“So, this is Miles. I had Splash and Rocket deal with the Daily this morning and i thought everything was done for the day. At least that’s what I thought until Vic reminded me of his medical exam on Weds. That apparentlly involves jamming some mechanical contraptions into both of his ends, up and down, and hoping for them to meet up somewhere in the middle. Which is about how the French felt after the Battle of Puebla back in 1862.”

“I am pleased I am not obligated to be joining Vic on the clear liquids, no solids he will be drinking tomorrow with nothing more substantive or two days. This looks to be a rough week with the blockade in the persian Gulf taking on the official designation of Operation Freedom. So, there is that and Cinco de Mayo, what with the medical stuff flying around. Cinco de Mayo is one of those infrequent observations in which daytime drinking is actually encouraged, and the fact that Vic’s scheduled colonoscopy means no solid food willl be prepared in the Galley until the penetrating procedure is behind him.”

“Or behind all of us as these things go.”

“I told the Regulars at the table to do something colorful but respectable as a means of honoring the Latin flair de jour with the chicken dish but line up something with some jolt for the afternoon and accommodate gastrointestinal; restrictions for some of our contributors.\not sure what it means. We were up early because of the need to look busy and to justify one of Deirdre’s not-quite holiday breakfast buffets she puts out.

We were still munching on the oven-baked friend chicken pieces when Deirdre told us to sit up straight and put on our sombreros for the walk down to the corner below the main entrance and across to the entrance to Whole Foods for general supplies, another big bottle of Cholulu hot Sauce and two 32 Oz boxes of chicken broth,

Vic doesn’t have to stop eating until bedtime tomorrow, but we are not going to postpone the Fifth of May. The trip to Whole Foods in sombreros may give us way, but we will have Vic ready for whatever is going on inside him. And in the meantime, we will see you for a nice warm glass of chicken broth first thing in the morning!’

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