Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The world I grew up in has been turned on its head. Donald Trump, the presumed Republican presidential candidate has posted a video exalting a “unified Reich” in America. When I was a kid, Nazis used to be the bad guys. Joseph Alito, one of our Supreme Court …
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Kickass and CC the Coyote
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that there have been a number of inquires regarding the metal animal form that incidentally showed up on a posted photo of the keeper’s new balcony windmill. That animal is the Colorado Coyote–“CC” that was a gift from son Rick many years ago …
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Kickass and the New Windmill
Attribution: Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has always wanted a windmill, and now he finally has one, on the 5th floor Vista West balcony where he and Phyllis reside. It is a beautiful thing—green, eight feet tall, and looks exactly like the windmills from the keeper’s …
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Kickass and Korean Observation Post
Attribution: Photo by Ian Hutchinson on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper on this Memorial Day to remember the two platoon pals from Michigan who were up on the observation post when it took the direct hit that killed them. Days later on that same OP there was the artillery round that buried …
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The Pen in Hand Guide to the Movies: Review of “Drive-Away Dolls”
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Since their first feature film Blood Simple premiered in 1984, the Coen Brothers have been churning out their signature brand of quirky and unique movies like nobody’s business—and no one makes movies like the Coens. They’ve brought us The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, and Fargo—among many others. Their …
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Full Measure
Artwork by Michael DiMilo (Originally posted on May 31, 2019 in Honor of our Veterans) By Geoff Carter Ah, Memorial Day: the harbinger of summer, the first family picnic, and the grill master’s opening day. Memorial Day also happens to be the holiday recognizing and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our …
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Kickass and Turtle on County Y
Attribution: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper’s speech to a wood turtle in the middle of County Y as he and Phyllis returned from a river outing sponsored by Andy and Ari and attended by about 100 kids and several dogs: “You …
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Kickass and Grandchildren
Attribution: Popular Graphic Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that between the keeper and Phyllis their geographic coverage of the US with grandchildren is now pretty much complete with the departure of vivacious Taylor for the East Coast. There was a time when grandchildren lived much of …
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Dialogues on Artificial Unintelligence: Surfing the Technology Spiral
Attribution: Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter Fellow pundits, You cannot call me any kind of expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI). But is that going to stop me from writing about it? Hell no! I just listened to an episode of …
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Kickass and Lawyer Talk
Attribution: howtostartablogonline.net, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, advises the keeper that he has obviously been over exposed by TV to the methodology of the legal profession as terms like “the defense rests” and “objection sustained” are not useful in furtherance of a personal relationship. It isn’t that Phyllis …
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Attack of the Brain Worm Zombies
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Last week, I wrote a column about a possible brain worm epidemic in Washington, D.C. Lately, ever since Robert Kennedy, Jr. revealed that this particular parasite had eaten a part of his brain, I have been wondering if he was the only politico who is suffering from this …
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Kickass and 5/23/24
Attribution: cyclonebill from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis, having weathered the recent storms unscathed and appreciative of that fact, greet this day of May 23, 2024 with the information that it is National Pork Roll Day, the pork roll being …
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