Attribution: Jan Luyken , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, ever anxious to set things straight, has some information for those millions who have obviously confused tomorrows election with either the “rapture” or the “second coming.” Very basic fact checking reveals that the biblical “walking on …
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Category:Social Commentary
Kickass and Nature’s Elections
Attribution: Scot Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s observation that as he and Phyllis and the rest of the voters await election day they might consider themselves as a great herd of sheep waiting to see if the Border Collies take them to greener …
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The People’s Choice
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Election Day is right around the corner. Finally. We’ve been pummeled by television ads, social media blitzes, and unending email blasts for over two years. We’ve heard candidates call each other liars, losers, and criminals accuse each other of being incompetent, weak, or crazy. We’ve seen a flood …
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Kickass and Car Scratches
Attribution: AZ Auto Detailing Scottsdale, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, celebrates with the keeper in his ability to “fix things”, seen perhaps by others as “cheapness.” There were two spots of minor surface scratches on their vehicle, one put there by the keeper and one by Phyllis. No …
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The Orange Plague
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Over the last eight years, we have seen a widespread and pernicious sort of moral blight that has infected the very heart of our country, which is the doing of one man: Donald J. Trump. Trump lies, he bullies, he cheats, he denigrates women, he deceives, he does …
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Kickass and Phyllis’s Postcards
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is awed by the “VOTE” postcard efforts of Phyllis and her Vista West friends. Tomorrow is mailing day for 800 hand-written postcards headed for registered voters in North Carolina and other locations with the message that who you vote for …
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Kickass and Helping Kamala
Attribution: Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 – 1935), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, ever anxious to be relevant, is volunteering to assist Kamala as she does her best to refute the outrageous fairy tale claims that will obviously be forth coming from the Orange leader …
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Kickass and Posting Priorities
Illustration by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, advises the keeper on how best to share the ever-deteriorating planet with those who lose everything in a hurricane or must bury the pieces of their bomb-victim children or who worship at the altar of the “Rod of Iron” church where a crown of …
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Dialogues on the Art of Political Fiction: Return to Hollywood Square One
Illustration by Michael Dimilo Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., and Geoff Carter Every Presidential election season has its unforgettable moments, indelibly etched in the collective voter memory. As of June, it might have been Biden’s debate declaration that “We beat Medicare”. Then it looked as it might …
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Kickass and the Apple Phone
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is happy that dogs do not have phones as they would never put up with the incredible treatment that the keeper and Phyllis endured as they tried to follow the APPLE procedure for repairing Phyllis’s “broken” –almost new, phone. There were FOUR trips to …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: The Strange Staying Power of “My Cousin Vinny”
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Some movies are unexpectedly, inexplicably, and unbelievably popular. It’s obvious how classics like White Christmas, Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Wizard of Oz have become beloved holiday traditions, but who would have predicted that The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Eraserhead, Pink Flamingoes, or Napolean Dynamite would become cult classics? Or that …
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Kickass and the Irate Trumper
Attribution: Erik Ogan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, hands off to the keeper for the report of an “eating-out-with-a-Trumper” adventure as reported to him by son Rick and daughter-in-law Becky. The scene is a popular area night club with booths separated by partitions. The conversation in Rick and …
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