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Old and Young Having Fun Together

Three or four years ago, I was invited to a “Brownie Day” at the Adult Community Center (ACC) – the name my town gives the senior center. The nine-year-old members of a local Brownie troop (young Girl Scouts) each made... Read More...

Published Mon, May 22 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Soul Men

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, May 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 May 2017

PORTRAITS OF A CENTURY As Senior Planet explains it, Czech Republic photographer, Jan Langer ”...has spent some time comparing images of people when they were young with their 100-year-old selves. His meditation on age is the basis for a thoughtful,....

Published Sat, May 20 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

Earlier this week, I received this email note from Peter Tibbles, he who runs the Sunday Elder Music column and is a handful of years younger than I am: ”This morning I decided to take some cardboard down to the... Read More...

Published Fri, May 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

December/May Romance

When I was in my twenties, I came to know for awhile a couple in which the wife was 18 or 20 years older than her husband who was about my age. Although I enjoyed meals, day trips and other... Read More...

Published Wed, May 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing

Anyone reading this blog is likely to be familiar with ageism, defined in brief as the stereotyping and discrimination of old people based entirely on their age. It occurs in all areas of life. In the workplace, healthcare, entertainment, finance,......

Published Mon, May 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Singing Sisters

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, May 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 13 May 2017

REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE DISSOCIATION Jonathan Chait in New York magazine tried to explain the reasons many Republicans believe women should pay more for healthcare than men: ”Women have, on average, higher lifetime medical costs than men, which means a...

Published Sat, May 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Importance of the Comey Firing

If, earlier this week, the friend to whom I said I believe the U.S. is in the midst of a slow-moving coup had called me out for being hyperbolic, I would not have disagreed. That is, until I ran across... Read More...

Published Fri, May 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Sex and Old People

On Monday we talked about language, certain words that are offensive to some people, so why not move right along to talking about sex today, elder sex, and see how it goes. When I began this blog in 2004, the... Read More...

Published Wed, May 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Profanity and Crabby Old Lady

EDITORIAL NOTE: Ted Carr, who worked in the tech industry during some its most exciting years, retired about six years ago. He now hosts a podcast called Retirement Journeys – Real-Life Experience that Informs, Engages and Inspires and in February,.....

Published Mon, May 08 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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