Time Goes By

Mistaken Cultural Expectations of Elders

Lilalia, a gifted artist who blogs at Yum Yum Cafe, sent me a link to a short, Guardian UK video interview with crime writer, P.D. James, a decades-long favorite of mine. The occasion of the interview was Ms. James's 90th... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 05 2010 7:03 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: A Proposal

Over the weekend, I ran across a beautiful online tribute to Dr. Robert Butler, the learned geriatrician, teacher, researcher, longevity expert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and elder advocate who died last month on 4 July at age 83. It was written....

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 13 August 2010

[EDITORIAL NOTE: There has been little response to my invitation on Wednesday to a meetup at my home on 18 September for elderbloggers and readers in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon. (Honest, I bathe regularly.) On the theory that people... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Sunday at the Movies with Ronni

I had a plan for Sunday to write a Monday post that would knock your socks off in its brilliance. Well, that's often the plan and I've yet to achieve it, but I did have a couple of important things... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 14 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mort Reichek – Octogenarian

One of the hardest things about writing a blog for and about old people is that by definition readers, acquaintances and friends sometimes die. Ten days ago, on 8 November, my friend Mort Reichek died in Florida after a two-week... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let Me Tell You About Getting Old

EDITORIAL NOTE: There is another new entry at Where Elders Blog. She is June Calendar (wonderful name) and you can see her page here. And here are instructions to add a photo of your computer place. Feel free. As we... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Seek Essential Sleep

An old wives' tale holds that old people require less sleep. Not true. With the exception of a tiny minority, people of all ages need between seven and eight hours of sleep a day. And poor sleep is not an... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Future of Unemployed Older Workers

WHERE ELDERS BLOG: Monica Devine has added a photo of her workroom in the Where Elder Blogs feature. You can see it here. If you would like to add a photo of your blog space, instructions are here. When the... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Playing Hooky

Somehow Monday just disappeared without my getting around to writing a post for today. I guess I needed the time off and maybe I'll take tomorrow too. Well see; I don't know yet. Meanwhile, I ran across this small item... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Wiggling Out of Health Care Reform

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, Sep 11 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Fed Up with Elders Today

For seven years on this blog, I have worked my ass off to defend elders against ageism and discrimination, to lobby for our inclusion in the mainstream and stand up against those who would deny us those rights. But it's... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1970 Part 2

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 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Legends of Santa Claus

In the past on this blog, I have ignored big holidays except on the date itself. For some reason this year, that seems hard to do – maybe it's the seasonal videos and other stuff I've been finding - so... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 22 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Notes From a Political Punching Bag

Gay and Gray is a monthly column at Time Goes By written by Jan Adams (bio) in which she thinks out loud for us on issues of aging lesbians and gay men. Jan also writes on many topics at her... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 28 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: New Ideas For Social Security