Kickass and Women’s Body Rights

Posted on Updated on by Bill StokesCategories:Humor, Kickass, Reproductive Rights

Denali National Park and Preserve, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, aware that the keeper made a career out of expressing himself, watched as he—the keeper, and Phyllis listened to the debate over renewing the practice of men—mostly old white men, telling women how they—women, must use their bodies …
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Dialogues on the Art of Name Calling: the Gasbag Letters

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Media, Politics, Social Commentary

DonkeyHotey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Dave S., Mark Mamerow, Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter So many of our recent topics are at least partially echoed in the below. Do you gents ever read this NY Times version of the old 60 minutes: Point-Counterpoint? Gail Collins and Bret Stephens. I find it humorous and informative.  Collins & Stephens …
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Kickass and the Lost Wallet

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Aging, Humor, Kickass, Social Commentary

Prefeitura de Olinda from Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that while the keeper denies that it is his “hobby,” he spends an astounding amount of time looking for items he has misplaced or downright lost.  Yesterday it was his wallet, containing, of course, credit cards, personal identities …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Old Hollywood: The Legacy of Humphrey Bogart

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Couch Potato, Michael DiMilo, Movies

Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Geoff Carter If some actors (think Henry Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart, or John Wayne) are screen icons, then Humphrey Bogart is an institution. Like those other actors, Bogart brought his unique screen persona to every role. His distinctive icy stare, self-assured presence, soft-spoken but gravelly voice, …
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Highlights from the Pen in Hand Blog Graphics: The Michael DiMilo Gallery

Posted on Updated on by Geoff CarterCategories:Art, Michael DiMilo

The Money Badger by Michael DiMilo Volume V Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Over the course of the last two and one-half years, The Pen in Hand Blog has been lucky enough to have obtained the services of free-lance artist Michael DiMilo as a contributor. While his unique style has provided a provocative and edgy feel …
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Kickass and Bird Dinosaurs

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

NobuTamura email:nobu.tamura@yahoo.com www.palaeocritti.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the new digs for Phyllis and the keeper–being on the 5th floor of a recently completed structure that is isolated from most natural plant growth, is not exactly bird friendly; and this has moved the keeper to court the …
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Kickass and Pigs and Mothers

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

kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s fascination with the Amsterdam experiment of using pigs to reduce bird-aircraft collision damage at the main airport; and he—the keeper, wonders if a similar application might be used to lessen the harmful impact of idiots in the legislatures and …
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Kickass and Hamburger Forehead

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

Tomáš Kebert & umimeto.org, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Kickass, the doorstop dog, sympathizes with the keeper as his forehead takes on the appearance of raw hamburger in response to a proactive skin cancer treatment prescribed by the VA dermatologists. Timed to coordinate with Phyllis’s UW cancer treatment regimen that calls for quarantining, the keeper will …
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