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, April 26, 2011

Who knew?

I did not realize that mommies and mommies-to-be now hand out personalized cards that say -- 1) Where they are registered for baby shower gi...

Monday, April 25, 2011

I miss her

With all the hubbub about the royal wedding, I find myself thinking of Diana. Shy Di. Princess Di. Our Queen of Hearts. This picture is from...

You're gonna hear more from him

James McAvoy. I just saw him this evening in The Conspirator and he does a terrific job. It's a very cerebral, dialog-driven part -- a ...

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Movie Monday -- Facial Hair

Share on your blog characters in film with memorable beards and or mustaches, linking back here to the Bumbles. ( Compiling this week's...

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The "It's All About Four Freakin' Things" Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! Four Places I go: 1. Work 2. ...

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Profiles in Courage

Reading The Help has been fascinating for me because I grew up in The Land of Lincoln. It's not that there isn't/wasn't racism ...

What's wrong with me?

All I want to do is sleep. Or nap. Or be lazy. It's our first gloriously sunny day in what seems like forever, and I can hear kids playi...

I don't even drive & I remember this commercial is for Highlander

It's the "help me" that gets me. I WAS that kid!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Sex as a Weapon 1. Have you or a significant other ever used sex as a weapon? I try not to. 2. Tell us about the worst date you ...

Doesn't look too inviting, does it?

I just turned down a FREE ticket to today's Cub game! But it's 43º, the rain is now a drizzle but the field is still covered in pudd...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

More than a little green around the gills

I was on schedule to make it to the office on time -- which, this morning, was 6:45, so we would have plenty of time to get to our client...

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Thursday Thirteen #120 -- A tribute to Miss Myrna

This Thursday 13 -- my first in years(!) -- has been inspired by the book I'm currently reading, The Help. As one of the most domesti...

I Want Wednesday

I want to focus on and appreciate the Cubs game. Garza is facing the Padres today and the score is 1-0 in the 4th. Few things lighten my moo...

Well, that was dumb

I had the worst hiccoughs in North America this morning, and was worried about offending my fellow commuters. So I popped a Xanax. It relaxe...

So the phone rings ...

It's my mom. At 9:00 on a Tuesday night. To tell me she's filing for bankruptcy and is worried that by being an authorized user on o...

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

My conundrum

I am fat. Fatty McPhatterson. Peppermint Fatty. And this book, Between a Rock and a Hot Place, came out at the perfect time for me. It'...

Monday, April 18, 2011

Fidgety

I don't know what's wrong with me today. I just can't sit still! We aren't especially busy. Yes, we have deliverables, but e...

Movie Monday

This week's movie topic is all about Running... Monday marks the 115th running of the Boston Marathon - the oldest annually contested m...

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing : The 65 Questions Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. Tell us who the last person that you took a shower with. It was a ba...

A delicious time was had by all

My niece and I took a guided walking tour of the sweeter side of Chicago. For two hours we moved from shop to shop, visiting restaurants and...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 1. What is the most “down and out” that you've ever been? When I first moved i...

Friday, April 15, 2011

Gone! My babies are gone!

Mozilla took the Firefox Live webcam down on Thursday. The cubs are going to separate zoos -- Spark to Cleveland and Ember to Garden City, K...

Craving

I want salt. I need salt. I must have salt. Because I am too nice to deny myself anything I want this badly, I have had two little bags of R...

Let's never let THAT happen again!

I don't know how it happened, but it did. I came to work today without makeup. Didn't notice until I was in the health club, under t...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

I want to pet them sooooooo bad!

My "office pets," that is. Spark and Ember. They live at the Knoxville (TN) Zoo, but they're mine for as long as firefoxlive.m...

A good use of $95

This morning I signed up for Reputation.com . This service will request that personal information be removed from sites like spokeo, bing, g...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

I Want Wednesday

I want to feel better. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Physical activity that I barely noticed before is now dreary. Sigh ...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Again

Stephen Doe has contacted me again via Facebook. This time he used the "message" function. It's the same old thing -- he want...

10 on Tuesday

Ten Do's and Don'ts for Avoiding Crime We've had a bit of a crime wave here in town. Women have been separated from their purses...

A fine time was had by all

Let's set the Wayback Machine for Sunday. I got together with my friend Kathleen and her husband to drink a bit too much and listen to b...

Busy Gal!

We have been busy here at work, which is not a bad thing. Not in this industry, and not in this economy. But it has left me a little too tir...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing : The 5000 Question Meme, The Final Part Cheers to all of us thieves! 76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney ....

Saturday, April 09, 2011

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Sweet Soul Music 1. Do you listen to music at work, and if so, do you use a mp3 player, play it through your office computer, ...

Friday, April 08, 2011

Rep. Sean Duffy

He's on CNN right now, talking all fiscal, and I'm trying to take him seriously, but GEEZ! I used to be hooked on The Real World . I...

Because I love movie lists

I am shamelessly stealing this from Kwizgiver . I went back to the American Film Institute and picked up the current Top 100 because I bel...

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