Oh, at last! I’ve found another soul that understands, and appreciates MEDIOCRITY!
One “Old Coot” seems to understand the true value of mediocrity, and has put it into words so well. Here’s a bit of the short post that’s well worth reading. ~ sekanblogger
Up With Mediocrity
“Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.” Joseph Heller
Coots want to honor mediocrity today. It is easy to take mediocrity for granted. It looks so easy but it is not. People fail to appreciate the difficulty in maintaining an even keel in life; charting that difficult course between accomplishment and blithering idiocy. Most people just can’t manage this. Try as they might, they fail. They either excel at something without even noticing or expose their stupidity because they don’t know how to maintain proper discipline. Humans are complex and operate on many levels which makes the seemingly simple task of being mediocre almost impossible. Most people have some dimension of their being which stands out. There seems always to be some talent or skill which is unique or memorable and most people just don’t have the skills to cover it up. This is why for most people being mediocre is impossible. No matter how hard they try to tone down those areas, they just can’t do it. Something stands out.
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KANSAS MEDIOCRITY 
Sekanblogger,
The Cantankerous Old Coots are honored to receive your attention and praise although as a principled mediocritarian, I recognize the fine line I am walking here. What might happen if I fancied myself an expert at mediocrity. I shudder at the thought, It may be my Kansas roots that started it all. (Both my parents were born in Kansas).
You are safe. Nothing from Kansas is extraordinary, unless it’s some of the crazies like Fred Phelps.
It’s wonderful to excel in mediocrity.
I mean no disrespect, but it seems to me that what you guys are selling is not mediocrity but humility. IMHO. 😀
That’s a good observation. I like humility, hope our politicians and their owners find some one of these days.
Is mediocrity the middle way?
It is for me. It’s the ‘softer, easier way’!