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.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Harriet's Choice: The Disney Meme 1. Which non-Disney Princess Disney Film is your favorite? Mary Poppins 2. Which Disney film makes you...

She's a STAR

My niece, that is. She is on her way to becoming her school's representative at the state finals of the FCCLA Culinary STAR Event. FCCLA...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Should I Stay or Should I Go 1. Have you ever been on a date and you had to tell the person to just go away? No, I have never be...

Friday, February 26, 2010

Creepy, isn't it?

This looks much like the rash on my back. It's shingles. It's responsible for my fever, my back ache, my fatigue , and now, the pain...

Thursday, February 25, 2010

My all-time hero

These two photos take turns on my desktop, revolving from one into the other, telling the story of the day in the life of Jacqueline Bouvier...

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

THE QUEEN'S MEME

It's a simple NAME THAT TUNE meme with a Mimi twist. The Rules : Once you have been tagged (or commanded by the Queen) you are suppose...

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

I'd like to give up being sick for Lent

I haven't felt well since Sunday, January 24. The discomfort takes different forms -- fatigue, headache, sneezing, runny nose and now ra...

Monday, February 22, 2010

Movie Monday -- What's Wrong with Me?

This week's movie topic is all about Popular Movies You Hated... Ever get excited to see some movie the whole world has been gushing abo...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Clown's Meme 2 34. What do you like about the summer? The Cubs and showing off my pedi in sandals. 35. What do you ...

Itchy and Ugly

No, they aren't cartoon characters. They're the best words to describe the ginormous welts on my back, and the burgeoning ones growi...

Friday, February 19, 2010

The Sad Clock Stops at 64 Days

I heard from my best friend today! He was defensive and edgy, but that's because he was the one who initiated contact and wasn't sur...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Cute kids and cuter dogs

So who cares if the score wasn't remotely memorable? My friend Barb and I went to see 101 Dalmatians last night. The score, with lyrics...

Falling in love again

Never wanted to What am I to do? Can't help it Yes, I've unearthed my Moonlighting DVDs. A logical transition from Nick and Nora . ...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Don't know if it's true, but I'll take it

And thanks to Endomental for sending me over here. You Are Doc If you're not already a doctor, you should probably be one. You are a to...

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

And then there were three fewer

Remember that old Agatha Christie classic, And Then There Were None ? Here at work, we seem to be re-enacting it. Every time we meet in a ce...

Heads or Tails #20 -- Light

I am of German-Irish descent, and what's more, I am the palest one in my family. So when I saw the prompt "light," my mind imm...

Monday, February 15, 2010

No Joke

Thank you, Jon Stewart. For tonight, on The Daily Show , you played a clip of President Obama at a townhall meeting in New Hampshire, fieldi...

Happy President's Day

This is the real John F. Kennedy. Just in case you need to be reminded. For Hollywood has found the Kennedy story irresistible, and The Inte...

Movie Monday

This week's movie topic is all about Winter... Share your selections that feature snow and freezing cold and link back here at The Bum...

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Domesticity makes me sick

No, wait, that's backwards. Sickness makes me domestic. I started feeling better at about noon. Ran some errands and being out in the su...

I made egg salad!

Yes, the least domestic blogger ever made herself a meal! The highlight was hardboiling the eggs in the microwave. No explosions. Here's...

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Sunday, February 14, 2010 The Clown's Meme 1 1. How old will you be in five years? 57. And it hurts to say, thank you...

Busy doing nothing

Let's see now ... I had a sit down with my accountant, during which I handed off that big gray envelope of 2009 tax documentation. Then ...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: It's a Beautiful Morning 1. Are you a morning person? When I'm by myself, I can be very productive. I just don't fee...

Friday, February 12, 2010

I love this "staunch character"

I'm finally watching the original, restored documentary, Grey Gardens . Spending time with Big and especially Little Edie Beale, I appre...

Oh, not again!

I'm feeling a bit achy again, and that's how my bout of whatever the hell it was began last month. Please, please, please! I don...

Thursday, February 11, 2010

This one's for you, Bill

I had a good workout today and treated myself to a Quarter Pounder with Cheese for lunch. Which wouldn't have been a bad thing by itself...

Look after him, God

Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized in New York City In spite of everything (and I know there's been a lot), I still love the Big...

Sir Paul at the Friendly Confines?

Paul McCartney may play two shows at Wrigley Field in September. So says the buzz around town today. The only tangible that's more depe...

The same, but different

It's the same morning commute. The train travels down the same tracks, past the same landmarks to the same station stop. My destination ...

The Secret Service will be so pleased

Behold my new Hanes Full Figure Sport Bra. It looks very different on me, and not just because I'm not blonde. On me, it looks as though...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I Want Wednesday

This week's question is: What type of charity do you want to run? I would love to care for stray and feral cats. On winter days like thi...

Another year, another spa

I have booked my spring spa getaway. In previous years I have traveled to Chateau Elan in Atlanta, and I enjoyed it completely. But this ye...

But I sooooooo want this!

I made a 2010 resolution not to buy any more books. It made sense at the time, since I have a knee-high TBR pile. (That's literal, not a...

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

American Idol -- Hollywood Week

My first sit down with American Idol and I'm so loving it. It's the first year without Paula, and a guy named Andrew just did "...

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