On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 11:36:30 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > On 8/14/2017 8:56 AM, Gary wrote:
> > > jmcquown wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm not a "boomer" per se (depends on which war you're talking
> > > > about)
> > >
> > > Wrong.
> > > The 'baby boomer generation' only talks about one war. World War
> > > 2 ended in 1945
> > > (Europe and then Pacific a few months later)
> > >
> > > Then all those young men came home, had sex and in 1946
> > > there was a "baby boom"
> > >
> > > Basically the "baby boom" generation was born between
> > > 1946 to 1964. That's the time span that those old
> > > WW2 soldiers made babies.
> > >
> > > Generations are normally considered to be
> > > 20-25 years difference.
> > >
> > That's the accepted definition. I was born after the Korean
> > "conflict" after which my father came home and had sex with my
> > mother. LOL
> >
> > I still disagree with dsi1 saying boomers don't know what is
> > trending. If it means life being taken over by Google I'd rather not.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I think we do know, but what is trending for *us* isnt nessecarily the
> same as what my daughter would think of. My daughter can tell you all
> the popular games, but probably doesnt know who Bruno Mars is or that
> he just released a rather good new video this past weekend.
>
> Just like I was at that age, I was more into flash than a longer
> conversation in comparison to the older me. Thats a natural progression.
>
> --

Bruno Mars - that guy was a Elvis impersonator in Waikiki when he was a little 4 year old dude. That was kind of strange.