May 2015 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 16 May 2015

GRANDPA AND ME AND A HELICOPTER TO HEAVEN Reader Tom Delmore sent this video of the touching relationship between an old man at the end of his life and his grandson. Simple and beautiful. (In Swedish with subtitles.) OH, GOD,... Read More...

Published Sat, May 16 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's a 90th Birthday Celebration

Yep. That's right. Darlene Costner is 90 years old today and we're celebrating the beginning of her tenth decade. Can you imagine?! And she's not the only one we will celebrate here this year (the next is a couple of... Read More...

Published Fri, May 29 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 30 May 2015

LE SERVEUR I've seen this video before – and laughed out loud – but I can't find that I ever posted it. I can't imagine why not. It a funny reminder of the familiar saying, old age and treachery beats... Read More...

Published Sat, May 30 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 May 2015

ROCKING OUT IN THE KITCHEN The song is Ice Ice Baby from Vanilla Ice. That's all we know but she sure inspired me to get out of this desk chair and join her. KIDS WHO OUTSMARTED THEIR TEACHERS Buzzfeed does... Read More...

Published Sat, May 23 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What We Are When the Striving Ends?

Western culture is uniquely concentrated on striving. It is the whole of our lives. Even in the womb, parents barrage the fetus with Mozart. Toddlers must learn to walk and talk and eat without drooling, to run and jump and... Read More...

Published Wed, May 06 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Not Rhymin', Simon

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, May 10 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Are You an Elder Orphan?

I am. And it's not a comfortable thing to be. In case the phrase is new to you: An elder orphan is an old person who is single, lives alone, has no children or family member or friend who can... Read More...

Published Fri, May 22 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 2 May 2015

102-YEAR-OLD FORMER DANCER SEES HERSELF ON FILM FOR THE FIRST TIME Back in the 1930s and '40s, Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer at such famed venues in Harlem as The Apollo, The Cotton Club and the Zanzibar Club.... Read More...

Published Sat, May 02 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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