November 2012 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Testing for Alzheimer's Disease

PERSONAL NOTE: Late yesterday afternoon, my laptop crashed and could not be fixed with support via phone. It's been shipped off to a repair center far away and I'm working on an ancient machine now. I have a backup that... Read More...

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

You, Me and Social Security 2012 – Part 2: Solutions

He was talking about a budget agreement to forestall the fiscal cliff and not specifically about Social Security and Medicare, but President Barack Obama in a press briefing yesterday repeated something several times that can be applied to Social Security...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Being Old: When Strangers Notice

This is a story about how people behave differently with you when you're old. I didn't see it that way when this happened; a friend later explained. It was Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, and it was to be... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

You, Me and Social Security 2012 – Part 1: The Problem

DO NOT YAWN at the title of this post and related ones to come. It is about your ability and the ability of your children, grandchildren and beyond to house and feed themselves in old age – an expectation of... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

45 Years of <em>Alice's Restaurant</em>

It was 45 years ago this this month – 1967 – that Arlo Guthrie's musical account of how his crime, littering, led to his rejection by the U.S. Army was released under its official name, Alice's Restaurant Massacree. I remember... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones

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, Nov 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 24 November 2012

LONGEST CHOCOLATE TRAIN EVER Oh, you're gonna love this. No more words – just watch. KEY AND PEELE IMPERSONATE THE PREZ This is wildly inventive, clever and hilarious. It takes not one, but two of these guys, Keegan-Michael Key and... Read More.....

Published Sat, Nov 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Day After Thanksgiving 2012

I hope everyone had a fulfilling (pardon the pun) Thanksgiving holiday and if you are so inclined, find all the bargains you need today, Black Friday. Me? I'm staying as far away from stores as possible. I'll be back online... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

The Elder Storytelling Place will resume on Monday 26 November Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Day Before Thanksgiving 2012

Feeling the need for a bit of a rest, I'm stretching out this holiday from today through Friday. I'll be back on Saturday with a new Interesting Stuff column. Best wishes to every one of you for a happy, healthy,... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Not on the Backs of Elders

For the nearly 10 years I've been writing this blog and paying close attention to the ways of Washington as they relate to elders, someone there has been trying to privatize, reduce, cut or kill Social Security. Mainstream media generally... Read...

Published Tue, Nov 20 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Uncluttering Seven Decades of Life

After my mother died 20 years ago and it fell to me to empty her home, I was surprised at how little “stuff” she had. Her personal files were contained in half a file drawer yet all the papers and... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Beethoven Again

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, Nov 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 17 November 2012

113th CONGRESS MOST DIVERSE EVER When the new Congress is sworn in in January, it will be the most reflective of the U.S. in history. Among the new members are four African-Americans, 10 Latinos, five Asian-Americans, the first Hindu and... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old Age 4500 Years Ago

”O sovreign my Lord! Oldness has come; old age has descended. Feebleness has arrived; dotage is here anew. “The heart sleeps wearily every day. The eyes are weak, the ears are deaf, the strength is disappearing because of weariness of... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 16 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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