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2006 IS THE YEAR OF THE DOG
By Stacy E. Smith
As some of you may already know, the Chinese Lunar Calendar names each of the twelve years (not months) in a cycle after an animal. Although no one really knows for sure, there are several “theories” on how this came to be. One legend has it that Buddha summoned all animals to come to him before he departed from Earth. Only twelve came to say good-bye and as a reward, he named a year after each one according to the order in which they arrived. According to another Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years.
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“Flatulence” …by Your Pet
Kent E. Kraus, DVM
There are a lot of jokes about book titles and their authors. It is sophomoric entertainment at best, but usually nothing more than grade school bathroom humor. You know what I’m talking about. Such classics as “Rusted Bedsprings” by I.P. Knightly, “Mountain Stream” by I.P. Freely (no relation), and, of course, one of my favorites “Trails in the Sand” by Peter Dragon – just think about that one for few seconds. No, no, no. I’m not trying to insult your intelligence; I’m just used to having to explain jokes to my most perfect and wonderfully naïve mother. Love you, Mutti! (Mutti is the endearing German term for “mom.”)
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