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, May 29, 2007

I say a little prayer

Today would have been John F. Kennedy's 90th birthday. He has been gone nearly as long as he lived. His death was the first national tra...

My romantic post

The following is my response to Tea Mouse's invitation to write a romantic post. I love love, and just because this relationship ultima...

Well, am I?

So am I a tight ass? I mean clenched sphincter-wise, not blue jeans-wise. My co-worker, the one who is (finally!) getting a divorce, showed ...

Monday, May 28, 2007

I'm having salad for dinner

I hate salad. But, as I work toward being the best damn gal I can be by year-end, these are the changes I have vowed to make: More fruits an...

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Just seems fitting to recall this

It's Memorial Day weekend. The Cubs are playing the Dodgers in LA. Rick Monday was a Cub who went on to play for, and now broadcast for,...

3 terrific performances in one completely average movie

The first news story I heard this morning was about Ms. Lohan's drunk driving. It's easy to let that distract you as you watch this ...

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Isn't she lovely?

Behold my new idol. Diane Keaton is a more appealing screen presence now than when she was younger. She's more mature, less mannered, an...

Friday, May 25, 2007

Shhh! So far, so good …

Reynaldo is asleep on top of the cable box, which puts him immediately to the right of Greg Maddux, who is pitching against the Brewers. Thi...

Today's Washington Post leaves me feeling like Renault

Remember the scene in Casablanca when Capt. Renault responds with disbelief to the raid at Rick's? He says, "I'm shocked, shoc...

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Will he EVER outgrow this?

Our office closed early today. I came straight home, switched into my jammies and settled in with a glass of wine and prepared to watch The ...

You'll be pleased to hear I didn't dream last night

At least I'm pleased by this turn of events! Those two dreams I just had were too weird and too fraught with symbolism. I've read th...

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #18 -- Gloriously bad pop songs

Thirteen Horrific Songs THE GAL HERSELF Knows by Heart If my brain was a hard drive, I’d probably resent the memory taken by these horribl...

Apparently now only Frank Sinatra understands me. Alas, he's dead.

In last night's dream, I was reunited with an old boyfriend. I ran into him innocently enough. I was accompanying a female acquaintance ...

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games

I am very neutral about former President Jimmy Carter. I voted Democratic back in 1976 and 1980, but that had more to do with my antipathy t...

I didn't even know I cared about Simon Cowell!

Apparently something is missing in my life and no one understands me but Simon Cowell. At least that's as far as I got with dream interp...

Monday, May 21, 2007

Ooooh, look! It's my favorite geeky TV boyfriend!

Dan Abrams is substituting for Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's Scarborough Country the week. I love him. I began watching when he was MSNBC...

But I really, REALLY want one!

I had one Coke before I left for work and another Coke with my salmon salad sandwich. That's it. It's now a little after 4:00 and I ...

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Crosstown Classic: Game Three

It's OK, Sweet Lou. We had fun. And, to make you feel better, I will borrow from Miss Paula Abdul: "Hey, baby, I want you to rememb...

Saturday, May 19, 2007

In praise of alone time

Tomorrow I don't want to talk to anyone. I want my alone time. It's my time to recharge, refresh, and get ready for the new week. I ...

Crosstown Classic: Game Two

Look at that form. A thing of beauty is a joy forever, isn't it? Especially when D. Lee comes in to pinch hit … with the bases loaded … ...

Friday, May 18, 2007

Crosstown Classic: Game One

Ah, look at the love between Lou and Ozzie! I shan't gloat about the outcome of this first game because we Cub fans are so much more hig...

Thursday, May 17, 2007

If only I knew then ...

Just got done watching the end of Disney's The Kid (2000). In this movie, Bruce Willis spends his 40th birthday with his 8 year old sel...

Another meme about ME!

Welll... Mo wants to know more about me, so she tagged me with this "About Me" Meme; What were you doing 10 years ago? In 1997 I ...

Another word about tipping

I don't usually delete comments on my blog because most people make positive contributions to the discourse. One of the comments on my T...

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #17 -- Tips on Tipping

Thirteen tips THE GAL HERSELF refers to for tipping etiquette If I’m not in a restaurant or a cab, I’m confused. About tipping that is. I li...

I don't have to forgive and forget

Gee, with Jerry Falwell dead and gone, who is going to tell me I'm wrong for believing in the separation of Church and State? Who is goi...

Why do men find it irresistable?

Teasing me, I mean. Two of my male coworkers share an office. This afternoon, every time I tried to make my point to Steve, Chuck cut in wit...

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

ABC Meme

I've been tagged! Jenny McB has called on me to answer this ABC All About Me. A- Attached or Single? Single B- Best Friend- His initial...

I am SO still a Cub fan!

I know all the words to "Hey, Hey, Holy Mackarel, No Doubt About It." What more proof does anyone need? One of my coworkers is a W...

Maddux halts Reds in complete game

Veteran right-hander perfect through five, wins No. 336 By Sandy Burgin / Special to MLB.com SAN DIEGO -- Greg Maddux, who has never thrown ...

Monday, May 14, 2007

We're still friends, we're still us

My best friend hasn't spent any time communicating with me lately. Not by phone, not by email. It was making me very uncomfortable. Usua...

Facts about this here little ol' blog

Thanks to statcounter.com, I know some fascinating things about my musings. At least fascinating to me, because I am a geek. While it may se...

Sunday, May 13, 2007

My brunch with Mom

Took my mother to the Mother's Day champagne buffet in my hometown. We had a lovely time … two trips to the buffet each, plus dessert. S...

A mom to include in your prayers today

Chicago Fire Dept. Capt. Annette Nance-Holt is suffering through her first Mother's Day without her son, 16-year-old Blair Holt. I wond...

Friday, May 11, 2007

What? What is it? TELL ME!

I'm nervous. Anxious. Tense. Apprehensive about something, but I don't know what it is. It feels like there's something BIG arou...

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