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.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Can't look away

In no way did the Edwards split happen to me personally . He wasn't my cheating husband. It wasn't my dad who started a second famil...

Icon on Board!

This morning, as I hauled my flabby, sorry, sick ass down to lunch, I swung by Starbuck's because I wanted hot chocolate. I don't no...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Why is it so tiring?

Commuting to work is really such a passive activity. After all, I don't drive the train or collect the fares. I just walk a couple block...

Monday, January 25, 2010

Psssst! All he's wearing is his crown!

I used to work at a terrific agency which was owned, and run, by a really great man. He retired, sold the agency, and eventually it was fold...

It leaves me breathless

And not in a sexy way, either. I'm feeling better today, my fever is gone, so I'm taking on the laundry. I figure that if I can do t...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

I want Uncle Bill!

I think I have the flu. My temperature is over 100º and I cannot walk from the sofa to the refrigerator without stopping for a rest and my h...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Negativity Meme Foods which disgust the crap out of me: Coffee and raw tomatoes TV show I loathe: Curb Your Enthusiasm...

Trouble in Paradise?

I hope so. These two annoy me. Especially Angelina Jolie. I think she's a pretentious actress and probably most hygienically challenged....

Atta Girl!

My niece got her driver's license today. First thing this morning. First try out. I'm proud of her for her tenacity. This is when sh...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: I Think We're Alone Now 1. What celebrity in a fantasy would you like to be alone with? It changes. This week it would be Ro...

Friday, January 22, 2010

That bit of business with the hat came in handy

I loved Robert Downey in Sherlock Holmes . I loved his performance more than I liked the rest of this messy, violent movie.* Downey's in...

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Syeesha as Deena

I didn't see American Idol this week, but I did see an American Idol -- Syeesha Mercado, the last girl standing along with the two Davi...

At least this Elizabeth didn't shoot her cheating man

Edwards admits fathering child with mistress So John Edwards is finally admitting what everyone has known all along, that he got his mistres...

Dear God, NOOOOO!!!!!

THIS JUST IN!!! California's parole board denies parole for convicted killer Betty Broderick . "She was totally not remorseful, did...

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Time for some self-revelation

I must credit my source: Kwizgiver BOLD THE TRUE STATEMENTS • I have a serious attitude problem • I hate repetitive surveys • I dig 80s musi...

Attention must be paid

Robert B. Parker has died, and I have lost a friend. He was the author of the best-selling Spenser books, as well as the Jesse Stone and Sun...

Scott Brown is a dish

It's appalling to me that Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, once held by his brother and a Democratic stronghold since before I was born, h...

Must they?

I am enjoying Clerks II . It's not a movie I'd seek out, but here it is (as Sinatra would say) in the wee small hours of the morning...

A long, long day

On the Amtrak at 9:25. At the client's corporate office at 12:15. Cafeteria lunch with my least-favorite coworker at 12:30. Client prese...

Monday, January 18, 2010

I am shamelessly in love …

… with my new Swiffer wet cloths. I am a slob, but I'm not dirty , and I hate a dirty kitchen or especially bathroom floor. I don't ...

UNICEF Update on the Children of Haiti

Text of an email I received directly from UNICEF : "Rescues Beat Dimming Odds in Haiti"1: this morning's NY Times headline con...

Reading as a sport

The Big Read , an initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 boo...

Monday Movie Meme -- Appreciation

Here are films that we have found a greater appreciation for the more times we've viewed them. Share on your blog those movies that get ...

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Marky Mark is now a suburban dad & accountant

I saw The Lovely Bones today, and Mark Wahlberg was a revelation. He played the father who loses his oldest daughter and must solve her mu...

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Trivia About Me Meme Opening… Do you get regular massages? I try to get one every 30 to 60 days. My shoulders get sooo...

Saturday, January 16, 2010

My Haitian problem

I sent money to UNICEF . I encourage everyone to help our Haitian neighbors as much as they wish to and in the way that feels most comfortab...

Apparently I'm Poultry

Last Monday, five days ago, I told my boss that this week was going to be difficult. Not impossible, not even back-breakingly hard, but diff...

Friday, January 15, 2010

A Del Amitri Kind of Day

I have had better days here at the old creative plantation. But this Scottish pop band is keeping me sane. I love the tension between their ...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Conan vs. Jay

The news is full of the NBC debacle. Was giving Leno five hours of prime time each week a brave experiment or an unimaginative way to save m...

A good place to give

UNICEF is devoted to "The State of the World's Children," always a noble goal, but especially important now, when we see the ...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Oh! If only!

You Are More Like Audrey Hepburn You are classy, stylish, and charming. You are the true definition of grace. Some people may think you'...

Distracting myself

I really do have more important things that I should be doing right now. But woman does not live by work alone. So I am taking this respite ...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

I brought work home with me tonight

But I'm not gonna do it. I already sacrificed NCIS. I missed the season premiere of American Idol! I've given up enough of my own e...

Monday, January 11, 2010

He's Back! He's Back! He's Back! He's Back!

Greg Maddux named special assistant to Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry My beloved future Hall of Famer is returning to the Friendly Confines of W...

Spooky

I had a doctor's appointment this evening and on the way home, I thought someone was following me too closely. In this weather, I can...

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