{"id":8909,"date":"2008-02-13T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T18:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/02\/13\/not-really-in-a-valentine-mood\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:32","slug":"not-really-in-a-valentine-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/02\/13\/not-really-in-a-valentine-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"not really in a valentine mood"},"content":{"rendered":"

update\/lowdown<\/strong><\/em> (Feb. 15, 2008):<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Feb. 15
\nhe buys himself
\na half-priced heart<\/p>\n

………………… by dagosan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\" Afterthought <\/em><\/strong>(9 PM; Feb. 13): An article in today’s New York Times<\/em> has helped me understand that there are far worse things in life than dining alone on Valentine’s Day. See “I Love You, but You Love Meat<\/a>” (by Kate Murphy, Feb. 13, 2008). This excerpt may or may not whet your appetite and open your heart to the Diety of Dietary Differences:<\/p>\n

“Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for love. But in an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won\u2019t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship. The culinary camps have become so balkanized that some factions consider interdietary dating taboo.<\/p>\n

“No-holds-barred carnivores, for example, may share the view of Anthony Bourdain, who wrote in his book \u201cKitchen Confidential\u201d that \u201cvegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans … are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Returning the compliment, many vegetarians say they cannot date anyone who eats meat. Vegans, who avoid eating not just animals but animal-derived products, take it further, shivering at the thought of kissing someone who has even sipped honey-sweetened tea.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

a single
\nmimosa
\n– hold the toast<\/p>\n

………………. by dagosan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"2HeartsV\" <\/span><\/span><\/span> A<\/em><\/strong>nother <\/span><\/span><\/span>ya-ya<\/a><\/span>-less Valentine’s Day. Sigh<\/em>. Regular readers of this weblog will recall our love-hate relationship with the holiday made for lovers. See <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n