November 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 15 November 2014

BILL MAHER ON AGEISM Too often comedians are among the worst offenders with age jokes that are mean rather than funny. As accomplished as they are otherwise, Jon Stewart and John Oliver regularly take aim at elders and although I... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What the New Congress Means For Elders

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Ha! This started out to be a short, little warning about what's ahead for Social Security and Medicare and it somehow turned into a rambling political discourse. Sorry about that. The whole thing just got away from me... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Helen Mirren – An Advocate for Elder Women

Since it was announced more than two weeks ago, you are likely to be way ahead of me about this: on Monday 27 October, the French cosmetic company L'Oreal named 69-year-old actor Helen Mirren their latest spokesperson for the U.K.... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Is Hillary Clinton Too Old to be President?

Kentucky Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful, Rand Paul, thinks so. Here is what he told Politico this week in an interview with Mike Allen: “'I think all the polls show if [Senator Hillary Clinton] does run, she’ll win the Democrat... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Choosing to Work After Age 80

A few weeks ago The New York Times published a splashy feature containing photo portraits and short interviews with a baker's dozen of people who have continued to work full speed into their ninth and tenth decades. The long-time, former... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Unexpected Gifts of Age

The ageism of pundits and the press, of movies and television, even comedians, is so ubiquitous that most Americans don't believe there is such a thing. That makes it big news (on this website, if not elsewhere) when a professional... Read More.....

Published Mon, Nov 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Bing

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, Nov 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 8 November 2014

FINALLY MARRIED AFTER 72 YEARS TOGETHER It took 72 years of life together but in September, Vivian Boyack and Alice “Nonie” Dubes could finally marry in Iowa. Watch. You can read more here. A "SHOPERA" IN A LONDON SUPERMARKET As... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Bad News Election for Elders

Because there aren't many Republicans who hang around this blog – well, at least among the people who comment – I am assuming most of you are as disheartened as I am following the Tuesday midterm election. It's not that... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Free-Floating Fear of Dementia – Part 2

In Part 1 yesterday, we had a good discussion about not just the fear of dementia but about more benign kinds of cognitive dissonance and memory lapses that commonly plague us in our old age. That turns out to have... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Free-Floating Fear of Dementia – Part 1

Alzheimer's disease gets a lot of good press. I know that sounds stupid or, maybe, heartless to some but bear with me a moment. What I mean is that of the leading causes of death, Alzheimer's is only number six... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Election Day 2014: Vote, Dammit

Pretty much all the polls are telling us that with today's vote, the Republicans will become the majority party in the Senate thereby controlling both houses of the Congress of the United States. Here's the thing about polls: notwithstanding Dewey...

Published Tue, Nov 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Retirement – 10 Years In

Even at age 63, I had not yet thought seriously about retirement. About getting old? Yes. But not retirement. I can't say why except that unlike many people I knew then, I had always enjoyed the kind of work I... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1963 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, Nov 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 1 November 2014

GLEN CAMPBELL ON THE ROAD WITH ALZHEIMER'S In 2011, Glen Campbell embarked on a 151-show tour. No big deal, you would usually think, for a a big-time, pop/county music star even at age 75. Maybe so, but Glen Campbell had... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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