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INTERESTING STUFF – 22 August 2015

A SINGLE LIFE There is an itch in the back of my head that keeps saying I have posted this video but I can't find it and even if it's here already, it's worth a rerun. Thank TGB reader Alan... Read More...

Published Sat, Aug 22 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

ELDER MUSIC: Australia's Favorite Baroque Pieces (10 – 1)

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 31 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Vanity, Oh Vanity, Thy Name is Elder

As I announced several weeks ago, I have cut my Time Goes By publishing schedule from six days a week to four. This simple change has made a remarkable difference in daily life, a great deal more than I had... Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 03 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 25 May 2013

There is so much new Interesting Stuff this week that I can't post it all. If something you sent is missing, it may turn up next week or the next although never any promises. “BETTER ME THAN A CHILD” That... Read More...

Published Sat, May 25 2013 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF – 27 June 2015

ELDERS BENEFIT FROM SUPREME COURT DECISION TOO It was an important win for the American people on Thursday when, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare subsidies. A lost could have meant the destruction of the entire law.... Read More....

Published Sat, Jun 27 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Does Hollywood Ageism Have Anything To Do with You and Me?

In recent weeks there has been a minor flurry of media information – tidbits, mostly – about age and work in relation to female movie stars. I had been sitting on a quotation from actor Maggie Gyllenhaal, wondering what I... Read More...

Published Mon, Jun 29 2015 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

Impact of Recession on Elders

This week, the AARP Public Policy Institute released a preliminary study of a survey they conducted in October 2010 with 5,027 men and woman 50 and older. ITEM: 24.7 percent of exhausted their savings ITEM: 19.4 percent fell behind in... Read More...

Published Fri, May 27 2011 5:30 AM by TIME GOES BY

INTERESTING STUFF: 28 May 2011

Interesting Stuff is a weekly listing of short takes and links to web items that have caught my attention; some related to aging and some not, some useful and others just for fun. You are all encouraged to submit items... Read More...

Published Sat, May 28 2011 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

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

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

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

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

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