This has been bugging me over the past few days, and I must get it off my chest.  Since when has Valentine’s Day been relegated to Christmas status?  What I mean is that a local newscast had a story about last minute Valentine’s shoppers the day before the VD holiday.  What’s up with that?  Over the past few years, there has been a substantial increase in over-commercializing this holiday resulting in an Anti-Valentine backlash.  However, capitalism pervails because businesses are creating Anti-Valentine cards and products for a new market – the cynical and jaded.  Without sounding too contrite, shouldn’t we be treating loved ones in a loving way all the time?  I appreciate the sentiment behind the holiday, but the true meaning and message of Valentine’s Day has become lost in the crass commercialism.