April 2010 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Medicare Website Update

Way back in 1996 or '97, when the public internet was just getting started, I was among the “pioneers,” working at the first CBS News website. No one knew, then, how to create good websites and we were all inventing... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Okay, Now I'm Pissed Off About Being Old

It was in about 1996, when I was 55 years old that I first realized I wasn't the youngest kid in the crowd anymore. That was based on nothing more than looking around the room I shared with 25 or... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

No Room at the Inn for a Cat

Although the Maine house closing is not until 17 May, the moving company will be loading Crabby's household goods on 12 May so that they will be delivered to Lake Oswego within a few days of her arrival on 18... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 13 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Elder Storytelling Place and Facebook

All right, I admit it – Facebook has nothing to do with The Elder Storytelling Place and vice versa. Just think of this as a double post. The Elder Storytelling Place As I do on most Saturday or Sunday mornings,... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 12 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: More Money for You and Me

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...

Published Sun, Apr 11 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Nursing Homes and Drugs

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and...

Published Sat, Apr 10 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Aging in Place – Purchasing a Home

On my posts about finding a new home, a lot of TGB readers have commented about the practicalities and realities of aging that should or need to be considered when choosing a place to live as we get older. Some... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 09 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Birthdays, Energy and More

First, thank you for all your lovely birthday wishes yesterday – in the comments and some amazing birthday music on your own blogs. For those of you who sent me birthday notes on Facebook – forgive me: Facebook is a... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 08 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Notes on My 69th Birthday

Next year's birthday is such a big-deal, round number that this one, particularly as I'm in the midst of selling one home and moving across the country to a new one, is slipping by without much notice. Today is filled... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: The Midterm Elections

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the twice-monthly 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....

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

A New Home in Lake Oswego

Last week, I mentioned that with my move to Portland, Oregon, I am returning to my home town, the place where I was born and where I lived until I was 15. It is now more so than I had... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 05 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Singer Songwriters

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...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: The New Obama

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and...

Published Sat, Apr 03 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Heading Back to Maine Today

I'm in the air today, flying back to Portland, Maine after having, in a literal sense anyway, accomplished my goal. Unless something unanticipated goes wrong, on 19 May, I will become the owner of a two-bedroom condominium in Lake Oswego,... Read...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Oregon Day 3

I haven't found time to write. I'll make up for it next week. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Johna Ferguson: Chinese Laundry Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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