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In the interest of passing along a good page when I see one, check out c/net's <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Digital_cameras/4520-7603_7-5023995-7.html?tag=tnav">"Digital Camera Buying"</a> page. Covers most topics satisfactorily (film vs. digital, lens, storage, etc.). I find there are just too many cameras on the market to make a solid sound decision.

Things I want in a digital camera: rapid photos for shots of children running, playing, sliding, etc. (Love the camera I have now: first a shot of my son at the top of the long slide; oh, now I have to wait for the camera to load as he slides down, oh boy its ready: click, now he is already at the bottom, on the ground, eyes closed. Don't you love that slide shot Mom?)

Zoom more than 3 x (for temple roof tops in Japan: did you know there are intricately carved wooden flowers on those things? I didn't either, and you certainly wouldn't be able to tell with the camera I have now.)

Portable: hey I just want a camera when I want it, I could care less what other people think about it (meaning, if it goes in my pocket, then happy is me).

Etc.

Okay, honestly now: do <em>you </em>know what those two terms mean? I sure as hell didn't. Check out these and other terms in this review of <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0720/p16s01-bogn.html">Grant Barrett's "Dictionary of Political Slang".</a>

Just so you know:

Chicken hawk, n. a person who advocates military aggression but avoided service (or did not serve) in the military.

Security mom, n. a mother whose voting habits are said to be affected by concern for her children's safety.