Time Goes By

INTERESTING STUFF: 11 June 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, Jun 11 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1961 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, Sep 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB FORUM: Readers Write the Blog – Day 4

As I explained on Monday, while Peter Tibbles and Norma Gates are visiting from Melbourne, I am taking a mini-vacation and letting you, dear readers, write the blog based on your own topics. Today's comes from Bruce Cooper with somethiing... Read...

Published Thu, Oct 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It is Okay to Just Be Old

For five days last week you, dear readers, wrote this blog by responding to forum topics many of you had already suggested during the previous week. And a fine job you did of it. Lots of interesting opinions, thoughts, ideas... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Farmer's Market Photos

Everybody needs a break now and then and it's time for me to take one – a day or two or three. We'll see how it goes. Meanwhile, here are a few photos that have been taking up space in... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Blog Housekeeping – Email Moving Day

Well, yes, for the third damned day in a row, I'm doing a post about the back-end mechanics of blogging. Don't blame me; it's all Google's fault. In 2007, they bought FeedBurner, a feed management service which had been around... Read...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2012 5:33 AM by TIME GOES BY

GAY AND GRAY: When It's the Parents Who Grow Up and Come Out

When I heard an interview by NPR's Terry Gross with filmmaker Mike Mills about his new film Beginners, I knew I'd run across a topic for this month's column. This movie - still in quite wide theatrical distribution - is... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1958

This is an on-going series featuring the music of a particular year. These aren't the Top 10, Top 40 or Top anything, they're just tunes I selected from the year with no apparent logic behind it. What happened in 1958?... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 03 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Some Doo-Wop

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 24 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INVITATION: The Second Annual TGB Elderblogger Meetup

In October last year, we held the first elderblogger meetup here at my home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. It was a smashing success you can read about here. There are more photos here and here. So today I'm issuing an... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 28 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Are You Ageing Successfully?

Hardly a day goes by that you don't bump into the phrase, successful ageing. Well, you do if you read as much about growing old as I do and it is one of the most empty phrases I know. What... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 13 December 2014

SNL'S MOCK STAR WARS TRAILER The much awaited trailer for the newest Star Wars movie was released and a week ago. Saturday Night Live responded by reimagining the video with elder versions of the original characters – Luke Skywalker, Princess... Read...

Published Sat, Dec 13 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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