Elephante Blanche by Bijou O’Keefe

Author: bijouokeefe1

  • Mysteries of Bureaucracy

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    There must be a pamphlet that connects the DMV and Social Security. Something like “Robert’s Rules of Order”. Because their systems are eerily similar, in my experience. Consider this: you enter the room, you are checked by guards to make sure you have no weapons, you take a number after entering your ID info, you…

  • Spain wins!

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    The World Cup in Soccer/football. I am among those who jump on the bandwagon at the last minute. Even so, it was thrilling to watch. One point. That was the only point in the whole match. What a happy, ectastic moment for the Spanish team. I imagine Lourdes in San Sebastián with her friends cheering.…

  • Vision

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    I received the post card for the July 26th SF Marathon. The print is small. Unlike Bay to Breakers, which is a direct line across the city, the Marathon wraps around. Starting at the Embarcadero, (I’m using a magnifying glass) the route traces the waterfront to the Golden Gate Bridge, then cuts south on 25th…

  • 27 Nights – anti agist film

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    I had a day today that made me question if not my sanity, then why are public institutions so cumbersome? So, I was ready to relax with a dandy salad, a cup of tea and this film on Netflix, “27 Nights”. Set in Argentina, an 83 year old wealthy woman is incarcerated in a mental…

  • Welcome back, self

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    The online Tango has come to a pleasant conclusion. I am celebrating having things be the way they were before my server quit. How rude! At any rate, new and better server stepped in and now it’s full swing. Once back online, I deleted emails that had piled up. How quickly that happens! No, I…

  • Tenaciousness wins!

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    It took 3 and a half hours, BUT after my new router for handy things like Netflix and this website, it was successfully made active.  I am 100% certain I couldn’t have figured it out solo.  I called T-Mobile help line and I am sorry I didn’t get the name of the woman who stuck…

  • Learning this phone

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    I spent some time reading what this phone can do.  I’m beginning to grasp the range.  And the first conclusion I’ve come to is that I can and should get my own domain.  WordPress seems to be the best, but I don’t really know what a domain is.  My soon not be a ‘teenage’ computer…

  • Where you find it

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    I furthered my education today by watching ‘Antiques Roadshow’.  Sort of.  There wasn’t much else on and Netflix is on the blink for two days.  The location and people interest me.  And what they’ve chosen to bring.  Often, it’s an item that a relative gave them or they inherited.  When they get their appraisal, generally,…

  • Rainwater Catchment complete!

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    This is pretty big and great.  Six years ago a member of our large live/work non-profit began the process of applying for and getting a grant to construct a system that catches rainwater in three locations, purifies it in a large cistern and distributes it to our garden and neighbors.  Any overflow runs into the…

  • Miracles do happen

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    Today Paul and Edith showed up with a new keyboard that connects to my new telephone.  It would be impossible to write at length on the mini phone keyboard.  At the same time Nick came.  He is a young computer genius and he connected everything.  Yes, to me it was a miracle. Last night I…