Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Artwork by Micheal DiMilo By Geoff Carter We found a charming handmade invitation in our mailbox last Saturday morning inviting us to a Weenie Roast at one of our neighbor’s homes that evening. Despite the forecast for temperatures in the teens, we were excited to get out and do some socializing—any socializing. So, we bundled up, walked …
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Dialogues on the Art of Stonewalling: The Average Joe Letters

President Joe Biden Talks on Phone with W.Va. Sen. Joe ManchinThe White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots By Mark Mamerow, Dave. S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Bots, Minnesota Mark had some provocative comments that didn’t make the final cut of our discussion of the BBB standoff.  I …
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Kickass and Groundhog Movie Remake

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis spent part of balmy, pleasant Feb. 1, 2022 scouting for possible scenes to remake the movie “Groundhogs Day,” including its theme of repeating a day until it generates emotional chaos. Embracing the undeniable fact that repeating Feb. 1, …
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Kickass and Fixing Things

Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, noted that while Phyllis transplanted and reseeded an entire garden from the starter device on the kitchen counter to pots on a windowsill, the keeper took on the project of replacing a broken hinge on an antique blanket chest/coffee table, a simple task that …
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