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ELDER MUSIC: Australian Favorites - Mozart (20-11)

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, Aug 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Getting Elder Sex Out of the Closet

One of the pleasures of writing this blog for so many years - more than a dozen so far - is watching how issues affecting elders sometimes get better. When I began doing this, the general attitude toward old people... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 15 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Birthday, Millie Garfield

My oldest friend on the internet, Millie Garfield, is rockin' 91 years today. Well, her actual birthday is tomorrow, Thursday, but I publish on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so we'll just have to celebrate for two days. Millie began blogging...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Good and Bad “Entitlement” News From Congress and Trump World

Good News on Medicare Observation Status Many readers have emailed about this issue - one that is boring to read about but crucial to understand. First, a short background: Medicare Observation Status has been a frightful bugaboo for beneficiaries for...

Published Mon, Aug 22 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Birthdays, Energy and More

First, thank you for all your lovely birthday wishes yesterday – in the comments and some amazing birthday music on your own blogs. For those of you who sent me birthday notes on Facebook – forgive me: Facebook is a... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 08 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Oregon Move Update

When I moved to Maine from New York City four years ago, there were 60-plus boxes of books. Because the upcoming move to Oregon is a lot farther and I'm on a tight budget, I sold about half my books... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

The 2008 Oldest Old Project: Saul Friedman

Five years ago, I asked some bloggers and TGB readers who were then at least 80 years old to tell us “young 'uns” how they and their lives had changed in the 20-plus years since they were 60. It was... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1936

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, Oct 06 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Valentine's Day and Update on the Retirement Fiduciary Rule

TIME GOES BY 2016 DONATION WEEK REMINDER This is day two of the 2017 TGB donation drive to help support the increasing costs of maintaining Time Goes By. You can read the details on Monday's post. Whether you donate or... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: A Fifth of Classical Gas

FINAL DAY OF THE 2017 TGB DONATION DRIVE At last, you have reached the final day of the 2017 TGB donation drive. If you don't know what that is, you can find out details in last Monday's post. If you... Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 February 2017

There is such an abundance this week of “interesting stuff” that I hardly knew where to begin. Here are some of them. MONOPOLY KILLS THE THIMBLE Yes, it's true. Last month, four million Monopoly fans voted on which game tokens... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Adapting to Retirement

Some people plan the end of their working years. Others, like me, are forced into it before their time. The latter has been especially true for older workers following the financial crisis of 2008. Many who were let go then... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 25 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Normal Aging is Like – Part 1 of 2

If you spent any time at all with an assortment of media, you can be forgiven for believing that getting old is a disease. (Some scientists and others believe that's all it is and are working hard, spending billions of... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 29 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Recession Living

Two years ago, when our great recession was getting underway, there was an excellent discussion here about Surviving Hard Times. Many elderbloggers and readers left their tips and tricks and memories from the Depression about cutting expenses for all...

Published Tue, May 04 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Hunger and Shame

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and...

Published Sat, May 08 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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