tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000770442104668433.post5636508407985964798..comments2008-02-14T21:00:52.393-06:00Sol Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05182686006334892854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000770442104668433.post-28848377594059686732008-02-14T19:49:00.000-06:002008-02-14T19:49:00.000-06:002008-02-14T19:49:00.000-06:00I totally agree on the communication part - girls get WAY to worked up and WAY too let down on this day.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I'm not big on the day - I prefer romance sporadically throughout the year.<BR/><BR/>One of the bloggers I read called Valentine's Day, "legal prostitution," and I like that - sounds about right.<BR/><BR/>Great post.Huckdollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492761626352593047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000770442104668433.post-34465442744609828602008-02-14T14:41:00.000-06:002008-02-14T14:41:00.000-06:002008-02-14T14:41:00.000-06:00<A HREF="http://www.ussearch.com" REL="nofollow">Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Background Check</A><BR/><BR/>The popularity of Social Networks (and their related brethren, Dating/Hook Up sites) have given new value to an old industry. USSearch.com has introduced a service that lets social networkers check up on the truthfulness of their contacts' profiles.<BR/><BR/>The new product is branded DateMate. It’s actually the same old background check product they've always had, but targeting online daters is an ingenious new strategy.<BR/><BR/>The price for the service is not cheap. So those who "date" frequently may go broke checking up on their suitors.Bilitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183101490805880954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5000770442104668433.post-41541126500187071322008-02-14T10:01:00.000-06:002008-02-14T10:01:00.000-06:002008-02-14T10:01:00.000-06:00Valentine's Day is for my husband. We stay home and have a quiet dinner as a family - to commemorate our first V-day together when he didn't make reservations so we had McDonald's by candlelight in his dorm. I get him small presents, something that he'll enjoy but that is a treat - wine, chocolate, etc.<BR/><BR/>In March, we'll celebrate White Day. He buys me flowers and we have a nice dinner out, sometimes even without the kids. I love getting flowers, more so when they are potted so I can make a vain attempt at keeping them alive.<BR/><BR/>I try to steer away from the consumer aspects, but I do get the kids the little animals - in part because they enjoy them right now. RC gave out little gifts at school because she asked to. I don't know how to shield them from all of it so I hope to teach moderation.Wynniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06781222230541805123noreply@blogger.com