The Year of the Manatee

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Every year, I pick out an animal and name the year in its honor. This is my own personal selection of animals, unlike the selection in the Chinese calendar. No rats or boars or horses. This is the year of the comfort animal. This is the Year of the Manatee.

Nothing says comfort like a nice baked potato. No animal resembles a potato like a manatee. Manatees are also known as sea cows, since they spend so much of their…