tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post2739626026778338253..comments2023-10-03T07:14:37.274-04:00Comments on wild and precious: Generation Jones -- Who Knew?laurajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03807633102907921517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post-59161262861457241382008-10-27T09:02:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:02:00.000-04:00Gotcha. I should tell you, I have two official boo...Gotcha. I should tell you, I have two official boomer siblings, one sibling who thinks of himself as a boomer but is apparently a Joneser... and then there's me. It gets confusing. <BR/><BR/>Both the official and faux boomer sibs have a tough time dealing with anything that didn't happen in the 60's. It's tiresome.<BR/><BR/>They still think of U2 and REM as "new" bands, for example. :ppjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263601584230477201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post-65726539647185302182008-10-26T21:52:00.000-04:002008-10-26T21:52:00.000-04:00PJ, I hear you about pundititis. I'd love to get...PJ, I hear you about pundititis. I'd love to get big bucks to spout my opinions. I think I was just happy to have my feeling of not being a boomer confirmed.<BR/><BR/>My last congregation was a Boomer congregation -- which in and of itself is noteworthy because Boomers are the generation least likely to be in church. But I realized while there that my style/view of life/hope for the world was essentially different than that of Boomers and it had a great deal to do with not having come of age in the 60s. I don't see things as black/white, liberal/conservative, feminist/anti-feminist, etc. as most of my congregants. They were so shaped and defined by those battles that it was nearly impossible to let them go. So even though I politically agreed with almost everything most of that group thought, my need to pound home the differences was far less. I was ready to move beyond the VietNam War and they weren't. (OK, I'm over-simplifying, too, but it would be a whole new post to go into detail here). Hillary is the quintessential Boomer. Obama is not. I think that is a key difference between the two. (One of several). <BR/><BR/>Astanhope, thanks for showing up. Welcome!<BR/><BR/>Diane, you and me both, sista!laurajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807633102907921517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post-8563405814542918402008-10-26T20:46:00.000-04:002008-10-26T20:46:00.000-04:00I had no idea.All I can say is... I hope that it i...I had no idea.<BR/><BR/>All I can say is... I hope that it is right.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post-12593061592809775092008-10-26T17:55:00.000-04:002008-10-26T17:55:00.000-04:00The "Generation Jones" meme has been getting some ...The "Generation Jones" meme has been getting some real traction of late. I must confess that it is new to me, but now that I am aware of it I am seeing it everywhere.<BR/><BR/>There was a post on Huffington Post today about it:<BR/><BR/>[<A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-paulsen/attention-genyers-talk-to_b_137937.html" REL="nofollow">Huffington Post</A>]<BR/><BR/>Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune and MSNBC fame has been touting it:<BR/><BR/>[<A HREF="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped1022pageoct22,0,2775732.column" REL="nofollow">Clarence Page</A>]<BR/><BR/>Generation Jones even has its own website!<BR/><BR/>[<A HREF="http://generationjones.com/2008election.html" REL="nofollow">GenerationJones.com</A>]AStanhopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291868799163686328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8644066357702894216.post-26719168455334236442008-10-26T13:20:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:20:00.000-04:00I have to confess: I couldn't quite make it throug...I have to confess: I couldn't quite make it through this video. I'm so sick of pundits. I can't believe they get paid for this bullpucky. <I>Massive</I> oversimplifications.<BR/><BR/>That said, I was born at the tail-end of 1965. Can I still be an X-er if I feel like it? Sings:<BR/><BR/><I>With the lights out it's less dangerous! Here we are now, entertain us!</I> etc.<BR/><BR/>Actually, here's one for the Boomers:<BR/><BR/><I>Me and Generation (pause) Generation Jones... We got a thing goin' on...</I><BR/><BR/>I'm Generation Doofus.pjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263601584230477201noreply@blogger.com