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, May 02, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Careless Whisper   1) You can't miss George Michael's gold hoops in the photo above or in the "Careless Whisp...
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Baby Girl Windsor has arrived!

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Depending on your time zone, the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth yesterday/last night/this morning. A healthy baby girl, fourth in line to...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

I'm trying. Really, I am.

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The New Girl tells me not to worry. The New Girl tells me that, when it comes to The Big Project (and all its ancillaries), she's ...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

How do people with children do it?

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Connie's a quirky little girlcat, fond of hanging upside down and hooking her claws in net (like my suitcase). She's sweet natured...
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I missed Frank

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I like books. Bound books. With pages. I have a Kindle Fire, and it's fine for reading magazines and answering quick emails, but I don...
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"It was a mistake"

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So I spent Friday night through Monday morning with my oldest friend. She's certainly not doing well, but she's not doing as badl...
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What a wallow for book lovers!

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One passion my oldest friend and I have always shared, since we were little girls, is for the written word. We both dreamed of being wr...
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The Hills of Beverly

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I went out to the West Coast to visit my oldest friend. She's been suffering a lot lately, her moods rising and dipping precariously, an...
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Flew out with Gibbs, flew home with Adam

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Have you seen the E-trade commercial where Kevin Spacey congratulates "Type E" traders for having the insight to know when a trend...
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Sunday Stealing

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Funky Twenty-Five Meme 1. Most unflattering hairstyle you ever had? What made it so unflattering? When I was trying to grow it out. ...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Hawaii Five-O (1969) 1) This is the theme from the TV show that originally ran from 1968 to 1980 and is on now agai...
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Friday, April 17, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Neon Lights 1) Think of a neon sign you pass by often. What does it say? There an EXIT sign on either end of my hall. Not ter...
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Oh, great!

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After I blog I'm going to pack for my trip to Los Angeles. My spring vacation. This trip has always felt like something of a consolati...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #238

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  THIRTEEN THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD ABE LEFT Abraham Lincoln died 150 years ago this week. Since he's been on my mind, I thought I...
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Why I love keeping a blog

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This morning, while waiting for the train, I found myself gazing yet again at the vacant lot across from my el stop. It seemed sad to me tha...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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This meme is no more. And yet I persist in answering the three questions it asked each week. Stubborn, ain't I? 1. What are you curr...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

On my mind today

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Remember that scene near the end of Spielberg's Lincoln ? The President is speaking informally to members of  his cabinet when he gets...
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That went well!

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In the olden days, when I presented my work internally, every meeting was followed by a sotto voce postmortem. We creatives would huddle tog...
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It's not my fault

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I am predisposed to men with brown eyes. And Marco Rubio's are the sweetest puppy brown. Naturally there's no way I'd cast a...
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This made me so happy

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For a brief time I worked with the absolute nicest woman you'd ever want to meet. Sweet, smart, pretty and loaded with integrity. We...
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