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INTERESTING STUFF – 25 June 2016

DO YOU LIVE IN OR AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C. Annys Shin is an editor at the Washington Post. She is working on a story for the newspaper's magazine about ageism and is looking for real people's stories about their experiences with... Read More.....

Published Sat, Jun 25 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What to Expect From the Free Medicare Wellness Visit

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, includes several benefits for Medicare beneficiaries including a Welcome to Medicare Wellness Visit. This is not a substitute for a more extensive physicial exam but a way for your physician to ask some......

Published Wed, Jul 13 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Meditation on Making New Friends While Old

Judging by the number of online stories about loneliness and feeling alone many, many people are longing for a close friend. A best friend. Most of all, someone to trust. These articles are usually written by people much younger than... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 29 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

John Oliver on the Importance of Local Newspapers

On Monday's post about AARP and ALEC, a reader complimented me on my investigative reporting. It's good to know that what I write here is appreciated but in this case and almost all others, I cannot take credit for the... Read More...

Published Fri, Aug 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Jones

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, Sep 18 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Testing for Alzheimer's Disease

PERSONAL NOTE: Late yesterday afternoon, my laptop crashed and could not be fixed with support via phone. It's been shipped off to a repair center far away and I'm working on an ancient machine now. I have a backup that... Read More...

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

Lyn Burnstine at ESP

I'm on hiatus until Monday 19 September. The Elder Storytelling Place continues as will Interesting Stuff on Saturday and Peter Tibbles' Elder Music on Sunday. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Terry Hamburg: Gratitude Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Mary B Summerlin at ESP

I'm on hiatus until Monday 19 September. The Elder Storytelling Place continues as will Interesting Stuff on Saturday and Peter Tibbles' Elder Music on Sunday. At The Elder Storytelling Place today, Mary B Summerlin: Little Old Ladies Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 13 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Pension Theft

IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING NOTE: Back in 2008, I made a presentation about web design for elders at the Gnomedex Conference in Seattle. I met a lot of young, interesting and engaged tech workers there and one of the them was Dave... Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2014 5:41 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Morning After – Open Victory Thread

Barack Obama did it. And he did it big nearly sweeping the battleground states and with the electoral vote (at last count) 303 to 206 (more to come as counting continues). Congress retains its same divide – Democrats kept the... Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Elders and Voter ID Laws

In Saturday's special edition of Interesting Stuff, I mentioned voter ID laws that are being used in an increasing number of states to suppress certain kinds of voters by requiring a government-issued photo ID to be presented at polling stations....

Published Mon, Jul 25 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Book Deal For You

I discovered the English writer, Julian Barnes, in 1984 with the publication that year of Flaubert's Parrot, and I haven't stopped reading him since. In the past decade, Barnes seems to have become almost as consumed with growing old, old... Read...

Published Wed, Aug 27 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Professional Boomers Aging Badly

Did you read that baby boomer who was whining in The New York Times last Sunday about – surprise! - getting old? More particularly, about those damned other people who insist on being younger. It is not the real-life issues... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 03 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

What Plutocracy Looks Like

Yes, as I mentioned yesterday I'm taking today off too – and maybe tomorrow – but I want to leave you with something to chew on while I'm ignoring the computer screen for awhile. Among the crop of young pundits... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Keeping Up with Technology While Old – or Not

Have you heard about the “Internet of Things”? The idea is that before long, everything you own – toaster, refrigerator, alarm clock, heater and air conditioner, electric razor and even toilet – will be connected via computer chip to the... Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 09 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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