$3.09 for unleaded. We didn’t know how good we had it…
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: Past the Tipping Point
I believe in omens. Not everyone does. Or at least, not everyone is willing to admit they believe in omens…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pagosa Springs, New & Improved
I came across an interesting comment in the Daily Post the other day… a letter to the editor written by Richard P. Reading…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad Language Makes Good Politics
“Politics abounds with bad language: lying and bullshitting, grandstanding and virtue signaling, code words and dogwhistles, and more…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: In Case You Missed Columbus Day
Historians have generally held the belief that Christopher Columbus was of Italian descent…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Psychopath Sitting Next to Me
Psychopaths, as they are portrayed in movies seemed to have qualities like viciousness and callousness that I didn’t see in myself…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fear of People Wearing Glasses
I’ve always been a little weirded out by people who wear sunglasses indoors… or at night…
READY, FIRE, AIM: November is Coming. Big Deal.
The county clerks in Colorado are working overtime this week, getting ready to mail out the November ballots…
READY, FIRE, AIM: They’re Eating Cats in Colorado
At least one hunter, interviewed for an article on TheMeatEater.com, makes his mountain lion meat into “breakfast sausage”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Tooth Fairy Economics
Affordable Dentures & Implants decided to investigate how much children are raking in for baby teeth left for the Tooth Fairy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Looking Younger, But From a Distance
“In all directions, at great distances, the universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: God, Himself
What little we know about God has been handed down to us through a series of languages and translations…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Appear Emotionally Intelligent
“People with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70 percent of the time…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: News, Possibly Fake
For whatever reason, Parliament allowed the Licensing Act to lapse in 1695, which allowed newspaper to make up their own fake news…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Visit to My Robot Dentist
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….
READY, FIRE, AIM: I’m Not Asleep; I’m Just Resting My Eyes
The chinstrap penguin has developed a rather unique relationship with sleep…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dinosaurs in Utah
I found myself wondering, why did dinosaurs want to live in Utah?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Who Can Stop the Bleeding?
Trump could have beat Biden, blindfolded and with one hand tied behind his back…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Idle Thoughts About Three Mile Island
This was a memorable nuclear accident…