Attribution: Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is on his own in considering fruit flies as drinking companions and hence as a source of protein. In a recent non-clinical trial, the keeper inexplicably—and temporarily, abandoned his partially-filled brandy glass, and upon …
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Month:October 2023
Dialogues on Republican Power Sweeps: Burning Down the House
Attribution: DonkeyHotey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Mark O., Dave S., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter (Note: Since the writing(s) of this piece, Mr. McCarthy has been ousted from the speakership by members of his own party.) If you’ve followed the current government shutdown imbroglio, you’re aware …
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Kickass Watches PBS
Attribution: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joined the keeper and Phyllis in forsaking the MSNBC endless political haranguing for a series of PBS Wednesday night programs that were both reassuring and humbling: From unusual people enjoying nature to a portrait of the planet Earth in terms of …
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The Most Important Meal of the Day–or Year
Photo by Mary Gorski By Geoff Carter We’ve been residents of the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee for the past thirty-two years. During that time, we’ve raised a child, seen neighbors move in and out, watched businesses change hands, followed local politics, and witnessed neighborhood groups rise and fall. All sorts of stuff has happened over …
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Kickass and Biting Dog
Attribution: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is with the keeper in seeing that amid the prevailing political circus, the issue of Commander, the Biden dog, biting Secret Service members has been overlooked as a logical solution in myriad problem areas. If ever a biting dog …
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Kickass and Wisconsin Gerrymanders
Attribution: Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in reminding the Wisconsin citizenry that the Vos-led gerrymanders, by blocking new members to the DNR board, are keeping in place such audacious regs as the one allowing summer training …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”
Attribution: Photo by Nicolas J Leclercq on Unsplash Storytime with Wes Anderson: Review of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar By Geoff Carter It’s not very often that an established feature-length motion picture director will release a short feature. The New York Stories anthology film featured segments directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, and Martin Scorsese. Quentin Tarantino directed …
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Kickass and Goodbye September
Attribution: Travellers1980, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been aware for some time that “time” frequently gets away from the keeper and he schedules so many things that some of them are not properly executed, such as his ceremonial goodbye to the September of 2023. So on the …
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Kickass and Grandchildren
Attribution: Photo by Ben White on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in noting that the only thing better than a visit by a grandchild is another visit by a grandchild, the observation prompted by a visit from Bud and his wife Jessica. Bud was a “preemie”– 23 ounces and a …
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