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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thanks, Claude. Here's a version with better resolution, courtesy of your current show at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.

"Rio Della Salute," a Venice scene by Claude Monet

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This vintage Seamaster quartz has been my favorite since I spotted it in a pawn shop five years ago. Wave styling repeats on the back, emblazoned with a seahorse in the center.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Do people not remember this scene from The Producers

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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."

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Love seeing fossil fuel stacks sit idle like this. Makes a beautiful day even more so.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I always get a kick out of this plaque at the Berkeley Repertory Theater. (Sound it out for full effect.)

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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.

Detail view from Van Gogh's "The Sower" showing impasto technique that makes a tree branch look as if it is emerging from the canvas.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Ah, London, where I can view and appreciate statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as an American *without* feeling shame.

Statue of George Washington outside the National Gallery in London.

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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!

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

"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...

Text-only screenshot describing "the paradox of intolerance."

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Tom Schmitz @tschmitzwrites.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

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.