Big Tech

As you may have heard, Apple recently surpassed ExxonMobil as the most valuable company as measured by market capitalization.  At this time of economic uncertainty, it is unconscionable that Big Tech continues to take advantage of hard-working Americans by inflating prices on essential portable computing devices.  With the technological advances we have made in this country, it is absurd that we have to pay upwards of $800 per iPad (not to mention the astronomical costs of data plans) when Apple's past history clearly shows that their products will be obsolete within a year.  It's manipulative and deceptive and it's time for the government to discontinue its policies promoting Big Tech at the expense of the middle class and give some of the benefit of this windfall back to the people who need it most.  There is no reason Apple should be so obscenely valuable, and it's time they paid their fair share (or at least were paid fairly for their shares...).

Damon Pictures

We've had a busy summer and I've slacked on posting pictures of our baby.  Here's one from mid-June.

The last I blogged about him, we were ready to sell him to the gypsies.  I'm happy to report that shortly after our return from the Roper family reunion he repented of his fussy ways and has generally been a good happy baby for the last few months.  Here he is sleeping (without fussing) in late June.

He's very aware and loves to talk.  We often have long conversations of oohs and goos.  Here is in late July.

He always gives me a big smile when he sees me.  I'd feel special, but he smiles at everybody.  Here are some more recent pictures.

The one thing he doesn't like, apparently, is getting kissed by his mother.  Typical boy.