Every day is Valentine’s Day when you show love

Today is Valentine’s Day and it’s a day of love. All those mushy cards have been picked over, flowers have been bought and plans have been made to celebrate the occasion. It’s the only day of the year when red, white and pink become the national colors. Everything about this day is cutesy, sweet and sentimental. It’s enough to make a grown man want to run and hide until it is over.

However, I’ll have to admit over the years even a tough guy like me has fallen prey to all the hype about remembering that special someone. I’ve given my sweet wife everything from a toaster to a new skinning knife and neither of them was on sale at the time. One Valentine’s Day I even gave her a new washing machine. So, don’t think I’m not a sentimental softie because I still pucker up to cry every time I watch “Old Yeller.”