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.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Positively Biblical

There's a passage from the Old Testament that came to mind today: Y our words are what sustain me; they are food to my hungry soul. ...

My morning trip to the doctor

The pain has been unrelenting since Tuesday night. Not debilitating, mind you. Just inescapable. The blood is less visible today, and my ur...

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

WWW.WEDNESDAY

WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, cli...

Uh-oh

My gut hurts, and there's blood in my urine. I took a pair of Excedrin, soaked in the tub, and scoured the internet for possible cause...

Napoleonic Update

Monday I saw Napoleon's dad, Caleb. He reports that his wife is home and resting in their indoor, above-ground bed. He's worried a...

She's Ba-ack!

My oldest friend contacted me! Suddenly her cousin's house required a router. Now that they have one, their internet is up and running. ...

First the good news

Ladies and gentlemen, I present Sir Richard Starkey (who prefers to be known as Sir Ringo Starr). He was knighted by The Duke of Cambridg...

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Worried. Relieved. Guilty.

I haven't heard anything detailed from my oldest friend in weeks. This is the longest we've gone without keeping in touch in, litera...

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Sunday Stealing

FICKLE IN PINK 1. Do you tend to have a guilty conscious? No 2. Do you still have your wisdom teeth? No 3. Peanut Butter - c...

Feeling good about helping

One of the reasons I worry about losing my job is that a precipitous drop in income will mean a reduction in what I can give to others. Lest...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Danny Boy (1956) 1) This is a sad song of farewell. Who is the last person you said "goodbye" or "so long"...

Friday, March 16, 2018

Update

Here's the skinny on Napoleon and his family: I saw a very, very sleepy Caleb Tuesday evening. He told me that this week, his wife wa...

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

I soooo get this

Last week, two-year-old Parker Curry became a media sensation because she was caught staring, transfixed, at the portrait of Michelle Obam...

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Sunday Stealing

Sunday Stealing 1. What’s the coolest item you’ve found at a garage sale, flea market, etc? I have picked up a number of sweaters that ...

Good Saturday, Good Friends

I have decided to stop cocooning and get back out in the world! First I had dinner with Kathleen , then Barb , and last night I saw Joanna. ...

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Saturday 9

On and On (1977) Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here . 1) This song describes the plight of "poor ol' Jimmy...

Friday, March 09, 2018

Shocked. Heartbroken.

I left work tonight through the east door, which is closer to my train. Naturally, Randi and Napoleon were not on their usual corner, sinc...

Thursday, March 08, 2018

And in Beatle News

Two photos that make me happy. Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Parkland shooting who has become an anti-gun activist, chose The Lads wh...

At least we're on the same side of this one

I had dinner with my friend Barb last night. It's the first time I've seen her in months, and I think it did us both good. She ...

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Oh, no!

Things had been going so well for Napoloen and his humans, Randi and Caleb . After more than a year of living on the streets, the tide wa...

36 years ago this evening ...

Four of us were doing the bars that Friday night. Me and my boyfriend, John, and Kathy. (John and Kathy were not a couple, much to Kathy...

Sunday, March 04, 2018

See it!

If I was voting for tonight's Oscars, Saoirse Ronan would get a gold guy tonight. She's idealistic, selfish, shallow, dreamy, year...

Saturday, March 03, 2018

Saturday 9

Is There Life Out There? (1992) 1) This song is about a woman who married at 20. It's estimated that the average American groom is ...

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