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Belly Fat

According to a study released last week by the Mayo Clinic, having a pot belly, even if you are otherwise of normal weight, produces a higher risk of death than being obese. “The risk of cardiovascular death was 2.75 times... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Trying to Find Some Amusement in Being Sick While Old

So commonly does disease, decline and debility catch up with people in old age that for a majority of those who are younger, they are the only definition of being old. That belief is so prevalent in the general population... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Quarterstaff Revolution Redux

On yesterday's post about falling, Bruce Cooper noted that there are elders who could prevent falls by using a cane but are too vain or embarrassed to do so. I believe Bruce is on to something and that reminded me... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 23 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Age Quotitis

Everyone likes quotations, right? The ones we like best are usually those that confirm our prejudices. A whole lot of others allow us to believe we have learned something important or useful or wise or clever but are so banal... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

National Falls Prevention Day

Here's a nice little pun for you: tomorrow, 22 September which is the first day of fall, has been declared by U.S. Senate Resolution 553 to be National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. That's not really news. The Senate votes the... Read More....

Published Fri, Sep 21 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old and Useless at 52?

Silicon Valley was barely a concept when I first heard about ageism in the tech industry. Back in the early 1990s, the online job boards and forums were already filled with terrible unemployment tales from experienced programmers who couldn't get...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Life Expectancy at 65 Increases

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued its annual report on life expectancy in the United States for the year 2012. It's good news for almost everyone including elders. LIFE EXPECTANCY AT AGE 65 Every day, 7,000 (or... Read More....

Published Tue, Oct 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 October 2014

114-YEAR-OLD LIES TO GET A FACEBOOK PAGE Anna Stoer is 114 years old. You read that right – 114. She lives in Minnesota. She wanted to create a Facebook page. She had to lie because the age dropdown menu goes... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 18 2014 6:04 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 29 September 2012

ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS: TGB readers who subscribe via email or rss, please note that you cannot watch videos in the feed that arrives in your inbox. This is how email is. I cannot change it. Please stop asking. To view the... Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Tonight's Presidential Debate and Social Security

The first of three presidential debates is scheduled for this evening hosted by Jim Lehrer. It will last 90 minutes, and these are the scheduled topics: Economy – 45 minutes Health Care – 15 minutes Role of Government – 15... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 03 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

AARP Supports Cuts To Social Security

It was a shocker early Friday morning when, in a front page Wall Street Journal story*, AARP reversed its long-standing opposition to cuts in Social Security. According to WSJ reporter Laura Meckler, "AARP now has concluded that change is inevitable...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 9 July 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, Jul 09 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What the New Congress Means For Elders

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Ha! This started out to be a short, little warning about what's ahead for Social Security and Medicare and it somehow turned into a rambling political discourse. Sorry about that. The whole thing just got away from me... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let's Take a Break From Ageing Stuff Today

This post has nothing to do with getting old, nothing at all. I need a day or two off from all that so here's some entertainment for you relevant to world affairs. Don't you dare yawn. Please. You're gonna love... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 22 November 2014

“DEAD” WOMAN WAKES IN MORGUE REFRIGERATOR Back in the 1950s, there was a chilling and deservedly famous Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV episode about a man, played by Joseph Cotton, so paralyzed in an accident that the coroner believes he is... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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