Think About It

I remember the pressure of Valentine’s Day from when I was a little guy.   Not only did we have to worry about making sure we had enough valentines in our little paper sacks to cover the entire class, we also had the added pressure of making sure that that special person got just the right valentine and the candy shaped heart that expressed our sentiment most appropriately.   (I think these sparsely-worded, chalky-tasting pieces of candy may have been the precursor to today’s emojis.) For the past forty years, I have exchanged one set of Valentine’s Day worries for another.   I no longer have to figure out if she will be my valentine – my present concern is what should I do for my special valentine?   Through the years I have tried to come up with the perfect present, but if the truth where known, I have always known what I needed to do for my valentine: 1.   Express my love .   I know that I don’t say it enough, so maybe the best gift I can give Jeane starts by simply saying “I l