Good Free Photos, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is rendered helpless in the face of the muse that sometimes attaches to the keeper like a woodtick: ON BEING A TREE I wish that I could be a tree. Gaudy now in autumn glee. I’ll undress soon for winter …
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Kickass and Computer Fail
Photo by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper is slowly recovering his emotional equilibrium–such as it was, after losing three days of computer work on a project he has been working on since the days of hand-cranked automobiles. Usually, Phyllis can repair his keyboard fumbling, but something mysterious occurred …
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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 Cheating Fishermen
Bunrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that by now everyone, at least every fisherman, has heard about the two Ohio competitive fishing “champs” who were caught putting weights and other material inside their catches as they maintained their lead in the “Fisherman of the …
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Dialogues on The American Dream: How to Take Candy from a Baby
Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Dave S., Mark M., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul Carter, and Geoff Carter Several things jumped out at me re this $240M scam our diligent FBI uncovered: Department of Justice Report on Feeding Our Families Scandal Watch out: This will be the poster child for Tucker and Fox …
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Kickass Updates Space Terminology
Oksdfjkllrwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, is helping the keeper with the “vintage terminology update project” aimed at removing some negative connotations and restoring relevance and dignity to the lives of those in the keeper’s age group, some of whom reflect previous diets on the front of their shirts, are prone …
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Kickass and Fired Coach
Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, is assisting the keeper in running down the rumor that, in keeping with the current trend of denying reality, particularly if it involves rejection by official means, Paul Chryst is refusing to accept his firing as UW football coach and will be …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: The Legacy of Marlon Brando
Edward Cronenweth (1903-1990) [1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Marlon Brando has been almost universally hailed as being the greatest actor of all time, a genius who revolutionized the craft. Luminaries like James Dean, Paul Newman, and Steve McQueen modeled their acting styles after Brando’s brand of method acting—a term he detested—based on the Stanislavski …
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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 Reviews September
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, approves the keeper’s observation that September 2022 has escaped and is at large somewhere in the calendar jungle where it is attempting to elude bounty hunters determined to capture its essence of truth and consequences for selective preservation. A move to deny that September 2022 …
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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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