Essayist Gary Trujilo was describing a gathering he attended and said the music was excessively mediocre. I told him that I would cite him when I used this term in a post. Gary is a most perceptive writer and has multiple blogs in his artistic bag of tricks. He often shares his thoughts on the culture and many subcultures of California.

Suffice to say he doesn’t suffer fools, like Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and will point out the various posers he encounters on a seemingly endless basis. Whatever their specific field, everyone seems to take himself too seriously although he is more articulate than I am.

Unfortunately, we’ve come to accept excessive mediocrity in all aspects of life. As such, I don’t think I’ll hesitate to use the term when describing the many ballplayers hitting.226 or pitching to a 4.58 ERA. We make too many excuses for subpar performances in sports. entertainment and hospitality (to name but a few).

Serious and being serious about certain things are important especially for mechanical engineers designing and building bridges, but taking oneself too seriously is unforgiveable.