The Haxtun-Fleming Herald - What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope

Over the years, I have written about various Holidays that we all celebrate in one way or another. Christmas, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, all are special but none more so than Valentine's Day. The one day a year devoted to Love. A while back I did devote an “Under The Wire” to this special day.

Recently, however, a dark side to this holiday has appeared. Valentine's Day has always required us husbands to visit stores we would never go into any other time to shop for items we might never buy otherwise. Flower shops lead the list with selections of bouquets we know nothing about along with box...