Elephante Blanche by Bijou O’Keefe

Author: bijouokeefe1

  • Music is Beautiful

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    Especially today at another of Brian Goggin’s monthly Art Salon. There was a duo by the name of ‘The Dying Eyes’. There was a female member, Monica Corbin sang an accapello solo in a pure, clear voice that knocked my socks off, so to speak. And then fellow neighbor, Jonah Roll, gave an ‘Art Talk’.…

  • Cooking

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    I made an emmense amount of Onion soup. I shed tears cutting up the onions. Sautéed them and added broth. So far so good. What happened is that altogether they were over cooked. Sigh. Maybe an addition to a future more successful repartee.

  • Seeking contact with Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha

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    hi, I wanted to respond but could find how to do that. The work i read was .. I can’t put an adjective to. Which to me makes me look at things differently. Thank you!

  • Beliefs

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    I don’t care what you may believe in. It’s different for each of us. What I do believe in is Karma. If you harm another, your actions will come back and bite you. Maybe not today, but down the line. Words have as much power as physical blows. It’s odd that praise is graciously received.…

  • Daily work out

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    No big deal. But necessary. I’ve adjusted it with regard to physical handicaps, which come and go. Some stay. Still, gets the circulation running and muscles renewed. My neighbor’s dog,Sheena, was at my door yesterday. There was a light knock. I was doing the workout. By the time I opened the door, Sheena was sitting…

  • What is true or not?

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    In this high velocity onslaught of information, from all angles, what is true? And some intruders give you a deadline to make up your mind. I responded to One, ‘What is this? A game show?’. You have 30 seconds. That is a threat. And for what? I’ll win a vacation to the Bahamas? Pass and…

  • Well, tomorrow’s a new week

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    I kind of like weekends. I’m retired, so it shouldn’t make much difference. It does. Yes, a bit frustrating when you want to get help andthey’re only open M-F normal business hours. Any go forbid you get the time zone wrong. How are you supposed to know if an 800 number is Eastern, Central, Mountain…

  • This Turtle won the Race

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    I was told I needed a heart valve replacement. OK. Hmm. Not something you get around as any cardiologist will tell you. And so, Lot’s of pre-op prep and scheduling. I had had the Walkman devise embedded 7 years ago.to regulate my heart flow. Apparently the life span is only good for 7 years, at…

  • Upside topsyturvy

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    /Hey! I had an ambitious day. What I enjoy is taking cabs around San Francisco. Example: one driver was a boat person from VietNam. Arrived in N.Y. , relocated to Florida and finally here on the West Coast. What a long way around. Usually, the drivers are not from San Francisco. They are immigrants and…

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