The Cottage story … a work in progress. The family cottage on beautiful Lake of the Woods was the brain child of my dad.
Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
Just a fun loving guy who’s interested in technology, passionate about family, and a follower of Christ. The blog started a long time ago when we were family camping and I had an experience with one of my sons that made me realize how fast time is going by, hence the title, Tempus Fugit. I Read More ...
Hey! Welcome to the bigDadoo website. You’ve landed here for some mysterious reason only know to you but, thanks for dropping by. Most likely, perhaps, you were looking for my original blog? Well, you are there. If you were looking for my Journey blog, well that’s over here. If you are interested in some of Read More ...
In addition to this blog I have a presence on several other online services for some of my various interests. Photography. The bulk of my online photography is over on Flickr. For the family, there are a couple of special albums that are dedicated to the grandkids. Parker Easton Dane Clark Other album collections are Read More ...
Courtesy of Apple, this showed up in my Photo app feed and is a pretty good representation of 2019, at least all the things that were iPhone photos or videos, which covers a lot of ground. You may notice a lot of Grandkids, just sayin’
Not exactly my thought but I read it today and it resonated with me. Your words will tell others what you think, your actions will tell them what you believe.
www.bible.com/bible/116/pro.13.3.nlt Actually, most days…. “Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.” Proverbs 13:3 NLT
A year of recovery. An unexpected additional time of lake life. Connecting with family, near and far. Making memories with the Grandkids Learning new things. Working on me. Still searching for the retirement groove, but making progress. Travel adventures Photo review videos – short & long
Out of the blue, and quite unexpectedly I received an award this morning at the FOG AGM (Fast Old Guys cycling club Anual General Meeting) The award is for “Focused On Goals, in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in road cycling”. The club recognized my cycling in 2018 as I went through cancer and chemotherapy, mainly Read More …
Sort of like “will it float” but different. For the last little while I’ve been thinking about being at our cottage for the day or evening when the water skims over with ice for the 1st time of the winter season. So, I planned a late in the year visit to the lake to see Read More …
Some thoughts from this mornings mindfulness meditation. The present is always here. The past has gone, the future is yet to be, but where am I spending the most of my thought life? Reliving the past that can’t be changed? Anticipating or planning the future which may or may not happen? Or, am I fully Read More …
Worry is worshiping your problems but, prayer is surrendering your problems.
For the second time in the last couple of weeks I’ve had one of those moments that makes you pause and really think about what’s going on. Today, the 1st devotion from Follow the Rabbi – Day 14 and is about clouds as a reminder of God’s presence. Then the very next reading in 7 Read More …