June 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 1 June 2013

CREATING A LIVING NIGHTWATCH This is one of Rembrandt's most famous paintings, from 1642, Nightwatch which is owned by and on display at The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. A few week's ago, to draw attention to their collection, the museum created...

Published Sat, Jun 01 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How's Your Health?

EDITORIAL NOTE: Every now and then, someone asks to interview me about elderblogging and I'm happy to do so to spread the word. This time it was Stephen Winbaum who runs the blog at the Retirement Homes website. Stephen and... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 07 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Well Do You Smell?

My nose has been nearly useless for at least a decade – probably longer. It just doesn't work anymore. Obviously, there can be dangers in having a smell deficit – being unaware of a gas leak, for example, or something... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Köchel and the Others

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, Jun 30 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady on a Dumb Medical “Fact” of the Day

In a vague sort of way, Crabby Old Lady keeps her eye on commercial websites aimed at her age group hoping to see something that marshals a whole lot more resources than Crabby – only one person – can bring... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 11 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 15 June 2013

JOHN OLIVER'S DOING GREAT - - on The Daily Show while Jon Stewart is off for the summer directing a movie in the Middle East. I watched all four shows this week and was not disappointed in the least. Of... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 15 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Things I Wish I Had Known

Old people sometimes mention lessons they wish they had learned long before they did. Many of us have similar lists so I suspect these things are universal - stuff individuals of every generation must learn for themselves and then moan... Read More.....

Published Thu, Jun 20 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Important Blog Comment Problem

As they say, shit happens and for the past month or so, many of your comments at this blog and, to a lesser degree at The Elder Storytelling Place, have been relegated to the spam folder instead of being published.... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Trumpet

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, Jun 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 8 June 2013

CRONUT FRENZY There's no reason you should know, but that is a photo of a “cronut” the latest fad in Manhattan made only by the Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo. It's a combination doughnut/croissant that is priced at $5 each... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 08 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Inspire Your Fit Behavior</em>

As noted in a post earlier this month about hanging on to our health in old age, the reason I have been able to keep up my six-day-a-week exercise routine for nearly a year now – or, at least, the... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Living the Early Bird Specials Time Table

EDITORIAL NOTE: On yesterday's post, the link to The Elder Storytelling Place was coded wrong (my bad) and brought up a blank page. Here's a link to Marc Leavitt's poem, On Money, that does work. Lately I have been facing... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Banned by the BBC

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, Jun 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and the Need to be Touched

A couple of weeks ago, I bought myself a massage. Even though many friends through the years have extolled its virtues and powers, it is not something I have done much in my life – probably no more than half... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 21 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do Old People Smell Funny?

It was a failed attempt at humor when, last week, I headlined a post about loss of the sense of smell, How Well Do You Smell? But a few of you were kind enough to acknowledge the effort anyway: ”At... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 25 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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INTERESTING STUFF – 1 June 2013

How's Your Health?

How Well Do You Smell?

ELDER MUSIC: Köchel and the Others

Crabby Old Lady on a Dumb Medical “Fact” of the Day

INTERESTING STUFF – 15 June 2013

Things I Wish I Had Known

Important Blog Comment Problem

ELDER MUSIC: Trumpet

INTERESTING STUFF – 8 June 2013

<em>Inspire Your Fit Behavior</em>

Living the Early Bird Specials Time Table

ELDER MUSIC: Banned by the BBC

Elders and the Need to be Touched

Do Old People Smell Funny?