I am pretty much the most average person in America. I’m 40-year old white guy in the Midwest who has a wife and two kids, works for an insurance company, doesn’t eat as well as I should and belongs to no political party. I like baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and yes, I drive a Chevrolet. I don’t speak a second language but wish I did. I was raised Catholic, but I now believe in God but not the church. I have a giant television set on which I watch a lot of sports, movies and at-home Mr. Fixit shows, but almost no traditional comedy or drama series. I went to public schools and already know that I can’t afford to send my kids to Harvard. I like jazz, blues and rock ‘n roll but hate country and despise rap. I’ve been to Disney World twice and spent too much money each time. My doctor tells me I should exercise more, my dentist tells me I should floss more, and I hate going to either one of them. In short, I am Everyman, at least the American version, and since Everyman needs a voice in this world, too, I thought I might as well share mine.
By the way, my Everyman inspiration stems from having a spectacular wife:
…and two fabulous kids:
The gentleman on the header of this page is my father, Joe White, an Everyman’s Everyman. May he rest in peace.
Hey thanks for the interesting take at the Poz’s blog. I wish I had been clever enough to leave off the 10th team on purpose for any of the reasons you stated. I just didn’t want to type numbers and somehow stopped at 9. I guess my intellectual amp just didn’t “go to 11″! Heh Heh. Cute kids.
My immediate take from Monday night on college football season past here:
http://aesthetics101.blogspot.com/2008/01/laissez-les-bon-temps-roulez.html
Best.
I’m flattered to be on your very short blogroll and delighted that you think enough of Very Short Novels to keep me there. Midwest, wife and kids, steady job, big TV, what’s so bad about that? We are a lucky people and I’m glad you’re speaking up for us.
My pleasure. Government employees must hate the Internet, eh? If possible, please delete the unnecessary “a” in my last sentence, and add the missing closing parentheses.
I plan to call my local post office on Monday and complain; I am almost hoping that they will try to give me the same BS story they gave your wife. Nice blog, by the way.
Nice….
glad I found you, everyman.
I’ guess I can consider myself everywoman then.
Intersting post about A-Rod’s hip.
I love your site. Keep it up !
Dude,
You have done pretty well for yourself! The photo of your wife … taken at Pictured Rocks? I live in Michigan, so I am familiar. Actually, my wife and I were married on Macinkac Island and took part of our honeymoon at Picture Rocks. Does that make me an Everyman, too?
Scott – Nope, that picture was taken in Hawaii a couple of years ago, along the south shore of Oahu. Of course, Everymen are everywhere, so feel free to call yourself a Mackinac Island Everyman.