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Both the title and the subject matter today have roots in beer geekery. The term HSA has a couple of meanings - the bad kind: hot side aeration; something to be avoided, as introducing lots of air into a hot brew can lead to off flavors once the beer matures - the good kind: Geary's Hampshire Special Ale; a delicious winter seasonal, kind of an Old Ale/ESB hybrid by my palate.

Found at Sleeping Labrador Productions

While cleaning up some old packing material this morning, I spied the brilliant sunlight in the front room and decided to experiment a bit - clipped to the window blind, this foam sheet provided some interesting source material for today's textural abstraction.

Found at Sleeping Labrador Productions

I attended a 2-day training event at the Boston offices of Apple recently, stopping at the Apple store on my way home - I went specifically to try out a Magic Mouse and was immediately blown away. After years of essentially exclusive thumb-trackball use, I'm a convert - what a beautifully designed tool.

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The intersection of a glossy TV pedestal and a matte finish table drew my interest this morning - this bit of abstract ensued.

Found at Building 26 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA

Each workday, my walking commute follows a path beneath Building 26 at MIT - for the last several weeks, there has been a chalk ad written on two concrete posts in this spot; I finally had the opportunity recently to grab a few frames along the way.

b/wednesday
Found at Christian Science Plaza, Boston MA

This weather-beaten utility cover for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission seemed like perfect subject matter for a b/wednesday presentation - the caked and accumulated road salt really help to evoke the bitter chill we've been enduring as of late. On the upside, I'm noticing much more light left in the sky when quitting time rolls around - Spring can't be that far off!

Found at Christian Science Plaza, Boston MA

I examined the southeastern corner of the Mary Baker Eddy Library building many moons ago - I discovered the southwestern corner in full golden hour splendor yesterday while running a late afternoon errand and immediately had to return to the office for my camera.

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After drinking way too much coffee during my 20's and 30's, scaling back to tea has been easier than I had anticipated - each morning begins now with a single cup of good, loose black tea.

Found at Sleeping Labrador Productions

Brewer of a line of inventive, Belgian-inspired ales, the Bruery in Southern CA is definitely one to watch. This delicious specimen was purchased as an alternative to champagne in celebration of the New Year.

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We finally updated our cable modem to take advantage of some local speed increases - while on the phone this morning with the cable company, I spent a good deal of time looking at blinking lights. Once all was set, I went for the camera to capture this contrast in design philosophies between elements of our network.

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Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel is one of my favorite 'hybrid' beers - a well-crafted brew in the Belgian tripel style, heavily hopped West Coast style. Yum!

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I examined this surface nearly a year ago in b/w - this time around, the natural warmth of the wood comes through.

b/wednesday
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While standing bleary-eyed in the kitchen this morning, attempting to wake up fully, I began spacing out on the wet stainless steel of the sink - once again, I was compelled to visit this subject with the camera. Fortunately, the process of making the image served quite well in enhancing my state of alertness.

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The mail for all three floors of our building arrives bundled with rubber bands each day - a sizable ball of bands can be made in no time flat.

Found at Sleeping Labrador Productions

Here's a final focal folly - the first five seasons of 'The Simpsons' on DVD.