I love the 4th of July! It’s one of my favorite holidays. I’ve said it before, several times, I love all things patriotic. Patriotic music always makes my chest swell with pride. Putting my hand over my heart during the national anthem reminds me of all the sacrifices our founding fathers endured so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy today.
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The 81-Year Grudge
Posted in blogging, friends, gratitude, Holidays, inspiration, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, Vicksburg, weird, weird facts, writing, tagged 4th of July, celebrations, Civil War, Civil War history, culture, Dwight Eisenhower, grudges, heritage, history, holding a grudge, Independence Day, siege of Vicksburg, southern, southern lifestyle, southern way of life, US history on July 5, 2021| 2 Comments »
Happy Non-Mother’s Day
Posted in authors, blogging, dogs, drinks, Family, Fiction, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, writing, tagged celebrations, child, childless, children, dogs, fur babies, fur baby, labrador retriever, labs, mother's day, motherless, mothers, toasts on May 14, 2018| 6 Comments »
So yesterday was a day to celebrate our mothers. We all have, or had, a mother who in so many ways changed and shaped our lives for better or worse, hopefully better. I lost my mother to cancer in 2008 and I miss her darn near every single day. My husband lost his mother in . . . em . . . 2002 I believe. So, we’re both motherless and therefore don’t “celebrate” our mothers on Mother’s Day except via clinking of glasses when we go out to eat in their honor. (more…)
Cinco de Mayo – Mexican Holiday Or American Excuse to Get Drunk?
Posted in authors, beach, beer, Birthdays, blogging, Cabo San Lucas, dessert, desserts, drinks, food, friends, Holidays, Jansen Schmidt, Mayan ruins, Mazatlan, Mexico, singing, sports, Tequila, Uncategorized, words, writers, writing, tagged celebrations, chihuahua, Cinco De Mayo, fifth of May, margaritas, Mexican food on May 5, 2014| 17 Comments »
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Here it is – Cinco de Mayo! The one day we all look forward to all year to celebrate . . . something . . . Mexican. It’s the fifth of May and that means . . . um . . . something happened in Mexico on this day in . . . 18 hundred something. Oh who freakin’ cares, pass me another margarita.
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Americans everywhere are watching the clock today, waiting for happy hour to purchase that Mexicanesque drink in honor of . . . that thing . . . that thing that happened in Mexico in . . . that year . . . a long time ago. Oh who freakin’ cares, let’s down another shot of tequila.
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Nachos, tacos, burritos, jalapenos on anything; if it even sounds remotely Mexican, bring it on. Salt or no salt, blended or on the rocks, just order it and down it and then order another one. Who freakin’ cares, it’s Cinco de Mayo.
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So here’s what you probably don’t know:
Now get out there and eat something Mexican and overindulge in Mexican beverages. This opportunity won’t come around again for a whole nuther year.
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Viva Mexico!!
Word of the day: Kilderkin (Totally not Mexican but I’ll bet Coleen P will find a way to use it in a sentence along with something else related to this post.)
Fun fact about me: The car I’m driving right now is the first car I’ve ever bought with an automatic transmission.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, April 2014. Photos courtesy Google Images. Video courtesy YouTube.
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