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“The Commitments We Make to Each Other”

TGB Reader John left a comment after President Barack Obama's speech yesterday: "The speech was wonderful. Fox news headline: Obama declares 'Hands off Entitlements.' Hooray! Well, Fox News, as frequently happens, got it wrong. What the...

Published Tue, Jan 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 26 January 2013

THE WRITER WHO COULD NOT READ Imagine if overnight words on a page all looked like gibberish. Imagine then, too, that you make your living as a writer. Take a look: You can read more here: WHERE IN THE WORLD... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Care and Robots

We see the news stories every day – that there will not be enough caregivers to go around for the increasing millions of elders living into old, old age who need some help. Varieties of solutions are being tried from... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 09 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Dental Week Departures

Dear god. I take a couple of days off and a large chunk of my personal media landscape decamps from the scene. BRIAN WILLIAMS NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams was suspended without pay for six months for inflating his... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Long and Healthy Lives

Hardly a week goes by without a report or two from medical journals and the popular media that people in Silicon Valley and other places in the U.S. and around the world believe they can “cure” ageing. Most are, of... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:18 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Miles Davis

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, Oct 02 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Countering Elder Ignorance and Disinterest

On yesterday's post in regard to Senator Bernie Sanders' support of elders, Social Security and Medicare, Denise left this comment: “How can we get seniors out there? I'm an insurance agent working with Medicare-related products, so I am talking...

Published Thu, Oct 06 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

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, Jan 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Why Medical Prices are Sky High

I had no intention of spending the entire morning yesterday reading a 15,000 word report on medical costs while filling 11 pages with notes. Come on, it's Time magazine, for god's sake. I stopped reading it years ago due to... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Hoagy Carmichael

I'm taking the rest of this week off from blogging. If there is ever going to be a new Elderbloggers List and some other fixes needed to the backend of Time Goes By, this is the only way to get... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

I Flunked Elder Online Dating – Part 1

There are certain elder topics that are difficult for this blog because I have no personal experience. I can imagine but I don't really bring anything useful to the party. Never having been a mother, I'm not much good at... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Yes, Another Elder Online Dating Post – Part 3 (Unplanned)

Yesterday's post, Part 2 of this series, was supposed to be the end of it. But two pertinent things happened that make it worth extending for a day – especially because I think the topic of elder dating deserves a... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 24 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1973

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, Mar 29 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Technology Adventure with Barnes & Noble (Or, Technology Troubles – Final Day)

The internet has not been kind to bookstores especially the small, independents that have played such an important part of communities part for at least a couple of hundred of years and are such a pleasure to visit. Two I... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 02 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Health Advantage to Short Term Memory Loss?

[*** Klade, who blogs at Gabby Geezer, has added his photo to the Where Elders Blog feature. You can see it here.] A month or so ago, curious about how much she moves around in a day, Crabby Old Lady... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 28 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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