“We have given an absolute message, not just to the region, not just to the country, but to the world,” said parish chairman Tim McNally…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Older Men Almost Single-Handedly Keeping the Beef Industry Alive
Maybe the younger generation knows something about the planet’s future that the rest of us are ignoring?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Perspectives on Your Upcoming Alien Encounter
Much of the book deals with the UFO sightings that have taken place all around the world, but maybe never actually happened…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Sucker in a ‘Tootsie Pop’ World
“All eyes are on the Lone Star State this November, and all the pressure is on Gina and me to lead this ticket to victory…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Trucks for the Taliban
Of course there’s a good reason why the Taliban prefers Toyota trucks…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How are Rising Prices Affecting You? NPR Wants to Know
“What purchases, decisions or milestones are you delaying because of higher costs, if anything?…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Socialism is Dead — Long Live Socialism!
Does my friend mean the same thing, when he uses the word “Socialism”, as I mean when I use the word “Socialism”?…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Still Dreaming of Fusion
The first successful test of a thermonuclear bomb was conducted by the United States on November 1, 1952…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shut Up and Talk!
I honestly haven’t noticed the absence of chatter in subway cars….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty Damn Funny
I see in the news that the Republican Party held a two-day convention recently in Dallas, Texas — one of my all-time favorite cities…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Never-Ending Story, If You Don’t Mind
So many things I don’t understand about this crazy world. Probably because I’m stuck here, in the middle, with you…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I, Consumer
This is probably a good time to review the “Three Laws of Robotics” that science fiction writer Issac Asimov developed back in the 1940s…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Politics is Serious Business, So Keep on Smiling
Victor Marx might be smiling because his campaign had raised almost $3 million by the end of June…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Moves to Switzerland
The ‘Biomechanics Prize’ went to Matilda Brindle, Catherine Talbot, and Stuart West for devising a more precise definition of kissing in ants, birds, polar bears, and humans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: War? What War?
I thought… for a minute there… that the U.S. was at war with Iran…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Meta Makes Its Escape from the Oakland Courtroom
Seems to me Meta got off easy when they settled the Oakland case…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Live Free or… You Know… Like, Die
Like I said, freedom comes in various shades. I suspect Major General John Stark would agree…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Cold, Hard Truth About the Colorado River
The photo shared at the top of this column shows Nevada, but it could easily be Arizona….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Faster than the Speed of Hydrogen
“It’s magic to be able to showcase this technology, and to showcase how good the engineering is…”
