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virtual sunday: world aids day
There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cryFor the healing that would flow from His own scarsFrom Mullins and My Delivererfrom ginnerobot via flickr World AIDS Day was December 1. I wanted to write something about it, but I had no inspi...
november poem: God was in the field the whole time it burned
Take me to the edge of the incinerated prairieWhere a wall of locust cut through a perfect morning.I want to cradle the sower upon the scorched earth.I will be there for 100 dreams and 100 awakeningsWhen he remembers what sleep helped him forget: The...
sandler, leary remember ober
Sadly, Ken Ober, who died earlier this week, complained of flu-like symptoms before his passing. Here is a link to MTV's site, where Adam Sandler and Denis Leary, two of my all-time faves, offer condolences. Ober helped both Sandler and Leary get the...
ken ober gone at 52
I wonder how many times I'm going to write "another gen x icon has passed away." Ken Ober, host of MTV's Remote Control is gone at 52. There is a great post about Ober on the blog Wide World of Stuff out of Delaware.RIP, Ken. Hopefully by now you've...
generation x juxtaposition
photo by pixiegenne via flickr ...As God has shown us by turning stone to breadSo we all must lend a helping hand. -From Jackson and Richie's We Are the WorldWhen Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and John Hughes died earlier this year, much of the co...
thou anointest my head with oil, and where was God when annie died?
photo via Jenn LongEvery Sunday, my father, who was a minister, got up early to shine his shoes and iron his shirt. He put on his best suit and always let me pick out his tie. Without fail, he'd tuck a tiny antique bottle full of olive oil inside his...
[excerpt] gen x mortality looms again
Image via WikipediaFrom the bloggerHayden Thomas"Well, this is a bummer. :( It's not unexpected, but still - Patrick Swayze was too young to go. This would be one more reminder of Gen X's mortality, in a manner of speaking. Not that he was a part of ...
[excerpt] waking up on 9-11: is generation x disillusionment warranted?
photo via G!L"...When I read about the pervasive apathy or disillusionment associated with 'generation X,' I wonder. What do we have to be disillusioned about? We’ve lived our whole lives in the lap of freedom’s luxury. Entrenched in freedom, I c...
[excerpt] generation x is angry; perceives they're "in trouble"
"...Gen X perceives themselves as in real trouble and they're angry about that. They have lost hope in the ties that bind hard work and success. They see the future as "closing." As such, they live in a hunkered-down mentality wherein their vision ab...
rachel getting married [excerpt]
"...And I struggle with God so much, because I can't forgive myself. And I don't really want to right now. I can live with it, but I can't forgive myself. And sometimes I don't want to believe in a God that could forgive me. But I do want to be sober...
generation x headlines: fifth bunnyman dies; clear channel launches gen-x radio
Image via WikipediaI've been a little under the weather this week, so I just learned that Jack Brockman, a former keyboard player with Echo and the Bunnymen, was killed Tuesday in a tragic accident. Visit antimusic.com for more details.I enjoyed the ...
the in-between
"...When has it ever paid you to turn your face from life? Keep your faith, Bay Ly:" From Le Ly Hayslip's When Heaven and Earth Changed Places photo via db walkerI yelled at God last week. My shouts came on the heels of 36 hours of raw sewage in the ...
excerpt: molly ringwald new york times op ed on john hughes
"...John retreated from Hollywood and became a sort of J.D. Salinger for Generation X...A darker spin can be gleaned from the words John put into the mouth of Allison in The Breakfast Club: 'When you grow up...your heart dies.' "I’m speaking metaph...
the death of john hughes: an invitation to generation x
Image via WikipediaDeath is an invitation like no other. The loss of a life calls us into retrospection, introspection and examination of reality-as-time.When Michael Jackson died in June, I suddenly remembered what I’d forgotten: how much I’d lo...
august 7 ■ 5 favorite posts of the week
Today, is the beginning of a new feature highlighting five of the best blog posts I've come across this week. I was just about to put the list together yesterday, when I heard that John Hughes died. Thus, it only seems fitting to highlight posts abou...
