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INTERESTING STUFF – 18 June 2016

JOHN OLIVER AND SAMANTHA BEE When John Oliver's most recent Last Week Tonight show on HBO was broadcast last Sunday night, fewer than 24 hours has passed since the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Very little was known... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 18 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Easing End-of-Life Pain

Ask pretty much any old person and he or she will tell you that dying quietly in their sleep is the way they want to go. It's sure true for me. Unfortunately, dying isn't always that easy. Sometimes it is... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Tweens

I just made that up: elder tweens. The word “tween” is new since I was young and although the age parameters vary depending on who is talking, it is the name given to an unofficial stage of life somewhere between... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Independence Day 2016

Each year we celebrate the The Declaration of Independence with parades, backyard barbecues and fireworks. All good things but it is also a good thing now and then to re-read or re-listen to the words of this powerful document that... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 04 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Seasons - Summer Part 2

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 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 16 July 2016

SECRETARY CLINTON COMMITS TO EXPANDING SOCIAL SECURITY At their appearance together last Tuesday (which this week feels like a month ago) as Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Secretary Hillary Clinton for president, she adopted Sanders's position on...

Published Sat, Jul 16 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Recovery Time in Old Age

So far in my old age – I am 75 – I have been lucky in my health (I say that with multiple knockings on wood). I have no intrusive afflictions, no conditions, no diseases, nothing that requires medication. I... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Weeping with Joy at Clinton's Nomination

* * * I sure did surprise myself when that happened yesterday evening. I had written something else for today but then I turned on television, the Democratic convention, and burst into tears – tears of joy - when Secretary... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 27 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Presidential Politics for Elders Again

A week ago, I wrote about the Republican Convention in general (dark, frightening and totalitarian) and their platform position on Social Security in particular (privatize it). Last week's Democratic Convention was an entirely different animal, upbeat...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 August 2016

BEST HOSPITALS IN UNITED STATES U.S. News & World Report has published its annual rankings of U.S. hospitals. The top three in the honor roll for outstanding performance over multiple areas of care are Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Mass... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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INTERESTING STUFF – 18 June 2016

Easing End-of-Life Pain

Elder Tweens

Independence Day 2016

ELDER MUSIC: Seasons - Summer Part 2

INTERESTING STUFF – 16 July 2016

Recovery Time in Old Age

Weeping with Joy at Clinton's Nomination

Presidential Politics for Elders Again

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 August 2016

John Oliver on the Importance of Local Newspapers

A TGB EXTRA: Good News About Social Security...

ELDER MUSIC: Top 10 Jazz Albums

Notes on My 69th Birthday

Crabby Old Lady: Is the Internet Worth It Anymore?