Kickass and Bat in Store

Attribution: Source: Hasitha Tudugalle Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has a message for the bat that was somewhere in the big barn type office supply store where the keeper and Phyllis were mortgaging their car to buy ink cartridges: “Listen up, Bat. …
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Project 2005

Attribution: Win Henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Recently, my wife and I have taken to going over to my mom’s place and watching TV with her. We watched—and she loved—the harrowing Zone of Interest, the fascinating Queen’s Gambit, and even some episodes of The Sopranos. She didn’t care much for Janet Planet or Ted Lasso, but that’s …
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Kickass and Bear Hound Letter

Attribution: California Department of Fish and Wildlife from Sacramento, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis offer the following sample letter for sending to legislators from those who are upset at learning that Wisconsin is the ONLY state allowing the outrageous “sport” …
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Kickass and Bear Hounds

Attribution: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper feels a responsibility to remind Wisconsin residents that in addition to starving children, bombed hospitals and demented shooters their list of concerns should include the fact that now in the …
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Kickass and The Silver Badgers

Illustration by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper proudly considers himself a member of the “Silver Badgers” the “Defend Democracy” group recently put together by Phyllis and friends to give people of all ages the opportunity to participate in the national resistance to devastating narcissistic POTUS outrageousness. With record …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Opus”

Illustration by Michael DiMilo ★★★☆☆ Starstruck: Review of Opus By Geoff Carter A24 has become synonymous with originality, daring, and independence in the film industry. It is also typically synonymous with quality. With quirky and beautiful productions like Queer, Ghost Story, The Witch, Midsommar, and Oscar winners like Ladybird, Moonlight, and Everything Everywhere All at Once—and dozens more great …
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Kickass and Good Neighbors

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis and friends Hester, Larry and Michael in a lunch visit with across-the-street neighbor “The Lussier Community Education Center” and came away well fed and greatly impressed with the broad scope of meaningful services the center’s staff and dedicated volunteers …
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Kickass and Visit of Boo

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, gives the floor to the keeper and Phyllis to pass on the verity that sandwiches climb into a rarefied culinary class when they are delivered and prepared by a son and granddaughter—Mike and Sarah who also brought along Boo the aging little schnauzer who …
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Dialogues on Big Bilious Billionaire Boys’ Bill: Profiles in Avarice

Illustration by Michael DiMilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark M., Mark O., Dennis C., John K., and Geoff Carter Hey bots, Well, it’s about to become the law of the land. Somehow, Trump and the spineless Republican invertebrates (redundant, I know, but their lack of courage bears repeating) have passed the bilious Billionaire …
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Kickass and “In Our Places”

Attribution: B137, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper marveling some mornings on how it all fits together with everyone getting to their places and doing whatever it is that needs doing and then retreating at the end of the day to their personal haunts where family and …
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Chinese Finger Trap

Attribution: carol, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Let’s try a reality check: These are only a few—the greatest hits—of the latest conspiracy theories. Of course, we have the golden oldies like the earth is flat, contrails are poisoning people, Area 51 was an alien landing site being concealed by the government, and …
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