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, October 09, 2012

"They Say It's Your Birthday!"

Here's to you, Dr. Winston O'Boogie. I have been thinking about you today, on what would have been your 72nd birthday. You are ...

The silence is disturbing

My best friend lost his job on August 1. When it first happened, he called and emailed me a couple times a day. But for the last month, he...

Monday, October 08, 2012

I'm a little in love

I just discovered Pierce Brosnan as Remington Steele. The reruns are on every night on ME-TV. He's not a very good actor, but he sure...

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Afternoons in the Park

My cat Reynaldo is pretty fearless and has way too much energy. So this Samsonite pet carrier is a godsend. I can plop him into it, fling ...

A Major Award!

Remember the dad in A Christmas Story and how excited he was to win his major award? I'm happy to report that my blog won an award that...

Saturday, October 06, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: Stealing's Last Meme with Bud 41. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? My dad used to call me "Mouse" because I ...

Sometimes people surprise you

I found a card on my desk Thursday night. Signed by all my coworkers. And it included an insert that showed a donation was made to my mom...

Not especially busy, but nice

I'm talking about my Saturday. The first reasonably post-normal Saturday since my mom got sick and died. I'm starting to process wha...

I got mine this morning

I had my annual mammogram first thing this morning. While it's never fun to have your boobs squished between two plates, it is smart and...

Saturday 9 LIVES

Saturday 9 -- Bud's Last But he advises us the show will go on! Yea! 1. If you could experience any life form that was not a human o...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Don't Talk to Strangers I have been playing this meme for so long that waking up this morning and not seeing new questions...

Thursday, October 04, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #191

THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT MY MOM My mother died three weeks ago. She was very ill for two weeks before that. I refer to that period as IT. ...

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

I Want Wednesday

I want to unload my mother's house. I'm waiting for my lawyer to call me back and explain exactly how we should word this. But her...

Tuesday, October 02, 2012

It was good to be back among them!

The Treadmill People, that is. My health club is on the second floor of an office building that overlooks the el platform. On days that I ...

Monday, October 01, 2012

It's raining

I'm using my "Rainy Day Fund" to help my sister hire an organizer so we can vacate our mother's house in a timely mann...

Between midnight and 6:00 AM

I got a letter from the local utility company that says I use substantially more power between those hours than my neighbors. It was part ...

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The End is Near Meme, Part Two 21. BIGGEST LIE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN TOLD? I'll answer regarding quantity ...

$1,000 and a trash can

I stopped by my mother's house for a few hours today. I was in her laundry room -- washing, rewashing and re-rewashing my two new pair...

Saturday, September 29, 2012

It needs to be said

I've been so distracted by personal events this week that I completely ignored the passing of Andy Williams. He's been mentioned...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out 1. When did you last feel down and out? When I read Bud's introdu...

Trifecta

This weekend's challenge: Take one of your former Trifecta or Trifextra 33 word entries and build upon it with another 33 words. ...

Friday, September 28, 2012

998 miles

That's how far apart my best friend and I are. He's getting depressed and feeling isolated as his unemployment drags into its th...

Thump thump, thump thump ...

I opened the mailbox, saw the envelope, and my heart started beating out of my chest. It's the company that holds the reverse mortgage...

Thursday, September 27, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #190

13 THINGS ABOUT THE MOVIE DIE HARD This TT is a golden goodie blast from the past -- a repeat of a 2008 valentine to one of my fav...

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