I had fajitas for dinner last night. They were from Compadres in Palo Alto, which is the Mexican restaurant I go to most often. Here’s a shot:

I had a green chicken mole burrito from the burrito place in South Park (Mexico au Parc) today. It was so good that I forgot to take a picture of it, but here’s a picture of the plate:

Here’s a link to The Burrito Eater review of Mexico Au Parc from 2007.

If you can’t drive, don’t buy a Ferrari!

So, tonight I had an al pastor burrito from Como Esta. Como Esta is a burrito place by the Walgreens in mid-town Palo Alto. It’s never struck me as the cleanest burrito place, but the burritos are really good. I usually get the carnitas burrito, but I got there close to closing time and they were all out.

The only annoying thing about Como Esta is that you tend to run into spoiled, whiny residents of Palo Alto while you are there. For example, tonight there was a woman who requested that the overhead fans be turned off (because it was cold), that the non-existent A/C be turned off (she was still cold), that she get a salt shaker to put extra salt on her chips, and about a hundred other annoying demands. In general, though, the burritos are worth running the risk.

This is one of my favorites sayings, because it reminds me that however careful you are at hiring, you are going to make mistakes. Hiring is definitely the hardest thing you have to do as a manager. People try to deal with the difficulty by using grueling interview processes, and requiring unanimity before hiring anyone. In my opinion, too elaborate an interview process is counterproductive, because it tends to just reinforce prejudices. That leaves you with too homogeneous a team in approach and outlook. Take chances on people with different backgrounds, and the diversity of your team will make it stronger. But, you will still screw it up.

If you are ever inclined to ignore government corruption, just think about these poor parents in China. Their children were killed in shoddily constructed schools during the recent earthquake, and they have no chance of getting any justice.

For dinner I had half of a veggie burrito from the taco truck. It was extremely spicy, and damn good.

According to my sources, they also have tripe burritos

If you really want to understand this year’s election, read this piece in the London Review of Books by David Runciman. As Runciman points out, the election has essentially broken down by demographics. This is no surprise, because that is how politics always works. The number of people who vote on reason is amazingly small. Moreover, everyone is suspicious of the few people who do so, because they appear to have no group loyalty. I’d get depressed, but there’s no point.

I ate a Chipotle barbacoa burrito for lunch. It wasn’t that good. Way too salty (as were the accompanying chips). Moreover, they are incapable of wrapping a burrito.

I have had Chipotle burritos several times before, and they all fall apart and leak. Plus, they gave me lettuce after I said no lettuce. If I wasn’t such a burrito addict, I would never eat one again. But, you know I will.

and, boy are my arms tired (Sorry, couldn’t resist). Here’s all the places I visited:

• The Post House
• Club Macanudo
• Carlton Hotel

Why all these places have to use Flash on their web sites, I don’t know. I heartily recommend two out of three of them. I also ate at a great sushi place (called 28 Asian Cuisine) on 28th Street across from the Ziff Davis building. I can’t find a web site, but they’re easy to find.