Are We Obsessed With the Mean?

We’ve all heard it numerous times, that reference to “the middle of nowhere”. Where the hell is the middle of nowhere anyway? I’ve even caught myself referring to the place and each in reference it has been a different place!

Have you ever heard anyone talk about the edge of nowhere or just plain nowhere – woops, I did mention one time that we were going nowhere.

So why the middle of this place, a place that has somehow reached out an tapped us all on the shoulder as if to remind us that nowhere only has a middle and it can be anywhere – anywhere? - Yikes.

Look at that fool, he is parked in the middle of the street! Arrrgh!

Half of the time half of us we don’t realize that half of what we say can be taken literally, especially those of us that don’t comprehend idioms. Half of the time, oh no, another reference to the mean! Why did I say that? What is it about the mean?

Half would in the middle wouldn't it?

I ran my car off the road because I was half asleep furthermore I was half way home! What???

He stopped me mid sentence! - I was only half finished with my meal when the phone rang! Whew!!

The car broke down half way to work. – After swimming half way across the pool I turned back. Yuk!

I was right in the middle of a good book. You mean you were on page 200 of 400? I’ll bet that’s a half truth! Jeez!

There are many more so listen up, you’ll hear them. Perhaps you can figure out what our obsession with the mean is all about!

Stuck in the middle with you.