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 ...
It’s faster that going to dictionary.com and more fun too, except for the extra time you spend chasing random links that show up from your misteak.
Day 3 of the Commuter Challenge and just another day of bike commuting to work but a wetter ride than usual. The forecast was for rain but it was still dry after I finished my dental appointment at 11 so I took the bike.I knew it was likely and sure enough the ride home was Read More …
Today is the first day of the Commuter Challenge for 2007 where you’re encouraged to commute using sustainable transportation, like a bike. After dropping Shirley off at the airport at 6:30am I biked to work. I enjoyed passing all the traffic in the construction zones which are everywhere in Winnipeg ( two seasons, winter and Read More …
Maybe I should use this technique? update
If you followed the 2006 Tour de France or Floyd ,or you weren’t living under a rock, you’ve probabley heard about the doping alligations and probably think the issue is all over, he’s guilty (according to the press) and that it’s old news. I picked up a Cycling magazine the other day to learn it’s Read More …
Wow, is this stuff wicked! I turned of the Akismet spam filter for a few minutes while I upgraded my WordPress blog to 2.2. In those few minutes some automated system was able to squeeze in 4 spam comments to my low traffic site. What happens to popular sites? Sidenote: America’c Cup yacht race is Read More …
Bug Cloud Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo We’re at the lake for an impromptu vacation and as is typical for the first could of weekends there are a few bugs. Well, actually, there are more that a few bugs, I’d say there are billions of bugs! Thankfully, they don’t bite but they are thick around Read More …
The sign in the Kenora Safeway Open in 7 days. Staff are training furiously, good stuff!
It was a dark and stormy night…The late night drive to the lake was highlighted by non-stop lightening and intermittant heavy rain. Not too much different today. We’re in Kenora shopping for something to do and picking up some movies.The wireless is broken or messed up but the cable connection to the net is still Read More …
I’m at home, alone. Shirley is working, Scott is gone. It’s quiet, and the morning is almost gone. I’ve had many cups of coffee as I work on a building a presentation for Monday. I have the bulk of the presentation material and I’m just creating two custom slides. How long can it take? Longer Read More …