Time Goes By

The World is Utterly Changed Now

I am stunned, shocked, devastated, horrified and frightened. Nothing good will come of this but beyond that I am speechless. This Raging Pencils cartoon arrived overnight from Peter Tibbles and it is as close as I can get right now... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 09 2016 4:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

An Elder's Notes on the New World Order

We often talk about how time speeds up as we grow older. It's true. Almost every morning when I brush my teeth, I look in the mirror and think, “Didn't I do this just a few minutes ago?” It feels... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 26 November 2016

TWO FRIENDS FIND SOMETHING IN COMMON There are all kinds of reasons to feel ambivalent about Amazon.com but this is not one of them. TGB reader Tom Delmore sent this Amazon television commercial – images and an idea we need... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 26 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Making New Friends in Old Age – Meditation No. 2

Before I go any further with this post, let me say this: I am pretty sure that if the TGB readers who comment here regularly enough so that we come to know one another as much as is possible through... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 02 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

That .3% Social Security COLA in 2017 Might be Zero for You

And it's not even the Republicans' fault. This will be as short as I can make it today and still be clear because I can hardly speak, let alone type. If you are an American retiree, you know that sometime... Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The First Salvo in the War on Social Security Has Been Fired

Is this attack on Social Security serious? Who knows, but we cannot afford to assume otherwise. This is a long and detailed post. Please try to read it anyway (if you're an American). Last Thursday, Representative Sam Johnson, Republican of... Read...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Listen to the Lions

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, Dec 18 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 24 December 2016

SHORT IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Wednesday I linked to an excellent guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Now, the group producing the the guide, all former Congressional staffers, have posted a "prettier" version in pdf format at their brand new...

Published Sat, Dec 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Inspiration for Our Resistance in 2017

...or, How His Excellency * Stole America. As I explained on Wednesday, I had been down with a virus since last Friday. I'm much better now – you could even say I'm well. But one of the hardest lessons of... Read More...

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

Watching Myself Grow Old

A couple of weeks ago, we had a long discussion about cosmetic surgery in old age. The comments score pro and con, if you don't count a few who confused cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, was about 50/50. It baffles me... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 04 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Call To Action Now: Senate Confirmation Hearings This Week

EDITORIAL NOTE: This is much longer than I intended and that's just how it is today. There's more stuff to know these days than my ability, sometimes, to summarize. * * * Remember when I told you last week that... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 January 2017

SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENED AT THE SUPERMARKET Between an old person and a four-year-old kid. MY GOD, I WILL MISS BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA On 6 January at the White House, Michelle Obama gave gave her final speech as First Lady.... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The First Sneak Attack on Medicare, Social Security Has Already Happened

And we didn't even know it. Remember, back on the morning of 3 January when the new 115th Congress convened, Republicans had already voted in secret the night before to shut down the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)? And how,... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The New President's First Official Act

FIRST, A NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL TGB READERS: The outpouring of protest at the Saturday Women's March in cities across the U.S. turned out to be much larger than anyone anticipated – certainly me. And what surprised me most - in... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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