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.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

The Good, the bad, and the sad

The Good . My friend, Kathy , took me out for breakfast. We had a nice time. I was nervous about it, because our decades-long relationship c...

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing : That Meme That's Going Around Cheers to all of us thieves! A. Age: 53 B. Bed size: Full C. Chore that you hate: Almost...

Ah! This is nice!

I'm two weeks post-op and I'm starting to feel better. A quick walk to make a donation to the food pantry and then cab rides to and ...

Why?

Every time I see a story about Michael Jackson these days, it includes him rehearsing "They Don't Care about Us" for his This ...

Annoyed!

Today I dropped off a bag of canned soups and beans and fruits at the food pantry. It was worth about $15 and was as heavy as I'm comfor...

Friday, September 23, 2011

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: I Put a Spell On You 1. If you could put a spell on someone, who would it be and why? Sometimes my best friend has a hard time a...

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Knee deep in Jackie

I pre-ordered Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy from Amazon as soon as the project was announced. And I was sad that the ...

Walking through the park

I walked about a half mile today, which included a stroll through the park nearest my home. I haven't been there in months ! I'm gla...

Drum roll, please!

I have lost 9 lbs.! This morning I screwed up the nerve to step on my bathroom scale for the first time since mid-August, and was delighted ...

Oh, my!

Lately I have been having many fascinatingly unusual bad dreams while on pain killers, but last night I had a fascinatingly unusual good o...

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #140

This week, for the first time in ages, I am doing my TT completely from home. I usually use this weekly post as my mental sorbet -- allowing...

Not sorry to see it go

Forget Labor Day. Today marks the end of This Gal's Summer: the last home game at The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. Between that m...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

I Want Wednesday

I want Jackie. I pre-ordered Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy from Amazon as soon as the project was...

Sleepy time!

I was feeling so good, so strong on this warm, sunny Tuesday. I left at 2:15 for my 4:00 dr. appointment -- stopping at Trader Joe's for...

Nightmares

My pain pill only covers me for six hours, so no matter how I time it, every night there comes a time when it wears off when I'm asleep ...

Monday, September 19, 2011

Why cats should be welcome in hospitals

I still have a cough. It's vastly improved since its August heyday , but it's still there. At the hospital they warned me that, whil...

I'll give it a try ...

My incision is still bleeding at the base! The hole looks too big and round to heal on its own. At least that's how it looks to me. I t...

The less I see you, the more I want you

I just watched The Big Dog, President Bill Clinton, on Meet the Press . As he effortlessly answered questions about his work with the Clinto...

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Lower 40 Meme, Part Two Cheers to all of us thieves! 21) Have you ever flown a kite? Nope. Though every time I see Ma...

Alert JAMA

I'm happy to report that there's no connection between my Cub fandom and my uterus. I had been a wee bit concerned about this. For e...

Friday, September 16, 2011

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Tuesday Afternoon 1. Where will you be and doing this Tuesday afternoon? Hopefully I'll be walking a little faster as I go f...

To reach out, or not to reach out?

My best friend and I are very different. I'm smarter and quicker, he's wiser and more deliberative. I'm stronger, he's more ...

Too much!

Naughty Gal! I know I'm supposed to walk every day ... I was feeling pretty good, so I got dressed, put on makeup for the first time in ...

Doesn't everyone?

As I monitored the brouhaha caused by Texas Gov. Rick Perry's cozy relationship with the drug manufacturer, Merck , I had a moment of se...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Time with the family

One of the good things to come from this medical adventure is feeling reconnected with the important people in my life. First and foremost,...

Uh-oh

Yesterday, a few hours after leaving the doctor, I discovered a few drops of blood on my panties and my nightshirt. This morning when I chan...

Busy Day!

This was an important day post-op. • Mailed letters. It was raining and in the 50's. Monday, the last time I was outside, was sunny and...

Monday, September 12, 2011

Quick overview of the last four days

Thursday I dosed myself with Gavilyte , which left me clean as a whistle. It's an unpleasant but necessary experience. Friday I got to t...

Benign!

The happiest two syllables EVER! Thanks to everyone for your concern. I'm home now, and will post more tomorrow. I'm very grateful f...

Thursday, September 08, 2011

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #139

THE IPOD SHUFFLE THIRTEEN SONGS CHOSEN AT RANDOM Aka The "yeah-I'm-a-Baby-Boomer-what-of-it-don't-judge-me!" Edition 1. B...

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

I'm sooooo tiredll

All I have done today is sleep. It's wearying, having a cold and waiting for surgery. I'm glad the wait is almost over. At least I h...

Lucy! You got some 'splainin' to do!

My "I Love Lucy" alarm clock has suddenly become unreliable! I won't find out my surgery time until tomorrow, but what if it...

Nice

One of my usually annoying coworkers asked me to lunch today to one of my favorite restaurants, Ada's. One of the reasons I love Ada...

Monday, September 05, 2011

The saddens me

I luxuriated in the inanity of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. I bathed in the plate spinners, the ventriloquists, the impersonators, the clow...

He was right

My best friend is the Felix to my Oscar. A place for everything and everything in its place. I often ask him if his compulsion to clean does...

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