Attribution:USMC Archives from Quantico, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, allows the keeper the following, with the promise that he will refrain from personal poetry for at least a week: TO DST “Oh, hour lost, where did you go? “Did you melt away like so much snow? …
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Kickass and Girl Scout Cookies
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is proud to announce that his wife Phyllis is an honorary Girl Scout, at least for Girl Scout Cookie purposes around Vista West where they live. Deputized by official Girl Scout great granddaughter Margue and accompanied by Margue’s parents Ohm …
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Kickass and the State of the Union
Attribution: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper joined Phyllis in staying up past their bedtime to watch the long drawn out political slow dance of the state-of-the-union speech when the nation’s leaders assembled in the same room to act like third graders. …
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Kickass and the NRA
Attribution: PCVITA97, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, comments that the keeper is not bashful about seeking help for the woes of life that befall him; and he needs advice now on how to deal with a communication that is boldly labeled in red “FINAL NOTICE,” along with the …
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Kickass and POTUS Age
Attribution: Adam Schultz , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, from his vantage point of ten years in age on Joe Biden, passes along the word that it is not to worry about Joe being too old for the POTUS job. Au contraire! When the keeper …
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Kickass and Super Tuesday
Attribution: fredrik Andreasson from Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in instructions for making Super Tuesday personally “Super” in the only way that has any meaning: Look in a mirror and if you see a reflected image it means that you exist and …
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Kickass and the Seagulls
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, ever anxious to demonstrate that he is just another of the varied life forms cluttering up the planet, joined a thousand seagulls in Sauk City to “feed.” The gulls gathered up and down the Wisconsin River in sandbar reunions to …
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Kickass Salutes Caregivers
Attribution: WaveLength Charity, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in a heartfelt salute to the caregivers on this day of Mar. 3, 2024. Caregivers, of course, are those who are called upon to go far beyond the bounds of being a considerate companion to …
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Kickass and Grandchildren
Attribution: Nikhil More, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis have documented that almost all age-related infirmities are vastly ameliorated by visits from grandchildren. Their irrefutable evidence has moved them to develop something they call the Generational Glue Treatment (GGT) based on the fact …
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Kickass and Migration
Attribution: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the keeper absorbs all the constant hoopla about immigration and the borders, he and Phyllis look back a very few generations when their predecessors were getting off the ships in New York and heading …
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Kickass and Leap Day
Attribution: Sanu N, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has cooperated with the keeper but has not consulted with Phyllis to update this 2024 Leap Day with the following provisions: 1. Not only are women allowed to propose marriage on leap year, but they are also encouraged to throw the …
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Kickass and Phyllis in the Parks
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper had a very impressive personal guide as he enjoyed the special Ken Burns PBS show about the magnificent national parks with Phyllis who has hiked in every one of the national parks and has a unique hiking stick adorned with …
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