Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last week, a New York City restaurant hostess was physically assaulted by guests when she informed them that masks were required to enter the restaurant. On a recent weekend flight from Philadelphia to Miami, a Frontier Airlines passenger had to be taped to his seat after assaulting one …
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The Long Goodbye
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter This past weekend, I attended a memorial service to commemorate the passing of a very old and very dear friend of mine. Because he died eighteen months ago, during the height of the pandemic—while we under quarantine—his family was unable to hold services at that time. Because this …
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Kickass and Phyllis’ Hip
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, turns it over to the keeper as he reports that tomorrow before the sun is up, Phyllis will be undergoing hip replacement surgery at a UW Health facility, thanks to the availability of a hospital bed in this day of abject Covid stupidity. That …
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Kickass and Repub Survival Advice
Original: Mintguy / Fredrik Derivative work: Archenzo at Italian Wikipedia – User Romanm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is doing his best to help the keeper survive the edicts of Republican leaders as they advise the citizenry on dealing with various threats: *Vos, Johnson, Tiffany, and other deep …
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Kickass and 100,000 COVID Deaths
Amebrahtu1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, says that while the keeper is not big on math, he does comprehend the official US estimate that another 100,000 Covid deaths is predicted unless more people wear masks, in which case only 50,000 people will die, most from the ranks of …
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Lost in the Funhouse
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Why can’t we get off this merry-go-round? Despite the availability of safe and effective Covid19 vaccines, the nation is experiencing a new spike in cases—the worse since last winter—especially among children and young adults, in populations that refuse to get vaccinated. Despite seemingly overwhelming evidence that he sought …
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Kickass and Covid Deaths
Prefeitura de Itapevi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in noting the reappearance of the “Wear a mask” signs; and in their lamenting that the new masking is due to the daily Covid19 death toll climbing to 350, mostly among the unvaccinated, which makes …
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Kickass and Walking and Chewing Gum
Annalyn Gallego/Province of Camarines Sur, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, motivated by the fact that only slightly over 50 percent of Wisconsin residents have had both Covid19 shots, is assisting the keeper in formulating a Covid vaccine mandate based on stupidity as measured by the ability or inability to simultaneously walk …
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Kickass and Covid Poem
National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, despite heroic efforts, was unable to prevent the keeper from wasting valuable nap time composing what he claims is poetry. It isn’t, of course, but then he—the keeper, is overdue for his rabies shot. “You decline vaccines and refuse …
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Kickass and Unmasking
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is assisting the keeper in moderating some of the chaos resulting from the great unmasking now occurring across the country, specifically just how to treat the Lone Ranger and Tonto who apparently spent the entire Covid mask-up period as residents of Coventry Village on Madison’s west side where …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Sweet Home
Photo by Taryn Elliott from Pexels By Geoff Carter It looks as if we’re finally over the hump. It’s the beginning of the end. Covid infections—and deaths in the U.S.—are on the decrease and shrinking daily. We’ve been told we can actually gather in public again without fearing for our health, and that those of us who are …
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Face to Face
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoffrey Carter “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” –George Orwell On May 13th, the Center for Disease Control changed course somewhat abruptly on its mask policy, announcing new guidelines. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated “”Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and …
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