Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash By Geoff Carter According to the “Internet Movie Firearms Database”, which lists every type of firearm ever used in a Hollywood movie, over eleven types of pistols, seven types of revolvers, seven types of rifles, eight types of submachine guns, seven types of shotguns, two types of machine guns, and six other …
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Month:August 2023
Kickass and Phyllis as Publisher
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in singing the praises of Phyllis who has become the in-house publisher of “KICKASS the DOORSTOP DOG (almost daily 2022).” In compiling a year’s worth of Kickass, Phyllis demonstrates many things, not the least of which is her willingness to tolerate …
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Kickass and Being an Old Fool
Attribution: Anderson Mancini from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, does his best to help the keeper maintain his standing as “old fool” since that is an identity that he seems to wear most comfortably, and most often. And an incident yesterday so demonstrated the keeper’s …
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Kickass and Tech Isolation
Attribution: Nantucket Historical Association Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having had grandfathers who found it difficult if not impossible to make the transition from horses to automobiles, sympathizes with the old dudes in their painful discoveries that early cars did not respond to …
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Kickass Snubbed by Crows
Attribution: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been trying to assist the keeper in his relationship with crows, but the brutal truth may be that the crows are smarter than the keeper and choose not to waste their time with him. After …
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Goodbye, Robbie, and Thank You…
Robbie Robertson: 1943-2023 Capitol Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robbie_Robertson_(1971).png “The Weight” from The Last Waltz https://youtu.be/Z2eTW8qZBtk
No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teachers…
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Summer is drawing to a close. School will be starting soon. It’s the time of year that parents usually welcome and kids usually dread. We’ve already started to see the avalanche of back-to-school ads from Target, Walmart, Old Navy, and the other big box stores. This is usually …
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Kickass and Political Bear Hounds
Attribution: Michelle Buntin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, uses his superior scenting abilities to assist the keeper in sniffing out the fact that there exists a painful parallel in the outrageous bear hound training now occurring in Wisconsin’s north woods and the absurd gerrymandered political scene prevailing statewide …
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Dialogues on Hazed and Confused: Lost in the Woods
Attribution: elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark O., Mark M., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter Several stories caught my eye lately. Here’s a sampling: Hope you’re all doing well, getting outdoors half as much as Mamerow and keeping sunscreen on your …
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Kickass and Phyllis in the Coneflowers
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes ickass, the doorstop dog, is impressed with the keeper’s forethought in avoiding a Leonardo Di Vinci “why-is-she-smiling?” type question with a photo he took of Phyllis standing next to a spectacular display of purple cone flowers. History tells that Leonardo combined art and science to become the most …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Oppenheimer”
Attribution: Burnt Pineapple Productions, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Prometheus Bound: Review of Oppenheimer By Geoff Carter As one of the most highly anticipated new releases of 2023, the movie Oppenheimer at first sight seems to be a bit ponderous to fit into the summer blockbuster category. Unlike Barbie, it does not seem to fit neatly into a film …
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Kickass and Rock River Tour
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s observations after he and Phyllis did one of their aimless meanders along the Rock River in the area where Chief Blackhawk first struggled and subsequently failed to preserve his native people from the ravishing of narcissistic invaders. *The afternoon whispering …
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