<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Guido Schlabitz | Blog</title><description/><link>https://legacycoder.net/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Senior Full Stack Engineer at GovRecover</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2025-10-govrecover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2025-10-govrecover/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Adding features to and improving the backend services behind
GovRecover.org, expanding the service to new US states and their particular
processes for claiming property.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Senior Full Stack Engineer on Upwork</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2024-07-upwork-freelance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2024-07-upwork-freelance/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Back to freelancing as a one-man software team with front- and back-end
expertise. Recent projects: Finaware, a SaaS platform investigating
financial crimes with LLM and vision models processing bank statements;
Teetag, a WooCommerce t-shirt shop with Printify integration; and an
internal inventory dashboard for Coverland built on Retool and Supabase.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Senior Software Developer at Afloat</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2024-03-afloat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2024-03-afloat/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Afloat is a local gifting app and a Shopify marketplace for local
businesses. A new REST API and Shopify integration cut the manual steps in
half, sign-up for new businesses got 80% shorter, and Sentry
instrumentation trimmed log output by 60%.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Senior Software Developer at Updraft</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2023-11-updraft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2023-11-updraft/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;A three-month contract that turned into a full-time position with the
client. Translated a legacy Django–Shopify integration to Remix (removing
80% of the code), moved Python code to Node.js, and lifted the AWS backend
to GCP — cutting deployment time from 30+ minutes to 2–4.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Senior Software Developer at Material</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2020-07-material/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2020-07-material/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;LRW rebranded to Material, a modern marketing services company. Transformed
the Yamaha Motor US website onto an AWS backend and a Next.js frontend — a
Storybook-driven workflow halved the time from design to implemented UI —
and maintained Touchpoint Dashboard until its sunset, planning and executing
the shutdown of all of its AWS infrastructure.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Senior Software Developer at LRW</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2018-02-lrw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2018-02-lrw/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;LRW acquired Strativity and kept me on as lead engineer for Touchpoint
Dashboard.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Software Consultant at Strativity Group</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2015-10-strativity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2015-10-strativity/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Touchpoint Dashboard was acquired by Strativity Group, and I was hired
full-time to keep leading its development.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Technical Lead at Touchpoint Dashboard</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2011-12-touchpoint-dashboard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2011-12-touchpoint-dashboard/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Took over as lead developer during the prototype phase and grew the Django
app into a selling SaaS customer-journey-mapping platform, leading up to four
off-shore contractors. Moving the backend to AWS doubled performance and cut
hosting costs by 90%; the frontend evolved from jQuery through Backbone to
React along the way.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>career</category></item><item><title>Die Friedhfe In New Orleans Sind</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-09-14-new-orleans-cemeteries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-09-14-new-orleans-cemeteries/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;246&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.BztL1btQ_ZcFaXE.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die Friedhöfe in New Orleans sind bekannt Touristenattraktionen. Wegen der hohen Kriminalrate, wird empfohlen sie nur mit einer geführten Gruppe zu besuchen. Unsere Tour wurde von einem pensioniertem Park-Ranger organisiert, der sich so ein kleines Nebeneinkommen verdient. Wir trafen uns beim Café Beignet und &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;#x26;saddr=334+Royal+St+%23+B,+New+Orleans,+LA+70130+%28Cafe+Beignet%29&amp;#x26;daddr=Conti+St+to:29.959025,-90.071057&amp;#x26;hl=en&amp;#x26;geocode=FTcUyQEdrK6h-iGDcIey7KTT9w%3BFWogyQEdWqGh-g%3B&amp;#x26;mra=dme&amp;#x26;mrcr=0&amp;#x26;mrsp=2&amp;#x26;sz=17&amp;#x26;via=1&amp;#x26;dirflg=w&amp;#x26;sll=29.95711,-90.069083&amp;#x26;sspn=0.00633,0.009656&amp;#x26;ie=UTF8&amp;#x26;z=17&quot;&gt;liefen von dort zum St. Louis Friedhof Nr. 1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Auf dem Weg lernten wir viel neues über die frühe und moderne Geschichte der Stadt, z.B. wie aus einer unbekannten Statue in einem Schnellpacket (Eilpost heisst auf English “expedite”) der Heilige St. Expedite wurde und wo die Katrina- Überschwemmungswasserliene verlief.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Der Friedhof sieht aus wie eine Mausoleumsstadt, komplett mit Haupt- und Nebenstraßen, Kathedralen, Bürgerhäusern, und sogar schubfachartige “Neubauten” für Tote die sich keine Familiengruft leisten können.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hier mal eine Satellitenansicht:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;#x26;t=h&amp;#x26;ll=29.959324,-90.071477&amp;#x26;spn=0.000558,0.000858&amp;#x26;z=20&amp;#x26;source=embed&quot;&gt;View Larger Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Viele lokale Persönlichkeiten haben hier ein Grabmal, aber eine ist besonders bekannt: die &lt;a href=&quot;http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau&quot;&gt;Voodoo-Priesterin Marie Laveau&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.MiHERcUv_C0P0T.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Viele ihrer Anhänger besuchen noch heute das Grab regelmässig und hinterlassen oft Opfergaben in der Hoffnung das ihre Gebete erhört werden.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die XXX Markierungen entstammen einem Liebesritual:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Klopfe dreimal auf Marie Laveaus Grab&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mache drei X nebeneinander&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sprich Deinen Liebeswunsch laut aus, z.b. “Marie Laveau, Priesterin der Liebe, mach das Klaus mich unwiderstehlich findet!”&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hinterlasse eine Opfergabe&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Entstellung der historischen Gräber ist natürlich gesetzeswiedrig und muss deshalb im geheimen, am besten nachts, passieren.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Der Mann mit dem Regenbogenschirm ist unser Tourführer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Der Hauptgrund für diese Art von Bestattung, ist der hohe Wasserspiegel New Orleans, da die komplette Region ein großer Sumpf ist, aber die französichen und spanischen Traditionen habe fast genausoviel damit zu tun.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die Familienmausoleen werden durch die Generationen erhalten und wiederverwendet. Falls eine Beerdigung erst neulich stattfand, werden die neuen Überreste erst in der Friedhofsmauer in einer “Knochenhöhle” zwischeninterniert. Nach relativ kurzer Zeit (2-3 Jahre) hat das lokale tropische Klima plus Bakterien die Überreste gut durchgebacken und in feine Asche verwandelt. Dann werden sie in die Familiengruft überführt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/03.BDcqalqi_ZKvutv.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Die Luftfeuchte In New Orleans Ist Hoch</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-26-new-orleans-humidity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-26-new-orleans-humidity/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.C6qFHciQ_Z1uGRoD.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In New Orleans, it is humid enough for moss and ferns to grow right in the cracks of walls. At first I thought it was some local gardening habit to beautify old walls, but these ferns are often two or three stories high in the middle of an empty wall. Either there are some really dedicated gardeners or it’s the wind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are a lot of plants growing right on the street, that we cold Midwestern/German folk only know as house plants. The ’maters probably grow here all year long.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.DWm3U6SI_1XhY2w.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Jackson Square</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-17-jackson-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-17-jackson-square/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.BcIl9E9i_Z1d4aPL.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.D8hKEPe3_UAFCo.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jackson Square is the heart of the French Quarter, which in turn forms the historic and cultural center of the city of New Orleans. As a strategic port city of the sometimes Spanish, sometimes French colony of Louisiana (named after the “Sun King” Louis XIV), it became a outpost of European culture, which soon, enriched by African and Native American influences, brought forth Cajun and Creole. Both define what New Orleans is known for worldwide: music, hearty, spiced dishes, and an inimatable atmosphere.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/03.DOhKWEm-_djChp.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting from the St. Louis Cathedral through the Vieux Carre, we walk by spanish townhouses adorned with balconies made from iron filigree. Sometimes we catch a glimpse into the private courtyard paradises, shaded by tropical foliage, cooled by glittering fountains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/04.BxGIgkCt_t4tJ9.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A short time later we reach Congo Square, where slaves gather for tribal dances. These were forbidden on Sundays. Every slave had to attend church. Even though, they found enough parallels in the Catholic religious system to continue, after some adjustments, their own spiritualism, almost publicly. God, the Father, is like Voudoun, the great Creator Spirit. The flock of saints, corresponds with the lesser African spirits, which were asked for more mundane things like safe travel, more money, or less stomach aches. Just like these religions coalesced into the often misunderstood and, at times deliberately, distorted religion of Voodoo, the worship cantatas of Bach, the melodies of Mozart, and the syncopated rhythms of the log drums created a new brew, which only could ferment in the hot swamps of New Orleans: &lt;a href=&quot;http://michalevy.com/giantsteps_download&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jazz!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/05.DaBDxN4B_2of9JI.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Through the Swamp</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-13-through-the-swamp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-13-through-the-swamp/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Still traveling to New Orleans, the freeway hits &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;#x26;hl=en&amp;#x26;geocode=&amp;#x26;q=New+Orleans,+LA&amp;#x26;ie=UTF8&amp;#x26;ll=30.056339,-90.373597&amp;#x26;spn=0.000789,0.001207&amp;#x26;t=h&amp;#x26;z=20&quot;&gt;the swamps&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.DZQjJOVC_Z1v4YHA.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For miles we drive up high over the bayous on massive concrete pillars, pointing excitedly to the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees. In German it’s called “Louisiana Moss”. Hmm, fitting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.zp6ctOK8_Z2a0QKG.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/03.Vf_d6Ma4_OtGzN.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mom asked for a picture of the Spanish Moss. Unfortunately we only have a blurry one from our way in.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Memphis BBQ</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-10-memphis-bbq/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-08-10-memphis-bbq/</guid><description>South with a barbecue stop in Memphis, then miles of freeway on massive concrete pillars over the bayous, pointing excitedly at the Spanish moss — all the way to Jackson Square, the heart of the French Quarter.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.CEbfM8HR_JhdEE.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the way to New Orleans, we quickly stopped in Memphis for lunch. Hmmmm Barbeque!&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><category>travel</category></item><item><title>Amy sews</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-15-amy-sews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-15-amy-sews/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.DITL-ZHz_Z2wDMre.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After I installed Kai’s window air conditioner in Amy’s sewing room, she’s able to conduct her main hobby even during the summer. Newest result: a summer top with flower appliqué for Kirin
… and, she even likes it! :-)&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Kannst Du den Hund jetzt sehen?</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-09-see-the-dog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-09-see-the-dog/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.DA0BtFja_1ahfS9.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Strawberries</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-04-strawberries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-06-04-strawberries/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.CwGSOr_H_ZDc7G6.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meine ersten Erdbeeren.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My first strawberries.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>New Pets</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-05-14-new-pets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-05-14-new-pets/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Oooh, süß!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.DA0BtFja_1ahfS9.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Amy’s Hündchen heißt “Freckles” (Sommersproßen). Sie hat es für Didgy adoptiert, damit sie nicht so alleine im Hinterhof ist.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.DxAJMEoj_ZmNq5T.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unser neuer Kater sollte eigentlich Paul gehören, aber er wollte ihn dann doch nicht. Nun wohnt er bei uns und fühlt sich wohl. Sein Name ist “Shadow” (Schatten) und er verträgt sich ganz gut mit Weasley.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Zoo Visit</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-05-04-zoo-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-05-04-zoo-visit/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;[Image lost to time — the original was hosted on Blogspot and is no longer available.]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die Girl Scouts gehen zum Zoo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/02.DCmV8Za5_PP8oj.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dort gab es auch eine spezielle Version des “Bau-nen-Bär”-Ladens, der statt den normalen Teddybären verschiedene Zootiere zur Auswahl hatte. In diesem Laden suchen sich die Kinder einen leeren Teddybär aus, füllen ihn mit fluffigem Fluff und suchen die Teddysachen und -schuhe und was es sonst noch alles an Teddy-Accessories gibt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kai dachte erst das es zu mädchenhaft ist sich eine Puppe zu bauen, aber als wir ihm erzählten das es auch Dinosaurier, Raubtiere und Affen gab wollte er natürlich auch einen Zooteddy haben. Er suchte sich ein Thyrannosaurus Rex aus und rüstete ihn sogar mit einer kleinen Dinostimme aus, damit er auch brüllen kann.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/03.BDUCl3ta_ZAOxvC.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Während die Girl Scouts ihre Stationen machten, hatten die Jungs im Rest des Zoos freien Lauf.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/04.BnW5rQNe_ZelMSC.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Girl Scouts help flood victims</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-03-26-girl-scouts-flood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-03-26-girl-scouts-flood/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Unsere Pfadfinderinnentruppe 269 (Amy ist die Leiterin) hat Kekse und andere Mittel dem lokalen Roten Kreuz gespendet. Die &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.girlscoutcookies.org/&quot;&gt;hier berühmten und schnell verkauften Pfadfinderinnen-Kekse&lt;/a&gt; sind die Haupteinnahmequelle für die gemeinnützige Pfadfinderinnenorganisation, und die Mädchen haben somit einen Teil ihrer Einnahmen aufgegeben, die sonst Aktivitäten und Feldausflüge finanziert hätten. Der englische Text auf der Webseite heißt auf deutsch:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Helfer vorort gibt es in allen Größen und Altersgruppen. Brownie-Truppe 269 aus Harrisburg, liefert Girl-Scout-Kekse und andere Mittel beim American Red Cross Little Egypt Network am Sa. dem 22 März ab, die nun an Einwohner von Notunterkünften für die letzten überflutungen verteilt werden.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hier ist der Link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redcrosslittleegypt.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.redcrosslittleegypt.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded></item><item><title>Flood 2008</title><link>https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-03-21-flood-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://legacycoder.net/blog/2008-03-21-flood-2008/</guid><description>The flood spared our home on the higher side of town, behind the water tower — but it hit nearly every business in Harrisburg. The Girl Scouts were out helping flood victims within the week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;266&quot; src=&quot;https://legacycoder.net/_astro/01.UgZsat7k_XhvrU.webp&quot; srcset=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;No worries, we did not get flooded, because we live in a higher part of town (behind the water tower in the picture). Unfortunately nearly all business were hit, though. In the upper-right corner of the picture above, you can see the same office building that’s always seen in the web cam image. The picture is taken from the opposite part of town. Currently you still can see the water in the background in the web cam image.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are some photos. Call me or Amy if you want to know what you are looking at:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.harrisburg-il.com/storm/&quot;&gt;http://www.harrisburg-il.com/storm/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This link goes to the main page. Click on the links in the list to the right to reach the photo series.&lt;/p&gt;
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