“If you’re going to get married, and you want a marriage that’s going to last… not necessarily the happiest marriage…”
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Helped Ruin America Without Really Trying
Baby Boomers make up 20% of the nation’s population, but own 52% of its net wealth, worth $76 trillion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Science of Ha Ha Ha
The Boulder researchers produced a Venn diagram to illustrate their scientific conclusion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Women in Plato’s Cave?
To state the allegory in simplistic terms, Plato invites us to imagine a cave full of prisoners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How the Grinch Stole Memorial Day
Another thing worth remembering on Memorial Day, is the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: NASA Preparing for Probe of Uranus
NASA is hoping the European Space Agency will participate. The more the merrier, when you’re probing Uranus, apparently…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A.I. Romance, Robot Rendezvous
It’s beginning to appear that AI computers are better at communicating with other AI computers, than humans are…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hope is the Most Profitable Business
On the Day of Decision, it won’t matter if you were hoping for a commerce that never fails…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Compelling Case for Cannibalism
You can easily find, on the internet, documentation of various carnivorous species engaging in cannibalism…
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Could Have Been a Cheerleader
We all want safe and welcoming schools. Right? Or maybe we don’t…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Good Reason to Skip Mother’s Day
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…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Tax Cheaters and AI… Together on a Roller Coaster
“Artificial intelligence is already creeping into state and federal tax departments as a powerful tool to strengthen their audit functions…”
BOOKISH: Accept the Facts
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…
READY, FIRE, AIM: But Still a Ways to Go
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…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Drifting Apart
A surprising number of columnists, this year — including David French, and myself — have written this year about the “immense political gender gap”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What If I Didn’t Eat the Chicken?
Occasionally, when everyday life becomes too much for me, I seek refuge in online discussions about philosophy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Life Without a Credit Score
The next few months were kind of rough, to be honest. The credit card companies still wanted to be paid…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Men, Not At Work
How are non-working men between 25 and 54 spending their time? On average, nearly seven hours each weekday are dedicated to leisure time…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Mushroom Therapists in Love
“Even for experienced therapists,” Hlynsson said, “managing romantic transference proved to be a challenge…”