tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post6615456148018508498..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: surfing aloneSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-8423604423114294832011-04-16T11:36:04.788-05:002011-04-16T11:36:04.788-05:00I usually don't plan on attending the holiday ...I usually don't plan on attending the holiday rituals, but I often fall into them.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-75474214174175488082011-04-15T05:17:28.503-05:002011-04-15T05:17:28.503-05:00Alright, I will give you Palm Sunday. But that st...Alright, I will give you Palm Sunday. But that still does not make this Good Friday. I should know...<br /><br />JesusJesusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-26502773441460722172011-04-15T00:08:51.455-05:002011-04-15T00:08:51.455-05:00I wouldn't mind having breakfast on the beach ...I wouldn't mind having breakfast on the beach a couple days a week! :)<br /><br />Everyone here is looking forward to Semana Santa (which is the week leading up to Easter) and La Semana de Pascua (the week after Easter Sunday). <br /><br />I love celebrating the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, but I've noticed that here the emphasis in on Jesus' death and Mary's suffering. <br /><br />Will you be attending the Via Crucis on Good Friday?LeslieLimonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-77493782059151099432011-04-14T20:04:00.264-05:002011-04-14T20:04:00.264-05:00Nope. No LDS in this household. The only thing l...Nope. No LDS in this household. The only thing latter is me -- now that I have abandoned watches and calendars. I am Salvation Army. But I do attend a non-denominational church in San Patricio. Does any of that count on the cultural stereotype calculator?Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-83196389620162228682011-04-14T19:58:03.928-05:002011-04-14T19:58:03.928-05:00Ah. Coca-cola. The cure-all.Ah. Coca-cola. The cure-all.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-24824227723719559582011-04-14T19:55:33.562-05:002011-04-14T19:55:33.562-05:00Aren't you LDS frequenting an Anglican mission...Aren't you LDS frequenting an Anglican mission down there?Juno3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-66663703781195447972011-04-14T19:41:56.948-05:002011-04-14T19:41:56.948-05:00Sounds a good bit like life in Walla Walla to me. ...Sounds a good bit like life in Walla Walla to me. ANMANMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-25426476464382247312011-04-14T19:40:47.528-05:002011-04-14T19:40:47.528-05:00I'll take that as a micro-compliment. ANMI'll take that as a micro-compliment. ANMANMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-46701399265511476072011-04-14T19:28:44.029-05:002011-04-14T19:28:44.029-05:00Plagues? I don't know. But I do know that many...Plagues? I don't know. But I do know that many home remedies involve drinking large bottles of Coca Cola. Or eating raw eggs. Or both.lauriemathernenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-7086149814458288972011-04-14T19:18:18.362-05:002011-04-14T19:18:18.362-05:00I would say I figured it out by now. But who am I...I would say I figured it out by now. But who am I to second guess, Jesus?<br /><br />Every year, I tend to get Easter wrapped around the chronological axle. And I did it again this year. And, of course, semana santa ends with Easter Sunday. It begins with the Friday before Palm Sunday.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-25554598388930894872011-04-14T19:15:57.354-05:002011-04-14T19:15:57.354-05:00Moerw like Night of the Walking Dead up your way.Moerw like Night of the Walking Dead up your way.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-2794223737770427572011-04-14T19:15:02.147-05:002011-04-14T19:15:02.147-05:00As is in "Feast of." Yeah. I know. Re...As is in "Feast of." Yeah. I know. Really arcane.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-2174317817573501652011-04-14T19:10:58.992-05:002011-04-14T19:10:58.992-05:00Good Friday is next week, not this week...Good Friday is next week, not this week...Jesusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-6742230714444167112011-04-14T19:06:22.670-05:002011-04-14T19:06:22.670-05:00We don't get a lot of call for the Dia de Los ...We don't get a lot of call for the Dia de Los Muertos here either.Nwexicannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-17381812170153604622011-04-14T18:56:30.265-05:002011-04-14T18:56:30.265-05:00"Buffet of the lady of the painted cape"..."Buffet of the lady of the painted cape"?<br />Of course you mean La Guadalupana, but the "buffet" part confounds.Juno3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-26268788912099084902011-04-14T16:53:18.183-05:002011-04-14T16:53:18.183-05:00Semana santa begins the week before Easter. So, t...Semana santa begins the week before Easter. So, the crowds will be heading this way starting tomorrow.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-38586569432663035062011-04-14T16:42:31.094-05:002011-04-14T16:42:31.094-05:00No. I am the one who is confused. And I do this ...No. I am the one who is confused. And I do this almost every year at Easter. I drop a week. I was going to show up at Good Friday services tomorrow afternoon. This is what comes from not keeping any type of calendar.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-75229666039085462282011-04-14T16:33:14.359-05:002011-04-14T16:33:14.359-05:00We on the west coast seem to celebrate holidays a ...We on the west coast seem to celebrate holidays a lot differently than folks in the highlands. Day of the Dead is a perfect example. It just doesn;t happen here. At least, not like in Patzcuaro.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-54113540342520420132011-04-14T16:23:34.685-05:002011-04-14T16:23:34.685-05:00No, they do as Americans do. They start their week...No, they do as Americans do. They start their week vacations on Friday, rather than Saturday.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-13041763369151479492011-04-14T16:22:07.197-05:002011-04-14T16:22:07.197-05:00Noseeums. Nasty little biting gnats.Noseeums. Nasty little biting gnats.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-88035377553738536322011-04-14T16:21:33.029-05:002011-04-14T16:21:33.029-05:00I certainly hope that is true. But they do not bo...I certainly hope that is true. But they do not bother me as much as the mosquitoes.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-36542087669151502652011-04-14T15:35:30.896-05:002011-04-14T15:35:30.896-05:00So Good Friday is April 22. Do folks start with H...So Good Friday is April 22. Do folks start with Holy Week observances the weekend of Palm Sunday and then continue past Easter?Irenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-17221173943517998582011-04-14T14:30:29.922-05:002011-04-14T14:30:29.922-05:00Little tiny ANM'sLittle tiny ANM'sNWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-54423290267060845632011-04-14T12:28:26.648-05:002011-04-14T12:28:26.648-05:00NW, for those of us who don't speak the lingo,...NW, for those of us who don't speak the lingo, what are "jejenes"?<br /><br />ANMANMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-7749245735909839842011-04-14T12:27:21.949-05:002011-04-14T12:27:21.949-05:00And not one report of a pistol.
ANMAnd not one report of a pistol.<br /><br />ANMANMnoreply@blogger.com