Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s inability to remove his tricks-or-treat costume which consists of a wet blanket topped by a grinning mask of liberal bias. Since the costume seems to be stuck to him like glue, the keeper will continue to accost people …
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Category:Holidays
Kickass and Haunted House
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis were thrilled to learn that their former Mazo house–now occupied by grandson Andy, his wife Ari and their three young ones, has been seriously haunted and may have to be condemned until after Halloween. While it is a …
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Kickass and Ignorance Day
Photo by Infrogmation, Mardi Gras morning, 1998, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is supportive of the keeper’s creation of “Ignorance Day” to be celebrated following “Independence Day,” when the masses beat themselves about the head with explosive sticks provided by narcissistic, money-driven dictators. “Ignorance Day” is yesterday and …
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Kickass and Highland Park Shooting
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, follows the keeper as he recalls his days with the Chicago Tribune when Highland Park was one of the many locations he roamed for column writing material; and where relatives now live in the nearby community of Fox Lake; all of which is apropos …
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Kickass and Meeting Blaize
Sgt. Charlie Helmholt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the keeper and Phyllis gathered with family on a sandy Wisconsin River beach to celebrate the 4th, a highlight of the kid-saturated event was a meeting between the keeper and the clan’s newest member—two-month-old Blaize Betty Russell …
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Kickass and EDNAs
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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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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