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[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it’s Valentine’s day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine’s Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others’ names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

#798; The Traditional Relationship transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it’s Valentine’s day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine’s Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others’ names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

#798; The Traditional Relationship transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman sit on a fence in front of a field]]
Man: Seeing as how it's Valentine's day, I decided to do something special.
Woman: Oh?
Man: Since we are both big into TRADITION, I decided to observe the feast of LUPERCALIA which was the pagan predecessor to St. Valentine's Day.

Man: On that day the youths of the village would put each others' names in a box and then draw the name of the person they would partner with for the next year.
Man: I suppose Ancient Rome was in some ways like a hippie commune.

Man: So I did the same. I put your name in a box and I put my name in a box.
Woman: Awwww!
Man: And to be historically accurate I then added a bunch of names from the phone book.

Man: I drew a name for myself earlier this morning.
Man: She answered the first time I called, but not any of the subsequent times. I will keep trying her.
Man: I guess you could call me an incurable romantic! The box is on the porch if you would like to try your luck.

{{header: together forever at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper}}

If you do choose to feel around blindly in the box, just remember that my name is on a much larger and thicker piece of paper

#798; The Traditional Relationship

  — February 14th, 2012

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May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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