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, November 19, 2009

My favorite moment

I love the Colbert Report best when Stephen looks like he's just on the verge of breaking himself up.

Happy birthday to me (part two)

Got a promotional birthday card from a local salon, inviting me in for a free facial. Since I was there and reclining and scrubbed clean, I ...

Happy birthday to me (part one)

Today (Wednesday) was my last day at work this week. It was a busy day. Since I was unable to get away for lunch, I was grateful that the ag...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A DVD for the Somali pirates on your gift list

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Clearly they haven't seen it. Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for the second time, ...

Monday, November 16, 2009

Movie Monday -- Memorable Death Scenes

Humorous, horrifying, tear-jearking, realistic and ridiculous. Here are a few that stood out for us. WARNING!!! It is impossible for these n...

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Is it bad that this made me kinda happy?

Today, while playing Monopoly with my now-10-year old nephew, the subject of my birthday next weekend came up. I told him I was spending the...

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Over the Top Meme Part One - Describe: Your hair? Short again, and probably forever more. Your mother? Doing better, th...

"Why Me?"

When the movie's main character/narrator, Precious , writes this in her class notebook, she broke my heart. As she considered her young ...

I need me some corn

I am a connoisseur of corn. When the days grow shorter and winds blow colder, there's only one corny dish I want: Andy Williams. He alwa...

"Our boys are afloat again"

Well, this puts it all in perspective for me. I just watched The Fighting Sullivans , about the brave Iowa boys who enlisted together after ...

It's that most wonderful time of the year

Yes, it's the 4th quarter. That time of year when those of us in advertising realize how badly our accounts have been managed all year l...

Friday, November 13, 2009

I am strong! I am invincible! I am woman!

I fixed my own slow-running bathtub drain last night! All I needed was this lovely Turbo Snake (just $9.99 at CVS). Using the smaller, point...

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Something beautiful amid all the ugly

I am so impressed with Carol Williams. She is the first wife of Washington DC sniper John Allen Muhammad and the mother of his oldest child,...

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Starting with the books

Paper, paper, paper! This condo is overrun with paper and stuff! Something must be done! So this evening I am going through the books on the...

Lordie, but I'm a geek!

Last night, on the way home, I was able to shake off my blues. The reason was two-fold. 1) I knew I was on my way to see my shrink, God bles...

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A nice pick-me-up to battle my bad mood!

People Love That You're Kind and Compassionate You're the kind of gal who really enjoys putting other people first. You enjoy pitchi...

I'm in a weird mood

I think it's because I didn't get to work out on lunchtime. A coworker, pregnant and in her fourth month, came by just as I was off ...

Tuesday Tunes

It's November and this month is about giving thanks, tell us a few of the musical things that you are thankful for, be it albums, shows ...

Monday, November 09, 2009

Movie Monday -- Life Changers

What movies had such an impact that they caused a change in our behavior, beliefs, or exposed us to a new passion? The Way We Were (1973) ....

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Sometimes ...

As introduced by Snarkela: The “Sometimes” Meme: All you have to do is finish the sentence… Sometimes I just need: to have a quick touchpo...

Ok, I admit it!

Every time this Ally financial commercial comes on, I try to make the noise he does to summon the "real pony." I always fail miser...

12 years already!

Yesterday I bought a bargain book called Diana: Unseen Archives . What a beautiful investment of $4.99! Most of the book is photos, and that...

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme, Part 2 26. What color is your watch? I have several watches. The one I think I'll wear today...

Saturday, November 07, 2009

My color for fall/winter

#161 = Teak Rose. Yes, I got a pedi today, first one in ages! Going from sandals all day/everyday to tennies and flats and even heels every ...

That was a lovely evening

I took my niece, she who dreams of a career in culinary arts, to Eno -- a restaurant that specializes in cheese and chocolate flights. Every...

Friday, November 06, 2009

This is Fracheska Velez

She is one of two local soldiers killed yesterday at Fort Hood. By Andrew Greiner As details continue to emerge about the carn...

What's going on?

I'm scared. Seriously. First Fort Hood. Now this. What's next? Another Oklahoma City? Two dead, 17 injured in shooting reported in d...

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Not today! Not ever!

My Peace Globe celebrates The Blog Blast for Peace by imagining a world without gun violence. Meanwhile the horrifying scene at Fort Hood wa...

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Imagine no handgun violence. It's easy if you try ...

Long, LONG Day

I'm frigging exhausted. It's not the work that has gotten to me. I enjoyed doing the work. It's the politics and procedures tha...

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Tuesday Tunes

What is the oldest album in your collection? (oldest as in you've had it longer than the others) Meet the Beatles. I still have it on...

Monday, November 02, 2009

Break my heart!

There was a cat just sitting on the front porch, as though she was waiting for me to return home from work. She saw me and she dashed into t...

Movie Monday

This week's movie topic is all about Mobsters... I hate to be so damn predictable, but I must go with the Corleones. I saw The Godfather...

Sunday, November 01, 2009

I don't like you, but I love you

I spent my extra, "fall-behind" hour with Tom Cruise as Jerry Maguire . The scene with Dorothy on the front porch, when his finger...

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme, Part 1 I recall answering this meme recently. Let's see if my answers are different this ti...

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