June 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Thoreau on The Greatest Gift of Age

I wish I could say I chose today's quotation on my own, that I am perspicacious enough to have set it aside for special comment. But even though I have undoubtedly read it at least twice in the past, it... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 17 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 June 2014

DUCK FLASH MOB I have no explanation for this, nothing to tell you about what it is. It's here just because of my own wonderment. And when, about three-quarters of the way though the video, you think it's all over... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 21 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Strange and Wonderful Animation

While I'm in New York City this week, postings are mostly short and sketchy but don't forget that the links below go to new stories at The Elder Storytelling Place. Jan Adams reminded me of the strange and wonderful animation... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 25 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rewind the Week – 6 June 2014

Compared to many blogs, TGB has a consistently compelling comment section. In addition, I needed to carve out time away from the the computer so I've invented Rewind the Week, a weekly (or so) compendium of some of the provocative,... Read More.....

Published Fri, Jun 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Time Flies When You're Growing Old

It may be the most common lament among old people and if not, it's certainly up there in the top five: that time keeps speeding up with each passing year. The writer of a book about time perception I've been... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Two D-Day Octogenarians

Actually, they are nearly nonagenarians. Both men are 89 and they made big news for themselves on D-Day last week. Jock Hutton was among the first wave of Allied troops who parachuted into Normandy in 1994. He repeated the jump... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rewind the Week – 13 June 2014

Announcement Unrelated to Rewind: If you change your email address, please do not ask me to change your subscription to the new address. You subscribed on your own and you will need change your subscription on your own. It's not... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

REWIND THE WEEK – 20 June 2014

George Carlin's f-word-laced riff on old age was the show-stopper post this week in terms of visitor stats. Someone tweeted it and droves of readers turned up. George's language wasn't much of an issue; most who commented loved the clip.....

Published Fri, Jun 20 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Being Good at Being Old (Again)

[EDITORIAL NOTE: I am in New York City this week so before I left, I looked for some posts that I thought you might like to see again. I was reminded of this one last week by reader Tom Delmore.... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Finding Purpose in Old Age

Yesterday Paula Span, who contributes to the New Old Age blog at The New York Times, reported on some recent studies about the benefits of having a purpose in late life. Although not definitive, the research discoveries about purpose (or... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Intimations of Email's Death

Crabby Old Lady has been reading it for several years: that she is hopelessly out of touch to prefer email to social media, texting, etc. and she will soon be out of luck anyway because email is dead - it... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Back in Oregon From New York City

Did you enjoy the posts I arranged to be automatically published while I was away on the east coast last week? Did you find the link to the new stories at The Elder Storytelling Place? I have returned. Arrived yesterday,... Read More...

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

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 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, Jun 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Burial Arrangements

Long before her death, my mother had prepaid a company for both her cremation and burial at sea. (You can read about that burial here. Before my mother's last illness and death, I'd never thought about making one's own burial... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Does Middle Age End and Old Age Begin?

On blogs, forums, commercial websites, health-related sites and more, it is amazing how many people debate this question. Invariably, someone will say he or she (usually she) or a friend looks and acts younger than they are (whatever that means).... Read...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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