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 ...
Thanks to this Monday Morning Memo from Wizard Academy, I’ve hooked up with Pandora and I’m lovin’ it. What a great concept. I’m enjoying some of the great tunes coming up from my custom radio station seeded with ELO and The Moody Blues. Top that off with the hookup with Slim Devices’ Squeezebox and you’ve Read More …
Eric working on his routine. Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. After being insprired by the juggler Chris Bliss and the video of his amazing performance and then further astounded by the five ball performance of Jason, Eric is readying his seven ball perfomance for Vegas by practicing his skills in our kitchen. Sorry Dez, if Read More …
Talk about getting slammed in the press. You’d think by now everyone would be very used to Microsoft missing a product ship date by a year ot two. Since I’m a bit of an IBM fan, I especially liked this part. No one mentioned the fact that in 1997, Microsoft held a similar event in Read More …
ovn-roasted alligatr Originally uploaded by Esthr. Wow, this is something else, almost enough to make you loose your appetite. But, I guess it’s not an endangered species, and if it’s up to my dinning habits, there will be no problem with the alligators. Explorers Club Annual Dinner
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The Big Guy Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Shirley found these guys on the way to our friends in Transcona, so today we drove over to get some pictures before they melted any more. The big question is, how did they get the head on and where do you buy a size 28 3/8 hat?
Hotdog Guys Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. On the weekend we went out to Birds Hill Provinical Park for a bit of an adventure. In addition to the typical walk around a trails, some of us had a little “fire” in mind. After scouting a few locations, we settled on a spot nestled in some Read More …
Boats Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This picture just makes me want to get out on the water in any boat I can lay my hands on. Preferably, on Lake of the Woods, but what would it be like to cruise the costal waterways in a rugged fishing boat like this. These two were moored Read More …
Here is “Medora Man” on the beach in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC on a recent trip. The main purpose of the trip was company business, but I flew in early to visit my Aunt and do a little sight seeing. On several previous trips to Vancouver I’d kicked my self for not taking and Read More …
Best Bikist Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Some how this years race snuck up on me and I didn’t even know about it until last Wednesday when I was enjoying 80+ degree weather in Orlando, Florida. As it turned out I had some previous commitments on the day, so I was only able to drop Read More …