Time Goes By

More Than Just an ELDER POETRY INTERLUDE

Before I get to today's poem, there are two items you should know about. Do you remember a month ago when I told you about the dozen or so elders – all retirees older than 60 - who were occupying... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 02 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Interesting Stuff – 2 August 2010

EDITORIAL NOTE: In response to the Interesting Stuff story posted recently with short takes on and links to news and web items that caught my attention, a number of readers emailed to say that they were sorry when a similar... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Reader's Question About News

A couple of days ago, an email arrived from longtime TGB reader and elderblogger Marion Vermazen, saying, “I would love a blog post about which news shows you enjoy and watch regularly. Do you watch Fareed Zakaria?” Marion did not... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 16 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Substance-Free, Self-Indulgent Friday

It's easy for me to get wound up, as I did yesterday on Social Security, about all the many things that seem to be wrong with our country; I do it every day. But mixed in with that is one... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 29 2010 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Heat Waves and Elders

When, in 2006, I was forced to sell my apartment in Manhattan, I had to decide where to go. Because I considered New York City my natural home (and still do) and had been there for 40 years, it was... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Paul Kelly

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 25 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Technology

PERSONAL NOTE: In December, freelancereporter Debbie Reslock interviewed me about my pancreatic cancer experience for the Next Avenue website. Her story was published this week and you can read it here. * * * Do you use Facebook? How about... Read More...

Published Wed, Feb 28 2018 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Our Ageist Media – Part 2 of 2

[Part 1 of this series can be found here.] The term “ageism” was coined in 1968 by the late, renowned geriatrician and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Robert N. Butler. It consists of, he writes in his book, The Longevity Revolution,... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 15 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Planes

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, Apr 24 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Expectations Versus Reality About Old Age

Not too long ago, my Canadian blog friend, doctafil, emailed a story from the Montreal Gazette that contained a lot of statistics and information about how people are growing old in Canada. The serendipity is that it arrived when I... Read More...

Published Fri, May 27 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Passing the Cultural Torch to the Next Generations: Sex

When I was in my early twenties in 1964, living in San Francisco, a woman named Carol Doda made worldwide headlines for dancing at the Condor Club in the North Beach area of the city with her breasts exposed. She... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Is a Breakthrough in Longevity at Hand?

At least as early as Herodotus's era in the 5th century BCE, there have been tales of a fountain of youth. If only we could find it. Now there is a group of scientists who are convinced they are tantalizingly... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old Obama in Malaysia

Even many old people deny it exists but ageism is a serious problem. In just one manifestation of its impact, age discrimination in the workplace begins as early as age 40 and picks up speed from there. Often, when workers... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 23 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

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

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