October 2013 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Golden Oldie: What Happened to My Butt

PERSONAL NOTE: I sit here (Tuesday) with television news droning in the background hoping for something smart from Congress to be announced (I know, I know – futile). My mind is so nearly paralyzed over impending default that I'm not... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Random Thoughts for Elders (and Others)

SCARY CONGRESS Still holding my breath over the debt ceiling. Here is the latest New Yorker cover which would be would be funny if it were not so true. LATE NIGHT RUMINATIONS • Regarding anti-aging products and other futile attempts... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

October's Gifts

Will you look at that. According to accuweather.com, there's not a raindrop in sight for the next two weeks. Instead, bright full sun and mid-60s temperatures. I don't suppose I'm complaining but it wasn't like that on Saturday and in...

Published Mon, Oct 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Some Divas

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, Oct 13 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 October 2013

TIME'S TRANSFORMATIONS On one of the webpage that display these moving gifs, whoever DL Cade is writes, “Fair warning, if you’re squeamish about aging, you might want pass on this one.” Really? Is the culture's preference for youth so deep,.....

Published Sat, Oct 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let's Retire to a Cruise Ship Redux

It's been a rough week here at Time Goes By – mostly troubling stuff about Social Security payments if the government defaults next week, problems with the annual Medicare enrollment period due to the government employee furloughs and hard decisions...

Published Fri, Oct 11 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Open Enrollment: What You Should Know

The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period begins next week on Tuesday 15 October and continues through Saturday 7 December. Among the things you can do during this period are Change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan Switch from... Read...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Social Security Payments Said to be at Risk

The Social Security Administration has been telling people who ask that if the debt ceiling is not raised before the current limit is reached next week on 17 October, “it cannot guarantee that Social Security benefits can be paid in... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 09 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Choosing Elder Housing

Last week I received an email from a reader named Dina Zinnes: ”I would like to talk to others about how they are thinking about the next stage of their life - the one where they move out of their... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 08 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Naked Old People Dancing in the Street

Oops, sorry – that's a lie. There are no photos of naked old people here. Instead, today's post is about the threats from Congress and President Barack Obama to the Social Security program. The reason I have resorted to such... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 07 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1936

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, Oct 06 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 5 October 2013

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBAMACARE AND THE ACA It is standard politicking for the right and the left to declare the other side stupid. But we shouldn't let the American public off the hook on that account. Last week, late night... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 05 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Obamacare Affects Medicare

By now, readers age 65 and older have probably received their annual issue of Medicare and You, the not-so-small booklet that tells you a lot of what you need to know about Medicare for 2014. The government shutdown notwithstanding, ten... Read More....

Published Fri, Oct 04 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Extending Friendship Beyond the Blog

On Tuesday here, we talked about the importance of online friendships especially to elders. Two commenters and two others via email warned against online friends: ”I'd like to caution that no one assume an online friend will also make a... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The 2008 Oldest Old Project: Saul Friedman

Five years ago, I asked some bloggers and TGB readers who were then at least 80 years old to tell us “young 'uns” how they and their lives had changed in the 20-plus years since they were 60. It was... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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