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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 Truth About Butter

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About Butter

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

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…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: America's Fighting Fish

READY, FIRE, AIM: America’s Fighting Fish

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

My dad was an avid fisherman, which is probably why I developed an aversion to fishing…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: What My Left Hand Was Doing

READY, FIRE, AIM: What My Left Hand Was Doing

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

I must have made a donation… to someone… at some point. I mean, to this or that worthy non-profit…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Simple Life... or, Why Communism is Winning

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Simple Life… or, Why Communism is Winning

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The Chinese have it figured out.  The most common Christmas tradition seems to be: to give someone an apple…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Psychic Warriors, and Bathrooms

READY, FIRE, AIM: Psychic Warriors, and Bathrooms

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

One of the secrets, which remained classified until 2003, was an effort to develop psychic powers within military personnel…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Doing Nothing, is Something

READY, FIRE, AIM: Doing Nothing, is Something

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

“…it’s normal to find yourself slowing down as the holidays approach… But here’s the truth: doing nothing is good for you…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Did You See the Gorilla?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Did You See the Gorilla?

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

In most of the 16 test groups, about 50% of the subjects did not report seeing the gorilla…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Excellent Brain Care Score

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Excellent Brain Care Score

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

“Very few people can have a perfect score. The goal is to have the best score that you can, and monitor it over time…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: It's Been 12 Years Already... Why Hasn't the Universe Disappeared?

READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s Been 12 Years Already… Why Hasn’t the Universe Disappeared?

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

The apparent (but temporary) existence of the Higgs boson further suggested the existence of the so-called ‘Higgs field’ everywhere in the universe…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tariffs

READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Tariffs

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

Scott says, tariffs are a good thing, and we don’t need to worry. So I’m not going to worry…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Chicago Blues

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Chicago Blues

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

In thirty-three Illinois counties, voters have passed non-binding resolutions backing the idea of forming a new U.S. state…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Three

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Three

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

We understand that certain scientists nowadays feel like they are in a life and death struggle with the Creationists…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Two

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part Two

Posted on November 26, 2024November 27, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“Someday, a fossil would be found of a human, more ape-like, or an ape, more human-like, than had been found by anyone…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part One

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love Lucy, Part One

Posted on November 25, 2024November 29, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The race was on, to find fossils that proved Darwin’s theory. So we could say, with some confidence, that the story of Lucy started with Charles Darwin…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Broccoli Eaters of the World, Unite!

READY, FIRE, AIM: Broccoli Eaters of the World, Unite!

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

Apparently, the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, did not like broccoli…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Is Making Your Bed Bad for You?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Is Making Your Bed Bad for You?

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

Yesterday, I spent some time learning about how scientists predict the effect of hygrothermal conditions on populations of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Streetcar Named Infinite Desire

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Streetcar Named Infinite Desire

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

They don’t make philosophers like they used to…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  National Spinach and Squash Month

READY, FIRE, AIM: National Spinach and Squash Month

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

Today, I intend to focus my criticism on the vegetables themselves, rather than on harmful child-rearing practices…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Me, and Ben Franklin, and Zeus

READY, FIRE, AIM: Me, and Ben Franklin, and Zeus

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

“In 1752 before Ben Franklin invented Pizza, Gameboy, the iPad2 or Mexican food, he was contemplating how to conquer electricity…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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