Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter Tis the time of year for holiday traditions. We hang the lights, trim the tree, sing the carols, buy the presents, drink the eggnog, and bake the cookies. We watch our holiday favorites on TV. Some of us still send Christmas cards. Like most of us, I have …
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Category:Social Commentary
Dialogues on Getting Schooled: The High in Higher Education
Attribution: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark M., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter Found this insightful, if not entertaining. Gail and Brett…and others have been espousing the value of the 3 year college degree—fits like a glove with this Economist value centric …
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Kickass says, “No, Virginia”
Attribution: Virginia O’Hanlon , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is aware of the discomfort that bad news brings, but in the interest of truth and honesty must pass along the results of extensive traditional journalistic research and announce: “No, Virginia, there is no Santa Claus!” …
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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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Dialogues on a Tooth for a Tooth: Riding the Downward Spiral
Attribution: Kobi Gideon / Government Press Office of Israel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring The Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Mark O., Dave S., Dennis C., Paul C, and Geoff Carter “The Democratic Party’s years long unity behind President Biden is beginning to erode over his steadfast support of Israel in its escalating war with …
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Kickass and Lost Remote
Attribution: Pelatone73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the following fact: The average American spends two and one-half days annually looking for lost items, resulting in a $2.7 billion replacement cost. Kickass also notes that from a sheer entertainment point of view, the antics of the keeper …
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Food for Thought
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Mexican Street VendorTomascastelazo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Fast food is an institution in our culture. McDonalds, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Subway, Chick-Fil-A, Arby’s, Domino’s, and Taco Ball franchises are everywhere. You can’t drive down a city street or the main drag of a small town without …
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Kickass Remembers Walking to School
Attribution: H. A. Brendekilde , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting the abuse suffered by those who have the audacity to mention that they walked to a country school through thick and thin and winter blizzards. Just as these ancients get no respect for having …
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Kickass and Veterans Day
Attribution: Archangel12, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s status as a veteran has always been a complication for him, on the one hand the recognition and reward it garners from a grateful public and on the other, marking the keeper as having been duped by …
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Reason to Believe
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter Not so long ago, we lived a completely rational, science-based society. Some of us still think that way. Granted, there have always been crackpots, conspiracy theorists, and cult members (and yes, there seem to be a lot more than there used to be), but there is still a …
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Kickass and Weight Programs
Attribution: Frank C. Müller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis are deep into weight loss programs, Phyllis’s being overseen by a personal health scale that communicates with her and was recently upset when the keeper innocently stepped on it. Obviously not programed to …
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Kickass and Smart Humans
Attribution: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes along with the keeper how there is no species other than human that devotes its major resources and energies to destroying its nests, killing its children and poisoning its environment while cheering itself on as spiritually pure …
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