September 2016 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

INTERESTING STUFF – 10 September 2016

TO VOTE IS TO EXIST Graphic designer extraordinaire Milton Glaser created the iconic and ubiquitous I ♡ NY poster in 1977. He says he was never paid for it and didn't realize it would last as long as it has:... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Have You Lived the Life You Wanted?

Or planned? Or expected? To avoid misunderstanding, let me stipulate up front that new beginnings, new goals, renewed aspirations and purpose come about at any age. But for most of us who hang out at this blog, our working lives... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old Age and the Fear of Dying

It is my long-term practice to have two or three books related to old age going at once along with stacks of printouts of related materials. For the past few months, I've let that go in favor of other, lighter... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How To Fight For Yourself At The Hospital and Avoid Readmission by Judith Graham

[RONNI HERE: My friend Judith Graham recently became a regular columnist for Kaiser Health News which is one of the most useful and trustworthy websites on health in general and on elder health issues that you can find online. Judith's... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Senior Discounts

Do you use senior discounts? The only one I am aware of using is movie theaters but I hardly ever go anymore. I wait for the films I want to see to show up on Netflix or Amazon or Hulu... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 05 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs About Cities - Albuquerque

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, Sep 04 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 September 2016

THE VOICE OF AOL Didn't we all have an AOL account at one time? Here's the guy who greeted us every time we opened the program with “You've got Mail.” Actually, from the email addresses TGB readers supply for identification... Read More.....

Published Sat, Sep 03 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Elder Couples are Forced Apart

A couple of weeks ago, when we discussed sex and old age, TGB reader Kate in Maine left this heart-breaking story in the comments [slightly edited for space]: ”My late widowed Mother had a beautiful assisted living apartment over looking... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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