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Help Save Social Security Today

I know some of you, certainly those outside the U.S., are may be frustrated that I keep banging on about Social Security and I promise we'll do something fun here before the week is out. But there is also serious... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1949

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, Apr 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day No. 2

What an interesting and fruitful discussion we had on Tuesday on the post about retirement living preferences. If you haven't read the comments, you should. You will be enlightened. Elizabeth left a comment that may or may not have been... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 17 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day 5

Tom Delmore of crowsperch sent this little image. I think that for almost everyone it takes a lifetime to not only understand that what others think of us doesn't matter but to learn the greater truth, how you see yourself... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

National Grilled Cheese Month

I don't know who decides these things, but I have learned that today marks the beginning of National Grilled Cheese Month. I know – it's April Fool's Day, but this isn't a joke. It's just something silly to do on... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

About Retirement

Yesterday in The New York Times, there was a terrific story by Al Baker about a police detective, a veteran of 40 years on the force, that has it all: human interest, crime statistics, department history, snitches, murder, mayhem and... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

REPEAT: Net Neutrality on the Ropes

IMPORTANT EDITORIAL NOTE: Yesterday, my blog host again suffered a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and both this blog and The Elder Storytelling Place were unavailable until late in the day. Therefore, I am leaving the Monday stories on.....

Published Tue, May 20 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 24 May 2014

92 YEAR OLD DENIED RIGHT TO VOTE As a result of a new voter ID law in Texas, 92-year-old Ruby Barber who was born in Tennessee and has voted all her life was refused an ID because she has no... Read More...

Published Sat, May 24 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER PROSE: The Old Grandfather and the Grandson

Considering the terrible instances of elder abuse we discussed here earlier in the week, this story from the Brothers Grimm is an antidote. By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm There was once a very old man whose eyes had grown dim,... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 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

How Did the Women's Movement Affect Your Life?

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Regarding the link about face aging technology showing up on the Facebook walls of some of you yesterday: that most definitely was not from me. It was spam. Being Facebook illiterate, I have no idea how it happened... Read More...

Published Thu, May 05 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Unemployment

Superficially, the latest unemployment numbers showed some good news for workers age 55 and older: 203,000 more of them were employed in April than in March and the unemployment rate for the group remained steady at 6.5 percent. The improvement... Read...

Published Mon, May 09 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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