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RSS2.com “Down for Maintenance” screen

RSS2.com "Down for Maintenance" screen on Flickr.
Today, as we were working on speeding up RSS2.com SQL queries and also repairing the database, I had the opportunity to make a quick little "down for maintenance" screen.

The boy is Jackson, my friend Damon’s kid.

Thankfully the server wasn’t down for too long, and it’s running well now.

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Close Up Photo of a Chuck Close Painting of a Photo in St. Louis Art Museum

Pictures taken during our trip to the St. Louis Art Museum on Friday night with Michael and Janessa.

This is a photo of a painting of a photo. A close up of a Chuck Close. It looks pretty great.

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Pictures from Anna Lisa’s garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

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Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

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Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda

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Pictures from Anna Lisa's garden in Orinda - Sunset

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Walking through snowy Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO at night

Early morning dog walk in Tower Grove Park. At 15º F it was pretty chilly, but I bundled up pretty well and was warm the whole time.

A good trick I figured out for taking long exposure pictures in the snow is to take a glove, put it on the snow and rest the camera on it. This protects the camera from direct contact with the snow and also gives a handy solid base to get a steady shot.

Some more good shots:

Ice crystals on top of a dumpster in an alley on my way home

Walking through snowy Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO at night

Walking through snowy Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO at night - Christmas Lights

Walking through snowy Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO at night

Suiting up before the walk:

Getting ready for our walk tonight

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Real world Firefox

Awww, Kuma is so cute! :)

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2:15 AM self portrait

Time for bed now.

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Serafini Studios Kitchen - Welcome to Kristin and Gabriel’s kitchen.

Screenshot of the Serafini Studios Kitchen website

Our kitchen now has a website (using WordPress of course). Lots more content to come soon, including the secret story of how the river came to be, the inspiration behind the pipes and the amazing triumph of getting everything finally finished.

Visit the site: Serafini Studios Kitchen - Welcome to Kristin and Gabriel’s kitchen.

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Sourdough Starter: Day 0

Day 0 of sourdough starter madness

After all the wonderful bread that Kristin’s been making, I thought I’d look into trying to make my own sourdough. I’m pretty sure this way lies madness. But I’m giving it a shot. After Googling for info on making sourdough (the ultimate DIY bread) I just mixed together 1 cup water with 1 cup flour in a bowl, and we’ll see where we go from here.

This looks like a good recipe for both starter and Berkley sourdough bread:
Science of Bread: Basic Sourdough Starter Recipe

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Car desktops - Angry looking “naked” car - See the All New KTM X-Bow [pics]

KTM X-bow

Bruce posted another nice series of cool car pics: “Naked” KTM X-Bow — Half the car, twice the sex apeal.

Cool car, hope it doesn’t rain.

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Benton Sheet Metal did a great job with our kitchen range hood metalwork - Probably the best Sheet Metal Fabricators in St. Louis

Benton Sheet Metal - Metal Fabricators in St. Louis, MO

When we came up with the final design for our kitchen range hood, we did a fair amount of research into finding someone in St. Louis who could build what we had designed. Eric called lots of people, and kept on getting recommendations to talk with Ron over at Benton Sheet Metal. Eric got in touch with him, and explained the job. Once we delivered final drawings, work got underway.

Our copper pipes kitchen range hood done and delivered!

The final product came out so excellent. The craftsmanship is outstanding. I would recommend using Benton Sheet Metal for any sheet metal fabrication work you ever need to have done. They do work for people all over the country.

Our copper pipes kitchen range hood done and delivered! Serafini_Range_Hood_isometric_exploded

They don’t have a website (yet) however. Most of their work comes through word of mouth.

Here’s their contact info if you ever need some work done:

Benton Sheet Metal
2519 S. Jefferson Ave
St. Louis, MO 63104-2307

Phone: (314) 771-4647
Fax: (314) 771-9524

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