Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis, and Phyllis’s granddaughter Taylor were among those who spent part of a perfect summer Saturday afternoon on the four-block stretch of “Atwood Fest.” It will be scored as time well spent: strolling past the weekend merchants of frivolity …
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Category:Humor
Kickass and Packaging
User:Nino Barbieri, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s carefully researched conclusion that the end of the “civilized” world will not come from running out of water or food, or by crashing into another planet, or by burning up in wildfires, or by drowning in floods, …
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Kickass and the Recount
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is not sure the keeper is in a good place as he—the keeper recalls, and then requests a re-do of the election for prom king of the class of ‘49 at Barron High School. It had been a two-way contest between the keeper and …
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Kickass and Phyllis at the Wheel
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that Phyllis is back behind the wheel, having taken a two-year break following the head-on collision in Cross Plains that fractured ten of her ribs and one vertebra and deeply slashed a finger. The keeper—four broken ribs, had been driving at the time and …
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Kickass and Faulkner
Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, cooperated with the keeper in researching William Faulkner’s “The Bear” short story, thinking that there might be some information helpful in pointing to the bear hound training travesty now occurring in the North woods of Wisconsin, and ONLY in Wisconsin, therefore attracting hounders …
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Kickass and the iPhone
Photo by Kostiantyn Li on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will no longer be dominated and humiliated by his “GD” iPhone; and if you want to talk to him, come to where he lives. He is fed up with calls from people selling things, and he is tired …
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Kickass and Old Typewriter
Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper was thrilled when Phyllis presented him with the perfect piece of art to illustrate his recent dive into writing another (Margaret’s War) novel. The absurdity of using an ancient typewriter is perhaps no greater than …
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Kickass and Aging Gracefully
Nicolas Perriault, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis have totally rejected the concept of “aging gracefully,” and henceforth will be using balance devices such as hiking staffs and walking canes to whack over the head those who exhibit abject stupidity in such areas …
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Kickass and Severe Weather
U. S. National Weather Service/National Ocean Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be joining the keeper and Phyllis in identifying themselves as “weather prisoners” in view of today’s forecast; and should they get caught out in a storm, it will not be their fault that they get …
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Kickass Goes to a Prairie
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis with the following advice: Go to a prairie! It will be healing! See more at… The Bill Stokes Author Page
Kickass and All-Star Pitchers
SD Dirk on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper was impressed with the interaction of star pitcher Clayton Kershaw and the boy who visited him yesterday at the Allstar game press conference on behalf of a deceased grandfather who, the boy said, was a …
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Kickass and Pigs and Chickens
Jdbunod at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper agrees with the heart-felt public pleas to be considerate of various wild creatures; but he wonders just where pigs and chickens fit into the human conscience of coexisting compassionately with the lesser-brained. First the pigs …
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