Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 01/16/04  Friday 5:25 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I will now clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/16/04  Friday 4:55 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I made it the same way that I have done previously this week.  I used up the rest of the cold eye round of beef making it into cold strips of beef, which I used in the salad instead of tuna fish.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used 2/3 Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and 1/3 Kraft Cracker barrel extra sharp 2% reduced fat cheese.  I had the salad with iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/16/04  Friday 4:10 P.M.:  I have 50 minutes to go on the dry cycle on the laundry.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/16/04  Friday 3:45 P.M.:  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the wash cycle.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/16/04  Friday 2:55 P.M.:  I was up at 6:30 A.M. this morning when a friend called.  I started the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 XGA 19 inch flat screen monitor, and I let it warm up for five minutes, and I then turned it off.  When I turned it on while booting the computer, it went to power off status, so I had to turn off the computer, and then I turned off the monitor at the control panel switch.  I unplugged the monitor plug briefly from the rear of the monitor, and then I plugged it in, and I turned on the monitor from the control panel.  When I booted the computer turning the monitor on at the same time, the monitor did turn on properly, so I guess I have to go through this procedure each time, I initially turn on the computer. One the computer and monitor are started, I do not have the problem, until they are turned off for about an hour.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to sleep until 2:30 P.M., and I left the computer and monitor on.  When I brought the computer out of standby the monitor turned on properly.  I changed the CMOS settings back in the CMOS to they way they were before I installed the monitor.  I could put the Iiyama monitor with the Dell backup computer, which I do not use very often, and put the CompUSA 19 inch monitor back with the primary computer.  However, the Iiyama monitor is such a good high quality monitor once one gets it going, for now I will leave it with the primary computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 11:15 P.M.: I ate a bowl of CVS cheese crackers along with some iced tea.  It is currently zero degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill temperature of -19 degrees Fahrenheit http://www.weather.com/weather/local/06830 .  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  I put a Home Center blue toilet bowl cleaner tablet in my toilet tank today, so I now have blue water in the toilet.  Well, stay warm.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 10:50 P.M.:  I chatted with two relatives.  I gave up trying to download the updates for Red Hat Linux Fedora beta, which I have installed on the Dell backup computer.  I watched some television.  I chatted with a friend.  I was emailed this link http://halfpasthuman.com/ .  I ate about 4 ounces of CVS 50% less salt dry roasted peanuts along with some iced tea.  I also ate a few Necco candy wafers.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 7:45 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm the same as the last few nights with cold beef strips instead of tuna fish.  I had the salad with iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 6:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative before going out.  The relative has two full size standard poodles, and the younger poodle broke the neck on her cockatoo, so the relative was not happy.  I was told by the same relative that in cold weather such as we are experiencing recently, that one should remember to open the cabinet doors underneath sink cabinets, so warmer air gets in and pipes do not freeze.  I went out after the last message, and I made my usual 3 P.M. appointment.  I had to clean about four inches of powdered snow off my Hyundai.  I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, but they were closed today.  I then drove down by the waterfront, and the only bird on Long Island sound was a white Swan, so I guess swans are cold weather birds.  I next walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.  I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought a 7.4 ounce package of six Nature Valley chewy granola bars strawberry yogurt flavor for a $1.99 and a 7.4 ounce package of six Nature Valley chewy trail mix fruit and nut bars for $1.99, and a 16 ounce jar of CVS 50% reduced salt dry roasted peanuts for $1.99 and a roll of Necco candies for .59 plus .04 tax for $6.60 total.  I then completed my walk.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times.  I then returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  I turned on the primary computer monitor to warm up five minutes, but after that time it would not start with the computer, so after I got it to turn on again by unplugging and replugging in the rear power cord, I then tried another procedure which worked, which is to turn on the monitor about two seconds after one turns on the computer.  I am downloading and installing the Red Hat Fedora Linux beta software updates on the Dell backup computer, which still seem to be slow downloads.  It is presently 5 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill of - 17 degrees Fahrenheit.  I guess it will get a lot colder tonight.  It is supposedly was -10 degrees Fahrenheit this past early morning.  I  have both DeLonghi oil filled radiators turn on medium at a temperature setting of 4 on a scale of 1 to 6.  It is presently about 71 degrees Fahrenheit in the apartment living room.  I am also wearing over my sweat clothes my long heavy cranberry color terry cloth bath robe to stay a little warmer.  I put the Necco candy wafers in a cut glass bowl, I keep on the dining room table by the kitchen entrance.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 1:30 P.M.:  I installed some of the updates on the Red Hat Linux Fedora beta Dell backup computer.  The downloads are very slow from Red Hat this time of day.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out soon.  It is 9 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now with a wind-chill of minus -3 degrees Fahrenheit.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 12:45 P.M.:  I was up at 10 A.M., and I started up the primary computer with the Vision Master Pro 450 19 inch XGA flat panel monitor.  I was able to get the monitor working properly by turning on the monitor first for five to ten minutes.  I then turned the monitor off, and I booted the computer which stops when it reaches the password prompt after five second, which one can not see because the monitor is off.  However, when one turns on the monitor, it does work, since it has been warmed up a bit.  I am also running the Updates on the Red Hat Fedora beta installation on the Dell backup computer.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched a bit of television.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 4:00 A.M.:  The Red Hat Fedora beta update server is slow, probably because lots of people are watching http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html .  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today, so I need to go to bed.  I will now shut down the computer.  I will run the Red Hat Fedora beta updates on the Dell backup computer at a later time.  It is presently 8 degrees Fahrenheit with a minus -3 degrees Fahrenheit wind-chill factor.  Stay warm.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/15/04  Thursday 2:20 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of the sugar free sparkling berry Jell-o with sliced peaches.  I finished installing Red Hat Linux Fedora beta on the Dell backup computer.  I am now installing the updates.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 11:55 P.M.:  Fedora is about halfway installed on the Dell backup computer.  I watched the NASA press conference today on the Mars Rover http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html .  The Mars Rover is suppose to be venturing on to the surface of Mars at 3:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time this morning Thursday.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 10:40 P.M.:  I downloaded the three large *.iso image files of the Red Hat Linux Fedora Project beta Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat from the mirror site at NCSA Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat mirrors , and I burned them to three Cdroms.  I am now installing it as a upgrade over Red Hat Linux 9.0 on the Dell backup computer.  It will probably take a couple of hours to complete installation.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 8:50 P.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 7:45 P.M.:  Earlier today, before I went out, I heated and ate a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's lentil soup in which I put about 20 Pepperidge Farm large cut croutons.  I had the soup with iced tea.  I also had a bowl of the sugar free sparkling berry jell-o with sliced canned peaches.  I just now made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used all of the regular ingredients, but instead of the tuna fish, I cut two 1/4 inch thick slices of cold eye round, and I cut them into two to three inch by half inch strips, which I added to the salad.  I did not use blue cheese.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I use Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I had the salad with iced tea.  It is presently 10 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 6:30 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I donated to them the HP 15 inch color monitor.  I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained a U.S. postal money order at .90 cost to pay my Northeast Utilities electricity bill.  I sent in the payment at the post office.  Since I have electric heat in my apartment, it is important to keep the electricity bill paid and up to date.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS, and I browsed the merchandise.  They still have Christmas lights and other decorations for 90% off.  I used the bathroom at the Senior Arts center.  I completed my walk, and I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and the Greenwich Times was not available, so I read P.C. World magazine.  I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  I had the same problem with starting the primary computer with the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 19 inch XGA flat screen monitor, but basically the startup procedure is to turn on the monitor and let it warm up for five to ten minutes without the computer turned on.  Then one turns it on and off once or twice with the control panel monitor switch, until one sees the Frequency D-Sub white letters showing the Signal Select setting in faint white letters, and then once one sees those letters, one can turn on the primary computer, and it should boot up properly.  It is a good enough high resolution monitor, it is worth the annoyances of the startup procedure, and once it is booted and warmed up, it can be rebooted, turned off for up to a half hour, and it will still start properly.  Somehow the Signal Select setting is lost, if it is turned off for an extended period of time.  If one tries to start it too soon, when it is not warmed up, the monitor power light will turn off, and it will not reset back on, when it is turned off and on, unless one turns it off, and disconnects the power cable in back and leaves if off for a few seconds, and then reconnects it again, and then the monitor should turn on again.  When the monitor turns on, one first gets a green light which turns to a yellow light to show that it has no signal.  However, once it does have a signal, when one boots the primary computer, it turns back from yellow to green.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 12:55 P.M.:  In the CMOS, I enabled Video Bios Shadow to Rom, and I disabled Assign IRQ to Video, and I also disabled Video Bios Init.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 12:30 P.M.:  Iiyama had more information at www.iiyama.ch , but unfortunately, I can not read the Swiss German on their web site.  They do have an English Iiyama test program for download from their site.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 11:50 A.M.:  When I put the computer into standby, the monitor goes through the shut down process of alternating between frequency messages of "D-Sub" and "BNC", and one can turn it off, and it when one turns the monitor on and brings it out of Standby, it works just fine.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 11:25 A.M.:  The NOAA weather warning test just went off.  It is currently 8 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill of minus -4 degrees Fahrenheit.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 11:10 A.M.:  I ran the Epson Stylus Color 880 head cleaning utility, and it is printing out just fine.  I do not use the Epson printer that much, now that I have the Minolta PagePro 1250W laser printer.  It is good to run the Epson head cleaning utility once a month, particularly when one is not using it very much.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 10:50 A.M.:  After breakfast, I searched out information on the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 XGA flat screen 19 inch CRT monitor.  I called Iiyama www.iiyama.com tech support in Norcross, Georgia, and they suggested that I turn off the video power saving in the CMOS, which I did, and I also disabled in the CMOS "Video Bios Copied to Ram" .  Well, the computer boots and shut downs fine enough.  I will have to see what it does when it is shut down for an extended time.  At the moment, when it is warmed up, and when the monitor is turned on, it goes through the video boot screen of selecting "Signal Select" option between D-sub and the other option.  I tried selecting it when booted, so maybe I changed something, but when I select the "Signal Select" options, the monitor just goes black and returns to the Windows desktop.  Still for now it is working just fine.  I will have to see if it boots properly, when it is shut down for an extended time over a half hour or more.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/14/04  Wednesday 7:55 A.M.:  During the night, I got up, and I ate two Quaker low fat white cheddar corn cakes.  I was awake at 7:30 A.M..  On the primary computer, I turned on the Vision Master Pro 450 monitor, and I let it warm up for five minutes.  I then turned it off, and then when I turned on the primary computer, I turned on the monitor at the same time, and it all booted properly.  If one has problems with the monitor green power light going off, when one turned on the primary computer, one can unplug the monitor power cable from behind the monitor with the monitor power control switch off and replug in the plug, and that seems to reset the monitor.  Then one would try booting again by the same procedure of turning the monitor on, when one first turns on the primary computer with the switch on the CPU case.  It is sort of tedious, but it works.  It is such a most excellent monitor, ocne it starts, I plan to continue using it.  I will try to research the problem on Google.  It is presently http://www.weather.com/weather/local/06830 5 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill of minus -11 degrees Fahrenheit.  I will now make breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  Stay warm.  CIO

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 11:05 P.M.:  I went through my email.  I guess on the primary computer with the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 XGA flat screen 19 inch CRT monitor, since it works fine, once the monitor is warmed up, one should turn on the monitor and let it warm up for a minute or two before starting the computer.  Since when the monitor is warmed up, there are no start up problems.  http://www.weather.com/weather/local/06830 says it is 16 degrees Fahrenheit with a 1 degree Fahrenheit wind-chill factor.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 10:30 P.M.:  Volcano blew up in Russia, it could make it colder! Text of volcano alert follows.

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Eruption of Bezymianny volcano, January 13, 2003

Kamchatkan and Northern Kurile Volcanic Activity
INFORMATION RELEASE 03-04
Wednesday, January 14, 2004, 12:20 KDT (00:20 UTC)

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) received the following release via

BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO 55o 58'N, 160o36'E; Elevation 2,895 m

According to video observation, a strong explosive eruption of

PLEASE CONTACT AVO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENT

Olga Girina
Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruptions Response Team
IVGG, Piip Blvd, 9
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683006 RUSSIA
E-mail: girina@kcs.iks.ru
tel (41522) 58627

Tom Murray

The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team is a cooperative program of

See  http://www.avo.alaska.edu/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 2:45 P.M.:  I listened and watched some internet television on the Orion television.   I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used the strips of cold eye round beef and Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese, but I did not use any blue cheese.  I used all the other regular ingredients.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go out shortly.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 1:40 P.M.:  I showered and cleaned up.  I threw out kitchen garbage, and I emptied the bathroom waste paper holder, and the bathroom garbage can.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 12:45 P.M.:  I waited over a half hour, and the primary computer with the Vision Master Pro 450 XGA 19 inch flat panel monitor booted up properly using the previous mentioned procedure.  When the monitor it is first turned on, it is a bit faint, but after a short period one can see the text and graphics to enter the Password prompt.  I sorted through my old disk batteries, and I put them all in an envelope in the left top living room desk drawer.  They are used, so I will not be using them.  I have new a 2032, and two new 2025, and one new 303/357 disk batteries.  I put the HP 15 inch monitor on top of the HP Kayak XA Dell monitor in the bedroom for temporary storage, until I decide whether to get rid of it or not.  I will now clean up.  I might not be going out, since I have work to do at home.  Although it is warm out, it is a bit damp today.  However, the next few days will be colder and drier.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 12:05 P.M.:  I think, I will keep the HP 15 inch monitor, until I am sure the Vision Master Pro 450 monitor is working properly on the primary computer.  I will now shut down, and I will go out.  CIO 

Note: <888> 01/13/04  Tuesday 11:55 A.M.:  I was up at 9 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I tried booting the primary computer and once again the Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 monitor would not come on.  I figured out that one can reset the monitor by disconnecting and reconnecting the power cord in the back of the monitor not turning off the monitor button on the power control center.  However, the problem persisted.  I put the newer video cable on the computer system which has a couple extra pins.  I still had the problem.  Once I had reset the monitor again by disconnecting the power cable in the back and then reconnecting it, the monitor power light would come on, but when one booted the computer, it would turn off.  I finally figured out, that with the monitor reset, so it did come on after disconnecting the power cable and reconnecting it, that one can boot the computer first with the monitor turned off, and then once the computer reaches its password prompt which is very quick and the hard drive stops flashing, one can turn on the monitor with the power control center switch, and it turns on and works properly.  The Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 XGA 19 inch flat screen monitor has a built in Signal Select feature which does not work, if one turns the monitor on first, but it works if the computer is booted first.  I also changed a couple CMOS settings related to the video which might help.  I will shut down the computer by the usual method.  Shutting down the computer might have some effect on the way the computer recognizes the monitor when rebooted, but I don't think so.  I will clean up shortly, and I will go out.  I will drop off the HP 15 inch monitor at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop.  When I return, I will see if the primary computer boots properly using the previous mentioned method, after it has been turned off for a while.  Well, anyway its seems to work properly for now, providing one turns on the computer first before the monitor.  CIO