I have been thinking about Cinco de Mayo since I realized the other day that I inadvertently scheduled a group bike ride through the largest Mexican neighborhood on, uh, May 5. Cinco de Mayo, I learned, is a celebration of Mexico winning the Battle of Puebla, defeating the French against all odds. My subconscious must appreciate celebrating the underdog.
Really, it is fitting. I feel like, with the extended winter weather (snow this week, still/again), we riders who are trying to train for the MS 150 in 36 more days are a bit underdoggy.
I think the bulk of the festivities in the District del Sol neighborhood (parade, and the contest for cars that go up and down and tilt sideways in the true 1862 Mexican tradition) will happen on Saturday the 4th, so riding through on the 5th might be okay. Hopefully we can get a good authentic Mexican meal at El Burrito or Boca Chica after our 34-mile ride. The forecast is improving slightly each day. Currently, they are thinking 50-degree temps and a 30% chance of rain.
Here is a site to find out how you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo:
http://m.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Cinco-De-Mayo
And here is a link for celebrating this underdog as she tries to meet her training and fundraising goals. Feel free to share it!: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/MaggieMahoneyMS150. Gracias!
For those of you in my age group with similar musical taste during our formative years, I thought you'd be amused by the Juana poster. Tenemos mas influencia...
(The rest of you can reflect on a postage stamp, I guess.)
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