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The Day After the Second Presidential Debate

It was a small and pissy debate last night as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump badgered one another with attacks and slurs for 90 minutes. I think it was a disgrace and a degradation of public political discourse. Mostly, it... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Money

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, Oct 09 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 9 October 2016

PARIS – WORLD WAR II – A TEENAGE FORGER Today, 91-year-old Adolfo Kaminksy lives in Paris with is wife. A long time ago, during World War II when the *** occupied Paris, he saved hundreds of Jews from certain death... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Age Discrimination Affects People of All Ages

Maybe some of you noticed a few typos and other mistakes in Monday's post. After Crabby Old Lady, a couple of weeks ago, wrote about how these errors have increased as she has grown older, I have been more diligent... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 07 2016 5:30 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

The Vice Presidential Debate Tonight

Tonight, Republican Governor Mike Pence and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine will face off in their only debate being held at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Many of you will not watch because it is "only" the nominees for vice president...

Published Tue, Oct 04 2016 5:51 AM by TIME GOES BY

United Nations Takes on Worldwide Ageism

”While older persons are often said to enjoy particular respect, the reality is that too many societies limit them, denying access to jobs, loans and basic services. The marginalization and devaluing of older persons takes a heavy toll... “Ageism frequently...

Published Mon, Oct 03 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Franz Hoffmeister, et al

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, Oct 02 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 1 October 2016

CULTURAL MARKERS OF OLD AGE TGB's Sunday Elder Music columnist, Peter Tibbles, sent this Pearls Before Swine cartoon. It seems to me that the older I get, the more obsolete objects from my younger life pile up. There are more... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 01 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Orphans – Part 1: Definition

About 18 months ago, I started a conversation here about elder orphans. It is a distinct characteristic of old age for tens of millions of old people but recognized as such only recently. Somehow I dropped the ball on this... Read More...

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

A Rite of Elderpassage – One More Time

[EDITORIAL NOTE: A couple of unexpected appointments intruded yesterday leaving no time to get a post written before I ran out of steam by mid-afternoon so today I have a rerun for you. This was first published here 10 years... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Day After the First Presidential Debate of 2016

She crushed him. Hillary Clinton crushed him. She was prepared, poised, knowledgeable and in control of the stage. Donald Trump was vague, pouty and flailing, clearly out of his depth and after the first 30 minutes or so, incoherent. Clinton... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 27 2016 4:27 AM by TIME GOES BY

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