Memories of Mom In the 50s - Throwback Thursday

This is a picture of my mother in the early 50's, long before she married my father. She is the skinny one in the center wearing a long white dress, and wide belt.

When I look at old pictures, I try to pay attention to people's fashion. I think fashion always comes back, it never goes out of style. To me they all look cool wearing elegant clothing.

Too bad mom is no longer with us, and I am unable to ask questions about these timeless pictures. I would love to hear stories of where they were going, and anecdotes of those events. 

Enjoy this Throwback Thursday!

Tyrannosaurus versus Triceratops

There is a black and white pic of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt going viral on the internet; he is shown posing with the last known Triceratops.

Even though the image is a photo montage using photoshop, there are people out there that believe the image is real. The photo has garnered more than half a million likes on social media.

On a related note, last year I was chased by a T-Rex after I had just finished eating Pork Tamales with Black Beans and Spanish Rice at my favorite Mexican Restaurant. Instead of helping me, my friend took a picture of the T-Rex chasing me, and put the image inside a picture frame in my living room.

Feliz Cinco De Mayo

According to Wikipedia, Cinco de Mayo in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May" is a yearly celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. 

It was surprising to me, to learn that Cinco de Mayo is more popular in the United States than in Mexico. I wonder why that is? 

Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken for Mexican Independence Day, the most important national holiday in Mexico, which is celebrated on September 16.

Let me share another Wikipedia history tidbit:

- a historian by the name of Justo Sierra suggested in his book Political Evolution of the Mexican People, that had Mexico not defeated the French in Puebla on May 5, 1862, France would have gone to the aid of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War and the United States' destiny could have been different. - 

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo today, I plan to visit a Mexican Restaurant in the city an order Pork Tamales with Black Beans and Spanish Rice. Yummy!!!