Famous?
You be the judge.
Year: 2007
Smells
Smells can really trigger strong memories. Occasionally I’ll catch a wiff of something and it will instantly take me back 30 years to a very specific time and place. Sometime, I’ll smell the perfume my mom used to wear and a flood of memories will instantly come back to me. It’s quite an experience. Wow, Read More …
Running Water
Reflections Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’re at the lake this weekend and the weather is great. We’ve actually been suntanning on the dock! As you can see from the photo, there is no running water yet, just me, running for water. After fetching some water, it was breakfast and then a couple of cup Read More …
First cycling commute of the year
It rained. Last year I never rode in the rain all summer. I was soaked but not too cold. The challenge will be to see how well my gear dries during the day and if I have to put on soggy cold clothes to ride home in. I hope not. Other that that, it was Read More …
Back on the bike
Just came back from a solo ride along the traditional route out to Assiniboine Park and back for about 33km. I was a little tired along the second half and when you don’t have anybody riding with you it’s easy to slack off. There were a couple of challenges however. One guy pulling a trailer Read More …
Disturba or disturbing?
I have not seen this movie so I have no idea just how disturbing it probably is, but here is what is really a little disturbing. We, that’s the royal “we” as in Canadians and Americans spent well over $92.4 million dollars in a single weekend, as this is just the top 10 at the Read More …
Would you like Oil with that?
So, this is Tempus Fugit, Time Flies in latin. Well today was another lesson in time flying by. If you’ve been around for a while and I won’t define how long “a while” is you might remember getting your oil changed for $20 – $30 at a fast food of oil franchise. Well I hadn’t Read More …
Recommended videos
Robert Newman History of Oil, very clever and thought provoking. Tony Campolo with Strombo on the Hour – HT to Bill. Wow, there is good programming on CBC TV.
Road Trip – Day 2
From a Starbucks in Grand Forks. We checked out a cool Swedish design furniture store across from the HoDo and then headed off to the Fargo Air Museum. Then it was off to Schells, a totally awesome sporting goods store and a stop at Cold Stone Creamery for a treat for the road as we Read More …
Road Trip – Day 1
The Donaldson Hotel Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We’re taking a road trip to the US which is quite unusual for us. It’s the Easter long weekend and we headed south after making a Starbucks stop for a couple of ventis. The border crossing was backed up with travellers with the same idea at 9am Read More …