Time Goes By

INTERESTING STUFF – 30 May 2015

LE SERVEUR I've seen this video before – and laughed out loud – but I can't find that I ever posted it. I can't imagine why not. It a funny reminder of the familiar saying, old age and treachery beats... Read More...

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

INTERESTING STUFF – 23 May 2015

ROCKING OUT IN THE KITCHEN The song is Ice Ice Baby from Vanilla Ice. That's all we know but she sure inspired me to get out of this desk chair and join her. KIDS WHO OUTSMARTED THEIR TEACHERS Buzzfeed does... Read More...

Published Sat, May 23 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Saving Money on Prescription Drugs

This is a short, practical post today with some useful, money-saving information to which an old friend directed me. I don't currently take any prescription drugs (the sound you hear is me knocking wood), but according to a study reported... Read...

Published Wed, Apr 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

GRAY MATTERS: Pete Peterson

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, Jan 23 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Legalizing Marijuana

Yes, this really is a post about marijuana legalization, but first: today, a coalition of progressive organizations is delivering to the White House petitions with more than two million signatures opposing chained CPI. Since some of those signatures are...

Published Tue, Apr 09 2013 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

Does Brain Training Work?

[PERSONAL NOTE:] Summer break. Mental health week. Vacation. Breather. Whatever you call it, it means time away and I'm putting some distance between me and this blog for a week. Posts here will be a combination of new that I've... Read More....

Published Thu, Aug 01 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Playing with Mr B

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 25 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Hollywood's Many Biases Including Elders

Last week, the Harnisch Foundation and USC Annenberg released the latest annual study titled Inequality in 700 Popular Films. One of the report’s researchers, Stacy L. Smith, describes the lack of diversity in movies as an “epidemic.” ”Across 700 films...

Published Mon, Aug 10 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

One Old Woman's Solitude

A couple of months ago, I stopped publishing this blog on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During several months prior, I withdrew from a couple of outside organizations I had been working with. And I made a new rule to turn off... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Sun Records – Part 1

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, Feb 21 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Rates of Ageing Vary More Than Anyone Knew

It is well-known fact I frequently mention on this blog that we age at different rates. No one disputes that. Now, however, new research reveals that the differences are much wider than has been known: ”A study of nearly one... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 20 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Who is Older than I Am? It Depends...

...for me, anyway. When I was in high school, my girl friends and I could pinpoint other students' ages within six months. I don't recall how we did that or why it was important but it was a common speculation... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 07 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How Comfortable are You Using the Internet?

And what about other elders you know? Are they all online? About a month ago, the Pew Research Center for Internet, Science & Tech released their latest survey about internet usage, something they have been measuring regularly since 2000. ”For......

Published Mon, Aug 03 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders: Don't Let Trump Fatigue Stop You

Protests work. We who are old enough learned that first hand back in the 1960s when we stopped a war, helped force through civil rights legislation and made a big leap forward with women's rights. And it's true again in... Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 27 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Send More Chuck Berry