Category Archives: Stories

A coupla random thangs…

Posted on May 31, 2013 by donofalltrades

Memorial Day: So Memorial Day came and went and I didn’t blog about it which means I suck. When I think of Memorial Day, I think about the greatest generation and those who fought in WWII. No offense to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, drinking, fitness, fun, grant's farm, health, humor, memorial day, st. louis, veterans | 41 Comments

Adventures of don as spider man, the beginning…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by donofalltrades

It was a Friday morning in 1992 and I was just waking up from being passed out in the cemetery across the street from campus. As usual when I would wake up in the cemetery on a Friday morning across … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged fiction, fun, humor, spider man, stories, super hero | 39 Comments

That time I was crazy, but then i wasn’t…

Posted on May 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

I don’t know where some things that seem so important because they’re going to kill us all one day but then completely disappear the next day go, but it happens from time to time. Stuff just comes into our lives … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged aids, Chelyabinsk, childhood fears, crazy, humor, mad cow disease, meteor, pbs, sars | 45 Comments

Chopped…a time i didn’t win $10,000.

Posted on May 9, 2013 by donofalltrades

Sometimes I just remember stories that I think will make fine posts. A couple of years back, I woke up in my nice NY City hotel room excited and nervous as all get out. I just knew that I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Chopped, cooking, cooking shows, food, humor, ingredients, wine | 90 Comments

Jasper picks Cotton…

Posted on April 3, 2013 by donofalltrades

I’m trying something different again. It’s a new writing challenge from the folks at Trifecta Writing Challenge. The point of this one was to simply use a certain definition (i.e. urban dictionary related) of the word rain in a story … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Cotton, fiction, stories, Trifecta writing challenge, writing challenges | 21 Comments

Guest post – meet the wife!

Posted on March 21, 2013 by donofalltrades

I had some beers tonight, so I don’t know what this post is. I know in my heart that I shouldn’t drink and blog, but there’s nothing on TV and the laptop is working properly for a change. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged aging, beer, children, college, dads, family, guest blogger, humor, moms, Parenting, writing | 37 Comments

I’ll come at you like a spider monkey, Chip! I’m all hopped up on Mountain Dew!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

Todays Daily Prompt – Take a quote from your favorite movie — there’s the title of your post. Now, write! Actually, I prefer this line from the same scene, but it was too long: My teacher asked me, what was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Parenting, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged behavior, boys, dads, Daily Prompt, kids, manners, moms, movies, Parenting | 27 Comments

A time i hung with the son of god…

Posted on March 8, 2013 by donofalltrades

Every post that I’ve written up to this point has been about a situation or event that has really happened. You decide if this is another one, but shame on you if you think I’m lying. A man knocked on … Continue reading →