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At What Age is Someone Old?

An amazing number of people – old people; even people older than 80 – say they are not old. Some people in that camp say things like, “you're only as old as as you feel.” Yeah, right. Tell that to... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1947

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 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Epidemic of Identity Theft

”J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, testified before Congress this month that the I.R.S. detected 940,000 fake returns for 2010 in which identity thieves would have received $6.5 billion in refunds. “But Mr. George...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

No Way to Treat a Crabby Elderblogger

Crabby Old Lady has been on a rip-roaring tear for most of the weekend and it is about nothing – or very nearly nothing - that affects you, dear reader. Nevertheless, she is going to carry on about it for... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 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

ELDER MUSIC: Silly Songs

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, Jul 08 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Dementia Fear

Back in the stone age when we were little kids, it was called senility. Probably, like me, you knew an elder or two – perhaps family or maybe a neighbor – who fit that bill. Mostly, in my memory, they... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 24 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Concert Albums

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, Apr 03 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Jimmy Webb

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, May 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Good and Not So Good Names for Old People

A whole bunch of readers sent me the link to an NPR story about what names old people like and don't like to be called. For me, the first problem was the NPR headline that referenced “the over-65 set” in... Read More...

Published Thu, May 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Memorial Day 2014

This is a good day for a bit of discussion about the recent media attention to the problems of health care at the U.S. Veterans Administration. Last February, Senate Republicans blocked important legislation from Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of...

Published Mon, May 26 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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At What Age is Someone Old?

ELDER MUSIC: 1947

Epidemic of Identity Theft

No Way to Treat a Crabby Elderblogger

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 March 2011

Down with a Cold

ELDER MUSIC: Silly Songs

Dementia Fear

ELDER MUSIC: Concert Albums

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Jimmy Webb

Some Good and Not So Good Names for Old People

Memorial Day 2014

INTERESTING STUFF: 4 August 2012

Better Language Improves Lives

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