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The Generation Gasp

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Jim:

When I was a kid, a boy's bike was an extension of his body and his personality. Our bikes took us everywhere. We loved them and modified them to express our inner selves. Sissies rode Schwinns with cheesy features, such as plastic streamers extending from the handle grips. If you were a boys' boy, you removed the fenders - never mind this meant a streak of mud up your back after a rainy day. A playing card or piece of cardboard, stuck where it was smacked by your spokes, made a satisfying "motor" noise. Not even the wimps wore helmets.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Claire:

Last Tuesday marked an historical event. I'm not talking about the re-election of Barack Obama, America's first black president, though that was the highlight of my day. I'm also not talking about the fact that, for the first time ever, voters legalized gay marriage (in the states of Maryland, Maine, and Washington). Tuesday was, admittedly, a day of many firsts. The one that I'm referring to, however, is the legalization of marijuana - for recreational use - in Colorado and Washington.

Yup. It was a good day for stoners.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Jim:

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Claire:

By the time this article goes to press, Hurricane Sandy, presumably, will be over. At the moment, however, I'm sitting in the midst of it, and honestly, it's not too bad.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Jim:

In the 1942 classic film "Casablanca" the new Nazi in town asks Rick (Humphrey Bogart) if he could imagine German soldiers in New York City. Rick replies that there are some New York neighborhoods that the Third Reich would be well advised to steer clear of.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

CLAIRE:

Saturday, October 13, 2012

JIM:

According to the National Retail Federation, "More Americans than ever will be in the haunting mood this year, with seven in 10 celebrating Halloween, the most in NRF's 10-year survey history. On average, celebrants are expected to spend almost $80 on decorations, costumes and candy as total spending on the holiday is expected to reach $8 billion." [http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=Dashboard&id=54]

Saturday, October 6, 2012

JIM:

Saturday, September 29, 2012

JIM:

Sometime in the Sixties, Ralph Nader became famous for "Unsafe at Any Speed," which trashed the Chevy Corvair. The Corvair was a compact car with its engine in the rear, aimed at taking on the Volkswagen Beetle.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

JIM: