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Crabby Old Lady on Advertising Drugs to Old People

To many television and print advertisers, poor health is the essential and most noteworthy characteristic of old people. As far as Crabby Old Lady can tell, it could be the only thing advertisers know about elders. Diabetic nerve pain, rheumatoid... Read...

Published Mon, Feb 05 2018 5:30 AM by 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

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 February 2018

SOME OF THE OLDEST IN U.S. IN 1929 My friend Jim Stone, who has been visiting from Massachusetts, sent this fascinating video of some of the oldest old in the U.S. talking on camera about their lives in 1929. ONE... Read More...

Published Sat, Feb 03 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Question of a Loneliness Epidemic

Just last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May created a new government position: Minister for Loneliness. According to a 2017 report, more than 9 million people in Britain often or always feel lonely. May, quoted in The New York Times,... Read More...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Job Search: What Should Be Versus Reality

I have been banging on against ageism in general and age discrimination in the workplace for nearly 15 years on this blog without making even a minor dent. But neither has anyone else, even people with a much longer reach... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 31 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Old is Old?

Almost universally, surveys reveal that people believe old age begins at some time beyond the age they are at the moment. This is particularly so of age deniers but many of the rest of us congratulate ourselves, if only privately,... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 29 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Tony Bennett

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, Jan 28 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 January 2018

URSULA K. LE GUIN DIES AT 88 How odd that in the past couple of weeks, we discussed Ursula K. Le Guin's most recent book of essays. Her family announced this week that she died at home in Portland, Oregon,... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 27 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Senior Discounts: A Rite of Passage Redux

EDITORIAL NOTE: This week got so busy I couldn't find time for today's story so I have resurrected a post from the second year of TGB, 11 November 2005, about senior discounts. In the penultimate paragraph, I mention that I... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 26 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Funny Little Health Remedy that Actually Works – For Me

Surely you have been hit with a charley horse more than once – that sudden muscle spasm in a leg, arm, foot, hand, fingers or toes that can cause excruciating pain. According to the Mayo Clinic, age increases risk of... Read More...

Published Wed, Jan 24 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Great Big Fat Good News About Cancer

At first, I wrote this post with a long and winding introduction to the news – this great big fat good news - but that doesn't seem fair so I'm redoing it and adding what had been intro material as... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 22 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas Part 9

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, Jan 21 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 January 2018

LIVE JAZZ EVERY SUNDAY IN HARLEM APARTMENT Every Sunday, Marjorie Eliot and Rudel Drears open the doors of their Harlem apartment to anyone in the mood for jazz. At first, this was a way for Marjorie to honor her son’s... Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 20 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Protest/Donation Fatigue

But first – we have a winner in Monday's random drawing for a book of essays by Ursula K. Le Guin titled No Time to Spare. The random number generator spoke and Karin Bendel's name came up. The book has... Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 19 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Encouraging News: U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped. Again.

Here's something I didn't know about cancer and I'll bet you didn't know either until now: ”...the lifetime probability of being diagnosed with the disease is slightly higher for men than for women, with adult height accounting for about...

Published Wed, Jan 17 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Crabby Old Lady on Advertising Drugs to Old People

ELDER MUSIC: Secrets

INTERESTING STUFF – 3 February 2018

The Question of a Loneliness Epidemic

Elder Job Search: What Should Be Versus Reality

How Old is Old?

ELDER MUSIC: Tony Bennett

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 January 2018

Senior Discounts: A Rite of Passage Redux

A Funny Little Health Remedy that Actually Works – For Me

Great Big Fat Good News About Cancer

ELDER MUSIC: Classical Gas Part 9

INTERESTING STUFF – 20 January 2018

Crabby Old Lady and Protest/Donation Fatigue

Encouraging News: U.S. Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped. Again.