Photo by Geoff Carter By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in a Happy Father’s Day wish for all concerned, and reminds them that they lucked out in the physical aspects of the reproduction department, having neither womb nor breasts, both of which come with commitments and responsibilities fathers are ignorant of …
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Kickass and Shoulder Joint
Attribution: Gray326.png: Henry Vandyke Carter derivative work: Raf db, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that in the keeper’s crowd if you do not have a joint replacement story you do not get a place at the omnipresent “organ and joint recital” table. Phyllis, with one replacement hip …
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Kickass and the Elevator
Attribution: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in noting that one of the major adjustments in moving into an independent living facility like Vista West is accepting that an elevator will now be a significant fixture in your life. Most VW residents came …
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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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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 Oatmeal
Attribution: Pamela Smith, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, being a senior member of the Willie Nelson age group—Willie having just celebrated his 91st birthday, found it interesting to learn that Willie prefers oatmeal for breakfast. The keeper does not like oatmeal and he wonders if …
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Kickass and Old Men
Attribution: ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in passing along Ogden Nash’s: Old Men “People expect old men to die,“They do not really mourn old men.“Old men are different. People look“At them with eyes that wonder when…“People watch with unshocked eyes;“But the old men know when an old man dies. So the keeper “knows” …
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Kickass and Gravity
Attribution: NASA/JPL/University of Texas Center for Space Research., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting this Earth Day week by honing his respect and disdain for the insidious increase in the power of Earth’s gravity as it effects falling down and retrieving dropped items by …
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Kickass and Eye Treatment
Attribution: BruceBlaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s observation that a day that starts with an early morning needle poked into an eye is likely to improve as the hours go by. The eye treatment procedure for macular degeneration is one that many people endure …
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Kickass and Staying in Bed
Attribution: Photo by jurien huggins on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that there are days when the contrary Wisconsin weather crosses the line and the only thing to do is to stay in bed. Today is one of those days. But the keeper has a dental appointment 20 miles away about …
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Kickass and Romy’s Tooth
Attribution: David Shankbone modified by R-E-AL (talk | contribs | Gallery) (German Wikipedia) David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s warped attempt to share life with his great grandchildren by losing a tooth about the same time that Romy lost one of her hers. Not a …
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Kickass and Organ Recitals
Attribution: OpenStax College, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assisting the keeper in promoting his conversation guide for seniors in an effort to put limits on lengthy “organ recitals,” like the one at a recent lunch table with Phyllis, Jane and Donna. (The winning recital had to …
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