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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where's My Intimacy Coordinator?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s My Intimacy Coordinator?

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Louis Cannon

When the script calls for kissing, you sure as hell better do some kissing. If you want to collect your paycheck…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Sound of No Hands Clapping

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Sound of No Hands Clapping

Posted on January 28, 2025January 29, 2025 by Louis Cannon

There’s almost nothing humans enjoy more than watching somebody slip on a banana peel, or get a martini thrown in their face…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Record Snowfall

READY, FIRE, AIM: Record Snowfall

Posted on January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Pensacola, Florida broke the snowfall record with 8.9 inches of snow. The previous record for Pensacola was 3 inches of snow, set back in the 1895…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Like Shooting Political Fish in a Barrel

READY, FIRE, AIM: Like Shooting Political Fish in a Barrel

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by Louis Cannon

When I asked our editor to find an appropriate photo to illustrate today’s humor column, he came up with a photo of ‘Porthos’ spiced sardines…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Chinese Robots Presume to Go Home

READY, FIRE, AIM: When Chinese Robots Presume to Go Home

Posted on January 23, 2025January 23, 2025 by Louis Cannon

The video surveillance clip showed a little robot named Erbai approaching several larger robots parked by a wall in a darkened exhibition hall…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Are We Ready for the World to End?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Are We Ready for the World to End?

Posted on January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Archuleta County held its final Y2K meeting of the year Tuesday, just 10 days before the possible appearance of the computer glitch that some say will bring civilization its knees…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Is Book Reading a Survival Skill?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Is Book Reading a Survival Skill?

Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“…One study found a 20 percent reduction in mortality among those who read books compared to those who didn’t…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BOOKISH: A Very Short Story

Posted on January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 by Richard Donnelly

The lieutenant spoke through a megaphone. “Come out, Baskin, with your hands up. And leave the manuscript behind…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Complete Opposite of Potato Chips

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Complete Opposite of Potato Chips

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Tarzan, I want to run a possible dinner idea by you to get your opinion, if you have a minute…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Your Guide to Surviving a TikTok Ban

READY, FIRE, AIM: Your Guide to Surviving a TikTok Ban

Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Once you open the Tik Tok app, you can find yourself swiping from one video to the next, hoping to find something worthy of your time and attention…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Small Group of Committed Citizens

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Small Group of Committed Citizens

Posted on January 16, 2025January 19, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world….”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Magic Mushrooms, and the Art of Conjuring

READY, FIRE, AIM: Magic Mushrooms, and the Art of Conjuring

Posted on January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Each gummy contains 350mg of Amanita Muscaria, a federally legal medley of mushrooms that deliver a psychoactive experience…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Demande en Mariage Lune

READY, FIRE, AIM: Demande en Mariage Lune

Posted on January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I don’t speak French, so I was pleased when the folks at Apoteo Surprise Paris posted the news, in English…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Breakfast of Champions

READY, FIRE, AIM: Breakfast of Champions

Posted on January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“For all those that want to save TikTok in America, vote Trump,” he declared in an all-caps message on Truth Social….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Yes to Cage-Free Eggs... But No to Anonymous Sperm Donors

READY, FIRE, AIM: Yes to Cage-Free Eggs… But No to Anonymous Sperm Donors

Posted on January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Our elected legislators in Denver seem to enjoy nothing more than creating new laws…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My New Year's Resolution

READY, FIRE, AIM: My New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I don’t normally make any new year’s resolutions.  But this year will be different…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM:  A Map of My Brain

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Map of My Brain

Posted on January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 by Louis Cannon

The obvious prediction — as offered in media reports of this scientific achievement — is that a fruit fly brain map is just the beginning…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pardon Me, Mr. President

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pardon Me, Mr. President

Posted on January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Another high point came in 1977, when President Jimmy Carter pardoned more than 200,000 Vietnam War draft dodgers…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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