March 2011 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Regrets and Old Age

About a month or so ago, there was an excellent discussion here about whether those of us who are childless elders have any regrets. If you missed it, you ought to go read the comments – it is a terrific,... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

2012 Social Security Benefit

In the past few days, an AP story has been circulating among newspapers reporting that in 2012 there will be a small cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits. But the kicker is that an increase in the Medicare Part... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 30 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Broken Country

Even while my critical faculties were in retreat for the past week, between naps I've read the news and opinion online, listened the officials and pundits on television, and now that I'm feeling less sick and just tired, it struck... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 29 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old Age Cold (and More)

Email back-and-forth with friend last Friday while conducting some boring, but necessary personal business: FRIEND: How are you feeling? ME: Awful. Many years ago, a cold remedy company used the slogan, “A summer cold is a different animal.” Hah! NOT...

Published Mon, Mar 28 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1951

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, Mar 27 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 26 March 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 26 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GAY AND GRAY: Meet David

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 Fri, Mar 25 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Last Magnificent Movie Queen

The worst part of being sick with a cold is that my brain stops working. And although my body keeps saying, sleep, sleep – sometimes you just gotta get out of bed for awhile. Certainly you know by now that... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 24 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Down with a Cold

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but just because I feel sick and whiny: when I was kid and had a cold, my mother handed me a couple of extra handkerchiefs and sent me to school. Aside from the annoyance... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The War on Elders (and Everybody Else) – Part 1 of ?

It's been an exhausting few weeks: the earthquake in Japan, a new U.S. military venture in Libya, the ongoing demonstrations and fighting in almost every middle eastern country, the ominous silence from Israel, the crucial protests in Wisconsin, Michigan...

Published Tue, Mar 22 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The New Telephone Culture

One of the most dramatic cultural changes in the lifetimes of those who read this blog is the fading of the telephone from our lives – at least for its original intended use. I had been thinking about how little... Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 21 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: On Charlie Christian's Shoulders

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, Mar 20 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 March 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 19 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Your Money Saving Tips

Even though prices for food (particularly produce), energy, clothing and other products have gone up, Social Security recipients are into their second year without a cost-of-living increase in their monthly benefit. Further, premiums for Supplemental...

Published Fri, Mar 18 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

President Obama and Social Security

TWO EDITORIAL NOTES: Marie Favre, who lives in Casablanca, Morocco, has added her photo to the Where Elders Blog feature. You can see it here and if you haven't done so, you can submit a picture of your own blogging... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 17 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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