V-Day in the Hub

Anali remembers a great office Valentine's celebration - from 20 years ago.

Jolie has the perfect gift - a Xyron 500 Create-A-Sticker Machine. Miss Browneyedgirlie takes no chances - she gets herself a pink cell phone.

Ezra Englebardt explains why he hates the holiday:

It's not the over commercialization, the fact that the stores put out their Valentine's Day supplies in January, the fact that I am almost always single on "the most romantic day of the year," or even the fact that people have been known to abbreviate it "V-day." (this one really irks me though).

It is the fact that Valentine's Day is one of the two times of the year where I am forced to hear "He went to Jared." 500,000 times a day when watching TV. ...

Rhea Becker considers Cambridge-grown NECCO candy hearts.

Halley Suitt ponders Valentine's Day: Suburban Whore Style:

... That Stay-At-Home Mom you live next door to is being bombarded with messages to dress up like ... well, shall I call the style "suburban whore" because, really folks, that's what it looks like to me. ...

Single Girl in the City hates Valentine's Day:

... I hate that this stupid hallmark made up holiday would make anyone feel "blue"! It's just another day, and frankly, I think singles everywhere should revolt and celebrate HATE Day (thanks, gorilla!) and just ignore pretty much every piece of advice that dimwit gave with the exception of this: Celebrate your independence. ...

Mike Mennonno calls that Valentine's grinch behavior and urges singles to just give in and let the holiday flow over them:

... The truth is, Valentine's Day would not be half the fun it is for those who do celebrate it without the outsiders, the grumblers and cynics poo-pooing it, the lonely hearts fermenting in their own bitter tears. Because, increasingly the measure of our happiness is the misery we perceive it inspires in others. ...