Our dreams were just an illusion,
visions of what we wanted the world to be
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Hazards
Hazards,
the substance of life,
from the cradle to the grave
the substance of life,
from the cradle to the grave
Saturday, December 29, 2012
False Priorities
False prophets,
these men with mirrors,
their illusions just smoke,
hold the populace hostage,
in the name of power and glory
these men with mirrors,
their illusions just smoke,
hold the populace hostage,
in the name of power and glory
Friday, December 28, 2012
The unfolding future
There's a storm on the horizon, best to take care.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Free your mind
Reality is relative,
to change the world,
think differently...
to change the world,
think differently...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Under pressure
Back to the machine,
a world filled with rage
a world filled with rage
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Alien Holidays
Merry Christmas everyone. God bless you all!
Monday, December 24, 2012
Last minute shopping
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...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Wet
With winter has come the rains,
the long waited for, much needed rains,
that are the foundations of spring renewal
the long waited for, much needed rains,
that are the foundations of spring renewal
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Office Decorations
The seasons gave way to fading memories,
and lost holidays as we rushed into oblivion
and lost holidays as we rushed into oblivion
Friday, December 21, 2012
Many Miles to Go
Push through the unexpected challenges ahead and follow that road to where it takes you.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Light Band
On that final day when our pallor grew so gray,
we gasped for air that yielded reluctantly,
the parody of our lives undone...
we gasped for air that yielded reluctantly,
the parody of our lives undone...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Shopping Spree
With a culture that puts money above all else, you're bound to have trouble...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Looking through you
John measured his life in fading moments,
while his world fell apart...
while his world fell apart...
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Simple Masts
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.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Pursuit of nothingness
Chasing dollars is a shallow endeavor.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Tis the season
Christmas is nearly here... A good time for reflection and counting our blessings.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Near Misses
A whole new world of possibilities has opened up with the advent of phones having cameras. Our visual realm has expanded greatly.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Christmas at sea
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.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Another Turn
The back roads of life will take you more places than you ever imagined.
Monday, December 10, 2012
No Sammies
As the great recession moved into it's fifth year, many just gave up hope. This was the new reality.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Rules
We live in a world of rules, often arbitrary and capricious, meant to save us from ourselves, and that just can't be done.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Waiting for words
Technology isn't magic,
what we can do with it is...
our worlds of imagination,
may they run wild and free...
what we can do with it is...
our worlds of imagination,
may they run wild and free...
Friday, December 7, 2012
Naughty or Nice
The bombardment of buy and spend messages is upon us, drowning out the the true spirit of the season...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Old tunes
The strains of the day,
made so much easier,
when there's music to play.....
made so much easier,
when there's music to play.....
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The diner
We used to stop to eat and share stories,
wrap up the day... those times just memories now.
wrap up the day... those times just memories now.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Rainy Monday
The day started off gloomy and went down hill from there.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Coded World
Despite our best efforts, the world doesn't always make a lot of sense...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Symbols of confusion
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.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Like flesh and bone
Everything falls apart sooner or later.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Red Dots
The pieces fell into place,
the veil of uncertainty, removed
the veil of uncertainty, removed
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Proof of concept
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.
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.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Coffee
Just a little something to start the day.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Suckers
There's one born every minute...
Suckers, the world depends on them.
Suckers, the world depends on them.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Shopping Spree
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
Life's a constant learning process with many challenges and rewards.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
My memory cage
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
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
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Unfinished Work
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.
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.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Eat
The feast is over,
the friends have gone...
another year in passing
the friends have gone...
another year in passing
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Mysty Connections
Today we count our blessings,
reach out to family and friends,
and give thanks for grace of this...
reach out to family and friends,
and give thanks for grace of this...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Corner Reflections
Sometimes we just need to step away from our problems and reflect on them to realize they aren't all that bad.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sunset Solace
Take comfort where you can find it,
and make the moment yours...
and make the moment yours...
Monday, November 19, 2012
Looking over the edge
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....
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....
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Wet Floor
Life is always waiting to slip you up and take you down. Take precautions.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Storm Ready
As winter approaches, nature begins cleansing the world around us... we stand ready for her furry.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Closed Up
As the recession stretched beyond a half decade the future grew dimmer and dimmer.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Government Spending
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.
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