The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

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  • It’s the End of the World as We Know It

    And the rabbit hole I fell down while reminiscing about this PERFECT song. It’s the end of the world as we know it and are we feeling fine?  If you were in college in the early to mid 80s R.E.M. was everything.  I was reminded recently that It’s The End of the World As We… Read more

  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

    I may or may not have been studying for finals here in the spring of 1986. Part 2: The College Years  “Boys and girls and music. Why do they need gin?” Annie, It’s a Wonderful Life Everything fun happens at night.  Especially a summer night. When you’re young and fun, all the good stuff happens in… Read more

  • To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

    The confluence of music and attraction. This is part 1 of what will probably turn into a three part saga, LOL. I have to broadcast a warning before anyone reads this. And maybe I am being presumptuous but… if I have dated you, loved you, lusted after you, or had any romantic or semi-romantic relationship… Read more

  • 1994, I Miss You and Your Music.

    Where have 31 years gone? A VERY blonde me in 1994. Oh my missing collagen. And eyebrows! Lol! On a recent road trip I spent a good number of car-bound hours tuned into Lithium on SiriusXM.  What a time capsule.  It got me thinking about what an absolute bounty of music came out in 1994. … Read more

  • Mysteries

    Can they be solved? Do I want them to be? Someone I sort of know a little through the wonder of social media inspired me to write about mystery. That person is a mystery to me. I have found it difficult to meet new people in real life, especially when you reside in a small… Read more

  • Friends? Chums? Cohorts? Pals? Alter egos? Allies? Buddies? Confidants?

    NOT S OR F OR B today- just contemplating relationships I started this blog in the late winter of 2024 as a way to sort through the process of trying to reclaim the core of who I am, of who I used to be, and to figure out how to move through the world as… Read more

  • Gen X Was Neither Feral Nor Neglected

    Well, maybe just a little. I want to challenge that whole trope about Gen X being raised on hose water and neglect.  It’s out there in the inter-web-verse that Gen X grew up feral.   I mean, yes, we did drink from the garden hose, but from someone who’s lived the Gen X lifestyle, let… Read more

  • OK Universe…

    Help me to get unstuck. Have you ever gotten to a point in your life where you think/feel/know you don’t want to do this anymore? Whatever this is for you?  This of course is different for different people. I’ve been increasingly feeling this way for the better part of this past year.  And I feel… Read more