Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2016 - Part 1

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 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 January 2017

HOLLYWEED What a great New Year's Day prank. Someone in Los Angeles changed the giant Hollywood sign. Take a look: You can find out about who pulled this off at Buzzfeed. HOW AMAZON WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD In case... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Trump Will Get Anything He Wants From Congress

I believe this is important enough to publish on what is usually an “off day” for Time Goes by. If you have been following the Republican/Democratic discussion over repealing Obamacare, it has become obvious that it is way too complex... Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Do You Want to Live the Rest of Your Life?

EDITORIAL NOTE: Here is an old-fashioned word for you: nonplussed (to be surprised and confused so much that you are unsure how to react). That's how I feel. There is such a gigantic amount to be said following the nominee... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 January 2017

A SENSE OF PURPOSE This is a video about what happened when the U.S. Department of Labor stepped in to enforce their employment regulations against piece workers in a retirement home. It was produced last year by students in The... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Done With Self-Improvement

EDITORIAL NOTE: Please take note of a new regular section at the bottom of today's post. * * * During most of my adult life, the United States has been big on self-improvement. Thousands of books bear witness to this... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night?

As you might imagine, in 20 years of researching what it's like to grow old and writing about it for nearly 13 years, I think about death and dying now and then. At the most pratical level, we who are... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Death With Dignity and the Supreme Court Nominee

It's not often I can combine an age-related post with a political one as directly as I can today so I'm taking advantage of it while the opportunity is here. When I moved to Oregon nearly seven years ago, the... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 06 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

TimeGoesBy Takes a Break

Beginning today, Time Goes By is taking its first-ever-in-ten-years hiatus as is the companion blog, The Elder Storytelling Place. The reason is that I am in Providence, Rhode Island today for a conference about “connected aging” at the Business Innovation...

Published Mon, Nov 04 2013 4:29 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Cancer on TV

When something newly interests us, we naturally become more sensitized to it. We pay more attention, we notice it more and like Crabby Old Lady recently, may wonder if it is just her or is there a lot more on... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Chemo Brain and Bravery

[To be clear, I want to assure you that I don't intend to turn Time Goes By into a cancer blog - I have plenty of other interests in regard to aging. But for the two weeks I was stuck... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 06 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 Yet 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, Nov 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 November 2017

CENTENARIAN SHARES ADVICE WITH STRANGERS IN NYC Eileen Wilkinson's grandson set up a laptop on an upper west side corner in New York City so that his 100-year-old grandmother could give out free advice to strangers. It seems everyone is... Read More...

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

Happy Thanksgiving 2017, Everyone

Given the condition of the national government (not to mention some state governments), we in the United States could be forgiven for wondering what there is to be thankful for this year. May I suggest we go micro, local, personal.... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2016 - Part 1

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 January 2017

How Trump Will Get Anything He Wants From Congress

How Do You Want to Live the Rest of Your Life?

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 January 2017

Done With Self-Improvement

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night?

Death With Dignity and the Supreme Court Nominee

ELDER MUSIC: From the Cutting Room Floor

TimeGoesBy Takes a Break

Crabby Old Lady and Cancer on TV

Chemo Brain and Bravery

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 Yet Again

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 November 2017

Happy Thanksgiving 2017, Everyone