July 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Myths of Age Quiz

People old and young believe a lot of twaddle about elders. I first wrote about that during the inaugural year of this blog, 2004, when hardly anyone was reading it. A portion of Erdman Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz had... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Snapshot of 65 and Older Age Group in the U.S.

Did you know: That the states with the highest proportion of old people in their populations in 2010 were Florida, West Virginia, Maine and Pennsylvania (all above 15 percent)? States with the lowest proportion of elders were Alaska, Utah and... Read...

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

Blended Generations, Blended Technology

If you read my Senior Planet story about my choice for best in show for elders at CE Week in New York, you also got a small taste of a runner up business I liked, Laundry Puppy. But there is... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Songs of Gerry Goffin and Carole 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...

Published Sun, Jul 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 12 July 2014

98 YEAR OLD EVICTED FROM HER HOME Mary Phillips has lived in her San Francisco apartment for 50 years. She has always paid her rent on time. But she's being evicted anyway – except that she has no intention of... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rewind the Week – 11 July 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, Jul 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Retirement Coaches

Did you know that 11,000 people in the United States retire from the workforce every day? Crabby Old Lady doesn't know if that's true but it's what people who call themselves retirement coaches tell her. Whether the number is real... Read...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Privilege to Grow Old

It's a cliché, that headline. You see it printed on plaques and greeting cards and if people still stitched them, undoubtedly it would turn up on samplers: ”Do not regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.” The... Read More...

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

Farmlines: Dumb Phones and Analog Apps

[EDITORIAL: As you know, I went to New York ten days ago at the invitation of Senior Planet to report on the Consumer Electronics show known at CE Week. There were three of us, each charged with selecting one Senior... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 5:37 AM by TIME GOES BY

On Loneliness and Old Age

Have you ever had a spell of loneliness? I don't mean those times when, for a few days or a week or so, everyone you know seems to be overworked or out of town. That happens sometimes and it goes... Read More...

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

ELDER MUSIC: 1955 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, Jul 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 5 July 2014

MAINTAINING STRENGTH AND BALANCE The older we get, the more important preserving those two physical attributes becomes. Darlene Costner found us some inspiration. Unfortunately, it is beyond you and me and most everyone - but it's amazing to watch...

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

Independence Day 2014

Last year when I posted a video of spectacular fireworks on the Fourth of July, I told you that they were the best I had ever seen. That's no longer so. These, sent by Darlene Costner and Joan McMullen several... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Traveling By Air While Old

On my first Manhattan post this week, TGB reader Annie left this important query: ”I noticed you didn't mention travel difficulties or sheer exhaustion. I hope there were no glitches, and your joy and new fitness level gave you much... Read More....

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Week in Manhattan: Part Two

My work at the Consumer Electronics Show for Senior Planet was done on Thursday and I moved from the hotel to stay with friends on the upper west side near 72nd Street. Barry and Wendl Kornfeld have what is considered... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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