July 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

ELDER ABUSE: Part 2 - Institutional Abuse Overview

As we noted in Part 1 of this series, institutional abuse is one of the three general categories of elder abuse and it is frighteningly common. Elders are harmed all the time from institutional abuse, some die as a result... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 16 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Woody Guthrie

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 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 July 2012

END OF MINITEL IN FRANCE In 1988, when I visited an American friend working in Paris for several months, she showed me the most amazing appliance – the Minitel. Long before there were personal computers, in France nearly everyone had... Read More...

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

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: The Road Not Taken

Following on yesterday's post about regret, this came to mind - definitely related. The poem is often misquoted as “the road less traveled” from the penultimate line. Those phrases mean two different things. By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in....

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

Aging and Regret

Thank you for your condolences yesterday for my cold virus. You know what it's like and it's my contention, too, that it's worse than when we were younger. I'm not sure if that's age or if we have more virulent... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 12 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Physical Damages

Do you think watching too much television can give you a cold? As I've mentioned here the past two days, I've been captivated by (or is it a captive of) several seasons of the TV series Damages. Then yesterday, I... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 11 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Continuing Damages

How nice to hear from so many of you that I'm not alone in falling off the deep end slothdom by spending nearly every waking hour in a #$%^&* television series. Unlike some (yes, even some likable people who comment... Read More...

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

Sunday Damages

The Saturday to-do list was longer than usual. Not that I ever finish even short ones; there are always plenty of items to carry over to the next day. And the next. At the same time, the weather here (sorry... Read More...

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

ELDER MUSIC: Silly Songs

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 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 July 2012

MILTON GLASER – FOREVER ASTONISHED If you don't recognize Milton Glaser's name, here are a couple of his iconic design images to remind you. He is one of the most accomplished and prolific designers of the 20th century. Five years... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2012 4:36 AM by TIME GOES BY

New Information on Elder Care

Did you know this? I didn't: ”Every day, Bureau of Labor Statistics interviewers ask Americans to detail how they spent the previous 24 hours, how many minutes and hours they devoted to everything from shopping to child care to phone... Read More...

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

ELDER PROSE INTERLUDE: My Twice-Lived Life

By Donald M. Murray “My fear of aging was not loneliness but bingo. I was terrified of the loss of aloneness, of being driven to a senior center where I would confront a huge jigsaw puzzle, a class in square... Read More...

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

Independence Day 2012

Several things for this holiday so let's get started. The Fourth of July traditionally means lots of sunshine and outdoor activity - a day of parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks. But for about 90 percent of the U.S., I'm pretty... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Abuse – What is It?

You think you know the answer to that, right? Well, not so fast. I did too until I started looking into elder abuse for us. There are a zillion definitions, several kinds of abuse, no useful statistics and differing laws... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

I won't recount the the plot of this British movie about seven old folks who retire to Jaipur, India. If you haven't seen it, there are at least a million places online you where can find out about it. It's... Read More...

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

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