Happy Lunar New Year! Today kicks off the Spring Festival as the Year of the Pig begins according to the traditional Chinese calendar. Specifically it's now the Year of the Earth Pig as we bid a fond fondue to the Year of the Dog. Of course, it will be weeks before I stop writing Year of the Dog on my checks. That is especially appropriate, though. As I mentioned last year, it's always the year of the dog here at the BlueTower (the Gunnar-man approves this message).

Links:	Thanks Ant.
Stories:	The Walking Dead Renewed for Season 10. A Tourist Family’s Bad Behavior Has New Zealand Rethinking Its Welcome Mat. Thanks RedEye9. Coroner: Fan struck in head by foul ball during Dodgers game died of blunt force injury. Thanks Reddit.
Science:	Climate change will change the color of the oceans. Inside-out dense iron planets probably the result of massive collision.
Media:	GUESS THAT VIDEO GAME SONG CHALLENGE - FBE Staff Reacts. The 2019 MarbleLympics Qualifying Round Is Just Stupidly Satisfying. Groundhog Day — An Inescapable Premise.
Follow-up:	People’s fears about vaccines aren’t just about vaccines.
The Funnies:	Brevity.