office.
The car seems to be running pretty much the same as today. I guess I
will drive it for a number of days and check oil consumption and see if there
is any simple fixable solution. I still
need to somehow get the motor fan shielding not to slightly scrape against the
motor fan. Still the car seems reliable
enough for local transportation for the indefinite future. I will now shut down, and I will have some of
the Jell-o mixture with ice tea. Before going to bed, I will study the Chilton’s
Volvo manual that I have to see what they suggest. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/20/02 Tuesday 1:30 A.M.:
I have the Siemens $40 mail in rebate ready to mail. I installed the Siemens printer drivers
on the primary computer and the three
operating system partitions on the backup computer. I set the port on the
printers to use the Siemens printer drivers. Thus both computers can access all
three printers, except of course the Compaq IJ200 will not work with XP. I put the Compaq XP IJ200 on the box of IBM
inkjet paper between the two computers.
I tested the setup, and they work fine. However, the Epson status
monitor produced and error in XP, so I might disable it, but the printer still
prints. I am installing Norton Firewall and System Works on my backup computer
basic XP simple install. I made a mistake while installing, and I just now
remembered with two computers online, one can work on the other computer while
waiting for the tedious process of installation. I have to remember tomorrow that I should try
to tighten my oil filter with the oil filter wrench that I have in the
trunk. Hopefully the car will be all
right. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/19/02 Monday 9:55 P.M.:
I went to bed at 5:30 A.M. this past morning, and I was up at 1 P.M.. I
had a call from a friend this morning. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements, then I
had an iced coffee outside. I cleaned
up. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I returned two books and one DVD video disk. I had a 40 cent fine on one of the books. I
then stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk. I
noticed while driving up at about 55 MPH, that my car was emitting a white oil
type smoke. I checked the car when I arrived
at CompUSA, and it looked like it might have a slight oil leak. At CompUSA, I bought the Siemens 4-Port
DSL/Cable Router with Built-in Print Server http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=288801 by www.speedstream.com for $69.99 plus $4.20 tax for $74.19 total. The product also has a mailin rebate of $40,
so it will eventually cost me $34.19. I
got the Siemens' rebate slip also. I
then drove back towards Greenwich along U.S. 1 avoiding high speed
driving. In Stamford, I stopped by
International Car Parts, and I bought two TRI 16 inch wiper blades for $8.66
each plus $1.04 tax for $18.36 total. I
then stopped by Feinsod Hardware store in Old Greenwich, and I bought a one
plug to three plugs with ground adaptor for $4.49 plus .27 tax for $4.76 total.
I then stopped by Charles Sudig lock smith on Greenwich Avenue, and I had two
copies made of my building entrance key for $5.36 total. I then returned home.
I checked out the car, and it had some leaking oil underneath the engine around
the splash plates. I decided to let it cool down. I had a diet A&W root beer in a frosted
mug outside. I then installed the three
plug adaptor wall plug behind the primary computer, and I plugged the two
control panels into it. I then opened up
the Siemens router. It came with a six
foot LAN cable. I plugged its power
transformer into the top control panel.
I then connected the power cord to the router. I put the router to the
left of the cable modem. I connected the cable modem to the router on the back
side. I connected my two computers to
two of the four front port connectors. When I turned on the cable modem, router
and primary computer, it all worked on line just fine. The backup computer
works fine online at the same time. I went through the basic setup of the
router, and it all seems to be working just fine. I will set up the print
server in a little while, so all my printers work from both computers. I went outside, and I checked with a
neighbor, if they needed a spare key, but they did not. I checked my Volvo once
it had cooled down. It needed two quarts
of Pennzoil 10W-40 oil which I put in. I tightened the valve cover, which had
its gasket replaced at Midas about three months ago. I will have to monitor the Volvo’s oil
consumption to see if I have a problem, of it was a loose valve cover. I also
tried adjusting the motor fan cowling, so it does not scrape. Anyway at fast idle the car seems to run fine.
Possibly when I put in the Marvel Mystery oil into the crankcase, it thinned
the oil out too much causing increased consumption. I came upstairs, and I had the same dinner as
last night except I had steamed frozen Brussels sprouts instead of squash. I had an iced coffee outside. I will now set up the printer server to my
printers. I will then start tweaking and
configuring the backup computer Windows ME partition. I put one of the two building keys I purchased
on my backup key chain and another key is one the wooden pineapple on the
dining room table. I first will fill out
the Siemens $40 mail in rebate. I just
finished chatting with a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/19/02 Monday 3:15 A.M.: I worked on the backup computer Windows
ME partition. I am tired, so I will go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/18/02 Sunday 9:20 P.M.: My guest and I went out after the last
message. We drove down by the
waterfront. We then went to another
location down by the waterfront. We
returned back to my apartment. My guest
set up his Siemens’ 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone and answering machine. It
took a while since it is a complicated interface on the LCD display. It has good range to over 500 feet front and
back of the building. We tested it by
calling up my telephone number through the internet. We had the same dinner as last night except
the beef was cold with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce. My guest just left. I will now do a little computer work setting
up the Windows ME partition on the backup computer. My guest did not keep the Siemens’ telephone
box, so I put it in the false ceiling in panel between the front entrance and
the right living room closet. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/18/02 Sunday 3:30 P.M.: I put the tea mixture in the
refrigerator www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I opened up the packing
on a three pack of year 2000 Perrier that is chilled in the refrigerator. I put ten bottles of St. Pauli Girl dark beer
in the refrigerator to have along with
the 12 pack of Kennebunkport shipyard ale and a six pack of Lindener
Special beer that I keep in the refrigerator along with other cool beverages. I
keep a little beer around the house for guests.
This morning at 9 A.M., I put the Siemens’ 2.4 gigahertz cordless
telephone with answering machine batteries that my guest bought in the Radio
Shack battery charger. They are AA
Nickel cadmium. They should be fully
charged at 5 P.M.. Normally they would charge up in the phone. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/18/02 Sunday 3:00 P.M.: My guest and I were up at 7 A.M. this
morning. We had breakfast of scrambled
eggs, toast, orange juice, cantaloupe chunks with white grapes, vitamins,
supplements, and coffee outside. We went
out, and we drove down by the waterfront.
We went over to Tod’s Point, and my guest tried fishing at the southwest
area. The fish were not biting. We walked the 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s
Point. We sat out at the southwest area
for a while. We then drove back to
town. We stopped by the ATM machine at
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
We then stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of
Omni Ultra Lights 100s for $24 a carton for $48 total. We then returned back to my place. I had a cold diet Coke in frosted mug with
ice cubes and my guest had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug. We had the soda outside. We saw a red tail hawk around the building.
At Tod’s Point we saw baby Asian Pacific Japanese crabs in the tidal pools along
with a great grey and a great white herons and some egrets. For lunch we had Star-Kist solid white tuna
with Hellmann’s mayonnaise on Arnold’s Healthnut grain bread along with Lays
potato chips and ice tea. I also had an iced coffee outside. I am making up a batch of ice tea. For the dilute three quart mixture in heated
boiled water that I steep for an hour that I mix into the four three quart
jugs, I am using 13 types of tea or 21 tea bags total. I am using two Twinnings Earle Grey tea, one
Twinnings Lady Grey Tea, one Twinnings English breakfast, one Twinnings Irish
breakfast, one Twinnings Prince of Wales, two Lipton green tea, three Lipton
orange peako tea, one Ceylon green, one Ceylon peppermint herbal, one Ceylon
raspberry herbal, one Ceylon chamomile herbal, one Prince of Wales ashram tea,
and six Bigelow orange peako and cut black China tea along with a cup of sugar
and two teaspoons of Angostura bitters to be mixed with cold water for the 12
quart finished product. I make the ice
tea mixture more dilute since one tends to drink quite a bit of it particularly
during the hot summer days. Tomorrow
there is supposedly cool weather coming back into the area. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 11:20 P.M.: I slept until 4 P.M. when a guest
showed up to visit. We went out, and we
drove over to the Cos Cob Food Mart. My guest bought green and yellow squash at
$1.29 a pound for $1.77. a top round roast at $2.59 a pound for $8.69, and four
ears of sweet corn for $1 for $11.46 total.
We then went drove down by the waterfront. Next we returned back to my place. I seasoned the roast with garlic powder,
ground black pepper, celery salt, Old Bay seasoning, Italian spices, oregano,
basil, and Texas Best barbeque sauce, and I cooked it at 350 degrees F. for 60
minutes in the convection oven. We had
it for dinner with steamed corn on the cob and steamed slices of yellow and
green squash along with ice tea. We then drove over to Staples in Port Chester
looking for the Siemens’ 2.4 gigahertz cordless phone with answering machine
with call ID for $40 on sale through today , but they were sold out. However, they checked their computer, and the
store in Stamford had 14, so we went over there and my guest bought one. We then returned back to my place, and we watched
a DVD video disk. My guest is staying
down for the night, and I am going to bed shortly. I just went out the side door, and there was
a skunk the size of a raccoon on the side yard.
I am using my spare key for the side entrance door key, since my usual
one does not seem to work anymore. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 11:35 A.M.: I added most of the programs to the
C: Windows ME drive on the backup computer. I still have a few more to add and
some minor configuration work. I had
some of the Jell-o fruit mixture with ice tea.
I will now shut down and go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 4:25 A.M.: While I was just out in the parking
lot, I accidentally stepped on one of those Zacadas, and it made quite a
racket. I am recharging the second set of Nickel Cadmium AAA batteries for the
wireless headphones, since I put in a fully charged set while I was house
cleaning and listening to music. The
pair on charge will be done at 9 A.M.. I guess, I will install some accessory
programs on the backup computer now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 4:10 A.M.: I finished installing the second copy
of XP on the backup computer in the D: drive.
The boot manager works and recognizes Windows ME on the C: drive, a
basic XP installation on the D: drive, and the configured XP installation on
the E: drive. I think I might relax a
bit now. After having the cottage cheese and fruit, I got a bit of stomach gas.
I just recently bought the items, however I checked the temperature settings on
my refrigerator and it was set at “1” the lowest level, so I raised it to “4”
to be colder, with the maximum “6” as the coldest. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 3:00 A.M.: On the backup computer after the last
install of Windows ME, the boot manager would not come up. I thus formatted both the C: and D: drives. I then installed Windows ME on the C:
drive. I did my house cleaning and
watering the plants while it was installing.
I am now installing Windows XP on the D: drive of the backup computer. It has about a half hour to go. I had a meal of cottage cheese, cantaloupe
chunks, and white grapes with ice tea. I
then had an iced coffee outside. Another
one of those two inch flies was by the side door. I think they might be Zacadas?. I just finished showering and cleaning
up. I am making up two quarts of coffee
for iced coffee. Once I have XP installed on the backup computer on the D:
drive, I will probably tweak the system a bit and install some other accessory
programs and files. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/17/02 Saturday 12:00 A.M.: I went outside briefly. A local raccoon seems to have replaced the
skunk. I have less than a minute on the
Windows ME installation in the D: drive on the backup computer. I will then have to rewrite the “boot.ini”
file on the C: drive to recognize the other partitions which is simple. Whether
the C: and E: drive XP partitions will work, I will have to wait and see. If
they work, I will install a few drivers and programs. If they do not work, it
means I will have to reinstall XP again to activate it. However, that might
cripple the D: drive Windows ME which seems to rely on files in the C: drive
for booting. I guess the ideal way would be to put Windows ME on the C: drive,
and install Windows XP to the D: and E: drive, but maybe in trying to save the
existing C: and E: installations I am creating more work. Anyway the E: drive XP partition should work.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/16/02 Friday 11:25 P.M.: I was up at 8 P.M.. It looks like we
finally had some rain. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. On the backup computer, I turned off the CMOS
setup for the first C: drive and the third E: drive. I then installed Windows
ME in the D: drive. It boots fine with
the other drives turned off, but it does not boot with the two other drives
turned back on in the CMOS. I have the
boot manager “boot.ini” file setup properly. Now with all three drives turned
on in the CMOS, I am trying a Windows ME upgrade install to the D:\Windows
directory. I know it will work, but I am not sure whether it will cripple the
C: drive Windows XP Professional simple install or not. I guess I will see after installation to see
if all three drive boots works from the XP boot manager. Well this is what it is all about, trial and
error. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 08/16/02:
Note:
<888> 08/16/02 Friday 1:00 P.M.: I installed XP Professional on the C:
drive of the backup computer. I was able
to enable the backup computer E: drive boot of XP also with its fully
configured setup. Thus the C: drive boot up on the backup computer is a simple
XP boot up. I will use the D: drive for
backup. I had some goldfish crackers and
ice tea while doing this. I will now
send out my weekly note, and then I will head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/16/02 Friday 8:15 A.M.: On the backup computer, after doing the
low level format of the C: drive, Fdisk now recognizes it. I installed Windows
ME on its C: drive, and then when I tried to install Windows 98 on the
d:\windows directory, the boot is off the C: drive erasing Windows ME. I guess, I could try to disable the C: drive
in the CMOS with Windows ME installed, and try to do a fake C: drive of the D:
drive of Windows 98 and then update it to 98SE.
However, I am tired. I just formatted the C: and D: drives again. I will
go to bed shortly. I guess I will eventually put ME on the C: drive and XP on
the E: drive, and use the D: drive for backup. I do not want to go through the
cumbersome process of trying to install Red Hat Linux 7.3 on the D: drive again
fiddling with the boot managers that may or may not conflict with XP when I
install it. Well have a good day. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/16/02 Friday 4:30 A.M.: Well first the bad news. While working
on the backup computer trying to make the Red Hat Linux partition bootable from
the D: drive, I somehow destroyed the Master Boot Record on the C: drive, so
none of the three drives would work. Fdisk did not recognize the first
drive. I am now running Maxtor PowerMax
to low level format the first hard drive.
I have already deleted the Red Hat Linux Partition on the D: drive. I
only have the XP partition on the third drive that will not work. I guess the way to go is once I get Fdisk to
recognize the first drive hopefully after doing the low level format, I will some
time in the future install Windows ME, the Red Hat Linux 7.3 bootable from the
D: drive then hopefully when I reinstall XP, it will recognize all three system
in the boot manager or be able to be configured in the “boot.ini” on the C:
drive to do so. This will all take some
time, and the Red Hat Linux 7.3 is still buggy when installing from the CD and
occasionally fails. I guess I will now
have some cottage cheese with cantaloupe chunks and white grapes along with ice
tea. The primary computer works just
fine, which is why I keep the backup computer for such ventures. I am a bit tired, so I might go to bed before
completing the attempt to Fdisk the first drive on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 11:20 P.M.: I looked at the section of the Que
Windows XP Professional manual about installing Linux on a second partition in
the XP boot manager, but after fiddling around with the idea, I finally figured
out that since I made my Linux partition on the backup computer bootable from
the Linux boot floppy, the procedure would not work. This took a bit of
time. Still there is lots of other
information in the XP manual to fiddle with.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 8:00 P.M.: I had the same dinner as two and three
nights ago, but along with the sautéed boneless center cut pork chops, I had
sliced green squash and steamed corn on the cob, and I sautéed a peeled and
sliced onion with the pork chops. I had the dinner with ice tea, and I just had
an iced coffee outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 6:55 P.M.: I napped until about 2:15 P.M.. I then
cleaned up, and I went out, and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop, and they were closed at 3 P.M. in the hot weather. I then drove downtown. I walked the central
area of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by
the 70% off rack at the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a Black and
Decker Quick ‘N Easy X340 steam iron regularly $31.99 for $9.60 plus .58
tax for $10.18 total. I then walked up to CVS, and I bought five 6
ounce cans of Star-Kist chunk white tuna in water for .99 each for $4.95
total. I then walked back to my car, and
I sat out briefly. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I next stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I finished reading the last article in PC magazine about
computer research, and then I read the Greenwich Times. I checked out the Que book “Special Edition
Using Microsoft Windows XP Professional”.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two green squash at .99 a
pound for $1.01, and one yellow squash at .99 a pound .80 plus a two pound bag
of onions for $1.49 for $3.30 total. I
then returned home. I had a diet A&W
root beer in a frosted mug. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 1:15 P.M.: I had some potato chips and Kraft
French onion dip before going to bed last night. I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal, orange juice,
toast, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.
I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 1:40 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer
work. I will now shut down and go to bed
early. I will first have some Edy’s
Mandarin orange sorbet. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/15/02 Thursday 1:15 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I noticed when I went outside for a smoke,
there appears to be what looks like a dead two inch long bee by the east side
door. On returning inside by the front
door, I saw the same two inch long horse fly that was there last night. The two inch long horse fly seems to return
every year when it is hot. I have seen it many times before. Maybe the two inch long horse fly did in the
two inch long bee. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 11:20 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read part of PC magazine. I then went downtown, and I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then returned home. I watched some television. I had some goldfish crackers with ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 7:30 P.M.: For dinner, I had a couple of scoops
of cottage cheese, with cantaloupe chunks and white grapes along with ice tea,
and then I had an iced coffee outside. I
will now clean up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 6:30 P.M.: I updated my advertisements www.geocities.com/mikelscott/adv.htm . I still have not earned any income from advertising. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 4:35 P.M.: I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I watched a bit of television. It is 93 degrees Fahrenheit outside. I
am making up a Jell-o mixture. I am using two packages of black cheery Jell-o,
and I am adding two cups of boiling water which I will stir in a Pyrex bowl for
two minutes with the boiling water. I will then put in two cups of orange
juice, and I will add some of the cantaloupe chunks and white grapes to the
mixture, and I will chill it all in the refrigerator for a half dozen hours
until it sets. Be careful, the Jell-o
can stain white formica counter tops. Well, it is a bit hot out, so I am just
staying next to the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with a
remote control to stay cool http://www.geappliances.com/shop/prdct/ . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 3:00 A.M.: I just had some cantaloupe chunks and
white grapes with ice tea. Try this www.google.com translation link for French news in English http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Flemonde.fr&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools . I will now shut down and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/14/02 Wednesday 2:20 A.M.: I just fixed the click through links
on the www.geocities.com/mikelscott/lang.htm page. When you click through from one of Scott’s
Homepages in the foreign language the sub pages come up in that language, and
some of the click through links in the directory seem to come up in the foreign
languages. Sacre Bleu! Nous sommes tres internationale. CIO
Note: <888>
08/14/02 Wednesday 1:05 A.M.: I made up a page of other language links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/lang.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 11:25 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I returned back to my apartment.
I chatted with a friend. I
watched a bit of television. I had some
Edy’s Mandarin orange sorbet. I also had some goldfish crackers with ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 8:00 P.M.: I had the same meal as last night
except I had steamed sliced green squash instead of yellow squash. I will now
clean up and go out for some outside activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 6:55 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I fiddled with Red Hat Linux 7.3 on the
backup computer partition. I can not get
the Epson or Compaq printers to work with it. I tweaked some settings. I will now do some regular work on the
primary computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 4:05 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers before
going to bed last morning. I was up at
2:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins and supplements. I had an iced
coffee outside. I adjusted the motor fan shield on my Volvo, so it does not
make a slight scraping noise. I also topped up the oil. I just chatted with a
relative, and I am about to call back.
It is 98 degrees Fahrenheit, so stay cool. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 5:05 A.M.: I installed Star Office 5.3 for Linux
on the backup computer Linux partition. I was not able to copy a CD/RW disk on
the backup computer with Linux running to copy my directory on to the Linux
partition, although other CDs including audio work on it. I will now shut down
and go to bed shortly. I just had some
cantaloupe chunks with grapes and ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/13/02 Tuesday 1:50 A.M.: I searched the phrase “Linux Download”
at www.google.com . and I came up with these Linux links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/linux.htm . I also noticed that
StarOffice 5.3 for Linux is still available for download from http://linux.tucows.com/toppicks.html if one is not satisfied
with www.openoffice.org . I will now download and install the Star Office
5.3 on my backup computer Linux partition.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/12/02 Monday 11:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I then went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out briefly. I then went down by the waterfront, and I
chatted with a regular fisherman. The
fish were not biting. I then went by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought a 48 tea bag package of Lipton Green Tea for
$3.19. I the went back downtown, and I
walked the upper part of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I just now returned back to my apartment, and
I am having a glass of ice tea. I have
enough varieties of different teas to make up my usual mixture of various teas
when I blend up a large batch of tea for ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/12/02 Monday 8:00 P.M.: After dinner, I cut into chunks the two
cantaloupes and picked off the seedless green grapes from the stems, and I
mixed them together. I put the mixture
into Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.
I will now go out for a bit. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/12/02 Monday 6:35 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had an iced coffee outside. I went out about 2 P.M., and I went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a Defcon 1 Notebook Computer Security
System for $1.50. The box has not been
opened. I think it has a steel cable with an alarm for attaching to a Laptop
computer. I do not think I need to use it with my $5 laptop at the moment. I
then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next sat out
downtown in the park. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then made my 4:15
P.M. appointment. I then drove over to the Cos Cob Foot Mart, and I bought two
pints of low fat Hood cottage cheese for $1.50 each pint, two packs of three
boneless center cut pork chops for $2.49 a pound for $2.89 and $2.89 each three
chop pack, four ears of sweet corn for .25 each for $1, and two extra large Del
Monte cantaloupes .99 each for $11.76 total.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a bulb of garlic at $2.69
a pound for .48, white seedless grapes at .79 a pound for $1.87, a quart of
Island Breeze Lysol $2.99, a 8 pack of S&S hotdog rolls .89, two 25 bag
packages of five varieties of Twinnings tea for $2.50 each box, Khans Jumbo
franks buy one get one free $3.79 both, S&S lemon dish washing detergent
quart $1.99, a dozen large eggs $1.69 for $19 total. I then returned home, and I had a chilled
diet A&W root beer in a frosted mug outside. I will now sauté two boneless center cut pork
chops in olive oil, margarine, and chopped garlic seasoned with garlic powder,
ground black pepper, celery salt, Old Bay seasoning, Italian spices, oregano,
basil and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I will have them with two ears
of steamed sweet corn and steamed slices of yellow squash, and ice tea. I will then have an iced coffee outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/12/02 Monday 1:55 A.M.: I watched a DVD video disk. I had some
goldfish crackers and ice tea. I will
now rest for a while. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/11/02 Sunday 10:35 P.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup, a dill pickle slice, potato chips and ice tea. I rested until about 10:15 P.M.. I just had
some goldfish crackers. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/11/02 Sunday 8:00 P.M.: I downloaded an installed the RealOne
alpha Linux I386 player on to my backup computer. It did not install the Netscape plugin
properly, so it would not play without entering the URL directly. I finally put
on the Linux I386 Real Player 8 on to the backup computer Linux partition, and
it works fine from Netscape playing the Audio or Video files linked in
Netscape. This all took a bit of
tinkering. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/11/02 Sunday 3:50 P.M.: I was up at 11 P.M., and I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins and
supplements. I had an iced coffee
outside. I rested some more until 3 P.M.. I just had a Mrs. Paul’s stir fry
meal which is mostly rice along with ice tea.
I am now having an iced coffee. I
will now fiddle with Linux on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/11/02 Sunday 1:05 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer
work. I will now have a couple of scoops of Godiva Belgium chocolate ice cream.
I will shut down now and go to bed shortly.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 11:30 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
a couple of locations. I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea earlier this
evening before dinner. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 10:25 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I read a bit.
I had the same meal as last night except, I had green squash instead of
yellow squash. I also finished up the
eye round. I think I will go downtown
for a change at night. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 6:35 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I then went by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went by Exxon, and I bought $13 of
premium gasoline at $1.779 a gallon. I got about 12 miles per a gallon on the
last tank. I then stopped by CVS, and I bought a 1.5 liter of CVS yellow mouth
wash for $3.99, a two 16 ounce bottle pack of 25% more of European Mystique
shampoo and conditioner for $1.79 both, and two packs of Dove sensitive skin
soap for $2.37 plus .49 tax for $8.64
total. I then walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I next drove down by the waterfront.
I next sat out briefly at the Greenwich Library. I then returned home. I had a diet A&W
root beer in a frosted mug outside. I am
making up two quarts of coffee for iced coffee.
It is suppose to be hot the next five days, so stay cool. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 4:05 P.M.: I finished house cleaning. I also finished backing up the computer from
the C: drive to the E: drive. I just had
lunch of two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard and potato chips and ice
tea. I had an iced coffee outside. I just chatted with a relative. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh
air. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 12:15 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had a
telephone call from a friend about 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I will now start my house cleaning. I will do a C: drive to E: drive backup while
doing the house cleaning. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/10/02 Saturday 1:05 A.M.: I finished making the ice tea. I went
through my daily routine www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm and sifting through my email. I will now shut
down and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/09/02 Friday 11:35 P.M.: For dinner, I had three one quarter
inch thick slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce
and horse radish, steamed sliced yellow squash, steamed corn on the cob, and
ice tea. I am making up another batch of
ice tea. I am out of the Twinnings Prince of Wales tea, and the Twinnings
Ceylon Tea, and the Twinnings Black Current tea, and the Lipton Green Tea.
However, I still have the four types of Ceylon tea, about a 100 count box and a
half of Lipton tea, about 20 bags of Twinnings Earle Grey tea, and six 100
count boxes of Bigelow tea, along with about ten bags of Prince of Wales Bombay
tea. Thus, in this most recent mixture,
I used one each of the four Ceylon tea, one Twinnings Earle Grey, Prince of
Wales, and Ceylon, five Lipton orange peako, one Lipton green tea, eight
Bigelow, and one Prince of Wales Bombay along with the usual two teaspoons of
Angostura bitters and a cup of sugar for the solution to make 12 quarts of ice
tea. The Ceylon mixtures of tea are green tea, chamomile, raspberry, and
peppermint. I am using a few more tea
bags to make the mixture slightly stronger.
I hope Twinnings does not mind.
I will now have a couple of scoops of Godiva Dark Belgium chocolate ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/09/02 Friday 10:05 P.M.: I went out, and I returned a DVD video
disk at the library drop. I then walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I
sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went
by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four ears of corn for .20 each for .80, two
green squash at .99 a pound for .94, and two yellow squash at .99 a pound for
.94 for $2.91 total. I then went to the
Food Emporium, and I bought two 38 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm goldfish
crackers for $5.79 each box, and two pints of Godiva ice cream for $1.99 each
for $15.56 total. I then went by Var Max Liquor pantry in Port Chester, New
York, and I bought three 1.5 liter bottles of Rene Junot white wine for $5.99
each minus .60 discount on each bottle plus $1.09 tax for $17.26 total. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. I am watching a bit of
television. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/09/02 Friday 4:45 P.M.: I found this site www.audiobooksforfree.com that has free downloadable audio books. I downloaded “Tarzan” and “A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”. With
Real One Player, I created audio play lists to play the chapters sequentially.
I created shortcuts in my desktop audio folder to play the books. I thought about burning the books to CD, but
in the audio MP3 format they are in, it would take quite a few CD/Rs to burn
them. Well, I guess I will now have a
couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard along with potato chips and
ice tea. I will then have an iced coffee
outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/09/02 Friday 1:35 P.M.: I
setup the CMOS on the backup computer, so the boot manager loads on
startup. To do this, I have the first
boot drive as Floppy A: with floppy
drive seek enabled and the IDE0 or the C: drive to boot second, so when the
boot manager appears one can boot Windows ME from the C: drive, Windows XP from
the third drive, and with the A: drive Linux boot disk, one can boot D: or the
second drive into Redhat Linux 7.3. I
also ran Norton Win Doctor on the XP partition, and installed some updates from
Windows update. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 08/09/02:
Note:
<888> 08/09/02 Friday 12:25 P.M.: I received a telephone call from a
relative at 7 P.M. this morning. I slept until 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I had coffee outside. I will now send out my weekly notes and do a
little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/08/02 Thursday 10:55 P.M.: My guest and I went out after the
last message. We stopped by the
Greenwich Library and returned a DVD video disk. We went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop and dropped off the old Hoover vacuum cleaner. We sat down by the waterfront for about an
hour. We went by another location on the
waterfront. I gave several locals copies
of the Greenwich Tide chart. We went back by the Greenwich Library, and I
checked out a DVD video disk. We returned
back to my apartment. We walked around the playing fields in the back yard. We
had Carr’s crackers and Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. We had the same
dinner as last night along with coffee outside.
We watched half of the DVD video disk. Then we started watching a
television movie. My guest left at 9:15 P.M.. I just finished watching another
television movie. I guess I will shut
down the computer and head off to bed shortly.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/08/02 Thursday 12:45 P.M.: I finished sifting through my
email. Yesterday evening, I put a third
of a bottle of CVS drain cleaner in the bathroom sink drain, and I left it in
several hours. I then ran hot water and
used the plunger, and I now have the bathroom sink drain cleared out. Since I shave with shaving cream and a throw
away razor, the bathroom sink drain tends to build up a soap and facial hair
build up over time clogging it. I just
finished cleaning up. My guest just
arrived. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/08/02 Thursday 11:35 A.M.: I just used the new Hoover upright
vacuum cleaner to vacuum the apartment.
It works perfectly fine. It seems
to do a better job than the vintage Electrolux power nozzle system that might
not have as much suction. I just picked
up the mail. I have a guest coming to
visit at noon. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/08/02 Thursday 10:50 A.M.: I had some Carr’s crackers and
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese last night before going to bed. I went
outside briefly, and the skunk was by the front entrance. I went to bed about 3
A.M., and I was up at 9 A.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins and
supplements. I had coffee outside. I will now test my new Hoover upright vacuum
cleaner to see if it works properly by vacuuming the apartment. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/08/02 Thursday 12:35 A.M.: I went through my normal computer
routine. I will now shut down and go to
bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 11:25 P.M.: I finished the laundry, and I put it
all away. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 10:40 P.M.: I printed out ten copies of the
Greenwich, Connecticut tide chart for August 2002 in black and white on the
Epson Stylus Color 880 printer. It will
not print out on the HP LaserJet II D printer.
I also just now put in a new color ink cartridge in the Epson Stylus
Color 880 printer. I will post one copy
on the bulletin board in the laundry room, and I will keep about 6 copies in
the car for handing out. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 10:10 P.M.: I put the laundry in the dryers. If
one should be interested in local tide charts, this link would prove useful http://www.maineharbors.com/ct/tidectw.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 9:35 P.M.: Dinner was delicious. I just started
three loads of laundry. I also changed
the sheets on my bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 8:30 P.M.: After the last message, I went
downtown, and I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a green and beige like new Hoover
upright vacuum cleaner for $20. It is
similar to the one I have that is worn out.
I will donate the old one tomorrow to the Hospital Thrift shop. I put
the new one in my bedroom closet next to the two vintage Electrolux vacuum
cleaners. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next
paid my rent at the First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place. I then drove down by the waterfront. I
stopped by the ELDC thrift shop, and I bought a 6 foot shielded stereo audio
cable with 2 pairs of RCA male plugs for a dollar. I next drove over to Tod’s
Point, and I sat out briefly and then I drove around. I then went by Staples. I
next went by Radio Shack at the Riverside Shopping Plaza. They carry a USB to USB cable for $45 that
one could use to network two computers together. It seems a bit expensive, but it has some
sort of in line electronics. I viewed the store’s merchandise for future
reference. I then drove downtown, and I walked the central Greenwich area. I
stopped by Zyn Stationary, and I bought a #29 quick pick scratch card for a
dollar. I will scratch it shortly. I
then sat out briefly. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then drove to
another location on the waterfront. I was told that the Greenwich Marine patrol
use channel 12 on the ship to shore radio. I next stopped by the Greenwich
Library. I then went by the Stop and
Shop, and I bought fresh green beans at .99 a pound for $1.07, four ears of
sweet corn at .20 each for .80, four half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange
juice with calcium for $2 each, two Mrs. Paul’s Shrimp frozen stir fry for
$2.50 each, a eye round roast at $1.99 a pound for $4.56, Five Brothers creamy alfredo
garlic sauce for $2 for $21.43 total. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. I had a cold A&W root
beer in a frosted mug outside. I then
used the stereo cable to reconnect my old Zenith shortwave radio to my
amplifier. It plays through the
amplifier when one selects “phono”. I connected the plug-in electric antenna to
it. I set it to the right of the TEAC
DVD player. Thus one can listen to
conventional shortwave broadcasts in case the internet should not work. I then sat outside briefly. I am now cooking at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
for 50 minutes the eye round. I seasoned both sides with garlic powder, ground
black pepper, celery salt, and Texas Best barbeque sauce. I will be having it with steamed fresh corn
on the cob and steamed fresh green beans along with ice tea. I chatted with a friend who will be down at
noon tomorrow. I will now scratch the
scratch card. I just scratched it, and I
did not win. I also put $10 on my
laundry card. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 12:40 P.M.: I had lunch of the rest of the
cantaloupe chunks with blue berries and the remainder of the Jell-o mixture
along with ice tea. I had an iced coffee outside. I will now go out downtown. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 12:00 P.M.: I went over to the Vitamin Shoppe http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/ at the Port Chester, New York A&P shopping
center. I bought Vitamin Shoppe products
of Glucosamine and Chondroitin with MSM 240 capsules for $34.77, deodorized
garlic 500 mg. 100 capsules $5.37, B-Complex 100 mg. 100 capsules $11.37, B-12
500 mg. 100 capsules $4.77, Echinacea Goldenseal complex 300 capsules $20.37,
Niacinamide 500 mg. 100 capsules $4.77, one daily multivitamin with lutein 100
tablets $10.47, MSM 1000 mg. 300 capsules $32.37, E-400 IU 100 tablets $6.38,
C-500 complex 100 tablets $4.77, and Natures Benefit Marine Coral Minerals
ocean bed coral calcium 60 capsules $20.97 plus I had a $10 off Vitamin Shoppe
mail coupon for $146.38 total. I will
now put the vitamins and supplements away.
I decided to start taking B-12 again too. I take all of these vitamins and supplements
every day along with one aspirin and one other prescription medication. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/07/02 Wednesday 10:45 A.M.: I was up at 8 A.M. this morning when
I received a telephone call from a friend.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had a coffee
outside. I checked my email. I received five crank fax calls and one crank
call in the last hour. I will now clean up and go to the Vitamin Shoppe in Port
Chester, New York to restock my supply of vitamins and supplements. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/06/02 Tuesday 10:50 P.M.: My guest, and I were up last Saturday
morning at 4 A.M.. We had breakfast of
scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements, and then we had
coffee outside. We left for Maine about
5:30 A.M.. We stopped at a rest area between New Haven and Hartford on
I-91. We also stopped at the
Massachusetts turnpike rest area after one gets on the Massachusetts turnpike
after I-84. Then to I-295 to I-495, and
we stopped before Lowell, Massachusetts for gasoline at a Mobil station. We drove on until the shopping Malls at
Kittery, Maine arriving at 10:30 A.M.. We toured the Eddie Bauer warehouse
outlet where merchandise was 50% to 70% off.
I went to the Cambridge Sound outlet, and I bought a Creative Labs
Cambridge Sound computer sound system in black with two satellite speakers and
a bass sub woofer for $39.99 plus $2 tax for $41.99 new Creative Labs : like this item link but
new not refurbished. They had much more
expensive audio items which I could not afford.
We finally arrived in Kennebunkport about 11:30 A.M.. I tried finding a
relative we were going to stay with, and I tracked them down by about 1:30 P.M.
with help from another relative. We
relaxed on the beach while waiting. We
stopped by the place where we stayed, and then we drove over to Cape Purpose
and viewed the harbor. We then returned back to the place where we were
staying, and we changed into swim suits and went to the beach. We returned back to our place and
visited. For the next few days through
Tuesday, I visited with relatives and friends.
I went to the beach in the mornings and afternoons. Several times we had lobster or crab salad
for meals. We also ate at Bennett’s
sandwich shop. I took a few
pictures. We had a bad thunderstorm on
Monday night. I helped prepare some
meals. We had scrambled eggs and toast
and coffee for breakfast along with orange juice. We left at 1 P.M. on Tuesday. We stopped at Kittery on the way down. I browsed
Cambridge Sound again. We went to the
Rockport Reebok store, and they have buy one pair get one pair 50% off. On the way down, we stopped at the rest area
on the Massachusetts turnpike, and another rest area between Hartford and New
Haven. We returned back to my place
about 7:10 P.M.. We split a Stouffer’s
20 ounce lasagna and had it with cantaloupe chunks and blue berries and ice
tea. My guest left at 8:30 P.M.. I
installed the new Creative Sound speakers, and the sound quality is much
better. They all turn on with the same
switch as before on the primary computer control panel. I unpacked my bags. I will have to do laundry tomorrow or the
next day. I am a bit tired, so I will be
going to bed in a little while. While in
Kennebunkport, I also bought a 12 pack of Shipyard’s Captain’s collection of
beers from KBC Coffee and Dry Goods for $14.97, which I put in my refrigerator.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/02/02 Friday 6:55 P.M.: I went downtown after the last
message. I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. The friend I am traveling with tomorrow has
arrived. I will be gone from tomorrow
morning until Monday. We have a severe
thunderstorm coming in, so I might shut down shortly depending on the intensity
of the storm. If so this would be the
last message for the evening. I plan to
have for dinner the cantaloupe and blueberry mixture along with a tuna fish
sandwich and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/02/02 Friday 2:40 P.M.: I went downtown, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I walked around the middle part of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out briefly. I went down by the waterfront. I stopped
by the local Greenwich Library, and I ran into a local author, and I bought a
copy of his book about Greenwich for $20 to give to a relative for a gift. The author signed the book to them. I
returned home because it was a bit warm. I had a diet A&W root beer in a
frosted mug. I chatted with a neighbor. I had some reheated rice and a dozen
Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese along with
ice tea. I guess I will do some regular computer work now. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/02/02 Friday 10:45 A.M.:
I had an early lunch of cantaloupe chunks with blueberries and ice
tea. I then had an iced coffee
outside. I will now go out for daytime
activity. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 08/02/02:
Note:
<888> 08/02/02 Friday 9:20 A.M.: I was up at 5:30 A.M., and I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had a cup of coffee outside. I finished upgrading the updates on Red Hat
Linux 7.3 on the backup computer. I also
installed Open Office for Linux http://openoffice.org/ on the backup computer Linux partition. I then went outside, and I washed my car with
Turtle Wax car wash using a hose and bucket, and I cleaned the white wall tires
with an SOS pad. I also cleaned the interior of the car windows with glass
cleaner. One of my neighbors two nights
ago had her car catch fire from spontaneous combustion from a piece of paper
that she left in the front seat of the car.
The fire department responded, and the car was a total loss. In the summer it can get very hot in a closed
car, and depending on the angle of the sun’s rays coming into a car, one can
get spontaneous combustion on items like paper.
This is why down south in the warmer climates they tint windows
darker. I have been keeping a roll of
paper towels in my back window of my car, and they were very dry, so I moved
them to the trunk, so they would not have the same effect of spontaneous
combustion. Also in one’s house if one
has a glass vase in the window with water depending on the angle the sun
reflects through the vase and the water, one can get spontaneous combustion
like the same effect when a camper uses a magnifying glass to start a fire in
the sun. I just had some ice tea and I
took a shower. Well, I will stay in
until the mail arrives. I will now send
out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 9:15 P.M.: I chatted with a neighbor. I had dinner of the cantaloupe and blue
berries along with the Jell-o mixture. I
will now shut down and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 7:30 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and
I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to the
central Greenwich Post office, and I obtained two money orders for .90 cost
each to pay my Verizon and my North East Utilities bills. I then sat out briefly downtown. I next drove down by the waterfront. I then went back by Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I then went by the
library. I next went by the Food
Emporium, and I bought four more 13 ounce bags of Hassle nut coffee for $1.50
each bag, plus buy one six pack and get one free of A&W diet root beer for
$2.99 both packs, and .60 can deposit for $9.77 total. I then went by Stop and Shop, and I bought a
10 quart pack of S&S dry milk for $5.49, two bars of Vermont extra sharp
cheddar cheese for $1.99 each bar, a Marie Callander beef tips dinner for
$2.50, and a jar of Hell of a good horse radish for $2.19 for $14.16 total. I
returned home, and I put away my purchases.
I then had a frosted diet Coke in a frosted mug outside. I am just finishing up making up a three jug
batch instead of a four jug batch of ice tea. I should be ready to refrigerate
it shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 1:00 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and
I stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought two cartons of Omni Lights
100s for $24 a carton for $48 total. I
then went by Exxon next to the library, and I bought $12.75 of premium at
$1.779 a gallon. I am getting closer to
15 miles per gallon now. I then went
downtown, and I mailed the EPO 58 X CDplayer $20 rebate at the post office, and
I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by at CVS, and I bought two Glade
plugin refills Hawaiian scent at $1.99 apiece plus .24 tax for $4.22
total. I then bought a quart container
of CVS drain cleaner for $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17 total. I sat out briefly. I then went by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop, and I bought two cut glass crystal globes for .50 each for $1
total. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out a book and a DVD video disk. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I
bought four 13 ounce bags of Hazelnut coffee beans for $1.50 each, $2.39 off
each one, two pints of blueberries for $1.50 each, two six packs of A&W
diet root beer buy one get one free plus .60 deposit plus .18 tax for $12.77
total. I then went by the Stop and Shop,
and I bought S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99 each, a dozen
large eggs $1.69, two eight packs of S&S hotdogs rolls $1.19 each pack,
Lays potato chips large bags buy one get one free $2.99 both, and two large
cantaloupes for .89 each for $10.83 total.
I then returned home, and I had an A&W root beer in a frosted
mug. I put the crystal globes in the
Williamsburg scones. I then broiled a
shell steak and I had it for lunch with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice with India hot curry, margarine, and sesame oil seasoning,
and steamed frozen Brussels sprouts, along with ice tea. I then had an iced coffee outside. I next peeled and cut into chunks the two
cantaloupes and I added the two pints of blueberries, and I put the mixture in
the refrigerator in Rubbermaid containers.
I put a new Glade plugin Hawaiian scent in the kitchen Glade
holder. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this
afternoon. I might go out a little bit
earlier and pay a couple of minor bills.
CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 7:15 A.M.: I sifted through my email and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I was able to download install most of the
Red Hat Linux 7.3 updates to my backup computer before their server was
restricted to subscription users again.
I have cleaned up, so I will now go out for some day time activity
shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 5:15 A.M.: I noticed in today’s Greenwich Time http://www.greenwichtime.com/ that yesterday, a dump truck up by the Merritt
Parkway bridge on North Street knocked down the telephone wires and optic
fibers that service the area north of that area. Thus there might be some high baud users up
that way whom are without telephone or high speed optic fiber service according
to the article. CIO
Note:
<888> 08/01/02 Thursday 5:05 A.M.: I will be leaving early Saturday
morning with a friend to drive up to Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm to visit with relatives
through Monday. I was not able to
upgrade Red Hat Linux 7.3 on the backup computer since their server is busy right
now and restricted to subscribers. I
received an alert this week from Volcano listserv that a volcano in Alaska was
on orange alert, but there is nothing on their server http://www.avo.alaska.edu/avo4/updates/updates.htm to indicate any
activity. I will now do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note: <888>
08/01/02 Thursday 3:55 A.M.: I was up at 3:30 A.M.. I will now have breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins and
supplements. I will have coffee outside. I will start the upgrades on the backup
computer of Red Hat Linux 7.3. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 7:35 P.M.: I
had two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce and reheated green peas and reheated rice along with ice
tea. I have to pay bills tomorrow, so I will be shutting down the computer now
and relaxing before I go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 6:10 P.M.: I
went out, and I mailed a letter at the Valley Road Post Office. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I went by CVS. I next went downtown, and I went to the
central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought twenty 37 cent U.S.A. flag stamps
for $7.40. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the Greenwich Times.
I noticed they are offering subscriptions to “Friends of the Greenwich
Library”. I next went to Exxon, and I
bought $4.25 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for 24 miles per
gallon. I then returned back to my
apartment. I put $5 on my laundry
card. I just chatted with a friend. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 12:45 P.M.:
I checked my mail. I did some
paper work. I will go out to mail a
letter in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 11:50 A.M.:
I was up at 8:30 A.M. when one of the painters knocked on my apartment
front door to paint the hallway side of the front door. I now have to wait for it to dry before I can
go out. For the last week or so they
have been painting the hallways in the building. I am not having them paint my apartment interior,
since there is way too much stuff to move.
I just had a cold eye round sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and
McHilney Tabasco sauce along with salt and pepper and potato chips and a dill
pickle slice and ice tea. I then had a
50% Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee and 50% Brazilian instant coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 4:20 A.M.: I
am getting tired, so I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed in a
little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 3:15 A.M.:
Guess Where http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&scale=5000&X=529068&Y=179676&gride=0&gridn=0 ? CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 3:05 A.M.: I
sifted through my email. I had a piece
of pumpkin pie. I watched some
television. I will do some regular
computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 1:35 A.M.: I just received email from www.dns2go.com that they are going to start charging $10 a year as
of October 1, 2002 to forward my web address http://mrscott.com/ to http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . I
do not plan to pay for this service, so as of October 15, one will have to use
the web address http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ to access my web site. I will probably let the Internic name
“mrscott.com” lapse in March 2003 when it expires. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 1:20 A.M.:
For those of you whom are not afraid of getting a sun tan and have a few
extra bucks kicking around, try this link http://www.forbes.com/2001/06/07/0607feat.html . For the rest of you whom might like to get a
sun tan on a lower budget try http://www.navy.mil/ or http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/ if you happen to be on the other side of the
pond. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/30/02 Monday 12:45 A.M.:
I was looking at Microsoft’s annual report http://www.microsoft.com/msft/ar.htm , and presently as of June 2002, they have
$38,652 millions in cash and short term investments. That is $38.652 billion. Maybe Microsoft should open up a bank. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/29/02 Sunday 10:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Stop
and Shop. I bought a Black Angus eye
round regularly $4.69 a pound for $2.99 a pound on sale for $6.16, and a dozen
large eggs for $1.69 for $7.85 total. I
then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I noticed as usual on Sunday night they had
live music at the Thataway Café. I drove
down by the waterfront. It does not look
like the Delamar Hotel will be open tomorrow.
I checked www.expedia.com , and the first date it takes for a Delamar Hotel
reservation is October 12 through October 13, 2002. I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street, but their machine only allows increments of
$50 withdrawals, so I went to the Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine on
Greenwich Avenue which allows $20 increments.
I then returned home. I put away
the ice tea. I took the Black Angus eye
round, and I seasoned it on both sides with Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder,
ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices,
oregano, basil, and Texas Best Barbeque sauce.
I am cooking it in the convection microwave oven for the two pound eye
round at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
I will have a couple of slices of it for dinner with steamed white rice
with six pads of margarine and a teaspoon of sesame oil in the cup of white
Carolina rice mixture with a cup and a half of water cooked in the China
village rice steamer in the GE microwave oven for 11 minutes and let stand for
five minutes along with steamed frozen green peas and ice tea, and then I will
have a cappuccino outside. I also left
eight quarters in the Hyundai change receptacle for parking. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/29/02 Sunday 7:55 P.M.: I
had a slice of pumpkin pie and ice tea.
I will clean up shortly, and I will go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/29/02 Sunday 7:35 P.M.: I
rested until 12:30 P.M. until when a relative called. I called back the relative. I slept until 4 P.M., when I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I then had a coffee outside. I then rested until 7 P.M.. I am now making
up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm using 22 tea bags of 13
different types. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/29/02 Sunday 1:35 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. Today is Michaelmas http://web.onetel.net.uk/~gedburnell/michaelmas.htm a holiday in the
Christian calendar. I will shut down the
computer shortly. I will go to bed in a
little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 11:10 P.M.:
I watched some television. I had
two slices of Pumpkin pie. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 9:55 P.M.:
The pumpkin pie is cooling. I
watched a bit of television. I saw on
the travel channel about three months ago that Dubai http://www.city-of-gold.com has a large gold market, so I guess they will make
more money if the price of gold goes up.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 8:35 P.M.:
Well, my bellwether portfolio of 156 stocks I use to track the stock
market with is back to where it started six years ago. Steve Forbes said about
a year ago that the break out point for gold is $320 an ounce, http://www.goldline.com/ which is where it is at now. Generally with gold the French tend to horde
gold to avoid taxes. Also in a country
like India with a large population people tend to horde gold, so if a country
like India starts buying gold, it can cause a dramatic increase in price. Well let us wait and see. Locally in the Westport, Connecticut area one
can buy gold at Sam Sloat’s http://www.coinnet.com/dealers/ct01/ or out at the major international airports
or in the financial or currency exchange areas they might have Deak gold
dealers, but I am not sure that is still the case. Of course if one obtained the precious metal,
one would have to pay for a safe deposit vault to hold it, unless one invested
in other precious metal hedge funds.
About all I can afford is one of those imitation gold foil covered
chocolate candy coins. CIO
Note: <888> 09/28/02 Saturday 8:00 P.M.: I had some reheated spaghetti noodles with
chicken and rice stew on them along with grated parmesan cheese and ice
tea. I then had a cappuccino
outside. I just started cooking in the
convection oven a Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie which will take about 65
minutes. I am gradually emptying out the
freezer which I do twice a year, so I do not have any food that is too
old. I also need to use up some of my
cans of soup and Campbell’s pork and beans before they get too old too. I generally keep extra frozen and canned
foods around in case there is a blizzard in the winter when one might get shut
inside for a period of time. Still one
has to use up one’s reserves before they get too old. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 6:45 P.M.:
I was up at 1:30 P.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I then had a coffee
outside. I cleaned up, and I went
out. I stopped by the Greenwich Library,
and I returned a DVD video disk. I
checked out another one, and I read the Greenwich Times. I then drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I
cruised by the waterfront. I then drove
over to Tod’s Point. I sat out at the
southwest picnic area, but I left shortly thereafter since there were lots of
sand flies biting me. I then went over
to the southeast concession area, and I found a dollar bill by the concession
stand. I then went to the northeast
beach area, and I noticed somebody had left a Verizon cell phone on a bench, so
I asked various sunbathers if they had left it.
The sand flies were also bad at the northeast area. I eventually found somebody that knew about
cell phones, and the owner of the cell phone just then called up on the left
Verizon cell phone. The third party knew
how to answer it told the owner he would leave it at the gate entrance. As I was exiting Tod’s Point I noticed one of
those stretch 40 foot white Lincoln Continental limousines trying to make it
out to Tod’s Point. I am not sure they
were able to navigate the rather winding narrow road out there, particularly if
there were outgoing traffic. I then
returned to the center of town. I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at a couple of locations. I just now returned home. I had a message from a relative on my
answering machine. I had a cold diet
Coke in a frosted mug outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 5:05 A.M.:
I watched a bit of television. I
will now shut down the computer and go to bed.
Earlier I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 4:00 A.M.: Well I finished going through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm , and I also finished
sifting through my email. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 1:05 A.M.:
It is raining out, so I will not be going out. I will do a little bit of regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/28/02 Saturday 12:15 A.M.:
I put away the laundry. I had
some reheated spaghetti with chicken and rice stew on it with grated parmesan
cheese. I will now have a cappuccino
outside. Depending on the weather I
might go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/27/02 Friday 10:50 P.M.:
I have finished cleaning up. I
have a half hour until the laundry is dry.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/27/02 Friday 9:55 P.M.: I
finished the house cleaning and watering the plants. I changed the sheets on the bed. I had the Hoover Vacuum cleaner bag break, so
I put a new C Hoover bag in the Hoover vacuum cleaner. I just started the wash cycle of my laundry. I will take a shower and clean up during the
longer dry cycle. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 09/27/02:
Note:
<888> 09/27/02 Friday 6:20 P.M.: I
was up at 1:30 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee
outside. I fell back to sleep until 6
P.M.. I will shortly have a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup
and potato chips and ice tea. I will
then have a Brazilian instant coffee outside.
I will now send out my weekly notes.
Remember to follow www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . We have a high wind advisory for this
evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/27/02 Friday 1:30 A.M.: I
chatted with a relative. I watched a DVD
video disk. I had some goldfish crackers
and ice tea. I will now shut down the
computer and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/26/02 Thursday 8:35 P.M.:
I chatted with a friend. I am
listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I had dinner of spaghetti noodles with tomato
meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese and ice tea. I will now have a Brazilian instant
coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/26/02 Thursday 6:05 P.M.:
I was up at noon. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I cleaned up, and I drove
downtown by the waterfront. I then went
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I
next made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read P.C. magazine and the Greenwich
Times. I returned home, and a friend had
arrived who works nearby. My friend was
traveling from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania although he lives across Long Island
sound. He had to clean up for work. I gave him the small Scottish and British
flags he had asked me to acquire for him last December at the GreenwichHardware
store. We chatted for a while, and I
showed him around the apartment. My
friend left at 5:30 P.M. for work. I
leant him a turquoise Eisenhower golf jacket to wear on a damp day. We had Pepperidge Farm three cheese goldfish
crackers and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/26/02 Thursday 3:15 A.M.:
I finished my regular computer work, and I will now shut down. I will go to bed some time soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/26/02 Thursday 1:05 A.M.:
I sifted through my email. I went
through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/25/02 Wednesday 8:55 P.M.:
I had a telephone call from a relative about 10 A.M. this morning. I was up at 2 P.M.. I had friend arrive about
then. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, vitamins and supplements.
I had a coffee outside. I cleaned
up. My friend an I drove over to
Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich http://www.greenwich.mercedescenter.com/mbcenter/b/index.jhtml , and the parts
department gave me a pair of Mercedes-Benz Greenwich, Ct. license plate frames
for free. I then returned to my
apartment building, and I installed them on my Hyundai. I then drove over to Smokes for Less, and I
bought a carton of Liggett Select lights 100s cigarettes for $27. I then drove by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned a DVD video disk. I witnessed
in the east parking lot upper level a car sideswipe the metal rail divider and
I brought it to the attention to library security that they should make it more
visible, so other people do not hit it again. I suggested they put one of the
large orange cones in front of it or a metal warning sign like they use in
traffic direction. The metal divider
rail is in such a low position that people whom are not familiar with the
parking area can easily hit it, although it is probably ideal height for skate
boarders. I then drove down by the
waterfront to a couple of different locations.
My guest and I then sat out downtown.
We then stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought two 12 ounce boxes of
Pepperidge Farm three cheese goldfish crackers for $2.50 or $5 total. We then returned back to my apartment. We had spaghetti with reheated tomato meat
sauce and grated parmesan cheese and ice tea.
I then had a cappuccino outside.
We then watched a bit of television.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/25/02 Wednesday 12:55 A.M.:
Well, I watched a bit of television.
I will now shut down the computer and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 10:35 P.M.:
For dinner, I had a Mrs. Paul’s Shrimp Stir Fry dinner and I also
finished of the pint container of Godiva caramel nut ice cream, and I had some
ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 9:50 P.M.: It looks like people down south should
still study www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and this link shows that
tropical storm Lili is threatening the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas as
well as the islands to the south, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_astorm13.html and it looks like
tropical storm Isadore http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_astorm10.html might work it way up
through New Orleans, for people living further north the storms could converge,
and more than likely there would be tremendous rainfall and flooding. Possibly in the New York area and the northeast
we could get a lot of rain in about four days since Isadore is a very slow
moving storm accumulating lots of moisture.
Thus we all along the eastern seaboard should keep a very close weather
eye. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 8:40 P.M.: I went out after dinner, and I drove
downtown. I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and
they have CVS brown or white 15’ or 12’ or 6’ extension cords for .99 each. I bought three white 15 foot extension cords
for .99 each plus .18 tax for $3.15 total.
I then sat out at various locations.
I then drove down by the waterfront.
I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich
Times. I then went by Exxon, and I
bought $7.75 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for about 27 miles
per gallon local driving. I then went by
Stop and Shop, and I bought an 8 ounce container of S&S grated parmesan
cheese for $3.79. I then returned home,
and I am having an ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 5:05 P.M.:
I went out after the last message.
I stopped by briefly in town. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I met
up with one of my former neighbors, and I drove him over to Gateway Auto Supply
to get battery terminal connectors for his boat. I then drove him over to Grass Island, and he
worked on his boat a while. I then drove
the neighbor back to his residence, and I viewed the waterfront for a
while. There was no sign of the shooting
from yesterday, just the usual fishermen and lunch time crowd. I was told that Greenwich Capital had bought
its building from General Reinsurance, so they own the building they are in on
at 600 Steamboat Road, of course they are owned by National Westminster Bank
which is owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, the seventh largest bank in the
world. The Delamar Hotel looks like it
might be ready in a week. I drove my
former neighbor along the waterfront over to Tod’s Point. We briefly visited the southwest parking
area. One could see two large 100 foot
plus schooners off Belle Haven hidden from view from Steamboat Road. We then drove over to the southeast parking
area, and one could see three 70 foot racing sailing yachts racing down Long
Island Sound from east to west. My neighbor
had a bite of lunch at the concession stand.
We sat out briefly. I then drove
my former neighbor back to his house. I
then drove by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next went by the Greenwich Library. I then went by Delia Auto Parts on West
Putnam Avenue, and I was told that according to the Greenwich Times, the shooting
down on Steamboat Road yesterday was a self inflicted gunshot suicide from
someone driving out from New York City.
I then checked with the auto parts store as I did the previous one, if
they sold Greenwich, Connecticut license plates frames with “Greenwich,
Connecticut” on them, but alas they do not either. One of my neighbors has one without a dealer
name on it. I then returned home. I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted
mug outdoors. I then for an early
dinner, I had reheated spaghetti with tomato meat sauce and grated parmesan
cheese and cantaloupe chunks and ice tea.
I will now have a Brazilian instant coffee outside, and then I will
probably go back downtown. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 10:00 A.M.:
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I just had a
coffee outside. I will now clean up and
go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/24/02 Tuesday 9:15 A.M.:
I went to bed about 1 A.M. this morning.
I received a call from a former neighbor on Steamboat Road, and the
neighbor told me there was a shooting down on the end of Steamboat Road
yesterday about 3 P.M. and about ten Greenwich Police cars responded. The neighbor indicated the shooting was at
the day sailing marina down on the east side end of Steamboat Road. The former neighbor needs a battery clamp for
his boat battery, so I will go down there in a couple of hours to see if I can
help him out. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/23/02 Monday 11:35 P.M.:
Well, I am tired, so I will shut down the computer. I will relax a bit before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/23/02 Monday 11:30 P.M.:
I had a couple of scoops of Godiva carmel pecan ice cream. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/23/02 Monday 10:45 P.M.: I relaxed a bit, and I watched the
Travel Channel presentation on the World Cruise ship. If one obtains a free Forbes www.forbes.com password, one can obtain and read this article on
the World Cruise ship http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0902/208.html?_requestid=3261. Alas, some people like
me whom do not travel very much would be prone to motion sickness, so I guess I
am one of the local arm chair travelers.
It seems to be getting a bit cooler in the evening. It is down to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Traditionally in the last few years when the
weather starts to change in the fall with my arthritis, I experience a bit of
discomfort until I get use to the cooler weather. However, I tend to enjoy cooler weather once
I get use to it. There was this recent
article about arthritis in the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2269296.stm. I suppose if hurricane Isadora comes up this
way, I will be experiencing a bit of discomfort from the dampness. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/23/02 Monday 8:20 P.M.: I had a relaxing afternoon. I rested a bit. I chatted with a couple of relatives. Earlier I finished off the carton of Edy’s
Mandarin Orange ice cream, and I had some potato chips. I am about to have some Progresso Beef and
Potato soup and ice tea. The good news
is that I have gone down from 220 pounds to 213 pounds, so I have lost seven
pounds. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/23/02 Monday 12:10 P.M.:
I had some Carr’s crackers and cheddar cheese last night when I woke up
for a break. I was up at 10:30 A.M., and
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had a coffee outside. With the tropical weather activity in the
Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, I suggest interested users study www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . I
found this satellite photo that pretty much sums up the situation Naval Research
Laboratory Satellite Photos . Well, I will now do some regular computer
work. I made an interesting discovery
last night that I will not report on.
CIO
Note: <888>
09/23/02 Monday 12:20 A.M.: I am a bit
tired, so I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/22/02 Sunday 11:25 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I sent out some emails. I chatted with a relative. I chatted with a friend. I noticed today, there was a dead skunk on
the road in front of Greenwich Capital http://www.gcm.com/ on Steamboat Road, so perhaps it might stink over
there, if they have not removed it yet.
From my experience there tends to be quite a few skunks in this area and
on the waterfront, so when driving at night, one should keep a keen eye for
skunks, unless one feels like washing their car with tomato juice. I believe Exxon across the street from me on
the New York border on U.S. 1 use to have a steam cleaning apparatus which
might also do the job of removing skunk odor.
My Hyundai is fine, and I avoided hitting the skunk remains. I am up to about 32,200 miles, so I have
driven about 400 miles since I got the Hyundai.
I normally drive about 7,000 to 8,000 miles a year, but recently I have
been driving less, since I have not been going downtown in the evening. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/22/02 Sunday 5:05 P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went over to the
Greenwich Train station to meet my guests at 1 P.M.. The train came in at 1:29 P.M. with a lot of
passengers, and I did not see my guests.
I tried calling my answering machine, but I did not know how to retrieve
its messages. I returned to my
apartment, and I got the message off the machine that my guests were on the
other side of the train station. I
returned to the train station, and I picked up the guests. I drove them around the waterfront. I then gave them a tour of the new Greenwich
Library. I next drove them by the new
Greenwich Hospital. I then drove them up
North Street showing them the sights, and I then drove them across Upper Cross
road, and down Round Hill Road showing them the sights. I dropped them off at their next
appointment. I then sat outside briefly
downtown. I then returned back to my
apartment, and I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug outside. I am about to have some reheated spaghetti
noodles with tomato meat sauce and ice tea, and then I will have a cappuccino
outside. I have to find my AT&T
answering machine instructions and figure out how to retrieve messages off my
answering machine. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/22/02 Sunday 11:00 A.M.: I had a call from a friend at 7 A.M.
this morning. I was up at 9 A.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had a coffee
outside. I have to pick up some friends
arriving from Manhattan at 1:29 P.M. at the Greenwich Train station. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 10:40 P.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I guess I will now shut down the computer,
and I will go to bed in a little while after watching some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 9:55 P.M.: I just posted this bit of information
from my old server http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/resumee.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 9:25 P.M.: I listened to a bit of http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I found this Royal Engagement leaves out
Connecticut http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,61-421790,00.html . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 7:30 P.M.:
When I do apartment cleaning every Saturday my normal routine is as
follows. I water my three plants by
putting them in the kitchen sink and dousing them. I clean the bathroom sink, toilet, and shower
bath walls spraying Lysol or other suitable cleaner. I clean the bath tub with Comet or Ajax. I use a damp cloth, and I wipe all the
surfaces in the apartment that might gather dust. I put in diluted Lysol in a dish with water
in front of the air conditioner for air freshening. I clean the surfaces in the kitchen with
Lysol or other cleaner. I empty the
kitchen garbage. I vacuum the
apartment. I clean all the glass and
mirror surfaces with glass cleaner. This
usually takes about 2.5 hours to three hours.
I also generally straighten up items around the apartment. I am just about to have some spaghetti
noodles with reheated tomato meat sauce along with parmesan cheese and ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 6:45 P.M.:
I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times and Time
magazine. I then walked lower Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I
next drove down by the waterfront. I
then returned home. I chatted with a
relative and a friend. I have guests
coming out to visit tomorrow that I am picking up at the train station at 1:29
P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/21/02 Saturday 3:35 P.M.: I had some Edy’s mandarin orange
sorbet around 2 A.M. this morning. I had
a call from a relative around 9 A.M.. I was up around 11 A.M.. For breakfast I had oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had
a coffee outside. I did my house
cleaning and watering the plants. I also
washed and cleaned the General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner with
remote control air filter, so it is now clean.
I will clean the air cleaner filters in a few weeks. I just had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea. I then had a Brazilian instant coffee
outside. I will now clean up and go out
in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/20/02 Friday 11:25 P.M.:
I watched a bit of television. I
will now shut down the computer. I will
have some Carr’s crackers with slices of Land O Lakes cheddar cheese along with
ice tea before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/20/02 Friday 9:00 P.M.: I
listened to some http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I am making up another batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I am using 22 tea bags of 13 different
types. I am a bit tired, so maybe
instead of doing computer work, I will listen to some of the Channel 21 PBS
sitcoms that they run on Friday evening.
I suppose they are rolling up the streets in downtown Greenwich about
now. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/20/02 Friday 7:30 P.M.: I
went out after the last message. I drove
downtown, and I sat out for a while. I
went by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop.
I then drove by the waterfront. I
next went by the ELDC thrift shop. I
then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I toured the Rummage Room thrift
shop. I then went out to Tod’s Point,
and I walked the 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I sat out at various locations. On the way back, I stopped by the Feinsod True
Value Hardware store in Old Greenwich, and I bought two three prong to two
prong electrical adaptors for .69 each plus .08 tax for $1.46 total. I then returned to downtown Greenwich, and I
stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.
They have a set of La Moge china there for $2,000 if one does not feel
like eating on paper plates. I then went downtown, and I sat out for a
while. I next drove down by the
waterfront. I chatted with some visitors
from Germany in slow speaking English. I
then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I next returned home. I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted
mug outside. I then had some reheated
spaghetti noodles with tomato meat sauce and cantaloupe chunks and ice
tea. I put one of the three prong to two
prong electrical adaptors on the Coleman rechargeable flashlight in the
bedroom, so I could plug it into the power strip where it has clearance above
the other plugs. I used one last night
to plug the HP LaserJet IIP Plus into the extension cord, I have plugged into
the lower control panel on the primary computer. I now have a spare which I put in the top
left drawer of the mahogany bureau in the bedroom. I guess I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 09/20/02:
Note:
<888> 09/20/02 Friday 11:40 A.M.:
I had some goldfish crackers and Carr’s crackers when I woke up
briefly. I was up at 10 A.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I then had a coffee outside. Today I will probably go out to Tod’s Point,
since they sprayed for mosquitoes with encephalitis last night in Old
Greenwich, I would imagine it would be relatively safe to venture out to Tod’s
Point. I put an HP printer tray cover on
the paper feed for the HP LaserJet IIP plus printer, so when paper comes out of
the front exit, it will not fall into the paper feed. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 11:40 P.M.:
I will now shut down the computer.
I will go to bed in a little while.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 11:10 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I happened to have an extra HP 75A laser
toner cartridge if I ever need one for the HP LaserJet IIP Plus, however its
installed cartridge seems just fine now.
I set it to 150 X 150 DPI, and it prints out the tide charts at www.maineharbors.com . If one
happens to be down around the Gulf of Mexico, one probably should be studying www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . It looks like Hurricane Isadora might hit
between Houston and New Orleans at this moment.
I will now have some cantaloupe chunks and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 9:45 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and
I sat out downtown. I then made my 3
P.M. appointment. I next went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then
went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat
out at various locations. I then drove
by the waterfront. I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the Wall Street Journal. I then drove downtown, and I retrieved a
Hewlett Packard LaserJet II P plus printer that had been thrown out in the
trash with and instruction manual. I then
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then
returned home. I put the HP LaserJet II
P Plus printer on the oak table between the backup computer desk and the Epson
Color Stylus 880 Printer. I put the old
Compaq IJ200 printer in the bedroom. I
put the IBM inkjet paper box underneath the gold chair at the apartment
entrance. I connected it to the printer
port box with and an LPT cable. I have
it set to be turned on and off from the lower control panel on the primary
computer. It works just fine, but if one
sets it to eject the paper on top, it crinkles the paper, but when it is set to
eject from the front, the paper comes out just fine. It prints out just fine. It has been used about 72,000 times. I put in my extra Microsoft Font cartridge,
and I set it up with the printer driver on the primary computer. It has 512 Kbytes of memory. I will now set it up on the backup
computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 2:05 P.M.:
I had some reheated spaghetti with tomato meat sauce and grated parmesan
cheese with ice tea. I then had a
Brazilian instant coffee outside. I have
cleaned up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment,
so I will go out now. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 12:30 P.M.: There are a couple of tropical storms
in the Caribbean www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/19/02 Thursday 11:40 A.M.: I was up at 8 A.M., and I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I then had a coffee outside. I fell back to sleep until 11 A.M.. I had a
dream about roaming around downtown Florence, Italy where I use to live in the
winter of 1972, or perhaps it was “Little Italy” in Manhattan. I guess I was thinking about the spaghetti
and tomato meat sauce, I will be having for lunch in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/18/02 Wednesday 9:00 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I sifted through my email. I went outside,
and I had a call on the answering machine from a relative. I will now shut down the computer, and I will
go to bed in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/18/02 Wednesday 7:10 P.M.: I had some Pepperidge Farm goldfish
crackers while watching the evening news.
I will now do some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/18/02 Wednesday 6:30 P.M.:
I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason
Street. I then went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. They have lots of
new items out on display. I next went by
downtown, and I sat out in the center of town.
I then drove down by the waterfront.
I next went by the Greenwich Library.
I read the Greenwich Times. I
then read Forbes magazine. I then returned home. I had a bowl of cantaloupe chunks with ice
tea. I will now watch the ABC evening
news. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/18/02 Wednesday 2:05 P.M.: Lunch was delicious. I will now clean up and go downtown. The Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop has put out
their new fall merchandise today. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/18/02 Wednesday 1:00 P.M.: I went to bed at 10 P.M., and I was
up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I then had a
coffee outside. I then fell back to
sleep until 11 P.M.. I next browned the two pounds of ground round in a couple
of tablespoons of olive oil in the 12 inch Griswold frying pan. I put in a few tablespoons of olive oil into
the three quart Revere pot, and I drained and added the browned ground
round. I added three peeled and diced
medium onions, one diced green pepper, eight diced gloves of garlic, and then I
added two 28 ounce cans of crushed tomatoes and one 28 ounce can of whole plum
tomatoes. I mixed this all together, and
I added dashes of garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, poultry and meat seasoning,
celery salt, ground black pepper, Hungarian paprika, Italian spices, basil,
oregano, Chinese five spice, and India hot curry. I also added a teaspoon of sesame oil, a few
tablespoons of Italian Medina balsamic vinegar, dashes of Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, La Choy soy sauce, Angostura bitters, and McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce, along with five bay leaves.
I mixed this all together, and I brought it to a boil, and then I
reduced it to a simmer for fifty minutes.
I will have some of this tomato meat sauce on spaghetti noodles with
grated parmesan cheese in a little while.
I also peeled and diced two large cantaloupes. I put the cantaloupe chunks in Rubbermaid containers
in the refrigerator. I will refrigerate
about 60% of the tomato meat sauce, and I will freeze about 40%. I also put in two new AAA batteries in the
General Electric Profile 15,500 BTU air conditioner remote control. I will have my lunch with ice tea and a
Brazilian instant coffee afterwards.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 9:00 P.M.:
I am tired. I guess I will shut
down the computer for the night, and I will head off to bed in a brief spell. Maybe, I will watch some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 8:45 P.M.:
I chatted with a neighbor. I had
a Marie Calandar chicken fried boneless chicken breast for dinner with mashed
potatoes and corn on the cob in the dinner and a iced tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 7:25 P.M.: I
went out, and I stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton
Doral Lights 100s for $25. I then went
by the Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought two 8 packs of hotdog buns and a
loaf of 12 grain bread for $2.67 total.
I then went by Exxon, and I bought 4.4 gallons of regular unleaded
gasoline at $1.699 a gallon for $7.45 total for about 27 miles per gallon local
driving. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper, and I checked out a DVD video disk. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I
spent some time visiting with a former neighbor. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
various locations. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought 75% lean ground beef at $1.99 a pound for $3.98, four half gallons of
Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2 each, three 28 ounce cans of
S&S crushed tomatoes for $1.09 each, two large cantaloupes for .99 each, a
green pepper at .99 a pound for .49, two packages of Rienzi #10 noodles for .89
each for $19.49 total. I then returned
home. I chatted with a friend. I just had a cold Citra soda in a frosted mug
outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 12:50 P.M.:
I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and
a dill pickle slice and ice tea, and then I had a Brazilian instant coffee
outside. I will clean up and go out
shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 11:25 A.M.:
I slept until 10:45 A.M.. The black Samsonite carry on suitcase on
wheels and Michelin road map arrived from Michelin via UPS shortly after 11
A.M.. I will check with a relative to
see if they want it. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/17/02 Tuesday 6:35 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M.. I will have
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I will then have a coffee outside. I have to be around the apartment this morning,
when the Samsonite suitcase on wheels from Michelin is due to be delivered by
UPS around 11 A.M.. I guess I will do a little bit of regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/16/02 Monday 9:40 P.M.: I
chatted with a friend. I will now shut
down the computer. I guess I will go to
bed in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/16/02 Monday 7:35 P.M.: I went out, and I drove downtown. I stopped by CVS. I then made my 4 P.M. appointment. I next walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I
sat out for a while. I then drove down
by the waterfront. I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and
Popular Mechanics. I just now returned
home. I had a cold diet Coke outside in
a frosted mug. I will now cook a Tony’s
Pepperoni Pizza and have it for dinner with an iced tea. I guess I will then have a Brazilian instant
coffee. I am a bit arthritic today with
the dampness. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/16/02 Monday 2:00 P.M.: I
had lunch of the rest of the cold eye round in a cold eye round sandwich with
Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, potato chips, a dill pickle
slice, ice tea , and then I had a cappuccino outside. I installed the language support for the
Windows ME partition on the Dell computer.
There does not seem to be language support for XP. Possibly it is part of the install
program. I received a post card from
UPS, so I called the 800 number, and they will be delivering my Samsonite
suitcase on wheels from Michelin tomorrow around 11 A.M.. I have a 4 P.M.
appointment today, so I guess I will clean up in a little while and go
out. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/16/02 Monday 10:50 A.M.: I went back to sleep until 10
A.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/16/02 Monday 5:30 A.M.: I was up at 4 A.M.. I went outside to
sneak a cigarette, and while I was sitting on the bench in front, the skunk
walked up to about ten feet away from me and slightly raised its tail, but it
did not spray. Then it moved to the
other side of the parking lot. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
supplements, and coffee. I will now do
some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 7:30 P.M.: I
chatted with a few relatives. A friend
came down, and we chatted. I made eye
round sandwiches with McHilney’s Tabasco sauce and Hellmann’s mayonnaise on
them which we had with potato chips and dill pickles slices and reheated rice
and ice tea. My guest just left. I will shut down the computer and head off
to bed briefly. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 2:45 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I repacked the Slaymaker Jumpstart system in
its box after charging it up. I watched
some television. I chatted with a
relative. I finally got around to using
my Hoover Vacuum to vacuum the apartment.
I need to go by the Electrolux Parts Store on Armagone causeway and see
if they have the power noozle power cord that needs to be replaced on my 20
years old Electrolux system. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 10:35 A.M.: I rested a bit. I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 8:40 A.M.: While watching the church service on
television, I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round with Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with margarine an a bit of
sesame oil in it, steamed green beans, and ice tea. I will now try to take a nap. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 7:40 A.M.: I went outside, and I checked the oil on
the Hyundai. It is fine. I just checked out www.hourofpower.org and I believe Robert Schuler should be starting his
new broadcast season by now, and according to their site, they are on the
Discovery Channel channel 27 here on our local cablevision system. I enjoy following Dr. Schuler’s program,
since his broadcast church is part of the Reform Church of North America, one
of the earliest churches in North America, except some Pilgrims before them, or
any survivors from the Jamestown settlement of 1607 or Williamsburg 1633. I believe Peter Minute established the Dutch
Reform Church in the New Amsterdam Colony around 1640 when Jamestown was 1607
and Colonial Williamsburg was 1699, but I thought is was 1620 and if I am not
mistaken Plymouth Rock was 1620 and the net says St. Augustine was settled in
1567, so thus unless some Christian Viking had sailed over earlier from
Greenland, it is fairly well documented what the earliest churches were. Of course Columbus in his expeditions set up
churches before St. Augustine, Florida.
The Encyclopedia Britannica says Williamsburg was settled as the
scattered settlement of the Middle Plantation in 1633, but it does not
necessarily say whether there were other settlements there between Jamestown’s
demise shortly after 1607 which is just a stones throw away. So, I think it is safe to say Williamsburg
was discovered in 1607, since Jamestown is the settlement slightly closer to
the James River, and more than likely some of Jamestown’s settlers made it the
short distance to Williamburg. However,
I believe the Kings of England changed in this disputed periods, so they
renamed the settlerment after Jamestown’s demise on their second return. This
all gets involved with Pocahontas and Captain John Smith who reportedly
returned to England. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 6:00 A.M.: I
noticed yesterday while I was exiting Bruce Park about 7 A.M. by exit four on
the turnpike, there was a dead black and white cat in the right hand lane
heading towards the turnpike. I suppose
there are some people whom drive too fast through Bruce Park, so perhaps the
town should institute some sort of speed controls in Bruce Park. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 5:35 A.M.: With GEICO www.geico.com automobile insurance for more than 12 years, I have
had free Emergency 800 number road side assistance 1-800-42-GEICO
(1-800-424-3426) which I never have had to use. I also have never filed a claim which is why
I am in their preferred driver’s pool.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 5:30 A.M.:
The Slaymaker Jump Start system was on yellow, so I am charging it now,
so it is back to green which takes about four hours. It will cut off automatically, and can remain
plugged in. I had to move the Coleman
emergency light from the bedroom power strip to the bathroom fixture. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 5:20 A.M.: I sent out a couple of emails. I went
outside, and I checked the Hyundai. I
folded down the rear seat back, and I fished out the two side rear seat seat
belts, and I put them on the rear side hooks that keep them from retracting
into the back hatch back area, so all three rear seat belts are available. I took out the two long folding beach chairs,
and I put them underneath the hose on the back right side of the hatch back
area, so the hose is on top, and there is plenty of rear window
visibility. Thus the Hyundai is set up
for four or five passengers, but of course the back seat might be a bit cramped
since it is a smaller car. I also put my
old straw hat on the back seat with the two other baseball caps and the
binoculars and kids in crisis water bottle and the October tide chart and a few
extra pairs of sun glasses. The back
seat back does fold down, but it does not seem to lie perfectly flat, but it is
on a slightly inclined angle. I think to
get it to lie flat, one has to take out the back seat cushion, but I do not
think one would be able to easily store it in the Hyundai. I looked briefly at the manual to see what it
said about the back seat folding down, but I did not have my glasses, so I just
looked at the pictures. I also put the
three snow brush ice scrapers on top of the hatch back contents, so they are
more easily available once colder weather comes. As I mentioned earlier in my notes a couple
of weeks ago, I took out the coal shovel, I use as a snow shovel, and I put it
on the right side of the left living room closet. I have lots of cooler weather clothes for
somebody about six feet tall and 140 pounds to 220 pounds waist 32 inches to
about waiste 44 inches inseam 30 inches, since I have not thrown out my clothes
from when I was thinner hoping that some day I might lose weight, and I have
quite a few 9 ½ American size C width shoes, and a number of shirts from size
15 to 16 ½ inch collar sleeve length 32 to 34 inches. Thus as far at the ward robe department, I am adequately supplied. Of course some of my formal clothes like
suits and sport jackets no longer fit me, but I never wear them much anyway,
but I do think I have a few items that might fit still including a black suit a
couple of sports jackets and the
Scottish Game Hunters suit which looks like an Alpine Mountains suit. Of course, I only have one pair of knee socks
to wear with my Alpine suit since it has knee britches. It never really has been cold enough in this
area when more formal attire was required except one of the last times I went
into Manhattan on a sub zero degree Farenheit late evening, when I chatted with
some visitors from Green Farms, Michigan outside the Waldorf Astoria whom
thought it was not too cold since they have a green Ford Taurus to drive
in. At that time the doorman at the
Waldorf Astoria was a Swiss citizen.
Thus if any visitors are here from warmer climates planning to spend the
winter, they might think about getting ready for the winter. I still have the Slaymaker Jump Start system
in my bedroom that I have only used twice.
I have to remember to check the charge on it. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: If look at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/DTOT.JPG , there seems to be a
Tropical Depression forming about 800 miles off the west coast of Africa. I have my Tropical Weather Links at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 3:40 A.M.: This links show this race is leaving
today from the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan for a around the world solo sail
boat race http://www.aroundalone.com/ . CIO
Note:
<888> 09/15/02 Sunday 1:55 A.M.: I
had some goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed yesterday afternoon
about 3 P.M.. I chatted with a neighbor before going to bed. I forgot to vacuum, which I will do later
today. I was up at about 12:30 A.M.. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I just had coffee outside. As a point of reference, about cars I have
used in my life, I first started driving in 1966 in a 1966 black Mustang
convertible. In college I obtained and
drove, 1952 Mercedes 300 B touring car, 1961 Mercedes 300 C touring car, 1962
Mercedes 220 S with a sun roof, a 1961 Mercedes 220 S four seater convertible,
and I also drove a family 1970 Oldsmobile Jetstar in college in Illinois. In Greece in the spring of 1972, I drove a
1962 Opel station wagon. I used a family
1971 Monte Carlo in the early 1970s, and around 1973 I had a 1970 Volvo 240 for
a brief spell. In South Carolina in
1975, I obtained and drove a 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne which I eventually gave
away in Nantucket. Later in Nantucket
around 1978, I obtained a 1972 Subaru station wagon. I eventually traded this
in around 1980 for a 1974 Volvo 242 DL which I sold after a few months in
Anaheim, California. I then did not have
a car until 1985, when I obtained a 1976 Dasher wagon, which I eventually replaced
with a 1978 Dasher wagon. Around 1988, I
had a 1984 Ford Escort, and in 1991 I obtained the 1976 Volvo 244 DL which I
just replaced with the 1999 Hyundai Accent.
Of course I did occasionally drive other family cars when living around
home. However, that basically is my
automotive repertoire. I will now do
some regular computer work.
Note:
<888> 09/14/02 Saturday 2:25 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I had a telephone call from a relative, but I
was outside. I will now go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/14/02 Saturday 12:05 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various
locations. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next stopped by CVS at the Riverside Shopping Plaza, and I bought
with my $7 CVS coupon a Glade Plug In refill Hawaiian Breeze scent for $2.99,
19 ounces of Ajax dishwashing detergent for $1.19, a two bottle set of European
Mystique shampoo and conditioners about 16 ounces each $1.79 both, two boxes of
ten CVS Band-Aids .50 each, a roll of Necco Candy wafers .55 plus .52 tax for
the price of the $7 coupon and .55 cash.
I then walked around the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I wore
my Coleman electronic mosquito repeller to ward off any mosquitoes. I then drove back to central Greenwich, and I
stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.
Today is the last day of their $5 a bag sale closing I believe at 1
P.M.. I believe Monday and Tuesday they will be closed, and on Wednesday they
will put out their new Fall collection.
I next sat downtown for a while.
I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I returned home. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and
ketchup and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice tea. While I was out, I ran Norton Speed Disk on
the primary computer C: drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/14/02 Saturday 4:35 A.M.: I threw out the garbage and polished
the glass work and mirrors. I still have
to vacuum after 9 A.M., so I will not disturb my neighbors. I had a meal of two 1/3 inch thick slices of
cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed green beans,
reheated rice, ice tea, and then I had a Brazilian instant coffee outside. I just put in a new Glade plug-in Hawaiian
Breeze air freshener in the kitchen. I
will now clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/14/02 Saturday 3:05 A.M.:
I was up at 11 P.M. when a relative called. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements. I then
had a coffee outside. I have finished my
house cleaning and watering the plants except for vacuuming, throwing out the
garbage, and polishing the glass and mirror work. While doing this, on the primary computer, I
backed up the C: drive to the E: drive in four different parts. On the Dell computer, I also finished on all
three drives running Norton Disk Doctor, Norton Speed Disk, and Norton Win
Doctor. I have already backed up the
Dell computer. Also while doing this I
did three loads of laundry. I put clean
sheets on the bed. The third load of
laundry was all my automobile towels that I washed and dried, and I then put in
the back of the Hyundai. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 1:25 P.M.: Well, I guess I will shut down the
primary computer which is an AMD K6II 450 MHz running at 366 MHz with 194
megabytes of memory, 15 gigabyte hard drive and 20 gigabyte hard drive, 58X CD
player, and 24X CD/RW player, with a Sound Blaster Live MP3+ card, and the new
Netgear LAN car running on a www.pcchips.com S-571 LMR motherboard, and all three computers are
connected through the Siemens router to the Motorola cable modem. I am bit tired, so I will go to bed now. I will leave the Dell computer going
optimizing the Windows ME drive. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 12:55 P.M.:
I went outside, and I used the little $10 WWF camera to snap a couple of
blurry pictures of the Hyundai www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hyundai1.jpg and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hyundai2.jpg . I am running Norton SpeedDisk on the C: Windows
ME partition on the Dell Dimension 300 computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 11:45 A.M.: I finished washing the Hyundai with
Turtlewax car wash and waxing it with NuFinish car wax. It looks quite nice. I also cleaned the windows with glass cleaner. I have a lot of dirty car wash towels I have
to wash sometime. I sat out chatting
with a neighbor. I called La Blancs, and
I am having them send me a receipt to show that I junked the old Volvo for some
state of Connecticut paper work. I am
89% through optimizing the XP full drive on the Dell Dimension 300 Mhz
computer. I just had two hotdogs with
buns and mustard and ketchup and a dill pickle slice and potato chips and ice
tea. I think the Queen Elizabeth II
cruise ship www.cunardline.com is leaving South Hampton, England today for
Manhattan arriving on September 19, so I would imagine with the recent
hurricane winds out in the Atlantic, the first day or two of their crossing
might be a little bit rough. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 8:10 A.M.: I am finished optimizing the drive on
the IBM Cyrix 233. After Win Doctor
finishes running, I will optimize the XP full drive on the Dell Dimension 300
MHz. I guess while that is going on, I
will go outside and wash and wax the Hyundai.
CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 09/13/02:
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 6:05 A.M.: I will probably go back downtown at
first light which is in about a half hour http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=06830 . I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 6:00 A.M.: Dinner was delicious. For reference, the old backup computer now is
an IBM Cyrix 233 Mhz computer with 64 megs of memory and a 8 gigabyte hard
drive using the onboard sound system and onboard video from the PC Chips S-571
motherboard, and it has the SoHo LAN card in it. Considering this time around, I have spent 11
years on PCs, it is a very reliable system for word processing, web browsing
and email. The audio quality is a bit tinny.
I went to www.driverguide.com to get the audio driver, since the one on the Cdrom
that came with the motherboard did not install in Windows Me properly. I use both the IBM Cyrix 233 and the Dell
Dimension 300 both as backup computers, and I can only use one at a time since,
they both sit on either side of the Nec XP17 monitor that I use for a backup
monitor. Both systems are completely
hooked up; I just have to change the monitor cable on the back of the either
computer to use either one. The IBM
Cyrix 233 is 55% optimized with Norton SpeedDisk. I have all the same programs on all three
computers except, the Microsoft Reader does not work on the two backup
computers. I think I would have to open
new hotmail account email addresses to get it to work. Also I have Nero Burning on the primary
computer and other programs since I have 15 gigabyte and 20 gigabyte hard drive
in the primary computer along with the CD/RW and the 58X Cd player. I also have a nine year old Acer laptop with
four megs of memory whose battery does not hold a charge, so all together I
have four computers, along with an IBM selectric typewriter, a Panasonic
selectric type typewriter underneath the day bed, and an older Panasonic laptop
portable electric typewriter in my briefcase.
Thus for writing and word processing, I am well prepared. Of course I still have the old IBM 24 pin
printer, the Epson Stylus color 880 printer, the HP LaserJet IID, and the older
Compaq IJ200 printers. Thus I have a bit
of useful office equipment around the apartment to keep me busy in my internet
publishing efforts. Of course compared
to the newer equipment, my equipment is older, but for what I do primarily, it
is more than adequate. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 4:35 A.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length
of Greenwich Avenue. Someone had left a
container of six slices of cheese cake in front of Starbucks, but I decided not
to help myself to them, since maybe someone else would want them. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought
two 12.5 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm cheese trio goldfish crackers for $2.24
each for $4.48 total. I then stopped by
the Shell Station, and I showed the Hyundai to the regular night
proprietor. I then returned home. I had to restart Norton SpeedDisk on the old
backup computer. It is still
running. I took the eye round beef, and
I seasoned it
on both sides with Old Bay seasoning, ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken
and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Basil, Oregano, and then I covered it with
a thin layer of Texas Best Barbeque sauce.
I am cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
instead of 50 minutes, so it will be slightly rarer. I will have a couple of slices of it with
fresh steamed green beans, and I am using the China Village rice cooker to make
Carolina rice. I rinse one cup of
Carolina rice in a bowl in warm water, and I strain it and rinse it with a wire
strainer. I then put the cup of Carolina
rice in the China Village cooker along with a cup and a half of water and six
pads of margarine, and a half teaspoon of sesame oil, and a teaspoon of Medina
Italian balsamic vinegar. I cook the
China Village container in the General Electric microwave for 11 minutes, and then
I let it stand for five minutes. This
makes two to four portions of rice depending one whether one is small or
large. I will have some of the rice with
dinner, along with ice tea, and then I will have a Brazilian instant coffee
outside. CIO
Note: <888>
09/13/02 Friday 2:05 A.M.: I am in the process of making up a batch of ice tea www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . I am using 22 tea bags in 13 different
flavors. I showered and cleaned up, so I
will go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/13/02 Friday 1:10 A.M.: I
had some Carr’s crackers with slices of Monterey pepper jack before going to
bed about 2 P.M.. A friend called at 8
P.M.. I was up at 10:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I then had a coffee outside. I
fell back to sleep until midnight. On
the old backup computer with Windows ME, I ran “msconfig”, and I used selective
startup to disable most of the startup items.
I then ran Norton Disk Doctor. I
am now running Norton SpeedDisk on it. I
will then run Norton WinDoctor. Norton
SpeedDisk would not run with some of the selective startup items running since
they performed disk operations in the back ground that interfered with Norton
SpeedDisk. I will now take a shower and
clean up. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 1:35 P.M.:
I finished configuring the old backup computer. I am a bit tired, so I will shut down the
computers, and I will go to bed. I will skip
my 3 P.M. appointment. I might have a
quick snack. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 9:00 A.M.:
I am still uncompressing Favorites on to the old backup computer. I had some Edy’s Mandarin orange sorbet. I am listening to the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram for diversion. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 8:15 A.M.: I finished installing most of the
software on the old backup computer. I
am now configuring it and installing my Favorites. I am a bit tired, and I have a 3 P.M.
appointment this afternoon. Perhaps, I
will stay up and go to the appointment tired.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 5:10 A.M.:
I am still installing programs on the old backup computer. I received in the mail yesterday a $7 off
coupon from CVS on my next purchase over $7 which comes from using the CVS card
when I make my purchases. I forgot to
use the card when I bought the CMOS battery last night, but I will try to
remember to use it in the future. I will
do a little bit of regular computer work while I finish installing
programs. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 4:00 A.M.:
I am just putting some of my programs on the old backup computer. I took time to refill the black ink cartridge
on the EpsonStylus Color 880 printer.
Basically both color and the black cartridge are now full. I also ran the print head cleaning utility. Basically the EpsonStylus Color 880 printer
after a year of use is running just fine.
I finished off the Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/12/02 Thursday 12:55 A.M.: I have been doing a little
maintenance on the Dell backup computer.
I will then do some work on the old backup computer. I am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I finished off the Dutch Apple pie. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 11:25 P.M.: I registered the Siemens 4 port
router online, and I now should have a two year warranty. I will now start working on configuring the
old backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 10:50 P.M.: I installed the new Cmos battery in
the primary computer. I reset up the
cmos settings on the primary computer, and it all works fine. I think I replaced the Cmos battery less than
a year ago, so I guess they do not last the two to three years, they are
suppose to. I will now fill out the
warranty card on the Siemens router, which if I do so, I get a second year’s
warranty. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 10:10 P.M.: I went out, and I went by CVS. I bought an Energizer #2032 computer CMOS
battery for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total.
I will put it in my primary computer shortly, since its CMOS battery
seems to not be working since the computer clock is off when I turn it on. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I then went by the Food Emporium, and they do not seem to carry the 38
ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers anymore. They just have the smaller boxes. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and they
only have the smaller boxes of goldfish crackers too. However, do not despair; one can buy a 52
ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for about $6 at Costco, which is
now open in Port Chester, New York. One
can get for 5% more a day card at Costco without paying the membership
fee. At the Stop and Shop, I bought the
last eye round roast at $1.99 a pound for $4.52 and fresh green beans at .99 a
pound for $1.35 for $5.87 total. I then
returned home. I will make a computer
Net2Phone call, and then I will put the CMOS battery in the primary
computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 8:05 P.M.: I was awaken by a telephone call from
a friend at 11 A.M. who came down to visit a half hour later. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements.
I then had a coffee outside. I
chatted with my friend a while, and while my friend watched television, I fell
back asleep until 4:30 P.M.. I cleaned up, and we went out. We went to the “911” memorial ceremony behind
the Greenwich Town Hall. We then
returned to my place, and I made tuna fish sandwiches for us with minced olives
in the tuna fish, and we had this with a dill pickle slice and potato chips and
ice tea. My guest just left. I am about to have a cappuccino. I figured out I am owed a $20 and $15 rebate
from CompUSA on the CD/RW drive I bought around May1, a $20 rebate from CompUSA
for the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz telephone around June 1, $20 rebate around the
first of August mailed in for the 58X Cdplayer, a $40 rebate for the Seimens
router this month, and then the two $10 rebates I mailed in today. I believe that will be $135 I have saved in
rebates recently whenever they finally arrive.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 4:05 A.M.: I looked at some of the sights at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I will now shut down the computers for the
night. I will have some Monterey Pepper
Jack cheese and Carr’s crackers along with ice tea before going to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 3:45 A.M.: I took a small knife blade, and I
cleaned the rollers on the inside of my primary computer cordless mouse and my
Dell computer scrolling mouse. The mice
are much more responsive. I put a new
generic mouse on the old backup computer.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 3:25 A.M.: I installed all the downloadable
updates and downloadable free programs on the old backup computer. I installed the Siemens printer port driver
on the old back up computer along with the HP LaserJet IID and Epson printer
drivers. I am done working on the old
backup computer for the night. I
reconnected the backup NEC XP17 monitor to the Dell backup computer, and I
booted XP with the full install of programs.
With 224 megs of memory now the Dell backup computer seems a lot more
responsive, and it seems like it might be faster than my primary computer. I just installed some updates on it. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 1:40 A.M.: I put the old backup computer to the
left of the backup computer monitor with the Dell backup computer on the right
side of the backup computer monitor. I
have all its own items hooked up to the old backup computer, so it works when
one turns it on with the cable modem with its own speakers, mouse, keyboard,
LAN connection, microphone. When one
wants to switch between either backup computer, one has to switch the monitor
cord from the back of one computer to the other. I have the power for the old backup computer
hooked up to the top control panel computer switch and the speakers on the top
left most switch. Of course the Dell
backup computer is on the lower control panel along with the monitor. I will have to check my cords before I turn
the heat on in the future to make sure they are not near the electric
radiators. I straightened up the slip
cover on the long sofa. I am putting the old cable modem that I bought for $10
in the Hospital Thrift shop that does not work with Optimum online in a new
cable modem box underneath the day bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 12:45 A.M.: While installing the programs on the
old backup computer, I filled out the two Staples $10 rebates, and I have them
ready for mailing. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/11/02 Wednesday 12:05 A.M.: I am installing the updates on the
old backup computer. I will then install
some other programs. I can not get the
sound drivers from the motherboard CD to install properly, but the sound
works. The motherboard provider does not
seem to keep old drivers updates on its web site at www.altonpc.com or www.pcchips.com . I might
try installing my sound blaster pro drivers.
I am thinking of setting up the old backup PC to the left of my backup
monitor with keyboard, mouse, microphone, speakers, LAN cable hooked up to it,
so it one wanted to use it one would just need to transfer the monitor cable
from the backup Dell to the old backup.
It might be a little cluttered on the desk though. On the old backup PC besides the other
updates, I also installed all the different languages provided for download for
Internet Explorer. I had a meal of the
rest of the cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch Apple pie and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/10/02 Tuesday 10:25 P.M.: I have installed the new NetGear Lan
card in the primary computer, and it works fine plug and play install including
the cable modem network. I did not try
to install the new PC100 memory in the primary computer since I knew it would
not work. However, I did install it in
the Dell, and the Dell backup now has 224 megs of memory. I put the old SoHo Lan card in my old backup
along with another 32 megs of memory. It
is working fine, and I have it online with the cable modem to configure
it. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/10/02 Tuesday 8:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I looked at the store
brochure. I then went to the Hyatt
Regency in Old Greenwich, and I was going to use the ATM machine there, but
they do not have a Putnam Trust Bank of New York ATM machine there
anymore. Instead they have a travel
orientated ATM machine there with two of the languages in Chinese and
Japanese. They charge $2.95 for a
transaction there, so I did not use their ATM machine. I then drove out to Tod’s Point, and I viewed
the skyline from the southwest parking area.
I noticed a long narrow band of clouds stretching out as far as one
could see to the southwest just passing north of New York City. I then went to the southeast parking area,
and the same band of clouds was stretching as far one could see to the
northeast. I thought it might be a
volcanic flume from the southwest, but there have not been any reports of
volcanic activity recently. I then went
by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York in Old Greenwich. I next drove over to Staples again. I bought a Netgear 32 bit PCI adapter 10/100
Mbps Fast Ethernet FA311 card regularly $25 for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for
$21.19 total. I also bought a RK-byte
128 mb sdram PC100 regularly $39.94 with instant $10 rebate $29.94 plus $1.80
tax for $31.74 or $52.93 total. Both
items also have $10 mail in rebates, so they will eventually cost me about
$33. Staples prints out the rebate slips
and now and gives copies of the receipts for mailing in the rebates. I then drove down by the waterfront in
central Greenwich. I just now returned
home. I will now install the new Netgear
LAN card in my primary computer. I will
test the 128 meg memory chip to see if it works in the primary computer, but
the last time I tried one it needed PC66 sdram.
I thus will probably be taking out one of the 32 meg PC100 chips out of
the DELL backup computer, and installing the new 128 meg. memory sdram in it
along with the 64 meg chip and 32 meg chip already in it for 224 megs of memory
total in it, which should be fast enough for using XP. Technically my backup Dell computer with an
Intel Pentium II 350 Mhz processor and 224 megs of PC 100 memory, might be
faster than my primary computer with the AMD K6 II 450 Mhz processor running at
366 Mhz with one 128 meg PC66 sdram and one 64 meg PC100 sdram. Still, I have to deal with the existing
configurations and how they work together with the individual parts. I will then take the old SoHo LAN card from
my primary computer, and put it in the old backup computer along with the
second 32 meg memory chip from the DELL for 64 megs memory total. I then will upgrade the software and
configure the old backup computer. This
will take some time, so I will work on it until I need to head off to bed. Thus I will be doing minor work on all three
computers. I just had a glass of
ice. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/10/02 Tuesday 5:05 P.M.:
The ten year old 3COM LAN card does not work in the old backup computer
that I put Windows ME on, so I can not install the updates. I could use the LAN card from one of my other
computers if I ever need to do it. I put
the old backup computer back underneath the side board in the bedroom along
with the old ACER laptop computer.
About 2:30 P.M., I had the rest of the cold bottom round of Angus beef
with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed corn on the cob
and steamed cauliflower with parmesan cheese and ice tea. I then had a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/10/02 Tuesday 12:55 P.M.: I was up at 5:30 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had a coffee outside. I sorted out the periodicals on the magazine
rack in the living room, and I threw out a lot of the old periodicals. I cleaned up, and I went out at 9 A.M.. I
went by the New Lebanon school, and I voted in the probate judge primary. I then went by the Arnold Bread store outlet,
and I bought two loaves of Arnold Branola bread for $1.78 both. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I next drove down by the
waterfront. I then went downtown. I toured the Mews thrift shop. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper, the Wall Street Journal, and P.C. Magazine. I then returned home, and I had a cold Citra
soda in a frosted mug outside. I then
put the old backup computer on top of the current Dell backup computer, and I
connected up the old backup computer. I
reformatted the C: drive on the backup computer, and I am now installing
Windows ME on it. I am not sure whether
I will be able to get the old EISA 3COM card to work with it. I believe it worked before with Windows 98,
but it might not work with Windows ME.
Once Windows ME is installed, I will download the driver for it to see
it works. I will not be putting any
other programs on it unless, I get it online in which case I will put on the
basic free Microsoft Internet downloads and updates. Since more than likely I am just saving the
old backup computer for parts, I will probably not be using it. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/10/02 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.: I finished the backup of the backup
computer of the C: drive to the E: drive.
I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched a bit of television. I will now shut down the computer and I will
go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/09/02 Monday 11:10 P.M.: I installed the XP updates and Internet
Explorer updates on the primary computer.
I installed the Internet Explorer updates on all three drives on the
backup computer. I have the backup
computer configured with the three partitions again with Windows ME, Windows XP
full install, and Windows XP simple install on the three drives. On the backup computer, I backed up the E:
drive to the D: and C: drive. I am in
the process of backing up the backup computer C: drive to the E: drive. I ran Disk Cleanup on the three different
partitions on the backup computer. I am
in the process of running disk cleanup on the primary computer. While doing all this, I put all the paper
work from my bedroom desk on the side board in the bedroom. I sorted through the paper work, and I threw
out what I did not need to save. I
emptied my paper trash and bathroom trash cans.
I just had some cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch Apple pie along
with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/09/02 Monday 6:20 P.M.: I did not go to bed after the last
message. I worked on the backup computer
Dell Dimension V350 installing another copy of Windows XP on the E: drive. I
chose the new installation option, and from the next options, I chose to
install to the E:\Windows directory, and also to prompt me for the drive and
partition. Thus when the installation reaches the prompt for the drive and
partition, I chose the E: drive with the “R” restore options, so as to keep my
settings. I finished installing it about
1:30 P.M. after installing the XP updates. I cancelled my 4 P.M. appointment
because I was tired, and I went to bed until 5:30 P.M.. I started the same XP
installation but the “simple” installation on the D: drive when I got up, and
it is running now. I went to Smokes for
Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Omni Lights 100s for $24. I am just about to have a Swanson’s Hungryman
turkey breast dinner with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/09/02 Monday 8:55 A.M.: I had a busy night and morning. I was sitting outside about midnight and the
old skunk almost walked right up to me.
What kept me busy is that one of my neighbors threw out and old Dell
Dimension V350 computer that I retrieved.
I checked it out, and it had a Pentium II 350 Mhz processor. I took the case off, and I cleaned the
processor and cooling condenser with the air duster and other parts of the
interior case. I decided to transfer my
backup computer to it. The Dell had two
32 meg memory chips, so I was able to add a 64 meg memory chip from the backup
computer to it for a total of 128 megs memory.
I then took out the 8 gigabyte hard drive in the Dell, and I put in the
3 hard drivers from my backup computer in the same configuration, and I also
put in the ACER 50X CDrom player. I
added to the DELL the two USB port card, and it already had two USB ports. I also put in my SoundBlaster AWE32 EISA
card, the Logicode X2 Modem, and the Linksys LAN card. I put another Microsoft keyboard with it that
had a PS/2 plug. I tested it with the
Windows ME partition, and it worked fine after adding some drivers. However the Windows XP partitions will not
work in regular or safe mode. I might
have to reinstall the XP partitions. I
took the remaining parts that I took out of the DELL computer, and I put them
back in the old backup computer, so it has the 8 gigabyte hard drive with 32
megs of memory along with the old IBM Cyrix 233 processor. I also added an old 3Com EISA LAN card that I
had. I will have to configure it
sometime later. However the DELL
Dimension V350 as I have it configured for my backup computer is at least twice
as fast as the old backup computer. I
also retrieved a 15 inch by 4 foot oak side board that I put on my bedroom wall
opposite the end of the bed. I put the
old backup computer on it. I had to move
the hamper to the end of the day bed. I
threw out the Brass hack rack. This all
took a bit of time. I just now had some
cantaloupe chunks and a slice of Dutch apple pie and ice tea. I will go to bed shortly. I have a 4 P.M. appointment this
afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/08/02 Sunday 11:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of television this
morning until 6 A.M. before going to bed.
There was a large swarm of a couple hundred wasps by the east side door
light swarming around the light to stay warm.
I was up at 5 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I had a coffee outside. I then
cleaned up, and I went for a drive. I
drove up North Street to Banksville, New York.
I noticed the Greenwich Hardware store in Banksville, which might be
called the Banksville Hardware store had a large selection of John Deere garden
equipment http://www.deere.com/en_US/deerecom/index.html. They were not open today. I noticed they had had a polo tournament at
Conyers Farm today. I tested the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York in Banksville. The door is a bit slow to work with the
card. I noticed they have two equine
saddler shops at the Banksville shopping plaza where the IGA supermarket is
along with another one at the Banksville Hardware store. Across from the Banksville Hardware store
they sell beer and also sell wild game.
The IGA shopping plaza Banksville Pizza place was open. I then drove back down North Street a bit,
and I turned west on Upper Cross Road. I
drove over to Round Hill Road, and I drove down Round Hill Road to central
Greenwich passing by the Greenwich Hospital.
I noticed they are in the process of building and have built quite a lot
of stone houses. I guess the stone
masons in this town are making a bit of money.
Next they probably will be building marble homes, but sometimes like the
Czar learned in Russia, marble can crack in very cold weather. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times. I sat out
at various locations. I then drove down
by the waterfront. I next sat out at the
library. I then went to the Stop and
Shop, and I bought two Xtra lemon cleaners for $1.19 each, a fresh Dutch Apple
streusel pie for $2.99, a 42 ounce container of one minute Quaker oats for
$3.99, two 12.25 ounce bags of Lays regular potato chips $2 each, 3 pounds of
onions $1.99, a bulb of garlic at $1.99 a pound for .32 a 46 ounce jar of
Vlassic whole kosher dill pickles for $3.59 plus .14 tax for $19.40 total. I then returned home. I had a message on the answering machine from
a relative. I had a cold Diet Coke in a
frosted mug outside. I will now have the
same dinner as last night, but instead afterwards I will have a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/08/02 Sunday 4:35 A.M.: I did some regular computer work. I checked out the www.net2phone.com web site, and if one does not have a credit card,
one can mail a $25, $50, or $100 check to Net2Phone to recharge one’s Net2Phone
account. I guess I will do this some
time in the near future. I printed out
the form to have it ready. At http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/ at http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/occupation/?sid=432&rsid=377 they posted my complaint
about the skunk. Just now when I went
outside for a break, I was surprised by the skunk feeding on the central
traffic island in our parking area. I
have to be careful going out the side door at night. Well, I am a bit tired, so I will shut down
the computer and head off to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 11:55 P.M.: I had cantaloupe chunks and ice tea
before going to bed last night. I was up
at 3:30 P.M. today. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I did my regular weekly house cleaning and
watering the plants. About 6:30 P.M. I had some cantaloupe chucks and
ice tea. I then cleaned up and I went
out. I stopped by Radio Shack in Cos
Cob, and I bought a gold headphone cable y-adaptor for $5.99 plus .36 tax for
$6.35 total. They have a Compaq CPU
there for $700. I then went by the ATM
machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went to the Exxon service station next
to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $7.55 of regular unleaded gasoline at
$1.69 a gallon. My Hyundai had about 115
miles on the trip mileage meter, so filling up the car with 4.5 gallons of
fuel, I am getting about 25.5 miles per gallon driving locally stop and go
driving. Thus since it has a 11.5 gallon
tank, I technically have about a 300 mile range on the car on a full tank of
fuel doing local driving. However, on
the highway in fifth gear, I might get another ten miles per a gallon or about
35 miles per gallon, then I would have about a 400 mile range on a full tank of
fuel. Of course all of this depends on driving conditions and at what rate of
speed. I next drove down town. I walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue one and a half times. I sat out at various locations. I chatted
with a local about general matters and other technical ideas. I stopped by CVS, and I bought Gold Emblem brand jars of garlic powder,
ground black pepper, ground cinnamon, Italian seasoning, and oregano leaves for
.77 each for $3.85 total. I then drove
down by the waterfront. I returned
home. I put the cable y-adaptor on the
backup computer primary speaker outlet on the sound card, so both sets of
speakers work along with the Andrea electronics headset. I then had two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold
cooked bottom round Angus beef with horse radish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce along with steamed corn on the cob and steamed cauliflower
with grated parmesan cheese on it and ice tea.
I generally put margarine on my vegetables. I will now have a 50% Brazilian instant
coffee and a 50% Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee. I always take my coffee with milk and sugar.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 4:50 A.M.: Well, I am a bit tired, so I will shut
down the computer; and I will go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 4:15 A.M.: I checked www.expedia.com , and they show that the nearby Doral Arrowwood http://www.arrowwood.com/ is busy most of the time for the next six months,
so I called them at 1-914-939-5500 or 1-800-22DORAL and I chatted with the
desk. They told me they occasionally
have vacancies, but they mostly do corporate conferences for local
businesses. I believe they have a golf
course and other amenities. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 3:30 A.M.: I searched www.expedia.com , and it shows the first availability for rooms at
the new 500 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Connecticut, Delamar Five Star Hotel as
being the night of September 30 to October 1, 2002. At $355 to $385 a night, one should get a
good nights rest close to the ambience of Greenwich Avenue. I have seen modest size 100 foot yachts there
moored on the waterfront, so technically one could rest there while the crew
squabs down the decks. It is within
walking distance of downtown Greenwich and the train to Manhattan that is if
one is up to a quarter mile or more walk.
Of course the local taxi station is nearby at the train station. I am not sure whether the Connecticut Airport
Service will be resuming livery service at that location. Of course a five star hotel might have its
own transportation. The building now
looks a bit like a Mediterranean Villa.
I am sure from what I have read about it, it probably has a posh décor for
the moderate size building. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 2:20 A.M.: I had five Carr’s crackers with slices
of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese along with ice tea. I sifted through my email. I am not updating
the advertising links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/adv.htm since so far, I have not
made any revenue. I received a wrong number telephone call. I checked outside,
and a skunk was prowling around the east side knoll along the parking
area. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/07/02 Saturday 1:25 A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer
work. I turned the air conditioner up to
72 degrees Fahrenheit, so it would not be too chilly in the apartment, and so
the air conditioner would not come on during the cooler days. Right now it is 78 degrees Fahrenheit in the
apartment with no air coming in since the air conditioner is staying off, and
it is 55 degrees Fahrenheit outside. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 09/06/02:
Note:
<888> 09/06/02 Friday 11:20 P.M.: I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/06/02 Friday 9:55 P.M.: I had some cantaloupe chunks and
goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed along with a few Carr’s
crackers. I was up about noon, and I
checked the mail. I then went back to
sleep until 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements, and
then I had a coffee outside. I cleaned
up, and I went downtown. I walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I chatted with the security guard at the
Delamar Hotel, and he told me they are not scheduled to open until mid
October. I went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper. I
then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 10 pound bag of Carolina Premium
rice for $4.49, three packages of S&S margarine for $2 all, four ears of
sweet corn for $1.33 all, a head of cauliflower for $1.99, and a Black Angus
bottom round roast at $1.99 a pound regularly $4.49 a pound for $4.04 for
$13.85 total. I then returned home. I
had a cold A&W root beef in a frosted mug outside. I chatted with a relative. I seasoned the Black Angus bottom round roast
on all sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken and
meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, basil, Old Bay Seasoning, and I then
spread Texas Best Barbeque Sauce on it. I am cooking it in the convection oven
at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. I will have a couple of slices of it
with steamed corn on the cob and steamed cauliflower and ice tea, and then I
will have a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/06/02 Friday 3:35 A.M.: I finished the computer updates. There is a story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/ that has not yet been reported in the U.S.A.
press. I will now shut down the computer
and go to bed in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/06/02 Friday 2:30 A.M.: I installed an Office update for
Microsoft Word 2002 on the primary computer, and I am now installing it on the
two partitions on the backup computer that have Word 2002. I will also update Microsoft Messenger on all
computers. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/06/02 Friday 1:35 A.M.: I installed the Windows Media Player 9
beta on all three partitions on the backup computer. I imported my media on the primary computer
into the Media Library. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 11:40 P.M.: For any of you interested in trying
out Windows Media Player 9 beta, here is the link http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player.asp . I received a post card today from Rhodes, in
Greece, so maybe that means I am now a Rhode’s scholar, but I think I might be
a bit old for that honor. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 11:10 P.M.: I did a little bit of regular
computer work. I had some Carr’s
crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and iced tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 8:50 P.M.: Before going to bed this morning, I
had some Carr’s crackers with slices of Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. I
was up at 1 P.M. today. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. They have a $10 a bag sale going
on. I then made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I also sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and
I read the local paper. I then returned
home. For dinner, I had a Swanson’s
Hungryman boneless pork filet dinner with ice tea. I then had a cappuccino outside. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 3:25 A.M.: I installed the Microsoft Windows
Media Player 9 beta on the primary computer.
It seems to work fine. I will
shut down the computer and head off to bed in a little while. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 2:05 A.M.: I had some cantaloupe chunks with ice
tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 1:20 A.M.: I updated the *.zip file containing my
entire random notes up to date www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsnote1.zip . It contains two
Microsoft Word Documents “mlsnote1.doc” and “mlsnote2.doc”.
Note:
<888> 09/05/02 Thursday 12:45 A.M.: I printed out on the HP LaserLet IID
printer, my Scott’s Random Notes from May 1, 2002 through August 31, 2002 which
are pages 1713 – 1874. I bound them
together in a black Oxford Clip Binder.
CIO
Note:
<888> 09/04/02 Wednesday 10:15 P.M.: After having my iced coffee outside,
I peeled and chunked the two large Chiquita cantaloupes, and I put the chunks
in Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.
I will now go out and throw away the seeds and rinds. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/04/02 Wednesday 9:15 P.M.: I watched a movie on television until
about 4 A.M. this morning. I was up at 1
P.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee
outside. I fell back to sleep until 4
P.M.. I had two scoops of Edy’s mandarin orange sorbet. I cleaned up, and I drove downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times. I stopped
by CVS, and I bought a jar of beef and chicken bouillon cubes for $1 each and a
jar of chicken and meat seasoning for .99, a 1.5 liter of CVS yellow mouthwash
for $1.99, two green apple Christmas tree car fresheners for .59 each, and a 56
tablet box of Tide detergent for $5.49 plus .52 tax for $12.17 total. I put the car fresheners in the Hyundai glove
box. I then drove down by the waterfront
after my walk. I next stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought two large cantaloupes for .99 each, three packages of Rienzi linguine $2
all, two 28 ounce cans of S&S crushed tomatoes $1.09 each, a Swanson’s
Hungryman turkey and boneless pork dinner $2.50 each, two bars of Land O Lakes
Monterey jack and pepper jack for $2 each, and a 10 pack box of S&S
powdered milk $5.49 for $21.32 total. I
then returned home. I chatted with a
friend. I had a cold Citra soda outside
in a frosted mug. I am about to have the
same dinner as last night. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/04/02 Wednesday 2:15 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I will now shut down the computer
and head off to bed soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/04/02 Wednesday 12:35 A.M.: While, I was researching the Yorba
Linda earthquake, I noticed in my
Presidential Library list www.geocities.com/mikelscott/041.htm that one of the original
Richard Nixon library links had been spoofed by an ISP bringing up hardcore
pornography. I eliminated the link, and
I updated the list. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/03/02 Tuesday 10:55 P.M.: If one logs onto www.latimes.com and signs up for a free account, one can read this
story http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-090302quakes_wr.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia about the 4.8 Richter
earthquake that hit Jorba Linda, California today where the Nixon Library http://www.nixonfoundation.org/index.shtml is. I believe this link http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ and http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/qed/qed.html and http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/ would also have useful information. Frequently when one seismic event occurs, it
can be followed by other events. I believe locally here in Greenwich,
Connecticut the local http://www.greenwichtime.com/ is owned by the Times Mirror Company. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/03/02 Tuesday 9:35 P.M.: I put the free version of Netzero
available from www.juno.com on the backup computer Windows ME partition that
the Logicode modem works with, although it does not work with XP. I selected the Greenwich, Connecticut and the
Stamford, Connecticut numbers which I think are toll free. Thus I will have NetZero available for use
should Optimum online cable service fail. I need to get a cable Y adaptor from
Radio Shack for the second pair of speakers on the backup computer, since I
took off its Y adaptor to use on the primary computer when I hooked all the
speakers up to the primary output jack instead of using the secondary output
jack which did not work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/03/02 Tuesday 8:10 P.M.: I just finished dinner. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/03/02 Tuesday 6:40 P.M.:
I was up at 7 A.M. this morning.
I had oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I fell back asleep, and I was up at 1 P.M.. I
made up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm ice tea.
I used 22 teabags of 13 varieties of tea. I went out about 3 P.M.. I stopped by Smokes
for Less, and I bought a carton of Omni Lights regulars for $24. I then drove by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I next stopped by the
Greenwich Housing Authority, and I gave them some paper work. I then stopped by the central Greenwich Post
Office, and I obtained money orders to pay the rest of my GEICO and Verizon
bills through September. I then sat out
for a while. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out a DVD video disk, and I read the Greenwich Times and
the Wall Street Journal. I then returned
home. I had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug.
I took some Ronson lighter fluid and a paper towel, and I cleaned a bit
of white paint off my right rear bumper where there is a minor scratch. It was reported to me by a local fisherman a
month ago that they found a half dozen dead crows on the Byram River nearby, so
West Nile encephalitis virus has probably been born by mosquitoes in this area
for a while. One obviously needs to take
protection against the mosquitoes when out and about. I will now bake the same barbeque chicken as
last night and have one of the two breasts for dinner with steamed corn on the
cob and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea. I will then have an iced
coffee outside. CIO
Note: <888>
09/02/02 Monday 11:05 P.M.: My guest and I watched some television. My guest
left at about 10 P.M.. I watched some more television until just a little while
ago. I had some goldfish crackers and
ice tea. I will now shut down the
computer and go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/02/02 Monday 8:15 P.M.: My guest and I went out after I finished
my laundry. We went downtown. We stopped by Zyn Stationary, and I bought a
package of Basic Lights 100s for $3.90.
We then sat out for a while. We
then drove by the waterfront. Next we
stopped by briefly at the library park.
Then I went to the Food Emporium, and I bought four half gallons of
Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, two dozen eggs at
.79 a dozen, boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $4.70, four ears
of corn on the cob for .67, a head of Foxy broccoli $2.49, and a 38 ounce box
of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers for $5.79 for $25.23 total. We then returned back to my apartment. I washed two halves of the boneless chicken
breasts, and I dried them. Then I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in
Pyrex dish, and I rubbed both sides in the olive oil. I then seasoned both
sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, chicken and meat
seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, Basil, and Old Bay Seasoning. Then I put Texas Best Barbeque sauce on the
top side, and I cooked the chicken at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35
minutes. We had the chicken with steamed
corn on the cob and steamed broccoli and ice tea. I had an iced coffee outside after
dinner. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/02/02 Monday 3:40 P.M.: I fell asleep about 4 A.M.. A friend
called about noon and arrived to visit about 1:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. My friend and I drove by the
Valley Road Post Office, and I mailed two letters. We then drove downtown, and my friend had a
slice of Sicilian pizza at Planet Pizza.
We toured the railroad waiting room.
We then drove down by the waterfront.
We next stopped by Smokes for Less in Byram, but they were closed. We went by Costco in Port Chester, New York; but although the new store is now
in operation, it was not open on Labor Day.
We returned back to my apartment.
I am about half way through the dry cycle on my laundry. I put $5 on the laundry card. I put clean sheets on the bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/02/02 Monday 12:50 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a relative. I had 13 Carr’s crackers with slices of
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and a glass of ice tea. I will now shut down the computer and head
off to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/01/02 Sunday 10:00 P.M.: I am recharging the Slaymaker
Rechargeable flash beacon, since it seems to be discharged. It only lasts about
25 minutes on a charge. I will now do
some regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/01/02 Sunday 9:45 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I took some pictures of the scenic painting I
bought on Friday. I also used up the film in the Nikon AF camera taking about
five pictures of the apartment. The
Nikon AF camera’s flash only pops up when one tries to take a picture, and
there is not enough light. So one could
get it to pop up, by trying to snap an exposure in a low light or no light
situation. I have left the camera empty,
and I have the flash down for the moment.
I will get the pictures developed when I have the funding. I still have some pictures to use up on the
film in the Olympus camera.
Note:
<888> 09/01/02 Sunday 8:35 P.M.: I filled out some paper work, and I got
my Verizon and GEICO bills ready to pay on Tuesday. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/01/02 Sunday 6:45 P.M.: Well, my arthritis a day ago was right
about it being a damp holiday weekend. I
watched some television this morning. I
rested from 2:30 P.M. to 6 P.M.. I just had a Maria Callendar Beef Tips dinner
with ice tea. I then sat outside, and I
had an iced coffee. CIO
Note:
<888> 09/01/02 Sunday 10:45 A.M.: I was up at 9 A.M. when a relative
called. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I then had a cup of coffee outside. I checked out some computer
sites. CIO
Note:
<888> 10/31/02 Thursday 11:55 P.M.:
I rotated my winter shirts back to the center left of my bedroom closet
putting the summer shirts further left.
Most of the right center of my bedroom closet contains pants that fit
me, while most of the further right area contains pants that do not fit me
along with the suit pack. The far left
of the bedroom closets contains lots of shirts that do not fit me. I.E. clothes that do not fit me are
smaller. At the present moment, I do not think I have any clothes that are
too big for me. Thus I feel like “Bubba
the Beached Whale”. I do not think they
would want to see me on the beach in Florida.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/31/02
Thursday 11:40 P.M.: I watched some
television. I chatted with a
relative. I rotated my winter suits and
sports jackets with my warmer weather sports jackets in my left living room
closet. I also have a suit pack of
smaller suits in my bedroom closet right side.
I have quite a lot of clothes which looked very nice and fit me when I
weighed 155 to 175 pounds.
Unfortunately at 6 foot tall, 215 pounds, waist 40 inches, shirt size
extra large; some of my older clothes do not fit me, so they continue to be in
as good as shape as they ever were. I
guess if I have any thinner relatives or friends whom need smaller people
clothes at my height and former weight, I might be able to help them out. However, I keep hanging on to them since I
notice as one gets older, one tends to lose weight, so perhaps some time in the
future, my classic old guard clothes might once again fit me. One winter set of clothing that might fit me
now is the medium green heavy wool tweed grouse hunting suit with the knee
britches. I thought about wearing it for
Halloween, but I do not want to start an expensive fashion trend in Greenwich. I paid $17.50 for it at the Merry Go Round
Mews Thrift shop over ten years ago. I
bet today it might cost over $1,000 if anyone needs an expensively dressed game
keeper or grouse hunter. I have one pair
of wool knee socks to wear with it and my Alpine snow boots. It looks a little bit like the suits they
wear in the Austrian Alps, except I do not have one of those Alpine Hats with
the flume and pins. I just have a dark
green Australian bush hat that is presentable with it. I think the suit was for a large man, so it
might fit me today. I last wore it about
seven years ago when I sneaked into Manhattan on a zero degree Fahrenheit night
in February, and I stood outside the Waldorf Astoria chatting with the Swiss
doorman. I believe that is when I also
chatted with two young ladies from Green Farms, Michigan driving a pea green
Ford Taurus whom seemed to be having a good time at the hotel. They were being followed by two Park Avenue
type body guards or bounty hunters, so I did not try to bother them. I recommended to them they put on some blue
jeans and try meeting some nice young preppies in the Greenwich Library the
following summer. That following summer,
I saw one of them around in the library, but nobody paid any attention to
them. I guess the thin gaunt Greenwich
preppies are not interested in the wholesome “Farmer’s Daughter” look. Well, I guess the closer to the Atlantic
Ocean one gets, the people tend to be thinner in case they have a chance to
swim. I look like I should be leading a
Weight Watchers Clinic in Omaha, Nebraska.
I think they would think I am skinny there at 215 pounds, since people
there are commonly over 300 to 400 pounds.
I notice whenever, I go out of Greenwich, people start getting bigger
and bigger that I happen to run into.
Thus I am content to be on the heavy side around the thinner
people. Unfortunately, one does not find
that many used clothes my size in the thrift shops anymore. Generally I go through a cycle of putting on
weight and losing weight. With the groin
hernia, I am not doing much heavy lifting anymore, so maybe if I was able to
lose some weight, it would be easier on the hernia. I did have a bowl of goldfish crackers and
ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/31/02
Thursday 9:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of
television. I prepared my bills to get
ready to pay tomorrow. Today, I received the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz
telephone rebate for $20 that I will cash tomorrow. I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 10/31/02
Thursday 6:35 P.M.: Happy
Halloween. I had a telephone call at 10
A.M. this morning. I finally got up at 1
P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and then I had coffee
outside. I stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I walked the upper
Greenwich Avenue area. I stopped by CVS,
and I bought a 12 rolls of package of
Scott Toilet Paper 1000 sheets per roll for $4.99 plus .30 tax for $5.29
total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich
Library, and I checked out one DVD video disk, and I returned another. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought an eye round roast at $2.29 a pound for $4.58. I then returned home. I seasoned both side of the eye round with
garlic powder, Old Bay Seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper, poultry and
meat seasoning, Italian Spices, Oregano, Basil, and I coated all sides with
Texas Best Barbeque Sauce. I am cooking
it in the convection at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes, and I will have
a couple of half inch thick slices with reheated steamed white rice and steamed
fresh broccoli and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/30/02
Wednesday 11:05 P.M.: I sifted through
my email. I watched a bit of
television. I will now shut down the
computer. I will go to bed shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/30/02 Wednesday
8:55 P.M.: We had dinner, and it was
most enjoyable. After dinner, we tried
to watch a DVD video disk, but it was defective. I tried cleaning it, but it still did not
work. My guest just left. It is a bit nippy out and starting to
sleet. I gave my guest my smaller on me
blue Woolrich windbreaker jacket that I had outgrown. CIO
Note: <888> 10/30/02
Wednesday 5:10 P.M.: My guest, and I
arrived, and we drove down by the waterfront.
We went over to Old Greenwich, and we stopped by the Old Greenwich
Thrift shop. I bought an extra large
rugby sailing shirt faded red and faded blue for $4 that said G.E. Capital Real
Estate – Cowles. We then went to CVS in
Old Greenwich, and I bought three bars of CVS moisturizing soap for .33 each,
and a 72 tablet bottle of Tums cool relief antacid/calcium supplement pills
cool mint flavor for $2.88 plus .06 tax for $3.93 total. We then toured around Tod’s Point. Next we went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
Shop. All merchandise is half
price. We then sat out downtown
briefly. We then went by the Stop and
Shop and bought filet of farmed raised salmon for $3.99 a pound for $4.37. We then returned back to my place. We had some ice tea and Carr’s crackers with
slices of Dutch Edam cheese, and finished off the open bag of potato
chips. I will cook the filet of salmon
by lightly oiling a Pyrex pie dish with olive oil and adding lemon juice and
orange juice and seasoning the top non skin side with Old Bay Seasoning, celery
salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and basil, and cooking it
in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes. We will have the filet of salmon with steamed
white rice and steamed fresh broccoli and ice tea. We will then watch a DVD video disk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/30/02
Wednesday 11:25 A.M.: I was awaken by a
telephone call at 10 A.M. by a representative from Microsoft about a
presentation they’ve having in this area in the near future. I am not sure whether I will be attending or
not. I asked them to email me the
information. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. A friend called and will be arriving down
here to visit at 1 P.M.. I will now clean up.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/30/02
Wednesday 12:15 A.M.: I watched a
History Channel presentation about the real Dracule . Since this is Halloween eve, I noticed a
local URL that the local ghouls in the community might find interesting. For Halloween tomorrow night, one might find
this URL goes beyond the pale, try Maximum Terror - Fear Factory, Greenwich,
Connecticut Teen Center . I will now
shut down the computer, and I will go to bed briefly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/02 Tuesday
10:25 P.M.: I also put out the three
pairs of long underwear bottoms I have on the bedroom entrance hooks, but only
one pair really fit me, the other two are a bit two small since I put on
weight. I wore the one pair that fit me
today and that tends to help with the cooler weather. With the weather this cool already, I sort of
wonder what the long term weather forecast is for the winter. I guess one could look at the “Old Farmers’
Almanac”. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/02 Tuesday
10:05 P.M.: With the solar powered
rechargeable flash light in the hatchback area of the Hyundai, I now have four
flash lights in the car. I put out my
Icelandic knit ski cap and leather gloves and scarves on the little wall rack
behind the apartment entrance door. I
put out the two comforters on the ends of the living room sofas. I put away the orange bed spread in the
bedroom closet, and I put out the heavy winter comforter on the bed in the
bedroom. I have the bedroom thermostat
set at 62 degrees Fahrenheit, but plenty of warm air is blown from the living
room by the box fan into the bedroom. I
have a number of scarves, but I frequently forget to wear them. I also have a pair of blue mittens on the
lower shelf of the sweater closet, and another pair of leather mittens in the
driver’s side rear hatch back area of the Hyundai. I still have the Alpine ski boots, but the
zipper on one of the boots some times comes apart. I took out the three ice scrapers and snow
brushes from the back hatchback area of the Hyundai, and I put them on the
floor of the driver’s side back seat area to have available for ill weather. I checked the electrical cables above the
electric radiators to make sure they are not too close when the heat is
on. Anyway I am warm and comfortable at
the moment in the apartment, and the outside temperature is 39 degrees
Fahrenheit and 60% humidity, so it is bit hard outside when one has a bit of
the old arthritis. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/02 Tuesday
9:20 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.
today. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements and coffee inside. I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
Shop, and I bought four for $5 each silk shades five inch high by three inch
top diameter by four inch bottom diameter for $20 total. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I
gave a neighbor a ride over to Rizzi Marine on Hamilton Avenue, but they were
not there, so we drove along the waterfront all the way to Old Greenwich
looking at all the marinas to see if they were there. We drove around Tod’s Point. I used the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank
of New York in Old Greenwich. We stopped
by the Old Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a yellow flash light for
$1.99 and a Excell Home Fashions Deluxe Vinyl opaque shower liner for $3.99
plus .36 tax for $6.34 total. My former
neighbor reimbursed me for the Radio Shack flash light I got for him last
night. We then returned along the
waterfront, and we stopped by Rizzi Marine, and my former neighbor bought a
rebuilt Michigan Propeller for his boat which he is going to put back in the
water tomorrow. I then drove him back
to his apartment to drop off the propeller.
I then drove him by Maneros and then we went by St. Moritz bakery. I then dropped off my former neighbor at his
apartment. It was a bit cold out, so I
did not walk Greenwich Avenue. I did get
a bit of fresh air while waiting at various locations today. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I next went by
Exxon, and they were out of regular gasoline, so I bought $4.25 Exxon Plus
gasoline for $1.799 a gallon for about 30 miles per gallon. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought a 10 pack box of S&S dried milk for $5.49, a 42 ounce package of
Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $3.99, heads of broccoli at .79 a pound for
$1.53, a 12.5 ounce bag of Wise potato chips for $1.99 for $13 total. I then
returned home. Above the dining room
table on the wall, I put in four new General Electric 15 watt frosted
candelabra bulbs with the new small silk lamp shades. They look very nice in the sconce fixtures,
and one does not get a glare from the bulbs now. I installed the new shower curtain
liner. I put the new yellow flash light
in the back seat floor of the Hyundai. I
also have an orange flash light in the back seat floor and a black rubber flash
light on the front seat passenger side floor.
I had the same dinner as last night.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
11:10 P.M.: Well I sifted through my
email. I will now shut down the
computer. I might watch a bit of television
before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
10:05 P.M.: I resent out the CompUSA
rebate information as an attachment instead of incorporating it in the
message. I sent out another email. I moved the laundry hamper from the hallway
to in front of the white bedroom dresser.
I put the brass hat rack with the hats at the end of the day bed at the
hallway entrance. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
8:35 P.M.: I went out, and I picked my former neighbor up on the
waterfront and gave him a ride to another location on the waterfront. We spent some time down on the
waterfront. I then returned my former
neighbor home. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while.
I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the
Wall Street Journal. I then drove over
to Port Chester, and I toured Odd Job, Jimbo, and then Odd Job, and then
Staples. I was looking for an
inexpensive flash light that my former neighbor said he needed. I finally found the last one for $1.47 plus
.10 tax for $1.57 at Radio Shack in Port Chester. I returned home, and I put two new Fuji Novel
long life D batteries that I had in the flash light. I called the former neighbor and told
him. I will deliver it next time I see
him. I am cooking dinner of reheated
white rice, steamed fresh broccoli, and a half pound of quarter inch thick
sliced fried in margarine Plumrose Holland ham with Dijon mustard, and ice
tea. A friend called, so I will call
back shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
3:25 P.M.: I had a recorded telephone
conversation from President Bush reminding me to vote on Election Day the first
Tuesday of November. I just had a
telephone call from a former neighbor. I
am going to give him a ride around the waterfront when I go out in about a half
hour. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
2:55 P.M.: I had two hot dogs with buns
and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and potato chips and two quarter length
dill pickles and ice tea. I will now
have a cappuccino outside. I need to
clean my espresso cappuccino machines sometime in the future by using two
tablespoons of white vinegar and water and running it through the machine and
then running through clean water. I will
clean up shortly, and I will go out in a little while. I am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram
. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
2:05 P.M.: I chatted with CompUSA in
Dallas, Texas, and they are going to send me a $35 gift certificate for the $35
rebate I did not get from Que. The $20
CD player rebate was sent in August is to another manufacturer, so maybe it
will still come, since it is more recent.
I emailed CompUSA in Dallas, Texas a copy of the Que sales receipt from
last March. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
1:25 P.M.: I checked with the CompUSA
rebate center in New Rochelle, New York 1-800-390-2344, and the said the $20
rebate on the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz telephone was sent out and returned, and
they would send it out again. However,
the $20 and $15 rebates from May on the Que CD/RW player and the $20 rebate in
August on the Que CD 58X player were referred to this telephone number
1-714-692-5573 Ext. 335, which said the Que Company was in Chapter 11
bankruptcy and one had to email them about any rebate information. I left a message with the CompUSA store in
Norwalk about the $55 owed to me on the three rebates. The Que web site http://www.qps-inc.com/ does
not say anything about the bankruptcy problem or give any information about
trying to obtain the rebates. It seems
since the rebate information was sent to CompUSA’s rebate center, it should be
CompUSA’s rebate problem, and they should honor the rebates. I will now clean up and go out in a short
period of time. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
12:10 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I scanned copies of my recent Hyundai paper
work, and I printed them out. I put the
original and two copies on my right side of the bedroom desk in the metal paper
separator. I will now scan
www.compusa.com , www.staples.com , and www.circuitcity.com looking for weekly
bargains. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/02 Monday
12:35 A.M.: I did a little bit of
regular computer work. I will now shut
down the computer, and I will go to bed in a brief spell. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/02 Sunday
10:30 P.M.: I chatted with a
relative. I had two ¼ inch thick slices
of Dutch Edam cheese. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/02 Sunday
9:35 P.M.: I listened to a bit of the
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I
guess nothing much ever happens in England, since the BBC is always reporting
on other worldly matters, but does not seem to cover England. I went outside briefly, and the skunk was on
the knoll by the garbage cans. It seems
to be getting bigger. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/02 Sunday
8:00 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I fell back to sleep until 2 P.M.. I had two hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard
and Heinz ketchup and potato chips and two dill pickles quarter length slices
and ice tea. I had a 50% Brazilian instant
coffee and 50% Folgers decaffeinated instant coffee outside. I then went out, and I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times. I checked out a DVD video disk. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various locations
for extended periods of time since one does not have to pay to park on
Sunday. I set back an hour my wrist
watch and car clock. I then drove by the
waterfront again. I then returned
home. I set back the clocks in my
apartment. I had the same dinner as last
night of blacken boneless center cut pork chops with steamed broccoli and
steamed white rice and ice tea. I
chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/02 Sunday
1:25 A.M.: From my limited professional
experience, I know some professional typists can type over 250 words a minute
until they eventually come down with caporal tunnel syndrome which I believe is
a swelling of the muscle and nerve tendons in the wrists. Thus if one happened to have gone to one of
those schools where the motto was “Publish or Perish”, I would advise internet
publishers to consider the length versus the content of their publishing. In my own endeavors, I simply maintain a
short daily log that is not really relevant to anyone else but me. I try to respect other people’s privacy, and
I try to keep a legal eye to the content of what I do publish. Thus living in a fish bowl type of community
there is not anything really worth publishing of merit, since quite frankly
compared to fiction, I have usually preferred non fiction such as text books which
seem to be more informative. Thus
although we pay expensive premiums for public media access, it is really not
that educational at an advanced level.
Needless to say in a community such as this I would dare say there are
probably some professionals with advanced degrees whom have published such text
books and other literary efforts. I am
aware of quite a large number of New York City professors whom seem to be able
to afford to live here considering their professional expertise in the fields
they have chosen to endeavor in before they assumed teaching positions. Thus although the grass is always greener on
the other side of the tracks, the view from this distance from Manhattan is
limited to what is currently available in our local library and thrift
shops. If one has extra funds, one can
try to educate oneself by going to such resources at the Yale University of
Columbia University book stores to see what books they offer for various
courses offered that one might not be eligible to take. I remember about 25 years ago, at the Yale
Coop; they had lists of text books and required reading for each course offered
by the university. Of course if one
pursued this educational approach, one would be assuming that the professors
did not have anything else worthy to add to their courses, and one would not
have the diverse associations of other various interested classmates. Well, I am a bit tired, so I guess I will
shut down the computer, and I will go to bed some time soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/02 Sunday
12:45 A.M.: I chatted with a
relative. I watched a bit of
television. The television programming
seems to be a bit more entertaining, so maybe the media people are trying to
avoid losing any more money by trying to make the media more entertaining. It is rather difficult to figure out the media
anyway. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/02
Saturday 10:55 P.M.: The Delamar Hotel
which is under renovation is nearing completion on Steamboat Road here in
Greenwich. At www.expedia.com they show
the first available dates available, I assume the opening date as Election Day
Tuesday November 5 to Wednesday November 6, 2002. Maybe the parties involved are waiting to see
whom controls congress to see if there will be any guests or not or whatever
happens in local elections. Maybe if the
democrats lose, they plan to travel away on exotic foreign vacations, so there
will not be any well heeled guests here, but what comes back on the
rebound. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/02
Saturday 10:40 P.M.: I made dinner. I took the 10 inch Teflon skillet, and I put
in three pads of margarine and three tablespoons of olive oil, and I heated it
over medium to medium high heat, and I added three diced gloves of garlic. I added two three quarter inch boneless
center cut pork chops and I sautéed them 2.5 minutes on each side, and I
seasoned them on both sides with Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt,
chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and
basil, and I flipped them about every half minute for the five minute cooking
cycle. For the last two minutes, I added
a couple tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce and a couple tablespoons
of lemon juice. Once they were done, I
sifted out the bits of cooked garlic and added the bits of cooked garlic on top
of the pork, and I added a couple tablespoons of the cooking fat to each piece
of pork. I had them reheated white rice and steamed fresh broccoli florets and
ice tea. I buy most of my seasonings
from CVS for a dollar a jar. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/02
Saturday 9:30 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.
this morning. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I am out of coral calcium. I had coffee inside. I started my house cleaning and watering the
plants. I took a two hour nap in the
process. I finished house cleaning and
watering the plants about 5 P.M.. I also
realigned the Audubon prints of the cardinal and the blue jay in the frame on
my bedroom door entrance. I also put new
holes in three of the shower curtain liner places where holes had ripped and
rehung them with the hooks. One can buy
a new shower curtain liner at the Old Greenwich hardware store for about
$3. I am not sure what the Greenwich
Hardware store charges or if CVS has them.
I dusted off the floor mats in the Hyundai. The rear seat passenger side seat belt hook
broke on the side panel, so I will have to buy a new one and install it when I
have the time. I went out, and I walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I
sat out at various locations. I stopped
by CVS, and I bought two CVS Clorox drop-in toilet bowl cleaners for $2.99 both
plus .18 tax for $3.17 total. I then
drove down by the Long Island Sound and as far as I can tell the old Scott
property is still across the way now called Long Island. Apparently someone with the last name Scott
use to own all of Long Island, but it was not very profitable, so around 1700
he moved to Jamaica and made a fortune in the Rum trade and wrote a book about
his experiences called Tom Cringles’ Log which I have a copy of, but I have
never read it. Of course at that same
time and earlier two members of the Scott family had farms in Manhattan,
another member of the Scott family had a farm in Princeton, New Jersey. Another member of the Scott family owned half
the land grant of the colony of Virginia from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It would be interesting to know what other
properties the Scotts owned such as up in Canada or the Indies. Thus the Scotts have always been land poor
and prosperous as a large family. More
than likely a few of them still own property in Scotland, England, Ireland,
Northern Ireland, or Wales or elsewhere in the commonwealth maybe even India
since a Scott served with the last viceroy Lord Mountbattan. There was a young fellow walking around
downtown in Highland dress this evening.
I told him the Duke of Athol was suppose to be a tall man with a private
regiment. After checking out the
property across Long Island sound, I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought
a five pound bag of sugar for $2.39. I
then came home. I put one of the CVS
Clorox tablets in the toilet bowl tank.
It says it is suppose to last four months, but since I flush more
frequently, they usually last less than two months. Well, I hope environmentalists do not object
if I add a little bit more chlorine to the ocean. It is hard to tell it the ocean has any
chlorine in it, since although it has a lot of sodium chloride better know as
salt, I am not sure about the amount of chlorine in the ocean. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/02 Friday
9:35 P.M.: I sifted through my email
while listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I will now shut down the computer, and I will
watch a bit of BBC comedy television on channel 21 PBS from Long Island. Then I will go to bed in a little while. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
10/25/02:
Note: <888> 10/25/02 Friday
8:35 P.M.: Dinner was most
enjoyable. I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/02 Friday
7:30 P.M.: I went back out after the
last message, and I gave a former neighbor a ride from one location on the
waterfront to another location. I then
went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and
I read the local newspaper. I then
stopped by Exxon, and I bought $4 of regular unleaded for $1.679 a gallon at a
usage recently of 30 miles per gallon.
I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought three packages of S&S
margarine for $2 all, broccoli crowns at $1.29 a pound for $1.59, boneless
center cut pork chops at $1.99 a pound $2.61,
bay scallops at $3.99 a pound for $2.55, Kahn’s jumbo beef franks buy
one get one free $3.79 both, two Tropicana 96 ounce fresh orange juice jugs one
double C and one Calcium for $2.99 each for $18.52 total. I then returned home. I left a message with a friend, and I chatted
with a relative. For dinner I plan to
make up a batch of steamed white rice, then I will sauté the 2/3 of a pound of
bay scallops for three minutes in a 12 inch skillet on medium heat five pads of
hot margarine, five tablespoons of olive oil, four gloves of chopped garlic,
with small amounts of Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, ground black pepper,
celery salt, Italian spices, oregano, and basil for seasoning added in the
heated fat before cooking, and a half minute before the three minutes are up
add two tablespoons of lemon juice and I will put the bay scallops on the rice
and have it along with steamed fresh broccoli and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/02 Friday
4:20 P.M.: I had a telephone call from a
relative last night at 10 P.M.. I was up
at 5:30 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had coffee outside. I cleaned up, and I went out. I sat out briefly downtown. I then drove up to Norwalk, Ct. Ralley Hyundai, and I dropped my car off to
have the 30,000 miles service check and the passenger side outside door handle
repaired. I then walked over to Stew
Leonard’s, and I had a 10 ounce cup of Kuhea coffee. I then walked east, and I toured
Staples. I then walked further east, and
I stopped by McDonalds, but they did not serve a Big and Tasty $1 hamburger
until 10:30 A.M.. I checked out Gateway
computer, but they were not open until 10 A.M..
I walked back to the Hyundai dealership, and my car was ready at 11
A.M.. The total for the bill was $243.80
which I paid in cash. They fixed the
door handle for free under the warranty.
For the 30,000 mile service checkup, they did not change oil and oil
filter since I had that done recently, and they did not rotate the tires since
I have new tires. They did inspect and
replenish fluids, lube hinges and chassis, check horn, wipers, and lights,
check set tire pressure, check tire wear pattern, inspect brakes and hardware
adjustment if necessary, add injector cleaner, service battery, lube and adjust
linkage, replace engine coolant, service transmission, inspect exhaust system,
inspect belts and hoses, and fuel injection service. That service is normally $259.95 with the
items I did not have done included. Thus
they charged me $163.59 labor for about two hours at $80 an hour, $1.47 for
windshield washer fluid, $4.99 for oil treatment, $4.99 for fuel treatment, $16
for antifreeze, and four Champion? Platinum spark plugs 18826-11101 at $9.74
each for $38.96 for $66.41 parts for $230 total plus $13.80 tax for $243.80
total. The PCV valve, fuel filter and
air filter are fine. They said the car
should be fine for the next 12,000 miles or do for service around 45,000
miles. I then went by the Pepperidge
Farm outlet store nearby, and I bought two 38 ounce boxes of Pepperidge Farm
goldfish crackers for $3.99 each for $7.98 total. I then toured CompUSA. I next went by the Darien thrift shop, and I
bought two new Rally Series One 13 inch wheel covers for $7.50 both. I put them in the back of my Hyundai to have
them in reserve should a hub cab fall off.
I then drove back down to Greenwich, and I drove around Tod’s
Point. I stopped by the Old Greenwich Rummage
room thrift shop, and I bought two Madras style extra large long sleeve shirts
one an Arrow and one a Lord and Taylor in burgundy and dark green plaid and
dark blue and dark green plaid for $5 each plus a “Victorian Days” 2003
calendar for .53 for $10.53 total. I
then toured the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.
I next drove down by the waterfront.
I then drove to another part of the waterfront. I have to pick up a former neighbor there at
4:30 P.M.. I then returned home. I had
two chicken franks with buns and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup, potato chips,
two dill pickle quarter slices, and ice tea. I then had a 50% Brazilian instant
coffee and 50% Folgers’ decaffeinated instant coffee outside. I will now head out again. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/02
Thursday 9:35 P.M.: I did a little bit
of regular computer work. I will now
shut down the computer. I have to go to
bed shortly, and I will be up at 5:30 A.M. to take the Hyundai up to Norwalk,
Ct. Hyundai to be serviced tomorrow. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/02
Thursday 8:30 P.M.: I went back out, and
I gave a former neighbor a ride from one part of the waterfront to another part
of the waterfront. We spent some time
around the waterfront. I then drove my
former neighbor back home. I then walked
lower Greenwich Avenue. I then went by
the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times. I then returned home. I chatted with a friend. I will now have a Stouffer’s Hearty Home
Style turkey dinner with ice tea.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/02
Thursday 5:00 P.M.: I received my
Renters Rebate in the mail. I went out
to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then returned home, and I chatted with
Norwalk Hyundai and they said to call back later about the door part. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $5.40 of
regular unleaded gasoline at $1.679 a gallon at about 29 miles per gallon. I then went down by the waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I next made by 3 P.M.
appointment. I returned home. I tried contacting the previous owner of the
Hyundai about the service record, but they have a non published number. I then called Norwalk Hyundai, and the door
handle part has arrived. I scheduled an
appointment tomorrow morning to have the door handle replaced for free under
the warranty, and I also scheduled the 30,000 mile maintenance check up for
$250 less not having the oil changed and additional to have Platinum spark
plugs put in. I just got a call from a
former neighbor, and I am going to give him a ride down by the waterfront. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/02
Thursday 12:15 P.M.: I went to bed about
11:30 P.M.. I was up about 11 A.M.. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had coffee outside. I will clean up shortly and go out and do
some errands. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 9:50 P.M.: Well, I guess I
will shut down the computer. I will put
the ice tea in the refrigerator. I will
watch a bit of television before going to bed.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 9:30 P.M.: Well the television
seems to have a bit of violent content on it, so maybe I should do more
computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 8:00 P.M.: Somebody left a
half dozen Architectural Digest interior decorating magazines on the community
room round table downstairs. I had some
jelly beans. I am in the process of
making www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 7:30 P.M.: I broiled the rest
of the London Broil steak about a pound, and I had it for dinner with Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reheated steamed white rice, steamed fresh
cauliflower, and ice tea. I listened to
the BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02 Wednesday
5:55 P.M.: I went out, and I went by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a bag of
Starburst jelly beans for $2.29 plus .14 tax for $2.43 total. I then sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the George Weston bakeries
Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two 8 packs of hotdog rolls for .99 each and
two loaves of Freihofers 12 grain bread for $1.29 each minus .46 senior
discount for $4.10 total. I then went by
Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for
$26. I returned home. I put the jelly beans in the glass Steuben
style dish. I noticed when I was reading
PC Magazine yesterday; there was an advertisement for a free carton of American
Spirit cigarettes. One calls an 800
number in New Mexico, and they send you the information that one signs to
verify they are over 18 years old, and then one sends $4.95 shipping charge,
and they will send you a free carton of American Spirit cigarettes in 6 to 8
weeks which Smokes for Less sells for $45.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 3:00 P.M.: I also unplugged
the slaymaker rechargeable 1,000,000 watt flashlight from the charging adaptor,
and I put it back on top of the Buckingham Palace candy tin next to the day bed
on top of the living room bureau. Also
the DNS2GO referral service for the link http://mrscott.com/ is no longer
available since I do not have a credit card to pay $10 a year, so to access my
site in the future one will have to continue to use
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/ . CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 2:50 P.M.: I took out the
bottle of Moet and Chandon champagne that I got for the New Years 1997 from the
liquor cabinet in the hallway bookcase, and I put it in the refrigerator door
compartment to chill. Although I do not
drink myself, I keep alcoholic beverages for potential entertainment. Basically I planned to have a party for a
relative around 1997, but the relative never appeared, so I have been keeping
the entertainment beverages around should that relative ever appear since that
relative paid for the beverages. I
remember in the old days in Manhattan whenever I was hungry, and I looked in a
New Yorkers’ refrigerator there was never any food because they always ate out,
but there was always a bottle of champagne which is part of New York
hospitality. Well, it is now time to
clean up. Champagne I saw on television
is not suppose to be aged, and it supposedly does not get any better with
age. Well at least now it will be
chilled for a while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 2:25 P.M.: I threw out the
empty boxes for electronics equipment I had stored in the bedroom windows. I saved the paper work, and I put it in the
right bedroom nightstand drawer. I put
up the Saudi Arabia flag over the bedroom window curtain symbolizing the warmth
of southern hospitality. I also have a
confederate flag in the paper weight on the bedroom desk. Basically since I have a Pan Am flight bag
hanging at the entrance of the apartment, I feel it is still necessary to run
my apartment like Pan Am VIP services guest suite presently owned by Johnson
Controls. Presently with the living room
thermostat set at 76 degrees Fahrenheit, the interior living apartment
temperature is 74 degrees Fahrenheit according to the large round thermometer
hanging below the exterior windows above the electric radiators. However, the wall thermometer in the hallway
indicates about the same temperature. I
will have to see how much this costs me when I receive my next electricity
bill. Perhaps keeping it at 74 degrees
Fahrenheit instead of 72 degrees Fahrenheit will not be to much more expensive,
since the electic box fan going tends to work like a convection oven
circulating the heat and preventing it from rising into the false cieling. I also took out from the back seat of the
Hyundai the three hats, the water bottle, the sun glasses and cases, and I put
them in the bedroom. I left the flash
light and the binoculars on the back floor center of the Hyundai. I will now clean up and go out for some fresh
air. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 1:25 P.M.: I chatted with
www.net2phone.com ,and they restored the $4.14 to my Net2Phone account. However, now they are charging 3.9 cents a
minute for PC to telephone calls within the United States up from 2 cents a
minute thus it has gotten more expensive to talk with Net2Phone. I will charge up the account at the first of
November with an additional $25 in funds, so I can continue using it. Well, I guess I will clean up and go out and
enjoy this cooler day. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/02
Wednesday 12:25 P.M.: I was up at 10
A.M. when a friend called to say his home telephone was not working. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had
coffee outside. It is a bit nippy right
now about 45 degrees Fahrenheit. I have
seen a large number of squirrels recently, so I was hoping we would not have a
cold winter, since squirrels tend to migrate south when they expect colder
weather. I just received a telephone
call from a commodities broker in Fort Lauderdale, Florida trying to sell me
oil futures which he thinks will go up with a colder winter up north. I chatted with him for a while about
economics. Since it is warm and
comfortable inside my apartment, I might not be going out in the colder
weather, however, I might go out a little later on. It depends on how my mood strikes me. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
10:30 P.M.: I relaxed a bit. I will now shut down the computer, and I will
go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
9:15 P.M.: I finished the laundry, and I
put it away. I chatted with a
friend. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
7:55 P.M.: I put the laundry in the
driers. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
7:30 P.M.: I started two loads of
laundry. I put clean sheets on the
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
6:35 P.M.: I am cooking a Stouffer’s 15
ounce stuffed peppers dinner for dinner.
I will have it with ice tea. I
also am recharging the Slaymaker rechargeable 1,000,000 watt flashlight which
should be charged up by 3 P.M. tomorrow.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
5:55 P.M.: I went back out, and I drove
down by the waterfront. I then sat out
for a while at Bruce Park. I then drove
by the waterfront again. I then went by
the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper and the rest of PC
magazine. This month’s issue has 104
useful tips for Windows XP. I then sat
outside at the library a bit. I noticed
they are fixing the brick work on the Cole auditorium addition which has become
lose from the local salt corrosion rusting the steel straps that fastened the
brickwork to the masonry. I suggested
that they replace the dark red burgundy color bricks with Indiana Limestone
bricks, so the Cole Auditorium wing matches the Indiana Limestone on the
Peterson wing. Of course like everything
I say, they only took it with a grain of salt.
Well, next I walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a
while. I returned back to my
apartment. I just had a cold diet Coke
in a frosted mug outside. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/02 Tuesday
1:20 P.M.: I chatted with a relative at
11 P.M. last night. I was up at 5:30
A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had a coffee inside after I felt it was a
bit too nippy to have coffee outside. I
cleaned up. I left for Norwalk,
Connecticut Hyundai, and I arrived there about 7:45 A.M.. I dropped off the Hyundai to have the
passenger side outdoor door handle repaired.
I walked over to Stew Leonard’s just west down the road, and I toured the
store, then I sat out by the petting zoo.
I then went back in the store, and I bought a Hawaiian Kona coffee 10
ounces for $1. I then sat outside by the
petting zoo, and I had the coffee. They
have lots of Halloween and harvest products.
I returned back to the Hyundai dealer, and about 9 A.M. they told me,
they would have to order the new door handle.
They gave me back the Hyundai with the door handle removed and the
inside door levers removed. I was told
the repair would be for free covered underneath the 5 year 60,000 mile
warranty. I will call them up on
Thursday afternoon to see if they have the part, and if so reschedule the
service to have then new door handle put in on Friday or next week. I browsed Barnes and Noble, they have a nice
coffee shop down the way from CompUSA. I
miss the old days of browsing books before the internet. I then went over to CompUSA, and I toured
their store. I then returned to
Greenwich, and I went by the Old Greenwich Rummage room thrift shop. I then sat out for a while at Tod’s
Point. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. I then returned
home. I then put three silver strips of
duct tape over the Hyundai door handle opening to cover the opening should it
get wet. For lunch I had two chicken
franks with Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and potato chips and two dill pickle
quarter slices with ice tea. I will now
go back out to enjoy the day. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/02 Monday
8:55 P.M.: I watched some
television. I will now shut down the
computer, and I will go to bed. I will get
up about 5:30 A.M. tomorrow to get ready to go to Norwalk Hyundai to get my
outside passenger door handle fixed.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/02 Monday
8:05 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I had a Stouffer’s Home-style Salisbury steak
dinner. I am now watching
television. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/02 Monday
6:30 P.M.: I went out after the last
message, and I went downtown. I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a while. I drove down by the waterfront. I then sat out in Bruce Park. I then drove back down by the waterfront, and
I chatted with some locals. I then went
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I
next went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, and I read part
of PC Magazine. I then arrived early for
my 4:30 P.M. appointment. From the
vending machines I had a half Italian sub with mozzarella cheese, salami, and
pepperoni for $2 a cappuccino for .75.
After my appointment, I sat out downtown for a while. I then drove by the waterfront. I then went to the Stop and Shop, and I
bought two 12.25 ounce bags of Wise potato chips for $1.99 each for $3.98
total. I then returned home. I am having a glass of ice tea and some jelly
beans. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/02 Monday
11:35 A.M.: I was up at 10 A.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins and supplements. I had coffee outside. I called Norwalk Hyundai, and I made an
appointment to take my Hyundai up there tomorrow morning at 7:30 A.M. to have
the outside passenger side door handle fixed under the warranty. I guess I will read up there while I
wait. I will now clean up and go
out. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
11:15 P.M.: I watched a bit of
television. I chatted with a relative.
I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
8:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of
television. Well, it is a bit nippy out,
but it is a full moon, so any night strollers can probably see their way around
in the dark. I just chatted with a
relative who was suppose to have received a package via UPS, but it is probably
still at the package receptacle place.
On the WE channel 42 at 10 P.M., there is suppose to be a program about
what the young royals are doing for entertainment. Since I am older and tend to get tired, I am
not sure I will be able to stay up that late.
I guess I will do some channel surfing on the television right now. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
5:55 P.M.: Basically the reason I try to
walk a bit is to stay fit and lose weight.
Also since I played a lot of golf in my earlier years, I am use to
walking. Thus when one can not afford
the old links, there are other alternatives for walking. Another amusing occupation while walking is
bird watching. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
5:40 P.M.: I listened to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I munched on some jelly beans. I guess I will now watch some
television. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
4:35 P.M.: About three nights ago, I
opened up the 2 pound ball of Dutch Edam cheese, and I had some of it with
Carr’s crackers. I also put the jelly
beans in a Steuben style dish and put them on the glass coffee table in the
living room. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
4:05 P.M.: I dropped off a DVD video
disk at the library drop. I went
downtown, and I sat out for a while. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I
next went over to Tod’s Point, and I walked the 2.5 miles around the park. I sat out at a couple of places. I then went downtown to Greenwich Avenue, and
I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out at various locations. I
went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by CVS, and I bought 4 cans of
Starkist solid white tuna in water for .99 a can plus a bag of Starburst jelly
beans for $2.29 plus .14 tax for $6.39 total.
I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper and checked out a DVD video disk. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $5.90 of
regular unleaded gasoline at $1.679 a gallon.
I then returned home. I had a
cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug.
I am about to have reheated barbeque chicken with steamed white rice and
steamed fresh cauliflower and asparagus and ice tea. I will then have a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/02 Sunday
10:00 A.M.: I was up at 8 A.M.. I had breakfast of a cottage cheese omelet,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I then had a coffee outside. I
will clean up shortly and head out.
Possibly I will go over to Tod’s Point and enjoy the day. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/02
Saturday 10:05 P.M.: I think I will shut
down the computer and rest or go to sleep.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/02
Saturday 10:00 P.M.: My guest arrived at
4 P.M.. We drove down by the
waterfront. Then we walked around lower
Greenwich Avenue. We next went by the
Food Emporium. My guest bought boneless
breasts of Purdue chicken for 50% off and two dozen eggs for .79 a dozen. We then returned back to my apartment. I washed the three halves of boneless Purdue
chicken breast and dried them with paper towels. I then put several tablespoons of olive oil
in a Pyrex pie dish, and I rubbed the boneless chicken breasts in them. I then seasoned both sides with Old Bay
seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian
spices, oregano, basil, and Texas Best barbeque sauce. I cooked them in the convection oven at 350
degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. We
each had one for dinner with steamed white rice and steamed cauliflower along
with ice tea. We then had coffee
outside. We then watched a DVD video
disk. My guest just left. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/02
Saturday 3:50 P.M.: According to UPS tracking the package I sent four days ago
was delivered at 3:22 P.M. today to my relative. I hope they enjoy the Samsonite carry on
suitcase from Michelin as well at the Michelin road atlas. However, I am not sure if they will open it
right away or save it until Christmas to open.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/02
Saturday 3:05 P.M.: I had a call from a
relative around 11 P.M. last night. I
went to bed shortly thereafter. I was up
at 7 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I had a coffee outside. I then
fell back to sleep until noon when a friend called. I had two chicken hotdogs with buns and Dijon
mustard and ketchup and potato chips and dill pickle quarter slices and ice
tea. I then had a cappuccino
outside. I just finished cleaning my
apartment and watering the plants. I
cleaned up. I have a guest arriving for
dinner at 4 P.M.. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
9:15 P.M.: Well, I chatted with a
friend. I will now shut down the
computer. I tried the apple corer sectioner,
and it works pretty well, but one has to clean out some of the interior seed
rind when one uses it. I will go to bed
in a little while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
7:30 P.M.: I had $4.14 left on my
Net2Phone YAP card, and Net2Phone took out the money from my account and
disabled the YAP card, so I can not now use it.
I guess Net2Phone might be having financial problems if they are taking
away money from people’s accounts without their permission. It makes me hesitant to recharge the
Net2Phone account. Their customer
service number is 1-877-627-4663. When I
called them, they said eventually they would call me back, but they were
basically giving me the run around. It
sounds like something is rotten in Columbus, Ohio where the Net2Phone service
operator said they were located.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
5:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I
bought an apple sectioner and corer for $1.
I then got my flu shot at the outpatient clinic at the Greenwich
Hospital. I then went downtown. I walked about 2/3 of the length of Greenwich
Avenue. I stopped by the Greenwich
Avenue branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I obtained parking
change. For the uninformed Greenwich
Avenue parking meters no long take Thomas Jefferson nickels and Franklin Delano
Roosevelt dimes, but only George Washington quarters. In walking around the street, I have noticed
slugs on the street about the size of a quarter, so I guess some of the more
frugal citizens are using slugs. I also
stopped by the Merry Go Round mews thrift shop.
I then went down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local
waterfront observer. I then went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street Journal. I noticed there was an article in the Wall
Street Journal that Sears and Roebuck stock was way down since many of its 100
million credit card holders are not paying off their credit card bills. I suppose this could be a precursor of other
similar economic events to happen in the future. I then returned home, and I had a cold diet
Sprite in frosted mug outside. I then
had a Stouffers Hearty pot roast dinner along with ice tea. I then had a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
9:25 A.M.: I will now clean up. I will shut down the computer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
8:30 A.M.: I burned the 3 Red Hat Linux
8 *.iso files to CD/R disks, and I labeled the jewel cases I put them in. Since I have perfectly good Microsoft
operating systems installed on my three desktop computers, I will not be
installing the Red Hat 8 Linux operating system on any of them to see what it
is like, since I feel the Microsoft product is superior. However, if I should stumble across an old
computer that needs an operating system, I might install it on it. However, again I really do not have room for
another computer in my apartment. I will
now clean up shortly. I have an 11 A.M.
flu shot appointment. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
10/18/02:
Note: <888> 10/18/02 Friday
7:00 A.M.: I ran Norton Disk Doctor
before going to bed last night. I ran
Norton Speed Disk while asleep. I was up
at 5:30 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of a cottage cheese three egg omelet, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
and supplements. I then had a coffee
outside. I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/02
Thursday 8:15 P.M.: Well, I am a bit
tired, so I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed in a little
while. I have to get a flu shot tomorrow
morning. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/02
Thursday 7:40 P.M.: I was told that
there is potentially increased volcanic activity at the Montserrat Volcano
observatory http://www.mvo.ms/ .
CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/02
Thursday 7:20 P.M.: I went out after the
last message. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then drove to another part
of the waterfront, and I chatted with a former neighbor. I then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned to the waterfront, and I gave
my former neighbor a ride home. I then
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various
locations. I then returned home. For dinner I had a one pound piece of London
Broil broiled four minutes on a side, steamed white rice, steamed cauliflower
and asparagus, and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/02
Thursday 12:10 P.M.: I went out, and I
stopped by the Valley Road post office to mail the letter. I then went downtown, and I drove down by
the waterfront. I next walked lower
Greenwich Avenue downtown, and I sat out at a couple of locations. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper, and I returned and checked out a DVD disk. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I
bought four Stouffer’s Hearty meals two pot roast, one turkey, and one
Salisbury steak for $2.15 each, one Stouffer’s Lasagna 20 ounce $2.75, a
Stouffer’s 15 ounce stuffed peppers $2.27, a head of cauliflower $1.99, a top
round London Broil steak at $1.99 a pound $3.96, two packages of Kunzler
chicken franks $1.19, and a package of Hebrew National beef franks $2.59 plus
.95 in returned cans and a Perrier bottle for $23.59 total. I then returned home. I had a cold diet Coke in a frosted mug
outside. I then had two chicken franks
with buns and Dijon mustard and ketchup and potato chips and two dill pickle
slice quarters for lunch with ice tea. I
will now have a cappuccino outside. I
guess since it is a nice day, I will go out in a little while. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/02
Thursday 7:45 A.M.: I had a call from a
relative about 11 P.M. last night. I was
up at 5 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I just finished writing a letter
to a relative. I will clean up, and I
will go out a in a little while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 6:55 P.M.: My guest just
left. I am going to shut down the
computer and go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 5:55 P.M.: My guest and I
chatted. We had dinner of the rest of
the cold eye round with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
steamed white rice, steamed frozen green peas, and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 3:00 P.M.: My guest and I went
out. We drove by the waterfront. We went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. We next went by the ELDC thrift
shop. We just now returned and are about
to have a cup of coffee. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 1:30 P.M.: My guest
arrived. We will go out shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 12:40 P.M.: I sifted through
my email. I chatted with a former
neighbor. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 11:20 A.M.: I scanned about 23
pictures, and I sent them to a relative.
I just had lunch of Progresso New England clam chowder along with potato
chips and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 7:40 A.M.: I did some regular
computer work. I downloaded the three Red
Hat 8 *.iso files from Sweden. However,
I will not install them on the backup computer, but I might burn the *.iso
files to CD. I just chatted with a
friend whom will be over to visit about 1 P.M.. My Optimum Online email service
is not working this morning. I will
start scanning my photos I picked up yesterday shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/02
Wednesday 5:35 A.M.: I was up at 4
A.M.. I had breakfast of a cottage
cheese omelet, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I am downloading Red Hat Linux 8.0 from
Sweden. I am not sure whether I will try
to check it out on one of my backup computers or not since the Microsoft
products I already have seem superior. I
need to scan my photo I picked up yesterday, so I can email them to a relative
and other interested parties. Today is
suppose to be a good day for ducks. I am
expecting a guest later on this afternoon.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
8:05 P.M.: I had a Stouffer’s Lean
Cuisine Chicken Florentine dinner for dinner with ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I chatted with a friend. I turned the thermostat in the living room up
to 76 degrees Fahrenheit, so the room temperature is about 72 degrees
Fahrenheit. I also put the Lasko fan in
front of the window air conditioner, so it circulates the heat on low fan speed
saving money by preventing the heat from rising into the false ceiling but
instead circulating it into the room. I
will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
6:45 P.M.: I went out, and I cashed my Siemens router $40 rebate check at
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I then went downtown, and I walked half the length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I dropped off my 2
rolls of 24 exposure film for one hour processing. I then sat out for a while downtown. I then drove by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I next went to the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper. I
then went by CVS, and I picked up my pictures. The cost for 2 rolls of 24
exposure film was $14.18 and .85 tax for $15.03 total. I then sat out for a while downtown. I just now returned home. I had a cold A&W root beer outside in a
frosted mug. I have been getting the
NOAA weather warning all day from my NOAA weather warning radio and on the
computer weather warning for heavy rain tonight and tomorrow with possible
flooding and possibly up to three inches of rain. I just chatted with a relative and they are
at their southern destination. A piece
of paper fell out from underneath my dashboard, and I now have the name of the
previous owner of the Hyundai, so I can check on the service record on the car
to see if it had the 30,000 mile service check done. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
2:15 P.M.: I rested from after the last
message to 8 A.M.. I had some goldfish crackers and apple chunks and ice
tea. I cleaned up, and I went out. I went by Smokes for Less in Byram, and I
bought a carton of Eve Lights 100s for $25.
I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I next went by the Greenwich Town Hall, and I
checked with the health department. They
do not give flu shots at their location, but will be holding immunization
clinics starting later in the month into November. I then went to the Greenwich Hospital
outpatient clinic, and I made an appointment to have flu shot later this
week. I then went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I next returned
home. I labeled the Samsonite carry on
suitcase to send to a relative. I then
went to Pak Mail at the Stop and Shop shopping center, and I mailed the
Samsonite carry on suitcase via UPS for $19.40.
I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I stopped by CVS, and I bought
two cans of Campbell’s extra chunky soup for $2.99 both and a stick of Gillette
Right Guard deodorant for $1.60 from the clearance shelf for $4.59 total. I then sat out at a couple of locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned the Windows XP Que book. I then
returned home. I had lunch of a tuna
fish sandwich with potato chips and dill pickle slice and ice tea. I used up a roll of film photographing the
interior of my apartment. I will now
take two rolls of film to CVS to have developed. I also received my $40 rebate check for the
Siemens router which I will cash shortly.
I will now go out. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
4:05 A.M.: I watched a little bit of
television, and I read a bit. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
1:35 A.M.: Well, I was thinking of going
out, but I just checked outside, and the skunk was feeding right behind my
car. I guess I will read for a while
before maybe I clean up and go out later.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/02 Tuesday
1:00 A.M.: I set the thermostat in the
living room to 72 degrees Fahrenheit and the bedroom thermostat to 66 degrees
Fahrenheit, however the thermostats tend to run four degrees cooler. After dinner, I downloaded and installed the
latest version of Real One and its add ons from the beta that I had
installed. I put away the ice tea in the
refrigerator. I guess I will now clean
up, and then I will dress warmly since it is 39 degrees Fahrenheit
outside. I might go out for a drive and
some fresh air, but first I want to check the computer store sale sights at
www.compusa.com , www.staples.com, and www.circuitcity.com to see if they have
any needed sale items this week. While I
was just outside chatting with a neighbor, some sort of night bird flew away
from the entrance roof, so maybe the old night owl is on the prowl. CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/02 Monday
11:05 P.M.: I am just about ready to have two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye
round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and
reheated steamed white rice and steamed fresh broccoli and fresh sliced
asparagus along with ice tea. I guess I
will then have a cappuccino inside. It
is 69 degrees Fahrenheit inside the apartment.
I have checked the cords to make sure they are away from the electric
radiators, so I am prepared to turn on the heat when necessary. CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/02 Monday
10:35 P.M.: I was up at 9:30 A.M. this
morning, and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I then had a coffee
outside. I then fell back to sleep until
4 P.M.. I had a tuna fish sandwich with potato chips and dill pickle slices
along with ice tea. I then had a
cappuccino outside. I fell back asleep
again until just now. I had a call from
a friend around 8 P.M.. I was told there
is suppose to be frost outside tonight.
I am in the process of making up another batch of
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .
I am using 22 tea bags of 13 different varieties. I just opened up the new 8 ounce bottle of
Angostura bitters that I use in ice tea.
Angostura bitters comes from Trinidad and Tobago. I visited Tobago during the winter of 1971
and 1972 and I had many enjoyable planters punches made with Angostura
bitters. I think the old guard still use
it for “Old Fashions”. Well, a few years
ago I was told by Liberty Travel across from the Greenwich Library that in
February one can fly round trip to Tobago to the Mount Irvine Club for a weeks
stay per person double occupancy for $850 apiece which during January or
February might be enjoyable. Well, I
guess I have to try to get use to the colder weather. I still have not turned on the heat in the
apartment, but at the moment it is plenty warm.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/02 Monday
12:55 A.M.: I watched a bit of public media entertainment on the
television. I will now shut down the
computer, and I will go to bed in a brief spell. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
11:10 P.M.: I chatted with a
friend. I went outside briefly, and the
medium size skunk does not seem to be afraid.
It is having dinner on the ridge about 10 feet behind my car and does
not seem to want to move. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
10:40 P.M.: Maybe it was this owl
http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Birds/ghow.htm , the skunk family better
watch out. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
10:35 P.M.: If anyone has small children
or animals, I did see a two to three foot tall owl land in the trees in my back
yard across the way on the far side of the baseball field to the west
side. I initially thought it might be a
large eagle, but it from 1000 foot distance with the naked eye looked more like
a big barn owl. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
10:15 P.M.: Speaking of Cougars and other wild predatory wild cats, more than
likely some of them might be migrating south through this area during their
annual migration south to their warmer feeding grounds. Of course some cats are territorial, so it is
hard to tell how many of them there really are in the wild or migrating through
this area. I am not a cat expert. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
10:05 P.M.: I left a message with one
friend. I chatted with another friend. I
talked to two relatives. I went outside,
and I noticed that the rear view window of my Hyundai hatch back has the garden
hose and beach chairs showing when one looks in. I took out my gold towel, and I put it over
the rear items in the hatch back area, so they are not apparent. I put the
rechargeable solar powered flash light on top of the towel, so it can keep
recharging. I guess when one looks at
the back of the car now one gets the impression of black and gold which reminds
me the last time I was on my own in Florida in October of 1983 during some
heavy rain, I rented a gold Ford Cougar from Hertz, and the windshield wipers
did not work, so when I was driving after the storm, I exchanged it for a black
Ford cougar. This reminds me that I
joked then that black and gold were the colors of the Russian cigarettes Balkan
Sabrone which had the crest of the Czar of Russia on the cigarette
package. At about $12 a package they are
quite expensive. I suppose also that if
I recall from my extensive reading black and gold was the color of the Imperial
Czarist Army which at one time was a formidable force. Of course all of that is history, but I
recall black and gold was favored by what ever group that General George S.
Patton worked with, so the United States Army had its version of black and gold
also. Also I believe a number of notable
sports teams use the colors black and gold.
However, if the czar’s cigarettes were black and gold more than likely
the czar was one of the first people to start using black and gold up north,
however more than likely it was popular in earlier times down south when they
did not have much lighting, and they used gold candlesticks to light the dark
night, thus more than likely that was the origins of black and gold. Well, enough of a history lesson. Needless to say this time of year when one
goes south, one sees what looks like what appears to be an army on the move
settling in for the winter. Judging from
the scarcity of squirrels in this area, I predict a colder than normal winter,
since believe it or not squirrels do migrate during colder winters when they
expect a colder winter, unlike people whom listen to weather forecasts from
their energy provider. You better check
with your head squirrel person. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
7:25 P.M.: For dinner, I had two cold ½
inch thick slices of eye round with horse radish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice, a medley of steamed fresh vegetables
of sliced asparagus, sliced yellow squash, and a couple of sprigs of broccoli,
and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/02 Sunday
5:25 P.M.: I was up about 8 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements.
I then had coffee outside. I next
cleaned up the apartment and watered the plants. I then had a bowl of apple chunks and ice
tea. I then cleaned up. I then went downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I next went by the
ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then
decided to go for a long drive. I drove up North Street. I then went west on Clapboard Road, and I
crossed Lake Avenue, and I headed west on Clapboard Road, and then I went north
on Round Hill Road, and I turned left on Porchuck Road heading west. I then
went north a bit on Riversville Road, and I turned left west on Cliffdale Road,
but the bridge was out on the Byram River gorge, so I returned back east on
Cliffdale Road, and I went north on Riversville Road to John Street. I then went west on John Street to the
connecting road in New York that heads south to King Street, and I turned west
at the traffic light to go over to Westchester County Airport. I drove by the
airport entrance, and I checked out the private parking spots, and a friend of
mines private parking spots are still there.
I then chatted with the security guard at Signature Aviation about
aviation. I then returned back to
Greenwich via King Street turning left after the Merritt Parkway on the
Glenville Road connector. I then went to the Glenville Stop and Shop, and I
bought asparagus at $1.99 a pound for $1.77 total. I then drove over via Weaver Street to the
Boston Post Road, and I drove over to Smokes for Less in Byram, but they were
closed today. I then went back via the
library, and I chatted with a local. I
then went by Exxon, and I bought a $5 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.679 a
gallon for about 27 miles per gallon with about a third of the driving at
higher speeds than local in back country.
I also bought Marlboro Lights 100s buy two get one free for $11
all. I then returned home. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/02
Saturday 9:10 P.M.: After dinner, my
guest and I watched television. I will
now shut down the computer and go to bed in a little while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/02
Saturday 7:00 P.M.: I slept until 6
P.M.. I then took the eye round of beef,
and I seasoned it on both sides with Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, celery
salt, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, basil, and then I
also coated it with Texas Best Barbeque sauce.
I am cooking it in the convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45
minutes. We will have a couple of slices
of it for dinner with steamed white rice and steamed fresh broccoli and ice
tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/02 Saturday
2:25 P.M.: My guest and I drove
downtown, and we went by the waterfront.
They have the Art in the Bruce Museum Park for $5 per person. We toured the lobby of the new Delamar
Hotel. It has a mixed pattern marble
lobby with European style art. It seems
to be a first class hotel. They will
not be open for another couple of weeks and the restaurant will not be open for
another month. However, boat slips are
available according to the Dock Master.
Next we went to the Farmer’s Market at the Greenwich Train Station
southwest parking lot, and my guest bought organic broccoli for $2 a
pound. Then we went to the Stop and
Shop, and my guest bought an eye round roast for $2.49 a pound for $6.50. Then we went to the Food Emporium, and I
bought four 32 ounce bags of A&P Hazelnut coffee for $3.99 a bag for
$15.96. We just now returned back to the
apartment. I think I will take a
nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/02
Saturday 12:35 P.M.: My guest and I had
breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. We cleaned up. We dropped off a DVD video disk at the video
drop at the library. We drove down by
the waterfront. We went by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift shop. We went by the
Presbyterian Church tag sale. I bought a
green flannel extra large shirt for $3.
Next we went to the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop, and we viewed the
old tree in the Greenwich Common. My
guest suggested they should cable the old tree, so it does not fall apart. Of course that might mess up its karma. We went by the library, and read the local paper. I checked out a DVD video disk and a book
called “Arthritis for Dummies”. We then
returned back to my apartment. I chatted
with a relative. We will now go back out
to explore the rather moist environment of Greenwich this weekend. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/02
Saturday 6:05 A.M.: I was up at 4
A.M.. I watched a bit of
television. I read some of “Dot.con”. My guest is just waking up now. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/02 Friday
10:55 P.M.: My guest arrived about 5:30
P.M.. We had broiled shell steaks for dinner with steamed white rice and
steamed frozen green peas and ice tea.
We watched a DVD video. I will
now shut down the computer. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
10/11/02:
Note: <888> 10/11/02 Friday
5:55 P.M.: I was up at 4 A.M. this
morning. I had breakfast of a cottage
cheese omelet, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements and coffee. I then fell back to sleep until 1 P.M.. A former neighbor called who needed a ride
over from one part of the harbor to another part of the harbor to run the pump
on his boat to bail out his boat. I went
out without cleaning up, and I drove over to the former neighbor’s resident and
gave him a ride to his boat. He ran the
electric pump to bail it out. We then
went for a drive. I went by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Mason Street. We
then went to the First Presbyterian Church Tag sale at the top of Greenwich
Avenue on Lafayette Place. I bought a
pair of Williamsburg candle sconces with crystal globes for $6 all, a ceramic
blue, white, and yellow Chinese style bowl about 18 inches in diameter with
curved sides and about 7 inches high for $18 and a Perrier Group of America
dark green extra large jacket for $10 for $34 total. We toured the various display rooms. I also used the ATM machine at the First
Union bank on Lafayette place. I next
drove my former neighbor back home, and I chatted with another former neighbor. I then returned home. I put the Chinese style large bowl underneath
the large terracotta plant pot with the pythos plant that I have on the dining
room table removing the brass tray. It
looks very good holding the plant pot. I
put the Perrier coat in my right living room closet with some of my other
coats. I hung the Williamsburg sconces
on either side of the Cosby painting of the west coast of the USA or Hawaii
over the bed in the bedroom. It all
looks fine. I just finished cleaning up. I am expecting a guest for dinner
shortly. I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/02
Thursday 10:55 P.M.: I chatted with a
friend. I watched a bit of
television. I will now shut down the
computer, and I will go to bed in a little while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/02
Thursday 8:55 P.M.: I just finished
doing my laundry. I changed the sheets
on my bed. I also washed my yellow Eddie
Bauer gortex jacket. I am cooking a
Stouffers lean cuisine Salisbury steak dinner which I will have with ice
tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/02
Thursday 5:45 P.M.: I made my 3 P.M.
appointment. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next
drove downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local paper. I checked out “The
New American Heart Association Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition”. I then returned home. I have to remember some day in the future to
go to the Greenwich Town Hall Health Department and to get a flu shot for
$15. They offered them in my building
yesterday, but I missed the notice. I
filled out the form to mail for the free “Greenwich Citizen” newspaper. The Greenwich Times warned that groups of con
artists are working the town again offering chimney sweeping and other type
scams. I have received a number of
telemarketing calls recently including one that inquired about my bank account,
so the general public should be on the look out. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/02
Thursday 2:10 P.M.: After breakfast I
slept until 1 P.M.. I had two hotdogs
with buns and mustard and ketchup and potato chips and ice tea. I then had a 50% Folgers decaffeinated
instant coffee and a 50% Chock Full of Nuts instant coffee outside. I will now clean up. I have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/02
Thursday 6:25 A.M.: I was up at 3:30
A.M.. I was sitting out front having a
cigarette and the skunk pop out from underneath the car in front of me. I quickly dashed away. I then went upstairs, and I had a bowl of
apple chunks and ice tea. I then went
downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I next went to the Food Emporium.
I bought two half gallons of Florida Natural orange juice with calcium
for $2 each, a dozen large eggs $1.79, a Stouffer’s low calorie Chicken
Florentine and Salisbury steak dinner for $2.39 each, and two shell steaks with
bone in for $3.99 a pound for $4.27 and $4.31 for $20.80 total. I then returned home, and I put away my
purchases. I will make a cottage cheese
omelet shortly and have it with toast and vitamins and supplements and orange
juice and then I will have a coffee outside.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/02
Wednesday 10:00 P.M.: I watched some television. I will now shut down the computer and try to
go to bed early to be on a day schedule.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/02
Wednesday 8:55 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.
today when a relative called. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had coffee outside. An early Christmas present from a relative
arrived by UPS. I fell back to sleep
until 2:30 P.M. when a friend came to visit.
I cleaned up. We went for a drive
by the waterfront at various locations, and we viewed the waterfront at various
locations. We sat out briefly downtown
and at the library. We returned back to
my place. I went out briefly to the
Arnold bread outlet, and I bought three loaves of 12 grain bread for $3.48
total. I then returned back to my
place. We watched a bit of
television. I cooked the same style
barbeque chicken that I cooked earlier in the week, and we had it for dinner
with steamed white rice and steamed frozen peas and ice tea. We watched a bit of television. My guest just left. I picked up a copy of a new newspaper this
weekend in front of Starbucks on Greenwich Avenue called the “Greenwich
Citizen”, and it has a slip inside of it for a free weekly mail subscription
which I will mail in. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/02
Wednesday 5:10 A.M.: I watched some more
television. I will now shut down the
computer. I will go to bed directly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/02
Wednesday 12:30 A.M.: I had a cappuccino
outside. I watched some television. I put away the ice tea in the
refrigerator. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
9:55 P.M.: Of course if one is more
ambitious, one could try www.geocities.com/mikelscott/pizza.htm . CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
9:50 P.M.: For anyone whom needs good
quality used clothes, the Presbyterian Church
at the top of Greenwich Avenue is having its annual tag sale this Friday
and Saturday October 11 and 12 from 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.. In previous years, I have purchased like new
cashmere overcoats for $20, so if one needs some winter clothes, more than
likely they might have some available for sale. In cooking a frozen pizza, I unwrap it, and
I put it on a cookie sheet. I then
season it with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices,
oregano, and basil, and then I drizzle on it olive oil, and then I cook it the
recommended cooking time. Thus I get a
more favorable frozen pizza. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
9:30 P.M.: I went to bed about 6 A.M. this morning after watching some
more television. I was up at 5 P.M.. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I then had a coffee outside. I then cleaned up, and I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various
locations. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local newspaper and PC Magazine and PCWorld. PC Magazine mentioned a definitive library
reference site at www.mel.org which looks very interesting. I noticed the library has a few new generic
computers for the internet users besides the IBM PCs. The new ones are in the west row. I then returned home. I am making up a batch of
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm , and I am using 22 tea bags of 13
varieties. I will start cooking a
Tombstone pepperoni pizza shortly.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
3:35 A.M.: I did some regular computer
work. I will now shut down. I will go to bed briefly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
3:20 A.M.: I watched some
television. I had the rest of the
pineapple chunks with the remainder of the Hood cottage cheese along with ice
tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
1:05 A.M.: I took seven Macintosh
apples, and I quartered them, and then I cut out the seeds and the hard parts
around the seeds, but I left the peel on them.
I then diced them into about half inch chunks. I added about a third of a cup of lemon juice
to keep them from turning brown, and I stirred them together with the lemon
juice. I then put it all in a Rubbermaid
container in the refrigerator for future eating. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/02 Tuesday
12:35 A.M.: I watched some
television. I had some goldfish crackers
with ice tea. I got to thinking today
about Florence, Italy better known over there as Firinze, Italia, since the
Carapelli olive oil I bought on sale last night was from there. Actually on New Years Day in 1972, when I was
a student at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, I traveled from
Boston to Paris, France; and I changed planes at Orly airport, then flew on to
Rome without seeing Paris, and then I caught a train in Rome to Florence
without seeing Rome. I arrived in
Florence, and it was not only winter there, but it was a bit cold. The only movies I had seen of Italy at the
time were taken during the warmer summer, so I expected it to be a bit
warmer. I eventually stayed at the
Pension Adria adjacent to the southwest corner of the Santa Trinita Bridge with
a number of other classmates. I believe
I paid about 40,000 lire about $80 a week for a small inside room without bath
and continental breakfast and dinner with wine extra. Since it was a most beautiful city and since
I did not have a car, I spent a great deal of time in the evenings and the
morning hours exploring the beautiful city when there was less automobile
traffic. I had classes several days a
week which I frequently missed because of my late night activity. In Italy they have the main meal of the day
during afternoon siesta, and they have a lighter meal later at night. I frequently would have my lighter meal after
midnight, since a regular dinner was served about 7 P.M. at the Pensione
Adria. At siesta we would have a more
traditional Italian meal at many nearby restaurants nearby. Also when I woke up after the continental breakfast
was served I would have a cream filled pastry better known as a canolli and a
café a late or coffee with milk. During
the three months I was scheduled to be in Florence, I took off for about a
month to visit a friend in Grenoble and also ride my U-rail pass down the coast
of Spain and explore Barcelona and Mallaga.
I even took a flight for a couple of weeks to Lanzarote thinking it
would be warmer there. Spain was a bit
warmer, but most of the days in Florence were 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. I was attending the University of Grenoble in
Florence sponsored by my college. Since
a great deal of the class work was just lectures viewing projection slides, I
thought it would be more interesting to see the real art work available in the
city. Since the Uffizi and the Medici palace were nearby, I had ample time to
explore. Also the Ponte Vechio was the
next bridge east where local street vendors sold gold jewelry. I would take off in different directions
every day going to some of my more favorite spots more often. I enjoyed strolling along the Arno River
despite the loud traffic in the day time.
Walking in the gardens of the Medici palace was always an enjoyment, and
once a friend and I climbed the back 12 foot wall to explore the gardens at
night. I enjoyed drinking the Chianti
wine in the evening which came with the red rooster on the label from the
Frescobaldi region of Tuscany. I learned
the yellow and then the black rooster were even more premium vintages. I believe a 1.5 liter fiasco of Chianti
ordinary in the wicker bottle cost about 575 to 1200 lire plus deposit on the
bottle. I would occasionally visit the
flower market along with the other outdoor markets. Friends of mine would explore the curio
shops, but I was on a limited budget saving my money for travel. I did make it to Fiezole and my host also
took us all skiing one weekend in Carrara when we had about two feet of fresh
powder snow. That was when I skied of a
cliff at the end of the run and fell quite a distance onto a road into a snow
plow blade full of snow to break my fall.
I was not good at navigating moguls.
Still, I had a most enjoyable time in Florence, and I always remember
the delicious meals cooked with nutty tasting olive oil which was part of
Etruscan cooking. Basically as I recall
Etruscan cooking is composed of heating butter and olive oil along with chopped
garlic and sautéing the food until partially cooked and then cooking more with
lemon juice and white wine. I also had
quite a few pizzas which in Italy are mostly thin cracker type crusts with a
thin layer of tomato sauce. I once
climbed the steps of the dome of the Duomo, only to reach the top at closing at
noon on Saturday to have to return down immediately the steep winding
steps. I was lucky to have an inside
room, so I did not hear the street traffic during the day. Since my Italian was not too good, I spoke
French a lot. I also never did make it
to the opera which Florence is famous for.
I did visit the United States consulate.
We also use to go to a Dixie land jazz clubs with peanut shells on the
floor and drank pitchers of beer. There was also a sedate piano bar with carpet
on the walls, along with our neighborhood bar which was like a labyrinth and
there was a Frederico Fellini style discothèque. Lots of my classmates suggested that I visit
Venice, but I headed over to Spain looking for warmer weather along the
coast. I spent the night staying up in
Rome before flying on to Athens for the next semester. Well, although it was a cold winter, I greatly
enjoyed myself although I did do a lot of walking. Well, now you know why I am amused by the
olive oil from Florence, Italy which is a most excellent value. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/02 Monday
9:30 P.M.: I watched President Bush’s
speech on television. I found a cover
for an office typewriter discarded on a broken typewriter outside. I had two office typewriters an IBM selectric
and a similar Panasonic model underneath the day bed. I took out the IBM selectric, and I put it on
the left side of the side board in the bedroom, and I moved the ACER laptop to
on top of the brass coffee table on top of the bedroom desk. I put the office typewriter cover on top of
the IBM selectric, so I now have a typewriter available for use. In the briefcase underneath the Queen Anne
chair, I also have a portable Panasonic typewriter that needs a ribbon that
runs off batteries or a voltage adaptor.
I am cooking the same dinner as last night reheating the chicken I made
last night and cooking up a new batch of white rice and steamed slice yellow
squash to have with ice tea. I do not
think I will have coffee, so I can go to bed earlier. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/02 Monday
7:40 P.M.: I was just very sad to read
the news that Prince Claus of the Netherlands has passed away
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-439443,00.html . The Dutch Royal Family web site is
http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/UK/welcome.html .
CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/02 Monday
7:05 P.M.: I was up until 6 A.M.. About 11 A.M., I received a telephone call
from a relative whom had arrived back to the United States of America on the
Queen Elizabeth II www.cunardline.com via the Port of New York. The relative had to catch a plane back home
so was unable to visit. I had a
telephone call from another relative. I
rested until about 2:30 P.M., and then I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements and coffee. I then cleaned up, and I made it to my 4:15
appointment. I then sat out downtown,
and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I
then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local Greenwich Times
www.greenwichtime.com . I checked out a
DVD video, and I checked out the book “Dot.Con” “The Greatest Story Ever Told”
by John Cassidy. I then returned
home. I have just about consumed the
jelly beans munching on them the last couple of days. I saw a Mylar balloon floating in our
airspace in the flight path of the local airport. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/02 Monday
4:45 A.M.: I watched a bit of
television. I had some goldfish crackers
and ice tea. I will now shut down the
computer and go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/02 Monday
12:55 A.M.: I updated
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-112.htm
. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/02 Sunday
11:55 P.M.: I fell asleep about 6:30
A.M. this morning. I was up at 3:30
P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, orange
juice, toast, vitamins, and supplements.
I had a coffee outside. I fell
back asleep until 7:30 P.M.. I cleaned
up, and I went out. I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at
various locations. I drove down by the
waterfront. I then went by the Stop and
Shop, and I bought a 3 liter container of Carapelli extra virgin olive oil $13
off for $7.99, 3 packages of Ronzoni Linguine for .99 all, a six ounce bottle
of China bowl sesame oil $3.29, a package of Birds Eye leaf spinach .79, four
28 ounce cans of Red Pack tomatoes 2 whole and 2 crushed for .50 each can for
$15.05 total. I then returned home. I took an eight inch Pyrex pie dish and I put
a few tablespoons of olive oil in it, and I rinsed and dried two boneless
chicken breast halves, and then I placed them in the Pyrex dish and I rubbed
them in the olive oil. I then added a
third of a cup of lemon juice and about three tablespoons of La Choy low sodium
soy sauce, and then I seasoned both sides with Old Bay seasoning, garlic
powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian
seasoning, oregano, basil, and Hungarian paprika. I then on the top sides added two peeled and
diced cloves of garlic to each chicken breast.
Since they are smaller, I am cooking them in the convection oven at 350
degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. I
will have one of them on top of reheated white rice with the cooking juices
also on top of the rice topped with grated parmesan cheese and steamed slices
of yellow squash in a side dish along with ice tea. I will then have a cappuccino outside.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/02 Sunday
4:45 A.M.: I watched a bit of
television. I had some ice tea and
goldfish crackers. I went outside to
sneak a smoke, and the old skunk was outside by the side door when I went to
return inside, so I went inside the front door.
They skunk has pretty much been around regularly feeding on grubs on the
lawn in the morning hours. I have not
yet had any close encounters of the wrong kind.
I guess I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed. I have a friend that might show up at 3 P.M.
today. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/02 Sunday
2:55 A.M.: I put Morpheus 2.0 on my
primary computer. I did some other
regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/02 Sunday
1:20 A.M.: I sifted through my
email. I watched a program on Cspan
about a book “A Thread across the Ocean” about the first Trans Atlantic cable.
Well believe it or not across the street from the Mobil gasoline down the
street from me is an orange sign on a post saying not to dig because of a
“Transatlantic Cable crossing”. Well
after 135 years, we now have excellent communications so we can see what our
old disco friends from 30 years ago are still doing overseas. Try http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . Well, it seems my Dutch cousins in Tulip town
whom make Phillips products seem to be mostly into music. I heard some new sounding music coming from
the Bleu Café on Greenwich Avenue that sounded like a remix of music I use to
listen to 30 or more years ago. I still can
not afford to buy Elvis’ new reissue of his old songs, but I am sure I have
heard them before. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 11:25 P.M.: I reheated the
barbeque style boneless chicken breast that I cooked last night, and I had it
for dinner with steamed white rice and steamed yellow squash and ice tea. I then had a cappuccino outside. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 9:55 P.M.: I went out after the
last message. I went downtown, and I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out at various locations. I
stopped by CVS, and I bought three one pound canned Plumrose hams for $1.79
each and a bag of Starburst jelly beans for $2.19 plus .13 tax for $7.69
total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I sat out briefly at the
Greenwich Library park admiring the view of the new Peterson Addition and the
Lever Brothers building and the U. S. Tobacco building. U.S. Tobacco had their annual meeting this
week at the movie theatre downtown since the Greenwich Library auditorium is
not safe for occupancy since the exterior brick work façade is falling off the
walls. Apparently the strapping strips
that hold the exterior brick façade to the interior walls has rusted through
from the salt air in this area, so clusters of the brick work might fall
off. I then went to Exxon, and I bought
$4 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.679 a gallon for about 25 miles per a
gallon. I then went to the Stop and
Shop, and I bought two 96 ounce jugs of Tropicana Premium with calcium for
$2.99 each, a ten pound bag of Carolina enriched Uncle Ben’s style rice for
$2.99, a three pound bag of Macintosh apples for $2.49, four boxes of S&S
extra thin spaghetti noodles for .50 each box, a 32 ounce bottle of Extra Lemon
cleaner $1.19, a 8 pack of S&S hotdog buns for $1.19, a bulb of garlic at
$2.69 a pound for .43, a 16 ounce bottle of La Choy lite soy sauce for $2.39, a
12 ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce with a dollar off
coupon on the bottle for $1.29, three packages of S&S margarine for $2 all,
a 10 package box of S&S dry milk for $5.49, a 20 ounce bag of Utz ripple
potato chips for $2.99 for $29.50 total.
I then returned home. I used the
grocery pull cart in the community room kitchen to carry up my purchases since
it was a heavy load. I put the jelly
beans in a Steuben like candy dish next on the dining room table next to the
primary computer. I noticed while at
Costco that they sell gallon jugs of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce which if one does
a lot of Cajun cooking or drinks a lot of Bloody Marys would come in handy. I read this week that the Hurricane Lili went
right over Cameron, Louisiana causing them to have to shut down the McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce plant. McHilney’s Tabasco
sauce is basically the same as red pepper sauce. Southern people usually drizzle it on hickory
smoked pork barbeque and chicken. When I
first moved up north in 1961, I was very disappointed they did not have
authentic barbeque. I believe there is a
Texas style barbeque place which would probably be mesquite barbeque on the
U.S. 1 on the Stamford – Darien border across from the World Wrestling Federation
headquarters and the British Mini Cooper car dealership that recently was
trying to sell British Taxis in this area.
CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 5:40 P.M.: I had a relative
call at 2 P.M., and we chatted. I got up
at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I had coffee outside. I just chatted with a friend. I will now vacuum. Then I will clean up and go out for some
fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 5:50 A.M.: I will now shut down
the computer and go to bed. I had some
goldfish crackers and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 5:00 A.M.: I went back out
after my meal, and I returned a DVD disk at the Greenwich Library outside video
drop slot. I then walked three quarters
of the entire Greenwich Avenue circuit before I returned to the car because of
the rain. I also sat out at various
locations. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I just now returned, and I
changed out of my wet clothes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/02
Saturday 2:55 A.M.: I cleaned up, and I
went out. I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I next went to the Food Emporium.
I bought a 32 ounce container of Americas Choice cottage cheese for
$3.49, a five pound bag of AC sugar $2.49, a 12 ounce box of Ronzoni spinach
fettuccini $1.85, a package of boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for
$4.08, a box of Twinnings five types of tea bags 25 total for $2.89, a 16 ounce
bottle of Texas Best Cajun barbeque sauce $2.89, four yellow squash at $1.29 a
pound for $2.03 for $19.72 total. I then
returned home. I washed and dried the
boneless breasts of chicken. I split one
in two halves, and I put a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a Pyrex pie
dish and I rubbed the two halves of boneless chicken breasts in them. I then seasoned both sides with Old Bay
seasoning, garlic powder, celery salt, poultry and meat seasoning, ground black
pepper, Italian spices, Basil, oregano, and I coated both sides with Texas Best
Barbeque sauce, and I drizzled a little La Choy low sodium soy sauce over
them. I am cooking them in the
convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, and I will one half
of a boneless breast with reheated steamed white rice and steamed slices of
green squash with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
11:50 P.M.: I finished the house
cleaning except I have to water the three plants. I will vacuum tomorrow when I will not
disturb my neighbors. I will now shower
and clean up. I am recharging the wireless
headphone batteries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
9:45 P.M.: I had some Hood cottage
cheese and pineapple chunks and ice tea.
I will now have a cappuccino outside.
CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
10/04/02:
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
8:25 P.M.: I was up at 3:30 P.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee outside. I fell back to sleep until 7:30 P.M.. I will
now send out my weekly notes. I will
then do my weekly house cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
5:15 A.M.: I finished going through
www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm .
I will now shut down the computer and go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
4:25 A.M.: I watched some
television. I had some Hood cottage
cheese and pineapple chunks and ice tea.
Later I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I finished sifting through my email. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/02 Friday
1:00 A.M.: I fell asleep until 1 A.M..
CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/02
Thursday 8:20 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.,
and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
and supplements. I had a coffee
outside. I then cleaned up, and I went
out for my 3 P.M. appointment. I then
went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I next went downtown, and I
stopped at the Central Greenwich Post office, and I obtained a money order to
pay my Verizon telephone bill. I then
sat out for a while downtown. I then
went by the waterfront. I chatted with some locals. I then drove by Smokes for Less in Byram, and
I bought a carton of Liggett Lights 100s Specials for $27. I then went to Costco in Port Chester, New
York, and I obtained a day pass, and I bought a 2 pound ball of Dutch Edam
cheese for $6.89, a 2 pound container of Sorrento grated Parmesan cheese for
$6.99 and a 58 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm goldfish cheddar cheese crackers
for $5.79 plus .98 surcharge for $20.65 total.
I then returned to my apartment.
I just had a Tony’s pepperoni pizza with ice tea. I will now have a Chock Full of Nuts instant
coffee. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/02
Thursday 4:40 A.M.: I watched a bit of
television. Earlier I had some Carr’s
crackers with ice tea. I will shut down
the computer. I will have some pineapple
chunks and ice tea. I will then go to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/02
Thursday 1:00 A.M.: A friend showed up
after the last message. We chatted a
while. We had the same dinner as last
night. I also had a cappuccino
outside. After my friend left about 9:30
P.M., I watched a show on the Discovery Channel about Mount St. Helens erupting
in May 1980. I then fell asleep until
now. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/02
Wednesday 5:55 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M…
I had some Carr’s crackers before going to bed along with ice tea. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, and supplements. I had coffee
outside. Well, it is warm outside, so
for now I am staying by the air conditioner.
I checked my email program and with Optimum, and the Optimum mail server
is still down. Well there is really not
much going on in Greenwich with all the retired and younger people. We have a number of people from out of town
whom do work whom think they are the movers and shakers, but alas the old guard
based on their infinite wisdom seem to think there is really no need to change
the town very much since it has always been a successful family town. I guess despite the shifts of the stock
market economy, the town will continue to survive. I was just thinking for the $4 price of the
Costa Rican pineapple I bought yesterday, I could have bought for less a bag of
native grown apples. Who knows perhaps
there is a resale market for apples on Greenwich Avenue? Of course one would have to obtain a town
vending license. Anyway my bellwether
portfolio is pretty much back to where it started six years ago. If you want to track my bellwether portfolio
in Microsoft Investor portfolio, it available for download from
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scoport1.txt ,and save it as “scoport1.inv”, and one
restores it to the Microsoft Investor Portfolio http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp
. Of course historically only the old
grey foxes make money in the stock market usually the eager beavers end up not
doing as well. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/02
Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: Well my internet
service provider mail server is down, so I can not check my email. I am tired, so I will shut down the computer
and go to bed shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/02
Wednesday 4:05 A.M.: I swept up some
goldfish cracker crumbs from the Dupont Orlon throw rug I have between my two
sofas. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/02
Wednesday 2:40 A.M.: I had a dish of
pineapple chunks. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/02
Wednesday 1:20 A.M.: I studied the
SpeakerLab sight in their day those were very expensive speakers, of course
today they are probably over ten years old.
Still they sound great, but in my apartment, I can not turn the volume
up too high, so as not to disturb the neighbors. I peeled and diced the pineapple, and I put
the chunks in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I threw out the remains. In the old days, a friend of mine told me
that the Pineapple which was used as an emblem on the cap stones of many
estates in New England was the symbol of Christian Hospitality taken from the
missionaries that went from the Boston area and Christianized Hawaii. Of course one of the original European
explorers to Hawaii, Captain Cooke was not so lucky. I once was told that some of the largest
people in the United States military are from Samoa, and they tend to be as
wide as they are tall. I guess eating
all that tropical food they get to be quite large. I once heard that Queen Ka Mai a Mai of
Hawaii had a formidable presence too. In
August 1980 when I went to Hawaii else wise known as the Sandwich Islands, I
stayed at the Hyatt Hotel in Kanapulai, Maui.
It was so hot, I only left the hotel to go to the swimming pool, and I
strolled the interior grounds during the evening. I had to spend quite a bit of time by the air
conditioner. That following winter which
I believe was quite cold after Mount St. Helens that May, it was down to below
20 degrees below Fahrenheit or more in New York City, so I guess I got to
Hawaii a little to early. I remember
while at the hotel the American District Attorney’s association was having a
convention there, so it was a sedate atmosphere. I spent some time lifting weights in the
underground gymnasium next to the pool.
Since the coral was so rough, I did not venture into the ocean. I wore my Pilipino shirt with the tail out
along with my Greek fisherman’s shirt both of which seem to have disappeared
along with my Hawaii Lily Pulitzer jams.
I did not know that Paul McCartney had a bar in L’Haina called the “Blue
Max” until later. Still, it was
enjoyable visiting the tropics in the Pacific, and I took a $100 taxi ride out
to drive around Pearle Harbor while waiting for my plane back to the
mainland. I actually did not see much of
the island, since I had been advised some of the Royal Hawaiians might be
hostile, so I stayed mostly in the hotel.
I did also pay for another place for a night that I never used on the
beach in case I wanted to become a native beach bum. I remember lots of fresh fruit and ample
helpings of corn beef hash for breakfast.
Maybe they were trying to fatten me up.
I once paid $85 for five shrimp scampi.
Thus it was a bit expensive in Hawaii, since a lot of items have to be
imported. I did not have a credit card
or a check, and I did not have enough traveler’s checks, so I paid my hotel
bill with as I recall was around $900 for a week at $85 a night for the
cheapest room plus meals I charged with a one or two Canadian Maple Leaf one
ounce gold coins which on the spot market at the time were worth $820 a coin,
since Canadian Maple Leaves are 99% pure gold unlike U.S.A. gold coins that are
only about 93% pure gold. I recall when
I settled the bill, I think they gave me a $100 cash, and I bought a plane
ticket back to Hawaii, and I stopped by a coin store near Pearl Harbor and
bought a 2.5 ounce Kaiser Wilhelm coin with some lesser valued coins I
had. Thus when I left a tennis court
somewhere up further north with some ambious people, I got as far away from
them in the USA as possible, so they could see as many people as possible on
the rebound until I returned the following summer. Unfortunately the American Judicial society
all showed up for a convention at the same place, and they were worried about a
major hurricane approaching Houston, Texas.
Unfortunately there was not much on television beside Hawaii 5 O, so I
did not really know what was going on.
That is really the only time I have ever taken a deluxe vacation on my
own in my life. I was told I might enjoy
being a hermit on Molokai which we could see from the hotel. I noticed back in 1980 that Hawaii and Maui
were quite modern, and I did not have a chance to see the less deserted far
side of Maui. Trust me wearing a three
piece Brooks Brothers wool suit in Hawaii airport in August is not
comfortable. However, the following
winter when I was isolated up in New Canaan, Connecticut when not in Manhattan,
I noticed that the fellows working at the Mobil station on the Merritt Parkway
in New Canaan were quite large and they were from Hawaii. That winter I did venture down to Ronald
Reagan’s inaugural, but most every one was very cold, and I think I returned
once or twice to Washington D.C. to see what the government was up too. Since it was a cold winter, people were not
very comfortable, but by Illinois standards where I had gone to college, it was
not too bad of a winter. I think it was
that following winter in 1982 when everyone had seemed to have left Manhattan
that I ventured down for the last time to Key West, and with all the cold up
north, there was no place to stay down in the Keys. Thus the second year after Mount St. Helens
was even colder. I recalled the New York
weather man on cable TV saying it was 50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, and the
only thing on cable TV was they kept rerunning Dr. Zchavago. Thus I guess any people from down south or
warmer regions were really cold that winter.
As I recall at the time, I did not own a winter coat, and I just wore a
sweater and wool sports jacket. Thus for
any new comers in the area, major volcanic activity has made this area
extremely cold in my recent memory. My
only knowledge at the time was a small six inch long column I read in the New
York Times about Mount St. Helens erupting.
Of course it might have been published more widely elsewhere. Thus I have never seen Kilauea on the Big
Island. Still one has to remember that
having lived in Nantucket before and after that period; I was probably around
personnel from the Woods Hole Oceanographic observatory. Thus even in the period on that trip in
California when I did not have a car, I would spend one night sleeping on the beach
and another night in a $20 a night room on the beach in Laguna to clean
up. Thus from my perspective with all
the work that I have done in my life, I kept those trips on a reasonable budget
considering what real world prices are.
I recall, I bought the ticket to Hawaii on World Airways from my former
employer in Nantucket whom was bankrupt at the Las Angeles airport gate with
two tickets he was trying to sell for about $100 each way. Unfortunately on my return I l landed in San
Jose with no transportation, and I walked half way to Santa Cruz until a family
friend happened to pick me up. Thus I
would advise unless there is reliable public transportation when one travels,
it is generally necessary to have a credit card, so one can rent a car, or invariably
one will be left standing at the side of the road. I did take two short flights from John Wayne
airport to Las Angeles airport, since there was no other transportation. I normally do not carry gold, but in that
period from June 1980 to August 1980, I believe gold doubled in price. Alas that August, thieves took one 5 ounce
Swiss Krugerand and three Canadian Maples leaves along with my passport which
ended up in Amsterdam, so although the thousands of people around me on the
west coast never bothered my personal property as soon as I returned to his
area I was relieved of it. I reported
the incident to a number of local police departments, and at the time the 8
ounces of pure gold at $820 an ounce would have been worth about $6,500. I actually had something else in the back
pack which they probably got a get out of in wet Amsterdam which was waterproof
matches from Australia which comes in handy when trying to light a cigarette
around the ocean. Thus whom ever used
the gold had to look enough like me to use my passport. I think the case is solved pretty much as far
as we know it, since I was not ever in Amsterdam until I traveled there before
the Albertville Olympics. Apparently the
United States government does not track lost passports, but American Express
does. I also made one trip to Frankfurt,
Germany in December 1980 to let some Europeans know that another person was
using my passport, so although someone might think they have local political
clout, I doubt they have pulled the wool over the eyes of Interpol. On the trip to Frankfurt, I stayed in a YMCA,
and I paid $100 each way on Capital airways.
On all these trips I also worked the same way I work in the this area if
you get the picture. Well enough of old
gossip, I do have a degree in economics, and I do not think the price of gold
will go up until the hedge funds and the gold mining companies start to move
up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/02 Tuesday
11:00 P.M.: I had some goldfish crackers
and ice tea when I woke up last night. I
was up at 9 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
supplements. I also had a coffee
outside. I cleaned up, and I went
out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on Mason Street. I then went by
the central Greenwich Post Office. I
obtained money orders to pay my GEICO automobile insurance, my Northeast
Utilities electricity bill, my Cablevision bill, and my Optimum Online bill. The United States Post Office sells money
orders for .90 each. I then walked over
to the First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I then went over to the Merry Go Round Mews
thrift shop, and I toured the store. I
then sat out for a while. I drove down
by the waterfront, and one of the local fishermen who fishes about the most has
a bad right eye possibly from being bit by a tropical bug or some other
insect. His eye does not lubricate
itself. The doctor said it might clear
up in three to six weeks, so he probably will not be fishing since he has to
manually move his right eye lid frequently so as to moisturize it. I then drove by the ELDC thrift shop in Cos
Cob. I next went by the Rummage Room in
Old Greenwich. I then sat out at the
southwest parking area at Tod’s Point, and then I sat out at the southeast
parking area at Tod’s Point. It was
quite a nice day and with the wind the insects were not bothersome. I then went back by the Old Greenwich Rummage
Room, and I bought a pair of 75 watt Speakerlab 15 http://www.speakerlab.com
speakers for $15 each plus $1.80 tax for $31.80 total. They are about a foot deep, four feet high
and about 15 inches wide. I then
returned back to my apartment, and I installed one on the night stand on the
right side of the bed and another on top of the file cabinet to the left side
of the bed. They sound just great. I had to fiddle with a lose speaker cable
plug on the floor in front of the mahogany bureau. I took off the smaller pair of Sony
speakers. I received in the mail two $10
rebates from Staples for the Ethernet card and the Memory I bought two weeks
ago, so Staples rebates come very quickly unlike the ones I have been waiting
for from CompUSA since May and June and August.
I had a cold A&W root beer in a frosted mug outside before I
installed the speakers. I then returned
back uptown, and I cashed my two $10 rebates at Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital thrift shop, and I donated the pair of Sony speakers which
had been donated when I bought them from a well known local celebrity whom will
remain nameless. They had nice cherry
wood cabinetry. The new Speakerlab 15
speakers have inexpensive wooden veneer and they weight about 60 pounds
apiece. I next went downtown, and I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out at various locations. I
then chatted with some locals. I noticed
an NBC news truck from the local Connecticut channel, and I talked with one of
their technicians about technical matters.
Apparently the technician was from Key West, and he had covered the
Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. I
told him another former resident of Key West sits up all night at the Astria?
Bookstore four blocks from the White House towards the Capitol on Pennsylvania
Avenue. Although there are many visitors
to places like Key West and Nantucket, there really are not that many people
whom are born and raised there. I then
drove back by the waterfront. I then
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local newspaper. I next stopped by Val’s Liquor store at the
Stop and Shop plaza, and I bought a ten ounce bottle of Angostura bitters for
$8.79. I then went to the Stop and Shop,
and I bought a Del Monte from Costa Rica pineapple for $3.99, a 16 ounce container
of Hoods cottage cheese $3.19, a 10 ounce jar of Hell of a Good Horseradish
$2.19, a dozen large eggs $1.69, two yellow squash and two green squash at
$1.29 a pound $2.77 for $13.78 total.
The Hoods cottage cheese although a bit more expensive has expiration
dates on it unlike the Stop and Shop generic brand. Also a week ago Tuesday I saw a Hoods blimp
flying over Greenwich. I then returned
home. I put 10 more dollars on my
laundry card, so I have $15.65 on it. I
then chatted with a relative. I then had
dinner of two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye round beef with horseradish and
Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with the same style of steamed rice
that I made mentioned this weekend, and steamed slices of yellow squash, and a
glass of ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/30/02 Saturday 10:35 P.M.:
I chatted with a friend. I
finished restoring the backups to the C: drive, but when I rebooted the system
would not boot. Probably overwriting the
restore from the first group of files caused the problem. I am now reinstalling Windows XP Professional
on the C: drive. Hopefully the system
will be back to normal, although I probably will have to do some tweaking. I just had a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped
cream and ice tea. I am watching some
television. CIO
Note: <888>
11/30/02 Saturday 8:50 P.M.: The primary
computer motherboard has three pins next to the CPU for connecting the
fan. I forgot to mention, I did my
housecleaning and watering the plants this afternoon while running the computer
install. CIO
Note: <888>
11/30/02 Saturday 8:35 P.M.: After
trying to reinstall Windows XP Professional on the new Maxtor drive, the system did not boot properly since the
boot drive was the D: drive and the second drive was the C: drive. I tried fixing this to no avail. I finally put the original C: drive back in
the computer as the D: drive and the new Maxtor drive as the C: drive. Before going to bed at 6 A.M., I ran the
Maxtor utility to transfer the files from the old drive to the new drive. I woke up at noon, and the utility had
finished running. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
supplements, and coffee outside. I
reinstalled Windows XP professional again, and this time the system had the
same problem. I put in the new Maxtor
drive as the C: drive and the old D: backup drive. I then reinstalled Windows XP Professional on
the reformatted new Maxtor drive, and Windows XP Professional is now running on
the primary computer fine. I started
restoring my mid September 2002 backup from the D: drive to the C: drive. My system has not changed much since then,
and more than likely since the backup is newer, it is better. While it was running, I cleaned up, and I
went out. I drove over to Smokes for
Less, but they were closed. I then drove
by Entrée computer, but they were closed.
I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, but they do not carry CPU
fans. I then drove up to CompUSA in
Norwalk. I bought a CompUSA Pentium III
FC-PGA series AMD Athalon/Duron Series CPU cooling fan/heat sink up to 1.2 GHz
which works with my AMD K6II 450 MHz processor for $14.99 plus .90 tax for
$15.89 total. It does not have a power
supply connector Y, but a three receptacle socket plug for the motherboard. If it does not work with my motherboard, I
will splice the cooling fan to one of the old cooling fan power supply cables
that connect to the power supply. I
returned to Greenwich, and I drove down by the waterfront. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I returned back to my apartment, and I
started the second of four restores.
Windows XP prompted me to install the Windows XP disk, so it could put
back the right files which I just restored.
I did this, which may or may not be right. I had the same dinner as last night. I am about ready to start the 3rd
part of the restore. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/30/02 Saturday 1:30 A.M.:
I removed the D: drive, and I put the new Maxtor 20 gigabyte drive in
its place. I did not use the Maxtor
utility for disk partitioning, instead I used Windows XP disk manager and I
also formatted it. I also set it as the
D: drive instead of the F: drive by temporarily disabling the CD and the CD/RW
drives. I was not able to get the
Maxtor disk utility to boot since it used DR. Dos, so I booted my machine with
Windows ME enabling the CD drive. I then
from the Maxtor Cdrom enabled the mouse, and I started its disk utility. I chose the advanced option, and I copied the
contents of the original C: drive to the D: drive. This took about three hours. I had dinner of reheated slices of turkey,
wild rice, with mushroom gravy on both along with stuffing and cranberry gel
and ice tea. I watched some
television. Once the C: drive was copied
to the D: drive, I removed the old C: drive, and I put the new Maxtor drive in
its place as the C: drive, and I put the old D: drive back in. I had to change
the dip pins doing this. I also put on a
new IDE cable. I had to replace my CPU
fan with an older fan since the current one was going very slowly. When I rebooted, I had to run Fdisk from the Windows
ME boot disk, so as to enable the first hard drive partition which is the new
Maxtor 20 gigabyte 7200 rpm drive. Still
when I booted, the system would not boot all the way stopping just before the
logon screen. After trying safe boot, I
decided to install from the Windows XP Professional disk using the System
Recovery option. I am now in the process
of that running it with five minutes to go.
I just had a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream and ice tea. I am writing this on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/29/02 Friday 2:30 P.M.: I
was up at 7 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I then cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then went to the central
Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained money orders to pay my GEICO automobile
insurance, Northeast Utilities electricity, AT&T long distance, and a $80
money order for the Connecticut Department of Motor vehicles to renew my
Hyundai registration for the next two years.
I also bought fifty 37 cent Frosty the Snowman Christmas Holiday stamps
for $18.50. I then went over to the
First Union National Bank on Havemayer Place to pay my rent. I next drove up to the Wiz in Norwalk, and I
paid my cablevision and Optimum online bills.
I then went to CompUSA, and they had special sales from 7 A.M. to noon
today. I bought a CompUSA Maxtor 20
gigabyte 7200 RPM hard drive for $59.99 plus $3.60 tax for $63.59 total. I paid $35 of it with the CompUSA gift card
they sent me for a rebate. The Maxtor
drive also has a $40 mailin rebate from Maxtor, so ultimately it will cost me
about $23. I then returned to Greenwich,
and I drove down by the waterfront. I
then sat out downtown for a while. I
next went to Exxon, and I bought $6.25 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.679 a
gallon for about 24 miles per gallon. I
then returned home. I researched
Maxtor?s web site www.maxtor.com , and they have a bootable utility Max Blast Plus
II 1.30 that one can use to make a drive image copy of one?s old C: drive with
the new drive installed as the D: drive temporarily to copy it which works with
NTFS file format and for Windows XP. I
will now install the new drive temporarily as the D: drive and copy the
contents of the C: drive to it. If all
goes successfully, I will then install the new Maxtor 20 gigabyte drive 7200
RPM as the C: drive keeping my old D: Maxtor 20 gigabyte drive for
backups. The Maxtor C: drive 15 gigabyte
drive I will be removing is three years old, and I think I will just keep as a
hard drive backup of my system. I will
first have a piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream and ice tea before
starting this procedure. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/28/02 Thursday 11:35 P.M.:
I watched some television. I will
now shut down the computer. I will be
going to bed soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/28/02 Thursday 9:50 P.M.:
After a bountiful Thanksgiving meal, I turned on television and on
Channel 21 PBS, they have a period show about World War II rationing in
England, which makes one appreciates one?s benefits today. I chatted with a couple of family
members. I had a piece of Pumpkin pie
with Reddi Wip whipped cream. I will now
prepare my bills for paying tomorrow.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/28/02 Thursday 7:45 P.M.:
I had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.
Last night before going to bed, I had a piece of pumpkin pie and Reddi Wip
whipped cream topping. For Thanksgiving
dinner, I had two one third inch thick slices of the Butterball honey roasted
turkey breast. I heated the slices in
the microwave oven for two minutes. I
made up a batch of stuffing www.geocities.com/mikelscott/stuff2.htm . I also took three cans of Franco American
mushroom gravy and added a half box 6 ounces of sliced mushrooms which I
heated. I boiled the Canada Lake wild
rice in 4 cups of water simmering for 60 minutes with a third of a box of
sliced mushrooms 4 ounces added. I
strained the rice and mushrooms in a wire strainer. I had the wild rice with the mushroom gravy
on it and also on the turkey with the same mushroom gravy. I also had steamed slices of fresh yellow
squash and broccoli florets. I had a
dish of the Ocean Spray cranberry gel too along with ice tea. The stuffing was delicious, and I also added a
few dashes of Angostura bitters and one smaller apple for three total and
instead of four cloves of garlic, I used eight cloves of garlic and three
chicken bouillon cubes. I also added the
dashes of seasoning to taste. I have
plenty of leftovers in the refrigerator.
I will have a slice of pumpkin pie and Reddi Wip whipped cream topping
in a little while once I have digested my dinner. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/28/02 Thursday 5:25 P.M.:
I was up at noon. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I went out, and I drove down by
the waterfront. I met three visitors
from 1.5 hours drive south of Florence, Italy.
I gave them a ride to the Glory Days diner. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue one and a half times. I sat out
at various locations. I then drove back
down by the waterfront. I then sat out
briefly at the Greenwich Library. I just
now returned. I chatted with a new
tenant that will be moving in soon. I
will now cook my Thanksgiving Day dinner.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/28/02 Thursday 12:05 A.M.:
I watched a bit of television. I
will now shut down the computer. I will
go to bed directly. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 10:35 P.M.:
Well, I have been exposed to colder weather than this before. I remember temperatures in this area down to
20 degrees Fahrenheit below zero before.
Also it was cold out at Lake Forest College where I went to
college. It was also cold when I lived
in Boston. Also when I was living
outside in Florida in 1976 to 1978 during the winter, it would occasionally go
down into the 20s and the temperature in the daytime when one was outside would
not go into the 50s. When I drove across
country in the fall and winter, I was exposed to cold weather. When I initially arrived in Oslo, Norway in
February 1983 it was cold, but it warmed up a bit after a week. Also on trips to Canada and Europe in the
winter, it was a bit chilly. Thus I am
basically a cold weather person as long as I have an indoor home with
heat. Of course during the colder
weather it tends to get drier which is easier on the arthritis. Still all the years I was on a night
schedule, it tended to be colder at night.
I try to go out every day in the winter during the dry days to get a bit
of fresh air. Of course if people came
from warmer climates they might be a bit uncomfortable out in this
weather. Well, I suppose we should have
the ?Freezing Norwegian? patrol out and about to make sure no one is in
distress. My apartment has a northwest
exposure with the western part of the building blocking the wind from the west,
but when the wind is out of the north, it comes howling around the roof outside
my window, and it can get colder. I keep
a heavy comforter on my bed so as not to get cold when I sleep. Anyway, I suppose there are much colder areas
around the country and the world right now.
This is still early in the winter season, so it might get colder as
winter progresses. If the ponds freeze,
one should be careful not to venture out on to them; until one is sure the ice
is thick enough. Still, it seems a bit
cold for this time of year. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 10:00 P.M.:
I had some pretzels and ice tea.
I chatted with a relative. I put
away the new batch of ice tea. It is 26
degrees Fahrenheit outside right now. My
relative suggested that I put out my two DeLonghi oil filled radiators. I put one on either end of the glass coffee
tables in between the two living room couches.
I have them ready to turn on during colder weather. I also turned the living room thermostat up a
degree, so it is set at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and right now the living room
temperature is 73 degrees Fahrenheit. Of
course it might get colder later on this winter. I have the bedroom thermostat at 61 degrees
Fahrenheit, but the box fan above the living room electric radiators blows some
of the living room heat into the hallway, bedroom, and bathroom. I got an $80 bill today I have to pay to
renew my automobile registration at the first of the year. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 8:10 P.M.:
I had two hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and
potato chips and a dill pickle slice and ice tea. I am now having some pretzels and ice
tea. I am making up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm using 23 tea bags of 13 varieties for 12
quarts of ice tea total. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 7:15 P.M.:
I modified my recipe for the Arnold Premium stuffing www.geocities.com/mikelscott/stuff2.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 6:45 P.M.:
I was up at noon. I scraped a light
coating of snow off my car. I also
brushed off the benches in front of the building with a broom, so hopefully
they would dry. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. They will be closed until next
Monday. I bought eight Christmas tree
ornaments. I bought for a little wooden
nutcracker soldier for $1, a little wooden snow covered house for a dollar, a
little bird on a perch for a dollar, and for a quarter each an drum, penguin,
snowman, sled with gifts, and angel for $4.25 total. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I
chatted with some locals. I then went by
the Greenwich Library, and I read the local newspaper, and I checked out a DVD
video disk. I then walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by
CVS, and I bought a tin of low cholesterol Danish cookies for $1.99. I next went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought buy one get one free of UTZ sourdough pretzels for $1.99 both bags and a
can of Swanson?s 14 ounce chicken broth for .99 for $2.98 total. I will now put the ornaments on my little two
foot tall artificial Christmas tree. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/27/02 Wednesday 12:30 A.M.:
I finished the updates on the backup computer of all three partitions of
the RealOne 2.0 player and the other updates necessary for other programs. I listened to http://www.warx.com/ while doing this.
I will now shut down the computer.
I will go to bed shortly after having some pretzels and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/26/02 Tuesday 9:45 P.M.:
I downloaded and installed RealOne Player 2.0 on the primary computer,
and I am in the process of putting it on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/26/02 Tuesday 8:10 P.M.:
I watched some television. I had
a bowl of pretzels. I had a call from a
relative who got another call from another relative on another line and will be
calling back. I wrapped up the pumpkin
pie. I saw on Dr. Robert Barefoot?s
infomercial on Coral Calcium that it helps one sleep better, and sure enough
since I have been taking the Vitamin Shoppe generic brand of Coral Calcium, I have
been sleeping better. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/26/02 Tuesday 7:00 P.M.:
They saying the snow might not develop.
I chatted with a friend. For
dinner, I had a Stouffer?s 21 ounce lasagna with grated parmesan cheese on it
along with ice tea. I am letting the
pumpkin pie cool for two hours. I am not
sure whether I will have some now or keep it until Thanksgiving. I watched the ABC evening news. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/26/02 Tuesday 5:35 P.M.:
I had a telephone call from a friend at 8 P.M. this morning. I slept until noon. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I went out about 2 P.M., and I went by Putnam
Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.
I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various
locations. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next went by the Greenwich
Library, and I returned a DVD video disk, and I checked out a DVD video
disk. I then went by the Stop and
Shop. I bought buy one get one free of
Mrs. Smith?s 37 ounce frozen Pumpkin pies $4.99 for both, buy one get one free
of 10 ounce boxes of sliced mushrooms $2.19 both boxes, a 12.5 ounce bag of
Wise potato chips $1.99, broccoli crowns at $1.69 a pound $2, a red pepper at
$1.99 a pound $1, a Butterball boneless honey roasted turkey breast at $3.99 a
pound $9.22, 6 ounce box of Canadian
Lake Wild rice $3.69, three 10.5 ounce cans of Franco American mushroom gravy
$2 all, a 14 ounce container of original Reddi Wip whipped cream $2.99 for
$30.76 total. I now have my Thanksgiving
dinner. I am not having Yams this year,
but I also have a can of Ocean Spray cranberries in the refrigerator and a big
bag of Arnold Herbal stuffing to use to make my stuffing recipe www.geocities.com/mikelscott/stuffing.htm . I returned home, and I am cooking one of the
Mrs. Smith?s pumpkin pies, since I do not have room for two in the
freezer. My dental appointment was
cancelled tomorrow because of the impending snow. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 11:05 P.M.:
I am a bit tired. I will shut
down the computer. I guess I might head
off to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 10:50 P.M.:
I watched a DVD video disk. I had
a bowl of pretzels and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 7:30 P.M.: I
went out after the last message. I drove
down by the waterfront. I spent some
time down there chatting with waterfront viewers. I then drove downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, and I returned and checked out
video DVD disks. I then returned
home. I had a bowl of pretzels. I ate about ten Danish cookies. For dinner I had a half box of boiled
spaghetti noodles with the rest of the reheated tomato meat sauce with grated
parmesan cheese along with ice tea. I
watched a bit of television. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 2:05 P.M.: I
rested for a while. I had four Danish
cookies. I will now clean up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 11:30 A.M.:
I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, supplements, and then coffee outside. I will clean up and go out enjoy the warmer
day shortly. The Livingston family that
the Bush family is related to is an old New York family that I believe signed
the Declaration of Independence. I
believe they have their family seat in Livingston county up the Hudson River
near Hyde Park. I believe they restored
the Livingston family manor recently. Of
course after producing so many generations of missionaries, there might not be
many left in this country. Of course as
anyone knows in the New York area, there are plenty of the Jay family members
still around. As for the Scotts, I would
imagine they are still around, but they were more venturesome, so they spread
out around the country and the world.
Whether any ever went back to Europe, it is hard to say. They last two days I have awaken to a dream
about a web site link to earthquakes in California. Let?s hope nothing is about to happen. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 12:30 A.M.: Well for the few of us remaining on this side
of the pond, there is http://www.bbcamerica.com/bbcamerica.jsp which I found at this
useful list http://www.worldvillage.com/sitereviews/family.html which should keep your
mouse happy for a while. I am a bit
chilly, so maybe I will take a nap.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/25/02 Monday 12:10 A.M.:
There is a new ?W? page http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/cousins/georgebush/index.htm which indicates he is
related to the ?Livingston? family.
Coincidentally about ten years ago or more, I sent a small book to his
father?s WH about the history of missionaries from Yale College published
around 1812 listing the first two hundred years of missionaries sent out by
Yale, and the most common family name was Livingston. The web site also mentions John Jay?s wife
was a Livingston, but I once read John Jay?s mother who had the property was a
Scott. Well in all the literature over
the years I have read there is lots of reference to people immigrating to this
country from Europe, but there is not much mention of people traveling back
from here to Europe to return. Well
generally travel is two ways, so more than likely a few people have returned
back to their roots. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/24/02 Sunday 9:55 P.M.:
Of course when I was engaged in the restaurant business, it was during
the depressed economic cycle in the New England economy before venture
capitalists discovered computers and technology. In 1968 to 1972, I obtained a liberal arts
bachelor of arts degree in Economics, and I read probably close to 2000 books
on the subject of economics to obtain the degree. Basically quite a few of my economics
professors were from McGill University http://www.mcgill.ca/ in Montreal,
Canada teaching at Lake Forest College, so when I interviewed with many New York
businesses and banks, they were not interested in my economics degree. However, the last person I worked for in
Nantucket painting had a family bank called Greenshield Bank in Montreal,
Canada which appears to be something else today http://www.greenshield.ca/ or http://www.freedomdomain.com/bankfed.htm or which case it might be
the Rothchild Bank or maybe Richardson Greenshield. Whatever the case, I had a Canadian
connection.
Note:
<888> 11/24/02 Sunday 9:25 P.M.: I
went out after the last message, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue. I sat out at various
locations. The new ?007? film is playing
at the train station movie theatre. I
stopped by CVS, and I bought two 12.5 ounce bottles of Joy antibacterial dish
washing detergent for .79 each plus .09 tax for $1.67 total. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought buy one get one free of UTZ sourdough pretzels 14.5 ounce bags for $1.99
both. I then returned home. I chatted with a friend, and I chatted with a
relative. I had a bowl of pretzels and
some ice tea. Speaking of dishwashing
when I was younger and more energetic, I worked as a waiter here in Greenwich
at Boodles restaurant in 1973. When I
went to Nantucket in the spring of 1977, I worked at the Nantucket bakery
baking for about a month, Captain Toby?s chowder house for about a month
dishwashing. I then worked at the Gordon
Folger restaurant for about four months pot scrubbing. I next worked for a couple of months at
Henry?s Bakery baking for a couple of months, then the India House
dishwashing. I then worked for the rest
of the season in 1978 the following season at the Languedoc restaurant dishwashing
and pot scrubbing up to 80 hours a week, and I returned I believe in 1983 for
the same occupation. It is hard to
recall the exact dates, but the restaurant kitchen activity was very hard, and
it was not what would imagine a working vacation to be about. Basically working in a kitchen one loses ones
appetite for food. I recall also house
painting one season, which I think was 1978, so maybe I did the kitchen work in
1979 too. It is a while ago, so it is hard
to recall. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/24/02 Sunday 5:10 P.M.: I
had two hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and potato chips
and a dill pickle spear and ice tea. I
am now going to have a 50% Brazilian instant coffee and 50% Chock Full of Nuts
instant coffee. I will then clean up and
go out to enjoy the brisk evening.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/24/02 Sunday 4:20 P.M.: I
had a call from a friend last night before going to bed. We chatted for a while. There was a line connection problem and we
kept getting disconnected. I was up at
10 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I fell back to sleep until 3
P.M.. I had 16 Danish cookies and ice
tea. I will look at the sale sights for
computers such as www.compusa.com , www.staples.com , www.circuitcity.com . I will
then clean up and check out in the cooler late afternoon. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/23/02 Saturday 10:05 P.M.:
I watched some television. I
finished off the pretzel rods, and I had about six Danish cookies. I will now shut down the computer. I will probably go to bed shortly. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/23/02 Saturday 6:55 P.M.:
I finished the laundry and put it away.
I had dinner of reheated spaghetti noodles and tomato meat sauce with
grated parmesan cheese and ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/23/02 Saturday 5:20 P.M.:
I have 40 minutes left on the dry cycle.
I wore my long Chinese made down filled overcoat today which was
comfortable on a windy day. I have left
if out on the valet rack by the end of the day bed, so it is convenient to put
on when I go outside to sneak a smoke.
Well, there were plenty of people out today not very warmly dressed, but
they were just dashing between automobiles and shops. I did see quite a few kids out not wearing
jackets, so they must be used to colder weather. I also wore my long underwear bottoms and my
Polar Bear cap and my Burberry scarf and leather gloves. Since I spent a couple of hours out in the
cold, I felt it necessary to dress more warmly.
Of course if it were down to zero degrees Fahrenheit, I would be wearing
the same clothes, since they are about as warm as my clothes go on a colder
day. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/23/02 Saturday 4:45 P.M.:
I was up at 9 A.M. this morning.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements,
and coffee. I had a call from a
relative. I did my house cleaning and
watering the plants. I had a bowl of
Progresso New England clam chowder and ice tea and a cup of Brazilian instant
coffee. I went out about 1 P.M., and I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out at various locations. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I
next went by the Greenwich Library. I
returned home. I am on the wash cycle of
two loads of laundry. I put clean sheets
on the bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 8:10 P.M.: I
had six Danish cookies after dinner. I
watched a bit of television. I will now
shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 6:05 P.M.: I
went out after the last message, and I went by the Greenwich Library, and I
read the local newspaper. I then went by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I
next drove down by the waterfront. I
then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I just now returned home in a heavy rain
storm. I am going to boil a box of
spaghetti noodles, and I will have half of them with tomato meat sauce that I
am defrosting and grated parmesan cheese and ice tea. I should be ready to eat in about 25
minutes. I have charged up the Slaymaker
1,000,000 watt rechargeable lantern beam.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 2:10 P.M.:
I saw my relative and friend right at 2 P.M. with the red sweater on the
starboard bow of the upper level of the Crown Odyssey. I wish I could be there. Well, I will finish watching the ship go
through the lock. I have cleaned up, and
I will go out afterward. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 1:30 P.M.:
This is the boat my relative will be on http://www.orientlines.com/fleet/cr/index.htm , however the relative is
on the starboard side and the camera is on the port side, so maybe I will now
be able to see the relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 1:05 P.M.: I
watched some television. I had seven
pretzel rods and seven Danish cookies. I
put a container of frozen spaghetti tomato meat sauce to defrost in the
refrigerator. I want to watch my
relative pass through the Panama Canal at 2 P.M. EST http://www.pancanal.com/ . The
relative said they would hang a red sweater from the side of their balcony, so
they might be more easily recognized.
CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 11/22/02:
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 11:50 A.M.:
I will now send out my weekly notes.
I will then clean up and go out for some downtown activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 11:40 A.M.:
I put the pine cone wreath with the CVS ornaments on my front door. I put the little two foot artificial tree by
the day bed on the Buckingham Palace candy tin.
I am in the process of charging up the Slaymaker 1,000,000 watt lantern
beam light. It should be fully charged
about 6 P.M. this evening. It seems to
gradually lose its charge without recharging every few months. For those of you interested in an alternative
Greenwich news source, the Greenwich Citizen www.greenwichcitizen.com is available online. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/22/02 Friday 10:45 A.M.:
I was up at 9 A.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
supplements, and coffee. It is one of
those overcast days that are so typical of New England this time of year. Still, it is not too cold out only 48 degrees
Fahrenheit. I listened to a bit of the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I have a relative cross through the Panama
Canal today, and at 2 P.M. EST, I can view the relative going through a lock in
the canal on their live camera. I have
noticed a lot more new faces in Greenwich recently, but maybe it is just more
unemployed people working at home whom have time to go downtown and try to network
outside of their former work environments.
It is my viewpoint; a lot of the news organizations can not afford news
offices anymore particularly overseas, so they just sit in any old Starbucks
and write the news from there. Of course
here in Greenwich, we have the Greenwich Library, where one can hook up their
laptop computers if one has a network LAN card in the laptop and a LAN
cable. Thus the traveling laptop
community is probably somewhat comfortable in Greenwich. There is not a lot to report on. Since it is towards the end of the month, I
am on a more limited budget. Of course
it does not cost that much to go down by the waterfront and observe, but
usually on overcast and rainy days, there are not too many people around down
there, and I am just left with the sea gulls.
Of course out in Nantucket they have rainy foggy overcast days all the
time. I suppose this weather is a bit
like northern Europe, so people from that area whom happen to be in our area
are relatively comfortable. One can
always go out and browse the shops in Greenwich, but since over half the shops
are women?s shops, there is not much for the guys to do but browse the library,
book shops, or read the newspaper in Starbucks.
Richards is a large men?s shop in Greenwich, but they tend to be
pricey. I some times see people slipping
into a movie in the daytime. One could
always walk West Putnam Avenue and browse the automobile showrooms. For the computer geeks here in downtown
Greenwich, we do have one small computer shop Entrée computer on Mason
Street. Of course one could sit in the
train station and just watch people coming and going. On a day like today, it is not much fun
sitting on a bench downtown. I suppose
if one were older, they could go to the senior and arts center in the
town. The Bruce Museum usually has
exhibits, but it is only free on Tuesday.
Of course some people have a bite to eat out at one of the many local
restaurants. Of course on a limited
budget, one has to keep a little change in one?s pocket, so one does not get
arrested for loitering or vacancy. Of
course the nature of the news business, one has to be out there observing the
pulse of the community to see what is happening. However, this time of year, it is more than
likely early Christmas shoppers. I think
I will now put out my Christmas wreath and put my small artificial Christmas
tree up on the Danish bar. Of course if
one did mind the damper weather, one could take a nature walk at Tod?s
Point. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/21/02 Thursday 10:20 P.M.:
I chatted with a relative. I will
now shut down the computer. I will watch
a bit of television before going to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/21/02 Thursday 9:50 P.M.:
I did a little bit of regular computer work. I had a piece of cheese cake, and I finished
off the container of Edy?s toffee ice cream.
For any nautical types this link http://www.pancanal.com/ has a live camera on the Panama Canal to see ships
passing through one of the locks. Well
not much happening here on the far side of town. I suppose there are a few people like me
walking when the weather is nicer trying to shed a few pounds. I suppose the people whom one never sees have
gotten too big to be able to go outside and walk around. I wore my new green Wellington jacket today
for that English Country look to go with the English Country look of my
apartment décor. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/21/02 Thursday 7:35 P.M.:
I went out after the last message.
I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I bought an Eveready Steel
sportsman 3 D battery flashlight for $1.
It has the blinker signal switch on it.
I then made my 3 P.M. appointment.
I next went by the waterfront. I
then went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by
CVS, and I bought a 16 ounce can of Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce for .79
and a 1.5 liter bottle of CVS mouthwash for $1.99 plus .12 tax for $2.90. I also stopped by the Greenwich Hardware
store, and I bought a green and black Eveready flashlight for $2.99 plus .18
tax for $3.17. I sat out at various
locations. I then drove by Exxon, and
they were out of regular unleaded gasoline, so I bought Exxon Plus unleaded
gasoline at $1.799 a gallon for $7.55 total or about 20 miles per gallon. There must be heavier traffic driving in the daytime
this week in Greenwich. I then went by
McDonalds, and I bought two Big and Tasty hamburgers for $1 each plus .12 tax
for $2.12. I then returned home. I put long life Fuji Alkaline D batteries in
the two new flashlights, and I put them in the back seat of the Hyundai. I now have five flashlights in the Hyundai
and seven flashlights and lanterns in the apartment. I never hardly use them, but maintaining them
on an annual basis does cost money. I am
having a glass of ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/21/02 Thursday 12:40 P.M.:
I updated the dates on www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-113.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/21/02 Thursday 12:35 P.M.:
I was up at 8 P.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I watched some television. I fell back to sleep until about 11:30
A.M.. I had nine pretzel rods, four
Danish cookies, and a slice of cheese cake.
I will now clean up and go out. I
have a 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 9:10 P.M.:
I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed directly. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 8:20 P.M.:
My guest and I split an 18 ounce box of Van De Kamps fish tenders along
with about 12 ounces of Americas Choice potato slices with Heinz tomato sauce
mixed with horseradish and also glasses of ice tea. We then watched some television. My guest just left. I gave my guest the yellow flashlight from
the Hyundai to have for his car. I also
had a few pretzel rods. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 6:00 P.M.:
After the last message my guest and I went out. We did not go to Tod?s Point. Instead we went by Levine?s Army Navy store
in Port Chester, New York. My guest was looking for a pair of thin glove
liners. We next looked for them at
Kohl?s, Modells, and then Odd Job at the Port Chester shopping center. On Wednesday, Odd Job has 10% senior citizen
discount. We finally found them at
Feinsod Hardware on Main Street in Port Chester. We next drove by the waterfront in one
location in Greenwich and then we went by the waterfront in another
location. We then went by Dunkin Donuts
for my guest to get a cup of coffee.
Next we went downtown, and we walked lower Greenwich Avenue and sat out
for a while. We just now returned. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 2:05 P.M.:
My guest arrived. I had two
hotdogs with buns and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and potato chips and a
dill pickle slice and ice tea. I will
now have a Brazilian instant coffee outside.
We will then go over to Tod?s Point.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 1:30 P.M.:
I went out after the last message.
I drove by the waterfront. I then
went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.
I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then went by the Mews
Merry Go Round thrift shop on Arch Street.
I bought for $20 down from $35 a men?s two piece double breasted black
medium weight pin stripped wool suit.
The jacket size is about 44 and the pants are about waist 42 inches
inseam 30 inches. The suit has a label
in the collar that says ?Made in Sweden?.
It fits me very well, and the shop manager gave me a deal on the
suit. I now can dress up a bit should
the need arise. I put it in my left
living room closet. I drove back down by
the waterfront. I then returned home,
and I had some ice tea. I then went to
Smokes for Less, and I bought a carton of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for
$26. I am expecting a guest at 1:30
P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 8:25 A.M.:
I chatted with a friend. I will
now clean up and go out and enjoy the bright sun shiny day. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 7:55 A.M.:
I was just trying on some of my more formal dress clothes, but since I
have gone from 155 pounds to 220 pounds in the last few years none of my suits
or sports jackets seem to fit, except maybe a couple of sports jackets
barely. I think I have a pair of dark
wool trousers that do fit. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 7:15 A.M.:
Of course if I were selecting exceptional properties in Greenwich, I
always liked the Christopher Wren house on the south shore in Field Point Park
in the Belle Haven part of town for waterfront property the house is not too
large for the size of the lot. On the
old satellite photos of Greenwich, they use to show a 200 to 300 acre estate on
Doubling Road just north of the Greenwich Country Club that had formal French
gardens that could be seen in the satellite photos. One local prominent family still has a couple
of thousand acres in a Christmas tree farm that would make a most excellent
executive business park, but more than likely none of these properties will be
available any time soon. I was told by
one local lawyer that one could still buy two to three hundred acre parcels of
land here in town, but I am not sure where they would be located. Of course, the last thing Greenwich needs is
another golf course, but it is a most excellent way to conserve property. I have a theory that a gigantic magnetic
asteroid crashed into Greenwich in ancient history, and its geomagnetic
properties keeps the earth?s polar alignment in synchronization as we know it
today, and if certain developers tried to displaced the magnetic asteroid
remains in Greenwich, the earth would assume a new orbit. Of course that might be all science fiction. Since if we had large magnetic anomalies in
this area, more than likely all the computers would not be functioning. Of course in real estate Nassau County, New
York is the wealthiest county then Fairfield County, Connecticut then Nantucket
Island county, Massachusetts as third.
Thus it gives one a good idea as to where the wealth is piled up in this
country. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/20/02 Wednesday 6:45 A.M.:
I was up at 5 A.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins,
supplements, and coffee. When I was at
Sotheby?s real estate on the Boston Post Road yesterday, I inquired as to what
the Grand List value was in Greenwich, Connecticut. I told them about 15 years ago there use to
be a sign in the Greenwich railroad station saying it was $5.5 billion. I told them I though today that Greenwich
real estate was probably under valued, and the grand list valuation would
probably be over $15 billion. I
mentioned an employee in Belle Haven had told me that someone had bought a
piece of property there for $40 million and torn down the house the following
week and then built a $20 million house on the property making it worth about
$60 million. However, Sotheby?s
confirmed the Greenwich Times story that the highest valuation property
transaction on record as having been sold was $24 million over in Byram on
Byram Shore Road. Sotheby?s did tell me
that a vacant piece of property across from family friends in north Greenwich
had been sold for $17 million, and I had noticed they are building a house
there. It seems like there is a bit of
inflation going around because my father bought a piece of property next to the
same family in Florida in 1965 for $20,000.
Thus the grass is always greener on the other side of the tracks. However, with the higher real estate valuations,
it probably means that higher prices will eventually mean higher taxes. I told them I knew of a 200 acre farm in
Concorde, Massachusetts that had been in the same family for over 200 years. Well, there is one draw back to the
heightened real estate speculation in the area.
Indian Point?s twin nuclear reactors are only about fifteen miles away
as the crow flies. Thus if terrorists
should attack those reactors, more than likely the price of local real estate
would probably go down dramatically since people generally do not want to pay
inflated prices for radioactive contaminated properties. One prominent family lives in North
Terrytown, New York and they are exceptionally close to those twin reactors, so
depending on what they do will probably effect what other people do in this
area. Of course just because they are
prominent, it does not mean they have common sense. I told Sotheby?s from my view point; I would
not sell any of the old properties in the area that old established families
have managed to accumulate over the years.
It seems to me that possibly a new group of real estate speculators are
trying to scare established people in hopes of getting cheaper prices which
more than likely would never happen in this area, since historically New York
real estate prices tend to be constantly inflated and rising. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 8:50 P.M.:
I chatted with a relative. I had
a piece of cheese cake. I will now shut
down the computer. I will watch some
television, and then I will head off to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 8:15 P.M.:
I laid out the white and multicolor comforter along the back of the long
green couch. I took all the pillows on
the day bed, and I laid them out flat on the day bed, so they all fit together
patch work fashion. I then laid the long
white and dark tan Mexican poncho on top of the pillows on the day bed, so it
all has a more uniform appearance with three matching throw pillows on top of
it all. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 6:45 P.M.:
I went out after the last message, and I stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought two
Navaho pattern pillows about 20? by 20? in red and blue stripped pattern for $2
each for $4 total. I then drove down by
the waterfront. I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times. I returned a book, and I paid a $2 fine on a
DVD video disk I returned last Friday. I
then drove downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by Sotheby?s real estate, and they
gave me some information I was curious about.
I sat out downtown for a while. I
then drove back by the waterfront. I
then stopped by the Greenwich Library.
There was a fire in old stone building just north of St. Mary?s, so I
viewed the fire department responding.
It seemed to be out. After the
library, I returned home. I put the two
new pillows on either end of the long green sofa with the one the same size in
a different pattern in the center. I put
the other pillows with the other pillows on the day bed along with the
comforter. I will now have a Stouffer?s
Home-style pot roast dinner with ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 1:15 P.M.:
I had to call up Net2Phone last night to have them set up my account to
get the 2 cents a minute rate for PC to domestic telephone call instead of the
3.9 cent rate they were charging me. It
is now 2 cents a minute. I found a
Roosevelt dime outside. Well with all
this global communications on the internet, I guess there is really nothing of
substance to communicate. I suppose I
should clean up and go out for some daytime activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 12:15 P.M.:
I had four more pretzel rods. I
am listening to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I
will now have a cappuccino. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 11:20 A.M.:
Any Anglophile royalty followers can always log onto to http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ and select the ?The Register? at the bottom of the
page, and then select ?Court Circular? or ?Today?s Royal Engagements? to see
what the Royalty are up to. They seem to
keep them busy. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 11:10 A.M.:
I had a piece of cheese cake too, and I am now having ice tea. I am staying in this morning since my right
knee is a bit sore. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 10:45 A.M.:
I rested some more this morning.
I had nine pretzel rods and eight Danish cookies. I watched the CSPAN presentation of the
opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield,
Illinois from yesterday evening http://www.alincoln-library.com/Apps/default.asp . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 6:35 A.M.:
For James Bond ?007? information try www.007.com . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/19/02 Tuesday 6:20 A.M.:
I went to bed last night after the last message. I had a call from a relative about 10
P.M.. I was up at 5 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.
I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 7:30 P.M.: I
watched the ABC evening news. I will now
shut down the computer. I will go to bed
soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 6:10 P.M.: I
went out after the last message. I drove
down by the waterfront and around another waterfront area. It is a very low tide. I guess because of the full moon. I guess that means a higher high tide. One can check out the Greenwich, Connecticut
tide charts at www.maineharbors.com or http://www.maineharbors.com/ct/novgrw02.htm . I printed out a few copies of this and next
month?s tide charts at the library today.
I then sat out for a while downtown.
I made my 4:15 P.M. appointment.
I then sat out some more downtown.
I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I checked out a DVD video
disk. I returned one there this
morning. I then went by McDonalds and I
had two Big and Tasty hamburgers with cheese for $1.30 each plus .18 tax for
$2.78 total. I then returned home. I put $5 on my laundry card, so I have $11.65
on my laundry card. A regular user at
the library commented me on my red Woolrich jacket. I told him I bought it two years ago at
Marshall?s in Stamford, Connecticut for $75.
I am now having a glass of ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 2:45 P.M.:
In my primary computer a PC Chips S571-LMR motherboard running an AMD
K6II 450 MHz processor at 336 MHz, I have a 128 meg. PC-66 memory chip and I
believe a 64 meg PC-100 memory chip. I
tried a 128 meg PC-100 memory chip before, and it did not work, but I noticed
that a PC-100 256 meg memory chip has a $15 mail in rebate for $30 after at
CompUSA, but I think I have determined it would not work in my machine although
the manual says it will take two 256 meg chips, I think they need to be PC 66
and not PC 100. Well, it is nice day,
maybe I will float around a while before my 4:15 appointment. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 1:00 P.M.: I
broiled a one pound London Broil for five minutes a side, and I had it for a
meal with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce with steamed sliced green squash
and steamed white rice and ice tea. I am
just about ready to have a cappuccino outside.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 11:55 A.M.:
I went out after the last message.
I walked lower Greenwich Avenue.
I drove down by the waterfront. I
stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.
I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, the Wall
Street Journal, and PC magazine. The
Wall Street Journal today has a series of articles about the internet. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I next went by CVS, and
I bought two tins of low cholesterol Danish cookies for $2.99 both. I then sat out downtown for a while. I then went back by the waterfront. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought two packages of Snyder?s pretzel rods for $1.69 each or $3.38
total. I then went by the Arnold Bread
outlet, and I bought an Entenmanns Deluxe French cheese cake for $1.89 and a
loaf of Arnold 12 grain bread for $1.29 for $3.18 less 10% senior discount of
.32 for $2.86 total. I just now returned
home. I called a relative down south to
have them check on a house up north since the area around Boston has 80,000
homes without electricity and northwestern Connecticut has 25,000 homes without
electricity. It is nice and sunny here
though. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 7:25 A.M.:
This morning?s New York Times says the electricity is off in
northwestern Connecticut. I will now
shower and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 6:55 A.M.: I
fell back to sleep until 6:30 A.M.. I
had the last piece of cheese cake.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/18/02 Monday 3:55 A.M.: I
went to bed after the last message. I
was up at 3 A.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I have a 4:15 P.M. appointment
today. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/17/02 Sunday 3:05 P.M.: I
rested until 2 P.M.. I finished off the
pretzel rods and had a cup of Edy?s toffee ice cream. I watched some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/17/02 Sunday 9:25 A.M.: I
had a Boston Market chicken with Barbeque sauce meal along with ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/17/02 Sunday 8:50 A.M.: I
put away the ice tea in the refrigerator.
I had four Danish cookies and eight pretzel rods. I watched some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/17/02 Sunday 6:35 A.M.: I
am making up a batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/17/02 Sunday 5:50 A.M.: I
was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I watched a bit of television. I will now do some computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 8:05 P.M.:
My guest arrived at 2 P.M.. We
went out and drove by the waterfront. We
then toured the ELDC thrift shop. Next
we returned back to my place. We watched
a DVD video movie. We then watched some
television. We had a couple of pretzel
rods. My guest just left. I will have some cheese cake and ice tea and
then head off to bed after shutting down the computer. I also chatted with a relative this afternoon
and two relatives this morning. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 1:20 P.M.:
I had four pretzel rods to eat.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 12:35 P.M.:
We all know Queen Victoria was 4 foot 11 inches tall. The present Queen of England is 5 foot 3
inches tall. Prince Phillip is 5 foot 8
inches tall. Prince Charles is 5 foot 10
inches tall. Prince William of Wales is
6 foot 3 inches tall. However, if one is
interested in the heights of Presidents of the United States this link might
come in handy http://www.campvishus.org/PresRelHtAff.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 12:15 P.M.:
I reprogrammed two of the telephone numbers of relatives since they had
changed area codes on three of my telephones with speed dial. I finished vacuuming and polishing the mirror
work and glass. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 10:30 A.M.:
I went out, and I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich
Avenue. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then
went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought two half gallons of Tropicana Premium with Calcium for $2 each, two shoulder steaks for London Broil beef
chuck at $1.59 a pound for $1.83 and $1.84, Snyder?s pretzel rods $1.69, two
dozen large eggs $1.69 each, two Land o
Lakes 10 ounce cheese one Pepper Jack and one Monterey Jack $2 each, three green squash at .99 a pound for $.89,
two yellow squash at .99 a pound for .78, and a bulb of garlic at $2.49 a pound
for .42 for $18.83 total. I then returned
home. I put away my purchases, and I
broiled one of the shoulder steaks, and I had it for a meal with Lea and
Perrins Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice, steamed yellow and green
squash, ice tea, and I will now have a cappuccino. I am expecting a guest at 2 P.M.. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/16/02 Saturday 6:15 A.M.:
I went to bed after the last message.
I had a call from a friend and we chatted about 9 P.M.. I had a piece of cheese cake. I fell back asleep, and I had a call from a
relative about 11 P.M.. I then slept
until about 3:30 A.M.. I had breakfast
of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I just finished watering the
plants and cleaning my apartment. I
still have to vacuum and polish the mirrors and glass later when I will not
disturb my neighbors. I will now clean
up and go out. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/15/02 Friday 4:40 P.M.: I
had a busy day. I went out after the
last message. I drove downtown, and I
mailed a letter to a relative at the central Greenwich Post Office. The spot where I frequently park by the veterans?
monument recently has had several 2 ounce Bacardi rum bottles left on the
ground. This morning there was also a
Coca Cola can. I cleaned them up, and as
my reward I found on the bench a package of American Spirit all natural
cigarettes like the carton they?re send me in about six weeks that I order for
free. They are a most excellent
cigarette. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next returned to the
center of town, and I walked the lower Greenwich Avenue area. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop. I then drove over to Tod?s Point
in Old Greenwich, and I walked around Tod?s Point for the 2.5 mile walk. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift
shop. I bought three long sleeve large
and extra large shirts for $4, $4, and $5 for $13 total. One is a dark green cotton shirt light
weight. Another is a blue and white plaid flannel shirt. The third is a red patch work plaid cotton
flannel shirt. I then drove back to
central Greenwich, and I parked downtown.
I went back by the Mews Merry Go Round thrift shop. I sat out for a while. I stopped by the senior center to use the
bathroom. Seniors are offered lunch
there for $3. I then drove back down by
the waterfront. I next went by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local newspaper. I then returned home. However, I forgot to return a DVD video disk
that was due, so I returned to the library, and I returned it, and I checked
out another. I then stopped by Exxon,
and I bought premium unleaded gasoline by mistake at $1.879 a gallon for $4.80
or 33 miles per gallon. I get better
gasoline mileage driving at night. I
then returned home. I relaxed a bit. I had a dozen Carr?s crackers with slices of
Dutch Edam cheese along with ice tea. I
chatted with some neighbors. I guess I
will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed some time soon. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 11/15/02:
Note:
<888> 11/15/02 Friday 6:20 A.M.: I
will now send out my weekly notes. I
will then clean up and go out for some morning activity. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/15/02 Friday 5:50 A.M.: I
watched some television. I had a meal of
a can of Progresso New England clam chowder, a bowl of goldfish crackers, ice
tea, and a piece of Entenmann?s cheese cake.
I will now have a Chock Full Nuts instant coffee outside. I generally take my coffee with milk and
sugar. My telephones have been making a
low beeping sound occasionally all night.
There might be a line problem.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/15/02 Friday 3:35 A.M.: I
watched some television. CNN reported
this link http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/ has President Bush?s tour
of the Oval Office. I also wrote a
letter to a family member. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/15/02 Friday 12:40 A.M.:
I was awaken at 8 P.M. when a friend called. Apparently the friend was deer hunting and
was only able to obtain a grouse.
However, the friend told me when he returned inside he was covered with
deer ticks. This was in the western
Massachusetts area, so if one is out in the brush, one still has to watch out
for deer ticks. I continued to sleep
until about midnight. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and then I had coffee
outside. I just noticed that my
Net2Phone account received and now shows the $25 U.S. Post Office money order
deposit that I sent them. Thus it takes
about 2 weeks for one to make a check deposit to Net2Phone. I was told yesterday that they are going to
recover the surface area of the Cole Auditorium at the Greenwich Library with
Indiana limestone, so it matches the Peterson addition. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 10:00 A.M.:
I went out after the last message.
I drove down by the waterfront. I
then walked lower Greenwich Avenue area, and I sat out for a while. I then drove and stood around a couple of
waterfront areas. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I next
went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local newspaper. I just now returned home. I had a slice of French cheese cake and ice
tea along with four Danish cookies. I
will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed in a brief spell. Well, it looks to be a nice day, but enjoy
it, it is suppose to then rain until Monday.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 6:05 A.M.:
I watched a bit of television. I
will now go out downtown for a while.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 5:05 A.M.:
There are geology programs on channel 21 PBS right now. Watching one of them and remembering recently
when I drove from Athens, Greece to the Bosporus in the spring of 1972 from
Thessalonica, Greece to the Bosporus the area surrounding the road away from
the coast line was mostly surrounded by low rising hills and small mountains
and most of the landscape was covered with rocks and boulders. It is just a theory that all those rocks and
boulders might have been put there by some Atlantis type of volcanic eruption
in the Mediterranean sea area or on what was land in that area that was so
tremendous that it covered the area for thousands of square miles with rocks
and boulders and possibly the area where it occurred might not have been sea as
we know it today, but when the eruption occurred depositing all those boulders
and rocks in that area the land plateau subsided allowing the ocean to run in
and flood it. Thus in some sort of
prehistory event in the Mediterranean region there was such a large eruption
and explosion of tectonic forces that the debris is seen in vast areas along
the shores of the Mediterranean.
However, it could have been a series of eruptions over a prolonged
period of time and not just one cataclysmic event. Thus from a military point of view from even
before Alexander the Great?s time, it is more than likely that traversing those
regions was quite difficult not to mention with modern mechanical machinery
today except on the established roads.
It basically is an ideal environment for goats and not much else. Still historically it is a significant area,
so perhaps the legends of San Turrini or other such volcanic activities were
much more extreme over the entire area oven the prehistory period that is not
well documented. Unless in some sort of
melting of an ice age ice cap with significant glaciers that came that far
south, they deposited much of the geological formations. I have not read up on much of the geological
historical record of that area. Well
still it makes one wonder. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 3:45 A.M.:
Since occasionally we get visitors from warmer climates whom are not use
to our cooler weather, I think we have
reinstated the ?Freezing Norwegian? patrol for colder weather people to keep an
eye out for warmer weather people whom might not be acclimated to our cooler
climates. As one goes further north from
here into the more northern zones, this is much more of a regular
practice. Generally in very cold harsh
climates the locals do not leave individuals outside in the extreme cold. Of course at the moment it is not very cold
here for the locals. So says Nanook of
the North. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 3:30 A.M.:
I had the cappuccino outside. I
had two ten year old jars of ground coffee in my freezer that I kept for
emergency coffee in case there was no electricity and the coffee grinders did
not work, so I put them in the community room freezer since I needed the room
in my freezer. The community room is
warm and comfortable at night, but they should put it on some sort of time
thermostat and turn down the heat at night when no one is using it since it is
such a large room to heat. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/14/02 Thursday 2:35 A.M.:
Today when I was coming out of the Arnold Bread store outlet, I saw one
of those very long stretch Rolls Royce limousines being test driven on Old
Track Road. I guess it was coming and
going from our local Rolls Royce dealership.
I think BMW might now own Rolls Royce, so I guess since some Germans
tend to be bigger, they are making the larger model limousine which looked
quite roomy and comfortable. Of course
like the other stretch automobiles on narrow windy roads it might be harder to
navigate. I went out after the last
message, and I drove down by the waterfront.
The lights are still on out on Long Island. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich
Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.
It was a quiet night. Not much
seems to be happening down at the new Delamar Hotel on the waterfront. I guess it will be busier when its new
restaurant opens managed by the same people than run La Galoue in
Manhattan. I have nicknamed it the
?Heart Break Hotel?, but maybe we should nickname it the ?Hotel California?. I am sure during the Holiday period and the
warmer months it will be busier, and it the economy picks up it will probably
be busier. After my walk, I drove back
down by the waterfront. I then went by
the Food Emporium. One of its night
staff ran into a buck deer at 70 miles per hour on I-84 demolishing his old
Ford. Another former neighbor had his
sister in law hit a deer in New Jersey.
Thus when driving around in this area particularly at night, one has to
be a bit careful since we have a large deer population that stray onto our
roads. I bought a 16 ounce bag of Americas Choice potato wedges for $1.79, a Boston Market grilled dill potatoes for
$1.49, a Boston Market barbeque chicken filet dinner for $2.74 and a Pepperidge
Farm apple turnover for $1.99 for $8.01 total.
I will cook some of the potato wedges with the Van Da Kamps half package
of Crispy Tenders for a more authentic Fish and Chips dinner and have them with
50% - 50% Heinz Ketchup and Horseradish sauce along with ice tea and a
cappuccino inside. I will cooked them in
the convection oven a bit longer at 425 degress Farenheit for 18 minutes, since
the potatoes need a bit more time. I will then do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 10:15 P.M.:
I went to bed at 2:30 P.M.. I was
up at about 9 P.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I put two new AAA Energizer
batteries in my Logitech cordless mouse.
I remembered today, I think I have also been in the Buffalo, New York
and Syracuse, New York airports during my earlier travels. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 1:15 P.M.:
I went out, and I arrived at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop early,
and I got a parking place. It was full
of shoppers browsing their Christmas displays.
I bought a silver bottle holder with a stags head on it for $12.50. The silver stags head bottle holder is
similar to one I have seen in the window of Bitteridge Jewelers on Greenwich
Avenue many times. I had to spend some
extra time there since my car was blocked for a while. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street and they have their new IBM computers installed. I noticed one customer was trying to get the
new dollar coins, and they only had three in stock. I then went downtown, and I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I stopped by the Marry
Go Round Mews Thrift shop, and I bought a British Airways coffee mug for a
dollar. Unfortunately an ill omen
happened, and I was departing the shop and putting on my sun glasses, I dropped
the mug on the slate sidewalk and it broke into several pieces. I was offered another mug, but I explained I
had wanted that particular mug. Well
some day I will find another. It was
made in England. I then sat out for a
while. I next drove by the
waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local newspaper.
I also returned seven music CDs.
I was thinking when I was mentioning my travels in my notes when I
visited Turkey in the spring of 1972, I stayed on the western coast of Turkey
about two hours on the road south of the Bosporus around Troy at a new very
pleasant resort hotel with white sandy beach.
At the time there was only one other guest party. However, that location would be about eight
hours drive north of Iraq, so any media people trying to cover any potential
Iraq confrontation might find that particular resort hotel complex a safe
distant away yet close enough to cover the story. As I recall it was about a half day?s drive
north of Izmir or Selchuck. The hotel
resort was pretty much situated on its own on the coast with just fields
around. I recall back in 1972 we only
paid about $10 a night for a pleasant large room and the meals were very
enjoyable not to mention the beach and vistas.
Looking at the map in the old Reader?s Digest atlas, Selchuck is located
near Izmir, so more than likely the hotel was some where between Izmir and
Troy, closer to Troy. As I recall we
drove all night after crossing the border from Greece to Turkey and in the
early morning hours we crossed the Bosporus on the Ferry, and at the first town
we had car problems with the alternator, and a mechanic in the town fixed it
rewinding the coil in a few hours and charged us a modest sum. We then drove a distance out into the country
down the coast, and tired with exhaustion we parked in a field and fell
asleep. When we awoke after our nap, we
discovered the new hotel just down the coast road, and it was not busy since it
did not open in time to make that year?s Michelin guide. The roads in that part of the world then were
just narrow two lane roads. I am not
sure how far it would be from Iraq at today?s driving times, but one would have
Syria in between and Turkey was effectively secure when I crossed the border
that evening and saw about a hundred miles of soldiers elbow to elbow with
machine guns just standing there on either side of the road. I guess that was why the entire Greek
National Guard was on maneuvers on the other side of the border we had just
come from. Well, it was a Red and White
Opel like in the International Red Cross, and we had met with the head of the
International Red Cross in Athens whom we tried to look up in Istanbul, but he
did not show up. I think in Turkey it is
called the Red Crescent. Well any way we
all had a very enjoyable tour of Greece and Turkey. One eats a lot of lamb when one is in those
countries along with salads. Thus having
briefed the reference librarian about a safe place for the media, I departed
the library. I then drove by the Arnold
Bread outlet, and I bought a package of Arnold Herbal stuffing for $1.99, a
Deluxe French Bread cheese cake for $1.89, a 8 pack of hotdog buns for .99, and
three loaves of Arnold 12 grain bread for .99 each for $7.84 each minus 10%
senior discount of .78 for $7.06 total.
I then went by the Smokes for Less store in Byram, and I bought a carton
of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $26. I
next returned home. I had a chilled
A&W root beer in a frosted mug. I
put the silver stags head bottle holder on the Danish bar next to the Queen
Elizabeth II whiskey jug with a bottle of French white wine in it. I think it is made for a bottle of Scotch,
but I do not have any regular size bottles of Scotch just a half gallon of
Dewars Scotch which would not fit in it.
I threw out the two old containers of Romanoff caviar. I am a bit tired, so I will probably shut
down the computer directly and head off to bed.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 7:35 A.M.:
I will go out shortly to pursue the more mundane routine activities of
daily life in our quiet hamlet of Greenwich.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 7:00 A.M.:
I enjoyed the state opening of parliament and the Queen?s speech. The BBC on the internet had complete
coverage, and the American broadcast company CNN covered part of it, but their
commentary was not very useful or relevant compared to the BBC coverage. I am still watching the internet
broadcast. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 5:50 A.M.:
One can fallow the State Opening of Parliament in ten minutes at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2448027.stm and 35 minutes into the
broadcast one can listen to the Queen?s speech.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 5:05 A.M.: Well since my web address
?mrscott.com? no longer refers to my geocities web site that is harder to
remember. One can find it easily by
searching www.google.com for either ?Scott?s Notes? or ?Michael Louis
Scott?. Since I get no feed back from
any of the random users, I really do not try to evaluate my web site
usage. I will now have two hot dogs with
Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and buns and potato chips and a dill pickle
spear and ice tea. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 4:15 A.M.:
I found .26 in one of the washing machines when I did laundry. The laundry downstairs now costs .90 a
machine instead of .85, and one has to put $5 increments of amounts on the
laundry card to use it. I have $6.65 on
my laundry card at the moment. I just swept off the wet leaves off the two
wooden benches in front of the building.
Basically sometimes one gets tired of reading the internet news spam
since frequently it does not seem relevant to my immediate situation. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 3:50 A.M.: I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm . I just deleted 400 emails without reading
their contents. I did look at the topics
to see if there were any personal messages.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 3:10 A.M.:
I put away the laundry. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 2:20 A.M.:
I have .17 left on my Net2Phone account, so hopefully they will credit
the $25 U.S. postal money order I sent to them 11 days ago to my account
soon. I suppose once it gets cold enough
with all the rain we have been having recently, we might get a bit of extra
snow this winter in this region depending on whether it is freezing or
not. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 2:10 A.M.:
Well I am cleaned up and am fresh as a daisy. The big excitement starting at 8:30 A.M. this
morning is the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop is opening up its annual Holiday
display of gift items and other various items donated for sale by the general
public. I will probably go by at
opening, but since I do not need anything, I will just browse. I have 35 minutes left on the dry cycle. Before Thanksgiving I need to buy a little
Butterball boneless precooked turkey breast, yams, cranberries, vegetable,
Heinz turkey gravy, and stuffing for my Thanksgiving dinner. I will wait for a few days before
Thanksgiving. Well the modern aviation
generation is amongst us with many of their modern devices, so whatever they
discard is frequently new to other people.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 1:30 A.M.:
Well the Hartwick Radio company coal stove that I bought 14 years ago
when I moved in here for $50 at a tag sale on Mayflower Lane is now thanks to a
friend who traded it for appliances in the president of Maytag appliances
office down there in eastern Tennessee which the Hartwick Radio company evolved
into. Meanwhile before I clean up, I am
doing my laundry, and I am on the wash cycle, and I also put clean sheets on
the bed. Of course if we ever get a cold
winter, and one needs an old caboose coal stove to travel around the country in
like Eleanor Roosevelt use to travel around during World War II visiting the people
that type of stove still might come in handy if one still had a caboose and a
railroad all hypotheticals, and one would probably need someone strong enough
to mine coal and shovel it. For the
moment I am warm and comfortable. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/13/02 Wednesday 12:50 A.M.:
I had the cappuccino outside. It
is like an English drizzle outside. They
use to say the English rain was good for the complexion, unless of course one
caught pneumonia. I guess I will now
shower and clean up. I am not sure
whether I will go for a drive or not since I do not think there is really need
to waste energy driving when the same cost of energy keeps the apartment warm
and comfortable. I guess all of these
high energy people flying over my heads can afford to have warm accommodations
when they arrive. I believe in
Greenwich, Connecticut one of the more reasonable priced motels is the Howard
Johnson Motor Lodge in Riverside, Connecticut is $69 a night with the HoJo
spirit America 30% discount if available and one asks for it when booking ones
reservation. One can book it at www.expedia.com . They only
allow a certain number of Spirit America discounts per motel, so sometimes they
are used up. I just checked with Howard
Johnson?s reservation number 1-800-446-4656 in Eastern Tennessee and they said
the rate was available for today?s check in this morning the 13th, but
otherwise according to their desk with tax it would be $102. I guess it is time to clean up. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 11:50 P.M.:
If one gets hungry around here, I was told by a friend that never seems
to run of food that the deer hunting season starts this Monday in Massachusetts,
but I am not sure it is starting in Connecticut or not. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 11:45 P.M.:
I mixed in a little dish a 50% - 50% mixture of horseradish and Heinz
ketchup to have as a sauce for the fish fingers. It is similar to shrimp sauce. In the old days in Greenwich where the
Chinese restaurant is on West Putnam Avenue next to Wendy?s we had an Arthur
Treachers Fish and Chips which I always found most enjoyable. I believe there was also one on Third Avenue
in Manhattan around 64th street, and when I could occasionally
afford it, I would have their fish and chips.
They served their fish with a malted vinegar instead of shrimp
sauce. I will now make my cappuccino. I am not sure whether I will have it inside
or outside depending on the rain.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 11:15 P.M.:
I am cooking a half box 9 ounces of Van De Kamps frozen fish fingers in
the convection oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. I will have them for a meal with some potato
chips and ice tea and a cappuccino. I
guess I am on a later schedule. It is
suppose to rain until Monday according to one source. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 10:55 P.M.:
I watched some television, and I fell back to sleep. One interesting story was when I left
Nantucket in October 1978 with a 1972 Subaru that I bought there for $150 which
had been in Dillon, Colorado with a Polaroid Company ID on it. I put in a new clutch in the car which was a
bit difficult particularly lifting the engine out of the car. It shows what one can do when one is young at
age 28. Anyway on the first trip across
country to the west coast I was driving on Interstate 10 in West Texas, and I
got off the interstate in Midland, Texas to get gasoline at a general store
there that sold gasoline. There were
some young girls on the porch practicing ballet. Anyway the service station attendant checked
my oil, and when he closed the hood on the Subaru, he did not shut it all the
way, so shortly on the way down the highway; the hood flew up and cracked the
windshield across the entire windshield.
Thus for about the next few months, I drove threw out all of California
exploring it for the first time with a cracked windshield, and I explored many
salvage yards without finding a replacement one. Eventually around that December in a salvage
yard in Fort Lauderdale, I found a replacement windshield which I
installed. Apparently the Subaru was
originally designed by Howard Hughes and when they first introduced them into
this country, they had a race track in Fort Lauderdale where people could rent
them and run them at high speed. Thus
there were quite a few old Subarus of the 1972 vintage in the Fort Lauderdale
salvage yard which were not apparently available on the west coast. Since the Howard Hughes medical institute was
in Fort Lauderdale also besides the primary location in Texas http://www.hhmi.org/ apparently Hughes or some of his associates were in
Fort Lauderdale also. One local
fisherman here bragged that he once broke into Howard Hughes? penthouse in the
Bahamas. Thus with these popular people
in the news from Texas recently, it seems that Howard Hughes? personnel are
also involved. When I first came back to
Greenwich off from Nantucket, one of my original contacts was someone that was
involved with Howard Hughes? family?s Episcopal church in Houston, Texas. Thus despite the other popular financial
czars in the area, once one travels out of this area, it seems that the Hughes
network is also in existence whether Howard is or not is another question. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 7:20 P.M.:
I was up at 6 P.M.. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and
coffee. I noticed in a small article in
the Greenwich Times last week that Westchester County is NOT going to spend $30
million for an airport deicing facility for Westchester County Airport
nearby. Thus if we get any ice conditions
in the future winters which occasionally we do, travelers will have to use the
larger metropolitan airports in the New York area. Apparently the facility would also cause
environmental problems with the ethanol glycol run off into the local ground
water. It is a general rule of thumb if
one has ice on the plane, one should not try to take off without deicing. Well, I guess I will clean up and explore our
local library if it is still open by the time I get out. I guess I am on a night schedule which is not
unusual for me. Also I saw on the
Discovery Channel how herds of Killer Whales in Argentina come out half way on
the beach and eat sea lions and seals. I
was wondering if any Killer Whales occasionally along our shores in North
America come out of the water on shore and eat swimmers, sun bathers, beach
walkers or fishermen. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 7:00 A.M.:
I had eight more Danish cookies.
I watched some television. I will
now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 4:15 A.M.:
I had four Danish cookies and ice tea.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 4:10 A.M.: I would have been at the Bermuda
airport in spring of 1968, the Santa Barbara, California airport where the
guppy was around 1978 to 1980 flying in once, driven by the Rockford, Illinois
Air Force Base a number of times, by the Marathon, Florida Key airport a number
of times, Düsseldorf and Munich, Germany on the Innsbruck trip. I recalled seeing the entrance to Pope Air
Force base once driving across country around Louisiana. I visited the Schipol airport in Amsterdam
when I visited there on the Albertville trip.
I exited Oslo, Norway in 1983 via the civilian airport different from
the military one I arrived in. I have
driven by the Danbury, Connecticut airport a number of times. I also recall there was an air strip next to
the Mount Vernon and Bartlett Farms on Nantucket. I lived near the Great Lakes, Illinois Naval
air station while in college. I recalled
that Fort Sheridan south of Lake Forest College had an air strip. I believe I might have had a stop off in
Pittsburg once or twice going to the Midwest and possibly in Ohio on other
trips during my college years. When I
lived on Long Island, I lived near the Grumman manufacturing family, and of
course here in Greenwich a lot of the original Pan Am people once lived nearby,
and I have family in Vero Beach, Florida where Piper Cub is, and I have flown
in there before too. Thus I treat my
apartment like a Pan Am VIP suite which the Pan AM flight bag symbolizes. Of course I still have my KLM, Air Canada, and Gucci flight bags. I gave away the British Air flight bag to
someone whom had never flown before. I
still have a size 38 too small for me men?s Brooks Brother?s brown Leather
bomber jacket made in New Zealand. While
in San Francisco, California airport around 1979, I saw the reinauguration of
the Pan Am Clipper Flight to Shanghai, China take off, and I viewed the guest
book, but I do not recall signing it. I
recall the name of a prominent electronics family from Wellesley, Massachusetts
in the guest book though. Thus my own
personal select Pan AM guest suite is still functional and maintained. I am trying to remember another airport, I
just remembered and then forgot. As
yes, I visited a family relative and flew in and out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma
airport around 1971 coming and going from and to O?Hare in Chicago,
Illinois. The last time, I flew I was
arriving back from Paris, France from the Albertville Winter Olympics trip
about 10 years ago arriving at JFK airport in Manhattan where they photographed
me for Russian television for some odd reason.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 2:45 A.M.:
On the two trips to Tobago in 1971 and 1972, the BWIA jets stopped off
also in Trinidad and Barbados, so I have been in those airports also. I recall in the old days of frequently
traveling on the Chemstrand Monsanto company jets, I flew in and out of
Huntsville ? Decatur, Alabama airport, Raleigh Durham, North Carolina,
Chatanooga, Tennessee, Atlanta, and Dalton, Georgia, Pensacola, Florida,
Washington D.C. National airport now Reagan airport, Teterboro airport near
Trenton, New Jersey, McArthur airport on Long Island formerly or presently
Roosevelt Field, Westchester county airport in White Plains, New York. I also while living in Boston and going to
school north of Chicago flew in and out of Boston Logan airport, Chicago O?Hare
airport, Chicago Midway airport, Detroit airport, Colorado Springs airport,
Denver airport. While living in
Nantucket, I flew out of New York LaGuardia airport, Hyannis, Massachusetts
airport, Martha?s Vineyard airport, JFK airport in New York. I also have flown to Florida in the last 20
years out of Newark airport though Balimore, and the trips to Norway,
Washington D.C. National for Reagan?s 1980 inaugural, Frankfurt, Tobago,
Düsseldorf, and probably changing between Chicago and Boston were out of JFK in
New York. I also flew out of Bradley Field in Windsor Lockes, Connecticut once to
Chicago. I flew into Toronto airport
twice from New York Laguardia around 1983 and from Boston in 1973 and maybe one
other time from New York, but some times I took the train to Toronto. I also have been in the Rome, Italy Leonardo
Da Vinci airport coming from Boston in 1972 and the Athens, Greece airport
coming and going in the spring of 1972 along with the Lanzarote airport and the
Malaga, Spain and Seville, Spain airports coming and going from Lanzarote. Thus
with the stops in the Bahamas, Copenhagen, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Key
West, Florida, San Juan, Purto Rico, Hawaii, Maui, San Francisco, Las Angeles,
and Orange County airports have also been parts of my itinerary. I might have landed once at Stuart airport
further up the Hudson River and also at the Rochester Utica, New York airport
around 1969. I might have also been in
some other airports that I have forgotten over the years, because it is hard to
remember a lot of the stops on the Chemstrand Monsanto company plane like
possibly Birmingham or Mobil, Alabama, or Nashville, Tennessee or Knoxsville,
Tennessee. Thus I have a bit of
experience in aviation. I also recall
traveling by jet from Westchester County airport to Greenville, Spartanburg
South Carolina airport when I lived down there for six months in 1976. I also have traveled in or out of the Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Melbourne, West
Palm Beach, Tampa, Jacksonville, Coco Beach and Orlando airports in my travels. I once visited the Tucson, Arizona airport,
but I did not travel into it. I also
have visited Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Andrews Air Force
Base and Dulles airport outside Washington D.C., Kelly Air Force Base in San
Antonio, Texas, Homestead Air Force Base in Homestead, Florida, Patrick Air
Force Base near Coco Beach, Florida, Pease Air Force Base in Dover, New
Hampshire, Frankfurt Rhine Mien Air Force Base in Frankfurt, Germany, Offutt
Air Force Base, in Omaha, Nebraska. I
have driven near McDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida, and more than
likely in my travels around the Midwest, I drove by Scott Air Force base in
Illinois not to mention there was another Air Force base near Champaign,
Illinois I think called Chanook or Rantool Air Force base which I can not
recall if I ever flew in and out of, but I think I once did from Champaign
besides the train. Thus if I have a good
memory, the game would be to remember what other airports like Stratford,
Connecticut airport or Virginia Beach, Virginia airports which I also have
flown into along with Portland, Maine.
Let?s see what I can remember. There is
San Jose, California on the way back from Hawaii, Grand Rapids, Michigan coming and going from
Holland, Michigan, Atlanta Hartsdale
coming or going from Florida and the old Atlanta airport while in Alabama, Baltimore,
Maryland going to Greenville, South Carolina.
Still more than likely I changed planes somewhere a long time ago, and I
forgot about it like Paris Orly or Chales De Gaul airport when I went to the
Albertville Olympics or Monteray, California airport while vacationing in
Carmel, California. Still, this is a
good summary of my aviation experience.
I once spent the night at Denver?s old airport during a blizzard while
driving back from California. I also
drove by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory airport once, plus when one drives
around the country one tends to see a lot of other municipal airports.
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 1:45 A.M.: In my note last night, I mentioned a
few places around the waterfront I had been.
When I was around the Mediterranean sea, I was actually an art student
in Florence, Italy; but since it was cold there that winter in 1972, I got a
U-rail pass after about six weeks, and I travel over to Pisa and up the Italian
coast and through Switzerland to Grenoble, France where I visited some
friends. I then occasionally headed down
the eastern Spanish coast to Barcelona and toured there along with going to
Malaga, and eventually catching a jet to Lanzarote on Iberia airlines where I
stayed a couple of weeks. After about
three month in Europe, I participated in another art program out of Athens,
Greece with another Lake Forest College group, and we toured most of mainland
Greece, and I also acquired a 1962 Red and White Opel station wagon, and I
drove with a classmate to Turkey to join up with the rest of the group that
flew. Thus I saw most of the mainland
Greece coast line along with the islands of Crete and Hydra, and much of the
western coast line of Turkey to Selchuck and back up the Bosporus to
Istanbul. I never crossed the large
bridge into Asia. Also on the trips to
California, I spent most of the time when I had a car driving up and down the
California coast line between Fort Brag, California about a day?s drive north
of San Francisco and as far south as San Diego with frequent stops in Laguna,
Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Palo Alto.
Of course in driving to California from the east coast of the United
States I crossed the country on Interstates I-80, I-70, and I-10 on different
trips. While in Florida in 1976 to 1983
period during the winters that I was there, I was in Fort Lauderdale, Boca
Raton, Key West, and Daytona; however I spent a good deal of the time traveling
the coast south from Flagler to Key West and up the west coast to Tampa. Thus I saw a great deal of the Florida
coast. I made the side trip in January
of 1978 to Paradise Island in the Bahamas where I met up with the British. During the summers in Nantucket, I would
frequently stay from around the first of April or May until December when I was
there between 1975 and 1983 getting to enjoy the full season. On the trip to Oslo, Norway in February 1983,
I actually had a round trip ticket to Stockholm, Sweden and a week?s stay at
the SAS hotel there for about $700 entire package, but the plane arrived at the
military airport in Forneburg, Norway outside Oslo, and everyone departed the
plane, and took a bus to the SAS hotel in Oslo near the palace. However, when I arrived at the desk at the
SAS hotel in Oslo, I was told the ticket agent at JFK airport in New York had
only sold me a one way ticket to Stockholm for $700, so the rest of the package
tour was not included. Thus I was
swindled by SAS. A family member paid
for the stay in Oslo and the return fare.
One can verify the fare offered by SAS in the New York Times, by looking
at its sale advertisements in the New York Times that winter in February and
January of 1983. The SAS jet back did
stop in Copenhagen, but I did not leave the terminal, but only bought two
cartons of Prince Cigarettes. I have also
been to Canada close to 10 times. I
believe coming back from Michigan a time or two we drove through Canada and
reentered via Niagara Falls. I also had
a classmate from college that lived in Canada for while. Also I visited on my own a few times to enjoy
the Canadian outlook on life. I believe
on two trips to California or one, I went via Canada as far as Michigan. Thus visiting Toronto and Montreal could be
considered waterfront visits. On the
Albertville, France winter Olympics trip, I visited Paris, France; Amsterdam,
Holland; Lyon, France; Chamonix, France and Geneva, Switzerland besides the
areas around Albertville, France plus going to Amsterdam and leaving, we drove
through Belgium and Luxemburg. I also
once took a three day trip to Frankfurt, Germany and toured the city around
December 1981. Capital Airlines had $100
one way trips to Germany. When I went to
Innsbruck, Austria in February 1987, we flew into Düsseldorf and transferred to
Munich before heading to Innsbruck. On
the trip to the Virgin Islands in October 1972, I changed planes in Porto
Rico. I drove through Texas a couple of
times coming and going to California.
Thus I have seen a good deal of the eastern Atlantic coast from as far
north as Bowden College, Maine to Key West and the western Pacific Coast from
San Diego to Fort Bragg, California.
Thus I have traveled enough to have a general feeling of the world and
having lived around the New York area for so long, I pretty much have seen
tourists and representatives from most everywhere in the world over 41 years
not to mention also in the other destinations I have visited. When I have traveled, I have always tried to
behave myself and conduct myself as if I were at home. Well, I guess since Greenwich is not much of
a travel destination and since most people read books here a lot, we are sort
of off the beaten path. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/12/02 Tuesday 12:45 A.M.:
I watched a bit of television. I
am in the process of cooking a Stouffer?s Home-style Pot Roast dinner which I
will have with ice tea. Well, there is
not much happening here as far as I can tell.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/11/02 Monday 10:35 P.M.:
I went out, and I drove downtown.
I sat out for a while. I drove
down by the waterfront. I just now
returned. I will now do a little bit of
regular computer work. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/11/02 Monday 9:45 P.M.: I
was up at 3 P.M. when a friend dropped by.
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
vitamins, supplements, and I had coffee outside. My guest had the rest of the cold eye round
with Hellmann?s mayonnaise in a sandwich.
We went for a drive down by the waterfront. We walked lower Greenwich Avenue. We returned to my place. We had some potato chips. We watched some television. We had dinner of two hotdogs each with buns
and Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and dill pickle spears and ice tea. I also finished off the pint container of
cashew and praline ice cream. My guest
just left. I just chatted with a
relative. CIO
Note: <888>
11/11/02 Monday 5:45 A.M.: I will now
shut down the computer, and I will go to bed directly. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/11/02 Monday 5:10 A.M.: I
have been watching http://booktv.org , and there was an author Kevin Phillips author of
?Wealth and Democracy? that mentioned that the United States of America has two
trillion dollars of debt. Thus if we
still have 288,475,392 million population
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock give or take nine million
illegal aliens, it mean that each resident of the United States of America owes
about $6932.99 in debt. Thus even if one
is not personally in debt, one?s share of involvement of the country?s debt
tends to be sizeable. Well, I will now
put the ice tea in the refrigerator. CIO
Note: <888>
11/11/02 Monday 3:25 A.M.: Well, I
watched a bit of television. I had a few
more dried apricots. I took a nap until
just now. Well, today is Veterans
Day. I will try to explain my limited
knowledge of the military. I was born in
Alton, Illinois where my family lived on the banks of the Mississippi River
across the river from St. Louis, Missouri.
I thus probably developed a fondness for the waterfront. Until my family moved to this area in 1961,
we use to vacation in Holland, Michigan where once again the view of the
waterfront of Lake Michigan was available.
After two years in Alton, Illinois we lived outside Washington D.C. in
Martinsville, Virginia where possibly there was the view of another river. We then lived in Pensacola, Florida from 1954
to 1956 where supposedly the U.S. Navy has activities along with a view of the
waterfront. Next we lived in Decatur,
Alabama from 1956 to 1961 which was near the Redstone Arsenal and the Tennessee
River. We moved to this area about 1961
where we still have a view of Long Island Sound. We also lived outside Boston from 1968 to
1972 which has the views of Boston harbor along with many trips to Cape Cod and
other shore locations in New England.
During those same years, I was in college in Lake Forest, Illinois on
the other side of Lake Michigan from Holland, Michigan. While in college, I visited the Mediterranean
for six months and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. When I was out of college, we moved back to
Greenwich, and I was around Manhattan Island a good of the time until 1994 when
I quit going into the city every night.
I also lived out on Long Island in that period on the so called North
Shore gold coast, as well as summers in Nantucket from 1975 to 1983. I also was down on the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts of Florida for several winters in that period. I also visited the California Coast line
about five times. About ten years ago, I
visited the North Sea in Amsterdam, Holland and in 1983, I saw Oslo,
Norway. I also visited Bermuda in 1968 ,
the Bahamas in 1978, St. Thomas and St. Johns in 1972, and Tabago in 1971 and
1972 and Maui and Hawaii in 1980. Thus I
have been around the waterfront quite a bit of my life. Still at my weight, I am not a very good
swimmer, and I do not know how to handle a boat or navigate. Thus my experience around the waterfront is
more than most people, but I do not pretend to be the expert. I am now in the process of making www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 10:55 P.M.:
It is not like I am under house arrest, but on some days in order to relax
and catch up on one?s rest, it is necessary to stay home all day, thus breaking
up the routine of going out every day.
Of course this time of year we could have wild cats migrating south in
the ridge areas, so I guess it is necessary to stay vigilant when out in the
evenings. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 10:55 P.M.:
I had some cashew and praline ice cream.
I watched some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 9:40 P.M.: I
had some dried apricots before going to bed this morning. I was up at 3 P.M., and I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and then I had a coffee
outside. I fell back to sleep until 6
P.M.. I watched some television for a
while. I chatted with a former neighbor
who told me it is going to reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow. I guess I will be on a night schedule. I just had the same meal as last night, and I
had a 50% Brazilian instant coffee and 50% Folgers? decaffeinated instant
coffee outside. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 3:30 A.M.:
Well, I searched the sale ads for Sunday. I did a little bit of other computer
work. I will now shut down the computer,
and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 2:50 A.M.: I
just went outside briefly, and the skunk was on the side lawn, but it quickly
took off into the woods. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 2:40 A.M.: I
downloaded and installed www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-aware program, and I ran it. I eliminated 66 problems, and the system
seems a bit more responsive. I watched
some television while doing this. I also
had two scoops of toffee ice cream. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 12:15 A.M.: I am in the process of consuming 10
apricots. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/10/02 Sunday 12:05 A.M.:
I chatted with a relative. I had
the same dinner as last night. I watched
some television. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/09/02 Saturday 10:00 P.M.:
I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by the waterfront. I just now returned home. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/09/02 Saturday 6:35 P.M.:
I had a half dozen apricots before going to bed last night. I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs,
toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplement and the I had coffee outside. I just finished my house cleaning and
watering the plants while listening to some CD music. I just now chatted with a relative. I will now have two hotdogs with buns and
Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup and potato chips and two quarter length dill
pickle slices and ice tea. I will then
have a cappuccino outside. I will then
clean up, and I will go out for some fresh air.
CIO
Note:
<888> 11/09/02 Saturday 4:35 A.M.:
I have the backup computer squared away and running fine. I will now shut down the primary computer,
and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/09/02 Saturday 2:45 A.M.:
I have been doing a little bit of regular computer work. I have to reinstall the Norton Personal
Firewall on one of the partitions on the backup computer. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/09/02 Saturday 12:10 A.M.:
After dinner, I had two scoops of toffee ice cream. I will now do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/08/02 Friday 11:00 P.M.:
I went out, and I stopped by the Greenwich Library. I read the Greenwich Times. I also read this month?s PC Magazine. I was disappointed to learn that Jim Seymour
had passed away http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,613919,00.asp having read his column
for many years. I checked out four
McCartney and three Elvis CDs. I then
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.
I sat out at various locations. I
drove down by the waterfront. I stopped
by the Food Emporium, and I bought buy one get one free of Edy?s Dreamery ice
cream caramel toffee and cashew praline for $3.59 both. I returned home, and I had a message from a
relative on the answering machine. I
will now have four 1/4 inch thick slices of cold eye round beef with
horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reheated steamed white
rice, steamed fresh broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower, and ice tea. CIO
End of Scott's
Notes week 11/08/02:
Note:
<888> 11/08/02 Friday 6:35 P.M.: I
had a call from a relative at noon today.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements,
and coffee outside. I fell back to sleep
until 5 P.M.. I had a meal of three
hotdogs on two buns with Dijon mustard and Heinz ketchup, potato chips, two
dill pickle quarter slices, ice tea, and a cappuccino outside. I checked with Net2Phone 1-877-627-4663, and
they said they would look into why my account has not been credited the $25 I sent
via U.S. postal money order last Friday.
I updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa.htm and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/nasa-113.htm . I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/08/02 Friday 12:55 A.M.:
I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I watched some television. I will now shut down the computer, and I will
go to bed in a little while. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/07/02 Thursday 10:55 P.M.:
I had a call from a relative. I
chatted with a friend. I finished off
one of the containers of Edy?s dreamery toffee ice cream. CIO
Note:
<888> 11/07/02 Thursday 9:40 P.M.:
I had my cappucinno outside. I
updated WeatherBug. I will now do some
regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 11/07/02 Thursday 8:35 P.M.: I had goldfish crackers and ice tea before going to bed last night. I was up at 2 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee. I cleaned up,