May 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

ELDER MUSIC: The 27 Club

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, May 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Well, not the entire poem of T.S. Eliot although it is surely worth the read and you will find it here. This, today, is a short six lines taken from near the end of the work with that wonderful, well-worn... Read More...

Published Thu, May 10 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage – Finally

The latest cover of the New Yorker magazine on newsstands today. Isn't this terrific: Compared to Congress and the judicial branch of government, a president has few actual powers. However, his position does imbue him with the authority to influence...

Published Mon, May 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Spending Changes in Retirement

We were speaking of retirement earlier this week and when I ran across a news item I had saved, I decided why not go whole hog in one week on this topic. According to a study by the Employee Research... Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What to Do With Your Ashes

If you would rather be buried in a casket, this post probably is not for you. But after Saturday's Interesting Stuff item about James Doohan's ashes being carried into space last week, I wondered about the ways people deal with... Read More.....

Published Tue, May 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Oddities of Being Old (from 2007)

EDITORIAL NOTE: Time Goes By Sunday Elder Music columnist, Peter Tibbles and his Assistant Musicologist are visiting from Melbourne for a few days. While they are here, in place of new posts are some vintage TGB stories that I kind... Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTIING STUFF – 19 May 2012

THE KIND OF CENTENARIAN I WANT TO BE In April, Eileen Emeline Ingles of Invercargill, New Zealand, turned 100. Until a year ago, writes reporter Gwyneth Hyndman, she ran to the mailbox every morning. I like what Ms. Ingles says... Read More...

Published Sat, May 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Peter Tibbles' Travel Travails and Salmon Recipe

As regular readers know, Peter Tibbles owns Sundays at this blog where he weekly posts his delightful Elder Music column. But there's more to Peter than music (as if that's not enough) and I think you will enjoy this report... Read More...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

“Honoring” Elders During Older Americans Month

ITEM: The public transportation agency in Portland, Oregon, TriMet, avoids using the word “old” with a hokey euphemism Crabby Old Lady had not heard before moving here. As they explain on their website: "'Honored Citizen' is how TriMet identifies...

Published Tue, May 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 May 2012

BIONIC EYES FOR ELDERS An estimated half million Amercians age 75 and older are afflicted with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) along with, eventually, the resultant blindness. Two years ago, the Federal Trade Commission approved an amazing space...

Published Sat, May 12 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

May 2012 - Time Goes By

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ELDER MUSIC: The 27 Club

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage – Finally

How Spending Changes in Retirement

What to Do With Your Ashes

Some Oddities of Being Old (from 2007)

INTERESTIING STUFF – 19 May 2012

Peter Tibbles' Travel Travails and Salmon Recipe

“Honoring” Elders During Older Americans Month

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 May 2012

Peter Tibbles' Trip to Oregon – Part 2

ELDER MUSIC: Telemann

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

Proven: Older IS Wiser – and Smarter (from 2006)

Fixing (Not Destroying) Social Security