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 ...
After the FOG Annual General Meeting this morning and talking with some of the guys about winter riding and how several guys cycle commute all year round, I was inspired to get back on the bike for a spin this after noon. I tried to get a riding buddy, but something about “it’s too cold” Read More …
Well, it seems to have happened suddenly, it’s winter. We’ve had a little snow, and the temperatures have dropped enough that we’re feeling the chill of the season. We took a late afternoon walk at St. Vital Park just as the sun was going down. There were very few people around this normally popular weekend Read More …
Richmond, BC, Canada 11/10/2011 6:25 Arrival Scan Seattle, WA, United States 11/10/2011 5:35 Departure Scan 11/10/2011 4:17 Arrival Scan Ontario, CA, United States 11/10/2011 1:58 Departure Scan Ontario, CA, United States 11/09/2011 21:00 Arrival Scan Anchorage, AK, United States 11/09/2011 15:09 Departure Scan 11/09/2011 10:14 Arrival Scan Narita, Japan 11/09/2011 21:48 Departure Scan 11/09/2011 19:59 Read More …
I thought I’d planned well for the trip as far as what temperatures we’d experience but I think I payed too much attention to the daytime highs and ignored the overnight lows and the effects of altitude. Night time temperatures can be a little important when your camping in a tent trailer. At the Loveland Read More …
Every other person you see is wearing spandex. It’s OK to have a Hummer The grocery store dedicates a whole aisle to energy bars.
All in one day we went from a rainy morning to 1° with snow at 11,000 ft to 21° and a sunny afternoon to sitting around a camp fire in t-shirts at 9pm. What a day! We’ve crossed the Rockies, seen the Colorado National Monument and driven Scenic Route 128 along the Colorado River into Read More …
Not that my blog posts have any frequency or pattern at the best of times but, for the next week or two I might be a little more frequent as we’re on a road trip in the south western USA. The order might be a little jumbled as well as the upload is dependent on Read More …
Bike lanes have been showing up around Winnipeg, especially the downtown area over the last couple of year. Until recently, even though a couple of these lanes have been on my normal commuting route, I’ve not given them too much thought. Nice to have, but I was a little indifferent. Then the city created a Read More …
It seems like such a short time ago that we were opening the cottage for the season and here we are, putting it to bed for the winter. Hardly seems right when we’re enjoying a breezy +25° on the deck. I’ve put some of the boats away and Shirley has done some packing and year-end Read More …
I was on a hike with Shirley and some friends on the Tunnel Island trails which is a beautiful hiking area between Keewatin and Kenora. The trails are well used, especially by folks walking their dogs. It’s been a while since we’ve been out on the trails, and now they are very well signed with Read More …