Good Morning All,
I would like to build on what Deb has said, regarding the definition of
the term "Generation X"...... I remember reading a definition a couple
of years ago....(I think it was an essay in the Atlantic Monthly, that
the letter "X" referred to the Roman numeral X, meaning 10....and the
generation in question was the 10th generation, following this nation's
revolution of 1776......
Best Wishes,
Wesley

Wesley S. Creel
Administrator of Programs
Pink Palace Family of Museums
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Memphis, TN 38111
U.S.A.
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Deb Fuller
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:51 AM
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Subject: Re: Glut Generations: Gen X-ers

This refers to those of us born in the 60s and 70s during Vietnam and
the end of the Cold War. We're right after the Baby Boomers and right
before "Generation Y" or "the Millenium Generation".

Wikipedia has an interesting article on us: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X

deb - Gen Xer and I don't really know what that means other than we
wore neon and jelly shoes in the 80s :)

On 8/27/05, Lois Brynes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I cannot recall WHICH gen. gener-Xers are. Can someone please help?
(This is
> a real question.)
> 
> It must be all those sweeping generations. Or did you mean sweeping
> generals?
> Oh, I get it, sleeping generations. I do recall those.
> 
> Lois
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 27, 2005, at 5:26 AM, Robyne Miles wrote:
> 
> 
> As it can be seen that there are many talented, dedicated Gen X-ers in
our
> 
> profession. Rather than defending my generation, I'd just like to say
to Ms.
> 
> Smedstad that her comment "In my experience of the last ten years, I
have
> 
> come to the conclusion that this is what I call "Gen X arrogance" is a
> 
> generational thing" reflects very poorly on her, and subsequently her
> 
> organization. Sweeping generalizations regarding entire generations
are both
> 
> inappropriate and short-sighted.  I hope in the future she would think
twice
> 
> about posting such biased comments in a public forum of her peers.
> 
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