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.

Monday, August 18, 2008

DAY 18 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

My best friend lives outside Denver and he tells me that his going-into-sixth-grade daughter is thrilled that her hometown is going to site ...

Fay may be kind

Heard from my friends in Key West and they are confident they'll be safe (the conditions in this photo aside) and that Fay won't bec...

I do love my baths!

You Are Ernie Playful and childlike, you are everyone's favorite friend - even if your goofy antics get annoying at times. You are usual...

Sunday, August 17, 2008

DAY 17 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

Mad Men. This is appointment television for me. It's a potent mix of of nostalgia and my life at the office. Oh, and as mentioned earlie...

He lied!

One of my more obnoxious neighbors, Walt , stopped me in the hall last Thursday and told me he was going away for awhile. Hurray! I thought ...

Miss you!

Cubs All-Star Third Baseman and radio voice of the team, Ron Santo is home while the Cubs are away. He's in his late 60s, and he's b...

Saturday, August 16, 2008

DAY 16 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

Elvis. "Take my hand, take my whole life, too. For I can't help falling in love … with … you!" He's a little overweight, ...

Saturday 9: Children and and Ages of Bloggers

1. Do you worry about your next birthday? No. The last one, when I turned 50 on Thanksgiving Day, completely sucked. No birthday will be tha...

How can I NOT love him?

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the face of a 353-game winner, the ninth winningest pitcher in baseball history. I simply adore Greg Maddux. ...

Friday, August 15, 2008

I Love Greg Maddux

Padres vs. Phillies: Since the outcome of this game will have no impact on the Cubs, normally I wouldn't even have it on. But it's m...

DAY 15 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

The sky. Today it's a clear, cloudless, bright blue. A perfect summer sky. So beautiful I could just sit here and admire it, peering thr...

Shhh! Don't tell! I should be working.

But instead I'm doing this, once again stolen from Kwizgiver . I believe she may be a bad influence on me. On a scale from 1 to 10, how ...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

DAY 14 -- August Happiness Challenge

OK, it's True Confession time. One of my most shameful guilty pleasures is watching Nancy Grace on CNN Headline News. She's abrasive...

I, on the other hand, HATE IT

This weekend is the Chicago Air & Water Show , an event that many in the Midwest look forward to. But I dread it. The Blue Angels began ...

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #81 -- "She said, she said"

13 WILD QUOTATIONS FROM WILD WOMEN Each year, for either my birthday or Christmas, my oldest friend gives me a page-a-day desk calendar fill...

DAY 13 -- 08 August Happiness Challenge

Retail Therapy. I am considering the purchase of either a new pair of sandals (in some nice shade of purple) or experimenting with differen...

Naturally I stole this

And of course it was stolen from Kwizgiver . I have 33 minutes until my next meeting and it seems like an absolutely FABULOUS use of my time...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

DAY 12 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

Technology. I love air conditioning … microwaves … iPods … MacBooks … Roomba … voicemail ... the Internet … and, most of all cable ! Between...

Tuesday Tunes #8

Pick a music related word and do a google image search. Post the picture the captures your eye the most and three songs that relate back to ...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Still wounded

I keep thinking about the Edwards scandal. (Perhaps because there was no ballgame today.) It occurs to me that what hurt John Edwards most d...

DAY 11 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

I love Pogo. Scrabble, Turbo 21, solitare, slots, Word Whomp ... I don't care which game I begin playing, I never want to stop. If/when ...

Manic Monday #13

How would your friend describe you to someone who has never seen you? Short, pudgy, lively and funny. Do you trust anyone to protect you? W...

Sunday, August 10, 2008

DAY 10 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

Sleeping in. I did not get out of bed until 10:15 this morning. That is SO not like me. I generally don't need a lot of sleep and used...

DAY 9 -- 08 August Happiness Challenge

It's no secret to anyone who even knows me slightly that I love the Beatles passionately, Paul most particularly. This weekend my oldest...

Friday, August 08, 2008

DAY 8 -- August Happiness Challenge

Today I'm taking a moment to appreciate my boss. As authority figures go, he really is a bright spot -- which is saying a lot, because I...

Pardon me while I puke

When you're married to an angel, and a dying one, at that, you would do well to remember to KEEP YOUR PANTS ZIPPED. John Edwards, you s...

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Song for Your Mood

I picked this up at Kwizgiver 's, of course. If you're happy, the song you find yourself loving is? "September" by Earth, ...

DAY 7 -- August Happiness Challenge

I had dinner tonight with my old friend, Mindy. We've known each other since 1979. Tonight she wanted to discuss her sister's tragic...

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #80 -- COMING SOON to my Shelfari Shelf (at left)

THIRTEEN BOOKS IN MY TBR PILE I got almost half of the books that make up my TBR (to be read) pile from the recent library book fair . The m...

DAY 06 -- August Happiness Challenge

That I can. This morning, when I was moving into my new wallet, I realized how much nickels annoy me. They don't belong in my penny pig...

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

DAY 5 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

My cat, Miss Charlotte. She doesn't get much attention in this blog because her feline style doesn't lend itself to anecdotes. She i...

Tuesday Tunes #7

What have you been listening to the most lately? and why? Marcia Ball . She's not a new artist, far from it, but she's new to me. Sh...

Monday, August 04, 2008

DAY 4 -- August 08 Happiness Challenge

Keyser Söze. That arch-villain makes me happy. It's a stormy night, one that's been marked by lightening and tornado warnings. The C...

Manic Monday #17

Using no more than 10 nouns, and ONLY nouns, describe yourself. Daughter, sister, aunt, friend, writer, loner, activist, partisan, dreamer, ...

What's the status of the death penalty in this state?

Thought I'd check before I strangle my coworker with my bare hands. These offices officially close at noon at Fridays in the summer. Wh...

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