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 ...
Well, this is the weekend where I should be in North Dakota on the Maah Daah Hey trail biking with the boys. But, it’s not happening. We had a great run for 5 years of making the annual trips with a bunch of guys for some great mountain bike riding. The trips were always fun, Read More …
As you my know, I enjoy geocaching and I was just checking up on one of my travel bug, Kiwi Critter. This little guy has been transported by stranges over 17,407 miles since he hit the road in November of 2004. He’s been around the US, crossed the Atlantic (3 times!) to Germany and is Read More …
OK, I’m not even sure how I got to this little item. I was working away and of course after a while I’ve got a whack of browser windows open, so I’m closing down the ones I don’t need any more and this one pops to the foreground. The first time I tried it, no Read More …
It’s been quite a while since I posted on the original theme of Tempus Fugit and that is “Time Flies”. It seems appropriate at this moment as the summer season is winding down and I’m sitting at the dining room table at the lake looking out over the bay. It’s a little overcast, a little Read More …
Roadkill, what is it? Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Well, perhaps not technically road kill, but I did find it on the road dead. It doesn’t appear to have been run over so the exact cause of death is unknown. I also am not sure exactly what it is. Do you have any ideas? I’ll Read More …
I’ve always thought of YouTube as an amateur video sharing service, but I think this is an interesting twist. IBM is using YouTube as a part of a marketing campaign to promote SOA. What are your thoughts on this kind of use? SOA is like building blocks Some of the other videos…SOA is like musical Read More …
This entry from Business Week made it to the IBM w3 internal home page in the “In the News” section. Interesting examples of “Crowdsourcing” are given, with some cautions as well. Crowdsourcing Companies have been outsourcing to India and China for years. Now they are taking it to another level by using social networks such Read More …
I think everyone is very ready to be home now. We’re driving from Billings to Winnipeg, a 12 hour drive, if you don’t stop for anything. Well, we’re stopping for a few things, rest stops, gas, lunch and any Starbucks we come across. One of the may joys of traveling in a group is making Read More …
Driver side axle seal Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This is the $6 part that caused all the aggravation on our trip to Salt Lake City. According to the dealer who did the repair in SLC, the seal was damaged during installation. I wonder what the Royal Dodge service department will have to say about Read More …
The King of Beers Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Budweiser, The King of Beers, out in the middle of no where on I-15 in Montana is this huge ad. Pretty much a blight on the otherwise gorgeous landscape. The hills behind were dusted with snow while we were in Salt Lake City and are looking Read More …