Chris K: The Everyday Man

Today the song Evenflow played on my Pandora playlist, and as I was listening I realized I have no idea what this song is about. I was going to look up the lyrics, but I decided to find the song and listen to it again first. I thought it might be fun to see if I could figure out what the song is about before reading the lyrics. For anyone familiar with Pearl Jam, you will note that it is rather difficult to decipher anything Eddie Vedder says. You might also note it is even more difficult to decipher anything Eddie Vedder sings. Here is the link if you'd like to try this for yourself. See if you hear what I heard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SPMfr38fCA Here is the nonsense I heard: Be there, razzed his hat in a pillow made of concrete. Again. Oh, Be there, maybe he’ll see a little better than a daisy. Ah yeah. Oh, hey now, big daddy bees, can a mayonnaise on the mirror. Uh. Oh no crayon, he can’t help when he’s happy. Look at his aim. Yeah? Evenflow, cuz your words are butterf...

A few weeks ago I had some time to kill before work, so I decided to go to Target. I felt compelled to go to Target that day, but I was not sure why. On this particular day, everything had been going smoothly with no surprises or delays. I pulled into the parking lot, locked my doors (after I got out of the car this time) and began my journey towards the entrance of the store. It had been a good day so far, and I noticed that I inadvertantly began to strut: not cocky, mostly just walking with a dash of "I'm rather awesome, so take notice" and, possibly, a hint of sass. I swear, I don't have an ego problem, just F.Y.I. A few moments later I arrived to the entrance and, naturally, I selected to enter the store through the automatic door instead of the regular doors. I mean, when given the choice, who wouldn't go through the automatic doors? It's like choosing to go through a regular door instead of those glass doors that spin in a circle. Who chooses the regular...