• Van Halen – 1978 – back then it was all about love, or the lack thereof. So here we are, 2022. Standing on the edge, looking down… Welcome to the end of retirement perhaps as your parents and older friends have done. As a Gen X, I believe we were built for this time and…

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  • WFH Infinity and Beyond

    I am writing you from my new(ish) apartment now as a Gen-X empty nester. March 13th, 2020 – Fourteen Days to stop the spread. Did anyone think this was going to be over in a year? Two? Can’t say I was glad initially, but we have redefined what it means to be a “knowledge” worker.…

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  • U.S. adults aged between 21 and 38 years old will prioritize “necessity spending” over the next decade, Bill Smead told CNBC on Monday. — Read on www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/10/14/millennials-to-trigger-changeover-point-for-the-us-economy-bill-smead-says.html

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  • According to Nietzsche, maximum nihilism is reached in the overthrow of old systems by actions that amount to total destruction: To be nihilistic, one must lack the capacity to go beyond… — Read on arcdigital.media/dave-chappelle-punches-up-55dfe906efb8

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  • How Generation X will change the world… and 2036, what you need to know

    Hello once again.  Some additional research pointing me to the year 2036 (only 17 years away!) has lead me through studies of the 2020 decade on our way to 2030s.  The Baby Boomers continue to retire, many are well set with their perceived futures, already travelling, voluteering or reentering the workforce in a different line…

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  • Generation X is quickly occupying the majority of business leadership roles. — Read on www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/generation-x–not-millennials–is-changing-the-nature-of-work.html     I find this is true as the baby boomers retire in mass, leaving the old ways of doing business behind. Gen X is used to survival as well as thriving, while not being in the spotlight. Gen X’ers…

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  •   2019: Time to Move2019: Time to Move

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  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The world was in crisis.  It seemed darkest – Blitzkrieg Nazi invasion  – the surrender of France in 1940 and the bombing of England. June 6th, 1944 – The Allied Forces chose the beach at Normandy to begin liberation of France and the rest of Europe from Nazi Germany.  By August 15, 1945, WWII was over, The…

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  • Decades…o

    Here is a fun site to check out This Day in Music Birthday #1.  Just plug in your birthday and see what song was number one on the US, UK or other chart.  It’s very interesting and revealing how the music and culture of the day brings back memories… [Also not just music, but media…

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  • I spend much of my time on evenings and weekends reading.  The current book I am reading is “The Master Switch:  The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” by Tim Wu.  This book is five years old, and Wu coined the term “Net Neutrality”  A review of his book can be found here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/books/review/Leonhardt-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 and…

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