“A recent analysis of Census Bureau data from the financial site Lending Tree found that 29 percent of Americans were working from home…”
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: China vs. Pagosa Springs
It’s all about the fertility rate. China is currently popping out babies at a rate of about 1.5 per 1,000 women in the population…
READY, FIRE, AIM: And Now for Some Good News
I’m not the kind of idiot who goes around looking for good news. But when I was at the library…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Looking Forward to a Permanent Global Recession
It’s a pretty cool word. “Permacrisis”. I don’t know who invented that word, but if I were publishing a dictionary, I would want that word in it…
READY, FIRE, AIM: High Egg Prices Show No Sign of Cracking
I bet nobody asked the chickens their opinion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Worrisome Life of Leisure
I’ve been looking forward to a life where my every need is met by intelligent, robotic caretakers. But…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Feeling Sorry for the Richest Man in the World
It was the Twitter vote that broke my heart…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Not Too Happy About ‘Felices Fiestas’
We’re having a big problem, here in America, with people refusing to say ‘Merry Christmas’ because they’re afraid they might offend someone…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Big Spenders at Christmas
Chuck Schumer is happy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Be Happy During the Holidays
As we see, the United States was ranked 16 out of 146 surveyed countries. So, not too terrible…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Our Friend, the Virus
This particular drawing supposedly represents a ‘bacteriophage’. A virus that infects bacteria…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Four Types of Loneliness
Psychologists make a lot of money writing about loneliness, and providing therapy to people who claim to be lonely…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lauren Boebert Really Represents Me
Congresswoman Boebert — or as I like to call her, ‘Lauren’ — ended up with 163,839 votes, to Mr. Frisch’s 163,293 votes…
READY, FIRE, AIM: With Whom Will I Fall in Love?
Can scientists successfully solve the puzzle of human attractions… when it’s all merely chemical processes and electrical circuits in the brain?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Charles Darwin and the Origin of Christmas
Darwin’s basic idea was that slight biological variations sometimes occur, and the variations can result in a better (or worse) chance of survival…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Don’t Want to Be Famous
I’m thinking this morning about Britney Spears, the “Princess of Pop”… and a much-sought-after source of celebrity endorsements…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Christmas Cookie Inflation Index
The battle over Christmas cookies is not primarily between the political left and the political right, although divergence can easily be pointed out…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Everything You Wanted to Know About Consumer Confidence, But Were Afraid to Ask
There are actually several groups of people who get paid to spend their lives measuring, and offering opinions about, consumer confidence…
READY, FIRE, AIM: In Defense of Intelligent Design
The painting rendered on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, by Italian artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, reportedly portrays the creation of the Sun and Moon…