The Boulder researchers produced a Venn diagram to illustrate their scientific conclusion…
Category: Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Women in Plato’s Cave?
To state the allegory in simplistic terms, Plato invites us to imagine a cave full of prisoners…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How the Grinch Stole Memorial Day
Another thing worth remembering on Memorial Day, is the old adage, “Be careful what you wish for…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: NASA Preparing for Probe of Uranus
NASA is hoping the European Space Agency will participate. The more the merrier, when you’re probing Uranus, apparently…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A.I. Romance, Robot Rendezvous
It’s beginning to appear that AI computers are better at communicating with other AI computers, than humans are…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hope is the Most Profitable Business
On the Day of Decision, it won’t matter if you were hoping for a commerce that never fails…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Compelling Case for Cannibalism
You can easily find, on the internet, documentation of various carnivorous species engaging in cannibalism…
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…