April 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

2013 TGB Elderblogging Survey Results – Part 4

Today's is the last report of the Elderblogger Survey covering personal finance and politics. I haven't posted charts for all the questions or even mentioned some. If they put me to sleep, I have no doubt you would feel the... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Who Could have Stopped the FAA Sequester Exception?

Did you know - • the Meals on Wheels program for homebound elders is being cut by an estimated 19 million meals? • thousands of elder cancer patients are being denied needed chemotherapy treatments due to Medicare cuts? • 140,000... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 30 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Why Crabby Old Lady Has No Blog Post Today

Crabby Old Lady is acutely aware that this is a post so self-indulgent and so light and airy you may not be able to see it on your screen. She has several meatier stories in various stages of production but... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Social Security: For the First Time in History...

...a Democratic president has proposed to cut Social Security benefits. That's not rumor, that's official. It is an item in the budget plan Barack Obama will send to Congress on Wednesday. The cut is, as we have discussed in these... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 08 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Facebook/Hatebook

In my earliest interaction with Facebook in 2007, one of the first things I discovered were dozens of sites devoted to hating old people. Back then, Crabby Old Lady noted a few examples of the hate speech she found: sometimes... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Terrible Week for the United States

NOTICE: The 2013 TGB Elderblogger Survey was scheduled to end last night at midnight. But the service was down yesterday so no one could participate. Therefore, now that it is repaired, I have extended the deadline through Friday 19 April... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Deception, Trickery and Chicanery Aimed at Elders

Wanna know why I skipped writing a blog post for Friday last week? I mentioned then that it was an accumulation of a whole lot of a small irritations that finally added up to too much at once. This is... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Centuries

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, Apr 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 6 April 2013

ELAINE STRITCH: SO SHOOT ME Eight-eight-year-old actor and singer Elaine Stritch, who finishes up a week of farewell performances at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City this evening, is moving out of the city after 71 years in favor... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 06 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Call Congress Today: No Social Security Cuts

Yesterday, a group of progressive organizations along with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and representatives from various states delivered petitions to the White House holding more than two million signatures. That was in opposition to President Barack...

Published Wed, Apr 10 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Coattails of the Beatles

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, Apr 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Personal Ads

Over the years at this blog, we have spent a lot of time debating what kind of humor about old people is funny or acceptable or not acceptable or hateful, etc. Just yesterday, TGB reader jane d posted this comment:... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 April 2013

ADORABLE BABY BAT Is there anything cuter than baby animals? This little flying fox is named Blossom and she was rescued after what was probably a cat attack: ”Blossom...was fed a nectar mix recipe and the occasional milk formula which... Read More.....

Published Sat, Apr 20 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

2013 TGB Elderblogging Survey Results – Part 2

Following along on results from the 2013 Elderblogging Survey, today we'll look at health and related end-of-life issues. The usual caveats for this kind of survey apply: It is not balanced against the general population It is not balanced against...

Published Wed, Apr 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Language: Someday

On a TV drama recently, the character of a hard-charging professional woman who appeared to be about 30, was asked if she intended to have children. With a dismissive wave of her hand she answered, “Someday.” As I immediately remarked... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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