Attribution: Photo by Jan Dommerholt on Unsplash Written by Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper headed out for his Prairie du Sac dental appointment shortly before 3 pm Tuesday just as the day-long rain turned to a heavy snowfall. With compromised visibility and almost immediate accumulated inches of soggy snow and drivers suddenly unable …
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Month:April 2024
Kickass and Staying in Bed
Attribution: Photo by jurien huggins on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that there are days when the contrary Wisconsin weather crosses the line and the only thing to do is to stay in bed. Today is one of those days. But the keeper has a dental appointment 20 miles away about …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “El Conde”
Illustration by Michael DiMilo Bloodlines: Review of El Conde By Geoff Carter The popularity of the vampire movie, encompassing everything from Dracula to Interview with a Vampire to the Twilight Series to From Dusk Till Dawn to The Lost Boys to Let the Right One In, and on and on and on, has been a staple of the cinema. These movies encompass comedies like Love at First Bite, …
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Kickass and the April Fool
Attribution: Flickr user baejaar (Dheepak Ra), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assisting the keeper today as he campaigns for the office of April Fool, which has been more or less vacant since 1492 when Columbus landed in America and said, “So nice to be here in …
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