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Chris’s collected works are a kind of patchwork quilt, stitched together from the fabric of his opinions, be they political or practical, his historical ponderings, personal anecdotes, genealogical forays, and vivid travelogues.
Each piece, no matter how small or seemingly incidental, contributes to the broader narrative of a man who has roamed far and wide, both across the world and the uncharted terrain of his own restless mind. Together, they form a portrait of a life spent in pursuit, of understanding, of connection, and, perhaps most of all, of a good story well told.
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“Wisdom—it does not announce itself. It rides in the back seat and watches the rain. It does not flinch when the road goes crooked.”
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He tells tales the way drunks testify, slurring into revelation. And when he lies, he lies like scripture, half true and fully believed.
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“the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, the Mezquita, rises like Southern gossip, full of contradictions and misspellings.”
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Were resolve to take shape, it would not be a blade’s keen edge nor the snap of a lash. It would not be fire, which flares and fades within the space of a single breath. No, resolve would be this: an unmoving thing, its purpose unwavering, its silence louder than any proclamation of strength.
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Fortitude is that rising. Not because it is easy. Not because it is fair. But because there is no other choice that honors the soul.
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He doesn’t care for big buffets or cars with too many buttons. Says the more you pile on your plate, the less you remember what the first bite tasted like.
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It was, and still is, the invisible work of making a life not out of perfect moments, but out of broken ones mended tenderly, out of promises renewed without applause, out of knowing each other not just at their best but at their worst, and loving anyway.
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“Faith does not require light. It learns to breathe in the dark.” —Chris White
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‘Prudence is the virtue of the senses. It is the science of appearances. It is the outmost action of the inward life.’ –Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“It all makes complete sense when you factor in the enormous amount of marijuana being smoked in this city. “
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byChrisWhite – 2025 Don’t get me wrong, I ain’t saying genealogy is a pursuit for the sane, but it does tend to attract a particular breed of folks who are real good at squinting at old documents and pestering the elderly for details about long-dead kinfolk. When I got started nearly forty years ago, there…
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