The new photo is so cute! The program I use is Paint Shop Pro by JASC . . .but it was recently purchased by Corel, so I don't know about the new version. Version Nine is not automatic as in 'one step' but it's also the program I use with my Wacom tablet to draw and I find it much easier than when I used Illustrator and Photoshop.

That looks great. Exactly what program did you use. Adobe Photoshop is all manual so it takes much time for perfection. If yours is automatic i would love to know what it is you used. The horsemen picture was taken on a sub standadrd less than a megapixel video camera snapshot. I await the title i think i may need it.

Well John i took a picture just for you...........
What WOULD Vito do?

I am not sure this is much improvement

I like the photo enhancements. You're right -- digital cameras tend to give you uneven results. Your pixel-laundry seems to work great. Now, is there anything you can do to fix the image of the FOUR FRIGGIN' MANIACS depicted in that other photo?

Or maybe it's not the camera's fault that they look so completely insane?

Please forgive me if I have goofed up. . .I took the pictures to an imaging software package I use and adjusted them for color balance, (digital cameras focus on the brightest spot in the picture, darkening everything else) . . .digital noise reduction and all that jazz . . .and here are the results. . .I will immediately remove the post if any one is unhappy with it and beg your forgiveness . . .she is a beautiful little girl! (I am green with envy. . .*smile*)

THE 4 Horsemen
could this be a new dynasty?

Soooooo. If anyone was interested yes i did
go inside the operating room when my daughter was born. i actually was suited up in the get up to the right. It was 1:34am
by the time the OR was ready for us. Apparently trauma hawk patients are more important. A gun shot wounded 16 year old went ahead of us. So we wait. from 6pm till 1:00 am. We finally are going in. i suit up. i wait. no cameras in th operating room? Damn you! i wait some more. They forget i am waiting to come in and begin the surgery. As i enter i see the incision. Wow. When it is all done i walk the baby out to her adoring fans. They created a roadblock forcing them to stop the transfer for a few minutes of photos and love.

Oh, baby! That's quite a Mastandrea head she has there -- which is appropriate because her brain will soon be producing Mastandrea thoughts. Be afraid. And now that Ellexa is home, I repeat the advice I offered when Bazzukajoe when he first told me he had a baby on the way:

Gather together all the nice stuff you own, put it all in the center of the room, and break it all. Breaking all that stuff now simply saves time -- it's going to get broken anyway. And at least you'll have the satisfaction of having done it yourself.

Or maybe it's different with a girl?

We're in Ohio this week -- I was up early this morning listening to AM radio to catch a few waves of Curtis Sliwa starting his morning show on WABC. That'll fade with daybreak (stays dark here until about 7 a.m. this time of year).

I believe it was the bully from Christmas story who said "Say Uncle....SAY UNCLE!"

Well. There are stories to tell. I will begin with:
Ellexa Carin was born at 1:34 am on dec. 29th, 2005
She weighed in at 8lbs 10 ounces. And as you can see
she is very mastandrea in the looks department. She is
home as of today and doing great.