Photo by Geoff Carter By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s dream revision of the closing scene in Thelma and Louise as being appropriate for this day when an out-of-control ICE posse moves close enough to stink up the action. As the keeper dreams it, with everyone panicked in the backseat as …
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Kickass and the Hex Hatch
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper reminded by son Larry of the days when this time of year meant “chasing the hex hatch” which translates to the two of them often driving at breakneck speed to get to the Mecan River in time for the nightfall hatch …
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Kickass and ICE
Attribution: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, naps through most of the keeper’s poetry excesses but not this one: WHEN ICE APPEARS “How do you act when ICE appears “Do you shake with dread and untold fears? “When did we cross that commenting line …
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Kickass at the Winery with Trumper
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper and Phyllis at Bailey’s Winery in the beautiful New Glarus hills sharing the music, the scenery, the wine and food and a table with Jeff and Dena from Idaho who are in the state for Dena’s traveling medical work. It was …
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Kickass and Hi-Tech
Attribution: Grj23, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, observes how Phyllis struggles to maintain the keeper’s tentative grip on technology, showing him on a daily basis how to do the simplest things, like retrieve messages or save images. There has been discussion as to whether the keeper’s need to be …
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Kickass and D-Day
Attribution: National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, stands with the keeper and Phyllis in trying to imagine how the world was focused on this day—June 6, in 1944, to repel the one-man cruelty crusade of unspeakable narcissistic horrors with its “Super Race” and concentration …
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Kickass and Last Day of School
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, prompted by fellow poster Scott MW, acknowledges the significance of this time of year as it marks the last day of the school term and what that means to young minds. Was there ever a time so important to a …
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Kickass and Things Go Wrong
Photo by Matthew Alexander on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports on the keeper’s day of errors and suggests that perhaps trying to coordinate his treatment at the VA eye clinic with son Mike’s molar extraction on the far west side was simply too much to expect, particularly in light of past history when the …
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Kickass and Adventure Failure
Photos by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listens as the keeper recounts his general failure as a great adventurer: There are more as the keeper did his best to find ways to stay out of various newspaper city rooms, and now he does not often bring up his adventure failures to …
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Kickass and Festivals
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, napped as the keeper and Phyllis joined in the summer-long tradition of immigrant descendants gathering to celebrate their ethnicities. It was the “Festa Italia” at Mckee Farms Park and a great time was had by all thanks in part to the hosting of Gary and …
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Kickass and Collecting
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is little help to the keeper as he tries to figure out why he is prone to “collecting” while Phyllis prefers a more clutter-free life. In a recent visit with Carol who is among the Vista West premiere collectors, the point was made with …
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Kickass and News Anchors
Attribution: U.S. News & World Report photographer Thomas J. O’Halloran, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper toying with a new way of measuring his long life as he counts how many TV news anchors he has gone through as Lester Holt hung it up last night …
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