In a world where you can buy fresh air in a bottle, purchase naming rights on a star, put a dollar sign on the value of a forest and women continue to be bought and sold ... it is not surprising that the expression of love has also been commodified. I love the historical bent you've taken with this piece - fun reading! And here's to someone quietly getting up and shoveling the snow early in the morning so I don't have to. And not just on Valentine's Day.
In a world where you can buy fresh air in a bottle, purchase naming rights on a star, put a dollar sign on the value of a forest and women continue to be bought and sold ... it is not surprising that the expression of love has also been commodified. I love the historical bent you've taken with this piece - fun reading! And here's to someone quietly getting up and shoveling the snow early in the morning so I don't have to. And not just on Valentine's Day.