Michelle Carey of Midwest City goes through the final paperwork as her Army National Guard unit prepares to participate in Operation Desert Shield.Argo, Jim. [Photograph 2012.201.B0124.0308], photograph, September 20, 1990;...
Catholics vs. Convicts: How Gen X Shaped College Football’s Fiercest Rivalry
Catholics vs Convicts Classic Saturday Kickoff Special After I watched America’s Team: The Dallas Cowboys on Netflix and loved it, my husband Robert, the unofficial Gen X sports historian, suggested I watch Catholics vs. Convicts. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary takes...
Kelli Finglass: The Most Famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
Kelli Finglass Returns for Season 2 of America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders First, the important stuff. Does anyone else remember Julie from the Love Boat trying out for the DCC? ☺️ Season 2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders drops...
Dorothy Stratten and the Ancient Internet
Who Is Dorothy Stratten? Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980) was a Canadian-born Playboy playmate and actress. Sadly, she was murdered by her husband Paul in the midst of a divorce battle. I stumbled upon Dorothy's story on a website dedicated to the late beauty. The author...
Jeanna Would Have Been 54 Today
Jeanna would have been 54 today. Born in 1967, she died in December from complications of COVID. I met Jeanna during my first days of college when I was just 17-years-old. We both lived on the 5th floor of Hatley Hall at Southern Nazarene University. She was a...
KISS Concert T-shirt and A Metal Lunch Box (Daily Photo)
Back in the 1900s, 😆 we carried metal lunch boxes to school that featured our favorite cartoon characters. We also wore KISS concert T-shirts neatly tucked into our jeans. 👖 We liked to look clean-cut while we listened to bands that spit blood 🩸, played flaming 🔥...
Early 1980s First Communion Photo (Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, L.A.)
"And, this has nothing to do with Generation X." The other day I posted a First Communion photo on Facebook and someone left a comment saying, "And, this has nothing to do with Generation X." My page isn't for her. There are LOTS of Gen-X groups and pages on Facebook...
Generation X, Winter 1980
It was such a long winter. One that began on March 13, 2020, and ended just the other day. I spent two springs, a summer, fall, and winter basically indoors. I wonder if I look younger than I would have had there not been a pandemic. I've missed the sun. Here are some...
Happy New Year | Manhattan, 1988
Auld Lang Syne was written by Robert Burns in 1788, 100 years before the above picture was taken in Manhattan on New Year's Eve, 1988. Happy New Year! May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Should Auld Acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind Should...
New 80s American Girl Doll Is a Care-Bears and Caboodle-Loving Gamer
The 80s American Girl Doll is Historical Character Courtney Moore Brings Iconic Decade to Life for Millions of Fans and Their Parents From the official news release from Mattel American Girl, the beloved brand known for helping girls grow up with confidence and...
Lifetouch Declares National School Picture Day. Post your best #GenX school picture
Today, Lifetouch, a national school photography provider, celebrates the second annual National School Picture Day, an opportunity to relive and celebrate school pictures, from bowl cuts to mohawks, neon to flannel. (Especially the neon and flannel, Xers.) This...
Madonna’s American Pie Celebrates 20th Anniversary
My Madaonna Wannabe Days One thing I don't admit to very often is that I have always been a huge Madonna fan. I fell in love with her music after hearing Borderline on the radio in February 1984. I was living in Northeast Oklahoma at the time and crossing the border...