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Elderbloggers Win Trips to AARP's Orlando@50+ Event

At the end of this month, from 30 September through 2 October, AARP holds its annual gathering of members in Orlando, Florida. Normally, I wouldn't take notice (I'm not much for crowds of 25,000 or airplane rides under current flying... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 5:34 AM by TIME GOES BY
<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Set Stress Aside

“ n estimated 60 percent of doctor visits are for stress-related complaints.” I was shocked to read that statement halfway through Chapter 4, Set Stress Aside, of Dr. Robert N. Butler's book, The Longevity Prescription, that we are reading together...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 5:31 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
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
Let Me Tell You About Getting Old

EDITORIAL NOTE: There is another new entry at Where Elders Blog. She is June Calendar (wonderful name) and you can see her page here. And here are instructions to add a photo of your computer place. Feel free. As we... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY
<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Seek Essential Sleep

An old wives' tale holds that old people require less sleep. Not true. With the exception of a tiny minority, people of all ages need between seven and eight hours of sleep a day. And poor sleep is not an... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 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
Being 90-Something

Human nature being what it is, we all have our prejudices. I don't mean the nakedly open hatred of those who would burn sacred books of others' religion. Or circulate a caricature of the president as a witch doctor. Or... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 13 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
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
Fear of Food

About ten years ago, on the evening before an airplane flight, Crabby Old Lady ate a bad oyster. Not that she knew it right away. She attended a meeting in San Francisco the next morning and then boarded her noon... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 02 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY
An Outdoor Gallery for a Holiday

Lake Oswego, which I now call home, is a close-in suburb just south of Portland, Oregon with a population of about 37,000. The city center is small and, like my New York City neighborhood, easily walkable which I take advantage... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 06 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: Mozart

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 12 2010 5:30 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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