POLITOPICS

This is the best news of the year so far. My baby, Tai Shan, might not be going to China when he turns two years old this summer. Dry the Tears: Tai Shan Likely to Stick Around - washingtonpost.com. This was the deal. The pandas are on loan for 10 years for $10million. Any babies they produce can stay with mama for 2 years, but have to come back to China after that. It sounded fine and good until Tai Shan actually got here. Cutest Baby Ever! You can't look at these pictures and not love this baby. The little fatty just stole hearts all around, including mine. I was already planning my very own civil disobedience protest, with kidnapping being Plan B at the two year mark. I'm not alone. At the least, an international incident sparking WWIII was bound to happen.

But there is hope. China said we might be able to keep Tai Shan another 2 years. I'm glad because I love him and HE IS MINE! The city is glad because he's a cash cow and worth more PR than money could ever buy. China is fine with it because they are breeding pandas like rabbits now. They have 16 babies at the zoo that Tai Shan was supposed to be returned to so he can get to know other pandas and mate. Now that they have more pandas than they can handle, they aren't so urgent in taking Tai Shan away.

Now a problem can arise if Mei gets pregnant again. What happens to Tai Shan when baby #2 comes? He'll probably have to be moved off by himself. I would take him in if he wasn't 5,000 lbs...and a panda. These are couple of my favorite pics of the little yummie pie.