Decatur Cemetery, Decatur GA (photo submitted by Chris)

From the City of Decatur website…

Recycle your Christmas trees at the Christmas Tree Recycling Center in the Agnes Scott College parking lot, Friday, Dec. 28, through Sunday, Jan. 6. The entrance to the parking lot is between 184 and 206 S. Candler St.

Please do not leave your Christmas trees anywhere else on the ASC campus. For information call 404-377-5571.

New this year: Cub Scout Pack 134 (sponsored by First Baptist Church of Decatur) is offering a free tree pickup service on Saturday, Jan. 5. Donations will be accepted, but not required. To request a tree pickup by the Cub Scouts, email Tom Atkinson, [email protected] , or call/text 404-441-2370.

Photo courtesy of Andisheh

• Decatur native and Chicago Bears star Larry Morris passes [NYT]
• A collection of Mike Luckovich holiday cartoons [AJC]
• Chai Pani’s Asheville location has a quite the good health inspection score [TNT via Ow.ly]
• 100 Year old Kirkwood homes [Architecture Tourist]
• The Indie bookstore is back. Just ask Ann Patchett [The Atlantic]

“Floods and walls coming down”.  East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Joe)

While site traffic won’t be quite as lively today, this is a good topic leading into a holiday.  What were your favorite books of 2012?

And by “books”, I mean “a long written or printed literary composition”, not necessarily “a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory.”

In case anyone else out there has a poorly hidden mountain of cardboard boxes in their basement (sustaina-what?), just a quick note to let you know that regular trash pickup for Monday AND Tuesday will be on Wednesday, December 26th.

That’s one heck of a long day for our hard-working sanitation workers, three days of trash pick up coupled with an extra ton of wrapping paper and boxes? Phew!

I wonder if there’s anything we can all do to lighten the load.  I’m sure David Junger wouldn’t mind an email from me today, right?

Second Avenue near Oakview, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Karen)