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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

Moving Day Stage 1

This move to Oregon takes place in two stages. Ollie the cat and I fly to the west coast next Tuesday, 18 May (stage two). Today (stage one), the moving van will be loaded, including the car, so that furniture... Read More...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady, Prescription Drugs and Insurance Companies

Having complained in these pages about my fuzzy brain with its lack of focus and concentration, it's only fair to let you know that over last weekend, it improved dramatically. Or, maybe it has been improving a little at a... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 26 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Others Say About Death

Compared to how I felt in the first couple of weeks following surgery (which was awful), I am more than pleased with how my recovery is going. However, about once a week, I have a bad night without a wink... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 02 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady's Silly Complaints

This post is so silly that Crabby Old Lady almost left today's page blank. Her excuse is that it is all she had time for (it's amazing how busy doctors keep you when you have a serious disease) and she... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

You Asked for Photos of the New Digs

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Freda, who lives in Scotland, has sent in her photo for the Where Elders Blog feature. You can see it here. Instructions for including a photo of your blogspace are here.] Cats! You just get the bed made... Read More...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Two Standout Differences in Oregon

Having been in my new town in Oregon for less than three weeks, I'm hardly qualified to make any judgments about the place. Aside from forays to local stores for necessities like food and kitty litter, I've hardly strayed beyond... Read More....

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Retirement Adjustments

There was a terrific, wide-ranging discussion here last week responding to a post titled Grateful to be Retired, but I never got around to saying why I am grateful to be retired and there is oh, so much that made... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Republicans and the Health Care Reform Law

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, Jun 12 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's Not <em>Old</em> Eyes, It's Anyone's

Yesterday, the Bluetooth earpiece I had ordered arrived. The purpose is to have both hands free when I'm talking on my cell phone. You know the drill otherwise: someone says, “Check out this website,” and you're stuck trying to type... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Interesting Stuff – 26 July 2010

Until about a year ago, I wrote a weekly Elder News column for this blog with short takes and links to web items related to aging. Sometimes I miss that feature so today, here are a handful of things –... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Reverse Mortgages - Part 5: The Mandatory Counseling Session

On Wednesday, I participated in the counseling session required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of all HECM (FHA insured) reverse mortgage applicants. A lender may not begin the mortgage process until it receives the certificate...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Big Brother is Out to Control All Elders' Money

[IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS NOTE: Recently, any email I send to comcast.net addresses is being returned to me, rejected by Comcast as spam. This began a couple of weeks ago and continues, so if you are expecting a response from me –... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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