Time Goes By

Making Peace with Suburbia

For a few years when I was a kid, I lived in the 'burbs. Following World War II, my parents built a house right here in Lake Oswego; in the mid-1950s, I lived for a couple of years in Marin... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Creeque Alley

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 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Oregon Day 3

I haven't found time to write. I'll make up for it next week. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Johna Ferguson: Chinese Laundry Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: On Elitism

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the twice-monthly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation....

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Frank Sinatra

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, Dec 05 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's Not Over Until You're Dead

Definitely, I am not the kid I used to be. I had such a good time with everyone at the Saturday meetup of elderbloggers and readers, and it was no big deal to clean up on Sunday – it took... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 12 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Comparing Midterms 1934 and 2010

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, Oct 09 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old People Driving - A Documentary

In a comment on a recent post here, Mage B who blogs at Postcards mentioned that her driver's license has been confiscated because she had lost consciousness. It is one the greatest fears elders have – to give up driving,... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 06 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Some Classical Things

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, Nov 07 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Effort for Medical Marijuana

The guy in the video looked to be near my age and he was talking to a group of other people as old or older than I am. ”We invented marijuana,” he said. “We're the Woodstock generation.” Well, that got... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

New Year's Eve Eve 2015

If you have been here for previous New Year posts, today's will be repetitive. I don't do New Year' Eve, not in what is supposed to be the traditional way. I have not been out of the house on that... Read More...

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

Am I Exhausted From the Campaign Because I'm Old?

Or is it something else? [RONNI HERE: As the subtitle says in the banner above, Time Goes By is about “What it's really like to get old.” That's what I cover here, ageing, and that's what it will continue to... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 01 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Trump Will Get Anything He Wants From Congress

I believe this is important enough to publish on what is usually an “off day” for Time Goes by. If you have been following the Republican/Democratic discussion over repealing Obamacare, it has become obvious that it is way too complex... Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 17 December 2015

POLISH GRANDFATHER LEARNS ENGLISH FOR CHRISTMAS Here is another of those heartwarming holiday television commercials. Thank TGB reader Heidi for this one. Too bad TV advertisers aren't this good at storytelling year round. PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL...

Published Sat, Dec 17 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 November 2016

EDITORIAL NOTE Wow – it's been a hard slog to get through this past week, hasn't it. As a result, I wasn't paying as much attention as usual to collecting items for this post. Given what I was spending most... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 19 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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