Tempus Fugit

Time consuming

Posted onMay 26, 2007May 26, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

I’m at home, alone. Shirley is working, Scott is gone. It’s quiet, and the morning is almost gone. I’ve had many cups of coffee as I work on a building a presentation for Monday. I have the bulk of the presentation material and I’m just creating two custom slides. How long can it take? Longer Read More …

Birthday Surprise

Posted onMay 20, 2007May 20, 2007Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Mandi & Scott Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Scott’s birthday weekend had an extra special surprise when Mandi, her sisters and parents arrived at the lake to celebrate with us. We all had a great time chatting, eating, walking the trail and relaxing around the fireplace.

Fireworks :Lake

Posted onMay 20, 2007May 20, 2007Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

After a very nice afternoon with Mandi, her sisters and parents we had supper and birthday cake and then Scott opened his presents. It was a wonderful day. After dark Eric, Dez, Scott, Mom & I headed over to the neighbors on the west side of the point where it was less windy to launch Read More …

Treasure hunt update

Posted onMay 19, 2007May 20, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

This morning Eric, Dez, Scott and I went hunting for treasure. Dez found the first two, Eric found three more, I found a couple to save myself some $s and unfortunately, Scott didn’t fine any. Good thing it’s his birthday! Happy Birthday Scott!

Memory

Posted onMay 19, 2007May 19, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

It’s interesting how memory works. When I was about 12 my parents took my sister and I on a fabulous road trip to New York City and Washington, D.C. It was quite a memorable experience. Lately I’ve been thinking about one of the stops we made on this epic trip. As part of the trip Read More …

Changes in Kenora

Posted onMay 18, 2007May 21, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

It’s the first summer weekend at the lake and we stopped in at Safeway to pick up a couple of things that were forgotten at home and some things are changing. For many years not too much wold change in Kenora from year to year, but then things started to happen. A new Canadian Tire Read More …

What’s in a name?

Posted onMay 16, 2007May 16, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

Find out how your name ranks over at The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager. “Garry” was a big hit in the ’50s, how appropriate. In February 2005, IBM researcher Martin Wattenberg created a Web-based visualization applet, the NameVoyager, to help call attention to his wife’s first book, The Baby Name Wizard, a guide to American baby Read More …

Got Backup?

Posted onMay 13, 2007May 13, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

An updated tool from IBM to help us backup up our laptops. I thought I’d give it a try but backup up over the network doesn’t seem like a viable option. Check the bottom right hand corner.

Treasure Hunt

Posted onMay 5, 2007May 5, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

I’m initiating a treasure hunt, complete with rewards. But, you’ll need to be family to participate. Here is the deal. Have a look at the map. There are 8 objects to be found. Please don’t move them. Each one, when you are the first to show it to me is worth $20. So all up, Read More …

Hot Wheels for Rent

Posted onMay 5, 2007May 5, 2007AuthorGarryLeave a comment

You can rent one of these from Hertz in Las Vegas for a mere $150-175USD/day. Not bad for getting an opportunity to drive a legendary car. Shelby Automobiles, Inc. – NEWS Palm Beach, Fla. – April 1, 2007 – Lightning has struck again, the Ford Shelby GT-H “Rent-A-Racer” program from Ford Motor Company, Shelby Automobiles Read More …

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