Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, noting the recent book producing efforts of both the keeper and Phyllis understands their delight as they acknowledge the latest family publishing team of seven-year-old Margaux and five-year-old Romy, cousins who left the Thanksgiving festivities and without prompting or guidance produced “The story of …
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Kickass and “Margaret’s War”
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in claiming to have book-scooped Rachel Maddow with her “Prequel” that details the precarious pro-Nazi conditioning that occurred in the US prior to WWII The keeper’s “Margaret’s War,” published two years ago does the same and throws in a love story …
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Kickass and Delivered Feast
Attribution: Pink Sherbet Photography from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis this post turkey day in boundless appreciation of the efforts of Cyndy and Tim Andrews and granddaughter Jessy in delivering a complete dinner when flu recovery prevented the keeper and Phyllis from …
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Time Travels
Photo by Geoff Carter By Geoff Carter My wife and I just returned from a six-week stay in beautiful Mexico. We spent the bulk of that time in Puerto Vallarta, enjoying our time at the public beaches, lounging by the condo pool, soaking up the local culture, and attending the numerous church and Día de …
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Kickass and Thanksgiving Flu
Attribution: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will assist the keeper with his burden on this Thanksgiving Day of being thankful for what you’ve got, which in the keeper’s case is the flu. In keeping with their policy of complete sharing, Phyllis passed …
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Kickass and the Flu
Attribution: NIAID, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog regrets that he and the keeper are unable to share their wisdom with the world today. They will also not be enjoying Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow in Mazomanie. Phyllis had a rather severe case of the ‘flu earlier this week, and it …
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Hospitality
The Pen in Hand Blog featuring Geoff Carter
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Kickass Hibernates
Attribution: Michael Himbeault, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, will not question the keeper’s conclusion on this nasty weather day that, like many of the lesser creatures, he has finally accomplished the life-long goal of hibernation. It was there right in front of him but he was too dense to …
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In Memorian
Attribution: National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons RIP Eleanor Rosalynn Carter August 18, 1927 to November 19, 2023 “A life of service is a life well and greatly lived.”― Omoakhuana Anthonia “Thank you from the American people.”
Kickass Remembers Rosalynn
Attribution: National Archives and Records Administration , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper as he reviews how his life was given meaning by the women in it– to this very day as Phyllis assumes the burden of getting him through the day with a minimum of stumbling …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Film Review of “Neil Young: Heart of Gold”
Attribution: Fernando de Sousa from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Golden Years: Film Review of Neil Young: Heart of Gold By Geoff Carter The Ryman Auditorium: Nashville, Tennessee Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The concert film is a genre that is as idiosyncratic as the artists it documents. From the frenetic …
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Kickass and Gun Users
Attribution: National Archives at College Park , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting yet another Sunday when the guns are out in Wisconsin in such numbers as would equip an army. Many thousands of guns of all descriptions are in the hands of amateur users …
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