Time Goes By

Merry Christmas, Everyone - 2015

Here it is Christmas Day again. Every damned year I say to myself, “Huh? Didn't we do this just last week? Of course, only old people say things like that. If you've got any little kids around you know they... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 25 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 April 2016

LIVING BONE TO BONE Remember my blog post last week responding to a letter to the editor in The New York Times about a new age-suit? The letter was written by Ann Burack-Weiss who is also the author of recent... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 23 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Even More Classical Gas

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, May 01 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 7 May 2016

LONDON MARATHON IN SPACE Last Sunday, the city of London held it's annual marathon. British astronaut Tim Peake ran the race in real time in the International Space Station. Peake is not the first astronaut to run a marathon in... Read More...

Published Sat, May 07 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Time Flies – Or Not Sometimes

Most old people agree that the older we get, the faster time goes by. But in under an hour early Tuesday morning, I had a good lesson in just how slowly time can pass in certain circumstances. By 8AM, I... Read More...

Published Fri, May 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Glad My Dating Days are Done

Several neighbors came by for lunch when I was visiting my mother for a few days in the late 1960s. Because I then worked producing a radio talk show that often featured interviews with the biggest music stars of the... Read More...

Published Wed, May 18 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Songs of the Gershwins

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, May 22 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 May 2016

MAN DRIVES SAME CAR FOR 77 YEARS It was a happy day for me when, having moved to New York City in early 1969, I could sell the car. It didn't please me when I left Manhattan and needed a... Read More...

Published Sat, May 28 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

As Forgetfulness Sneaks Up

As you will see from today's post, I had such a good time recently re-reading a 35-year-old collection by American poet laureate, Billy Collins, that I couldn't resist a second post (see Wednesday). Collins and I both turned 75 this... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 03 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Terrible Consequences of Sleep Deprivation – Part 2

As I explained in Part 1 on Monday, for four months this year, I tried to function on two to three hours of sleep a night. This was due to the sudden onset, sometime in January, of a nightly crescendo... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 08 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Everyday Ageism

This year-long, presidential primary has given Americans (and the world) an education in what brazenly overt racism looks and sounds like. Until this election campaign, it bubbled under the surface hiding behind euphemisms (that we all recognize but too...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Heading Back to Maine Today

I'm in the air today, flying back to Portland, Maine after having, in a literal sense anyway, accomplished my goal. Unless something unanticipated goes wrong, on 19 May, I will become the owner of a two-bedroom condominium in Lake Oswego,... Read...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

REFLECTIONS: The Midterm Elections

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the twice-monthly Reflections column for Time Goes By in which he comments on news, politics and social issues from his perspective as one of the younger members of the greatest generation....

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady Contemplates Shaving Her Head

A more serious post was planned for today but a story about a generation of young women shaving their heads grabbed Crabby Old Lady's attention and it's been too long since she appeared in these pages. The New York Times... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Vote as If It Matters

Over the past couple of weeks, Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump has not only gained on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the polls, he has surpassed her in some of them and Democrats are beginning to panic. I'm not a... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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