Attribution: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Republican J.D. Vance says it is his love of country that informs his vision of America. When accepting the nomination as Donald Trump’s running mate at the Republican National Convention, he said (referring to himself, his running mate Donald Trump, …
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Kickass and the Future
Attribution: Balise42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s observation that it is the misfortune of the human race to have the ability to know what is coming, weatherwise, war wise and behaviorally by humans; and to try to plan and act accordingly. Here is how …
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Kickass and Badger Ordinance
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and his retired military officer brother Orv, both their lives having been altered in major ways by wars—Korea, Vietnam, visited with Verlyn Mueller, curator at the “Museum of Badger Ammunition” on the grounds of the former Badger Ordinance Works where …
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Kickass and Vehicle Display
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has floated the idea previously of large numbers being displayed on vehicles indicating the age of the driver but is backing off and suggesting instead that vehicle lettering be required to indicate a driver’s voting record. With an election coming …
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Kickass and Coincidental Lunch
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, ever alert to making meaningful scientific contributions, suggests that the occasion of clan males just happening to gather at a Sauk City lunch venue speaks to a basic evolutionary survival mechanism that warrants further investigation. On a day when the …
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The New Normal
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter We once had a dog, a cute little schnoodle named Lucy. We got her as a puppy and raised her as a member of our family. Our daughter grew up alongside her. As Lucy grew older, we noticed normal signs of aging: lower mobility, hearing and sight issues, …
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Kickass and ID Badge
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that the keeper’s getting-ready-for-winter preparations are particularly challenging in this time of high political drama that reveals how the trickle-down theory of economics is patterned after the dogs’ method of marking territory. As an early October morning temperature reading dances around 50, the …
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The Fascist Cookbook
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter I grew up during the late sixties and early seventies when youth counterculture was king. Rock and roll, pot, LSD, free love, and political activism were all part of the scene. The country was sharply divided along political lines—just as it is now. Protests and clashes, sometimes violent, …
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Kickass and Divisiveness
Attribution: DrunkDriver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that as the keeper and Phyllis do their best to heed advice to associate with those who might hold contrary political views, all in the interest of reducing divisiveness, they experience times when such activity becomes more of a challenge …
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Kickass and Roundy
Attribution: Marjory Collins , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s efforts to do something for the sports fans by resurrecting parts of a “Roundy Says” Wis, State Journal column from Aug. 1, 1968: “I see Coach Bengtson of Packers will use the short pass to Travis Williams …
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Fraying Around the Edges
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The 2024 presidential cycle has been a season of heady highs and abysmal lows. To call it an emotional roller coaster is like saying Tom Brady was an okay quarterback. From the lingering despair surrounding Joe Biden’s horrible debate performance, his subsequent withdrawal, Kamala Harris’ dizzying rise in …
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Dialogues on the Saga of KamaTim: Good Times at the DNC
Attribution: SecretName101, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark M., Mark O., Dennis C., and Geoff Carter Dialogues on the Saga of KamaTim: Good Times at the DNC The Harris campaign communications strategy is pretty simple, Orange Man Bad. Somebody counted (150) mentions of “Trump” in the campaign platform.People are rightly …
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