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Cinco De Mayo
It is 馃憠not馃憟 Mexican Independence Day! That’s in September. Nevertheless, it’s a perfect excuse for Taco Wednesday…
Fireworks
You can’t put out fire with fire. ~Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador
Our anniversary didn’t go quite as planned but it gave us a place to grow from.
We will also know to call ahead and put our name in at the restaurant so we don’t have to worry about whether or not we’ll be waiting an hour to get into the Cracker Barrel. Who knew?
There was a fair amount of mutual misunderstanding because we’ve been running on parallel tracks without much opportunity to get back together and touch base.
We’re making a conscious effort to fix that. It sucked and we don’t want that happening again.
Being that today has a built-in Mexican theme, I thought I’d share a little wisdom from South of the Border.
10 Mexican Traditional Quotes and sayings
What is Cinco de Mayo?
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While most of us think of Cinco de Mayo as a day to hit up Taco Bell, the important lesson of the day is about an overwhelmed minority of patriots can and have overcome daunting conflicts.
A small number of Mexicans successfully defended themselves against a tidal wave of Imperial French invaders. It’s an inspiring story of how people who are totally screwed can still hold onto a tiny seed of hope to survive the impending crisis.
Cinco de Mayo. What is Cinco de Mayo? and Why do we celebrate it in America?
Writing Tips from Illustrious Women
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. ~Margaret Atwood
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While I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like to, I have been listening to the advice of those who have.
Like Margaret Atwood, I am now older. Unlike her, I wasn’t in any particular hurry to be.
Like Marian Keyes, I don’t have any particular certification or pedigree in writing. My privilege to opine comes from having done so and published a few works. Unlike Marian, I don’t pronounce the F-bomb as fekk unless I’m writing dialogue for Mary Christmas.
Writing Class Marian Keyes)
My own situation is currently being driven by the fact that so many of my day job’s assigned tasks tend to trigger my obsessive tendencies. I wind up putting all of my dwindling mental energy into those.
Work/Life Balance continues to be an issue.
I did, however, finally open a business bank account for Nerdsylvania Publishing LLC. I even have the domain. Eventually, I’ll get the site set up so I can link to that as well.
Tomorrow, I return to the doctor to see how I’m doing with my new situation. Hopefully, between the medication and drastic change in diet, things will look a bit less grim than last time I saw him.
The biggest problems I’m having in association with the new illness is the brain fog and the diminished eyesight. These are apparently known symptoms and not necessarily reversible. They can, presumably, be mitigated. I guess the good doctor will be able to tell me what to do about all of that.
I am committed to the properties I’ve mentioned, so I need to figure a way to have enough mental energy left to get the writing in.
As it stands, I’m completely wiped out after a day of work and I just can’t afford further delay. Hopefully, the doctor will have some strategies for me to make this happen.
That’s all for today, amigos. Buenas noches. I really need 馃泴馃徎 sleep聽馃槾now more than ever…