My Wife Wants A Pet

Yes, it's Christmas. And my wife has told me something she would like. Unfortunately, she will never, ever have it. I'm not trying to be mean. It's just a fact of life. If you want to see him, go to http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/default.cfm

That's right, she wants a baby panda. I'll be honest, I'm addicted to watching the little guy and love him too. He looks all cute and fluffy, right now he's in the viewing area of the National Zoo in a small tub playing with a ball. Earlier he was climbing up on the platform that he was too small to get on just a few weeks ago (and then he lied on his back, rubbed his belly and chewed on his foot).

So why the fascination? I don't know. I love animals. I go to the zoo all the time now that I live near one. On my honeymoon, I went to Disneyworld and stayed in the Animal Kingdom Lodge where we could see giraffes and zebras. I used to hike in the mountains looking for mountain sheep and goats. I've been on safari in Africa. There's just something immensely cool about different creatures, watching them run, play, eat, drink and just live out their lives.

According to scientists, we have classified a little under 2 million living things on our planet (the numbers saying how many we haven't classified vary greatly, probably because, well, we're guessing on what we don't know). That's insane. 2 million?! (btw, the baby panda just flipped out of his bowl, rubbed the top of his head on the ground and is not trying to roll back into his bowl. It's great entertainment). Sorry, yeah, 2 million!

Now think about this. God made every single one. He knew how they would work, what they would do, what they would eat and drink (and then had to make those foods and drinks too). It's just nuts! God has to be so much bigger than we could even imagine. This tiny part of his creation is baffling.

Sorry, I just love animals. The baby panda's crawling on his rocks now, really awkwardly since he's still a baby. It's days like this we could live in houses inside huge forests rather than cities, days I miss seeing deer walk through town or living 5 minutes from a mountain range. But hey, I have a panda cam :) Thank God He made animals.

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