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.

Friday, November 09, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Good Morning, Heartache 1) Do you come up with your brightest ideas early in the morning or late at night? In the mor...

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Thursday Thirteen #196

THIRTEEN PIECES OF PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA I'm feeling very Presidential these days. So here are some little known facts about our la...

I was his guest

Barack Obama's, that is. Here's a rather grainy photo of "my credentials," the ticket to get me into McCormick Place. It...

I Want Wednesday

I want relationships to be less complicated. I got into the official Obama celebration last night not because of my own volunteer efforts ...

I was there last night and I am tired this morning

President Barack Obama stands with his family, first lady Michelle Obama, left, daughter Sasha, 2nd from left, and Malia, right, after ...

Monday, November 05, 2012

Trifecta

This week's challenge : Using between 33 and 333 words, compose something that includes the third definition of the following wor...

Now it's up to Barack

That's 70 Iowans I have called as part of the President's GOTV effort. I did it for these reasons: 1) My late mother adored Presi...

Sunday, November 04, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing : Who Are you? Part 3 & 4 – Is it over yet? Part 3: Past 34. What do you consider the most important event...

Feeling grown up

I did my grocery shopping, took my nephew to lunch, got my hair cut and colored. And the money budgeted for my weekend is gone. So I wil...

Saturday, November 03, 2012

Dona Nobis Pacem

I love this movie

Primary Colors is the "fictional" story about a charismatic (and prematurely gray) governor of a small, poor Southern state who...

Friday, November 02, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Key Largo 1) This song was inspired by the Bogart/Bacall movie of the same name. Do you have a favorite Humphrey Boga...

Trifecta

This weekend's challenge : Explain in, exactly 33 words, why I write. I write to create or recapture a moment th...

Almost here!

I'm rerunning my 2011 peace globe to remind y'all that this year's event is almost upon us (11/4/2012). Envision "...

A night at the theater

Saw Cyndi Lauper's Kinky Boots last night. It tries so hard to be shocking but really, it's a very old-fashioned Broadway show (t...

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #195

VOTER TURNOUT FOR THE LAST 13 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS I don't understand why so few Americans vote. And yet it...

www.wednesday

To play along , just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santo...

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Wow

Just wow. Hurricane Sandy is devastating New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Flooding and winds and power outages and fires and snowstorms...

Monday, October 29, 2012

Sad

I want to tell my mother about seeing Streisand and the movie Argo . I want to tell her how bad Reynaldo is being again. I want to ask her a...

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing, The SCARY meme 1) What do you think is the best costume for Halloween? I once had a boyfriend who refused to get i...

Not enough!

So I saw my beloved Babs on Friday night and -- after spending hours and hours with Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul (who is only 2 months y...

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Somewhere Over the Rainbow 1) Do you ever fantasize about flying, beyond the rainbow or anywhere else? Oh, yes. I grew u...

Friday, October 26, 2012

It Had to Be Her

I've got Streisand's The Third Album in my headphones as I post this. THIS IS THE NIGHT! I finally get to see the lady herself ...

I hate them

I spent the better part of an hour arguing with "Wendy" from Met Life. Everything she told me today about my mother's polici...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Thursday Thirteen #194

13 POPULAR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES These are the outfits Target is having a hard time keeping on the shelves this year. 1. Trans...

I Want Wednesday

I want to know he's OK. My best friend, that is. Unless I send up a smoke signal, telling him I'm upset, I hear nothing from him. ...

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