Luke Diaz
@lukediaz.bsky.social
Mayor of Verona, Wisconsin. In favor of the environment; transparency; a vibrant downtown; spending responsibly; affordable and attainable housing; job creation; walkable streets; equality. Art is for everyone. https://www.votelukediaz.com/accomplishments/
I mean, even Mitt Romney is saying it!
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I mean, even Mitt Romney is saying it!
Reading the "Radical Hospitality" article in the Wisconsin Magazine of History (Spring 2025) about houses of faith offering sanctuary to undocumented refugees from Central America during the 1980s. There's always been helpers
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reading the "Radical Hospitality" article in the Wisconsin Magazine of History (Spring 2025) about houses of faith offering sanctuary to undocumented refugees from Central America during the 1980s. There's always been helpers
This is the life, staying warm in Verona (coffee from Alice Good, old fashioneds from Honey Barrel)
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is the life, staying warm in Verona (coffee from Alice Good, old fashioneds from Honey Barrel)
Verona is #1 (it is cold out there)
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Verona is #1 (it is cold out there)
At the Sow's Ear reading Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee.
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
At the Sow's Ear reading Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee.
Downtown Verona earlier today. Snowy but the roads were passable.
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Downtown Verona earlier today. Snowy but the roads were passable.
Eastern prickly pear cactus in the snow
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Eastern prickly pear cactus in the snow
I love lanterns - don't really get a chance to use them very often though.
November 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I love lanterns - don't really get a chance to use them very often though.
I appreciated being outside today
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I appreciated being outside today
George Orwell did treat discourse! "George Orwell once ventured that what kept young men going into the coal mines during the interwar years, instead of forming barricades and demanding a better life, was the spread of cheap sweets and electricity, which brought movies and radio to the masses."
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
George Orwell did treat discourse! "George Orwell once ventured that what kept young men going into the coal mines during the interwar years, instead of forming barricades and demanding a better life, was the spread of cheap sweets and electricity, which brought movies and radio to the masses."
Not a great picture but it looked pretty cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Not a great picture but it looked pretty cool
Reading Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond even though I know it's going to make me mad.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Reading Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond even though I know it's going to make me mad.
I do think this is true, in that Trump has a certain appeal among casual voters. Trump's policies are bad and create a backlash, if the GOP doesn't benefit from casual Trump voters who are only sort of paying attention, they get swamped.
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I do think this is true, in that Trump has a certain appeal among casual voters. Trump's policies are bad and create a backlash, if the GOP doesn't benefit from casual Trump voters who are only sort of paying attention, they get swamped.
The UW Milwaukee Map Collection was also really interesting.
November 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The UW Milwaukee Map Collection was also really interesting.
As noted in the painting description, this piece at the Grohmann Museum, "Flax Barn in Laren" (1887) was criticized at the time for accurately depicting child labor, which was widespread but also generally ignored. Feel familiar.
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As noted in the painting description, this piece at the Grohmann Museum, "Flax Barn in Laren" (1887) was criticized at the time for accurately depicting child labor, which was widespread but also generally ignored. Feel familiar.
We visited Milwaukee last week and it was great as per usual. One of our stops was the Grohman Museum (an art museum with a focus on labor), which I had never been to.
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We visited Milwaukee last week and it was great as per usual. One of our stops was the Grohman Museum (an art museum with a focus on labor), which I had never been to.
New England Aster in bloom on October 17th. Pollinators still working. Love the late blooming flowers. Although, not sure which pollinator is on the plant. #nativeplants
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
New England Aster in bloom on October 17th. Pollinators still working. Love the late blooming flowers. Although, not sure which pollinator is on the plant. #nativeplants
I mean, the choice is obvious
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I mean, the choice is obvious
Roasting habaneros for sales and the air is spicy! At least my sinuses are clearing out.
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Roasting habaneros for sales and the air is spicy! At least my sinuses are clearing out.
Is Word grammar check just getting worse? Look at this suggestion substituting 2016 for 2026 is not a grammar thing!
October 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Is Word grammar check just getting worse? Look at this suggestion substituting 2016 for 2026 is not a grammar thing!
Oh! You mean, the author Bester, not the Psi Cop from Babylon 5.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Oh! You mean, the author Bester, not the Psi Cop from Babylon 5.
Red-crowned Crane at the International Crane Foundation around Baraboo, WI. It's a really great place to visit.
October 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Red-crowned Crane at the International Crane Foundation around Baraboo, WI. It's a really great place to visit.