Time Goes By

Making Hearing Aids as Cool as Eyeglasses

A neighbor leaned in close, putting her ear near mine. “Can you hear it?” she asked, referring to her new hearing aid? Yes. Yes, I could hear her hearing aid announcing that it had been inserted correctly. They haven't gotten... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 13 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 Yet 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 12 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 11 November 2017

VETERANS DAY Today is American Veteran's Day and I like this video that turned up about Captain Simtratpal Singh who is a West Point graduate, a war veteran, an active duty Army officer and a recipient of the Bronze Star.... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Democratic Wins in Tuesday's Election

Let's have a little political talk around here today as a switch from too much health chitchat. Democratic candidates got an amazing number of wins over their Republican opponents in Tuesday's election and in some cases did it in a... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 10 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and End of Literacy

Okay, maybe Crabby Old Lady is overstating it in that headline, but voice and and tiny little pictographs appear to be taking over human communication at the expense of the written word. It's not just email and texting. When you... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 08 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Chemo Brain and Bravery

[To be clear, I want to assure you that I don't intend to turn Time Goes By into a cancer blog - I have plenty of other interests in regard to aging. But for the two weeks I was stuck... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 06 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Mozart's Lesser Known Operas

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 05 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 4 November 2017

HOW AN IGLOO KEEPS YOU WARM I always wondered about this. Here's a good explanation: TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK TONIGHT Yes, daylight savings time ends in the U.S. tonight which can give you an extra hour of sleep – you... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 04 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Cancer Keeps You Busy

Chores have been piling up and I'm getting behind so this is really a day off for me but I thought I'd make quick mention of a couple of cancer-related surprises. Some of you who have greater experience with this... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 03 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and Cancer on TV

When something newly interests us, we naturally become more sensitized to it. We pay more attention, we notice it more and like Crabby Old Lady recently, may wonder if it is just her or is there a lot more on... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Accepting the Idea of Death

Death, my own, has been a companion for all my life - or close enough. Such thoughts took up a good portion of my 21st birthday – the arrival of full adulthood for my generation - as I spent two... Read More...

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

ELDER MUSIC: Divorce

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, Oct 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 October 2017

EDITORIAL NOTE: Due to my ongoing computer problems, I haven't read much news this week so I don't have as many items this week, I didn't have time for random web wandering and worst, my safety, backup list of good... Read More...

Published Sat, Oct 28 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's Friday. That's the Best I Can Say For the Week

As Olga, who blogs at Act Three, posted in the comments on Wednesday, “And some days are like that, even in Australia.” And sometimes, Olga, whole weeks are like that here in the U.S. Australia too? Today's public event in... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(s)

(With apologies for the headline above to the wonderful Judith Viorst) Crabby Old Lady should have known last week that something awful was brewing. Her desktop PC was becoming more unsteady and rickety by the day with programs not responding,... Read...

Published Wed, Oct 25 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Making Hearing Aids as Cool as Eyeglasses

ELDER MUSIC: 1953 Yet Again

INTERESTING STUFF – 11 November 2017

The Democratic Wins in Tuesday's Election

Crabby Old Lady and End of Literacy

Chemo Brain and Bravery

ELDER MUSIC: Mozart's Lesser Known Operas

INTERESTING STUFF – 4 November 2017

Cancer Keeps You Busy

Crabby Old Lady and Cancer on TV

Accepting the Idea of Death

ELDER MUSIC: Divorce

INTERESTING STUFF – 28 October 2017

It's Friday. That's the Best I Can Say For the Week

Crabby Old Lady's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(s)