But I also hear that international travel is opening up. The airplanes are flying again. It’s not like we’re stuck here in a blood-red country…
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: Plop, Plop… Fizz, Fizz… Oh, What a Mistake It Is
As he peddles a dangerous product with his seemingly innocent jingle, Speedy doesn’t reveal to us the main ingredients in Alka-Seltzer: aspirin, sodium bicarbonate, and anhydrous citric acid…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Those Crazy COVID Theories
I was too young, in the early 1960s, to have any memory of the original Twilight Zone TV series — but I did enjoy the “revival” of the series that ran on CBS in the mid-1980s…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Undying Dream of Space Travel
Because of the COVID pandemic, NASA is encouraging people to watch the liftoff from home, on a sanitized device, rather than gathering on nearby Florida beaches with their binoculars and iPhones…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Coffee & Dinosaurs
The smaller mug was a Christmas present from my niece, purchased during a trip to the Smithsonian Museum a few years ago when she was still a young child. It’s decorated with drawings of dinosaurs…
READY, FIRE, AIM: One Size, Fits All
I finally got my COVID stimulus check in the mail, and the weather being so nice, I decided to head over to Walmart and buy some new shorts…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Hate Masks
I am not going to win this thing with logic. Logic has no bearing whatsoever on the situation…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Cure
“I have some excellent news,” the President said with his usual confident smile. “Actually, two pieces of excellent news…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Brighter Side of a Virus Epidemic
There’s always a silver lining. I saw on the news yesterday, that arrests are way down…
READY, FIRE, AIM: For Lack of Honest News
So I finally give up, and switch to a classic music station. I hear the voice of Barry McGuire…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What Happened to Chocolates?
I understand that the path to a man’s heart is often littered with the bones of large, edible farm animals… beef, pork… perhaps an occasional lamb… if you’re feeling less romantic, a chicken…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Business-Friendly Approach to Zombies
“An awful lot of adults see these zombie movies and TV shows and think zombies are frightening…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s a Dog’s Life
I’m not sure what kind of glasses would be appropriate for a dog, but I suspect he would look distinguished in black frames…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Lies, Damned Lies, and Facebook
My dad used to say, you can tell when a politician is lying: whenever his mouth is moving…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Introduction to Logic
US Trade Representative’s Office revealed a list of $200 billion worth of Chinese imports that would be to subject to 10 per cent tariffs – including “hats and headgear”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Understanding the Trade War
“Well, you know, it’s not a simple thing to make America great again, and if we have to drink bad coffee for a few years, that’s a small price to pay….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dude, Where’s My Warning Label?
Two years later, I still hadn’t learned to read and wasn’t really keeping up on politics yet, so I missed hearing about the Federal Trade Commission report to Congress…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Higher and Higher Education
Twenty years ago (1998) the University of Colorado at Boulder was charging $2,969 for tuition — no matter if you were in-state or out-of-state….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Facebook of the Living Dead
Facebook thoughtfully reminded me, yesterday, that it was my friend Winston’s birthday. Normally, I would have been grateful for the reminder — I don’t have a impressive record, remembering friends’ birthdays….