September 2010 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Live the Active Life

Did you know the human body contains 68 joints? That is not particularly germane to the sixth chapter of Dr. Robert Butler's book we are reading together; I mention it because it surprised me. I mean, after ankle, knee, hip... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Stupid, Venal, Crackpot Politics

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Ronni here. This is Crabby Old Lady's post today, but I want to direct you to a story in EasyReader by Robb Fulcher who interviewed me for it last week. It's titled Fab at 50 and a nice... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 29 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Notes From a Political Punching Bag

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 Tue, Sep 28 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Future of Today's Elder Workers

Unoubtedly you saw the news last Monday that the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) – the group of economists who read the tea leaves to determine the state of our economy – announced that our great recession officially ended... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Sunday Jazz

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, Sep 26 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: A 21st Century New Deal

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, Sep 25 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Connect with Community

As Dr. Robert N. Butler points out in Chapter 5 of his book, The Longevity Prescription, many studies from a variety of disciplines over many years prove again and again that strong social relationships lead to good health. And in... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's Not Easy Running a Blog

At their whim, blog readers come and blog readers go – that's the nature of all media. You can gauge how many visit your blog from whatever statistics package you use, together with the number of email and RSS subscriptions... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 22 September 2010

I spent a lot of time last week bitching about elders, the twitchy internet and bogus anti-aging products. The number of things to be pissed off about gets longer by the minute, but this week I seem to need a... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: On A Devil and a Saint

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, Sep 21 2010 6:14 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cool Things About Being Retired

I didn't ask to be retired and if it had been up to me, I would still be working - I liked what I was doing. At first, I choked on the word “retired,” but I'm accustomed to it now... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Sibling Duos

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, Sep 19 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: How Socialism Really Works

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, Sep 18 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Twitching Through the News

One of the things that is generally misunderstood is that dissatisfaction is not a personality flaw nor does it make you an unhappy person. But if you criticize the status quo or point out an inequity or declaim against corruption... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders Should Not Be the Enemy

In the matter of wrinkles, fair-skinned people like me have the advantage; wrinkles don't show as much as on those with darker skin tones. That is, until we smile. Then they pop out all around our eyes, our mouths and... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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