It’s Valentine’s Day. My indifference for the holiday could be blamed on the fact that I’m sadly single or the fact that I’m male, but I’m solidly overwhelmed by a holiday that is the source of stress for so many (and seems to serve as an “amnesty day” for many others who feel that they can be romantic on February 14th and ignore the year’s other 364 days).

Still, in the spirit of the holiday, a few little items of note that almost fit in the “love” category.

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Those who are registered as organ donors get a great deal of respect from me — I think it’s a wonderful, love-inspired decision.

Captain Ed‘s “First Mate” is scheduled for a pancreatic transplant. (By the time this gets posted, the surgery will probably be over.) She and Ed could use your prayers, as well as the family of the donor.

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It’s not often that I agree with liberal politicians, but the mayor of West Hollywood has proposed an ordinance to ban Pet ‘cosmetic surgery’. It doesn’t really surprise me that people who raise animals as show animals would subject them to this sort of thing (it disgusts me, but there’s no surprise). It completely perplexes me how someone who supposedly loves their pets could justify it, though. Dogs and cats aren’t real likely to stop loving you because your ears are too big — why would you subject them to that criteria, then?

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For those who are worried about their kissing prowess, you may want to try out Seattle’s “Kissing School.” The idea of such a thing amuses me to no end, but it’s one of the wonders of the free market that something like this could be successful.