HeyJaredGen X Journalist
Reminiscing on all things Generation X, from pop culture to old school hip hop, and storytelling as I journey through growing older in an ever changing world. Circa 1973
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Throwback Thursday: Who Remembers Resume Paper? (opens the original)
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I originally shared this on my other Substack, Black Girl Happy Planner, but of course I had to share with my Gen X peeps since this is right up our alley. There is all this buzz going around regarding a member of Gen Z and and her dismay at the fact that the people she interviewed with for a job, were offended by the fact that she brought an iced coffee with her to the interview. As a member of Generation X, of course I felt inclined to respond like so many of my fellow Gen Xers have. And from
This Just Popped Into My Head #1 (opens the original)
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If you are subscribed to this Substack then you're probably a lover of Old School music just like me! And with that said, because I've have lived through at least five decades of music, old songs often either randomly just pop into my head or I'll be in a store or restaurant (or elevator) and an old song will come on and it won't exit my headspace until later that day or for several days (until I hear a new, old song). So, I thought, why not start a series, sharing the old school songs that pop
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