Selena N. B. H. from Fayetteville, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that on this date–9/11– forever marked by death, the keeper celebrates 90 years of life with an open house birthday party at the Promenade in downtown Mazomanie where he will give away books he has …
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Category:Aging
Kickass and 90 Degree Party
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in his amazement at how the keeper’s family, in planning for his 90th birthday party Saturday afternoon outside on the Mazomanie Promenade, managed to arrange for a predicted, age-matching, 90-degree temperature! (EVERYONE–vaccinated–is invited starting about 2p.m. Free food, free books and “Naked …
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Kickass and Cowbird Junk Plan
Photo by Andrew Haimerl on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is adapting the “cow bird” technique for dealing with a lifetime collection of “stuff:” What he—the keeper does, is sneak an item of his saved junk into the living area of one of his kids, not unlike the cowbird laying its …
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Kickass and Multiple Choice
Photo by Mica Asato from Pexels By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been assisting the keeper in accepting the body betrayal that befalls everyone from the moment they emerge from the womb as cute little, standard-sized bundles of joy until they no longer breathe the air. For some, the lifetime of body betrayal goes beyond annoyance to …
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Kickass and Farm Tools
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, sympathizes with Phyllis as she contends with the keeper’s futile efforts to slow up the passage of time by surrounding himself with the artifacts of his past. Most recently it was a hand tool for shearing sheep, something the keeper remembers watching neighbors use to …
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