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Optimism is having faith in youth — a blogoff

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I spent about ten solid minutes this afternoon just staring outside my office window yesterday afternoon. The wind had kicked up fiercely, the sky had gone gray and the yellow leaves were blowing off the roof, falling all around like … Continue reading

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GenY, get off your a** and vote, you jackwagon!

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Yeah, that’s the old geezer me yelling at you to go vote. Does a blog post from a geezer voter make a really bad motivational speech to go vote? Probably, but I’m doing it anyway. This is not the first … Continue reading

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Get your own ham; it’s all about self reliance

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When my son was just shy of his fifth year, we found ourselves in an Old Country Buffet on a Saturday afternoon. For those of you not familiar with the format of the all-you-can-eat-for-one-low-price buffet, these places usually have a … Continue reading

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You are not a Ninja or a Rockstar

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I read an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal today that says the hot new job title in technology is “Ninja.” Really? Seriously? People like being called the “Ninja?” Before that, we had “Rockstar” and “Guru” … Continue reading

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Blame the terrorists.. again

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Generation Y isn’t lazy, impatient, demanding, high-maintenance and self-absorbed. They are just living life fully, in the moment, every day. Why? Because of terrorism. Huh? Yes, says Tamara Erickson in a recent podcast posted on Bnet.com. GenY came of age … Continue reading

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Don’t call me a geezer on twitter

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Yesterday, I read a tweet from a young someone I’m following who had jury duty. She tweeted: The judge just told us we are not allowed to create a blog about the trial. The geezers in the room laughed. I … Continue reading

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Another reason GenY is not taken seriously

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I found this on the guest blogger application form at Brazen Careerist. If your blog has been running for at least a month. Really? Only a month? I know Internet time is compressed, but I would hope they would want … Continue reading

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