Generation Excellent
@generationxcellent.bsky.social
Helping men survive the mosh pit of midlife.
This bathroom has absorbed more pee than a Chuck E. Cheese ball pit.
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This bathroom has absorbed more pee than a Chuck E. Cheese ball pit.
As kids, we drank from the hose and dreamed of going pro. The pros drank from a ladle.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As kids, we drank from the hose and dreamed of going pro. The pros drank from a ladle.
"I am altering the Blue Light Special. Pray I don't alter it any further."
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"I am altering the Blue Light Special. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Catch of the day: a buzz.
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Catch of the day: a buzz.
Remember in 1993 when Coca-Cola tried to market to Gen Xers with OK soda? We never tried it, because "Gen X ennui" isn't our favorite cola flavor. Anybody here taste this stuff? Was it full of slackery goodness?
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Remember in 1993 when Coca-Cola tried to market to Gen Xers with OK soda? We never tried it, because "Gen X ennui" isn't our favorite cola flavor. Anybody here taste this stuff? Was it full of slackery goodness?
The US Treasury minted the very last penny today. RIP to the Columbia House business model and every Gen Xer’s first taste of debt.
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The US Treasury minted the very last penny today. RIP to the Columbia House business model and every Gen Xer’s first taste of debt.
“The Raiders of old were vicious and crazy and cruel. Hanging around their locker room was like hanging around the weight room at Folsom Prison." - Hunter S. Thompson
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“The Raiders of old were vicious and crazy and cruel. Hanging around their locker room was like hanging around the weight room at Folsom Prison." - Hunter S. Thompson
Happy Veterans' Day to everyone who served. Thank you for your keeping us safe, and for the razzle dazzle. That’s the fact, Jack.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Happy Veterans' Day to everyone who served. Thank you for your keeping us safe, and for the razzle dazzle. That’s the fact, Jack.
How a dad becomes a legend.
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
How a dad becomes a legend.
Somewhere in a parallel universe, a shirtless 80s dad with grass-stained New Balance sneakers is doing laps around a cul-de-sac, vaporizing dandelions to "Don’t Stop Believin’."
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Somewhere in a parallel universe, a shirtless 80s dad with grass-stained New Balance sneakers is doing laps around a cul-de-sac, vaporizing dandelions to "Don’t Stop Believin’."
Refuse the meatloaf and the Wonka Protocol activates. You get nothing.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Refuse the meatloaf and the Wonka Protocol activates. You get nothing.
I miss old school curated schadenfreude.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I miss old school curated schadenfreude.
Honestly, most of these are an improvement.
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Honestly, most of these are an improvement.
This kiss between Jennifer Grey and Mia Sara while filming "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" wasn't in the movie. But if it was... wow. It would have launched a thousand rewinds, and probably jump-started my puberty.
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This kiss between Jennifer Grey and Mia Sara while filming "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" wasn't in the movie. But if it was... wow. It would have launched a thousand rewinds, and probably jump-started my puberty.
A big problem with adulthood is nobody wants to do a Chinese fire drill anymore.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A big problem with adulthood is nobody wants to do a Chinese fire drill anymore.
This Sesame Street cartoon still lives rent free in my head. It's the reason I repeat "Loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter" during every grocery store visit, like a mantra.
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This Sesame Street cartoon still lives rent free in my head. It's the reason I repeat "Loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter" during every grocery store visit, like a mantra.
Before “self-care,” there was Sears on a Saturday with Mom.
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Before “self-care,” there was Sears on a Saturday with Mom.
In 1983, Steve Audish was a local breakdance legend. Decades later, now in his 50s, he tried to reprise the routine. It went... as well as could be expected.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In 1983, Steve Audish was a local breakdance legend. Decades later, now in his 50s, he tried to reprise the routine. It went... as well as could be expected.
The older we get, the more black clothes we own, and not the cool kind. We made a Gen-X field guide to showing up, saying the right thing, and offering comfort without making it weird. Subscribe today for this and more in our free weekly newsletter. generationxcellent.beehiiv.com/subscribe
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The older we get, the more black clothes we own, and not the cool kind. We made a Gen-X field guide to showing up, saying the right thing, and offering comfort without making it weird. Subscribe today for this and more in our free weekly newsletter. generationxcellent.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Sagging hamstrings. Sky-high sarcasm.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sagging hamstrings. Sky-high sarcasm.
We grew up planning for two possible futures: Career and happily married, or "don't even kiss someone or you'll die."
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We grew up planning for two possible futures: Career and happily married, or "don't even kiss someone or you'll die."
This is why the drapes smell like gasoline.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is why the drapes smell like gasoline.
We grew up in a golden age.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We grew up in a golden age.
I miss when cereal bribed us with hidden choking hazards.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I miss when cereal bribed us with hidden choking hazards.
Oh, they meant the “don’t get it wet” kind, not the “don’t take it on the highway” kind. Damn. Anybody excited to see the Gremlins sequel? Do we even care?
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Oh, they meant the “don’t get it wet” kind, not the “don’t take it on the highway” kind. Damn. Anybody excited to see the Gremlins sequel? Do we even care?