Category Archives: Stories

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 →

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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 →

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Happy Saturday…donofalltrades is on to week three of Blogger-Idol.

Posted on October 12, 2013 by donofalltrades

Happy Saturday! While we’re off to do family fun activities that I can only hope will lead to some great blog material, the rest of you are no doubt watching football or maybe baking since so many of you are … Continue reading →

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Part one of the contest!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by donofalltrades

Hey, at noon today I’ll need your votes, please, for the Blogger Idol contest.  In the meantime, please check out one of my favorite bloggers, Kristi from Finding Ninee. She’s allowed me to hang out in her land here today … Continue reading →

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Don and jesus do Canada, sort of…

Posted on September 19, 2013 by donofalltrades

In January of 1993 I wasn’t quite a 20 year old boy when I visited my friend Jesus in Montreal because he asked me to. He said Montreal was a fun city and that I needed to see it to believe … Continue reading →

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More fried chicken palace adventures and ANOTHER blog win!!…

Posted on August 28, 2013 by donofalltrades

One of my favoritest people in the blogging world, Molly, (seriously, she comes from circus stock!  Go read her stuff, she’s fantastic.) , reminded me of this old post wherein I regaled readers with stories from the fried chicken palace. For … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the jane q. public i wrote those tickets to…

Posted on August 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

Dear Jane Q. Public: I recently became aware that you took a few minutes out of your life to send an online complaint to my Department’s Internal Affairs Division because you were upset that I would not listen to your … Continue reading →

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Hanging out at black box warning today…

Posted on June 20, 2013 by donofalltrades

So Le Clown, who needs no introduction to my blogger friends, invited me to share some thoughts over on Black Box Warning. It’s a long post, but I think my writing is easy to get through and I hope you’ll … Continue reading →

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Striking out officer don; me thinks not…

Posted on June 18, 2013 by donofalltrades

When I was a young police officer, I was once touched to see one of my fellow police officers in the projects buying ice cream from the ice cream truck for any kid who wanted one. That officer was short, … Continue reading →

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The fried chicken palace adventures…

Posted on June 11, 2013 by donofalltrades

Believe it or not, this post began as a seed in my tiny, atrophied brain as a post offering parenting tips to first time parents. As a father of three, of course I’m qualified to help others become great parents, … Continue reading →

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