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St. Valentine's Day

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2010.02.10

In Japan, St. Valentine's Day is a curious affair in which females buy males chocolate. This year, we'll be launching a business.

It's a diamond engagement ring business, and we're essentially ready to go. It occurred to me that Valentine's Day would be a fine start day, something we can use "in the literature" for the life of the company.

rand()m quote

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

—Anne Frank