Photo by Kostiantyn Li on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will no longer be dominated and humiliated by his “GD” iPhone; and if you want to talk to him, come to where he lives. He is fed up with calls from people selling things, and he is tired …
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Category:Aging
Kickass and Aging Gracefully
Nicolas Perriault, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis have totally rejected the concept of “aging gracefully,” and henceforth will be using balance devices such as hiking staffs and walking canes to whack over the head those who exhibit abject stupidity in such areas …
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Kickass and Dog Sitting Boo
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis will be dog sitting Boo this week as granddaughter Sarah and Jessy vacate their Chicago digs for some Wisconsin recreating. Boo, a miniature schnauzer with attitude, is 13 years old, and once lived in Mazomanie with the keeper and …
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Kickass Price of Gas (and Books)
National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, tries to guide the keeper’s rants into productive subject matter, but is helpless when it comes to his—the keeper’s reminiscing about how the price of gasoline relates to his early “filling station” days. There is obviously a set-in-stone …
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Kickass and Young Old Eyes
Photo by Aditya Romansa on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting a couple of clan eye-openers this week, one being the first views of the world for Blaize Betty Russell who arrived just in time for Sunny and Kyle to celebrate Mother’s Day; and the other being the …
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Kickass and Gravity Vision
Jwisloski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will hold the keeper’s hand/paw today as he—the keeper, awaits word on the timing of tomorrow’s surgery to address the damage done to his field of vision by the insidious long- term force of gravity. It is one thing for gravity to …
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Kickass and Ava’s Dog Walk
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in cheering on Ava the beagle who is obviously not content to accept her traditional dog identity, and is making a bold move to pattern dog-walking more as it might be designed by cats. Following a temporary mobility …
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Kickass and Chicken Memories
Otuo-Akyampong Boakye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports no official progress on the keeper’s request to keep a small flock of chickens on the balcony of the 5th floor Vista West apartment, where he and Phyllis live; but the word about potential chicken dinners may be out with avian …
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Kickass and the Wind
www.Pixel.la Free Stock Photos, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in his relentless efforts to be helpful, lists a few tips for surviving the high winds predicted for today and tomorrow: One. Stay inside with the cats and look out at people walking …
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Kickass and Mike’s Birthday
Selena N. B. H. from Fayetteville, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, sympathizes with the keeper as he—the keeper, suffers from “time” contortions as he attempts to deal with the fact of his youngest child—Mike, celebrating a 65th birthday. The math would make the keeper’s age…….oh, never mind! Suffice to say …
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Kickass and DST
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, was assisting the keeper in storing the extra hour that results from the current Daylight Saving Time scheme when it was discovered that the storage space for his previous “extra” DST hours was at capacity, indicating a terrible inclination to waste time and to …
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Kickass and the VA Waiting Room
Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass ,the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in offering the following vary short play entitled “Waiting With Old Vets.” Scene: Waiting room at VA West. The keeper enters from stage left; and retrieves number 39 from the lab scheduling device as one of …
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