The poem didn’t include a blank space for my answer, so maybe it was a rhetorical question. But what if Mr. Berry really wanted an answer?
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 Magic of Magical Thinking
If you feel like researching this topic — and I’m not suggesting that you do, but if you do — a good search prompt is “cognitive biases”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shark? Or Electrocution? What Should You Choose?
“By the way, a lot of shark attacks lately, do you notice that? Lot of sharks. I watched some guys justifying it today…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Welcome to the Anthropocene
Geologists and stratigraphers don’t own the concept. People can just walk outside, and they recognize we’re in the Anthropocene….
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Colors of the Future
Pagosa Springs has become a bit more prideful these days, although we don’t yet have a Pride Parade like they have in most big cities…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dying to Get Elected
Politics have gotten a bit weird lately…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pre-bunking for a Better World
Daily Post readers are probably aware of vaccinations, from a couple of years back when they were the latest fad…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Colorado, Home of the ‘Cleanest’ Oil & Gas Molecules
I have a vague sense of what a molecule is… left over from a high school chemistry class…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Has Donald Trump Learned His Lesson?
“These are bad people. These are, in many cases, I believe, sick people…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Key to a Lasting Marriage
“If you’re going to get married, and you want a marriage that’s going to last… not necessarily the happiest marriage…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Helped Ruin America Without Really Trying
Baby Boomers make up 20% of the nation’s population, but own 52% of its net wealth, worth $76 trillion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Science of Ha Ha Ha
The Boulder researchers produced a Venn diagram to illustrate their scientific conclusion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Women in Plato’s Cave?
To state the allegory in simplistic terms, Plato invites us to imagine a cave full of prisoners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How the Grinch Stole Memorial Day
Another thing worth remembering on Memorial Day, is the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: NASA Preparing for Probe of Uranus
NASA is hoping the European Space Agency will participate. The more the merrier, when you’re probing Uranus, apparently…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A.I. Romance, Robot Rendezvous
It’s beginning to appear that AI computers are better at communicating with other AI computers, than humans are…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hope is the Most Profitable Business
On the Day of Decision, it won’t matter if you were hoping for a commerce that never fails…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Compelling Case for Cannibalism
You can easily find, on the internet, documentation of various carnivorous species engaging in cannibalism…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Could Have Been a Cheerleader
We all want safe and welcoming schools. Right? Or maybe we don’t…