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  • Senior Centers

    Senior centers have a bad rap and they should not. Although there may still be too many that offer little more than bingo night once or twice a week and not much else, most are working hard to upgrade and... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: 1929

    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...

  • INTERESTING STUFF – 16 April 2016

    CUSTOMERS FIRST IN RETIREMENT INVESTING The Department of Labor last week announced new regulations requiring financial retirement advisors and brokers who handle individual retirement and 401(k) accounts to act in the best interests of their clients...

  • The Dangers of Elderspeak

    Some of you may know Marcy Belson as she is a regular contributor to our companion blog, The Elder Storytelling Place, and comments here at TGB too. Last weekend she emailed about a visit to the emergency room. Not to... Read More...

  • INTERESTING STUFF – 14 September 2013

    THE CONSEQUENCES OF AGE DISCRIMINATION Politicians and influencers interested in creating a generational divide like to quote the statistic that the unemployment rate for 55-64 year olds is about 5.4 percent against the general unemployment rate of 7...

  • Two Elder Movies

    However would I keep up without you guys who read this blog? Today's post is entirely the result of two readers. There seems in recent years to have been a slight uptick in new movies – good movies, at that... Read More...

  • Empowering Old Women via Fashion Models?

    You can count on it these days, that every two or three months there will be feature story about a fashion model who is 60 or 70 or even 80. The thing is, they are featured because there are so... Read More...

  • Brexit and Old People

    You might not think that the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom last week falls under the purview of a blog about growing old. And on the face of it, you would be correct. But not this time. If you've... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: Seasons – Summer Part 1

    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...

  • INTERESTING STUFF – 9 July 2015

    90 YEAR OLD STRIPPER ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Her name is Dorothy Williams, she is 90 years old and she appeared last week on America's Got Talent. You might think this is a joke. Or maybe you think it is... Read More...

  • Old Age: What's Not to Enjoy?

    That headline is what legendary television producer Norman Lear says about ageing. He will be 94 on the 27th of this month, one of the top examples we have right now for fighting entrenched ageism for two reasons: He is... Read More...

  • Not Enough Geriatricians

    When I moved to Oregon in 2010, and needed a new physician, I used the internet to track down the geriatricians in my area. About half the listings included a note that the doctor was not taking new patients. When... Read More...

  • Presidential Politics for Elders

    This Monday begins the Democrats' turn to present, over the next four days, their vision for the future of the United States. Last week, the Republicans – well, never mind. The party hardly matters anymore. It is Trump unleashed now,... Read More...

  • ELDER MUSIC: 1914

    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...

  • Addicted to Trump

    A couple of days ago, I caught myself having a craving. It was a surprise because I haven't seriously experienced a yearning that strong since I quit smoking cigarettes years ago. Here's what happened: It was early afternoon. I was... Read More...
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