I’m not exactly sure when the shift occurred. When I first started this blog, it triggered rays of nostalgia and reminiscence. It’s easy to get wrapped up in its comfort and wanting to stay in its warmth. When I read the prompt, I figured I’d fall back on my obvious choice. My twenties. Technically an … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Why – Annie Lennox
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
When I was ten, the thought of being twenty never entered my mind. I was too busy eating chocolate chip cookies and thinking about what I was going to do at recess. When I was twenty, thirty might have crossed my mind. I was busy having fun in college, but began thinking about what direction … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Black – Pearl Jam
We met friends for dinner the other night. Invariably at some point in the evening, the conversation shifts to aches and pains. It seems we all have our stories. Whenever this happens, I think “Damn, we must be getting old” and I laugh inside. I laugh because I honestly don’t feel old. Here are a … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
I was reading the blog Song of the Day For Today yesterday and he hit on a topic that’s been on my mind the past few years. Time. Once I hit the big five-oh, I began to realize the time ahead was shorter than the time behind. When you really do a deep dive on … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce
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