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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 →

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 →

Posted in Guest Post, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged bloody, guest post, Halloween, horror, murder, scary, serial killer | 5 Comments

Back in the saddle again…oh, and i ran 13.1 miles, in a row!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by donofalltrades

I hope you sang that first half of the title as per the song all twangy like and that it’s stuck in your head all day, otherwise, you did it wrong. I’ve been away from this blog for several weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged baseball, Cardinals, fitness, funny, half marathon, humor, jogging, kansas city, marathon, Running, vacation | 56 Comments

Very quick – vote for donofalltrades right now, it’ll take 5 seconds!

Posted on October 16, 2013 by donofalltrades

Ok friends, it’s that time again, I need your votes this week more than the previous weeks for sure. The judges did not care much for my post, probably because they suck since it can’t be me, right? Whatever. Anyway, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 57 Comments

A guest post with Deliberate Donkey and the week three blogger-idol play along…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today I’m guest posting over at Deliberate Donkey, rambling on about domestic violence from a police officer’s, well this officer’s perspective. Go check it out, Melanie is great! Also, the week three posts have pretty much all been submitted, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blogger-Idol, blogging, domestic violence, guest post, police | 7 Comments

A burglar who puts his nuts on your forehead? Yeah, vote for that one!

Posted on October 9, 2013 by donofalltrades

Well, it’s that time of the week again my friends! Time to vote for your favorite week 2 post by donofalltrades right here on the Blogger-Idol site!! The assignment was to write a newspaper article detailing a fictitious crime you’ve committed. … Continue reading →