Author Archives: donofalltrades

FTSF – still shocked my wife said yes!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by donofalltrades

Alright, it’s time for another Finish the Sentence Friday post and I’m playing! This one sort of sucks. The sentence that is asked to be finished is this: When it comes to my past relationships, my partner/spouse thinks… Ha! Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dating, FTSF, love, marriage, relationships | 65 Comments

Lots of stuff and a monday funday with G$…

Posted on November 12, 2013 by donofalltrades

When I’m extremely swamped and frustrated at work, I sometimes like to distract myself from doing actual work by whipping out quick posts about nothing in particular so I feel as though I’ve accomplished something. Here’s another one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged bonding, dads, day's off, humor, Lone Elk Park, off days, Parenting, stories, vacation, World Bird Sanctuary | 61 Comments

My favorite veteran…

Posted on November 11, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today is Veteran’s Day in the good ole’ US of A. Americans take the weekend to reminisce about loved ones, friends and strangers who served or are still serving in the military. I use to regret that I never did … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged bonding, dads, death, family, grandpa, Navy, soldier, veteran, Veteran's Day | 51 Comments

Siri was a cat before she was a bitch inside your iPhone and I’ll soon be rich…

Posted on November 8, 2013 by donofalltrades

For reasons I’ve never pestered my parents about, I left my perfectly fine public school from second through fifth grade to attend a Catholic school. I went back to the public school to finish up my grade school learnin’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, fun, grade school, humor, kids, reunions, Siri, stories | 38 Comments

When I was little i thought…

Posted on November 7, 2013 by donofalltrades

When I was little, I thought that being a cop would be the coolest fallback job in the world, if for some reason I wasn’t able to play short stop for the St. Louis Cardinals. My dad was a cop … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, The not meant to be funny stuff, Uncategorized | Tagged blogs, family, Finish the sentence Friday, FTSF, growing up, jobs, kids, police | 43 Comments

Hey elementary school, are you dracula, cuz you’re sucking me dry…

Posted on November 7, 2013 by donofalltrades

Last night, while ignoring the pile of dishes and leftover food congealing on the stove so I could cram fun size KitKat bars and peanut butter cups down my throat while Wife was upstairs putting the boys to bed, Ace … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, fundraising, funny, humor, kids, picture day, rants, schools | 37 Comments

Dad’s who lunch…?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by donofalltrades

When Ace was a baby, I was off work on Sundays and Mondays and we spent nearly every single Monday together doing our own thing. Our own thing almost always included having lunch at Lion’s Choice and then perusing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, dining out, eating out, humor, kids, kids in restaurants, lunch, Parenting | 75 Comments

Just a tiny more ranting and happy halloween…

Posted on October 31, 2013 by donofalltrades

It’s unfortunate that I spent my last post bitching about stupidity because I have so much to bitch about today as well, but I don’t want to over stimulate my readers with my crankiness. Oh Don, what’s eating your ass … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged costumes, dads, facebook, Halloween, humor, kids, neighborhoods, parents, rants | 40 Comments

Yay, quick rants…a really dumb post where i mostly bitch.

Posted on October 30, 2013 by donofalltrades

Sometimes, when the mood strikes me, I like to rant about something ridiculous like that Asian woman last week whose attempt to back into a parking space while simultaneously blocking my access to the McDonald’s drive-thru lane for coffee nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged autistic kids, bad employees, bad service, customer service, humor, rants, Schnuck's, tantrums, Wendy's | 56 Comments

A horror story…

Posted on October 29, 2013 by donofalltrades

Sadly, I typed horror story in the title and my little brain immediately assumed that you guys would think I had another G$ related story to share with you. Hahaha! No, not this time. The mysterious and probably very lovely … Continue reading →