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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 1d

if he responds, I'll consider selling

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UW-Milwaukee Special Collections @uwmspeccoll.bsky.social · 9d

Here are 4 engravings of rural Wisconsin by Wisconsin born & educated artist Curt L. Carpenter from An Innocence of Prairie by Wisconsin educator, writer, & folklorist Robert E. Gard published by arborist R. Bruce Allison. Curt Carpenter made these prints from engraved end grain maple.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 11d

*barely survived

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 12d

I Survived a Smartphone Update In Which The Fonts and Layout Were Slightly Changed

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 15d

not a friends house, but the home of a family we called "the giant family"

Every Lot Milwaukee @everylotbotmke.betterstreetsmke.com · 15d

1244 N 46TH ST, 53208

Year Built: 1923
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 3 [RT3]
Assessment: $150,900
Neighborhood: MARTIN DRIVE

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 19d

Not sure this counts as a missed connection?

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 19d

This was an essential Covid lockdown album for me. Five years and I can't re-enter it quite yet.

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 22d

There's an actual stop sign at the entrance going SB. I almost got hit by a guy who didn't stop there last year. The google street view illustrates pretty well how confusing/dangerous it is.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 24d

Definitely. I stopped reading the comments pretty quickly. Because reddit.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 24d

I stand by the need to paint the speed bumps better. I honestly have trouble seeing them when they're faded, especially where there is slush, lots of leaves, dappled sunlight, etc. And I'm not speeding, either.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 25d

Sad, but not surprising. The book is always better (except for Children of Men)

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 26d

The book destroyed me, I've never even attempted the movie.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 26d

Renowned historical hottie, also.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 28d

Update! The restaurant now has a 1.3 star rating.

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Apr 10

sometimes I like to check in on the restaurant in downtown Milwaukee that has a 1.4 star rating on google reviews, just to see if the rating has changed. Nope!

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 28d

And in 1987:

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · 29d

just reposting all my friends houses

Every Lot Milwaukee @everylotbotmke.betterstreetsmke.com · Sep 11

1337 N 45TH ST, 53208

Year Built: 1916
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 3 [RT3]
Assessment: $144,600
Neighborhood: MARTIN DRIVE

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 8

Their sounds are all over the place. Some of the beats remind me of 90's music. Indigo Girls vibes.
I like it though!

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 8

Milwaukee, 2025

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 7

I was on a guided tour of a research lab with students and had to restrain myself. I definitely had some sensory memories/fantasies of the feel of the wheel against my finger.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 7

Milwaukee, 2025

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 7

I went to the Wauwatosa library and there was a romance book festival happening inside, and a pro-democracy protest happening outside.

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 5

We still have floor tape arrows in one of the stairwells at school. At this point the gunky mess they leave when I try to peel them up is worse than the weird reminder of covid safety theater.

Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 4

students called today's lunch (black bean burgers) both "mystery meat" and "tofu"

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Tim @timpolarbear.bsky.social · Sep 2

I would like the new museum to have a Streets of Old Milwaukee 2 that's set in 1965 which is further in the past than some of the original streets of old milwaukee was in 1965. It could feature the original streets of old milwaukee inside.

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 2

when the going gets tough, start a co-op

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Laurel @lerual.bsky.social · Sep 1

I tried to make it a little obvious - this angle might have been harder!

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