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.

Monday, March 08, 2010

Turns out he's broke

My uncle , that is. As near as anyone can tell, he's blown through $2 million in the last two years. He can't travel, he hasn't ...

Movie Monday

Share your thoughts and link back here to the Bumbles. This week's movie topic is all about Oscar... Last night's show provided no ...

Sunday, March 07, 2010

A Sad Transition

My uncle has been many people during this not-quite-70 years here on earth : child of divorce, bratty brother, troubled teen, high school fa...

I miss her

Strange, isn't it? I'm watching The Queen , starring Helen Mirren in her Oscar-winning turn as Elizabeth, yet it was clips of Diana...

I hope Sunday is as good as Saturday

NO pain pills! Not a one. Not at all, all day Saturday. I may finally be emerging from this obnoxious thing . Being in a certain amount of ...

God bless them, every one

I just watched The Hurt Locker on On Demand and am sorry ... • Sorry I watched it, because it is numbingly tense and violent. As it shoul...

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Not Leo's fault but ...

... I figured Shutter Island out pretty early on, and that kinda spoiled the creepy, scary fun the rest of the audience was having. Damn! I...

He's distracting me!

Nigel is actually shooting the contestants on this episode of America's Next Top Model. If that weren't enough, he's shooting t...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Your Smiling Face 1. No matter what's going on in your life, what always makes you smile? The color of the sky. The Chicago ...

Friday, March 05, 2010

I don't hurt!

It's nearly 7:00 and I am in no pain whatsoever . I took a pain pill back at about 2:00, so some of the ouch should be creeping back int...

Oh, but I feel virtuous!

Last night I had dinner with my friend Kathleen. I wasn't especially hungry, so instead of going for a burger I ordered an apple/pear/wa...

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Me as romantic recluse

When I was a very young girl, I remember reading a story in our Scholastic Weekly Reader about a man who worked in a lighthouse. His job se...

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

It's a girly season

OK, it's official: I am now into American Idol . And unlike recent seasons, where the end turned out to be a duel between male contestan...

Spa, ahhhh!

This is the Spa of Colonial Williamsburg. I will be there in a mere 32 days, and one of the treatments I will enjoy is the Hot Stone Massage...

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

There's a downside to the Information Age

I was having an OK day. The trip down to the client's offices went smoothly. Got a new photo ID so I can move freely around the client...

Monday, March 01, 2010

Not a bit like Patton

You know how old blood-and-guts, George S. Patton, was known for firing his troops up and leading them confidently, passionately into battle...

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Monday Movie Meme

This week's movie topic is all about Books vs. Movies... Share movie versions of books and your take on them, linking back here at The ...

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...

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