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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 View from the Neighbors' Window

READY, FIRE, AIM: The View from the Neighbors’ Window

Posted on October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Some might say, it’s really none of their business. But ‘business’ nowadays has a way of crossing the border…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fly Me to the Moon... or Better Yet, Mars

READY, FIRE, AIM: Fly Me to the Moon… or Better Yet, Mars

Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Elon Musk, reportedly the world’s wealthiest man, has reportedly begun giving away $1 million a day to randomly-selected registered voters…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Crazy Humor of Donald Trump

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Crazy Humor of Donald Trump

Posted on October 23, 2024October 25, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chicken Little, and the Falling Inflation Rate, Part One

READY, FIRE, AIM: Chicken Little, and the Falling Inflation Rate, Part One

Posted on October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 by Louis Cannon

$3.09 for unleaded. We didn’t know how good we had it…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Past the Tipping Point

READY, FIRE, AIM: Past the Tipping Point

Posted on October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I believe in omens. Not everyone does.  Or at least, not everyone is willing to admit they believe in omens…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Pagosa Springs, New & Improved

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pagosa Springs, New & Improved

Posted on October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I came across an interesting comment in the Daily Post the other day… a letter to the editor written by Richard P. Reading…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad Language Makes Good Politics

READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad Language Makes Good Politics

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“Politics abounds with bad language: lying and bullshitting, grandstanding and virtue signaling, code words and dogwhistles, and more…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: In Case You Missed Columbus Day

READY, FIRE, AIM: In Case You Missed Columbus Day

Posted on October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Historians have generally held the belief that Christopher Columbus was of Italian descent…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Psychopath Sitting Next to Me

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Psychopath Sitting Next to Me

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Psychopaths, as they are portrayed in movies seemed to have qualities like viciousness and callousness that I didn’t see in myself…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fear of People Wearing Glasses

READY, FIRE, AIM: Fear of People Wearing Glasses

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I’ve always been a little weirded out by people who wear sunglasses indoors… or at night…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: November is Coming. Big Deal.

READY, FIRE, AIM: November is Coming. Big Deal.

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The county clerks in Colorado are working overtime this week, getting ready to mail out the November ballots…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: They're Eating Cats in Colorado

READY, FIRE, AIM: They’re Eating Cats in Colorado

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by Louis Cannon

At least one hunter, interviewed for an article on TheMeatEater.com, makes his mountain lion meat into “breakfast sausage”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Tooth Fairy Economics

READY, FIRE, AIM: Tooth Fairy Economics

Posted on October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Affordable Dentures & Implants decided to investigate how much children are raking in for baby teeth left for the Tooth Fairy…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Looking Younger, But From a Distance

READY, FIRE, AIM: Looking Younger, But From a Distance

Posted on October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“In all directions, at great distances, the universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: God, Himself

READY, FIRE, AIM: God, Himself

Posted on October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 by Louis Cannon

What little we know about God has been handed down to us through a series of languages and translations…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Appear Emotionally Intelligent

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Appear Emotionally Intelligent

Posted on October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“People with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70 percent of the time…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  News, Possibly Fake

READY, FIRE, AIM: News, Possibly Fake

Posted on September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 by Louis Cannon

For whatever reason, Parliament allowed the Licensing Act to lapse in 1695, which allowed newspaper to make up their own fake news…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Visit to My Robot Dentist

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Visit to My Robot Dentist

Posted on September 27, 2024September 27, 2024 by Louis Cannon

There was no one in the operating room when I walked in.  Just a big video screen, and a large, gray robotic device mounted next to the chair….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I'm Not Asleep; I'm Just Resting My Eyes

READY, FIRE, AIM: I’m Not Asleep; I’m Just Resting My Eyes

Posted on September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The chinstrap penguin has developed a rather unique relationship with sleep…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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