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, May 30, 2022

Memorial Day and every day

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Normally baseball makes me happy

I had games in my headphones all day. First Yankees/Rays, then Cubs/White Sox. Three of those teams look really good on paper. (Don't ma...

Sometimes I do good

One of her first photos here When I adopted Constance MacKenzie 8 years ago, she was not in good shape. Her gums were bloody, her breath was...

Happy Birthday to My Favorite C Student

I posted this last year, and I'm posting it again because it makes me smile. In honor of his May 29 birthday, I give you John F. Ken...

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Sunday Salon

I'm a little in love. His name is Andy Carpenter. He's a defense attorney in New Jersey. He's got money, millions he just...

Sunday Stealing

LOVE ME SOME SURVEY S 1. Who was the last attractive person you saw? Older but still handsome as all get out. 2. Do you have a tattoo? If n...

Still feeling hopeful

My dear friend Henry remains at a medical center that specializes in "behavioral health." Aka the looney bin. His 72-hour, legally...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: America, the Beautiful (1987) Unfamiliar with Barbra Streisand's recording of this tune? Hear it here .   Memorial Da...

Friday, May 27, 2022

Ride into the Danger Zone

Go see Top Gun: Maverick . At the theater and on the biggest screen you can find. It's great fun from the very beginning, where Tom Crui...

Two down, three to go

For reasons too complicated -- and boring -- to explain, I'm back to writing automotive blog posts again. While I don't hate them as...

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Gov. Abbott should just shut up about Chicago

And here's why: 3 of 5 traceable guns recovered by Chicago police come from other states. Including his beloved Texas. Yes, my city is a...

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #259

The 13 most successful movies. I love movies. I love lists. So I love this movie list. It's adjusted for inflation (after all, in 1939,...

Scary and sad, but not necessarily bad

I just talked to Reg. The sheriff took Henry away in handcuffs this evening, and he has been admitted to the hospital for (I think) 72 hours...

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

WWW. WEDNESDAY

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

Monday, May 23, 2022

This weekend I slept

I went to the movies, and needed a nap. I sorted laundry, then curled up for a nap. I went grocery shopping, and then put on my pajamas. I t...

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Upstairs, Downstairs

This week has been all about big households and servants. It wasn't by design. It just happened this way. • I'm a big fan of Down...

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: River of No Return (1954) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Marilyn Monroe performed this song in the 1...

Friday, May 20, 2022

That's why it's called "my money"

There's a very poor man on the corner near my office. He loves cats. The care that he lavishes on these strays touches my heart. I know...

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #258

Thirteen things to do in Chicago . As the summer travel season approaches, I checked out my home base on Tripadvisor. I wanted to learn what...

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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

Money well spent

Anthony Rizzo got his 10th home run tonight. Since I've pledged $5/home run to his foundation, this puts me to $50. Look how happy he i...

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Still a proud American, still a devout Christiian

A white supremacist shot up a grocery store in a predominantly black area of Buffalo. It was live-streamed on Twitch. Yet I keep hearing tha...

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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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