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

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...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 5:31 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

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

INTERESTING STUFF: 5 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 05 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

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...

Published Tue, Mar 01 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

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...

Published Sun, Mar 13 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Shelter

A few weeks ago, I received a note from Brenda Henry, then vacationing in Rio de Janeiro. It was filled with delightful tidbits about how elders are treated in Rio so I asked if, when she returned home to Montreal,... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 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

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

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