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  • F*cking yucky

    SD5 brought bed bugs over to SO's house from her Nana's. Great... That's so fricking gross. I have 16 bites on my body from staying there one night. Not staying there any more. read more Read More...
  • Need a break...

    I am ready for SS10 to go to his mother's this coming weekend. It's her scheduled EOW. read more Read More...
  • Crabby Old Lady: Is the Internet Worth It Anymore?

    If Crabby Old Lady were not committed to this blog, she is unsure if she would bother with the internet anymore. Every effin' page is filled with annoyances and the amount of it has been growing for years. • Here's... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 03-03-2017
  • INTERESTING STUFF – 9 September 2017

    ALEX BENNETT INTERVIEWS WIFE No. 2: ME From 1965 to 1971, I was married to Alex Bennett, a radio talk show host who now does an interview program on the internet and on Wednesday, he interviewed me. This is a... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 09-09-2017
  • A TGB EXTRA: John Oliver Takes on Donald Trump

    You're right. Time Goes By is not usually published on Tuesday but sometimes I make an exception, as I did last week, with a section called “Lagniappe.” Today's exception, however, is too serious for such a light-hearted title – so,... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 03-01-2016
  • Another Answer for Elder Care

    Yesterday, we spoke of assisted living homes. Today, I want to tell you about a (relatively) new solution to caring for elders that has been a part of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a dozen years: medical foster homes... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 08-07-2012
  • INTERESTING STUFF: 4 August 2012

    SPECTACULAR GYMNAST WINNER It's never interested me, the Olympics. When I've tuned in over the years by accident, all I've ever seen are a bunch of obscure “sports” like ping-pong, trampoline, archery, tug-of-war. And come on - we all know...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 08-04-2012
  • Open Thread – 8 February 2013

    This, today, is an attempt at something new, a test post to see if it works for times when I need to be away from the blog but instead of leaving a blank page, want to give readers something to... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 02-08-2013
  • The Gatekeepers Program

    In a related but entirely separate event from my trip to the Business Innovation Factory last week, back home on Thursday I attended a training session for the local Gatekeepers Program. ”Gatekeepers are people who come in to contact with... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 11-12-2013
  • INTERESTING STUFF – 2 November 2013

    EDITORIAL NOTE: Interesting Stuff is short by a couple of items this week because I am running short of time in getting ready to leave town tomorrow for a conference on aging in Rhode Island. But I'll be back before... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 11-02-2013
  • 2014 Elderblog Update

    A long, long time ago when I went along with the American cultural meme to indulge in New Years resolutions, I failed at them. Always. Every time. It took awhile but I eventually stopped doing it so that there were... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 01-02-2014
  • Thanksgiving Day 2013

    I was a week late last year in discovering that 2012 was the 45th anniversary of Arlo Guthrie's epic Thanksgiving fable, Alice's Restaurant. I also discovered, all these years later, that with a couple of minor lapses, I still know... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 11-28-2013
  • ELDER MUSIC: Drinking Songs Part 2

    This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-14-2013
  • Sex in Old Age Makes You Look Younger (?)

    There was something entirely different on my agenda for today's post but then that headline (minus the question mark) popped into the ol' inbox first thing yesterday and I couldn't resist tracking down who was claiming such a ridiculous thing...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-10-2013
  • Independence Day 2013

    Is there anyone else out there who, like me, never tires of well-done video of fireworks? Even though it's London on New Year's Day, I haven't found any I like better than this one I posted on the Fourth of... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-04-2013