Kickass, the doorstop dog, watched the keeper hang the hummingbird feeder off his and Phyllis’s 5th floor balcony railing and refrained from laughing at such foolish human behavior. (Dogs can laugh but they…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in welcoming yet another great “Bob” with Chicago ties onto the scene, but he cautions Pope Leo that he will never have the clout in the…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that the keeper and Phyllis can do nothing about their membership in the “US Military Industrial Complex” except pay their dues and complain about the annoying roar of…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the keeper’s advice for getting along with Canada, citing his Canadian-born wife Phyllis and his many fishing trips to Ontario with family and friends. Do not imply…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper tuning in his special communication skills to eavesdrop on a conversation from the North Pole:             Santa: “Do we have any limits on the number of dolls…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that on a beautiful May Sunday in a beautiful place—Olbrich Gardens, the keeper and Phyllis joined the clan and friends to say goodbye to a beautiful person—Shirley, the…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis thoroughly enjoyed great granddaughter Blaize’s “golden” birthday party hosted by Blaize’s parents Sunny and Kyle. To be three on the third is an…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that things have a way of working out for the keeper whether he deserves it or not. Say there is going to be a terrific sunrise on June…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, is unable to advise the keeper or Phyllis on why one or the other of them often wakes up in the middle of the night, usually to a bladder…

Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports the keeper lending a hand as Phyllis and her Vista West cohorts join the May Day crowd of “IMPEACH-CONVICT-REMOVE” demonstrators across the country. Fresh from a previous practice…