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  • INTERESTING STUFF – 1 March 2014

    REST IN PEACE, ALICE HERZ-SOMMER At the top of last Saturday's Interesting Stuff, I told you about Alice Herz-Sommer, the 110-year-old musician and oldest Holocaust survivor. The next day, Sunday, she died in a hospital in London after having been...

  • Cataract Miracle

    I don't think it is an overstatement to say that cataract surgery is a modern medical miracle. That said, there is some archaeological evidence that as far back as ancient Rome, surgery may have been performed to treat cataracts. Yeah,... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: Songs about the King

    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...

  • When Aging is a Good Thing

    That headline, “When Aging is a Good Thing,” turned up earlier this week in the Wall Street Journal but hardly in a positive sense. Since the story is about aged beef at a certain Manhattan restaurant, the headline is a... Read More...

  • Of a Holiday, Contest Winners and a Favorite Elder

    Henry Lowenstern regularly contributes five-line ditties and limericks to The Elder Storytelling Place. He sent one for today's green holiday. A Bit of Irish History St. Patrick checked out all the lakes of Ireland, playing ducks and drakes, and turning...

  • ELDER MUSIC: Elvis Covers

    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...

  • Statistical Notes on the U.S. 65-Plus Population

    The United States Bureau of the Census is a formidable agency. It's primary responsibility is, as we know, to conduct the constitutionally-mandated nose count of the population every ten years ending in a zero but it collects much more information...

  • Elder Dating

    If you have read the About page on this blog or the Photo Biography, you know that I spent 25 years or so in New York City producing television shows. Because it's “show biz,” it operates differently from other businesses... Read More...

  • From Drug Lord to Elder Fitness Guru

    Once upon a time, a young drug dealer was riding high. Before he was 25 years old, he had amassed ”...18 properties, including a five-bedroom, five-bathroom retreat in the affluent Long Island community of Dix Hills; 18 luxury cars, including... Read...

  • INTERESTING STUFF – 8 March 2014

    OSCAR WINNER: THE LADY IN NUMBER 6 For the past two Saturdays, the documentary about the 110-year-old pianist who was also the oldest Holocaust survivor was featured in this first spot on the list. So it makes sense that today... Read More...

  • At What Age is Someone Old?

    An amazing number of people – old people; even people older than 80 – say they are not old. Some people in that camp say things like, “you're only as old as as you feel.” Yeah, right. Tell that to... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: 1947

    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...

  • INTERESTING STUFF – 22 March 2014

    LOVING GETTING OLD The British charity, AgeUK, created this gorgeous video – 100 people age 1 to 100 – to help promote age acceptance. Roger McGough's poem is read by Sir Christopher Lee. I was shocked when it was pointed... Read More...

  • Elder Organ Donation

    A few days ago, an email landed in my inbox with a subject line about old age and organ donation. Huh? Without having given it much thought, I had assumed old organs were probably not useful, probably worn out. According... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: 1948

    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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