My mom & dad, 1964 and 2019.

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction) 07/15/2019 at 10:53 • Filed to: None

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These are my parents - my oldest brother & I rented him a Porsche off Turo (in Austin) this weekend to remind him of his 356 B Super 90 he had when he was courting my mom. I didn’t get to be there with them, but my sister and little brother and their kids were there and got to be in on the fun.

The couple that drives together, thrives together! =)

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 10:58

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This is remarkably wholesome AND good Oppo.

Nibby > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/15/2019 at 11:00

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hopefully this will be us in 55 years

TysMagic > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:01

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this is awesome! My grandparents just celebrated 68 years of marriage. It’s inspiring to see that kind of love

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:05

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Awwwww

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic 07/15/2019 at 11:08

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Wow! That’s so cool. I hope that my wife and I can be the same example of unconditional love for my kids as my parents have been for me and my siblings.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/15/2019 at 11:10

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If only there were a could old C orgis in the backseat... ha!

TysMagic > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:10

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100% agree, my wife and I are  coming up on five years - long way to go, but we’re both in it for the long haul!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Nibby 07/15/2019 at 11:12

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Only if it’s a Tempo behind us.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Nibby 07/15/2019 at 11:13

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This went from wholesome to fucking hilarious so fast

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:16

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Aww, congrats to mom and dad! May they have many more years to enjoy together!

And   they look great for 55 years of marriage too!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic 07/15/2019 at 11:17

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That’s great - happy for you . Mrs. addiction and I will hit 20 next year!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:21

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Absolutely fantastic. Well done. Beautiful weather here this weekend, too. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 07/15/2019 at 11:25

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Thank you!

My dad will be 82 this year - guy absolutely refuses to age. It’s so awesome to see my mom like this: she’s dealt with depression most of her life, and the past year had terrible back pain that made it so she could barely walk. She had a surgery a few months ago that immediately relieved her pain. Was amazing to see her dancing at my nephew’s recent wedding!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 11:28

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So glad we finally got it done. The initial idea for it came up at Christmas.

They almost did it a few months ago, but my mom was dealing with some really bad back pain at the time. Happy to report that a recent surgery completely alleviated her pain!

TysMagic > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:28

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we’ll be there someday! Any advice? 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic 07/15/2019 at 11:38

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Always remember that you’re on the same team.

Practice forgiveness (and asking for forgiveness) regularly.

Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s easy to get annoyed by someone who you spend 2/3rds of each and every day with. Don’t let stupid stuff turn into an argument.

Make big decisions together (mutual respect). 

Poor_Sh > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:46

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Well.... how’d they like the car?

TysMagic > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 11:46

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All of that sounds like great advice to me! Thanks!!

That third one is similar to the advice my mother gave me. She used a fantastic example, if the toilet paper is on “backwards” and that bothers you. Don’t let small stuff like that build up frustration inside you. Either say something or just let it go.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Poor_Sh 07/15/2019 at 11:50

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Loved it! My dad sent me an awesome thank you note. Several of my family got to enjoy driving it, and my nephews got to ride along.

And my brother, who I’ve been pestering for years to buy a sports car, might have actually caught the bug for real. =) 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic 07/15/2019 at 11:52

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Sure thing.

Yes! Don’t let it fester.   

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 12:08

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Glad to hear she’s feeling better. They look to be about the same age as my parents (both born in 1940).

arl > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 12:10

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Aww, good and happy Oppo is good! Congrats to them. :) 

Nibby > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/15/2019 at 12:14

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o7

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 12:16

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Thanks. Yes, very similar. My Dad will be 82 this year, so he’s a bit older.

Kind of funny - t he Boomer generation totally skipped my family. My oldest brother is an early Gen Xer.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > arl 07/15/2019 at 12:17

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Thanks!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 12:19

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TBH, I’m not even really sure what defines a Gen Xer. My older brother was born in 1964, and I was born in 1966. Does that generation even get a name? My dad was in graduate  school, which is why he didn’t get drafted.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:14

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The term “baby boomer” refers to individuals born in the United States between mid-1946 and mid-1964 (Hogan, Perez, and Bell, 2008). Distinctions between the baby boom cohort and birth cohorts from preceding and subsequent years become apparent when fertility measures are framed within a historical context. The baby boom in the United States was marked by a substantial rise in birth rates post-World War II. Two features of the baby boom differentiate this increase from those previously experienced: the size of the birth cohort and the length of time for which these higher levels of fertility were sustained.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:14

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You’re Generation X, as am I. OC is on the cusp really.

I would say it like this - if your school as a kid was full to overflowing or they were opening new schools around you, you’re a Boomer.

If you attended half full schools and they were closing all around you, you’re Generation X.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 07/15/2019 at 14:17

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Yea! I have a label!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 14:19

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Well, that was quite scientific. I knew about the Boomers, I just haven’t kept up with the subsequent classifications. 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:22

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Doesn’t it feel good to belong?

On a side note, it was weird growing up from 1st grade all the way through high school with the threat of my school being closed the entire 12 years.  Every school I attended was around 60% of capacity, until my senior year of high school when they finally closed the first (of several) high schools in the district.  

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 07/15/2019 at 14:26

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I don’t remember ever being in such a situation. Then again, I never paid attention. And in HS, I was too stoned. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:28

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... the Pew Research Center is looking to give more structure to these generational nicknames with a new set of guidelines that establishes where each person belongs depending on their birth year. This is what they’ve come up with:

The Silent Generation: Born 1928-1945 (my parents)

Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964

Generation X: Born 1965-1980 (4  of my siblings)

Millennials: Born 1981-1996 (my little brother)

Post-Millennials: Born 1997-Present (my kids)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:32

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My younger brother, sister, and I are (were?) part of this group, also known as the Oregon Trail Generation:

In establishing these guidelines, it also looks like the “Xennial” has been wiped from existence. This is a micro-generation that encompassed those born between 1977 and 1983—they identified themselves as people who grew up in a pre-digital world and later adapted to today’s technology. If this includes you, you’re now either a late-term Gen X’er or a grizzled veteran of the Millennial clan.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 14:41

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But why is it so important to categorize everybody? The Baby Boom was a thing because of WWII. Who cares what comes after? Is it necessary? Or just marketing?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 14:50

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This is a good point. Businesses definitely use it to try to categorize people, but I think the government also uses it for future planning. Clearly, everyone’s an individual and these categories don’t define people as much as planners & marketers want , but the conditions in which people grow up and the events that define their formative years really do affect their mindset and how they approach the world around them.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 14:55

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I understand that, but I just don’t get the need to name them. It’s like the idiotic trend to name storms other than hurricanes. Now THAT is nothing more than marketing.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/15/2019 at 15:04

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Yeah, I agree. It will be entertaining to see what they come up with after Generation Z (the post-Millennials )...

TIL:

The pioneering Australian weatherman Clement Wragge began assigning names to tropical cyclones in the late 19th century, initially using the letters of the Greek alphabet and characters from Greek and Roman mythology. An eccentric and playful fellow, he later turned to the names of local politicians he particularly disliked; as a result, he was able to state in public forecasts that the officials were “causing great distress” or “wandering aimlessly about the Pacific.” Needless to say, Wragge’s subtly hostile approach didn’t take the meteorology profession by storm.

During World War II, U.S. Air Force and Navy meteorologists plotting storms over the Pacific needed a better way to denote hurricanes while analyzing weather maps. Many began paying tribute to their wives and girlfriends back home by naming tropical cyclones after them. In 1945 the newly formed National Weather Bureau—later the National Weather Service—introduced a system based on the military phonetic alphabet, but by 1953 the options had been exhausted. The next year, the bureau embraced forecasters’ informal practice of giving hurricanes women’s names. Because America led the world in weather tracking technology at the time, many other countries adopted the new nomenclature.

By the 1960s, some feminists began taking issue with the gendered naming convention. Most vocal among them was a National Organization for Women member from the Miami area named Roxcy Bolton, whose many accomplishments throughout a lifetime of activism include founding women’s shelters and rape crisis centers, helping to end sexist advertising, achieving maternity leave for flight attendants and eradicating all-male dining rooms in Florida restaurants. In the early 1970s Bolton chided the National Weather Service for their hurricane naming system, declaring, “Women are not disasters, destroying life and communities and leaving a lasting and devastating effect.” Perhaps taking a cue from Clement Wragge, she recommended senators—who, she said, “delight in having things named after them”—as more appropriate namesakes for storms.

In 1979, the National Weather Service and the World Meteorological Association finally switched to an alternating inventory of both men’s and women’s names. (Bolton’s senator-based plan was rejected, however, as was her proposal to replace the word “hurricane”—which she thought sounded too close to “her-icane”—with “him-icane.”)  

Poor_Sh > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 18:57

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Best outcome!

shop-teacher > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 22:14

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That's fantastic! :)

phenotyp > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/15/2019 at 23:29

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This is so great. Well done. Cheers to y’all!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > phenotyp 07/16/2019 at 10:52

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Thanks!