Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will be talking about his novel “Margaret’s War,” today before the residents of Vista West where he and Phyllis live. It promises to be a tough crowd, including such luminaries as Ted Tibbits who guided the UW project of growing potatoes …
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Category:Humor
Kickass and the Ill Wind
Lyle Muller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis survived the fierce night winds of Dec. 15, 2021 by hanging onto each other tightly: and by trying to figure out how the once proud state governmental structure of Wisconsin is now being displayed on …
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Stupid is as Stupid Does
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last week, State Representative Jonathon Carroll introduced a bill in the Illinois State Legislature that would require residents who have refused the Covid-19 vaccination—and who subsequently contract the virus—to cover the expenses of treating the disease on their own, even if they have health insurance. Rep. Carroll has …
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Kickass and Santa Christmas Story
Durova, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in ignoring incredibly serious subject matter, and offering a little Christmas story: On a frosty morning in early December, Santa burst into the reindeer barn and after a hearty “Ho, Ho, Ho,” he announced, “Okay, all you antlered ruminants …
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Kickass and the Slivery Christmas Stage
Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s overwrought reminiscence machinery was fired up by his sister Norma’s recent mention of the “slivery oak planks,” that went to make up the stage for the country school Christmas program of their childhood. Placed across two equally slivery, long …
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Kickass and Leghold Traps
Accipiter (R. Altenkamp, Berlin), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in approving of the Madison city council’s ban on declawing cats; and also in telling the council that so long as it does not ban the use of leghold traps—as has been done in many parts of the civilized …
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Kickass and the Trek to School
John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is motivated by his daily view of the flow of students to the high school across the street to, once and for all, clear the record as to his own history of attending the country school up …
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Kickass and the VA
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is very appreciative of the many things the VA has done proactively to keep him in the game, most recently it was applying cream to his sun-abused forehead to neutralize cancer potential, which gave him the temporary appearance of a …
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Kickass and Snow as Daylight
Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, while adhering to “anything-goes” in personally adapting to truth, science and the second coming of JFK jr. down in Dallas, has evidence that the impending snowfall is simply stored daylight which is part of a …
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Kickass and Santa Belief
Jon Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper wonders if there is some way to use the universal belief in Santa Claus to at least slow down the global collapse of democracy due to dissemination of misinformation to the gullible? Perhaps in the mode of …
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Kickass and the TP Christmas Tree
Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis recognize the importance of surprise and novelty in maintaining a relationship, but as Phyllis got ready to trim her Christmas tree over in the corner of the living-room, she posted someone’s version of a toilet-paper trimmed tree, and for …
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Kickass and Dog for Winter
Photo by Geoff Carter By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, waits now while the keeper wrestles with the remnants of stray evolutionary residue, some of which encourages migration as a Wisconsin winter survival move, and some that exerts a powerful signal to go to bed and stay there as in hibernation. With some experience …
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