Let’s be honest. Southern Californians are wimps when it comes to cold weather. If it dips in the 60’s, we feel an ice age might be coming around the corner. To us, that’s cold. In the 50’s, that’s damn cold and a sign that the end of the world is near. But you can’t blame … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Walk Out To Winter – Aztec Camera
I don’t. I mean, it’s not like I don’t try. And in my defense, I have gotten better. But I do get consumed with work. It’s a little bit of a catch-22, though. This imbalance has helped propel my career, but it seems at a cost. Unfortunately, the reward for success is more stress and … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Superman (It Ain’t Easy) – Five For Fighting
There are a few places I hover when I go grocery shopping. The most painful place is the pastry section. When I say hover, I mean I literally stand there and stare at pastries and donuts. I’ll pick a box up, look at the nutritional content hoping it has magically changed to being healthy. Sometimes … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: My Sacrifice – Creed
My wife likes jewelry, but isn’t obsessed with it. She doesn’t overdo it and wears enough to complete her outfit. She is happy when she unwraps a gift and sees a robin’s egg blue box. I didn’t even know that was even a color name until I looked it up just now. You learn something … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Blue Monday – New Order
One of the worst experiences I ever had was having to let someone go. She was almost sixty years old, had been with the company for 20 years and just bought a new house. I’d spent countless hours providing personal training to get her up to speed but she was lacking the right skills to … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: A Symptom of Being Human – Shinedown
I used to like eating pineapple, but it was such a pain to cut up and serve. I didn’t really know how to cut it cleanly. There would always be too many hard pokey nubs left over that were never fun to chew. If I tried cleaning them up, I always felt like I was … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Strobe Light – The B52’s
I was standing in our shower and noticed it needed new caulking where the wall met the floor. Now if you’ve been a reader of this blog for awhile, you already know I’m not handy at all. In fact, I’m the exact opposite of handy. I am an unhandyman, if there is such a thing. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: One Step Forward and Three Steps Back – dodie
I have a good friend from college that I’ve known for over 30 years. Typically with friendships that last that long, you tend to rub off on one another. The one thing that I appreciate about him is his get shit done attitude. He doesn’t complain, bitch or moan. Despite the task, he rolls up … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Waiting On A Friend – The Rolling Stones
I’m fortunate to live in a diverse area. I’m surrounded by all walks of life. So much so, I don’t think twice about it. It’s my everyday norm. Yeah, we have our share of oddballs out here in LA. There’s some truth to the nickname Hollyweird. Everywhere has their own fringe population. Maybe ours is … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: One Love – Bob Marley
I was skeptical of Michelle Obama at first. Maybe because she was guilty by association. I didn’t know much about her at the time, I admit. I must have had been my political blinders on. I did like her Let’s Move campaign. Childhood obesity is a really big problem. Although obesity rates haven’t decline as … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Sing Our Own Song – UB40
When I was in school, they brainwashed me to be hard core about career. It was a non-stop push to climb the corporate ladder. In hindsight, it felt a little cultish and extreme. When my company was recruiting interns, of course I was happy we had a number from my alma mater over the years. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Monsters and Angels – Voice of the Beehive
The last live performance I saw was Les Miserable late last year. As I mentioned in a prior post, this was my first musical I saw back in my college days and is still my favorite. I never did read the book, though. The 1,376 pages were a little intimidating back then. Hell, they’re intimidating … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Stars – Les Miserable
Not to long ago we wrote about our involvement in the community. WordPress hasn’t allowed me enough time to step outside and do anything more. So I’ll just provide a link here and pick a good song. Dealer’s choice today. I’ve always like The Replacements’ Achin To Be. This song was released in 1989 and … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Achin To Be – The Replacements
I was on a backpacking trip once and struck up a conversation with an older gentleman on the trail. I was single at the time and he gave me some good advice. Learn how to dance and cook. The majority of young men can’t do either well. Just think how you’d stand out. Although I … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: That’s the Way of the World – Earth, Wind and Fire
I don’t know why I’m thinking about condiments, but I am. In general, all ketchup and catsup are the same. Yellow mustard tastes the same from squeeze bottle to squeeze bottle, regardless of the shape. But mayonnaise is different. I know we preach equality here in America, but I’m sorry, not all mayo is created … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Disarm – Smashing Pumpkins
These days I don’t really ask for advice. Most times, a fifty plus year life is enough to weigh upon when deciding life choices. Do I always settle on the best choice? Absolutely not. But I don’t expect to. I’ve always believed there are no right or wrong answers for the majority of life’s choices. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Walk Forever By My Side – The Alarm
According to some, I’m a RINO. What the past eight years have taught me, I am now a man without a party. I began to feel this way immediately the moment Trump won the primary election for the 2016 presidential race. This was before the truly bat shit crazy hit the fan. I just couldn’t … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: You Happy Puppet – 10,000 Maniacs
I wish there was an accurate GPS for life. Not like Waze that takes me through the most dangerous parts of LA at midnight. I need something a little more reliable to guide me away from the potholes of everyday life. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything out there so I just make sure the essentials are … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
I wouldn’t call myself a worry wart, but I’ve done my share of worrying. It doesn’t come from a single source. Sometimes it’s spawned by my need to be in control, when I’m not. Other times it’s being overwhelmed with an overload of responsibility, wondering how I’m going to carry the world on my shoulders. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist : Brave – Sara Bareilles
Christmas. It’s one of the few holidays we have the entire family together. It’s also a time for my mom to be grandma and love the grandkids. Our Christmas is all about family. In 1984, a collection of musical artists came together to raise money and awareness for a good cause. They recorded Do They … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid
As I got older, I came to the realization that I was no longer in shape to continue playing basketball. A few other friends found themselves in the same boat and we looked for other means of exercise. We landed on hiking, camping and backpacking. Our first camping trip was an eye opener. A bunch … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Ring of Fire – Social Distortion
So my initial draft of today’s prompt took some time, but ended up in the trash. I gotta tell you, I wasn’t really inspired by the prompt. In fact, less so with this prompt than any other. When you look at it, the topic is not entirely bad, but it’s not that good either. It’s … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Get Off Of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones
When I was a kid, I learned I was born in the year of the monkey. I don’t know much about the Chinese zodiac, but I thought that was pretty cool. Since then, I’ve always had a appreciation for monkeys. I haven’t really embraced emojis, except maybe when I send out a family text. Occasionally, … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: The Monkees Theme Song – The Monkees
Last night I spent time with my niece. She is a high school senior and will be going off to college next year. You wouldn’t know it if you met her today, but she used to be shy. Even she describes her younger self as painfully shy. Back then, she only had one word answers. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Counting Blue Cars – Dishwalla
When I was younger, I was more open to risk and adventure. I jumped out of a plane, aimlessly backpacked through Europe, lived in a foreign country. Then life began to take hold and without notice, things changed. I jumped into a career, traded my backpack for a mortgage and crossed the border into a … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: To Love Somebody – The Bee Gees
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