Time Goes By

Flu Shots and Exercise for Elders

When I was young, in my twenties, I came down with a flu every winter, stuck in bed for a week, achy, miserable and barely lucid. By age 30, I got smarter and I was taking the vaccine every year.... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

October's Gifts

Will you look at that. According to accuweather.com, there's not a raindrop in sight for the next two weeks. Instead, bright full sun and mid-60s temperatures. I don't suppose I'm complaining but it wasn't like that on Saturday and in...

Published Mon, Oct 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Girls Scouts and Elders Playing Games Together

Before I get into this, let me give you the backstory. I have never considered myself a kid person. As my biological clock ticked toward 40, I carefully considered childbearing and realized I had never had the overwhelming desire that... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Cats

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, Apr 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 April 2017

AGEING TO THE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUM From one to 100. Let me quote Aeon page: ”An extraordinarily simple premise deftly executed, this video arranges a diverse group of 100 people in ascending order from age one to 100.... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Elders and Their Physicians Might Collaborate

The U.S. geriatrician population has been hovering around 7,000 for several years without much change. At the same time, the elder population grows by about 10,000 a day. You see the problem. One reason is that geriatrics is at the... Read More...

Published Fri, May 05 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Sex and Old People

On Monday we talked about language, certain words that are offensive to some people, so why not move right along to talking about sex today, elder sex, and see how it goes. When I began this blog in 2004, the... Read More...

Published Wed, May 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing

Anyone reading this blog is likely to be familiar with ageism, defined in brief as the stereotyping and discrimination of old people based entirely on their age. It occurs in all areas of life. In the workplace, healthcare, entertainment, finance,......

Published Mon, May 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Soul Men

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 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cheating Death is an Ancient Dream

PROTEST FCC CHANGES TO NET NEUTRALITY Finally, John Oliver's direct link to the FCC comment page on the agency's net neutrality changes is up and running again. To get there, go to this URL, click on the word, “express” at... Read More...

Published Fri, May 26 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

All My Blog Friends Live Close By Redux

EDITORIAL NOTE: Writing this note on Tuesday, I'm still under the weather, a condition that manifests itself (among other symptoms) with brain death. There isn't a chance that I could write anything coherent right now so I've pulled out this...

Published Wed, May 31 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Joy of the Ordinary

Nobody tells you – well, nobody told me - how busy they keep you when you're sick. And these aren't things you can blow off. Except for the weekend when I was fairly well wiped out from all the “work”... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 07 2017 5:45 AM by TIME GOES BY

From Mystery Malady to Pancreatic Cancer

As I mentioned on Friday, TGB reader dkzody last week commented that she had believed pancreatic cancer is hard to diagnose and wondered what my “mystery malady” was. Today, I'll tell you my experience with that mystery and my eventual... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Frederick II

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, Jun 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post-Op Day 2

Hello Friends, I hope there is beauty in your day today. I just returned from visiting Ronni in the ICU. She continues to make great gains in her recovery. When I arrived this morning, I must admit my heart skipped... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 22 2017 4:54 PM by TIME GOES BY

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Flu Shots and Exercise for Elders

October's Gifts

Girls Scouts and Elders Playing Games Together

ELDER MUSIC: Cats

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 April 2017

How Elders and Their Physicians Might Collaborate

Sex and Old People

<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing

ELDER MUSIC: Soul Men

Cheating Death is an Ancient Dream

All My Blog Friends Live Close By Redux

The Joy of the Ordinary

From Mystery Malady to Pancreatic Cancer

ELDER MUSIC: Frederick II

Post-Op Day 2