Time Goes By

INTERESTING STUFF: 18 August 2012

Time to celebrate. It's Millie Garfield's 87th birthday today. She is among the oldest elderbloggers around. Millie recently sold her condo and moved a few miles down the road to Brooksby Village. That's a big deal when you are Millie's...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The History of Old Age – Old Women

My new project on the history of old age is moving forward slowly. Mostly, right now, I'm researching sources, deciding how deep or scholarly I want this to be and gathering materials. It would be good for me to be... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

TGB FORUM: Readers Write the Blog – Day 2

As I explained on Monday, while Peter Tibbles and Norma Gates are visiting from Melbourne, I am taking a mini-vacation and letting you, dear readers, write the blog based on your own topics. Today's comes from Tamsin. It may, in... Read More...

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

ELDER MUSIC: Songs About Cities - Memphis

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, May 19 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Today I am 73 Years Old

That well-known phenomenon of time speeding up as we get older is in full force for me; it feels like yesterday was my 72nd birthday. Neither one of them – 72 or 73 – is remarkable in any way. Not... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 07 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 30 June 2012

KEEPING UP WITH SHIFTING MEDIA CULTURE The New York Times, this past week launched a Chinese language edition: Of course, I can't read a word of it (if you don't count the Bloomies ads) but I think it's good to... Read More...

Published Sat, Jun 30 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1954

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, May 08 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 25 August 2012

MITT ROMNEY: BIRTHER I had finished writing today's Interesting Stuff on Friday when some Mitt Romney news arrived that is too odious to leave until Monday. The regular potpourri of the Saturday post will return next week. What Romney did... Read...

Published Sat, Aug 25 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

George Carlin on Being Old

It's a too-busy week here at Chez Bennett so I'm reaching for some easy stuff you might enjoy that gives me time to take care of business, as it were. One good way is video of George Carlin who is,... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER ABUSE: Stories From an Assisted Living Resident

Today, rather than a report on another kind of elder abuse (we'll get to that soon), I want you to know about a remarkable, first-hand account from inside one of the 40,000 long-term care homes in the U.S. Last month... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 06 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

Syndication

Recent Posts

Archives