September 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

TGB FORUM: Readers Write the Blog – Day 1

As I repeat ad nauseum, individuals age at different rates and in different ways so that what shows up in one person at 50 may not affect another until 70 or maybe not at all. As a friend says the... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 29 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB FORUM: Readers Write the Blog – Day 2

As I explained on Monday, while Peter Tibbles and Norma Gates are visiting from Melbourne, I am taking a mini-vacation and letting you, dear readers, write the blog based on your own topics. Today's comes from Tamsin. It may, in... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 30 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

Elder Services in Your Town - Follow Up

Our experiment two days ago in holding a TGB open forum or what might be called a reader-to-reader feedback day on a specific issue appears to be a rousing success. The question of the day, from SusanG, was ”...what senior... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Trying to Find Some Amusement in Being Sick While Old

So commonly does disease, decline and debility catch up with people in old age that for a majority of those who are younger, they are the only definition of being old. That belief is so prevalent in the general population... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Elder Services are There is Your Town?

[BLOGGING NOTICE: Yesterday, the email, RSS, Twitter and Facebook feeds of the blog post were delayed until mid-morning when a reader advised me of the missing messages. It happened because I forgot to set the day and time for automatic... Read More....

Published Tue, Sep 16 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

TGB FORUM: Do You Keep Up with Your Previous Profession?

Last week, after a post about available services for elders turned into a lively discussion, I called on you, dear readers, for topic ideas for future forums. You responded with some excellent ideas. Readers of this blog have a well-established... Read...

Published Wed, Sep 24 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 September 2014

BACKSTAGE AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA The New York Times posted a lovely little montage video of what it's like at the Met a week before the season premier. JOHN OLIVER ON THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT This is a funny and... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 27 2014 5:30 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

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

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

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

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

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