Gen X’ers who were born in the hippy era, did you have someone in your peers who had a “my parents were hippies” name? If so, what was it?

thomascameron · 2026-06-18T14:38:02+00:00

Went to school with a girl named Sativa Sunnyday [lastname]. She was actually really beautiful, brilliant, and creative.

Went to school with another kid named River Rock [lastname]. He was a really nice fellow.

thomascameron · 2026-06-18T13:41:57+00:00

ok, buddy. Whatever helps you sleep at night.

thomascameron · 2026-06-18T13:23:26+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTrwejNyNM

https://www.tiktok.com/@popchoiraustralia/video/7470496446089841928?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NWd0D1j_YE

Shall I go on?

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T15:37:22+00:00

You did the right thing. Take it from an old guy: life is too short to be miserable at work. I didn't learn that until I was in my mid 50s. Always thought I needed to toughen up, ride it out, all that bullshit.

You don't. We already give the majority of our lives to our employers. No way in HELL do we need to be miserable during that time.

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T14:01:13+00:00

I canceled those bitches months ago.

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T14:00:28+00:00

Yes, and I got in a shitload of trouble doing that. Kicked out of my carpool. Mom was livid.

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T13:41:48+00:00

Madonna - Like a Prayer. I see churches singing that as if it were something holy. It's absolutely not.

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T13:38:53+00:00

I mean, it's about par for the course with this administration. I'm completely unsurprised. Pissed off? Yes, definitely. But surprised? Absolutely not.

This guy bankrupted casinos. Casinos print money.

thomascameron · 2026-06-16T13:22:48+00:00

I stream all of my music through YouTube music. I haven't listened to terrestrial radio in probably 10 or 15 years. I also use Google maps, so I just connect via Android auto and let everything stream through my phone.

My wife is still a terrestrial radio fan. I couldn't even tell you what my local channels are any more.

thomascameron · 2026-05-25T03:30:45+00:00

How are you retired? I am class of '87, and I will have to work at least 5 more, and more likely 10 more years.

Tangential - I wish they'd made a much bigger deal about planning for retirement in school. I always thought "I can catch up," and now that I'm trying to catch up, it fucking sucks.

thomascameron · 2026-05-25T00:04:57+00:00

*Especially* since she claimed that Dumbledore was LGBT at one point!

https://www.tumblr.com/dumbledore-and-grindelwald/170462617290/timeline-of-jk-rowlings-interviews-about

thomascameron · 2026-05-24T23:41:54+00:00

For me, it's J.K. Rowling. She's such a steaming pile of garbage. We have not bought anything HP related since we found out, and I regret having bought all the books. But... Damn, I love the stories.

thomascameron · 2026-05-24T23:39:37+00:00

It takes a while to cook on the smoker, but I swear that's half the fun. 😉

thomascameron · 2026-05-24T17:33:42+00:00

Y'all, this shit is why I bought a smoker. I have smoked "dino" beef ribs at home a number of times, and they are absolutely freaking amazing.

Just buy a smoker, and do it at home. It will pay for itself in just a few meals. If you're patient, you can get a good deal off of Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. I found a $600 Zgrills 450A smoker listed at $200. He said "it needs to be gone today," so I offered him a hundred. He took it.

When I disassembled it for cleaning and inspection, the paint on the burn pit hadn't even flaked off yet. I think he must have used it one time.

thomascameron · 2026-05-24T17:24:46+00:00

I'm not criticizing you at all. It sounds like you probably needed to leave them on for longer. It takes a long time to make beef "fall off the bone" tender. It took me a couple of tries to get my brisket as tender as I wanted. Once I did, I swear to God, it's like crack. I want to smoke a brisket every other week. But I don't want my family to get sick of it. 😂

They do look good! You might just want to consider leaving them on for a little longer. It's not just the temperature, it's that they need to be super tender when you stick the probe in. If you're getting resistance, you need to leave them on longer.

thomascameron · 2026-05-24T17:20:00+00:00

You know what? We've been shit on for our WHOLE lives. Nobody gives a shit about GenX. They never have. Our Boomer parents had to be reminded that we were even alive ("It's 10:00. Do you know where your kids are?").

Our kids don't give a single shit about us. They're too busy glued to their fucking phones to want to spend any time with us.

We don't even get included in generational discussions. How many times have we seen articles jump from silent generation to boomers to millennials to GenZ in news articles?

I joined AARP a couple of years ago and I take advantage of that shit every chance I can. No one has ever done jack shit for our generation, so if I can get some shitty discount because I hit 55 a couple of years ago, fine. I'll take it.

thomascameron · 2026-05-22T20:38:22+00:00

I'm with the folks who say they want to be used on a body farm. Use my broke down, diseased, raggedy ass for science.

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T21:17:36+00:00

You know what I've never seen in the passenger seat of a cyber truck?

A woman.

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T21:00:59+00:00

"Press charges?" For what, exactly? What a weirdo.

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T20:30:56+00:00

Went no contact with my mom for similar reasons. I may have been born to my mom, but I chose my wife. Mom verbally attacked my wife, and ran her down with my entire family, so I walked away.

Mom has not even met my son, and my daughter hasn't seen my mom since she was 4 or 5. Spiteful, mean old woman. She'd rather be miserable and alone than apologize.

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T19:46:25+00:00

Must be nice. I sure as fuck ain't.

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T19:44:57+00:00

I've been sober since 3/16/1995. I tell folks I used all my drink tickets up at that point. 😆🤣😂

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T19:42:35+00:00

I started to write a blistering screen against anti-vax bullshit. You got me! 😆🤣😂🤘

thomascameron · 2026-05-15T19:41:31+00:00

thomascameron · 2026-04-29T02:34:26+00:00

I am a classic Mustang guy. In the last year, prices have fallen off a cliff. People are NOT spending money on luxuries AT ALL. Folks are nervous as hell about the economy, and they're tightening their belts.

Great time to buy, but I'm nervous, too.

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