September 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Holiday Art Tour – Year 4

Without my planning it, the Holiday Art Tour of sculptures in Lake Oswego appears to have become an annual Labor Day feature here on TGB. This is the fourth. Each year, the members of the town Arts Council select sculptures... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 02 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

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

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

How to Accept Our Aging Bodies – Part 2 of 2

[Part 1 is here] A man once told me that if he ever suggested to his 89-year-old grandmother that she was old, she would have smacked him. Yes, it is extreme to hang on to such a view at her... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 September 2013

THE CONSEQUENCES OF AGE DISCRIMINATION Politicians and influencers interested in creating a generational divide like to quote the statistic that the unemployment rate for 55-64 year olds is about 5.4 percent against the general unemployment rate of 7...

Published Sat, Sep 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Reading Habits: Classic Novels

Yesterday The Guardian reported on a survey of 2000 members of the British public about their reading of classic novels. Sixty percent admitted to lying about having read books they had not read “to appear more intelligent.” In addition, ”...more... Read...

Published Wed, Sep 11 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

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

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Holiday Art Tour – Year 4

ELDER MUSIC: Life is a Carnival

Elders and the Government Shutdown

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

How to Accept Our Aging Bodies – Part 2 of 2

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 September 2013

Elder Reading Habits: Classic Novels

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 September 2013

Some Wisdom From the Not Too Distant Past

ELDER MUSIC: John Denver

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

How to Accept Our Aging Bodies – Part 1 of 2

Pneumonia and Shingles Vaccines for Elders

For Younger TGB Readers: Obamacare Enrollment Begins

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 September 2013