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  • Foods We Love

    Yesterday the Senate passed and the president signed the continuing resolution to keep the federal government running for another two weeks, so no shutdown - for now. The bill is bad news for elders with deep cuts to Social Security... Read More...

  • On Wisconsin

    Several readers emailed on Saturday asking why I had not mentioned Japan in Interesting Stuff that day. The destruction from the earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown, etc. is almost unfathomable. The reports are horrifying and heartbreaking, but I did...

  • 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...

  • Social Security Part 2: The Trust Fund

    With a few fine exceptions, you would not know from most of the news media – print, television and online – or from Republican politicians that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit and is generally in good shape.... Read More...

  • 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...

  • INTERESTING STUFF: 12 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • At TGB, Less is More

    I was nodding in agreement while I had a good laugh over at artnet.com reading a story by Charlie Finch titled Social Media is Old Age. ”Are you young?” he asks. “Do you express your thoughts in small sentences on... Read More...

  • Help Save Social Security Today

    I know some of you, certainly those outside the U.S., are may be frustrated that I keep banging on about Social Security and I promise we'll do something fun here before the week is out. But there is also serious... Read More...

  • 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...

  • A Mental Health Day

    Over the years, I have known a number of screenwriters. And over those same years, as we grew older, they got fewer and fewer jobs. Ageism in Hollywood is not new; women actors over the age of 30 or so... Read More...

  • New Film: Over 90 and Loving It

    In 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were about 2.1 million people age 90 and older in the country. Film maker, Susan Polis Schutz has profiled a dozen of them for her new documentary, Over 90 & Loving... Read More...

  • 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...

  • ELDER MUSIC: 1950

    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...
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