It seems as though I just blinked at Dally in the Alley and suddenly it was freezing cold with holiday lights going up everywhere and 24-hour shopping with automatic wallet extraction for our convenience. Now here we are in the brief gap between Yule/Christmas and New Year’s Day and I realized I should write something between bouts of blowing snow into the stiff arctic air.

First, no one ever found Jimmy Hoffa in our photo galleries so no one got a free DMM t-shirt or mug. Hopefully we will make these available sometime soon on the website and you can just pay for them. I thought Hoffa was easy to spot, but I was the one who modified the photo and that might have biased me some. Well, here he is just below, from the Waterford Township Memorial Day Parade 2013. If you still can’t find him, he’s driving the car. I’ll try to make it easier next time, if there is a next time. Perhaps I’ll add a glowing neon Jimmy Hoffa Sign with an arrow. It’s pretty clear that’s what the FBI needs anyway.

Second, it’s been a long time since I posted a blog here, but our photographers haven’t given up (except perhaps on me) and have covered a lot of events since that post. Recent events covered that are relevant to the waning holiday season are the Rochester Bright Lights Show (http://detroitmm.com/events/2013/12-The-Bright-Light-Show/) and the Holiday Extravaganza held in Pontiac (http://detroitmm.com/events/2013/12-Holiday-Extravaganza/). Both are loaded with colorful photos of these fun seasonal events.

December is crashing to a close, with the bearded old geezer of 2013 wheezing his way out to make way for the chubby cherubim-like newborn of 2014. What this always means for SE Michigan is that it’s nearly time for the North American International Auto Show! We have the press release at http://detroitmm.com/events/2014/01-NAIAS/ and we are looking forward to another year of great auto show coverage. To wet your whistle, check out our photos from the 2013 NAIAS (http://detroitmm.com/events/2013/01-NAIAS/). Here’s an example:

Please check back for a list of events we plan to cover in 2014 that we should get up in early January. Also, expect even better photos from Detroit Metro Mashup because we have all gotten Merry Christmas camera upgrades and some software additions! Have a happy New Year; see you on the other side of the annual divide.