Saturday, January 17, 2009

Valentine's Day

I usually alternate between making fun of Valentine’s Day and being disdainful of it. I resent this holiday for being one of the biggest commercial & consumer gluts of the year. Still, I do try to see the good in it – it’s good that we be reminded that we should love each other, and that love should be celebrated in all its forms. I just don’t like being told HOW to celebrate – specifically, with dinners, flowers, chocolates, etc. Love & Romance is not obligatory, contrived, prescribed, manufactured, required, stipulated, or imposed – but Valentine’s Day seems to be. Perhaps it just isn't a day that we need to take very seriously.

Here's some of the sites where you can send a very politically incorrect Valentine's day card:

Some e-cards – Valentine’s Day
http://www.someecards.com/upload/valentine_s_day/index.html?ep=30

Be My Anti-Valentine
http://www.meish.org/vd/