This is a photo of a torta ahogado that I had in a restaurant just outside Guadalajara, Mexico around Christmas last year. I present it now for your viewing enjoyment because...I just found the photo. Torta ahogado is a traditional Jalisco sandwich that is considered a must-have on visits to Guadalajara, Ajijic, Chapala, and environs. This is further proof that I am rather fond of food. I take pictures of it in restaurants. Some people would consider that sick. I don't. I enjoy taking photos of food and exchanging them with the families of the subjects of the photos. This particular torta ahogado had a sister named Lupita, and we sent her a photo and she reciprocated.Someone who does not share my views of what constitutes humanity posted a response my rant from yesterday. I can only say the poster is not someone I'd want teaching in our schools...he (she?) would be OK with his/her child killing another child under certain circumstances! I live in Texas, home of attitudes that even rednecks find scary.
I'm planning to buy a new camera soon. I will take many food photos and post them here, there, and yon.
I'm very tired tired tonight...not sure why. I had a long and uneventful night's sleep last night. My dreams could have been ugly, but I don't recall.
I feel a decision coming soon about lifestyle. I hope I don't upset anyone if I decide to move far, far north instead of Mexico. Nova Scotia has some interesting acreage with homes at prices that appeal to me. There's the cold weather, of course...but I'm dealing with heat now, so maybe it's no big deal. My wife and I are talking about a Labor Day holiday...we have not been able to go to Mexico as we hoped, so we are exploring a drive to St. Louis and then to Little Rock to see the Clinton Presidential Library. Anything. We need time away.
1 comment:
My friend,
You write, "I can only say the poster is not someone I'd want teaching in our schools...he (she?) would be OK with his/her child killing another child under certain circumstances!"
So if Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are on a shooting rampage in a public school, you believe it would be morally wrong for one of their fellow students to use lethal force to stop the killers? Yes, you're in a red state. But if you think there's a blue state where the majority would agree with you on that question, you're mistaken.
It's ironic that you fancy yourself cosmopolitan, open-minded, and tolerant when it comes to something trivial like a bowl of noodles or a Mexican sandwich, yet when it comes to real differences in ideology, you label those with whom you disagree (e.g., myopic) and long to flee to a land where you can huddle safely with like-minded individuals. Lighten up, brother. Learn to love "rednecks," despite their differences.
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