Another One Bites the Dust

Will they ever invent a "Gadbois-proof" digital camera? We've just had our fourth annual camera disposal day. It's the same every time. We're going along just swell, enjoying the picture taking when all of a sudden the camera has a stroke. What am I doing wrong? I baby the camera, keep it in its box when not in use. OK, so I have 5 children to photograph, but should that make any difference? Am I working it too hard? Ohh, the guilt! Oooh, the dispair!

Perhaps my mistake is sticking with FUJI... I've always bought FUJIs. Mainly, I do this because it's the software I have installed on my computer. How's that for a lame excuse? The resolution is terrible by comparison - only three megapixels. I've had my eye on a really nice Nikon D70 for a bit. By the time I break down and buy it (I'll have to change my computer software you know...), it'll be about as up-to-date as camera obscura.

I don''t want a garden variety digi. I want a professional camera. I want a camera that takes photos like the ones that my old Minolta SLR takes. I want a camera whose body is made by Samsonite. I want a camera that can be dropped, bumped, burned and drowned. I want a camera that can take the pictures for me and allow me to take the credit.

Where, oh, where is my camera? If someone has seen it, won't you please tell me where?