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, March 23, 2013

Can't shake the blues

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Because I'm so upset by the situation with my sisters re: my mother's estate (to make a long story short, everything I do is wrong...
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Queen's One Word Meme

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Her royal highness, Queen Mimi threw down the gauntlet and dared us to use nothing but one-word answers as we respond to this meme. I...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Thursday Thirteen #215

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Here's a golden goodie blast from the past -- one of my favorite TT's from back in 2007 . I only made two alterations. The rest ...
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Silence is so NOT golden

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Finally got a nice, long email from my best friend. My first of any consequence/content since March 8! I was so happy I almost hugged my ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

It should have had more impact

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Today we referenced a specific project that we did in 2009. That's 4 years -- a long time for puppies and an entire lifetime for a ha...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

How I'm loving it!

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I got the complete set of DVDs, every episode of the original nighttime soap, Peyton Place . And I am completely enjoying it. When I wa...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Meme From Memphis (part two)   Have any memories that you’d like to forget? Not many, but a few. Is there someon...
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Small Victory

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I haven't been happy at work. Part of it is that four of us are toiling away in an office designed for two, max. I really can't stan...
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Saturday 9: Hakuna Matata 1) Sam is crazy for The Lion King . Do you have a favorite Disney movie? Mary Poppins. It was my fir...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #214

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Last week I cataloged everything I consumed and was surprised when someone commented that I "sure drink a lot." In just over 24 ...
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I Want Wednesday

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I want this to be over ! The reverse mortgage company contacted us -- they may be willing to do the DIL of foreclosure, rather than let th...
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Sunday, March 10, 2013

A touch of writer's cramp

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My federal income tax refund was direct deposited on Saturday! Here with the sequester I was expecting to have to wait forever but no, I g...
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Misty water-colored memories ...

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Watching The Way We Were again. It's on TCM this afternoon. I am bowled over anew by how much I love Streisand as Katie, and how com...
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Saturday, March 09, 2013

Sunday Stealling

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Sunday Stealing: The Meme From Memphis  (part one) Be honest, who texted you last? My friend Tom. Do you sleep with the bedroom door o...
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The final shot

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Just watched George Clooney's Ides of March again. That last shot, where once idealistic Ryan Gosling silently stares into the camer...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Midnight Train to Georgia   1) Have you ever been to the Atlanta? In the city proper? Only the airport. But I have gon...
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Friday, March 08, 2013

"More exceptional in every way than you know"

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Gulp. That's how my shrink described me as I was walking out the door at the end of our final office session. It began as a pretty o...
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Thursday, March 07, 2013

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #213

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THE "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" EDITION I know I have to lose weight. I want to lose weight. I understand what I have to do to l...
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013

I admit I'm hooked

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There's a snowstorm going on outside my window. The first bona fude snow storm of the season! And all I can think about is -- do I ha...
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Monday, March 04, 2013

Same as it ever was

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There has been much ridiculous criticism of Michelle Obama for appearing on this year's Oscar telecast. It wasn't "appropriate....
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