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, February 18, 2014

Silence

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Not a word, not a peep. No one is talking about layoffs today. Or about budgets, 2014 scope of work, or any of the other buzz words that m...
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Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play this meme . • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from some...
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Is today a day just like any other?

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That's how I'm treating it, this fine dawn. Even though I suspect ... worry ... fear that today when I get to the office, I will ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Religion: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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Yesterday my minister's sermon was devoted to reconciling faith and evolution; how often we are given an either/or ... if you believe in...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Sunday Stealing

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To play along, click here . 1: Favorite children's book. Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire . A big, beautiful p...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

This single woman's take on Valentine's Day

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I don't care about it. I don't hate it. I hate space hogs, handguns and uncooked tomatoes. It isn't a day that makes me s...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: As Time Goes By 1) This is the theme song of Casablanca , generally acknowledged as one the screen's great love stories. ...
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"Mom Enough" for You?

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Friday morning our team had a talk from one of our advertising agency's planners, the one who is considered expert on Millennials. He sa...

Me vs. The Space Hog!

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If you read this blog with any frequency, you know I hate space hogs. A person who takes an extra seat on the train or bus for his totebag...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading?  Primetime Princess by Lindy DeKo...
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A little in love

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My classic movie group got together Tuesday night for the screwball classic Bringing Up Baby . When I first saw it back in the 1970s, I w...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

That's My Girl!

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Today, when you see news footage of the French President arriving at the South Lawn, please notice the protocol. When the limo pulls up, t...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Nine months

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I just ran the numbers. If I get let go this month, I should receive two months severance and I have 7 months' worth of expenses put a...
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Sunday, February 09, 2014

Feeling weepy

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I'm not much a crier. But I cried today when it washed over me how much I miss my uncle, and how much he gave me. It was 50 years ...
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Where did today go?

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Got up. Attended church. Shopped at Petco and picked up an egg-and-cheddar bagel on the way back. Laid down on the couch for a minute an...
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Sunday Stealing

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To play along, click here . 1.)Do you like Valentine's Day?   Not especially. 2.)Are you going to celebrate it? Not especially. ...
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It's time they were vanquished!

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My cat Charlotte is behaving much more like her old self. Not only is she eating often and enthusiastically, she tracked down and killed ...
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Saturday, February 08, 2014

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon -- Actors

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In Praise of Practical Magic April 5, 1965. ABC pre-empted the hospital drama Ben Casey for the Academy Awards and TV viewers got to se...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Why Don't We Get Drunk? Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1)This week's song was once named th...
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Friday, February 07, 2014

A mixed bag

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Today Charlotte and I went to the vet. She was down to 5 lbs.! To put this in perspective, a year ago she weighed just over 7 lbs., so in ...
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

My aging feline population is expensive

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Right now at work we have three people doing the work of two . This is not good. I wouldn't be surprised if the axe falls on one of us b...
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I got her to purr!

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So Monday when I got home from work, I found my diva cat Charlotte lethargic, hiding and refusing food and water . Tuesday morning found her...
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