No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to behave like a normal person. I have a digital camera, a really nice one. It records images on a flashcard. When I bought the camera, I also purchased a 1GB flashcard. I happily took pictures till it was full.

Once the card was full, I transferred all the photos to my laptop. I erased the photos that I considered less important, like the progress shots of my house repairs, or orchids. It was okay to dump these cause there were copies on my computer. However, it was not okay to erase the poodle photos so I left them on the flashcard.

Once the 1GB card was full of only "important" photos I had no choice but to buy another card. So I bought a 2GB flashcard for my camera. I happily took photos till it was full. It wasn't long before this card was completely full of those "important" photos of the dogs........

In the meantime, my laptop was acting kind of weird (or at least more unusual than what a Delll typically does) so in order to preserve my "important" photos, I purchased an external hard drive. I plugged it in and copied all of my "important" photos, and the less important shots to it.

Now, lets do the math. I have photos on my flashcard, my laptop, and an external hard drive. That is on three different physical locations. Could I possible feel stress free about my "important" photos? No, not this alcoholic. Today, I went out and bought a 4GB flashcard so I could continue taking digital photographs.

The only solace I have is that somewhere in one of my books (that are packed up in boxes in the storage container) is a phrase that talks about progress, not perfection.........