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Regrets and Old Age

About a month or so ago, there was an excellent discussion here about whether those of us who are childless elders have any regrets. If you missed it, you ought to go read the comments – it is a terrific,... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 31 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1952

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, Apr 10 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 29 July 2012

ELDER SENSE OF HUMOR A man named Wiley Miller draws and writes a cartoon strip called Nonsequitor. Peter Tibbles sent me a recent one. Here it is for you: RARE FOOTAGE OF SCULPTOR AUGUSTE RODIN You know Auguste Rodin, most... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 28 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Ronni Needs Another Day Off Photo Stream

Subtitle: Food, Glorious Food When I need a day off from blogging, I don't like to leave the page empty because I want to give you a reason to come here so you might click on the link to The... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Traveling By Air While Old

On my first Manhattan post this week, TGB reader Annie left this important query: ”I noticed you didn't mention travel difficulties or sheer exhaustion. I hope there were no glitches, and your joy and new fitness level gave you much... Read More....

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

On Loneliness and Old Age

Have you ever had a spell of loneliness? I don't mean those times when, for a few days or a week or so, everyone you know seems to be overworked or out of town. That happens sometimes and it goes... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rewind the Week – 11 July 2014

Compared to many blogs, TGB has a consistently compelling comment section. In addition, I needed to carve out time away from the the computer so I've invented Rewind the Week, a weekly (or so) compendium of some of the provocative,... Read More.....

Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 30 April 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

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

Revolutionary New Job Seeking Tool

Among the age-related threads I track online is job search advice. For people older than 50, it is universally awful and has not varied for more than a decade: shorten your resume, update your skills, be positive, buy some new... Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

2011 Trustees' Report on Social Security and Medicare

The annual Trustees' Report on the Status of Social Security and Medicare was released on Friday. Due to the weakened economy, slower economic recovery than was assumed in last year's report, lower estimates for death rates and increasing number...

Published Mon, May 16 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

His Turn to be Young

Like yesterday, I need some free time to meet some other obligations. There are all kinds of ways to fill this spot when that happens, posts that don't take much effort. The easiest: I could leave it blank but that... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Stupid After Lunch

Anyone who knows me well or, more particularly, talks with me in the afternoon or evening knows that my conversation then is peppered with such phrases as, “Oh, what is that word?” or “Well, I don't recall the name right... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 16 August 2014

THE 105-YEAR-OLD TATTOOED LADY Mimi Rosenthal has an interesting-enough life story without having become, starting at age 99, a tattooed lady. She graduated from college when hardly any women did that, raised two kids and ran a travel agency for... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 16 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Belly Fat

According to a study released last week by the Mayo Clinic, having a pot belly, even if you are otherwise of normal weight, produces a higher risk of death than being obese. “The risk of cardiovascular death was 2.75 times... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Trying to Find Some Amusement in Being Sick While Old

So commonly does disease, decline and debility catch up with people in old age that for a majority of those who are younger, they are the only definition of being old. That belief is so prevalent in the general population... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 19 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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