Nearly 30 years after her tragic murder, beloved Gen-X actress Rebecca Shaeffer has been featured on 20/20. You may remember Shaeffer as Patty, the younger sister on the hit series My Sister Sam, which starred Pam Dawber of Mork fame. I watched the episode last night and posted it about it on the blog’s Facebook […]
ICYMI: The Late Gen-X Actress Rebecca Shaeffer Featured on 20/20
What if we all did the next right thing?
I entered the season of Lent with great expectations and even greater plans. I printed out Lenten worksheets for the whole family and taped them up in the kitchen. As a family, we committed to giving up eating out for 40 days. We promised to pray for certain people every day and we promised to support […]
Gen-X Memoirs: Growing Up on Vending Machine Fare
The following story is a guest post by Nicole, a late-wave Gen-Xer born in the latter half of the 1970s. Beyond sharing her very Gen-X name, she wishes to remain anonymous. To be sure, she has become a dear friend over the last decade or so. Nicole’s story brings back a lot of my own […]
Vintage Roller Skating Pics from 1975
Growing up, I loved going to the roller rink! My earliest memories of skating were at a rink with my mom in Southern California. I remember feeling embarrassed that she was skating with me and all my little friends. I also remember that she was a very good roller skater! In 1974, our family moved […]
Against the Wind: Seger’s Title Song Turns 39
…Those drifters days are past me now I’ve got so much more to think about Deadlines and commitments What to leave in, what to leave out Against the wind I’m still runnin against the wind I’m older now but still runnin against the wind Bob Seeger, Against the Wind, 1980 Bob Seger’s 11th studio album, […]