Kickass and 4th of July, 2024 by Bill Stoke

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By Bill Stokes

Kickass, the doorstop dog, is with the keeper and Phyllis on this 2024 Fourth-of-July as they embrace the day’s fireworks vocabulary and invite everyone to join them in wondering where they might self-identify among the various terms:

Here’s a partial list for you to choose from: Are you on this noisy 2024 holiday a firecracker, skyrocket, sparkler, smoke bomb, punk, M-80, snake, Roman candle, ladyfinger, dud or something else?

It’s a personal thing and while the keeper might suggest that Phyllis is both a firecracker and a sparkler, he will be keeping his own self- fireworks identity choice to himself lest he is accused of conceit or hallucination.

Happy 4^th!