September 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Aging in Place – Your Town

I grew up in suburban Oregon and California so I had a good deal of experience with suburban living before I moved here to Lake Oswego, Oregon, four years ago. I also lived for 40 years in New York City... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 15 2014 8:20 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1960 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, Sep 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 13 September 2014

ELDERS REACT TO 50 SHADES OF GREY MOVIE TRAILER Have you read the 50 Shades of Gray books? I haven't but there has been so much talk that I certainly know the general idea. In this video, the “Elder React... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Kicking the Bucket List

I stole that title from a blog post at The New Yorker this week because it perfectly expresses my sentiments on the topic. I didn't like the 2007 movie and even more, I dislike the cultural adoption of the idea... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Still Learning from Our Parents

There was no wiggle room with my dad. When I was a kid, if my chores were left undone, if my bed was not made just so, if I was late for anything or if there was a grade below... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Internet Advertising and My Brain Health

Today is Net Neutrality Day and thousands of websites have joined together in a brief slowdown of the loading of their pages to point out what will happen if the FCC decides to create paid internet “fast lanes” for big... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Blog Friends Go Missing – Take Two

A few days ago, TGB reader Linda Crim left a comment on a post from three years ago titled, as today's is, minus the “take two.” She wanted to know if there has been an update. Well, not until now.... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Rest of My Life

Last week, intending to telephone a woman who is near my age, I instead reached her mother who is 103 years old. The wrong number had been given to me in error but it turned out to be a seredipitous... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: U.S. States – Hawaii to Maryland

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, Sep 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 6 September 2014

DROP YOUR PANTS AD CAMPAIN Yes, it's a commercial for Depends and it works on every level – it is well produced, attention-grabbing fun with exactly the right slogan for and about elders: “because wearing a different kind of underwear... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Short Lesson in Critical Reading

It doesn't matter if you disagree with me on this blog. Among other things, that's what we're here for – to exchange thoughts, ideas and opinions about what it's like to get old and maybe learn a thing or two... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

James Hillman on Why We Age

It's not that I have kept count but by now, I have undoubtedly read hundreds of books about aging and while some are okay, the majority – vast majority – are a waste of time, telling us nothing that we... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Professional Boomers Aging Badly

Did you read that baby boomer who was whining in The New York Times last Sunday about – surprise! - getting old? More particularly, about those damned other people who insist on being younger. It is not the real-life issues... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Health and Influenza

The Labor Day holiday always reminds me that it's flu shot season and even if I had forgotten, signs were already up last week at the supermarket pharmacies. Maybe you know the statistics about flu and old people. Or maybe... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Holiday Art Tour – Year Five (and Book Winner)

Last Wednesday, I offered up an extra copy I have of Julian Barnes' brilliant memoir of grief, Levels of Life. It was a random drawing and all you needed to do to participate was to leave a comment stating you... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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