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 ...
Boat up Starbucks Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Just steps away from the dock is a Starbucks, the only boat up location in the world. But, this morning I didn’t boat up for my morning Grande Dark Roast, I cycled in from the cottage, a 35km round trip. It was a great ride on a Read More …
It’s really “official” now as I picked up my FOG cycling jersey before this mornings ride. It really makes you feel like one of the guys. The ride was great as usual, a much more controlled pace all the way to Selkirk where we “crashed” the local parade for a block as we cut through Read More …
Wow, that previous post was brutal. That’s what happens when your working in low light, no glasses, on a Blackberry.
;start Park teatre that is. Bloging in the dark. no glasses so I’m not too sure what’s happening CD release party and now were doing a saing along. Janis Joplin. It’s a the warm up act. The Park is a converted mocie theatre! Very nice atmosphere! Complete with bar & tables mixed in with the Read More …
As noted in Dock Post here is the route around Sultana Island which turned out to be a 13km trip.
Yep, I’m sitting on the dock at the lake doing this. It’s a perfect summer afternoon, nice and warm without being too hot and plenty of sunshine. Today’s big adventure was kayak trip #3 which took me around Sultana Island, a former gold mine site in the late 1800s. Wildlife sightings included an bald eagles Read More …
I think I’ll sign-up for this ride. After a few more Saturdays with FOG I should be good to go the distance, in miles of course. There we go, the commitment is made and it’s out there. Anybody want to keep me company? Muddy Waters 100 The ride date for 2007 is Sunday August 12. Read More …
I’m just back from the first paddle in the Orca kayak that I rented from MEC for the weekend. There was a moderate breeze so I had a little of everything on the 7.8km paddle. And this was just around our bay! Kayak Route It’s very rhythmic and smooth paddling in the kayak and you’re Read More …
Check it out, very interesting. I especially liked the photo transfer from the camera to the cell phone. More information on the Microsoft Surface site. Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Surface Computing
I’m just back from the first paddle in the Orca kayak that I rented from MEC for the weekend. There was a moderate breeze so I had a little of everything on the 7.8km paddle. And this was just around our bay! Kayak Route It’s very rhythmic and smooth paddling in the kayak and you’re Read More …