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.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

No need to thank me

It's my pleasure

10 on Tuesday

At the Oscars, most doesn't always mean best Today The King's Speech was honored with the most Academy Award nominations. But histo...

Baby, Take a Bow

Kwizgiver has declared this blog as Fabulous. Therefore it must be, because I never argue with Teacher. So five fabulous facts about me ......

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Move Monday -- Sickos

Share movies that contain a form of illness as its theme or feature a character who is sick or diseased, linking back here at The Bumbles....

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Ace Meme, Part One Cheers to all of us thieve s! 1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I have a scar on my left thi...

I don't feel good

Headache, fatigue, stuffy nose, puffy eyes ... ladies and gentlemen, I give you a sinus infection. In fact, I'd love to give it to you, ...

It's that most wonderful time of the year

According to my archives, I have had the sniffles in mid-late January 2008, January 2009, January 2010 and yes, now. I have a fabulously uno...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: My Woman From Tokyo 1. Have you ever been to Japan? If not would you like to travel there? I've never been, and it's rea...

Yes, it's cold

It's 9º outside my window, with a windchill of zero. Do you know why? BECAUSE IT'S JANUARY!!!! To all the people of Chicago, Philade...

Friday, January 21, 2011

The next best thing

They don't have a "Bring Your Cat to Work Day," which is a loss for everyone here because my Reynaldo really is an experience....

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Yesterday was Dolly Parton Day in Illinois

And I celebrated accordingly. My friend Barb and I went to see the Chicago premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical and the lady herself was in atten...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

I Want Wednesday

I want the easy assignments to not become such huge, hairy-assed deals. Our client asks us to do simple things and somehow we manage to make...

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

10 on Tuesday

10 Oscar Winners from 10 Years Ago Watching the Golden Globe Awards Sunday just got me even more excited about the Oscars. To keep up the mo...

Just call me "Mommy"

Take a deep, cleansing breath. Hang on to your temper. It's just annoying, that's all. Last week, on Thursday, we were given a new a...

Monday, January 17, 2011

"Hello, Gal"

So my niece said to me as I was cutting through the Old Navy parking lot, on my way home after stopping at Walgreen's and Petco. I'...

Movie Monday -- Roles of Reverence

Share movies that feature a religious character role, linking back here at The Bumbles. This movie made me want to be a nun. Realizing t...

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Stupid Evil Bastard Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. What time did you get up this morning? 7-ish 2. How do you lik...

So, Hello, Gorgeous!

I don't know why it always surprises me, but my all-time favorite underwear model is really very good on screen. I saw The Fighter toda...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Wouldn't It Be Nice 1. What's the nicest thing a complete stranger ever did for you? I had just purchased a new microwav...

Friday, January 14, 2011

My dinner with John

This happened days ago -- Wednesday -- but it's taken me this long to figure out how I wanted to post about it. I wanted to do more than...

Fall down, go boom

Someone fell off her diet wagon yesterday! Crunchy peanut butter was my downfall last night. Fortunately I walked an extra half hour/1.5 mil...

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Greetings from Geek Heaven

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's inauguration, The JFK Library has opened up their digital archives! I can browse to my ...

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

I Want Wednesday

I want to feel better. I hate feeling winded when I run up the platform stairs in the cold to catch the train. However, simply wanting ain...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The luckiest girl in the whole USA

Behold CGCIS Special Agent Abigail Boren.* This is her second appearance on NCIS , and she and my beloved TV boyfriend, Gibbs, have a certa...

10 on Tuesday

Ten double Oscar winners The nominations will be announced later this month, and so I'm working myself up into a frothy Oscar lather. Le...

"A return to the America I grew up in"

I hear that on TV a lot, from people who seem to be longing for a return to some bucolic Mayberry existence, complete with trips to the fish...

Monday, January 10, 2011

As Oscar approaches ...

... my movie-viewing picks up accordingly. This past weekend brought two acclaimed movies that couldn't be more different. The Kids Are ...

Felt like a pioneer woman

No internet access anywhere at the office today until about 2:00!

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The First 2011 Alphabet Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! A is for Age: Old. Older than dirt. Older than Methuselah. I...

My heart and head hurt

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life as I post this. She was shot this morning at a "meet-and-greet" at a gro...

Attention Must Be Paid

Upon his death, Rolling Stone called him "the only King we have ever had." And so, on the anniversary of his birth, this loyal su...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Closer to Home 1. Where did you grow up? Where do you consider home? I grew up in Brookfield, IL, a village 13 miles and a life...

Friday, January 07, 2011

The Queen's Meme -- The 2011 Meme

Welcome to the Queen's Meme #66. We're all about ones today in the year of the ones. Do the math. 1. What were you doing at 1:11 am...

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Diet, Day 4

According to The Daily Plate , if I want to lose weight in a safe/sane way, I should take in 1881 net calories a day, or less. So far, so go...

Countdown Meme

I stole it from Endomental ... who stole it from Kwizgiver . If you steal it from me, let me know. 10 Favorites Favorite Season: Spring Fav...

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