Posts Tagged ‘Cinco de Mayo’
“Cause I wuv you!”*…
From Rusty Blazenhoff‘s Sad and Useless (“the most depressive humor site on the internet”), a look at chelonian couture…
This marvelous fashion collection has been created by the leading American tortoise fashion designer Katie Bradley. Unfortunately it looks like her Etsy store is taking a break, but you can still purchase patterns to create your very own crocheting masterpieces…
More at “Winter 2022 Tortoise Fashion Collection by Katie Bradley,” from @Blazenhoff
See also : “Winter 2022 Chicken Fashion” (“Are you looking for a fashionable and stylish outfit for your pet chicken? Of course you are….”)
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As we keep it stylish, we might note that today is Cinco de Marcho. Unlike it’s better known counterpart, Cinco de Mayo (which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862), the 5th of March marks the beginning of a 12-day drinking regimen for anyone who wishes to “train one’s liver for the closing ceremonies on St. Patrick’s Day.”
¿qué lenguaje usted está hablando?…
One of the joys of web surfing is finding oneself in out of the way places… But sometimes those spots are so remote that one need a bit of assistance locating oneself. Now, thanks to the good folks at LangID, help is at hand.
One simply types/pastes in the opaque text, and LangID identifies the language in which it’s written.
Muy bueno!
As we orient ourselves with orthography, we might raise a cerveza and wish our neighbors a Feliz Cinco de Mayo, as it was on this date in 1862 (while attentions above the border were on the Shenandoah Valley and Stonewall Jackson in a different war of independence) that General Ignacio Zaragoza and his brave forces turned back a French assault at Puebla de los Angeles– and turned the tide of resistance in Mexico.
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