def trigger(self, events, *args, **kwargs):
        """
        Fires the given *events* (string or list of strings).  All callbacks
        associated with these *events* will be called and if their respective
        objects have a *times* value set it will be used to determine when to
        remove the associated callback from the event.

        If given, callbacks associated with the given *events* will be called
        with *args* and *kwargs*.
        """
        # Make sure our _on_off_events dict is present (if first invokation)
        if not hasattr(self, '_on_off_events'):
            self._on_off_events = {}
        if not hasattr(self, 'exc_info'):
            self.exc_info = None
        logging.debug("OnOffMixin triggering event(s): %s" % events)
        if isinstance(events, (str, unicode)):
            events = [events]
        for event in events:
            if event in self._on_off_events:
                for callback_obj in self._on_off_events[event]:
                    callback_obj['callback'](*args, **kwargs)
                    callback_obj['calls'] += 1
                    if callback_obj['calls'] == callback_obj['times']:
                        self.off(event, callback_obj['callback'])