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Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo?

Well, I didn't think so but when I got up this morning DeWitte grilled me like it was the Spanish inquisition...which I wasn't expecting because nobody expects a Spanish inquisition, as to just why I'm was making Mexican for lunch..I had a luncheon for the people in his office. I told him because of all the great produce they had on sale at the fancy grocery store yesterday. How can you get gorgeous avocados, jalapeños and tomatoes without automatically thinking Mexican? It physically can't be done. Throw in some tomatillos, peppers and limes and you got yourself a fiesta! He said "Didn't you know it was Cinco de Mayo?" No, I had no idea. I guess the grocery store brain washed me.

I didn't even know what Cinco de Mayo was so I had to look it up. It's apparently the day that the Mexicans defeated the French..I guess pretty much anybody can beat the French's ass. It had absolutely nothing to do with the lack of butter, wine or escargot in Mexico. Apparently Napoleon was dead set on getting his hands on Mexico..he probably thought the jumping beans were neat and wanted them all for himself, but the Mexicans, while not the snappy dressers the French were, were a feisty lot and they beat the French up and kicked them the heck out of Mexico. America would have helped them out and gotten in the middle of it like we do with everything else but we were in a Civil War, so they had to fend for themselves with the help of some Texas born army guys. That's why Mexico isn't known for their fries but their wonderful fajitas instead, which is what we had for lunch.

Now the holiday seems to be just about the alcohol consumptions...which we didn't have for lunch, everybody had to go back to work but I wish I'd have known sooner, I could have at least gotten us a pinata.