I was at Dick’s Sporting Goods yesterday and saw a sweatshirt with my high school’s logo. That made me chuckle. I moved back to the city I grew up in five years ago, but never really gave much thought about my high school years. I almost bought it. I know people who are good about … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Turpentine – Brandi Carlile
There was less than ten seconds left on the clock. It was the last game of the season of our senior year. If we won, we went on to the state playoffs. If we lost, our high school basketball careers were over. We were down by a point and the other team had two free … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: We Will Rock You – Queen
High school tends to be cliquish. It’s natural for kids to be at that age. We don’t have kids so I haven’t seen up close what it’s like these days, but I’m guessing it’s still relatively similar. Kids are kids. Early on in high school, I fell into this mode. As a freshman, I was … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Pretty in Pink – The Psychedelic Furs
There are a lot of things I’d like to tell my teenage self if I could. I’m not sure I’d want to change the trajectory too much. Both the good and the bad eventually lead to the me standing here today, and I’m OK with that. Even the bumpier parts of the road played their … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
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