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  • REFLECTIONS: Obama So Far

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the bi-weekly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation. He also...

  • Vintage TGB: 19 October 2004

    [Each Saturday, a vintage story from the Time Goes By archive is published here. They correspond to a date of approximately five years ago – sometimes updated, sometimes not.] Younger Lovers Millie Garfield, over at My Mom’s Blog, recently posted... Read...

  • Letting Myself Off the Hook

    For the past few days, I've been wrestling some computer problems to the ground. If you are waiting for an email response from me, I'll get to it as soon as everything is in working order again – before long.... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: Cover Versions

    You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

  • Long Hair and Older Women

    Forty-seven-year-old TGB reader, Peggy Race, emailed recently asking about old women and long hair. “I'm getting subtle pressure to cut my long hair,” she wrote. “It is down past my shoulders at the moment and there seems to be some... Read More....

  • Vintage TGB: 14 October 2004

    [Each Saturday, a vintage story from the Time Goes By archive is published here. They correspond to a date of approximately five years ago – sometimes updated, sometimes not.] In Search of a Quiet Afternoon Last Saturday afternoon, Crabby Old... Read...

  • Medicare Physician Payments

    On Monday, reporting on a conference call with aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, I wrote that there would be a vote this week to eliminate the mandated 21.5 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement to physicians that is scheduled... Read...

  • REFLECTIONS: The Early Days

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the bi-weekly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation. He also...

  • THE TGB ELDER GEEK: Readable

    Virginia DeBolt (bio) writes the bi-weekly Elder Geek column for Time Goes By in which she takes the mystery out of techie things all bloggers and internet users need to know to simplify computer use. She has written several books... Read More...

  • Health Care Reform Schedule and Medicare

    If email messages I've been getting is an indication, some people are confused about the process of the health care reform in Congress. A couple of them seemed to think that the bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee last... Read More...

  • The Essence of Elders

    One of the highest compliments there is, is this: “I've always known that; why didn't I know it before." It occurs when hearing or reading something that initially sounds obvious, but on further thought is so right and true that... Read More...

  • Health Care Reform and Medicare Advantage

    Yesterday, a reader named Fran left a comment asking about what happens to Medicare Advantage plans if/when health care reform is passed. (We're going to get a bit wonky now, but not too much.) If you are unfamiliar with Medicare... Read More...

  • Haiku Contest Cheating and Re-Vote

    HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: I woke this morning to an almost empty email inbox. It was, admittedly, overstuffed, but I have my methods and systems and knew which ones needed attention. Now, however, they are gone. I'm working to recover them, but... Read More...

  • REFLECTIONS: The Far, Far Right

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the bi-weekly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation. He also...

  • Naming the Recession What It Really Is

    Media and government have been careful to name this extended economic downturn a recession. There is a formula by which to define recession involving gross domestic product, wholesale/retail sales and other indicators over a specified period of time....
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