August 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF: 4 August 2012

SPECTACULAR GYMNAST WINNER It's never interested me, the Olympics. When I've tuned in over the years by accident, all I've ever seen are a bunch of obscure “sports” like ping-pong, trampoline, archery, tug-of-war. And come on - we all know...

Published Sat, Aug 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Better Language Improves Lives

It could be my imagination, but lately there seems to be an increase in the amount of age denial going on – particularly, an uptick in requests to review books on how to stay young forever and also, more ads... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 08 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

THE ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Gifts and Elder Care

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, Aug 09 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How the Romney-Ryan Ticket Affects Elders

Until Mitt Romney announced Wisconsin Republican Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate on Saturday, he had already promised deep spending cuts to the federal budget if elected president. As with his tax returns, Romney has refused to elaborate...

Published Mon, Aug 13 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

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

Revolutionary New Job Seeking Tool

Among the age-related threads I track online is job search advice. For people older than 50, it is universally awful and has not varied for more than a decade: shorten your resume, update your skills, be positive, buy some new... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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

ELDER MUSIC: Maria Muldaur

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 05 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: I'm Growing Old

By John Godfrey Saxe The more time I spend with poetry about age and growing old and death and such, the more I am surprised how little it has changed between ancient times and now. If you told me that... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 16 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 PROSE: <em>Somewhere Toward the End</em>

In her 2009 award-winning memoir, Somewhere Towards the End, Diana Athill writes: “I am puzzled by something which I believe I share with a good many other oldies: I have gone off novels... “...'going off' novels doesn't mean that I... Read...

Published Fri, Aug 10 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Romney/Ryan Relying on Greedy Geezers

It's pretty funny watching Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his surrogates trying to distance him from his running mate's budget that explicitly states, among other draconian measures, there would be more tax cuts for the wealthy...

Published Tue, Aug 14 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

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