Hodgepodging Cinco de Mayo en el Tres de Mayo

 Finding Truman
Well, not exactly, but doesn't it look like just the place
to have found Truman Capote to ask him why he
wrote that horrid book, 'In Cold Blood' ??!
I had nightmares for years because of that book.
Photo in San Miguel de Allende

The Mexico photos in this post were taken long before the advent of
the digital camera. 

But not quite this long ago.

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1. Can you tell I'm embracing a Cinco de Mayo theme here this week? Do you like Mexican food? What's your favorite dish? How about on the side-black beans, pinto beans, refried beans, rice? What about heat-mild, medium, hot? Will you celebrate with Mexican food and drink on May 5th aka Cinco de Mayo?

 Do you prefer with or without the eyeball?

Fish market in Mexico City

I do love Mexican food, but rarely get to a good Mexican restaurant. Chicken enchiladas are my favorite, and I'll take the black beans. Heat? Medium. And no, unless I can get to Minneapolis on Friday, I'll not be celebrating with Mexican food. 

I don't want to see the eyeball. Please don't put the eyeball on my plate.

2. Ever been to Mexico? For work or holiday? Love it or no? If you haven't been is this a place you'd like to visit? Can you speak Spanish?

Yes, we once took our first two children (remember Hansel & Gretel from the last post? Our daughter calls them 'your first litter') to Mexico and stayed with friends (parents of one of our foreign exchange students) there for ten days or two weeks, can't remember which. It was WONDERFUL, and was an amazing vacation, staying in their home and then visiting villages where they took us tourists. Only once were we stopped by soldiers, who wanted to search the vehicle. Our hosts weren't too worried. And it's great that we had such a marvelous time, because years later when we went to finalize the adoption of a little girl from Mexico, we were arrested by the federal police and held for 26 hours. Did I mention that we were separated and interrogated separately? It was the most terrifying ordeal of my life (I think), and now I have no desire to go back. Apparently there was some feud between our lawyer and the head of the federal police. Our paperwork (reams and reams of it) was all in order, but the federales were angry at the lawyer for exposing corruption in their ranks. The baby we were going to adopt was stuck in the middle of it. I think she would be about 28 years old now. I can speak a wee bit of Spanish, but more useful than 'Where's the toilet' would be phrases like 'Call the consulate' and 'I want a U.S. lawyer' and 'Big Mac with a small order of fries.'

 Before Whole Foods was even a thought

Mexico City Market

3. What's one thing you may accomplish this month?

Getting some new things added to my Etsy shop - which is kinda exciting for me - and nerve wracking.

 Two brothers who stayed with us in Wisconsin,

one for a summer, the other over Christmas vacation

It was their family we stayed with while in Mexico.

 

4. If you were mayor of your village, city, or town, what's one thing you'd like to see changed, done away with, revamped, or accomplished? Is serving in public office something you've ever seriously considered?

We live in the middle of nowhere, a couple miles from an itty bitty village. I'm not interested in any public office. If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve.

 'Darn! I was sure I had my wallet!
Will they notice if I just quietly walk out without paying?'

5. What's something that may be popular, but that you just don't get?

I simply don't get almost all American television, with the exception of PBS. Loud, violent, obnoxious, and boring. I'll spare you my full opinion.

 Hotel in Guanajuato

6. Can't let this week slip by without mentioning Thursday May 4th is Star Wars Day. As in 'May the 4th be with you' ahem. Are you a fan of the Star Wars series? Exactly how much of a fan are you? On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being 'I've seen every film, own the action figures, might have dressed as Darth Vader for Halloween one year', and 1 being, 'what's a Vader?' -where do you land?

Maybe a 2. I saw a couple of the Star Wars movies, but Star Trek was more my thing. I didn't miss an episode when I was growing up.  Have you seen Captain Kirk lately? There's a bit more to beam up, Scotty.

 Xochimilco

7. Scroll back through your blog posts and in three sentences or less tell us the general theme of your fourth blog post. Does it still ring true today? Is it a topic you re-visit on your blog from time to time?

Good grief, I've got over two thousand blog posts! That is ridiculous.  I've never had that much important stuff to say, but apparently can blather on at length. Anyway, the fourth blog post was a recipe for a gluten-free beef stirfry. Not a lot has changed since then. I still make a lot of stirfrys (ies?) and still cook/bake gluten-free.

8.  Insert your own random thought here. 

 Somebody proud of his school artwork

(Thanks to John for the photo)

Will get to see this sweet little guy soon.

and lastly

They know how to find the comfiest places to nap.
Tommy & Smokey

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