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.

Friday, April 04, 2008

Where are you?

As we reach the anniversaries of the murders of MLK and Bobby Kennedy, I am becoming sadder and sadder about all we lost, and what might hav...

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #60 -- Here's to the Coolest Guy in the Universe

THIRTEEN OF PAUL NEWMAN'S BEST -- AND COOLEST -- PERFORMANCES The good people at dictionary.com define “cool” as “calmly audacious or i...

Has anybody seen my sense of Zen?

I had it throughout the week of my vacation. I even had it Monday and yesterday. But today? It's GONE! Instead of working out, I'm h...

Ah, Love!

So here's a photo of Sir Paul on vacation, enjoying the sunny shores of Antigua. His companion is Nancy Shevell, and (according to the D...

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Tuesday Tunes

Word association week: Remember name the first song/album/artist/musical style that comes to mind when you see the following 10 words. Camer...

Monday, March 31, 2008

Heads & Tails #13

This week's theme -- in honor of April 1 -- is "fool." The first thing that popped into my mind was "The Fool on the Hil...

I couldn't turn my back on them

It's after 6:00 and I'm just now leaving the office. No, I wasn't especially swamped with work on this, my first day back from v...

"Nobody deserves this more"

So said Cubs All-Star third baseman and radio announcer Ron Santo at the unveiling of Ernie Banks' statue today, Opening Day, right in f...

Sunday, March 30, 2008

So many great broads, so many books to read, so little time

I am completely into the John Adams HBO mini-series, especially Abigail Adams as portrayed by Laura Linney. Sure, I knew she was the wife of...

Who bears "the biggest burden" during this war?

A wise and sensitive man once said, "War, at its best, is terrible … It has deranged businesses and ruined homes and produced a nationa...

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Picked up at Skittles' Place

If I were … If I were a direction I’d be… right. If I were furniture I’d be… a swivel chair. If I were a liquid I’d be… Coca Cola Classic. I...

Friday, March 28, 2008

I'm not the only one enjoying spring break

From the New York Post March 27, 2008 -- Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell were seen riding bikes in Jumby Bay, Antigua From the New York Met...

What I learned while hanging around in a robe

There's something healing about going off by myself. In this suburb of Atlanta, where the only decisions I had to wrestle with were whet...

I found my color for 2008!

It's Puerto Vallarta Violet by OPI. It's light but not shimmery, feminine without being girly. I had it applied to my finger/toe nai...

This just in! I'm an idiot!

My niece, the budding chef , takes her ingredients seriously. So when I came upon Chateau Elan's private label salad dressings, I excite...

Monday, March 24, 2008

How Could I Have Missed This?

I've been too preoccupied with my day-to-day life, Easter and preparing for vacation. Clearly. How else can I explain my overlooking thi...

Spa Sabbatical -- Almost Here!

I made these reservations back in January. I don't think I believed my vacation would ever really arrive. But it's almost here! Chat...

Easter at arm's length

My mom is a natural-born hugger. And yet today, all we did squeeze each other's shoulders in greeting. I shook her hand in farewell, whi...

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Funny Girl

I'm going to ring in Easter Sunday -- the holiest day of my year -- with Carole Lombard in My Man Godfrey. This movie has a lot of hear...

Maybe he knew what he was doing …

… and maybe he meant well. My cat, Reynaldo, that is. I took a nap yesterday afternoon and this offended him. He seemed to believe that if I...

Friday, March 21, 2008

I would be offended …

… except it's probably true. You've Changed 32% in 10 Years Ah, the past! You may not remember it well - because you're still li...

He was the worst thing to ever happen to me

I wasted my 20s on a man who was completely unworthy of me. He was physically abusive and emotionally cruel. A narcissist who exquisitely ex...

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Now is the time for all good bloggers to ...

... COME TO THE AID OF GALTOPIA ! My own little minicity is in peril! I'm afraid it grew too much too fast, and now we're suffering ...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #59 -- Have you met my fictional friend, Kinsey?

THIRTEEN THINGS ABOUT KINSEY MILHONE Kinsey Milhone is Sue Grafton’s creation, the heroine of the popular “Alphabet Mysteries.” So I realiz...

He persuaded me!

As we observe the 5th anniversary of the war, I'm going to quote the paper my nephew wrote in his second grade writing class. His assign...

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

I loved this speech

Barack Obama gave a speech today that touched on many tough issues and answered many tough questions. Race, rage, bigotry, faith, loyalty …...

They really hate her

"They" would be the London tabloids. Above is the front page of the London Sun. "Her" would be Heather Mills. She does h...

Nailah Franklin Update -- Death Penalty Sought

Prosecutors here in Cook County have filed the necessary paperwork to seek the death penalty in the murder of Nailah Franklin. I am not incl...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Vodka helps

I had dinner with my former boss this evening. I really wasn't looking forward to it , because he's discovered he has prostate canc...

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Mom was right

When I was a little girl, I had to be in bed before The Fugitive came on. It was my parents' favorite show and they tried never to miss...

Maybe this will help

I woke up with a tenacious, nagging headache that I just can't shake. I think it's because the air in here may not be as fresh as it...

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Appropos of nothing

He's a dependable day brightener, isn't he?

Good news! Good news!

This blog has been quite the downer lately, hasn't it? Well now I either have something positive to concentrate on, or something negativ...

Friday, March 14, 2008

As Cher would say, "Snap Out Of It!"

My former boss recently found he has prostate cancer. I sent him a note and quoted the Beatles, "Anytime at all, all you gotta do is ca...

Friday's Feast #32

Appetizer On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how much do you like your own handwriting? Nine. My writing is distinctive and kinda ...

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