Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, approves of what might be considered a premature settlement of the keeper’s reincarnation issue since he is not yet in the reassembly process. But based on Phyllis’s over-the-top reaction to the unexpected visit by Maria and her Cocker Spaniel puppy there is no doubt …
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Month:May 2023
Kickass and Numbered Vehicles
OILKLEEN, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has some doubts about the keeper’s plan to have all vehicles identified with large display numbers that reflect the age of the driver. His–the keeper’s thinking being that as he is increasingly deferred to as an ancient pedestrian, that considered treatment would …
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The Decline and Fall of MAGASaurus Rex
Image by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter It rose from the murky depths of ignorance, hatred, and fear and has reigned supreme on the political landscape for eight years now, ravaging our democratic institutions, trampling voter rights, and terrifying all mainstream Republicans. It is an aggressive, ruthless, and voracious creature that consumes everything in its …
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Kickass Salutes Shirley
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, endorses the keeper’s assessment that all in-laws should be treated with respect, but when you have only one sister-in-law there are special demands, so Shirley’s birthday party at Elizabeth and Huck’s was of the highest priority. Brother Orv saw fit to include the keeper …
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Kickass on Being a Woman
National Museum of American History , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper in one of those far-ranging discussions with Phyllis, admitted that he does not have the character attributes to make it in life as a woman. Far from it, in fact, as he considers what …
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Kickass Advises Bear
National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in advising the black bear that has been roaming the west Madison area: for god’s sake go back to your den and get back to sleep, it is still winter in all of Wisconsin and if your …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Gods of Mexico”
Photo by Geoff Carter In Gods’ Country: Film Review of Gods of Mexico The term documentary is defined, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, as a “…motion picture that shapes and interprets factual material for purposes of education or entertainment.” For myself, the term “documentary” brings up images from An Inconvenient Truth, Gimme Shelter, Woodstock, Night and Fog, Harlan County, U.S.A., Nanook of …
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