July 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Ronni Needs a Day Off Musical Interlude

A few things in life have caught up with me and I need some space so I'm taking a day off. Peter Tibbles, our resident musicologist who holds forth here on Sundays, has made that easy by providing me with... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare's 47th Anniversary

Forty-seven years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation creating Medicare. Former President Harry Truman attended the signing and became the first person to sign up for the program. In case you ever wondered, here is what life was...

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

ELDER MUJSIC: Bags’ Groove

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, Jul 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 29 July 2012

ELDER SENSE OF HUMOR A man named Wiley Miller draws and writes a cartoon strip called Nonsequitor. Peter Tibbles sent me a recent one. Here it is for you: RARE FOOTAGE OF SCULPTOR AUGUSTE RODIN You know Auguste Rodin, most... Read More...

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

The Offensive Politics of Deniability

You probably heard the shockingly racist statement earlier this week made by an adviser to Mitt Romney during a discussion with editors at The Telegraph in London: ”...one [adviser], [reports The Telegraph], suggested that Mr Romney was better placed...

Published Fri, Jul 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER PROSE INTERLUDE: <em>Human Life a Poem</em>

By Lin Yutang I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence... Read More...

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

Resting our Brains to Improve Memory

It is, probably, the number one fear old people have: loss of memory. To not remember is literally to lose our selves, the core of our being, the entire definition of who we are. Although there is not much anyone... Read More...

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

Elders Invisible – Not This Time

A poem from Shel Silverstein nicely captures the invisibility that cloaks people as we get old: Said the little boy, “Sometimes I drop my spoon.” Said the old man, “I do that too.” The little boy whispered, “I wet my... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Movie Theater Massacre

I had another post written for today, something a bit silly about getting old but after the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, it seems out of place for now, as though we – or I – need more time and space... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The A.M.'s Travelogue

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, Jul 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 July 2012

VP BIDEN ON MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY Last Monday, Vice President Joe Biden addressed a group of community leaders from senior centers around the country who were visiting the White House. He asserted the Obama administration's continued opposition...

Published Sat, Jul 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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