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Since there are so many television channels and so much news off the internet anymore, nobody seems to know what to focus on anymore. Thus I do things based on my limited experience living in this modest rural community all of these years. I do have a bit of New York City experience, but I never had much money in New York City, so I just walked around a lot and went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art quite a bit. I also would go to a few pubs at night and observe the student crowds in the old days. However, at my advanced age of 62 years old, I think I would be expected to go to more upscale places. I did learn from experience in Manhattan, a lot of the seniors on the east side in nice weather sit in Central Park along the benches that face into the park with their backs facing Fifth Avenue. A lot of them have their health care workers with them. Of course anyone can show up and use those benches, so not all of them are from the local neighborhood. There is a small park on East 57th street on the East River off Sutton Place that is not too busy. www.rockefeller.edu has a small campus on the East River off York Avenue in the East 60s adjacent to the Cornell Medical Center and New York Hospital. They have a cafeteria there that is not too expensive. The library has a lot of books on Chinese Medicine. They employ quite a lot of Nobel Laureates, so it tends to be a rather brilliant group of people. Of course I have not lived in Manhattan since February 1982, when it was minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit after Mount St. Helens erupted two years before. I did visit it when I moved back to Greenwich in December 1983, and after a few times, I quit going there. When I got a used yellow Volkswagen Dasher in October 1986, I started driving around the area more, and until about 20 years ago, I would occasionally drive into Manhattan. I had a bad experience about 20 years ago, so I have only been to Manhattan three or four times since then. With current costs on my budget, it is too expensive for me to explore Manhattan anymore, but I see lots of people on Greenwich Avenue coming and going from Manhattan, so I get to see bits and pieces of Big City life. If one has to go to the bathroom while in the East Side of Manhattan, there is a bathroom at the Waldorf Astoria, the Plaza Hotel, Rockefeller Center lower level, the lower level Citicorp Plaza, Rockefeller University, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A lot of those I found convenient when walking around midtown Manhattan. I am told that since the www.un.org is a diplomatically neutral zone, one can smoke tobacco on its premises. Many other hotels and stores and restaurants and bars have bathrooms, but they are harder to find. One has to be Street Smart when walking around Manhattan to observe the pedestrian and automobile traffic patterns which can be very dangerous. In the period I was there, the Swedish and Norwegian consulates were at the Random House building on East 49th street just east of Third Avenue. The British consulate is around the corner on Third Avenue. The Danish consulate is at 49th street and 2nd Avenue and the German consulate is at 49th street and First Avenue. The Hyatt Hotel just west of the United Nations has a nice Piano Bar. The United Nations neighborhood has a lot of publishing houses. Tudor City is a larger older apartment building complex just west of the United Nations. It has court yard like park areas. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO Note: <888> 05/14/12 Monday 12:50 A.M. The Queen visits the Dubin Breast Center in New York - Sveriges Kungahus The Queen and Princess Madeleine attend a seminar in New York - Sveriges Kungahus The Queen and Princess Madeleine attend a gala dinner for Childhood in New York - Sveriges Kungahus Queen Silvia joined by Princess Madeleine and her boyfriend at NYC gala - National Royal News | Examiner.com Princess Madeleine living with American boyfriend - National Royal News | Examiner.com Princess Madeleine of Sweden finds love again with millionaire Chris O'Neill | Mail Online CIO Note: <888> 05/14/12 Monday 12:10 A.M. I ate the last four ounces of Stop and Shop Golden Butter birthday cake. These are available ECCO Ribbed Diabetic Sock - 2-Pack (For Men) - Save 60% for $4.75 for two pairs. BBC News - Rise and fall of underwater volcano revealed BBC News - MirageTable: Microsoft presents augmented reality device CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 10:20 P.M. I cut up the remaining half pound of rotisserie ham into small pieces one to a few inches in odd shapes. I put four tablespoons of olive oil in a frying pan, and I heated it over medium high electric burner heat, until the olive oil was hot, I added the ham, and I seasoned it with garlic powder, Montreal Steak Seasoning and Italian spices, and I sautéed it over medium electric burner heat, until it was hot. Before cooking the ham, I had broke three extra large Eggland eggs in a bowl and added a few tablespoons of milk and Italian seasoning and celery salt, and whisked it all together. I added that mixture to hot ham, and I mixed it together and let it heat, and once the eggs had began to harden, I scrambled it all together for scrambled eggs and ham. I put the hot pan on a dinner plate to warm the plate, and once the plate was warm, I put the ham and eggs on the dinner plate with a toasted English muffin with olive oil. I ate it all with a 12 ounce glass Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with splenda sweetener and Borden lemon juice. Thus the seven pound A&P Fresh rotisserie ham that I bought on Saturday May 5, 2012, produced 9 dinner meals over the next nine days. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 9:30 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 8:45 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I stopped by Zen Stationary, and I played a number 25 Ace's High scratch card for a dollar, but I lost. I stopped by CVS, and I used the bathroom. I bought from the rear discount table, a Emerson Digital Food Scale for $5 and .32 tax for $5.32. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by briefly at the Consignment shop at the top of Greenwich Avenue where T-Mobile use to be. They are more "POSH", so one does not find the same things as the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I finished my walk, and I chatted briefly with a relative and a friend on my wireless telephone. I then went by the A&P Fresh. They told me they put out 7 pound rotisserie hams for $9.99, when they are expired. I bought three 16 ounce bags of America's Choice double wide egg noodles for $1.25 each bag, fresh Dole bananas for .79 a pound for $1.96, a 59 ounce container of Simply Orange orange and pineapple juice for $3, and a five pound bag of Dole premium yellow potatoes for $3.99 for $12.20 total. I used the bathroom. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries. I chatted briefly with a relative. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 5:10 P.M. Before cleaning up, I rotated the winter shirts in the bedroom closet to the far left, and I put the summer shirts on the left center of the bedroom closet. I changed the Dutch flag in the hallway to the Swedish flag, because of something I know that might be happening tomorrow. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 4:15 P.M. Monday, May 14, 2012 President Barack Obama to Speak at Barnard College Commencement | Barnard College Usually when the President of the United States shows up in Manhattan, a lot of people stay home for the day, and a lot of suspicious people come out here for the day to get away from grid lock. It will probably be a busy day tomorrow at www.starbucks.com on Greenwich Avenue. I will now shower and clean up and put foot cream on my feet. I will then go out to Rodeo Drive East to stroll the Miracle Mile of Shopping Heaven. Unfortunately besides www.cvs.com , I can not afford to buy anything else on Greenwich Avenue. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 3:50 P.M. To have for a spare, I bought Buy.com - Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 USB Keyboard & Mouse for $18.95 with free shipping and $1.20 tax for $20.15 total. CIO Note: <888> 05/13/12 Sunday 3:00 P.M. I watched episode 2 of "Legacy, Cradle of Civilization". I went to bed at 1 P.M.. I woke up at 1:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. CIO End of Scott's Notes week of 05/12/12: Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 10:10 P.M. I ate four ounces of Stop and Shop golden butter cake. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will watch some video before going to bed. CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 9:45 P.M. I chatted with a relative. USGS: Volcano Hazards Program Yellowstone Volcano Observatory USGS: Volcano Hazards Program California Volcano Observatory USGS: Volcano Hazards Program Cascades Volcano Observatory Katharine Hepburn (American actress) : Introduction -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia A Facebook Founder Renounces His U.S. Citizenship - NYTimes.com BBC News - Sandwich celebrates 250th anniversary of the sandwich BBC News - Germany united by nudity, divided by attitude BBC News - Sonic device deployed in London during Olympics BBC News - Study links biodiversity and language loss BBC News - Facebook tests 'pay to promote post' tool CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 8:45 P.M. I cut a 1/2 inch thick slice off the ham which is about 12 ounces, and I heated it on a microwave proof plate with cover in the Sharp microwave for 3 minutes and 30 seconds at 60% power. I ate it with Grey Poupon country Dijon mustard on it. I also had a medium microwaved potato with Smart Balance spread that I pricked holes with a fork in the sides, so it would not burst. The GE microwave oven has a potato button to cook it with. I also had steamed baby carrot slices with broccoli crowns with extra virgin olive oil and 12 ounce glass of Sprite lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. I carved the rest of the ham off the ham bone, and I have about a half pound of ham left. I threw out the garbage and the ham bone. I sat out for a while enjoying the evening. CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 7:00 P.M. I went out after the last note. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by CVS, and I bought a gourmet treat from San Francisco, California, four 6.9 ounce boxes of Rice-A-Roni chicken flavor for a dollar each box for $4 total. After my walk, I chatted briefly with a local. I then returned home, and I picked up the mail. CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 3:15 P.M. I ate 4 ounces of Stop and Shop Golden butter cake. I will now shower and clean up and put foot cream on my feet. I will then go out for an exercise walk on "Green Witch Avenue". CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 1:25 P.M. I woke up at 11:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I chatted with a relative. CIO Note: <888> 05/12/12 Saturday 12:50 A.M. I watched Episode 11 of "Sherlock Holmes". I ate 40 jelly beans. I will now shut down the primary work computer. I will then go to bed. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 10:40 P.M. Trainer of Kentucky Derby Winner Has a Troubled Record - NYTimes.com BBC News - Asteroid Vesta is 'last of a kind' rock BBC Nature - Crows know familiar human voices CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 9:50 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I watched the channel 21 PBS British comedies, "As Time Goes By" and "Keeping Up Appearances". I chatted with the same relative again. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 8:05 P.M. I cut a 1/2 inch thick slice off the ham which is about 14 ounces, and I heated it on a microwave proof plate with cover in the Sharp microwave for 4 minutes and 0 seconds at 60% power. I ate it with Grey Poupon country Dijon mustard on it. I also had a medium microwaved potato with Smart Balance spread that I pricked holes with a fork in the sides, so it would not burst. The GE microwave oven has a potato button to cook it with. I also had steamed baby carrot slices with broccoli crowns with extra virgin olive oil and 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. I also ate about 6 ounces of Golden Butter cake. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 8:05 P.M. Next Tuesday May 15, 2012, they are going to cut of the water in my building from noon to 12:45 P.M., so they can install a new water meter. Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 6:45 P.M. I made 116 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching episode 1 of "Legacy, Cradle of Civilization". CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 4:45 P.M. I put away the laundry. I will now make cigarettes. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 3:50 P.M. I have a framed print called "The Legend of Mingo Creek" by this artist Robert Binks Wildlife Art that a friend gave me. It is a picture of deer in the woods. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 3:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I have 45 minutes to go on the dry cycles. The center dryer still does not work. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 3:05 P.M. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up and put foot cream on my feet. I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the wash cycles. I picked up the mail. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 1:40 P.M. I woke up at 11:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made up a fresh batch of punch. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 2:35 A.M. SENCKENBERG world of biodiversity | Senckenberg Research | Scientific meetings and .. | Basalt 2013 Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Reports | Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report | Fred Astaire (American dancer and singer) : Introduction -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia World Trade Center's Symbolic 1,776-Foot Height Is at Stake in a Redesign - NYTimes.com BBC News - JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn trading loss on investments BBC News - HIV prevention pill Truvada backed by US experts BBC News - Mayan art and calendar at Xultun stun archaeologists BBC News - 'Save the planet', science leaders urge G8 governments Chicago 2012 G8 Summit I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon or possibly watch some video first. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 12:15 A.M. I added $25 to my AT&T GoPhone Account Pay As You Go Online for a charge of $26.59. I have $190.35 on the AT&T GoPhone good until Wednesday August 8, 2012. CIO Note: <888> 05/11/12 Friday 12:05 A.M. I cut a 1/2 inch thick slice off the large end of the ham which is about 12 ounces, and I heated it on a microwave proof plate with cover in the Sharp microwave for 4 minutes and 0 seconds at 60% power. I ate it with Grey Poupon country mustard on it. I also had a medium microwaved potato with Smart Balance spread that I pricked holes with a fork in the sides, so it would not burst. The GE microwave oven has a potato button to cook it with. I also had steamed baby carrot slices with broccoli crowns with extra virgin olive oil and 12 ounce glass of Sprite lemon lime soda and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. I also ate about 6 ounces of Golden Butter cake. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 10:35 P.M. I went out after the last note. I went by the Chase Bank ATM at 19 West Putnam Avenue. I then went by CVS, and I bought a 12 pack of www.coke.com for $3.50 and .60 can deposit less $3 off CVS Birthday Internet Coupon and .02 tax for $1.12. I then went further downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I went by CVS again, and I used the bathroom, and I toured the store. They have fans now on display there. The common Lasko box fan that was $20 last year is now $25. I have four at home. On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by the Consignment Shop at the top of Greenwich Avenue. The French Impressionist painting by "Mouveaux" is $450. When I finished my walk, I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone. A black cat showed up by the Veterans monument. I then went by the Stop and Shop. A young Hispanic youth parked next to me in a green van and wanted to know where a Pay Phone was. The Stop and Shop does not have a pay phone. I told him there was a pay phone across the street from the Catholic Church on Greenwich Avenue. I then bought a 5 quart pack of Stop and Shop powdered milk for $5.99 and a two pound bag of baby carrots $3.29 for $9.28 total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 6:10 P.M. There was a false fire alarm for smoke downstairs. One fire department truck responded to clear out the smoke. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I will now shower and clean up and put foot cream on my feet. I will then go out for an evening stroll on Atlantis "Greenwich" Avenue, the street of sunken treasure. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 5:35 P.M. Beach-goers cautious 24 hours after shark attack in Vero Beach | Photo Gallery, Video » TCPalm.com CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 5:30 P.M. I ate six ounces of golden butter cake. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 5:10 P.M. $129.99 with free shipping ViewSonic (VA2431WM) 24" 1080p LCD Monitor 766907414929 | eBay $135 with free shipping refurbished Samsung 23.6" LCD Monitor E2420L 1920x1080 VGA DVI 5ms Fast Response Windows 7 729507817194 | eBay I will now shower and clean up and put foot cream on my feet. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 4:50 P.M. I took the Google Translate script out of my web notes page, since it is too slow to load from California, and slows down the web page on the East Coast of Atlantis. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 4:00 P.M. I woke up at 10 A.M., when two friends called me up to wish me belated Happy Birthday. I finally got up at 2:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana and milk, a toasted English muffin with extra virgin olive oil, a 50% to 50% glass of punch and cold filtered water with vitamins and supplements, a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 5:45 A.M. I put Google Translate - Tools on my homepages and notes pages. One has to use a text editor such as www.textpad.com to insert the code into the web page at the beginning and not a HTML publisher. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. I ate a few day old corn muffin. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 3:40 A.M. As I have explained to a few people recently, my 1998 Audi A6 1998 Audi A6 owned by Michael Scott and 1998 Audi A6 owned by Michael Scott has one slight problem. The passenger side front electric window does not work. One would have to go through this procedure to fix it Audi A6 Power Window Repair - YouTube . However, I am not sure if the inexpensive plastic clip is still available. I also do not want to risk breaking the glass in the procedure. I have propped up the window closed with a board, and disconnected the power switch. However, when one slams the door, the board can become unstuck and the window will gradually slide down. Also I am afraid to put the Audi through the car wash in case the window should slide down. I am not allowed to wash the car in my public housing parking lot, although it is a public street. Also I do not have a water hose. The reason for washing the car, is so that I can wax the Audi with The Final Detail - Car Spray Wax that I have which would only take about a half hour, since one does not need to buff it. When I go up to Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport, Maine, Scott's Internet Hotlist and Kennebunkport, Maine, Scott's Internet Hotlist in mid June 2012 for a two week vacation, I guess I could wash it and wax it there. The only other thing I know about the Audi is that it is suppose to have the brake fluid changed every two years, and I have not done that in the four years that I have owned it. It would cost about $250 to have the brake fluid changed at New Country Audi of Greenwich | New Audi dealership in Greenwich, CT 06830 and about $400 to fix the window there. According to Official Kelley Blue Book New & Used Car Values - Kelley Blue Book , the Audi in Excellent Condition which it is besides the window is worth $4,473 and very good condition $4,248, and good condition $4,148, and Fair $3,623. It is fully maintained with recent tires also. However, on limited income, I don't feel the need to invest anymore money in the Audi at the moment. CIO Note: <888> 05/10/12 Thursday 2:50 A.M. Win tickets to Amsterdam and late spring fares The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine Howard Carter (British archaeologist) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Connecticut Note: May 8, 2012
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