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EDITORIAL NOTE: Writing this note on Tuesday, I'm still under the weather, a condition that manifests itself (among other symptoms) with brain death. There isn't a chance that I could write anything coherent right now so I've pulled out this...
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Wed, May 31 2017 5:30 AM
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Memorial Day 2017 and a 92nd Birthday
That is one of the U.S. soldiers who spent a good deal of time last week placing a flag at each and every one of the more than 400,000 military graves at Arlington Cemetery. Today, beginning at 2PM EDT, there... Read More...
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Mon, May 29 2017 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: The Two Tims
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, May 28 2017 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 27 May 2017
BEFORE WE GET STARTED TODAY Yesterday, I posted instructions for John Oliver's direct link to the FCC comment page on the agency's net neutrality changes. In case you missed it, here it is again: To get to the page, go... Read More...
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Sat, May 27 2017 5:30 AM
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Cheating Death is an Ancient Dream
PROTEST FCC CHANGES TO NET NEUTRALITY Finally, John Oliver's direct link to the FCC comment page on the agency's net neutrality changes is up and running again. To get there, go to this URL, click on the word, “express” at... Read More...
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Fri, May 26 2017 5:30 AM
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Cruel Cuts in the Trump Budget
The main beneficiaries of President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal are the people who already have too much, the one percent. Here's how tax cuts go for them, as reported in Yahoo! News: ”According to calculations from the Center for... Read...
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Wed, May 24 2017 5:30 AM
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A TGB Extra: John Oliver on Is This Real Life?
That's one of the four questions John Oliver asked Sunday night on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight. Time Goes By does not usually publish on Tuesday but I'm posting this video today instead of next Saturday because there will... Read More...
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Tue, May 23 2017 5:30 AM
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Old and Young Having Fun Together
Three or four years ago, I was invited to a “Brownie Day” at the Adult Community Center (ACC) – the name my town gives the senior center. The nine-year-old members of a local Brownie troop (young Girl Scouts) each made... Read More...
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Mon, May 22 2017 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Soul Men
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, May 21 2017 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 20 May 2017
PORTRAITS OF A CENTURY As Senior Planet explains it, Czech Republic photographer, Jan Langer ”...has spent some time comparing images of people when they were young with their 100-year-old selves. His meditation on age is the basis for a thoughtful,....
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Sat, May 20 2017 5:30 AM
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Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
Earlier this week, I received this email note from Peter Tibbles, he who runs the Sunday Elder Music column and is a handful of years younger than I am: ”This morning I decided to take some cardboard down to the... Read More...
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Fri, May 19 2017 5:30 AM
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December/May Romance
When I was in my twenties, I came to know for awhile a couple in which the wife was 18 or 20 years older than her husband who was about my age. Although I enjoyed meals, day trips and other... Read More...
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Wed, May 17 2017 5:30 AM
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<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing
Anyone reading this blog is likely to be familiar with ageism, defined in brief as the stereotyping and discrimination of old people based entirely on their age. It occurs in all areas of life. In the workplace, healthcare, entertainment, finance,......
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Mon, May 15 2017 5:30 AM
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ELDER MUSIC: Singing Sisters
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, May 14 2017 5:30 AM
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INTERESTING STUFF – 13 May 2017
REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE DISSOCIATION Jonathan Chait in New York magazine tried to explain the reasons many Republicans believe women should pay more for healthcare than men: ”Women have, on average, higher lifetime medical costs than men, which means a...
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Sat, May 13 2017 5:30 AM
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