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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: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Which I guess brings up the whole question of ‘decisions’. When you think about it, most decisions are a huge waste of time…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Quest for Guilt-Free Fried Food

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Quest for Guilt-Free Fried Food

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Of course, I immediately went home to check and see if this same Ninja Air Fryer was available online, for a lower price…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: No One Knows Where the Time Goes

READY, FIRE, AIM: No One Knows Where the Time Goes

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Louis Cannon

When I woke up on Sunday morning at 7:30, my alarm clock confirmed the time. “7:30″…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Recession

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Scientists didn’t fully understand that mushrooms can communicate with one another, through their complex underground mycelium network…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: When I Woke

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by Louis Cannon

I awake and find myself in my same old bedroom, here in Pagosa Springs, and the alarm is going off…

Posted in Humor/Fiction, News/Politics
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Department of Debt

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Department of Debt

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Dark blue means “most people have terrible credit scores”.  Dark gold means “pretty darn good credit scores, folks! Good work!”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  When Computers Write Poetry

READY, FIRE, AIM: When Computers Write Poetry

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 by Louis Cannon

It didn’t take long for the whole thing to get political. Just like everything has become political nowadays. Especially, poetry…

Posted in News/Politics

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Milk of Human Kindness

Posted on February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 by Louis Cannon

The Coca-Cola company announced last year that its “better-for-you” milk product division, fairlife LLC, had surpassed $1 billion in annual retail sales…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Exceptional Snow Likely

READY, FIRE, AIM: Exceptional Snow Likely

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Louis Cannon

But they didn’t say what they meant, exactly, by the word “exceptional”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Curmudgeonly View of Presidents Day

Posted on February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 by Louis Cannon

“The world will be puzzled to decide whether … you have abandoned good principles, or whether you ever had any…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Buddy Carter’s Sales Tax

Posted on February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Last month, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the FairTax Act in the House of Representatives, proposing to repeal all federal taxes…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: President Xi, Smiling

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by Louis Cannon

I’ve occasionally run across photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping, smiling…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Black History Lessons Aren’t Usually Red; They’re Mostly Blue

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Louis Cannon

The US Census, however, has taken a different approach to colorizing the 50 states, in terms of racial diversity…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Valentine's Day Recession

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Valentine’s Day Recession

Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 by Louis Cannon

I stopped by City Market yesterday to look at the Valentine’s Day goodies. They had an pretty impressive selection of mylar balloons, bouquets, flower arrangements, potted plants…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Love My Job

Posted on February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 by Louis Cannon

We all need protection… and one way to get it involves the installation of McAfee Antivirus software. We also need someone to love, especially around February 14 each year…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: President Biden’s Punch Lines

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Louis Cannon

President Joe Biden stepped up to the microphone earlier this week, to try out his new 70-minute ‘State of the Union’ routine on a group of friends…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: All Those High Tech Layoffs

Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Who knew there was a ‘layoff tracking’ website, totally dedicated to bad news? You would almost think they were a newspaper…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where's Joe McCarthy, When We Really Need Him?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s Joe McCarthy, When We Really Need Him?

Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Luckily, we have Senator Bennet, and Rep. Buck to keep us safe…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Groundhog Day

Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 by Louis Cannon

February 2 occurs all around the globe, but apparently Groundhog Day does not.  It’s purely an American thing…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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