Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in standing aside as Phyllis does most of the work, as usual. Photo by Bill Stokes See more at… The Bill Stokes Author Page
Kickass and May 17th
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that on this Norwegian National Constitution Day–Syttende Mai, the keeper will be celebrating the fact that he is half Norwegian by dint of his dear red-haired mother who inexplicably married Dad who had more nationalities than a dog rescue kennel. It was love, …
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Kickass and 33,824 Days
Attribution: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, aware that math is not the keeper’s strong suit, nonetheless accepts his calculation that the sun rose this morning on the 33,824thday of his life and it promises to be a great one in that he is upright, “taking solids” …
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The Worms Crawl In….
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Just when it seemed as if current events and political discourse could not become any more surreal or absurd, a story broke that independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. revealed that at one point he had a parasitic worm that consumed part of his brain. He did not …
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Kickass and Youthful Acts
Attribution: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Schnell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes, along with the keeper, a spate of recent public claims from older citizens showing that they can still do some of the “fun” things they did in their youth. The 106-year-old swimmer …
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Kickass and Species at War
Attribution: Kaleiteen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, tries to help the keeper remember how humans in their grand conceit think of themselves as the most advanced species as they devote their greatest energies and resources to killing each other with unimaginable weaponry and viciousness, and have been doing so …
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Kickass and the “Meme” Rays
Attribution: Brunoresende29, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, allows the keeper this opportunity to warn those who exposed themselves to the current northern lights display that they may have inadvertently absorbed “meme” rays which causes them to boast insufferably about their spectacular view of the aurora borealis while flashing …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Unfrosted”
Illustration by Michael DiMilo Sugarcoated: Review of Unfrosted By Geoff Carter One of my fondest childhood memories as a baby boomer was waking up early on a Saturday morning, going to the kitchen and fixing myself a big bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes, Sugar Pops, Sugar Smacks, Coco Krispies, or whatever the hot new cereal …
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Happy Mother’s Day from The Pen in Hand Blog
Photo by Geoff Carter
Kickass and Mother’s Day Fishing
Attribution: Marsh Marigolds (Caltha palustris), Skaw by Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in honoring all mothers on this official day of doing so, and remembers when Mother’s Day and the opening of Wisconsin’s trout fishing season occurred on the same day and it was …
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Kickass and Phyllis the Photo Artist
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s observation that there are both pluses and minuses in sharing life with a “photo-artist,” as Phyllis is so identified. While the keeper gets to enjoy amazing wildflower photos, he is also vulnerable to surprise documentation of some of his unplanned …
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Kickass and Brain Worms
Attribution: Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis love nurses but cautions that there may be some risk in having dinner with them as the current national conversation so easily spins off JFK Jr.’s brain worm disclosure. So it was with Margaret and Linda, retired veteran …
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