You can easily find, on the internet, documentation of various carnivorous species engaging in cannibalism…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Could Have Been a Cheerleader
We all want safe and welcoming schools. Right? Or maybe we don’t…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Good Reason to Skip Mother’s Day
I typically send my mom a card on Mother’s Day. Or maybe a few days after Mother’s Day, if I happened to forget…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Tax Cheaters and AI… Together on a Roller Coaster
“Artificial intelligence is already creeping into state and federal tax departments as a powerful tool to strengthen their audit functions…”
BOOKISH: Accept the Facts
There are a lot of people who sell a lot of stuff. Fine watches. Face lifts. Used Honda Civics. Only a writer is proud of failure…
READY, FIRE, AIM: But Still a Ways to Go
Now we hear, from Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office, that marijuana is being reclassified, from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Drifting Apart
A surprising number of columnists, this year — including David French, and myself — have written this year about the “immense political gender gap”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: What If I Didn’t Eat the Chicken?
Occasionally, when everyday life becomes too much for me, I seek refuge in online discussions about philosophy…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Life Without a Credit Score
The next few months were kind of rough, to be honest. The credit card companies still wanted to be paid…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Men, Not At Work
How are non-working men between 25 and 54 spending their time? On average, nearly seven hours each weekday are dedicated to leisure time…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Mushroom Therapists in Love
“Even for experienced therapists,” Hlynsson said, “managing romantic transference proved to be a challenge…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Working From Home… or, What to Do With All The Beer Cans
According to the StorageCafe data, two of the top ten cities for WFH (Working From Home) are in Colorado… Neither of them are Pagosa Springs…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Kinder, Funner Guide to Good Grammar
I grew up and learned my speech patterns in the Great American West, where there’s hardly anything funner that criticizing East Coast book critics…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Blue Cheese Blues
Apparently, today is going to be a big day for cheese. Especially, perhaps, for blue cheese….
BOOKISH: I Know This One
The thing I know is poetry. I believe I have arrived at this knowledge honestly…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Wonderful NPR Joy Generator
Unfortunately, I didn’t find out about the NPR “Joy Generator” until last week. Meaning that I could have been a lot happier these past couple of years…
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Future Flying Car
On his way to work, George drops off young Elroy at elementary school, daughter Judy at high school, and wife Jane at the shopping mall…
BOOKISH: Writing Dogs
Your black lab is your finest writing dog. That’s because that’s the dog I own….