🐱 Cat Panic

"Lost Cat" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO1600
“Lost Cat” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは!How’s it going?

Yesterday, our cat Yuzu snuck out and we couldn’t find her all night long. And it was a coooold night, dropping down into the 40s! ❄️ We realized she was gone at about 8pm, and I walked around the neighborhood, then drove as well, but couldn’t find her… it was quite upsetting, but I was expecting to have a neighbor find her and return her. I had posted in our neighborhood Facebook group and told our cul-de-sac neighbors to keep an eye open for her.

Overnight, we left the garage door cracked open, and a bowl of cat food to try to lure her home. I checked a couple of times during the night and early morning but didn’t find Yuzu, although the food had been eaten. I didn’t know if another cat might have eaten the food or not but was hopeful that Yuzu would turn up today.

But as the day went on, there was no word of any sighting, so in the early afternoon, I made some Lost Cat signs and was going to put them up in the neighborhood. Due to a technical issue (the masking tape was old and not too sticky) I returned home without posting any, and when I pulled into the driveway, I saw Yuzu in the garage eating from the bowl of food!

I quickly got out of the car, closed the garage, and made sure to trap her inside. Then when we went into the garage to get her, she was hiding way back in a corner. Now I suspect that she was holed up there overnight and all day!

So all’s well now, and we’re happy that she is safe and sound and reunited with her sister, Anko, and Lani. And we’ll need to be more careful because Yuzu likes to sneak out! 🐱

Stay warm tonight!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto

Blast from the Past

"Retro" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/35 sec, ISO3200
“Retro” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは!How’s it going?

Today I was looking around the home office for some printer ink, and I came across an old box that had a pair of sunglasses in it. I had totally forgotten about this pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers since I haven’t seen them in years! This is the pair that I wore during high school in the mid-’80s.

I had two pairs of wayfarers – classic black, and a limited editions black and pearl pair. I actually took the earpieces from the pearl pair and put them on the black fronts, so this pair is unique (and I don’t know where its counterpart might live anymore).

For 30+ year old glasses, these are in pretty good shape, with only a few scratches on the lenses but the frames are showing some age. I offered them to my 15-year old, but he declined. He said they were too heavy! I said that’s because they are real Ray-Bans. He wasn’t impressed until I told him that they cost $115 when I was his age and now they sell them for $150.

Anyways, maybe someday I will get them adjusted since they are a little crooked. But that’s the way they were back in the ’80s so maybe I will keep them like that. 😎

This post got me wanting to hear some music we listened to back in the ’80s so I might as well share, right? Enjoy!

I hope you had a great day!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto

Favorite Meal

"Oyakodon" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/100 sec, ISO800
“Oyakodon” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは!How’s it going?

Today’s dinner is my favorite food, which I’ve posted about a few times in the past. It’s Oyakodon! 😄 Chicken and egg over rice. A simple but tasty meal, which I could eat every day. Well, maybe not every day, but I wouldn’t mind seeing how many days in a row I could go. I love it so much.

At work, I had a really good day, getting a ton of work done. Since we’ll be on vacation for a couple weeks I wanted to finish up projects for the year as much as possible. I realize that I will have to check in during my vacation in case something urgent comes up, but hopefully nothing will take up too much of my time. I mean, I have some serious Mahjong to play with my family! 😠

Anyways, it’s usually pretty light during the holidays since everyone else wants to take it easy too. 🎄

I hope you also had a good, productive day!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto

Send-off Concert

"Concert Time" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO2500
“Concert Time” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは!How’s it going?

Today our son’s band had their final concert before they head off to Chicago to perform at the Midwest Clinic. They sounded great! I am so proud of him.

"Concert Reception" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/55 sec, ISO3200
“Concert Reception” Cedar Park, 2016

Have a good evening!

おやすみなさい!

– B Barron Fujimoto