daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
For dinner, Mariko made our family-favorite karaage. The “JFC” (Japanese fried chicken) was extra-crispy this time because she left some of the skin on the pieces of chicken thigh. It was awesome! As usual, Koa liked his karaage with a bit of lemon, while Bay ate his with some Kewpie mayo. I alternated between both. ☺️
I hope you had a nice day!
Many of the commercial flights are grounded right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so there are only a few contrails in the sunsets these days… 🙁
I’ve recently updated my running gear to include a few new items. Of course, running is pretty minimal to begin with, so there’s not a whole lot of things you need, but these items make running much more enjoyable.
First, I have started wearing my sunglasses consistently. No more squinting! This pair of HULISLEM UV/Polarized sunglasses are lightweight, comfortable, and inexpensive. My eye doctor recommended I wear UV sunglasses whenever I am outdoors and I am a believer!
Next, I started using Injinji toesocks for running. I noticed that my little toe on my right foot was rubbing a lot on the toe next to it, and thought I would give these toesocks a try since they were highly rated. Well, I can definitely recommend them! With the toes separated, the rubbing and numbness I experienced have been relieved. I have since bought a couple more pairs (which were on sale for about $8 a pair) and now I am set for a good long while. I’ve been using some socks I bought from Target for several years now, and they are still in good shape, so I will keep one pair as a backup, but get rid of the others.
Lastly, I bought a running belt to put my phone in. For years I would carry my phone in my hand, which I didn’t think was terrible, but after using the Tiffmoo running belt, I can’t believe I used to hold it! This running belt is stretchy and super slim so I can wear it under my shirt, and you wouldn’t even know I was wearing it. It holds my Moto G6 easily (without wallet case) in the main zippered pocket, and there are two additional pockets where you can probably put stuff like lip balm, band-aids, etc. I love this belt. Being hands-free is so great and I feel stupid that I carried my phone in my hand all these years! As a bonus, my chronic wrist pain is less since there isn’t that extra weight to contend with.
Anyways, I’m pretty sure I have my running gear dialed in. I still love my On Cloud Running Shoes, and my basic running/soccer shorts are fine, as are my synthetic running shirts. Now it’s just a matter of putting in the miles, which I enjoy. 😀
I made a big batch of chili and we used it for chili dogs. Unfortunately, Koa’s dog experienced a roll-over, which I imagine is not an uncommon occurrence. Still, I had to capture it on “film” for posterity. 😆
I hope you had a good day!
This morning I went to the grocery store to restock our fridge. It was very strange to be outside and see other people since I’ve been home for three weeks, just going outside to run in the neighborhood. I was happy to see that most of the people were wearing masks, and everyone was practicing social distancing. Our supermarket only permits a limited amount of people inside the store at a time, so the aisles are not very crowded and we can all keep a safe distance away from each other. But there’s no denying that the mood was somber. 🙁
Keep your spirits up, as best you can!
