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ELDER MUSIC: Christmas (Deep Sigh)

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, Dec 22 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Nat King Cole - <em>The Christmas Song</em>

PERSONAL NOTE: With Christmas day landing smack in the middle of the week this year, it kind of spreads the celebration over all these five days and that gives me an opportunity for some time off. But not TGB. I've... Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Day in an Elder's Life

It's been a dispiriting week. Pretty much everyone in print, on the internets (including me) and on the teevee has had entirely too much to say about the Tucson massacre without arriving at a consensus or even anything constructive. I... Read More...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 5:31 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

Net Neutrality on the Ropes

Interest was high on this page last week when we discussed net neutrality in the lead-up to release of a proposal for new regulations from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). That proposal was released by FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler on... Read...

Published Mon, May 19 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

No Way to Treat a Crabby Elderblogger

Crabby Old Lady has been on a rip-roaring tear for most of the weekend and it is about nothing – or very nearly nothing - that affects you, dear reader. Nevertheless, she is going to carry on about it for... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 18 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 April 2014

FORD MUSTANG 50TH ANNIVERSARY One of the many terrific things about living in Manhattan is that there is no need to own a car, a possession I find annoying in the extreme. It always wants something – gas, tires, washing,... Read More...

Published Sat, Apr 12 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady and the Old Gray Lady

(For those who may not know, “The Old Gray Lady” is a nickname of The New York Times.) For the past few years at that newspaper there has been a blog titled The New Old Age where almost exclusively the... Read More...

Published Mon, Apr 14 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

National Grilled Cheese Month

I don't know who decides these things, but I have learned that today marks the beginning of National Grilled Cheese Month. I know – it's April Fool's Day, but this isn't a joke. It's just something silly to do on... Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 01 2011 5:31 AM by TIME GOES BY

By the Hair on Crabby Old Lady's Chinny Chin Chin

Before she even gets started, let Crabby Old Lady be clear: she is deeply grateful that so far – at age 73 – she has escaped the common conditions and diseases of old age. No arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, high... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 29 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

When a President Plays Chicken with Congress

Even people who don't follow politics closely must know that for many weeks, Republicans have been playing a game of chicken with the debt ceiling vote. They have been trying to extort various trillions in budget cuts, all from the... Read More.....

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

A Super-Important, Amazing New Book on End-of-Life Care

For the past couple of days I've been reading Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End from Atul Gawande, the Harvard Medical School professor who is also a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and a... Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Life Beyond Adulthood

Somehow, the video chats here between geriatrician Bill Thomas and me have gotten lost in our busy lives. When I return from this trip, I'll see about resurrecting them. Meanwhile, I have from him something excellent for you. On 4... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

An Antidote for JOWS

End-of-year holidays now last for four months, 120 days from September through December. There is no escaping them and each reaches its peak of frenzy during the week in which it falls – this week, for one example. Potential blog... Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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