Flying Logos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is late today because he was delayed at a meeting with his banker in which he–the keeper was attempting to borrow enough money to bid in the Wisconsin auction coming up Nov. 8 in which the current …
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Category:Wisconsin
Time of the Season
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter This past weekend my brother and I partook in the old family tradition of going up to the family cottage and taking the pier in. It’s not a huge chore or a particularly difficult one, but there is—for me, at least—a kind of sadness attached to the task. …
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Kickass Talks to Weather Department
Hal 0005, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, endorses the keeper’s notification to the Department of Wisconsin Weather: “So, just what the hell was that all about–that mid-October snow for no good reason other than to flex your cold muscles and exercise your contrary nature? “By now you know that …
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Kickass and the Honey Badger
Sumeet Moghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is participating in the project to activate Wisconsin’s mascot–the badger, which is related to the African honey badger whose predacious hunting technique is to grab the face of its prey in its jaws and then claw out …
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Kickass Cows Over Women
Rawpixel Ltd, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in observing that two occurrences in Madison this week make it plain that in Wisconsin, cows are much more respected than women: one event is the World Dairy Expo which is a week-long celebration honoring cows from around the world; the other …
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The Hall of Shame
MN National Guard, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons I grew up in Wisconsin. One of my first childhood memories is sitting in the living room in front of an eighteen-inch television set watching the 1967 NFL Championship Game, better known as the Ice Bowl. I saw the final play of the game, Bart Starr’s winning …
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Kickass and October’s Bright Blue Weather
Warren’s — the firm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper emerged from his morning stupor with a memory fragment from his country school days that went “October’s Bright Blue Weather,” which he knew to be the title of an old poem; but then he had …
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Kickass and Governor’s Mansion For Sale
Lacrossewi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, will be assisting the keeper in drafting a contract for Tim Michels, the eastern billionaire who wants to add the Wisconsin gubernatorial mansion to his collection of mansions elsewhere, in effect making Wisconsin residents his property as in “plantation.” The keeper is suggesting that instead of an …
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Kickass and Out-of-State Governor
Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper’s ability to remain vigilant during trying times, has revealed to him the Tim Michael’s gubernatorial plan for deporting Madison liberals to Florida in exchange for demented Ron DeSantis followers who …
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Dialogues on the Elephant Graveyard: Letters to the Wisconsin GOP
Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter VIGNA christian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Couldn’t help but think: Earlier this week, some “super smart” liberal cyclists I know…said they might vote Republican yesterday, in hopes of getting the candidate for governor–least likely to beat Evers elected …
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Kickass and Wisconsin Governorship
Svgalbertian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that political things build up for the keeper, and to avoid serious indigestion he must sort through the laxatives of truth: * Allowing an out-of-state billionaire who lives in East coast mansions to buy his way into the Wisconsin governor’s office …
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Kickass and the Sunrise
Yinan Chen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper arose in time to observe a colorful sunrise over the distant state Capital Friday, Aug. 12, 2022; and as the sky went from black to red to pink to yellow to white to blue, the over-riding message …
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