Scientists didn’t fully understand that mushrooms can communicate with one another, through their complex underground mycelium network…
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.
READY, FIRE, AIM: When I Woke
I awake and find myself in my same old bedroom, here in Pagosa Springs, and the alarm is going off…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Department of Debt
Dark blue means “most people have terrible credit scores”. Dark gold means “pretty darn good credit scores, folks! Good work!”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Computers Write Poetry
It didn’t take long for the whole thing to get political. Just like everything has become political nowadays. Especially, poetry…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Milk of Human Kindness
The Coca-Cola company announced last year that its “better-for-you” milk product division, fairlife LLC, had surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Exceptional Snow Likely
But they didn’t say what they meant, exactly, by the word “exceptional”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Curmudgeonly View of Presidents Day
“The world will be puzzled to decide whether … you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Buddy Carter’s Sales Tax
Last month, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the FairTax Act in the House of Representatives, proposing to repeal all federal taxes…
READY, FIRE, AIM: President Xi, Smiling
I’ve occasionally run across photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping, smiling…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Black History Lessons Aren’t Usually Red; They’re Mostly Blue
The US Census, however, has taken a different approach to colorizing the 50 states, in terms of racial diversity…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Valentine’s Day Recession
I stopped by City Market yesterday to look at the Valentine’s Day goodies. They had an pretty impressive selection of mylar balloons, bouquets, flower arrangements, potted plants…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love My Job
We all need protection… and one way to get it involves the installation of McAfee Antivirus software. We also need someone to love, especially around February 14 each year…
READY, FIRE, AIM: President Biden’s Punch Lines
President Joe Biden stepped up to the microphone earlier this week, to try out his new 70-minute ‘State of the Union’ routine on a group of friends…
READY, FIRE, AIM: All Those High Tech Layoffs
Who knew there was a ‘layoff tracking’ website, totally dedicated to bad news? You would almost think they were a newspaper…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s Joe McCarthy, When We Really Need Him?
Luckily, we have Senator Bennet, and Rep. Buck to keep us safe…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Groundhog Day
February 2 occurs all around the globe, but apparently Groundhog Day does not. It’s purely an American thing…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Silence of the Yams
I noticed a rack of informational brochures offering various kinds of advice and information aimed especially at senior citizens…
READY, FIRE, AIM: There is No Plan B
I hear that Ronzoni has stopped making one of my favorite enriched macaroni products… the little star-shaped pasta called ‘Pastina’…