"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

San Pedro Garza Garcia

Day: August 19, 2012

Why can’t my entire life be technical?

Christian just asked me that question in frustration with his politically correct in the most sophomoric way possible writing class at NCSU.  This is the last one he will have to take.  To bad Kelly is not there to draw caricatures of another smug English major pontificating about the importance of embracing immoral behavior.  I feel for him.

La chipera

Day 364 of 1000

Our favorite Mexican restaurant here in the Raleigh area is a place called Tacos Mexico in Fuquay-Varina.  It would be just a run of the mill Mexican food place if it were not for the fact that they serve their food with hand made corn tortillas, they have a friendly, efficient wait staff, and they have very interesting signs announcing job opportunities by the front door.  The first time we noticed the signs was when they were advertising for a “chipera“.  I saw and asked Lorena what was a “chipera“?  She said she had no idea and she is a native Spanish speaker, so that was a little weird.  Kelly did not know either.  We stood there for after about a minutes scratching our heads.  I was about to stick my head in the door and ask because we were pretty curious.  Then Christian started laughing.

He said, “I know what it means!”

We all said, “What?!??”

He said, “The person that passes out the chips!”

We thought that was probably one of the best pochisms we had ever heard.

Today, we noticed that they are looking for una mesera de buena presentación.  We think that means they want to hire a good looking waitress.  Maybe Jon can explain it to us.

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