It’s Valentine’s Day again and I’m still wondering whether we’ll ever do away with this silly holiday. As I’ve ranted about in previous blogs, this day forces men to show their love in the form of a $100 flower arrangement (which in many cases still isn’t “enough”). Couples desperately make reservations and fight crowds to eat an …
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Will You Be My Valentine? No Thanks…
I wrote this a few years ago. Since I have a hand full of new readers and this bit was so well-liked, I figured there would be no harm in posting it again. Happy V-day! ~~~ I hate Valentine’s Day. Single or not, the day may be the worst holiday ever celebrated. My dislike for …
A pumpkin is a pumpkin!
I prepared the first two pumpkin pies of the season last night. Made from real pumpkin, they at least look like something people will be fooled into dishing up. Let me start by getting this out into the open: I use “regular” Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins. As in, after Halloween, I take my spookily carved pumpkin, chop …
Valentine's Day
I hate Valentine’s Day. Single or not, the day may be the worst holiday ever celebrated. My dislike for this defective holiday isn’t because I’m envious of women carrying around a dozen roses. I don’t hate the day because it reminds me that the man of my dreams may not exist. And I’ve never had …