Epiphany in the supermarket

I went to the supermarket today to buy some peanut butter and other items. I got my shopping cart and headed for the shelf with the peanut butter, as I was walking down the isle an announcement came over the intercom. The announcement concerned Valentines Day and items a person could buy for his or her “Valentine”.

I had an epiphany; I realized that Valentines Day did not mean anything to me. I do not have a significant other; therefore, no one is going to buy me a box of chocolates shaped like a heart. If I want a heart shaped box of chocolates, I have to buy them myself. The same thing goes for jewelry, if I want a heart shaped diamond pendant I have to buy it myself.

I do not care for diamonds. I prefer sapphires, emeralds, and rubies, but not diamonds. I think gems with color are much more beautiful. If a diamond can divide light into a rainbow, then I might consider buying one; however, I am not sure if that is possible. I know diamonds can cut glass and I think there are numerous other uses for them, which I think make them valuable, but I do not care to wear them myself.

I think I will use this epiphany and my preference for gems in a poem or a story. Something like that would work well as the subject of a short story or flash fiction.

Happy Belated Valentines’ Day

All right, yesterday was Valentine's Day and I did not celebrate the day with a blog entry. I only reason I have is that I am single and I do not have a man in my life. I have not one to send me flowers or a heart shaped box of chocolates. I have no one to buy me a diamond ring, all though if someone were going to give me a ring I would prefer an emerald, ruby or sapphire. I do not care for diamonds, I like gems with a bit more color to them.

I live in Las Vegas, the marriage capital of the world. Valentines' Day is the day many people dream of getting married. There are wedding chapels all along the Las Vegas Strip and many of them can arrange themed marriages. In fact, a person can have any type of themed wedding they want in Las Vegas.

Yesterday, I took Mom to get her meds at Walgreens. We go to the Walgreens on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Charleston. When we go there, I usually drive west on Oakey and turn right onto Las Vegas Blvd. This route takes us right past many of the wedding chapels in Las Vegas. We did see a couple of limos at one of the chapels yesterday, but that was all.

Of course, Mom and I did go to Walgreens in the afternoon, so perhaps all the weddings occurred in the morning. Still there were not too many people walking along the strip looking like they just got married. I suspect the economy may be having an affect on the wedding industry in Las Vegas. I know in 2008, we saw several people walking along that section of the Las Vegas Strip wearing wedding apparel, but this year none.

In addition, Walgreens did not have very many customers buy Valentines' items. The store had a lot of Valentines' themed merchandise, but there were more employees in the store then customers. I probably should go back in today today because the store will mark down the chocolate to half-priced. I am only interested in Chocolate and no other Valentines' item.