Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/100 sec, ISO2500 “Tequila Tuesday” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！Hello, how’s it going?
Today’s photo is of the margaritas I made this evening for my wife and I. The past month or so, we’ve been enjoying a simple, but delicious, recipe for these drinks. They are so easy to make! Here’s the magic mixture:
1 part fresh lime juice
1 part triple sec
2 parts tequila
½ – 1 tsp Agave syrup to taste (optional)
Combine the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice, give it a vigorous shaking, then pour over ice. Enjoy!
FYI, to make the amount in the photo, I measured 1.5 oz per part, and we didn’t add any syrup.
I hope you had a nice day today, and we’ll see you tomorrow,
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/10, 1/100 sec, ISO800 “Grilltime” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Good evening!
How was your Monday? Here in the States, we had a holiday so many of us did not have to work and the kids have a holiday from school as well. We didn’t have any big plans, but we stayed home and cooked, relaxed, watched TV, and enjoyed each-other’s company.
The one thing we did plan was our dinner – t-bone steaks and sausage on the backyard grill. In addition, we had a couple of delicious salads and home-baked bread. It was all so good! We usually like to eat rib-eye steaks, but Koa said t-bones because he enjoys gnawing on the bones. 🍖 Of course we love the filet-mignon part of the steaks the best! So yummy. Bay, on the other hand, is not a big fan of steak, so I grilled some pork and garlic sausages for him. They were yummy as well. 😃
Today’s photo is one I took of our new grill, which is a gas grill. I like our charcoal grill, but Mariko wanted to get a more convenient grill for herself. This one is pretty good and easy to use. It heats up quickly and although it was my first time using it for steaks, they turned out pretty good! I did take them off a bit too early and then had to put them back on for a couple minutes, but since the heat adjustment is so responsive, it didn’t take long to get the grill back up to temperature.
These days, I am trying to eat better, with less processed foods and more natural and organic whole foods. For snacking, I like nuts and fruits, but occasionally I will have chips. And I rarely have sugary foods. I can’t remember the last time I had a soda… but I know I made the decision in January of 2013 to quit sodas… so I guess it has been over 3 years. And I have to say, I rarely get sick anymore. I think it has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. It’s funny, but at my work, we’ve had free sodas available for years now, but I don’t have any cravings at all for them. 😄 Besides the sugar, I don’t want my body to have to deal with all the chemicals that sodas have. Just water is good enough! Well, and my coffee, beer and wine. 🍷
Anyways, sorry to ramble on about my eating habits, but you are what you eat. 🍴
I hope you had a nice Monday, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/100 sec, ISO800 “Oyakodon” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going? Having a nice Friday?
Time has been flying by so fast… I realize that so much work has been done and it seem like it was just the new year! But besides my work life, it seems my kids’ school year has gone by so quickly as well. I cannot believe that the year is almost over. There are only a couple more weeks left. It finally hit me when my son’s end-of-year band concert came (and went!) and now he is going on his celebratory field trip with the rest of the band. 🚌
This time of year, schedules kind of get crazy. I guess they always get reshuffled a couple times a year when the kids are going to school. I should have gotten used to this by now (our oldest son is a freshman in high school), but I haven’t! It’s kind of fun though. I bet when the kids are grown up and I am retired, I will miss the times when the schedule changes. But until then, I’ll just have to go with the flow. 😀
Today’s photo is of my favorite food, which is Oyakodon, or chicken and eggs over rice. The chicken is cooked in a sweet broth with onions, then scrambled egg is added and then it is poured over rice. It was a nice surprise today! 🍴
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/15000 sec, ISO200 “Afternoon Clouds” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！Hi, how’s it going?
The week is half-over! Has it been going ok? My week has been good, especially at work. I feel energized in the new office and I have started a couple new projects, and continued a couple old ones that had fallen by the wayside. It’s kind of exhausting, though. It takes a lot of concentration and that can be fatiguing. Every night this week I feel so tired… but it’s a good kind of tired. Like how you feel good after exercising because you know the effort is important and healthy. 💪
I haven’t taken many cloud photos lately, but this afternoon when I arrived home, the sun was peeking through and it looked really cool. So I couldn’t resist! ☁️ 📷 I bumped up the clarity a bit using a graduated filter in Lightroom… I think it came out pretty good!
Below is a photo of tonight’s dinner – Hawaiian-style char-siu chicken. It was so yummy! We got to use our new grill for the first time, too. I’m happy to report that it works nicely and is so easy to use. A successful inaugural effort. 😊
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/100 sec, ISO2000 “Char-siu Chicken” Cedar Park, 2016
Just two more days in the work week, and then it’s the weekend. Let’s have a good Thursday!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.2, 1/125 sec, ISO2000 “Japanese Dinner” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは！ Hello, how’s it going?
Tonight’s photo is of another delicious dinner that Mariko prepared for us. It’s a Japanese style meal, with ebi-furai (breaded and fried shrimp), hamburg-steak, noodles, and some salsa. It’s very eclectic I guess! But soooo yummy!
After dinner I started learning a new song on the ukulele – Utada Hikaru’s “花束を君に” which is the theme song to the current Asadora, Toto Nee-chan. It’s an awesome song! I love it. 🎵
Here’s a great cover version:
Have a nice evening!
– B
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