The Strobridge Lithographing Co., Cincinnati & New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that in the clutter of the keeper’s cranial closet is a version of the nonsense song, “My name is Yon Yonson, I come from Wisconsin….” as it was long ago recited by boyhood pal …
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Boil Over
Nayan j Nath, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Mark Mamerow Anybody who’s spent any time in the kitchen has experienced a pot boiling over. You fill the kettle with water, add the pasta, cover the pot, set it on the stove, and turn up the heat. Then the phone rings, or you check the …
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Kickass and Compression Helmets
Fred Kissel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper in developing the “Compression helmet,” which will work like compression socks to improve cranial blood circulation, particularly in the brains of those Republicans who suffer from the varicose big lie. Republican mandates to wear the compression …
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Give and Take
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We hear a lot about rights in this country. After all, the concept of inalienable personal rights is woven into the very fabric of our democracy and is explicitly delineated in the Constitution. The right to enjoy a free press, to peacefully assemble, to practice free speech, to …
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Kickass and January 6th
TapTheForwardAssist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis will socialize later today with their blind friend Michael Christopher, a fellow resident at Vista West and a former Madison alderman. Mike deals with his circumstance amazingly, and with the occasional help of friends, doesn’t miss a …
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Dialogues on Building Big: The Gridlock Letters
Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots By Mark Mamerow, Mark O., Dave S., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Flaming’ Dadbots, Joe Manchin has pulled out of Biden’s BBB bill. If he maintains this position, progressives will never trust moderates again. It’s getting as bad in the Democratic Party as the Republicans have had …
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Kickass and Ignorant Senator
Phil Roeder from Des Moines, IA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that being “first” is something that should not be ignored, and so Sen. Johnson’s anti vaccine stand which marks him as “the most ignorant man in the US Senate” calls for acknowledgment …
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Kickass and Snow Denial Plan
Taxiarchos228, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is assisting the keeper in distributing instructions for using the Snow-Denial plan which, incidentally, is similar to how the Repubs embrace the “big lie.” Fact one: Though the ground is covered with something white, that could be god’s dandruff as these things are …
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Living the Lie
Artwork by Michael Dimilo By Geoff Carter Sometimes the quality of competition in a contest is so evenly matched that picking a single winner would seem to be nearly impossible. For example, the 1975 Academy Award nominees for Best Picture included some fantastic movies, including Jaws, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Nashville, and—the winner—One Flew Over …
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Kickass and the Republican Christmas
RAHurd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joined the keeper in absorbing the sad, sad story of how the narcissistic dishonesty of Wisconsin Republicans has turned the state into a political garbage dump, as it was told Tuesday by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. That ten Wisconsin Repubs forged an …
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Kickass and the Shortest Day of the Year
Winter Solstice Sunrise 2010 by Sian Lindsey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listened as the keeper interviewed the shortest day of the year (SDOY): Keeper: “So how did you end up as the shortest day of the year?” SDOY: “Daylight started to leak out through a big hole in …
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Kickass and the Ill Wind
Lyle Muller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis survived the fierce night winds of Dec. 15, 2021 by hanging onto each other tightly: and by trying to figure out how the once proud state governmental structure of Wisconsin is now being displayed on …
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