Time Goes By

Updates to the Elderblog List

I was shocked to find out that the last update to the Elderblog List had been done more than a year ago, January 2011. It is time consuming to do by hand – most of one day - and I'll... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Thanksgiving Preparation

It's the big prep day for our annual Thanksgiving celebration in the U.S. It's such a nice holiday, don't you think? Food, family and friends – no pressure, just feasting and relaxing with people we love. Although the state of... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 24 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Back in the Saddle Again

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 28 2010 12:57 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Hannukah 5771

Hanukkah began last evening. It's not that I do much about being Jewish but if nothing else, I enjoy the candles for eight nights. And I like the story. At The Elder Storytelling Place today: Lyn Burnstine: Golden Days Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 02 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Gifts For Elders

I am frequently asked to name good gifts for elders at Christmas and other times of the year. Since most of us at this blog are old folks ourselves, you would think there are ready answers, but the questions still... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 15 February 2014

TWO ELDER ICONS DIE It seems so cruel, doesn't it when someone dies, that you realize you thought they were already dead. That happened to me this week when Shirley Temple died at age 85 and Sid Caesar at 91.... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 15 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Poetry Interlude: Looking Back in My Eighty-First Year

Last week, I posted Poem on My 79th Birthday that reader Tom Delmore emailed. It was written not by Tom, but by Peter Everwine. (You can find two of Delmore's poetry books at Moonpie Press.) Shortly after that first poem,... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Burt Bacharach

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, Feb 23 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Neville Brothers

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 29 2009 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

At TGB, Less is More

I was nodding in agreement while I had a good laugh over at artnet.com reading a story by Charlie Finch titled Social Media is Old Age. ”Are you young?” he asks. “Do you express your thoughts in small sentences on... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 04 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

The World's Oldest Rock and Roll Band

If you were young in the 1960s when youth culture was still being invented, it was a social requirement of the highest order to declare a band choice: you were either a Beatles fan or a Rolling Stones fan and... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 21 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Making Friends in Old Age

As several people commented on yesterday's post, one of the hardest things about getting old is loneliness as spouses and friends die. But death is only the most dramatic event that shrinks our social circles. When we stop working, we... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 March 2014

LET'S BRING BACK JONATHAN WINTERS In April 1964, late night host Jack Paar handed comedian Jonathan Winters a stick. It's just an old stick and all Paar says is, “Do something with it.” Watch as Winters riffs for four minutes... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 29 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 March 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, Mar 19 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Down with a Cold

I'm sure I've mentioned this before but just because I feel sick and whiny: when I was kid and had a cold, my mother handed me a couple of extra handkerchiefs and sent me to school. Aside from the annoyance... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 23 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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