The Red Balloon (With Thoughts on the Terrorist Attack in Paris)
After hearing about the terrorist attack in France on November 13, all I could think about was what Pope Francis said about our piecemeal World War III. It was September 13, 2014, and he said this...
View ArticleSome Good Financial News for Generation X
The financial news for Generation X is pretty good for a change. Gen Xers will own nearly half of America’s wealth by 2030, according to a recent study from Deloitte Center for Financial Services. The...
View ArticleAARP References Parachute Pants, Acid Washed Jeans in Story About Generation X
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As 2015 comes to a close, AARP celebrates the first of America’s 62 million Generation Xers who hit a milestone and turned 50 this year by exploring...
View ArticleAARP Welcomes Generation X
AARP has officially welcomed Generation X with a lovely set of colorful and informative infographics. I posted one last week. Here’s the rest. Generation X and Technology This infographic highlights...
View ArticleKids Connect Device Reassures Helicopter Parents
Kids Connect with KidsConnect Did you know that 800,000 children in the United States are reported missing every year according to the FBI? That’s one child every 40 seconds. A New Jersey entrepreneur...
View ArticleHeather’s Life In Three Videos
There are some wonderful pictures of Heather’s life in the following three videos. I don’t know her, but the videos feature a great collection of Generation X images from birth to middle age. Heather...
View ArticleGeneration X Timeline of Significant Events (Formative Years)
Epoch Times created this timeline of significant events during the formative years of Generation X. You can read the accompanying article here. The post Generation X Timeline of Significant Events...
View ArticleRomper Room Host Miss Mary Ann Dies
Romper, bomper, stomper, boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me do. Magic mirror tell me true. Did all my friends have fun today, did all of our friends have fun with us today? Miss Mary Ann (Mary Ann King),...
View ArticleSneak Peek: Crystal Pepsi Trail Game
Inspired by overwhelming fan demand, Pepsi announced today that Crystal Pepsi – the iconic 90s clear cola – will be available for a limited time across retail and food service locations in Canada and...
View ArticleQuiz: Are You A True Member of the Bicentennial Generation?
Monday is the 240th birthday of the United States of America. Back in 1976, when we celebrated the 200th birthday, schools were big into Bicentennial programs, plays and parades. Most school pictures...
View ArticleGeneration X: Telling Our Story
by Chloe Koffas, Regular Contributor There’s something powerful about storytelling. We reminisce about a humorous memory with a friend we grew up with and our life-long connection becomes that much...
View ArticleCheer Bear Kicks Off 31 Days of Vintage Halloween Pics
Here’s Cheer Bear from 1983 to kick off another fun series of vintage Halloween pics from the Gen X childhood. It must have been cold that Trick-or-Treat night because Cheer Bear is wearing a fluffy...
View ArticleLemon Meringue Strawberry Shortcake Halloween Costume
I was about 13 when Strawberry Shortcake made her debut. By the time the Lemon Meringue character came out in 1983, I was full-swing into the teenage years. But, younger Gen-Xers remember these...
View ArticleGorgeous Vintage Halloween Pictures, 1972
Look at these gorgeous vintage Halloween pictures from 1972! I have slowly been acquiring 35 mm slides from the 1960-90s. Specifically, anything interesting or beautiful that reflects the growing up or...
View ArticleAmy Carter, daughter of Jimmy Carter Turns 49
Amy Carter, daughter of Jimmy Carter turns 49-years-old today! Born in 167, she is one of only four Gen-Xers to live in the White House as a kid. I thought it would be fun to look back on some old...
View ArticleVintage Ghostbusters Halloween Costumes from the 80s
Check out these Ghostbusters Halloween costumes from the 1980s. The new, all-girl Ghostbusters movie (loved it!), ensures another generation — Generation Z! — will enjoy Ghostbusters Halloween...
View ArticleThe Lost Generation of High School Athletes
In the late 1980s, the Illinois High School Sports Association created a file about the growing lack of interest in high school sports like basketball, football and baseball. Struggling to understand...
View ArticleOKC Bombing, Berlin Wall Among Top Historic Events for Generation X
The Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Challenger Disaster are among the top 12 historic events for Generation X, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center...
View ArticleBlog Series Highlights Lost Generation Analogy
Chloe kicks off her series on The Last Lost Generation over on her blog, Light From A Pixel. Please hop over and check it out. It’s a beautiful piece. This is a year-long series she’s created, so be...
View ArticleGen X: The Work Hard, Play Hard Generation
An Australian newspaper, The Independent, rpublished an article about Generation X: In the war between millennials and baby boomers we have forgotten about the work-hard, play-hard Generation X. It has...
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