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The Gift of Freedom in the Third Act of Life

”I’ve learned my lines. The house lights have dimmed and I’ve just walked center stage for the third act of the play I started writing long ago. And within the physical, economic and intellectual framework of being an 'old guy,'... Read More....

Published Fri, Nov 21 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Short Blogging Hiatus

Regarding Friday's post, it made me laugh to read the notes from some of you volunteering to answer my irritating email. Thank you – for the fun and the offer. I would take you up on it except that copyright... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

“Gray Matters” Moves from <em>Newsday</em> to Time Goes By

Regular Time Goes By readers know the twice-monthly Reflections column written by 80-year-old, veteran journalist, Saul Friedman (Bio here). Reflections has become one of the most popular features on Time Goes By. Today I am pleased to announce there...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Hello

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, Feb 06 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old People's Sense of Time or

...lack thereof. [EDITORIAL NOTE: As far as I know, the following has no basis in fact and may or may not be related to age (although I believe it is). It is no more than my observation of a personal... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 26 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 21 May 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, May 21 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

87-Year-Old Evicted for Using Legal Weed

There are so many things wrong with what has happened to Lea Olivier that it's going to take some unpacking to understand it all. Before I get to that, let me stack up two or three presumptions about where I'm... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Time, Energy and Scheduling

Being old eats up a lot of time and energy and takes some careful scheduling. This came up yesterday on a telephone call with my old friend, Rick Gillis. Compared to many of us here, he's a young thing still,... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Landlady 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, Joanne Zimmermann: Landlady Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby's Vocabulary Complaints

A couple of evenings ago, a young pundit who is a regular on the MSNBC political chat shows used the word, “efficacy.” Crabby Old Lady thought it was nice to hear the vocabulary of public discourse raised a smidgeon from... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 31 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 27 August 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, Aug 27 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1962

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, Aug 28 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Hurricane Irene

First an earthquake and then a hurricane. I fully expect the east coast to be hit with swarms of locusts next week followed by a plague of frogs. It was impressive in the run-up to Hurricane Irene how hospitals and... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Meditation for Elders

One of the unavoidable consequences of making it beyond age 60 or so is that varieties of diseases, conditions and age-induced injuries become more likely than when we were young. It is well established – though definitely not a guarantee... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Elderblog List Needs Your Help

It felt good last week to get the Best Books on Aging page updated so I decided to catch up on some other blog housekeeping I've let slide for too long. This time, I need some help from you. If... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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