Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that among the documents confiscated at Mar-a-lago was one that began: “Four score and seven years ago,” and which had been labeled by Mar-a-lago occupants as nothing more than an old sports story having no current relevance. Investigation reveals that the …
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Month:August 2022
Kickass and Fire Drill
Mingotack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that at the Vista West post-fire drill assembly yesterday, the keeper posed the question to director Jeanne as to procedure in the event of a fire alarm going off when you happen to be naked, as in showering or getting dressed. …
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Dialogues from Word World: Letters from the Friendly Skies
Official U.S. Navy Page, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Mark O., Dave S., Paul Carter, Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Fellow Bots, I visited the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) festival in Oshkosh last weekend. I have a few observations to share. But first, I have to relate that my teeth …
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Kickass and the Sunrise
Yinan Chen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper arose in time to observe a colorful sunrise over the distant state Capital Friday, Aug. 12, 2022; and as the sky went from black to red to pink to yellow to white to blue, the over-riding message …
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A Delicate Balance
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter My wife and I recently spent a month living in the beautiful resort town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The city is a virtual paradise, flanked by gorgeous emerald-green mountains to the east and the beautiful Bay of Banderas, dotted with quaint sailboats and fishing craft, to the west. …
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Kickass and Republican Governor Candidate
I. W. Taber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting that the Wisconsin Repubs have chosen a millionaire candidate for governor who spent $12 million of his own money to get on the ballot and whose construction company has 8,000 employees, and who holds such narcissistic …
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Kickass and NYT Anti-Johnson Questions
Lisacheese at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the Monday edition of the NYT devoted the better part of an inside page to a column by Michelle Cottle headlined: “Why Is Ron Johnson Still a Competitive Candidate?” After a lengthy run-down of Johnson’s “MAGA-crazy” brand, …
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Kickass and Mar-a-Lago Pie Safe
Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that through his unfailing source of inside information, the keeper has learned that upon opening the safe at Mar-a-Lago, FBI agents found a piece of apple pie. Several bites had been taken from the piece of pie, and an accompanying slice …
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The Pen in Hand’s Guide to Old Hollywood: The Legacy of Gene Hackman
Trish Overton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter During his long and storied career, spanning back to his breakthrough role as Buck Barrow in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde, Gene Hackman has excelled at portraying tough gritty characters as both a leading man and a character actor. While perhaps not as handsome as some of …
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Kickass and Wisconsin Inventory
Richard Hurd from Green Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in a partial Monday morning inventory of Wisconsin: *Minority-representative government firmly controlled by narcissistic, gerrymandered Repub Legislators who preach that there is a pony buried under all their horse—-! *An out-of-state bear hunters group …
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Kickass and No More Boats
Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the information that as flood warnings prevail over the weekend, the keeper is offering to swap his spot on the ark for a bottle of Korbel brandy. A long life of boat miseries convinces him that he does not …
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Kickass and Ron and Bear
Photo by Rawan Yasser on Unsplash Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper happened to see parking lot action involving fellow Vista West resident Ron and two young women that he—the keeper did not understand at the time to be a final hand-off. Later he shared an elevator ride with Ron who commented matter-of-factly that …
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