February 2017 - Time Goes By - The Network of Care

Elders: Don't Let Trump Fatigue Stop You

Protests work. We who are old enough learned that first hand back in the 1960s when we stopped a war, helped force through civil rights legislation and made a big leap forward with women's rights. And it's true again in... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Surf Side Ten

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, Feb 26 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 February 2017

There is such an abundance this week of “interesting stuff” that I hardly knew where to begin. Here are some of them. MONOPOLY KILLS THE THIMBLE Yes, it's true. Last month, four million Monopoly fans voted on which game tokens... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do You Want to Know When You Will Die?

That headline is a more interesting question, I think, for people of the general age (50- or 60-plus) who read this blog than younger people. As it turns out, two new studies released just this week has some answers. One... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Use of Marijuana

[DISCLOSURE: I've been smoking pot recreationally since I was in high school with no ill effects I can see. I don't do so often nowadays because in my old age, it makes me cough too much. I haven't gotten around... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 22 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Thank You. Presidents' Day. And More

Does anyone else have trouble tracking federal holidays after retiring? Sure, I have no problem with Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and the other big ones. But today, Presidents' Day, regularly escapes me. One consequence is that I told at least...

Published Mon, Feb 20 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: A Fifth of Classical Gas

FINAL DAY OF THE 2017 TGB DONATION DRIVE At last, you have reached the final day of the 2017 TGB donation drive. If you don't know what that is, you can find out details in last Monday's post. If you... Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 February 2017

TIME GOES BY 2016 DONATION WEEK REMINDER It's almost over – just one more day of the annual TGB donation week. If you have been AWOL this week, you can learn more here. If you have donated, I thank you.... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders, Stress and the U.S. Government

There is a lot to do today so let's start with the winners of the drawing for Norm Jenson's book, Mostly Anecdotal: Stories that we told you about on Wednesday. May I have a drum roll please. And the winners... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Mostly Anecdotal: Stories</em> – Book and Contest

TIME GOES BY 2017 DONATION WEEK REMINDER The second annual donations drive to help support the increasing costs of maintaining Time Goes By continues today. You can read the details on Monday's post. Whether you donate or not, nothing will... Read...

Published Wed, Feb 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Valentine's Day and Update on the Retirement Fiduciary Rule

TIME GOES BY 2016 DONATION WEEK REMINDER This is day two of the 2017 TGB donation drive to help support the increasing costs of maintaining Time Goes By. You can read the details on Monday's post. Whether you donate or... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Second Annual Time Goes By Donation Week

Last year, the first ever Time Goes By donation drive was a big success. Readers were amazingly generous and it has meant that for the past year I have not needed to sweat the always increasing blog costs. Among other... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: From the Cutting Room Floor

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, Feb 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 11 February 2017

PHIL OCHS – A VOICE FOR OUR TIME A couple of days ago, Rolling Stone magazine published a story about a new era of protest music for the age of Trump. Perhaps anticipating something like that, two or three weeks... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 11 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Trumpian Attack on Old People

Did you know that even after the 2008 financial crisis, it has been legal for financial advisers to steer clients toward investments that produce the biggest commissions for them and not ones that are in the client's best interest? That's... Read...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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