He’s been quoted as saying he wants to “save our Democracy from a radical conspiracy nut” and that “Boebert is weak and going to lose…”
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: Monopoly Money
Back in 2013, a financial analyst named Glen Tickle figured out the exchange rate of U.S. dollars to Monopoly money…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Women Rule the World
We might put the history of female voting into some perspective…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I’m Going into Stage I Restrictions
So we can’t use water, and we can’t use fire. What’s next on the menu? Can’t breathe the air?
READY, FIRE, AIM: What Doesn’t Kill Me Only Makes Me Stranger
That is not a typo in this article headline…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Robots Feel Sad
“If I didn’t know exactly what it was, which is this computer program we built recently, I’d think it was a 7-year-old, 8-year-old kid that happens to know physics…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Water, Water, and Water
Now that I think of it, I have never seen a photo of Ms. Boebert holding a glass of water…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Four Day Work Week Test
More than 3,000 workers, in about 70 British companies, are participating in an experiment to find out if a four day work week will increase productivity…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I’m Gonna Kick Climate Change’s Ass
There, I’ve thrown down the gauntlet. Whatever a gauntlet is?
READY, FIRE, AIM: You Are What You Don’t Eat
“We are all the descendants of people who for hundreds of millennia spent their days doing primarily one thing — assuring their food needs were met…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Can’t Help Thinking
I wake up in the morning, and I realize that I spent most of the night dreaming about the most ridiculous situations…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pagosa, You Seriously Let Me Down
It seemed like an ideal location. Unpolluted air. Clean water. A nearby ski area…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Interview with a Friendly Cockroach
“Yes, a long history. Actually, we originally came from China, but I’ve got relatives pretty much everywhere now…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Took Up Smoking
Depression is a weird thing, because no one knows where it comes from. In that sense, it’s like pimples…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Column Written Mostly By a Robot
The first professionally-published book of poetry written by a computer algorithm, The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed, appeared in bookstores in 1984…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why People in Happy Marriages Cheat
I learned all about cheating, in my marriage to Darlene. In fact, my education started before we were even married…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Became Dangerous
Although I’m classified as dangerous, I actually haven’t infected anyone. Or if I did, it happened when I wasn’t looking…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Keeping the Flame of Pessimism Burning
I was looking for a photograph online, to help illustrate the positive value of pessimism…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How About Them Hormones?
Before the discovery of hormones, a person knew whether they were a man or a woman, from a relatively young age…