Rabbit's Foot

The Year of the Rabbit is back. That's MY year. When I was younger, I always loved the idea of being a "bunny" in the Chinese calendar. Most of my friends from grade school - Marianne, Terry, Laurie, Vicki, Dru, Linda - are part of my "bunny pack" because we were born in the same year.

I found this when I googled Year of the Rabbit:

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.

Well, that seems mostly true, except for the "fond of gossip" part, although I can think of more than one person who would debate that with me. My two husbands have been a less-than-compatible Rat and Tiger, in that order. Who needs compatibility? I prefer funny, intelligent and dependable.

I've always thought of myself as lucky. It's as if I've had an invisible rabbit's foot in my pocket for most of my life. Maybe it's my Rabbit birth year! Whatever, I did learn that the whole rabbit's foot thing is pretty gross. In North American folklore, it's only the left hind foot of a rabbit that is useful as a lucky charm. And the rabbit that the left hind foot comes from has to have been shot or captured in a cemetery on the night of a new moon or on Friday the 13th. PUHLEEZE! What's lucky about that? So much for the image of a sweet, fuzzy little lucky charm!

I'll stick to lucky because I'm a Chinese Year of the Rabbit girl. Just don't call me Bunny.