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Elder Occupy

On yesterday's post about a (non)answer from the White House in response to my letter about Social Security, Jan Adams, Letha, Frank Paynter and Linda all noted that this is an example of what the Occupy movement is about and... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Deficit Commission Chairs: Cut Social Security

On Wednesday, three weeks before their final report is due, the co-chairs of President Obama's deficit commission – Alan “***” Simpson and Erskine “I also work for Morgan Stanley” Bowles - released a proposal (read: trial balloon) taking care to....

Published Fri, Nov 12 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Young at Heart? Not Me

Strolling around the interwebs the other day, I landed at a blog (new to me) by a 50-something woman who described herself thusly: “Nowadays, as I find myself getting older in body, I am trying to stay young in spirit.”... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 09 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

AARP's Position on Social Security

[NOTE FROM RONNI: A new poll of 2056 adults from Harris Interactive shows that only 12 percent of Americans favor cutting Social Security. When broken down by political party, it doesn't change much: 9 percent of Democrats favor cuts and... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

More of Where We Blog

Elderblogger Marcia Mayo has sent a photo of her computer workplace. You can see it here. You can find a list of other elderbloggers' work spaces here and get instructions here for including a photo of your blogging place. And... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elderblogger Meetup – An Invitation

Way back in April (well, not so long ago but it feels that way) when my Maine home had been sold, a new one found in Oregon and I was in the midst of packing for the move, I wrote... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Forgotten (But Not Completely)

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, Aug 08 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 April 2017

AGEING TO THE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUM From one to 100. Let me quote Aeon page: ”An extraordinarily simple premise deftly executed, this video arranges a diverse group of 100 people in ascending order from age one to 100.... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 October 2013

AGEIST OR JUST CHEEKY? Nobody doesn't like 91-year-old comedian/actress Betty White. Her TV Land series, Hot in Cleveland, is going into its fifth season and she's widely sought after as a spokesperson. In this new commercial video, White represents...

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

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 June 2017

Believe me, this is not what you were expecting today. Not your normal Saturday Interesting Stuff column. And it is something I never imagined dealing with on TGB. But there you are – shit happens in life. No one ever... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 03 2017 6:00 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 May 2017

PORTRAITS OF A CENTURY As Senior Planet explains it, Czech Republic photographer, Jan Langer ”...has spent some time comparing images of people when they were young with their 100-year-old selves. His meditation on age is the basis for a thoughtful,....

Published Sat, May 20 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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