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.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

2008 in Review

I got this idea from Mo , who snagged it over that other Gal's place . Copy, paste, & share the first sentence(s) of the first post ...

Happy Birthday, Your Highness

“It was like he came along and whispered some dream in everybody’s ear, and somehow we all dreamed it.” Bruce Springsteen “When I first ...

I say a little prayer

My best friend lives outside Boulder. He says he can see the wildfires from his home office window. He seems more concerned about his big 20...

The Soul Patrol Meets Rydell High

I saw the Broadway in Chicago production of Grease, with Taylor Hicks, last night at the Auditorium Theater, and I had a wonderful time. Th...

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Stolen from Kwizgiver, again.

If you want to see how she answered, click here . What is on your bed right now? I'm not home so I can't say for sure, but I bet my...

I like this one better

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence People with Linguistic intelligence love and are talented with words. They enjoy reading, writing and learnin...

Grease is the way I am feeling

Tonight I'm going see the ten billionth production of Grease to play Chicago (it started here, you know). What makes this one special? ...

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Heads or Tails #21 -- Three Things

Tell three things you learned in 2008. 1) How to both spell and pronounce Kosuke Fukudome's name . It was hard, but being a Cub fan is n...

Tuesday Tunes #16

Word association time again! Give us the artist/album/song etc that you think of when you see the following words: Country: Reba Break: I...

Fred Mertz? REALLY?

I just took this personality test and found that one of the TV characters I'm most like is Fred. Of Fred and Ethel. Lucy and Ricky'...

Today's phrase that pays

"Cross-Dressing Killer Doctor Found Dead" I admit it -- I see a headline like that and I click on the link. For those of you who a...

Monday, January 05, 2009

The Travolta Tragedy

I'm sure John Travolta and Kelly Preston loved their boy. It must have been horrible to lose their child, and I don't imagine that b...

Manic Monday #21

Do you have any idiosyncrasies or unusual quirks when it comes to food and/or eating? I eat one thing at a time. For example, on Thanksgivi...

What goes on behind closed doors?

We're all back at the office after the Christmas holiday, and we're all nervous about our jobs. Mr. Big (my boss' boss) has been...

I've got to start somewhere

Today, for the first time in ages, I went to Bally's at lunchtime. It was PACKED with other poor souls, like me, who have resolved to l...

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Sunday Stealing #15

1. Looking back on 2008, what might your theme song have been? "Rosalita." Because Bruce sings, "Someday we'll look back...

Saturday, January 03, 2009

I love this show

This show would be The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Napoleon Solo (right) is the man of the title, Ilya Kuraykin is a fellow top agent, and they use...

Saturday 9 -- Dying to Know

1. What do you believe happens when we die? We all go to Heaven. 2. Do you consider yourself religious? I prefer "spiritual." 3....

Back home

Reflections on my trip ... • I flew down with John Cusack. He's better looking in person but seems to be losing his battle with male pa...

Thursday, January 01, 2009

A gal turns her back for a moment ...

... and her crazy Governor defies authority by appointing a Senator when he KNOWS he was specifically told not to! ... and her baseball tea...

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

I thought he was going to be a jerk

Robert, that is. My seatmate from Miami to Key West. But he wasn't. Turns out Robert was practically my guardian angel. I fly from Miami...

Monday, December 29, 2008

Two very important little letters

An email from my best friend made me feel a little better about everything: "So just take things as they come. Go to Key West and have...

He cracks me up

James Roday, who plays Sean on Psych . I could watch this smart ass all day. Unfortunately, USA is tempting me with a Psych marathon. I wis...

Trying to let it go

Almost a week ago, on 12/23, my office closed for the holiday. Coworkers started filing out at about 3:30. I stuck around because, well, tha...

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Didn't feel a thing

Today my oldest friend and I celebrated her birthday. We went to see The Day the Earth Stood Still and then had lunch. I toasted her with a...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Sunday Stealing #14

Oh, I am all over this one! 1. Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice: Moonlighting 2. Name a show you ca...

The last Christmas card of the year

In the long-ago 1980s, I dated a lovely man. He loved movies and Monty Python's Flying Circus and Saturday Night Live . He was funny, l...

Shout Outs to Mimi and Bud

I have tried (and tried and tried) to leave comments on your blogs but Mozilla is conspiring against me. I can be dogged and/or stubborn, bu...

Friday, December 26, 2008

Saturday 9 -- Crazy Sam's Last Meme of 2008

1. What was the best thing that happened to you personally in 2008? Taking my nephew to his very first Cub game , during the magical 2008 se...

Lazy, lazy, lazy

What have I done today? Hmmm ... That would be nothing . I took a shower. I wandered over to the post office, Petco, Old Navy (I got my brot...

Thursday, December 25, 2008

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world ...

... she walks into mine." I love this movie. Happy Birthday, Bogie, and Merry Christmas to me. Thanks, TCM.

I hope she's happy

I am watching a C-Span rebroadcast of the dedication of the Heinz College (yes, I know it's Christmas Day, but my geekiness knows no se...

Christmas 2008

We had a good Christmas (Eve) yesterday. I love my niece. We were not so close last year. She was growing up and, I felt, away. I realize th...

Love's Pure Light

So goes the last hymn of the candlelight service: "Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light." After completing ...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Sometimes I'm not so wise

I have known I should be wrapping gifts for about a week now. But I've been so lazy lately. And, just like the highschool Gal who furio...

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