quest for the perfect avatar

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. . .Okay, I know. In case you didn't notice, I had 17 different avatars today. And now,

am back to the one I started with. My cool

framed sunglasses pic suddenly lost its

cool after someone said it reminded them

of "Chucky". That's when I switched to the vintage Hanes ad girl.

I was prompted to find yet another one, since my little Hanes girl's head was cut off in the tiny sidebar followers profile. So, I embarked on a quest for the perfect avatar.

I finally found a decent photo of myself; not too old, not too fat.

Downloaded it into my profile; pretty good so far. The crucial part is

the further shrinking to the comment box size. This is where the rub

comes in. Either one of your eyes disappears completely, or it

magically crosses. And if your eyes stay straight, then there is the

problem of the teeth. If you are smiling with your teeth showing, one

of the front teeth comes up missing. I don't know about you, but

heavens to murgatroyd, I don't want to comment on a hundred blogs

with a cross eyed, toothless version of myself.

My personal computer tech told me, "Mom, it's the pixels." I know,

I know. But just knowing it's the pixels, doesn't solve the problem.

The next picture I tried was fine, but the small version made me

look like the Quaker Oats guy. Not the image I want to portray. The

photos that turned out the best were those of Juliette Binoche and

Myrna Loy. I suppose it's because they have such beautifully

symmetrical Hollywood faces. Well, I guess I'll stick with my Hanes
ad girl for now. She's a step up from the Quaker. And besides, she's

bookish, like me.