My mom and dad could easily have moved to Ohio before I was born, and I could have attended public school in Columbus, or Toledo… and gone to college at Kent State or Youngstown…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: ‘Baby Bust’, The Sequel
Those same “certain smart people” are prone to suggest that the declining birth rate is due to well-thought-out decisions on the part of young Chinese adults…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where Have All the Babies Gone?
Once upon a time — long, long ago, it now seems — there was a “baby boom”. Now we have a “baby bust”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Billionaires Get Divorced
Apparently — judging by the joint public announcement — Bill and Melinda at one point believed they could grow together as a couple. But they’ve changed their minds…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why the Republicans Love Me
Has anyone ever heard Mitch McConnell, for example, tell a funny story? I don’t believe so…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Colors of My Emoji
“iPadOS 14.5 adds support for AirTag and introduces separate skin tone variations for emoji…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Last Screw Has Been Added
“Between me and the machine, there is no estrangement. I am the machine…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sir Isaac Newton Ruined My Life
Here’s a oil portrait of my (distant) relative, posing in his bathrobe at age 46…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Through a Glass, Darkly
Here is the “Global Trends” logo, that appears on page 2 of the report, and which I personally think would make a great logo for a video game…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Greenest State in the Known Universe
I’ve never been to Vermont, but I’ve been to a lot of other states, and I’ve always thought Colorado was the “Greenest State”. WalletHub, however, ranked Colorado as number 17…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Am I Suffering From Cave Syndrome?
Yes, I will admit, I’m “attached to the anxiety of uncertainty.” That’s not an entirely new thing…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Denizens of a Third World Country
This is not Pagosa Lakes. If you want to turn your acre in paradise into a rat-infested junkyard, you may…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Many T. Rexes Were There?
Here’s an imaginative illustration of a Tyrannosaurs Rex, in a bad mood…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Fear of Extraterrestrials, Explained
For one thing, people generally have the mistaken notion that “aliens”will look like slightly deformed humans…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Variants… Infectious and Otherwise
We’ve been hearing, lately, about “variants” with names like B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom)… B.1.351 (South Africa)… P.1 (Brazil)… B.1.1.207 (Nigeria)… B.1.427 and B.1.429 (United States)…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Game is Rigged
Mr. Mechanic didn’t use too many foreign words in his actual article, and all the words over two syllables were pretty familiar to me. Like, “entitlement”. Everybody is using that word, nowadays…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The World Has Become Too Complicated
When I was a kid, my mom handled the shopping duties for the family. All the bread was shaped the same. All the Crisco cans were the same size…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Why Do We Procrastinate?
“Tomorrow” is way too soon. Certain things can wait almost forever. And deserve to…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Interview with the Easter Bunny
“Yes, I know; that’s hard to believe. 50 billion colored eggs. And that doesn’t include the chocolate eggs or the marshmallow chicks and ducks…”