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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

50 Ways to Lose Your Lens Cover

I was never one
for playing the field
but I was really good at
standing on the sideline
worrying over my equipment

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Say Every Prayer Like a Mic Drop

We should all know by now That every day is a do-over But we fail to realize That this means we’re in overtime And our version of overtime
“They’ll Stone You and Then They’ll Say ‘Good Luck’”

As the boat overfilled with refuge… was turned away from the harbor each of the onshore demographic gr… had their own routinized, ruthless… but surrounded by my own
Dark Matter and Dark Energy Are the Shadow Cast by the Enlightenment Project

Scientists insist that 95% of the… consists of undetectable, unknowab… because this belief makes their ca… Like you and me the little that they do know
The Internet Is a Cipher That Makes More Ciphers

What is the internet? It’s not a thing in space and time It’s a nothing in timeless cybersp… You could represent it with– “The symbol zero denoting the abse…
Get-In-Line Skating

When hell freezes over we’ll all skate on our sins
“The first thing I learned about ChatGPT was that if it doesn’t know, it makes it up”

“Did you know that your brain regularly fills in for missing information, much of the time without you even knowing that this is going on?” “(I)t happens so very quickly and without con...
Why Life Is So Hard

I thought I was choosing between Life and death When really, I was choosing betwe… First and last place So, when I thought I chose life
The First and Most Important Step Is Getting the Lie of the Land

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and antisemitism
My Wife Wears the Pants, I Wear the Freudian Slip

My wife I mean my life Is a fulfillment of dreams Where I wish I were wearing pants
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All You Need Is Love Because It Comes With Everything

At the risk of defeating myself I’ll say it in vain: Love and aggression are sutured by pain making war and peace
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Pleasures

As the enormous asteroid hurtled toward Earth I found myself working harder than ever
“Ahsoka Tano stated that anyone, with enough time, could learn to harness the Force. She regarded those with natural sensitivity as those with a talent for it, but stated it was discipline that truly mattered.”

The dark side of the Force Is the force of habit The light side of the Force Is the force of habit
Starving Artist

I was a bullshit artist until I realized a career as a bullshit scientist paid better
The Comfort Zone

Soft totalitarianism is like shoes That are just tight enough To remain comfortable If you don’t go anywhere
Haiku

Decisions my wife doesn’t make are settled by stare decisis



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