Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 02/07/04  Saturday 12:05 A.M.:  I ate two bowls of corn chips along with a glass of iced tea.  Actually I feel more productive when on a late night early morning schedule, but still it is enjoyable to be out and about in the daytime.  I will now shut down the computer, and I suppose I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 11:25 P.M.:  I watched a bit of television.  I sometimes think it is not worth the electricity let alone the money one pays for Cablevision, but it is suppose to be for relaxation, so I suppose it serves its purpose for people whom are too tired to think.  Mostly on the web, I read technology news, which I suppose if one were not interested in technology, one would find it not too interesting.  Thus my reading list of links www.geocities.com/mikelscott/scotwork.htm might not seem interesting, but if one were in the business of information technology, it would help one stay informed about current events in the business.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 02/06/04:

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 9:25 P.M.:  I drank a cup of Lipton green tea with a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice.  I watched a bit of the American television media.  Apparently it is such a low budget communications media, it is hard for them to come up with any original programming or content.  However, I guess it is mostly intended for children and elderly shut ins.  I suppose it serves it purpose, but most people here seem to prefer to read a book compared to web browsing or television or media watching.  Basically there are quite a large number of new books as usual in the Greenwich Library, but most of them are selling their own brand of soap.  However, I suppose if one were to continue to read enough, one would find some original content.  Basically in my writing effort of my web log, I do not try to provide any original content or imagination, since I am not being paid for it, I do not feel like putting any effort into my writing.  Well, I will now send out my weekly notes.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 8:15 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel baby Swiss cheese, and I used all of the other regular ingredients, but I used six olives instead of eight olives, and I used Stop and Shop no fat grated parmesan cheese topping.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 7:00 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.  I next went downtown to the central Greenwich Post Office, and I obtained a money order at .90 cost to pay my Northeast Utilities Electricity bill.  I mailed the bill in at the post office.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I did not sit out at various locations because it was raining.  During my walk, I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 1.76 ounce tins of Altoids one citrus sour and the other tangerine sour for $1.99 the first one and the second one for .01 plus .12 tax for $2.12 total.  I completed my walk.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times.  David Ogilvy http://www.davidogilvy.com/ has a nice cottage for sale on the waterfront on Field Point Circle and the Belle Haven area of the waterfront.  I guess some people do not like the cold damp winters on the waterfront and pull up stakes and move to Palm Springs, California or other drier environments.  The only time I was ever in Palm Springs was at I recall around December 1978, and it was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at sunset, but all the Date palm trees looked like they had seen warmer days.  I next went by the Food Emporium, and I bought two of the packages of Twinings tea containing five each of five different types of tea for $3.19 each box and three packages of Salada 100% Green tea each containing 40 bags each for $2.49 each box for $13.57 total.  I then returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  I put the Salada tea in the right living room closet on the shelf with the Salada orange pekoe tea that I already have, and I put the Twinings tea on the wooden shelf above the kitchen sink.  I guess I will be using more green tea in my ice tea mixture in the future.  I put the Altoids on the Danish bar with the Queen Elizabeth II whisky jug.  In the Greenwich Time www.greenwichtime.com they have a story today the two buildings on the top of Greenwich Avenue just south of Pickwick Plaza is are to be condemned since they were damaged by fire.  I also noticed that the vintage building where the antiques shops are on the lower right side of Greenwich Avenue have a "Unfit for Human Habitation" signs posted since the fire two nights ago, so maybe they are going to be condemned too.  Times are changing around town.  I suppose next they will tear down the Food Emporium and build an office complex on its valuable property, and I suppose they could have underground parking and a Food Emporium on the ground level.  Sooner or later, they probably will do that, since it is valuable property.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 2:05 P.M.:  I heated and ate a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder, which I had with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out on this rainy afternoon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 1:25 P.M.:  I just got up.  I checked my mail.  I received my Northeast Utilities electricity bill which included my electric heat.  For this past month, it was $176 of which I will have to pay the monthly average of $95.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 9:40 A.M.:  I will now put the computer in standby mode, and I will rest for a while.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 9:30 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  I ate a bowl of corn chips with some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 8:25 A.M.: THIS MIGHT BE INFORMATIVE and Sun Clock .  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/06/04  Friday 8:05 A.M.:  I was up at 6:30 A.M..  I chatted with a friend.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  Today is Ronald Reagan's 93rd birthday Ronald Reagan's Birthday - February Fundays and http://www.reaganfoundation.org/  and Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library-Send Pressident Reagan a Birthday Message .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/04  Thursday 11:25 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/05/04  Thursday 11:05 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I microwaved and ate a Maria Callendar chicken tenders dinner, which I had with iced tea.  I was given some web site addresses at the Microsoft conference.  They are http://www.handsonlab.com/ , http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/ , http://members.microsoft.com/partner/default.aspx , http://sbs2003.msuspartners.com , http://www.msuspartners.com , and http://members.microsoft.com/partner/salesmarketing/PartnerMarket/ActionPack/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/04  Thursday 9:25 P.M.:  I registered to receive for free in 6 to 8 weeks Microsoft Office 2003 Professional System Microsoft Office 2003 Professional How to Buy , which normally would cost $500.  Thus it was worthwhile besides the useful information to attend the Microsoft conference, since I also will receive a most excellent software package for free.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/05/04  Thursday 8:55 P.M.:  I had a telephone call at 6:30 A.M. this morning from a friend.  I then ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I then fell back to sleep until 11 A.M..  While I was checking my mail, I noticed the Greenwich Housing Authority representative was not busy, so I was able to present my paperwork for the current lease application process.  I was thus free this afternoon.  I called the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and I was told I could still attend the Microsoft TS2 event http://www.connect-ms.com/msts2/ , so I cleaned up.  I then drove up to the Holiday Inn in Bridgeport, Connecticut which was fairly easy to find in the downtown area there.  I parked in the Holiday Inn garage on Level 5.  I arrived at the presentation just as it was beginning.  The presentation lasted from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. with a break about 3 P.M., and another about 4:15 P.M..  I had a cup of Lipton tea at the second break.  The presentation was very informative explaining the Microsoft Small Business Server and other products.  After the presentation, I was given a Microsoft black tote bag holding the presentation information.  I was also given a certificate for a free Microsoft Product, which I think is Microsoft Office Suite 2003.  I have to apply for it online.  I then returned to the parking garage, and I got my parking stub, and then I returned to the Holiday Inn, and they validated the parking receipt, so I did not have to pay for it.  I then thanked the Microsoft presenter who was a New England Patriots fan.  I then returned to the garage, and I did not have to pay for parking.  I then drove down to Norwalk, Connecticut, and I toured CompUSA.  I next toured Best Buy.  I then went to Staples in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and I bought three rolls of Scotch Magic tape 3/4 inch by 27.7 yards each roll #810 made my 3M for $2.99 all three plus .18 tax for $3.17 total.  I then drove to downtown Greenwich, and I sat out briefly.  I next drove down by the waterfront, and I walked out onto the pier.  It is a bit easier now to get out on the pier, but it is still a bit slippery.  I then returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  I had a call from a friend, so I tried to return the call, but the friend was not there.  I will put the spare rolls of Scotch tape on the bedroom desk with the Scotch tape dispenser.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 10:35 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will watch a little bit of television before going to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 10:25 P.M.:  I chatted with two relatives.  I ate the last piece of Entenmanns's apple pie.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 9:05 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker barrel baby Swiss cheese, and instead of tuna fish, I used 1/8th inch thick slices of garlic and herbal boneless breast of chicken I baked a few nights ago.  I also ate the salad with iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 7:55 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  During my walk, I stopped by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought 10 Purple Heart .37 U.S.A. postage stamps for $3.70 total.  I also stopped by CVS, and I bought two tins of Altoids 1.76 ounce sours one of tangerine sours and the other of citrus sours for buy one for $1.99 and get the second for .01 plus .12 tax for $2.12 total.  I completed my walk.  I then stopped by the waterfront, and there were two full size white swans on the waterfront.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought three half gallons of Florida Natural Home-style Squeezed orange juice for $5 all, a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal for $3.99, a 20 ounce bag of Tostitos super size restaurant style white corn chips for $2.99, two 18 ounce jars of Smucker's raspberry jam for $2.50 each, a four pack of six ounce cans of Star-Kist solid white albacore tuna fish for $3.99, a 11.5 ounce Swanson's turkey dinner for $2 and a 11.5 ounce Swanson's chicken cutlet dinner for $2, two 18 ounce cans of Goya chick peas for $1.09 each can, six 4.25 ounce cans of California crushed olives for 3 for $2, two 6.5 ounce dry cans of California medium black pitted olives for .99 each, a liter of Italica Spanish extra virgin olive oil for $5.99, a 17 ounce bottle of Rienzi balsamic vinegar for $2.99,  a 6 ounce container of 4-C grated Romano and Parmesan cheese for $2.99, four 8 ounce bars of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese for $1.99 each, Rosenborg Danish Blue cheese at $6.99 a pound for $4.16, a 8 ounce container of Colombo vanilla yogurt for .67, broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound for $1.43, a three pound bag of red Bermuda onions for $3.29, 10 ounces of fresh spinach for $1.50, a bulb of elephant garlic for $1.99 for $65.44 total.  I then returned home, and I used my cart to bring up my purchases.  I drank some ice tea.  I put the Altoids with the other Altoids on the Danish bar behind the Queen Elizabeth II whisky jug.  I also open up one each of the two different flavors of Altoids, and I put them in my Steuben style glass bowl on the right side of the long mahogany bureau in the living room.  I am keeping my used Altoids tins on the bedroom desk.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 2:45 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up.  I will then go out to enjoy this warmer day.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 2:35 P.M.:  I finished going though my email.  I am throwing out a six month opened jar of Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 2:15 P.M.:  I went through part of my email.  I made up some www.geocities.com/mikelscott/onionsoup.htm , and I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/04/04  Wednesday 12:45 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend at 6:45 A.M. this morning.  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 some television.  I checked my mail.  I did some minor errands around the apartment.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 10:10 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 10:05 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used 1/8th inch thick slices of the boneless breast of chicken that I cooked two nights ago.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used 50% Cabot's 50% reduced fat Vermont cheddar cheese and 50% of Kraft Cracker Barrel baby Swiss cheese.  For the grated Parmesan cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop no fat grated parmesan cheese topping.  I used all of the other regular ingredients, except I used 6 olives instead of 8 olives.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 8:40 P.M.:  I put the Netgear 4 port hub on the left front of the Danish desk in the bedroom.  I have its power transformer connected to the power strip in between the left IBM Cyrix CPU without the monitor and the right AMD CPU.  One has to turn on the power strip to activate the Netgear 4 Port Hub.  Of course one has to have the Motorola Cable Modem and the Siemens router in the living room turned on for them to work.  There is a 50 foot LAN cable that runs through the false ceiling from the Siemens router to the bedroom Netgear 4 Port Hub.  I ran the updates on the three backup bedroom computers.  I then shut down all the bedroom systems.  I would imagine the Siemens printer ports should still work on the bedroom computers that connect to the living room printers, but two of the bedroom backup computers also have the HP Laser printers.  CIO  

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 8:05 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I left the socks to dry on the day bed.  I have all three backup computers in the bedroom working online with the Netgear 4 Port 10BaseT Ethernet Hub model EN 104TP.  I had three spare LAN cables.  I took one of them which was not being used off of the Siemens four port router.  Thus with the two online computers in the living room, I have the primary computer in the living room and the backup computer in the living room and the three backup computers in the bedroom for a total of five computers that can be online all at the same time.  In an emergency if we had power, we would be able to be internet connected for a larger group.  However, the living room computer is adjacent to the backup computer, so it would be hard to use both at the same time, and it would be a bit cramped in the bedroom, but technically three skinny people could use the bedroom setup all at the same time.  CIO 

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 6:45 P.M.:  I took the advise of the associate, and I put the moldy Jell-O, the contents of the three containers of year old homemade yogurt, and two unopened older containers of Colombo yogurt, and I put them all in a five layers of plastic shopping bags, and I tied them together.  I showered and cleaned up, and when I went out, I threw out the moldy items in the dumpster.  I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I next went by the Shell Oil gasoline station on Sherwood Place and East Putnam Avenue, and I made an appointment for Tuesday February 17, 2004 at 12:45 P.M. to have my Connecticut Emissions done on my Hyundai.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a Netgear 4 Port 10BaseT Ethernet Hub model EN 104TP with power transformer for $5.  I then went downtown to the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought three money orders at .90 cost each to pay my Verizon telephone, Cablevision television, and Optimum Online computer cable modem bills.  I then mailed the bills at the central Greenwich Post Office.  I then walked the entire length  of Greenwich Avenue.  I did not sit out at various locations because it was raining heavily.  I did stop by briefly at the Greenwich Hardware store, and I also went by CVS, and I bought four tins of Altoids 1.76 ounces each two of Tangerine sour and two of citrus sours for buy one get one for a penny for .99 each altogether for $3.96 total.  I completed my walk, and I then drove down by the waterfront.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Times.  I then went by Smoke for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $31 total.  I then returned home.  I put the Altoids on the Danish bar behind the Queen Elizabeth II whisky jug.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 20 minutes to go on the dry cycle.  I put $10 on my laundry card.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/03/04  Tuesday 12:55 P.M.:  I ate a piece of apple pie before going out yesterday, and I also ate some triscuts the night before last.  I ate a piece of apple pie this past evening before going to bed, and I also ate some triscuts.  I was awaken at 6 A.M. this morning be a telephone call from a friend.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until about 11 A.M..  I finished eating the box of triscuts, and I ate a piece of apple pie.  I called the laboratory at the Greenwich Hospital, and I decribed the mold, and they said I should call the Greenwich Health Department.  I called the Greenwich Health Department, and they said I probably should put it in a bag and throw it out.  They said if I wanted to know more about it, I would have to hire an independent laboratory.   I have a friend whom works for an independent laboratory, whom I might call up, but I do not know if they work with mold or not.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up.  I will then go out and pay bills.  I just received email from my 4 P.M. appointment yesterday, and they suggested that I clean the inside of my refrigerator to avoid any mold or bacteria allergies.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/04  Monday 10:40 P.M.:  I reheated one of the garlic herbal chicken breasts that I made last night along with the rice, which I ate with some of the chicken cooking juices.  I also drank some iced tea.  I am tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/04  Monday 9:35 P.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street.  I was reminded that Fleming from Scotland discovered penicillin, which I should have remembered.  However, I still am curious as to whether I have come up with a mold similar to penicillin if it is not penicillin.  I have a neighbor whose son works for Pfizer, so possibly a spore from penicillin got into my environment, and I also had antibiotics when I had hernia surgery a year ago.  Anyway, I intend to keep the gelatin mold mixture for a while and see how it develops.  I also put a sample with the entire mold circle white and light blue  in a small Rubbermaid container in a bag of ice in my freezer. I emailed a number of associates.  After the bank, I ran into a fellow walker, and we had coffee at Starbucks at the shopping plaza next to the YMCA.  We then walked east on the Post Road to Christ Church and back, and then I gave the fellow walker a ride from the shopping plaza back downtown, and we parted company at the Wachovia Bank on Benedict Place.  I then paid my rent there.  I next drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I then parked downtown about 4 P.M., and it was such a nice day, I decided to go for a walk.  However, I forgot my 4 P.M. appointment.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.  I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by briefly at the Greenwich Hardware store and CVS.  I completed my walk, and I then returned home.  I left a message to reschedule my appointment.  I drank some iced tea.  I chatted with two different relatives.  I then thought for a while, and I emailed some associates.  I also received my Minolta $70 rebate today on the Minolta QMS PagePro 1250W laser printer I bought about two and a half months ago.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/04  Monday 12:10 P.M.:  I heated and ate a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's Select New England clam chowder, which I put 20 Arnold large cut croutons in.  I ate the soup with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up.  I will pay bills if any arrive in the mail, and I will go out after I clean up.  I have a 4 P.M. appointment today.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/04  Monday 11:35 A.M.:  I have plenty of food in the apartment, so food is not a problem, but sometimes we forget items in the refrigerator, which may or may not be important as they mature.  As I recall Louis Pasteur developed penicillin, but recently on the United States television, they have been saying that Pfizer www.pfizer.com developed penicillin .  The president of Pfizer is supposedly a local resident, so maybe he would know more about the current state of penicillin development.  A recent news story suggested that if Bird Flu should reach pandemic proportions, more than likely there would not be enough vaccine in the world.  If I am not mistaken in the usage of penicillin the body tends to lower alternative immunities, which means that in future usage of penicillin it might be as effective, so it is frequently best not to take penicillin unless, it is absolutely necessary.  CIO

Note: <888> 02/02/04  Monday 11:05 A.M.:  I checked the mail, but it is not here.  They have an electrician downstairs, and they are installing electrical cable in the community room to install more electrical heat in the community room, but the hallways in the building remain cold.  I checked in my refrigerator, and I have three containers of homemade vanilla yogurt that I made about a year ago.  One of them looks normal, but two others are mostly a combination of a clear and dark liquid with sediment on the bottom.  I wander if they would have some sort of new mold culture too that was more advanced about a year old.  I will continue to treat my apartment like a laboratory environment, but my mother the nurse would probably urge that I throw the Jell-O and yogurt out, but I am still curious about them, and I think somebody with advanced mold and spore skills should examine the two different sets of cultures.  Alas, I do not have any moldy jelly, since I have been eating it more regularly.  CIO