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December 1, 2020
Not that it matters, but I`ve now taken photos every day for 200 months. That`s 16.66666666666667 years. Snow makes me cross. This was a total mistake, but I`m keeping it. Corporate Christmas. The evening ritual begins.

December 2, 2020
This morning, I learned that I have to put my mask on before my hat. And then in the evening, I learned it again. Irrepressible life. Christmas means different things to different people. Around here, shopping is the reason for the season. Two seasons collide (see October 13, 2020). The Oregon District is a picturesque neighborhood.

December 3, 2020
Beneath thy mask shrouded, I`ll know thee afar, as love knows tho` clouded his own evening star. THOMAS MOORE My true love gave to me: four sparrows freezing. She moves along like a cannonball, like a star in its heavenly flight. ROY ACUFF It`s great `n Dayton. Gingerbread aliens.

December 4, 2020
I fail at music theory because it`s too much like math. The tree lights on Main Street are synchronized to sappy Christmas music you can listen to on your car radio. If it was 20 degrees warmer, this picture would be 20% better. Primitive soundproofing in my home recording studio. Don`t worry, I`m not recording a cooking podcast.

December 5, 2020
A shelter in the time of storm. VERNON CHARLESWORTH Will it survive the winter? (see April 4, June 3 and June 26, 2020) Mask first, then hat (see December 2 above). The Oregon District is a work in progress. Strike a pose.

December 6, 2020
On a cold day in December, garbage is good enough. Christmas decorations this year are really over the top. Be part of the solution, not the problem: put on a mask. Don`t make a lion angry. Looking forward to the future with optimism.

December 7, 2020
Weird. I thought I just got off the air at 6pm. By far the instrument with the most buttons. The French horn isn`t really French. Neither is Peter Sellers. You weren`t there, so I accepted on your behalf. If Santa Claus isn`t real, how do you explain this picture?

December 8, 2020
On downtown Dayton`s newly repaved streets, here`s where cars have to park now. Just wait until it snows. This is why Orville had to move (see August 24, 2020). I came across this and thought `Today is my lucky day.` Some guy with water. Some guy with water.

December 9, 2020
I have a sensitive smeller. When these were hung on my porch outside, I could smell them inside. Outside a parking garage. Inside a parking garage. Work calendar: very busy. Home calendar: a lotta nuthin. City lights, pretty lights.

December 10, 2020
Not everyone understands the new parking systerm (see December 8 above). Sometimes when you start cleaning, things get even more messy. Quite frankly, I never did like this building. It was a gorgeous day in December. In my own little igloo.

December 11, 2020
The secret to good driving is learning to evade the bad drivers. But they`re usually unable to evade each other (see May 16, 2010). This is 20% better than the photo from December 4 above. Downtown Dayton is a winter wonderland. Mariah Carey was singing loudly and interminably. Noise canceling headphones: just one of many methods I use to separate myself from the world.

December 12, 2020
Mutual curiosity. In case I haven`t shown you the finished product (see June 21 and July 8, 2020). More work by Atalie Gagnet. Don`t cry over spilled milk, but crinkle-cut French fries are worth weeping over. In the city, blind eyes are often turned. Partly cloudy.

December 13, 2020
Drive my car, see some nature, drive home. The beavers around here are just out of control. How I feel about December. Why I said goodbye to the prairie on November 3, 2020. Which way is up?

December 14, 2020
In these unprecedented times . . . I send Christmas cards. Red sky at night. O tannenbaum. Closeup. My own Christmas lights are more humble.

December 15, 2020
It`s hard to be a bird (and a photographer) this time of year. I may sit in front of this during my next Zoom meeting. New toys at work. It`s the time of year for Christmas music. I finally turned on the stove (see December 1 above).

December 16, 2020
Ready for a blizzard. It would be too dark for this picture if this was the right time, either AM or PM (see December 7 above). Someone named Jim dropped of some nice treats. Someone named Jym dropped of some nice treats. This driver wanted to share the crosswalk with me. Note the clock in the background still says the same time.

December 17, 2020
Hopefully in 2021, I`ll get to go inside again. Crystalline flakes of my despair. The long cold walk. Those aren`t moths. My neighbors do a great job with their decorations.

December 18, 2020
There were two six-foot Nutcracker statues at the entrance to this building, but somebody stole them. There was nothing going on because it was lunch break. The crew just tossed their trash into the pile of debris. I think we`ve seen enough of gulls standing on rocks. L`immeuble de bureaux engloutie. `Why is it so cold in here?`

December 19, 2020
Do you smell frankincense? A few days early, but here ya go. Hungry? Communication in conflict. Turn your flashers on.

December 20, 2020
I don`t own any pink socks, so this one must have spontaneously generated in the cool-down cycle. A picture of December. Before the Christmas party. After the Christmas party. The sun turns in early on winter solstice eve.

December 21, 2020
On the way to do some last-minute Christmas shopping. Have a merry little (1:64 scale) Christmas. After the Christmas party. I had the place to myself for as long as I wanted. A scruffy Santa.

December 22, 2020
The remnants of this building collapsed across the street. If I had been standing there, I would`ve been squished. Quite frankly, I never did like this sculpture. Mowing grass has come a long way since I was a kid. Destruction, construction, I cover it all. It`s important to keep a sense of humor.

December 23, 2020
After a 70-minute Zoom meeting, my ears hurt. I opened a Christmas card and was frightened. It was the most beautiful December 23 ever. Dayton pizza tends to be thin, like a sidewalk. Chicago pizza rises high, like a skyscraper. She was on the January page of my 2020 calendar too (see January 10 and June 10, 2020).

December 24, 2020
I went out early today, the `warmest` part of the day. All dressed up, but the Christmas party is canceled. No caption necessary. There`s no place like home for the holidays. And why do we consider it a good thing for some old guy with a beard to sneak into the house late at night?

December 25, 2020
I don`t care anything at all about college football, but I do like the buckeyes. I wasn`t dreaming of a white Christmas. To me, this is more like a nightmare. Other people`s decorations. More nutritious food to keep up my strength. All is calm, all is bright.

December 26, 2020
I needed a glass of raspberry tea to convince me to go outside today (and some buckeyes after I came back in). The sun was shining brightly and uselessly. Watch your step! I didn`t seen any boxing going on on Boxing Day. At least I get to wear shoes.

December 27, 2020
To the people who invest their lives in raising the next generation: I respect you, but I am not one of you. The frozen fjords of Dayton. One real gull, one only a mirage. Raising the next generation. I`m disappointed that this art marker has run out of ink. I bought it from my college bookstore in the mid-1980s.

December 28, 2020
If I stare at this a few more days, it might disappear. I made a new friend at work. LUNCH! What`s left of my windshield wiper. Well, 21 days plus the 15 years I`ve had this book without even opening it.

December 29, 2020
Johnny Morehouse got some new toys for Christmas. I`m the bright spot in the middle. Is that a new bracelet? Someone left a pen at Paul Laurence Dunbar`s grave. Forged in 1906.

December 30, 2020
The first face I saw this morning. I replaced my windshield wiper just in time. Friends don`t let friends climb into dumpsters. Take the highway someplace, or go home? Go home. I have to get up early tomorrow.

December 31, 2020
When you`re told what you want to hear, it`s tempting to believe, even when you know it isn`t true. The sun came out, so I did too. Winter is terrible, abhorrent, hideous, ghastly, dreadful, offensive, revolting, loathsome, repulsive and really cold. Finally: a dog you don`t need to clean up after! Is it still 2020?

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