nobody asked…

There have been floods of comments and email messages of support and concern during my recent … uh, er … problems. Thank you, boys and girls, from the bottom of my little ol’ pea-picking heart! Several have also commented about the new color scheme (positively) and the header graphic (not so). It seems the lily in the current graphic does not quite match the personna, the aura, that I project through my writing. After a fruitless, though admittedly quick, search for something more fitting, like perhaps a thistle, I grew weary of the process. Therefore, without further ado, I am pleased to announce the First Ever nobody asked Header Graphic Competition.

The guidelines are quite simple:

• You see the color scheme; the graphic should blend or complement without too much PhotoShop work.
• You see the space I have to work with. Something croppable to that size is acceptable. Something stretchable to that size without too much distortion will also work.
• The graphic may be photographic, machine genned, or hand did. Or some combination.
• If you submit your own work, the submission is permission to use for the intended purpose. If you borrow the submission from another site, please include original source. If you borrow copyrighted work not already in the public domain, please fess up so if I decide to use it, I know where to go for permission. With all that is available for free, I am not inclined to shell out more than pocket change for anything.
• Decision to use any, or all, or none of the submissions is mine.
• The overall winner will receive fame and riches beyond your wildest dreams, including my undying gratitude, permanent acknowledgement on my blog credits for as long as I use the graphic, and the admiration of your peers for years to come. Additionally, if I have any of my lunch money left over on the day of the big decision, it is yours … all of it!

If you wish to make a submission in this contest of global importance, just attach and send it by email to me. Most of you know my address, but to make it easier for those that do not:

winstonrand AT bellsouth DOT net
Entries will be returned if so requested and if accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Don’t know how to send an envelope by email? Then perhaps I could interest you in purchasing an advance registration for my upcoming book that explains that and hundreds dozens many a few other little known tricks previously thought to be impossible. Details on request accompanied by cashier’s check or money order for $49.95, S + H included on advance purchases! Act before midnight tonight and we’ll throw in, absolutlely free, a set of genuine steak knives with your initials engraved in the beautiful imitation plastic handles!

Alright, girls and boys, time to get busy and get your submissions in early!