So, Yamile and I throw a lot of ideas around. A LOT. Hell, a lot of the smaller movements coming down the pipe are products of very wonderful lunches we’ve had together. In light of the impending Valetine’s Day rituals, the lovely geek cooked up a site and I wrote up how many of us feel about this particular date in the calendar… I play by the rules of the sandbox I play in, so the legend is in Spanish:

Para muchos, el 14 de Febrero de cada año significa amor, comprensión y el estar junto a seres queridos para compartir experiencias bajo el marco de la amistad y cariño que uno tiene hacia su prójimo. Para muchos otros, del día de San Valentín representa una oportunidad para hacerle saber a la persona amada que no hay lugar en su corazón para más nadie y se lo hace saber con cenas, tarjetas, flores, chocolates y demás gestos.

Para nosotros, el día de San Valentín es una farsa.

Find out more about the “Cupido Must Die!” movement and how you too can participate by visiting the Cupido Must Die website. In just a few days since its conception many members of the Panamanian blogosphere have expressed their sentiments via Cupido, and if you feel identified I suggest you join us in our protest as well. If you’d like to know more about the origin’s of Valentine’s Day and how it turned from a celebration in fertility to Hallmark’s #1 source of revenue by clicking here. If you want to know why there shouldn’t be one particular day to celebrate the love we feel for each other as individuals and instead appreciate the people in our lives every day, click here. I’m planning on doing something for the date, so I’ll update this post when I figure out what’s feasible.

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