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Another Week: Number 48
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How long is a turkey good for?
Forgive me if I pause to discreetly gag while writing this, dear reader, but our house currently smells of roast wet dog. The lesson to be learned from this is that the expiration date of a fresh turkey should not be stretched — not even by a couple of days. We're not...
Family stickers on car window: 1 woman, 1 dog, 20 cats
Sturtevant, Wisconsin — Family stickers on a car window in the Walmart parking lot: One woman, one dog, 20 cats.
Bay View neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The weather was finally nice the day before yesterday, so, with no plans except to simply get outdoors, we ended up taking Wisconsin Highway 32 north from Racine to Bay View, an interesting little Milwaukee neighborhood that we have passed through a number of times....
Collector’s Edge Comics, Bay View, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Collector’s Edge Comics, at 2330 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, boasts the largest selection of comics and graphic novels in Wisconsin. They buy, they sell, and this Bay View...
100,000 Parts Company, Bay View, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 100,000 Parts Company, at 2373 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The window signs advertise appliance parts: Commercial cooking gas valves, pilots, thermostats, and controls;...
Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe, Bay View, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Wild Flour Bakery and Cafe at 422 E Lincoln Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe sells artisan bread, muffins, barista coffees, and sandwiches, and they also do...
Trader Joe’s commercial: Jobim’s ‘Waters of March’
[Monarch]Above is a catchy little production that's been making the viral rounds for a couple of weeks. Titled "If I Made a Commercial for Trader Joe's," it is described on YouTube by carlsfinefilms as an "Unauthorized commercial for Trader Joe's shot on my Palm Treo...
The grace of Elizabeth Edwards
Back in October of 2004, my wife Amy was working at the Maidenform store in Pleasant Prairie's Prime Outlets shopping center. One morning — October 21st, to be exact — Amy phoned home to tell me that there was some unusual activity in...
Milwaukee Public Market, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Interior of the Milwaukee Public Market, an indoor food marketplace offering products from independent merchants.
Italian gold jewelry, Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy — Italian gold jewelry, including gold chains, bracelets, gold earrings, necklaces, and rings, is displayed for sale by one of the many jewelers' shops on the Ponte Vecchio, a famous hot spot for merchants...
Fruit baskets, wine shop in Siena, Italy
Siena, Italy — Baskets of fresh fruit displayed in front of the old food shop at Via di Città 158 (Antica Bottega Di Marchetti Massimo E Khalimova Galina): Fresh grapes, apples, peaches, plums, oranges, and melons in baskets...
Ala Moana Center concert, Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii — Ala Moana shopping mall center court hosts the 2003 Pacific Basin Music Festival, with performances by schools from Canada, Australia, California, and Oregon. [includeme...
Marshall Field’s Great Clock, Christmas elf
Chicago, Illinois — The Great Clock on the Marshall Field's store, on the corner of North State Street and East Washington Street, installed on November 26, 1897. [includeme...
Tiffany dome at Marshall Field’s in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The breathtaking glass mosaic dome of Marshall Field's State Street store, made of 1.6 million pieces of Favrile iridescent glass, was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and installed in 1907.[includeme...
Marshall Field’s on State Street, Christmas
Chicago, Illinois — City sidewalk outside Marshall Field's State Street store — the epicenter of Christmas for the Midwestern United States, a week before the holiday. [includeme...
Water Tower Place shopping mall, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — Looking down the glass elevator through the eight levels of Water Tower Place's shopping mall at Christmas time.
The Maidenform Women
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin — Amy, Amy, Lynn, and Melissa — the key four in the Maidenform store (a.k.a. "The Panty Ranch") at the Prime Outlets shopping center. [includeme...