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Rethinking Ageism

There has been a surge recently in the number of print media stories about ageism. Two I've seen are important. In November, Joseph F. Coughlin, who is founder and director of MIT’s AgeLab, noted in Time magazine that old people... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 11 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1931

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, Dec 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 December 2017

THE COFFIN CLUB Reader Kathleen Noble send this music video from New Zealand about members of the Kiwi Coffin Club who “cope with death and loss while bringing some fun and personality to their own final journey” says YouTube. U.S.... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Small New Years Potpourri

During these end-of-year holidays, I've mostly kept it light in these pages and sometimes, too, let others do the telling for me. And so it is again today as we head into 2018. RONNI BENNETT INTERVIEW The senior center in... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

"Let Age Be Age"

Not meaning to sound too much like a grinch, finally these endless holidays are done and good riddance. They last nowadays forever – my first Christmas catalog arrived in August – and one of the things I have come to... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 03 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Unsettling Changes and a Book Giveaway

Two items today – one that is probably close to universal among people past a certain age, and a second that undoubtedly has a more limited audience. Doesn't matter – it's all good. Let's start with CALVIN TRILLIN'S "ALL THUMBS"...

Published Mon, Jan 08 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Recent Discoveries

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 14 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 January 2018

LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY IN HARLEM APARTMENT Every Sunday, Marjorie Eliot and Rudel Drears open the doors of their Harlem apartment to anyone in the mood for jazz. At first, this was a way for Marjorie to honor her son’s... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 20 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Senior Discounts: A Rite of Passage Redux

EDITORIAL NOTE: This week got so busy I couldn't find time for today's story so I have resurrected a post from the second year of TGB, 11 November 2005, about senior discounts. In the penultimate paragraph, I mention that I... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 26 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Job Search: What Should Be Versus Reality

I have been banging on against ageism in general and age discrimination in the workplace for nearly 15 years on this blog without making even a minor dent. But neither has anyone else, even people with a much longer reach... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 31 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady on Advertising Drugs to Old People

To many television and print advertisers, poor health is the essential and most noteworthy characteristic of old people. As far as Crabby Old Lady can tell, it could be the only thing advertisers know about elders. Diabetic nerve pain, rheumatoid... Read...

Published Mon, Feb 05 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: LPs and EPs

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 11 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 February 2018

TIME GOES BY DONATION WEEK Hurray. Just one more day left of the 2018 TGB donation drive to help support the increasing costs of maintaining Time Goes By. You can read the details on Monday's post. Whether you donate or... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 17 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Net Neutrality Dies on 23 April Plus The Alex and Ronni Show

It surprised me to find that the first interview I did via Skype with my former husband Alex Bennett was published here way back last September. (Blame that damned time-goes-faster-as-you-get-older phenomenon.) Ever since, Alex has been nudging me to...

Published Fri, Feb 23 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Technology

PERSONAL NOTE: In December, freelancereporter Debbie Reslock interviewed me about my pancreatic cancer experience for the Next Avenue website. Her story was published this week and you can read it here. * * * Do you use Facebook? How about... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 28 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Rethinking Ageism

ELDER MUSIC: 1931

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 December 2017

A Small New Years Potpourri

"Let Age Be Age"

Unsettling Changes and a Book Giveaway

ELDER MUSIC: Recent Discoveries

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 January 2018

Senior Discounts: A Rite of Passage Redux

Elder Job Search: What Should Be Versus Reality

Crabby Old Lady on Advertising Drugs to Old People

ELDER MUSIC: LPs and EPs

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 February 2018

Net Neutrality Dies on 23 April Plus The Alex and Ronni Show

Elders and Technology