October 2016 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Ageism, RIP Zacherele and Happy Halloween

AGEIST LANGUAGE A few weeks ago, freelance writer Debbie Reslock interviewed me about ageist language, particularly people's penchant for calling old folks “honey,” “sweetie,” "dearie," etc. Reslock's story was published last week at...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Rodgers & Hart

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, Oct 30 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 October 2016

ELDERS WALKING FROM FLORIDA TO TIMES SQUARE FOR NEW YEARS As the Bradenton, Florida Herald reported this week, ”Some of the roughly 50 residents of the Windsor of Bradenton's assisted living community started walking Wednesday toward Times Square...

Published Sat, Oct 29 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Deathpods and the Deathlab

For many years, decades if I'm honest, I've said I want to cremated when I die and have a friend distribute my ashes among two or three certain places in Manhattan. This is no longer a good idea. In recent... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Good Old Days

The theme on one side of this endless presidential campaign is a reminiscence for the good old days. Okay, the Trumpists refer to it as the days when America was great, but it's the same thing. The anti-Trumpists like to... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 26 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Open Enrollment for 2017

It's amazing how much the presidential election has changed our lives this year. In the case of an important annual event for elders that I report on here every year, it got postponed due to the third Clinton/Trump debate. So... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Debut Albums

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, Oct 23 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 22 October 2016

INTIMATIONS OF AGEING Our own Peter Tibbles, who writes the Sunday Elder Music column here, reports on a recent conversation at the fish market when a young woman who served him mentioned that her name is Bianca. PETER: Oh, like... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 22 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Measly Social Security COLA Increase for 2017

Anyone who reads this blog undoubtedly already knows this already: on Tuesday, the Social Security Administration announced that the annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for 2017 will be .3%. That's right, three-tenths of one percent. If you apply...

Published Fri, Oct 21 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Ageism, RIP Zacherele and Happy Halloween

ELDER MUSIC: Rodgers & Hart

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 October 2016

Deathpods and the Deathlab

The Good Old Days

Medicare Open Enrollment for 2017

ELDER MUSIC: Debut Albums

INTERESTING STUFF – 22 October 2016

Measly Social Security COLA Increase for 2017

The Day After the Final Presidential Debate of 2016

Final Presidential Face-to-Face Tonight

Cooking at Home as We Get Older

ELDER MUSIC: His Slight Muse Do Please These Curious Days

INTERESTING STUFF – 15 October 2016

Exercise, Even In Small Doses, Offers Tremendous Benefits For Elders By Judith Graham