I looked up the current price of Baccarat Rouge 540, and found it available on Amazon: 2 fluid ounces for $350…
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: The Right Time of Year to Buy Greenland
The people in Greenland don’t seem too hot on the idea, however…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hoping for a New Refrigerator for Christmas? Good Luck…
According to certain news reports, Americans are scrambling to stock up on cars, refrigerators and other big-ticket items in anticipation of new tariffs on imports…
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Chaos
Fox News described the most recent mess this way… claiming the Continuing Resolution deal was “killed by an avalanche”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Political Appointees are Allowed to ‘Go Wild’
I agree. Keep RFK Jr. away from the oil and gas. But not too far away. We don’t want to bankrupt him….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lunch of Suffering
Chinese millennials flooded social media sites with cold, spiceless dishes as examples of self-inflicted suffering…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old Enough to Experience Severe Mental Distress, and Proud of It
I suspect that dogs are more prone to share their owners’ mental distress, in a sympathetic manner. Cats don’t care about anyone but themselves…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About Butter
Although you wouldn’t know it from looking at me, I spend a lot of my spare time watching YouTube videos about the existence of God…
READY, FIRE, AIM: America’s Fighting Fish
My dad was an avid fisherman, which is probably why I developed an aversion to fishing…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What My Left Hand Was Doing
I must have made a donation… to someone… at some point. I mean, to this or that worthy non-profit…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Simple Life… or, Why Communism is Winning
The Chinese have it figured out. The most common Christmas tradition seems to be: to give someone an apple…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Psychic Warriors, and Bathrooms
One of the secrets, which remained classified until 2003, was an effort to develop psychic powers within military personnel…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Doing Nothing, is Something
“…it’s normal to find yourself slowing down as the holidays approach… But here’s the truth: doing nothing is good for you…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Did You See the Gorilla?
In most of the 16 test groups, about 50% of the subjects did not report seeing the gorilla…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Excellent Brain Care Score
“Very few people can have a perfect score. The goal is to have the best score that you can, and monitor it over time…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s Been 12 Years Already… Why Hasn’t the Universe Disappeared?
The apparent (but temporary) existence of the Higgs boson further suggested the existence of the so-called ‘Higgs field’ everywhere in the universe…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tariffs
Scott says, tariffs are a good thing, and we don’t need to worry. So I’m not going to worry…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Chicago Blues
In thirty-three Illinois counties, voters have passed non-binding resolutions backing the idea of forming a new U.S. state…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Three
We understand that certain scientists nowadays feel like they are in a life and death struggle with the Creationists…