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Korean Elders v. McDonald's
It is a long-established fact that isolation in old age is deadly. As the late geriatrician Robert N. Butler – who invented the term “ageism” in 1968 – wrote in his final book, The Longevity Prescription, ”Connectivity enhances health...the link... Read...
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Fri, Jan 31 2014 5:30 AM
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Growing into Old Age
When I was young, 21 was the official age of adulthood. Yes, you could get married before then and young men could join the military but that 21st birthday was when the world accepted and recognized you as a grownup.... Read More...
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Thu, Jan 30 2014 5:30 AM
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Never Again in a Lifetime
Nine years ago (wow – it really has been that long), I posted a story here titled, For the Last Time? It came about due to TGB reader Clarence who had written about his youthful passion for roller skating. His... Read More...
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Wed, Jan 29 2014 5:30 AM
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Cataract Surgery – The Details
You probably know this already, but all my fretting and fear about yesterday's cataract surgery were for naught. Well, I have been known to believe now and then that there is some kinehara involved and if I'm not afraid in... Read More...
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Tue, Jan 28 2014 5:30 AM
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Elders Re-Enact Famous Movie Scenes
By the time most of you read today's post, I will have undergone cataract surgery on my left eye and be home already. I am scheduled for the procedure at 9AM and told I will be ready to leave by... Read More...
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Mon, Jan 27 2014 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Roger McGough
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...
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Sun, Jan 26 2014 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 25 January 2014
Of course, there are cats this week. And some important political notes along with, god help me, two items of bathroom humor. I couldn't help myself; they both made me laugh. See what you think. ARE YOU THIS HAPPY IN... Read More...
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Sat, Jan 25 2014 5:30 AM
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We're Old, We Still Like Sex and Yes, We Know About Condoms
The blaring headline in last Sunday's New York Times was hard for someone like me who writes about aging to ignore: Sex and the Single Senior. In addition, the Op-ed was written by Ezekiel Emanuel, famous oncologist brother of the... Read More...
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Fri, Jan 24 2014 5:30 AM
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The Terrible Hidden Toll of Being Old and Unemployed
Remember when Congress went home for the year-end holidays without extending unemployment benefits to 1.3 million long-term unemployed? Those people and their families are still without benefits. It gets worse. Did you see the news yesterday? ”...last...
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Thu, Jan 23 2014 5:30 AM
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Senior Moments: A Feature, Not a Bug
It is “common knowledge” that turns up every day in print, online, in movies and TV shows: old people are all incompetent, can't learn anything new, don't care about sex, are depressed and senile. Of course, none of that is... Read More...
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Wed, Jan 22 2014 5:30 AM
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Elders and National Hugging Day
Today is National Hugging Day. As far as I can tell, there is no organization behind it and the day is nothing more than a listing on Chase's Calendar (and similar calendars) – that compendium of celebrations of silliness or,... Read More...
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Tue, Jan 21 2014 5:30 AM
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What I Learned This Month About Being Sick While Old
One of the universal effects of getting old is that our bodies and their systems gradually slow down and operate less efficiently so illness hits us harder than when we were younger and lasts longer. I see now, as I... Read More...
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Mon, Jan 20 2014 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: 1943
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...
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Sun, Jan 19 2014 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 18 January 2014
JIMMY FALLON AND THE BOSS Whether Bridgegate will become New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's Watergate is yet to be seen but for all the media overkill about it in the past week, this was the best. Bruce Spingsteen and Jimmy... Read More...
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Sat, Jan 18 2014 5:30 AM
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End-of-Week Musical Interlude
It's been about 15 years since I last had a flu. Even then, in my late fifties, I recall being irritated that I did not bounce back as quickly as even five or ten years earlier. Although I returned to... Read More...
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Fri, Jan 17 2014 5:30 AM
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