Time Goes By

Welcome to Fall...

...that is, the beginning of autumn today. And welcome again to the annual Time Goes By falls prevention blog post. I know I bang on about this, but it is important, crucial even, and besides, if I don't do it... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Music of New Orleans Part 3

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, Sep 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy 70th Birthday, Peter Tibbles

As you know, around here we like to celebrate a few of those big, round-number birthdays. Today, 16 September, it is Peter Tibbles. In case you have not been reading the TGB Sunday Elder Music column Peter has been writing... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's a 90th Birthday Celebration

Yep. That's right. Darlene Costner is 90 years old today and we're celebrating the beginning of her tenth decade. Can you imagine?! And she's not the only one we will celebrate here this year (the next is a couple of... Read More...

Published Fri, May 29 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

At ESP: Digital Clouds and the Good Earth

Although Time Goes By is on haitus this week, there are new stories at The Elder Storytelling Place. Today's is from Dan Gogerty, titled Digital Clouds and the Good Earth. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 18 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A 27-Year-Old Takes on the World of Elders – Part 2

[Part 1 was posted yesterday and can be found here.) As I explained yesterday, I “met” 27-year-old Marcie Rogo on the telephone after she emailed me seeking a story on Time Goes By about her fledgling, online business, ConnectAround. I... Read More.....

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Valentine's Day, Social Security and Darlene Costner

DARLENE COSTNER As many of you are aware, Darlene Costner is a reliable supplier of terrific items for Saturday's Interesting Stuff posts and she often comments here at TGB, at The Elder Storytelling Place and on other elderblogs. (Until last... Read...

Published Thu, Feb 14 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Johna Ferguson at ESP

I'm on hiatus until Monday 19 September. The Elder Storytelling Place continues as will Interesting Stuff on Saturday and Peter Tibbles' Elder Music on Sunday. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Johna Ferguson: Dreams Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 14 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Clive and Friends

Today's column is about Clive Powell and his friends and associates. Who? I can hear you ask. Who indeed? This is another column with music suggested by Norma, the Assistant Musicologist, and all will be revealed. It is GEORGIE FAME... Read More....

Published Sun, Aug 21 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Is This the Best America Can Do?

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney believes corporations are people. Michele Bachmann has pledged to support a Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and wants to “wean everybody off” Social Security and Medicare. In his three-day-old campaign...

Published Wed, Aug 17 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Professional Boomers Aging Badly

Did you read that baby boomer who was whining in The New York Times last Sunday about – surprise! - getting old? More particularly, about those damned other people who insist on being younger. It is not the real-life issues... Read More...

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

Medicare Enrollment Information: Part 2 – Medigap

IMPORTANT EDITORIAL NOTE: In the comments, please keep to the topic of the day's post. Advantage plans don't belong here today nor drug plans. Off-topic comments will be removed to help keep the series understandable for general and new-to-Medicare...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Class of '57

I'm taking the rest of this week off from blogging. If there is ever going to be a new Elderbloggers List and some other fixes needed to the backend of Time Goes By, this is the only way to get... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Months

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, Feb 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Growing Poverty

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Saul Friedman (bio) writes the weekly Gray Matters column which appears here each Saturday. Links to past Gray Matters columns can be found here. Saul's Reflections column, in which he comments on news, politics and...

Published Sat, Jul 17 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Syndication

Recent Posts

Archives