Boomers - the output of the Greatest Generation getting horny over WWII/Korea
Gen X - children of Boomers and maybe some late-shagging Greatest Generation
Boomers span an almost 30 year period, so the elder Boomers could almost be the parents of late Boomers. My older brother was an early Boomer and went to Vietnam, I was a middle Boomer and came of draft age just as Vietnam ended, my youngest brother was. We saw legalization of interracial marriage, decriminalization of homosexuality and "Gay Liberation", Women's Lib, what was then called the ecology movement, the start of the AIDS crisis.
We thought we would change the world, then corporate America dangled the MBA in front of us and way too many grabbed it like a shiny toy, became yuppies, bought BMWs, began returning to the cities to live, and generally sold out.
Corporate America knew exactly what it was doing and I'm glad to see the newest generation of workers saying "Fuck you!" to all that (although I see an awful lot of Audis on the streets). Of course, corporate America has also shown just how shitty it is and its wholly- owned politicians are trying to make sure people work as long as possible, so... Don't let them dazzle you with their bullshit.
I am a Generation X child of the 80s. My TV dads were Steven Keaton from "Family Ties," Heathcliff Huxtable from "Cosby Show" (a gut-wrenching traumatic memory now), Jason Seaver from "Growing Pains," James Evans from "Good Times," Tony Micelli from "Who's the Boss?," and Danny Tanner from "Full House." Honorable mentions to TV's Uncle Jessies from "Dukes of Hazard" and "Full House." I would like to believe that these TV dads taught or reminded us to be patient and find the funny with each other.
I loved the first one as well. The second one has more comedy, which I loved. Lots of goofy jokes from Jason Momoa and great buddy comedy chemistry between Momoa and Patrick Wilson. Also a baby-related joke which made me laugh a lot and which I'm guessing you will appreciate as a new stay at home dad.
I think making a video of you opening all of the things from the PO Box is a fabulous idea! It will be like watching you on Christmas morning! I hope any food products that have been sent did not go stale!
Luckily there were no food items! I actually just got through writing you a card! Expect my full gratitude to be on full display in video form!! Love you so much, Kim!
Please thank Bain for taking those DVDs off my hands.
I am just so tickled that he and I are birthday twins!
That return address was my work address, so if you would like my home address, you can send me an email. You should have my email address through all of my goofy POA letters that I make you suffer through every week (I’ve got another one brewing about a hilarious form of currency that you and Trae need to know about!).
Cleaning weekend for me unfortunately. This past week was my “birthday week” (I’m not usually one of ‘those white women’, but it just happened to work out that way! ) and last weekend was filled with restaurant trips, comedy shows, spa dates, and this past Thursday I went to a yoga retreat in Marin for the day. The boys are golfing today so I’m going to get to work on some of the built-up grime. Wish I had something more exciting to recommend to you, Corey!
Baking bread, making homemade potato salad with homemade mayo, baking marinaded chicken thighs for the weekend. Hope you got my Xmas gifts of ornaments that I sent out in late December. It was to the chilamaga P.O. Box. Love what you do. Also, stripes is a great Bill Murray film that I didn’t hear referenced yesterday. Love y’all
Sitcom daddies -- I'm so dagnabbity old that I remember watching Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver and similar TV fantasies. Thing is -- I thought these programs were REAL, as in "real life." ((You have to be a special kind of gullible to think that the Ozzie & Harriet show was a documentary.) But it does say something good about my childhood, I suppose,
Back then, a lot of those sitcoms portrayed the Dad as an out-of-touch dumbhead. My father was NOT like that, he was very affectionate, thought his children were perfect (an especially endearing characteristic) and on-site -- he was a dairy farmer, so he was at home all the time.
A word of praise for the Beverly Hillbillies: Unlike most sitcom dads, Jed Clampett always seemed to have control of the various and silly situations -- a very understated control. He may have been somewhat bemused at times, but nevertheless, he was in charge and in his unlettered way, he was always dignified. The two adult children (Ellie Mae and Jethro) were always very respectful. (Unlike most TV children.)
This weekend: Now that I'm retired, I've resuscitated some childish pleasures. I'm going to a shop that sells nothing but dollhouses.
I could go on about some of the toxic influences of early TV (for example, Pepsodent commercials caused me to have a lifelong fear of smiling) but I'll save that for my novel.
blessings and I'm glad your leg is better.
PS: Though technically a Boomer, I have always thought my generation was over-rated and undeserving of the attention it has received. I think my generation contributed three things to the world at large: (1) The Smiley Face; (2) the phrase "Have a nice day"; and (3) AIDS. Don't ask me which one I think is the worst.
AIDS, unfortunately, is we Gen Xers’s fault, both in the idiotic president we elected for a second term who completely ignored the epidemic, for coming into our sexual exploration and not wearing protection and for the ways the epidemic promoted yet more reasons for some people to perpetuate hate of the LGBTQ+ community. 😢
True. Nevertheless, from what I remember about the seventies, people my age were f**king like bunnies -- the Pill reduced the threat of pregnancy and the Sexual Revolution practically made casual copulation a mandatory thing. So the attitude of doing whatever you wanted with whomever you chose was in place before Gen X. (in my humble unsolicited opinion.)
My mother used to infuriate me with her phony "oh isn't it terrible about AIDS" -- when I knew precious well she was thinking "Serves those degenerates just right." She stopped when I told her to quit feeling sorry for AIDS victims. "It's just what you always wanted -- the death penalty for premarital sex."
The question of course is who owns the 80s? Your generation or mine? I’m kind of embarrassed to say that it probably belongs to Gen X. Take the sexual freedom that started in the 70s and add in a shit ton of cocaine, and there you have it, a sexual revolution amplified by all inhibitions shot to hell with drugs.
At least your mom didn’t call it “the gay plague” like my father did.
My mother was once nattering on about the misbehavior of certain teenaged girls in our neighborhood (they were sexually active which means they were normal) and she finished by saying, with great satisfaction "At least I don't have to worry about YOU."
I replied "Mother, you must never confuse virtue with lack of opportunity."
I will never understand why I wasn't slapped to death.
That isn't even the WORST thing I ever said to her...
The kiddo is spending the weekend with his mom and stepdad so I honestly have no clue what to do with myself tonight/tomorrow. I have to work Sunday. It’s rainy here so I’ll probably just try to catch up on some reading and watch a couple movies.
It was pretty good! The weather cleared up long enough for me to get a 5K walk in, I finished one book and started another, and started watching The 3 Body Problem on Netflix. Missed my buddy but all in all, a good weekend. Hope yours was good, too!
Just for clarification:
Lost Generation - grew up during WWI
Greatest Generation - fought WWII and Korea
Boomers - the output of the Greatest Generation getting horny over WWII/Korea
Gen X - children of Boomers and maybe some late-shagging Greatest Generation
Boomers span an almost 30 year period, so the elder Boomers could almost be the parents of late Boomers. My older brother was an early Boomer and went to Vietnam, I was a middle Boomer and came of draft age just as Vietnam ended, my youngest brother was. We saw legalization of interracial marriage, decriminalization of homosexuality and "Gay Liberation", Women's Lib, what was then called the ecology movement, the start of the AIDS crisis.
We thought we would change the world, then corporate America dangled the MBA in front of us and way too many grabbed it like a shiny toy, became yuppies, bought BMWs, began returning to the cities to live, and generally sold out.
Corporate America knew exactly what it was doing and I'm glad to see the newest generation of workers saying "Fuck you!" to all that (although I see an awful lot of Audis on the streets). Of course, corporate America has also shown just how shitty it is and its wholly- owned politicians are trying to make sure people work as long as possible, so... Don't let them dazzle you with their bullshit.
I am a Generation X child of the 80s. My TV dads were Steven Keaton from "Family Ties," Heathcliff Huxtable from "Cosby Show" (a gut-wrenching traumatic memory now), Jason Seaver from "Growing Pains," James Evans from "Good Times," Tony Micelli from "Who's the Boss?," and Danny Tanner from "Full House." Honorable mentions to TV's Uncle Jessies from "Dukes of Hazard" and "Full House." I would like to believe that these TV dads taught or reminded us to be patient and find the funny with each other.
Jake takes his shirt off in Roadhouse so I'm there for that! 🤪. Steaks, popcorn, wine and Roadhouse is a perfect girl's night.
Your Hank Hill impression was amazing! I am currently getting stupid with the second Aquaman movie. It's a good time.
Thanks so much! It's on my watch list. I LOVED the first one. Really surprised me!
I loved the first one as well. The second one has more comedy, which I loved. Lots of goofy jokes from Jason Momoa and great buddy comedy chemistry between Momoa and Patrick Wilson. Also a baby-related joke which made me laugh a lot and which I'm guessing you will appreciate as a new stay at home dad.
I think making a video of you opening all of the things from the PO Box is a fabulous idea! It will be like watching you on Christmas morning! I hope any food products that have been sent did not go stale!
Luckily there were no food items! I actually just got through writing you a card! Expect my full gratitude to be on full display in video form!! Love you so much, Kim!
Please thank Bain for taking those DVDs off my hands.
I am just so tickled that he and I are birthday twins!
That return address was my work address, so if you would like my home address, you can send me an email. You should have my email address through all of my goofy POA letters that I make you suffer through every week (I’ve got another one brewing about a hilarious form of currency that you and Trae need to know about!).
Cleaning weekend for me unfortunately. This past week was my “birthday week” (I’m not usually one of ‘those white women’, but it just happened to work out that way! ) and last weekend was filled with restaurant trips, comedy shows, spa dates, and this past Thursday I went to a yoga retreat in Marin for the day. The boys are golfing today so I’m going to get to work on some of the built-up grime. Wish I had something more exciting to recommend to you, Corey!
Baking bread, making homemade potato salad with homemade mayo, baking marinaded chicken thighs for the weekend. Hope you got my Xmas gifts of ornaments that I sent out in late December. It was to the chilamaga P.O. Box. Love what you do. Also, stripes is a great Bill Murray film that I didn’t hear referenced yesterday. Love y’all
Sounds amazing!!
Love you back.
Sitcom daddies -- I'm so dagnabbity old that I remember watching Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver and similar TV fantasies. Thing is -- I thought these programs were REAL, as in "real life." ((You have to be a special kind of gullible to think that the Ozzie & Harriet show was a documentary.) But it does say something good about my childhood, I suppose,
Back then, a lot of those sitcoms portrayed the Dad as an out-of-touch dumbhead. My father was NOT like that, he was very affectionate, thought his children were perfect (an especially endearing characteristic) and on-site -- he was a dairy farmer, so he was at home all the time.
A word of praise for the Beverly Hillbillies: Unlike most sitcom dads, Jed Clampett always seemed to have control of the various and silly situations -- a very understated control. He may have been somewhat bemused at times, but nevertheless, he was in charge and in his unlettered way, he was always dignified. The two adult children (Ellie Mae and Jethro) were always very respectful. (Unlike most TV children.)
This weekend: Now that I'm retired, I've resuscitated some childish pleasures. I'm going to a shop that sells nothing but dollhouses.
I could go on about some of the toxic influences of early TV (for example, Pepsodent commercials caused me to have a lifelong fear of smiling) but I'll save that for my novel.
blessings and I'm glad your leg is better.
PS: Though technically a Boomer, I have always thought my generation was over-rated and undeserving of the attention it has received. I think my generation contributed three things to the world at large: (1) The Smiley Face; (2) the phrase "Have a nice day"; and (3) AIDS. Don't ask me which one I think is the worst.
AIDS, unfortunately, is we Gen Xers’s fault, both in the idiotic president we elected for a second term who completely ignored the epidemic, for coming into our sexual exploration and not wearing protection and for the ways the epidemic promoted yet more reasons for some people to perpetuate hate of the LGBTQ+ community. 😢
True. Nevertheless, from what I remember about the seventies, people my age were f**king like bunnies -- the Pill reduced the threat of pregnancy and the Sexual Revolution practically made casual copulation a mandatory thing. So the attitude of doing whatever you wanted with whomever you chose was in place before Gen X. (in my humble unsolicited opinion.)
My mother used to infuriate me with her phony "oh isn't it terrible about AIDS" -- when I knew precious well she was thinking "Serves those degenerates just right." She stopped when I told her to quit feeling sorry for AIDS victims. "It's just what you always wanted -- the death penalty for premarital sex."
The question of course is who owns the 80s? Your generation or mine? I’m kind of embarrassed to say that it probably belongs to Gen X. Take the sexual freedom that started in the 70s and add in a shit ton of cocaine, and there you have it, a sexual revolution amplified by all inhibitions shot to hell with drugs.
At least your mom didn’t call it “the gay plague” like my father did.
First off, you are SOOOO right about Jed!
Secondly, I didn't think I could love this comment anymore, and then I got to the PS and you KILLED ME 😂
Hope you don't mind but I screen shot it and sent it to MULTIPLE comedian text threads and everyone agreed it was a home run joke!
I don't mind. Spreading joy. It's what I do.
My mother was once nattering on about the misbehavior of certain teenaged girls in our neighborhood (they were sexually active which means they were normal) and she finished by saying, with great satisfaction "At least I don't have to worry about YOU."
I replied "Mother, you must never confuse virtue with lack of opportunity."
I will never understand why I wasn't slapped to death.
That isn't even the WORST thing I ever said to her...
The kiddo is spending the weekend with his mom and stepdad so I honestly have no clue what to do with myself tonight/tomorrow. I have to work Sunday. It’s rainy here so I’ll probably just try to catch up on some reading and watch a couple movies.
I hope it was fun!
It was pretty good! The weather cleared up long enough for me to get a 5K walk in, I finished one book and started another, and started watching The 3 Body Problem on Netflix. Missed my buddy but all in all, a good weekend. Hope yours was good, too!