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Tonight's Presidential Debate and Social Security

The first of three presidential debates is scheduled for this evening hosted by Jim Lehrer. It will last 90 minutes, and these are the scheduled topics: Economy – 45 minutes Health Care – 15 minutes Role of Government – 15... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 18 June 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, Jun 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let's Take a Break From Ageing Stuff Today

This post has nothing to do with getting old, nothing at all. I need a day or two off from all that so here's some entertainment for you relevant to world affairs. Don't you dare yawn. Please. You're gonna love... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Two Things You Need to Know About Social Security Right Now

THE DEBT CEILING AND SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS For all the public posturing, threats and uninformed chatter over looming default by the U.S. government, you may have noticed an eerie silence from politician- and medialand on this topic: if the debt......

Published Fri, Jul 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What are the Late Years For?

Last week, on a post titled What is Successful Ageing?, I wrote this about reflecting upon our lives: ”This takes quiet time, alone time. Make notes, write a memoir even if it's only for yourself. These years are the time... Read More...

Published Mon, May 16 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Still Learning from Our Parents

There was no wiggle room with my dad. When I was a kid, if my chores were left undone, if my bed was not made just so, if I was late for anything or if there was a grade below... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old and Useless at 52?

Silicon Valley was barely a concept when I first heard about ageism in the tech industry. Back in the early 1990s, the online job boards and forums were already filled with terrible unemployment tales from experienced programmers who couldn't get...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders' Own Universal Health Care Program

That headline is not an announcement of anything new. It is just a reminder that unique among Americans, people 65 and older do have a universal health care program. I'll get back to that at the bottom of this post.... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do People Grow More Conservative as They Age?

Conventional wisdom has long answered this question in the affirmative and my unscientific observation after doing this blog for about a dozen years agrees. So do such people as Winston Churchill or Victor Hugo to whom this quotation has been... Read...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Ageist Media – Part 1 of 2

Hardly anyone takes ageism seriously – most particularly the daily media: magazines, newspapers, television and video both online and off. Long time readers of this blog know that I regularly write about ageism and ageist language and I realized it.....

Published Tue, Aug 13 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Celebrate Social Security Today

Two weeks ago, we celebrated the 48th anniversary of Medicare. Thirty years before that, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had signed into law the Social Security Act. He did that on today's date in 1935: HOW SOCIAL SECURITY HELPS AMERICANS So... Read...

Published Wed, Aug 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Good Year for Elder Actors

Not infrequently, I grumble out loud around here about how few roles, especially major roles, there are in film for elder actors. Our generation doesn't get much representation on what in our youth was called the silver screen. But not... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Susceptibility to Scams, Swindles and Fraud

A recent report estimates that in 2010, people older than 60 lost $2.9 billion to financial exploitation, a 12 percent increase from 2008. The numbers are undoubtedly much higher than can be counted because due to embarrassment, it is one... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 29 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Annual Big-Deal Snowstorm Photos

REMINDER: Today is Call-In-Day to let our senators know that S.2853, on which there will be a vote this week, is a terrible idea. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please, please read yesterday's post. You can reach... Read More.....

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Better Treatment for Dementia

Of the common late-life diseases, Alzheimer's and other dementias are undoubtedly the most feared, both for ourselves individually and for our loved ones. Dementia steals the person's memory and with it, their selfhood making family members strangers...

Published Fri, May 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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