Tacos today to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Maybe a little Corona.
Hope you all have a happy Cinco de Mayo.
Hope you all have a happy Cinco de Mayo.
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO
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Any reason to grill with a Presidente or three in hand is good with me!
Dominican beer I know and not care.
Dominican beer I know and not care.
I like de Miracle Whip better.
LEO918
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My son's 50th birthday.
Absalom
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There is a very good historical case to be made that the Battle of Puebla, which delayed the completion of the French conquest of Mexico by taking Mexico City for a year, saved the United States.
If you’re a Southerner, you might not find this cause for celebration.
A quick French success and a French Mexico on the Confederacy’s border would almost certainly have significantly strengthened the case for French and British recognition and intervention on the Southern side in mid-1862, when this was a hot item and one of Lincoln’s nightmares. By 1863, that window had closed.
While I doubt that many Mexican-Americans have this in mind on Cinco de Mayo, I’ll raise a bottle to that.
We celebrate Cinco de Mayo because it's a lot easier to say than Diez y Seis de Septiembre.
Anything that starts with 'happy' is reason enough to pop a top.
kwselke
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There is a very good historical case to be made that the Battle of Puebla, which delayed the completion of the French conquest of Mexico by taking Mexico City for a year, saved the United States.
If you’re a Southerner, you might not find this cause for celebration.
A quick French success and a French Mexico on the Confederacy’s border would almost certainly have significantly strengthened the case for French and British recognition and intervention on the Southern side in mid-1862, when this was a hot item and one of Lincoln’s nightmares. By 1863, that window had closed.
While I doubt that many Mexican-Americans have this in mind on Cinco de Mayo, I’ll raise a bottle to that.
That's a new take on what I always thought was the Mexcan's winning one battle with French bill collectors who wanted repayment of debt racked up by an overthrown Mexican dictator. It's not celebrated in Mexico, because they won the battle, lost the war and had to fight another war to rid themselves of a new French appointed dictator. If it prolonged the the US Civil War, it is a shame.
I don't celebrate Bastille Day, either.
Not my country, not my history, don't care.
It's the day after my Mother in Law's 100th birthday. Which is a much bigger deal to me.
Not my country, not my history, don't care.
It's the day after my Mother in Law's 100th birthday. Which is a much bigger deal to me.
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Cinco de Mayo is hardly noticed in Mexico.
Grip_Maker's_Wife
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To me it's just another day but we have company staying with us for a while and they want to celebrate it so I'm making chicken enchiladas and margaritas from scratch. I really think they just wanted an excuse for me to make more enchiladas as they had them last week. I'm game. 
Most people don't know the true story of Cinco de Mayo.
Mexicans in the early 20th century loved Hellman's mayo which was then made only in Great Britain. The Titanic was carrying 12,000 cases of Hellman's mayo to Veracruz Mexico. It was on May 5 that the word reached Veracruz that their beloved and much anticipated mayo had gone down with the ship nearly three weeks earlier. The day is still mourned in Veracruz to this day as Sinko the Mayo, celebrated on the anniversary of the day the news reached Veracruz, cinco de Mayo.
Mexicans in the early 20th century loved Hellman's mayo which was then made only in Great Britain. The Titanic was carrying 12,000 cases of Hellman's mayo to Veracruz Mexico. It was on May 5 that the word reached Veracruz that their beloved and much anticipated mayo had gone down with the ship nearly three weeks earlier. The day is still mourned in Veracruz to this day as Sinko the Mayo, celebrated on the anniversary of the day the news reached Veracruz, cinco de Mayo.
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The Minneapolis May Day parade also happened today. Wthe Cinco de Mayo, that made for a lot of partying, and heavy traffic all over town. The May Day Parade is actually a better show than Cinco de Mayo, with a strong Back to the Sixties vibe. I got only a few lousy pics, but Conchita took some good ones, which I will post when she sends them to me.
All the festivities made for some long lines at the taco trucks, but we persevered, and got some pretty good al pastor.
All the festivities made for some long lines at the taco trucks, but we persevered, and got some pretty good al pastor.
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Happy birthday to you both.
