Photo by Gian Cescon on Unsplash Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Kara, Elon, and the Donald ….in that order. This may not stick with you, but I’ve just recently discovered Kara Swisher “On Tech” columnist for the Times. Usually a weekly or bi-weekly column, she’s had …
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Category:Humor
Kickass and No More Fetch
Maulor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, informs the keeper that if the Earth were a tennis ball, no dog would fetch it, there being no fun in playing with what is coming to resemble a rotting meatball being picked over by opportunistic vultures and consumed by rich maggots. …
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Kickass and Sticker Shock
Photo by Mathieu Turle on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that it became a health issue to get the keeper out of the REI store after he checked the price of a pair of lightweight pants for use on an upcoming trip that he and Phyllis have planned. After …
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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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Kickass and Gravity Vision
Jwisloski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will hold the keeper’s hand/paw today as he—the keeper, awaits word on the timing of tomorrow’s surgery to address the damage done to his field of vision by the insidious long- term force of gravity. It is one thing for gravity to …
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Kickass and Sleeping in Parking Lot
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, like the keeper, takes sleeping locations for granted—comfortable beds, recliners, couches, all with built in reassurance that waking up will occur in a secure, warm place where a nutritious and delicious breakfast is only a few steps away. It was that kind …
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Kickass and Misogyny
Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in sorting through the emergence of the “Misogyny Monarchy” as it is being crafted by the US Supine Court according to hints about a coming decision that, in a Darwinian U-turn, will take the tribe back …
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Kickass and Birds Aren’t Real
Ismael Olea, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, does not often get an opportunity to report that the keeper is put into a state of euphoria by something on TV, but it happened with the “Birds aren’t real” piece on 60-Minutes Sunday: THERE IS HOPE! Young people have taken the …
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Kickass and Mayday
Photo by Alex Martinez on Unsplash Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper as he shouts, “MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!” as loudly as possible in the hope that he will be rescued from his slovenly way of life and made productive again, perhaps in the mode of those reporters at the WH correspondents’ …
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Kickass and Ava’s Dog Walk
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in cheering on Ava the beagle who is obviously not content to accept her traditional dog identity, and is making a bold move to pattern dog-walking more as it might be designed by cats. Following a temporary mobility …
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