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The Cottage

Posted on December 15, 2020By garry.c.stewart

The Cottage story … a work in progress. The family cottage on beautiful Lake of the Woods was the brain child of my dad.

The Bikes

Posted on December 15, 2020By garry.c.stewart

No, that’s not me in the photo but, it is the way I think and see myself when I’m out on the road bike 🙂 . Once upon a time I traded my motorcycle, a sweet Honda 550F, for a mountain bike, back when mountain bikes were a new and upcoming thing. I rode that Read More ...

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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 ...

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Welcome to bigDadoo

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 ...

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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 ...

USANA Convention: Day 2

Posted onSeptember 14, 2006September 15, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Shirley and Debbie outside the Delta Center Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’re at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City and Shirley and Debbie are standing outside just before the doors open for the 9:00am start. The day was wonderful and we started at 7am with a prayer meeting where over 500 associates came Read More …

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USANA Convention: Day 1

Posted onSeptember 13, 2006September 15, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Olympic Snowflake Fountain Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We start our day off at an area called The Gateway, where there is a Starbucks and enjoy the Olympic Snowflake Fountain. There are no events planned until 1pm so we have the morning off to relax and recover from yesterdays events. The girls go shopping and Read More …

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Travel Troubles

Posted onSeptember 13, 2006September 13, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

So, you’re wondering about yesterday’s post and the transmission trouble we had on day 2 of the trip? Here are some more details, for the record. Day 1 of travel from Winnipeg to Billings Montana is uneventful. The van is running well and we make many stops and starts with no difficulty. However, after we Read More …

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Transmission Troubles

Posted onSeptember 12, 2006September 12, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

It’s late and we made it to Salt Lake City after 15+ hours of travel, but there was some trouble along the way. The short version is that a repair to the left front axle seal that we had done just two days before leaving on the trip decided to start leaking while we were Read More …

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On the Road

Posted onSeptember 11, 2006September 15, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Rattlesnake Warning Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Today was the first day of driving to Salt Lake City for the USANA 2006 Convention. The drive was quite pleasant and fairly uneventful. Keith and I split the driving and we made a few rest stops. One of course was at Medora, where I’ll be back in Read More …

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Surprise

Posted onSeptember 10, 2006September 10, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

There are some things that still surprise me, even though I should be getting used to it by now. This afternoon Eric surprised me (no that’s not it) by biking over to pick me up for a ride. Either that, or he just need air in his tires. I prefer to think it was to Read More …

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Repair Job

Posted onSeptember 10, 2006September 10, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Repair Job Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This is the crew repairing the water main break in front of our house. Fortunately, they don’t have to dig up the driveway as the break is right at the edge of the driveway curb. The water is back on by about 7pm and after filling the hole Read More …

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Locating the break

Posted onSeptember 9, 2006September 9, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Locating the break Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Well, it looks like the driveway may be at risk during the repair of the break. This crew drilled several holes, three across the driveway, and then inserts those long metal rods. The water is then temporarily turned on and with a stethoscope like device they listen Read More …

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While we were sleeping…

Posted onSeptember 9, 2006September 9, 2006Authorgarry.c.stewartLeave a comment

Water main break Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. …there was a water main break in our front yard! In fact there were two breaks on our street and 15 in the city yesterday. Scott called it in last night at approximately 1am and spoke with some of the repair guys. Apparently, the dry soil conditions Read More …

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STS-115 Launch

Posted onSeptember 9, 2006September 9, 2006AuthorGarryLeave a comment

I’m watching NASA TV for the shuttle launch. Very exciting, T-8 minutes & counting! NASA – NASA TV Landing Page Technorati Tags: NASA, Shuttle

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