I am managing to stick to my plan of taking a picture every day.  But... I've found a bad habit that I have to break.  I tend to take very high-contrast photos without realizing it.  Generally, the contrast is high enough that it's impossible to get a decent shot without taking multiple exposures or doing some major dodging and burning to get the detail back to a reasonable level.  The included pic is a prime example.

I did a LOT of things wrong here!  First, I was in a hurry and didn't get a good shot to start with.  Nothing technical there, I'm just really cramped for time until work backs off a bit.  I chose a subject that has a lot of contrast and a lot of detail.  Really heavy and dark shadows on the bottom of the globe, really bright highlights on the top and in the background.  This confused the snot out of camera and I made the mistake of trusting it.   Finally, I didn't take multiple exposures to compensate for what I clearly should have.  The instant I popped that picture up on my computer, I knew instantly that I'd messed up.  So here's a fairly poor picture for you to use to laugh at me. :P

By the way... this is AFTER doing a lot of work with levels and curves in Photoshop.