Valentines Day.

Okay, so I have never celebrated valentines day, but that really shouldn't surprise anyone...well at least anyone who knows me! I am a huge fan of surprises and expressing your love for your significant other randomly and unexpectedly throughout the year. The fact that its a hallmark holiday and that I am suppose to do something completely turns me. In fact, I wouldn't mind buying valentines day cards now that are sweet and sentimental...saving them and then sending them on like June 3rd as a random lets have our own special valentines day. Now that I think about it, maybe I will run to the store and do that.

I love reading the newspaper. If I could read it everyday, I would. I'd sit with a cup of coffee at the dining room table, spread out the newspaper and read it from front to back, top to bottom. Every single section. Turning the pages, scanning the headlines for something that jumps out at me. It is really the only way to read the paper. That is what I miss about reading it online. I don't see all the articles, so there is no way that it can jump out at me. :) Oh the price of free! Oh, well I'll deal with my free version of the paper and as Hungry complimented me...I wont complain about it. After all, I hold the key to fixing my distaste for reading the paper online...until I decide that I want to pay the 30 bucks a year to read the paper, I'll just continue to read it online. The benefit of reading it online is really two things. It updates immediately...no more yesterday news! Now it is today, up to the minute live news, secondly, I am doing my part to save the trees! I don't really believe that me not buying the news paper, really saves the trees but I'll keep telling myself that.

Wow that was a long tangent for me to tell you why I was reading the newspaper and the connection with Valentines Day...back on track! The Denver Post had a short article today about what they called a Valentines Sweep. The entire article is really short but it got my attention. Finally tax paying dollars put to good use!

• "Northglenn police arrested 16 wanted people in a Valentine's Day sweep in which officers posed as delivery people to contact suspects. The suspects arrested had warrants for assault, possession of drugs, escape, felony theft, trespassing, contempt of court, driving under the influence and sexual assault on a child, according to a police statement. The officers conducted the annual sweetheart-warrant sweep on Feb. 13 and 14. Last year, officers who conducted the operation knocked on doors bearing long-stem roses and a box. They arrived in a van with a sign that read "Flower Delivery." Officers arrested 23 people last year."

I absolutely love the fact that they out smarted the criminals. Especially since they did it two years in a row! I too would have fallen for the line of flower delivery around the Valentine Holiday. The only thing different between me and the criminals is A) everyone that knows me knows that I don't really like flowers, why show your love with something that dies? And 2) I am not wanted by the police. At least I don't think I am wanted by the police...and since they didn't send me a flower delivery, I think I am in the clear at least for another year! :)