Monday, August 17, 2009

Cute Overload



This two week old tortoise is likely the cutest thing in the known world. Do not be fooled. The cuteness is just a survival tactic. They get you to buy them because they look like this. Then they grow into this:


This is not an animal for casual pet owners. Being an owner of a couple of 10+ year old cats who I love, but don't intend to replace, I can't imagine having an animal that will outlive me. There's something just not fair about that.

1 comment:

Alice said...

maybe we should campaign to get tax-free savings accounts to help pay the cost of pets that outlive us.