November 2014 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

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

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

An Antidote for JOWS

End-of-year holidays now last for four months, 120 days from September through December. There is no escaping them and each reaches its peak of frenzy during the week in which it falls – this week, for one example. Potential blog... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 25 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 November 2014

URSULA LE GUIN'S DON'T-MISS SPEECH On 19 November, 85-year-old fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin accepted the Medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters at the 2014 National Book Awards ceremony. It's not that...

Published Sat, Nov 29 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders' Companion Pets

When I say I wish I could have stayed in bed, you know the kind of day I'm talking about – we all wind up there now and then. It happened to me last Thursday. First thing, 5AM, Ollie the... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Gift of Freedom in the Third Act of Life

”I’ve learned my lines. The house lights have dimmed and I’ve just walked center stage for the third act of the play I started writing long ago. And within the physical, economic and intellectual framework of being an 'old guy,'... Read More....

Published Fri, Nov 21 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

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

Unlock the Car Door With Your Mind

It's amazing what you can find on the internet. Sometimes I need to closely monitor myself so not to fall down a rabbit hole only to awaken as from a dream two hours later, my mind full of way too... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 26 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

ELDER MUSIC: 1965 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 30 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

Let's Take a Break From Ageing Stuff Today

This post has nothing to do with getting old, nothing at all. I need a day or two off from all that so here's some entertainment for you relevant to world affairs. Don't you dare yawn. Please. You're gonna love... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 22 November 2014

“DEAD” WOMAN WAKES IN MORGUE REFRIGERATOR Back in the 1950s, there was a chilling and deservedly famous Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV episode about a man, played by Joseph Cotton, so paralyzed in an accident that the coroner believes he is... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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