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 ...
I’ve been getting a little flack for not posting anything to the Blog for a long time so here is an update. I’ve actually been thinking aboot a lot of things for a post but just not putting the thoughts down. One of the recurring thoughts is around sentimentality and memories. For the last number Read More …
On Monday Eric and I went out to Sandilands Provincial Park to do a little mountain biking. We had a great trip out discussing all sorts of things while driving through all kinds of weather including some snow and rain. Upon arrival, it was cloudy and cool, and we set out on one of the Read More …
This was the scene in our driveway at about 10am. We'd just stepped out side to try and photograph a beautiful rainbow, but it faded very rapidly. In the one shot I got off, it's barely visible. This was the first time I'd seen a rainbow where there hadn't been any rain, or snow for Read More …
I feel an iPhone coming closer to me. Lotus Notes/Domino adds iPhone support – Industry Watch – IT World Canada IBM’s Lotus Notes/Domino collaboration platform is adding support for Apple’s iPhone. Domino server 8.5.1 is the first version to natively support the iPhone via Lotus Notes Traveler software, allowing automatic synching for e-mail, contacts and Read More …
For the last week the OPP have been at Smith Camps just down from our cottage and seem to be conducting some training exercises for the marine unit. All weekend 5 or 6 boats like this one have been cruising around the bay and going in an out from Smiths on quite a regular basis. Read More …
’tis be hilarious! I noticed speak Like A scurvy pirate Day a few years ago, but they have really taken it to a new level. HOW TO: Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day Saturday, September 19th is the date of a rather unique holiday made possible largely by the internets. Pirate enthusiasts around the Read More …
We’re about 1 1/2 hours into an almost 8 hour “character building” ordeal when we stopped for a photo op after a long muddy climb of about 500 vertical feet. It’s rained Friday night and we’re out on a spur trail off the Maah Daah Hey trail in North Dakota called the Long X Trail. Read More …
Nothing beats sitting on the dock looking out over the water at the wonderous creation.
In just under a week I’ll be heading off to ride the MDH trail in North Dakota with the boys. For many years we made an annual trip to ride this outstanding single track trail, but this will be the first time since 2005. I’ve been taking with some of the guys and everybody is Read More …
Apparently all these windows are computer controlled to regulate the building temperature. I think I’ll sit here and wait for them to close.