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, January 26, 2016

Me and Joe, Joe and Me

My old cat and I have a lot in common these days. Neither of us is as healthy as we've been. • Went to the vet with my tomcat. He...

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Collapse

That's how we started the day. Joey came up to my bedside and reminded me that he likes breakfast on time. I fed the cats, keeping a w...

Sunday Stealing

The Feisty 25 Do you like to see it snowing outside? Yes. I like snow. Do you tell your family you love them enough? I don't have...

Eh

I love the Oscars. I love the trivia -- like the movie which has the most nominations but no wins.* I love the controversies -- whether it...

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: The One You Love (1982) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . In memory of Glenn Frey (1948-2016). 1)...

Friday, January 22, 2016

"Please help."

My oldest friend shot me an email today. Just a couple sentences, letting me know that she put her cat to sleep. She closed it with, ...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon -- The Snubs

Roger Ebert often shared his Stanton-Walsh Rule, which stated that any movie that featured Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmett Walsh couldn...

Enough!

I've seen this photo of David Bowie and La Liz a lot since his passing, and I don't understand the fascination. Yes, she's stunn...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

No, really

My 60-year-old boss actually just said, "Whatevs."

WWW.WEDNESDAY

WWW.WEDNESDAY is back! To participate, and to see how others responded, click here . 1. What are you currently reading? White Collar G...

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

This just in

View from the intrior C. difficile. That's what I have, and have been battling for four weeks now. It's a pretty common infecti...

Monday, January 18, 2016

A moment in time

A long, long time ago, in the 1980s, I dated a completely lovely man. We shared a lot -- we both love movies, we could both recite dialog fr...

So I guess it's HIllary

I watched the Democratic debate last night and was very proud of my party. Proud to be a liberal. Happy to know I could easily vote for a...

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Ick

So I used my stool sample kit this evening. I hope to use it again tomorrow morning. I hate this. First of all, my cat Joey decided he h...

Sunday Stealing

Why Do You Want To Know That Meme, part four 76. What is the best advice you’ve ever been given? Re: office politics. "Don...

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Let's Dance (1983) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, David encourages his par...

Surrounded by my people

I am a Cub fan. I was raised in the Lutheran Church, but I converted. I was also raised to worship at the baseball cathedral on Clark an...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Here's why I enjoy my annual mammogram

Because I'm elated when my doctor's office calls and tells me everything is just fine. And that's just what happened today....

Thank you, Alan Rickman

I have often threatened my coworkers that we will make our client's deadlines, even if there's bruising or loss of blood, even if I...

My kingdom for a burger

My gastrointestinal tract is still rebelling. Which sucks. Every day I wake up and think, "This will be the day everything is fine!...

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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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