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INTERESTING STUFF – 31 December 2016
THE NEW YEAR THAT IS UPON US Here we are today at the end of another year. This is the final Interesting Stuff and the final post overall for the year of 2016, which passes into history tonight. My first... Read More...
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Sat, Dec 31 2016 5:30 AM
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Inspiration for Our Resistance in 2017
...or, How His Excellency * Stole America. As I explained on Wednesday, I had been down with a virus since last Friday. I'm much better now – you could even say I'm well. But one of the hardest lessons of... Read More...
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Fri, Dec 30 2016 5:30 AM
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Some New-ish Quotations About Growing Old
Well, new to me. Some of them are old. Since last Friday I've been under the weather with some strain of virus involving the usual symptoms. I've been mending since then but without the mental energy yet to put in... Read More...
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Wed, Dec 28 2016 5:30 AM
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Some Good News About His Excellency
When the Republican candidate won the U.S. November election for president, I vowed to never utter his name in these pages again (aside from quotations) and to reference him as just an asterisk: *. I have changed my mind. There... Read More...
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Mon, Dec 26 2016 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Christmas 2016
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...
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Sun, Dec 25 2016 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF: 24 December 2016
SHORT IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Wednesday I linked to an excellent guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Now, the group producing the the guide, all former Congressional staffers, have posted a "prettier" version in pdf format at their brand new...
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Sat, Dec 24 2016 5:30 AM
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A Special Elder Music: Time Goes By
Due to bad weather where I live for most of last week, a whole lot of appointments got pushed into this week and it has been difficult for me to keep up with the blog. Not long ago, Peter Tibbles,... Read More...
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Fri, Dec 23 2016 5:30 AM
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Practical Guide to Resisting Trump
Yes, I'm using the president-elect's name today instead of an * because we are getting down to brass tacks now and we need to be certain about whom we are resisting. A personal note: I am 75 years old. I... Read More...
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Wed, Dec 21 2016 5:30 AM
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Elder Cosmetic Surgery
A few weeks ago, TGB reader Momcat Christi sent me a link to a news story about how growing numbers of old people are undergoing elective cosmetic surgery. ”According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,” reports Tara Bahrampour... Read...
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Mon, Dec 19 2016 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Listen to the Lions
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...
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Sun, Dec 18 2016 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 17 December 2015
POLISH GRANDFATHER LEARNS ENGLISH FOR CHRISTMAS Here is another of those heartwarming holiday television commercials. Thank TGB reader Heidi for this one. Too bad TV advertisers aren't this good at storytelling year round. PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL...
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Sat, Dec 17 2016 5:30 AM
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TGB Blog Community Housekeeping
There is so much to distract us this December - well, me anyway. The holidays (even though I don't do much beyond Hannukah candles), too many rescheduled appointments due to weather recently and most of all the frightful events in... Read More...
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Fri, Dec 16 2016 5:30 AM
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Coming Soon: Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
There was a lot of movement in Washington, D.C. last week about making certain hearing aids more available and more affordable. First, some facts. According to statistics published recently by the White House: • 30 million Americans suffer from hearing...
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Wed, Dec 14 2016 5:30 AM
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The First Salvo in the War on Social Security Has Been Fired
Is this attack on Social Security serious? Who knows, but we cannot afford to assume otherwise. This is a long and detailed post. Please try to read it anyway (if you're an American). Last Thursday, Representative Sam Johnson, Republican of... Read...
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Mon, Dec 12 2016 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Water
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...
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Sun, Dec 11 2016 5:30 AM
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