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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: Halloween Forever

READY, FIRE, AIM: Halloween Forever

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

There are, indeed, two ways to feel about any particular holiday.  You can love it, and you can hate it.  Sometimes, both at the same time…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Living in an Well-Run Universe

READY, FIRE, AIM: Living in an Well-Run Universe

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

“Sounds like you’re advocating the adoption of the ancient Greek religion…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BOOKISH: A Big Writer Coming to Town

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

This week’s visiting author, an aging man rumored to have a nose for sweet young things…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: What Chickens Can Teach Us About the Too-Much-Talent Problem

READY, FIRE, AIM: What Chickens Can Teach Us About the Too-Much-Talent Problem

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

Turns out, that chickens also have goals — goals which might seem eerily similar to human goals…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: What's My Personality Type?

READY, FIRE, AIM: What’s My Personality Type?

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

The test accurately identified the fact that I’m often correct, or possibly even “always” correct…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Paul Bunyan Problem

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Paul Bunyan Problem

Posted on October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“In spite of a great deal of talk about the decline of the great American Lumberjack, he remains much the same jolly picturesque individual that he was in days gone by…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Where's Bob Ross... Now That We Really Need Him?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Where’s Bob Ross… Now That We Really Need Him?

Posted on October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 by Louis Cannon

We learned that trees are happier, when they have a friend nearby. Even clouds and mountains need friends, to be fully happy.,,

Posted in Humor/Fiction, Video
READY, FIRE, AIM: Making Heaven Great Again

READY, FIRE, AIM: Making Heaven Great Again

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

“I don’t think there’s anything going to get me in heaven, okay? I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven-bound…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Sea Animals as Parents

READY, FIRE, AIM: Sea Animals as Parents

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

“Dolphin parenting — firm, flexible, affectionate, and consistent — gives them the best chance to grow into healthy, independent people in a high-tech world…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Eating Pudding with a Fork

READY, FIRE, AIM: Eating Pudding with a Fork

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

Now the trend has spread internationally via TikTok, with some videos from U.S. users getting millions of views…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
BOOKISH: Writer Guilt

BOOKISH: Writer Guilt

Posted on October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 by Richard Donnelly

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: When to Stop Mowing Your Lawn? The Experts Weigh In

READY, FIRE, AIM: When to Stop Mowing Your Lawn? The Experts Weigh In

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

There’s some disagreement among the experts, apparently, as to the best height to keep your grass for the healthiest lawn…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Best Enjoy the Government Shutdown

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Best Enjoy the Government Shutdown

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

Whenever Darlene and I went on vacation, back when we were still married, she enjoyed the exotic shopping opportunities and ordering strange dishes in unfamiliar restaurants…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: They Are <em>Totally</em> Not Listening to Your Phone Conversations

READY, FIRE, AIM: They Are Totally Not Listening to Your Phone Conversations

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

“Myth busting: I swear, we do not listen to your microphone…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BOOKISH: Defy the Crowd

Posted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 by Richard Donnelly

She said, she was on to me. I didn’t really care about Trump, or Newsom, or any other politician…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Words About French Philosophers

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Words About French Philosophers

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Recently, Jonny Thomson addressed a simple question: “Would you rather be an absurdist or an existentialist?”…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Whole New World

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Whole New World

Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 by Louis Cannon

When Aladdin and Jasmine took their flying carpet ride in the Disney movie Aladdin, it caused them to burst spontaneously into song…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Billion Dollar Butt-Lift

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Billion Dollar Butt-Lift

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“That would be the only money that I would think that maybe they’ll spend, but I don’t even think they’ll spend that, because it’s only a billion dollars…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Life Lessons I Learned from My Cat

READY, FIRE, AIM: Life Lessons I Learned from My Cat

Posted on September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 by Louis Cannon

As far as I can tell — which admittedly is not very far — happiness is not about getting what you want…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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