Remember loved ones

Today is Valentine's Day, that sparkling little Cupid's event that separates Groundhog Day and Presidents Day. Undoubtedly, many of us are still coming down from all the parties and frivolity of Groundhog Day, and now it's already time to remember that special someone instead of that special groundhog.

Forgetting Valentine's Day is the same as forgetting your wedding anniversary or your spouse's birthday. Big trouble. Nobody should ever forget the day that exists purely for love and romance.

Today also serves as a reminder that men are different from women. It's unlikely that a man will sit at work today, quietly depressed that he didn't even get a card for Valentine's Day. Women, on the other hand, aren't afraid to reflect their feelings.

Some of them are even willing to go to extremes.

That same husband who forgets about today should rid the house of sharp objects before she gets home. We don't want to compose any Acorn headlines next week that say, "Westlake Village woman goes postal because husband forgets Valentine's Day."

Some of us are convinced, of course, that Valentine's Day was invented by florists, candy shops, restaurants and beauty spas for obvious reasons.

For those of you in government, banks or schools, next Monday is another holiday, Presidents Day. Those same people also observed Martin Luther King Day.

People with real jobs haven't seen a holiday since New Year's Day and won't get a day off until Memorial Day. (Whoops, we take that back. Students, teachers, government workers and people who work at banks also have real jobs.)

The same rules exist, however, for all of us regarding Valentine's Day. If you want domestic tranquility on the home front, make sure you remember that special someone in your life.

If you forget, the consequences aren't pretty.