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Robot Caregivers and Old People

If you live long enough, one of these robots may be in your future. This year for Christmas, Hasbro is selling what they call an animatronic cat for elders who cannot have a living pet. It responds to touch, movement,... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 11 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 8 December 2012

BRAND NEW BABY ELEPHANT It happened eight days ago right here at the Portland, Oregon zoo. After a 21-month pregnancy and five days of labor, Asian elephant Rose-Tu gave birth to a 300-pound daughter. This video was shot on 30... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and the Information Age

The title of this image, created by Jesse Lenz for a story in the November issue of Popular Science magazine, is The Analog Kindle. I can't say I've seen a copy of that magazine in 30 or 40 years, but... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2011 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

Age and the Body Beautiful

Thanks to cramped quarters, security measures imposed after 9/11 and the general difficulties of traversing airports, travel by plane these days is an exercise in non-stop torture, particularly for elders. This is not unknown and Crabby Old Lady will...

Published Tue, Jul 05 2011 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

New: Hospital Price Transparency

Remember last February when we discussed Steve Brill's illuminating (and infuriating) results of his investigation into hospital pricing? Now, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (which administers Medicare and Medicaid) for the first...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Why Crabby Old Lady Has No Blog Post Today

Crabby Old Lady is acutely aware that this is a post so self-indulgent and so light and airy you may not be able to see it on your screen. She has several meatier stories in various stages of production but... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Trumpet

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, Jun 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: The Center

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 Tue, Feb 02 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Robot Caregivers and Old People

INTERESTING STUFF: 8 December 2012

Elders and the Information Age

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 1 – The Basics

Age and the Body Beautiful

Hanukkah 5775

New: Hospital Price Transparency

Why Crabby Old Lady Has No Blog Post Today

ELDER MUSIC: Trumpet

REFLECTIONS: The Center

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INTERESTING STUFF – 9 April 2017

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New Year's Eve Eve 2015