Above is a photo of my replacement phone, which was very reasonably priced…
Category: Humor/Fiction
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…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Those Pagosa Pirates
Back in November, a group of Somali pirates in a skiff temporarily hijacked the oil tanker MV Central Park, but were later captured…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Setting the Guinness World Record for the Hottest Day Ever
So, like, two scientists in Antarctica are standing outside their igloo, and one says, “Gee, Fred, the thermometer says minus-55-degrees today. Does that seem kinda warm to you?…”
READY, FIRE,AIM: Diamonds Are Forever… On Sale
While it takes Mother Nature millions of years to grow the old fashioned kind of diamonds, a modern synthetic diamond can be grown in less than a week..
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty in Pink
Will the rodeo feature a bunch of tough, bronc-riding women, who feel perfectly comfortable wearing pink anyway? Or will the men in the rodeo be wearing pink… much to their embarrassment?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hey, You Journalists… Not Enough Babies
Raising kids is not easy. Or cheap. In fact, I can imagine a journalist, or a politician, going off the deep end as a result of having too many kids…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Housing Market, Not Explained in 6 Charts
These two opinionated guys were in agreement, amazingly enough, that the inflammatory rhetoric in America needs to get toned down…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Our Landfill Was a Dump!
Several fire departments rushed to the scene and pumped thousands of gallons of water onto the burning rubbish and finally extinguished the flames…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Bit of Light Exercise vs. Sleep
I already knew that exercise was good for you. I guess everybody knows that…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When You Let AI Write Your Sunday Sermon
How would a computer program share this story with my congregation? To find out, I asked ChatGPT to write a short sermon…