Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2012 - Part 1

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, Dec 30 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INVITATION: The Second Annual TGB Elderblogger Meetup

In October last year, we held the first elderblogger meetup here at my home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. It was a smashing success you can read about here. There are more photos here and here. So today I'm issuing an... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

An Elder Book Contest

A friend is visiting from Colorado this week and while he and I are off for a day at the Oregon coast, have I got a deal for you. You may remember that last summer we read an excellent book... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 29 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Taboos – Part 1: Hearing Aids

There appears to be a hierarchy of old age diseases and afflictions rated on the “cool” scale. The higher the ranking, the more talk and exchange of information there is and, I would argue, the more attention is paid. Cataracts... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 11 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Vintage TGB: 28 October 2004

[Each Saturday, a vintage story from the Time Goes By archive is published here. They correspond to a date of approximately five years ago – sometimes updated, sometimes not.] A Question of Maturity A week or so ago, Clarence, at... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Again – Part 2 of 3

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 25 2009 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What I Learned This Month About Being Sick While Old

One of the universal effects of getting old is that our bodies and their systems gradually slow down and operate less efficiently so illness hits us harder than when we were younger and lasts longer. I see now, as I... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 20 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Happiness, S&P Downgrade and Dying in Your Sleep

Three random thoughts that I have given a bit of time over the weekend. HAPPINESS IN OLD AGE A lot of scientific news about health with its mays, mights and maybes is not, in terms of usefulness, worth the effort... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

My Friend, My Teacher - Saul Friedman

Of course, I had known this day would come. Saul had told me about his stroke, his later treatment for esophageal cancer and more recently, a stomach cancer. Some months ago, he said, he had gone into hospice care and... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1951 Yet 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, Jan 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Holiday Pet Feast

You might have noticed that I am mostly taking off these two holiday weeks from anything serious. A kind of vacation to get rested for the new year. Today's silliness dropped into my inbox at the last minute. You've probably... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 28 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Becoming Stronger, Faster, Smarter in Old Age

On Monday's post about the newest old age suit, TGB reader Cathy Johnson commented that although the suits are probably a good thing, ”I wouldn't mind some breaking news that there's something that WILL make me stronger, faster and reverse...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Growing Old Alone

A week ago, TGB reader Yvonne Cunningham emailed a link about 77-year-old actor (and lifelong lothario), Jack Nicholson. Britain's National Post reports that he ”...admitted to being lonely as he faces dying with nobody by his side. “In an interview...

Published Wed, Jan 21 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Oregon Move Update

When I moved to Maine from New York City four years ago, there were 60-plus boxes of books. Because the upcoming move to Oregon is a lot farther and I'm on a tight budget, I sold about half my books... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Everyday Ageism

This year-long, presidential primary has given Americans (and the world) an education in what brazenly overt racism looks and sounds like. Until this election campaign, it bubbled under the surface hiding behind euphemisms (that we all recognize but too...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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