April 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Today I am 73 Years Old

That well-known phenomenon of time speeding up as we get older is in full force for me; it feels like yesterday was my 72nd birthday. Neither one of them – 72 or 73 – is remarkable in any way. Not... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Retirement Living Reality Check

In March, Better Home and Gardens Real Estate released a new survey about where baby boomers intend to retire that is getting some media attention. The big surprise, they say, is that the boomer generation does not want to live... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF - 26 April 2014

MARRIED 70 YEARS, THEY DIE A FEW HOURS APART Imagine being married – to the same person - for 70 years. Some people don't even get to live that long. This is the sweetest story: ”A couple who held hands... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Technology Elders Use – And Don't

When, a few months ago, I saw a new primary care physician, of course he drew blood for a bunch of tests. Two days later, I was delighted to receive an email from the large health provider with which he... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 30 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The M Word

It was 31 years ago that my doctor “diagnosed” me (if that's the word” with menopause. I was shocked. I had never much thought about it and when I did, I sort of maybe guessed it happened to women in... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 25 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What is Your Retirement Housing Preference?

Last week we discussed location choices and the finances of retirement living. It was interesting to read how many who commented left an impression that elders and boomers coming up on retirement soon are all doing fine financially. Today, let's....

Published Tue, Apr 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF - 19 April 2014

TWO GRANDMOTHERS FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT Just about every TGB reader has sent this or shorter versions of it. Here's the whole thing. ELDERS VOLUNTEER WITH FOSTER KIDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Tom Delmore of crowsperch sent this story from PBS about....

Published Sat, Apr 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Blog Blackout

Since Thursday 19 April, Time Goes By and The Elder Storytelling Place have been offline. For the first day or two, the outages were intermittent and the two blogs were sometimes available. By Saturday or Sunday, nothing appeared when anyone... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 23 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 5 April 2014

LE WEEK-END This British film is the story of Nick and Meg Burrows, a pair of academics, who spend the 30th anniversary of their no-longer-wonderful marriage in Paris. Le Week-End is funny and sad and poignant and lovely – think... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A New York Day with Granddaughter Hannah

There is a lot I want to accomplish in today's blog post so I hope you will stick with me until the end – it will be immensely worth it, I promise. First, a big thank you and many warm... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Wrinkles, We Have Wrinkles

It is, to me, the most offensive word there is about getting old: “anti-aging.” To be anti-aging is to be anti-life but even so, the word, the idea, is ubiquitous on the packaging of hundreds of brands of snake oil... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Depression, Elders and the Internet

Throughout the decade-long history of this blog, I've written about the importance to elders of blogging and of the friendships that develop at a time in our lives when we have left behind the camaraderie of the workplace, when old... Read More.....

Published Mon, Apr 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1949

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, Apr 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day No. 2

What an interesting and fruitful discussion we had on Tuesday on the post about retirement living preferences. If you haven't read the comments, you should. You will be enlightened. Elizabeth left a comment that may or may not have been... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day 5

Tom Delmore of crowsperch sent this little image. I think that for almost everyone it takes a lifetime to not only understand that what others think of us doesn't matter but to learn the greater truth, how you see yourself... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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