Wrong Number

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Do you remember the days when you’d get lots of phone calls from people who mis-dialed? These days, I don’t  receive many of these, but I do get another type of “wrong number” in my Twitter feed.

My twitter handle is “@barron” which is great because it’s simple and easy, but I end up getting a lot of @ messages that are meant for someone else. I don’t mind, really. It’s actually kind of fun to see! Most of the time it’s people adding an apostrophe trying to quote Barron’s publications (Twitter doesn’t recognize apostrophes or hyphens), but sometimes they are more interesting and entertaining. The best one was from Paris Hilton wishing her grandfather, Barron Hilton a happy birthday (or maybe it was her brother‘s birthday?). Then I got one from Donald Trump wishing his son a happy birthday as well. 😄

Here are some of the more interesting ones:

And I like this one for the irony:

Delicious

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"Brisket Time" Austin, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/125 sec, ISO3200
 “Brisket Time” Austin, 2016

こんばんは！Hello, how’s it going?

Today at my office, we celebrated a late 4th of July with catered BBQ from Black’s BBQ. 🍴 It was excellent! I love their brisket of course, with pickles and onions on white bread, but their turkey was really delicious as well! I don’t usually like barbecued turkey, but this was so tender and juicy… it blew away Thanksgiving turkey for sure. While lunch was terrific, I also got a couple slices of brisket and sausages to take home, which I enjoyed for dinner. 😄

In other news, Pokémon GO was released. I played a little bit and have captured 3 pokémon so far. Looks like it’s a fun game, but my phone is slow so I have to turn off the augmented reality feature. And a word of warning, when you create your character, be sure he/she is customized just the way you want, including sex and name. Right now, there’s no changing it after you save! I learned the hard way… my character is female, named “SachiTheGreat”… 😭 Oh well. Her outfit is pretty cool at least.

Well, I hope you had a nice Thursday!

おやすみなさい

– B Barron Fujimoto

Peppers

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"Jalapeños" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO1600
 “Jalapeños” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！Hi, how’s it going?

Today’s photo is of some jalapeño peppers  that are growing in the backyard. This particular variety if pepper is yellow/orange, so these are almost ready to be harvested. It’s always an adventure going out back to gather peppers because there are so many mosquitoes this year! I will make sure to wear long pants and long sleeves if I go out back, even for just a minute. I hate those little buggers!

The peppers, however, are yummy and have a good amount of spiciness to them. 🔥 For dinner, I added some sliced raw peppers to my burger and they were perfect! And they are bright red, which is cool!

"Burger Face" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO2500
 “Burger Face” Cedar Park, 2016

The “burger face” in the photo happened accidentally. I used a fork to put the burger onto the bun, and the two eyes were where my fingers pushed down to get the pattie off the fork. I thought it was funny. Anyways, it was a simple burger, just mayo, mustard, ketchup, red onion, jalapeño, and Muenster cheese on a toasted bun. Delicious! 🍔

I hope you had a nice Wednesday!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto

Crazy Kittens

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"Crazy Kitten" Cedar Park, 2016
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO800
 “Crazy Kitten” Cedar Park, 2016

こんばんは！How’s it going?

So, my wife and kids are in Japan for a month and I am at home with the two kittens and the dog. Which means that I get plenty of “attention”.

We’ve had cats for about 18 years now, but it’s been a while since we had kittens. I don’t remember if our previous kittens were as naughty as these two are – they will knock everything off of any surface they can reach (or jump onto) and generally wreak havoc around the house. Yesterday, one of them even fell into the new aquarium! 😠

But when they get sleepy they are very cute. For instance, the photo above is their normal way of sleeping. Crazy, huh? These two sisters are really funny! So, I guess all the trouble is worth it. 🐱 Maybe.

Well, I hope you had a great day! Meow!

おやすみなさい！

– B Barron Fujimoto