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.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Thursday Thirteen #231

Thirteen Things about Zynga ... because I was wondering about the company responsible for where I spend so much of time online. ...

More than a little ashamed of myself

It's cold here. Really cold. And it's been this way for a long time. In December and January it didn't bother me so much, but it...

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Sunday Stealing

To play along, click here . Love, to you. Define love in your own words. When the person I think of first thing in the morning is the sa...

A boy and his appetite

Dear Lord, my nephew can eat! Now a freshman in high school, he's tall and thin as a rail and always, always hungry. It's as thou...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: All Dressed in Love (2008) 1) In this song, Jennifer sings, "I look good in love …" What about you? When you'...

Friday, February 13, 2015

So disappointing

On these blustery winter afternoons, it's fun to remember the glory days of last summer when the boys of Jackie Robinson West brough...

I may never eat again

Last night my dear old friend Barb took me to dinner. I hadn't seen her since fall. I think this is the longest we've gone without g...

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Thursday Thirteen #230

THIRTEEN PHRASES WE DON'T USE ANYMORE 1) "Would you prefer smoking or non-smoking?" 2) "Do you have a pay ph...

WWW.WEDNESDAY

This meme is no more. And yet I persist in answering the three questions it asked each week. Stubborn, ain't I? • What are you c...

Well, that was a first

Since I don't drive, I take cabs all the time. It's unusual for a week to go by without me in the backseat of one taxi or another ...

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Paging Adam

Here I thought I'd just become unpopular. I hadn't received a call on my landline since the Saturday when we learned Ernie Banks h...

Sunday, February 08, 2015

"Baby has a yellow shirt!"

One of my coworkers had her baby last week. A son, to go with her two-year-old daughter. It's her daughter that's been on my mind si...

What I was reading in the Spring of 1986

I locked myself in the den and spent an hour going through my books. I am parting with three bags full of paperbacks and hardcovers. Sigh. I...

Sunday Stealing

To play along, click here . What TV gameshow/reality show would you like to be on? Wheel of Fortune. Isn't that the most criminally ...

Feeling much better about it all

"Our anger is overcome by our faith." So said our minister this morning. He was talking about his rage when over the Jordanian...

Saturday, February 07, 2015

Saturday 9

A Sleepin' Bee 1) This song is about the wonder of first love. How would you describe the sensation of falling in love? It's...

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Thursday Thirteen #229

THIRTEEN AFFORDABLE BABY GIFTS Over the last six months or so I've purchased more baby shower gifts than I have in the last decade...

I am not MIss Melly

I found myself on the train home tonight with The Saddest Boy in the World . This sad sack neighbor simply sucks the life out of me. His j...

Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Don't harsh my fantasy with reality

It's funny how revelations dawn on me, and I'm forever surprised by the messenger that brings them. I've learned that I am tir...

Monday, February 02, 2015

And I'm on the fourth floor

Here's the Super Bowl Sunday view from my living room. That's 13" of snow on my windowsill. We got 18" on the ground. I ...

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Now that January 2015 is one for the record books, it's time to look back at how I'm doing with my resolution to work out, save mone...

Sunday, February 01, 2015

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon -- Oscar Snubs

Bruce Willis reminds me of Cary Grant. Now hear me out! Both have impeccable timing and are highly adept with rapid fire dialog. ...

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