Blue Plate Special: July 25, 2014
Happy Friday! Another week has come and gone. It’s been an eventful week for our family. After many years of searching and hoping, we found Robert’s brother Guy! We are so grateful. Hopefully, we’ll be...
View ArticleMork Suspenders
This week Robin Williams passed away. I will always remember him best for his role on Mork and Mindy. He inspired a big fashion trend that dominated my junior high years — rainbow suspenders. My...
View ArticleThis guy really doesn’t like Gen-Xers
Mr. Austin who lives in Salem, Oregon thinks Gen-Xers are a bunch of monsters. Here’s his letter to the editor of the Statesman Journal: It seems my ilk of Baby Boomers have birthed a progeny of...
View ArticleGeneration X Has Lost Nearly 7 Million Full-Time Jobs
So many times on this blog I’ve written about the outlook for Generation X. Today, let’s just talk about the present. Here’s an excerpt from demographer and historian Neil Howe. Read the entire new...
View ArticleGeneration Name Thirteeners and the Latest Gen X Links
Sometimes — like every day — I look at my 9-year-old son and wonder how did we go from four to nine in like three days? I snuggle with him every night while he says his prayers and lately the bed’s...
View ArticleEmpire Records Cult Classic of Late Wave Gen-Xers
When I created this map of Generation X movies from all 50 states I didn’t include the now cult classic EMPIRE RECORDS. The film, which was set in Delaware, was released in 1995. It’s a coming-of-age...
View ArticleTexting 80s Style + How To Fold A Note
Here’s how we passed notes in class back in the day! Kids, this is how we texted in the 80s. pic.twitter.com/vGVijpFJC6 — Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) September 2, 2014 The blog, Assemble A...
View ArticlePew Finds Generation X Facing Insecure Financial Future
Gen Xers have less wealth and six times more debt than their parents did at the same age Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 18, 2014 — — The Pew Charitable Trusts released a report today finding that...
View ArticleScottish Hip Hop Singer’s Letter To Son Goes Viral: Stanley Odd’s Son I Voted...
There’s a band out of Edinburgh called Stanley Odd. They’re Scotland’s foremost alternative hip-hop band and they recently released a song that went viral. It’s called Son I Voted Yes. It’s a moving...
View ArticleStudy Shows Generation X Parents Steal Halloween Candy From Their Kids
Generation X, you’re busted. According to a new study by the National Confectioner’s Association, Generation X parents are most likely to steal Halloween treats from their kids. Nearly 25 percent admit...
View ArticleMonica Lewinsky Re-Enters Public Life To End Cyber-Bullying
Monica Lewinsky has re-entered public life and launched a career as an advocate against cyber-bullying. The following video captures only her fourth speech since her scandalous affair with President...
View ArticleGeneration X Writer Meghan Daum Pens Unspeakable
Meghan Daum was recently called the Joan Didion of her generation. A leading Generation X writer, Daum was born in 1970. She’s an essayist and memoirist as well as a columnist for the Los Angeles...
View ArticleJenX on KOSU
It’s been several months since I mentioned the JenX commentary on KOSU, so I thought I’d share some links to some recent essays. You can catch a different Jennifer every Tuesday morning around 7:35...
View ArticleRare Polaroid Pictures from 1975
Hey, won’t you play another Somebody done somebody wrong song And make me feel at home While I miss my baby? While I miss my baby… –From B.J. Thomas. Top 100 Hit of 1975 The following Polaroid photos...
View ArticleAmerica After 3 p.m., The Rise of Afterschool Programs
At the start of a new work week, just before sunrise, Robert came into our room to tell me goodbye. He goes in early on Mondays so he can leave in time to make it to our son’s basketball practice. I’m...
View ArticleYou Don’t Have To Be Everything To Everybody
Robert holds me in the last perfect peace of morning. Those moments before the sun steals the amber of porch lights and conquers the winding rum of dawn. Outside our bedroom window I hear my new...
View ArticleA Nameless, Unlucky Generation
I came across an infographic recently that highlighted food culture statistics for Baby Boomers and Millennials. Much to my surprise — or not — there was zero mention of Generation X. Maybe the food...
View ArticleBest of Generation X Tweets, News Links, Blog Posts
The hallmark of this blog has always been an unfolding of the Generation X narrative. Part of my intention is to maintain a tiny space on the Internet where evidence of Gen X society can be preserved —...
View ArticleThe Alto Generation + Funny Gen X Tweets, News Clippings
Here’s the latest round of amusing tweets and interesting news clippings relating to Generation X. But, first, the alto section. The other day I was taking my daughter Bridgette to her gymnastics class...
View ArticleBoy Troubles
What we have here are boy troubles. Yep. Serious boy problems. This tangled Slinky will never walk down the stairs again. An entirely separate problem would be if you bought this thing and your house...
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