It’s the most romantic day of the year.
Yes, Valentine’s Day has arrived.
All over the country serene couples will be staring deep into each others eyes and declaring their abiding love for one another.
That accounts for a proportion of the population.
Many others, however, will spend the afternoon at football games screaming blue murder at referees.
Abusing the poor old man in the middle may, rightly or wrongly, be the norm but don’t miss more on this cautionary tale.
Yip, disputing a referee’s decision in admittedly rather fruity terms has cost one Dundee FC fan £200 and an appearance before the beak.
Tsk tsk.
So if you are going to the football instead of courting on Saturday, you have been warned…
In other news, Friday saw the first opportunity for most mere mortals (ie those not invited to red carpet premieres) to clap eyes on Fifty Shades of Grey.
With Valentine’s Day in mind we sent The Courier own lovebirds Mark Mackay and his beloved wife Sandra Mary Gray to complete romantic “his and her” reviews.
Sandra admits she was expecting “hard core rumpy-pumpy”.
But did the film deliver?
Find out in Saturday’s thought-provoking Courier.
It being the weekend, there is every chance you will be enjoying a tipple or twelve.
But the nation’s drinking habits are changing dramatically so.
We are, it would seem, drinking less these days. Which is generally accepted as good news.
Full story in your tee-total and never tired and emotional Courier.
Still on the demon drink, and we also have an exclusive report on the impact of the new drink drive limit on local golf clubs.
Some are having something of a rough time after being bunkered by a lack of customers at their bars.
Intriguing stuff.
What will happen, I wonder, to this little corner of the information super highway in the centuries to come?
Perhaps you are absorbing this in the 25th Century, a slow smile spreading over your virtual face as you reflect on humanoid behaviour at the very dawn of the digital age.
But what’s this?
Could all of our carefully-honed digital content be heading for oblivion?
One top internet boffin fears so.
It’s rather a stark warning, too.
Meanwhile, SIX.
The cricket world cup is underway and our man Andrew Liddle is going to keep the multitude of Scottish cricket fans (anyone?) bang up to date with his hilarious and offbeat* blog. It’s called Bowling Maidens Over. Which is jolly clever for starters and bodes rather well.
Have a wonderful weekend, whether you choose to spend it with loved ones or shouting abuse at referees. Saturday is, in my opinion, best enjoyed with a generous helping of The Courier (serve at room temperature for maximum enjoyment). If print isn’t for you, why not try our digital edition (preferably before the dawn of the digital dark age)?
*not guaranteed