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INTERESTING STUFF – 28 June 2014

EDITORIAL NOTE: It may be 28 June on your calendar but to me, it's 21 June and I'm typing as fast as I can to fill up this space for you while I'm away in New York. That's just to... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Coming Out as Old

To be old in America is to be regularly demeaned with stereotypes and euphemisms. It goes on every day. At the simplest level, the two words “young” and “old” work to marginalize elders. The first is a compliment - all... Read More...

Published Thu, Feb 06 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

<div style=color:#d10000>HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 EVERYONE</div>

And so a new year rolls round again – sooner, always, than we expect. To celebrate this time, a slide show sent by Darlene Costner of Darlene's Hodgepodge. No politics, no war, no strife, no exhortations to do anything. Just... Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER PROSE: The Old Grandfather and the Grandson

Considering the terrible instances of elder abuse we discussed here earlier in the week, this story from the Brothers Grimm is an antidote. By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm There was once a very old man whose eyes had grown dim,... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Introducing the TGB Elderlaw Attorney – Orrin Onken

I would like you to meet someone today. In time, you will come to know him well but first, let me explain. For many years – yes, years – I have tried to add an elderlaw attorney to the roster... Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: The A.M.'s Travelogue

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, Jul 22 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Movie Theater Massacre

I had another post written for today, something a bit silly about getting old but after the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado, it seems out of place for now, as though we – or I – need more time and space... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 23 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and the Medical Establishment

Throughout her life, Crabby Old Lady's relationship with the world of medicine has been sporadic and she is only half kidding when she says that's what has kept her remarkably healthy through her life because doctors always find something wrong...

Published Fri, Feb 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Defining Age as Sickness

From the beginnings of my research into aging nearly 20 years ago, I was shocked and then disheartened to see that pretty much all writing – academic, popular, personal and professional – started from and ended with the belief that... Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

It's That Time Again - Medicare Enrollment

(EDITORIAL NOTE: International readers can take the day off – most of you live in countries with more sane health programs than the United States has and don't suffer this tedious, irritating annual ritual.) Last Wednesday, 15 October, marked the...

Published Mon, Oct 20 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Age and Aspiration

Okay, before I get into this post, please recall that I am spending most of my time in bed with chills, aches, pains and general low-level feverishness so I have no sense of how well I'm thinking. You'll have to... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Mother's Stroke

”This has to be one of the modern circles of hell, stroke. Or should we call it our plague? One day my mother is walking two miles on the beach and doing crossword puzzles in ink. The next day her... Read More...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Has Romney Disqualified Himself?

[NOTE: You probably know all this by now, but I wrote my response early on Wednesday and was away from home the rest of the day. There may have been developments throughout the day that make this obsolete. I'll update... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

One Hard Truth About Getting Old

EDITORIAL NOTE: Due to a technical glitch (read: Ronni screwed up), Peter Tibbles' Elder Music column did not go out via email and rss feeds yesterday until evening. If you missed it, please do check in – it's worth your... Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 12 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree - Christmas 2014

Here it is Christmas Day again. You'd think it wouldn't surprise me anymore that it feels like it comes around about a week after last time but it still does – surprise me, that is. Undoubtedly, I will wake up... Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 25 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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