My Gen X Playlist: Crowded Table – The Highwomen
Absent any new WordPress daily prompts, I pulled one from thecoffeemonsterzco. As a child, what dinner meal did you like the least? There was a rule at my house as a kid. Eat all the food on your plate. Period. If you are Gen X, your parents probably recited the old saying – There are … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Crowded Table – The Highwomen
My Gen X Playlist: Love Plus One – Haircut 100
Absent any new WordPress daily prompts, I pulled one from thecoffeemonsterzco. Does how you feel about your appearance affect how you act during the day? Prior to starting my new job, my barber had shoulder surgery and would be off for six months. It wasn’t initially much of a concern since I was still on … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Love Plus One – Haircut 100
My Gen X Playlist: Africa – Toto
Rebuilding Rob pulled an interesting daily prompt from thecoffeemonsterzco. I think I’ll give this one a try, too. If you could live in any city for two years, where would you choose to live? At one point in my career, I began to question what I was doing. I was grateful to have a job, … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Africa – Toto
My Gen X Playlist: Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Absent any new WordPress daily prompts, I pulled one from thecoffeemonsterzco. If you found a suitcase full of money in the middle of the street, what would you do? We had a new teacher start at our school when I taught English in Japan. As he pulled up on his first day, he recounted his … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
My Gen X Playlist: Great is Thy Faithfulness – Carrie Underwood
For the past few days, I kept tabs on the map. The map showed the expansion of the fire, areas that were evacuated and areas that were on evacuation standby. Although we moved further south, we lived in Pasadena for over ten years, so we still considered it home. A good friend had to evacuate … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Great is Thy Faithfulness – Carrie Underwood
My Gen X Playlist: Wonderwall – Oasis
I have to admit, I enjoyed the WordPress daily prompts. Sure, sometime the questions were questionable at best, but it still provided an avenue to write everyday. WordPress limited their daily prompts to a year and I blew past that a while ago. A kind reader suggested the daily prompts from coffeemonsterzco. I think I … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Wonderwall – Oasis
My Gen X Playlist: The Mother – Brandi Carlile
When I was young, I remember my mom gathering us four kids to have a talk. Kids, there’s too many of you for me to do all the housework. We’re all going to learn how to do things around the house and you all are going to pitch in. Over the course of a few … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: The Mother – Brandi Carlile
My Gen X Playlist: Baby, Now That I’ve Found You – Alison Krauss and Union Station
My friend’s son is on the high school track team. He is a long jumper and triple jumper. I competed in the same events in high school so I sometimes enjoy seeing him jump. Off season, he competes with a track club. They had a competition this past weekend and I came out to watch. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Baby, Now That I’ve Found You – Alison Krauss and Union Station
My Gen X Playlist: Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
I saw something amusing the other night. It reminded me of my younger days. There was a group of young people buying a few bottles of alcohol. They probably were in college but not yet 21. They looked apprehensive and giggled a bit too much to be normal. It looked obvious to me, but I … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
My Gen X Playlist: Blood and Roses – The Smithereens
So, I’m a bleeder. If I cut myself, I’ll bleed for hours. I was filleting a fish on our recent camping/fishing trip and I sliced my finger. With all of the blood, you would have thought I cut a carotid artery. I once participated in a sales presentation. While shaving that morning, I cut the … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Blood and Roses – The Smithereens
My Gen X Playlist: Daydream Believer – The Monkees
I was reading Reflections by Iba and one of her recent posts mentions the lottery. I’m not a regular when it comes to the lottery. In fact, I only play if someone at work takes up a collection for the office. The thought of collectively walking out after we’ve won is a fun visual. We … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Daydream Believer – The Monkees
My Gen X Playlist: I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
We used to celebrate every New Year’s Eve in Vegas. Gambling, free drinks, friends, lasting memories. Those were the days. I remember Y2K, everybody was worried about the end of the world. Us? Vegas. If we are going out, we were going to go out with a bang. In the end, it was anti-climactic, but … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
My Gen X Playlist: Sing Your Life – Morrissey
I woke up to sounds of a garbage truck hauling away our trash and the thought this was the last day of 2024, both at the same time. Odd. What does one have to do with the other? Probably nothing. But the two thoughts swirling in my head simultaneously was weird. 2024 was a good … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Sing Your Life – Morrissey
My Gen X Playlist: Joy – George Winston
I’ve been watching a show on blue zones, areas that have a higher than normal concentration of centenarians. This documentary tries to pinpoint characteristics that lead to longevity. It’s been really interesting so far. There are very specific indicators from each group from around the world; however, the broader context is a healthy diet, exercise … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Joy – George Winston
My Gen X Playlist: Walking Man – James Taylor
I’m learning I’m no spring chicken. Or at least, I don’t feel that way. I’ve been back to work for a month after my year and a half sabbatical and boy am I tired. Oh my god, am I tired. And the funny thing is it hasn’t been all that busy. In my defense, I’ve … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Walking Man – James Taylor
My Gen X Playlist: Zombie – Cranberries
I had a Christmas hangover the other day. No, not from drinking too much, but from the crash in energy from hosting Christmas. We did have a wonderful holiday, so there are no complaints there. We caught up with all of our nieces and nephews in various stages of life: high school kids applying to … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Zombie – Cranberries
My Gen X Playlist: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy – Bing Crosby and David Bowie
When I was a kid, we used to watch all the Road To movies starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. I knew Hope to be a comedian and Crosby to be a singer. Crosby officially became cool when I saw him sing with David Bowie on the Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy. What … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy – Bing Crosby and David Bowie
My Gen X Playlist: 2,000 Miles – The Pretenders
Another Gen X Christmas song I remember from ages ago. I know the inspiration behind 2,000 Miles is a little sad, but I always think of Christmas when I hear it. The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde wrote “2000 Miles.” In an interview, Hynde said she took inspiration from the feeling of distance that she experienced … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: 2,000 Miles – The Pretenders
My Gen X Playlist: Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
As a kid, we couldn’t wait for Christmas morning to open gifts. Four kids begging my parents to open a gift. I think we eventually wore them down. They ultimately agreed we could open one gift on Christmas Eve. There something about unwrapping a gift when you are a kid. There’s nothing quite like it. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
My Gen X Playlist: Big Empty – Stone Temple Pilots
It was about 4:30 and my day was winding down. I’m on my fourth week at the new firm and still becoming acclimated. It’s not terribly insanely busy at the end of the year so I had a moment to relax and gaze out the window. As I looked outside, I heard the sound of … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Big Empty – Stone Temple Pilots
My Gen X Playlist: Here’s Where the Story Ends – The Sundays
It’s Sunday. During my sabbatical from work, this day really didn’t have any significance. When you’re not working, everyday was Sunday. Or Saturday. Or moon-day. Or whatever in the world you wanted to call it. Nobody cared what crazy name you rename it. They’re too busy at work to even notice. It’s an odd feeling … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Here’s Where the Story Ends – The Sundays
My Gen X Playlist: Halah – Mazzy Star
This morning feels like a Mazzy Star morning. No words. A mood. A song. Nothing triggered it. I can’t blame it on anything. Not even the weather. Today is forecasted to be seventy fricken six degrees and sunny. In winter. I have no business feeling this way. Sometimes the day starts off feeling like the … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Halah – Mazzy Star
My Gen X Playlist: Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
Sometimes when my wife has a meeting in Los Angeles, I hop in the car and drive her. One, sometimes there are some sketchy parts of LA that she drives through. And two, if I’m in the car, we can use the carpool lane. It’s an hour drive on a normal day. Add the LA … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
My Gen X Playlist: 21 Guns – Green Day
I met friends in downtown Los Angeles for dinner. As I was driving up Figueroa Street, I saw something that caught my eye and I couldn’t look away. There was an unfinished highrise covered in graffiti. Graffiti spray painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development in Los Angeles. The … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: 21 Guns – Green Day
My Gen X Playlist: Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
I watched A Man on the Inside on Netflix last weekend. The story begins with a retired man coping with life after the loss of his wife. Needing to find a way to carry on becomes wrapped around an amusing storyline of him going undercover in a retirement home to solve the mystery of a … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
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