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Weekend news for the Monday blues

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This past Saturday, of course, was Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is one of the most important days on the Mexican calendar, commemorating the time when friends and family get together to have a cookout, drink beer and not know why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated. President Obama held a reception at the White Read More

St. Cinco de Mayo’s Day

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day when 4,000 Mexican troops (or were they Guatemalan?) successfully defeated an invading force of 6,000 French troops (or was it 8,000?) in the Battle of… umm…. I knew this! In truth, few people know the history of Cinco de Mayo – not even Mexican Americans, Read More