> Here is some sourdough bread to legitimize this post. *It is left
> as an exercise to find out how it was made.http://mysite.verizon.net/DickyA/breadJan2008.jpg
>
> --
> Dicky
> (scratching his mark, grafitti style, as he fades away into the cosmic miasma)

I'd say you baked it from cold oven, the crust seems very thick. quite
a good colour though!

But we're here to talk about my brother's bread!