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 11, 2008

Now it seems slightly scary

The ivy covered outfield of beautiful Wrigley Field is famous. But now I wonder, is it dangerous , too? Last night I saw the movie The Ruins...

I turn my back for a moment and IT ALL FALLS APART!

I went out last night instead of flipping back and forth between the Cubs game* and American Idol . And look what happened! Michael Johns wa...

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Well it is what I am, after all

Liberated from Kwizgiver (of course). I do love the Jackie O glasses. You Belong in the Baby Boomer Generation You fit in best with people ...

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #61 -- A Legendary Tale of Lunacy, Firearms … and Baseball

THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT THE REAL "NATURAL" This is the sad-but-true story of Eddie Waitkus, the inspiration for The Natural starring...

Golden Goodie Blast from the Past

A former client contacted me yesterday. He was Mr. Important at a west coast company I worked with back in 2000-2002. His company chose to q...

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Important to know

Found this at Kwizgiver 's. I probably could have scored higher, but refused to consider my pets as "an additional food source....

I miss him

My best friend, I mean. There are a dozen pissy little things bothering me today. None are huge, all are probably PMS exacerbated.* I have a...

Thinking of songs ...

Here's my second Tuesday Tunes : What music related tv shows do you or have you watched? I am sadly addicted to American Idol . There s...

A sad old song that's stuck in my head

Talking in Your Sleep (as recorded by Crystal Gayle) Three o'clock in the mornin' And it looks like it's gonna be Another sle...

Monday, April 07, 2008

I'm so into it

I am genuinely happy to see Paula, Randy, Ryan and Simon on Larry King Live . I love American Idol . I'm so into it that right now I may...

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Greetings from Geek Heaven

As I write this, I'm watching Abigail Adams tearfuly marry off her only daughter in the HBO mini-series. This came on right after the Ki...

"Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been ..."

Your Old Fashioned Name Is... Elinor Gosebourne Old Fashioned Name Generator

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Now THIS is why God made Saturdays!

It's sunny and in the low-to-mid 60ºs! I celebrated by walking my 10,000 steps through the park and along the side streets to and from t...

Still the gold standard when it comes to obnoxious Beatle Birds

Yoko Ono has leapt to the defense of Heather Mills, encouraging the former Lady McCartney to "do her very best and try to survive....

Shame on me!

I let economizing and PMS get the best of me! Yesterday for lunch, instead of working out, I went to Border's because I had a soon-to-ex...

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...

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