July 2015 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

On Your “Best Behavior” When the Children Visit?

Last month, a TGB reader we call A asked for your thoughts on making decisions about how and where to live when you're old and single and wow! – you gave us all an excellent conversation with all kinds of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 10 2015 5:10 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Misguided Lure of Anti-Ageing Products and Medicine

First off, it's that name - “anti-ageing” (or “anti-aging” if you prefer). Who hates themself so much that they would buy anything labeled “anti-ageing”? The phrase is slapped on thousands of products but goes further than that. There is even... Read...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A New Elder Playground in My Town

About two-and-a-half-years ago, I told you about elder playgrounds and that I was heading a small committee of the 50-plus Advisory Board of the City of Lake Oswego, to look into details of building one in Lake Oswego, Oregon. They... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 31 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Uber For Elders

One little piece of news to come out of the White House Conference on Aging on Wednesday was this from Meghan Joyce, East Coast general Manager of Uber: “Services like Peapod and ride-sharing giant Uber help [old] people 'live life... Read More.....

Published Fri, Jul 17 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare

Rejoice in our good fortune, my friends. Tomorrow, 30 July 2015, is the 50th anniversary of the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law. Take a look: Until I was poking around the internet to prepare... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

American Politics, Donald Trump and Old People

Even though I am a political junkie, as much as I can recall, we don't do politics at this blog except as it relates to old people. But it's different this time. Or, maybe not. After all, Donald Trump is... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 22 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up for the First Half of 2015

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, Jul 12 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB Reader Appreciation Day

A few days ago, one of the smartest, most interesting political websites, Naked Capitalism, made this announcement: ”We regret to inform readers that we will be shutting down comment on most posts...” wrote Yves Smith. “The purpose of Naked Capitalism...

Published Wed, Jul 15 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Run to Paradise

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, Jul 26 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 11 July 2015

SONG FOR GRATEFUL DEAD'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY It has been half a century since the Grateful Dead first set foot on a stage and over the 4 July weekend, they played their final concerts. Norma, the Assistant Musicologist, sent this video... Read More....

Published Sat, Jul 11 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rates of Ageing Vary More Than Anyone Knew

It is well-known fact I frequently mention on this blog that we age at different rates. No one disputes that. Now, however, new research reveals that the differences are much wider than has been known: ”A study of nearly one... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 25 July 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NORMAN LEAR Monday will be TV producer Norman Lear's 93rd birthday. Here is what he told Huffington Post on Friday: "The top of my bucket list always included a desire to sing. My friend, actor, singer-guitarist and composer,....

Published Sat, Jul 25 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Surprise!

Welcome to the Time Goes By redesign. What do you think? It's certainly brighter and shinier around here. There are bound to be glitches to fix and design decisions I'll rework over the next days and weeks, but this general... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 24 2015 4:33 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Holiday Weekend – Independence Day 2015

American Independence Day is a great, dramatic story. Here are its bare bones. Thomas Jefferson, just 33 years old in the year of 1776, resisted writing the Declaration of Independence. He was John Adams' choice and Adams prevailed. Quoting Adams'...

Published Fri, Jul 03 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Need for a Few Good Geriatricians

There are not a lot of geriatricians in the United States and their numbers dwindle each year because medical students believe the specialty is depressing, one survey tells us, and it pays a lot less than other fields of medicine.... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 08 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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