Due to complaints from a local Latino organization, the new Phillies AAA farm team have changed their mascot's name. It seems that in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, the term 'pork chop' is a slur against Latinos.
Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday. Fastnacht. Whatever you like to call it. THat's today. It's the day you get to pig out on all the things you are about to give up this Lenten season.