Ready and/or Not, Here I Come!, by Chris Gaither

The Reward for Good Work Is More Paperwork; the Reward for All Paperwork Is Less Work

My handwriting analyst said my electronic signature indicates a Type A personality and that’s all she sees anymore I said

The Man in Black Socks

Johnny Cash is going to Jackson; I have been to Jacksonville

Hail to the Chief of Police

He was a Murphy’s law and order R… Everyone who can be locked up will be locked up

1

In the Three’s Company of Strangers

As the world closed in the Pollyanna sought safety in numbers only to find herself taking a number

You Get What You Need

God gives us what is necessary but not sufficient because nothing is ever sufficient

For Whom the Cell Tolls

No man is an island but plenty live in abandoned towns

“A sign is anything that communicates a meaning that is not the sign itself”

Either like swords all signs have a point Or like the needle of a compass

Like Hostages Blindfolded in the Darkest of Tunnels, We Can’t See the Light with Our Eyes, but Trust and Believe, It Is an Eternal Light and It Shines Forth from an Eternal People Who Will Never Succumb to the Darkness

For human beings the dominant sens… So, coming to our senses Would necessarily involve restorin… By removing our blinders Which keep us from seeing anything

All Scenarios Are Use Case Scenarios

You’ve used others When you use your talents To serve yourself You’ve used God When you use your talents

It Is Better to Ask Forgiveness Than Permission

Nobody remembers how to forgive Because posting on social media Is an act of seeking approval

Shuttle Disaster Diplomacy

The usual cruelty Is having multiple children And enforcing a hierarchy In order to keep the peace Unusual cruelty

Are We There Yet?

The difference between Being asleep at the wheel And being asleep at the wheel Of a self-driving car Is that in the former

Bad Timing

When they start to call you clear-eyed it just means you’re a cynic whose time has come

All Life Is Suffering

I will gladly suffer fools for love

I Prefer Football, but I Have to Admit, Soccer Is Life

You can’t call timeout in soccer But you can fake an injury You can’t call timeout in life But you can fake yourself out By believing you’ve faked us all o…

Chris Gaither

Ready and/or Not, Here I Come!

Share

Other works by Chris Gaither...