Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 9:55 P.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 9:25 P.M.:  I finished packing.  I went outside briefly.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 8:00 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $4.35 of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.359 a gallon for about 25 miles per gallon usage.  I then sat out briefly downtown.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I returned home.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used all of the regular ingredients, except the baby carrots and Danish blue cheese and for the cheddar cheese portion I used Cabot's www.cabotcheese.com 50% less fat Vermont white cheddar cheese. Instead of sliced mushrooms on the top of the salad, I put two Portobello mushrooms sliced in 1/4 inch thick slices.  I cut off the dirty tips of the stem, and I rinsed the Portobello mushrooms underneath cold water before slicing it.  Also instead of a sliced plum tomato, I used a whole fresh tomato about the size of a baseball that I cut into eights.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I went outside briefly.  I just chatted with a friend.  I will now do my packing.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 4:30 P.M.:  I put away both loads of laundry.  I chatted with my relative in Maine, and my relative in Maine does not need the two telephones I was thinking about bringing up.  However, my relative has a matching Danish Cherry end table like I have two of stacked up on top of each other to form the Danish bar at the apartment entrance.  The lower one is the original matching one from the set, but it is a bit darker since I used dark Old English furniture polish on it a number of times.  The upper one that I bought about a year and a half ago at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop for $40 is more of the original cheery color.  I removed the items from the upper Cherry Danish end table, and I took it off from on top of the other one.  I cleaned and polished it with spray furniture polish.  I was able to fit it in the back seat of my Hyundai by putting in upright and then flipping it upside down, so its weight rests against the back of the seat.  I then took of the IBM Cyrix backup computer and monitor from off the square Danish Cheery coffee table on the left side of the Danish bedroom desk, and I cleaned and polished it with spray polish.  I then put it on top of the lower Danish end table, so the Danish bar is still two levels. There is about a foot space on the upper level since the small Danish coffee table is not as large.  I put all the items for the Danish bar back in position along with the telephone equipment, so it all looks pretty much the same.  I did move the four three packs of Perrier 2000 to underneath the near side of the blue couch.  I put the IBM Cyrex backup computer back on the left side of the Danish desk with the Royal monitor on top of it, so it is all connected to work along with the other backup computers.  I moved some of the smaller items around to reorganize that area.  Thus the apartment is all back together and organized.  I finished charging the Sony Handycam rechargeable battery, and I put it with the Sony Handycam video camera, and I have a RCA connector cord, and its charger out to pack to take with me to Maine.  I will now clean up, and I will go out for a short spell.  I have to fill the car up with gasoline.  I will pack when I return.  I will now shut down the computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 1:55 P.M.:  I was up at 11:30 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  I have two loads of laundry to do, but only one washing machine was available, so I have ten minutes to go on that machine.  I put the Sony Handycam rechargeable battery pack in the charger, and it should be charged by 3 P.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 06/22/04  Tuesday 1:55 A.M.:  I read the Sony monitor manual, and I made some adjustments.  It all seems to be working just fine.  I did some regular computer work.  I turned off the computer and monitors.  I disconnected the monitor cable to the Sony monitor, and then I turned on the Sony Monitor, and I held the small joy stick to the right for over two seconds, and the self test screen showed up with the primary colors test screen indicating the monitor tests all right.  I then turned off the Sony monitor, and I reconnected the video cable, and I rebooted the system.  I changed my Vibra web cam settings to the default settings, so it works better.  I moved the US Robotics external backup modem from on top of the Sony monitor to down below in between the two monitors on the table, since I probably will not be using it, since the cable modem is very reliable.  It is still available if I should need to use it with Juno free dialup.  I moved the X10 remote mouse control to underneath the right side of the left monitor.  I put the little LCD clock on the top right of the Sony monitor.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 11:30 P.M.:  BBC NEWS Technology IBM seizes supercomputing crown .  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 10:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought four 2.7 ounce Mennen Speed Stick 24/7 time-released icy surge anti-perspirant deodorant sticks for .99 each and a Glade Plug-in oil refill Hawaiian Breeze scent for $1.99 plus .36 tax for $6.31 total.  I then completed my walk.  I used the bathroom at the senior and arts center.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with a local fisherman.  He informed me that the Stripped Bass are now being caught in the Greenwich, Connecticut area.  I remember, they use to run off Madaket off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts during the first week of June, so I guess with the cooler weather and cooler water temperatures up north this year, they are running later.  I next sat out for a while at the bench at the Greenwich Library.  I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a Ben and Jerry's 16 ounce butter pecan ice cream for $3.59 less a dollar off store cash register coupon for $2.59 total.  I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  I had one of those fax calls on my answering machine.  I put the new Glade Plug-in oil scent refill Hawaiian Breeze scent in my kitchen Glade scent holder with the tiny fan, so the apartment smells a little better.  Since I walk so much, I guess my apartment always smells a bit like dirty sneakers.  CIO 

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 7:25 P.M.:  Earlier today, I cancelled the dental hygienist appointment I had for this Friday, and I will reschedule when I get back.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used all of the regular ingredients, except the baby carrots and Danish blue cheese and for the cheddar cheese portion I used Cabot's www.cabotcheese.com 50% less fat Vermont white cheddar cheese. Instead of sliced mushrooms on the top of the salad, I put one Portobello mushroom sliced in 1/4 inch thick slices.  I cut off the dirty tip of the stem, and I rinsed the Portobello underneath cold water before slicing it.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I will now go back out for an evening stroll.  I will shut down the computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 6:35 P.M.:  CNN.com - Connecticut's Rowland announces resignation - Jun 21, 2004 .  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 6:25 P.M.:  All five backup computers now have their 17 inch monitors installed the way they were before I rotated them after the 19 inch IIyama monitor malfunctioned.  Thus the IBM Cyrix computer now has the Royal 17 inch monitor too.  On the AMD backup computer in the bedroom on the brass and glass coffee table on the Danish desk, which is my third best computer, I put in a new Energizer #2032 lithium disk CMOS battery, and I reset the CMOS settings, so it now starts up just fine.  I replaced the CMOS battery on the IBM Cyrex computer about five months ago.  Thus all six desktop computers are go for operation, and five of them can be online at the same time, the way I have it all set up.  Of course I still have an 8 port hub on the Dell backup computer in the living room, so with it turned on the and the two Lan cables that I have connected, one could operate two laptops or seven if one had extra Lan cables.  CIO 

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 5:25 P.M.:  I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I picked up my mail.  I then cleaned up, and I went out.  I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then returned back to my apartment, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I bought a 21 inch diagonal Sony FD Trinitron GDM-F500 computer monitor made in 1999 for $40.  I paid for half of it in cash, and I paid the other half with my Bank of New York Master Card debit card.  I used the folding cart that I keep in the back hatchback area of my Hyundai to carry it to the car.  I returned home, and I brought it up to my apartment with the same cart.  I disconnected from the primary computer the Dell 17 inch Trinitron monitor on the left side, and moved the 19 inch CompUSA monitor to the left side connecting it to the Diamond Stealth 32 meg. PCI video card that boots first.  I put the 21 inch Sony FD Trinitron GDM-F500 http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/displays/legacy/GDM_man/GDMF500.pdf monitor in the center position to the right of CompUSA 19 inch monitor, and I connected it to the MadDog Multimedia 4X AGP 64 meg. video card that boots as the secondary monitor in Windows XP with my desktop expanded to it.  It works just fine.  It has a four port USB hub on the back left and right hand sides of the base of the monitor that I connected up with one of my 10 foot USB cables from the back side of the primary computer to the last remaining free USB port to the input on the monitor.  The USB hubs are hard to reach on the lower back side of the monitor stand, but they are available for use, and Windows XP recognized them plug and play.  I cleaned off the magic marker $40 price tag off the monitor with Ronson lighter fluid.  I cleaned the monitor screen with glass cleaner, and I lightly wiped the rest of the monitor.  It works very well.  I adjusted the settings.  I have it set to turn on with lower right control panel switch.  I will use the large screen 21 inch monitor for web browsing.  I put the U.S. Robotics Sportster 56X backup fax modem on the top right of the Sony monitor, with the web camera at the center front top of the monitor, with the X10 remote mouse base unit to the left of the web camera, and the X10 remote mouse on the left top side of the Sony monitor.  I have the little LCD clock on top of the modem.  This article says it cost $1,899 when new five years ago, but it shows how fast equipment prices drop in the computer business for older equipment Windows Magazine Sony Multiscan GDM-F500 .  It was a very deluxe model in its time, and if I get a years use out of it, it will be worth the $40 investment.  I now have to rotate the 17 inch monitors on the backup computers.  I also printed out the 18 page Sony monitor manual.  CIO  

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 3:15 A.M.:  I installed this small 30 day demo hard drive program on my computer SoftwareVault.com - SIGuardian Lite: Estimate hard drive life. .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 2:30 A.M.:  I made two CDs with one containing my Documents on my hard drive and the other containing important folders including various work.  I made a copy of each of the CDs too.  I put the two originals in the Fire Sentry safe box that I keep on the wire shelf at my apartment entrance, and I will carry the other set with me up to Maine, in case in an emergency I had to do some work if a computer were available.  However, most of the CD contents are archival, and most of the work is already posted on the internet.  Still besides the C: drive to D: drive backup that I make every month, I suppose I should keep up to date CD backups too.  I am able to make CD backups easily with Nero Burning 5.5 that came with my CD/RW drive.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/21/04  Monday 12:40 A.M.:  The big button General Electric telephone on the living room desk right side was making static, so I exchanged its long headset cord with the Columbia Big Button telephone long headset cord by the bedroom bed, and both of them seem to work fine now.  I suppose the original General Electric cord was not in tight enough.  I plan to take the General Electric big button telephone and the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone and headset by the primary computer up to my relative's house in Maine, since the relative can use additional phones.  Since I have three other cordless telephones in the apartment along with the telephones on cords, and since I hardly use any of them, and I usually just talk on a corded telephone or the internet, I think I can do without the two I am taking to Maine.  I also plan to take up for possible use by another relative a waist 34 inch pair of Barney's Khakis that I never had the cuffs put on, and I never wore before I put on weight.  I also plan to take up the Northern Trust annual report.  I might also take up one of the two matching Danish cheery wood end tables that I have stacked on top of each other, since the relative has one that matches it, and might need it.  There is an additional new room that was put in this winter up in Maine.  I guess I could take the square Danish table off the Danish desk in the bedroom, and I could stack it on the other Danish end table to keep the basic Danish bar set up at the apartment entrance.  I think I might be able to get the Danish end table into the back seat of my Hyundai hatchback.  Of course if my friend is able to drive me up as planned the last week of July in his 1992 Buick Roadmaster station wagon, I would then be able to take up the day bed too.  Then I would have a little bit moving around room in my apartment.  CIO 

Note: <888> 06/20/04  Sunday 11:40 P.M.:  I have 15 of the 50 calling cards that I printed out in black and white on the Minolta QMS PagePro 1250W laser printer left.  I printed out 50 more calling cards in color with the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, and they look better in color.  I also changed the font to Microsoft Reference Sans Serif font size 8 or best to fit.  I also corrected the misspelling of volunteer to volunteer.  I also printed out 10 calling cards in color on a sheet of regular paper.  I put two small and one medium binder clips and 10 paper clips in the blue and white bowl on the dining room table to have available for use.  Thus I have on a modest budget continued to maintain my Pied A Terre modest apartment and office here in the United States of America in Connecticut in the New England part of the United States of America, which before the British settlement was called New Amsterdam, and before the Dutch settlement on the Map of Magellan was called "Nova Francia" or "New France" .  Thus the French were one of the earlier adventurers into this area.  On my paternal Grandfather Clarence Scott's side of the family, I believe they first arrived in this country in at the Isle of Wight County, Virginia around 1632 http://www.historicstlukes.org/ and my paternal grandmother Elizabeth Garde Scott's family the Garde family first arrived in this country at York, Maine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cafamilies/gard/ in 1634, and my mother's father Pieter Boven's family Boven http://blacklake.biz/excerpt.htm and mother's family Jeane Vanvylavelt? Boven were from the Dutch settlers whom settled in Holland, Michigan in 1847 http://www.holland.org/index.pl?paID=6 , so my father's family were here for over 200 years before my mother's family arrived.  Thus it seems my father's family for whom I have the last name of are historically here for a longer period of time, but if I am not mistaken in the area of Groningen, in the Netherlands where the Bovens were from, is part of WestFalia which once was part of Germany too, and at that location around 1952, Royal Dutch Shell oil discovered some of the largest natural gas deposits discovered up until that time, so possibly the Dutch cousins that were left behind in the Netherlands might have enjoyed a more prosperous existence.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/20/04  Sunday 9:35 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used all of the regular ingredients, and for the cheddar cheese portion I used Cabot's www.cabotcheese.com 50% less fat Vermont white cheddar cheese. Instead of sliced mushrooms on the top of the salad, I put one Portobello mushroom sliced in 1/4 inch thick slices.  I cut off the dirty tip of the stem, and I rinsed the Portobello underneath cold water before slicing it.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  During the fall of 1972, I saw Diana Ross and the Supremes at a concert on the campus of Northwestern University.  The same night in Chicago there was a concert with Elvis Presley that I could not get tickets for.  I recall reading a lot of women with blue bouffant hairstyles showed up at the Elvis concert.  Also during the winter of 1978, there was a small concert in Key West, Florida with the Supremes without Diana Ross that I attended with a couple hundred other people at a local bar there.  I have not attended that many concerts in my life, since they tend to be expensive to attend normally.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/20/04  Sunday 8:10 P.M.:  I was up at noon.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry preserves, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I cleaned up, and I went out.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time and Business Week.  Business Week had an article about High Technology companies, and IBM www.ibm.com is still suppose to be the largest high technology company.  I next drove over to Tod's Point, and I took the 2.5 mile walk around Tod's Point.  I sat out at various locations.  I then went by Staples in Old Greenwich, and I bought the Staples variety pack of 250 color push pins, 20 small binder clips, 10 medium binder clips, and 150 jumbo vinyl paper clips all for $2.94 plus .18 tax for $3.12 total.  I then drove back to downtown Greenwich.  I parked up at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted and walked with another regular downtown observer.  I then parked briefly and got out at my usual location.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then returned back via West Putnam Avenue, and I stopped by the Farm Stand located across from the Chrysler service center, and I bought four Portobello mushrooms at $2.99 a pound for about $3 and a ripe tomato for about .71 for $3.71 total.  I then returned home.  It is reported in the Greenwich Time today Greenwich Time - Diana Ross surprises town with free concert this Thursday June 24 at Roger Scherman Baldwin Park down by the waterfront .  Alas I am leaving town this Wednesday morning to visit a relative in Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm .  I suppose the Liberals will try to take over in my absence, but for any uninformed individuals, I can assure one there are always a few Old Guard individuals left around.  I will put the office supplies on my bedroom desk.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 9:50 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 9:05 P.M.:    CIO

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 7:35 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought with my Bank of New York Master Card Debit card $7.00 of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.359 a gallon for about 31 miles per gallon usage.  I went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS during my walk, and I bought three 14 ounce packages of Sufer Dude spice drops for .99 a bag plus .18 tax for $3.15 total.  During my walk, I sat out at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I chatted with a fellow from Yugoslavia, but I was not able to find out whether Yugoslavia has volcanoes or not, but some of its neighboring countries do.  I completed my walk.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then sat out for a while at the Greenwich Library parking lot.  I then went by the drive up ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned Oats for $3.99, a 9 ounce Weight Watchers Smart One grilled chicken in garlic sauce for $1.93,  a free roll of Viva paper towels with a store cash register coupon, and a free Stouffer's Lean Cuisine 8 ounce herb roasted chicken dinner and a free Stouffer's Lean Cuisine 9 ounce chicken Carbonara dinner for $5.92 total.  I got the Stouffer's meal for free because last week they were on sale for 50% off, but they forgot to take the sale price stickers off the case, so when they mistakenly rang up at full price, I got them for free.  I made my purchases with my Bank of New York Master Card debit card.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I put away my purchases.  I drank a chilled 12 ounce A&W root beer in a frosted mug.  The lower drawer in the refrigerator with the chilled beverages was stuck, but I was able to unstick it.  CIO  

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 1:45 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 1:30 P.M.:  I climbed up, and I took the Swiss cross bow off the wall that I have hanging above my maternal grandfather's portrait.  I tried untethering the bow string, but it is too hard to push the metal bow down to untether it.  I dusted it off, and I put it back in place on the wall.  I ate about 6 ounces of Planter's dry roasted lightly salted peanuts with some iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.  I am going to drive up to visit my relative in Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm  on this Wednesday June 23.  I probably will be staying through the weekend.  I might also be going up the last week of July with a friend whom has a Buick Roadmaster Station wagon in which I would be able bring up the day bed.  The weather is suppose to be clear this Wednesday for driving up.  I need to lose some weight, I currently weigh 215 pounds.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/19/04  Saturday 12:10 P.M.:  I woke up during the night, and I microwaved a bag of Act II popcorn, which I ate with iced tea.  I was up at 10 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I chatted with a friend.  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I picked up my mail.  It's suppose to be cooler and nicer tomorrow, so I will not walk Tod's Point today, but I will wait until tomorrow.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/18/04  Friday 11:30 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 06/18/04  Friday 10:45 P.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 06/18/04:

Note: <888> 06/18/04  Friday 9:25 P.M.:  I will now send out my weekly notes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 06/18/04  Friday 1:50 P.M.:  I took the clothes out of the left living room closet and most of the other items.  I got two replacement brackets from the building custodian including four wall anchors and four screws.  However, the replacement brackets have different screw holes, so I used two brackets from my hallway sweater closet which had the same screw holes, and I fixed the left living room closet shelf hanger.  The top left screw is held in with a molly instead of a wall anchor, but I had the replacement molly when the other one fell down behind the wall, when I removed it.  Thus the left living room closet shelf is back in place.  However, before I reinstall the clothing and other items, I will go over to Home Depot in Port Chester, New York to see if I can get two center shelf supports for each of the two living room closets like they use for wider closets.  I will now throw on some work clothes and go over there.  The apartment is messed up with all the items out of the left living room closet.  CIO