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Is Valentine a synonym for love?  In seems in the days we currently live in, it is easy to find an article, a politician, or place of worship telling someone that they are not worthy, they must change, they must do this or that, and that they are not loved.

Now that we can look back on it, 2011 was the year of the ereader. Technical writers and bloggers spent most of the year predicting how one tablet or another would finally unseat the ipad as the most popular gadget but in the end it was a souped up ereader, the kindle Fire, which took the biggest bite out of Apple's market share. But even before that there were signs that ereaders were on a roll. The basic Kindle and the Nook have been selling well. E-reading apps on the ipad, other tablets and even smart phones are increasingly popular.

For once and for all, I would like to put to rest the insane rumor that I broke my leg because, while totally shellacked on watermelon flavored malt liquor, I tripped over a cement curb and fell into a flood drain in a mini-market parking lot.  That story is not only cruel but also spurious and malicious and spiteful and some other words, also.  The truth is that it was lemon-lime malt liquor.