Attribution: Ruth Holcomb, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper moves on from his silliness over being seriously intimidated by the prospect of two root canal procedures. It turns out, as most others obviously knew, that root canal surgery is a different thing …
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Month:November 2023
Strange Fruit
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” –Thomas Jefferson Politics is a strange business everywhere but has become especially peculiar in America. Thomas Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty has been bearing strange fruit. In the past, our democracy …
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Kickass and Root Canal
Attribution: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is no help to the keeper as he attempts to structure a proper attitude for two eminent root canal procedures scheduled for later this morning. In sorting through the feelings of anticipation available on the open thought market, the keeper has …
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Kickass and Political Gagging
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis happily report that what they thought was a serious exposure to politics turned out to be only stomach flu. The confusion arose over the word “gag” that has become the operable word in the political world and also described …
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Kickass and Black Friday Milk
Attribution: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s fixation on accounts of survival—his age may be a factor; and in that vein he would like to pass on just how he and Phyllis survived the inane Black Friday weekend. It began when the keeper noted …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Film Review of “Death on the Nile”
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous: Film Review of Death on the Nile Attribution: Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter A few weeks ago, I reviewed Reptile, (Pen in Hand Review of Reptile), a Netflix murder mystery. While the film contained an interesting premise and had a promising beginning, I …
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Kickass and Young Publishers
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, noting the recent book producing efforts of both the keeper and Phyllis understands their delight as they acknowledge the latest family publishing team of seven-year-old Margaux and five-year-old Romy, cousins who left the Thanksgiving festivities and without prompting or guidance produced “The story of …
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Kickass and “Margaret’s War”
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in claiming to have book-scooped Rachel Maddow with her “Prequel” that details the precarious pro-Nazi conditioning that occurred in the US prior to WWII The keeper’s “Margaret’s War,” published two years ago does the same and throws in a love story …
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Kickass and Delivered Feast
Attribution: Pink Sherbet Photography from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis this post turkey day in boundless appreciation of the efforts of Cyndy and Tim Andrews and granddaughter Jessy in delivering a complete dinner when flu recovery prevented the keeper and Phyllis from …
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Time Travels
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter My wife and I just returned from a six-week stay in beautiful Mexico. We spent the bulk of that time in Puerto Vallarta, enjoying our time at the public beaches, lounging by the condo pool, soaking up the local culture, and attending the numerous church and Día de …
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Kickass and Thanksgiving Flu
Attribution: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will assist the keeper with his burden on this Thanksgiving Day of being thankful for what you’ve got, which in the keeper’s case is the flu. In keeping with their policy of complete sharing, Phyllis passed …
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Kickass and the Flu
Attribution: NIAID, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog regrets that he and the keeper are unable to share their wisdom with the world today. They will also not be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow in Mazomanie. Phyllis had a rather severe case of the ‘flu earlier this week, and it …
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