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Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 6:30 P.M.:  I went outside, and I walked around the building, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I chatted with a relative.  I boiled three quarts of water with a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt.  I then boiled for 8 minutes a 16 ounce package of Ronzoni #10 vermicelli noodles.  I then drained the water off with a colander  into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum.  During the last five minutes of the boiling, I reheated half of the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Ragu chunky tomato, garlic, and onion sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot with lid in the microwave oven.  I put half of the cooked spaghetti noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator, and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the heated tomato sauce and a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.  I refrigerated the other half of the tomato sauce in its jar.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  Prince Charles and Camilla are supposedly touring and going to dinner at the New York MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art .  When I first got out of college, and I moved back to Greenwich, Connecticut in the summer of 1973 after working at C.B.S. News in Manhattan, I would read the arts and leisure section of the New York Times, and they would advertise various free events around Manhattan.  I once went to the MOMA to a reception at that time, and I met one of their employees as I recall by the name of Mark Hamilton, and I recall he was the bartender at the free wine bar.  I think in the later years, I returned back once to the MOMA which charged admission which I usually could not afford, but I frequently visited for free the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: metmuseum.org which underneath their sign for admission charge, says in the fine print, "It is a suggested donation".  Thus I use to give them a nickel, and when I felt extravagant, I would give them a quarter.  I would always tell them I was an "Art Student".  Since NBC the National Broadcasting Company is owned by General Electric and since General Electric's corporate headquarters on Park Avenue in Manhattan in the neighborhood of the Waldorf Astoria is in an area of other interesting buildings, perhaps a lot of those buildings and companies are owned by British investors whom are amongst the major if not the largest investors in the Americas.  I will now see if the NBC evening news covers their adventures in Manhattan.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 3:55 P.M.:  I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  Traditionally if I am not mistaken back in Jolly Old England, tea time is at 4 P.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 3:05 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I chatted with the Mac Gray laundry person about technology for a while, since he used to work with computers in San Diego.  CIO

Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 10:50 A.M.:  ABC News: Prince Charles to Visit U.S. With New Wife .  CIO 

Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 10:45 A.M.:  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee.  I threw out some old telephone books and garbage.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 10 minutes to go on the wash cycle.  I put clean linens on the bed.  I mailed a letter to a relative in the mail room downstairs.  CIO   

Note: <888> 11/01/05 Tuesday 8:45 A.M.:  I was up at 7 A.M..  I paid online my Verizon telephone bill, my GEICO automobile insurance bill, my Cablevision Optimum Online Cable Modem bill, Cablevision Optimum Voice bill, Cablevision Digital Television bill, and I also paid my Connecticut Light and Power bill.  I had to pay more on Connecticut Light and Power this month, since my Budget Amount was raised from $111 a month to $124 a month plus I had $68.09 still owed from the last yearly budget period, so I had to pay $192.09 which is about $80 more than I normally pay.  Basically that used up all my internet spending and thrift shop money.  However, I will not have to buy cigarettes this month since I have 8 cartons and 3 packages left www.geocities.com/mikelscott/inventory.htm .  I still have to pay my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority once I receive the bill. CIO

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

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

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

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

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

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

UNION CHURCH OF POCANTICO HILLS

555 BEDFORD ROAD

NORTH TARRYTOWN NY 10591

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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