Attribution: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in kicking off December by doing good: in this case by passing along thoughts on how to get a crook out of the House, and what to say about the judge’s wife when you …
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Kickass Pays for Root Canal
Attribution: Ruth Holcomb, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper moves on from his silliness over being seriously intimidated by the prospect of two root canal procedures. It turns out, as most others obviously knew, that root canal surgery is a different thing …
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Kickass and Root Canal
Attribution: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is no help to the keeper as he attempts to structure a proper attitude for two eminent root canal procedures scheduled for later this morning. In sorting through the feelings of anticipation available on the open thought market, the keeper has …
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Kickass and Political Gagging
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis happily report that what they thought was a serious exposure to politics turned out to be only stomach flu. The confusion arose over the word “gag” that has become the operable word in the political world and also described …
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Kickass and Black Friday Milk
Attribution: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s fixation on accounts of survival—his age may be a factor; and in that vein he would like to pass on just how he and Phyllis survived the inane Black Friday weekend. It began when the keeper noted …
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Kickass and Young Publishers
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, noting the recent book producing efforts of both the keeper and Phyllis understands their delight as they acknowledge the latest family publishing team of seven-year-old Margaux and five-year-old Romy, cousins who left the Thanksgiving festivities and without prompting or guidance produced “The story of …
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Kickass and Delivered Feast
Attribution: Pink Sherbet Photography from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis this post turkey day in boundless appreciation of the efforts of Cyndy and Tim Andrews and granddaughter Jessy in delivering a complete dinner when flu recovery prevented the keeper and Phyllis from …
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Kickass and Thanksgiving Flu
Attribution: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will assist the keeper with his burden on this Thanksgiving Day of being thankful for what you’ve got, which in the keeper’s case is the flu. In keeping with their policy of complete sharing, Phyllis passed …
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Kickass and the Flu
Attribution: NIAID, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog regrets that he and the keeper are unable to share their wisdom with the world today. They will also not be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow in Mazomanie. Phyllis had a rather severe case of the ‘flu earlier this week, and it …
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Kickass Hibernates
Attribution: Michael Himbeault, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will not question the keeper’s conclusion on this nasty weather day that, like many of the lesser creatures, he has finally accomplished the life-long goal of hibernation. It was there right in front of him but he was too dense to …
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Kickass Remembers Rosalynn
Attribution: National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper as he reviews how his life was given meaning by the women in it– to this very day as Phyllis assumes the burden of getting him through the day with a minimum of stumbling …
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Kickass and Gun Users
Attribution: National Archives at College Park , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting yet another Sunday when the guns are out in Wisconsin in such numbers as would equip an army. Many thousands of guns of all descriptions are in the hands of amateur users …
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