Time Goes By

ELDER MUSIC: Jerusalem

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 22 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Terrible Week for the United States

NOTICE: The 2013 TGB Elderblogger Survey was scheduled to end last night at midnight. But the service was down yesterday so no one could participate. Therefore, now that it is repaired, I have extended the deadline through Friday 19 April... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 April 2013

ADORABLE BABY BAT Is there anything cuter than baby animals? This little flying fox is named Blossom and she was rescued after what was probably a cat attack: ”Blossom...was fed a nectar mix recipe and the occasional milk formula which... Read More.....

Published Sat, Apr 20 2013 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

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

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

Long and Healthy Lives

Hardly a week goes by without a report or two from medical journals and the popular media that people in Silicon Valley and other places in the U.S. and around the world believe they can “cure” ageing. Most are, of... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:18 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare Changes for 2012

A short, little post today to remind you that the Medicare Open Enrollment period begins and ends earlier this year than in the past. The dates are from 15 October 2011 through 7 December 2011. So mark your calendars if... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 30 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It is Such a Relief to be This Old

In more ways than you might think, getting old is a huge relief. Stepping off the up elevator of professional life is one of them. Just about every day I get an email or two promising to show me how... Read More...

Published Wed, Apr 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Trumpcare Tells Us About Social Security

If you want to know what the Republicans in Congress will soon try to do to Social Security, pay attention to today's post. As we have discussed in these pages many times over the years, Republicans have wanted to kill... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 17 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Orphans' Documents

Back in 2015, I wrote about elder orphans – old people who have no family or are estranged from their family and, either way, have no one they feel comfortable asking to handle health, legal and financial issues on their... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

In the Tenth Decade of Life

When the renowned essayist – most often about sports, but other topics too – Roger Angell published “This Old Man: Life in the nineties” it became, deservedly, an instant classic. A couple of weeks ago, Tom Delmore emailed to remind... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Richard J. Klade at ESP

I'm on hiatus until Monday 19 September. The Elder Storytelling Place continues as will Interesting Stuff on Saturday and Peter Tibbles' Elder Music on Sunday. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Richard J. Klade: Oh, It Would be Sad Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 October 2017

EDITORIAL NOTE: Due to my ongoing computer problems, I haven't read much news this week so I don't have as many items this week, I didn't have time for random web wandering and worst, my safety, backup list of good... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 18 November 2017

CENTENARIAN SHARES ADVICE WITH STRANGERS IN NYC Eileen Wilkinson's grandson set up a laptop on an upper west side corner in New York City so that his 100-year-old grandmother could give out free advice to strangers. It seems everyone is... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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