80s music rules - why doesn't NPR understand that?

Blogger GREEN MULLET is taking on NPR for it's recent take on 1980s music. He's right - how can ANYONE rag on Motley Crue?

Why Gen X feminists don't support Sarah Palin

At 44, Sarah Palin is practically a Gen Xer. But many Gen X feminists won't be supporting her in the general election.

Boomer feminists question WHY we would even ask Palin how she will balance family and career. Their argument: They wouldn't ask a man the same question.

Xer feminists are more likely to ask WHY would she want to?

Brazen Careerist Penelope Trunk argues that we have standards for parenting and neither a man or woman in her situation (five kids including a special needs infant) should be focusing this much attention on their career. And Penelope is a CEO of her own company.

At the Wall Street Journal, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman authored an opinion piece pointing to the fact that the majority of working mothers are fed up with 60-hour-work weeks and demand more flexibility. They point to a term coined by The Economist: Womenomics.

"Mrs. Palin is actually putting a spotlight on a new women's movement we call "Womenomics." Thanks to women's fast-growing market value we can finally live and work in a way that wins us time and avoids that agonizing choice of career or kids. Today as never before women can define success on their own terms," they write.

Gen Xers have the "right stuff, baby"

Apparently there is some love for Generation X – in Hollywood.

“Nostalgia” until recently has meant Baby boomer nostalgia – “Father Knows Best,” The Beatles, the 1960s. But Gen Xers, who came of age in the 1980s, look back on a very different pop culture. And the entertainment industry is cashing in big time.

This fall brings television remakes of both Knight Rider and 90210 (which is totally awesome, by the way), not to mention a New Kids on the Block concert tour (not sure I’m going to stand in line for those tickets.)

Even The Bravo Network got in on the action. It aired two seasons of “The Two Coreys,” which chronicled the current lives of 80s teen heartthrobs Corey Haim (who’s a train wreck) and Corey Feldman (who although a little OCD is a productive member of society.) A lot of critics hated the reality show – but Gen Xers couldn’t get enough. You can judge for yourself.

I had to share this ...

Jon Stewart is my hero

Generation X philanthropy misunderstood

Fundraisers have been complaining for years that Generation Xers - born 1965-1980 - do not give enough money to their nonprofit organizations. However, a study released yesterday says that when Xers have the money - and enough information about the charitable organization - they give nearly twice as much as their Baby boomer counterparts.

According to Northern Trust’s third annual “Wealth in America” survey of high-net-worth individuals and families, "Gen X millionaire households (ages 28 to 42) gave nearly $20,000 in 2006, compared to Baby Boomers (ages 43 to 61) and Silent Generation millionaires (ages 62 to 77), who gave roughly $10,000."

In 2001, United Way of America released a report that said Generation X demanded more information about the charitable organizations they support than older donors. Interestingly, today's survey points to an increase in available online information about nonprofit organizations as one reason for strong philanthropic support from Gen X millionaires.

"The abundance of information about nonprofit organizations that can be found on the Internet and the ease of contributing to a charitable cause, or even starting your own global giving initiative online, is a huge convenience for younger generations, who are generally more comfortable with online giving vehicles,“ said Northern Trust spokeswoman Marguerite Griffin.

Check out GenerationXpert on Examiner.com!

Just wanted to let all you know I am now writing a Generation X column for www.examiner.com Detroit edition. It's called Generation X Examiner. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Mean Old Goat

They say the pen is mightier than the sword. And I say the blog is mightier than the pen. So, when someone in the blogosphere annoys me, I make sure I let everyone know. Today is no exception.

I found this great new website called http://www.examiner.com/ - and on it a Boomer blogger with an interesting perspective and great analysis. He wrote a piece about Barack Obama's reluctance to call himself a Baby boomer.

So there was one comment on the post by this guy named Stuart. Stuart is a mean old goat. When I posted my opinion on the topic, he hammered on all of Generation X. So I replyed. And then he hammered on Generation X again.

So being the Xer that I am, I figured, why argue? If you want to see the "conversation" click here, scroll down, and click comments. I'm curious to know what you think.