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, July 16, 2013

Piling on the perky

I am so saddened by the Travyon Martin case, and by the reaction to the verdict (read Joe Scarborough's near-perfect column , but skip ...

Monday, July 15, 2013

Is it OK if I find this funny?

My oldest friend's erstwhile crush, Archie Bunker , is at it again. Amid all of his rather disturbing -- though, I guess, not surprisi...

Look at My Little Man!

Ok, so he's not perfect. He does begin waking me up at 5:30 AM and he still gets off on knocking things over and howling and scratchi...

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Lazy Sunday

I was going to do so much today, but I just never got to it. Instead, I did three loads of wash, followed by some serious napping. Part ...

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Sunday Stealing

The Wackadoo Meme part 2 30.] What brand of batteries do you usually get? Walgreens' store brand. 31.] Are any of yo...

It's Where I Left

I spent today in the village where I grew up. First I went to the dentist (No cavities! Atta, Gal!), then I stopped at the yard/bake sale be...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Just Give Me a Reason Thanks to Carielle for recommending this great song . 1) When she first burst onto the scene...

He REALLY likes pizza

My nephew and I got to The Taste of Chicago today just before 1:00 … and spent six hours there! It was impressive how he could put it awa...

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Here's something you don't see every day

This morning I rode the el with a young man who kept talking to himself -- perhaps even arguing with himself -- repeating over and over, ...

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Trifecta

This week's challenge : Create a 33- to 333-word response using the third definition of the word: FLY (intransitive v...

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

I hate the Trayvon Martin case

An unarmed teenage boy is dead. Shot while en route to his father's house. And it appears that no laws have been broken. The armed nei...

Monday, July 08, 2013

Obsessing and cyberstalking

I'm the one who's doing both. My best friend from high school, Judy, was unusually close to her older sister. I spent a lot of tim...

Sunday, July 07, 2013

I won't forget Nailah Franklin

This beautiful young woman was killed in 2007. It will be six years ago this September! And the man arrested for her murder -- a former bo...

Saturday, July 06, 2013

Sunday Stealing

The Wackadoo Meme 1.] What age is your youngest aunt? Between 65 and 70. 2.] Do you miss someone right now? Oh, yes. 3.] What ...

I don't like plane crashes

Obviously. I mean, no one likes plane crashes. So I should have said, "Plane crashes terrify me." Or, more accurately, "...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Dedicated to the One I Love --> 1) The lyrics include the line, "Love can never be exactly what we what it...

Friday, July 05, 2013

Ah, the good old days!

This evening my friend John and I went out to celebrate his birthday. We had drinks at his place and he seemed to really like his gift -- Th...

On my day off ...

I had promised myself that I'd spend my July 4th being productive: primarily, cleaning out and organizing my bedroom. I didn't get a...

Thursday, July 04, 2013

Doing it old school

I found out through Facebook that a once close, highly disappointing, former friend is suffering through a family tragedy. The last membe...

A big, heaping serving of corn

Yeah, I know it's corny. But it gets me every time. Ever since I was a little girl. I used to worry that I'd miss this number wh...

She shouldn't get to me

A really rude old biddie snapped at me today at Walgreen's and made me sad. It's the same store where a pushy younger man snapped at...

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Let it ride!

I just won $3 in the Illinois Lotto. I reinvested it more lottery tickets.

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Balance of Power

It's not optimal, but the way the local food pantry works is that it's open for donations during the very hours that they distribu...

Monday, July 01, 2013

No guilt today!

Some evenings, while I'm on the el platform, waiting for the train, I gaze into the health club windows and feel bad as I watch the le...

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The Gal Herself: Quote from Edward Gorey: Books. Cats. Life Is Good. (That really sums me up pretty neatly.)

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