Despite working in a high-technology field
my entire career, I am easily amused by rapid progress. Remember when VCRs were hundreds
of dollars? Now you can get them in a Happy Meal. DVD players for $129. Pentium IV PCs
for less than $500. The same is true for many electronics.
This week I had the need to purchase a
Polaroid camera. Yep, you heard right, a Polaroid camera. With the rapid enhancement of
digital photography technology, Polaroids have kinda fallen out of favor in the world
of instant picture gratification.
I haven't looked at a Polaroid camera in
probably 20 years and had no clue what one would cost. Well, I am now the proud owner
of a Polaroid
One Step Express 600 for $35. Auto-focus, built-in flash, zoom from 30-80 mm.
Quite an amazing little camera for the price.
Where Polaroid makes their money is on
the film, although they apparently
aren't making enough
these days. The film is basically $1 per photograph.
I have already completed the project the
camera was purchased for. I may never need to use it again. For only $35, it won't bother
me if I don't, yet I know I have it should I ever want to have some fun. My, how
technology amazes me.
It wasn't my first choice for outcome.
The black dog's owner never surfaced. So this morning I took her for a trip to the
county animal rescue center.
She loved the ride. I opened the sun
roof as she hopped right up into the car, then stuck her head out the window and
enjoyed the wind on her face.
I enjoyed it too. It was a beautiful
spring morning ... the woods and fields that bright chartreuse you only see in April
... tulips — red, yellow, orange and blended. It was fun to watch the dog think
she was flying.
For a few moments I was too. The pressures
of unemployment and exams were in another time zone, back there somewhere. Black dog
and I were out on the open rural road with the wind on our faces and the sun on our hair.
As my vehicle climbed the gravel drive up
the hill into the woods, the volunteer walking a beautiful German shepherd snapped me
back to reality. Before entering I let her pee, then we walked through the double doors
together.
The paperwork was easy. I was only there
four or five minutes. Then off I went with nothing on the end of the leash. The drive
home just wasn't the same. The pit in the bottom of my stomach told me I'm a sucker
for sentiment.
It doesn't take long to become attached
to an animal. In this case, only six days. I did the right thing though. Yes ... I
did. Uh huh. My memory will be her hair in the breeze of spring. Someone very, very
nice will take her home any day now. I am sure of it.
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