Apparently, the Year of the Pig won't save us...

This year ushers in The Year of the Pig! For all of us who were thinking "Man, I can't wait for the Year of the Pig to begin. Then we'll have us some peace!", get ready for some disappointment.

Chinese soothsayers (who I've never known to be wrong) are predicting a year filled with strife and gun battles.

It's not all bad, though. Click on the pig to read on.

I personally am counting the days until The Year of the Rat, often characterized by wildly erratic bursts of joy and high-pitched singing with angular banjos.