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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM:  The Lucky One-Armed Shoemaker

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Lucky One-Armed Shoemaker

Posted on March 20, 2024March 21, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Once upon a time there lived, in the little town of Pigsweat, an old one-armed shoemaker named Oval Krnzt…

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

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

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by Louis Cannon

The vote was 352 in favor; 65 opposed.  Pretty impressive disapproval of a social media company’s ownership model…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  How About Snake for Dinner?

READY, FIRE, AIM: How About Snake for Dinner?

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

You wouldn’t want to eat the entire snake, however. Not in one sitting, at least…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Modern Romance

READY, FIRE, AIM: Modern Romance

Posted on March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 by Louis Cannon

About ten years ago, comedian Aziz Ansari and NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg designed a massive research project, including hundreds of interviews…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Stopped Worrying About Climate Change

READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Stopped Worrying About Climate Change

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Curiously enough, I could hear my washing machine running when I came upon an article about the Carrington Event…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: March is Problem Government Awareness Month

READY, FIRE, AIM: March is Problem Government Awareness Month

Posted on March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 by Louis Cannon

“Problem gambling is defined as all gambling behavior patterns that compromise, disrupt or damage personal, family or vocational pursuits…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cookie Monster Weighs In on 'Shrinkflation'

READY, FIRE, AIM: Cookie Monster Weighs In on ‘Shrinkflation’

Posted on March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Maybe our Daily Post readers have noticed it? Our cookies are getting smaller? Or else, there’s fewer of them in the package?

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Should I Be Wearing a Tie?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Should I Be Wearing a Tie?

Posted on March 6, 2024July 8, 2024 by Louis Cannon

For whatever reason, I was watching an old James Bond movie last night.  Having nothing better to do…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Two of Us, Going Nowhere

READY, FIRE, AIM: Two of Us, Going Nowhere

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

Admittedly, I don’t have a dog. I’m a cat person…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Lesson for Women's History Month

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Lesson for Women’s History Month

Posted on March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 by Louis Cannon

Apparently, Justice Scalia had a lot more faith in legislatures than I do…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Newcomer's Visit to 'Senior Planet'

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Newcomer’s Visit to ‘Senior Planet’

Posted on March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 by Louis Cannon

In 2004, a guy named Tom Kamber and a group of dedicated volunteers launched Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) with a mission to help seniors learn and use technology…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  A Few Miscellaneous Facts About J. Robert Oppenheimer

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Miscellaneous Facts About J. Robert Oppenheimer

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

“Like it or not, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Keeping the 2024 Election Real

READY, FIRE, AIM: Keeping the 2024 Election Real

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

At least 22 tech companies signed off on ‘A Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections’…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Without Chocolate, Life Would Be a Mistake

READY, FIRE, AIM: Without Chocolate, Life Would Be a Mistake

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

According to Aztec mythology, the first cacao tree was stolen from a sacred mountain by the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Marlboro Man, on Life Support

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Marlboro Man, on Life Support

Posted on February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 by Louis Cannon

When the Phillip Morris Company first began advertising Marlboros in the 1920s, the brand was marketed to women…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE AIM:  How to Survive 500 Million Years

READY, FIRE AIM: How to Survive 500 Million Years

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

Recently, some fossil hunters in Canada discovered evidence of an ancient jellyfish in the so-called Burgess Shale…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Does Venice Have This Tourist Thing Figured Out?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Does Venice Have This Tourist Thing Figured Out?

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

Reportedly, the pandemic-era reprieve has ended in a city where residents either love or loathe the tourists who drop $3 billion annually…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Was the Universe Designed by a Committee?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Was the Universe Designed by a Committee?

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

I guess we’ve all come across the joke that the Camel is “a Horse, designed by a Committee…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Come and Take It, You Mexicans!

READY, FIRE, AIM: Come and Take It, You Mexicans!

Posted on February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 by Louis Cannon

I love how the internet connects us all together, in a big, messy soup of questionable information…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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