Time Goes By

A Friday Holiday

NOTICE: The 2013 TGB Elderblogger Survey was scheduled to end Wednesday night at midnight. But the service was down for most of that day so I extended the deadline until tonight, Friday 19 April at 12 midnight Pacific time. This... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

2013 TGB Elderblogging Survey Results – Part 1

Among the irritating events plaguing me since last week is this damned Elderblogging Survey. I am sorry I started it and believe me, it won't happen again. It began with my admission in the post announcing the survey that I... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 23 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elder Predictions for the Future of Books and Reading

The Kindle and its kin are a revolution in the making. The current version can hold about 1500 non-illustrated books, about as many as I have in my home. If nothing else, it is a space-saver and, if many people... Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 30 2009 2:43 AM by TIME GOES BY

Technology Troubles

There are days in life, it is said, that will become so troublesome there is no point in getting out of bed. I say nay. I say there are entire weekends in that category and now I know they can... Read More...

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

1980s Technology Troubles (Or, Technology Troubles – Day 2)

You are STILL not getting a regular blog post. I'm going slowly, carefully and taking a lot of rest breaks so I don't pull out what's left of my hair. It is times like these that I desperately crave cigarettes.... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing

Anyone reading this blog is likely to be familiar with ageism, defined in brief as the stereotyping and discrimination of old people based entirely on their age. It occurs in all areas of life. In the workplace, healthcare, entertainment, finance,......

Published Mon, May 15 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The Band, Revisited

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, Jun 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Post-op

Hello Team Ronni- this is Autumn writing with an update. First and foremost, Ronni is out of surgery and headed to recovery. It took a bit longer than expected- most likely because The Good Doctor had to dance around all... Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 20 2017 10:39 PM by TIME GOES BY

From Mystery Malady to Pancreatic Cancer

As I mentioned on Friday, TGB reader dkzody last week commented that she had believed pancreatic cancer is hard to diagnose and wondered what my “mystery malady” was. Today, I'll tell you my experience with that mystery and my eventual... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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A Friday Holiday

2013 TGB Elderblogging Survey Results – Part 1

Elder Predictions for the Future of Books and Reading

Technology Troubles

1980s Technology Troubles (Or, Technology Troubles – Day 2)

<em>Saturday Night Live</em> Elder Bashing

ELDER MUSIC: The Band, Revisited

Post-op

From Mystery Malady to Pancreatic Cancer

ELDER MUSIC: Wolves

ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 1

First Post-Surgery Outing

"Let Age Be Age"

What About Senior Discounts?

On Moving, Scams and Dysfunctional Politics