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ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2012 - Part 2
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...
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Mon, Dec 31 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2012 - Part 1
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...
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Sun, Dec 30 2012 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF -29 December 2012
THE CHEMISTRY OF SNOWFLAKES A whole lot I didn't know about how snowflakes work. THE LAST CHRISTMAS STORY OF 2012 On Christmas Eve 2011 in Manhattan, writer Anelise Chen found a teeny-tiny frog in a bag of supermarket lettuce. ”I... Read More...
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Sat, Dec 29 2012 5:30 AM
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The Kindness and Caring of a Dog
There are distractions this week and not a lot of time to write so here is a beautiful, little story for today that will warm your heart: Cats are mysterious, mercurial and manipulative beings, ever unpredictable and fascinating. Certainly they... Read...
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Fri, Dec 28 2012 5:30 AM
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Results of Your Calls and Letters to Congress
As I mentioned recently, I sometimes feel like you must see me as Chicken Little when I repeatedly ask you to write or telephone Congress and the White House. I've done that two or three times just during all the... Read More...
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Thu, Dec 27 2012 5:30 AM
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Henri the Cat – The Worst Noel
Millions of people save some vacation for this time of year and the week between Christmas and New Years has always felt to me like a vaguely pleasant waiting period, even when I was employed and at work. Now? I'm... Read More...
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Wed, Dec 26 2012 5:30 AM
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Christmas Day 2012
Many Americans may not know of Penelope Keith but for many years our British and Australian cousins have known her as one of the England's most famous actors – yes, she is of our generation. You can read a bare... Read More...
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Tue, Dec 25 2012 5:30 AM
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Christmas 2012
All three of us are taking a bit of rest over this holiday season and there won't be any serious blogging this week (unless I change my mind). But you should for sure check in here tomorrow, Christmas day, for... Read More...
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Mon, Dec 24 2012 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Christmas 2012
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...
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Sun, Dec 23 2012 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF: 22 December 2012
Greetings of the Season to you all. Given that there is so much that is painful and wrong in our world right now, today's Interesting Stuff is an antidote - all video and entirely for fun. It is so sweet... Read More...
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Sat, Dec 22 2012 5:30 AM
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What's the Matter with Old People?
For the record, I stole that headline from Salon editor-at-large, Joan Walsh, who released a book this year titled, What's the Matter with White People?. Her title, in turn, mimics Thomas Frank's 2004 book, What's the Matter with Kansas?....
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Fri, Dec 21 2012 5:30 AM
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President Obama Betrays Elders
Depending on the newsletters you subscribe to, perhaps you too have been swamped with email this week from Democratic and Progressive organizations. There is a good reason: two days ago President Barack Obama, in fiscal cliff negotiations with House Speaker...
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Thu, Dec 20 2012 5:30 AM
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Some Elder Humor
Not long ago ago, I told you about a book I recently purchased titled The Art of Aging with a lot of quotations from writers of many historical eras. It continues to engage me. Here is the editor, Wayne Booth,... Read More...
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Wed, Dec 19 2012 5:30 AM
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A Thoughtful, Important and Practical Gun Control Solution
The forces against any useful kind of gun control are huge and powerful. Solutions being discussed by our elected officials are the same old half measures – limit size of guns and magazines, etc. Over this past horrible weekend TGB... Read More...
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Tue, Dec 18 2012 5:30 AM
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The Unspeakable Tragedy at Sandy Hook
By now you undoubtedly have seen and read the accounts of the horrific shootings Friday in Connecticut where 27 were killed including 20 children. It is those children - babies really, kindergartners – who make this latest gun tragedy unbearable.... Read...
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Mon, Dec 17 2012 5:30 AM
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