Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Even though Scarlett Johansson is still relatively young, she has more than seventy film appearances to her credit. From her breakthrough role in The Horse Whisperer at the tender age of fourteen, she has gone on to become one of the most acclaimed …
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Month:October 2022
Kickass and Dog Election Poem
istolethetv from Hong Kong, China, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, helped the keeper with the following: If dogs held elections, this would be true: A dishonest dog would get its due. Dogs know truth better than most, Though they’ve been known to bark at a ghost. Dogs can …
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Kickass and Reality Denial
Antonio, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has in hand a top- secret document from the Department of Interior that outlines the following: *Preliminary study shows a crossover of the mysterious human brain malfunction of denying reality–“DR” to several bird species causing them to fly …
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Dialogues on Lying Like a Rug: Tartuffe Goes to Washington
Artwork by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter We should not be surprised by some level of hypocrisy from politicians. But the Herschel Walker abortion story is playing out at a higher level. Football hero & Trump devotee Walker is running in …
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Kickass and Shelling Grandma
Dsns.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been asked by the keeper to come up with something comparable in the animal world to the shelling of innocent civilians in the ongoing Putin-Ukraine travesty. The keeper draws a blank. In the cause of narcissistic territorial ambitions, the human race …
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Kickass and Treeson
Photo by TJ Watt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, shares good vibes with the keeper regarding trees, and notes that he–the keeper is in a final draft of his book “Treeson” which is an apology to all the trees that went into making the paper to print his …
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Time of the Season
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter This past weekend my brother and I partook in the old family tradition of going up to the family cottage and taking the pier in. It’s not a huge chore or a particularly difficult one, but there is—for me, at least—a kind of sadness attached to the task. …
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Kickass and Health Necklace
Sarahmirk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been trying to assist the keeper in coming up with a situation for men that would compare to the one for women whereby they–women and girls, are forced–by men-written laws, to have a rapist’s baby, or one sired by any one …
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Kickass Talks to Weather Department
Hal 0005, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, endorses the keeper’s notification to the Department of Wisconsin Weather: “So, just what the hell was that all about–that mid-October snow for no good reason other than to flex your cold muscles and exercise your contrary nature? “By now you know that …
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Kickass and the Honey Badger
Sumeet Moghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is participating in the project to activate Wisconsin’s mascot–the badger, which is related to the African honey badger whose predacious hunting technique is to grab the face of its prey in its jaws and then claw out …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: The Legacy of Robin Williams
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Robin Williams first became known to viewing audiences as the mischievous alien Mork in the sitcom Mork and Mindy. His frenetic comic style and snappy dialogue (mostly improvised) hit a chord with the American viewing public and launched a distinguished and diverse …
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Kickass and Wedding Gifts
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, demonstrates for the keeper and Phyllis the best napping technique for recovering from unusual activity such as a granddaughter’s wedding, or chasing something you cannot catch, like being young again. The Dorf House marriage of Sarah and Jessy Noble out under that wind-blown willow …
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