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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: Life Without a Credit Score

READY, FIRE, AIM: Life Without a Credit Score

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

The next few months were kind of rough, to be honest. The credit card companies still wanted to be paid…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Men, Not At Work

READY, FIRE, AIM: Men, Not At Work

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

How are non-working men between 25 and 54 spending their time? On average, nearly seven hours each weekday are dedicated to leisure time…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Mushroom Therapists in Love

READY, FIRE, AIM: Mushroom Therapists in Love

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

“Even for experienced therapists,” Hlynsson said, “managing romantic transference proved to be a challenge…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  A Kinder, Funner Guide to Good Grammar

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Kinder, Funner Guide to Good Grammar

Posted on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I grew up and learned my speech patterns in the Great American West, where there’s hardly anything funner that criticizing East Coast book critics…

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

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Blue Cheese Blues

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

Apparently, today is going to be a big day for cheese. Especially, perhaps, for blue cheese….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Wonderful NPR Joy Generator

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Wonderful NPR Joy Generator

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

Unfortunately, I didn’t find out about the NPR “Joy Generator” until last week. Meaning that I could have been a lot happier these past couple of years…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Future Flying Car

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Future Flying Car

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

On his way to work, George drops off young Elroy at elementary school, daughter Judy at high school, and wife Jane at the shopping mall…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Outlive Yourself

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Outlive Yourself

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

I’d like to review another best-selling book that I’ve never read. “Outlive: The Art and Science of Longevity”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Spy Balloon in My Phone

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Spy Balloon in My Phone

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

The ’21st Century Peace through Strength Act’ would force the split of the hugely popular app TikTok from its Chinese owner, or else make the app illegal to download…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old Friends

READY, FIRE, AIM: Old Friends

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

Paul Simon was only 24 years old when he wrote in the song, ‘Old Friends’…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Hate Paying Taxes?  Blame the Pharaohs

READY, FIRE, AIM: Hate Paying Taxes? Blame the Pharaohs

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

I’ve been hankering for a reason to blame the ancient Egyptians, and now I have one…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  The War Nobody Wants

READY, FIRE, AIM: The War Nobody Wants

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

Downtown businesses would prefer to have the highway project magically happen somewhere else. Maybe in Bayfield?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Driving Disney's Autopia Into the Future

READY, FIRE, AIM: Driving Disney’s Autopia Into the Future

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

When I was eight, my parents took us to Disneyland in Anaheim, California — where I experienced the thrill of driving my own car on the Autopia freeway…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Big Foot... and the Null Hypothesis

READY, FIRE, AIM: Big Foot… and the Null Hypothesis

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Many of us believe that the Yeti and the Sasquatch are the same, identical primate. Or at least, close cousins. But science hasn’t been able to clear up that question for us…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Second Coming of Donald Trump

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Second Coming of Donald Trump

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

“I’m proud to partner with Lee in this offering. He’s a very special man, both as a talent, but maybe even more so, as a human being. He’s very, very special…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old News is Good News

READY, FIRE, AIM: Old News is Good News

Posted on April 4, 2024April 7, 2024 by Louis Cannon

What just happened? I mean, like, yesterday? Or even earlier this morning?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Boredom Doesn't Have to be Boring

READY, FIRE, AIM: Boredom Doesn’t Have to be Boring

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

“Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves….”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My (Scary?) Joe Biden Coffee Mug

READY, FIRE, AIM: My (Scary?) Joe Biden Coffee Mug

Posted on April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Are the Democrats trying to tell us that President Biden has x-ray vision?  Or am I missing the joke?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Did Social Media Kill the Web... or Was It Us?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Did Social Media Kill the Web… or Was It Us?

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

I understand, that the grammar in the headline, which my editor picked for this column, might be ambiguous…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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