Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Seasons - Autumn

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 17 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 July 2016

THE LAST CAROUSEL CRAFTSMEN Remember carousels? I loved them when I was a kid. I still do. I suppose for today's kids they seem tame compared to the thrill rides at big amusement parks. Too bad. They are so beautiful... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 23 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Australian Favorites - Mozart (20-11)

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, Aug 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

AARP to Drop ALEC After Membership Outcry

IMPORTANT UPDATE: When I wrote it late last week, this post was titled, "AARP Sponsors ALEC Conference." As you can see above, circumstances changed quickly but I have decided to publish the story as written then because AARP looms large......

Published Mon, Aug 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 March 2017

ODE TO FORGETFULNESS This is all too familiar to me and probably to many of you too. Comedian Mack Dryden, who used to write for Bill Maher, has a whole lot more videos and his website is here. SURPRISINGLY COMPLICATED... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old/Young Friendship

It's hard to keep up these days and it is worrisome how Trump's daily eruptions leave so little time to spend with stories, books, music, ideas and people whose thoughts and ideas help explain the world, expand our minds and... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 08 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old and Living Alone - Or Not

According to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, the percentage of people age 65 and older living alone increased from six percent in 1900 to 29 percent in 1990. And then it declined to 26 percent... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 1 October 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, Oct 01 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 January 2013

PRESIDENTIAL CAT HERDING The phrase “herding cats” has always delighted me as a perfect description of any task involving too many unruly participants – someone is always escaping the net. A similar thought led to artist Barry Blitt's New Yorker....

Published Sat, Jan 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Obama's Deficit Reduction Commission

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, Feb 27 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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ELDER MUSIC: Seasons - Autumn

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 July 2016

ELDER MUSIC: Australian Favorites - Mozart (20-11)

AARP to Drop ALEC After Membership Outcry

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 March 2017

Old/Young Friendship

Old and Living Alone - Or Not

INTERESTING STUFF: 1 October 2011

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 January 2013

GRAY MATTERS: Obama's Deficit Reduction Commission

ELDER MUSIC: Sun Records - Part 2

ELDER MUSIC: Musicals Part 2

Elders and Personal Hygiene

A Practical Gun Control Solution

INTERESTING STUFF: 24 August 2013