Judgefloro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, supports the keeper’s efforts to help dedicate this 4th of July to the women of the country by adding another gender designation to those already existing; that being “EDNAS” or “Erectile Disfunction in the Narcissistic Application of Stupidity.” With the Supreme Court promoting the …
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Category:Holidays
Kickass and Father’s Day
Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that if the book of fathers is ever written, its title should be something like “Flying on Empty” or maybe “Brain Surgery Using Chopsticks,” pointing to the verity that no father in history has ever had a complete grasp of just …
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Kickass and Naked Gardening Day
Tainted Fruit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, constantly making excuses for the keeper’s inclination to screw things up, is stepping in to try to explain how he—the keeper, managed to confuse Mother’s Day—the first Sunday in May, with Naked Gardening Day—the first Saturday in May. …
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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 Mom’s Job Not Over
Legoktm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has abandoned all that is sacred and offers the following: MOTHER Mother, Mother, we love you so. You taught us how to stop and go. We learned from you the good and bad, And how they both showed …
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Memories of Easters Past
Photos by Geoff Carter
Kickass and Balcony Chickens
Photo by cottonbro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-chicken-in-cage-4911706/ By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, on this egg-dominated Easter morning, is not sure just where he stands on the request the keeper made to Vista West director Jeanne to keep a small flock of chickens on the 5th floor balcony where he and Phyllis live. Despite having …
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Easter in Chicago
Barhopping Bunnies Photos by Geoff Carter
Kickass and the Easter Bunny
Photo by Geoff Carter By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper decided to replace his worn-out electric razor rather than let his moth-eaten beard grow for the rest of his days, which would have him looking like an over-worked waiter at the last supper; and so he—the keeper, visited Walmart and …
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Kickass and April 1st
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having won the lottery of several million dollars, will be tossing $100 bills off his Vista West balcony throughout this day of Apr. 1, 2022. In keeping with the custom of the day, the keeper urges anyone catching one …
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Kickass and St. Pat’s Commentary
Tasha Carl, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, cautions the keeper to be careful with St. Patrick’s Day comments, considering the trouble he once caused by writing in a Chicago Tribune column that he and many others were tired of stumbling over drunken Irishmen passed out on the sidewalks …
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Kickass and Vintage Valentines
National Library of Norway, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will assist the keeper on this St. Valentine’s Day by napping through his efforts to adapt the day’s sentiment and frivolity to those vintage citizens who share the Vista West independent-living life-style with the keeper and Phyllis: *Roses …
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