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< December 2012 >

December 1, 2012
Most of my photos are taken within walking distance of where I live, but today required a special ROAD TRIP! South of the border, down Covington way. A totally unrehearsed moment by the Ohio River. Is that a new ring? Happy, times three.

December 2, 2012
This is my payment for a photo shoot I did yesterday. Hanging around downtown. CAUTION: Republicans Ahead. I tend to go overboard with the Christmas decorations. Someone else`s handiwork.

December 3, 2012
Pregame warmup. Wait, what sport is this? She may not be old enough to drive, but does it anyway. I had a photographic trainee with me this evening, and I told her that action often takes place away from the ball. Fly like an Eagle.

December 4, 2012
It`s Non-Stop Sports Week here on adamalonzo.com! Think fast! He blew right past the defense. Tragedy at the Stadium: Spectator knocked unconscious by knotted spirit towel thrown by enthusiastic cheerleader. I was shooting the other team, but they weren`t that good.

December 5, 2012
`You can DO THIS!` Pregame preparation. Wrestling is painful to photograph -- but not this painful. Tonight I learned about the `blood time out` in wrestling. Keeping things fair.

December 6, 2012
Cleft ______. _____ office. Corporate ______. Wiki _____. Alicia ____.

December 7, 2012
The National Honor Society has cheerleaders? Battle of the lefties. A Thunderbolt is faster than a Viking any day. YOU CAN`T DO THAT! YOU CAN`T DO THAT! She cheered in vain. Her team lost on a last-second tip-in.

December 8, 2012
Fall has fell. Knock, knock! You want this creeper sneaking into your house at night? Since you went away the days grow long and soon I`ll hear old winter`s song, but I miss you most of all my darling when autumn leaves start to fall. JOHNNY MERCER I am rather reserved, aren`t I?

December 9, 2012
Pre-concert warmup. See the world through children`s eyes, every day a sweet surprise. Holly and Ivy Tannenbaum. This concert is the annual start to my Christmas season (see December 11, 2011; December 12, 2010; December 13, 2009; December 14, 2008; December 10, 2006; December 11, 2005; and December 12, 2004). Ready to take the stage.

December 10, 2012
Trying to HEAD the ball into the basket. Why not? The gym floor at my high school had certain spots where it was unsafe to stand. Who needs a shopping list? Visual aids work just as well. And when I do go shopping, it`s house brand all the way. My camera and I have often had rough spots in our relationship, but when it allows me to take pictures that make people happy then it`s all worthwhile.

December 11, 2012
Somebody else`s cake . . . . . . which was sliced with dental floss. It`s like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife. Isn`t it ironic? ALANIS MORISSETTE It was going to be easy to photograph this reception -- until they turned down the lights. Every picture was a struggle. It`s still green and springlike in downtown Dayton.

December 12, 2012
Choir kids aren`t shy. I`m sure that`s not distracting to the people sitting nearby. After the first choir finished singing, half the audience got up and left, making it impossible to hear the next group. `!ylloh fo shguob htiw sllah eht kceD` A dull concert was rescued at the end by the orchestra.

December 13, 2012
Santa plays the slide trombone. Chaminade Julienne high school`s ensemble Vega won a state vocal competition and are now headed to nationals. The audience was invited to play along for Jingle Bells. The brass ensemble waits in the wings for their turn. Future photographer.

December 14, 2012
It was a physical game with several technical fouls. Meanwhile, all was peaceful on the sidelines. A symbol for political division in America. This school has an unusually high number of redheads (see September 25, 2011). After driving past White 34 for this acrobatic layup, Red 24 went back on defense and blocked a shot by White 34.

December 15, 2012
Yesterday I talked on the phone with a certain high school swimming coach whom I`d never met . . . I told him I was going to shoot photos of his team today during their 30-minute warmup period rather than the actual six-hour competition . . . Doubting my ability, he said, `You won`t get anything that looks athletic` . . . The coach hasn`t seen these photos yet . . . So, what do you think? Do these pictures look athletic?

December 16, 2012
Happy holidays from the Dayton Police Department. Normal. Windy. I C U Little kids become young adults so fast -- oh so fast.

December 17, 2012
Time left: 71582786 minute(s). I guess I have time for lunch. No gaudy displays in my neighborhood, thank goodness. O little town of Dayton. Christmasy Chevy Cavalier. The Polar Express.

December 18, 2012
Dialogue with a plumber. High tech bowling apparatus. Uhhh . . . is that legal? High five from an elf. She did her best, but the poor kid was using a Nikon.

December 19, 2012
What did I say about gaudy displays in my neighborhood? The moon reminds us that the sun is always shining. How can he be on Jackson Street and Fifth Street at the same time? Maybe he`s NOT REAL! Not EVERY photo I take is a breathtaking work of art. Come and get it Rex! Here boy! Wait, this is MY dinner.

December 20, 2012
It`s yet another Christmas concert! What the drummer wore. What the trumpet player wore. What the clarinet player wore. Where the french horn player hid her presents.

December 21, 2012
Sometimes you have to believe in things you can`t see. There is a 100% chance of showers today. Some of these swimmers flew through the water faster than I was able to walk alongside the pool. Somebody needs to say it: these pictures are very good. She probably used to jump up and down on her bed when she was little. I tried it once and ended up in the hospital.

December 22, 2012
Got out of bed, read a few chapters, went back to bed. Got out of bed, read a few chapters, went back to bed. Got out of bed, read a few chapters, went back to bed. Got out of bed, read a few chapters, went back to bed. Got out of bed, read a few chapters, went back to bed.

December 23, 2012
Got out of bed long enough to stagger to the post office. Someone thought it was necessary. Nice tie. Sometimes it`s just a fake white beard that smells of cigars, or gifts given as penance for 364 days of neglect. Christmas is what you make of it, I suppose.

December 24, 2012
The first Christmas record I listen to every year. For me, Christmas music swings. Too bad about the misspelling. `I think I see ol` Santa in the keyhole.` LOUIS ARMSTRONG I need not tell you that it`s MESSIAH, not THE MESSIAH, but I might mention it`s music for Easter, not Christmas.

December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas. Even though you`re grown up, married and moved away, you STILL might end up sitting at the little kids` table. Over the river and through the woods. That`s some expensive wrapping paper. White: it`s the new green.

December 26, 2012
Just because we`re closed doesn`t mean I get the day off. You`ll never know anyone who hates winter more than I do, but today was beautiful and it was energizing to be out. Most people took the opportunity to stay home. How about an ice-cold Pepsi? I`m pretty sure that`s my car.

December 27, 2012
Another day of winter white. Nice trick. If you plow it, they will come. Half measures. Really, there has to be a better way. No progress yet, but I`m seriously considering it.

December 28, 2012
Spring thaw. The sun came out briefly today. Let it drip, let it drip, let it drip. My dialogue with a plumber proved fruitful (see December 18 above), as I now have a new faucet that doesn`t leak. When is somebody going to come and clean this off?

December 29, 2012
Guess what? More snow! Whose steering? Something is fundamentally wrong with her technique. Will we have a more normal, wintery winter this year? Had to stand on a park bench to get this one.

December 30, 2012
I love sunshine too, but don`t get to Ecuador very often. Party animal. Snow angel. The winter sun shines on the back of Paul`s grave. What could be better than macaroni and cheese?

December 31, 2012
Dang solicitors! Probably won`t need it today. When seasons collide. The owner of this restaurant has gotten behind in her mail, since she`s in prison for insurance fraud. If only Frosty the Snowman had tried using a thermometer, he might still be around.

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