Are You There, God? It's Me, Generation X. https://www.jenx67.com/ A blog featuring posts about faith, family, culture and career. Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be. Wed, 20 May 2026 00:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jenx67.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-Gen-X-Favicon-55d6a59dv1_site_icon-32x32.png Gen X Blog https://www.jenx67.com/ 32 32 24th Anniversary of E.T.’s Cannes Premiere https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/24th-anniversary-of-e-t-s-cannes-premiere.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/24th-anniversary-of-e-t-s-cannes-premiere.html#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 07:20:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98308 The post 24th Anniversary of E.T.’s Cannes Premiere appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/24th-anniversary-of-e-t-s-cannes-premiere.html/feed 0 The Rewind Envelope Delivers an Analog Dose of the 1980s https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/the-rewind-envelope-delivers-an-analog-dose-of-the-1980s.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/the-rewind-envelope-delivers-an-analog-dose-of-the-1980s.html#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 00:14:20 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98326 The post The Rewind Envelope Delivers an Analog Dose of the 1980s appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/05/the-rewind-envelope-delivers-an-analog-dose-of-the-1980s.html/feed 0 Gen Z: The True Occupation of Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2026/03/gen-z-the-true-occupation-of-generation-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/03/gen-z-the-true-occupation-of-generation-x.html#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:49:20 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98182 The post Gen Z: The True Occupation of Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/03/gen-z-the-true-occupation-of-generation-x.html/feed 1 Field Notes: The Journal Record https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/journal-record.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/journal-record.html#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:07:24 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98162 The post Field Notes: The Journal Record appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/journal-record.html/feed 2 Field Notes: The Guardian https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/the-guardian.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/the-guardian.html#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:56:52 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98149 The post Field Notes: The Guardian appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/the-guardian.html/feed 0 Field Notes: The REAP Years https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/reap-years.html https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/reap-years.html#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:41:46 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98129 The post Field Notes: The REAP Years appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2026/02/reap-years.html/feed 0 Merry Christmas to the Analog Resurgence https://www.jenx67.com/2025/12/merry-christmas-to-the-analog-resurgence.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/12/merry-christmas-to-the-analog-resurgence.html#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:25:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98047 The post Merry Christmas to the Analog Resurgence appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/12/merry-christmas-to-the-analog-resurgence.html/feed 0 67 Is the Word of the Year. I’ve only been using it in my URL for 20 Years. https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/67-word-of-the-year-gen-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/67-word-of-the-year-gen-x.html#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:17:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98022 Every year brings a new Word of the Year, a snapshot of how language is shifting in real time. For 2025, Dictionary.com has selected 67 (or, depending on who you ask, 6-7 or 6 7). A number, not a word, drawn from the fast-moving churn of internet slang and youth culture. I’ve been online as […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/67-word-of-the-year-gen-x.html/feed 0 🌶️ Chili For One: ✈️ Navigating Distance and Devotion in Our Late 50s https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/chili-for-one.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/chili-for-one.html#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:25:43 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=98031 The post 🌶️ Chili For One: ✈️ Navigating Distance and Devotion in Our Late 50s appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/chili-for-one.html/feed 0 ✈️ Announcing New Series: Memoir of a Commuter Marriage https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/commuter-marriage.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/commuter-marriage.html#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:47:25 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97983 The post ✈️ Announcing New Series: Memoir of a Commuter Marriage appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/11/commuter-marriage.html/feed 0 GenXine: An October Zine https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/genxine-october-zine.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/genxine-october-zine.html#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:00:06 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97940 The post GenXine: An October Zine appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/genxine-october-zine.html/feed 0 Zahn McClarnon: The Native American Soul of Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/zahn-mcclarnon.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/zahn-mcclarnon.html#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:59:47 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97859 The post Zahn McClarnon: The Native American Soul of Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/zahn-mcclarnon.html/feed 3 FFA Sweetheart Legacy: Corduroy, Community, and Coming of Age in Rural America https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/ffa-sweetheart-tradition.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/ffa-sweetheart-tradition.html#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:44:57 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92760 The post FFA Sweetheart Legacy: Corduroy, Community, and Coming of Age in Rural America appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/ffa-sweetheart-tradition.html/feed 0 Rainbows, Secrets, and Kaleidoscope: The Readers That Shaped Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/rainbows-secrets-kaleidoscope-school-readers-generation-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/rainbows-secrets-kaleidoscope-school-readers-generation-x.html#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:32:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97710 The post Rainbows, Secrets, and Kaleidoscope: The Readers That Shaped Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/rainbows-secrets-kaleidoscope-school-readers-generation-x.html/feed 4 Beaten Generation Revisited: Matt Johnson, the Voice of a Disillusioned Age https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/the-beaten-generation-the-the-1989.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/the-beaten-generation-the-the-1989.html#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:39:50 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97610 The post Beaten Generation Revisited: Matt Johnson, the Voice of a Disillusioned Age appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/the-beaten-generation-the-the-1989.html/feed 0 Wayback Wednesday: Bright-Eyed Amy at Griffith Park, 1969 https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/bright-eyed-amy-1969.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/bright-eyed-amy-1969.html#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:18:39 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97646 The post Wayback Wednesday: Bright-Eyed Amy at Griffith Park, 1969 appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/10/bright-eyed-amy-1969.html/feed 3 The Babysitters Club Musical Brings Gen X Nostalgia to the Stage https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/babysitters-club-musical.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/babysitters-club-musical.html#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:49:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97593 The post The Babysitters Club Musical Brings Gen X Nostalgia to the Stage appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/babysitters-club-musical.html/feed 0 Throwback Thursday: Lisa’s 4th Birthday (1974) https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/throwback-thursday-lisas-4th-birthday-1974.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/throwback-thursday-lisas-4th-birthday-1974.html#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:14:01 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97563 The post Throwback Thursday: Lisa’s 4th Birthday (1974) appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/throwback-thursday-lisas-4th-birthday-1974.html/feed 2 In Remembrance: The 35th Anniversary of Desert Shield https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/desert-shield-35th-anniversary-10-forgotten-things.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/desert-shield-35th-anniversary-10-forgotten-things.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:08:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97439 The post In Remembrance: The 35th Anniversary of Desert Shield appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/desert-shield-35th-anniversary-10-forgotten-things.html/feed 1 Catholics vs. Convicts: How Gen X Shaped College Football’s Fiercest Rivalry https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/catholics-vs-convicts-gen-x-rivalry.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/catholics-vs-convicts-gen-x-rivalry.html#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:04:43 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97404 The post Catholics vs. Convicts: How Gen X Shaped College Football’s Fiercest Rivalry appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/catholics-vs-convicts-gen-x-rivalry.html/feed 0 Why Alex Prager’s Art Feels Like Our Memories https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/alex-prager-cinematic-worlds-gen-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/alex-prager-cinematic-worlds-gen-x.html#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:01:02 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97378 The post Why Alex Prager’s Art Feels Like Our Memories appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/alex-prager-cinematic-worlds-gen-x.html/feed 0 A brief post about Gen Z and Charlie Kirk following the Conservative Activist’s Assassination  https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/gen-z-charlie-kirk.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/gen-z-charlie-kirk.html#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:31:15 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97368 The post A brief post about Gen Z and Charlie Kirk following the Conservative Activist’s Assassination  appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/gen-z-charlie-kirk.html/feed 0 Kayla Gabbard: The Millennial Baptizing People in Muddy Water https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/kayla-gabbard-the-millennial-baptizing-people-in-muddy-water.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/kayla-gabbard-the-millennial-baptizing-people-in-muddy-water.html#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:37:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97218 The post Kayla Gabbard: The Millennial Baptizing People in Muddy Water appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/kayla-gabbard-the-millennial-baptizing-people-in-muddy-water.html/feed 0 Review: Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/review-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/review-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel.html#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:41:07 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97176 I first discovered Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbit, 1975) in 6th grade, tucked onto a shelf at the Ozark Public Library in Ozark, Arkansas. I checked it out right before my family moved to East Texas, and I read it as we bounced down the road in yet another U-Haul. Obviously, I never made it back […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/review-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel.html/feed 0 From Devotionals to Deconstruction: The Rise and Fall of Christian Female Bloggers https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/deconstruction.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/deconstruction.html#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:53:45 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97044 The post From Devotionals to Deconstruction: The Rise and Fall of Christian Female Bloggers appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/09/deconstruction.html/feed 4 Generation X Poetry Anthology, October https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/generation-x-poetry-anthology.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/generation-x-poetry-anthology.html#respond Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:31:50 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96915 The post Generation X Poetry Anthology, October appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/generation-x-poetry-anthology.html/feed 0 Jerry Jones and the Generation X Cowboys https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/jerry-jones-on-netflix-the-generation-that-won-the-super-bowl.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/jerry-jones-on-netflix-the-generation-that-won-the-super-bowl.html#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:20:23 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96806 The post Jerry Jones and the Generation X Cowboys appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/jerry-jones-on-netflix-the-generation-that-won-the-super-bowl.html/feed 0 Band on the Run: Love Letter to 90s Rock, Family https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/band-on-the-run-love-letter-to-90s-rock-family.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/band-on-the-run-love-letter-to-90s-rock-family.html#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:06:14 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96630 The post Band on the Run: Love Letter to 90s Rock, Family appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/band-on-the-run-love-letter-to-90s-rock-family.html/feed 0 Tramps Like Us https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/tramps-like-us.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/tramps-like-us.html#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:23:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96443 The post Tramps Like Us appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/tramps-like-us.html/feed 2 Every Casey Kasem Long Distance Dedication Song (1978-1999) https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/every-casey-kasem-long-distance-dedication-song.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/every-casey-kasem-long-distance-dedication-song.html#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2025 05:34:52 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96389 The post Every Casey Kasem Long Distance Dedication Song (1978-1999) appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/every-casey-kasem-long-distance-dedication-song.html/feed 19 Stop Saying Gen X is Small and Forgotten. It’s Not True. https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/stop-saying-gen-x-is-small-and-forgotten.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/stop-saying-gen-x-is-small-and-forgotten.html#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:19:53 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96123 The post Stop Saying Gen X is Small and Forgotten. It’s Not True. appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/stop-saying-gen-x-is-small-and-forgotten.html/feed 2 GenXine: Hippie Parents https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/genxine-hippie-parents.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/genxine-hippie-parents.html#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:10:17 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=96027 The post GenXine: Hippie Parents appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/genxine-hippie-parents.html/feed 4 Flipside https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/flipside-documentary.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/flipside-documentary.html#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:55:45 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=95902 The post Flipside appeared first on Gen X Blog.

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/books-about-generation-x.html/feed 2 The Legacy of 1990s AIDS Activist Krista Blake https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/aids-activist-krista-blake.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/aids-activist-krista-blake.html#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:42:07 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=95196 The post The Legacy of 1990s AIDS Activist Krista Blake appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/aids-activist-krista-blake.html/feed 2 Gen Xers Died from Overdose at Alarming Rates https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/overdose-crisis.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/overdose-crisis.html#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:37:22 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93987 The post Gen Xers Died from Overdose at Alarming Rates appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/08/overdose-crisis.html/feed 0 Tuesday Taylor Turns 50 https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/tuesday-taylor-turns-50.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/tuesday-taylor-turns-50.html#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:34:51 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93708 The post Tuesday Taylor Turns 50 appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/tuesday-taylor-turns-50.html/feed 3 Generation X’s Forgotten Stand Against Corporate Raiders https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-forgotten-stand-against-corporate-raiders.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-forgotten-stand-against-corporate-raiders.html#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2025 03:20:52 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93590 The post Generation X’s Forgotten Stand Against Corporate Raiders appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-forgotten-stand-against-corporate-raiders.html/feed 6 The Rise of Micro Generations: Xennials, Zillennials, and Zalphas https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/micro-generations.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/micro-generations.html#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:07:41 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93381 The post The Rise of Micro Generations: Xennials, Zillennials, and Zalphas appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/micro-generations.html/feed 4 USPS Stamp Encore Voting Open Now https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/usps-stamp-encore-voting-open-now.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/usps-stamp-encore-voting-open-now.html#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:46:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=94351 I rarely post news releases on my blog, but I was an avid stamp collector when I was a kid and I love this. Pouring over the Littleton Stamp Company catalog was one of my favorite things to do. Today, the U.S. Postal Service is excited to announce the Stamp Encore Contest. To celebrate the […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/usps-stamp-encore-voting-open-now.html/feed 0 Alison Martino, Curator of Old Los Angeles https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/alison-martino-vintage-los-angeles.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/alison-martino-vintage-los-angeles.html#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:58:39 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92728 The post Alison Martino, Curator of Old Los Angeles appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/alison-martino-vintage-los-angeles.html/feed 0 Generation X Birth Years: Why Gen X Starts in 1961, Not 1965 https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-birth-years.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-birth-years.html#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:15:54 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93239 The post Generation X Birth Years: Why Gen X Starts in 1961, Not 1965 appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-birth-years.html/feed 130 Robert on an Ordinary Day https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/robert-on-an-ordinary-day.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/robert-on-an-ordinary-day.html#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:13:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93183 My mother died on Christmas Eve, 2017. Under the weight of that first grief, I consoled myself with a private hope: that I would grow closer to my mother-in-law, who was 15 years younger than my mom. It felt like a small mercy, a second chance at maternal closeness. And then days later, without warning, […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/robert-on-an-ordinary-day.html/feed 0 🎯 Ditch Death. Get a Screening. https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/ditch-death.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/ditch-death.html#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:47:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93214 The post 🎯 Ditch Death. Get a Screening. appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/ditch-death.html/feed 0 The Generation X Health Crisis and Deaths of Despair https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-health-crisis-and-deaths-of-despair.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-health-crisis-and-deaths-of-despair.html#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:45:36 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92931 The post The Generation X Health Crisis and Deaths of Despair appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/generation-x-health-crisis-and-deaths-of-despair.html/feed 6 Traces of the Last Analog Generation: Gen X and the Card Catalog https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/traces-of-the-last-analog-generation-gen-x-and-the-card-catalog.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/traces-of-the-last-analog-generation-gen-x-and-the-card-catalog.html#respond Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:25:16 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92791 The post Traces of the Last Analog Generation: Gen X and the Card Catalog appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/traces-of-the-last-analog-generation-gen-x-and-the-card-catalog.html/feed 0 Marked Safe From Fondue Night https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/fondue-night.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/fondue-night.html#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:04:43 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92775 The post Marked Safe From Fondue Night appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/fondue-night.html/feed 4 Mary’s Swap Meet in Oklahoma City https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/marys-swap-meet-oklahoma-city.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/marys-swap-meet-oklahoma-city.html#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:58:50 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93900 The post Mary’s Swap Meet in Oklahoma City appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/marys-swap-meet-oklahoma-city.html/feed 1 Gen X Curiosity Shop https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/curiosity-shop.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/curiosity-shop.html#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:39:52 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92601 The post Gen X Curiosity Shop appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/curiosity-shop.html/feed 0 7 Forgotten Films of Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/forgotten-films-of-generation-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/forgotten-films-of-generation-x.html#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:06:55 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=91122 The post 7 Forgotten Films of Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/forgotten-films-of-generation-x.html/feed 6 Pink and Purple https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/sit-still.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/sit-still.html#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:27:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93892 The post Pink and Purple appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/sit-still.html/feed 0 I love you, I love you not. https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/i-love-you-i-love-you-not.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/i-love-you-i-love-you-not.html#respond Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:09:58 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=93853 The post I love you, I love you not. appeared first on Gen X Blog.

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/cultural-artifacts-of-generation-x.html/feed 4 Generation X: The Other American Revolution (July 2025 Gen X Newsletter) https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/the-other-american-revolution.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/the-other-american-revolution.html#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:23:11 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=92541 The post Generation X: The Other American Revolution (July 2025 Gen X Newsletter) appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/07/the-other-american-revolution.html/feed 0 The Untold Impact of AIDS on Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-untold-impact-of-aids-on-generation-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-untold-impact-of-aids-on-generation-x.html#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:03:12 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90882 The post The Untold Impact of AIDS on Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-untold-impact-of-aids-on-generation-x.html/feed 0 How the United States Information Agency Helped Shape Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/united-states-information-agency.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/united-states-information-agency.html#respond Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:11:06 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90854 The post How the United States Information Agency Helped Shape Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/united-states-information-agency.html/feed 0 The Fairfax Frogs and the Golden Age of Neighborhood Swim Clubs https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/fairfax-frogs-swim-club-history.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/fairfax-frogs-swim-club-history.html#respond Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:15:54 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=97685 The post The Fairfax Frogs and the Golden Age of Neighborhood Swim Clubs appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/fairfax-frogs-swim-club-history.html/feed 0 Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Jaws https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/50th-anniversary-of-jaws.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/50th-anniversary-of-jaws.html#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:51:18 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90594 The post Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Jaws appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/50th-anniversary-of-jaws.html/feed 0 Kelli Finglass: The Most Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/kelli-finglass.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/kelli-finglass.html#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:41:21 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90567 The post Kelli Finglass: The Most Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/kelli-finglass.html/feed 4 Modern-Day Tent Revival in Oklahoma (Pictures) https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/tent-revival-oklahoma.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/tent-revival-oklahoma.html#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2025 02:54:20 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90475 The post Modern-Day Tent Revival in Oklahoma (Pictures) appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/tent-revival-oklahoma.html/feed 0 Monkavel: The Monk in Purple Who Brings Peace Through Piano https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/monkavel.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/monkavel.html#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:30:42 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=91036 The post Monkavel: The Monk in Purple Who Brings Peace Through Piano appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/monkavel.html/feed 5 Cat Got Me Through Some Stuff https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/avon-cat-got-me-through-some-stuff.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/avon-cat-got-me-through-some-stuff.html#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:35:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90142 The post Cat Got Me Through Some Stuff appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/avon-cat-got-me-through-some-stuff.html/feed 1 The One Thing Gary England Taught Me https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/gary-england.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/gary-england.html#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:26:28 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90115 The post The One Thing Gary England Taught Me appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/gary-england.html/feed 0 Billy Beans Lived Here https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/billy-beans-lived-here.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/billy-beans-lived-here.html#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:10:25 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=90055 The post Billy Beans Lived Here appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/billy-beans-lived-here.html/feed 0 Dear Nostalgia: Please Stop Texting Me https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/dear-nostalgia-stop-texting-me.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/dear-nostalgia-stop-texting-me.html#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:12:47 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89930 The post Dear Nostalgia: Please Stop Texting Me appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/dear-nostalgia-stop-texting-me.html/feed 0 The Impact of Vietnam on Generation X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-impact-of-vietnam-on-generation-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-impact-of-vietnam-on-generation-x.html#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:41:46 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89753 The post The Impact of Vietnam on Generation X appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/06/the-impact-of-vietnam-on-generation-x.html/feed 0 Monica Lewinsky Reclaiming Podcast Inspires Listeners to Reclaim What’s Been Lost, Taken https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/monica-lewinsky-reclaiming.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/monica-lewinsky-reclaiming.html#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 21:53:46 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89720 The post Monica Lewinsky Reclaiming Podcast Inspires Listeners to Reclaim What’s Been Lost, Taken appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/monica-lewinsky-reclaiming.html/feed 0 FUN: Essays on a Life Embraced Is a Heartfelt Homage to Gen X https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/fun-essays-on-a-life-embraced-is-a-heartfelt-homage-to-gen-x.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/fun-essays-on-a-life-embraced-is-a-heartfelt-homage-to-gen-x.html#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 20:33:42 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89658 Aline Weiller’s Fun: Essays On A Life Embraced is a fun conversation with a perceptive friend who has lived, laughed, and loved deeply. Part memoir, part cultural reverie, Weiller captures the Gen X experience with a voice that’s both personal and relatable. One of my favorite essays reflects on the color purple, which I’ve declared […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/fun-essays-on-a-life-embraced-is-a-heartfelt-homage-to-gen-x.html/feed 0 Every Blog: “It’s been awhile since I posted.” https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/its-been-awhile.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/its-been-awhile.html#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 18:20:59 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89633 For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far. Let your bending in the Archer’s […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/its-been-awhile.html/feed 0 That Your Joy May Be Full https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/that-your-joy-may-be-full.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/that-your-joy-may-be-full.html#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 22:33:34 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89622 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 I work alone every day. The hours pass very quickly between school drop off and pick up. Bridgy’s last day of high school is Wednesday. My days will grow longer. I’ve been talking […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/05/that-your-joy-may-be-full.html/feed 0 Peculiar Roadside Attractions on Oklahoma Highway 81 https://www.jenx67.com/2025/04/peculiar-roadside-attractions.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/04/peculiar-roadside-attractions.html#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:34:26 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89592 There are numerous peculiar attractions along Oklahoma State Highway 81 north of Rush Springs, Oklahoma. I honestly have no idea what’s going on in some of these pictures but they’re quite entertaining. The glass balls on the pillars behind the crosses in this last photo are peculiar. All of it is a bit quirky. According […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/04/peculiar-roadside-attractions.html/feed 0 President Nixon, First Lady and the Majorettes, 1972 https://www.jenx67.com/2025/01/president-nixon-parade-majorettes-1972.html https://www.jenx67.com/2025/01/president-nixon-parade-majorettes-1972.html#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:45:45 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89538 The post President Nixon, First Lady and the Majorettes, 1972 appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2025/01/president-nixon-parade-majorettes-1972.html/feed 0 Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery https://www.jenx67.com/2024/11/radioactive-the-karen-silkwood-mystery.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/11/radioactive-the-karen-silkwood-mystery.html#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:46:43 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=89453 Karen Silkwood died on Oklahoma Highway 74, 50 years ago this month. ABC Audio’s new podcast, “Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery,” is hosted by two Oklahoma journalists, one of whom, Bob Sands, is a former colleague. I nominated Bob for an award many years ago and he ended up winning it. I’ve always had so […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/11/radioactive-the-karen-silkwood-mystery.html/feed 0 America Found: LeFlore County, Oklahoma https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/leflore-county-oklahoma.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/leflore-county-oklahoma.html#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:07:18 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=94795 The post America Found: LeFlore County, Oklahoma appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/leflore-county-oklahoma.html/feed 0 God Bless America and the Peacocks, Too https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/peacocks-for-sale-oklahoma.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/peacocks-for-sale-oklahoma.html#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2024 06:13:00 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=94313 The post God Bless America and the Peacocks, Too appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/07/peacocks-for-sale-oklahoma.html/feed 0 Regular Cars for Mortals (Daily Gen X Photo) https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/regular-cars-for-mortals-daily-gen-x-photo.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/regular-cars-for-mortals-daily-gen-x-photo.html#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:44:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=85342 Regular Car Reviews: Regular Cars for Mortals “Cars are machines. But they’re also art form in what they inspire in auto enthusiasts. In a literary sense, cars are romanticism. The emotions they create overpower reason and fical responsibility. And that’s true of just about every geneation to take the wheel.” Source  

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/regular-cars-for-mortals-daily-gen-x-photo.html/feed 0 1970s Red Tights and Yarn Ribbons https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/1970s-red-tights-and-yarn-ribbons.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/1970s-red-tights-and-yarn-ribbons.html#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:18:29 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86062 My friend in red tights and tennis shoes, circa 1971 This is a picture of my friend and her little brother. It was taken in the early 1970s when she was living in base housing. I first met her in the late 1970s at a church camp in East Texas. In the fall of 1985, […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/1970s-red-tights-and-yarn-ribbons.html/feed 0 The Rainbow Wedding of the 1970s (Daily Photo) https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/the-rainbow-wedding-of-the-1970s-daily-photo.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/the-rainbow-wedding-of-the-1970s-daily-photo.html#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:59:43 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86057 The rainbow wedding of the 1970s primarily played out in bridesmaids’ dresses. It’s one of the best wedding trends of all times in my opinion. When I was a little girl I was definitely gonna have a rainbow wedding. I still love all those pastel colors together. I even love the hats and look at […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/the-rainbow-wedding-of-the-1970s-daily-photo.html/feed 0 Pictures of the AMC Gremlin (Car) https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/pictures-of-the-amc-gremlin-car.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/pictures-of-the-amc-gremlin-car.html#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 02:05:18 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86012 American Motors Corporation introduced the AMC Gremlin in 1970. One of my friend’s in high school had one that was a faded purple with white stripes. It looked like a high top tennis shoe. What fun it would be to have one of these rides! 1972 Trailer-Train, Milwaukee marshaling yard, November 1971. More than 30 […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/pictures-of-the-amc-gremlin-car.html/feed 0 Dorothy Stratten and the Ancient Internet https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/dorothy-stratten-and-the-ancient-internet.html https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/dorothy-stratten-and-the-ancient-internet.html#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:45:32 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=88700 Who Is Dorothy Stratten? Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980) was a Canadian-born Playboy playmate and actress. Sadly, she was murdered by her husband Paul in the midst of a divorce battle. I stumbled upon Dorothy’s story on a website dedicated to the late beauty. The author describes her as having special magic. I decided to post about […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2024/01/dorothy-stratten-and-the-ancient-internet.html/feed 0 In This Brief Life by Eugene Richards https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/in-this-brief-life-eugene-richards.html https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/in-this-brief-life-eugene-richards.html#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:29:05 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=88524 The post In This Brief Life by Eugene Richards appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/in-this-brief-life-eugene-richards.html/feed 0 Kenickie https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/kenickie.html https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/kenickie.html#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 02:30:12 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=88001 The post Kenickie appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2023/12/kenickie.html/feed 2 Bridgy and Her Hoop Baton https://www.jenx67.com/2023/11/bridgy-and-her-hoop-baton.html https://www.jenx67.com/2023/11/bridgy-and-her-hoop-baton.html#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:18:29 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=88091 The post Bridgy and Her Hoop Baton appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2023/11/bridgy-and-her-hoop-baton.html/feed 0 Bridgy Twirls | McGuinness vs. Putnam City, August 26 https://www.jenx67.com/2022/09/bridgy-twirls-mcguinness-vs-putnam-city-august-26.html https://www.jenx67.com/2022/09/bridgy-twirls-mcguinness-vs-putnam-city-august-26.html#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 05:46:24 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87417 The Super Bridgy is growing up, y’all. Check out these amazing photos of her taken by the talented Oklahoma City photographer, Ms. Diana Bittle. Wow! We are so blessed and very grateful. These pictures were taken at the tailgating party at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, and later at the McGuinness vs. Putnam City game […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2022/09/bridgy-twirls-mcguinness-vs-putnam-city-august-26.html/feed 2 NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade 1972 https://www.jenx67.com/2021/11/nyc-thanksgiving-day-parade-1972.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/11/nyc-thanksgiving-day-parade-1972.html#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:57:48 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87203 The post NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade 1972 appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/11/nyc-thanksgiving-day-parade-1972.html/feed 0 1970s School Halloween Party with Pumpkin-Face Gen-Xers https://www.jenx67.com/2021/10/1970s-school-halloween-party.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/10/1970s-school-halloween-party.html#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2021 01:45:18 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87088 I don’t remember people loving fall so much when I was a kid. Certainly, there were no pumpkin-spice lattes or other fanciful autumn drinks readily available in the 60s, 70s, 80s, or even 90s. I get a little queasy if I think about the mass manufacturing of the fall drink mixes that are distributed in […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/10/1970s-school-halloween-party.html/feed 1 Jeanna Would Have Been 54 Today https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/jeanna-lived-and-died.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/jeanna-lived-and-died.html#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:01:44 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87161 Jeanna would have been 54 today. Born in 1967, she died in December from complications of COVID. I met Jeanna during my first days of college when I was just 17-years-old. We both lived on the 5th floor of Hatley Hall at Southern Nazarene University. She was a stunning beauty driving around campus in her […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/jeanna-lived-and-died.html/feed 4 1970s Mom with Green Kool-Aid and Yarn Ribbon Ponytails https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/green-kool-aid-mom.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/green-kool-aid-mom.html#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:39:50 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87149 When I spotted this photo of a 1970s mom holding a glass of green Kool-Aid I knew I had to buy it! I discovered it on Etsy, one of my favorite online marketplaces. It reminded me of that Kool-Aid slogan, which first appeared in 1979: “Moms depend on Kool-Aid like kids depend on moms.” It […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/09/green-kool-aid-mom.html/feed 0 1970s Girl’s Bedroom: Vintage Raggedy Ann Bedspread, Fisher Price People https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1970s-girls-bedroom.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1970s-girls-bedroom.html#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2021 01:41:44 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87142 Photo Source: Anne P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1970s-girls-bedroom.html/feed 1 Toddler Drinking Beer (Daily Photo) https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/toddler-drinking-beer.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/toddler-drinking-beer.html#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:35:04 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87132 Baby needs to watch out for Sneaky Snake 🍺 🐍 hiding in the sculpted shag. The Subject: “I’m 90 percent sure it was an empty bottle of beer, but I am from Wisconsin so…” 😆 Source: Chris B. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/toddler-drinking-beer.html/feed 2 Tom T. Hall and Billy Shooting Guns in West Texas (1970s) https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/tom-t-hall.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/tom-t-hall.html#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 02:32:06 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87125 Tom T. Hall, (b. 1936), died tonight. I loved listening to an 8-track of his songs that my older brother Billy (b. 1962) sent me for my 12th or 13th birthday. He was stationed in Okinawa at the time and I had never received a more magnificent gift. It came with an 8-track tape player […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/tom-t-hall.html/feed 0 KISS Concert T-shirt and A Metal Lunch Box (Daily Photo) https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/kiss-concert-t-shirt.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/kiss-concert-t-shirt.html#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 01:44:06 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87108 Back in the 1900s, 😆 we carried metal lunch boxes to school that featured our favorite cartoon characters. We also wore KISS concert T-shirts neatly tucked into our jeans. 👖 We liked to look clean-cut while we listened to bands that spit blood 🩸, played flaming 🔥 guitars, and occasionally levitated. Who can blame the […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/kiss-concert-t-shirt.html/feed 2 1980s Sunday School Pictures https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1980s-sunday-school-pictures.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1980s-sunday-school-pictures.html#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2021 17:38:10 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87021  

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/1980s-sunday-school-pictures.html/feed 0 Three Graces https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/three-graces.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/three-graces.html#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2021 21:05:17 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=87067   I don’t remember the day my mother left my father and siblings and the sea-green stucco house on Sigman Street. I don’t remember the fight that drove her to leave. There were so many fights every day, all day long. I don’t remember arriving at my grandparents’ trailer in Downey, a city in Southeast […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/08/three-graces.html/feed 2 Remembering Puddingstone and Huntington Beach https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/puddingstone.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/puddingstone.html#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:13:51 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86819 The post Remembering Puddingstone and Huntington Beach appeared first on Gen X Blog.

]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/puddingstone.html/feed 0 Jennifer Sey: Remembering the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal Hopeful https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/jennifer-sey.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/jennifer-sey.html#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 07:28:00 +0000 http://www.jenx67.com/2013/01/jennifer-sey-the-olympic-gold-medalist-that-might-have-been.html Jennifer Sey, Goodwill Games, 1984 The elite and highly-decorated American gymnast, Jennifer Sey, was born in 1969. She won the 1986 National Gymnastics Championship and was considered the U.S. hopeful for gold in the 1988 Olympics, Seoul. Despite talent and years of training, she retired before those games even began. Later, she wrote a controversial […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/jennifer-sey.html/feed 0 Adventures with Cousins on Bikes with Vinyl Flowered Baskets, 1980 https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/vinyl-flowered-baskets.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/vinyl-flowered-baskets.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:26:26 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86801 “We need a place just for us. It would be so secret that we would never tell anyone in the whole world about it.” –From the Bridge to Terabithia, 1977. My cousins are posing with their bicycles in this photo from 1980. The original, which was taken by my father in East Texas, is out […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/vinyl-flowered-baskets.html/feed 2 Huntington Beach,1970s (Daily Photo) https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/huntington-beach-1970s.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/huntington-beach-1970s.html#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:56:22 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86709 I loved going to Huntington Beach as a child. Surprisingly, someone captured our visit on film in 1971. I’m the little one in the front with the ponytails. That’s my brother Billy to my left and my sister Becky to my right. Over Becky’s left shoulder is my cousin Kathy who died a few years […]

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]]> https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/huntington-beach-1970s.html/feed 2 Red, White and Blue Poncho, 1978 https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/red-white-blue-poncho.html https://www.jenx67.com/2021/07/red-white-blue-poncho.html#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:58:26 +0000 https://www.jenx67.com/?p=86683 The poncho pictures from the 1970s never get old. Click here to join the latest Facebook conversation about poncho power.

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