Vic Thorstenson
@vthorstenson.bsky.social
East Bank, Minneapolis.
Former long-time MN legislative and state government staffer. I take pictures.
Former long-time MN legislative and state government staffer. I take pictures.
All I need now is a scissors to remove the scissors from the blister pack.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
All I need now is a scissors to remove the scissors from the blister pack.
post a non-religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
post a non-religious image you think of as holy
31 years ago, a state commissioner played cowboy on the quadriga. We used to be a state.
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
31 years ago, a state commissioner played cowboy on the quadriga. We used to be a state.
"What's all this I hear about New Jersey electing a Spamburger as governor? That's ridiculous!"
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"What's all this I hear about New Jersey electing a Spamburger as governor? That's ridiculous!"
#ghostsign in Cream, Wisconsin. Photo taken Halloween morning.
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
#ghostsign in Cream, Wisconsin. Photo taken Halloween morning.
Similar money-is-no-object vibe.
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Similar money-is-no-object vibe.
While there I saw a genuine internet star - one of the Trempealeau eagles of YouTube fame. www.youtube.com/@Trempealeau...
Handheld shot required a fast shutter speed and ridiculous ISO setting so not as detailed as I'd like but you can see the live cam installed on the far right of the shot.
Handheld shot required a fast shutter speed and ridiculous ISO setting so not as detailed as I'd like but you can see the live cam installed on the far right of the shot.
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
While there I saw a genuine internet star - one of the Trempealeau eagles of YouTube fame. www.youtube.com/@Trempealeau...
Handheld shot required a fast shutter speed and ridiculous ISO setting so not as detailed as I'd like but you can see the live cam installed on the far right of the shot.
Handheld shot required a fast shutter speed and ridiculous ISO setting so not as detailed as I'd like but you can see the live cam installed on the far right of the shot.
@vincempls.bsky.social told me that there are railroad tracks on top of Lock & Dam #6 in Trempealeau, constituting the shortest railroad in the Midwest. So of course I dropped everything to grab these pictures of the thing. (I was there anyhow...)
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@vincempls.bsky.social told me that there are railroad tracks on top of Lock & Dam #6 in Trempealeau, constituting the shortest railroad in the Midwest. So of course I dropped everything to grab these pictures of the thing. (I was there anyhow...)
Can't say since I didn't eat there, but down the road in Trempeleau the beer was peerless.
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Can't say since I didn't eat there, but down the road in Trempeleau the beer was peerless.
Come for the locks, stay for the dam view.
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Come for the locks, stay for the dam view.
A spectacular bluff top view of Alma and the Mississippi River. Trust me, it's there.
October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A spectacular bluff top view of Alma and the Mississippi River. Trust me, it's there.
FINALLY someone's stepping up to address the crisis in under-performing cheese.
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
FINALLY someone's stepping up to address the crisis in under-performing cheese.
TIL that Menards is in the model railroading game - not just selling them, but actually manufacturing (I assume contract) trains, track and scenery.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
TIL that Menards is in the model railroading game - not just selling them, but actually manufacturing (I assume contract) trains, track and scenery.
This was the kitchen in our house at the time we bought it in 2014. We might have kept it, at least for awhile, except that the previous owners were very short and they had all the cabinets and surfaces set 2" lower than standard. We're both on the tall side.
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This was the kitchen in our house at the time we bought it in 2014. We might have kept it, at least for awhile, except that the previous owners were very short and they had all the cabinets and surfaces set 2" lower than standard. We're both on the tall side.
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
This is how it all ends, and I'm ready for it.
October 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This is how it all ends, and I'm ready for it.
It would also allow us to update Seal of Minnesota Cigars, "the 5¢ cigar with the 10¢ taste."
October 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It would also allow us to update Seal of Minnesota Cigars, "the 5¢ cigar with the 10¢ taste."
Walking in the footsteps of one who blazed the trail.
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Walking in the footsteps of one who blazed the trail.
Finally - a way to draw big crowds to downtown.
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Finally - a way to draw big crowds to downtown.
That mountain range east of Minneapolis looks so cool at dusk.
October 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
That mountain range east of Minneapolis looks so cool at dusk.