By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that, of course, the keeper’s lifelong Hemingway adulation is stirred by the Ken Burns PBS series now playing, and, of course, he—the keeper, recalls a long ago visit to Key West and a talk with Captain Tony, proprietor of the former Sloppy Joe’s, where Hemingway liked to …
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Month:April 2021
Kickass and Night Rain Poetry
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, like the keeper, loves April showers for their napability, and as a rainy week looms, he—the keeper, succumbs to what might be diagnosed as a fatal attack of midnight poetry. Night Rain The night rain comes With soft whispering, A gentle earth mother With bath plans to Rinse …
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Kickass and Egg Hunt Covid
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, fresh off the family Easter egg hunt at Kim and Dick’s where he competed successfully with a half dozen little professional egg hunters, is happy to join Phyllis in noting Wisconsin’s great Covid 19 vaccination record, particularly as compared to Florida where a big …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to the Big Leagues
By Geoff Carter I sighted my first robin a few weeks ago. The daffodils and crocuses are peeking through the earth. After possibly one of the longest winters in the history of the modern world—at least subjectively speaking, spring has arrived. We can enjoy walks in the sunshine, digging in the garden, and talking to …
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Kickass and the Easter Chicken
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in passing along the following all- American Easter story which has been authenticated by Mother Goose and Rachel Maddow. “Once upon a time, birds ruled the egg world. This meant that chickens, as the chief domesticated bird, were in charge of all egg occasions, including …
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Kickass Plus Four
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, presents the following photos of “fours” without comment… See more at… The Bill Stokes Author Page
Kickass and Supreme Court Unmasked
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that if Wisconsin were the Suez Canal it would be permanently obstructed by the state Supreme Court which recently went aground in striking down Gov. Evers mask mandate. Wisconsin residents may be on the way to surviving Covid 19, but a greater test will …
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Cheeseheads
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter I used to be proud of being a Wisconsinite. There was a time when our state was a national leader in education, clean government, and public works. We used to have one of the country’s best state-run university systems. Wisconsin had a progressive tradition reaching back to the …
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