Time Goes By

How Our Convictions Changes as We Age

Recently, I've been thinking about how interests, beliefs and convictions change as we grow older. By growing older, I do not mean that milestone of crossing the invisible line between midlife and old age. I mean how we change during... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: More Money for You and Me

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 11 2010 2:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Let's Be Careful Out There: Falls Prevention for Elders

Next Sunday, 22 September, is Fall Prevention Awareness Day in the United States and that means it's time for our annual reminder about how important it is to do everything possible in your life to prevent falling. FACTS ABOUT FALLS... Read More....

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Old Friends Die

About 200 years, ago, in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Lord Byron wrote: What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Some Wisdom From the Not Too Distant Past

[EDITORIAL NOTE: Last week, a reporter at Business Insider interviewed me about old and older workers dropping out of the workforce because no one will hire them. The story is titled, BABY BOOMERS: Yeah, We’re Leaving The Labor Force Alright... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 August 2016

WILLIE'S RESERVE Legalization of marijuana is on the ballot in several states this election year and recreational use is already legal in four states and Washington, D.C. Singer Willie Nelson has never made a secret of his love of weed... Read More...

Published Sat, Aug 27 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When Elder Couples are Forced Apart

A couple of weeks ago, when we discussed sex and old age, TGB reader Kate in Maine left this heart-breaking story in the comments [slightly edited for space]: ”My late widowed Mother had a beautiful assisted living apartment over looking... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

How To Fight For Yourself At The Hospital and Avoid Readmission by Judith Graham

[RONNI HERE: My friend Judith Graham recently became a regular columnist for Kaiser Health News which is one of the most useful and trustworthy websites on health in general and on elder health issues that you can find online. Judith's... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 06 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Send the Kiddies Out of the Room

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 11 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TimeGoesBy Takes a Break

Beginning today, Time Goes By is taking its first-ever-in-ten-years hiatus as is the companion blog, The Elder Storytelling Place. The reason is that I am in Providence, Rhode Island today for a conference about “connected aging” at the Business Innovation...

Published Mon, Nov 04 2013 4:29 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

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: 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 – 18 November 2017

CENTENARIAN SHARES ADVICE WITH STRANGERS IN NYC Eileen Wilkinson's grandson set up a laptop on an upper west side corner in New York City so that his 100-year-old grandmother could give out free advice to strangers. It seems everyone is... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 18 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Happy Thanksgiving 2017, Everyone

Given the condition of the national government (not to mention some state governments), we in the United States could be forgiven for wondering what there is to be thankful for this year. May I suggest we go micro, local, personal.... Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 23 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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