Time Goes By

My Friend, My Teacher - Saul Friedman

Of course, I had known this day would come. Saul had told me about his stroke, his later treatment for esophageal cancer and more recently, a stomach cancer. Some months ago, he said, he had gone into hospice care and... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<div style=color:#d10000>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 EVERYONE</div>

And so a new year rolls round again – sooner, always, than we expect. To celebrate this time, a slide show sent by Darlene Costner of Darlene's Hodgepodge. No politics, no war, no strife, no exhortations to do anything. Just... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

THE TGB ELDERLAW ATTORNEY: Estate Plans

Orrin Onken writes the twice-monthly TGB Elderlaw Attorney column in which he discusses legal issues of concern and interest to elders. He is an elderlaw attorney licensed to practice in the state of Oregon. He also keeps his own blog,... Read More.....

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Peter Tibbles and the AM in Oregon

You probably noticed that I wasn't here last week – instead, playing host to Peter Tibbles who had arrived all the way from Melbourne with the Assistant Musicologist (AM). Surely you know the two of them: Peter who holds forth... Read More...

Published Mon, May 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Driving While Old

Aside from dementia, nothing at the moment frightens me more than losing driving privileges. Even if you live in a place with good public transportation such as New York City or Portland, Oregon, it's not the same. There are half... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTIING STUFF – 19 May 2012

THE KIND OF CENTENARIAN I WANT TO BE In April, Eileen Emeline Ingles of Invercargill, New Zealand, turned 100. Until a year ago, writes reporter Gwyneth Hyndman, she ran to the mailbox every morning. I like what Ms. Ingles says... Read More...

Published Sat, May 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Peter Tibbles' Travel Travails and Salmon Recipe

As regular readers know, Peter Tibbles owns Sundays at this blog where he weekly posts his delightful Elder Music column. But there's more to Peter than music (as if that's not enough) and I think you will enjoy this report... Read More...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Has Crabby Old Lady Let Herself Go?

Last week, there was a lot of response to Crabby Old Lady's story about retirement sloth. Most readers seem have embraced sloth as a right of elderhood and Alan G., of the aptly named Cyberspace Dawdler, admitted (with some amount... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Vintage TGB: 28 October 2004

[Each Saturday, a vintage story from the Time Goes By archive is published here. They correspond to a date of approximately five years ago – sometimes updated, sometimes not.] A Question of Maturity A week or so ago, Clarence, at... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Plastic Brains – Even in Old Age

Surely you know of Oliver Sachs, the Columbia University professor of neurology and psychiatry. You may have read one or more of his books recounting case studies of people he has treated with, usually, rare brain disorders. Books such as... Read More...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 22 January 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, Jan 22 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Website For Elders

Although it doesn't take up a lot of my time, I try to keep an eye on websites that target elders. Certainly they are important when you need the information but I don't mean single-topic sites such as those for... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1943

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 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Health Care Reform and Women's Rights

When the House of Representatives passed their version of a health care reform bill last Saturday, the shocker for me was the Stupak amendment (full text here) which would bar anyone using the new tax credits from purchasing policies that... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Sign Up Starts Now, and More on Elderblogs

MEDICARE SIGN UP The annual enrollment in Medicare Part B (Medigap, also called supplemental) and Part D (prescription drug) is open now and until 31 December. As noted in a post here a month ago, almost all premiums are increasing... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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