Retirement Day #2422 Saturday February 14, 2026 1967: I’m sitting in on my bed, counting and assessing the various valentines from my classmates. I DK if they still do this in elementary school, but in 1967, it was a big deal to give valentines to all your classmates. We decorated shoeboxes with red hearts and lace, cutting slits in the tops to serve as convenient pseudo-mail slots in which our many admirers could deposit their [ usually homemade ] expressions of admiration