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, October 05, 2013

Sunday Stealing

Movies/TV Meme Name your favorite movie actor: Of all time? Redford. Of the current crop, Tom Hanks. Name your favorite movie actress: ...

"Torrential downpour"

That's what the Weather Channel called it. The sky opened up and dumped rain on us at a rate of nearly 2"/minute. That's more t...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: You're So Vain 1) Samantha Winters is very vain about her light blonde locks. What's your best feature? My green e...

Friday, October 04, 2013

Trifecta

This week's challenge: Give us the 33 words that follow this illustration. What happens next? Give us the 33 words ...

From Mike to Big to Peter

Watching a vintage episode of Law & Order and am happy to see Chris Noth as Mike Logan. His streetwise, proudly Irish Catholic and so-...

I hate it when this happens!

I closed my eyes for just a minute ... and woke up TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER! I'm upset because I feel like I'm wasting my life...

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

WWW Wednesday

To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? Lennon Revealed by Larry Kane. It...

My Crystal Ball

With all due respect to Snarky Pants , a genuine Woo-Woo Chick, I believe I can predict the future. We are watching Ted Cruz (R-TX) unrave...

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Well, that was a first!

(Credit: @pulchritudino/Twitter and CBS Chicago) I've seen riderless horses but this is my first conductor-less train! Yesterday ...

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Too much

I have seen quite a bit of The Saddest Boy Ever lately. His real name is Peter. He lives on the first floor of my building, and he is, quite...

Sunday Stealing

My Random Randomness Meme How did you choose your baby's or pet's names? My cats were named thusly -- Joey for Joey Tribiani...

$109 later ...

Rey and I were up early and at the vet by 8:00. My cat's recent psycho behavior is just a recurrence of his spring/summer attachment and...

Friday, September 27, 2013

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Ain't That a Kick in the Head? Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here . 1) In the song, ...

Upset, upset, upset

A woman was ripped off on my train this evening. Two young men entered the car together but then sat apart, one on either side of this mid...

My dream seatmate

I'm pretending that I'm on a long flight* and I get to kill time with Suzy Hunt. She's an enigmatic, blonde Forrest Gump. She ...

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

I Want Wednesday

Today would be my uncle's 72 birthday. He was very sad and ill when he died almost three years ago. But that's not how I want to rem...

WWW.WEDNESDAY

To play along, just answer the following three questions … • What are you currently reading? I'm juggling two: The Prince, The S...

He's going to be fine ... and so will I

From the Daily Mail Last week's shooting on the South Side left me rattled . Not only because a 3-year-old was hit in the face. But ...

It's got me thinking ...

Writing it out, working it through, that's one of the things that makes blogging valuable for me. At the time that I post, it gives me a...

Monday, September 23, 2013

That was disappointing

I went to church on Sunday because I was upset. Gun violence at the Navy Yard. Gun violence in my backyard . I needed to put the violence ...

Sunday, September 22, 2013

An Award!

Cleopatra Loves Books has glammed up this joint with this lovely Shine On Award. Thank you so much! THE SHINE ON AWARD Here are the r...

Sunday Stealing

Fall/Autumn Meme First of all, is autumn your favorite season? Why or why not? There's something to enjoy about every season, but y...

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Someone's problem, but not mine

I was in my old hometown today, getting my hair cut and colored. (I think it looks cute, btw.) The guy who does my hair asked what is up...

Do you remember the 21st of September?

That would be TODAY! How I love this song. I have never been so blue that hearing it couldn't make me smile. That is why I'm g...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Seattle Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) Let's get the obvious out of the way: Hav...

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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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