Author: bijouokeefe1

The news said ballots were in the mail. Indeed so. Mine was sitting in my mail box along with a stack of campaign flyers. My neighbor, Corey and Monkey, her dog, were there, too. She told me about tracking your ballot so you can be sure it arrived and is counted. Will do. Ha ha…

I did my two hour volunteer stint as reception greeter in the group gallery. Attendance was moderate. The heat wave may have kept people home. My co-receptionist was Melody who is an accomplished musician of a Chinese instrument I’d never heard of and can’t spell. Javier, a participating artist, was the one to sing Melody’s…

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could? Describe what you need or point to a catalog, make a payment and get the results in the mail. Oh no, you must present your body in person. It’s not a specimen. Your practitioner is years out of medical school. Add a few more years with a specialty.…

With two Dr. appointments tomorrow, I got everything ready. Confirmed both appointments, scheduled rides, bathed and set out clothes. Great! Now to find something I haven’t watched on Netflix. I started a couple of movies. I can’t say they were ‘boring’. They were of no interest to me, dramatically or writing wise. I was getting…

I don’t know what the figure count must be, but they have to have some standard of measurement before you are notified. Whatever. I posted the title “Pedestrian Safety” on the local Nextdoor site and that post received 1400 hits or clicks . Which made sense. The topic is something that affects everyone who uses…

Finding a new dentist became a real hunt. I found one, Nil Yucel, DDS, and booked an appointment for Friday. I also have a follow up cardiologist appointment in the morning on Friday. The doctor co-pays and taxis add up. I have my budget limits. Should work, adding the last-for-a-while podiatry appointment. With the exception…

After my birthday ‘happiness’ yesterday, I slowed down with a book and watching Netflix. It seems I have a niche for liking gay Queen movies. Sounds strange, but I am a retired hairdresser (female – straight) and performer. The first film that I loved was “Queen”. Then tonight I watched “Swan Song”. So, in “Swan…

I had decided what I wanted to do on this 75th birthday. That was to go get oysters and champagne at Anchor Oyster Bar on Castro in SF. I wait to call a cab until I’m ready to walk out the door. At that moment, Nick shows up with two dozen roses and a bunch…