¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Mi Hermano y Mi Mamá!

It is my mother's birthday today. We celebrated it this past Sunday, but it is still worth noting.

It is also my youngest brother's birthday today. We celebrated that this past Sunday as well -- mostly by arguing over Facebook, it seemed. But we still enjoyed ourselves despite the arguing. And given the way my late father encouraged my siblings and I to think for ourselves, such arguments are almost inevitable during family gatherings.

It is also the Catholic religious holiday known as Feast of the Immaculate Conception but you all probably knew that.