Generation X | Gen X Girls Grow Up

Jul 8, 20182 min read

Second City's Generation Gap So Perfectly Gets It Right

Last night, I saw Second City's show "Generation Gap…Or, How Many Millennials Does It Take to Teach a Baby Boomer to Text Generation X?"...

Jun 30, 20181 min read

I Picked The Wrong College

My latest on Grown and Flown: "What about all the leg work, the homework, the heartaches, and the grueling practice schedules to be in...

Jun 28, 20181 min read

33-YR Anniversary of St. Elmo's Fire

"I never thought i'd be so tired at 22," Jules (Demi Moore) said. 22! Wow. How about now? #StElmosFire #BratPack #Eighties #80s #GenX...

Jun 26, 20181 min read

So, A Study Says Our Self Control Sort of Sucks

A Newsweek article this week reveals something surprising (at least, to me): Generation Z (people born in the mid-nineties to the...

Jun 22, 20181 min read

A Popsicle For The Rest Of Us

Summer at age ten. Such simple days running around the neighborhood, phone-less. Remember how the world could turn rosy just by seeing...

Jun 22, 20181 min read

Top Three Songs That Defined Your High School Years?

I know - it's hard to pick just three. But try. Here are mine: "With or Without You" - U2 "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Lean...

Jun 21, 20181 min read

All I Want To Do Is Be With My Dog

I am a dog lover, but those Millennials are dedicated! A TD Ameritrade survey found that Millennials expect to spend more money on their...

Jun 19, 20181 min read

Good For Brooke!

I think Brooke Shields is one of those rare stars loved across all generations. She showed us what young love and the perfect blue jeans...

Jun 18, 20181 min read

What's "Summer" When You're 48?

My kids' excitement around the last day of school was electric. But summer sort of sucks when you're in your forties. Where's the "break"...

Jun 16, 20181 min read

Remember The Fight For The Right For "Donna Martin" To Graduate?

I do, fondly. People may now make fun of how Gen X watched "90210," but this Vox article, "How Donna Martin Graduated," raises some...

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