Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Booker T & the MGs

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, Aug 02 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Healthy 75-Year-Old Chooses to End Her Life

Although it had no part in my decision to move to Oregon five years ago, the state is one of four in the U.S. that has a physician-assisted suicide law, a “death with dignity” act if you will, and I... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 05 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Linda Ronstadt (My Selection)

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, Aug 09 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Unchained Melody

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, Jun 21 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1970 Part 2

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Sane Proposal for Jobs and the Economy

Even through there is nothing more important to citizens of the U.S. than the economic crisis in general and jobs in particular, as of yesterday afternoon you could not read the news I have for you today anywhere in mainstream... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 16 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Two Standout Differences in Oregon

Having been in my new town in Oregon for less than three weeks, I'm hardly qualified to make any judgments about the place. Aside from forays to local stores for necessities like food and kitty litter, I've hardly strayed beyond... Read More....

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: D-Day

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and...

Published Sat, Jun 05 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Wedding Bells

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, Jun 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Singer Songwriters

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 2:30 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 May 2016

MAN DRIVES SAME CAR FOR 77 YEARS It was a happy day for me when, having moved to New York City in early 1969, I could sell the car. It didn't please me when I left Manhattan and needed a... Read More...

Published Sat, May 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Romeo and Juliet

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, Jun 05 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Terrible Consequences of Sleep Deprivation – Part 2

As I explained in Part 1 on Monday, for four months this year, I tried to function on two to three hours of sleep a night. This was due to the sudden onset, sometime in January, of a nightly crescendo... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do You Want to Know When You Will Die?

That headline is a more interesting question, I think, for people of the general age (50- or 60-plus) who read this blog than younger people. As it turns out, two new studies released just this week has some answers. One... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 24 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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ELDER MUSIC: Booker T & the MGs

Healthy 75-Year-Old Chooses to End Her Life

ELDER MUSIC: Linda Ronstadt (My Selection)

ELDER MUSIC: Unchained Melody

ELDER MUSIC: 1970 Part 2

A Sane Proposal for Jobs and the Economy

Two Standout Differences in Oregon

GRAY MATTERS: D-Day

ELDER MUSIC: Wedding Bells

ELDER MUSIC: Singer Songwriters

What are the Late Years For?

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 May 2016

ELDER MUSIC: Romeo and Juliet

The Terrible Consequences of Sleep Deprivation – Part 2

Do You Want to Know When You Will Die?