We're not "holiday" people, so we don't "celebrate" this one. We also don't buy each other "gifts" for Christmas. We do buy each other gifts, just not on a holiday schedule!

I've had two Valentine's Day encounters over the last week. The first one was on the bus, going skiing. People I see pretty much every time I ride that one. A couple of young guys were musing about "what to do for their girlfriends for Valentines Day" and I popped off, mostly to myself, with "Every day should be Valentine's Day". They just looked at me like I was from another planet. I'm sure they were thinking "But I can't afford to buy a diamond necklace every day." I refrained from explaining what I meant. I think they think I'm just a crackpot old lady anyhow.

And yesterday we had some guys here at the house doing electrical work. One of them says to the other,"So what are you going to do for your wife for Valentine's Day?" with a sigh that told me he thought of it as a chore. I too dislike the sterotypes and really feel for guys like this. So much pressure to spend money and be extra sensitive on one day of the year. Am I just weird or do most women really expect a big to-do on Valentines Day?

Oh, and when you don't have a TV and you had to turn the radio off because of the Utah legislature coverage (la-la-la-I'm not listening) you don't have to listen to the Tom Shane commercials.