Kickass Remembers Pearl Harbor

Attribution: U.S. Navy, Office of Public Relations, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that 82 years ago when remembering was an official national necessity as commanded by the ubiquitous “Remember Pearl Harbor” signs everywhere, the keeper was among those actually old enough to remember and vividly recalls the …
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A Moment of Clarity

Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter In a surprise move last week, the Republican Party took a moral stand. Despite their recent tendencies to kowtow, cave, and kiss ex-President Trump’s posterior, the House of Representative Republicans finally decided to demonstrate that they do know right from wrong by expelling disgraced Republican Congressman George Santos. …
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Kickass at Lunch

Attribution: Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper had lunch with four others where 83-year-old Harry was considered “the kid” and except for “the kid” the keeper at 92 was the youngest at the …
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Kickass Sells Books

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis will be participating in the Vista West Author and Art sale tomorrow afternoon—Wednesday 4-6 pm in the community room where Christmas shoppers will be encouraged to wrap up their season with copies of the keeper’s Margaret’s War; Treeson, an APOLOGIA …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Film Review of “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”

Attribution:Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Born to be Wild: Film Review of Hunt for the Wilderpeople By Geoff Carter There are filmmakers whose creative stamp is so distinctive that their films are recognizable almost from the opening credits. Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, and Quentin Tarantino fall into …
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Kickass Refuses December 3rd, 2023

Attribution: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, without discussing it with Phyllis, has taken executive action to bank Dec. 3, 2023 for possible later use, maybe in 2024. The keeper’s decision to decline immediate delivery of Dec. 3, 2023 was …
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