Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO5000 “A Selfie?” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！How’s it going?
Today’s the end of my long vacation. 😭 But we had a great time on the road and visiting new places. A bonus for me doing the outdoorsy vacation is that I don’t have to shave! (My wife would tend not to agree with that sentiment)
I don’t have enough facial hair to grow a moustache or beard, so it’s kind of just a patchy, scraggly kind of stubble. Come to think of it, I’m glad that I need to shave tomorrow. 😄
By the way, I started to add some photos of our vacation to a new album on Flickr. Please take a look at the 2016 Thanksgiving Road Trip album when you get a chance!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO6400 “Ain’t Pretty” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！How’s it going?
Today’s photo is a close-up of some “repair” work I did on my hiking boots. I bought a pair of Keen Targhee II boots several years ago, on sale at REI for only $12 and they have served me well over the years. They are comfortable and have an adequate amount of support. But the one huge flaw is that Keen used a glue for that particular model which wasn’t as strong as other types of glue. The rumor is that they used a more environmentally friendly type of glue, which is commendable, but the sole pretty much separated from the upper. Upon close inspection, I couldn’t find any glue residue at all – it’s as if the glue just disappeared!
I probably should get new boots, but since I love these so much that I decided to slather a good amount of Shoe Goo on them and reattach the soles. It’s definitely not pretty, but I am hoping they hold.
We are going hiking in a couple days and I’m not 100% confident that the soles will stay on, so I am bringing another pair of shoes (running) just in case. But perhaps it’s time to look for some replacements. Either way, I am happy with my $12 purchase! 😄
*** Update 11/27/2016 *** The Shoe Goo held up and the soles stayed connected the whole trip, including three moderately easy hikes. Go Shoe Goo!!!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1600 “Kotatsu” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！How’s it going?
The weather has turned cold and so I brought down the kotatsu and set it up in front of the tv. The kotatsu is a Japanese table with blanket and small heating element. In many homes in Japan the rooms are pretty cold in the Winter, and people keep warm by using heavier clothes, small space heaters, and kotatsu.
Here in the States, we tend to keep the whole house warmer, but we still like to break out the kotatsu because it is so comfortable! It’s a little “dangerous” though, because once you get comfortable under the kotatsu, the chances of falling asleep go up considerably! In fact, this afternoon I took a nice 1-hour nap… it was too hard to resist.
For lunch today, Koa and I were going to go to Taco Bell to get a couple burritos, but I decided we’d go to another place, that served more authentic Mexican food. I wanted to eat our food there, but Koa wanted to take it home so I compromised and we got the meals to-go. (He really wanted Taco Bell!) Anyways, the food was delicious and I liked going to this restaurant because all the diners there were seemed to be Mexican workers on their lunch-breaks.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2000 “Mexican Take-out” Cedar Park, 2016
Here in Texas, we have plenty of Mexican restaurants and also Tex-Mex style. I grew up in Southern California, so I am used to a different kind of style of Mexican food, and when I first tried Tex-Mex, I thought it was strange. It was yummy, but just strange. Tex-Mex tends to use more gooey American-style cheese, whereas California-style has more fresh ingredients, most notably avocado. I actually like both styles of Americanized Mexican food, but still cannot stand American cheese in Mexican food.
However, I love to eat where the “locals” eat, and going to a Mexican restaurant in which 95% of the diners are Latino means you are getting the real-deal.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/125 sec, ISO800 “Sunrise” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！How’s it going?
Tonight is the start of a long vacation for my family! The kids have all next week off from school, and I am also taking some vacation days so that I don’t have to go back to work until November 28th. That’s 10 days! Woohoo! 😄
I can’t remember if I posted what our plans will be, but you’ll find out soon enough. For the next couple days, it’ll be business as usual… just hanging at the house. And I’ll try to be in full relax-mode. It’s been a couple of stressful weeks, so I need to recharge… or at least attempt to recharge.
Today’s photo is of the sunrise this morning. Life goes on!
And of course I check my blog feed… BUT, I’m no longer active on Facebook. So if I don’t respond there, my apologies! If you need to contact me, you can find me on these chat apps (search firstnamelastname):
LINE, Google Hangouts, Messenger,WhatsApp, Skype
Ok, back to our regularly scheduled programming…
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Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/75 sec, ISO3200 “Delicious” Cedar Park, 2016
Today’s photo is of a wonderfully refreshing local brew. I just love the design of the “label” on this one. It’s one of life’s little pleasures to arrive home after work and have one of these little beauties waiting in the fridge. 😊 Cheers! 🍻
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