August 2010 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Nurture Your Relationships

As Dr. Robert N. Butler makes clear in Chapter 2 of his book, The Longevity Prescription titled “Nurture Your Relationships,” we should not “underestimate the value of touching, hugging, and sharing...” He is discussing the people he calls “elemental...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

At Last: Updated Elderblog List

EDITOR'S NOTE: Before we get started on the update, two housekeeping items of note: Where Elders Blog Two more people have sent in photos for the Where Elders Blog feature. You can see Dianne Schmidley's blog desk here, Lisa's is... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Really Early Rocking and Rolling

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, Aug 29 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: The Downside of Medicare

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, Aug 28 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 August 2010

This edition of Interesting Stuff is top-heavy with video, silliness and fun, but not entirely. Enjoy. ELDER TELEMEDICINE Only 11 percent of medical schools in the U.S. require geriatric training and there are not now, nor will there be in... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

GAY AND GRAY: Involuntary Retirement

Gay and Gray is a monthly column at Time Goes By written by Jan Adams (bio) in which she thinks out loud for us on issues of aging lesbians and gay men. Jan also writes on many topics at her... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Mental Vitality

Most of the people who regularly follow Time Goes By don't need lessons in how to keep their minds active. We are avid readers, bloggers, activists, family chroniclers, necessarily students of computer workings, writers, poets, photographers, teachers...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFECTIONS: On Jobs and the CCC

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, Aug 24 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Reverse Mortgage Part 7: Lender Conditions

When last we left off my tale of pursuing a HECM – an FHA-insured reverse mortgage - the appraiser had visited and I was awaiting his valuation of my home. It is a nerve-wracking period. My broker and I had... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs About Entertainers

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, Aug 22 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Social Security's Diamond Jubilee

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, Aug 21 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Bill's Dilemma

Throughout my life, I have appreciated women friends greatly. Most are open to talking about everything together no matter how intimate. In fact, that is the life blood of our connections, isn't it. My women friends have never failed to... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 20 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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