October 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Old Timey Halloween

Wind, rain, snow, flood and fire. It sounds Biblical, doesn't it. And at least 50 dead. Millions left in the dark and cold for how long no one knows. An unknown number of homes flattened. Entire neighborhoods gone, just gone.... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 31 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Big Effin' Deal from Jan Adams

UPDATE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING: I wrote this post over the weekend to help give me some time off this week but now there is Sandy. Taking nothing away from California Prop34 and Jan Adams, please feel free to also discuss... Read More...

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

Autumn Slide Show

Most of my weekend was lost to setting up a new computer and I consider that an excellent reason to slow down for a few days. Even with better tools for transferring data than last time I did this almost... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Top 10 Albums

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, Oct 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 27 October 2012

HENRI CHAT NOIR - POLITIQUE We have featured videos of Henri the depressive cat here in the past and since then, he has released some more. Here is one in which Henri ruminates on politics: I read that Henri's producer... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Women's Vote

For the past couple of days, as at least half a dozen TGB readers have let me know (what would I do without you all?), this video, endorsed by 60's phenom, Lesley Gore, has been on fire around the web:... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Good, Humane News From Medicare

Yeah, yeah, I know you feel like you've had more than enough from me about Medicare over the past ten days. But this is big-deal, good news you need to know. On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced a proposed settlement... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB Elders and the 2012 Election

Did you watch the third and last debate Monday evening between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney? I thought assigning foreign policy as the topic was a bad idea. More so than in elections past when the nation had... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 5 – Where to Get Help

This is the last part of the TGB Medicare Enrollment Information series. I had no idea when I committed myself to breaking down Medicare enrollment rules into simple, understandable language how difficult it would be – what a long learning... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 5:36 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 4 - Advantage Plans

Medicare Advantage plans are even more complex than Part D (prescription drug) plans. There are many more possibilities, contingencies and convoluted requirements and if you are not careful, it will make you cry. That said, it is not all that... Read...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Trios

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, Oct 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 21 October 2012

ANOTHER WIN FOR THE END OF DOMA On Thursday, the odious Defense of Marriage Act took another hit when a second federal appeals court ruled against the law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage. "The new case was brought on... Read...

Published Sat, Oct 20 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Social Security, the 2013 COLA and the Campaign

In Wednesday's presidential debate there was no discussion of Social Security. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Both candidates and the moderator, who selected the questions from the audience, ignored the program that provides 90 percent of total income to more...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 3 – Prescription Drugs

EDITORIAL NOTE: As with all these Medicare posts, it is crucial to be correct. If you find errors, please email me (as opposed to posting corrections in the comments) so I can incorporate them into the body of post where... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 2 – Medigap

IMPORTANT EDITORIAL NOTE: In the comments, please keep to the topic of the day's post. Advantage plans don't belong here today nor drug plans. Off-topic comments will be removed to help keep the series understandable for general and new-to-Medicare...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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