Wayyy Too Early for Valentine's Day Displays, South Windsor Meetings and Interesting Events

Rant by Ted Glanzer

Good morning, South Windsor! Today is Monday, Jan. 13, 2014; there are 352 days left in the year.

Time was when Valentine’s Day candy didn’t rear its ugly head until the start of February. Maybe the last week in January, if retailers were really hard up for extra cash.

Not any more.

Behold my photo, taken a few days after Christmas.

Kids, I love candy more than you know. In 1998, I tried to marry a Snickers bar (my Sweetie. Get it? Ha! Zing! Wait… where are you going?). But this transition from one holiday to the next without any down time is problematic on any number of levels.

When I was in school, Valentine’s was a major stressor, as you either had to buy cards (with candy) for everyone, or no one at all. And, for boys, the cards had to sufficiently convey masculinity so as to render the meaning behind said Valentine completely devoid of any meaning. “One Day I’d Like to go Hunting With You” was the top-selling card for the boys in my fourth-grade class.

Why would you want to accelerate that kind awkwardness?

Not that it’s so bad. They now have Star Wars Valentine’s Day Cards. I’m gonna get a couple for my wife. Because she’s a lucky woman.

Here are five things going on in South Windsor this week: 

1.     A memorial service for Lt. Richard Bond will be held today at 10 a.m., at the Wapping Community Church, 1790 Ellington Road.

2.     The Town Council will hold an orientation meeting tonight at 7 p.m. Agenda is here.

3.     The Planning and Zoning Commission meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Agenda is here.

4.     The Avery Street Church is hosting a media and communication professor who will speak about God and video game culture Monday as part of its January lecture series. Details are here.

5.     The South Windsor Library is offering a program for teens, 6th through 12th grade, recycling t-shirts. Details here.