My name is Alex. I live and work in Boston, MA. Flickr | Email | Twitter | Photography | Riding the T Tumblr (3.0; @aabhowell)http://www.aabhowell.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzasprXbr71qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beer-braised Short Ribs with roasted asparagus and gremolata.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/17508157617http://www.aabhowell.com/post/17508157617Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:53:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly31lu1KCS1qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>First real snowfall of the season.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/16160338620http://www.aabhowell.com/post/16160338620Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:51:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxeyif0djI1qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Waiting for the train.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/15438884281http://www.aabhowell.com/post/15438884281Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:42:15 -0500<a href="http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/3147/new-london-bus-design">London has some very cool buses.</a>: <p>Compare with the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1533&bih=808&q=mbta+bus&gbv=2&oq=mbta+bus&aq=f&aqi=g3g-S7&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4198l9625l0l9874l8l8l0l1l1l0l194l859l2.5l7l0" target="_blank">MBTA</a>.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14969909371http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14969909371Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:13:40 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwvi9wv3Gx1qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I can’t keep up with the coffee subscription Melissa got me for my birthday. This is November and December, and I just finished October. Still, such a great and delicious gift.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14868652728http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14868652728Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:37:08 -0500<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/people-who-didnt-get-what-they-wanted-for-christm">People Who Didn't Get What They Wanted For Christmas</a>: <p>This makes me incredibly sad. Anyone who publicly calls their parents “cunts” because they didn’t get a $300 piece of electronics for Christmas needs to have their reality checked. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14868297089http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14868297089Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:28:56 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwv7auaUf61qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Got the bronze. Overall I’m pretty happy. I feel bad for Melissa though — three trips to the Super Bowl and no victories. She is now the <del>Denver Broncos</del> 80’s era Denver Broncos (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jessyel/status/151728342607986688" target="_blank">thanks to Jessyel</a> for the correction) of fantasy football. Hopefully she won’t become the Buffalo Bills. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14860807595http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14860807595Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:40:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwtgahS6Wc1qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dickson Bros, Harvard Square. I’ve always loved this sign.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14811192856http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14811192856Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:59:05 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwrknvh7mQ1qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Waiting to open presents.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14766219963http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14766219963Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:38:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwns7aHQEU1qz7o2mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ckck.tumblr.com/post/14686386670/snoopy-and-woodstock-are-too-timeless-to-put-in-a" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ckck</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Snoopy and Woodstock are too timeless to put in a <a href="http://ckck.tumblr.com/post/14675484073/friday-mini-feature-vintage-christmas-images" target="_blank">Vintage Christmas post</a>, so they get their own instead.</p></blockquote> <p>Merry Christmas!</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14710112951http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14710112951Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:49:45 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmlnh4yPl1qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank god for beer. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14635251651http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14635251651Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:11:40 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwlyo9zxW01qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evil doggie (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14615687739http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14615687739Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:55:21 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwgurmscpl1qz7908o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rickwebb.tumblr.com/post/14467269283/god-i-am-getting-so-fed-up-with-google-this-is" target="_blank">rickwebb</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>God. I am getting so fed up with Google. This is this morning’s comparison. I experience this at least once a day now for a variety of things. </p> <p>I may not be done with Google yet, but I can see the day I will be on the horizon, and I am looking forward to it. </p> </blockquote> <p>So. Much. Crap on Google these days. They need to fix it. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14475362370http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14475362370Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:24:25 -0500<p>The man was a badass, plain and simple. Read his <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/arts/christopher-hitchens-is-dead-at-62-obituary.html" target="_blank"><em>New York Times </em>obituary</a>, then watch these <a href="http://youtu.be/mQorzOS-F6w" target="_blank">two</a> <a href="http://youtu.be/KR1uorQWNDg" target="_blank">videos</a> of him speaking. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14436932244http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14436932244Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:52:40 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwcmpflQ5E1qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Tuesday is going to be a good day. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14351583427http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14351583427Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:58:27 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw5dlmnmf81qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Made it into the playoffs in the #3 spot. Now I go against Melissa. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14167060083http://www.aabhowell.com/post/14167060083Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:58:34 -0500<a href="http://www.camerabag.tv/index.php">camerabag.tv</a>: <p>A great site with videos of working photographers talking about why they do what they do. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13782088534http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13782088534Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:22:06 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/4508899" width="400" height="260" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://photographerswiththeircameras.tumblr.com/post/4090724146/anthony-suau-visual-nomad-by-leica-camera" target="_blank">photographerswiththeircameras</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Anthony Suau - Visual Nomad. (by <a href="http://vimeo.com/4508899" target="_blank">leica camera</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>I love watching other photographers work. </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13779057213http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13779057213Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:22:35 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqh3lUEFD1qz5hl3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Howells, November 2011.</p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13778367584http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13778367584Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:50:09 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqd1fewD41qz5hl3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Huge win this week, and not only because I scored so many points. With this win I:</p> <ol><li>Secured a spot in the playoffs no matter what.</li> <li>Beat the sorest loser in our league soundly. </li> </ol><p>On to the playoffs!  </p>http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13776683083http://www.aabhowell.com/post/13776683083Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:22:27 -0500