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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pre-bunking for a Better World

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pre-bunking for a Better World

Posted on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Daily Post readers are probably aware of vaccinations, from a couple of years back when they were the latest fad…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Colorado, Home of the 'Cleanest' Oil & Gas Molecules

READY, FIRE, AIM: Colorado, Home of the ‘Cleanest’ Oil & Gas Molecules

Posted on June 4, 2024June 3, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I have a vague sense of what a molecule is… left over from a high school chemistry class…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Has Donald Trump Learned His Lesson?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Has Donald Trump Learned His Lesson?

Posted on June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“These are bad people. These are, in many cases, I believe, sick people…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction, News/Politics
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Key to a Lasting Marriage

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Key to a Lasting Marriage

Posted on May 31, 2024April 13, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“If you’re going to get married, and you want a marriage that’s going to last… not necessarily the happiest marriage…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Helped Ruin America Without Really Trying

READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Helped Ruin America Without Really Trying

Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Baby Boomers make up 20% of the nation’s population, but own 52% of its net wealth, worth $76 trillion…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Science of Ha Ha Ha

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Science of Ha Ha Ha

Posted on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The Boulder researchers produced a Venn diagram to illustrate their scientific conclusion…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Women in Plato's Cave?

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Women in Plato’s Cave?

Posted on May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 by Louis Cannon

To state the allegory in simplistic terms, Plato invites us to imagine a cave full of prisoners…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  How the Grinch Stole Memorial Day

READY, FIRE, AIM: How the Grinch Stole Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Another thing worth remembering on Memorial Day, is the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: NASA Preparing for Probe of Uranus

READY, FIRE, AIM: NASA Preparing for Probe of Uranus

Posted on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 by Louis Cannon

NASA is hoping the European Space Agency will participate. The more the merrier, when you’re probing Uranus, apparently…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A.I. Romance, Robot Rendezvous

READY, FIRE, AIM: A.I. Romance, Robot Rendezvous

Posted on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 by Louis Cannon

It’s beginning to appear that AI computers are better at communicating with other AI computers, than humans are…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Hope is the Most Profitable Business

READY, FIRE, AIM: Hope is the Most Profitable Business

Posted on May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 by Louis Cannon

On the Day of Decision, it won’t matter if you were hoping for a commerce that never fails…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Compelling Case for Cannibalism

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Compelling Case for Cannibalism

Posted on May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 by Louis Cannon

You can easily find, on the internet, documentation of various carnivorous species engaging in cannibalism…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Could Have Been a Cheerleader

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Could Have Been a Cheerleader

Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 by Louis Cannon

We all want safe and welcoming schools.  Right?  Or maybe we don’t…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  A Good Reason to Skip Mother's Day

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Good Reason to Skip Mother’s Day

Posted on May 16, 2024May 16, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I typically send my mom a card on Mother’s Day.  Or maybe a few days after Mother’s Day, if I happened to forget…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Tax Cheaters and AI... Together on a Roller Coaster

READY, FIRE, AIM: Tax Cheaters and AI… Together on a Roller Coaster

Posted on May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“Artificial intelligence is already creeping into state and federal tax departments as a powerful tool to strengthen their audit functions…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BOOKISH: Accept the Facts

Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Richard Donnelly

There are a lot of people who sell a lot of stuff. Fine watches. Face lifts. Used Honda Civics. Only a writer is proud of failure…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: But Still a Ways to Go

READY, FIRE, AIM: But Still a Ways to Go

Posted on May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Now we hear, from Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office, that marijuana is being reclassified, from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Drifting Apart

READY, FIRE, AIM: Drifting Apart

Posted on May 8, 2024May 9, 2024 by Louis Cannon

A surprising number of columnists, this year — including David French, and myself — have written this year about the “immense political gender gap”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: What If I Didn't Eat the Chicken?

READY, FIRE, AIM: What If I Didn’t Eat the Chicken?

Posted on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Occasionally, when everyday life becomes too much for me, I seek refuge in online discussions about philosophy…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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