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Shopping

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"Fun with Mirrors" Austin, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO800
 “Fun with Mirrors” Austin, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Tonight I took Bay shopping for some clothes he needs tomorrow. He’ll be participating in a competition with the Robotics Club and the dress code for the event is black slacks, white shirt, and black tie for some reason.

Anyways, while he was trying on his clothes in the dressing room, I found a hat and had some fun taking photos in the mirrors. I kind of liked the hat, but would never wear it normally. Plus Bay wasn’t too fond of it. 😜

Earlier today I did some shopping online for some prescription reading glasses. I found a pair of super-cheap frames (which still looked like they would be comfortable), and added the lowest price lenses to the order. Grand total was less than $20! We’ll see how they work out, but if they suck, I won’t have spent too much… And it will only be a small part of my yearly vision allowance that my employer covers. 😄

I hope you had a nice Thursday!

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A Few Things

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"Fierce" Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/100 sec, ISO1250
 “Fierce” Cedar Park, 2017

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Just a few things to say today:

  1. Both Koa and Mariko were sick this morning, but by the afternoon they both seemed to be feeling better. 😅
  2. For the past few days, I’ve had an odd thing happen to my sense of smell. It happens about once every year, but it’s where I constantly smell one scent, and it usually starts as a burnt coffee smell, but then after a couple days shifts over to a more savory smell. Apparently, it’s not uncommon, but when it first happened a few years ago I was worried. Now it’s just interesting to me. 😕
  3. The new leader of the country is causing me a lot of stress. The administration’s views and actions run counter to my values, so the news distracts me all the time. 😟

Anyways, that is what is going on today in my life. Oh, I also went to the eye doctor today for my annual checkup, and my vision hasn’t changed enough to warrant new glasses for distance viewing, but I did get a prescription for close-up “reading” glasses. 👓 Mariko says I am getting old… and of course she’s right! 😁

I hope you had a nice Wednesday. Enjoy the photo of Yuzu! 🐱

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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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