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GRAY MATTERS: The Downside of Medicare

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, Aug 28 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Wit and Wisdom of TGB Readers

Well, maybe not the pithy sayings we are accustomed to from those little “wit and wisdom” books of the past, but the best part of this blog is the discussion in the comments and in recent months, it appears to... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Driving – Let's Get Serious

EDITORIAL NOTE: Jim of jimsjournal blog sent in his photo and information to be included in the Where Elders Blog list. You can see his entry here and look at a whole lot more of them here. If you would... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Christmas 2011

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 25 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cool Things About Being Retired

I didn't ask to be retired and if it had been up to me, I would still be working - I liked what I was doing. At first, I choked on the word “retired,” but I'm accustomed to it now... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Connect with Community

As Dr. Robert N. Butler points out in Chapter 5 of his book, The Longevity Prescription, many studies from a variety of disciplines over many years prove again and again that strong social relationships lead to good health. And in... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Week of Suspended Animation

It's an odd little season, this week between Christmas and the new year. A feeling of disconnect, a neutral period between past and future, a hanging moment for a few days when our concerns – personal and public – are... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 27 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2011 - Part 1

[EDITOR'S NOTE: There is no "Interesting Stuff" this week to make room for Peter's end-of-year Toes Up. I.S. will return next Saturday.] You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles......

Published Sat, Dec 31 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 January 2012

WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS LUDICROUS This is a clever explanation of why English spelling is so difficult for school kids. The presenter is typographer Edward Rondthaler. He was 102 when he made this video; he died in 2009 at... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Medicare for All

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 16 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Georgia on my Mind

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 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Tribes of Eden</em> by Dr. Bill Thomas

So much to read; so little time. Of the 200,000 or so books published each year (that's just in the U.S.), I learn of – oh, maybe several hundred through reviews, advertisements, personal internet alerts, publisher requests for blog mentions... Read...

Published Thu, Jan 26 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Annual Medicare Enrollment Period Begins on Monday

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, Nov 13 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Time Goes By Update

For the past year or more, Time Goes By has been tootin' along in its groove and due to house selling, buying, moving, settling in, etc., I had not given much thought to improvements or what changes it might need,... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 17 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Voyager 1 and 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, Nov 21 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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GRAY MATTERS: The Downside of Medicare

The Wit and Wisdom of TGB Readers

Elder Driving – Let's Get Serious

ELDER MUSIC: Christmas 2011

Cool Things About Being Retired

The Longevity Prescription</em> of Dr. Robert Butler: Connect with Community

Week of Suspended Animation

ELDER MUSIC: Toes Up in 2011 - Part 1

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 January 2012

GRAY MATTERS: Medicare for All

ELDER MUSIC: Georgia on my Mind

<em>Tribes of Eden</em> by Dr. Bill Thomas

GRAY MATTERS: Annual Medicare Enrollment Period Begins on Monday

Time Goes By Update

ELDER MUSIC: Voyager 1 and 2