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Andy Karlson
@andykarlson.bsky.social
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Husband, father of 3, UU minister, hospital chaplain, dedicated amateur film photographer (unless otherwise noted, photos taken with my Google Pixel 7 Pro), opinions my own.

"I am at home with the me. I am rooted in the me who is on this adventure."
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Lucas
A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of a child's wide eyes and an oval of light on the middle of their face, with all else black
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Hey, tonight was quiche night in our house! Only I may have gotten a little enthusiastic with quantities... 😬👍
Two quiches (bacon and cheddar-gouda; and peppers, browned shallots, arugula, and cheddar-gouda) bulge out of their pie tins. The back of the pan, filled with overflown egg mixture from the two quiches.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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I'm just very disappointed in you today, BlueSky.

Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
A still from the movie Hitman, showing a man in sunglasses eating pie at a table in a diner and saying, "All pie is good pie."
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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It's still here!
Lombardino's mural, featuring a smiling Italian stereotype chef with various slogans
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Another Madison landmark, Lombardino's Family Restaurant. Delicious food in an atmosphere frozen in amber in 1955. Interestingly, the family that owned and ran Lombardino's between ~1965-95 lived in our house!
A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of a building with a mural on the side advertising "Lombardino's Garden Restaurant", with cars on the street in the foreground
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Madison landmark, the Forest Products Laboratory building, designed by Holabird and Root in 1931.

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A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of the Forest Products Laboratory, a large modernist building with tiered levels and strongly emphasized vertical elements
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Winter branches
A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of bare hardwood branches
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I guess it is pretty pedestrian
A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of a Pedestrian Crossing sign with a pedestrian crossing in the background
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Good girl!
A Kodak Charmera monochrome image of a cockapoo staring up soulfully while getting an ear skritch
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Here's a happier dinner-posting situation: tonight's Almost-French Onion Soup with homemade croutons.
Five bowls of soup on a cookie tray, topped with croutons and waiting for cheese before going under the broiler Five bowls of soup with a generous serving of Grand Cru cheese melted over the top of each Close up of a really delicious bowl of French Onion Soup
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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"I love it when you call me Big Papa"
Pope Leo, spitting verses with his eyes closed
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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GOOFBALLS!
An image from the Simpsons. Ned Flanders is sprawled on a lawn after failing a field sobriety test, as Chief Wiggum announces to everyone in town, "High as a kite, everybody! Goofballs!"
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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True Coffee Roasters' Dark Sumatran, in my favorite mug. Good morning from Madison, WI!
A cup of coffee in a red mug on a batteredwood table cluttered with books and a pencil
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon in November, with snow forecast for all next weekend? You better believe I'm troubleshooting (and inshallah putting up) the outside Christmas lights.

#DadLife
A chaotic-looking pile of Christmas lights in a sunbeam on a leaf-strewn driveway. Balanced on a couple of pallets leaning against the house are a Diet Coke and a kitchen radio with the Packers game tuned in.
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Sickos Meme Guy
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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This here's a tale for all the fellas
Tryin' to do what those ladies tell us
Get shot down cause you're overzealous
Play hard to get, females get jealous.
Okay smartie, go to a party...
Pope Leo at the mic, his homeboys urging him on, as he raps all of Young MC's "Bust A Move" from memory
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Apparently the #BirdOfTheDay theme is #silhouette, which reminded me of one of the only good bird photos I've ever taken with my cell phone: this great blue heron perched above Wingra Marsh.
A great blue heron perched on a dead tree, silhouetted against a gentle gradient sunset.
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Bare hardwood branches is one of my favorite shape-familes
Kodak Charmera monochrome image of bare oak branches in stark silhouette against a blank sky Kodak Charmera monochrome image of oak trunk and bare branches against a blank sky
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I didn't take this on purpose for the #Freiren trend, but so it goes
Kodak Charmera monochrome selfie image of a bearded middle aged white guy taken from below and to the right
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Iconic UW Memorial Union Terrace chairs in the Children's Hospital lobby
Kodak Charmera monochrome image of three iconic Terrace sunburst-style chairs around a circular table Kodak Charmera monochrome image of an iconic Terrace sunburst-style chair with sharp shadows of it and another chair in the background Kodak Charmera monochrome image of iconic Terrace sunburst-style chairs around a circular table, shadows stretching away
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I read somewhere that every US church/sacred space built in the second half of the 20th century has some FUS Meeting House DNA in it.
Kodak Charmera Monochrome image of the iconic prow of Frank Lloyd Wright's First Unitarian Society Meeting House in Madison, WI
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Let not Ambition mock their useful toil
Kodak Charmera monochrome image of a grassy field with gravestones on the slope beyond
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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What's your sign?
The fake "TEEN ROAST" concert promo poster, hosted by Curbes Lurb - shows a dozen head shots of supposed performers with preposterous names
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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MIGHTY
Emoji bicep arm with a smiling sunglasses emoji on the muscle bulge
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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A pause before returning to the grindstone
Kodak Charmera monochrome image - a mirror selfie of a bearded white guy dressed in black, a wary expression on the face
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM