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The New York Times Fashion section has a story on "rejuveniles," adults with a penchant for culture aimed at children. Citing trends like fashionable sneakers, the widespread Hello Kitty Fetish, and bubblegum music, the story suggests a new trend in infantile lifestyles is emerging. This doesn't strike me as news: I think of the pacifiers and glow-sticks sported at raves a decade ago, or the rise of twee-pop among indie rockers a few years back. I thought, perhaps, that these tastes may have been sufficiently underground to escape the Gray Lady's notice, but I then thought of the 70's rerun craze documented in Reality Bites, and decided this is not news.

Its an interesting read, nonetheless. I went home to Oklahoma the week before last, and my mom inquired about the "Birdhouse" folder I was using, and it explained that its a skateboard company owned by Tony Hawk, who the article name checks. I've participated in other aspects of rejuvenalia cited in the story. I ride my bicycle as transportation nearly every day; when I hung out in Norman last weekend, I played a game of kickball with an adult-proportioned rubber ball; and, of course, I'm addicted to my threadbare pair of Puma sneakers.