14 Responses

1. Cocky and Funny

   February 14th, 2008 at 2:37 am

   1

   Thanks Pearl. This is interesting:

   Where the heck did Valentine’s Day come from? So, I decided to do a little research. Well, as it turns out, there are several different stories about the origin of Valentine’s Day. But one of them is by far the most common. Wanna hear it? So, back in about the year 270 A.D. or so,
   there was a priest named, you guessed it, Valentine. Some versions of the story said that he was a Bishop. Either way…

   In those days the Emperor needed men for his army and he decided that it wasn’t good to have men marrying up with women… because then the men would be more attached to their families than the army.

   So, the Emperor OUTLAWED marriage.

   Yep, he said, “It’s illegal to get married”. Those were the days, huh?
   OK, so Priest and/or Bishop Valentine decided that he was going to help young lovers out by marrying them in SECRET. Well, the Emperor got wind of this business, and put a stop to it in a “New York Minute”. So, here’s Priest/Bishop Valentine sitting alone in prison and who comes long? The super-babe, young daughter of the jail owner’s daughter… and, of course, he falls in love with her.

   One version of the story I read said that she was blind and he healed her of her blindness. In any event, right before his execution (yeah,they killed him for performing marriages), he wrote a letter to this girl he was in love with and at the end signed it “From Your Valentine”. And then he was executed.

   OK… Fast forward several centuries, and now everyone is out buying heart-shaped cards, chocolate, and long-stemmed red roses for women
   who have come to expect them. Gotta love it!

2. betshopboy

   February 14th, 2008 at 6:49 am

   2

   Happy Valentine’s Day to you Pearl.

   I published a post on V-Day too!

   betshopboy’s last blog post..5 Quirky Ways To Celebrate Valentine’s Day

3. pearl

   February 14th, 2008 at 6:58 am

   3

   David… I was gonna write the whole story in the post but then thought just about every one knows it but apparently there are many who have no idea where it came from. Im glad you shared it here… hope you have a great day

4. pearl

   February 14th, 2008 at 7:00 am

   4

   Hi betshopboy: thanks for commenting - that title of your post sounds funny… will be reading it soon - thanks for stopping by…

5. Madhur Kapoor

   February 14th, 2008 at 8:27 am

   5

   Hi Pearl

   Happy Valentines day to you too

   Madhur Kapoor’s last blog post..Sabeer Bhatia launches Sabsebolo.com - free conferencing service

6. Making Sales Making Money

   February 14th, 2008 at 9:30 am

   6

   Thanks and I cant remember how we met , but Im glad we did ;

   Making Sales Making Money’s last blog post..Following the Leaders, Reaping the Rewards

7. pearl

   February 14th, 2008 at 10:33 am

   7

   thanks Madhur… tc and stay in touch

   Don - I don’t remember either but yes, Im glad I came across your blog, been learning a lot from you! stay well

8. Keshav Khera

   February 14th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

   8

   Hello Pearl, Happy Valentines Day to you
   Keshav Khera’s last blog post..Enable Notifications In Google Talk

9. pearl

   February 14th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

   9

   thanks Keshav thanks for stopping by to comment … tc and kit

10. laketrees

    February 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    10

    G’day Pearl…
    such a pretty image that you have posted….very a la Pearl
    I must check out some of those links you have in a previous post…they look very interesting….
    wishing you the sunniest of weekends…
    xxxx from down under
    laketrees’s last blog post..Significant Blogger Award

11. pearl

    February 16th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    11

    hey Kim, so nice of you to stop by! hope to see you here again and thanks for wishing great weekend, it really was sunny and great after very cold couple of days …

    loads of love and hugs back!

12. Aruni

    February 16th, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    12

    Happy belated Valentine’s Day Pearl!

13. pearl

    February 18th, 2008 at 12:40 am

    13

    thanks Aruni.. hope you had a great wkend!

    pearl’s last blog post..Awards, Accolades III

14. Lalla Mira

    February 26th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    14

    Just stumbled upon your blog, and I am just saying hi as well!
    Lalla Mira’s last blog post..Tig Tag Tog