Time Goes By

Age-Related Loss of Smell and Taste

Considering what serious things can and do go wrong with people in old age, I don't want to make a big deal of this but it's been more than a decade that my senses of taste and smell have been... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1958 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, May 29 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

“About” Taking a Day Off

Life has intruded and for a day or two I need take a short break from writing that requires actual thought. So here are a couple of things that won't tax my brain and I hope will amuse you. PIGS... Read More...

Published Wed, May 04 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 April 2016

LIVING BONE TO BONE Remember my blog post last week responding to a letter to the editor in The New York Times about a new age-suit? The letter was written by Ann Burack-Weiss who is also the author of recent... Read More...

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

Heading Back to Maine Today

I'm in the air today, flying back to Portland, Maine after having, in a literal sense anyway, accomplished my goal. Unless something unanticipated goes wrong, on 19 May, I will become the owner of a two-bedroom condominium in Lake Oswego,... Read...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Pneumonia and Shingles Vaccines for Elders

Because it's the time of year again for the annual flu shots, last week we had a discussion about it. Several people brought up the shingles and pneumonia vaccines and I think it's a good idea to be sure we... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Extending Friendship Beyond the Blog

On Tuesday here, we talked about the importance of online friendships especially to elders. Two commenters and two others via email warned against online friends: ”I'd like to caution that no one assume an online friend will also make a... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Advantages of Being Old

Crabby Old Lady and I have spent a lot of time here in the past couple of months writing about one of the big downsides of old age, serious medical problems. Let's do something different today. Here is a list... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 08 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Choosing to Work After Age 80

A few weeks ago The New York Times published a splashy feature containing photo portraits and short interviews with a baker's dozen of people who have continued to work full speed into their ninth and tenth decades. The long-time, former... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Age-Related Loss of Smell and Taste

ELDER MUSIC: 1958 Yet Again

“About” Taking a Day Off

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 April 2016

Heading Back to Maine Today

Pneumonia and Shingles Vaccines for Elders

Extending Friendship Beyond the Blog

Some Advantages of Being Old

Choosing to Work After Age 80

Free-Floating Fear of Dementia – Part 2

Annual Census on Earnings, Poverty and Health Coverage

Helen Mirren – An Advocate for Elder Women

ELDER MUSIC: Still Livin’ On

ELDER MUSIC: Bing

ELDER MUSIC: Transforming a Song 2