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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Truth Comes Out In Jest & Other Clichés

Truth comes out in Jest. Its always darkest before the dawn. God only gives you what you can handle. There's someone out there for everyone. Gay men love Cher.

There is a slice of truth in each of those "you know what 'they' say" phrases. A cliché becomes a cliché usually because more than one person makes the same observation and thus we coin a phrase.

Truth comes out in jest:
Today I sent an email to my brother that contained a very sarcastic (if not funny) discription of an aquaintence of mine. When I read the email I sent to Todd, my brother, I realized how I really see this aquaintence. Good thing too, because this aquaintence of mine might become a very significant person in my life in the near future.

its always darkest before the dawn:
I am living so precariously these days that any other 40 year old adult would shiver, laugh or look down his nose at me. If success is defined by money, property, position, health, looks or anything else material then I am a failure.

Define success as having a good day, however and I'm sittin' pretty.