Things could be worse. I could be paying $1,700 a month for an 800-square-foot one-bedroom apartment, up a flight of stairs…
Author: Louis Cannon
READY, FIRE, AIM: Looking Forward to ‘Older Americans History Month’
Being older implies that you’ve witnessed some History first-hand, even if you can’t remember exactly what happened…
READY, FIRE, AIM: All’s Fair in Love and War
I visited the TASS.com website yesterday — the Russian News Agency — thinking they might have photos of Vladimir Putin’s expensive watches…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s My Safe Smoking Kit?
So the idea that the federal government might be distributing free “safe smoking kits” made me feel like, finally, my tax money is being used wisely…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Relationship Satisfaction Changes Across Your Lifetime
“Although most people wish to maintain a happy and fulfilling relationship, people’s satisfaction with their romantic relationship often decreases over the years…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cocoa Content
Valentine’s Day this year wasn’t a complete loss…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Photo Albums
Pretty much anyone with a smart phone has a collection of pictures, available at a moment’s notice, with entirely too many photos of entirely too many unimportant events….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lost in Translation
The Inuit people of northern Canada have a word, iktsuarpok, which can be only poorly translated into English, meaning roughly, a sense of intense anticipation while waiting for someone…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Minority Report
I’ve always thought the term ‘minority’ meant something like ‘members of a small segment of the population’…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Joyful
Ms. Fetell Lee researches, writes about, and talks about the human experience known as ‘joy’. In fact, she refers to herself, in one online lecture, as ‘The Nancy Drew of Joy’…
READY, FIRE, AIM: 22 Ways to Think You’re Actually Helping
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has joined forces with a government-funded organization called ‘Water Education Colorado’ to encourage all of us to use 22 water-saving ideas…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Rsdkin
We all understand that a small-town newspaper sometimes needs to find some type of ‘filler’ content to fit a blank space on a certain page…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Democrat? Republican? Non-Binary?
Fortunately, these two disassociated universes are not the actual universe, as I have been explaining to my cat, Roscoe…
READY, FIRE, AIM: ‘Sasquatch’ Sighting Raised Potent Questions About Village at Wolf Creek
This resort development controversy has been keeping lawyers and judges, environmentalists and federal bureaucrats, busy since 1987…
READY, FIRE, AIM: We Could Blame It on the Cows
One dark night, when we were all in bed, Old Mother Leary left a lantern in the shed…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Geeks Ruled the World
I was listening to NPR last week, and I heard a commentator say something like, “Geeks used to be unpopular. Now, they are running the show…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Mystery of Korean Burritos
The LULAC president wrapped up his stern warning to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un with this terse comment… No seas burro…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Future-Proof Worker, Illustrated
The caption for this photo, by photographer Avel Chuklanov, reads: “Citizens will need new skills in order to become ‘future-proof’ in the workplace…”