In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to give a little shout out to our neighbors to the south of the border. We crazy Americans celebrate this Tequila and Corona infused holiday by, well, drinking. Cantina's across this nation will be pouring many a margarita today. At our house, we probably won't be tossing back any drinks, but we will be enjoying some fine tacos as our little tribute. Other people have different tributes in mind...
The Phoenix Suns are honoring Mexico in a different way, and I really like it. They will be wearing their "Los Suns" jerseys for tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs. They want to honor the rich Latino tradition in Arizona, as well as the rest of the nation, including the sporting community. They also want to make a political point, as they find the new law there flawed. Steve Nash, point guard for the Suns, summed it up well, "I think the law is very misguided. I think it's, unfortunately, to the detriment of our society and our civil liberties. I think it's very important for us to stand up for things we believe in. As a team and as an organization, we have a lot of love and support for all of our fans. The league is very multicultural. We have players from all over the world, and our Latino community here is very strong and important to us." I just adopted the Suns as my team in the Western Conference, I think it is great that they are making a statement.
So, in honor of our Mexican friends to the south, raise your shot of Jose Cuervo, your taco or your Corona, and thank them for giving us another drinking holiday in the states. Which reminds me, does everyone say they are Mexican on Cinco de Mayo, kinda like everyone claims to be Irish on St Patty's Day? If so, better carry your papers! I'm just saying...
About Me
- Mark
- I've always wondered if people actually read this stuff. I never do when I'm on other pages. Well, in case, for some strange reason, you find it necessary, I'll give you a little knowledge. I was born in The County. For those of you who don't konw better, that would be Aroostook County. For those of you who do, your jokes won't work on me, they are lame. I'm the son of an investment banker that squandered his every penny on tuna fish sandwiches in the late 80's, and my mother was the lead singer for the Bangles. Neither of those is true, but again, I'm convinced nobody is reading this anyways. I met my wife at a carnival, and we were married by the bearded lady in front of the entire clown brigade. I have a daughter who is training for the 2012 Olympics where she will compete in the Triple Jump and Javelin. We live in a nice little shanty in the woods and are hoping to one day have running water. Any questions?
