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, October 03, 2008

My senior moment, courtesy of Tim Allen

There were two sets of TVs on at the health club today. One group aired CNN, and the others showed Home Improvement . As I switched my atten...

Tired and sad

I got home from my nephew's birthday party and immediately turned on the TV. I watched the five-run second inning. I saw the errors. I s...

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Birthday Boy!

Today is my nephew's 9th birthday. I took the day off so I can be at his house when he gets home from school. I am very excited about se...

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Well, this was cruel

I cannot believe how tonight's Cubs/Dodgers game went! Not only did Ryan Dempster give up walk after walk, which isn't like him, th...

Thursday Thirteen #88 -- The Home of the Chicago Cubs

THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT WRIGLEY FIELD As Eddie Vedder sings in his Cub tribute song, “Someday We’ll Go All the Way:” When you’re born in Chica...

A music meme with specific directions

Stolen, of course, from Kwizgiver . I'm glad that the rules and procedures are spelled out so plainly, as I'm having trouble concent...

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

My heart is so full of love, it encompasses all Chicago baseball fans

The White Sox won their special tie-breaker game and are now officially in the play-offs. Good luck to them and their fans. (Did I really j...

It's almost here!

Remember how you felt as evening approached and then night fell on December 24? How you KNEW it was impossible to think about anything else ...

Tuesday Tunes #13

Word associations this week: Tell us the first, song, band/artist, album or anything music related that comes to mind when you see these wor...

DAY 30 -- September Fitness Challenge

You may not be able to tell, but our jump-roper is not smiling. At the end of the September Fitness Challenge, I don't believe I have lo...

Sunday, September 28, 2008

I'm a fan

I'm watching Laura Linney right now as Sean Penn's hard-as-nails wife in Mystic River . Hard to believe this is the same actress who...

This just in: Cubbie Blue to prevail over Dodger Blue

It's all in place: the Phillies will play the Brewers and, in an all-blue matchup, the Cubs take on the Dodgers. I'm feeling strong ...

Sunday Stealing #5

SundayStealing: The "More About Me Me Me" Meme My favorite age: 35. It felt very attractive, very womanly. My best friend(s): The...

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Saturday 9: You've Got a Friend

1. Who is your best friend? A gentleman who appears often in this blog, referred to as My Best Friend. 2. How did you meet? At an agency ...

The Bluest Eyes in Heaven

I have said it before -- I thought Paul Newman was the coolest guy in the universe . I'm so sad to hear he died yesterday, and only hop...

Friday, September 26, 2008

As I watch tonight's debate ...

... and as I listen to Obama and McCain go back and forth about which foreign leaders it's OK to meet with and which ones aren't, I ...

Maybe love IS all you need

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Paul McCartney gave his first concert in Israel on Thursday before tens of thousands of cheering fans, 43 years after ...

Top 5 on Friday

Top 5 songs that this image reminds you of: 1) It Had to Be You (Diane Keaton from Annie Hall -- if her audience ever really paid attention...

Thursday, September 25, 2008

DAY 25 -- September Fitness Challenge

Haven't eaten much today. Haven't felt hungry at all. (Maybe doing a TT about candy bars cured me of my chocolate lust.) Anyway, wha...

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #87 -- 13 sweet pals I miss dearly

THIRTEEN SWEET SNACKTIME FAVORITES I’M SUFFERING WITHOUT I miss you guys! Most of all at about 2:00 in the afternoon. As part of my self-pro...

A new meme! Wednesday Weirdness

Well, at least it's new to me. Here goes. 1. Would you rather join the Ghostbusters to hunt ghosts or join the Sesame Street bunch? Why...

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

I almost died today

I can't stop thinking about it. After I worked out at lunch today, I was on my way back to the office. The sidewalks were full. There we...

DAY 23 -- September Fitness Challenge

I have been a bad gal lately, not maintaining my focus on health. But today I redeemed myself a bit -- 35 minutes on the stationery bike (al...

Because it's fun

Behold the official MLB locker room t-shirt as worn by the Division Champion Chicago Cubs. Got one for me, got one for my nephew. Wore mine ...

Take 5 Tuesday

I don't think I've ever played this meme before ... 5 things that make you happy. My cats, talking to my mom, hanging with my niece...

Monday, September 22, 2008

They FEEL like necessities!

I have been on a shopping tear lately. If I remember properly, the three prescriptions I picked up on Friday came to about $70. I have no ro...

Sunday, September 21, 2008

DAY 21 -- September Fitness Challenge

Walked my full 10,000 steps, which entitles me to move the exericon at the bottom of the page. I also have resisted temptation mightily -- o...

Sunday Stealing #4

Sunday Stealing: The "All About Me" Meme Complete each sentence. I am: a Cubs fan! I think: therefore, I am a Cubs fan. I know: fi...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

This is the year!

The Cubs beat the Cards by one run, but it still counts and my Boys in Blue are the NL Central Champions for the second year in a row! I am ...

Saturday 9 -- Would you take them back

1. Think of all your exes. Would you take any of them back? My 90s guy -- I'd take him back. I think. I don't know. Maybe. He's...

Friday, September 19, 2008

A bit of baseball history could be made

The regular season is just about over, so my beloved future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux won't have many more starts after tonight. If the ...

Day 19 -- September Fitness Challenge

An apple/blue cheese/blueberry salad, two hard-boiled eggs and yogurt with blueberries on the bottom. That's protein, calcium, fiber, a...

Kwizgiver doesn't mind when I swipe these

Honest, she doesn't. Ever fight in a church? Only with the pastor When was the last time someone said you were hot? It's been ages....

Thursday, September 18, 2008

DAY 18 -- September Fitness Challenge

I couldn't work out today. But, instead of candy, I had first fruit salad and now yogurt. In the past ten days, I have had official ...

Oh, me of little faith!

How could I not believe that the Cubs would get 4 runs in the 9 th to tie … that Kerry Wood would kick Brewer ass in extra innings … and th...

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