Sick

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"Sick Boy" Leander, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/105 sec, ISO400
 “Sick Boy” Leander, 2017

こんばんは。How are you this evening?

Our 12-year-old son is not feeling well today, with general tiredness and a sore throat. When I picked him up from school, he immediately reclined the seat and fell asleep. He got a good nap because we had to pick up his brother so he slept for about 1/2 an hour in the car as you can see in the photo above. I know he was out cold because when we got home, he said, “We’re here already? That was fast!” And we actually got home a little later than usual.

Our family is generally pretty healthy, rarely getting the flu or other common illnesses, although Koa and Mariko suffer from allergies quite a bit. And Bay never gets sick! It’s really weird but amazing.

I’m hoping Koa feels better after a good night’s rest. I’m sure he’ll bounce back in no time!

Stay well, everyone.

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Sukiyaki Surprise

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"Sukiyaki Dinner" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO2000
 “Sukiyaki Dinner” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going tonight?

This evening when I picked up my kids from school, they both said they were really hungry and asked me what was for dinner. I replied that I didn’t know, but that I saw that Mariko had set the rice cooker so I figured we’d be having Japanese food tonight. And when we got home, the house smelled so good!

In the kitchen, there was a nice pan of sukiyaki (すき焼き) on the stove bubbling and ready to eat. Usually, sukiyaki is made with beef, but tonight’s was a chicken sukiyaki, with tofu, greens, konyaku noodles, and udon noodles. And we had farm-fresh egg to dip it in. It was delicious! The combination of chicken and egg reminded me of my favorite food, oyakodon (親子丼).

🐓🍳❤️ うれしかった

I hope you had a nice day.

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Slow Sunday

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"Warming Up" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO6400
 “Warming Up” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today was a slow day spent at home. We cleaned up a bit (Mariko was super busy decluttering) and rearranged furniture downstairs. Since that was the most exciting thing that happened, well… here are a couple photos of our pets! 😆

"Drinking Fountain" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO2000
 “Drinking Fountain” Cedar Park, 2017

I hope you had a great Sunday!

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Gung Hay Fat Choy!

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"Line Up" San Antonio, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/70 sec, ISO6400
 “Line Up” San Antonio, 2017

Happy Chinese New Year! 🐓

As you may know, I am part Chinese and we celebrate the Lunar New Year by visiting my cousin’s in San Antonio to relax, feast on Chinese food, hand out red envelopes, and then play Mahjong.

"Loot" San Antonio, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/70 sec, ISO6400
 “Loot” San Antonio, 2017

It’s always fun to visit with extended family. 😆 So full of delicious food now!

Hoping for a prosperous new year for everyone!

おやすみなさい

– B Barron Fujimoto

Laces

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"Shoelace Tying" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/60 sec, ISO3200
 “Shoelace Tying” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How are you this evening?

Tonight’s photo is of my current pair of Converse. I previously posted about how I’ve had at least one pair of Chuck Taylors in my closet throughout my life, but I want to also share a silly tradition that I’ve had with my shoes for as long as I can remember.

When I get new shoes, I always re-lace one of the shoes so that they mismatch at that first pair of eyelets. Look in the photo to see what I mean. I don’t know why I started doing it that way, nor do I have a preference as to which shoe will have the front laces on the outside, but it’s something that I am compelled to do. It doesn’t make sense, and there’s no good reason I can think of why I do this. My best guess there is some personality flaw that is manifesting itself in my shoelaces. Who knows? 😜

I hope you had a nice Friday!

おやすみ

– バロン Barron Fujimoto