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Do Dreams Change in Old Age?

PERSONAL NOTE: Apparently it is interview season at TimeGoesBy. There are the ongoing Skype chats with my former husband, Alex; the recent print interview with Debbie Reslock at Next Avenue; and today, an audio interview with Jana Panarites of Agewyz...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Drinking Songs 3

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, Mar 18 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Nearly Home

Certainly you must be getting tired of these move updates, but there hasn't been much time to do any serious thinking. You're stuck for awhile with whatever is rolling around inside my mind. It seems like ages since the van... Read More...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Music and Shared Passions

One of the first things someone told me about New York City when I moved there in 1968 was that if your interest or passion is one in a million, there are seven more people there who share it. Now... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 12:55 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Dr. Robert Butler

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, Jul 24 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Interesting Stuff – 26 July 2010

Until about a year ago, I wrote a weekly Elder News column for this blog with short takes and links to web items related to aging. Sometimes I miss that feature so today, here are a handful of things –... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Reverse Mortgages - Part 5: The Mandatory Counseling Session

On Wednesday, I participated in the counseling session required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of all HECM (FHA insured) reverse mortgage applicants. A lender may not begin the mortgage process until it receives the certificate...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Big Brother is Out to Control All Elders' Money

[IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS NOTE: Recently, any email I send to comcast.net addresses is being returned to me, rejected by Comcast as spam. This began a couple of weeks ago and continues, so if you are expecting a response from me –... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 03 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Fear of Food

About ten years ago, on the evening before an airplane flight, Crabby Old Lady ate a bad oyster. Not that she knew it right away. She attended a meeting in San Francisco the next morning and then boarded her noon... Read More...

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

An Outdoor Gallery for a Holiday

Lake Oswego, which I now call home, is a close-in suburb just south of Portland, Oregon with a population of about 37,000. The city center is small and, like my New York City neighborhood, easily walkable which I take advantage... Read More...

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

Holiday Gifts for Elders

The gift-giving holidays are fast approaching and if you did not max out your shopping budget on black Friday and cyber Monday, this is annual TGB list of gift ideas for old people might be useful. Last year you, dear... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Isabelle Johnston - A One-Woman show

Did I ever tell you that my sister-in-law, Isa, is an artist – a sculptor and painter? Of course, I didn't because – well, what did I have to show you. But now I do. On Friday evening, I attended... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: On Liberalism

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the twice-monthly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation....

Published Tue, Oct 05 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Comparing Midterms 1934 and 2010

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 09 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Treasure, Bill Moyers Returns

Moyers & Company from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. This weekend, 77-year-old Bill Moyers returns with his new program, Moyers & Company, on public television stations. I don't recall when I last looked forward to a show with such anticipation...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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