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Category: Humor/Fiction

HMPRESENTLY: Basal Rot?

Posted on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 by Harvey Radin

Right away, you find out if your plants are thriving, or if they have some health issues. A nasty virus, for instance…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Took Up Smoking

Posted on May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by Louis Cannon

Depression is a weird thing, because no one knows where it comes from. In that sense, it’s like pimples…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Column Written Mostly By a Robot

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Column Written Mostly By a Robot

Posted on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The first professionally-published book of poetry written by a computer algorithm, The Policeman’s Beard is Half Constructed, appeared in bookstores in 1984…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Why People in Happy Marriages Cheat

Posted on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I learned all about cheating, in my marriage to Darlene. In fact, my education started before we were even married…

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READY, FIRE, AIM: How I Became Dangerous

Posted on May 9, 2022September 23, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Although I’m classified as dangerous, I actually haven’t infected anyone. Or if I did, it happened when I wasn’t looking…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Keeping the Flame of Pessimism Burning

READY, FIRE, AIM: Keeping the Flame of Pessimism Burning

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I was looking for a photograph online, to help illustrate the positive value of pessimism…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
ORBITERS: Republicans

ORBITERS: Republicans

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by Post Contributor

The final plan for getting Earthlings to Mars was simple: Bribery. They would give everyone one hundred thousand dollars to get on space zeppelins…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: How About Them Hormones?

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 by Louis Cannon

Before the discovery of hormones, a person knew whether they were a man or a woman, from a relatively young age…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: When a Billionaire Buys Twitter

Posted on April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 by Louis Cannon

Who would have guessed that Twitter was worth $44 billion dollars? Not me. I thought it was just a website, like the Pagosa Daily Post, but with more users…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Communicating with Cats

Posted on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 by Louis Cannon

He was even the subject of an exhibit arranged by LA’s Natural History Museum, and a special web page about cougar communications…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Don’t Say a Certain Word That Once Meant ‘Happy’

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by Louis Cannon

Standing in front of the “PROTECT CHILDREN” sign is a little boy who looks to be, maybe, a 2nd grader.  He is applauding…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Three Reasons Why I Dislike Vladimir Putin

Posted on April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I know I’m not the only thoughtful commentator willing to speak up and express my deep dislike for Russia’s dictator…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Vaccine for a Designer Virus

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by Louis Cannon

“You want luxury at a cut-rate price?” he grinned. “Check out this little beauty. This is the XE. Luxury everything in a compact package….”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Resolutions for April Fool’s Day in Mesa County

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I’m 100% behind the party caucus process, which gives the average Joe and Jane their chance to help formulate their state’s party platform…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Women of Colorado, You Have the Vote

READY, FIRE, AIM: Women of Colorado, You Have the Vote

Posted on March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I could be wrong about the motivation. It’s also possible that the men of Colorado were simply trying to keep up with the Joneses…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pagosa Going to the Dogs?

Posted on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I ran across some interesting news last Saturday, that might be fake news. But sometimes fake news is the best kind…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Taking a Hard Look at the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Posted on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The theory put forward in their 1999 peer-reviewed paper is that people who know very little about a topic or process are least capable of knowing what they don’t know…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Dr. Jerry Attrick’s Memory Research

Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 by Louis Cannon

“And so far, they’ve pretty much validated the hypothesis behind my research, which is that senior citizens are just too smart for their own good…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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