Attribution: John Benson from Madison WI, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in constantly marveling at their good fortune in having such outstanding grandchildren, and great grandchildren, of course. Periodically there are occurrences that endorse this judgement, and so it was when Nick and …
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Kickass and Old Friends
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting that the combination of old and new friends is often one of those non-age- related pleasures, and such was the case with a meeting of Phyllis’s old Arizona friends Jan and Jim Keane as they stopped by on their …
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Kickass Gets Rained On
Attribution: Photo by Tasos Mansour on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in wondering what the effect might be on an elderly man—real elderly, if he should get seriously rained on due to several highly questionable decisions as one of those booming thunderstorms put its act together with unusual abruptness? Since he likes …
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Kickass and Dancing with Witches
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in the conviction that in Madison, adventure is just around the corner as is a certain amount of risk. Innocently having sought out a Sunday afternoon source of ice cream cones, the keeper took a random right turn onto …
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Kickass and Clint’s Birthday
Attribution: English: “© Universal Pictures”. Photographer unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, pauses with the keeper to wish Clint Eastwood a happy 94th birthday and notes that Clint is still directing movies, cracking jokes and is totally “with it.” This is encouraging for the keeper who is in Clint’s …
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Kickass and Flying Geraniums
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listened as the keeper commented to Phyllis that whatever flag she wanted to fly off their Vista West balcony would be okay with him so long as it did not symbolize that the residents of apt 523 were arrogant, narcissistic and altogether stupid. There …
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Kickass Goes to Work
Attribution: Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, does not think there is any connection between the gratifying court events of May 30 and Phyllis’s decision to move Kickass off the entry shelf where he has been idling for years and stationing him down on the floor where he can assume …
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Kickass and Public as Jury
Attribution: Illustration by Micheal DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, on this morning of May 30, 2024 with the entire country in high jury mode, assists the keeper by coming off the bench for Johnny Cochran and offering the following: *If the toupee’s at a tilt, you must find guilt! *Handicap mocker …
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Kickass and CC the Coyote
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that there have been a number of inquires regarding the metal animal form that incidentally showed up on a posted photo of the keeper’s new balcony windmill. That animal is the Colorado Coyote–“CC” that was a gift from son Rick many years ago …
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Kickass and the New Windmill
Attribution: Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has always wanted a windmill, and now he finally has one, on the 5th floor Vista West balcony where he and Phyllis reside. It is a beautiful thing—green, eight feet tall, and looks exactly like the windmills from the keeper’s …
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Kickass and Korean Observation Post
Attribution: Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper on this Memorial Day to remember the two platoon pals from Michigan who were up on the observation post when it took the direct hit that killed them. Days later on that same OP there was the artillery round that buried …
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Kickass and Turtle on County Y
Attribution: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s speech to a wood turtle in the middle of County Y as he and Phyllis returned from a river outing sponsored by Andy and Ari and attended by about 100 kids and several dogs: “You …
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