Time Goes By

Some Reason for Hope

Although I could argue the point, it is possible there is always reason for hope and I found that on Wednesday during my consult with the surgeon and his team. Having decided that formality is a good posture to adopt... Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Recovering at Home

This post has been the Saturday Interesting Stuff for many years but not today. I'm writing on Friday morning because I am too tired now to think that I can do any better later. One day at a time. Up... Read More...

Published Sat, Jul 01 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

(NOTE: This is a report about my personal progress – no one else's. Maybe there are hints for others in a similar recovery, maybe not. Aside from the general path toward recovery, none of us can know another's needs or... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 2

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 09 2017 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Water

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 11 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

I Will be in Mourning for Awhile

Some people want those of us who are horrified at the result of the Tuesday election to get out and begin changing things. Right now. Start a movement. March. Get busy turning this around. Many are doing this in cities... Read More...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2016 5:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 November 2016

80-YEAR-OLD CHINESE FASHION MODEL DESHUN WANG The New York Times tells us this guy, Deshun Wang, is known as “China's hottest grandpa” and, indeed, he is a charmer, hard to resist. Take a look. Read the rest of the story... Read More...

Published Sat, Nov 12 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

The Day After the Second Presidential Debate

It was a small and pissy debate last night as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump badgered one another with attacks and slurs for 90 minutes. I think it was a disgrace and a degradation of public political discourse. Mostly, it... Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Crabby Old Lady Contemplates Shaving Her Head

A more serious post was planned for today but a story about a generation of young women shaving their heads grabbed Crabby Old Lady's attention and it's been too long since she appeared in these pages. The New York Times... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 16 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Country Chain Part 2

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 28 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: 1929

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, Apr 10 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Welcome to Fall - And to Falls Prevention

Besides being the official first day of fall, yesterday, 22 September, was National Falls Prevention Awareness Day – as it has been for the past nine years. Wait. Let me back up a bit first. For readers who have been... Read More...

Published Fri, Sep 23 2016 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Childhood Games and Mort Reichek

In a recent email, Australian Peter Tibbles, who writes the Sunday Elder Music column on this blog, recounted some of the games he played as a kid, noting not only the universality of them, but the differences from country to... Read More...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 2:35 AM by TIME GOES BY

Preventing Falls on the First Day of Fall

Depending on who's talking, today is the first day of fall or tomorrow is the first day of fall. The day has to do with the tilt of the earth, northern and southern hemispheres, daylight savings time and Oh, never... Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2014 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Belly Fat

According to a study released last week by the Mayo Clinic, having a pot belly, even if you are otherwise of normal weight, produces a higher risk of death than being obese. “The risk of cardiovascular death was 2.75 times... Read More...

Published Tue, Sep 04 2012 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

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Some Reason for Hope

Recovering at Home

Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 2

ELDER MUSIC: Water

I Will be in Mourning for Awhile

INTERESTING STUFF – 12 November 2016

The Day After the Second Presidential Debate

Crabby Old Lady Contemplates Shaving Her Head

ELDER MUSIC: Country Chain Part 2

ELDER MUSIC: 1929

Welcome to Fall - And to Falls Prevention

Childhood Games and Mort Reichek

Preventing Falls on the First Day of Fall

Belly Fat