By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper to define just what improving the infrastructure has meant over the years: a hard surface for the gravel road leading to the one-room country school that is long gone; no more muddy ruts on the way to visit Uncle Ralph, who is also …
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Kickass and Amazon’s Psychic Delivery
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, is working with the keeper to take advantage of the new Amazon policy of making distribution centers out of former shopping malls to facilitate Amazon’s plan to deliver items before they are ordered. Based on the marketing premise—“You may not have wanted this or even ordered it, but …
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Way Down in the Hole
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The Republican Party has dug itself into a deep, deep hole—maybe its own grave. After the Republican-led Georgia legislature passed a draconian voting rights bill, public protest caused a huge backlash. Threatened with boycotts and other sanctions, Coca-Cola, Delta, and other major corporations—that had somehow remained silent during …
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Kickass Versus Technology
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, finally settled next to Phyllis in their adjoining recliners, was seeking sympathy from her for what seemed to be an endless litany of humiliations from the tech world: his “smart” car had refused to start for unknown reasons, the car radio switched to heavy …
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Kickass Remembers Hemingway
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that, of course, the keeper’s lifelong Hemingway adulation is stirred by the Ken Burns PBS series now playing, and, of course, he—the keeper, recalls a long ago visit to Key West and a talk with Captain Tony, proprietor of the former Sloppy Joe’s, where Hemingway liked to …
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Kickass and Night Rain Poetry
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, like the keeper, loves April showers for their napability, and as a rainy week looms, he—the keeper, succumbs to what might be diagnosed as a fatal attack of midnight poetry. Night Rain The night rain comes With soft whispering, A gentle earth mother With bath plans to Rinse …
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Kickass and Egg Hunt Covid
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, fresh off the family Easter egg hunt at Kim and Dick’s where he competed successfully with a half dozen little professional egg hunters, is happy to join Phyllis in noting Wisconsin’s great Covid 19 vaccination record, particularly as compared to Florida where a big …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to the Big Leagues
By Geoff Carter I sighted my first robin a few weeks ago. The daffodils and crocuses are peeking through the earth. After possibly one of the longest winters in the history of the modern world—at least subjectively speaking, spring has arrived. We can enjoy walks in the sunshine, digging in the garden, and talking to …
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Kickass and the Easter Chicken
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, assists the keeper in passing along the following all- American Easter story which has been authenticated by Mother Goose and Rachel Maddow. “Once upon a time, birds ruled the egg world. This meant that chickens, as the chief domesticated bird, were in charge of all egg occasions, including …
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Kickass Plus Four
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, presents the following photos of “fours” without comment… See more at… The Bill Stokes Author Page
Kickass and Supreme Court Unmasked
By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, agrees with the keeper that if Wisconsin were the Suez Canal it would be permanently obstructed by the state Supreme Court which recently went aground in striking down Gov. Evers mask mandate. Wisconsin residents may be on the way to surviving Covid 19, but a greater test will …
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Cheeseheads
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter I used to be proud of being a Wisconsinite. There was a time when our state was a national leader in education, clean government, and public works. We used to have one of the country’s best state-run university systems. Wisconsin had a progressive tradition reaching back to the …
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