BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 11:46 PM

I got to sleep on the couch all day, and then our (young) friend Danny, who is actually my son's friend, brought me a lavender sweetheart rose, for all the times I have fed him when he had no food and no money. (I have lots of these "kids", but damn few of them appreciate it. Danny does!) And he says "Thank you, mom," every time!!

Mr. even brought me a bag of chocolates.......and I went back to bed at 9:30PM.......and I got a phone call from a special Cat friend!! That really made my day!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 03:24 PM

Well after afull days teaching I was then treated to a 2 hour twilight training session on performance management. Geoff hsd promised a candlelit dinner for two but the kids were messing about and he didn't get it prepared so we had bangers and mash with them instead. Little Duckling then announced she needed party invitations for the next day so I set to with those on the computer. Geoff told me he had tried to buy me my favourite flowers (freesias) but as there were none he bought me a packet of bulbs instead and called them a sort of IOU! We then went to the pub for our regular Wednesday night session and were treated to Eric the Vikings renditions of Eskimo Nell and The Chastity Belt! Pretty knackered by the time we got home so straight to sleep.
We are now having Valentines Day 2. Stuffed peppers pork steaks in porcini sauce with pasta, bubbly and who knows what for desert!!!!!!!!! I've even put my red velvet frock on! Oh and I did get a card with little ducks on and a box of maltesers (they should be fun!!)Not sure if we'll make paltalk tonight..........

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 01:08 AM

Oh and I forgot....I got me an '87 Pontiac Grand Am that runs great and is easy on gas....for 550 bucks...thank god for tax refunds...

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Feb 01 - 12:31 AM

Hmmm, Molli, maybe I'll have to make a special trip there sometime....Where is the Mad Hatter? not familiar with that one...

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: wdyat12
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 11:48 PM

Went to the hospital with a broken foot? I'm gonna have some time to read and relax. Yeah! The woodstove is on, it's raining outside, and here I am in the company of some pretty nice people. wdyat12

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Katcina
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 11:38 PM

Celebrated with Mudcatters and had a GREAT evening!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: harpmolly
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 08:17 PM

Amergin--good luck with your car. You should mosey on down to the Mad Hatter and roister with the redheads! :)

If you should happen to make it down, you'll know me because I'm the one everyone is trying to card (I'm 4'8"). My best friend and I both have red hair--hers is long and curly, mine is shoulder-length. I know you probably won't make it down tonight, but we're usually there on Weds. you oughter come out sometime. :)

P.S. I do have one pretty funny story that relates to Valentine's day, peripherally. Bonnie Gray, the wife of John Gray (of Mars/Venus fame)stayed at my parents' B&B a few years ago, and she and I got to chatting quite a bit. She told me a story that totally cracked me up--it must be really odd, sometimes, to be married to a relationship guru.

Apparently, John tells a story in his seminars about how he came home once and found a sizable collection of empty flower vases sitting in the front hallway. He realized immediately that this was Bonnie's way of telling him she felt neglected, and he immediately rushed out and bought enough flowers to fill all the vases, as a grand gesture to show her that he really did appreciate her. At this point in her story Bonnie rolls her eyes and says exasperatedly, "I had put the damn vases out to be recycled!"

According to John, apparently, you should never give plants to your wife--that sends her the message that "yes, here is another creature for you to nurture and be responsible for." Cut flowers, on the other hand, are a carefree gesture of love. (hmmm...flowers that live and convert CO2 to oxygen, vs. flowers that dry up and die after a few days? I think John takes himself a little too seriously. ;))

M

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 07:52 PM

Shame on me! Annamill, enjoy every minute of the day and night. Sorry I rained on your parade.
And to my surprise I came home to a dozen roses from my nephew and a huge tin of goodies from the little boy and girl upstairs. Happy Valentine's Day all!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 07:40 PM

Moll, I knew you were Portland.....it's great to know there are more of us...and no I'm not buying it....

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: harpmolly
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 07:30 PM

Going down to the Mad Hatter Lounge to see the Kung Pao Chickens just like every Wednesday, I guess. Since my *sniffle* Willamette Week date from last week never called me back *sniffle*...

actually, I can see how it would be a little awkward to go out on a second date with someone and have it just happen to be on Valentine's Day. So I'm not taking it personally. Really. Er. (Are you buying it? ;))

Moll

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Willa
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 06:44 PM

Hi, Joe. Spent my evening in asimilar way, at Cottingham live. Whole evening of songs/tunes of all vintages about love(false, true, old, new, hopeless ; the whole shebang).Real fire, no smoking venue, good company.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: dwditty
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 05:35 PM

By getting packed to go to Florida tomorrow for 4 days. Golf, beach, etc. Times is hard!!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: annamill
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 05:22 PM

Oh yeah! Listen to this one. Someone I know(I won't say who; not a mudcatter, but she comes in here and lurks) set an appointment for her husbands vasectomy for Feb. 14th. When they realized it last week, they called and cancelled. He refused to be cut on Valentine's Day!

Tee Hee!

Love, annamill

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 04:23 PM

Rich, I think you get the prize for "best laugh of the day."
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: RichM
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 04:02 PM

I'll be leaving in half an hour to pick up the other two for the gig we do tonight at a retirement home after supper. (we are invited for supper too, yum!)

This is part of the bluegrass band I am in.There are 5 members in the full band, but supper gigs are often only the 3 of us who have variable work hours
(translation: 2 of us are retired, the other works part time)

Several weeks ago, I agreed to do this gig, not thinking that the 14th was anything special.
My wife reminded me that it IS: we go out to supper, just the two of us, every valentine's evening.

She's forgiven me, but I suspect she won't forget my transgression.
In any case we are booked for dinner at the usual romantic restaurant this friday.

...Though it did embarrass me when Sue phoned for reservations and asked if they would still be decorated in valentine mode!

Happy ValDay to you and your loved ones

Rich

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 03:04 PM

The theme tonight for the Davis (Calif) Pickers & Singers is "true love, false love, mother love, puppy love, sweethearts, broken hearts." I'm singing "She's More To Me Pitied Than Censured," "My Name Is Morgan, But It Ain't J.P.," "Red Wing," and "As Time Goes By."

Singing is the best way to celebrate every day.
Happy Valentine's Day!

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Katcina
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 03:03 PM

ROFLMFAO!!!

Why is it you only see the typos just after you hit the submit bar??

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celebrate Valentines Day ??
From: Katcina
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 03:01 PM

Yesterday when I told the one I love that he had better watch for me, he siad it was fitst come first served. I haven't seen hide nor hair today so I guess today should be renamed "If You Can't Be With The One You Love, Love The One You're With Day"

With that in mind I love ya'll!!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 02:52 PM

MICCA! Stunningly beautiful!

Annamill, don't feel guilty because you are happy and have a loving SO, it is your right and blessing and you can be joyful about it if you choose

Some Mudcatters just made my day with serendipitous timing. I haven't gone to the POB for several days, so went today. Had two tapes with chocolate hearts from one and a CD from another, plus a silly stuffed animal, from my sisters, which plays Aura Lee, and a Valentine from my cousin I haven't heard from in ages.

Sure, we should show our love everyday and we don't have to buy into the commercialism, but making a day extra special is not a crime and it doesn't have to be for an SO, could just as well be a friend, fmaily member, yourself, or a complete stranger whom you smile at or help out as Big Time Woman did.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,tar_heel
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 02:25 PM

happy valentines day to....sandytoes!i love you always and forever!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: annamill
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 02:15 PM

Gee, I'm really sorry. I wasn't trying to gloat, but to spread some of the joy I feel. I'm sorry.

I have had bad times and I'v known pain. Maybe that's why Valentine's Day is special to me.

Again, I'm sorry.

Love, annamill

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 02:09 PM

I am going to the half price sale at the local drug store, buy up all the chocolate, and spend the weekend treating my acne. I hate Valentine's Day but love the day after.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: John Routledge
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 02:07 PM

I am challenged and don't know how to be anonymous SO

Happy Valentines Day to you all. Geordie Broon John.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Big Time Woman
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 01:52 PM



I found the laundromat on my lunch hour! I drove up behind it and checked one homeless camp, after I honked my horn. It looked as though its' residents were out.

As I was driving out of the back lot, the gentleman from last night came out of the woods. He was clean and neatly dressed. I put some valentine's chocolate in the bag for good measure. As he thanked me we exchanged smiles and I wished him good luck! This is a good VD for me. (BTW from way out west)

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Micca
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:40 PM

A Zen Valentine

You want
me
at one
with the
whole
of you

For me
It is
the sound
of one
heart
clapping

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:21 PM

Valentines day is a drag...I always have the day off work....bloody hundreds of cards to open then having to find a space for them all and the questions from the Mrs.....

Spot

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:10 PM

...conceding the field to Nathan. Sorry.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Bill D
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:08 PM

what 'spaw said...*smile*

...it could be worse here...In Japan, the day has been commercially corrupted beyond belief by confectionary companies...only women give gifts today, and a month later, the men reciprocate..if they feel like it..

http://www.japan-guide.com/topic/0003.html

http://www.tokujo.ac.jp/Tanaka/WWW97/Hello4/mikiko.html

http://www.nichibeitimes.com/news/valentine.html

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 11:48 AM

Well, I hope you get it fixed soon, lovely Ella....

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 11:43 AM

I know, Nathan...

I am distraught, I won;t get to hear everyone's lovely contributions... I really enjoy Paltalk... though at least I won't be so tired, and look awful from staying up til 2/3 am listening in!

Oh well, hopefully the lads at the repair shop will be quick.

And Roger... couldn't find the Jamaican thing... (he heee)

Thanks Nathan...

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Peter T.
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 11:12 AM

I am of two minds about this. I think occasions like Valentine's Day are fine, but like other holidays, they have become intensified to the manic point by commercial interests, desperately trying to differentiate days to make money. So Valentine's Day is hyped and saturates the papers, media, etc.
The problem is that what was once a graceful event between people, light hearted and amusing for the most part, has become relentless. And, like so many holidays, it now highlights the loneliness of those who are outside the magic circle. I think that this manic machinery creates some of that loneliness. When I think of all the people who are suffering from lack of love, or being able to give love in romance, and who will be hurt by today, I wonder about it all. I wish the happy ones well. But --

yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:41 AM

Oh, bugger , missed my name off the last one and STILL made typos! That's the trouble with posting from work: reality keeps interupting me before I can perfect my utterings!
RtS (Never knowingly anonymous, only pseudonymous.)

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:33 AM

Found it, they'd hidden it in the FASHION section:
I think our Matt has been hiding his light under a bushel:
Getting personal with Matt The names Madonna, Sting and Trudie Styler, Caprice, Sandra Bullock, Mel C and Faye Dunaway cling to Matt Roberts in the Press. But Britain's best-known personal trainer is far too intelligent to let anyone know the truth...

Try Matt R's work outs

From today's Evening Standard, details in previous post, apologies for multiple typos and bungled line break.
Rt(how does he find time to learn allthose songs as well...)
RtS (jealous old fart)

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:33 AM

LOL..yeah it couldn't be me. I can't see 5'8", 130lb me being a personal trainer. Besides ...Madonna and Kim Basinger aren't exactly my cup of tea (puke).

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:25 AM

I was going to post a story from the London Evening Standard about a certain Matt R (OK it was Roberts but let's not spoil a good story with accuracy!) who is the personal trainer to a host of female stars (Kim Baisnger, Madonna etc.) but they've dropped it from the later editions!
However, they DO have a story about today's largest nude wedding in Jamaica...(http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/ if you feel the need to read it -for purely scientifc reasons....)
RtS

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 10:24 AM

Well, that bloody well sucks, Ella....was looking forward to hearing you sing, again.....

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: annamill
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 09:31 AM

To Roger the skiffler: That sounds like my house !! We only had 26 swans this week to enjoy. I hope they stay around for the gathering. Plus all the beautiful ducks, and cormorants. It's just like living on a bird sanctuary.

Valentine Day started out this morning, before I got out of bed, with roses and a card. I gave him a card and a promise.

I'm a very lucky woman.

Love, annamill

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 08:16 AM

lol.... behave!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 08:07 AM

Awwww thanks Carol.

Poor Ella!!! I'll--I mean WE'LL be thinking about you!

--Matt

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 08:00 AM

awww... Carol, that's lovely...

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Big Time Woman from way out west
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 07:55 AM

What would really make me feel happy today is to find the couple I gave my last $2 to at the circle K last night and give them a bag of groceries. They said they lived behind the laundromat and pointed, and that they were homeless and needed food. Yup, I'm gonna do that!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: CarolC
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 07:45 AM

.... ;-) Happy valentines day to all of you who are spending it by yourselves.

Carol

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 06:50 AM

I reckon I can beat the lot of yer.

I am getting my ears syringed! Romantic fool I know.....

Figured out that if I start buying pressies and stuff Mrs Gnome would start to suspect something;-)

Dave the Gnome

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 05:19 AM

Or this from the BBC wireless news this morning:
An Australian man who has given up on women got a priest to marry him to his new true love (no, NOT a 'roo or ewe)HIS TV SET!
RtS (makes even me sound normal!)

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 05:07 AM

Did go and see Liz Doherty and band last night...

EXCELLENT GIG>>> thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 04:54 AM

Well, I won't be doing anything much!!

Working, designing new stuff for work, sending stuff to printers, going to the gym and practising some more music

No cards, no flowers, no nothing.... no valentine, no one special... lol... get out yur fiddles please...

Can't even go on to Paltalk tonight... damn computer is broken....! woe is me... I say, WOE IS MEEEEEEEEE.

wallowing in her pit of human dispare...haha hahaa

So, Noreen, Matt and all... have fun in Paltalk room - and let me know how it goes, because.. I won't be able to come along... can things get any worse today?

Ho hum

Ella

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 04:52 AM

Or try this:
Wednesday, 14 February, 2001, 09:18 GMT

Romantic swans perform Valentine displays

Romance is in the air for more than 200 swans who are enchanting visitors with their heart-shaped courtship displays at a UK wildlife centre.

And thanks to the sweetheart swans, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire is now claiming to be one of the most romantic places to be on Valentine's Day.

The mute swan, one of the few animals which finds a mate for life, is known for its impressive courting ritual which involves curling its long neck against its mate to form a heart shape.

Among the winter visitors spending Valentine's Day on the River Severn are Limonia and Laburnum, who have been together for 14 years.
(c)BBC Online
RtS

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:28 AM

you may be right, Amergin! Though I don't get my claws out too often anymore:-)

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Matt_R
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:27 AM

Sure can Norrie! You wanna be my Valentine too?

Subject: RE: BS: How will you celibrate Valentines Day ??
From: Amergin
Date: 14 Feb 01 - 12:22 AM

or maybe he figured he better take care of Valentine's now, just in case he forgot tomorrow and winds up spending the special day in the ER.....