Tag Archives: Valentine”s Day

I’m Giving Up

February 14, 2023 · by · in Music · Leave a comment

For today anyway. I was hoping for the perfect Valentine’s Day post. But the words wouldn’t come. So I thought instead I would switch to music. There are millions of love songs out there. Some of them I even like. I could post a video of a love song. It would be fitting for the […]

Are You Kidding Me?

December 30, 2021 · by · in Humour, Society · 1 Comment

Today is December 30, as 2021 is winding down. That means yeserday was December 29, four days after Christmas. If you feel I am stating the obvious, put it down to my disturbed state. Yesterday, 47 days before Valentine’s Day, I saw Easter candy at the store. Don’t try and tell me it wasn’t Easter […]

Hearts and Flowers

February 14, 2019 · by · in Society · Leave a comment

Sometimes important dates creep up on you. I just realized today is Valentine’s Day.  Actually, I did remember yesterday, early in the afternoon. Which made it too late to buy my wife a card – on Wednesdays the only place in Sulzburg where I can buy a card closes at 12:30. I don’t recall seeing […]

Love and Denial

February 14, 2018 · by · in Religion, Society · 1 Comment

It seems a little strange that, due to the way the calendar works this year, today is not only Valentine’s Day, devoted to celebrating love, but Ash Wednesday, the day of fasting that opens the season of Lent. How are you supposed to celebrate the two together? Valentine’s Day is a big deal in North […]

Valentine’s Day 2017

February 14, 2017 · by · in Family, Society · Leave a comment

Suppose they create an artificial holiday. Do I have to participate? Today is Valentine’s Day, and I admit I struggle with the observance of it. It seems so artificial ‎somehow, one day out of 365 in the year set aside to celebrate love. Shouldn’t we be celebrating love every day? I’m not sure how historically […]

Overlapping Holidays

January 6, 2017 · by · in Humour, Society · 1 Comment

Seasons overlap. We know this is a consequence of the pace of society having picked up exponentially over the past few decades. But my first trip to the grocery store this year left me wondering if we have somehow spun out of control. With Christmas over I expect retailers to be looking toward the next […]