Year 2, Day 67: "Cinco De Mayo"

At work, we had recently completed several large-scale initiatives, and so it was decided that the staff would go out for a celebratory lunch. It just so happened that day— today— fell on May 5th, or 'Cinco De Mayo' as it's known by those who want to peddle weak Mexican beer to college students. We think of it as "Mexican Independence Day", when a small, poorly equipped Mexican army defeated the French, but my experience is that most people don't even know why anyone would celebrate such a holiday. Considering the current Administration's stance on immigration and the French, you'd think it would be a much bigger deal.

Breakfast
3 Egg Omelet with
3 Slices Ham
Shredded Jarlsberg
Tea

Snack
Large Coffee (Half Decaf)
Celery Stick with about 2 Tablespoons SCPB

Lunch: Margarita's
1 Shrimp
1 Beef 'n' cheese thingy
Chicken "Picante"
Squash
House Salad

Dinner
Chicken Breast
Peppadews
Asparagus
Pickles

Of course whenever I go to a Mexican Restaurant hoping for the best (and always disappointed). Even with my low standards for Mexican food (I spent my youth devouring Taco Bell) I am disappointed. Why they can't make good Mexican food anywhere FAR from Mexico is a total mystery to me, though I understand it because anytime you get more than 90 miles from New York, the bagels and deli are nearly inedible. I should say something about churros, though, which are basically deep-fried dough rolled in cinnamon sugar—sometime Emily and I first had in Puerto Rico and subsequently sought out everywhere we went. One time we were so desperate for Churros that on the way to the airport, we literally took every side street in California to make that plane in the hope that some road side orange vendor would know where to get some churros. Alas, we went back to Boston churro-less. Fortunately, at our honeymoon we found ourselves at the Mexican Pavilion at Epcot center, where I naturally ordered four, both of out of lusty desire for the fresh-baked treat, and some kind of psychosis brought on by waiting in a line for hours. When we got our order, we realized there FOUR in each ONE order, so we had sixteen churros. I tried to give them away, but even in a pre-9/11 mindset, no one was taking them.