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Maybe It's Not Worth the Effort at My Age

[CONTEST NOTE: The contest posted yesterday to win a copy of the book, How To Be Old, is still open. You may add your name for the drawing in the comments ON THAT PAGE ONLY until midnight tonight Pacific Standard... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How to be Old

De Senectute - in English, On Old Age - was written by Marcus Tullius Cicero more than 2,000 years ago. Not many books are consistently read through the ages and this is one of the few. Widely read in its... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cat Alarm Clocks

Posts so far this week have been fairly heavy going so let's lighten up today in a way I don't often do – cats. Some of you may know that last month, Ollie the cat became deathly ill. Cats don't... Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Are You Ageing Successfully?

Hardly a day goes by that you don't bump into the phrase, successful ageing. Well, you do if you read as much about growing old as I do and it is one of the most empty phrases I know. What... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Old Age is Better Than Most People Believe

Many of you sent a link to the Wall Street Journal Encore section titled “Why Everything You Think About Aging May be Wrong.” The sections of the report are divided into six myths about depression, cognitive decline, employment productivity, loneliness...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Transforming a Song 2

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, Dec 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 6 December 2014

OLD NFL COACHES WINNING The Arizona Cardinals was a struggling team two years ago when they hired the third oldest head coach in the history of the NFL. Then, that guy hired three assistant coaches who are even older than... Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Thank You for Being Such Good Blog Commenters

An increasing number of websites – Reuters, Popular Science, the Chicago Sun-Times among them - have turned off their online comments sections. According to a story at World News Publishing Focus, one reason is ”The arduous task of moderating the... Read...

Published Fri, Dec 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Does Famiiarity Really Breed Contempt?

It was Aesop (c. 620-564 BC) in his fable titled The Fox and the Lion who is credited with the aphorism, familiarity breeds contempt. (You can read one version of the fable here. It's short – three sentences.) I have... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 04 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Important Cold Weather Tips for Elders

For years now, when summer arrives, I've been posting tips for keeping cool in hot weather. It is especially important for us elders because our natural body temperature regulators don't always work as well as when we were younger and... Read...

Published Wed, Dec 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Having THAT Conversation With Elders

You would be amazed at how many emails I receive with links to instructions for how to have “that” conversation with aging parents. You know, the one(s) about the future: should the parent sell the house, move to a smaller... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Holiday Gifts for Elders 2014

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Supposedly it is conventional wisdom that it is hard to shop for old people. Not true. Not true at all, as the extraordinary length of this annual elders' gift guide shows. Below are repeats from previous years incorporating... Read...

Published Mon, Dec 01 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1965 Again

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 30 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 29 November 2014

URSULA LE GUIN'S DON'T-MISS SPEECH On 19 November, 85-year-old fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin accepted the Medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters at the 2014 National Book Awards ceremony. It's not that...

Published Sat, Nov 29 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Day After Thanksgiving 2014

I hope you are all appropriately stuffed from your holiday meal yesterday and, like me, looking forward to leftovers. Given the amount of television, print and online advertising, I assume a large portion of the American population will be bargain......

Published Fri, Nov 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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