daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
こんばんは！How are you doing today?
Well, the election is over and it looks like we’re in for a wild ride. Things I am most concerned about:
Hoping for the best but won’t be surprised by the worst.
– B 
p.s. We’re going to Disney World next year, so the title/photo kinda work, don’t they?
こんばんは！How are you doing?
Today’s photo is of a cool sign I saw at the local pizza place I went to for lunch. I’s a play on the “Come and Take It” battle flag that represented the state of Texas in their fight for independence. In the original, it’s a cannon, but I like the beer bottle in this design. I’m not a fan of Lone Star Beer, but I’ll drink it if it’s available!
Here’s a 2012 photo of the flag:
BTW, the pizza was delicious. 😃🍕 Have a good day/evening!
– B
こんばんは！How’s it going?
Today was a rainy ☔, foggy day and I guess we’re finally into Autumn here. Just today, Mariko asked me when I am going to make turkey! 🍗 We’ll be traveling during Thanksgiving week, so I’ll probably make an early turkey for us. Now that I am thinking about it, perhaps this weekend is the right time! We’ll see. 🍴
Hmmm, not sure what to blog about today. I guess the U.S. election is on my mind. 🇺🇸 I already voted a couple of weeks ago, so I don’t need to wait in the voting lines tomorrow. But it’ll be interesting to see how the election turns out. I’ve actually enjoyed this election season because it was so entertaining, although for not-so-great reasons. Just the amount of “plot twists” was unbelievable. I’m sure it is something that we’ll remember for a long time. 😱
In other news, I’m eagerly awaiting the 2017 baseball season. ⚾️ I think the Dodgers will do well again, and maybe they will have a stronger pitching staff that can carry them farther in the playoffs. I can dream, at least. But heck, if the Cubs can win the World Series, anything is possible. 😄
Sorry today’s post is a bit of a ramble, but some days it’s like that. 😜
おやすみなさい！
– B
Hello!
Today was a fun day because we went with some friends to “Wurstfest” in New Braunfels for the evening. Wurstfest is a German festival where the main activities are drinking beer, eating German food, and listening to traditional German and German-inspired music.
The weather for the one-hour drive was terrible, with heavy rain ☔ and a bit of traffic but once we arrived to the festival, the rain let up and eventually went away and we had a wonderful evening. I think it worked out perfectly because there wasn’t a huge crowd, especially at the beer and food lines. For instance, the potato pancake line is often over half an hour wait, but last night it was just a couple of minutes. Also I am guessing Sunday is not their busiest day since there is a BOGO admission ticket for Sunday through Wednesday. At any rate, it was a great day to go to Wurstfest.
For food, we tried a few different things including sausage, sauerkraut, & pita sandwich; potato pancakes with applesauce; funnel cake; and fried pickles. It was all pretty tasty, but I’m sure my arteries weren’t liking any of it. Then of course there was plenty of beer to be had 🍻. Since I was driving, I only had a little bit, but that was good because we did save a bit of money. 😝
For entertainment, Wurstfest features lots of live music, mainly polka bands, and we watched a band called Yodelblitz who were really funny. And there was quite a bit of Chicken Dance going on during the festival! 🐔
Wurstfest takes place every year and it’s definitely worth your while to go see what it’s all about at least once, especially if you live in Central Texas. Just be sure to bring an empty stomach and a full wallet!
Have a great evening!
おやすみなさい！
– B
こんばんは！Hello!
Today was a slow day… we didn’t do too much, but I did have a very late night. You see, Bay went to a movie with a friend in the evening and I had to drop him off and pick him up. And it was the late show, which started at 10:30 and ended around half past midnight!
For an old guy like me, that is super-late… but at least I know I can sleep in tomorrow because of the extra hour we gain because we are switching from daylight savings to standard time. Whew!
Today’s photo is of the little figurine, Fuchico, which is designed to sit or balance on the edge of a cup or glass. They are so much fun to take photos of!
Well, I hope you had a nice Saturday!
おやすみなさい！
– B
