Tag Archives: homeless

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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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 →

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Dandy Randy and some other ramblins’…

Posted on June 24, 2013 by donofalltrades

Here’s a post just to be posting. So that guy walked across the grand canyon on a two inch cable. Did you see that? I watched it with my daughter and we enjoyed the spectacle. It took some huge balls … Continue reading →

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Pushcart jerry…a far from semi-famous or even very nice guy.

Posted on February 6, 2013 by donofalltrades

A couple of weeks ago, I told of the time I met Sean Astin of Goonies and, as it turns out, Lord of the Rings and Rudy fame. While he was a nice guy, the folks I have the pleasure … Continue reading →

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Backwash, it’s what’s for breakfast?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by donofalltrades

In another life, I was a patrol officer in an urban area.  I did it for about six years and haven’t done it regularly since 2003 or four. Even though the story like the one below is very pedestrian to … Continue reading →

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