Category:Wisconsin

Dialogues in The Echo Chamber: Letters from the Unemployment Office

Posted on Updated on by Mark MamerowCategories:Economy, Politics, Wisconsin

Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots Mark Mamerow., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, February 6, 2022: ‘It’s not like we don’t have enough jobs here in Wisconsin’: Ron Johnson won’t try to land Oshkosh Corp. …
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Kickass and Driftless Tour

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Nature, Wisconsin

Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “Dülmen, Hausdülmen, Sonnenaufgang — 2015 — 4952” / CC BY-SA 4.0 By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, stayed home and rested as the keeper and Phyllis had an afternoon windshield lunch with the eagles and the crows in the snow-frosted Driftless hills of southwest Wisconsin. Aged venison was on the menu for the birds as they …
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Kickass and DNR Board Outrage

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Environment, Humor, Kickass, Nature, Politics, Wisconsin

kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in reporting on the recent unbelievable DNR Board meeting at which Walker appointees, one of whom—Wausau tooth-jerker Fred Prehn, refuses to step down from his expired term, voted in favor of continuing to allow the poisoning of surface water …
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Kickass at the Dorfhaus

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Wisconsin

JIP, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s assessment that the rampant decay of Western civilization has been short-stopped at the door of the Dorfhaus supper club in the crossroad community of Roxbury, where you can start with tasty Old-fashioneds and then enjoy a fine German …
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Kickass and Guv’s Speech

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Politics, Wisconsin

Lisacheese, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s note to Gov. Tony Evers following the Guv’s state of the state speech as carried on PBS Tuesday night:          “Good job, Tony, honoring EMTs and Vets, and distributing some of the state surplus to the citizenry; but not …
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Kickass Talks to Wolves

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Nature, Wisconsin

Fool4myCanon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, under the heading of “Talks to Wolves,” passes along the keeper’s message concerning the latest judicial decision that at least delays the advent of another unconscionable wolf slaughter as occurred last year in Wisconsin: “Wolves! “Listen up! “Don’t get all howling happy …
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Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Humor, Michael DiMilo, Pandemic, Social Commentary, Wisconsin

Artwork by Micheal DiMilo By Geoff Carter We found a charming handmade invitation in our mailbox last Saturday morning inviting us to a Weenie Roast at one of our neighbor’s homes that evening. Despite the forecast for temperatures in the teens, we were excited to get out and do some socializing—any socializing. So, we bundled up, walked …
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Kickass and Gambling

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Humor, Kickass, Wisconsin

Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes        Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that there are those who marvel at the weekend gatherings of humans in search of spiritual sustenance, but for a more puzzling example of the species “searching” behavior, the keeper suggests visiting the so-called casino …
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