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GAY AND GRAY: An Elder Hero for Gay Humanity

Gay and Gray is a monthly column at Time Goes By written by Jan Adams (bio) in which she thinks out loud for us on issues of aging lesbians and gay men. Jan also writes on many topics at her... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 24 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 November 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 19 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

New Home, New Treats

This is what happens when I putter around not doing much of anything on the weekend: you get a photo story on Monday, something that doesn't require much thinking. But first... I would love to have found a home with... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 21 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Anti-Aging Baloney

A lot of marketing and public relations people who do not bother to read or even skim this blog, send requests asking Crabby Old Lady to interview longevity experts or review books about life extension or report on anti-aging products.... Read More.....

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Strange Holiday Costume, Christmas Movie Montage and a Fun Surprise

Ollie the cat, snoozing on the desk next to the laptop yesterday morning, woke suddenly – and grumpy about it, too - when I burst into laughter at this image that arrived in an email message: Clearly a Christmas tree... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Special 2011 Thanksgiving

With Congress into its second or third year of dysfunction, with mainstream media, elected officials and their police enforcers working overtime to discredit the 99 percent movement, there isn't much to be thankful for in our world at large –... Read...

Published Wed, Nov 23 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cutting Cancer Down to Size

At a Wednesday follow-up appointment, my surgeon lifted most of my diet restrictions, “as long as you don't go hog wild,” he said. If I took that as a sign that this pancreatic cancer won't always be at the forefront... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 04 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 May 2016

ELDER-FRIENDLY SUMMER FESTIVALS IN THE U.K. For U.K. TGB readers, there is an extensive list online of upcoming summer festivals – an amazing variety of them. I'm sorry I missed the mussel festival earlier this month but on 25 and... Read More...

Published Sat, May 21 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 May 2016

MAN DRIVES SAME CAR FOR 77 YEARS It was a happy day for me when, having moved to New York City in early 1969, I could sell the car. It didn't please me when I left Manhattan and needed a... Read More...

Published Sat, May 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Facts and Figures About the U.S. Elder Population

Back in 1963, President John F. Kennedy designated May as Senior Citizens Month. Two years later, Congress passed the Older American's Act to deal with a lack of community services for elders. The Act established the U.S. Administration on Aging....

Published Wed, May 25 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 11 June 2016

ACTOR MERYL STREEP AS DONALD TRUMP At a fundraiser last Monday night for New York City's Shakespeare in the Park, Meryl Streep impersonates Donald Trump. There is not nearly as much video as you would like and it's terrible quality.... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 11 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 30 April 2016

STILL DREAMING This documentary follows some of the residents of the Lillian Booth Actors Home in New Jersey as two young theatrical directors rehearse them for a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. As we come to know the elders... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 30 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1936

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, Oct 06 2013 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

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