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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Clownfish Mystique

Posted on November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I mention marriage, because it plays into this curious, and perhaps timely, story…

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READY, FIRE, AIM: The Event Appropriately Named ‘Black Friday’

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

On Black Saturday — my clever name for the day after Black Friday — the online search engines were ablaze with exciting news about the American economy…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Crucial Debates that Govern My Life

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I naturally assumed that “humor columns” would get mentioned among the 10 Entertainment debates…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE AIM: Do We Really Need a Turkey?

Posted on November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 by Louis Cannon

As many American families sit down at the table tomorrow, faced with the prospect of eating too much food…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Try Not to Get Too Excited About Mushroom Therapy

Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The law isn’t clear about whether these state-appointed board members are required to have experience with mushrooms, but I would hope so…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: What I Want from COP27

Posted on November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 by Louis Cannon

Even if I wanted COP27 to achieve something, who am I to tell them how to save the world?  I don’t even know how to change the oil on my car…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Love Affair with the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

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

I actually didn’t know much about her daily life. Not the intimate details, anyway…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Chance to Run for President, Spoiled

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 by Louis Cannon

“America’s golden age is just ahead, and together we will make America powerful again.  We will make America wealthy again…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Big Fat Waste of Time

Posted on November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 by Louis Cannon

I don’t consider myself an ‘older’ person, but I can imagine myself as an older person…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Joys of Being Cranky

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

Being bad-tempered and pessimistic helps you to earn more, live longer and enjoy a healthier marriage. It’s almost enough to put a smile on your face…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Is There a Right Way to Sleep?

Posted on October 31, 2022January 13, 2024 by Louis Cannon

He sleeps whenever he wants, wherever he wants, for as long as he wants.  I very much doubt Roscoe has ever wondered, “Is there a right way to sleep?”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Lake Mead’s Nasty Bathtub Ring

Posted on October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The article deals generally with the fact that, for decades now, California has been pulling the lion’s share of water out of the mighty Colorado River…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Windmills of My Mind

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

I was four years old when a song called ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, as the theme for the film, ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Do You Want Your Receipt?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Do You Want Your Receipt?

Posted on October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The Walmart receipts are useful, because occasionally I have to return this or that product.  It didn’t fit, or it didn’t actually match my sofa…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Handing Out Candy… and Fungi

Posted on October 21, 2022March 25, 2023 by Louis Cannon

Fireworks. Trick-or-treating. Live music. Beer garden. Food trucks. Kids carnival…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Completely Amazing Humor Column

Posted on October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 by Louis Cannon

The situation got me thinking about how we use language in 2022, and especially, words like ‘Amazing’ and ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Absolutely’ and ‘Completely’…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Stop and Smell the Roses… or Whatever

Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 by Louis Cannon

While taking a walk through town last Friday, I came upon a dog leading its owner from one fragrant location to the next…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Think Everything is Awful?  You Might Be Right

READY, FIRE, AIM: Think Everything is Awful? You Might Be Right

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

Turns out that, on October 3, the illustrious Nobel Foundation gave their $900,000 prize for ‘Medicine’ to Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  Taxing Our Way Into Paradise

READY, FIRE, AIM: Taxing Our Way Into Paradise

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

100 years ago, taxes were rare in Pagosa Springs.  As rare as automobiles, for instance, or tourists.  Almost as rare as silk top hats…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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