I discovered that the rss & comment icons are not placed correctly. Is there any way I can both increase their size and place them higher in the header space. Or if I can't do that, how do I eliminate them completely? I can always do rss feed from the sidebar and readers can comment directly from the post.

http://mirepoixvegas.com

Well since your site shows an under construction, all I can offer is that you look at ato->RSS Settings

Oops! I disabled the UC screen!

I don't see them at all??