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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: 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
READY, FIRE, AIM: Setting the Guinness World Record for the Hottest Day Ever

READY, FIRE, AIM: Setting the Guinness World Record for the Hottest Day Ever

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

So, like, two scientists in Antarctica are standing outside their igloo, and one says, “Gee, Fred, the thermometer says minus-55-degrees today. Does that seem kinda warm to you?…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE,AIM: Diamonds Are Forever... On Sale

READY, FIRE,AIM: Diamonds Are Forever… On Sale

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

While it takes Mother Nature millions of years to grow the old fashioned kind of diamonds, a modern synthetic diamond can be grown in less than a week..

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty in Pink

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty in Pink

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

Will the rodeo feature a bunch of tough, bronc-riding women, who feel perfectly comfortable wearing pink anyway? Or will the men in the rodeo be wearing pink… much to their embarrassment?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, You Journalists... Not Enough Babies

READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, You Journalists… Not Enough Babies

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

Raising kids is not easy.  Or cheap.  In fact, I can imagine a journalist, or a politician, going off the deep end as a result of having too many kids…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Housing Market, Not Explained in 6 Charts

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Housing Market, Not Explained in 6 Charts

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

These two opinionated guys were in agreement, amazingly enough, that the inflammatory rhetoric in America needs to get toned down…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Bit of Light Exercise vs. Sleep

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Bit of Light Exercise vs. Sleep

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

I already knew that exercise was good for you. I guess everybody knows that…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: When You Let AI Write Your Sunday Sermon

READY, FIRE, AIM: When You Let AI Write Your Sunday Sermon

Posted on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 by Louis Cannon

How would a computer program share this story with my congregation?  To find out, I asked ChatGPT to write a short sermon…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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