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2.22.2009
Guiness pre fish and chips
2.16.2009
birthday pic
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2.14.2009
Gen X: The pastrami in the sandwich
Look, let me start out by acknowledging a few problems with what is to follow:
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
1)I have done little to no research for this piece. So, what follows should be taken with a grain of salt and with the understanding that this is currently mostly an opinion piece
2)There is disagreement on the very definition of Gen X. Specifically, what years constitute Gen X, Baby Boomers and Millenials. Therefore, it is difficult to definitively assign data to one generation or another. There is overlap.
3)Generations do not have a spokesperson, in other words, there are no statements that one could point to and say this is what this generation has agreed on.
4)The 3 generations in question have influenced and continue to influence events as they happen.
5)I am of Gen X, I am biased.
So, given those caveats, here are my basic premises:
1)The current state of technological advance, specifically computers and the Internet, exists solely because of Gen X and these technological advances wield exceptional influence.
2)Racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination still very much exist, but Gen X is responsible for at least starting the endgame of making these criteria of evaluation irrelevant.
3)For better and worse, Gen X is responsible for the current state of entertainment (music, books, movies). Entertainment is more than entertainment, it is both a window onto how we view the world and a driver of how we react to the world.
4)Despite the media and despite corporate mouthpiece dissension, climate change is known to be a problem and despite their obstruction, it will be fixed.
5)Depending on which dates you use (see #2 in the problems section) America has just elected the first Gen X president. I believe Obama is a good representation of us. The Baby Boomers are not going to fade quietly but he embodies the direction we will go from this point onward.
I plan to address each of these in more detail and will probably come up with more topics along the way but I want to lay the foundation of the discussion with these observations. Gen X begins any conversation with a chip on each shoulder, on the left shoulder is the Baby Boomers and on the right is The Millenials. With, say, 75 million in each, individually they dwarf the roughly 45 million Gen Xers. Yet, Gen X exerts disproportion influence on the other generations. Gen X is the pastrami in the sandwich, the other two are just bread. Thick, flavorfully influential pieces of bread, no doubt, but Gen X makes the sandwich. In the next installment I'll try to begin to prove these claims.
2.13.2009
ESPN, what do you think, maybe a little promotion?
Wednesday's most watched program by men ages 18-49 in some of the largest markets? That's right, the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying match. Hmm, men 18-49, that's a pretty lucrative demographic, right?
:(
Hopefully, this is just an attempt to pressure the DC government into action, if not DC United is moving to PG County. That makes me sad because I will be going to far fewer games. For two reasons, logistically it would make the commute time an hour to an hour and a half. The other reason is more emotional, I want DC United to play in DC. C'mon, Mayor Fenty make good on your promise to give us a stadium.
2.11.2009
2.10.2009
2.06.2009
Ronnie Raygun's birthday
It still amazes me that Chimpy was able to make me detest him more than I detested Reagan. But he really put in the effort and poor Ronnie, whose birthday is today, has been bumped down to #2 on my Most Detestable President/Person List. Happy Birthday, loser!
Teacher in Texas fired for being an atheist
That's right, a teacher was fired for being an atheist. And supposedly christians are the ones who are being persecuted? pshht. I'm pretty sure it is illegal to fire someone for their religious views and, yes, that includes the lack thereof.
2.05.2009
More Hammer
In a bid to communicate directly to the American people, President Obama (still feels good to write that) published an op-ed in the Washington Post.
Here's the first line, "By now, it's clear to everyone that we have inherited an economic crisis as deep and dire as any since the days of the Great Depression." BAM! Hammer blow to the Bush FAIL administration.
Further on, "In recent days, there have been misguided criticisms of this plan that echo the failed theories that helped lead us into this crisis -- the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems; that we can meet our enormous tests with half-steps and piecemeal measures; that we can ignore fundamental challenges such as energy independence and the high cost of health care and still expect our economy and our country to thrive." BAM! Hammer blow to the fiscal conservatives who say we can pull out of this with tax cuts and smaller government.
Then, "I reject these theories, and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change." BAM! Hammer blow to those who think they can ignore the president's mandate. Obama: "I won."
Lastly, "The writer is president of the United States." BAM! BAM!
BAM!
Here's the first line, "By now, it's clear to everyone that we have inherited an economic crisis as deep and dire as any since the days of the Great Depression." BAM! Hammer blow to the Bush FAIL administration.
Further on, "In recent days, there have been misguided criticisms of this plan that echo the failed theories that helped lead us into this crisis -- the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems; that we can meet our enormous tests with half-steps and piecemeal measures; that we can ignore fundamental challenges such as energy independence and the high cost of health care and still expect our economy and our country to thrive." BAM! Hammer blow to the fiscal conservatives who say we can pull out of this with tax cuts and smaller government.
Then, "I reject these theories, and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change." BAM! Hammer blow to those who think they can ignore the president's mandate. Obama: "I won."
Lastly, "The writer is president of the United States." BAM! BAM!
BAM!
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