Ready for a rush to the finish of my 2013 Photo-A-Day project? Good, because just a couple of days ago, I finally finished working up images from late November and December — and they’ve been loaded into the media cache on the blog.

Let’s get started by reaching back to mid-October of last year, for a week that started in Chicago, stretched through the Dodgers’ final home playoff game and on to my sister’s 40th birthday and beyond! Remember, to see any image at full size, just click on it!

14-OCT-2013: Love (LOVE) the Lodge in Chicago. This Instagram image shows just one reason why.

15-OCT-2013: Waiting at LAX bag claim … as usual.

16-OCT-2013: NLCS Game 5, Dodgers vs. Cardinals.

17-OCT-2013: Working on my preview of college football’s most historic rivalry.

18-OCT-2013: A VERY 1973 gift pack for my sister’s 40th birthday.

19-OCT-2013: My sister and her husband at her 40th birthday shindig.

20-OCT-2013: These pumpkin candies are like crack this time of year.