Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Cinco de Mayo is a regional Mexican holiday celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla. The holiday commemorates the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the [...]
Round two of Microsoft Layoffs 2009 begins
Happy Cinco de Mayo, Microsoft employees. You may have an additional reason to indulge in some tequila, and that reason might be a pink slip. Microsoft bid about 3,000 employees “adios” today as it continued its goal of completing 5,000 Microsoft layoffs by June [...]
That’s one way to handle debt…
¿Cuándo es el cinco de mayo? It’s this Tuesday. That’s the day millions commemorate Mexico rising up against the repo man… who happened to try to take over the country. Cinco de Mayo celebrations have nothing to do with Mexico’s Independence Day, which falls on [...]
Common misconceptions
Cinco de Mayo is coming up, and many Americans of different ethnicities will celebrate this Mexican holiday with tequila, cervezas and traditional Mexican food. Many Americans believe that May 5 is Mexico’s independence day, but that’s not true. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the day the outnumbered [...]