Time flies. Except when you have pneumonia. Joe Stange in Costa Rica has it, too, so he has sent in one entry this year as well as a prize that will be added to the list. He writes about the picture over here at his blog Thirsty Pilgrim, of an egg nog he concocted in the southern US heat to make a Yuletide deadline. Perennial entrant Ed Carson of Pennsylvania has also sent in a single shot this year, the one to the left. 
He calls it "Waiting for Lew" and I think I know why. Last year, Ed won Lew Bryson's latest book, the fourth edition of Pennsylvania Breweries, which I understand was delivered at a bar. The very bar on the very afternoon photographed by Ed, submitted for this year's contest.
Michael Bank of Vermont has sent in these eight photos... including another about Cologne. I may have to have a category of prizes just for the waiters of that fine city:
Marco Redbaz of Milan in Italy has forwarded these shots. I see the one I am leaning towards:
Alistair Reece, a mad expat Scot who lives in Virginia, USA and is better known as Velky Al send in these for your consideration:
Mark Michalski of... somewhere in the American Mid-west sent in these and I am jealous of that case in the back of the car.
There. Caught up. More entries needed, however. Keep sending them. I have a few more prize givers to hit up. Let's see what we can come up with.