Posts Tagged ‘pigs’

To further the undeserved reputation I have of being a crazy bacon/pork advocate, I thought it was time for another pig-related post. Two years of living in Mexico has opened my eyes to a whole new level of involvement between pigs & your daily food intake. The sheer number of chicharrones (fried piggie skins) on [...]

As we wrap up Day 4 of Crazy Pig Flu vs. Mexico City and beyond, all is still well here on the Southern front. I have essentially not left our apartment building since Friday night, not so much out of fear as a lack of anywhere to go. As per all of the news, much [...]

Despite the wealth of mercados here in México, our non-edible purchases thus far have been quite restrained (if I do say so myself). I continue reminding John how lucky he is to have a wife who is not obsessed with pottery / Dia de los Muertos figurines / vessels made out of copper / traditional [...]

We went for a wander downtown a bit north of the Zocalo on Sunday as well, arguably into a not *quite* as touristy neighborhood (as one might have extrapolated from the pairs of cops standing at each intersection we walked through). But one bonus find on our excursion was the OTHER Lucha Libre venue, Arena [...]

As we were driving in our separate cars from Chicago to Iowa City, I gave my Dad a call to pass some time. “Are you going to stop at The Machine Shed in Davenport?” he inquired. Apparently he’d been to this classic establishment (“A Restaurant Honoring the American Farmer”) many moons ago on an officiating trip [...]