I recently read, in The Examiner (11/12/7), that “The (Howard County) council is considering a measure to create a task force to study opportunities for residents to comment on development issues, such as project or zoning proposals.”
I’m at a deciding point right now. See, I either have to write a 200-page exegesis on why this [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘The Saeculum’
November 26, 2007
Look! It’s another task force.
September 4, 2007
Generational Diversity 101
In the Business Monthly’s September special section on diversity in the workforce, I wrote an article on generational diversity. I find understanding generations to be one of the most informative and helpful perspectives for understanding complex social issues, business cycles and trends. If you’d like a light along your path for exploring this subject in [...]
September 3, 2007
The Fourth Turning Players: A summary
From a Wikipedia entry re Strauss and Howe’s book, The Fourth Turning. A summary of the four generational archetypes. I’m a nomad.
Prophets are values-driven, moralistic, focused on self, and
willing to fight to the death for what they believe in. They grow up as
the increasingly indulged children of a High, come of age as [...]
August 17, 2007
Boomers, Prophets and Generational Markers
I’m reviewing the four extant generations, one at a time. Here’s some insight on Boomers, now and throughout history. Text from The Fourth Turning, by intellectual powerhouses William Strauss and Neil Howe. My lightly edited version is here:
We remember Prophets (today’s Boomers) best for their coming-of-age passion (the excited pitch of Jonathan Edwards, William Lloyd [...]
August 13, 2007
Millennials … the cycle continues
Snagged data, slightly edited. Go to the powerhouse source by Strauss and Howe to read the archetypal language and original text. Here are my gentle edits.
Within the four generational archetypes, the Heroes (today’s Millennials, born 1982 – 2001/2/3?, and also known as a “civic generation”) are best remembered for their collective coming-of-age triumphs (Glorious Revolution, [...]
August 10, 2007
The GenX Lifecourse, Over the Centuries
I utterly snagged and slighted edited this text from academic superstars Strauss and Howe. This info outlines the lifecourse of the generational archetype that we currently know as Gen Xers, or as The 13th Gen (born 1961 – 1981). This generation is called a Nomad Generation, and is also sometimes referred to as a “reactive [...]
June 13, 2007
“No, thanks, I’ve got enough.”
Wouldn’t it be something if a slew of our elder citizens, those with more than enough money in their pockets, bank accounts and stashes, would demonstrate civic leadership and personal virtue by agreeing *not* to receive their Social Security checks. You know, to give the cash back.
Come on. We know you’re out there. You made [...]
