Category Archives: The not meant to be funny stuff

Guest post…a random time i met an interesting woman.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by donofalltrades

Some of my more popular posts are the  simple ones where I just talk about an encounter that, for whatever reason, I hadn’t thought about in a while. I shared one with my friend Kristi over on her blog Finding … Continue reading →

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I love my today yous the best…

Posted on January 14, 2014 by donofalltrades

A couple of nights ago, the two year old, G$, was a pistol. He’s always a pistol, but that night he was more so than even he normally is. He’s generally pretty good about getting to sleep nowadays, but for … Continue reading →

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Thank you, hose draggers of st. louis…

Posted on December 10, 2013 by donofalltrades

Here’s a pretty cool thing. So most of you people reading this blog know that one of the trades in the Donofalltrades arsenal is that of police officer. Here I am below playing all nice with a little white boy … Continue reading →

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Charl(ie)…

Posted on December 5, 2013 by donofalltrades

Summers in St. Louis can be oppressively hot. Even under the best of conditions, such as while wearing a loose t-shirt, shorts and flip flops, the humidity still clings to you like a thick fog you can’t see, but it’s … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Daily Prompt, Fandom: St. Louis Cardinals

Posted on July 11, 2013 by donofalltrades

Daily Prompt: Fandom by michelle w. on July 11, 2013 Are you a sports fan? Tell us about fandom. If you’re not, tell us why not. ————————————————————————————– I am a fan of sports. True fandom doesn’t come from buying a jersey … 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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Father’s day, i’m their dad…

Posted on June 14, 2013 by donofalltrades

While I like to joke about them, I love my kids, of course. I’m their dad. I suck at showing it all the time. I don’t say I love you enough, I’m sure. I do try to say it everyday, … Continue reading →

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Minor ranting on welfare and a goofy alderman.

Posted on June 7, 2013 by donofalltrades

I’m unmotivated to be funny today, sorry. One of my very first, and yet still current followers, Cookie the Canadian lady who has the same gestational period as an elephant, does a rant every Friday about something that makes her … Continue reading →

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Death isn’t funny, so neither is this post…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by donofalltrades

*This post is categorized under The not meant to be funny stuff and is a 100% non-humorous post about some thoughts and memories of my time working as a police officer.  While I hope you’ll still read it and share … Continue reading →

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