Millenial
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“So I chose freedom. Running around, trying everything new.” https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/the-untold-story-behind-the-song-dont-cry-for-me-argentina So here we are again US focused on our own Western Hemisphere after decades of global intervention, particularly in the Middle East. With so much going on (Tariffs, Greenland, Iran, Los Angeles, Minneapolis) let’s look back just a few short weeks into the United States…
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The old breakup line from our youth coming back but this time it’s the United States breaking up with the Global Order. Here’s a Gen X classic video that fits beautifully: The new US tariffs are just the beginning of the final unwinding of globalization that was initiated by the Americans starting in 1944, through…
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As a Gen X, I was not a huge fan of The Beatles growing up. They came onto the music scene in the early 1960’s. By 1970, the band had broken up and went their separate ways. However last weekend I was going through some old 33 rpm LP albums, and found this gem. The…
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Ah yes. It’s been quite a month, America. How are we feeling? One of my favorite scenes from the Animal House movie is at the very end when the Delta House, after being expelled from Faber College, sends the parade crowd into a panic. Ramming Speed! The panic is starting to rise as the second…
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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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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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1965… to 2015. It is when the first Generation X children reach age 50. I like the “Back to the Future” series. Marty McFly takes a DeLorean “time machine” to the Past to fix the Present, then in the second episode, he goes to the Future to fix the Future and finally goes to Past to fix…
GenX Turns Fifty 