banalities of bananas

As defined by the free dictionary:

ba·nal·i·ty

n. pl. ba·nal·i·ties

1. The condition or quality of being banal; triviality: The banality of the speaker’s remarks put the audience to sleep.

2. Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace: Television commercials are full of banalities.

The idea that something has become so commonplace or part of daily life that it become banal is a testament to our high standard of living and the impact of the global economy on daily life. What’s considered a banality today would have been inconceivable only a century ago. Such luxuries as fresh produce from exotic world places, instant communication, global travel, or even having the means to attain such status are symptom of a society at its highest point.

Fresh bananas are so common that I could go out into the snow and cold and go to a convenience store, gas station, or grocery store and procure some ripe bananas for pennies a pound. So expedient is our trade status that I can even find bananas that are still green and need to sit on the kitchen counter and ripen before being consumed.