Time Goes By

Free-Floating Fear of Dementia – Part 1

Alzheimer's disease gets a lot of good press. I know that sounds stupid or, maybe, heartless to some but bear with me a moment. What I mean is that of the leading causes of death, Alzheimer's is only number six... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1961

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, Aug 14 2011 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

9 Things Elders Should Know About the 2013 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

Last Friday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees issued their annual reports on the current and projected financial status of the two programs. Here are nine easily digestible highlights you should know: SOCIAL SECURITY 1. Social Security will be...

Published Mon, Jun 03 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 16 May 2015

GRANDPA AND ME AND A HELICOPTER TO HEAVEN Reader Tom Delmore sent this video of the touching relationship between an old man at the end of his life and his grandson. Simple and beautiful. (In Swedish with subtitles.) OH, GOD,... Read More...

Published Sat, May 16 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mean, Nasty, Hateful and Corrupt

You could say that my mind is elsewhere right now what with selling my home and trying to survive the huge amount dental work that will go on throughout this month. You could say that I'm not paying my usual... Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

There's a New Octogenarian on the Block

Yes, I'm talking about Social Security and before I get going, let me tell you a secret about this crucial program as it relates to Time Goes By readers: every time I write about it, traffic drops that day by... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 14 2015 5:30 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

Some Needed Relief From the Troubles of the World

I don't know if I'm slowing down in my old age or if life is busier than usual, but I have fallen hopelessly behind on the to-do list, which has spilled over to two pages for the first time in... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 18 2009 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady: A Tale of Two Blogs About Aging

When Crabby Old Lady started this blog a decade ago, hardly anyone else was writing about aging – not online, in magazines and newspapers or anywhere else. Apparently it was too much of a bummer in those days to remind... Read More...

Published Tue, Mar 26 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Call-In-Day to Oppose the Conrad/Gregg Commission

If you have been reading here regularly, you know there is a Senate bill (S.2853 – full text) that would create a fast-track commission to make decisions about Social Security and Medicare. Introduced by Senator Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) in December... Read...

Published Mon, Jan 18 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

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