Wow... I never knew that the mega pixel size had to do with printing out. I thought it had to do with resolution that you saw?? I mean, if you want it to get really really up close, is that something different?

Your pics look fantastic. I would never have guessed that a lower mega pixel camera took them.

I still want to see what my mom and dad's old sucker will do. I know it's a 35mm camera, it's not digital at all. She said the lens itself was over $400 and that was in 1988, so geez, that was really expensive for back then.

If they say it's going to take a few hundred to refurb it, just for the dust and dirt, I may just choose to not do that and return it to my mom and dad. I just don't have the cash to do that, and on a fixed income it would be silly to throw money at a camera for me to just see what it does. If the circumstances were different, well, then I'd probably choose to refurb it.


As for the savings, I'm trying to do what I can. I did stop my 403b just for while I'm out of work on sabbatical. That was $75 a pay, but too much for me to absorb for these 3 1/2 months. As soon as I'm back at work full time, the 403b will go back on as a deduction. For those not familiar with retirement accounts, the 403b is a tax-sheltered annuity. Some places have 401k packages, but from what I understand with our school, because we're in education it's a 403b. I could be wrong through, cause I'm not really that up on what their differences are. I know it's taken out before taxes, and that unless I want to make an early withdrawl, which has to be for hardship, I am not taxed on the money that it's earning, investment wise. My financial planner is actually a woman who does rescue work herself, lol. I met her through Jen Luckenbach, and when Kathi started working for Lincoln Financial, I switched to her. She knows what she's doing, and keeps in contact about everything, so I feel really confident in her (unlike the last guy I had who only ever sent me a Christmas card once a year). Hopefully by the time I want to retire, I'll actually be able to afford it.