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May 23, 2005

The Devils and The Dinosaur

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each Tuesday
the family
with helmet
accoutrements
whizzes past
oblivious
to my wish
to shoot
them all

as well
as my
pervasive
helmut
envy

but today
they stopped
when I did

gottem

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Photo note: my apologies for the unintentional impressionistic qualities on the diinosaur. He was speeding and I was driving. I have yet to discover the photoshop technique that clears up blurs, but am very open to a consultation.

Posted by Dakota at May 23, 2005 06:17 AM
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Ahhh.... You can always try Unsharp Mask (under Filters>Sharpen) but sometimes a blur is just a blur... and a sigh is just a sigh... as bikes ride by...
:-)
D

Posted by: desmene at May 23, 2005 03:54 PM

Dear Desmene -

I just knew you would know the fundamental things that apply. I tried with the free faux photoshop (PhotoFiltre) program I have on my laptop, and it didn't do much, so will give it the authentic application tonight and see what happens.

Guess the picture is clear enough to get the idea. I wonder if you can purchase those things, or if their grandma knit them specially.

Thank you, once again D

Posted by: Dakota at May 23, 2005 06:17 PM

I'm guessing some kind of dense foam rubber with tabs that lock into the vents of the helmet. The better to give way should a small (or large!) rider take an unfortunate spill. I love the way they look... and they probably make helmet-wearing a "cool" thing rather than a "dweeb" thing.

Posted by: desmene at May 23, 2005 07:07 PM

Hi Desmene-

I googled, and it seems that they could be snowboard helmet covers that have been adapted. Haven't been hanging out on the slopes lately. I, personally, am considering the skunk.

I had to substitute xxx for the three w's in my post because it was censored by my own system.

Posted by: Dakota at May 24, 2005 08:35 PM