May 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Extending the Human Lifespan

[EDITORIAL NOTE: This post is wonkier than you usually find on TGB but I think it is remarkable that in a short period of time new research has shot down three venerable areas of longevity research – something that should... Read More...

Published Fri, May 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Customs of an Earlier Age

There are not usually many people in the streets of my suburban town. Even on weekends, I can walk two or three blocks in the main shopping area without passing anyone. That changes on holidays like last Sunday – Mothers... Read More...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Losses of Age

Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the death of a good friend I had met in 1970. She was younger than I by a handful of years and according to the actuarial tables, she should still be here. I wish... Read More...

Published Wed, May 14 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

Sinking of the Titanic - Mom’s Conception

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ronni here. I'm taking a day off and since it is the day after Mother's Day, here's a poem from Tom Delmore – from a point of view you might not have considered about your mom. See you... Read More...

Published Mon, May 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1951 Again

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 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 10 May 2014

U.K. CELL PHONE ADVERT FEATURES ELDERS Take a look at this commercial promoting the use of Vodaphone's 4G mobile to listen to Spotify's music streaming service. How do you feel about that – all those old folks having a good... Read More...

Published Sat, May 10 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

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

How It is to Be Old

Having fallen asleep with the television on a few nights ago, I woke a couple of hours later to the fragment of a sentence just before a commercial began: “...young people wondering how it is to be old.” Sleep for... Read More...

Published Wed, May 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Marijuana

As you undoubtedly know, last year the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In 14 other states, it has been decriminalized to varying degrees and 20 states plus the District of Columbia allow... Read...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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