Top 10 Reasons Why They *Heart* Me

I may come back later and post an actual picture of my Valentine's Day card once I figure out how to black out the names.

But here they are, in order, according to Miss Kitty and the Anti-Girlfriend:

10. You make us feel like Darling's Day darlings everyday.
9. Well, let's just say Arturo and the Harp.
8. You say, mış mış, Miss Kitty cooks better than Mrs. Yates.
7. We think your blog might win a Pulitzer some day.
6. You know we women love a lacquered rose.
5. You can live on 5 lira a week.
4. You have a poster of Turkish fish on your wall.
3. You cook better than Chinese take-out. Do you deliver?
2. You smell like a Turk.

And finally...

1. Because you're a Turkish boy in a Turkish world.

Number 9 is a great story that I'll have to tell you all in person some day. It won't do to just read it. Number 5 may be an exaggeration. It's really only like 3 lira a week. Number 2 is the one that really worries me. I mean, is smelling like a Turk really a good thing? But Number 1 is just flat wrong. I'm not a Turkish boy, I'm a Turkish MAN!

Thanks for the reciprocation ladies. It is much appreciated!