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.

Friday, October 29, 2010

And then I crashed

I thought I was fine, despite the fact that I only slept about 2 hours last night. I did a little work, went to the health club, ate an enor...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Now where did this come from?

I'm still blue about Crazy Old Neighbor . These are such complicated feelings -- being confronted with such genuine insanity is scary, a...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

He's happy

It's been nearly a month, but it's clear that my philodendron has taken to his new pot. Lots of new growth, many shiny new leaves. I...

I Want Wednesday

I want to sit in some restaurant bar with my best friend, people watching and talking and talking and learning something new about him and...

The thermometer or the calendar?

It was 50º+ this morning when I left for work, with the mercury predicted to pass 60º by noon. So I wore my denim jacket over my lightweight...

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Queen's Meme -- What's in a Name?

To play along yourself, click here . 1. Your Superhero Name (2nd fave color + fave drink): Yellow Coke 2 . Y our Peace Name (Zen + your las...

10 on Tuesday

All about my niece. I had dinner with her on Sunday to celebrate her upcoming 18th birthday. I had a great time and am taking this opportuni...

Monday, October 25, 2010

Movie Monday -- The King of Horror

If the world was to be banned of all Stephen King productions but one, which would you save for posterity - to represent the only visual ad...

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Presuppose You're Living in New England Meme 1. Have you turned the heat on in your house yet this fall? No. 2. Do...

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: I'm So Proud 1. What are you proud of? I have a way with critters. 2. What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize? Ho...

Friday, October 22, 2010

Hello, I love you

Bacon-wrapped, pitted dates. Oh, yum! Devoured a pair of them while out with Kathleen and a friend of hers last night. These darlings were s...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

I'm jealous

My oldest friend is moving to California. Right now, as we speak. And I'm jealous. Not of her move to Beverly Hills. I'm happy for h...

Naughty Gal

I gave in to my dark side yesterday. On the way out of the office, I took a candy bar out of one my coworkers' mail slots and scarfed it...

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Maybe 2011 will be the year

The Cubs named this gentleman, Mike Quade, to be our coach for the next 2-3 seasons. He took over after my beloved Lou Piniella resigned in ...

I Want Wednesday

I want the pimple under my chin to go away.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

10 on Tuesday

The last 10 things I ate and drank (excluding water) 1) Apple Cinnamon Cheerios 2) Tuna salad 3) Coke 4) Snickers bar 5) Applesauce 6) Three...

Actually, this would scare me

Going to a bar where everyone knew my name. And yet I can't get the theme out of my mind.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Too bad, so sad

I came upon this old (1995) biography of Lee Radziwill and find it compulsively readable, maybe even more so than I did the first time aroun...

I appreciated the gesture

Went to the laundromat -- again, and hopefully for the last time -- and noticed something new. Plastic jack-o-lanterns were positioned atop ...

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Movie Monday -- Costumes

Share on movies whose costumes set just the right stage, linking back here at The Bumbles . And don't forget to visit your fellow part...

When Die Hard met Pulp Fiction

RED is a thrilling, funny, wholly original shoot-em-up (and blow-em-up) good time. R.E.D. stands for "Retired: Extremely Dangerous,...

Let's set the Wayback Machine

Way ... way ... back. When "My Sweet Lord," "Maggie Mae" and "Knock Three Times" were blasting through the ra...

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: Another 50 Questions Meme , Part Two Indeed! 26. Do you like someone? I like lots of people … 27. The last song you listene...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Dads and daughters

Three pair are on my mind today. My friend Ed is still in New York, still tending to his very ill and hospitalized daughter . The situation ...

How sweet the sound

Sometimes everything comes together to create a moment that's perfect. Today, I had one of those moments walking back from lunch. I saw ...

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

I Want Wednesday

I want to hear the rest of the story. On the train this morning, I sat near a lawyer who was speaking very loudly on her cell, advising a cl...

Uh-oh

En route to the train this morning, it began to rain rather hard and it seemed I was alone on the village street. So I gave in to nature and...

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

10 on Tuesday -- Devoted to Spenser

I just finished Painted Ladies , one of the Spenser mysteries published after author Robert Parker's death , and I really enjoyed it be...

It's been more than a MONTH

And we're still down to one dryer for 24 apartments in the building laundry room. So unless something unforeseen happens, it's back ...

Monday, October 11, 2010

BlogBlast for Peace Is Almost Upon Us

My post is ready and will be revealed to the Blogosphere on November 4. What about you? Are you read for the BlogBlast for Peace ? You can t...

Movie Monday -- All About Fall

Share on a sampling of fall flicks, linking back here at The Bumbles. Home for the Holidays. A great cast -- Robert Downey, Jr., Holly Hun...

Today's horoscope

"Don't waste time on nostalgia or restless fantasies. You have something to do right now while your emotions are intense. Keep bre...

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Being honest with my blog

I'm not proud of this, but it's true. I realized today why I've been so angry at my mom lately: I'm mad at her for getting o...

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: Another 50 Questions Meme , Part One (perhaps) 1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing...

Small, intense and memorable

Never Let Me Go is a very special little film. Set in a parallel universe, where cancer and neuromuscular diseases were cured back in the 1...

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