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I recently learned about something called "Generation Jones" which is between the Baby Boom generation and Generation X. I don't know how widely this "Generation Jones" idea as accepted, but I have for a long time noticed a difference between older Baby Boomers and younger Baby Boomers. I think they are almost different generations.

The year 1969 and how you remember it says a lot about what generation you are part of. If you think the most awesome thing to happen in 1969 was Woodstock, then you are an older Baby Boomer. If you think the most awesome thing to happen in 1969 was the Moon landing, then you are a younger Baby Boomer or an older Generation X person or part of this "Generation Jones." If the greatest thing you remember about 1969 was the tricycle your parents gave you for your birthday, then you are Generation X.

Well, I remember both the Moon Landing and the tricycle but the former trumps the latter so I'm a "Joneser." I think 20 years is too wide for a generation, I mean if someone was born in 1961 (or 1966 even) will have little in common with growing up experiences with one born in 1981. I think some other "Generation Jones" marks would be the memories of 8-Tracks and TV's with channel knobs.