Valentine’s Day

On this day in 1849, Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts, sold her first commercial valentine card.

It hasn’t stopped since.

While justly denounced as a holiday conceived in the imagination of a marketer, if we stop for a second and draw a deep breath, it seems pretty obvious this was a classic example of filling a need.

Romantic love may not be everything it is cracked up to be.

But it ain’t without its comforts.

If you have a partner or wish you had a partner, this is your day, friend.

I hope you celebrate it.

This one’s for you, Jan…