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, October 01, 2011

The top of the charts

Guess who is the NY Times Best Seller List's top-selling author. Look who is this week's PEOPLE cover girl. I wonder how she'd...

It's not just a lake, it's a GREAT Lake

September went out like a lion, resulting in powerful winds and huge waves. The city closed the jogging/bike path along Lake Shore Drive. Jo...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Sleeping to Dream 1. Do you ever go to sleep to simply dream? No. I have never needed much sleep. My oldest friend, my mom, my c...

Friday, September 30, 2011

He could collect stamps ... or press autumn leaves into a book ...

Walt is my neighbor at the end of the hall. He's retired, and he pays waaaaaaay too much attention to me. When I come in, where he sees...

Thursday, September 29, 2011

I loves ya, Cigna!

$892.58. That's what I owe for my hysterectomy after insurance. I had estimated that I'd owe $2,000 or so. I'm not surprised th...

The more things change, the more things stay the same

I am paraphrasing a story from Historic Conversations on Life with John Fitzgerald Kennedy by Jacqueline Kennedy and Michael Beschloss. I l...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

THIRTEEN WORTHY CAUSES

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #142 Here are thirteen charities I give to regularly. Each of them meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability estab...

Obsessed

I have become obsessed with Miche Bags . They give me a new way to indulge my irrational love of purses and present me with the opportunity ...

A wonderful idea

My best friend just reported in on his younger daughter's birthday party. She's in 6th grade now. She invited 7 of her friends over ...

I Want Wednesday

I want my attention span back. I had so many books I planned to read! So many projects I meant to complete! I return to work in 2 1/2 weeks ...

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Cool!

Today's mail delivery was, literally, a very cool event. For my friend Barb sent me an Omaha Steaks care package -- a styrofoam cooler f...

This is so cool!

Marlo Thomas is playing a former judge on the 2004 episode of Law & Order: SVU now showing on USA Network. I grew up on her. Hell, I sp...

The Queen's Meme

We shall talk cats this week. Puuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... 1. Do you have a cat? No. But I currently share my lif e with three. 2. What is ...

Monday, September 26, 2011

So, Hello, Gorgeous!

I took the bus to the mall today. The same mall I have been going to since I saw Al Pacino in Serpico . I went to Carson's for the Goodw...

Where he belongs!

This is Leonidas, the Spartan who won't back down. He was featured in a Chicago Tribune story last month along with his best friend, S...

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...

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