Attribution: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Common By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listens as the keeper reassess his lifelong relationship with chickens, prompted by his recent purchase of $5 eggs, and sends hens the following message. “Okay, ladies, what the hell is with the exorbitant price of your eggs? Obviously the useless roosters have …
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Kickass and Sarah and Mushrooms
Attribution: Jetman61, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has yet another opportunity to be proud of a grandchild as Sarah has been officially cited as a “Wild Mushroom Identifier” and is now qualified to say such things as “Don’t eat that, Pa-B, It might kill …
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Kickass and Isabella POWS
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis were honored to host Isabella Lyste and her parents Lacy and Dave from the keeper’s hometown of Barron as part of Isabella’s UW Superior project of researching the history of German POWs in Wisconsin toward the end of …
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Kickass and Lost Drive
Attribution: CAL FIRE_Official, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in assigning significance to various things as savage wars rage around the globe, the planet begins to burn up, narcissism dominates governments everywhere and it snows in Alabama. With all of this happening, the incident …
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Kickass and Fresh Snow
Attribution: –Stöhrfall (talk) 11:31, 6 May 2010 (UTC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog notes the keeper’s evolving lifetime reaction of waking up to a fresh snow cover: *Oh Boy! Let’s get out there and make snow angels and a snowman! *There will be a skating party somewhere tonight. …
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Kickass and Memorial Thoughts
Attribution: (DoD photo by the U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Harleigh Faulk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is impressed with the keeper’s rare ability to read the unexpressed thoughts of others, which was, of course, in play for the Jimmy Carter Memorial service: Biden–“There was a day when …
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Kickass and Beer Bottle Truth
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the keeper struggles to communicate under the trending of truth as a liability instead of a necessary element, he does not know how to proceed with the proposed map showing Canada as part of the US or the news that a beer …
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Kickass and the Truth
Attribution: Carlo Chiostri, User:Mbz1, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper is in something of a dilemma in adjusting to the demise of truth as a communications requirement, from pronouncements from political narcissists to now here on Facebook with the announcement that posts will no longer be …
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Kickass and Political Advice
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper and Phyllis hard at work trying to befriend the incoming administration by suggesting ways for it to identify with old tried and true political words and phrases: *Change Lincoln’s use of “better angels” to “bitter angles.” *Rearrange “Fly the flag” to …
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Kickass and Future/Past
Attribution: NASA/Carla Thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has resolved to stop dwelling on his past and concentrate more on his future which is guaranteed to be a much less cluttered field of commentary material. In keeping with this resolve, the keeper will now …
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Kickass and Nancy’s Hip
Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1989-034-21 / Mensing / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, suggests to the keeper that he should have realized that when he opined on Nancy Pelosi’s replacement hip being installed in Germany there would be problematic fall out. Some of that fallout came …
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Kickass and Flat Shoes
Attribution: US Department of Labor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, in his ever vigilant but forever disappointing search for meaningful political developments, has finally scored big-time with news that Nancy Pelosi has returned to Congress wearing “flats” instead of her signature high-heeled stilettos. It …
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