Valentine’s Day is rapidly descending upon me like the killer asteroid in the movie “Armageddon.” However, unlike the brave crew who saves the world by blowing up the intergalactic rock before it can destroy the Earth, I cannot stop the advance of Valentine’s Day before it impacts my life this Sunday.

So, I have to think fast … and carefully. After all, when you’ve been married for as long as I have to the most wonderful woman in the world (hey, she reads this column …), a dozen roses doesn’t do the trick like it use.