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Ageism at the Oscars
Did you watch the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night? Not having seen most of the movies, I hadn't intended to do so plus, it feels like a anachronism these days, watching famous rich people applaud themselves. But then I recalled... Read More....
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Wed, Feb 29 2012 5:30 AM
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Santorum's Extremism
One of the nicest things that has happened in response to The New York Times story I was quoted in last week is that I have heard from about a dozen old friends I had not been in touch with... Read More...
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Tue, Feb 28 2012 5:30 AM
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Updates to the Elderblog List
I was shocked to find out that the last update to the Elderblog List had been done more than a year ago, January 2011. It is time consuming to do by hand – most of one day - and I'll... Read More...
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Mon, Feb 27 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Cajun and Zydeco
This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
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Sun, Feb 26 2012 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF: 25 February 2012
ONE OF THE REASONS A MISS NEW YORK CITY When I first moved to New York in 1967, a taxi driver told me that the best thing about the city is that if you're one in a million, there are... Read More...
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Sat, Feb 25 2012 5:30 AM
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Elders Living Alone
There was a lot of response yesterday at The New York Times about the living alone story where I was mentioned and many commenters there said that none of us who were interviewed were particularly “quirky” as the headline claims.... Read More...
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Fri, Feb 24 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: Written in a Carefree Mood
[PERSONAL NOTE: I am mentioned, with a photo, at The New York Times today in a story about living alone by Steven Kurutz.] WRITTEN IN A CAREFREE MOOD Old man pushing seventy, In truth he acts like a little boy,... Read More...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 5:30 AM
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Latest Awful Medicare Privatization Plan
The Republicans will not ever give up their goal to kill Medicare. Not ever. Whatever they call it, however they dress it up, it's really privatization designed to kill Medicare. (By the way, they've got a new name for it... Read More...
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 5:30 AM
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Dr. Krauthammer's Excellent Doctor's Visit Tips
My friend John Brandt sent me the excellent list below. It is the advice of retired cardiologist, Martin Krauthammer, that will help us get more out of office visits with our doctors. Some items seem obvious, but we don't always... Read More...
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Tue, Feb 21 2012 5:30 AM
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What Elders Know About Sexual Politics
Wow. After the sexual politics of last week, is there anything more to say about contraception, abortion, women's right to choose, perceptions of religious liberty and coerced female penetration - not to mention the widespread male anxiety about female...
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Mon, Feb 20 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Elvis - Part 2
This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
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Sun, Feb 19 2012 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF: 18 February 2012
YAAKOV KIRSCHEN'S DRY BONES There are days in my life when I find it so painful that friends live so far away I can hardly allow myself to think about it. In the past, I have shown you some work... Read More...
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Sat, Feb 18 2012 5:30 AM
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How This Blog Operates
Because there have lately been a lot of new subscribers, I thought it might be useful (maybe for long-time readers, too) to know the “rules” I use to produce Time Goes By and, where applicable, its sister blog, The Elder... Read More...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: Forgetfulness
Now and then on Thursdays, particularly when I need some extra time, I will post a poem I like related to aging. Today, it is from Billy Collins - Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go... Read More...
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Thu, Feb 16 2012 5:30 AM
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Elders and Washington Politics (This Week)
UPDATE: In the time since I wrote this post on Tuesday, Congress has reached what is being called a "tentative" deal to extend not just the payroll tax holiday but unemployment benefits and make the "doc fix" which prevents a... Read...
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Wed, Feb 15 2012 5:31 AM
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