“Oscar the Elf” Photo by Geoff Carter
Kickass at the Cider Farm Cidery
Attribution: Hubertl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having refused to accept Dec. 3, 2023 as unfit for human consumption, hastens to amend his rejection to exempt the afternoon’s repast by the keeper and Phyllis at the Cider Farm Cidery next to Brennen’s on Mineral …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Film Review of “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”
Attribution:Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Born to be Wild: Film Review of Hunt for the Wilderpeople By Geoff Carter There are filmmakers whose creative stamp is so distinctive that their films are recognizable almost from the opening credits. Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, and Quentin Tarantino fall into …
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Kickass Refuses December 3rd, 2023
Attribution: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, without discussing it with Phyllis, has taken executive action to bank Dec. 3, 2023 for possible later use, maybe in 2024. The keeper’s decision to decline immediate delivery of Dec. 3, 2023 was …
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Kickass and Hummingbirds
Attribution: Paul Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the information that it was apparently not enough to up the alcoholic content of the nectar in the balcony hummingbird feeder to the degree that some hummingbirds might opt to winter in Wisconsin. It might have helped keep …
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Kickass and Evicting Crooks
Attribution: US House Office of Photography, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in kicking off December by doing good: in this case by passing along thoughts on how to get a crook out of the House, and what to say about the judge’s wife when you …
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Kickass Pays for Root Canal
Attribution: Ruth Holcomb, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper moves on from his silliness over being seriously intimidated by the prospect of two root canal procedures. It turns out, as most others obviously knew, that root canal surgery is a different thing …
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Strange Fruit
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” –Thomas Jefferson Politics is a strange business everywhere but has become especially peculiar in America. Thomas Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty has been bearing strange fruit. In the past, our democracy …
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Kickass and Root Canal
Attribution: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is no help to the keeper as he attempts to structure a proper attitude for two eminent root canal procedures scheduled for later this morning. In sorting through the feelings of anticipation available on the open thought market, the keeper has …
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Kickass and Political Gagging
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis happily report that what they thought was a serious exposure to politics turned out to be only stomach flu. The confusion arose over the word “gag” that has become the operable word in the political world and also described …
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Kickass and Black Friday Milk
Attribution: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes the keeper’s fixation on accounts of survival—his age may be a factor; and in that vein he would like to pass on just how he and Phyllis survived the inane Black Friday weekend. It began when the keeper noted …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Film Review of “Death on the Nile”
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous: Film Review of Death on the Nile Attribution: Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter A few weeks ago, I reviewed Reptile, (Pen in Hand Review of Reptile), a Netflix murder mystery. While the film contained an interesting premise and had a promising beginning, I …
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