Four Little Pigs

Of the twelve signs of the zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, the pig is the last. There are five types of pigs, each named after one of the ancient Chinese elements: metal, water, wood, fire and earth. The new year that began in the middle of the night last night is called the year of the earth pig. The last time we had a year of this particular sign, I was born. You can probably do the math on your own. I’m told 2019 should be a good year to make our homes more tidy and pleasant, to extend the hand of friendship to those around us, and to carve out a little “me” time.  Among the people born in the last year of the earth pig are Magic Johnson, Marie Osmond, Mike Pence and Weird Al Yankovic. So I guess we can expect unusual things from this year’s crop.