Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper received a rare treat for his new hearing aids when Phyllis opened the balcony door and instead of the usual chorus of sparrow chirping there was a birdsong that at first seemed too beautiful to be true. It …
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Kickass and Eating In
Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting how the dinner hour has changed from a quiet time when everybody was “eating in” and the only restaurant customers were the resident bachelor mechanic and a lonesome schoolteacher, to now resembling the INDY 500 with …
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Kickass and Pinocchio Day Fallout
Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in handling the fallout from his establishment of “Pinocchio Day” to mark the indictment last Tuesday of the former pretender to the throne. As Pinocchio Day gets on the calendar with other noteworthy days–Father’s Day and April Fools Day come to mind, …
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Fall of a Sparrow
Photo by Carlos Quintero on Unsplash By Geoff Carter “We defy augury. There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” –William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act V, Scene ii I was sitting in my kitchen the other day, doing some writing and looking out our picture window at the backyard occasionally. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. The …
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Kickass and Phyllis the Hiker
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in cheering on Phyllis’s campaign to walk at least 5000 steps daily, which he does mostly from his recliner. The keeper would join Phyllis–and actually sometimes does, but for the image it creates of an old man with a walking stick …
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Kickass and Pinocchio Day
Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in noting that some political pundits have opined that this day is one of the most important in American history, involving as it does efforts to instill respect for rules in a former obedience school …
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Kickass and Old Music
Attribution: Film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the day started for the keeper and Phyllis with sipping and listening to a jazz trio at “The Cider Farm” Sunday afternoon; and it morphed into an evening at home with Phyllis searching out the old stuff of …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: A Tribute to Father’s Day
Photo by Sabine van Straaten on Unsplash A Tribute to Father’s Day: Ten Unforgettable Celluloid Dads By Geoff Carter It’s that time of year when we’re once again celebrating the patriarch, the pater familia, the big man, the king daddy, and the head of the family. It’s Father’s Day. Master of the grill, wearer of the toolbelt, and …
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Kickass and Sleep on Rainy Sunday
Bridge 52 on a rainy afternoon by Christine Johnstone, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s suggestion for giving special treatment to a rainy Sunday morning by cancelling all plans and going back to bed. Short of not getting out of bed in the first place, returning …
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Kickass and Sparrows in Hearing Aids
hedera.baltica from Wrocław, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, observes that the keeper is frequently left with more questions than answers, and this seems to be one of those mornings. Granted that they certainly have a legal right to do so, the keeper would inquire of those who …
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Kickass and Political Questions
Flying Logos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, observes that the keeper is frequently left with more questions than answers, and this seems to be one of those mornings. Granted that they certainly have a legal right to do so, the keeper would inquire of those who send money …
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Kickass and Hearing Aids
bergsten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, accustomed to the keeper’s fumbling through life, now observes how he tries to adjust to the latest attempt by the VA and the tech world to keep him in the relevance mix by issuing him the very latest in hearing aids. That …
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