Tag Archives: End of Suburbia
Generation P(eak)
September 6, 2008 – 1:54 pm
Today, I went to my son's soccer game while the boys congregated and kicked the ball around. I overheard one of their exchanges. Okay, I was eavesdropping. "Did you see McCain give that speech?" "Yeah, I did". The first boy shook his head somberly, "Well, he gave a bad speech." The other agreed, "Totally a bad speecher." "Plus, did you notice," the boy continued, "that his group is 92% Caucasian?" I didn't hear the rest, but I know that these kids are emblematic of their generation. They feel a great weight on their shoulders. War, environment, economy and a deep
