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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

The Truth Hurts

It used to be that
if you were obscure
you had to be able to
handle the truth
and if you were famous
your job was to
obscure the truth
but now that social media
has leveled the playing field
the truth is an obscurity
for everyone

Autres oeuvres par Chris Gaither...
Hand-held

Google Glass never took because smart phones are a prosthetic for the hands not the eyes
Only Old People Are Interested in Playing Bridge Anymore

Democracy is a game of bridge where each coalition must partner… and going for broke requires not just suicidal risk but a suicide pact,
If You’re Lucky, Your True Soulmate Becomes Your Real Helpmate

We expect a fiduciary relationship with our financial advisors and all they do is help handle the money Yet we so often fail
In the Fall of Man, Adam and Eve Ate Fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil; In the Fall of Cyborgs, We Just Fell Through a Hole

I’ve done the math and the whole is only greater than the sum of its parts when the group is made up of individuals
History Repeats Itself Because No One Is Listening

Everyone knows it could go either way but no one believes it could have gone either way So we tell ourselves
Your Persona Is the Shell, Your Desire Is the Turtle; Is the Shell Your Shield or Your Cage?

Author your own story By questioning your own authority In order to find out What you are trying to control And if, like me
Living in Harmony with Nature in the Gig Economy

At night in the city you can only see three stars but you still have to give them five stars
My Rule of Thumb

My grandfather built his house With his own hands And yet later in life Cut off half his thumb with a chai… If Alanis Morissette is right
God Is Omnipresent but You Can’t See Him; Screens Are Everywhere and All You Can See Is Yourself

It’s no coincidence that a mirror… making all self-examination a form… in which I observe myself to remak… in my own image This only works if I believe
Hell Yes

Never trust anyone who doesn’t believe in hell They’re almost always the ones whose idea of heaven is usurping God
There Are Only Two Ways to Make a Living as a Writer: Teach in an MFA Program or Host a Podcast

Those who can do talk shows Those who can’t teach others to show, don’t tell
Ingeniously, It’s Both Cause and Cure for the Worst Form of Paralysis

Make no bones about it I can’t feel a thing in my bones So, I reach for my phone
Bad Things Happen to Good People and Good Things Happen to Bad People Because We Have Divided the World into Good and Bad People When, Instead, We Are All God’s People

One interpretation holds that the… And the Tree of Knowledge of Goo… Are one and the same tree Which makes sense to me Since when Adam and Eve decided t…
God’s Reliability Is a Constant Surprise; Try Not to Ruin the Surprise

It’s widely known that A man’s best availability is his a… The highest praise for a man is What would we do without him? But it’s rarely said that
We Call It The Industrious Watercourse

I thought the Protestant work eth… I saw all the lazy rivers in peopl… until I noticed they were each swi… against the current



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