Every day should be a day to celebrate romance. If you wait until February 14th each year to show affection to your soul mate, you're probably going to spend a lot of time alone. But that shouldn't take anything away from special occasions that have become reminders for those who take love for granted. Many years ago, long before Al Gore invented the Internet, relationships were not so easy to come by. During the third century there was a priest named Valentine who lived in Rome while it was being ruled by an emperor named Claudius. Known as 'Claudius the Cruel,' he did all he could to live up to his name. Rome was in the early stages of its decline and the emperor wanted to keep it from eroding any further. Hence, he began a quest to rebuild his army. He sounded the clarion call for volunteers, only to discover that most men were tired of war and didn't want to leave their wives and families. Enrollment numbers were very minimal, making Claudius furious. The cruel one came up...(Read Full Post)