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INTERESTING STUFF – 6 January 2018

A KID'S DESCRIPTION OF OLD PEOPLE TGB reader, Marian Methner, sent this very short story about growing old and her grandson, Zeb. “My mother, who was quite 'wrinkled' would often remind me to 'use moisturizer,'” wrote Marian. “I too...

Published Sat, Jan 06 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What It's Really Like to Get Old

Here are the two winners in the random drawing announced Monday for Malcolm Nance's book, Defeating ISIS: Who They are, How They Fight, What They Believe. Two days later, I rolled the handy-dandy, online random number generator and... Drum roll.....

Published Fri, Jan 12 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Encouraging News: U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped. Again.

Here's something I didn't know about cancer and I'll bet you didn't know either until now: ”...the lifetime probability of being diagnosed with the disease is slightly higher for men than for women, with adult height accounting for about...

Published Wed, Jan 17 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Great Big Fat Good News About Cancer

At first, I wrote this post with a long and winding introduction to the news – this great big fat good news - but that doesn't seem fair so I'm redoing it and adding what had been intro material as... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 22 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Tony Bennett

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 28 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 February 2018

SOME OF THE OLDEST IN U.S. IN 1929 My friend Jim Stone, who has been visiting from Massachusetts, sent this fascinating video of some of the oldest old in the U.S. talking on camera about their lives in 1929. ONE... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 03 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When You are Well Again

”...the thing is, once something goes wrong, forever after you know that something CAN go wrong. Up until then, we're all blessed with kind of an ignorant sense of invincibility... “None of us know what's going to hit us out... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 09 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Ivanka Trump, Social Security and Valentine's Day

TIME GOES BY DONATION WEEK REMINDER This is day three 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 not,... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 14 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Thank You. President's Day. The Parody Project.

Yesterday, the annual TGB donation drive ended. I'll bet you're glad to get rid of those notices at the top of last week's posts. As in the past, I am dismayed at your generosity and there are so many of... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 19 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Everly Brothers

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 25 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 March 2018

MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE FROM 1784 I often think “mac and cheese,” as it appears to be called nowadays, has been fetishized beyond on all reason. Nevertheless, it is a great winter or comfort food that I like a lot.... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Living and Dying: A Love Story

At the bottom of this page is the latest edition of The Alex and Ronni Show – a conversation between me and my former husband, Alex Bennett, that we recorded on Tuesday. Early in the recording, Alex (who lives in... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Future of Social Security Under Trump

(EDITORIAL NOTE Oops, how did this happen. It's long and wonky again but it's important.) * * * Did you know that due to President Donald Trump's dereliction in appointing federal agency heads, the Social Security Administration is now without...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Tiptoeing into a New Life

No matter how well you plan, how much you organize and how many lists you make, something always goes wrong. I had expected that my stuff would be here in Lake Oswego by today, but it won't arrive until Monday.... Read More...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 10:20 AM by TIME GOES BY

Moving In – Day One

The moving company said the van would arrive on Monday morning, sometime between 10AM and 11AM. I left Ollie the cat at my brother's home and drove here early. Good thing. The van and three men showed up at 9:15AM.... Read More...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 5:34 AM by TIME GOES BY

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