I’m sure I’m not the only person who neglected to celebrate ‘World News Day’ on Monday, September 28…
Author: Louis Cannon
Underrated writer Louis Cannon grew up in the vast American West, although his ex-wife, given the slightest opportunity, will deny that he ever grew up at all. You can read more stories on his Substack account.
READY, FIRE, AIM: Guess I’m in the Wrong Business
I would be perfectly willing to battle a much larger rival, if someone gave me $8.2 billion in stock…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Actually, We Don’t Need the Rain
I didn’t need the weather man to tell me we had a 100% chance of rain yesterday…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Living Bare-Naked
When I first heard about bare-naked birding, I got totally the wrong idea…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shining a Light on the Piddington Secession
“We have given an absolute message, not just to the region, not just to the country, but to the world,” said parish chairman Tim McNally…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Older Men Almost Single-Handedly Keeping the Beef Industry Alive
Maybe the younger generation knows something about the planet’s future that the rest of us are ignoring?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Perspectives on Your Upcoming Alien Encounter
Much of the book deals with the UFO sightings that have taken place all around the world, but maybe never actually happened…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Sucker in a ‘Tootsie Pop’ World
“All eyes are on the Lone Star State this November, and all the pressure is on Gina and me to lead this ticket to victory…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Trucks for the Taliban
Of course there’s a good reason why the Taliban prefers Toyota trucks…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How are Rising Prices Affecting You? NPR Wants to Know
“What purchases, decisions or milestones are you delaying because of higher costs, if anything?…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Socialism is Dead — Long Live Socialism!
Does my friend mean the same thing, when he uses the word “Socialism”, as I mean when I use the word “Socialism”?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Still Dreaming of Fusion
The first successful test of a thermonuclear bomb was conducted by the United States on November 1, 1952…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shut Up and Talk!
I honestly haven’t noticed the absence of chatter in subway cars….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty Damn Funny
I see in the news that the Republican Party held a two-day convention recently in Dallas, Texas — one of my all-time favorite cities…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Never-Ending Story, If You Don’t Mind
So many things I don’t understand about this crazy world. Probably because I’m stuck here, in the middle, with you…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I, Consumer
This is probably a good time to review the “Three Laws of Robotics” that science fiction writer Issac Asimov developed back in the 1940s…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Politics is Serious Business, So Keep on Smiling
Victor Marx might be smiling because his campaign had raised almost $3 million by the end of June…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Moves to Switzerland
The ‘Biomechanics Prize’ went to Matilda Brindle, Catherine Talbot, and Stuart West for devising a more precise definition of kissing in ants, birds, polar bears, and humans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: War? What War?
I thought… for a minute there… that the U.S. was at war with Iran…