Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reminds the keeper and Phyllis that this Jan. 20, 2025 is a great day for many reasons, but the only one with any real meaning is that they are around to enjoy it. While some may celebrate the day as an exciting political occasion, …
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Kickass and Cold Weather Tips
Attribution: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along cold weather survival tips from the keeper and Phyllis: *Though authenticated cases of someone actually “freezing their ass off” are not all that common, do not take unnecessary chances by venturing out. *In responding to the question “Is …
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Kickass and Old Men
Attribution: Andreas Bohnenstengel, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, turns it over to the keeper on this Jan. 17, 2025, as he enjoys morning coffee with Phyllis, reads a bit of poetry and announces that he is happy to be here! John Wick, then in his 90s, rode his …
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Kickass and Coyote at Aldis
Attribution: Christopher Bruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper notes the news that a coyote is recovering at a wildlife center after being removed from the frozen food section of a Chicago Aldis grocery store. It is speculated that the coyote entered the store after …
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Kickass Talks to Chickens
Attribution: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Common By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listens as the keeper reassess his lifelong relationship with chickens, prompted by his recent purchase of $5 eggs, and sends hens the following message. “Okay, ladies, what the hell is with the exorbitant price of your eggs? Obviously the useless roosters have …
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Kickass and Sarah and Mushrooms
Attribution: Jetman61, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has yet another opportunity to be proud of a grandchild as Sarah has been officially cited as a “Wild Mushroom Identifier” and is now qualified to say such things as “Don’t eat that, Pa-B, It might kill …
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Kickass and Isabella POWS
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis were honored to host Isabella Lyste and her parents Lacy and Dave from the keeper’s hometown of Barron as part of Isabella’s UW Superior project of researching the history of German POWs in Wisconsin toward the end of …
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Kickass and Lost Drive
Attribution: CAL FIRE_Official, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in assigning significance to various things as savage wars rage around the globe, the planet begins to burn up, narcissism dominates governments everywhere and it snows in Alabama. With all of this happening, the incident …
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Kickass and Fresh Snow
Attribution: –Stöhrfall (talk) 11:31, 6 May 2010 (UTC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog notes the keeper’s evolving lifetime reaction of waking up to a fresh snow cover: *Oh Boy! Let’s get out there and make snow angels and a snowman! *There will be a skating party somewhere tonight. …
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Kickass and Memorial Thoughts
Attribution: (DoD photo by the U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is impressed with the keeper’s rare ability to read the unexpressed thoughts of others, which was, of course, in play for the Jimmy Carter Memorial service: Biden–“There was a day when …
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Kickass and Beer Bottle Truth
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the keeper struggles to communicate under the trending of truth as a liability instead of a necessary element, he does not know how to proceed with the proposed map showing Canada as part of the US or the news that a beer …
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Kickass and the Truth
Attribution: Carlo Chiostri, User:Mbz1, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper is in something of a dilemma in adjusting to the demise of truth as a communications requirement, from pronouncements from political narcissists to now here on Facebook with the announcement that posts will no longer be …
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