One Gal's Musings

These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

So, hello, Gorgeous!

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Oh, look who is on The Daily Show . He is a charmer. And while John Edwards does a cursory plug for his book and answers questions about Ira...

Saving me from myself

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I keep getting a "system too busy" message from Pogo! That gives me nothing to do but throw out some of the paper that's litte...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Sad but true

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Actually overheard while waiting in line for Borat : "I wanna see Bobby . Lindsay Lohan is in it." I look at that poster, see the ...

I wanted to love it ...

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… but, alas, I only liked Borat . I think that even at only 84 minutes, it's a little long. The segment where our hero ruins the antique...

The dirty little secret behind the Senator's joke

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Senator Kerry botched what would have been an unfunny joke. That's one thing that happened just before the election. The other thing tha...

Lonely for words unspoken

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I know my best friend trusts me and thinks I'm funny. I also know that he admires my prodigious moral compass, which most people think m...
Sunday, November 12, 2006

The sign does apply to you, too

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One of my neighbors smokes … constantly. I can always tell where she just was because it reeks of smoke. She's very nice, very chatty, a...

Hey! Bonus!

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Tuesday's election is having unexpected but positive aftershocks here in the Chicagoland area. Congressmen Luis Guitierez and Jesse Jack...
Saturday, November 11, 2006

She really was that good

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I'm watching The Wizard of Oz . Again. And this time I am amazed by how perfect Judy was. I know … duh! But tonight I am keenly aware th...

Hello, I'm Old

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According to the E! THS (on now), Kevin Federline has long had an incredible impact on women. The girls in his high school were in love with...
Friday, November 10, 2006

Showing the kids how it's done

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Saw a story on one of the magazine shows about how Sir Paul McCartney handled the paparazzi this week. I believe he was in Washington, DC. H...

Enjoying a rainy Friday night

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It's cold and rainy and windy out there. Just walking home from the train I got completely soaked. Now I'm warm and I'm dry and ...

One of my more enduring heroes

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How can you not love old Julius? I first became acquainted with Groucho when I was in high school. Fortunately he was still alive in those d...

Halp us Mr. Rumzfield. In Amerika we R stoopid.

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As he left his position as Secretary of Defense, Rumsfeld reminded the nation one more time about "this little understood, unfamiliar w...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

The autumn of my discontent

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I'm suffering from that free floating, completely non-specific malaise again. Nothing is really wrong . It's just that nothing is re...

Farewell, Rummy

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Donald Rumsfeld is really easy to demonize because he's such a stereotypical rich old white guy. He knows better than you, Missy, about ...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The politics of faith

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One of the reasons I'm happy about yesterday's nationwide election results is that now, perhaps, government will go back to being mo...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Today's best headline …

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K-FED UP! That's courtesy the folks at Eonline. Apparently Britney Spears and her staggeringly fertile husband just can't make a go ...
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Yes, I would say that was a "bad day"

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At first the death of actress Adrienne Shelley was thought to be a suicide. But a construction worker has admitted killing her and then tryi...

Another word on Adsense

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This post is devoted to that little square in the upper right. The good people at Google claim that these ads are somehow tied to the conten...
Monday, November 06, 2006

In praise of my TV Boyfriends

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There's always been a character on a TV show that I really wanted to be real. Because he was so neat, because he was so likable, because...

Behold the Epitome of Class

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My oldest friend is in the grips of Fanilow Fever. As she approaches her 50th birthday, her obsession with Barry Manilow keeps growing and g...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

I saw a film today, oh boy

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Went to the movies today for the first time in ages and saw The Queen. Dame Helen Mirren was sublime. Between her performance and the scrip...

Orlando vs. Kit ... guess who wins

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Last night we celebrated my niece's 14th birthday. That girl has always been my heart. But, no doubt about it, she's growing up. I...

A proud moment for all of us

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I am so proud to be an American and part of the world community. Saddam Hussein stood trial in televised proceedings and was found guilty. T...
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Make that SIXTEEN Gold Gloves

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Guess who won the award that means he's the best fielding pitcher in the league. Why, Greg Maddux, of course. This year's is even sw...

"So up on your feet! Somewhere there's music playing."

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Barbara mooning over Cliff ... Bob obsessed with both Barbara and his tuba ... flat-chested Julie complaining about her archrival, Trish the...
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Ladies Rock!

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I swear. A lot. I was amused by the fuss about Streisand "dropping the f bomb," because I don't think I've gone a day with...
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"It's always easy to manipulate people's feelings"

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That was Laura Bush on C-Span, talking about Michael J. Fox, Parkinson's disease and stemcell research. But look at this heartbreaking p...
Friday, November 03, 2006

I'm fixating again

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I have a strip of dry skin between my shoulder blades, right where I cannot reach it, and it is, quite literally, making me nuts. If I'm...

Lurkers

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One of the terrific benefits to Adsense (that little ad you see at the top right) is the free site meter it provides in exchange for that co...

Sky blue

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Or white with clouds or gray or dotted with stars. Doesn't matter. I always love looking at the sky. I also love watching my cats sleep....
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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Mr. Hobbs

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Barack Obama's honeymoon with the local press is over. The Chicago Tribune has reported on Obama's relationship with Tony Rezko, the...

And now for the real news

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Sing it with me, please: "Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna Ni-cole!" Uh-oh. Things are not going well for our Kentucky fried centerfold. T...

Willful ignorance & exploitation

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I do not believe for a moment that anyone seriously thinks Senator Kerry meant to insult the troops. The full transcript of his remarks have...
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