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 12, 2013

Sunday Stealing

My Random Randomness Meme, part 2 What was your first alcoholic drink? A Singapore Sling. We celebrated my 21st at a Polynesian rest...

Incremental

I really hate my life these days. It occurs to me that I'm the only one who can do anything about this sad state of affairs. And so it...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Hopelessly Devoted to You Olivia Newton-John is a breast cancer survivor and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ...

Friday, October 11, 2013

It was one of those very good days

Yesterday I skipped my trip to the health club and took a walk at lunchtime. It was 72º in the sun, and I wanted to take in the flowers an...

Not a cat

I couldn't help laughing at the little boy I rode home beside. He was between 2 and 3 and so angry! It was astonishing how much emoti...

Thursday, October 10, 2013

If you get a chance ...

… see Once , the Tony-award winning musical now touring. The music is enjoyable, the staging is innovative and the story will touch your h...

The shutdown, Paris, Provence and a perv

Had a lovely dinner with my friend, Barb, last night. First of all, the prix fix at 312 really is a good deal! I had a pear salad, grille...

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Love

My Man Godfrey is one of my all-time favorite movies, and it was the one shown last night to my classic film Meet Up. I'd never seen ...

WWW.WEDNESDAY

To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? W Is for Wasted by Sue Grafton. Just star...

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Teaser Tuesday

My first time playing this meme . • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere o...

Monday, October 07, 2013

He's such a good guy

Had a nice long, lovely conversation with my old friend in Key West. He asked about my career, I asked about his job at the paper. We tal...

A good day

Yesterday my nephew and I celebrated his 14th birthday. We ordered gigantic burgers and, while we waited for them to arrive, he unwrapped ...

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, ...

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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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