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, January 25, 2013

My favorite pizza

... is free pizza. For some reason, the agency ordered pizza for all of us this snowy Friday. I really appreciated it as I try to economi...

Go, John, Go!

This Recession has been brutal to my friends. Part of it is that most of us are in advertising/marketing, and our industry has been hit very...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Trifecta

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

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Thursday Thirteen #207

THIRTEEN TIPS FOR BATTLING DRY SKIN This time of year is brutal on my poor, pale skin and so I give this topic a lot of thought. T...

Retail Therapy

My boss was out today -- he actually went down to see our client and presented our work himself for a change -- and so he wasn't avai...

Monday, January 21, 2013

Eye Candy

Spinning the dial I came upon a repeat of Alias Smith and Jones , a show I loved during my freshman year in high school. It was a rather ...

A furry valentine

JOEY does not seem to understand that he is (at least) 15 years old, overweight and nearing the end of his life. For while he doesn't ...

Presidential Geek Fest

This weekend I have been watching Cspan and The History Channel 2. With the Inauguration, they have been focused on the Presidency. How in...

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: The Back 15 Meme 15) How do you vent your anger? Screaming and slamming and fixating. Not the most productive ...

The not-so-happy call

Spoke for about an hour last night with my friend from the Keys. One of his dear friends, Ted, is in the hospital in Miami, because the lo...

Saturday, January 19, 2013

This made me happy

Got a call this week, out of the blue, from an old buddy. We used to work together and were very close. But then we got each got new jobs ...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Bette Davis Eyes 1) Has anyone ever told you that you resemble a celebrity? I used to hear that I looked like J...

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Thursday Thirteen #206

THIRTEEN ITEMS NOT ON THE MENU AT MCDONALD'S IN THE US I resisted the temptation to have a Big Mac today -- opting instead for a he...

It was the hands

Lest you think I am hardhearted, I carry coins in my pocket at all times to help the homeless that I may encounter. But I never, never co...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Poor little fella

Winter has arrived rather suddenly and aggressively. While we still don't have any snow, people have begun wearing boots for warmth. W...

Monday, January 14, 2013

$1708

That's what we made as a result of selling my mother's belongings. The estate sale organizer made $900. So the contents of the home ...

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: 40 of The Most Random Questions Meme, Part Two 21) What ’ s something you ’ ve always wanted? A million dollars. Alt...

Random weekend update

Are you sick of hearing about this cold yet? It continues to bedevil me, though I believe the end is in sight. For while my eyes are still...

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: We Owned the Night 1) Can you recall a time when you danced and romanced like you "owned the night?" It...

Friday, January 11, 2013

I love insurance!

I know it's not a sexy subject. Paperwork is boring. Talking about deductibles and co-pays isn't likely to set pulses racing. But ...

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Thursday Thirteen #205

THIRTEEN POPULAR COLD REMEDIES Like everyone else in my office, I have a cold. And I'm completely pre occupied by it. So here a...

I want Wednesday

I want this cold to be over! I'm tired of being tired. And my brain is so fuzzy.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Happy birthday to that old hip-shaking King Creole

Elvis would be 78 today. I love this song, especially the way he sails on the last note.

Trying not to go there

I really hate how much space my older sister has in my head. It occurs to me that, by only paying $1,000 for my mother's funeral and n...

Monday, January 07, 2013

Why couldn't I have been an only child?

My kid sister suspects the estate sale coordinator she hired has walked off with some of my mother's more valuable pieces before this we...

Sunday, January 06, 2013

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing: 40 of The Most Random Questions Meme, Part One 1) What side of the heart do you draw first? Righ t. (What a neat ques...

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