Winter, Nascar, and Valentine's Day

Well, we're into our second snowstorm of the year, and it's-- wait a minute.. it's February... and this is only our second snowstorm??? Spring is just a few short weeks away... we've had ourselves a very strange winter.. It's been so warm here that the geese didn't even bother flying south... It's definitely the warmest winter I've ever experienced... and man, I love it... with very little snow and ice on the ground, I can actually go out for a walk.. which is something I usually don't get to do in winter.. I walked to the polling station on election day (Jan 23rd)... it was a cold walk, but there wasn't any ice on the ground... I'm wondering what the ice is like in the Northumberland Strait.. or even in the Gulf of St. Lawerence... if it isn't too bad, fishing season probably won't be delayed like it was last year... and maybe the ferries can start early (although, I doubt they will)..
The first sign of spring is upon us racing fans anyway.. the Daytona 500 is next weekend.. the Bud Pole Shootout was this weekend.. not sure who got the pole.. will have to check Nascar.com and find out..
Another thing that is upon us now... Valentime's Day is next week... oh, how I loathe the day reserved just for lovers.. where is the day for the bitter single people who have been shot down so many times that they've given up on love?? those people need a day too, you know... it could be called Bachelor(ette) Day... it would be a day when single people could walk into a fancy restaurant alone, and not have to pretend to be a food critic so they won't be embarrassed about not having a date.. perhaps they could receive cards and gifts from their partnered friends.. it would be a day to appreciate the single person... I wait for that day to come...