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Tag: Valentine’s Day posts

St. Valentine is not the Patron Saint of Debt

Posted on February 8, 2012February 8, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

in addition to being the Patron Saint of love and happy couples, he was also the Patron Saint of beekeepers, plague, epilepsy, fainting, and travelers. So, if love isn’t in the cards this year, consider taking a trip to buy some honey but I would steer clear of fleas on rats.

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Meanwhile, Back at The Ranch: Some Days Words Are Enough

Posted on February 14, 2011August 19, 2020 by Guests and Former Contributors

The topics of the notes had nothing to do with the subject I taught at the time. Parents wrote about getting their kids through “a difficult” year; students wrote about getting them through “a difficult” year. Neither group mentioned a noun, verb, or essay.

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Silent Sunday Afternoon Edition: 2/13/11 ~ Valentines Day 1911

Posted on February 13, 2011February 14, 2011 by Red Dirt Kelly

If that first headline wasn’t bad enough, another girl – angry at her recently deceased father for putting a long-term clause in his will (he would disinherit her unless she waited ’till she was 24 years old before marrying) killed herself because she couldn’t marry her young love. She was 18.

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Valentine’s Day Revamped: Old Traditions, New Ideas

Posted on February 8, 2011March 21, 2012 by Guests and Former Contributors

With Valentine’s day just around the corner, more than a few of you might be getting a little anxious. There is often big pressure to do something special for the day and a lot of the old ideas seem outmoded or just plain over done. Here are some new ideas with the old traditions

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Our Troubadours of the 21st Century

Posted on February 8, 2011February 9, 2011 by Red Dirt Kelly

But they’re always powerful; they’re full of the angst and strength of young lovers and budding poets and young men and women discovering the world. They remind me of the troubadours of the High Middle Ages.

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