August 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 31 August 2013

TECH SUPPORT STORY There are a number of websites where tech support and customer service representatives vent their frustration with the stupidity of end-users like you and me. Sometimes their most vile rants are reserved for old people and that's...

Published Sat, Aug 31 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Budding Fashion Designer for Elders

As I explained in a post earlier this week, an email from a young fashion design student prompted my post on Tuesday about non-existent elder fashion. When we were arranging our Tuesday Skype chat, Marisol Garza told me that she... Read More...

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

What Americans Think About Aging - 2013

ITEM: 57% of U.S. seniors state that overall, the past year of their life has been “normal,” versus 42% of those surveyed in 2012. ITEM: More than half (51%) of seniors expect their quality of life to stay about the... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 29 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: The Layers

A TGB reader, Tom Delmore, sent me the poem below. He's a poet too and I told you about him in this post back in May. Today's poet, Stanley Kunitz, was born in Massachusetts in 1905, died in 2006 -... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Quick and Easy Blog Post

An old friend, Jim Stone, is visiting for a few days so posting will be light and brief this week. Yesterday, we drove up to Mt. Hood for lunch at Timberline Lodge – about an hour-and-a-half from home. You may... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Non-Existent Elder Fashion

[Editorial Note: I last wrote about this subject five years ago. Due to that post, on Friday I was contacted for advice by a young fashion designer who wants to specialize in fashion for elder women. That gives me a... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Windy Songs

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, Aug 25 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 24 August 2013

ASTOUNDING INSPIRATION As you probably know, I've been on a campaign since March to lose 40 pounds. My inspiration was and is FEAR with capital letters. When it had become difficult to bend over to feed the cat, I FEARED... Read More...

Published Sat, Aug 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders Repeating Ourselves

By the time my great Aunt Edith was into her 80s (she lived to be 89), she repeated her stories a lot. I lived in New York City then, she in Portland, Oregon, and we kept a weekly appointment to... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 23 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Pets and Elders

Those two kinds of living creatures go together well. Many studies show that sharing life with a dog or cat or other kind of pet increases health and well-being of elders, even lowers blood pressure. Our pets are our boon... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

National Senior Citizens Day?

Minus the question mark, that's what a press release Crabby Old Lady received on Monday tells her about today. Ever heard of it? Neither has Crabby and the more she looked into it, the more she wished she hadn't. What... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 21 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

An Old Age Better Than I Ever Expected

Nothwithstanding yesterday's post about the hard decisions we face in our old age, I never expected to feel as alive and vibrant and spirited and vital as I do at this time of my life. There is little if anything... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 20 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders' Tough Decisions

Some of you may recall late last year when I told you about, Travels with Epicurus, a lovely little book about living a fulfilled old age written by philosopher Daniel Klein. In his introduction Klein explains why, at age 72,... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Rain 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...

Published Sun, Aug 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 August 2013

JOHN OLIVER ON AUSTRALIA ELECTION On Thursday, John Oliver finished his summer gig filling in as host of The Daily Show while Jon Stewart directed a movie in the Middle East. There will be a two week hiatus and then... Read More...

Published Sat, Aug 17 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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