Time Goes By

Dr. Bill Thomas Does My Work For Me

Not long ago, an announcement of a new study from Cambridge Journals about amazingly young-functioning memory and cognition discovered in some 80-year-olds dropped into my inbox. I was busy so I skimmed the report and set it aside for a... Read More....

Published Fri, Aug 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Preparing for Grandparenthood

On Tuesday's post about not having borne children and therefore having an old age without grandchildren, Karen Swift mentioned this in her comment: ”My first grandchild will arrive in November...I have been thinking a lot about exactly what kind of...

Published Thu, Aug 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Happiness, S&P Downgrade and Dying in Your Sleep

Three random thoughts that I have given a bit of time over the weekend. HAPPINESS IN OLD AGE A lot of scientific news about health with its mays, mights and maybes is not, in terms of usefulness, worth the effort... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Holiday Pet Feast

You might have noticed that I am mostly taking off these two holiday weeks from anything serious. A kind of vacation to get rested for the new year. Today's silliness dropped into my inbox at the last minute. You've probably... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 28 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The In-Person Internet: Bill Thomas, Kavan Peterson and Me

When I started studying ageing 20 years ago, the popular press was concerned with advising readers how to hide indications of age like wrinkles and sags. Almost all the more useful information was written by and for academics and little... Read More....

Published Wed, May 27 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Becoming Stronger, Faster, Smarter in Old Age

On Monday's post about the newest old age suit, TGB reader Cathy Johnson commented that although the suits are probably a good thing, ”I wouldn't mind some breaking news that there's something that WILL make me stronger, faster and reverse...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1951 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, Jan 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Do Dreams Change in Old Age?

PERSONAL NOTE: Apparently it is interview season at TimeGoesBy. There are the ongoing Skype chats with my former husband, Alex; the recent print interview with Debbie Reslock at Next Avenue; and today, an audio interview with Jana Panarites of Agewyz...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News

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, Mar 04 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady Watches the Academy Awards

Did you watch the Academy Award show last Sunday? Crabby Old Lady did. There wasn't much else on the tube then and it's the sort of program Crabby can watch here and there that doesn't much disturb the reading she's... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 07 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Growing Old with Unrealized Ambitions

It has been awhile since we've had a reader-suggested conversation which makes it high time, I think, to do so. Today's comes from Anne Brew who tells me in an email that although she spent her career as a primary... Read More...

Published Wed, May 13 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Misguided Lure of Anti-Ageing Products and Medicine

First off, it's that name - “anti-ageing” (or “anti-aging” if you prefer). Who hates themself so much that they would buy anything labeled “anti-ageing”? The phrase is slapped on thousands of products but goes further than that. There is even... Read...

Published Mon, Jul 27 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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