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How Simple Respect Can Improve Elders' Lives

”Pete Molinelli, a court officer who lives in Southbridge Towers, said that the building’s seniors used to be 'just kind of shut in.' And then Mr. Addo arrived. “'All of a sudden, it’s like there are all these new people... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 27 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Memorial Day 2014

This is a good day for a bit of discussion about the recent media attention to the problems of health care at the U.S. Veterans Administration. Last February, Senate Republicans blocked important legislation from Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of...

Published Mon, May 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 24 May 2014

92 YEAR OLD DENIED RIGHT TO VOTE As a result of a new voter ID law in Texas, 92-year-old Ruby Barber who was born in Tennessee and has voted all her life was refused an ID because she has no... Read More...

Published Sat, May 24 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 2 April 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, Apr 02 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Silly Songs

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, Jul 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 25 June 2011

I'm back from Michigan, had a terrific time and I'll tell you all about it next week. Meanwhile, thank you for such a overflowing response to my request for help with Interesting Stuff this week. There were so many that... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 25 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Al Kooper

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, Jun 26 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Email Bankruptcy

[EDITORIAL NOTE: It tells you something about Crabby's week, if not life, that you are getting missives (read: complaints) from her two days in a row. Aren't you lucky. Every day, Crabby Old Lady struggles to keep up with email.... Read More....

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

ELDER MUSIC: Here and There 2014

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, Oct 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE: Old Folks Laugh

Maya Angelou, who died earlier this year at age 86, seems to have been beloved by all. She was a wise woman - wise, I think, even as a young-ish woman. There are a couple of things she said somewhere... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Revolutionary New Job Seeking Tool

Among the age-related threads I track online is job search advice. For people older than 50, it is universally awful and has not varied for more than a decade: shorten your resume, update your skills, be positive, buy some new... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Ten Years, Oliver Bennett

It was a long time ago, 1987, when the veterinarian referred to my then-cat as “elderly.” I was shocked. “He's only ten.” I said. “I've known lots of cats who live to be 19 or 20 and I've read of... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Finding Purpose in Old Age

Yesterday Paula Span, who contributes to the New Old Age blog at The New York Times, reported on some recent studies about the benefits of having a purpose in late life. Although not definitive, the research discoveries about purpose (or... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Fight of Our Lifetimes

After last week's budget battle, the lines are drawn. Two factions are in control of the debate for the future of the United States: The religious zealots who intend to make their ignorance the law of the land The corporatocracy... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Social Security Part 2: The Trust Fund

With a few fine exceptions, you would not know from most of the news media – print, television and online – or from Republican politicians that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit and is generally in good shape.... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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