Chinese New Year

With little fanfare here in South Florida, the Chinese New Year came and went on Feb 18. I actually fell asleep before midnight that night, so I'll have to save the party hats and noisemakers until next year, the year of the Earth Rat.

For anybody keeping track at home, this is the Year of the Pig. I'm still writing the Year of the Dog on all my checks. (see below)

I will celebrate the year of the pig by eating more bacon than ever before. During the year of the dog, we replaced Wrigley's Kibbles and Bits Original Flavor with Kibbles and Bits Meaty. I'm sure that was a treat for her and I haven't had the heart yet to tell her that her Chinese year is over. She's probably getting the hint, though, since my wife and I pay little attention to her these days. In our house, it's most definitely the year of the baby.

This is a David Letterman joke that he does every year.