May 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 31 May 2014

OLD PEOPLE CAN BE SO UNEXPECTEDLY COOL SOMETIMES This elder Italian joins some kids in a game of street soccer and shows some serious moves. Take a look: Huffpost has a some more information. U.S. LEADS THE WORLD IN OBESITY... Read More...

Published Sat, May 31 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Vampires in Our Future?

A few days ago, this headline dropped into my mailbox: Young Blood Reverses Age-Related Brain Impairments in Old Mice Who could resist clicking that link? Don't tell me you are not, right now, envisioning Bill Nighy as the vampire Viktor... Read More...

Published Fri, May 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Net Neutrality and Elders

If you have been reading this blog for more than a couple of weeks, you know that I believe in the internet for old people with my heart and soul, for all the reasons I harp on: • It helps... Read More...

Published Tue, May 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Favorite Childhood Foods

Writing this blog has its ups and downs. There are times when I am dry – not an idea in my head, nothing I want to write. Other times, the future-topics list is so long that the problem becomes choosing.... Read More...

Published Thu, May 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady Laments the Future...

...at least as The New York Times reports it. In the past, predictions have usually usually appeared as science fiction fantasies of life 50 or a 100 years hence and it's always fun – and funny - when such prophecies... Read More...

Published Mon, May 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Jimmy Webb

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, May 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Good and Not So Good Names for Old People

A whole bunch of readers sent me the link to an NPR story about what names old people like and don't like to be called. For me, the first problem was the NPR headline that referenced “the over-65 set” in... Read More...

Published Thu, May 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Memorial Day 2014

This is a good day for a bit of discussion about the recent media attention to the problems of health care at the U.S. Veterans Administration. Last February, Senate Republicans blocked important legislation from Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of...

Published Mon, May 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rewind the Week – 30 May 2014

Yesterday I gave you an update on the development of Three Rivers Village. Working on that project is taking more of my time now and the need is growing. With that, I have been struggling to figure out how to... Read More...

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

Some Rituals of Life are Better In Person

A story in the Baltimore Sun on Saturday reported that a memo from the Social Security Administration reveals they are considering moving almost all services to the internet and closing thousands of field offices. ”The document, drafted by an independent...

Published Thu, May 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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INTERESTING STUFF – 31 May 2014

Elder Vampires in Our Future?

Net Neutrality and Elders

Favorite Childhood Foods

Crabby Old Lady Laments the Future...

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Jimmy Webb

Some Good and Not So Good Names for Old People

Memorial Day 2014

Rewind the Week – 30 May 2014

Some Rituals of Life are Better In Person

Sinking of the Titanic - Mom’s Conception

Extending the Human Lifespan

ELDER MUSIC: The Beethoven Obsession

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 May 2014

Was (or Is) Your Work a Labor of Love?