from a
perspective Valentine’s Day By Dave Luczak
What does a guy know about Valentine’s Day? Well, I’ve been married for over 32 years. I have a daughter, daughters-in-law, mom, mother-in-law; my boss is a woman and so is my radio partner. Do you have any idea how good I’ve gotten at pretending to listen? If nodding your head knowingly were an Olympic sport, I would be Michael Phelps (minus the Speedo). I have learned that women understand that 96.5 percent of men (a blatant plug for ’KLH) lack the romance gene. So you’ve built a few “Show Me How Much You Care’ days into the calendar. That’s all we can handle. There’s your birthday, our anniversary and Valentine’s Day. We only have so much hard drive space and most of it is used to remember things like Aaron Rodgers’ career QB rating (104.9), Robin’s MVP seasons (’82 & ’89) and when it’s time to change the oil in the SUV. Why do you think we hate Sweetest Day so much? Because it’s never on the same date! How are we supposed to figure out which is the third Saturday in October? If it always fell on Packer bye week we would remember, but I digress. The women in my life tell me that Valentine’s Day is one of only a handful of days where men are expected to step up and bring an “A” game…even if that “A” is now only a C+. Personally, I doubled down since I also got engaged on Valentine’s Day. February is also Super Bowl month (a major distraction) and many helpful merchants spend truckloads of cash reminding us that February 14th is one of our “Love Test” days. There are ads from flower shops, jewelers and restaurants; there’s even a Teddy Bear that lives in Vermont that wants us to pass this “Pop Quiz” of love. Even still, sometimes we forget. It’s not that we don’t love you. It’s not that we don’t think about you. It’s just who we are. Think of it this way; you know that thing your husband is really into? Let’s say its fishing. He really wants you to like it, but no matter how hard you try, well, you just don’t. It doesn’t mean you don’t love him. It’s just the way it is. And, when his birthday rolls around, even though you’re just not into fishing, you will still drive to Cabela’s to buy him that Advanced Angler Pro Series Tackle Bag. And even though he will never, ever wear that mesh hat you bought that says, “Size Matters” he knows it was the thought that counts. Maybe all those years while I was nodding my head and pretending to listen, some of it actually sunk in? Good thing, too. See, I recently found out about another female about to take center stage in my life. Her name is Sofia and she is due in May. Yep, I am going to be a grandfather for the first time. l
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Dave Luczak is part of the radio D.J. team Dave and Carole on Milwaukee’s classic rock station WKLH 96.5. 2900 Golf Road, Pewaukee (262) 650-8000 www.westwoodfitness.org
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