September 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF: 15 September 2012

CHEVY'S AWFUL CAR COMMERCIAL TGB reader Marc Leavitt left a link to this Chevy Malibu commercial recently. It is exactly why ageism and age discrimination exist. So-called “funny” presentations of elders like this one happen thousands of times across...

Published Sat, Sep 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Annual Census on Earnings, Poverty and Health Coverage

One of the first things the U.S. Constitution mandates is a national census. Article I, Section 2 states that an ”...enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Has Romney Disqualified Himself?

[NOTE: You probably know all this by now, but I wrote my response early on Wednesday and was away from home the rest of the day. There may have been developments throughout the day that make this obsolete. I'll update... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: As I Walked Out One Evening

By W. H. Auden As I walked out one evening, Walking down Bristol Street, The crowds upon the pavement Were fields of harvest wheat. And down by the brimming river I heard a lover sing Under an arch of the... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Time-Consuming Life Maintenance – Part 2

Last week, we held a terrific conversation about how damned long the ordinary maintenance of living takes as we get older - the chores, errands, daily upkeep and other stuff that we hardly noticed in the past except, maybe, as... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 11 2012 12:55 AM by TIME GOES BY

Democratic Convention: Social Security and Medicare

Did you watch the Democratic Convention last week? I did. There were some damned good speakers leading up to the main event but most viewers didn't get to see them, even on MSNBC and CNN which favored uninformed pundit chatter... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 10 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Louis Armstrong

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

INTERESTING STUFF – 8 September 2012

COOL KICKS FOR GRANDMA For many years, I have been bitching that the majority commercials with and for elders advertise only products to treat icky conditions. But this is a terrific exception and a clever appeal to both young and... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The History of Old Age – Old Women

My new project on the history of old age is moving forward slowly. Mostly, right now, I'm researching sources, deciding how deep or scholarly I want this to be and gathering materials. It would be good for me to be... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Hunger in America

A Gallup survey released last month found that one-quarter of Mississippians at least once in the preceding 12 months did not have enough money to buy the food they needed. ”In 15 states, at least one in five Americans say... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Being Old is Time Consuming

Crabby Old Lady is worn out and it's not because she has been extra special busy lately. It's just ordinary living that takes up more time than it did when she was younger. Or, maybe, it's the consequences of ordinary... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 05 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Belly Fat

According to a study released last week by the Mayo Clinic, having a pot belly, even if you are otherwise of normal weight, produces a higher risk of death than being obese. “The risk of cardiovascular death was 2.75 times... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Holiday Art Tour – Year Two

Unbeknownst to me when I moved to Lake Oswego two years, the town has a large and rich commitment to public art – in particular, sculpture in the Gallery Without Walls program. And by god, it shows on nearly every... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Some Bits From Opera

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, Sep 02 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 1 September 2012

EDITORIAL NOTE: This the Interesting Stuff post meant for last Saturday when, instead, I had a mini-fit over Mitt Romney's apparent birther conversion. Events move quickly in our 21st century world and one or two of these may be slightly... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 01 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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