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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: The Painful Truth Revealed by Spain's Anti-Racist Postage Stamps

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Painful Truth Revealed by Spain’s Anti-Racist Postage Stamps

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by Louis Cannon

I suppose the Spanish postal service had good intentions, when they valued a black-colored stamp at only .70 cents and a light-beige stamp at 1.60 euros…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The 2021 World Happiness Report

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Much of the 2021 report seems to be focused on one very specific point, which the authors struggled to explain using various economic theories and postulates…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Shame of My Carbon Footprint

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Her intentions were good, of course. She didn’t like dirty floors… and removing my shoes at the door certainly would have helped the situation…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Love Affair with My Mask

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Some important people — like for example, Colorado Governor Jared Polis — have recently told me that I can throw away my mask…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Price of an Honest Cup of Coffee

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“The SUN is doubling their newsstand price. And bumping up their subscription price. They’re going to be charging $1 for a single issue, starting May 27…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Remember Stuff

Posted on May 19, 2021May 18, 2021 by Louis Cannon

The professor also suggests that you can improve your retention of important facts by sharing them with another person…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s My Vaccine Lottery Ticket?

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 by Louis Cannon

My mom and dad could easily have moved to Ohio before I was born, and I could have attended public school in Columbus, or Toledo… and gone to college at Kent State or Youngstown…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: ‘Baby Bust’, The Sequel

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Those same “certain smart people” are prone to suggest that the declining birth rate is due to well-thought-out decisions on the part of young Chinese adults…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where Have All the Babies Gone?

Posted on May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Once upon a time — long, long ago, it now seems — there was a “baby boom”. Now we have a “baby bust”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: When Billionaires Get Divorced

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Apparently — judging by the joint public announcement — Bill and Melinda at one point believed they could grow together as a couple. But they’ve changed their minds…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Why the Republicans Love Me

Posted on May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Has anyone ever heard Mitch McConnell, for example, tell a funny story? I don’t believe so…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Colors of My Emoji

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Colors of My Emoji

Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“iPadOS 14.5 adds support for AirTag and introduces separate skin tone variations for emoji…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Last Screw Has Been Added

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“Between me and the machine, there is no estrangement. I am the machine…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sir Isaac Newton Ruined My Life

READY, FIRE, AIM: Sir Isaac Newton Ruined My Life

Posted on April 27, 2021May 15, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Here’s a oil portrait of my (distant) relative, posing in his bathrobe at age 46…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Through a Glass, Darkly

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Here is the “Global Trends” logo, that appears on page 2 of the report, and which I personally think would make a great logo for a video game…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greenest State in the Known Universe

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greenest State in the Known Universe

Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 by Louis Cannon

I’ve never been to Vermont, but I’ve been to a lot of other states, and I’ve always thought Colorado was the “Greenest State”. WalletHub, however, ranked Colorado as number 17…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Am I Suffering From Cave Syndrome?

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Yes, I will admit, I’m “attached to the anxiety of uncertainty.” That’s not an entirely new thing…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: How Many T. Rexes Were There?

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Here’s an imaginative illustration of a Tyrannosaurs Rex, in a bad mood…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Fear of Extraterrestrials, Explained

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Louis Cannon

For one thing, people generally have the mistaken notion that “aliens”will look like slightly deformed humans…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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