Time Goes By

Are You Taking Full Advantage of Medicare?

Four years ago or so, my physician recommended a colonoscopy. It was my first and it cost me a fortune – at least, by my retired income standards. Now, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA, health care reform, Obamacare... Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Triskaidekaphilia

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, Apr 20 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mental Health Day 5

Tom Delmore of crowsperch sent this little image. I think that for almost everyone it takes a lifetime to not only understand that what others think of us doesn't matter but to learn the greater truth, how you see yourself... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Reasons to Exercise Now, Not Later

It was early on Sunday morning, 7AM or so. Having just finished my 45-minute, at-home, exercise routine, I was perusing The New York Times with my second cup of coffee. In the Review section was an essay about the contributor's... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 02 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Nature of Cats

[Where Elders Blog is a section of Time Goes By with a collection of photos showing where elderbloggers and readers spend their time online. Bev Sykes has sent in her photo. You can see it here.] To me, cats and... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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, Mar 17 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 March 2013

RONNI HERE: I don't usually write introductions to Saturday's Interesting Stuff; most of them stand on their own. But I've been gone from the blog for a week and today's collection is, this one time, a bit different. For one... Read More...

Published Sat, Mar 23 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Bucket Lists and Telling Our Stories

It was the 2007 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman that gave us the phrase – and title of the film - The Bucket List. Since then, bucket lists are a common meme among most Americans - I don't... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 14 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Specialness of Caregivers

Pretty much everyone works for a living. Some enjoy their jobs, others don't and a few lucky people consider their work a calling, even a mission to which they are fully dedicated. Undoubtedly the Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital,...

Published Wed, Jul 19 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Bob Covers

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, Aug 30 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Bach Solo

You never know who you're going to meet on the internet and I came to know Peter Tibbles (bio here) via email over the past couple of years. His extensive knowledge of most genres of music and his excellent taste... Read More...

Published Sun, Jul 18 2010 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Ghost Stores for Christmas Eve Eve

Here is an 1842 John Leech illustration of Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's Ghost from, of course, the classic holiday story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. I stole that image from an article at Paris Review that dropped in my... Read More...

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

It's Ronni Here

I am not JUST sitting up in bed, anymore, folks. I'm typing, putting words on paper so to speak and my brain is working fairly well. That wasn't always so here in Hospital-Land. The several days of hallucinations were odd... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 26 2017 12:00 PM by TIME GOES BY

Homeward Bound

Just a fast note to tell you I am on my way home today. I'm writing this on Wednesday with loads to do to be ready for the short but welcome journey and I am sooooo slow at everything these... Read More...

Published Thu, Jun 29 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Generations: The Passing of the Baton

One of the biggest changes in old age is how we are treated by other, mostly younger, people. We are ignored, dismissed and made invisible based solely on our appearance. Put the same words, thoughts and opinions we have in... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Are You Taking Full Advantage of Medicare?

ELDER MUSIC: Triskaidekaphilia

Mental Health Day 5

Reasons to Exercise Now, Not Later

The Nature of Cats

ELDER MUSIC: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 March 2013

Bucket Lists and Telling Our Stories

The Specialness of Caregivers

ELDER MUSIC: Bob Covers

ELDER MUSIC: Bach Solo

Ghost Stores for Christmas Eve Eve

It's Ronni Here

Homeward Bound

Generations: The Passing of the Baton