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.

Monday, July 13, 2020

The curse of being "a good girl"

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We took our condo building off the market on June 16. It took Aaron, the real estate agent, until Saturday to return the unit owners' ...
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"You're going to take one for the team"

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Why do I go to a therapist if I don't take her advice? My shrink and I had a disagreement Saturday about dealings with my family. She...
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Atta boy, Darius!

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Darius is the convict I correspond with through my church's prison penpal program . He is serving a life sentence at Western Illinoi...
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Of Gone with the Wind and snowflakes

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Amazingly, some online conservatives are still bitching about the "removal" of Gone with the Wind . Even though there's nothi...
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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Sunday Stealing

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Movie Challenge 1. Last movie you watched. 13th , the 2016 documentary by Ava DuVernay about racial inequality in our prison system. M...
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Saturday, July 11, 2020

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: 77 Sunset Strip (1958)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) 77 Sunset Strip was one of TV's early ...
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Thursday, July 09, 2020

How'd we ever get this way?

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What a fascinating time capsule this is! And how very relevant to today. Listening to JFK field questions from Walter Cronkite about r...
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Tipping tuckers me out

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Yesterday, one guy delivered and installed two air conditioners. He did it alone on a hot day. He worked quickly and efficiently. I apprec...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020

The new ac's arrived

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The moment the big one in the living room was installed, Reynaldo claimed it as his own. The smaller one in the bedroom is sooooo much qu...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW.WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt us to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click here...
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Another Beatle post

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Sir Richard Starkey, MBE, was born on July 7, 1940. 80 (gulp!) years ago today.
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Monday, July 06, 2020

"The day it started moving"

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On July 6, 1957, John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. And the world is better for it. Here's the plaque that hangs at S...
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Who should apologize?

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Sure, we're in the midst of a pandemic and have lost more than 130,000 of our fellow citizens. But this, ladies and gentlemen, is what o...
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Sunday, July 05, 2020

Sunday Stealing

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WEATHER QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever had a vacation ruined by the weather or did you just work around it? The first time I visited Key West...
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A lot of conversation

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This year I spent July 4th at home blabbing, and I'm good with that. Reinforcing the connections was satisfying and, at times, surp...
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Saturday, July 04, 2020

Oh yes, there will be baseball!

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Yesterday, Rizz was back where he belongs, within The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field!
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Saturday 9

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YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG Unfamiliar with James Cagney's 1942 version of this song? Hear it here . 1) The flag we c...
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Friday, July 03, 2020

For the 38th time

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Last night John and I celebrated his birthday. By my rough calculation, this is the 38th time we've lifted our glasses and toasted the ...
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