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December 9, 2003
Baby Boomers: The New Definition
As if we weren't viewed as self-promotional enough, Kia Motors has awakened to the power of 76 million potential customers by taking on Merriam-Webster on our behalf. They armed a willing Baby Boomer couple with a new Kia and a cross-country mission to fill a petition with 12,000 names.
The stated purpose was to change the dictionary definition of baby boomer. But we suspect in the bargain Kia is attempting to appeal to the millions of "inner hippies" screaming for a new-age cause.
We believe it might be time to listen to our Gen-X detractors and quit consuming crap like this and put our "inner hippies" back to work for causes that really mean something.
With the holiday season upon us, consider getting in your Kia or whatever other gas-guzzling mode of transportation we've popularized these days, and satisfy that need for self-actualization in a constructive manner.
What's your cause? Enter a comment and tell us about it.
UPDATE 12-10-03: Volunteer Match is a web-based service designed to link willing volunteers to programs of interest. You can search in your zip code or by your interests.
Posted on December 9, 2003 5:56 PM
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Hello, I am an aging hipster, 39 yrs. old. before deleting this because I was born in '66, please consider, I have been getting heated wrath everywhere I go simply for my presence. I know I look older, especially my face, but my body has become more lean and toned since I make myself feel good through daily exercise. ANyways, I am trying to connect with people. I have a degree in sociology and am somewhat dismayed. The world is a far harsher place to be as a woman who is not deemed "pretty" by the world at large. I m immersing myself in projects, the kind I think you would approve of (using creativity and doing something good for the world at the same time being self-sufficient. But every-time I go outside, people are so mean and rude and act like I have no right to even exist.
Anyways, just wanted to let you know, life is no picnic for someone who is an in-betweenie. And a woman to boot. I would like to participate in change, I won't go down without a fight, that is, I refuse to stay "in" because the world is full of bullies who don't have lives and find nothing better to do than to make a woman over 35 feel bad. (I am only referring to people outside, in public, who I do not know.
There is a huge lack of woman my age, where I live (in San Francisco). When I do see them, they look sad and harried.
Hobbled by sudden oppression, but not defeated!
Aimee
Posted by: Aimee on April 29, 2006 2:48 PM
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