Tempus Fugit

Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies

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  • iPods in the wild

    Geee, I just bought an iPod, I wonder how long this will take to make it to Canada?

    New York may ban iPods while crossing street – washingtonpost.com

    New York may ban iPods while crossing street Reuters Wednesday, February 7, 2007; 11:53 AM NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers who blithely cross the street listening to an iPod or talking on a cell phone could soon face a $100 fine.

    Just last night I went for an hour long walk, at -25C, while my earmuffs were plugged into an iPod and I crossed several streets. I guess I can understand this concept as I’ve found that even at low volumes, you are quite distracted by the voices directly in your ear. I also find that it’s quite different that listening to the radio in the car, much more distracting.

    Perhaps they should enforce this in all public places. Just look around while you’re walking in the mall. Almost everyone seems to have something plugged into their ears or be talking on a cell phone. At least the collisions are at a much lower speed.

  • Catch me if you can

    I’d had this podcast on my iPod for some time and I just listened to it last Thursday. I was quite impresses with Mr Abagnale’s story and even more impressed with his life after being caught. He had some profound things to say about life and his values. Just last night the movie was replaying on TV and it was interesting to watch it again after learning some of the truths about the story.

    Well worth a listen.

    » Flying Pilot Podcast #17 Catch Frank Abagnale If You Can!

    As pilots, we have probably all heard of Mr Frank W. Abagnale, whose life inspired the hit movie and book, Catch Me If You Can. I had the opportunity to meet him on one of my flights. To our good fortune, he graciously agreed to talk to the Flying Pilot Podcast listeners. So, in this episode we hear a speech given by Mr. Abagnale about his life, and then I ask him a few questions in a short interview over Skype about his earlier years, and about what he is doing now. We also talk about some things that pilots should do to help secure themselves from identy theft.

  • Creativity


    Winnipeg in Miniature
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.
    Photo credit: s2photo

    Who knew you could do this? Well, apparently Scott did!

    I was recently in the CanWest Global boardroom for some meetings on the 33rd floor. The building is located right at the corner of Portage & Main, the heart of downtown Winnipeg. So, on one of the breaks, I took a few photos.

    Well, last night one of them became a Photoshop project for Scott. Quite an interesting effect. The original photo can be seen here and some more examples can be seen on the flickr tilt-shift miniature fakes group.

  • Outdoors on a cool Saturday

    We had a relaxed Saturday morning getting up a little later that usual and having a few coffees while doing a little reading before being picked up by our good friends, Chris & Elaine. We headed over to Cora’s at 340 Provencher Blvd. Great restaurant and great food. We all sampled something a little different and were impressed by the quility, decore and lots of fresh fruit. OK guys, there were a few things on the menu with lots of meat, fried potatoes and alike, but generally a little more healthy that your average Perkins mega-meal.

    After brunch we headed over to the Fort Whyte nature center for some outdoor activities. Shaun, our financial advisory over at Assante invited us out to a customer event and we had a great time in spite of the cold temperatures and a wind chill of about -30C. I went down the Richardson rrrrun toboggan slide, where “screaming is compulsory!”. Then we all went on the sleigh ride (my photos) which was pulled by a beautiful pair of Clydesdale horses. On the sleigh ride the kids had a great time jumping on and off the sleigh, and we saw quite a few deer along the route. Afterwards we explored the sod house, and then headed over to one of the main buildings for some hot chocolate and cookies. It was a great afternoon, thanks to Shaun and his assistants.

    Since we were out and about the ladies wanted to explore some shops at one of the big box complexes. Chris and I explored another kind of shopping over at the auto mall, checking out the latest Acura, Honda & Toyotas. That new Ridgeline is looking good, but then so is the Pilot. Chris was really checking out the Rav4 quite closely. Well window shopping is still free, thank goodness.

  • A reality check about hard times

    A thought provoking post about hard times, pain & suffering.

    Cerulean Sanctum » The Wrong Toy in Your Happy Meal

    Among all the questions why, few of us take the time to ask if our pain is someone else’s gain. Even some stranger’s gain. Man of SorrowsWe consider the horror dumped on our laps and automatically assume that God’s forsaken us, or we’ve somehow forsaken Him. Yet we rarely wonder if the torment we’re enduring is meant to bless someone else.

  • Geocaching and Travel bugs

    I was just checking up on the four Travel Bugs that I’ve released into the wild since I started Geocaching. Regrettably, three of the four have been lost, or in Geocaching terms the cache has been muggled. Kiwi Kritter is the only survivor, but what a world traveler he’s become. After leaving Winnipeg, he criss crossed the US and Canada. Kiwi’s crossed the Atlantic three times. After touring Germany, he’s now spending time in England. Still a long way from his New Zealand destination, but definitely getting around in the world. If you’re a Google Earth user, you can fly by Kiwi’s travels.

    (TBHD1G) Travel Bug Dog Tag – Kiwi Kritter

    Travel Bug Dog TagOwner: Big Dadoo
    Released: Sunday, November 28, 2004
    Origin: Manitoba, Canada
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  • Wakeboarding


    Wakeboarding
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    I was cleaning up my home office and came across a photo album. Well of course I had to stop working and flip through the photos. There were lots of great shots from the lake, biking at Maah Daah Hey, parties and graduations.

    This one really brought back some memories of a great day with friends at Granite Lake. I even took a couple of runs on the wakeboard for the first time. But, I wasn’t flying over the wake like this!

  • The Phantom


    The Phantom
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    It’s not every day you come home to meet The Phantom, but tonight, as I came in the door, I was greeted by a tall gentleman in a tux & tails with an opera cape who looked quite spectacular.

    The occasion was a Masquerade Theme party for a volunteer group at our church that Scott is a part of. It will be interesting to hear about the other party goers as what costumes turned up for the event.

  • New Years Day


    Snow Shadows
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    It’s New Years Day 2007 and most folks have dug out from the major snow storm that slowed the city down quite a bit for New Years Eve day. We’ve just been relaxing around the house and talking. It’s quite sunny and fairly warm so I decide that some outdoor activity would be good.

    Up to this point there has been very little snow and it seems like a good opportunity to break out the snowshoes and go for a bit of a hike. I decide on going to a trail along side the Seine River that I frequently mountain bike in the summer. While driving over I find out that lots of streets have not yet been plowed. Ours was done sometime after 2am last night, but over on old St. Boniface, they are still waiting and the road passage is still single lane.

    Someone and their dog has already broken the trail, so I’m just “improving” it with the snowshoes. I’ve got the camera with me and the new iPod. I’d been thinking about getting one for some time, but was really not to excited about the cost of such a “toy”. Yesterday, some very unexpected money came my way, and I decided to splurge. So, while hiking along the trail I’ve been listening to the TEDTALKS podcasts, which are very enjoyable and stopping every once in a while to shoot some photos.

    It was a great outing. Next time I’ll remember the gaiters, as my jeans are soaked up to the knees from the snow flipping up my legs with every step in the deep powder snow.

    Happy New Year to all, I’m looking forward to the best year yet!


  • Snow Angel


    Snow Angel
    Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo.

    As we were walking in St. Vital park, we came across somebody’s handy work in the snow. It’s good to see that there are still some “children” out there that don’t need to be plugged into an iPod, constantly on a cell phone or the latest game console to have fun. Come to think of it, I should have made another one right next to it! 🙂