Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you have a sweetheart to canoodle with today. If not, I hope you have a friend for a bit of conversation. If not that, I hope you are not allergic to chocolate, because that seems to be the next best thing.
The scientists have found out that the chemistry of chocolate mimics the chemistry produced by a human in love—which is why the observations about lonely women reading romance novels while eating chocolates ring true. Men are also affected by this side effect of chocolate, but apparently not as strongly. The Aztecs called chocolate the "Food of the Gods" and limited consumption to their leaders (like any really good stuff). They, the Aztec leaders, made the mistake of thinking the Spanish were gods and introduced them to chocolate. The rest, as they say, is history.
Our quote for the day is from Alexander Pope (1688–1744), The Rape of the Lock. Canto i. Line 1:
What dire offence from amorous causes springs!
What mighty contests rise from trivial things!
;^) Jan
3 comments:
Ihave my lovely Man and he bought me chocs ...love Jan xx
I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from a man who seems to wish to get to know me better...what a lovely, unexpected surprise!
As I told Brian the week after our first blind date, I am still waiting to find the Valentine's version of "Bah-humbug" LOL (Ironically, our dating "anniversary" was the week of Valentine's Day.)
Brian and I weren't planning on anything, but then he called me that afternoon and took me to a local restaurant. (We timed it just right and got in between the reservations. Plus the owner is a good kid.)
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