Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Secrets

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, Feb 04 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: The Midterm Elections

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the twice-monthly 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....

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Singing Dead

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 15 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old People's Take on the 2016 Presidential Campaign

This blog is about “what it's really like to get old.” Almost always, you can rely on that and when the topic does go sideways, usually there is a component – however small – that involves elders. Maybe not today.... Read More...

Published Fri, May 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 August 2017

EDITORIAL NOTE: After my surgery in June, I stopped publishing Interesting Stuff on Saturdays. I couldn't spend as much time playing around online for good items nor did I have the energy to write it. I'm slowly coming back and... Read More.....

Published Sat, Aug 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1961 Yet Again

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, Aug 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cancer Linked to Obesity

During a medical checkup while I was recovering from the Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer, one of the physicians told me that even though I was among the 10 percent who are eligible for that procedure, they probably would not... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 06 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas Part 8

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 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 October 2017

ENGLAND'S OLDEST STUNT MAN Rocky Taylor has been a movie stunt man for 54 years, he's got the Gunness Record for it length of time at the job and he's not stopping any time soon. ”He’s been in over 14... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 21 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Leiber and Stoller

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 22 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's Friday. That's the Best I Can Say For the Week

As Olga, who blogs at Act Three, posted in the comments on Wednesday, “And some days are like that, even in Australia.” And sometimes, Olga, whole weeks are like that here in the U.S. Australia too? Today's public event in... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Language: Someday

On a TV drama recently, the character of a hard-charging professional woman who appeared to be about 30, was asked if she intended to have children. With a dismissive wave of her hand she answered, “Someday.” As I immediately remarked... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 02 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Playgrounds

One of the things I do when I'm not writing blog posts is serve on the 50-Plus Advisory Board to the City Council of Lake Oswego. It's a volunteer position and the Board has no authority but it can advise... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Lessons From an Elder's Cross-Country Move

A day or so ago, TGB reader Patricia Lee asked via email how I'm adjusting since my move across the country to Oregon from Maine. Several others have asked in the past too, so here goes. Out of curiosity, I... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Legalizing Marijuana

Yes, this really is a post about marijuana legalization, but first: today, a coalition of progressive organizations is delivering to the White House petitions with more than two million signatures opposing chained CPI. Since some of those signatures are...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

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ELDER MUSIC: Secrets

REFLECTIONS: The Midterm Elections

ELDER MUSIC: The Singing Dead

Old People's Take on the 2016 Presidential Campaign

INTERESTING STUFF – 19 August 2017

ELDER MUSIC: 1961 Yet Again

Cancer Linked to Obesity

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas Part 8

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 October 2017

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of Leiber and Stoller

It's Friday. That's the Best I Can Say For the Week

Elder Language: Someday

Elder Playgrounds

Lessons From an Elder's Cross-Country Move

Elders and Legalizing Marijuana