February 14th

Two posts in the same day? What's come over me? Well, I figured I should probably address the significance of today's date.

I suppose the word "date" could have dual roles for this particular day.

It's February 14th. This means different things to different people. It's usually referred to as either 1) Valentine's Day, or 2) Single's Awareness Day.

Now, to help me explain who generally uses each of these monikers, I will need a little help from Facebook's "relationship status" feature.

Here's the breakdown:

1) Single -- Single's Awareness Day
2) In a Relationship -- Valentine's Day
3) In an Open Relationship -- Hmm...could go either way I suppose? Maybe it's Time to Have "The Talk" Day? I guess you get to pick how you see this one. I'd recommend going with Valentine's Day, just to be safe...
4) Engaged -- Valentine's Day
5) Married -- Valentine's Day
6) It's Complicated -- I have no idea what this day is for you, but I wish you the very best of luck! Maybe we could call it Incredibly Awkward Day.

I suppose I would fall into category 1, though I really don't have any problem with Valentine's Day. It's all good.

So to all the people in relationships of whatever kind, Happy Valentine's Day. To my friends in the singles category, CALL ME!!!! (kidding, seriously. Don't call, I'm out of minutes. Again, I'm kidding).

In the spirit of holidays that can be interpreted however we choose, I'm proposing a new holiday. Actually, let's make it a whole week!

I hereby recognize the second full week in February to be "Big Glass of Milk Week."
It's no so much a nationally recognized thing, or even an Illinois thing. It's more a "Bob needs to clear out some room in his fridge" thing. So this week I'm going to be drinking big glasses of milk. Feel free to participate. I hear it does a body good.

That's all I've got for now. Catch ya later.