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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 Top 5 Attractions in Pagosa Springs, or Nearby

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Top 5 Attractions in Pagosa Springs, or Nearby

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

Sure, it’s a friendly little town, full of nice people.  But to be perfectly honest, we tend to get kind of grumpy during the summer tourist season…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Will Not Be Reading 'Project 2025'

READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Will Not Be Reading ‘Project 2025’

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

I’m not running for President, so I assume it’s safe for me to read the document. But I’m not going to. I’ve never read anything 900 pages long…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About the Dodo, Revealed

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About the Dodo, Revealed

Posted on August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The professor feels that the idea many of us have about the dodo — that it was “this dumpy, slightly stupid bird that kind of deserved to go extinct” — is inaccurate…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Appealing to Women

READY, FIRE, AIM: Appealing to Women

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

It’s hard to say exactly what my ex-wife Darlene found appealing about me, so many years ago. It couldn’t have been my vast wealth…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Decade of the Brain

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Decade of the Brain

Posted on August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Louis Cannon

President George H.W. Bush announced The Decade in 1990, as an effort “to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Inflation's Crucial Threshold

READY, FIRE, AIM: Inflation’s Crucial Threshold

Posted on August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 by Louis Cannon

That threshold is actually very important, if you’re rich, because it means that the Federal Reserve now has an excuse to lower the interest rate…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weird Sisters

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weird Sisters

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

I’ve been coming across the word “weird” in the news lately, applied to a certain political party, by a competing political party…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cannabis for Chickens

READY, FIRE, AIM: Cannabis for Chickens

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

The government — and now, chicken farmers — use the word “hemp” to mean cannabis that contains 0.3 percent or less THC content…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Heavy Traffic

READY, FIRE, AIM: Heavy Traffic

Posted on August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“Name a global city, and it’s probably building miles of new rail transit, oftentimes with much more impressive technical specs than Americans are used to…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Dumb Weekend Without My Smartphone

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Dumb Weekend Without My Smartphone

Posted on August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Above is a photo of my replacement phone, which was very reasonably priced…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old White Guys

READY, FIRE, AIM: Old White Guys

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

The two old white guys were easy to recognize, because they were wearing t-shirts that said “Old White Men for Harris”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE. AIM: FDA Recalls, and the Spread of Misinformation

READY, FIRE. AIM: FDA Recalls, and the Spread of Misinformation

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

We can understand why the FDA would want drug companies to take an active role in defending their own products…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Childless Cat Ladies from Elite Universities

READY, FIRE, AIM: Childless Cat Ladies from Elite Universities

Posted on August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“I’ve got nothing against cats,” Senator Vance told commentator Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM talk show last month…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Worth More Than My Weight in Gold

READY, FIRE, AIM: Worth More Than My Weight in Gold

Posted on August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 by Louis Cannon

When I was a kid, my parents tried to make me understand that certain things were priceless. You simply couldn’t assign a price to them…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Comforts of Cardboard

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Comforts of Cardboard

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

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the athletes’ accommodations made headlines, because the beds in the Olympic Village were made of cardboard…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cavemen on the Moon

READY, FIRE, AIM: Cavemen on the Moon

Posted on July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 by Louis Cannon

So far, NASA’s Artemis Project, as budgeted through 2025, will cost about $100 billion dollars. “Billion” with a “B”. And that’s before anyone even sets foot inside a spaceship…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, AIM, FIRE: Waiting at the Door

READY, AIM, FIRE: Waiting at the Door

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

My cat, Roscoe, will wait quietly at the door for the longest time. He knows I will eventually notice him and let him out (if he’s inside) or in (if he’s outside.)…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Losing My Religion

READY, FIRE, AIM: Losing My Religion

Posted on July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 by Louis Cannon

So, reportedly, a lot of Americans — like, 100 million of us? — have lost, or are in the process of losing, our religion…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Those Pagosa Pirates

READY, FIRE, AIM: Those Pagosa Pirates

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

Back in November, a group of Somali pirates in a skiff temporarily hijacked the oil tanker MV Central Park, but were later captured…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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