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< January 2014 >

January 1, 2014
I`m just worried that after five days in a row off work, I won`t know when Thursday arrives. It`s great that people no longer buy baby chicks for Easter. Next goal: get them to stop killing perfectly good trees. Something`s going on at Pulse nightclub. Or nothing. That`s some festive garbage. I am now a photographic dumpster diver. Window on Wayne.

January 2, 2014
A decent picture, but then another guy went by on a bike, but I had already put down the camera. I`m not shoveling that. Nice try. Snow sticks to anything, but snow sticks mostly to snow. Wind dynamics.

January 3, 2014
Sun dynamics. Cold comfort. Meaningless picture taken as I walked hurriedly home from work. Nice hat. My omelette-making skills are eggstrordinary.

January 4, 2014
Send me a `pre-approved membership` with ID cards and a bill and it will end up in the trash, despite your warnings. Way leads on to way. Rise above it. Window to the sky. Some of my photos appear in this creative calendar made by a big fan (cousin) in Colorado (see February 10, 2013).

January 5, 2014
All the thirsty people, where do they all come from? Do you feel a draft? `Full steam ahead! No iceberg can stop the Titanic.` Defying the weather. Today`s texture.

January 6, 2014
Yes, I walked to work. And, yes, it was cold enough for me. In the struggle for survival, today many will lose. Patterns on the front door. Do I really have to go out there? Here I am imagining I`m in some brutal Jack London story, and then this couple comes casually strolling by. Four sleeves. Four shirts. Minus four degrees.

January 7, 2014
Looks like some kind soul risked death to clean my car. Sadly, I won`t need to drive until the cold weather is over. Cooking up a photo idea: one cup hot water, one cold. I`m sure it`s all natural cranberry flavor and color. I tried to photograph red gelatin bouncing or splattering. But it was mostly a failure and left my bathroom looking like something from the Bates Motel, so I just ate the rest.

January 8, 2014
`If only someone would leave us a jar of peanut butter.` `Thanks, but couldn`t you have opened it first?` Bring me my flip-flops! They`re good for traction. `Pass the peanut butter.`

January 9, 2014
Most people use the word font when they mean typeface. This is a font. Paul Laurence Dunbar`s volume of poetry Lyrics of Love and Laughter was published in 1903 by Dodd & Mead. Dayton is home to the National Parachute Museum. Watch your head. Welcome to the drop zone.

January 10, 2014
Progress report (see November 25, 2013). This pipe kind of resembled a speckled fish. Here I was seeking to explore the mystical boundary between reality and obliv-- [SPLASH! Car drives by . . . ] Please, somebody, walk by. Nobody. It`s very stylish these days to wear camouflage.

January 11, 2014
This reminded me of a painting seen on March 26, 2010. Watch out, ice snake! No thanks, I prefer craisins. Someone needs to floss this bench more often. My sources of happiness are very simple and haven`t changed much since I was about eight years old.

January 12, 2014
My city: there`s plenty of room for you. I`m surprised nobody has snapped up this property yet. We Want What You Want. Did that building just say something? This it the third `O` shape of the day.

January 13, 2014
On the walk to work. Cold, but no rain or snow. The walk home from work required an umbrella. Don`t tell Mike what`s in the bag. This image will evoke fond memories for some people. The bank is a long way from my kitchen where I took this.

January 14, 2014
It`s freezing cold. Why am I on this bridge? Well, for you. I hope I can take a picture of a cool bird with a long beak. Oh look, a cool bird with a long beak. Pedal power. This ain`t Canada, eh.

January 15, 2014
What kind of day it was. The seed pod is at the end of a vine that wound its way up the shrub in order to have a higher launching pad. He`s running in shorts and I`m freezing in my winter coat. FREE THE CONIFERS! Some guys just don`t know when it`s time to leave.

January 16, 2014
Today`s photos were taken in her basement, not a studio. My investment of $8.50 for flowers and feathers paid off. If I got tired, I was recharged by chocolate chip cookies. While taking this young lady`s pictures today, I saw hints of Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. She now has an idea for next year`s Halloween costume.

January 17, 2014
I hate putting on a pair of cold socks in the morning. Snow fell this morning like powdered sugar. Powdered sugar fell this morning like snow. Lift with your legs, not your back! Stick `em up!

January 18, 2014
`Can I take a picture of you tuning your violin?` `I already tuned.` `Well, okay, could you pretend you`re tuning it?` He gave a powerful performance. I photographed it well. She won the talent competition last year. The audience voted for their favorites. The rock band won top prize.

January 19, 2014
The green-eyed monster. See the outline of my glove in the reflection? More sun, please. A day comes in January when swarms of birds suddenly feast on tree berries that they have previously ignored. I was worried I`d have to perform the Heimlich on a robin.

January 20, 2014
`Stop for me.` `No, you stop for me.` Some people have the day off today, like the letter carrier. The modern lumberjack. Ready, but not willing, to go outside. Who knew there was a book before the movie? It`s better.

January 21, 2014
I hate January and January hates me. I`m not going out. I`ll take pictures in the bathroom again (see January 7). The bathroom is the warmest place in my apartment. It`s not for washing the car. It`s a toothbrush. I don`t want my pipes to freeze tonight.

January 22, 2014
It wasn`t a friendly neighbor that cleaned snow off my car (see January 7 above). It was the wind -- the wicked wind. Happy autumn. There`s not much else to take pictures of today. So much for autumn. Barefoot in the park.

January 23, 2014
Some people say that I`m a glass-half-empty kind of guy. Actually, my glass is completely empty. Peeking out the blinds: yes, it`s still winter. My big tube TV is pretty old. But it`s newer than my car. CD liquidation sale? No, just cleaning. On a day like today, I`d give the dog a key to the back door and say, `Go walk yourself, poochie.`

January 24, 2014
In addition to required posters about minimum wage and workplace safety, every breakroom should have this sign: `Wash your dishes. Your mother doesn`t work here.` The morning FedEx driver dropped these off where I work. They don`t belong here. He just left them for the afternoon FedEx driver to pick up. Sure thing, we`re here to serve. A glimpse of the dark cave where I work. There are pale, eyeless creatures that crawl around within the shadows. As I clean and rearrange my music collection, I`m reluctantly thinking about giving up my cassette tapes. But don`t ask me to get rid of my albums!

January 25, 2014
Ever get the creepy feeling there`s someone behind you? Come on, there are plenty of seats outside on the patio! `No -- don`t -- want -- walk.` Only 53 more days until spring. There`s nothing like a nice, refreshing bowl of ice.

January 26, 2014
Some people like donuts on Sunday mornings. Have an ice day. You are the promised kiss of springtime that makes the lonely winter seem long. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II On snowy winter days, how can I tell what time it is? King size mattress, queen size car.

January 27, 2014
Someone else`s Pop-Tarts. Fair game, right? May I have some of that heat, please? The process. The result. I knelt, took several shots with different settings, then hurried on and didn`t look at them until I got inside.

January 28, 2014
It`s minus one degree outside. Let`s shoot photos indoors. A name I can trust. The red stripe adds a few thousand dollars to the cost of a lens, but it makes all the difference. I`m ready and willing to become a spokesman for Canon, if I can get free stuff. I took these pictures as I was getting my cameras ready to shoot an event, but it was cancelled due to cold weather.

January 29, 2014
I`m tired of wearing my boots every day. A shy inhabitant of my office. One of two space heaters in my office, set to full blast, ignoring someone else`s recommended setting. May we both survive the winter and meet again in spring. Kroger instant iced tea. Costs a little less, but I`m worth it.

January 30, 2014
Dan Meixner, president of Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School, announces a bold $20 million campaign. A gala was held the Mary Our Lady of Victory Gymnasium. Basketball was forgotten for the evening. Yes, that was a piano you saw in the middle of the gym. Other people ate good food . . . while I took pictures.

January 31, 2014
I met a new friend tonight, Coco the well-behaved dog. I also got to spend time with a familiar friend. She is beginning a creative new business venture. I took a lot of pictures of shoes. And in return, I was heartily fed.

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