The Folly of Valentines Day
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By Andy Martello, Comedian, Juggler, Columnist, GENIUS!






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    She first put this concept into my head and in the years since we’ve been together a genuinely nice theory has emerged.


    Why not love your significant other every day of the year?

    Why put so much importance on one single day? We already have Christmas, Hanukkah, birthdays & anniversaries to show affection and appreciation and buy gifts. There are special days for mothers, fathers, and grandparents. Even secretaries & bosses get singled out for extra love on certain days. If the greeting card people could market a “Best Friends Day” or a “Wonderful Pets Day” I’m sure they’d do it.

    Excluding religious holidays, any of these non-holidays could be removed from our calendars and replaced with 364 more days of general appreciation.

    While my wife and I may not always LIKE each other, we LOVE each other every day of the year. We don’t need a cold day in February filled with pink cards and roses to remind us of that. There are plenty of times we surprise each other with little gifts or go to dinner just to be together.

    Why trouble ourselves with impossible dinner reservations on February 14th when we can eat the same meal on May 14th? Think about it, wouldn’t YOU like to have some fun May 14th? Nothing ever happens on May 14th, why not make that a special day?

    Pick any day other than Valentine’s Day and have some fun. They sell greeting cards & gifts year-round, so go for it!

    Single? Great! Make November 29th “Single People RULE Day” and give the bars and night clubs a reason to jump start the holiday season. Invite all your single friends and give each other cool gifts and cards. Put photos of your married friends and their kids in the cards and point out how tired and depressed the married folks look. Tell them the pictures were taken on Valentine’s Day to make the moment sweeter.







    The possibilities are endless once you free yourself from the bonds of a useless and meaningless holiday like Valentine’s Day!

    Of course, I know I am the exception to the rule. My wife is special. When we got engaged she didn’t want a diamond ring. She HATES diamonds. When we got married she chose to wear her GARNET engagement ring I bought her. In fact, she didn’t insist I wear a wedding ring at all! SHE knows I’m married to her.

    I’ve been told if I ever wanted a wedding ring, she’d buy one for me. I may just go ahead and push the envelope and ask for one with a diamond inside. I think I’ll ask for one this Sweetest Day and see what happens.




    AUTHOR: Andy Martello

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    Lamar Cole




    Lamar Cole says on 2005-10-22 12:51:48 about Love
    Love is a path to the heart that knows its own way.






    Susan




    Susan says on 2005-02-17 12:39:36 about Full Beer
    Hi Andy, just wanted to let you know this article got a full beer rating. Don't know why it didn't go through, but I did buy you one. :)






    Susan




    Susan says on 2005-02-17 12:36:22 about
    Great article, and I loved your suggestions for May 14th and the Nov. 29 Single People RULE Day. With luck, most of them will take you up on that idea. With the only possible "down side" being that once it gets known you were the one behind bars and restaurants in your area getting so much new business, you'll get more free beers (or drink of your choice) than you bargained for. Until then, I'm happy to "buy" you one. Cheers. :)






    Andy




    Andy says on 2005-02-01 13:33:58 about Thanks for ALMOST Buying Me a Beer!
    LOL!

    The full rating is "A Beer". A rating of "10 Cheers" is ALMOST a full beer. I know...strange.

    Thanks for the kind words about the piece. But I must make one correction, I am the lucky one to have April. I am not a great husband and not "a catch". I live in fear of the day when she figures all that out. She's no saint, but I am the luckier one in this equation by far!






    CF




    CF says on 2005-02-01 13:10:05 about VD
    I was going to tip my bottle and say, "salute" with much gusto, only the bottle must have been empty because the rating thing uttered something bout being 'almost full.' They need instructions for the rating on the label!

    What a great story! Your wife is a lucky lady to have ya!









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