January 2017 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

First They Came For the Immigrants...

On Saturday morning, I put the finishing touches on what I thought would be today's post about President Donald Trump's awful first week in office. It began like this: Does anyone else think it's weird that President Donald Trump shows......

Published Mon, Jan 30 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Sweetheart of the Rodeo

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, Jan 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 January 2017

CAROLE KING'S UPATED VERSION OF ONE SMALL VOICE In 1971, I got through the first horrible weeks of separation prior to my divorce by listening to composer Carole King's “Tapestry” album over and over and over and over again .... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Done With Self-Improvement

EDITORIAL NOTE: Please take note of a new regular section at the bottom of today's post. * * * During most of my adult life, the United States has been big on self-improvement. Thousands of books bear witness to this... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Excellent Tool for Doctor Visit

For good reasons that are not pertinent to this post, in November I fired my doctor. Five or six weeks later, after an hour with my new primary care physician, I was pleased to feel that I had found someone... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The New President's First Official Act

FIRST, A NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL TGB READERS: The outpouring of protest at the Saturday Women's March in cities across the U.S. turned out to be much larger than anyone anticipated – certainly me. And what surprised me most - in... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Name Dropper Hummel

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, Jan 22 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 January 2017

A SENSE OF PURPOSE This is a video about what happened when the U.S. Department of Labor stepped in to enforce their employment regulations against piece workers in a retirement home. It was produced last year by students in The... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What are You Doing During Today's Inauguration?

Civil Rights hero John Lewis has been the representative for the state of Georgia's Fifth Congressional District since 1987. He has taken a lot of tweet vitriol from the new president for announcing that he is boycotting today's inauguration....

Published Fri, Jan 20 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The First Sneak Attack on Medicare, Social Security Has Already Happened

And we didn't even know it. Remember, back on the morning of 3 January when the new 115th Congress convened, Republicans had already voted in secret the night before to shut down the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)? And how,... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Delicious TGB Extra

Time Goes By does not usually publish on Tuesday but this is too delicious to hold back especially because it does have a sell-by date - Friday 20 January – after which it is not as rich. It happened Sunday... Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Do You Want to Live the Rest of Your Life?

EDITORIAL NOTE: Here is an old-fashioned word for you: nonplussed (to be surprised and confused so much that you are unsure how to react). That's how I feel. There is such a gigantic amount to be said following the nominee... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Tom Rush

(You will find Part 1 of Toes Up here.) 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... Read More...

Published Sun, Jan 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 January 2017

SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENED AT THE SUPERMARKET Between an old person and a four-year-old kid. MY GOD, I WILL MISS BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA On 6 January at the White House, Michelle Obama gave gave her final speech as First Lady.... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Long, Slow Winding Down of Old Age

Lately, I have made a few choices to do something or not do something because – well, it seems to be connected to my time dwindling down. Or, at least, that's the reason I “think” I am doing and (mostly)... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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