"Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere." - Robert Anthony

Somewhere her dad is wondering what went so very, very wrong.

Eugene city council member: "We have a homeless problem because we don't have enough homes."
This person needs to get out more. Anyone who drives city streets knows it's not about a housing shortage.

On the way home I stopped at a business that works on commercial rigs from box trucks up to semi trucks. They were about the sixth place I called to find an outfit that had a lift and could weld. Jeff was really nice and had one of his guys weld up the slice in the transmission mount. Yeah, it cost me a few bucks (he charged me the minimum his software allowed) but now I'm not always going to wonder if that slit is opening up from stress on that piece that would eventually result in a failure of that support.

I'm the oldest guy on staff at UFC. The vast majority are under the age of 40 and most of the gals, those I interact with most frequently, are under 30. I've thought about the manifestations of that age gap lately.
If Cardi B walked into my office I wouldn't recognize her nor know why she's famous. I know who Ariana Grande is and that she's a singer but if my life depended on it I couldn't name one of her songs. Most popular online game? Hot male movie star? Best rapper? (any rapper!) Current super hero movie?
That is, I am totally ignorant of pop culture except to know it exists and recognize some of the names if not their place in that culture.
I am current on national and international politics, can hold my own in a conversation on economics, know about cars, farm animals, fitness, classical music, and construction. I'm learning about baking, medicine, and grammar (including the use of the Oxford comma). I think I have a fairly broad knowledge base and as a result I do OK in conversations with most adults on a wide range of topics. But for about the last 10 years my ability to engage with people between the age of 8 to 25 has slipped to almost zero.
The point of all of this...
I decided the other day that these young adults on staff are in the sweet spot. They're young enough to be fully literate in pop culture and relate easily to those 10 years their junior. But they're also old enough to have some depth to them and an awareness of the real world.
I'm not jealous and there would be no point to it if I were. If it mattered enough to me I could start reading up online about all of those things but I have absolutely no motivation to do so. None. I'm fine being seen as the old guy who didn't know what Romeos are and has a perpetually bad haircut.
Thinking about it the other day I decided I'm glad they're in that in-between zone. They are each GREAT at working with the teens and college students at UFC, involved in a variety of ministries to them, including mentoring. They're being good stewards of that sweet spot.
I did wonder if they realize their unique position and thought about asking them if they do. Then I decided that would make me sound like an old man.

I stumbled across these a few days ago. I thought they were a clever idea and potentially the next big thing with the youth set. Faith, our very good in-between exec director said they're a FAIL.
OK, what do I know. I'm old.