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The Republican Plan to Nuke the Internet

[I copied that headline from vanityfair.com because I'm lousy at headlines and “net neutrality” - which is what this is about - sounds boring. But it's important and depending on what happens, it could ruin your internet experience while also...

Published Mon, May 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas - Part 6

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, May 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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...

Published Sat, May 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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...

Published Fri, May 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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...

Published Tue, May 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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...

Published Sun, May 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1936 Again

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, Jun 04 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 10 June 2017

As you may imagine, since the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and preparation for the coming surgery, I have not had a lot of time to collect material for this weekly compilation of “stuff.” But here is a shorter-than-usual list of... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Fear and Loathing of Pancreatic Cancer

Earlier this week, a surgical aide explained some of the things I will need to do when I get home from the hospital. It's a long list, some of them being relatively big changes in daily life. Without putting any... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 16 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post-op

Hello Team Ronni- this is Autumn writing with an update. First and foremost, Ronni is out of surgery and headed to recovery. It took a bit longer than expected- most likely because The Good Doctor had to dance around all... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 20 2017 10:39 PM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Band, Revisited

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, Jun 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Recovering at Home

This post has been the Saturday Interesting Stuff for many years but not today. I'm writing on Friday morning because I am too tired now to think that I can do any better later. One day at a time. Up... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

(NOTE: This is a report about my personal progress – no one else's. Maybe there are hints for others in a similar recovery, maybe not. Aside from the general path toward recovery, none of us can know another's needs or... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

First Post-Surgery Outing

JOURNAL ENTRY The doctor removed my 20-odd surgical staples on Wednesday. For those of you who asked, it was no big deal, feeling something like a minor pin *** for each one. Although I consider it a milestone, this, of... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Money Part 1 – Conserving What You Have

Last week we had a lively discussion about Elders and Their Money, how most old people – indeed, most people of every age – don't have money to risk on investing. Investing is exactly like gambling and just like casinos,... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 21 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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The Republican Plan to Nuke the Internet

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas - Part 6

INTERESTING STUFF – 13 May 2017

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

A TGB Extra: John Oliver on Is This Real Life?

ELDER MUSIC: The Two Tims

ELDER MUSIC: 1936 Again

INTERESTING STUFF – 10 June 2017

Fear and Loathing of Pancreatic Cancer

Post-op

ELDER MUSIC: The Band, Revisited

Recovering at Home

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

First Post-Surgery Outing

Elder Money Part 1 – Conserving What You Have