September 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Elders and the Government Shutdown

Laurel and Hardy's famous line seems appropriate this morning: “Another fine mess,” indeed. Unless something rational happens in Congress during the next few hours, the U.S. government will shut down at midnight tonight eastern daylight time. Make...

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

ELDER MUSIC: Life is a Carnival

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, Sep 29 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 28 September 2013

IMPROV EVERYWHERE: CONDUCT US Improv Everywhere is back with another delightful event: ”We put a Carnegie Hall orchestra in the middle of New York City and placed an empty podium in front of the musicians with a sign that read,... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Wisdom From the Not Too Distant Past

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Last week, a reporter at Business Insider interviewed me about old and older workers dropping out of the workforce because no one will hire them. The story is titled, BABY BOOMERS: Yeah, We’re Leaving The Labor Force Alright... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

For Younger TGB Readers: Obamacare Enrollment Begins

If you are 64 or younger, today's post is for you. At last. Whether Senator Ted Cruz likes it or not, on 1 January 2014, Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act or ACA) goes into effect. So that eligible people can... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

You Don't Lose Your Civil Rights Just Because You Get Old

When I wrote about the Dangers of Elderspeak a couple of weeks ago, I was pleased to receive an email note from Jayne Mullins about the how that kind of demeaning language can be and is, as she writes, used... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Fingerprint Technology

A long time ago, back in 2008, Crabby Old Lady was invited to speak at Gnomedex, a Seattle tech conference produced by Chris Pirillo that featured mostly tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts as both attendees and presenters. So what was Crabby,... Read...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Old Friends Die

About 200 years, ago, in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Lord Byron wrote: What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1935

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, Sep 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 September 2013

A NEW SIMON'S CAT – MIRROR, MIRROR Sometimes I think Simon's Cat is getting stale but he's become an internet institution now and a part of my online life. DISCUSSING THE DIVINE COMEDY WITH DANTE Three Chinese artists, Dai Dudu,... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 21 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old People Sneeze More and Other Weird (or Annoying) Age Changes

I am probably as far as you can get from being a hypochondriac. I am much more likely to ignore some important health signal that turns up than I am to worry or run to a doctor about it. That... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let's Be Careful Out There: Falls Prevention for Elders

Next Sunday, 22 September, is Fall Prevention Awareness Day in the United States and that means it's time for our annual reminder about how important it is to do everything possible in your life to prevent falling. FACTS ABOUT FALLS... Read More....

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Two Elder Movies

However would I keep up without you guys who read this blog? Today's post is entirely the result of two readers. There seems in recent years to have been a slight uptick in new movies – good movies, at that... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Dead Relatives' Junk

It's been more than 21 years since I cleared out my mother's home after she died. There wasn't much. She had known she was dying and had, apparently, got rid of all but bare essentials before she was too sick... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Elder Hat Lady Cometh

Last May, in a three-part blog post (beginning here), I told you about my quest for a solution to my balding pate. It was this bad: Today it is worse. Back then, as I reported after much research, nothing regrows... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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