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Clark kent and a speech for new officers…

Posted on January 8, 2014 by donofalltrades

I was having a pretty pedestrian morning until a lively homeless gent, who smelled of peepee, ogled me for a few seconds before informing me that I looked like “Clark Muthafuckin’ Kent.” I guess these new eyeglasses aren’t so bad … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Police Stories, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged humor, law enforcement, police, police academy, recruit, speech | 103 Comments

Finish the sentence fri, blogging goals or some such crap…

Posted on January 3, 2014 by donofalltrades

Well crap, watching all the other mother hens having such fun with FTSF has burned me to the core with jealousy, so I’m last minute posting in order to pretend I’m a respected member of the group. Just FYI, nobody … Continue reading →

Posted in Finish the sentence Friday, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, dads, FTSF, goals, humor, time | 87 Comments

Eh, it’s a late to the party post mostly about 2014 goals.

Posted on January 2, 2014 by donofalltrades

The other day, I wasted a good half an hour putting together a post that sort of summed up our Christmas break and rehashed my life in 2013. I was going through each month, sort of reliving my life through … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged 2014, christmas, dads, electronics, games, goals, iPad, kids, Mario Bros., parents, resolutions, Wii | 77 Comments

The 2014 New Year’s Easter Egg Hunt

Posted on January 1, 2014 by donofalltrades

My favorite French Canadian clown is having a little contest to kick off the new year. Go see if you can find all of his magical sci fi eggs and win some fabulous prizes. Yours truly may or may not … Continue reading →

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A pretty special guy…

Posted on December 24, 2013 by donofalltrades

He was was a grown man, but he was short, even compared to the teens, preteens and little kids who surrounded him as I observed what he was doing. Though he was short, he was thickly built, with muscled arms … Continue reading →

Posted in Police Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged christmas, giving, helping, homeless, kindness, police, story | 50 Comments

Christmas lights and other crap…yeah, it’s one of my pointless posts…

Posted on December 19, 2013 by donofalltrades

I took off from work today for no particular reason. Ace had a strings recital (she takes violin in school though I’ve heard her practice it at home exactly twice in the two years she’s had it) in the cafeteria … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, christmas, Christmas lights, dads, decorations, family, holidays, humor, kids | 93 Comments

Christmas lies just around the bend…

Posted on December 13, 2013 by donofalltrades

As per usual, I did not write a post for this Finish The Sentence Friday crowd in time to post it when it went live last night, and decided instead to kill 12 minutes at work doing it. Yay for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged amazon, christmas, dad, dads, elf on the shelf, family, funny, gifts, holidays, humor, kids, lies | 44 Comments

G$ has a little fetish…N

Posted on December 12, 2013 by donofalltrades

What a glorious day to be alive. I nearly spilled coffee all over my shirt because a woman ran down the hallway frantically repeating that shots had been fired in the lobby of our six floor building. My “office” (it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged dads, G$, humor, kids, magazines, Parenting | 29 Comments

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 →

Posted in Family, The not meant to be funny stuff, Uncategorized | Tagged family, fire fighters, grandma, grandpa, hose draggers, recruit class dedication, SLFD | 25 Comments

Rockin’ arcade fun and a bumper sticker for your penis?

Posted on December 6, 2013 by donofalltrades

It’s a miserable, cold Friday morning. I decided to drink beer and watch the end of the Blues thrashing of the Islanders last night instead of writing a Finish the Sentence Friday post. In my defense, the Uverse internet connection … Continue reading →