Time Goes By

At 70

With a special shout out to Peter Tibbles for his birthday music yesterday, you guys sure do know how to throw a fabulous 70th birthday. Thank you all so much for your greetings, comments, emails and blog posts. You are... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Fight of Our Lifetimes

After last week's budget battle, the lines are drawn. Two factions are in control of the debate for the future of the United States: The religious zealots who intend to make their ignorance the law of the land The corporatocracy... Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Medicare's 47th Anniversary

Forty-seven years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation creating Medicare. Former President Harry Truman attended the signing and became the first person to sign up for the program. In case you ever wondered, here is what life was...

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

Rewind the Week – 6 June 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, Jun 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 5 July 2014

MAINTAINING STRENGTH AND BALANCE The older we get, the more important preserving those two physical attributes becomes. Darlene Costner found us some inspiration. Unfortunately, it is beyond you and me and most everyone - but it's amazing to watch...

Published Sat, Jul 05 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Privilege to Grow Old

It's a cliché, that headline. You see it printed on plaques and greeting cards and if people still stitched them, undoubtedly it would turn up on samplers: ”Do not regret growing old. It is a privilege denied to many.” The... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 09 2014 5:30 AM by 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

Playing Blog Hooky

This was the gorgeous view out my dining room window at about 7AM yesterday, Sunday morning. The weatherman predicted bright skies all day and 70F degrees – the first time the temperature has been that high since sometime last fall.... Read More...

Published Mon, May 02 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 14 May 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, May 14 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Time Goes By Reputation Rating: “Very Poor”

Do you believe it when websites tell you they do not sell or share the personal information we are required to hand over when we register? I don't. I mean, how would I know? How would anyone without subpoena power... Read More...

Published Wed, May 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Transforming a Song

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 10 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When I'm an Old Lady

Many of you are probably familiar with that poem by Jenny Joseph adopted by the certain elder women as their anthem. It is titled Warning and is entirely responsible for hordes of women wandering the streets of cities in the... Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Today is Millie's 89th Birthday

I'm pretty sure Millie Garfield is my oldest blog friend. She was about six months ahead of me, in October 2003, when she started My Mom's Blog. I am also pretty sure that I discovered her blog while I was... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

DEA Allows Return of Unused Prescription Drugs

Once or twice a year in my town there is a day when residents can turn in leftover prescription drugs that are then disposed of properly rather than flushing them down the toilet to enter streams and rivers or be... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 17 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: States – New Mexico to South Carolina