Lisacheese, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s note to Gov. Tony Evers following the Guv’s state of the state speech as carried on PBS Tuesday night: “Good job, Tony, honoring EMTs and Vets, and distributing some of the state surplus to the citizenry; but not …
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Category:Humor
Kickass Goes to the Dance
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper far from being any Fred Astaire on the dance floor, really lucked out at the Vista West Valentine’s Day dance and talked a star dancer named Phyllis in going home with him. He hasn’t been that lucky since he survived the …
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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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Kickass and UW Madison Tour
Vonbloompasha at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in giving Phyllis’s visiting daughter Gina and husband Steve a windshield tour of the UW campus, came away with a renewed appreciation for the vibrancy and variety of the town where he has spent most of …
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Kickass and the Baby Bump
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is determined to do something—yet again—about his long-term baby-bump which once more is indicating the likelihood of twins. As was documented years ago in a photo with three pregnant granddaughter in-laws—Lindsey, Ari and Becky , the keeper is obviously long …
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Kickass Talks to Wolves
Fool4myCanon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, under the heading of “Talks to Wolves,” passes along the keeper’s message concerning the latest judicial decision that at least delays the advent of another unconscionable wolf slaughter as occurred last year in Wisconsin: “Wolves! “Listen up! “Don’t get all howling happy …
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Kickass Cooks Slugmullion
James Moore200, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports—rats on, the keeper for his latest culinary crash when he had the poor judgement to think he could be as creative with leftovers as Phyllis is when she turns out a delicious stew with back-shelf material. In the tried-and-true technique of throwing everything …
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Kickass and Iditarod Sleigh Ride
Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in accepting the reality of a postponed sleigh ride—not enough snow–that he and Phyllis were scheduled to enjoy, by comparing it to the experience of Alaskan Bridgett Watkins who was attacked by a moose …
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Kickass Watches Crows Chase
Sardaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper takes bird incidents where he can get them from the 5th floor bird-isolated location where he and Phyllis reside, and therefore it was with some excitement that he watched an obviously pissed-off crow chase another crow across the parking …
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Kickass and Heart Harm
http://www.scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s response to having a heart attack back in 1983 as he drove home from Chicago was to stop at a truck stop and have a beer and a sandwich. With one totally clogged heart artery and others almost …
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Kickass Talks to Cops
Photo by Josh Hild on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis were among those at the recent coffee-with-a-cop breakfast at Vista West; and both came away well-fed and comforted by the reassurance that while the Madison police are very reluctant to get involved in cases of cheating at Scrabble; they …
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Kickass and Disappointing Groundhog Day
slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper hasn’t been so let down by a commemorative day since boyhood Christmas gifts of socks and underwear replaced BB guns and toys: The 2022 Groundhog Day was a real bummer in that it passed by …
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