October 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

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

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: 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

Elders and the Presidential Debate

Yes, President Barack Obama was off his game in Wednesday evening's debate appearing, at various times, tired, bored and listless. And whoever advised Obama not to pound Mitt Romney with his 47 percent speech every time the Republican nominee said...

Published Fri, Oct 05 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

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

Confessions of a Late-Age Coward

”When I was three years old during World War II, Mom sent me to nursery school. She walked me the four blocks down the hill from our house where she handed me over to the bus driver. He let me... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 11 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Gifts - Part 2

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 Tue, Oct 02 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

A Young Woman's Wisdom

Many of you know that nearly from the beginning, Time Goes By has shared a connection with awesome geriatrician Bill Thomas, author of my favorite book on aging, What Are Old People For?, and his new novel about elders, Tribes... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 01 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

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

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