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INTERESTING STUFF: 12 March 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, Mar 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Really Awful News Day

So dispirited was I yesterday that, figuring to spare you, I almost skipped writing a post for today. Then I thought I might not be alone in my dejection, so here goes. ITEM: It started, of course, with the morning... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 11 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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

Social Security Part 2: The Trust Fund

With a few fine exceptions, you would not know from most of the news media – print, television and online – or from Republican politicians that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit and is generally in good shape.... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 09 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Shelter

A few weeks ago, I received a note from Brenda Henry, then vacationing in Rio de Janeiro. It was filled with delightful tidbits about how elders are treated in Rio so I asked if, when she returned home to Montreal,... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Social Security Part I: Stealth Cuts

On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Republican House Speaker John Boehner had this to say about Social Security in an interview with that newspaper: ” e's determined to offer a budget this spring that curbs Social Security and Medicare...

Published Mon, Mar 07 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs The Beatles Covered

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, Mar 06 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 5 March 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, Mar 05 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

At TGB, Less is More

I was nodding in agreement while I had a good laugh over at artnet.com reading a story by Charlie Finch titled Social Media is Old Age. ”Are you young?” he asks. “Do you express your thoughts in small sentences on... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Foods We Love

Yesterday the Senate passed and the president signed the continuing resolution to keep the federal government running for another two weeks, so no shutdown - for now. The bill is bad news for elders with deep cuts to Social Security... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB Product Promotion Policies

SOCIAL SECURITY ALERT: If you are reading this in the morning, at noon today in cities throughout the country, there are rallies in front of local Social Security offices. The reason is that the 2011 budget continuing resolution, passed in... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 02 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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