Why Gen z and millennials of the company don't have a passport. I was not picked for this honor to represent the best of the company but they needed to send anybody at this point. So the new head of the company 32 years old came to me the OG employee 56 year old hired once, once quit, rehired, twice fired and rehired to represent us and the new generation of programers and translators in France. I was less than thrilled, I want to drop the original company name it would explain this simpler and quicker but NDA's forbid me to. It's amazing that newer generation programers and coders don't understand that there is an old guard program always running and this is why my kind people are in high demand we are not the face of the company but the janitor or plumber for said company. Quick example ATT network crashes they say they were hacked, but in reality their new security update violated the Old Guard system program which all of their programs and updates are built ontop of or over. So if you are still with me I am sitting here in a conference in Paris France at a table of fellow American Gen-X who are here because majority of millennials and Gen z don't have valid Passports.

We had a very low key Thanksgiving at home with no guests. Did a pretty standard menu with all the usuals and now just waiting on the dishwasher to finish Round 3 so I can start Round 4 before heading to bed. Tomorrow morning I have a 10k Turkey Trot race which I’m looking forward to, followed by Black Friday shopping which I’m not. How did your day go?

If you have, what book had you so enthralled that it was worth sacrificing sleep for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS-Tu6eNsFM

Anyone else, particularly guys, find themselves walking around turning lights off around the house? If I didn't, nearly every light in the house would be turned on 100% of the time.

It's like people have lost the ability to shut the lights off when they exit a space. I think it's a skill that should be on resumes.

Hope everyone has a fabulously spooky day 🎃

I also mentioned toilet papering houses. He is in disbelief.

Hi everyone. I'm a business coach and am reviewing this study about Gen X and entrepreneurship published on INC. I'd love to know your thoughts. Are you considering a "side hustle" or starting a business as you move out of the expected working norms and considering retirement? I work full time and have a side hustle as well to keep my passion projects alive... thoughts?

I can still hear my sweet grandmother’s voice when she would lament the price of ground beef compared to the 50s and 60s. This is as a teenager in the 80s. I am ashamed to admit that I can recall an eye roll or 1000. Loved her so much but I was an idiot teenager. Well, it’s official. I am my grandmother. I just bought a Whatchamacalit candy bar for 2x the cost of what I remember paying (not that bad as far as candy bars go but still a bit of sticker shock) for what I SWEAR is HALF the freaking candy bar! It was thinner and shorter! Sigh…. It has begun. But it still tasted great! lol

My moms ‘73 Chrysler Newport has this feature.

How is everyone’s weekend looking?

New acct, don't know for how long, but need a vent spot. I'm a 51 yo father of an AWESOME 4yo that lives and breathes every minute to be with me. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE him and I love being a dad...but goddamn, I AM TIRED! I get up @430 every day, bust my ass on my feet at work all day, get home and can't even think about a moments rest until he finally stays in bed, usually @ 9 or later. Then have to shower, prep for the next day, try to unwind, and laughably, try to get some QT with my wifey. I genuinely look forward to spending time with my little man, and could do it everyday, if not for the fact that I just don't sleep anymore. The younger ones out there won't quite understand, yet...but I know my fellow GenXer's might. I'm tired. I feel like I can't do enough. I feel like if I say something to, we'll, ANYONE , that shit will go badly. I don't want to vent or talk to my lifelong friends because I feel like I'm just complaining, and they don't want to hear it anymore. (I have to add, my crew has been together for almost 40 years, they were with me thru my brother's suicide, my bipolar ass life, and all of my fuck ups) but I still don't want to "bother " them. Is this what it's about now? Being perpetually exhausted, beyond annoyed with damn near everyone and everything? I've done pretty damn well taking care of myself and my shit my whole adult life... No lies, I've seen the darkness, I've considered (LOOOOONG ago) ending the issues permanently, and have also seen the flip side of that first hand...not gonna happen with me. I just gotta know...is this how it goes for me, from here on out? I've considered a shrink (been there before), and I DO NOT want to be medicated again (20yrs on depakote) cuz that shit is poison...but man... Like I said at the beginning, this is a vent, and maybe a way to get shit out and off my chest...I dunno.... Curious if anyone will actually read this the whole way, and maybe relate.... Until next time ✌️

Look I’m old (51m). I absolutely do not have the fast twitch reflexes necessary to excel at games like Wukong, Sikero, and Nioh.

I have beat all the other Soulsborne games at least twice though. Additionally, I love Skyrim, Fallout3, 4, and New Vegas,Horizon Zero Dawn 1&2, all the Borderlands games as well as all the Bioshock games.

So what else is there for old timers like me?

Also played and beat Witcher 2&3 and RDR 1&2 in addition to all the Tomb Raider and Doom games.

I’m pretty sure there is nothing left but please let me know if I missed anything important and fun.

Also, yeah, all the Mass Effect games too.

Gave up on GOW Ragnarok during one of the axe throwing puzzles I couldn’t solve.

Thanks!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKEt3MhNMM&pp=ygUTc3Rhcm1hbiBkYXZpZCBib3dpZQ%3D%3D

Our Lhasa is 19 years old and very brittle. He’s pretty much deaf and blind. He eats like a champ! But he can barely walk and does drop turds from time to time. Can’t really snuggle and he gets super startled when we approach him. I try to be as gentle as possible. Lately he has this thing where he does high pitched barks at night which are causing us to lose sleep. He takes trazadone at night but seems impervious to it at times and has a hard time settling down to sleep. And - his penis hangs out of its shaft. The vet told me I just have to put it back in. Omg doing this on a daily basis is not my idea of fun. It’s a two person ordeal and honestly just weird.I can’t make this shit up. So - we are so conflicted about putting him to sleep - he doesn’t seem to enjoy life - only eating. Any real advice? Our vet isn’t much help either

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSOZnX7PRjE&pp=ygUXbG92ZSAmIHJvY2tldHMgc28gYWxpdmU%3D

And why? And why now? Why am I(or anyone else) just hearing about it?

Is it going to be around for awhile or just this summer?

Anyone else watching today?

I’m hanging out with my grandson and soaking in that toddler energy. It’s fantastic and exhausting :)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=07Y0cy-nvAg&pp=ygUWbm8gc2xlZXAgdGlsbCBicm9va2x5bg%3D%3D

When was the last time you actually had to print a piece of paper to complete some task/transaction?

When companies ask me to print a PDF, sign it, and then scan it so I can send it back, it just baffles me. I really don't see a need for paper in my life at this point.

Receipts can be emailed, or just stored in your account register - why print a piece of paper? (so, not just for home, but businesses probably can migrate away from printing on paper at this point)

The next 10 - 20 years could be radically different than what we have known for the last 50 years. Ai\quantum computing, climate change, politics across the world changing, etc. I really think our kids will have much more tumultuous times than we ever faced. How are you preparing your kids for radical change?