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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 07/08/2026

A few milestones and memories: First day at Microsoft, customer visit in San Jose, typical outfit of the rumored Contoso CEO, meeting customers at Ignite 2019, a fond farewell to B35, Clippy watching over the ACE space, “green water” (my fave!), anniversary M&Ms, and “fancy salad” from Cafe 34/35

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 07/08/2026

Today I log off after 7+ years at Microsoft, honored and privileged to have worked with some truly amazing people. 🧡💚💙💛 I join Kiewit on August 17, and Clippy will accompany me to my new workspace. 📎 I’m excited for the next stop on my career journey and appreciate everyone who’s been part of it!

A silver laptop sits with its lid closed on a warm wood tone desk. On the laptop lid are a variety of items: three YubiKeys, a Microsoft employee badge with the name Matthew, a business card, a green American Express charge card, a blue Orca card transit card, a smart card, and two hexagonal stickers.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 13/06/2026

This is the only scaffolding I care about tonight

Workers build scaffolding in front of the Kennedy center to remove Tr*mp’s name

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 11/05/2026

How can we be of assistance?

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 05/05/2026

Somebody forgot to talk to the marketing team and pause the social media ads 😬

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 03/04/2026

This makes my inner 90s kid so happy! weather.com/retro

Screenshot of Weather Channel retro, simulating the WeatherSTAR local weather segment. Extended Forecast showing retro graphics SAT Mostly Cloudy Lo 31 Hi 51, SUN Mostly Sunny Lo 31 Hi 64, and MON Lo 34 Hi 48

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 13/03/2026

This is not the kind of rollercoaster I like

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 19/02/2026

But when it does, the playlist is ready 🎶

Screenshot of Apple Music playlist banner titled “Big Beautiful Celebration” and subtitle “The soundtrack for when It Finally Happens™”

The cover art is a bottle of champagne flanked by six champagne glasses, sitting on a table with red white and blue confetti, red white and blue pennants hanging above, and fireworks exploding in the background.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 05/01/2026

Puzzled by the concept of “work calendar” after a week and a half off

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 30/12/2025

Circle back after you’ve been to the cottage 😉

Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in the opening scene of Heated Rivalry S1E6. They are sitting the front seat of a vehicle, both wearing sunglasses, looking out the windshield.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 03/12/2025

Columbus Circle always looks so festive! ✨ ❄️ ✨

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 01/12/2025

Cool story. Thanks, Zillow!

Screenshot of a push notification from the Zillow app on iOS. The notification reads: “This is your headline This is the body text”

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 29/09/2025

The “Add to Calendar” UI when opening an ICS or similar shared calendar event always trips me up. I usually end up dismissing it without actually adding the event to my calendar because I tap the highlighted ☑️ at the top instead of the less obvious “Add to Calendar” text button at the bottom. #ios26

Screenshot of Add to Calendar screen on iOS. There is a blue highlighted checkmark button at the top right, and a smaller non-colored button with the text “Add to Calendar” at the bottom. The image is annotated with a red arrow pointing to the checkmark icon and the text “What my eye and muscle memory are drawn to” and a green arrow pointing to the button at the bottom with the text “What I need to tap”

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 24/09/2025

I’m glad Disney/ABC made the right decision and brought @jimmykimmel.com back!

Screenshot of email

Subject: Your Disney+ subscription will continue

Disney+
CONTINUE STREAMING ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT ON DISNEY+

As requested, your Disney+ annual subscription has been restarted and your billing will resume on November 23, 2025.

You can continue to explore our always-growing collection of movies and series now.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 14/09/2025

… and the Spigen Ultra Hybrid MagFit in Frost Black: www.spigen.com/products/iph... 25% off with code APPLEUPGRADE25

Screenshot of product page showing a semi/transparent dark gray cell phone case.

Text reads: iPhone 17 Pro Case
Ultra Hybrid (MagFit)

$44.99
SKU ACS10069
Barcode 8800283312010

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 14/09/2025

I got the Torras Guardian from Best Buy: www.bestbuy.com/product/torr...

Screenshot of product page showing a dark gray phone case for iPhone 17 Pro. The case shows the front and back, with the back being a semi-transparent plastic with circle and line for the MagSafe connector.

Text reads: TORRAS - Guardian Magnetic - Military-Grade Protective Case with Ergonomic Grip & 18N MagSafe Compatibility for iPhone 17 Pro - Black
Model: X00FX2783 SKU: 6640517
$24.99

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 09/09/2025

Not only is the Caramel Apple Empanada back at @tacobell.bsky.social, take a look at that iconic icon! #TacoBell #Empanada

Screenshot of Caramel Apple Empanada listing in the Taco Bell mobile app. The empanada is split open showing the golden apple filling on a brown paper wrapper. A yellow and fuchsia “Limited Time” icon appears at the top left of the image. The text below the image reads “Caramel Apple Empanada $2.99 | 280 Cal”

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 06/09/2025

I called my local Costco yesterday to check on #Novavax availability. They confirmed they will get it but don’t have an ETA yet. Today I see their vaccine page is updated to reflect that. I plan to check for appointments every few days and schedule it as soon as I can! www.costco.com/adult-immuni...

Screenshot of Costco Pharmacy website indicating the following availability for COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID (Pfizer) - Coming soon, please check back

COVID (Moderna) - Now available, please check appointments as eligibility varies by state

COVID (Novavax)® - Coming soon, please check back

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 27/07/2025

No cheating, post your Lock Screen

Patch, a white dog with brown ears and a brown patch over his right eye, is sitting on a hill in a park. He is wearing a gray harness. A tree and brick building are in the background with a clear sunny sky overhead.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 26/07/2025

You can have your castles. I’ll take this icon any day. #Epcot #SpaceshipEarth #ThankThePhoenicians

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 26/07/2025

If you love the smell of standing in this spot, we can be friends #Epcot #SpaceshipEarth #ThankThePhoenicians @disneyparks.bsky.social

Entrance to Spaceship Earth in Epcot. People are lined up a ramp leading into the attraction. On neither side of the ramp, green plants cover the ground with silver hand rails lining the ramp. The walls on either side are pained blue with the lighted SPACESHIP EARTH signage in the center. A dark blue ceiling directly over the path is flanked by silver panels overhead.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 21/07/2025

A connection at #O’Hare without going through the neon tunnel? Not even the iconic concourse from Home Alone 2?Like, what’s the point?! Do better, United! 🤣 #ORD #UnitedAirlines

Screenshot of a map showing directions between gates for my connection at O’Hare airport. The map shows a walking path from gate B19 to E6, which does not include the underground tunnel between the B and C concourses.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 16/07/2025

Does anyone test anything anymore? 😣

Screenshot of an email notification:

Progressive Dental
We have received your inquiry
Hi there {Name (First):1.3}, Thank you for getting in touch. We have received your inquiry and will get back to you within one business day.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 04/07/2025

Seriously, why does this Apple ID prompt in the App Store not allow for password autofill?! Can anyone running the iOS 26 beta check if they’ve finally fixed it?

Screenshot of a password prompt from the iOS App Store.

The prompt reads: “Sign in to Apple Account. Enter the password for (redacted Apple ID) to authorize this transaction.”

Below it are an empty text field labeled “Password”, a grayed out “Sign In” button, and a blue “Forgot Password” link.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 23/06/2025

Post a picture of when your pet was little

Patch is a white dog with brown ears and a brown “patch” around his right eye (left side of the photo). He is sitting outside on a cement sidewalk while wearing a dark green and gray plaid bow tie. His head is tilted slightly to the side.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 13/05/2025

This is one of the issues on the ballot today in Omaha. Holy run-on sentence, Batman! I definitely had to read that a few times. And now I also need to go research what the current rule is. 😬

City Of Omaha
Charter Amendment
Shall Section 2.06 of the Home Rule
Charter of the City of Omaha be
amended to provide that City Council
vacancies shall be filled with those
vacancies occurring in the first two
years of a term being filled through an
election and vacancies in the last two
years of a term being filled by a
majority vote of the remaining City
Council members within thirty (30)
days of a vacancy all as provided in
the notice of election?

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 04/05/2025

Spoiler: don’t fall for it

New York Times connection puzzle

First row: Genus, Bluto, Noodle, Sugar
Second row: Solo, Tea, Stringy, Tough
Third row: Dry, Darth, Shred, Jam
Fourth Row: Cars, Milk, Chewy, Boba

The tiles for Solo, Darth, Chewy, and Boba are selected

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 25/04/2025

I earned this special award for Global Close Your Rings Day. #CloseYourRings

Screenshot of virtual award for Close Your Rings day showing the magenta, green, and cyan rings outlined in gold forming the medal part, while stripes of magenta, green, and cyan form the ribbon from which the medal hangs.

Screenshot of activity rings showing magenta, green, and cyan rings all closed

Move
1,194/800 CAL
Exercise
60/30 MIN
Stand
16/12HRS

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 22/04/2025

"Please note, no physical mail is associated with this notification." 🫠 USPS: Here's the mail* that's coming to you today. Me: Really? A piece of mail about a Postal Service podcast? USPS: *Yeah, no, not actually mail, just an ad in our email about mail.

Screenshot of USPS Informed Delivery email showing an item from USPS Podcast. A footnote on the image in the email body reads "Please note, no physical mail is associated with this notification."

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 11/04/2025

I guess this means I have to sign up for a RunDisney event at some point, right?

Brooks Adrenaline / RunDisney running shoes. The shoes have a bright yellow sole and inner lining, with a dark blue upper, and a blueish/green midsole. The laces are light blue with thin yellow stripes. On the back of the shoe, a yellow silhouette of Mickey Rouse running is outlined in dark blue. The phrase “every mile is magic” is printed in yellow on the side near the laces at the top of the shoe.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 01/04/2025

Patch isn’t interested in anything except why his bowl doesn’t have food in it yet.

Patch is a white dog with a brown right ear and brown patch of fur around his right eye, laying on a gray couch. His front paws are crossed in front of him with his back legs kicked out to the side. He is wearing a red collar with a black and white patterned bow tie, staring directly at the camera.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 31/03/2025

It also has mini golf and a pretty cool greenery tent thing on the patio!

A miniature golf hole inside an office building. In the foreground, a wire bucket holds green, orange, yellow, and blue golf balls.

A rooftop patio with a tall tent-like structure covered in greenery. Inside the tent are several chairs, and a man sits in one with a laptop computer.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 09/03/2025

Big “we’ve been trying to reach you about your appliance’s extended warranty” energy. This is not the way, LG.

iOS push notification for LG ThinQ app showing a square icon with a red background a white outline of a house. The text of the notification reads: “LG ThinQ — LG Premium Care Extend warranty for your product.”

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 08/03/2025

Keyboarding was the most useful class! ⌨️ 👨‍🎓 7th Grade - on IBM PC XT (green screen) and Portable XT (amber screen) with the amazing mechanical keyboards 9th Grade - on Macintosh Classic (grayscale screen) that most of us could type faster than the keyboard buffer could keep up with

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 03/03/2025

Can’t we be done with snow already?

Screenshot of 8-day forecast for Omaha showing rain and snow expected on Tuesday. Wednesday, and Friday, with high temperatures of 59 on Monday, 38 on Wednesday, and up to 66 next Tuesday. Low temperatures bottom out at 24 on Thursday.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 18/02/2025

The state of mobile web in 2025. $thisisfine.gif

Screenshot of Omaha.com in Safari on iOS. Banners advertising the OWH mobile app, indicating site maintenance, and a cookie consent prompt cover most of the screen. The website’s top navigation, and one line of the headline are the only content visible.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 17/02/2025

Next Tuesday is gonna be LIT for Omaha places with patios ☀️ assuming we don’t freeze to death before then 🥶 #Omaha #OmahaWx

Blue box showing current conditions in Omaha: 2° F
Feels Like -7° F
Heavy Snow
⚠️ Extreme Cold Watch
Humidity 82%
Wind 8mph

10 day weather forecast for Omaha starting on Monday with a low of -5 / high of 7, going as low as -14 overnight Thursday, then climbing to a high of 58 the following Tuesday.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 11/02/2025

I refuse to believe this is real life. 🤬 🤯 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Screenshot from congress.gov showing a House Resolution. Relevant text:

H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland"

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]]
(Introduced 02/10/2025)

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 08/02/2025

Patch isn’t necessarily a fan of getting a bath, but he did well and only tried to jump out of the tub once.

Patch, a white dog with a brindle patch around his right eye and on both ears, sits in a white bath tub.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 27/01/2025

Patch was patiently (but not so patiently) waiting for his breakfast at 6:39 AM this morning.

A white dog with a brown ear and brown patch over his right eye faces the camera. He is laying on a gray couch, with his front legs crossed and hanging off the couch and his bag legs kicked out to the side. He has a red collar with a black and white checkered bow tie.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 24/01/2025

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery

A suspended pedestrian bridge extends away from the camera and curves to the right. Red and orange lights illuminate the suspension cables on either side of the waking path just outside the railings. In the background, the sky is orange and light blue behind broken cloud cover above the tree line.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 23/01/2025

Nice! Shapland scored this shirt at Build (I think?) once upon a time for me.

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Matt Schultz @schumatt.com · 23/01/2025

Nostalgic memories of The Good Place before it became The New Bad Place, brought to you by Memories on The OG Bad Place. // feat @threddyrex.com The CONTOSO license plate referenced is mine, and it was great fun to drive around the Microsoft campus in Redmond with it. 😀

Screenshot of a Facebook post that reads "Twitter is a fun place. I’ve had tweets liked by the CTO of Azure, replied to by the creator of PowerShell, and retweeted by the CVP of device management. That’s all cool, but today a famous ceramic dinosaur tweeted about my license plate. 🤣 🦖 👨‍💻 #MicrosoftLife #TwitterFamous"

Attached to the post is a screenshot of 2 Twitter posts from Threddy the T. rex @threddyrex. The first reads "I spotted the CONTOSO license plate on campus today I wonder if the CEO was visiting." and has 3 replies and 14 likes. The second reads "CONTOSO IS REEEEAAL" and has 3 replies and 11 likes.

A comment on the Facebook post says "OK, well that escalated quickly" which has a screenshot of another Twitter post attached. That post is from Mat Velloso and reads "I SAW IT TODAY, WAS RIGHT BEHIND IT"

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