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TimBob.Blog
As announced on May 1, 2012, TimBob.Blog has now been released to the public.
I have made this software available in two ways. You can download a ready-to-deploy web site, ready for some simple customizations to personalize the site for your use. Or, if you are more technically-inclined you can download the full source code of TimBob.Blog and tinker to your heart's content with all the ASP.Net MVC3 and RavenDB goodness it contains.
Read MoreTimBob.com - Now Ad Free
Have I ever told you I hate ads on web sites?
After a nearly year long run I have decided to remove the ads I was displaying on the site. I just didn't make enough money to justify running ads on my own site.
Read MorePlaying With Fire - Not Getting Burned
Now that the March Photography Scavenger Hunt is complete I can post my submission for the "Drinks on Fire" category to my site. This was a fun picture to take and I got really lucky with the shape of the flame when I snapped the trigger.
Continue on to see a larger version and read more about this photo.
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Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House - St. Louis, Missouri
I visited the Sophia M. Sachs Buttefly House in Chesterfield, Missouri recently for their annual "March Morpho Madness" with my camera in tow of course. As usual the place was teeming with thousands of butterflies, including many of the Blue Morphos which were featured. Unfortunately I was not able to get a good photo of a Morpho with it's wings open this time, but I was able to get great photos of plenty of other butterflies.
Here is a collection of photos from the Butterfly House.
Read MoreAnother Month with Google Plus
It has been just over a month since I last wrote about Google+ and I continue to see more results from the time I spend on Google+ than I do on any other social network. My social network continues to grow and the number of people who have me in their circle has doubled yet again. For some reason which I am not completely sure of, almost 1300 people are now following me.
Continue reading to learn how I use Google+ to build an online following and some handy tips you can use to build your own Google+ network
Read MoreBoating: Mississippi River Labor Day 2011
This is a small collection of random snapshots from Labor Day 2011 on the Mississippi River. I rented a slip at John's Boat Harbor for the weekend and was able to go boating all three days of the weekend. It was a little windy, but we were still able to have plenty of fun out there.
Browser Geolocation
Did you know that if you are using a newer browser or a smartphone to view this site that I can track your location?
Click on the button below to report your coordinates and find your location on a Google Map.
Find My Location And Map ItTimBob.Blog
The software powering this web site is available for download free of charge as open source. The site should run on any Microsoft hosting plan from major hosting providers.
The site uses the Twitter.Bootstrap framework to allow for easy customization.
Download TimBob.Blog Source CodeDIY Aquarium Canopy
Photos and plans from one of my first DIY projects. The end result was a beautiful oak canopy to house metal halide lights on top of my saltwater aquarium.
If you build one for your tank, please send me pictures.
DIY Aquarium Canopy Plans