August 2010 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

ELDER MUSIC: Phil Spector

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 01 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

My Bodily Remains

We're old, most of us who hang around this blog and with age, death becomes a topic of consideration. Try as we might to ignore it, such necessities as wills, medical directives, the question of burial versus cremation, financial arrangements,......

Published Fri, Aug 06 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: On Recent History

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 10 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Medicare Anniversary

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 14 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

<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

Millie Garfield is 85 Years Old Today

Today, Millie reaches one of those big-deal, must-celebrate birthdays - number 85 - marking the halfway point through her ninth decade. I no longer remember how I came across Millie's blog - My Mom's Blog - but it was not... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 5:35 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

Elderblog Filler

Sometimes the entire day gets away from you. As I mentioned in the last reverse mortgage post, I have decided to go ahead with applying for one and spent Tuesday – I write these posts the day before they are... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mistaken Cultural Expectations of Elders

Lilalia, a gifted artist who blogs at Yum Yum Cafe, sent me a link to a short, Guardian UK video interview with crime writer, P.D. James, a decades-long favorite of mine. The occasion of the interview was Ms. James's 90th... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 7:03 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: A Proposal

Over the weekend, I ran across a beautiful online tribute to Dr. Robert Butler, the learned geriatrician, teacher, researcher, longevity expert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and elder advocate who died last month on 4 July at age 83. It was written....

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 13 August 2010

[EDITORIAL NOTE: There has been little response to my invitation on Wednesday to a meetup at my home on 18 September for elderbloggers and readers in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon. (Honest, I bathe regularly.) On the theory that people... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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