I’m not running for President, so I assume it’s safe for me to read the document. But I’m not going to. I’ve never read anything 900 pages long…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Truth About the Dodo, Revealed
The professor feels that the idea many of us have about the dodo — that it was “this dumpy, slightly stupid bird that kind of deserved to go extinct” — is inaccurate…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Appealing to Women
It’s hard to say exactly what my ex-wife Darlene found appealing about me, so many years ago. It couldn’t have been my vast wealth…
READY, FIRE, AIM: An Unexpected Vacation in Space
Would you climb aboard a Boeing airplane if they told you your odds of making it home alive were 1-in-270?
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Decade of the Brain
President George H.W. Bush announced The Decade in 1990, as an effort “to enhance public awareness of the benefits to be derived from brain research…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Inflation’s Crucial Threshold
That threshold is actually very important, if you’re rich, because it means that the Federal Reserve now has an excuse to lower the interest rate…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weird Sisters
I’ve been coming across the word “weird” in the news lately, applied to a certain political party, by a competing political party…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cannabis for Chickens
The government — and now, chicken farmers — use the word “hemp” to mean cannabis that contains 0.3 percent or less THC content…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Heavy Traffic
“Name a global city, and it’s probably building miles of new rail transit, oftentimes with much more impressive technical specs than Americans are used to…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Dumb Weekend Without My Smartphone
Above is a photo of my replacement phone, which was very reasonably priced…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old White Guys
The two old white guys were easy to recognize, because they were wearing t-shirts that said “Old White Men for Harris”…
READY, FIRE. AIM: FDA Recalls, and the Spread of Misinformation
We can understand why the FDA would want drug companies to take an active role in defending their own products…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Childless Cat Ladies from Elite Universities
“I’ve got nothing against cats,” Senator Vance told commentator Megyn Kelly on her SiriusXM talk show last month…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Worth More Than My Weight in Gold
When I was a kid, my parents tried to make me understand that certain things were priceless. You simply couldn’t assign a price to them…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Comforts of Cardboard
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the athletes’ accommodations made headlines, because the beds in the Olympic Village were made of cardboard…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cavemen on the Moon
So far, NASA’s Artemis Project, as budgeted through 2025, will cost about $100 billion dollars. “Billion” with a “B”. And that’s before anyone even sets foot inside a spaceship…
READY, AIM, FIRE: Waiting at the Door
My cat, Roscoe, will wait quietly at the door for the longest time. He knows I will eventually notice him and let him out (if he’s inside) or in (if he’s outside.)…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Losing My Religion
So, reportedly, a lot of Americans — like, 100 million of us? — have lost, or are in the process of losing, our religion…