Time Goes By

INTERESTIING STUFF: 5 January 2013

DOWNTON ABBEY RESUMES TOMORROW A reminder for fans among TGB readers, Downton Abbey resumes tomorrow – Sunday – evening. Another American joins the cast this season, 78-year-old Shirley MacLaine. For awhile, MacLaine was on my radar more than entertainers...

Published Sat, Jan 05 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 15 December 2012

A RUBE GOLDBERG HANNUKAH Tonight is the last night of Hannukah when all eight candles of the menorrah are lit. My friend Kent McKamy sent this video of a wonderfully complicated technology solution to lighting the candles from the people... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 13 December 2014

SNL'S MOCK STAR WARS TRAILER The much awaited trailer for the newest Star Wars movie was released and a week ago. Saturday Night Live responded by reimagining the video with elder versions of the original characters – Luke Skywalker, Princess... Read...

Published Sat, Dec 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Another Answer for Elder Care

Yesterday, we spoke of assisted living homes. Today, I want to tell you about a (relatively) new solution to caring for elders that has been a part of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a dozen years: medical foster homes... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 4 August 2012

SPECTACULAR GYMNAST WINNER It's never interested me, the Olympics. When I've tuned in over the years by accident, all I've ever seen are a bunch of obscure “sports” like ping-pong, trampoline, archery, tug-of-war. And come on - we all know...

Published Sat, Aug 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Health and Influenza

The Labor Day holiday always reminds me that it's flu shot season and even if I had forgotten, signs were already up last week at the supermarket pharmacies. Maybe you know the statistics about flu and old people. Or maybe... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 8 October 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Attention Email Subscribers – and Others Too

Comments, conversation and community are the life blood of blogs. Many of us have become good friends having first “met” one another in the comments sections of our blogs. Plus, the comments provide a lot of additional information, ideas and... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

2014 Elderblog Update

A long, long time ago when I went along with the American cultural meme to indulge in New Years resolutions, I failed at them. Always. Every time. It took awhile but I eventually stopped doing it so that there were... Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Oddities of Being Old (from 2007)

EDITORIAL NOTE: Time Goes By Sunday Elder Music columnist, Peter Tibbles and his Assistant Musicologist are visiting from Melbourne for a few days. While they are here, in place of new posts are some vintage TGB stories that I kind... Read More...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Helping Out Elders in Winter

Although we are finally heading back into the low 40s Farenheit today, like much of the United States for the past week or 10 days, my area has suffered frigid, below freezing weather 24/7. Unusual for northwest Oregon. Perhaps I... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 8 March 2014

OSCAR WINNER: THE LADY IN NUMBER 6 For the past two Saturdays, the documentary about the 110-year-old pianist who was also the oldest Holocaust survivor was featured in this first spot on the list. So it makes sense that today... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Independence Day 2014

Last year when I posted a video of spectacular fireworks on the Fourth of July, I told you that they were the best I had ever seen. That's no longer so. These, sent by Darlene Costner and Joan McMullen several... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: New Blues-ish Women

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, May 15 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 9 July 2011