Author Archives: donofalltrades

I remember an old classmate, who knows why…

The brain is a funny organ. When it gets injured or otherwise goes haywire for whatever reason, people can seem trapped inside otherwise healthy bodies that aren’t responding because their brain won’t fire correctly. So many people suffering from some … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Me – a FTSF

I’m writing this on my phone because, screw you workplace computer!! It’s turning out to be a pretty glorious Friday, my friends. It started out as most any other Friday does, with me rolling groggily out of bed while cursing … Continue reading

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Coming out and photographic proof that i’m winning at parenting…

It’s no secret, that a person unfamiliar with this here blog would notice, pretty immediately, that 94% of the people who read and comment on this garbage are women. Women be bloggin’!! While I enjoy the online company of the … Continue reading

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We could use to hear more about everyday heroes, even tragic ones…

I’m sort of loathe to hit publish on this. I’ve been feeling sort of blah this week, and I don’t really know why. I’m not down or anything, just indifferent I guess, especially towards blogging. Maybe it’s all the snow … Continue reading

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All mature and stuff…someday.

Hey all, it’s another Finish the Sentence Friday! Join in on the fun, if you haven’t yet. This week the sentence starter is: A funny thing happened on my way to… —————————————————————————– I used to wonder if I’d ever get there. … Continue reading

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Grease

Originally posted on don of all trades:
The tension in the air was palpable. It always is, but it’s worse when the weather is so unbearably hot and the air is thick with humidity. Twelve police officers circled around a…

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Dads are pretty too…

Damn you, women! I was perfectly content to sit my fat ass on the couch and pound beers after the hockey game (Blues win, by the way), but you had to drag me into your thing. Some wonderful blogger moms … Continue reading

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Grease

The tension in the air was palpable. It always is, but it’s worse when the weather is so unbearably hot and the air is thick with humidity. Twelve police officers circled around a slick suited detective in a vacant parking … Continue reading

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FTSF…dumbest post ever? let’s hope it doesn’t get much worse!

Ok, so I wrote this below post while I was obliterating a twelve pack of Bud Light Lime last night. Don’t you judge me! It’s a FTSF post. Against my better judgment, I’m going to post it even though I … Continue reading

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My top 5 childhood fears…

Remember some of the things that were going to eventually kill all of us? West Nile Virus? Bird Flu? SARS? Nicolas Cage movies? Remember? What ever became of those dangers? One minute everyone was worried about Mad Cow Disease, but … Continue reading

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