Scrabulary Word of the Day 2-13

BEETIE = BABE + SWEETIE
(Other definitions for words used are in the "Comment" section.)


Just hangin' with by beetie on this Valentine's Day eve.  Relaxing by watching a basketball game and savoring a Twix Java with that oh so wonderful choffee flavor after an hour on the treadmill.  Guilt-free indulgence! 


Have loved my daykend off.  I'm working Valentine's Day, though.  If Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. were truly "holidays", we would not be working on those days.  Merriam Webster's definition of holiday: "A day on which one is exempt from work; specifically, a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event".  The Free Dictionary defines it as:  "A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event".  I guess the key word in these definitions is "event".  Whereas , Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July all celebrate a recorded or purported event, St. Valentine is an individual and/or  individuals with the name Valentine who were martyred. Perhaps their martyrdom is the event, but instead his/their sacrifice has been trivialized by  making this a consumer holiday.  Buy, spend; spend, buy!  Sheepers!  Sorry St. Valentine(s).  


Just sayin'


~Scrabulary Chris