Protect the Lives of Your Grandchildren

 With a tip of the hat from an ultra conservative Supreme Court, Christian Nationalism is on the rise in the United States.  In a public football stadium, a coach was allowed to lead a prayer on the 50 yard line after games.  Republicans in red states are pushing to have the 10 Commandments in every classroom.   According to a Politico poll 61 per cent of Republicans favor America becoming a Christian State.

Us versus them may be hardwired in our DNA.  Whenever a religion or an ism have controlled the reigns of government, death and destruction have rained down on the "others."  Examples include, but are not limited to, the inquisition, pogroms, the holocaust, the Wars of Reformation, and conflicts between Sunnis and Shiites.

A strong secular democracy is the bastion protecting minorities, be they Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, or run of the mill atheists.  If the Christian Nationalist movement flourishes, the threat will reach critical mass.  Maybe you, and perhaps even your children, will be safe, but be assured that the rights, freedom, and even the lives, of your grandchildren will be forfeit.

Imagine the unimaginable, and act now.

Pigging Out at El Momo

 

Roslyn is in Detroit, so it is time to unleash the carnivore.  El Momo was my first stop. El Momo has won awards for carnitas, and was featured on Netflix, in the Los Angeles episode of Street Food.  The original home based stand is still there, but they have opened a brick and mortar restaurant in Monterey Park, at 1470 Monterey Pass Rd.  

The restaurant may not be as atmospheric as the original, but has the advantage of in restaurant dining.  At the original the options were to either eat in your car or reheat the tacos after getting them home.

As you can see the menu is basic all pork all the time.  I ordered the Maciza, pork butt, and the Mixto.  As most of you know port butt is actually pork shoulder.  Butt was the name of the wooden barrels used as containers.

Both were juicy and packed with flavor.  Being a traditionalist, my favorite was the pork butt, which is what we call carnitas.  David has carried on, and expanded, the family business started by his father.  

David, we will be back.