Basting in Capitalism

It's the day after Christmas, hope all went well for your holiday. I'm sitting in a sea of consumer glut (not a bad thing, since capitalism is my personal favorite), there are new electronic devices everywhere. We went out of our way to try and limit the amount of gifts this year, but in return we bought better gifts. Almost every toy the kids got for the holiday plug into the computer. It's amazing to think of the difference in the toys I got when I was their age, and the things they get. Both kids got an ipod (one a shuffle, and the other a "recycled" nano 1G). Both got digital cameras made for kids. Both got video games or video game systems. Beats the pants off a Stretch Armstrong or a fire engine with "real working lights". It's almost enough to make you a tad jealous, but then I remember, I'm the Dad now. I get to play with their toys after I send them to bed. I know my parents did it too...so it's pretty cool to be the grown up.