Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 05/28/04  Friday 2:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend.  My French teacher from the Greenwich Country Day School http://www.greenwichcds.org/ and a long time Greenwich volunteer passed away this past week Greenwich Time - Frank J. Nicholson Obituary .  He was one of the few long time residents that I recognized over the years.  We will all miss him.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/28/04  Friday 1:35 P.M.:  Yahoo! News - Looming Atlantic Hurricane Season Seen as Busy .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/28/04  Friday 1:30 P.M.:  I plugged in the headset which hangs between the two primary computer monitors into the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless telephone, so it is available for use without having to plug it in.  I also keep a regular telephone and speaker phone at the same location beneath and the to the left of the left primary computer monitor.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/28/04  Friday 1:30 P.M.:  I was up at 9 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I did my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I also took off the bathroom fan vent and cleaned it, and I also vacuumed out the accumulated moldy dust from the fan enclosure.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up my mail.  I also threw out the accumulated mailings on the left front of the bedroom desk.  My normal house cleaning routine involves watering my three plants.  I then put Lysol Island Breeze cleaner about 40% to 60% water in a bowl I keep next to the Queen Elizabeth II coronation portrait on the window shelf for scent control.  I use a pump action spray cleaner with a damp cloth and towel for drying, and I clean the bathroom sink area, the toilet and toilet area, and the shower stall.  I then used Comet or Ajax cleaner to clean the bath tub.  I then use a damp cloth, and I dust wipe the surfaces in the bathroom, the hallway, the bedroom, the living room, and the kitchen.  I use a spray cleaner, and I clean in the kitchen the counters, stove, stove fan area, stove back splash area, the refrigerator, and the toaster oven, the bookcase cupboard area, and the kitchen sink.  I then empty the Danish cookie tin of cigarette ashes into a double shopping plastic bag, and I put it into the garbage bag, which I replace with a fresh garbage bag.  I then vacuum the entire apartment moving any small pieces of furniture to get at vacuuming areas.  I generally use the Hoover upright vacuum, but I also have an Electrolux power nozzle vacuum.  I then use mirror and glass cleaner, and I clean the glass tables, mirrors, the television screens, and picture glass with paper towels and the cleaner.  I then use my computer screen sponge cleaner, and I clean the computer monitors.  I then straighten up the pillows and slip covers on the two sofas.  I then spray the toilet and toilet area with Lysol disinfectant spray.  I then throw out the garbage.  It generally takes about two and a half hours to three hours.  I also do any minor maintenance that needs to be done.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 8:55 P.M.:  I will drink some iced tea.  I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 8:15 P.M.:  I ate a Quaker low fat corn cake and a California black pitted medium size olive along with some iced tea.  I guess after 14 years of owning and using Personal Computers, I have become a bit sedentary, and I have gone from about 155 pounds when I bought my first computer to 210 pounds today, and I once weighed 230 pounds recently.  I guess I could give up on the computer and take up disco dancing to lose weight, but I do not think it would be very easy on my arthritis.  However, I would like to lose about 40 pounds, but the only way I know to do that is to fast, which as the moment is not a very practical possibility.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 7:45 P.M.:  For those of you whom need to travel between the New York area and the Florida area, try www.flysong.com .  I use www.sidestep.com to search for cheap flights, and this time of year there are no longer cheap flight between Westchester Airport and Florida, however if seems that with the increased cost of fuel, flights from Westchester Airport have also gone up.  However, I never travel anyway, since I am an armchair traveler.  The last time I flew by air was when I traveled from New York's Kennedy airport to Orly Airport in Paris, for the Albertville, France Olympics in 1992 with a side trip before the Winter Olympics to Amsterdam, which you can see in this picture, I was a bit thinner http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2003/mls-nl.jpg compared to my current 210 pounds.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 7:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a husband of a relative.  I microwaved and ate a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder, which I ate with some iced tea.  I threw out some garbage.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 5:35 P.M.:  I ate 13 Keebler Town House crackers with 1 inch by .75 inch by .125 inch slices of Stop and Shop Swiss cheese on them along with some iced tea.  On this Saturday, the National World War II Memorial http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ will be dedicated.  I suppose it will be a bit difficult for some veterans to be at both www.usma.edu at 9 A.M. and http://www.wwiimemorial.com/  at 2 P.M. on the same day, but it is rumored that some people named the Wright Brothers have invented a contraption that could get one to both events, if it were properly coordinated.  Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is suppose to be the speaker at the West Point Graduation this Saturday at 9 A.M. at Michie Stadium, and it is suppose to be a sunny day, so one should bring one's straw hat.  Of course as usual at the end of May when I do some spring maintenance, I am always low on funds, so I will not be attending, but about a fourth of the seats in the stadium are opened to the general public, and it is the nature of the event, they tend to have good security there.  For more information http://www.usma.edu/dops/Graduation2004ParentGuide.pdf . CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 5:05 P.M.:  TCPalm: Hurricane tracking gets more accurate .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 4:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment, which I had earlier at 2:30 P.M..  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and clothes are 50% off.  I then drove down by the center of town, but the only 25 cent an hour parking meter had glass in it, so I did not park there.  I did not feel like paying .75 for an 1.5 hours at .25 a half hour.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and since I did not have my straw hat, I did not sit out.  I also did not walk as usual, because my right knee's arthritis is bothering me a little bit.  I next returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  I received a thank you note from President Bush for my $5 donation at www.georgebush.com .  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 1:10 P.M.:  I reheated the Stop and Shop vermicelli left over from yesterday along with the remaining Francesco Rinaldi no salt traditional tomato sauce, and I put a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on it.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  I have a 3 P.M. appointment.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 12:35 P.M.:  I went through www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 12:10 P.M.:  ic Newcastle - Prince Charles meeting Dalai Lama .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 12:05 P.M.:  XP SP2 delayed until July .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 11:50 A.M.:  I just had a telephone call changing an appointment from June 8 to June 7.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 11:45 A.M.:  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I checked my mail, but it is not here yet.  I put away the ice tea in the refrigerator.  On the right side of my left Indian moccasin house slipper the twine that holds it together had started to unravel, so I tightened it, and I retied it.  About six stitches are not secured, so it is a little bit looser.  I resodered my copper bracelet that I wear on my left wrist for arthritis, so it the copper strands on it will not unravel.  Also there was a sharp point on it that would catch on my clothes that I removed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 10:50 A.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 10:15 A.M.:  I printed out the Belmont Park train schedule MTA LIRR - Packages - Belmont Park for a local race horse enthusiast.  Also there is a new casino at http://www.saratogaraceway.com/ and Saratoga Raceway Gaming Casino .  It was built by http://www.perini.com/ in three months.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 9:50 A.M.:  They have graduation at the United States Military Academy at West Point http://www.usma.edu/ , New York this Saturday at Michie Stadium starting at 9 A.M..  For more information http://www.usma.edu/Graduation/2004/GraduationWeek2004ParentsGuide.pdf .  Also New York City has Fleet Week 2004 under way http://www.fleetweek.navy.mil/ .  A local citizen asked me about this information MTA LIRR - Packages - Belmont Park .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/27/04  Thursday 9:35 A.M.:  I was up at 8 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I am now making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 10:40 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  The bench at the top of Greenwich Avenue has dried, and it looks very nice repainted brick red.  I noticed they have cut down some of the bushes around the veterans' monument, so I guess they are continuing relandscaping the central downtown area.   I guess it was a bit overgrown.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and one of the Fjord fishing charter yachts was moored off Belle Haven making the waterfront look busier than it actually is.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I next returned home, and I chatted with a relative.  I then used the Farberware convection oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit, and I cooked on both sides for nine minutes each side a 12.5 ounce box of Stop and Shop fish sticks, 12 America's Choice Frozen onion rings, and 12 America's Choice frozen miniature potato pancakes.  I mixed a half of a cup of Heinz ketchup with three tablespoons of horseradish, and I used it on the cooked items.  I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 6:20 P.M.:  I decided not to rest.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go out for a little downtown activity.  It feels like every one has the rainy day blues, but it is only overcast.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 5:50 P.M.:  I will now put the computer on standby, and I will take a nap.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 5:35 P.M.:  I ate four .25 inch by 1.5 inch by 1 inch slices of Stop and Shop Swiss cheese and 18 Town House crackers along with some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 4:40 P.M.:  I read through all of the magazines except for the computer and technology magazines.  I threw the ones out that I read.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 3:35 P.M.:  I went through a couple of alumni magazines.  One fellow classmate Chris Kluge from Lake Forest College www.lfc.edu is making marionettes http://www.chriskluge.com/ .  I recall Chris was German American.  I also once transformed a garage apartment out in Plandome, Long Island into a mother in law apartment for a German family that I knew.  The previous owner was a German puppeteer, so I guess the Germans are into pulling strings.  I also use to watch Howdy Duty.  CIO  

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 3:10 P.M.:  I finished going through the past month's weekly newspapers.  I threw them out.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 2:05 P.M.:  I sorted through the past month's newspapers and periodical literature including the computer trade publications.  I will now start reading through them.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 1:30 P.M.:  I am boiling for six minutes a 16 ounce box of Stop and Shop vermicelli half of which I will refrigerate and the other half of which I will put on a half of a 26 ounce jar of reheated Francesco Rinaldi no salt traditional tomato sauce, and I will add a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, and I will eat it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 12:55 P.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 11:55 A.M.:  I threw out some garbage.  It is a rainy day, so I will stay in for now.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/26/04  Wednesday 11:35 A.M.:  I ate two Quaker low fat corn cakes during the night.  I was up at 7:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 11 A.M..  I watched the Weather Channel briefly on television.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 8:25 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 8:10 P.M.:  I microwaved and ate a Stouffer's Lean Cuisine 12.5 ounce chicken Tuscan dinner.  I had the meal with a glass of iced tea.  I have noticed with the war on that either people are getting fatter in this area or fatter people are showing up.  One has to remember that there are up to 40 million people in the New York City metropolitan area, so this area is constantly changing on a day to day, hour to hour basis.  However, when one lives here as long as I have, one tends to get the impression that it is a slower moving town than it actually is, since I tend to be on a non working schedule, and I frequently do my errands during the less busy time of the day.  One also has to remember that during the Rush Hour periods, the area seems actually busier than it actually is as large volumes of traffic pass through this area.  Also it is the nature of the waterfront area that there are always different people showing up to view it, and it is the nature of the New York City metropolitan area that visitors tend to be somewhat indifferent to the natives and visa versa.  Whatever the case, I probably will continue my normal routine for the foreseeable future.   There was just this news flash on Fox FOXNews.com - Top Stories - U.S. Officials Concerned About Summer Security , so I guess those whom are able and can afford it should continue to be vigilant as they go about their normal routines.  I suppose so many people tend to watch television too much, they do not know how to be vigilant compared to professional observers.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 7:00 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I drove down by the waterfront in central Greenwich, and I spent some time studying the clouds to see if I saw any funnel clouds passing over us this time of year, which happens frequently.  I the drove over to Grass Island, and I chatted with another regular fisherman.  I then went back by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I next went to my 4 P.M. appointment.  I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea and ate three .25 inch by 1 inch by 1.5 inch slices of Stop and Shop Swiss cheese.  I watched Tony Blair's press conference on television.  I watched a small part of a vintage southern style movie on the Turner Movie channel.  I got a little bit of color today from the time out in the sun.  I wore my Chinese made Australian style straw bush hat.  The most regular fisherman has not shown up, but I might have seen him about two weeks ago in a red Honda.  He is suppose to be a local Greenwich resident, so maybe he is busy with the internet.  It is my personal viewpoint that if one is conservative with ample funds, one should not waste money on broker fees and commissions and the risks of the stock markets, but one should put their money in long term United State Treasury bills which pay about 4 to 5 percent interest Long Term U.S. Government Bond Yield Data, Trend, and Forecast , and although one will not earn large gains to keep up with inflation, one will not risk losing one's capital in a market depreciation.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 1:30 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go back out.  I have a 4 P.M. appointment.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 1:15 P.M.:  I threw out some garbage.  I just checked in with another family home town.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 12:25 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a 4.25 ounce can of flaked pink crab, and instead of the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Swiss Cheese.  I did not use broccoli.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with one long term retired resident today, and the resident was asking me whether we should create own local militia.  I think to form a Local Militia today, one has to has to have permission from the chief town constable, which in Greenwich, Connecticut would be the first selectman.  However, Greenwich, Connecticut is suppose to have a very good police force, so I am not sure a local militia would be necessary or not.  However, in times of terrorist threats it would not hurt to have an increased neighborhood security watch and particularly in the downtown and more urban sections of the community and around key infrastructure elements.  However this would require funding for transportation, communications, and proper security procedures, and I do not think the town currently has any sort of budget for such activity.  One would also have to coordinate with other neighboring towns and governments in such an effort.  I remember in England in World War II, they had volunteer air raid wardens and other sorts of civilian efforts such as the Red Cross.  However, at the moment the weather is warmer, I am not sure how many people would want to pursue such activities in the colder weather.  We do have a mobile community with a great many people with communications, but from a defensive point of view if Push Came to Shove, I am not sure how many of the professional business people would be prepared to deal with such a situation.  Also in a town as large as Greenwich, Connecticut with the large amounts of traffic we experience, it might be hard to have an effective organization compared to what one would have in a more village like atmosphere.  Also, I am not sure if private property owners would want to permit access to their properties for supervision purposes.  Thus the whole question is still up in the air.  CIO  

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 11:10 A.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 toured CVS.  I noticed the building maintenance department at Pickwick Plaza were painting the bench at the top of Greenwich Avenue brick red.  I completed my walk.  I noticed they now have a central loop transport bus that works the downtown area and office park area for the commuters in the morning.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I just now returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  CIO  

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 6:40 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up.  I will then go out and face the early morning caboose kids.  It is suppose to be a pleasant day today.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 6:35 A.M.:  I put away my laundry.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 6:00 A.M.:  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I have 10 minutes to go on the laundry dry cycle.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/25/04  Tuesday 5:05 A.M.:  I had a telephone call from a relative after the last message last night.  I was up at 4 A.M..  I am just about ready to start the dry cycle on two loads of laundry.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.   CIO 

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 9:20 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.  I will turn off the NOAA weather radio and leave the slip of paper on the dining table to remind me turn it back on in the morning.  I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 9:10 P.M.:  I watched President Bush's speech.  It was very effective letting the general population know what the situation was with the military situation in Iraq.  It is unfortunate that the three prime time networks chose not to cover it, but I guess they produce mostly children's programming, so they do not cover important national affairs.  One has to realize when dealing with the general television audience that they cover all age groups, education levels, and nationalities within the country, and not just the professional business class in the New York suburbs.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 7:45 P.M.:  President Bush is speaking on television at 8 P.M. EDT http://www.whitehouse.gov/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 7:40 P.M.:  I checked outside, and it still looks a bit ominous.  I microwaved and ate a 12.5 ounce Stouffer's Lean Cuisine chicken with mushrooms dinner, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 6:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  My relatives that were going to take the day bed up to Maine from my apartment were going to put it on their car roof, which I did not think was a good idea.  I have a friend that said he would take me and the day bed up in his Buick station wagon some time in the future.  There are still severe thunderstorm warnings for central Fairfield County at the present, but here it is clear.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 5:50 P.M.:  I just put two copies of the tide charts in the back of my Hyundai.  I will now print out another copy of the tide chart for the apartment.  Just to show what one can do with the internet Greenwich Country Estate for sale in Japanese or in English http://www.greenwichcountryestate.com/ for the Scottish Country Gentleman who is not afraid of Mountain Lions because not even a Mountain Lion will mess with a skunk .  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 5:05 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a loaf of Arnold Branola bread for $1.59 and a 5.5 ounce box of Arnold large cut Zesty Italian croutons for .99 less 10% senior citizen discount of .26 for $2.32 total.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  Somebody did not clean up after their dog down there.  I gave my copy of the Greenwich Harbor tide chart from May to October 2004 http://www.maineharbors.com/ct/tidectw.htm to another local waterfront observer.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  They have 50% off clothes there.  I then went downtown, and I mailed the Hyundai horse power letter at the Greenwich Post Office.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.  I sat out at various locations.  While, I was up at the top of Greenwich Avenue, and I walked over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  Then on the way down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by CVS, and I picked up a prescription at $1.50 cost to me.  I then completed my walk.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I next returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  The NOAA weather warning radio went off for severe thunder storm warnings until 9 P.M. this evening Weather Hazards for Northern Westchester County, NY .  I will now print out two more copies of the tide charts.  CIO

Note: <888> 05/24/04  Monday 12:10 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I did not use broccoli, since I ran out of broccoli.  For the cheddar cheese portion with the other two cheeses, I used Stop and Shop Swiss Cheese.  I also had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I went outside, and I checked my mail.  I got a post card from a Danish email pen pal from Bali, Indonesia.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  The Microsoft Money Portfolio says Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock is now down $45.  CIO