El sicko de Mayo

Well, I had all kinds of good intentions to celebrate el Cinco de Mayo today.

You know, that's the Mexican holiday that only non-Mexicans seem to care about.

Anyway, I went out yesterday and got all the fixings for a really awesome Mexican feast.

But, I woke up this morning sick as a dog.

Thanks to Valda for the Claritin. Never tried it before, and it doesn't seem to be working just yet. But, I'm keeping my fingers crossed . . .

Somewhere near Laredo, 1916

Our intrepid documentarian Cliff Curley is still working on gathering local history for his project with our PBS station (WMFE-24).

One of the things I gave him was this photo of the Orlando National Guard from 1916, when they were dispatched to the Texas-Mexico border to guard against Pancho Villa's raids.

Somewhere in that surly group are my great-uncles Frank and Cy Cox.

Can you spot them?!