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January 1, 2020
I found this blue hat ten feet away from where the red one was last year (see January 1, 2019). A broken clock on New Year`s Day is the perfect reminder that there is no such thing as time. Happy new year! Urban decay. Urban renewal.

January 2, 2020
Most of this was for my neighbor. Can spring be far behind? What season is it? This was also for my neighbor. Positive reinforcement.

January 3, 2020
It rained all day long. I want to strongly recommend . . . the 1994 film version with Winona Ryder. And, of course, read the book. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE What happened when the ticket printer stopped working. New books that I don`t have time to read.

January 4, 2020
Good day for the Raiders. Bad day for the Penguins. During halftime of the basketball game, there was a basketball game. Not sure he should trust a wolf. And there`s time out on the floor. Time outs weren`t boring.

January 5, 2020
I went looking for an eagle and came back with this. Each little wave was a gust of wind that hurt my face. When all else fails, shoot the red berries. How about no? The center of the universe.

January 6, 2020
Every morning you greet me. OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Glad I wasn`t there when the flagpole fell down. Nothing happened today, and my pictures prove it! Please work faster and finish the Arcade sooner, okay? Nothing says `Welcome to Dayton` like an iron fence.

January 7, 2020
Emily of Holly & Emily. Holly of Holly & Emily. Emily and Holly of Holly & Emily. The crowd was generous to Holly & Emily. The music was good, the food was okay, but this place was not my scene. LOOK AT ALL THOSE TVs!

January 8, 2020
My 2020 calendar finally arrived (see August 24, 2019). Saving for retirement. Goodnight moon. Goodnight plastic candle. Goodnight neighbor`s porch light.

January 9, 2020
I`ve got a screw loose. Only a warm winter day would make me walk this far. Do you see two ducks? Hanging around downtown. We take it for granted, but it may not always be here.

January 10, 2020
My calendar arrived two days ago, but I just hung it up today (see August 18, 2019). Getting off to a slow start. Today, for the first time in years, I thought about maybe playing piano in public. Thinking is a long way from doing. It was a dark and stormy night. It was a messy drive home. It`s not night, but it`s dark.

January 11, 2020
On Saturdays, I go to a class for writers. Each week, we give what we wrote to a group of actors. The actors read what we wrote, and we realize it wasn`t as good as we thought it was. It rained all day but it was warm, so we had pools of water instead of piles of snow. I arrived home and deduced there had been a power outage 23 minutes earlier.

January 12, 2020
Contemplating the eternal. You should see the other guy. The best kind of cat is a two-dimensional cat. Someone else`s photo shoot . . . . . . turned into my unplanned photo shoot.

January 13, 2020
A heart and a . . . dagger? Office culture. It`s possible to determine how cold it is outside by the type of pictures I take. Tufted. Waiting for the light to change.

January 14, 2020
The highlight of my day. The second highlight. Paint has no spell check (see March 9, 2016). Because one waterfowl is never enough. Christmas decorations now half price!

January 15, 2020
I finally got rid of my 78s and upgraded to LPs. Hand to hand. The world is choking in plastic. There`s a knob on my camera for anthropomorphism. Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp. PAUL SIMON

January 16, 2020
They don`t build `em like that anymore. Stay calm. Not a spider. I`m pretty sure. Please ring bell for assistance. It was way too cold for a reed instrument. They rattled like little chimes when I shook the table.

January 17, 2020
Illegal immigrant. And what other useless pictures can I take today? I weep for the liberty of my country when I see that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives. ANDREW JACKSON Bathroom mirror selfies are USUALLY the last resort . . . . . . but today it got even worse.

January 18, 2020
Before. Shaving cream, nice and clean! Shave every day and you`ll always look keen. BENNY BELL During. Another desperate day of bathroom mirror selfies. After.

January 19, 2020
We`re walking in the air. HOWARD BLAKE We`re watching on our phone. Cute One. Cute Two. Cute Three.

January 20, 2020
The betrayal of winter: sunny, but cold. I have to walk outside to get to the laundry room. There`s all sorts of stuff stored down here. The view from the laundry room. Who`s going to fold all of this?

January 21, 2020
There`s someone at the door for you. No smoking, please. He won`t like it. He hates everything. Quittin` time. I archive my photos on gold DVDs designed to last 200 years. If they don`t, I`m asking for my money back.

January 22, 2020
A trip to the ice cream parlor is a learning opportunity. You can`t spell NAUGHTY without NAT. `Mommy, my tongue`s blue!` Who wants ice cream when you can have a pacifier? Finished the 419 pages of The Testaments (see January 3 above).

January 23, 2020
And you think it`s cold where you work. Remember the 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL coupe? Leadership is about doing what others aspire to do. From a distance, I thought these were goose tracks. But no, human beings have been walking in the mud. Watch out for the mud.

January 24, 2020
I`m grateful to all the growers who keep me alive. This Christmas gift card still has $1.82 on it. What should I buy? I eat every day, so there`s always SOMETHING to take pictures of. My retirement fund is coming along nicely. Is this even a thing? It is now.

January 25, 2020
Sinclair had the game in hand, but they let it slip away. The referee let her hold the ball during a timeout, but of course when he took it away she started screaming. `Hi, my name`s Leah, and this is my shoulder.` (See June 28, 2019) Owens was down by 18 points and turned on their jets. Owens scored a last-second basket and won the game.

January 26, 2020
You can`t park that way. Somebody call the cops. `I`m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.` Holden Caulfield in `The Catcher in the Rye` by J. D. SALINGER Don`t Panic. `The Hitchhiker`s Guide to the Galaxy` by DOUGLAS ADAMS People who work in glass office buildings shouldn`t throw stones. Kobe Bryant.

January 27, 2020
Everything in nature is recyclable. Too cold to fly today (see January 23 above). I`ve been for a walk on a winter`s day. JOHN AND MICHELLE PHILLIPS I take a swig of this every day and I don`t get sick. The wraith of winter.

January 28, 2020
This guy isn`t allowed to smoke where he works, so he comes over to where I work and smokes. No problem! There`s a story here, but it won`t get told. And you think it`s cold where you work (see January 23 above). So did I. Keeping a low profile.

January 29, 2020
The glamorous life of a TV sportscaster: operating the camera himself at a junior college basketball game. I was surprised how ELEVATED this game was. My camera and lens can capture the small lettering on the basketball, making me the weak link in this system. I was also surprised how well DEFENDED the game was. These players cared a lot more than I did. No matter how much you plan, there`s always an element of chaos.

January 30, 2020
My photography is on the cutting edge. I have no idea what it was, but I ate some of it anyway. Inside the snow globe. It`s 6:05pm and not dark. There`s hope for the future! One more trip around the block should do it.

January 31, 2020
My car must`ve driven itself during the night. I`m afraid of what might happen if this keeps up. You see what I mean? Double decay. Some days, all I`ve got going for me is raspberry tea.

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