Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Some More Classical Folks

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, Jul 10 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 9 July 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, Jul 09 2011 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

Air Travel and Elders

ATTENTION AIRLINES: If you insist on reducing the width of the aisle on the plane to 14 inches, it is not discriminatory to require your flight attendants' backsides to be narrower than 18 or 20 inches. The attendant of the... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Summer Distractions and Blog Hooky

For the third day in a row yesterday, the weather was glorious. I woke early, before dawn, and 30 or 40 minutes later took my coffee at the little wrought iron table outside to watch the sky go from dark... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 06 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Age and the Body Beautiful

Thanks to cramped quarters, security measures imposed after 9/11 and the general difficulties of traversing airports, travel by plane these days is an exercise in non-stop torture, particularly for elders. This is not unknown and Crabby Old Lady will...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Independence Day 2011

Two hundred thirty-five years ago, the 13 colonies issued their Declaration of Independence from the King of England. The most important and stirring passage of that document is this: ”We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are... Read...

Published Mon, Jul 04 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1958

This is an on-going series featuring the music of a particular year. These aren't the Top 10, Top 40 or Top anything, they're just tunes I selected from the year with no apparent logic behind it. What happened in 1958?... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 03 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 2 July 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, Jul 02 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

On the Pains of Blogging

I had finished what was to be today's post when something happened yesterday afternoon that so disheartened me, I need to address it right away. A few weeks ago, I was delighted when actor Betty White agreed to an interview... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The TGB Interview: BETTY WHITE

About 25 years ago, when I was working on The Barbara Walters Specials, we interviewed actor Betty White at her home in Los Angeles. The first thing you notice is that needlepoint is everywhere – pillows, cushions, seat covers, wall... Read More...

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

GAY AND GRAY: When It's the Parents Who Grow Up and Come Out

When I heard an interview by NPR's Terry Gross with filmmaker Mike Mills about his new film Beginners, I knew I'd run across a topic for this month's column. This movie - still in quite wide theatrical distribution - is... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Trip to Ford Motor Company – Part 2

(Part 1 is here.) At the Forward with Ford 2011 conference I attended in Dearborn last week, one of the hottest topics of conversation among attendees – many of whom were old hands at tech conferences – was how well... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Trip to the Ford Motor Company – Part 1

Last week, at the invitation of Ford Motor Company, I attended a two-day media conference at the company's world headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Billed as Forward with Ford 2011, futurists and trend spotters along with Ford's designers, scientists...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Al Kooper