How We Change (Part 2)
by Chloe Koffas, Light From A Pixel About a year ago, we were on vacation for a few days where cool air was blowing over the ocean, weddings were happening at every sunset in a giant gazebo softly lit...
View ArticleRemembering Our Mothers: Silent Generation Mom Tammy, 1970
In honor of Mother’s Day on May 14, I will be sharing pictures of Gen-Xers with their Mothers (either Baby Boomer or from the Silent or Lucky Few Generation). This first picture is Tammy. It comes from...
View ArticleWorld Baton Twirling Day and a New Generation of Twirlers
A few weeks ago, I took my daughter to the Southwest Regionals Baton Twirling Championship in Amarillo. Bridgy is a novice twirler who represents a new generation in the sport. She is fortunate to take...
View ArticleMother and Baby, 1969
In celebration of Mother’s Day, which is May 14, I will be posting pictures throughout the month of Gen-Xers with their mothers. Most of the photos in this collection were taken in the 1960s, 70s and...
View ArticleChildren and Mother in 1972 (Happy Mother’s Day)
This is a picture of a mother with her son and daughter, 1972. Location of the photo is unknown. It was sent to me a former blogger about a year ago. She has since shut down her site (Ready for the...
View ArticleMatching Mother-Daughter Indian Costumes Document Prevalence of Cultural...
Look at these highly-detailed matching mother-daughter costumes featuring a Native American / Native Peoples theme. Although this is completely taboo today, the photo documents the prevalence of...
View Article1970s Baby Equipment: “Dangerous” Stroller, Swing, Crib and Car Seats
Here is a series of photographs from the Nelson archive (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) that feature Gen-X babies and 1970s baby equipment. They underscore for me the work of the the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
View ArticleWhen I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Flannel (Parody)
When I am an old woman 👵🏻 I shall wear flannel with a Raspberry Beret that doesn’t go, and has always suited me, and I shall spend my “entitlement” on Shasta sodas and fingerless gloves and Candie’s 👡...
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Oh thinkin’ about all our younger years There was only you and me We were young and wild and free —Heaven, Bryan Adams (1983) Here are some memories I thought I’d share on this Memorial Day. This is a...
View ArticleIt’s Skip Day. The Official Gen-X Holiday
It’s Skip Day! The official, unofficial Gen-X holiday. As we announced last year, June 5, 1985, was the actual day Ferris Bueller took off. So, take the day off, Xers! And if you can’t miss work, by...
View ArticleThis Summer: Antiques Roadshow Vintage Episodes
I love Antiques Roadshow! I love to see the treasures people have held onto for generations! So, I’m really looking forward to all-new summer Antiques Roadshow vintage episodes. Viewers will have a...
View ArticleGIF Turns 30 | (Where Were You When You Saw Dancing Baby?)
This Thursday, June 15, is the 30th anniversary of the GIF. What do you think, Gen-Xers? Are GIFS here to stay? More importantly, where were you when you first saw the dancing baby and who sent it to...
View ArticleStudy Finds Gen X, Millennial Women Have Lost Ground
The level of well-being of young American women rose significantly for members of the Baby Boomer generation but hit a wall in generations that followed, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) concludes...
View Article1968 Family Vacation: Yellowstone National Park
I love to see my friends’ vacation pictures on Facebook. In the years before social media, it was rare to see such pictures — at least in my world. What about yours? I do recall my friend Sandy doing a...
View ArticleControversies rock female Christian bloggers. What do they reveal about the...
It has been a rough year for some top female Christian bloggers including three with books that have made the New York Times Bestsellers list. Before I highlight these controversies, a Bible verse and...
View ArticleHarvest Gold Memories
Guest Post by Chloe Koffas, Light From A Pixel Editor’s Notes: One of the longest-running Gen X blogs shares the title of this post. Check out Harvest Gold Memories. The photos in this post feature...
View ArticleRevealing Letter From Russian Gen-Xer on Latchkey, Soviet Childhood
Editor’s Note: The following post was originally a comment about the Soviet childhood left on the Who Is Generation X page. I thought it offered a revealing and fascinating glimpse into life for Soviet...
View ArticleDon’t Look or You’ll Go Blind: Solar Eclipse of 1979
After the show, we went in for soup and crackers. I was cold, but dad wasn’t. He never got cold. Not even during the eclipse. — Janet Bright on the Solar Eclipse of 1979. In 2015, Janet Bright, a...
View ArticleThe Gen-Xers From Picher, the Nation’s Worst Environmental Disaster
The year I graduated from college, 1990, the United States was in a recession and more than 40 percent of new college graduates worked in jobs that did not require a college degree. (1) Struggling to...
View Article1967: Here’s Where I Was Born
I was born in Los Angeles County General Hospital on September 30, 1967. The following day, my mother turned 33. Growing up, I loved to watch soap operas with my mom, especially General Hospital,...
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