Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 02/17/04  Tuesday 12:35 A.M.:  Well since all of the movers and shakers seem to have headed south for the winter, we seem to have mostly the local group of people whom have lived in this area for a considerable amount of time.  Since a great many of them are frugal Yankees, more than likely they might also be stockholders in larger international investments.  Whatever, the case the movers and shakers that seem to fly in and out of this area on business jets seem not to be in this area during the winter, since from an economics point of view it costs too much money to store and maintain a business jet in this area in the winter.  Thus the corporate types whom are dependant on their business jets, more than likely are in warmer locations, where they can maintain their aircraft more cheaply.  I would imagine it costs quite a bit of money to heat an aircraft hanger up north in the winter.  I suppose when they get down south around the more frugal retired stockholders, they are more closely observed my the real owners and not the absentee management in this area.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/17/04  Tuesday 12:15 A.M.:  Since it would be too difficult to remove all the items from the shelf in the bedroom window and to try to climb over the various LAN cables to get up to the curtain rod to install the Saudi Arabian flag in the bedroom window, I decided to hang the Saudi Arabian flag over the open bedroom door which I always keep opened with a Rubbermaid hamper containing smaller pairs of pants and on top of the hamper are a couple of old laptop computers with their cases.  The Saudi Arabian flag covers the mirror on the bedroom door, and it partially covers the invitation to the George W. Bush and Richard Cheney inaugural invitation.  I could lower the invitation, so it is all seen, but I do not feel like hammering the OOP nail at this hour of the morning.  I also rediscovered in the long mahogany bureau the very large United States of America 49 star flag, which I have no room to display.  It was very popular when Alaska became the 49th state before Hawaii a couple of years later became the 50th state.  I bought it at the New Canaan, Connecticut visiting nurse thrift shop for $5 about 15 years ago.   It was folded in a traditional manner, so it might have been used at some ceremonial occasion when they folded it.  I have since refolded it in the traditional manner of a triangle.  I used to display it on my bedroom wall in two different locations, so it has tiny nail holes in it.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 11:55 P.M.:  I is currently 19 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill temperature of -13 degrees Fahrenheit.  Since I frequently feel like the Swiss house boy in my own chilly apartment, I could always try to make it feel warmer.  I currently have a large United States of America, large Netherlands, and large Great Britain flag displayed over my living room curtains going from left to right.  I also on top of my two primary 19 inch computer monitors have two small Swiss flags to reflect the neutral nature of the internet, since much of it started in Switzerland.  I also above my dining room table on the left side computer speakers have a small French and small Belgium flag.  I also on the Dell backup computer monitor adjacent to my primary computer, I have from left to right small Canadian, Scottish, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish flags.  I have in reserve if want to make it feel like it is warmer, a large Saudi Arabian flag, which I have stored in the long mahogany bureau in the living room.  I have room to display it over my bedroom window, but since I am not Saudi Arabian, and since I figure the Saudis can afford their own flag, I will have to consider whether to try flying it again or not.  At this moment, it would be quite difficult with all the accumulated junk in the bedroom window to try to climb up there to once again to try to fly it.  Since I consider the other flags important in a cold climate, I will have to contemplate the interior decoration from a Swiss point of view before I make any rash decisions.  I basically could do it, but the last person that told me that they were Saudi Arabian lived in Key West, Florida, and although I have seen the Saudi Arabian flag flying many times at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York, New York, I am not sure if the area is still friendly to them or not.  Basically with this cold winter, they must be making some American wampum along with whatever else they seem to be invested in.  At the moment, I think it is too cold here for camel racing.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 11:30 P.M.:  I restored my copy of the Microsoft Investor portfolio tracking portfolio, and it is now back where it should be at a total value of $1,328,628 and the number of Sun Microsystems shares is only around 3,000 shares.  Maybe when I put the Sun Java virtual machine on my Dell backup computer which interacts with the Microsoft Investor portfolio, it changed the numbers.  I also reuploaded the download for my Microsoft Investor portfolio http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scopor01.zip .  Remember this is just a tracking portfolio meant to track the stock market, it is not meant to outperform the stock market like and investor might try to do.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 9:55 P.M.:  I made and ate Michael Louis Scott's Onion Soup .  I had the onion soup with a glass of iced tea.  I used a Spanish yellow onion.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 8:50 P.M.:  I ate about eight Nabisco saltines.  I left a message with a friend about 7:30 A.M. this morning.  I went to bed about 8 A.M..  I was up at 4 P.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with raspberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I watched a bit of television.  I have to be at the Shell gasoline station tomorrow at 12:45 P.M. to have my emissions checked on my Hyundai, and I also have a 4 P.M. appointment.  I guess I will not go out, and I will work on the computer.  Around 4 A.M. this coming morning, I will try to sleep until about 10:30 A.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 6:10 A.M.:  I finished going through the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 beta 1 newsgroups.  I ate 12 Nabisco saltine crackers with 3/16 slices of Cabot's www.cabotcheese.com 50% reduced fat Vermont cheddar cheese on them.  I finished going through my email.  Since today is the President's Holiday, there is not much news.  I shut down the backup computer.  I will now shut down the primary computer.  I will go to bed soon.  It is currently 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind-chill is -4 degrees Fahrenheit http://www.weather.com/weather/local/06830 .  I also turned off the DeLonghi oil filled radiators.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 4:30 A.M.:  I am still reading the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 beta 1 newsgroups.  I ate the last piece of cherry pie with some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/16/04  Monday 1:55 A.M.:  I am reading the Microsoft Windows XP SP2 beta 1 newsgroups.  I turned on the backup Dell computer with the beta, and I logged onto the Microsoft Investor Portfolio http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp , and in 24 hours while the exchanges were closed my tracking portfolio www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scopor01.zip went from $1,350,000 to about $1,897,084 which is sort of peculiar.  I did put the portfolio on the Dell backup computer with the beta as well as having it on my primary computer.  When I put it on the Dell backup computer earlier yesterday morning, it kept crashing trying to synchronize with the Microsoft Money server, although it works fine now.  Whatever, the case it is sort of strange that it would show such a great discrepancy while the markets were closed.  Maybe it is in Canadian dollars.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 11:55 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used a 3.75 ounce tin of Beach Cliff sardines in soy oil instead of tuna, and I chopped the sardines, and I also added the soy oil to the salad.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used 75% Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and 25% Cabot's 50% reduced fat Vermont cheddar cheese.  I also used Stop and Shop no fat grated parmesan cheese topping.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I also made up a fresh batch of homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm .  For the olive portion, I used two 4.25 ounce cans of chopped California black olives.  For the garlic portion, I used one large clove of elephant garlic.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 10:40 P.M.:  I had a telephone call from a friend about noon today.  I was up at 4 P.M., and I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 6 P.M..  I cleaned up, and I went out.  I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $5.10 of regular unleaded gasoline at $1.899 a gallon for about 24 miles per gallon usage.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  During my walk, I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 33 ounce spray bottles of CVS window cleaner for .99 each, a 25 ounce bottle of Ivory ultra concentrated dishwashing liquid classic scent for $1.99, two CVS heavy duty scrub sponges for .99 both, a 3.5 ounce CVS bleach toilet bowl cleaner for $1.99, four 3.75 ounce tins of Beach Cliff sardines in water for .50 each tin plus .42 tax for $9.37 total.  For some odd reason, they had one package of 50 Bretam and Taylor Earl Grey Tea bags on the shelf at CVS, but it is not a product that they sell, so I gave it to the front counter for them to keep.  Perhaps a customer dropped it by mistake.  I then completed my walk.  I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  I next drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one get one free of Progresso New England clam chowder 18 ounce cans for $2.49 both, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $1.50, a 10 ounce box of fresh mushrooms for $1.99 for $5.98 total.  I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason street.  I then returned to the Stop and Shop, and I bought two three liter cans of Bertolli Classico full bodied and mild olive oil imported from Italy $9.99 each $8 off a can for $19.98 total.  I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  I had a message on the answering machine from a relative.  I left a message with that relative.  I chatted with another relative.  I turned on the two oil filled electric DeLonghi radiators in the living room to medium level setting of 4 of 6 to add a bit of extra heat in the living room area.  It is currently http://www.weather.com/weather/local/06830 13 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind-chill of 2 degrees Fahrenheit.  I will put one of the heavy duty scrub sponges by the kitchen sink.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 7:55 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 7:50 A.M.:  Staples Special Savings Konica Minolta 1350W laser printer $80 off instantly for sale for $99.98 .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 7:40 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  I finished running Norton Speed Disk on the Dell backup C: drive.  I did a few tweaks and added Optimum Rhapsody after I did the backup.  I shut down the Dell backup computer.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 6:55 A.M.:  On the Dell backup computer with Windows XP Professional full install SP2 beta 1, I ran my basic maintenance utilities.  I then did a C: drive to E: drive backup in two parts.  I ate a piece of Cherry pie with a glass of iced tea.  I am now running Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive of the Dell backup computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/15/04  Sunday 5:45 A.M.:  I pretty much have the Dell backup computer completely setup with Windows XP Professional full install SP2 beta 1.  I have about 5 gigabytes of hard drive space on the C: drive used out of 14.3 gigabytes total space on the C: drive.  I transferred my data files from the primary computer along with my working URLs or Favorites.  I only installed the programs that I regularly use.  When I installed the email accounts and the newsgroup for the Microsoft beta, I found out in the beta newsgroup that there is a download fix "KB834004" at the Microsoft SP2 beta web site for the Epson print spooler problem.  I downloaded it, and I installed it, and the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer is now working just fine.  I have it setup as the primary printer on the Siemens' LAN port and also on the LPT port, since I have an LPT cable available by the Espon printer to also use.  I can not think of anything else to do.  I guess I will now do a C: drive to E: drive backup.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 11:05 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese, and I also used Stop and Shop no fat grated parmesan cheese topping.  I also used all of the regular ingredients.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 10:00 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative, and I left a message with another relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 9:00 P.M.:  I put the old CDs from the behind the primary computer monitor, and instead of putting on the bedroom desk, I put them on the floor underneath the left side of the sideboard in the bedroom.  I am still in the process of configuring the Dell backup computer with Windows XP Professional full install SP2 Beta 1.  It is all going along without any problems.  However, the Epson printer driver for my Epson Stylus Color 880 printer for Windows XP still does not work although it installs.  I deleted it.  I have the HP LaserJet IID setup on the Siemens port and the Minolta PagePro 1250W setup on the USB port.  I also installed the Logitech cordless wheel mouse driver which prompted me that my Logitech cordless mouse had low batteries, so I installed new AAA Energizer batteries in the Logitech cordless mouse.  Most of the primary programs are installed and updated.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 6:20 P.M.:  I was up at 4:30 P.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I am now configuring the Dell backup computer which will take a while.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 11:05 A.M.:  I did some configuration on the Dell backup computer.  I shut it down.  I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.  On the wicker rack behind the left computer monitor, I took out the CDs that I no longer use, and for now they are on my bedroom desk.  I have the ones I need for configuration out, and I will put them back with the ones that I use more often after I am finished with configuration.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 10:15 A.M.:  I was able to get Microsoft Passport working on the Microsoft Beta web site by enabling all cookies in my web browser.  I then was able to get a product key for Microsoft Windows XP Professional Full Install SP2 beta 1.  It is good for 30 activations, but I only needed one.  It installed without any problems on the Dell backup computer.  I installed the updates.  I copied the install CD to the hard drive.  The Dell backup is a 366 MHz computer with 384 megs of memory and a C: drive of 14 gigabytes and a E: drive of 8 gigabytes with the CD drive on the D: drive.  I will now configure it until I get tired, which I already am.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 8:30 A.M.:  On the Dell backup computer, I did a Windows ME floppy boot and ran Fdisk, and I deleted the Red Hat Linux 9.0 partitions and the other partitions.  I am now installing on the Dell backup computer Windows XP Professional SP2 beta 1 that I downloaded earlier.  It will expire after some undetermined amount of time, probably six months.  I do not know whether I need a registration key or not.  When I try to log onto the beta web site, it says I need to log on with my Microsoft Passport, but there is no way except to log out.  I think if one is logged on too long, it expires and one has to let it reset.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 7:50 A.M.:  I burned the *.iso files and the *.exe file for Windows XP SP2 beta one to CDs.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 6:55 A.M.:  I ate a piece of cheery pie with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a friend for a while.  I am finished downloading the *.iso files for Windows XP SP2 beta 1.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 5:40 A.M.:  I took the Radio Shack rechargeable Nickel Cadmium batteries out of their charging position in the Radio Shack battery charger below the Orion television in the living room.  I now have a fully charged spare pair of batteries.  I am doing system maintenance on the Dell backup computer.  I have 50 minutes to go on the last *.iso file download.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 4:45 A.M.:  I have been going through my email.  I am in the process of downloading the third and final *.iso file.  I have about two hours to go on it.  I also have been doing some system maintenance on the Dell backup computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 2:55 A.M.:  I am installing 60 megs of updates on the Dell backup computer Red Hat Linux 9.0 partition.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/14/04  Saturday 2:40 A.M.:  I finished downloading the *.iso of Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 beta 1 complete install.  However, if I chose to use it, I would have to request a product key from the Microsoft beta web site, since it is a complete install.  It would probably expire after six months from the release of the beta on December 11, 2003 or six months from when installed which is usually Microsoft's procedure.  I am now downloading the *.iso file for just the Windows XP SP2 beta 1 upgrade, which one should be able to use from CD to upgrade an existing XP system.  Still, one has to remember it is still a beta.  I also have the smaller 2.5 meg file for downloading from installation, which is for slower dialup users.  I will then download the *.iso file for Windows XP SP2 beta 1 for the Customer Diagnostics and Support CD.  Thus the downloads should be done about 7 A.M. to 8 A.M. this morning.  The downloads are available in English, Japanese, and German.  Also there are other downloads for support such as HCT "hardware compatibility testing" and there is a complete Home edition download with the beta too, which I do not need.  I can not figure out why Microsoft has them posted on a server that is limited to 53 KB/sec. bandwidth instead of the usual high speed connection.  Maybe Microsoft is short of band width, or I suppose one can split their server software to limit bandwidth, so more people can use it at one time.  One is suppose to keep the beta software secure, and it is not for general distribution.  Product registration keys that are released outside of the beta test program for example on the internet will cause the beta tester to be terminated.  I am now going through my email.  I will then read some of the newsgroups on Windows XP SP2 beta 1 which I am registered for with the beta program also.  CIO