Octopus Day 2010 finds me in La Paz, Mexico, eating a homemade corn tortilla with Oaxacan cheese. It is extremely delicious. After the trip to Madagascar, where I found that dairy is just not part of the culture, it pleases my lactophilic sensibilities to be in the land of queso and paletas.

But that's just a fringe benefit. I'm here for the cephalopods, of course. Although today was a travel day, and the squid workshop doesn't start until tomorrow, I did wear my Sir Octopus shirt with pride.