Let's call it off

Let's call it off, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our dreams were just an illusion,
visions of what we wanted the world to be

Hazards

Hazards, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Hazards,
the substance of life,
from the cradle to the grave

False Priorities

False Priorities, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

False prophets,
these men with mirrors,
their illusions just smoke,
hold the populace hostage,
in the name of power and glory

The unfolding future

The unfolding future, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

There's a storm on the horizon, best to take care.

Free your mind

Free your mind, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Reality is relative,
to change the world,
think differently...

Under pressure

Under pressure, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Back to the machine,
a world filled with rage

Surf Ride

Surf Ride, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.
 We loaded up the car and headed out to the coast.

Alien Holidays

Alien Holidays, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Merry Christmas everyone. God bless you all!

Last minute shopping

Last minute shopping, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In our object obsessed culture there's still time to spend you last dollar on material things, but take some time to reflect on the true meaning of the season...

Wet

Wet, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

With winter has come the rains,
the long waited for, much needed rains,
that are the foundations of spring renewal

Office Decorations

Office Decorations, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The seasons gave way to fading memories,
and lost holidays as we rushed into oblivion

Many Miles to Go

Many Miles to Go, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Push through the unexpected challenges ahead and follow that road to where it takes you.

Light Band

Light Band, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

On that final day when our pallor grew so gray,
we gasped for air that yielded reluctantly,
the parody of our lives undone...

Shopping Spree

Shopping Spree, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

With a culture that puts money above all else, you're bound to have trouble...

Tea Time

Tea Time, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A moment to collect one's self

Looking through you

Looking through you, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

John measured his life in fading moments,
while his world fell apart...

Simple Masts

Simple Masts, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

There's a simplicity to life that we choose to ignore for sensationalism.  People sitting for hours glued to television news, absorbing hour after hour of tragedy.  Our society a toxic stew that doesn't seek common ground, but draws lines in the sand, ready to do battle with friends and neighbor who don't hold the same point of view.  This is a recipe disaster, all amplified by technology, and there just may be no turning back.

Pursuit of nothingness

Pursuit of nothingness, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Chasing dollars is a shallow endeavor.

Tis the season

Tis the season, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Christmas is nearly here... A good time for reflection and counting our blessings.

Near Misses

Near Misses, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A whole new world of possibilities has opened up with the advent of phones having cameras. Our visual realm has expanded greatly.

Christmas at sea

Christmas at sea, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I tried a different camera on this year's boat parade and it really did a good job.  The camera was a Sony NEX-7 set on twilight used handheld with no flash.  The images aren't perfect, but the images are much better than anything I've been able to capture before.  Camera technology just keeps getting better.

Another Turn

Another Turn, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The back roads of life will take you more places than you ever imagined.

No Sammies

No Sammies, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

As the great recession moved into it's fifth year, many just gave up hope. This was the new reality.

Rules

Rules, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We live in a world of rules, often arbitrary and capricious, meant to save us from ourselves, and that just can't be done.

Waiting for words

Waiting for words, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Technology isn't magic,
what we can do with it is...
our worlds of imagination,
may they run wild and free...

Naughty or Nice

Naughty or Nice, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The bombardment of buy and spend messages is upon us, drowning out the the true spirit of the season...

Old tunes

Old tunes, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The strains of the day,
made so much easier,
when there's music to play.....

The diner

The diner, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We used to stop to eat and share stories,
wrap up the day... those times just memories now.

Rainy Monday

Rainy Monday, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The day started off gloomy and went down hill from there.

Coded World

Coded World, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Despite our best efforts, the world doesn't always make a lot of sense...

Symbols of confusion

Symbols of confusion, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

When the meaning of the world around us starts to fade, and life becomes one long day, we sit and ponder if things really happened, or if they're just another possible distorted memory slipping away.

Like flesh and bone

Like flesh and bone, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Everything falls apart sooner or later.

Red Dots

Red Dots, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The pieces fell into place,
the veil of uncertainty, removed

Proof of concept

Proof of concept, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

You'll never know until you try they say, and that certainly has been proven to be true for me.  Especially when it comes to the digital world of photography and now ebooks.

If you want your work to get published, and you're willing to do the work, there's never been a better time than now.

It's all up to you.

Coffee

Coffee, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Just a little something to start the day.

Suckers

Suckers, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

There's one born every minute...
Suckers, the world depends on them.

Shopping Spree

Shopping Spree, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Cyber Monday just didn't interest me. Neither did Black Friday. I'm sorry, but why spend money on things you don't need? or get gifts that people don't want?

Education

Education, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Life's a constant learning process with many challenges and rewards.

My memory cage

My memory cage, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Suffering,
Suffering,
Pictures of gray
The emotion grim
Found in a bay
Fool, fiend, fallen friend
Blind expectations of today
Selfishly, selfishly
Throwing your life away

Unfinished Work

Unfinished Work, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I jumped in the ebook pool, and am swimming along.  Getting the formatting right isn't going as smoothly as I'd like, but it's not as bad as I expected.  The key here is to know some html, and actually clean things up that way.

This isn't a book that I wrote, but one I'm helping out with on the technical side.  We're starting with a small project and will take it from there.

So, to sum up briefly these are the step of the process we've taken.  We started with a MS Word (yuck) document, saved it was html, used a text editor to clean up some of the code.  Then downloaded, installed, and ran Kindle Previewer to create the mobi files needed for the Kindle.

It's been interesting so far.  There's a bit more work to do before this whole thing goes live and becomes an actual ebook.

Eat

Eat, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The feast is over,
the friends have gone...
another year in passing

Mysty Connections

Mysty Connections, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Today we count our blessings,
reach out to family and friends,
and give thanks for grace of this...

Corner Reflections

Corner Reflections, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Sometimes we just need to step away from our problems and reflect on them to realize they aren't all that bad.

Sunset Solace

Sunset Solace, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Take comfort where you can find it,
and make the moment yours...

Looking over the edge

Looking over the edge, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Tumbling images in his mind,
thru cross years, pressure pushing
back restraining flood gate break,
and everything spills out...

He went out,
out too far,
to see the edge,
to see what's over there,
he pushed himself,
he had to see,
he never came back....

Wet Floor

Wet Floor, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Life is always waiting to slip you up and take you down. Take precautions.

Storm Ready

Storm Ready, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

As winter approaches, nature begins cleansing the world around us... we stand ready for her furry.

Closed Up

Closed Up, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

As the recession stretched beyond a half decade the future grew dimmer and dimmer.

Pine Strand

Pine Strand, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Silence awaits us,
it's our common ground

Government Spending

Government Spending, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

There's no magic solution to our fiscal problems.  Government needs to stop burning through money and waiting for the economy to fix itself.  The best thing it could probably do is to get our of our way with all its rules and regulations and let us solve the problem.