Time Goes By

Note to Elder Republicans: Suckers!

In the 2010 midterm elections, elders voted Republican 58 to 39 percent. As Paul Krugman said on his blog Monday: ”Oh, and for all those older Americans who voted GOP last year because those nasty Democrats were going to cut... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 May 2014

GRANDFATHER SURPRISE The man you see in this video is an only child. So is his grown son. Watch his reaction when that son and his daughter-in-law tell him he is going to be a grandfather. THE RACE HORSE ARTIST... Read More...

Published Sat, May 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Privilege to Grow Old

It's a cliché, that headline. You see it printed on plaques and greeting cards and if people still stitched them, undoubtedly it would turn up on samplers: ”Do not regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.” The... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Meditation and Music on the Conditions of Age

Last week when we were discussing age-related hair loss in women, I was reminded that getting old is just one damned thing after another. I don't mean diseases or conditions that need ongoing medical attention, but the less serious changes... Read...

Published Thu, Jun 09 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Holiday Art Tour – Year Five (and Book Winner)

Last Wednesday, I offered up an extra copy I have of Julian Barnes' brilliant memoir of grief, Levels of Life. It was a random drawing and all you needed to do to participate was to leave a comment stating you... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Annual Census on Earnings, Poverty and Health Coverage

One of the first things the U.S. Constitution mandates is a national census. Article I, Section 2 states that an ”...enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 1 – The Basics

Today is the first day of Medicare's annual open enrollment period during which those who are eligible may make changes to their traditional Medicare, prescription drug (Part D) or Medicare Advantage plan for the calendar year 2013. The enrollment...

Published Mon, Oct 15 2012 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

ELDER MUSIC: Bing

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, Nov 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Hanukkah 5775

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Usually, on big holidays, I post a photo or video, something short as a celebration and let us otherwise have a day off from the blog. This year, a contributor to The Elder Storytelling Place sent a Hanukkah... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Voices, Our Votes

For those of us too poor to purchase a president or even a congressperson to do our bidding, election day is the only chance we have for our voices to be heard about what we believe is important to our... Read More...

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

Banishing Exercise Guilt

The concern of this blog is the overall idea of getting old. Drilling down a bit, that means “what it is really like” to do so because there is hardly any place to find the truth about it. Among the... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A New Explanation for Elder Insomnia

[CONTEST NOTE: Winners of yesterday's contest to win copies of Dr. Bill Thomas's new book, Tribes of Eden, will be announced in this spot on Friday. If you have time today, you might enjoy attending the live, online party for... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Dodgy Aging Claims

Like Crabby Old Lady, perhaps some other bloggers reading this received an email Monday from a marketer touting a seminar series by Deepak Chopra. You need to know up front that Dr. Chopra is not on the list of people... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Baby Boomers and Other Elders

It's been going on for a long time, but since the oldest baby boomers started turning 65 last month, there has been a steady uptick in references to boomers as the definition of old – and it's got Crabby Old... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 10 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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