traveling anvil salesman https://nicholas.sideras.net/ 📍 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 🐘 @nicholas@fediverse.sideras.net 🐦 @nsideras 📸 @nicholas.sideras 🎮 nicholasmke 🧵 nicholas.siderashttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mumslyo7qk24Over summer my son and I were walking a few blocks to Marquette for his summer program when a disheveled guy on the sidewalk asked us what time it was. I answered “about eight o’clock” and kept walking. He looked at me with complete disgust and yelled back, “is that AM or PM??” [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumslyo7qk24https://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mtp6gwnnnc2lI was catching up with my dad this afternoon and just found out that his Greek balsamic vinaigrette recipe, which I assumed was from my great-grandfather’s restaurants, is actually from @allrecipes.com. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts during this trying time.22 Aug 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp6gwnnnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mstyjlwxg226Today someone asked if I was “with the fed” and I was trying to figure out why he thought I looked like I was in the FBI or State Dept or some such… until I remembered I was wearing the “support your neighborhood bars” @wibikefed.bsky.social shirt12 Aug 2026 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstyjlwxg226https://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3msm4p7l3is22In my family a “classic” movie or other media is one you want to watch but no one else does. We all know it’s terrible a movie, there’s no defending it, so proclaiming“It’s a classic” is the only move you have left. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msm4p7l3is22https://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3msewqdpxk226The rare reverse speakeasy? Hope they keep the pool tables [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msewqdpxk226https://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3msbcpmqoss23 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbcpmqoss23https://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mrexsvyoks2n"My father-in-law is a projectionist. It is difficult to get his attention in a magnificent theater because he is lost in wonder. We were in an IMAX dome together years ago and I asked him what it would cost to build it today. I will never forget his answer… 'We can’t, we don’t know how to do it.'" [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrexsvyoks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mr3wgijnvs2v@milwaukeerecord.bsky.social got anyone on the NM convention beat? I’m wondering if there’s NM ribbon bingo I can be playing, or maybe local versions of ribbons I can be sporting as local to advertise *my* accomplishments https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2024/05/23/about-the-northwestern-mutual-agents-ribbons/73809569007/20 Jul 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3wgijnvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mqzq2dwpms2eArgentina can keep it 0-0 if Mike Pence has the courage19 Jul 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzq2dwpms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholas.sideras.net/post/3mqrhivxzks2iA bit harder to see downtown Milwaukee from Marquette’s campus today than usual16 Jul 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:tmrrt2lsbtbippdbqky7umi6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrhivxzks2i