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INTERESTING STUFF – 9 April 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, Apr 09 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1952

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Apr 10 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1955 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, Jul 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Traveling By Air While Old

On my first Manhattan post this week, TGB reader Annie left this important query: ”I noticed you didn't mention travel difficulties or sheer exhaustion. I hope there were no glitches, and your joy and new fitness level gave you much... Read More....

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and the Information Age

The title of this image, created by Jesse Lenz for a story in the November issue of Popular Science magazine, is The Analog Kindle. I can't say I've seen a copy of that magazine in 30 or 40 years, but... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 JANUARY 2015

POLICE OFFICER WHO KILLED 95-YEAR-OLD STANDS TRIAL TGB Reader Cathy Johnson alerted me to this story of John Wrana, a 95-year-old World War II veteran who died at the hands of a police officer in a suburb of Chicago. John... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 17 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Looking Like Your Mother (or Your Father)

A friend – a male friend – once told me that the older he gets the stronger his physical resemblance to his mother becomes and he's not pleased with that. Their relationship was uncomfortable at best. I had never thought... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 04 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Young Man's Poem

EDITORIAL NOTE: This evening, President Barack Obama delivers his 2013 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at 9PM eastern time. Although there are other important issues too, listen for what he says about what he... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Another Day, Another SS/Medicare Threat

Depending on who's talking, sequestration will take effect on 1 March (about three weeks) or it will be delayed again. If you haven't been keeping up (hard to do on this topic), sequestration, as used by members of Congress, is... Read More.....

Published Thu, Feb 07 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Is Hillary Clinton Too Old to be President?

Kentucky Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful, Rand Paul, thinks so. Here is what he told Politico this week in an interview with Mike Allen: “'I think all the polls show if [Senator Hillary Clinton] does run, she’ll win the Democrat... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Bad News Election for Elders

Because there aren't many Republicans who hang around this blog – well, at least among the people who comment – I am assuming most of you are as disheartened as I am following the Tuesday midterm election. It's not that... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Unexpected Gifts of Age

The ageism of pundits and the press, of movies and television, even comedians, is so ubiquitous that most Americans don't believe there is such a thing. That makes it big news (on this website, if not elsewhere) when a professional... Read More.....

Published Mon, Nov 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Isolation, Loneliness and Solitude in Old Age

Last week, on a post titled Youthiness in Old Age, Monica Devine, who blogs at Between Two Rivers, left this comment: “Speaking of contrarian, I've always wondered about this: I'm sure it's true that socializing with family and friends prolongs...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 8 December 2012

BRAND NEW BABY ELEPHANT It happened eight days ago right here at the Portland, Oregon zoo. After a 21-month pregnancy and five days of labor, Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth to a 300-pound daughter. This video was shot on 30... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Mental Health Day

Over the years, I have known a number of screenwriters. And over those same years, as we grew older, they got fewer and fewer jobs. Ageism in Hollywood is not new; women actors over the age of 30 or so... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 01 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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