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New Film: Over 90 and Loving It

In 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were about 2.1 million people age 90 and older in the country. Film maker, Susan Polis Schutz has profiled a dozen of them for her new documentary, Over 90 & Loving... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 10 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Marijuana

As you undoubtedly know, last year the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In 14 other states, it has been decriminalized to varying degrees and 20 states plus the District of Columbia allow... Read...

Published Tue, May 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Tucson and One of Our Own Elders

Perhaps you missed the note from Nance of Mature Landscaping in the comments on yesterday's post: elderblogger Ashleigh Burrows was one of the shooting victims in Tucson on Saturday. Her daughter updated Ashleigh's blog, The Burrow, yesterday...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Thoughts on Tucson

Since there really isn't much else to think about this week, let's keep going on the Arizona massacre. Some random thoughts: That awful church, Westboro Baptist, that demonstrates with vile signs and slogans at military funerals announced they...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

GAY AND GRAY: <em>Middlesex</em>

[EDITORIAL NOTE: At 3PM today, eastern U.S. time, Senator Herb Kohl, who is the chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, will hold a live panel discussion and briefing about how the Senate Health Care Reform bill will benefit... Read More.....

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Practical Health Information

Useful information arrives and sometimes it appears to be so obvious or has been so widely distributed in the media that it would be redundant for me to tell you about it. But maybe not; maybe some readers want or... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Ave Atque Vale, Gore Vidal

For me, the unbearable thing about getting old is being forced to live on without the friends who are wretched enough to leave me behind when they go. One of them did that this week when, on Tuesday evening, Gore... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 02 2012 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

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 Again

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, Jun 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 June 2014

IMPORTANT EDITORIAL NOTE: I do my best to properly credit the people who send Interesting Stuff items published here and I know I have said I will link to your blog when you have one. But you've got to tell... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Egypt and the United States

Watching the exuberant celebration on television Friday, who could not weep with joy for Egypt. I seem to have always been weeping for Egypt. I've never visited, but I spent many days editing video tape of the historic peace treaty... Read More.....

Published Mon, Feb 14 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

How to Thwart Age Invisibility

[The giveaway of Dr. Bill Thomas's new book, “Second Wind” and tickets to his Second Wind Tour Live Event” remains open until midnight tonight, 14 March 2014, at midnight Pacific Daylight Time. You can enter the drawing at yesterday's post.]....

Published Fri, Mar 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady's New Brain Game

It is late Sunday afternoon, every brain cell has leaked out of Crabby Old Lady's head and she is incapable of useful thought to write a real blog post. She just wants a few words on the screen so TGB... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 03 2014 5:30 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

Romney: Emergency Room Health Care

I missed the Mitt Romney and Barack Obama twin interviews on 60 Minutes last Sunday but these days we can rely on clips online to bring us the highlights. This one grabbed my attention (transcript below the video): TRANSCRIPT SCOTT... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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