The great French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes once wrote, “I think, therefore I am…”
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: We Didn’t Start the Fire in the Bathroom
I don’t usually go looking for trouble. Nor do I go looking for ‘news about trouble’, for that matter…
READY, FIRE, AIM: International Women’s Day… in Case You Missed It
I got an email on Saturday from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, encouraging me to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Learn Anything, with the Right Technique
Leave it to Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman to not only help create the first atomic bomb, but also, to help us become a superior learners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When the Rich and Famous Go Shopping at Costco
Costco stores are now targeting our wealthiest neighbors with great deals on all kinds of luxury items…
READY, FIRE, AIM: March Comes In Like a Lion, Goes Out Like a Lamb… or Not
Like many of us, I expected the First of March to be a little more… you know… “fierce”? A nice, rousing blizzard, for example?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why Food is Important
Food also makes us feel good, when we eat it. And Lord knows, we need reasons to feel good these days…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Move Fast and Break Things
Our editor defended his choice. “But look at the fangs! Did you know musk deer have actual fangs?…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Seven Things to Cut from Your Budget When You Lose Your Job
Contact your creditors. The ones who loaned you money. (I’m not talking about your brother or your father)…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Guess I’m Just a Lucky Guy
Philosophers have been arguing for centuries about the idea of “luck”. Does it exist? Is it a figment of our imaginations?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to be Totally Honest Without Really Trying
Some readers may be familiar with Mr. Cayce, who may have been clairvoyant, or maybe just incredibly clever…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Great is ‘Great’?
My point being, the word “Great” can mean different things, depending on the context…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Not Exactly Pinnochio and the Whale
Adrián had started to think how he might survive inside the humpback whale “like Pinocchio” — then the creature spat him back out… — from a story by Andrea Díaz & Ayelén Oliva on BBC.com, February 14, 2025. Just in time to take our minds off the miserable state of the world, Adrián Simancas was READ MORE
READY, FIRE, AIM: Raised on Robbery… or Bribery, as the Case May Be…
Stopping the enforcement of the law “is going to mean a lot more business for America…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The End of ‘Working from Home’?
Lately, it seems a number of big corporations are requiring their office workers to return to the office…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Charles Darwin Ruined My Life
A long story, because it took a long time for the disaster to really hit us…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Beauty of Ugly Buildings
After reading the letter from Caleb Monroe in our local newspaper, I took a walk through downtown Pagosa, to remind myself why I live here…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Make America Procreate Again
“By the end of this century, nearly every country on earth will have a shrinking population, and economic systems dependent on reliable growth will collapse….”