Lillian Gish in a still from the D.W. Griffith short film
The Mothering Heart, 1913. "She is tender hearted, demonstrated by
her appreciation of the flowers and the rescuing of a puppy." (Wikipedia)
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!
[Forgetful males, this is your reminder: it's today. Don't go home empty-handed. Especially, don't go home not knowing what day it is. That way lies trubba. Ye have been alerted!]
An inventive (and really quite odd) V-Day promotion fished from my inbox.
Hope you have a serene and loving day, with nary a harsh word spoken or thought betwixt sweeties of any description.
Domestic harmony and peace to you, brothers and sisters—
Mike
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Posted by: David Zivic | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 11:42 AM
My sweetie and I don't buy into the Valentine's day marketing hype. Another phoney day dreamed up by Madison Ave with it's sole goal aimed directly at draining your pocket book. We strive to make every day special for each other.
As far as the link to the audio page, your a very bad boy Mike! Lost almost an hour in dreamland.
Posted by: Eric Rose | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 12:48 PM
It's also my sister's and my birthday. (We're three years apart and both adopted. Someone at Lutheran Family Services obviously had a twisted sense of humor.)
I have to buy A LOT of cards.
Happy Val's day to you, Mike! Love this place, I do.
Posted by: Maggie Osterberg | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 01:43 PM
It's NOT Valentine's Day - It is St. Valentine's Day.
[Uh, I beg to differ. It certainly is Valentine's Day. "St. Valentine's Day" is a secondary name or "also known as" in almost all dictionaries. It originated as a feast of saints day but it's now a mostly secular holiday celebrating romantic love and affection. A "valentine" is a card of the type exchanged on this day, or a name for a special person to whom one is, or hopes to be, romantically attached. Thus "Valentines Day" or "Valentine's Day"--a day for the exchange of the cards or to honor the special person--is far and away the most common written form. --Mike the Ed.]
Posted by: James | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 02:30 PM
Ah the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, I know it well.
Posted by: hugh crawford | Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 03:20 PM
I kept the Valentine's card that my wife gave me a few years ago, and have put it on display every year since. It suddenly dawned on me that I'd be wise to keep hold of a good one. The card's not bad either.
Posted by: Sean | Thursday, 15 February 2018 at 06:50 AM