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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Fashionable Relationship with Plastic

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Louis Cannon

I know. Most of us probably don’t think of our clothing as plastic. Here’s a quote from a documentary produced by Patagonia…

Posted in Humor/Fiction, Video
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Problem with Hydrogen

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Problem with Hydrogen

Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Of course, most of us are already pumping a highly explosive liquid into our automobile tanks, called “gasoline”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  No One Should Be an Acronym

READY, FIRE, AIM: No One Should Be an Acronym

Posted on June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 by Louis Cannon

My father once told me that, like many Americans, I was descended from a long line of WASPs…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  The Best Creation Story in the World

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Best Creation Story in the World

Posted on June 16, 2023February 3, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Sadly, we don’t know much about the very beginning of the world.  We only have some stories…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Mother's Day... Father's Day... Flag Day...

READY, FIRE, AIM: Mother’s Day… Father’s Day… Flag Day…

Posted on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Most important days are scheduled for a Sunday, or maybe Monday…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Insecure Bathroom

Posted on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 by Louis Cannon

But now, I’m thinking about getting the lock fixed, because of something Representative Kevin McCarthy said recently…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: America Saves, Perhaps Successfully

Posted on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 by Louis Cannon

In an effort to help me save successfully, America Saves was willing to take me on as a client…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Run, Hide, and Fight, with Winnie-the-Pooh

Posted on June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 by Louis Cannon

No, we’re not talking about a snowball fight…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Ron DeSantis, with Guns A-Blazing?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Ron DeSantis, with Guns A-Blazing?

Posted on June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 by Louis Cannon

The Lamestream Media has suggested that, for the past five months, Governor DeSantis has been rather patiently absorbing attacks coming from former President Donald Trump…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Chick-fil-A, Still Closed on Sunday

Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 by Louis Cannon

People on the political left were boycotting the company for making large charitable donations to homophobic organizations like the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: What They Forgot to Teach Me in College

Posted on June 1, 2023June 2, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Just for the fun of it, let’s consider what would happen if I defaulted on my student loans…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bald Men in the White House?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Bald Men in the White House?

Posted on May 30, 2023June 20, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Prior to Eisenhower,  you have to go all the way back to the election of 1836 and Martin Van Buren…

Posted in Humor/Fiction, Video
READY, FIRE, AIM: Loved to Death

READY, FIRE, AIM: Loved to Death

Posted on May 29, 2023May 31, 2023 by Louis Cannon

If any Mountain West town is being loved to death, Pagosa certainly seems to fit the bill…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Man Who Pays the Bills in Washington DC

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Reportedly, some Republicans in Congress have been telling Dave that he could start paying only certain bills…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The End of a Love Affair… with AM Radio

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Louis Cannon

A century-long romance that provided the soundtrack for lovers’ lanes, and sparked family singalongs, is coming to an end…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Voices from Heaven

READY, FIRE, AIM: Voices from Heaven

Posted on May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Living in Pagosa Springs, we get to see hot air balloons on a pretty regular basis. Not every day, but just often enough that it always feels special…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Can You Get Rich, Serving in Congress?

Posted on May 17, 2023May 17, 2023 by Louis Cannon

The proposed legislation has a clever name:  The Ban Conflicted Trading Act…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Getting the Lead Out

READY, FIRE, AIM: Getting the Lead Out

Posted on May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Apparently, almost every major city in the U.S. used lead pipes in their drinking water systems up until about 1920…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Got Speech?

Posted on May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Last week, I happened upon a op-ed in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ about milk.  The stuff that every body needs, if the owner of that body wants to become famous, and wealthy…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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