http://www.dakwegmo.com um... common thoughts Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:31:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My sister-in-law left a comment on one of my photos last week. She said, "I'm not sure exactly what Zen is, but that word comes to mind when I look at this amazing photo."  It's funny because zen is exactly the way I would describe my state of mind when ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/a-zen-thing I have this illness. When I encounter a word or expression that can be interpreted in multiple ways, my brain will automatically start applying the alternate meanings. I often find myself laughing at myself, because a particularly banal statement can turn into something quite amusing in my head. For example, ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/here-it-is So, with the year nearly half over, I've decided to make a new goal for myself. The goal, "Shoot more people." This could go a lot of different ways, so I'm eager to start working on it and see what direction it'll take me. http://www.dakwegmo.com/mid-year-goal And just when I think I've given up on the photo of the day thing it seems to come back with a fury. John Maslowski at Sirius2 Photography has a couple incredible shots of a turbulent sea. Restless Seas 2 is probably my favorite, but be sure to check out ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/photo-of-the-day-05132008 I pretty much gave up on the Photo of the Day theme, since it seemed I was recognizing the same three photographers over and over. I might still post a link to an inspiring photo from time to time, but I certainly won't be trying to make it a ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/photo-of-the-day-05082008 13 years ago today, I met the girl who would become my wife. I love you, Laura. http://www.dakwegmo.com/anniversary So here's some random craziness. I don't know who SubparSalmon is, nor why they decided to contact me one morning last week. (8:41:49 AM) SubparSalmon: I'm from the Internet. I'm here to help. (8:42:38 AM) dakwegmo: You've arrived just in time. I needed some help. (8:42:38 AM) subparsalmon is now known as SubparSalmon. ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/random-craziness Today I've posted my 300th photo on InvisibleGreen.com. http://www.dakwegmo.com/invisible-green-300 When I got home from work yesterday, there was a message on my answering machine from someone in the Comcast corporate office. He said he had read about my experience and wanted to discuss it with me. I called him back that evening and left him a message with my ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/comcast-is-paying-attention Based on the information I received from 911 dispatch, it would seem Comcast is trying to get some of their contractors killed. Just after three o'clock this morning my dogs started going crazy, barking and banging against their crates. Normally, they only do this when someone is at the front ... http://www.dakwegmo.com/comcast-prowler