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INTERESTING STUFF: 24 December 2016

SHORT IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Wednesday I linked to an excellent guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Now, the group producing the the guide, all former Congressional staffers, have posted a "prettier" version in pdf format at their brand new...

Published Sat, Dec 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Inspiration for Our Resistance in 2017

...or, How His Excellency * Stole America. As I explained on Wednesday, I had been down with a virus since last Friday. I'm much better now – you could even say I'm well. But one of the hardest lessons of... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 30 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Watching Myself Grow Old

A couple of weeks ago, we had a long discussion about cosmetic surgery in old age. The comments score pro and con, if you don't count a few who confused cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, was about 50/50. It baffles me... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Call To Action Now: Senate Confirmation Hearings This Week

EDITORIAL NOTE: This is much longer than I intended and that's just how it is today. There's more stuff to know these days than my ability, sometimes, to summarize. * * * Remember when I told you last week that... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 09 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 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

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: 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 – 4 February 2017

DON'T EVER DOUBT WHAT YOU CAN OVERCOME AGAIN. EVER It's been several months since Darlene Costner sent this video and I've waited too long to show it to you. It's a promo for the Rio Paralympics last year. Not the... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 04 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

Medicare Website Update

Way back in 1996 or '97, when the public internet was just getting started, I was among the “pioneers,” working at the first CBS News website. No one knew, then, how to create good websites and we were all inventing... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Random Thoughts for Elders (and Others)

SCARY CONGRESS Still holding my breath over the debt ceiling. Here is the latest New Yorker cover which would be would be funny if it were not so true. LATE NIGHT RUMINATIONS • Regarding anti-aging products and other futile attempts... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 15 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 October 2013

AGEIST OR JUST CHEEKY? Nobody doesn't like 91-year-old comedian/actress Betty White. Her TV Land series, Hot in Cleveland, is going into its fifth season and she's widely sought after as a spokesperson. In this new commercial video, White represents...

Published Sat, Oct 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

One Republican Plot to Destroy Social Security

If President Donald Trump follows through on his stated plans for this week leading up to his hundredth day in office, it will be a head-spinning time for those of us trying to keep up. So let's take a look... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 24 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Dogs