Since President-elect Barack Obama spouted those heartwarming words, "We're getting a puppy", Americans have seemed to take an uncanny liking to the concept of man's best friend.
Sure, puppies aren't as novel of an idea as a black president, but nowadays whatever Obama likes, we like. Just like that. In fact, I read an article the other day about a cafe in Illinois where the Obamas used to frequent during their campaign and purchase chocolate chunk cookies. The store owner was interviewed, saying she used to give those cookies away for free, now she has over 1,000's of orders a week for her not-so-special-but-Obama-eats-them-so-they-must-be-good chocolate chunk cookies. Good cookies, good President, the world is now a better place. But I digress...
The purpose of this post is to bring to Fat and Furry the latest puppy craze: Shiba Inu Puppy Cam!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam
Here you can watch endless hours of these sweet little pups be, well, puppies. They don't do much more than that. Sometimes they sleep, sometimes they eat. But, mostly they sleep.
More than a testament of how gosh darn adorable puppies are, this American sensation of puppies is almost as impactful as the Berlin wall's destruction as a symbolic means to end the Cold War.
We finally have a symbol of positivity in this world. Thank goodness it comes in fur.
It's old news by now that we're going to have 6 more weeks of winter (well, 5 at this point). What I'd really like to know is why we rely on the foresight of such a fatty mcblubber to predict this seasonal transition? This little guy can barely lift his arms. He is portly and absurdly disproportionate. Acknowledging that he even has a shadow is surprisingly more of a scientific certainty than meteorological prediction.
Sure, Groundhog Day makes for a great Bill Murray movie, but does anyone else other than the upstanding citizens of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania really give mention to this incredibly bulbous fat ball? 
Pygmy marmosets are precious puffins indigenous to rain forest canopies of western Brazil, certain parts of Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. They are the smallest known monkey, it's petite figure ranging from 14-16 centimeters. With its tawny coat of magical fuzzlove, pygmy marmosets jump like fancy little fur fairies in the upper canopies of the rain forest, eating anything from fruits, nuts, leaves and they especially love the gummy sap from trees. 
In light of the holiday season, I often think about toys and trinkets even if I have no intention of buying them. I especially like to think about the little surprises that will fit into stockings...if I actually had a stocking. Well, if someone were to make my life, they could slip one of these darling little things into my phantom stocking. 
Imagine cuddling up with these little white jewels of fur. How rare to find white pugs around. Good thing I'm still laying in bed, I can curl up to my pillow and think of myself in possession of one of these darling gems.
