I'll be too busy recovering from Star Wars Day to worry about stinkin de mayo.

May the 4th be with you all.

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4) Kentucky Derby

Yes it is! Gonna pick up a nip of Bulleit Bourbon and some mint leaves Saturday morning...I make a mean julip

The Spanish culture here fought against Mexico so screw the 5th of May.

PSA for Coloradoans-(you guys probably already know this...) stay clear of Federal Blvd in Denver during the Mexican cultural celebration unless you're Hispanic. (My wife used to live near Dartmouth and Federal. We know of what we speak).

I drink quite a lot. Too much in fact. But I have never been a "celebration" drinker. I have a special bottle of whiskey that I do a shot out of when I want to celebrate something. The last shot I took out of it was January 20th 2017.

I'm going to drink Saturday because I drink everyday. But I will be staying away from restaurants and bars. I think using some arbitrary date to excuse drinking is ridiculous. Exceptions being days that matter personally to you such as birthdays or anniversarys of certain things.

I celebrate 30 de Abril

I was pouring a cup of joe this morning when I heard this from a local TV news/weather gal: "Grab your Glock and a margarita, it's Cinco de Mayo." I sputtered coffee. She actually said "Grab your guac ..."

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The Spanish culture here fought against Mexico so screw the 5th of May.

Hey, hey, hey, take it easy on the 5th of May it's my birthday! The Mexicans have been trying to hijack it from me for years. I love me some taco's but I always make me some American BBQ on the 5th of May. Today it's beef ribs roasted herb taters and mac and cheese!

I won't celebrate it but the casino is giving me a bottle of 1800 Tequila today that I'll hold on to.

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She actually said "Grab your guac ..."

KINKY !

Here in the ensigmatic household we observe Dodenherdenkering (Dutch Remembrance of the Dead) on May 4th and Bevrijdingsdag (Dutch Liberation Day) on May 5th.

Since my wife is Dutch and Americans (incl. my father, most likely) helped liberate the Netherlands in WWII, those are much more meaningful to us than Cinco de Mayo.

One of the grandfathers of one of my best friends is buried here: Netherlands American Cemetary

Paying my respects upon our visit, last Sunday...

It appears we owe the Union to the Mexican victory according to claims by one Mexican historian Justo Sierra. He claims if the French had won the battle, they would have assisted the confederates and then they would have won the civil war. So party like a blue coat on May 5.

As for me appreciating Cinco nah, I love Hispanics in general, but I don't see them going bonkers over the the 4th of July, and frankly I understand - it's not their holiday.

Cinco isn't mine.

I don't celebrate it.

Frankly, I just don't care about it.

Drinking a guiness today. Seemed fitting since most irish restaurants around here have latino cooks.

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A Mexican military victory over the French? That doesn't say much about either.

Don't forget Texas joined the Union to get protection from the Mexicans.

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Originally posted by egregore:
A Mexican military victory over the French? That doesn't say much about either.

Don't forget Texas joined the Union to get protection from the Mexicans.

Duelling? Outlawed? Hmmm...

Here it is, almost 5:00 pm, and I haven't had a cerveza yet. Haven't had one all week. Not even for a month. I have probably had about five or six so far this year.

No tacos today for the V-Tail household, we're having pizza!

Tacos on Tuesday. Long John Silver -- Taco Tuesday, fish tacos, a buck each.

I asked my friend in Mexico City what she was doing for today. She said: "Laundry".

They have some kick ass street taco trucks out today though.

The GF and I are making tacos as we speak too,