Happy Birthday to Me

I have had a bad attitude about Valentine's Day for many years, but it was never because of the actual concept of the day.  It was always because it interfered with my intense need to indulge in narcissism once a year.  The idea of a day solely observed as a celebration of love is actually a wonderful (if often bittersweet) tradition.  The anti-hallmark, anti-commercialism movement likes to go on and on about the negative aspects, but in reality.... it's kind of nice to hear people saying in public the things they usually reserve for quiet, intimate moments.