Category: Grab Bag

I seem to have slacked off on posing anything over the last little while which is surprising since one of the big sign posts for time flying just flew by, Eric got married. That’s right, August 21, 2005 Eric & Desirae were married. The day was fabulous, and more exciting that I ever imagined. We’re Read More …

I’m thinking of caving in and buying an MP3 player and of course an iPod would be high on the list. This as got to hurt Apple, not just in the wallet, but I’d think their pride would be damages a little too.

I stopped in at our local Christian Book store, Hulls to do a little browsing on my lunch hour. While cruising the CD section I noticed a new touch screen system that allows you to browse their selections and hear about 1 minute of every track on a CD. This is a very nice system Read More …

Aquarobic Air Pump Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. The Aquarobic System is what powers our septic system at the lake. Somehow, when it was installed over 22 years ago, I became the custodian of the system. This involves some shutting down and opening up maintenance that some might find objectionable, but it doesn’t seem to Read More …

Tranquil Channel Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We took the boat out for a cruise on the lake this afternoon. It’s a great day, very calm and hot which made for great boating. We headed south west and planned on looping by Queen Island and up thru Crow Rock Pass and back home. But, the Read More …

Going to Toronto Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. See that little spec at the head of the white line? It’s a plane. And more that likely it’s heading to Toronto. Poor them. This picture is from my boat on beautiful Lake of the Woods. It’s sunny 25-27, breezy and a great day. Several times on Read More …

IMG_0609 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. We were driving by Safety Bay on the way into Kenora from Keewatin when I spotted the MS Kenora. The scene just seemed to be set for a nice shot, so I pulled over to the side of the road to capture this picture. Today we were in to Read More …

Fireworks #7 Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. It’s Canada Day and Day 4 of our vacation. Scott & Mandi joined us at the lake arriving late last night. We sent the day just enjoying the first full day of sunshine by loafing on the dock and soaking up the rays. After dinner we all headed Read More …

Fireplace at the Lake Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Today was out first full day of vacation at our family cottage on Lake of the Woods. Day 1 was spent packing up and then spending a wonderful afternoon with friends who are moving back to Toronto. We wish that things had turned out differently and Read More …

mini_lavalamp Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. It wasn’t that long ago that Lava Lamps were ridiculed and now they seem to have become somewhat “cool” now but this is going a little too far.