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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Wish God Was My CEO

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Wish God Was My CEO

Posted on July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 by Louis Cannon

Hobby Lobby got itself mired in controversy after a blogger reported that the chain neglected to stock Hanukkah items…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Windmills of My Mind

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Windmills of My Mind

Posted on July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 by Louis Cannon

“Whenever it starts blowing like this, there’s a rainstorm coming,” Becky claimed.  I had never noticed that fact…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Not the Greatest Sentence Ever Written?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Not the Greatest Sentence Ever Written?

Posted on July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 by Louis Cannon

The timing was important, because Mr. Isaacson’s subject matter was the following sentence…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Pagosa Springs Riddle?

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Pagosa Springs Riddle?

Posted on July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 by Louis Cannon

The message was strange because a readerboard is usually tasked with announcing useful information, which this was not…

Posted in Humor/Fiction, Video
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bird's Eye View of J.J. Audubon

READY, FIRE, AIM: Bird’s Eye View of J.J. Audubon

Posted on July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 by Louis Cannon

“Hey, did you know that Audubon was Black?” she said…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The World's Oldest Man, Reconsidered

READY, FIRE, AIM: The World’s Oldest Man, Reconsidered

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Louis Cannon

I’m fairly sure that I’m 62 years old, because I have a birth certificate that states I was born in 1964…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Who is the Guru?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Who is the Guru?

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by Louis Cannon

And speaking of trade-offs, there have been some big changes in America’s popcorn environment…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Posted on July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 by Louis Cannon

As we all remember, one of the pigs built his house out of straw, and the second, out of sticks.  The third pig built a sturdy house out of bricks…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Fourth of July Story

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Fourth of July Story

Posted on July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by Louis Cannon

At least 51 people were treated for heat-related illnesses, according to federal officials…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Please, No Politics on the Fourth of July

READY, FIRE, AIM: Please, No Politics on the Fourth of July

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Louis Cannon

Maybe I’m not the only person confused by this approach to the July Fourth celebration?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Declaring War at InfoWars

READY, FIRE, AIM: Declaring War at InfoWars

Posted on July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 by Louis Cannon

Mr. Jones declared bankruptcy and InfoWars.com went into receivership, to be auctioned off to the highest bidder…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Maybe It's a Good Thing Nobody Likes Me

READY, FIRE, AIM: Maybe It’s a Good Thing Nobody Likes Me

Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Louis Cannon

But in order to get a publishing deal — as I understand the process — you need to say something important…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Admission of Colorado, to the Union

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Admission of Colorado, to the Union

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Louis Cannon

The Colorado Territory was admitted to the Union as the nation’s 38th state, in 1876, and Mr. Hitchins created an allegorical illustration of the event in 1884…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad News

READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad News

Posted on June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 by Louis Cannon

One piece of bad news: Social Security is scheduled to go bankrupt in 2032…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Say a Prayer for Victor Marx

READY, FIRE, AIM: Say a Prayer for Victor Marx

Posted on June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 by Louis Cannon

“Prayer has carried this campaign further than any dollar ever could. And I believe with everything in me that it will carry us across the finish line…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: 'Enshittification' in America

READY, FIRE, AIM: ‘Enshittification’ in America

Posted on June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 by Louis Cannon

The American Dialect Society selected it as its 2023 Word of the Year, with Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary following suit in 2024…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Dangerous Substance

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Dangerous Substance

Posted on June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 by Louis Cannon

‘Gemini’ started to answer my question, but then the response suddenly disappeared, for no apparent reason…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Should You Take One of These Boxes, or Both of Them?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Should You Take One of These Boxes, or Both of Them?

Posted on June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 by Louis Cannon

In 2016, when the Guardian newspaper surveyed about 32,000 people, 53.5% said they would take only Box 2.  About 46.5% said they would take both boxes…

Posted in Humor/Fiction, Video
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Day After Father's Day

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Day After Father’s Day

Posted on June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 by Louis Cannon

There are fathers everywhere, of course, but they are celebrated at different times of the year, if they are celebrated at all…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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