The Face Of Evil

September eleventh two-thousand and one will be a day that I will always remember. I was awaken abruptly by someone telling me "Chris, a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center!" I remember replying, "Get out of here!" I could not believe that a pilot would miss seeing two of the worlds largest buildings. I immediately thought that something must've been medically wrong with the pilot.

I got up but did not go see the news I went straight to the shower. I figured a story like that will still be on when I got out. It could wait. After getting dressed I went to my living room just in time to see footage of what I thought was a single plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I remember saying, "Wow, they caught it on tape"! Then I was told that what I was seeing was actually a second plane that had crashed into the second World Trade Center Building.

I was confused but what I heard next from the news anchor cleared everything up "The country is under attack" he said. It was clear then that terrorists were involved. I remember thinking, "Terrorism in America?!" My shock quickly turn into anger. An hour or so later just when I thought things couldn't get any worse. I saw something that I had only seen in disaster movies. I saw two iconic buildings reduced to ruble in seconds. It was totally surreal.

Like many Americans that day I tried to compose myself and attempted to have a "regular" day at work. However it was impossible. The updates of the situation were everywhere. From the radio to the T.V. and from co-workers filling me in on the latest. My feelings that day ranged from shock, anger and sadness. So many innocent people died that day. Brothers, sisters, mothers, daughters, sons etc...

On my way home that day the I saw our Air Force jets flying over American homes. Even though they were patrolling the skies for our protection it still felt so wrong. For the first time in my life I was afraid of our own jets. I became slightly paranoid for sometime. Almost everything was "suspicious".

I remember thinking, "What's going to be next, car bombs? To think that I couldn't walk down the street without looking at the car parked next to me and thinking that it might blow up was very unnerving for me. I was afraid for my future and my Son's future. Will he have to have the same thoughts as me or will things be better? Nobody anywhere in the world should have to worry about those type of things. However, it's sad to know that unfortunately that is not the case in so many parts of the world.

President Obama announced earlier that Osama Bin Laden is dead as a result of an American military operation. Finally justice has been served for the families of the victims of 9/11! I thank God for the men in our military who were involved in this. I am glad none of them were hurt. There is a quote that says, “To celebrate a man's death is soul-less, unless the soul wasn't in the man to begin with.” I can assure you there was no soul inside Osama Bin Laden!

May first two-thousand eleven will be a day I will always remember. It will forever mark the day that justice was served to not only the victims of 9/11 but to the countless innocent people that have been killed or effected in some way by this evil man all over the world. Thanks again to the men and women of our military for continuing to keep us safe and for their sacrifice!

                                          GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Thank You Jarritos!

These last few weeks have been awesome! I have been eating like a king! My wife has been cooking up some delicious dishes. This time around she made Tostadas. Tostadas are composed of a hardshell tortilla topped with refried beans, seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, Avocado and sour cream. Now doesn't that sound delicious?!

Of course I had to have a Jarritos with this and this time I chose their "Mexican Cola" flavor. Now I have to tell you that at first I was very skeptical about how it was going to taste. I have always been a fan of cola specifically Coca-Cola. I remember drinking it ever since I was a toddler. I have tasted other brands claiming to be "Cola" and frankly just end up disappointing me. They turn out to be a water down version of the real thing.

Well like I've said before, I have yet to be disappointed by Jarritos! Their "Mexican Cola" flavor is awesome! It's in a class of it's own. It has the cola flavor that you are looking for but it also has it's own rich flavor that I can't quite put my finger on it. It will not burn your throat like Coca-Cola will but you will still know that your drinking a cola flavored drink. I give it a five out of five stars! Go and buy a case! Better yet buy a few cases 2012 is coming and if there was a drink that I would need to have when I am in my underground bunker waiting out the Apocalypse it is definitely Jarrito's Mexican Cola!

What A Scorcher!

Carne Asada is a traditional food that we as Latinos love to eat. So when my wife suggested we have some Carne Asada tacos for lunch on Saturday, there was no way I was going to say, "No". Again I might be bias but my wife makes the best Carne Asada Tacos ever!

The homemade Salsa that she makes to go with the tacos is fantastic also. It consists of diced Tomatoes, Avocados, Jalapenos and squeezed lemons. I tell you it's to die for! It was a scorching 95 degrees here in Phoenix when we started cooking. Of course this is considered "cool weather" in a state where the temperature can reach 120 degrees!

While I was in my backyard cooking on the B.B.Q. I remembered being at my grandmother's house and picking Mandarins from her tree. They were so juicy and sweet!

As you can imagine I worked up a major thirst being in the AZ heat. This gave me the perfect opportunity to try yet another delicious Jarritos! Naturally I chose Mandarin! What can I say, Jarritos has yet to disappoint me. The taste of the Mandarin flavored Jarritos was excellent! It really quenched my thirst and cooled me down! If it wasn't for the glass bottle I could've sworn I was eating one of my grandma's Mandarins.

Of course the tacos were awesome also! So if you are looking to quench your thirst and cool down this summer you have to try Jarritos Mandarin! Don't forget if you just can't get enough of Jarritos like me the follow the on Twitter at @jarritosnation and on Facebook at  I still have a few more flavors to go so stay tuned!