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Alive and well in the hood…

Posted on May 8, 2014 by donofalltrades

The trail of blood stopped then started again on the sidewalk across the street. Droplets led west on the sidewalk into a gangway then disappeared. “Who dar?” A woman yelled out her back door. “Police ma’am. Did you see anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged crime, police, safety, st. louis, work | 54 Comments

If i could go back in time…

Posted on April 10, 2014 by donofalltrades

I’d go back to lunch this afternoon and order a salad instead of that half fried chicken and giant plate of french fries I scarfed down. Holy crap, I can’t move! Hahaha, no, I’m kidding. I had that for lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Finish the sentence Friday, Uncategorized | Tagged babies, dads, Finish the sentence Friday, FTSF, humor, time travel | 69 Comments

To the woman behind me in Walmart…

Posted on April 9, 2014 by donofalltrades

Dear woman behind me in Walmart yesterday, You taught my sons a lesson. I thought and prayed on our encounter, and felt moved by the spirit to write, in the hopes that you will see this. It was maybe fate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dads, humor, kindness, open letter, pay it forward, sarcasm | 57 Comments

Dealing with the terrible two’s…

Posted on April 8, 2014 by donofalltrades

Wife and I have been parenting for well over ten years now and, up until very recently, never understood what the big deal was. We’d hear people talk about how difficult it was and just sort of roll our eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dads, humor, Parenting, tantrums, terrible twos, toddlers | 37 Comments

Famous people opinions are also just like assholes…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by donofalltrades

I never understood what the big deal was about famous people’s opinions. There’s been a lot of chatter today about comments made by former NFL quarterback turned sports talk radio host, Boomer Esiason, about his thoughts on paternity leave taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Finish the sentence Friday, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged boomer esiason, dads, dan murphy, family, Finish the sentence Friday, FTSF, Parenting, paternity | 89 Comments

FTSF, your favorite decade was… plus a brief conversation with the 90’s

Posted on March 14, 2014 by donofalltrades

My favorite decade was… Even though I do feel like Homer quite a bit, my kids are still young enough that it’s hard for me to imagine any period of my life that doesn’t include them being my favorite. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 80's, 90's, childhood, decades, Finish the sentence Friday, FTSF, humor | 41 Comments

I remember an old classmate, who knows why…

Posted on March 13, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brain, childhood, friends, memories, parentz Bob, song parody | 50 Comments

Happy Birthday Me – a FTSF

Posted on March 7, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

Posted in Finish the sentence Friday, Uncategorized | Tagged aging, birthday, humor FTSF | 43 Comments

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

Posted on February 25, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →

Posted in Family, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dad blogger, dads, family, funny, humor, Parenting, winning | 126 Comments

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

Posted on February 6, 2014 by donofalltrades

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 →