I’ve always had a soft place in my heart for frogs, ever since taking biology in high school…
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: I Might Have to Move to Dallas
A 12-3 vote sounds pretty impressive to me. Here in Archuleta County, we’re lucky to get a 2-1 vote from the County Commissioners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Inflation
If you noticed the photo at the top of the page, it appears that our national debt is about $21 trillion dollars…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Freedom, and the Great Wall
The Town of Pagosa Springs – in its wisdom — picked a theme for the 2023 Parade that might cause us to wonder about our way of life…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lauren Boebert Meets the Burning Bush
She instantly perceived that the bush was not being consumed by the fire…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Fashionable Relationship with Plastic
I know. Most of us probably don’t think of our clothing as plastic. Here’s a quote from a documentary produced by Patagonia…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Problem with Hydrogen
Of course, most of us are already pumping a highly explosive liquid into our automobile tanks, called “gasoline”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: No One Should Be an Acronym
My father once told me that, like many Americans, I was descended from a long line of WASPs…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Best Creation Story in the World
Sadly, we don’t know much about the very beginning of the world. We only have some stories…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Mother’s Day… Father’s Day… Flag Day…
Most important days are scheduled for a Sunday, or maybe Monday…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Insecure Bathroom
But now, I’m thinking about getting the lock fixed, because of something Representative Kevin McCarthy said recently…
READY, FIRE, AIM: America Saves, Perhaps Successfully
In an effort to help me save successfully, America Saves was willing to take me on as a client…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When I Write My Veto Letter
As we grow older, and get beaten down by life, we become a bit less defiant… less intractable. Hopefully…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Run, Hide, and Fight, with Winnie-the-Pooh
No, we’re not talking about a snowball fight…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Ron DeSantis, with Guns A-Blazing?
The Lamestream Media has suggested that, for the past five months, Governor DeSantis has been rather patiently absorbing attacks coming from former President Donald Trump…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chick-fil-A, Still Closed on Sunday
People on the political left were boycotting the company for making large charitable donations to homophobic organizations like the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What They Forgot to Teach Me in College
Just for the fun of it, let’s consider what would happen if I defaulted on my student loans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bald Men in the White House?
Prior to Eisenhower, you have to go all the way back to the election of 1836 and Martin Van Buren…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Loved to Death
If any Mountain West town is being loved to death, Pagosa certainly seems to fit the bill…