What NOT to give her for Valentines Day:

1.  A box of chocolates, clumsily rearranged in an attempt to hide the fact you ate all the caramel ones.

2.  Any clothing item with the words “slim-down” on the label.

3.  Any food item with the words “diet”, “light”,  or “high fiber” on the label.

4.  Flowers from a hospital’s gift shop–or worse, a mortuary’s.

5.  Poetry, no matter how heartfelt, that starts out “There was once a girl from Nantucket…”

6.  Anything you ever gave another woman, including your mother.

7.  Any household appliance, power tool or other item from the harder side of Sears.

8.  A gift certificate.

9.  Cash.

10.  Anything you could have bought at the gas station mini-mart on the way over, even if you didn’t.

One LINER
What do farmers give their wives on Valentine’s Day?
A hog and kisses!

Thought for the day
Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights.
Proverbs 18:15 (MSG)

Contrary to popular belief, there is nothing mysterious about being creative. The basic principle of creativity is simply combining two or more known ideas in a new way to create a fresh idea.