Like many people in the Northeastern USA this week I am preparing myself for two things. First and foremost, ITS VALENTINES DAY tomorrow!!! Did you know that Valentines Day was imported to North America in the 19th century by English Settlers. It wasn't until the second half of the 20th century that people began exchanging cards on the Holiday, and thus the empire of Hallmark was born. Since I am working tomorrow night, Lois Anne and I have decided to go out to dinner and do the date night on Friday. I am looking for the night because we don't get too much of a chance to break our diets and I really enjoy Rose Marie's food.

Secondly, if your from the Northeastern part of the USA and are not completely oblivious to the world around you, you are aware that a snow storm is headed our way. I have heard many different snow fall predictions ranging from 3-6 inches all the way up to 16-18. So normally I expect to get 1-2 inches and have no school cancellations... Since I am done with class tonight I do not see this storm affecting me in anyway, except maybe some recreational sledding.

Some sad news to report, after suffering their fourth straight ACC loss, the Duke Blue Devils mens basketball team has fallen out of the top 25 rankings for the first time since the end of the 1995-96 season. This 11 year streak stretched more than 200 weeks. Duke's streak was the second longest streak in college basketball history beyond UCLA's steak of 221 weeks. Hopefully this will be what the Blue Devils need to right the ship, because the schedule doesn't get much easier for the blue devils the rest of the season.

I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
JK