Attribution: Photo by Johann Noby on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper unable to move on from the reflecting pool fiasco because it allows him to wallow in one of his favorite older-cousin memories. It was when cousin Ed bought the “go anywhere” surplus Army Jeep just after WWII and offered the keeper …
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Category:Social Commentary
Kickass and “Ah, The Women!”
Attribution: Image by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be napping today as the keeper and Phyllis conduct a book launch in the Vista West community room for Ah, the Women!, Bill’s latest novel about women taking over the world to save it from the outrageousness of the male libido. 1:30 …
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False Imprisonment
Attribution: Paul Goyette from Chicago, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter We’re not supposed to be a country that imprisons innocent people. It states in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” and that “among these are Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness” and that it is the …
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Kickass and Message to Bob Shepherd
Attribution: Pete Souza, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will be sending a message today to his old friend Bob Shepard on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago. Bob would have a typical Chicago comment of ironic Black pride …
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Kickass and Ailment Complaints
Attribution: James McTaggart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, lies low today as the keeper works to develop his “Ailment Complaint Guide” for use primarily in elderly environs but also useful for all ages in responding to the ubiquitous “How are you?” in even casual encounters. The following card …
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Kickass and Tobacco Spitting
Attribution: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, tries to be helpful as the keeper goes off on a Monday morning tangent and wonders where the tobacco industry located the spittoons at the POTUS birthday party on the White House trash dumping area? …
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Kickass and Good Genes
Photo courtesy of Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in wishing the keeper’s “little brother” Orville a happy 91st birthday and noting that he and their sister Norma now at 93, and the keeper flirting with 95–on the upcoming 9/11, the three of them represent a genetic handoff …
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Circularity
Attribution: Photo by Galina Nelyubova on Unsplash By Geoff Carter A couple weeks ago, some old college buddies and I got together to go to our annual Brewers’ game outing. We keep in touch mostly because we exchange emails that inevitably spiral into discussions about politics, sports, and other sundry subjects, but we’ve known each other for decades. …
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Kickass and Phyllis as Publisher
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in his appreciation of the publisher of Ah, the women! his novel about women saving the world from the libido-driven outrageousness of men. That publisher happens to be the keeper’s wife Phyllis –“Trillium Press” who worked through Amazon and other creative entities to …
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See No Evil
Attribution: Clare Black from Morley, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter As a boomer who grew up during what was arguably America’s golden age, I still find it almost unfathomable that our country is teetering so dangerously close to a totalitarian takeover. At the time I came up in the sixties and …
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Kickass and Wood Tick Meeting
Attribution: Peterwchen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, advises that there are times when the keeper’s unique ability to be a part of other communication circles should not be questioned but simply accepted, and such is the case as he reports on a meeting of the wood ticks in …
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Kickass and The Three-Job Waitress
Attribution: Photo by Adam Gritco on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper and Phyllis enjoying a usual great breakfast at the Pancake Café near Gammon and Watts–interesting menu, lots of room, excellent service and a low noise level that encourages conversation. So, there was a warm visit with the very efficient waitress who …
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