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REFLECTIONS: Obama So Far

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the bi-weekly 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. He also...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Bob Resung

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, Feb 13 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 May 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, May 07 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: States – Massachusetts to New Jersey

NOTE FROM RONNI: Peter has been presenting the music about states in alphabetical order. Last week, I screwed up and posted New Mexico to South Carolina ahead of time when it should have been the states you reading about today.... Read More...

Published Sun, Oct 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 6 October 2012

RANDOM HAIR GROWTH AND OTHER AFFLICTIONS OF OLD AGE This invocation at a 2009 convention from Mary Maxwell has been around for awhile but it's still funny as Darlene Costner reminded me this week. There is more from Mary Maxwell... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 06 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Holiday Gifts for Elders 2013

Supposedly it's hard to find gifts for people like us – old folks - but judging by the length of my past annual posts on this subject along with reader suggestions in comments, it shouldn't be difficult. Ideas runneth over.... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Cantaloupe Story

RONNI HERE: I met Jonathan Wang back in June when he contacted me about an ebook on fitness for elders and arranged a giveaway of the book for TGB readers. Jon is a smart, young entrepreneur - managing partner of... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Vintage TGB: 12 October 2004

[Each Saturday, a vintage story from the Time Goes By archive is published here. They correspond to a date of approximately five years ago – sometimes updated, sometimes not.] Embracing One's Inner Old Woman On my first day in Manhattan... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Getting Old Might Soon Get Easier

Last week, one of the fluorescent tubes, hidden behind a decorative panel at the top of my kitchen cupboards, burned out for the first time since I moved here last May. To remove it and see what I needed to... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 January 2017

HOLLYWEED What a great New Year's Day prank. Someone in Los Angeles changed the giant Hollywood sign. Take a look: You can find out about who pulled this off at Buzzfeed. HOW AMAZON WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD In case... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Depression

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, Feb 13 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

VP Debate: Little Noted, Long Forgotten

Although it began even earlier, we've been full tilt at this presidential election thing for 18 months. With the possible exception (although I'm not sure) of Hillary Clinton, nobody gets any better at it – not the candidates, not the... Read...

Published Wed, Oct 05 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Tuesday 7 April 2015

This is Peter (the TGB music columnist). There's been a coup here at TGB and I've taken over. I achieved that by waving ice cream at Ronni and distracting her that way. I will be a benevolent leader, if you... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 August 2016

BEST HOSPITALS IN UNITED STATES U.S. News & World Report has published its annual rankings of U.S. hospitals. The top three in the honor roll for outstanding performance over multiple areas of care are Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Mass... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Are You a Senior Center Snob?

I was. Throughout my adulthood, when my ignorance of senior centers was total, they conjured never-ending bingo games in my mind, daycare for old people who hadn't the wit about them for anything more challenging. When I started studying aging,.....

Published Fri, Jul 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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