August 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Medicare and the Republican Ticket

I've only glanced at this week's Republican convention coverage on the teevee because I can no longer bear either the faces or voices of the Ryan/Romney ticket, especially those two standard bearers, but many of their surrogates also. So I......

Published Fri, Aug 31 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What is it Like to be Old?

Because I am a bit distracted this week while setting up and organizing a filing system for my new History of Old Age project, that's mostly what I've been thinking about. So today, I have a related question for you.... Read More...

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

The History of Old Age – A Beginning

I have recently begun a new project, one that will probably go on for a long time before I feel finished. It is, as the headline states, to study the history of old age. It's going to be a lot... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Becoming Your Parents

Remember, when you were a little kid, vowing NEVER to do THAT with your kids when you grew up? As it turned out, I had no children so I didn't get to test that particular pledge but there are a... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Practical Health Information

Useful information arrives and sometimes it appears to be so obvious or has been so widely distributed in the media that it would be redundant for me to tell you about it. But maybe not; maybe some readers want or... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Cadillac

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, Aug 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 25 August 2012

MITT ROMNEY: BIRTHER I had finished writing today's Interesting Stuff on Friday when some Mitt Romney news arrived that is too odious to leave until Monday. The regular potpourri of the Saturday post will return next week. What Romney did... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Dr. Bill Thomas Does My Work For Me

Not long ago, an announcement of a new study from Cambridge Journals about amazingly young-functioning memory and cognition discovered in some 80-year-olds dropped into my inbox. I was busy so I skimmed the report and set it aside for a... Read More....

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Amazing Cultural Gulf Between Young and Old

As the latest freshman class prepares to enter college at this time each year, Beloit College issues its annual Mindset List which, as stated on the website, gives us “a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Akins, Republicans, Women, Elders

In yesterday's post I asked that we leave discussion of Todd Akins for another day. That day would be now. It is important for us at Time Goes By to talk about this because elders are the only people on... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 22 2012 5:29 AM by TIME GOES BY

Ryan/Romney - The Upside Down Presidential Ticket

It was over in all but name for Mitt Romney the minute word leaked he had chosen (or was told to choose?) Paul Ryan as his running mate. The media flock to Ryan and his budget plan because however unserious... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Grandmother Gene

EDITOR'S NOTE: I am deep in the weeds on the Ryan/Romney plans for Medicare and Social Security and could use some extra time. So here's a very old post I like from the earliest days of this blog, 2004, updated... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 20 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Washington Square Park

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, Aug 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 18 August 2012

Time to celebrate. It's Millie Garfield's 87th birthday today. She is among the oldest elderbloggers around. Millie recently sold her condo and moved a few miles down the road to Brooksby Village. That's a big deal when you are Millie's...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

And the <em>JOB!</em> Book Winners Are...

A reader emailed about Wednesday's story and contest to say, “Please tell me this is a spoof.” Over the many years of this blog, spoofs have not been my modus operandi so I don't know why anyone would think that.... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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