Yes, I know this picture is creepy. Get over it.
When I was a wee lad, I had an affinity for Pee Wee.
One Halloween, in 1988, I even convinced my parents to
buy me a Pee Wee costume from the local Ben Franklin’s.
The assemble had a cheap Paul Rubens’ face mask which
was molded from flimsy painted plastic with a stretchy string
to hold it on It also came with a thin gray plaid cotton fabric
pull over shirt and pants fashioned to look like a suit with a
red tie. I fancied being able to“do the Pee Wee dance” to the
song Tequila standing on my toes. Why did I like Pee Wee?
This Halloween as many others put on different masks and get
outside themselves, I’m reminded of why I liked Pee Wee.
He was different and weird. Being different or weird may be
a terrible thing when you’re a kid, but not “being average”
is something we should all attest to as adults.
According to the United States Department of Commerce
“Overall the average American, age 25 or older, made
roughly $32,000 per year, does not have a college degree,
has been, is, or will be married as well as divorced at least
once during his or her lifetime, lives in his or her own home
in a suburban setting, and holds a white collar office job.”
According to many other sources, the average American
household has 8-10k in credit card dept and is either
neutral or dislikes his/her job. Average businesses
have do not have unique value proposition and
can easily be taken over in the market place
According to anecdotes and literature, the average man lives
in quite desperation, never leaves his home state, and dies
poor leaving his family with nothing.
I don’t want to be average.