Time Goes By

Crabby Old Lady and the Old Gray Lady

(For those who may not know, “The Old Gray Lady” is a nickname of The New York Times.) For the past few years at that newspaper there has been a blog titled The New Old Age where almost exclusively the... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day No. 3 – Hand Wave

Remember two days ago when I said a minimal post might be just a handwave? Here's a high five for you. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Nancy Leitz: Oh, No! Not Grandmom Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day No. 4 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[EDITORIAL NOTE: For the past two days, this blog and The Elder Storytelling Place have been unavailable for long periods of time due to a denial of service attack at the host. It is being worked on. Such is the... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 21 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Woody Guthrie

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 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How It is to Be Old

Having fallen asleep with the television on a few nights ago, I woke a couple of hours later to the fragment of a sentence just before a commercial began: “...young people wondering how it is to be old.” Sleep for... Read More...

Published Wed, May 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1951 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, May 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Customs of an Earlier Age

There are not usually many people in the streets of my suburban town. Even on weekends, I can walk two or three blocks in the main shopping area without passing anyone. That changes on holidays like last Sunday – Mothers... Read More...

Published Thu, May 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The A.M.'s Travelogue

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 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER PROSE INTERLUDE: <em>Human Life a Poem</em>

By Lin Yutang I think that, from a biological standpoint, human life almost reads like a poem. It has its own rhythm and beat, its internal cycles of growth and decay. It begins with innocent childhood, followed by awkward adolescence... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 31 May 2014

OLD PEOPLE CAN BE SO UNEXPECTEDLY COOL SOMETIMES This elder Italian joins some kids in a game of street soccer and shows some serious moves. Take a look: Huffpost has a some more information. U.S. LEADS THE WORLD IN OBESITY... Read More...

Published Sat, May 31 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Time Flies When You're Growing Old

It may be the most common lament among old people and if not, it's certainly up there in the top five: that time keeps speeding up with each passing year. The writer of a book about time perception I've been... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER ABUSE: Stories From an Assisted Living Resident

Today, rather than a report on another kind of elder abuse (we'll get to that soon), I want you to know about a remarkable, first-hand account from inside one of the 40,000 long-term care homes in the U.S. Last month... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

George Carlin on Being Old

It's a too-busy week here at Chez Bennett so I'm reaching for some easy stuff you might enjoy that gives me time to take care of business, as it were. One good way is video of George Carlin who is,... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1954 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 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cat Overload

A week away from home and regular blogging (I'm in New York) is a good excuse to overdose on cat video, don't you think? You may have seen this. Moe the cat got his 15 minutes of fame just a... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Crabby Old Lady and the Old Gray Lady

Mental Health Day No. 3 – Hand Wave

Mental Health Day No. 4 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

ELDER MUSIC: Woody Guthrie

How It is to Be Old

ELDER MUSIC: 1951 Again

Customs of an Earlier Age

ELDER MUSIC: The A.M.'s Travelogue

ELDER PROSE INTERLUDE: <em>Human Life a Poem</em>

INTERESTING STUFF – 31 May 2014

Time Flies When You're Growing Old

ELDER ABUSE: Stories From an Assisted Living Resident

George Carlin on Being Old

ELDER MUSIC: 1954 Again

Cat Overload