Dear Norma,

I find the little inside jokes listed under "The Weather" on your front page to be unprofessional, distracting, and disrespectful to me, the reader. Why the exclusive cliqueishness, Crimson?   Subscriber in Strauss

Dear Subscriber,

I'm afraid that you've mistaken "Norma Knows" for "Raj Will Check Up on That." Raj Shourie '95, newly-appointed ombudsperson of The Harvard Crimson, is your Reader Representative. Inquiries such as yours should be directed to Raj at 495-9666.

Dear Norma

Valentine's Day is almost here, and I don't have a Valentine. What advice can you give me?   Loveless in Lowell

Dear Loveless,

Keep in mind that our Gregorian Calendar has undergone many reforms in its long history. Many dates of our holidays are quite arbitrary. There is no reason to think February 14 is the real Valentine's Day. There is no "deadline" for love. Love respects no timetable, no petty human conceptions of time. Every day can be Valentine's Day. Bask in the glory of love 365 days a year.

Oh. But I guess you can't do that. Sorry.