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, January 29, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Ace Meme, Part Two Cheers to all of us thieve s! 34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY? Yes. I've seen Canada,...

Lazy Day

Met my old friend Mindy and her husband for breakfast (and complimentary donut holes) at Lou Mitchell's, a Chicago institution that is n...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: What a Fool Believes 1. What celebrity do you think is the MOST foolish? At this moment, I'd have to say Charlie Sheen. I h...

Friday, January 28, 2011

The chapter she wrote herself

I just finished Jackie as Editor by Greg Lawrence, the first book I have read in a long, long time that has anything new to offer about the...

Thursday, January 27, 2011

I like her

This is Sarah Shahi. She plays Kate Reed on the new USA legal dramedy, Fairly Legal . I like her. I didn't expect to. The promos for the...

Be still my heart

Jay Carney is going to be Obama's new press spokesman. He's a primo example of geek chic. Sigh.

A tale of two friends

Two important friends have been on my mind a lot lately. Today I got information about them and learned that one is doing well, better than...

Mmmm .... bacon

I have discovered Oscar Meyer turkey bacon and I am in love. This gooey grilled cheese/bacon sandwich is just what I need on this stolen day...

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Queen's Meme -- Board Games

Pretend you're 12, pop a big bowl of popcorn, stretch out on the carpet or set up the card table and let's play! 1. Twister Who wou...

I Want Wednesday

I want to overcome being ashamed by my love of bubblegum music. At Pandora.com, I set up my very own "Bobby Sherman" channel, whi...

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...

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