OT RE: How to add a heart inside your emails.....

[Guest guest]

* Hey thanks for this little tip, Donna. (do you see a heart?) Although I do

tend to be pretty cynical around V-Day. Not because I'm single & lonely

(which I'm not) but because how this day singles out those who aren't in

relationship. And it puts pressure on those of us who are in relationship to

buy things. It's just a bunch of bull and makes people feel guilty into

buying crap that they wouldn't normally.

 

Studies show that only high quality dark chocolate (40% or more cocoa) is

good for you; not the high fructose corn syrup milk chocolate filled with

fat.

 

Here's an interesting tidbit on one story of how Valentine's Day came about:

Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and

unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting

soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that

roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result,

Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint

Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint

Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for

this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the

Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to

have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February,

about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient

custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts

in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan

ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they

were drawn by the men as chance directed.

 

The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away

with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints

for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of

February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the

celebration of this new feast. So it seems that the custom of young men

choosing maidens for valentines, or saints as patrons for the coming year,

arose in this way.

 

Anyway, I do like the heart * idea.

 

Denise

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> It's almost Valentines Day so if anyone wants to add a personalized heart

inside their email, here's how.

> Change the font to " symbol " now hold down the " alt " key and while you

hold it down type in 061609 and when you release your finger there's your

" heart " You can change the color and size also..... Donna

 

<dwebber

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

And it puts pressure on those of us who are in relationship to

> buy things. It's just a bunch of bull and makes people feel guilty

into

> buying crap that they wouldn't normally.

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agreed... I think lots of the holiday's/occasions do... School's

also, imho, spend too much class time on them....

 

I still have hearts all over my windows though, in between the kids

paper snowflakes...trying to decide when to take them down, they are

so pretty!

 

m

[Guest guest]

My husband and I don't do Valentine's Day because of

the commercial element.

 

Every day is love day!

 

--- melissa_hopp <hoppmel wrote:

 

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> And it puts pressure on those of us who are in

> relationship to

> > buy things. It's just a bunch of bull and makes

> people feel guilty

> into

> > buying crap that they wouldn't normally.

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> agreed... I think lots of the holiday's/occasions

> do... School's

> also, imho, spend too much class time on them....

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> I still have hearts all over my windows though, in

> between the kids

> paper snowflakes...trying to decide when to take

> them down, they are

> so pretty!

>

> m

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