Category:Family

Kickass at the River on Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2024Updated on April 15, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that a family gathering at the river on a Sunday as flawless as yesterday may be a high mark of tribal cohesiveness. With younger members attentive to the keeper’s comfort and appetite as he and Phyllis occupied comfortable chairs, ate …
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Kickass and 5th Anniversary

Posted on April 14, 2024Updated on April 14, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Attribution: Joseph-Désiré Court , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Alteration courtesy of Bill Stokes and Gina By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the crowd in respecting those two-person relationships that sometimes persevere longer than the magna carta, and this is particularly noteworthy at Vista West where the keeper and Phyllis’s nearest neighbors—Joyce and Jim …
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Kickass and Geordan’s Autism

Posted on April 7, 2024Updated on April 7, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass, Social Commentary

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, was a listener as the keeper and Phyllis entertained Phyllis’s son Kevin and grandson Geordan in one of those wonderful Saturday afternoon family conversations that knows no bounds and runs the gamut from the profound to the absurd with emphasis on the latter and …
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Kickass and Romy’s Tooth

Posted on March 30, 2024Updated on March 30, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Aging, Family, Humor, Kickass

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 Old Kids

Posted on March 28, 2024Updated on March 28, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will be consulting with lawyers to sue his youngest son Mike for lying about his age, which if calculations are accurate, would make the keeper older than Plymouth Rock. The suit will also seek damages for the stress presented by …
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Kickass and Katie Visit

Posted on March 25, 2024Updated on March 25, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, celebrates with the keeper and Phyllis the fact that the only thing better than a grandchild visit is when one—Katie, brings her family—guitar player husband Chris and daughters Bella and Sophia for a personal Sunday afternoon concert and catch-up visit notable for its music …
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Kickass and Norwegian Women

Posted on March 23, 2024Updated on March 23, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass, Memories, Wisconsin

Attribution: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that if you are fortunate enough to have had Norwegian women in your life you are one lucky dog. The keeper speaks with the authority of having had a Norwegian mother and all the Norwegin ancestry that went …
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Kickass and the Permanent Baby Bump

Posted on March 22, 2024Updated on March 22, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Books, Family, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper recruited the photo artistry of Phyllis in updating the “baby bump” photo of five years ago when he posed with “expecting” granddaughter in-laws Lindsey, Ari and Becky; with the keeper’s “bump” indicating at the time that he might be pregnant …
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Kickass and Birthday Open House

Posted on March 17, 2024Updated on March 17, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Holidays, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assisting the keeper today as he sponsors a St. Pat’s birthday open house for Phyllis who was born on March 16 some years ago in Canada and frequently threatens to go back there given the current flow of US political “news.” Phyllis …
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Kickass and Girl Scout Cookies

Posted on March 9, 2024Updated on March 9, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is proud to announce that his wife Phyllis is an honorary Girl Scout, at least for Girl Scout Cookie purposes around Vista West where they live. Deputized by official Girl Scout great granddaughter Margue and accompanied by Margue’s parents Ohm …
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Kickass Salutes Caregivers

Posted on March 3, 2024Updated on March 3, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Health, Humor, Kickass

Attribution: WaveLength Charity, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in a heartfelt salute to the caregivers on this day of Mar. 3, 2024. Caregivers, of course, are those who are called upon to go far beyond the bounds of being a considerate companion to …
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Kickass and Grandchildren

Posted on March 2, 2024Updated on March 2, 2024by Bill StokesCategories:Family, Humor, Kickass

Attribution: Nikhil More, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis have documented that almost all age-related infirmities are vastly ameliorated by visits from grandchildren. Their irrefutable evidence has moved them to develop something they call the Generational Glue Treatment (GGT) based on the fact …
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