Did you see the Game of Thrones type Valentines?

Justice Breyer robbed - with a machete.

This isn't Klimty enough to love, or own, but it's pretty amusing.

Fox queues for ATM

Though I'm not sure the fox has her ATM card with her.

Also, don't pay cash for coffee!!

FBI says paying cash for coffee is a sign of terrorist intent

Using cash for small purchases like a cup of coffee, gum and other items is a good indication that a person is trying to pass for normal without leaving the kind of paper trail created using a debit or credit card for small purchases.

Or you're not saddling a small business with a credit card fee for a small purchase. Tomato, to-terrorist.

Also, Happy Valentine's Day for those who celebrate... and nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a 55 gallon drum of lube.

Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant - 55 Gallon

Regularly $2,500, now $1,495.

Or you're following the envelope system of budgeting.

Or you're not saddling a small business with a credit card fee for a small purchase.

Seriously -- I used my credit card for a $3 purchase at the Dollar Store because I had no cash on me, and felt like a douche because my tiny purchase incurred a credit card fee. (I know Dollar Store is a chain, and chains are less likely to really take a hard hit from the credit card fees, but my point is still the same.)

One thing procedurals have taught me is to pay cash for a murder weapon or for the odd components of the fiendishly clever device you use for the murder weapon.

nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a 55 gallon drum of lube.

Last night at about 9, Tim suddenly said, "I have to go to Target!" and raced around getting shoes on, etc. And I said, "If this is a Valentine's Day thing, I don't need a card, okay? Seriously."

And he said, "No, we need other stuff, too." And I said, well, enjoy your shopping and try not to spend $100.

So this morning I woke up to a dozen roses in the kitchen (Target apparently sells flowers, at least around V-Day) and a really sweet card that made me cry.

And the reason this relates to tommyrot's post is that Tim told me he felt like the Ultimate Valentine's Day Dude Cliche at Target, because he was buying roses, a card...and the economy-sized box of condoms. "That's the 'other stuff' we needed?" I asked.

"We were totally out of them! I was trying to plan ahead...and the economy-sized box was on sale," he said.

Nothing says love like a practical guy who suits up for the big game.

Connie,

it might not matter if there are cameras in the store when you are buying the items. There was a 48 hours ep where the woman (?) bought a bunch of shit at Home Depot to clean up a crime scene and paid in cash, but the cameras got some of the things she purchased.