Noah Wulf, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports on behalf of the keeper that he–the keeper does not remember a Veterans Day when he felt so honored and privileged as the most recent one when he was invited to be a guest of the Wisconsin Heights School where …
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Kickass and Veterans Day
Bjarki Sigursveinsson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting that Veterans Day is when the country pauses to briefly consider all those mostly young people that it has either hired or drafted to go off to kill the mostly young people–but sometimes inadvertently the woman and …
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Kickass and Phyllis the Star
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that living with a star–Phyllis, has its exciting moments, as when channel 3 showed up at the Vista West art show, and Phyllis was among the many talented people who had a few on-camera moments. The variety and depth of …
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Kickass and Titanic Course Change
CBS Television Network, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting that according to yesterday’s official Nov. 8 Auction results, the ship of state–otherwise known as the USS Political Titanic has altered course only slightly and now will not hit the iceberg, but instead crash into …
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Kickass on the Titanic
Willy Stöwer , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that he will be joining the keeper on this official Auction Day by imagining that they are on the Titanic, it is colder than hell out on the deck, the band is playing “Nearer my God to Thee,” and half …
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Kickass and Alexis as Goalie
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in urging women to take over the world from the fumbling, failing men, and is encouraged in that regard by the example of Phyllis’s granddaughter Alexis, who is a member of the Marshfield Fire Department and does a lot of ambulance …
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Kickass and Phyllis Family
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, fresh from helping Phyllis host her family at a pre-holiday get together, is impressed anew at what it means to be a member of a loving, good-humored family whose members deeply care about each other and joy in giving the united finger to an …
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Kickass and DST
Garonzi Stefania, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in resting up for tomorrow’s adjustment to DST, which is increasingly stressful for him–the keeper, since, at his age, he should not lose so much as a minute, never mind an entire hour. Time is too precious to be …
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Kickass by the River
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper relaxed beside a river yesterday afternoon with a son–Mike, a granddaughter –Sarah and a family dog–Boo and proclaims that all is right with the world. See more at… The Bill Stokes Author Page
Kickass and Candidate Quotes
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in mulling over the following actual quotes: Tim Michels, Connecticut billionaire bidding to buy the Wisconsin governor’s mansion for personal entertainment, as in playhouse: “After I am elected governor, Republicans will never lose another election.” Ron Johnson, who tried to deliver …
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Kickass and Town of Stanfold
Jon Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has gone overboard in touting the fact that he grew up in the town of Stanfold in NW Wisconsin, which was all over the news yesterday for having the quaint referendum question on the upcoming election ballot …
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Kickass and Phyllis are Having a Book
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis are having a book and are at the stage where labor pains indicate it is either going to happen soon or they are going to be kicked out of the delivery room. Having a book at the keeper’s …
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