Tom Schmitz
@tschmitzwrites.bsky.social
Speechwriter and executive comms strategist with a focus on energy & climate. Professional Californian, practicing Virginian, anywhere sailor. Soundtrack by Steely Dan.
Do people not remember this scene from The Producers
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Do people not remember this scene from The Producers
Well that felt good
September 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Well that felt good
Mad props to whomever made this
June 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Mad props to whomever made this
Me: "Hey Tripadvisor, how should I spend a few free hours here in Norwalk, CT?"
Tripadvisor: "Here's a page of fake reviews written by fake people having fake experiences. Enjoy."
Tripadvisor: "Here's a page of fake reviews written by fake people having fake experiences. Enjoy."
May 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Me: "Hey Tripadvisor, how should I spend a few free hours here in Norwalk, CT?"
Tripadvisor: "Here's a page of fake reviews written by fake people having fake experiences. Enjoy."
Tripadvisor: "Here's a page of fake reviews written by fake people having fake experiences. Enjoy."
Or customers cowardly retailers
May 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Or customers cowardly retailers
Another one. Magnificent
April 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Another one. Magnificent
Love seeing fossil fuel stacks sit idle like this. Makes a beautiful day even more so.
April 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Love seeing fossil fuel stacks sit idle like this. Makes a beautiful day even more so.
I always get a kick out of this plaque at the Berkeley Repertory Theater. (Sound it out for full effect.)
April 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I always get a kick out of this plaque at the Berkeley Repertory Theater. (Sound it out for full effect.)
For example, in "The Sower," there is a small bare branch on the trunk of the central tree that is so meticulously rendered in impasto that it is *three dimensional,* as I hope I captured here.
December 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM
For example, in "The Sower," there is a small bare branch on the trunk of the central tree that is so meticulously rendered in impasto that it is *three dimensional,* as I hope I captured here.
Seeing these canvases in person is a revelation. They glow. They shine. They *sparkle* with an inner light. The textures in the paint are a thing of wonder.
December 18, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Seeing these canvases in person is a revelation. They glow. They shine. They *sparkle* with an inner light. The textures in the paint are a thing of wonder.
This piece, for example, absolutely astonishes. And since it's on loan from an unnamed private collection, chances are none of us mere mortals will ever see it again.
December 18, 2024 at 3:52 PM
This piece, for example, absolutely astonishes. And since it's on loan from an unnamed private collection, chances are none of us mere mortals will ever see it again.
Ah, London, where I can view and appreciate statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as an American *without* feeling shame.
December 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Ah, London, where I can view and appreciate statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as an American *without* feeling shame.
Here's what's going on my stove. Can't quite see the RG cassoulet beans for all the veggies, but they're in there!
November 27, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Here's what's going on my stove. Can't quite see the RG cassoulet beans for all the veggies, but they're in there!
"The Paradox of Intolerance" as excerpted from this excellent story on a Neo-Nazi getting run out of Maine, with high relevance for the Xitter-to-Bluesky migration:
magazine.atavist.com/the-crash-of...
magazine.atavist.com/the-crash-of...
November 25, 2024 at 4:33 PM
"The Paradox of Intolerance" as excerpted from this excellent story on a Neo-Nazi getting run out of Maine, with high relevance for the Xitter-to-Bluesky migration:
magazine.atavist.com/the-crash-of...
magazine.atavist.com/the-crash-of...
Every day here in my house.
November 22, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Every day here in my house.
You know, I am as ferocious an advocate for climate action as any normal person, but I can't help but wonder if the choice of avatars among this esteemed group might be part of the problem in persuading normies to listen.
November 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
You know, I am as ferocious an advocate for climate action as any normal person, but I can't help but wonder if the choice of avatars among this esteemed group might be part of the problem in persuading normies to listen.
One never wants to arrive too early at any party. But showing up as #2,027,574 on a guest list of 10 million feels like good timing to me.
September 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
One never wants to arrive too early at any party. But showing up as #2,027,574 on a guest list of 10 million feels like good timing to me.
In Maine, this qualifies as a beach.
September 1, 2024 at 2:52 AM
In Maine, this qualifies as a beach.
Then there's this bit. (Gee, wonder how THAT happened?)
August 9, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Then there's this bit. (Gee, wonder how THAT happened?)
