Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
On the bike ride in to day I noticed seven semi-trailers around the MTS Center. The trailers contain the gear for Cirque du Soleil who have brought their Delerium show to Winnipeg. Apparently the IBM box has a “restricted view” for this show, so there may be some free tickets with a bad view to Read More …
We had a great weekend at the lake with Gail, Gord, Crag & Kim, a very relaxing time of enjoying the lake atmosphere, chatting and even dreaming a bit about some new plans for the cottage. You may have noticed that most posts are accompanied by a thematic photograph of some recent event, but not Read More …
This is the second time my photo from a visit to the Kennedy Space Center has been used in a NowPublic article. Who knew that posting photos to flickr would get used in this way. Just to give you a sense of scale, the NASA logo is 6 stories tall. Also, the panel discolorations are Read More …
210 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This is the goal that I have posted on the wall in front of my desk in my home office. Somewhere back in March I decided to make a change and this series of numbers came to me. I wanted to weigh 210 lbs., have a 34 inch waist, Read More …
I’m sad. Vacation has come to an end and it’s back to working for The Man.
I promised more on the Pirate Ship sighting, so here is the straight goods. There are pirates roaming the bay in front of our cottage on Lake of the Woods! Last Sunday we spotted their ship and took our own ship out for an exploratory mission. As we approached the pirate ship, which was flying Read More …
A friend’s blog introduced me to TED, Technology, Entertainment & Design. You can learn more about TED here. What is really cool is that you can see the videos of many of the presenters at the conference. They are very interesting and very well known folks such as Nicholas Negroponte, Rick Warren, Tony Robbins & Read More …
Boat seats Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. It was a quiet day around the cottage today. After 23+ years of wood bench seats I installed these comfy deluxe seats and we took them out for a spin. It was a little choppy, so we didn’t go far. Out around the south end of Sotty’s Island, Read More …
Bombardier CL415 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. While we were out in the boat with Debbie & Craig this afternoon a water bomber made a low level pass over Henan Point head and then circled around to pick up a load in the bay in front of out cottage. Very shortly another plane came in Read More …
View from the chair Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’ve been summer residents for over 23 years and this is the first time I’ve explored Tunnel Island and it’s almost in the heart of Kenora. This is some of the best hiking and biking in the area, very similar to the Minaki trails only more Read More …