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The (Non)Public Option

On Sunday's political talk shows, journalists and others who purport to have the inside scoop on the progress of health care reform in Congress said the White House – that is, President Obama – prefers the “trigger” style of public... Read More.....

Published Mon, Oct 26 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

The State of the Union and Social Security

A week from today on Thursday 27 January, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address when, it is widely believed among people who are supposed to know these things, he will discuss the future of Social Security.... Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 20 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Jobs and President Obama's SOTU Preview

Tomorrow, Tuesday, President Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union address in which he will outline his goals for the nation for the coming year and beyond. Over the weekend, he posted an online preview video. It's only... Read More...

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 February 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, Feb 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Spending Changes in Retirement

We were speaking of retirement earlier this week and when I ran across a news item I had saved, I decided why not go whole hog in one week on this topic. According to a study by the Employee Research... Read More...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What to Do With Your Ashes

If you would rather be buried in a casket, this post probably is not for you. But after Saturday's Interesting Stuff item about James Doohan's ashes being carried into space last week, I wondered about the ways people deal with... Read More.....

Published Tue, May 29 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Dodgy Aging Claims

Like Crabby Old Lady, perhaps some other bloggers reading this received an email Monday from a marketer touting a seminar series by Deepak Chopra. You need to know up front that Dr. Chopra is not on the list of people... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Imagining Life Without a Middle Class

The middle class didn't start to decline in October 2008. It began 20 years ago or more and over that time, I have put a lot of thought to the consequences of its loss to everyday life in the United... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Bleak Day's Hangover

All through my life “they” told me that people mellow with age. I'm 71 now and I'm still waiting for my emotional life to smooth out. Instead, it appears my passion for the things I care about has grown beyond... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Taboos – Part 1: Hearing Aids

There appears to be a hierarchy of old age diseases and afflictions rated on the “cool” scale. The higher the ranking, the more talk and exchange of information there is and, I would argue, the more attention is paid. Cataracts... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 11 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What is a Village? Part 2

[Part 1 of What is a Village? is here. It would be helpful to read that first.] One of the reasons it took me so many years to come around to the Villages idea is that for a long time,... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 27 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How to Invent a Generational War

Crabby Old Lady went into near fits Sunday morning when she saw a story in The New York Times titled, Old vs. Young. Not again! Yes, again, although the Times, as is so often the case, is a long way... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Shelter

A few weeks ago, I received a note from Brenda Henry, then vacationing in Rio de Janeiro. It was filled with delightful tidbits about how elders are treated in Rio so I asked if, when she returned home to Montreal,... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 08 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Wrinkles, We Have Wrinkles

It is, to me, the most offensive word there is about getting old: “anti-aging.” To be anti-aging is to be anti-life but even so, the word, the idea, is ubiquitous on the packaging of hundreds of brands of snake oil... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Depression, Elders and the Internet

Throughout the decade-long history of this blog, I've written about the importance to elders of blogging and of the friendships that develop at a time in our lives when we have left behind the camaraderie of the workplace, when old... Read More.....

Published Mon, Apr 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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