June 2016 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Elder Tweens

I just made that up: elder tweens. The word “tween” is new since I was young and although the age parameters vary depending on who is talking, it is the name given to an unofficial stage of life somewhere between... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Brexit and Old People

You might not think that the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom last week falls under the purview of a blog about growing old. And on the face of it, you would be correct. But not this time. If you've... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Seasons - Spring

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, Jun 26 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 June 2016

DO YOU LIVE IN OR AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. Annys Shin is an editor at the Washington Post. She is working on a story for the newspaper's magazine about ageism and is looking for real people's stories about their experiences with... Read More.....

Published Sat, Jun 25 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Easing End-of-Life Pain

Ask pretty much any old person and he or she will tell you that dying quietly in their sleep is the way they want to go. It's sure true for me. Unfortunately, dying isn't always that easy. Sometimes it is... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Empowering Old Women via Fashion Models?

You can count on it these days, that every two or three months there will be feature story about a fashion model who is 60 or 70 or even 80. The thing is, they are featured because there are so... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Eliminate SHIP? This is Important, My Friends

At lunch last week with a friend who turns 65 early next year, we spent a great deal of time discussing Medicare choices. It's not an easy program to sort out, particularly when you are first signing up. Serendipity is... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Hooked on Classics

ELDER MUSIC: Hooked on Classics 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... Read More...

Published Sun, Jun 19 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 June 2016

JOHN OLIVER AND SAMANTHA BEE When John Oliver's most recent Last Week Tonight show on HBO was broadcast last Sunday night, fewer than 24 hours has passed since the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Very little was known... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 18 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When are Aches and Pains Serious?

Long-time TGB reader Jean Gogolin emailed recently with this query: ”I have a good friend who's 75 and has been practicing yoga for years. The other day she was complaining to her yoga teacher about her various aches and pains... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 17 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Music Festival Age Discrimination

Were you at Woodstock? I was – but that was only the largest among other music festivals and concerts I attended, each packed with crowds, camaraderie, plenty of weed and most of all, great music. If, sometimes, performances in that... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 15 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Everyday Ageism

This year-long, presidential primary has given Americans (and the world) an education in what brazenly overt racism looks and sounds like. Until this election campaign, it bubbled under the surface hiding behind euphemisms (that we all recognize but too...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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