Archive for August 30th, 2008

30 Aug

Five Questions to Ask Before Attending Your High School Reunion

I was just about to remit my check to attend my high school reunion, when I stopped myself.
Suddenly, a number of questions cascaded through my mind that you might want to consider before you agree to go:
(1) Are your classmates a lot older than you are? Before you exclaim, “But we’re all the same age!” [...]

30 Aug

A Brief History of Snarky

As we’ve gotten older, my generation hasn’t out grown our snarkiness, it’s taken over as our major personality trait. We are a group of emotional cripples unable to express any feelings except our own contempt. My generation may have been cute but bratty adolescents, now we’re bitter, caustic adults disparaging what we don’t like, which [...]