April 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Lies, Damned Lies and Social Security

Yeah, yeah, I know. Some of you develop instant glazed eye syndrome when I repeatedly harp on the need to preserve Social Security and to flay those who want to kill it. Here I go again. As I keep pointing... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 20 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Earworms

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...

Published Sun, Apr 01 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: Since Nine -

By C. P. Cavafy (Translated by Daniel Mendelsohn) Half past twelve. The time has quickly passed since nine o'clock when I first turned up the lamp and sat down here. I've been sitting without reading, without speaking. With whom should... Read...

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Phone

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...

Published Sun, Apr 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

THE TGB ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Probate

Orrin Onken writes the twice-monthly TGB Elderlaw Attorney column in which he discusses legal issues of concern and interest to elders. He is an elderlaw attorney licensed to practice in the state of Oregon. He also keeps his own blog,... Read More.....

Published Thu, Apr 05 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Location Check Followup

Before we get to locations, I must thank you all for your lovely birthday greetings on Saturday. I had a fine time with your poems and ditties and blog posts and video links and all. You said so many nice... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Do You Know Now About Getting Old...

Perhaps you have noticed that some of the cable pundit shows have a new(ish) meme. At the end of their programs, the hosts and guests tell viewers what they learned during the show that day. Chris Hayes, in the final... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Many Elders are Online?

Well, if you're reading this, you are definitely online. But many elders are not. The annual Pew survey of internet usage always grabs me and because this blog is Time Goes By what it's really like to get old, I... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 April 2012

A SUNDAY AT 105 This 13-minute film follows Aldéa Pellerin-Cormier through one day from early morning until time for bed. Made by her great-grandson, Daniel Leger, Ms. Pellerin-Cormier's comments are in French with English subtitles. There is more...

Published Sat, Apr 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Right and Duty to Vote

This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers - only 90 years ago. That is the beginning of a story continued below that has been floating around via email since about 2004. I had not seen it until Darlene... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

THE TGB ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Estate Plans

Orrin Onken writes the twice-monthly TGB Elderlaw Attorney column in which he discusses legal issues of concern and interest to elders. He is an elderlaw attorney licensed to practice in the state of Oregon. He also keeps his own blog,... Read More.....

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Contest Winners and Reader Location Check

On Tuesday, readers were given the opportunity to win one of three copies of Tribes of Eden, the new novel by friend of Time Goes By and renowned geriatrician Bill Thomas. “Thomas said he used a post-apocalyptic scenario [in Tribes... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Banishing Exercise Guilt

The concern of this blog is the overall idea of getting old. Drilling down a bit, that means “what it is really like” to do so because there is hardly any place to find the truth about it. Among the... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 April 2012

TEXTING FROM HILLARY It's been all over the web this past week and if you haven't been following the game, you're not having fun: It started as a joke in a bar after seeing a photo - a power shot... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Why Do So Many Elders Vote Conservative?

Back in January, I asked the question: Are you more conservative or more liberal than when you were younger? The responses were nearly 100 percent “more liberal” or “always liberal” but that is to be expected on this blog. Conservatives... Read More....

Published Wed, Apr 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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