Good 42º clear morning.
HAPPY CINCO de MAYO!
I am so happy a day to celebrate mayonnaise! I LOVE mayonnaise!
Yippppeeeeeeee........................ One of my favorite days!
Cinco de Mayo... (actually)
(Spanish for "fifth of
May") is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United
States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the
holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the
Battle of Puebla).The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of
Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and
democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.In the state of
Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory
over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership
of General Ignacio Zaragoza
Seguín. Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's
Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which
is actually celebrated on September 16, or as we used to say, the day the new
Chevy's came out!
So make some Margaritas, have some rice and beans, guacamole, pick up some
tamales... traditional Mexican dishes. Celebrate with our Mexican friends a
special day.
This came from several different folks.... funny! The expressions on the
men's faces is priceless.
Historically this date....
1862 – Cinco de Mayo: troops led
by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a
French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in
Mexico.
1865 – In North Bend, Ohio (a
suburb of Cincinnati), the first train robbery in the
United States takes place.
1877 – American Indian
Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band
of Lakota into Canada to
avoid harassment by the United States Army
under Colonel Nelson Miles.
1891 – The Music Hall in New York
City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its
grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as
the guest conductor.
1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics
at the Huntington Avenue
Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws
the first perfect game in the modern
era of baseball.
1961 – The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 –
Alan Shepard becomes the
first American to travel into outer space, on a
sub-orbital flight.
..... boy howdy, was that a muddy run at the Kentucky Derby
yesterday!!
1994 – American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and
vandalism, a punishment that many in the United States deemed to be excessive
for a teenager committing a non-violent crime. However, significant numbers of
Americans were also in favor of it.
Births this date include....
And two friends retired from LASD.... "Uncle" Bud Hansen (my Captain when I worked at Temple) and Bernie
Kammer....HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUYS!!!
Yesterday Tucker was doing great and went to his baseball game. Brian still
sick and Sami also, so they stayed home. Tucker played center field....
The day was lovely..... breezy and just a couple clouds..
Then with the wind.... the clouds moved in more....
And by 5pm here.... we had a lot of clouds!
After the game I came home, let the dogs out and everyone got a
treat...then I went to Patty and Cliff's for a wine and a visit. When I got home the Bruise was back from his adventure and happy to see me! Didn't cook the
taquitos like I was going to...will do that tonight.... more Asiacan style with
corn tortillas and beef and hoisin sauce! Mmmmmm..... sounds good. My friends
are poopy and don't want to celebrate with margaritas today. Oh well....... I
can. What about you?
xo Sue Mom Bobo
May 5th
One of the world's yummiest food days.....
