Tag Archives: family

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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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 →

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My favorite veteran…

Posted on November 11, 2013 by donofalltrades

Today is Veteran’s Day in the good ole’ US of A. Americans take the weekend to reminisce about loved ones, friends and strangers who served or are still serving in the military. I use to regret that I never did … 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: State of Year Address

Posted on July 29, 2013 by donofalltrades

Whispers and shhhh’s echo in the room… “Shhhh, he’s coming into the room!  The big guy is going to speak to us!” Papers shuffle, throats are cleared and finally, there is silence. DOAT enters the room to thunderous applause as … Continue reading →

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Family vacation…it sure beats working?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by donofalltrades

I checked out this donofalltrades.com site and noticed that a post hadn’t been added since July 11th, and that post was a Daily Prompt number.  July 10th was the last unprompted post on the blog, and that was to shout … 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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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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Saturday fun…for real!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by donofalltrades

The donofalltrades clan spent another Saturday together enjoying (for the most part) each other’s company.  This time we hit Six Flags St. Louis. We live close enough to the park that we thought we’d try season passes this year.  It was a … Continue reading →

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Easing back to funny…

Posted on March 31, 2013 by donofalltrades

I’m not inspired to write anything funny right now. I’m feeling a little under the weather and my last post was such a buzzkill, so nothing is really funny to me at this moment. I’ve decided that I’m going to … Continue reading →

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