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What Makes a Good Retirement?

There is a lot of retirement advice - really a lot. Key that phrase - retirement advice - into Google and you get 350 million returns. That's the exact number – 350,000,000 - meaning there is whole lot more but... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
The Unspeakable Tragedy at Sandy Hook

By now you undoubtedly have seen and read the accounts of the horrific shootings Friday in Connecticut where 27 were killed including 20 children. It is those children - babies really, kindergartners – who make this latest gun tragedy unbearable.... Read...

Published Mon, Dec 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
The Kindness and Caring of a Dog

There are distractions this week and not a lot of time to write so here is a beautiful, little story for today that will warm your heart: Cats are mysterious, mercurial and manipulative beings, ever unpredictable and fascinating. Certainly they... Read...

Published Fri, Dec 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
Saving Medicare and Contacting Congress

EDITORIAL NOTE: This is a nuts-and-bolts post pulling together some information we are going to need before long. I know some readers don't want any more politics, but emboldened Republicans are hard bent on killing Medicare and they want to... Read...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
The Republican War on Obamacare and Medicare

It's getting complicated, my friends - and hard, too - to keep up with the fierce Republican war on healthcare. In that regard on Sunday, New York Times cartoonist Brian McFadden pretty well captured all you need to know about... Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
ELDER MUSIC: From the Cutting Room Floor

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 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
Elder Money Part 3 – Money Saving Shopping Tips

There are great sales going on in New York City every day. They are so frequent and so big that during the 40 years I lived in Manhattan, my friends and I insisted to one another that we wouldn't bother... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
Moving Day Stage 1

This move to Oregon takes place in two stages. Ollie the cat and I fly to the west coast next Tuesday, 18 May (stage two). Today (stage one), the moving van will be loaded, including the car, so that furniture... Read More...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY
What Others Say About Death

Compared to how I felt in the first couple of weeks following surgery (which was awful), I am more than pleased with how my recovery is going. However, about once a week, I have a bad night without a wink... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 02 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
In Memoriam – Nancy Belle

Yesterday, I learned that Nancy Belle died unexpectedly last Thursday, 17 June. Many of you may know her. She commented here from time to time and she blogged at The Tempered Optimist. Almost exactly a year ago, she wrote a... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY
Down with the Crud

Or, at least, that's what my father called it when I was a kid and there was nothing in particular to diagnose – just feeling sick-ish. Maybe a summer cold? I'm sneezing a lot and really tired so this is... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 09 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
The 2003 Blackout

If Wednesday had not been the 78th anniversary of Social Security, I would have written about the tenth anniversary of the northeast blackout. So I'll do it now instead. It happened, where I was in New York City, on what... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 16 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
Philip Larkin: “The Old Fools”

Even though coming to terms with our eventual demise is the central dilemma of humankind, it surprises me sometimes how many poets write about death and dying and getting old. It is further surprising that not many of them are... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
Happy Thanksgiving 2015, Everyone

A SHORT NOTE: Before I get to the holiday part of today's story, let me mention that I will soon be posting the annual gift ideas for elders column. If you have a suggestion or more, please forward them to... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY
ELDER MUSIC: The Johnny Mercer Songbook

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, Nov 15 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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