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, September 26, 2017

Dead Writer Walking

I developed an idea, a way for my client to respond to the Experian data breach. I refashioned copy to make the way the gears of a HELOC ...

More than $60, less than $90

Last Friday, Napoleon the Cat and his humans were trying to get out of town. His dad, Caleb, is apprenticing a few days a week as a window ...

Monday, September 25, 2017

Now what?

Self portrait It's 2AM and I cannot sleep. Part of it is that I cannot breathe . I woke up because of this woeful summer cold. Bu...

Sunday, September 24, 2017

I am sick and tired

Literally. Sore throat, runny nose, headache, exhaustion. It took me till 1:00 to get dressed to go out and then I thought about what "...

Him Pretty

That is a very young William Holden from his first movie, Golden Boy (1939). I'm familiar with his work -- The Country Girl, Sabrina,...

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Da Doo Ron Ron (1977) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song begins by stating that he met her o...

Friday, September 22, 2017

$6.40 and an old paperback

I spent a little time with Caleb, aka "Napoleon's dad," at lunchtime today. He was low energy, a little down. I thought at fi...

Haven't slept much since

Earlier this week, someone left a "confidential" deck on the printer for hours and hours. I started reading it in all innocence ...

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Starting to breathe easier

Last weekend, I was freaked out. My friends in Key West were being Irma'd. My aunt and cousins were on the road, fleeing the storm. My C...

Yin and Yang

As a barren spinster, I find married people fascinating. And over the past few weeks, I've had a chance to ruminate about two happy co...

Sunday Stealing

To play along, click here . 1. Have you ever had chicken pox? Yes. 2. Have you ever shopped in Home Depot? On occasion. And, since they...

Farewell

Saturday afternoon, we celebrated the life of my friend Barb's husband after his blistering battle with lung and brain cancer. ...

In all, not bad at all!

I spoke to Henry today! After several rounds of phone tag and texts, we finally connected in real time. I'm so very relieved. They...

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Don't Talk to Strangers Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1 ) When did you recently have a conve...

It was a wild affair

Cubs manager Joe Maddon is an original thinker. He is famous for his words of wisdom to the team ("Try Not to Suck," which has bec...

Word finally came in!

Thursday night, while I was in the stands at Wrigley Field, I got a text. FROM HENRY! It says (typos corrected): Phones still not workin...

Thursday, September 14, 2017

I like to think it was the Ann Rule book

I saw Napoleon's dad yesterday. He was alone -- no wife, no kitten. A solitary figure on a street corner, huddled against a street lam...

It hurts to think about

I still haven't heard another peep from Henry and Reg, other than they're "fine." And don't get me wrong -- I'm ...

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

When the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies

I have always been afraid of clowns. The summer when I was 7, I saw The Greatest Show on Earth . A doctor is unjustly accused of killin...

Four little letters: F-I-N-E

My friends, Henry and Reg, are, in a word, "fine." Have you ever heard a more glorious word? Instead of evacuating Key West, the...

Saturday, September 09, 2017

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Sign of the Times (2017) ... because Cat recommended Harry Styles 1 ) In this song, Harry sings, "We don't tal...

The Round Up

So much is going on with my friends and loved ones! So little of it is good! My oldest friend is battling depression big time this week. ...

"We are leaving it to Irma and Geico"

I texted with my friend Henry all day today and spoke to him tonight. He was really quite cheerful and very busy, preparing to ride out Ir...

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