Attributiion: Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper peaked out at understanding financial matters with the $2 bill, and thinks of bitcoin as loose change chewed by the dog. This leaves him standing on the corner as the financial parade becomes so outrageous that it takes up the entire …
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Kickass and Help from Phyllis
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper in a state of some distress as Phyllis takes on yet another project to go along with her many noteworthy artistic accomplishments. The keeper’s main concern, of course, is that the time Phyllis spends with her new paint and brushes will …
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Kickass Remembers December 7th
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that on this day that “will live in infamy” in FDR’s famous words, it lives on in the keeper’s memory as a ride in the family Model A Ford to stop at Riven Clark’s Standard Oil gas station on Highway 8 to hear …
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Kickass and Friday
Attribution: Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in noting the differing status of “Friday” through the aging process. From its glorious identity as the last day of school before an exciting weekend of carefree party and play, to its lifelong signal as the end of the …
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Kickass Turns into a Goat
The Pen in Hand Blog featuring Bill Stokes
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Kickass and One-Legged Peeing
Attribution: Tracey Adams from Atascadero, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, depending on the keeper to know everything, was disappointed when there was no solid answer to the question of whether or not the male human bladder empties faster if the male stands on one leg during the …
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Kickass and Sons’ Behavior
Attribution: Walt Disney , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in sympathizing with POTUS Joe in dealing with questionable behavior on the part of a son. The keeper, having raised four sons and Phyllis with two, report that, incredible as it may seem, none of …
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Kickass and Clint Eastwood
Attribution: movie studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, sits in along with Phyllis as the keeper has an imaginary meeting with Clint Eastwood regarding Clint’s advice to “Don’t let the old man in!” as a directive in living to an over-ripe old age. Keeper: “You just made another …
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Kickass and Sugarless Pie
Attribution: Kimberly Vardeman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper as stuffed as a turkey of his kind can get as he and Phyllis were guests at a number of clan feasts, all of them of exceptional quality and quantity and with one memorable oversight: “Which of …
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Kickass and Gym House Furniture
Photo by Phyllis Stoke By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s account of a return visit to the house that he and his family built on the Mazomanie hill, and where grandson Andy and wife Ari and their three kids have now wisely furnished the living room with gymnastic equipment and …
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Kickass and Holiday Over-Eating
Attribution: Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s tips for watching your weight during the Thanksgiving week: *Do not apply makeup, deodorant or false eyelashes before stepping on the scale in the morning. Do, however, shave whatever you shave, clip your toe and …
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Kickass and Head Chopping
Attribution: Reuben R. Sallows, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, does his best to keep the keeper from stepping into the bottomless quicksand of life but was unable to deter him from preoccupation with the reality that in order for there to be a traditional Thanksgiving feast somebody has …
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