My neighbor Carrie is a great photographer, and we bribed her and her husband with Chinese food last night so she could attempt the impossible — to take a good author’s photo of ME.

Can I just say how much I hate looking at photos of myself, much less getting my picture taken?

Here are the best two — what do you think? Which is better — shot one, or shot two?

Shot one:

Shot two:

She did a great job, considering her subject matter, and the fact that the sun was hidden in the clouds by the time we got around to shooting pix.

So go ahead and vote. Later…