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 ...
… your boat. Well not quite a boat but for the off-water season it’s an indoor rower, specifically a WATERROWER Club on loan from Mandy. With the iPad attached to the arm on the front of the rower there are a number of applications that can make indoor rowing a bit more interesting. My current Read More …
Who is like the Lord Jesus reigns, Jesus reigns.
The sound track of my hospital stay for the plurodectamy. As the drainage and air leak continue I’m told “one more night” and then we’ll re-evaluate. Surgery was Feb. 20th and the stay was planed for overnight. It’s Day 4, Feb 23rd.
A lot of highlights in this chapter. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.”Psalms 118:1 NLThttps://bible.com/bible/116/psa.118.1.NLT “In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.”Psalms 118:5 NLThttps://bible.com/bible/116/psa.118.5.NLT “I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the Lord Read More …
bible.com/bible/116/psa.139.10.NLT Where ever my “even there” is, God is there, He will guide me and support me.
Wow. What a great and honest prayer from today’s devotion. “God, I’m scared and I feel so alone. I don’t know how I’m going to make it through this. Please be with me and silence my fear. Remind me of your strength and power in my life, and comfort me with your presence. Amen.”
I’ve thought this for some time now. We (the world) can’t get to clean energy in the short term ( before 2035 or 2050) without nuclear. Check it out. Existing reactors are now having their life extended and shutdowns have been reversed. The exciting nuclear future is in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Not your grandfathers Read More …
I use the YouVersion Bible app to guide my bible reading and every day it presents a Verse of the Day. Today’s Verse of the Day, on the day I’m having my angiogram, is Psalm 73:26. Then the YouVersion Bible app “randomly” brings up a prayer request from my list entitled “Chest Pain” that started Read More …
The most thoughtful and memorable gift my parents ever gave me was a set of three gloves. This gift was so thoughtful as each glove represented a sport that I was keenly interested in. These were gifts on my birthday when I was in my early twenties and I still have these gloves, almost. The Read More …
The truth is that God wants to talk with you about your decisions, and is waiting for you to bring these decisions to Him.