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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Lower Your Expectations, Before It’s Too Late

Posted on November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“If expectations are unrealistically high they could be the basis of disappointment and low life satisfaction,” wrote the authors…

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READY, FIRE, AIM: The Virus That Just Keeps On Running

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“Louis, I know you’re trying to be funny, but this is serious. Why are you implying, in your columns, that you’re not vaccinated?”

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READY, FIRE, AIM: COVID Immunity, It Ain’t What It Used to Be

Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Apparently, IMAs are affected by specific endogenous antibodies. Or so the scientists tell us. Although sometimes, like the rest of us, they see things differently….

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: My New, Robotic Real Estate Agent

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Johnny laughed. “You will find that Louis is the old fashioned type,” he advised Jeanette. “Old fashioned, in more ways than one…”

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HMPRESENTLY: A Little Peek-a-Boo… and Smooching, Too

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 by Harvey Radin

You know that TV series, The Bachelor? There’s a spinoff for seniors, in the works….

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Doing Chores, for Fun and Profit

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“Did you finish cleaning your room, Louis, like we asked you?” they would say, frowning. “Are you done with your homework? Your clothes are in the dryer and need to be folded…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Sticking It To the Children… Or, Into the Children

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“The eligibility of 5 to 11-year-olds for COVID-19 vaccine is a really positive step for our community, and one that families have been waiting for…”

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READY, FIRE, AIM: Take The Staples.com ‘Should I Work from Home’ Quiz

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“Since the beginning of the modern office, employers have traditionally enforced a rigid 9-to-5 office schedule, believing that it was the only way to function effectively…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Really Want to Be Your Friend… if You Can Afford Me

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“…I’m new in Tokyo, and sweaty, and jet-lagged. But I am entirely at ease. I owe this to my friend Miyabi. She’s one of those reassuring presences, warm and eternally nodding and unfailingly loyal…”

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READY, FIRE, AIM: Got Your Booster Shot Yet? Not Me…

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 by Louis Cannon

My buddy Joe got his booster vaccination three weeks ago, and had absolutely no side effects from it…

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READY, FIRE, AIM: Pablo Escobar’s Hippopotami as ‘Interested Persons’

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Like the notorious criminal who introduced them to Columbia, they’re a source of endless controversy. But mostly, they are loved by the other persons living in Columbia…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  I Will Never Be Fully Vaccinated

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Will Never Be Fully Vaccinated

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Someone posted an image of a holy man — apparently, a patron saint — holding a sleepy-eyed capybara, with the caption, “Rezale a San Carpincho para que no tengas Covid-19…”

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READY, FIRE, AIM: Why I Really, Really Hate China

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by Louis Cannon

I gather, from Senator Bennet’s remarks, that he hates China as much as I do, but for slightly different reasons…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Does God Exist? ... Or, a 13-Year Visit to Saturn

READY, FIRE, AIM: Does God Exist? … Or, a 13-Year Visit to Saturn

Posted on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 by Louis Cannon

The 20-year project featured a weird-looking space probe the size of a school bus that spent 13 years orbiting the big planet, doing research that will make life better for all of us…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Positive Energy

READY, FIRE, AIM: Positive Energy

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by Louis Cannon

“Wouldn’t you like some positive energy?” she would ask me, sipping on her big mug of tea…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Very Tangled Supply Chain

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Very Tangled Supply Chain

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Now many of us are learning that there’s a very complicated web of industrial and agricultural industries located in various counties, all dependent upon one another…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Lovely Day to Land Your Space Capsule in the Desert

Posted on October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Louis Cannon

William Shatner? The guy who pretended to travel around the galaxy in the Starship Enterprise as Captain James T. Kirk?…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cute Republicans

READY, FIRE, AIM: Cute Republicans

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 by Louis Cannon

Of course, once you scroll past all the baby stuff, way down the page, you can actually find some cute Republicans…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weight of Hydrogen

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Weight of Hydrogen

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by Louis Cannon

My mom and dad had a record album titled ‘Led Zeppelin’, and the cover art portrayed the Hindenburg zeppelin catching fire…

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