Adam J Schmidt

@adamjschmidt.com

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Husband, father, UMD MBA, recovering political junkie, former 68W, current EMT. @U2 fan. Grateful @Heidijschmidt.bsky.social puts up with me. What's next?

Hamilton quartz clock embedded on a wooden plaque with an embossed circular GE logo. Plaque reads: JOAN ERMISH 36 YEARS OUTSTANDING GE SERVICE 1955 - 1991
A black Drakkar Noir branded duffle bag perched atop a precarious stack of files in a cluttered home office.
Treasurey Secretary Scott Bessent standing next to President Trump at a NATO press conference in Ankara, Turkey sporting a surprisingly ill fitting suit.
USPS mailbox in Lancaster, PA wrapped to celebrate America's Semiquincentennial. Interestingly, branded as "Freedom 250" not "America 250" for unknown reasons.
Meme from the Hunt for Red October with "you lost another refinery" replacing the line "you lost another submarine?"
"It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth's dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests." Quote from H.P. Lovecraft
Absolutely wild Instagram post from the White House featuring Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox with the caption "a nation built on unity" and the line "whose broad stripes & bright stars through the perilous fight" somehow using imagery from the War of 1812 with a picture from the end of the civil war.
Black Assault Forward ball cap with Whalers logo patch next to green Whalers '47 ball cap laid out on green North Face Borealis backpack on a bed.
Homer on a beach in Brazil wearing a T-shirt depicting Uncle Sam taking a bite out of the globe with the phrase "try and stop us" written on it.
Sean Connery in 1974's Zardoz 😐
Sfogliatella from Libby's in New Haven, Conn.
The family (my parents and my son specifically) at the original Frank Pepe's in New Haven, Conn.
Anime girl decked out in Connecticut themed gear: UCONN hat, Whalers Jersey, holding a slice of apizza, and a local microbrew from Two Roads.
Candidate for District 31 candidate Heidi Schmidt speaking with voters and working to Get Schmidt Done! www.voteheidischmidt.com
Jesus, I see what you've done for other people, and I want that for me.
The author and bride playfully pose with a borrowed Gadsden flag provided by a protestor. 🤣
2009 wedding photo of the author in DC from the Jefferson Memorial with Washington Monument in the background.
Moe throwing Barney out of the bar only for Barney to immediately reappear inside the bar behind him. But with Moe as "Francis Fukuyama" and Barney as "History"
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL BAY
Plate of sliced watermelon with a bottle of tajin balanced randomly in front of a cutting board in the shape of Maryland.
View of Under Armour's HQ in Baltimore from the terrace or the UMD Smith School of Business satellite campus at 2424 Distillery Street 3rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21230
Letter from the Maryland Board of Elections explaining the situation that led to replacement ballots being sent to correct an error by a vendor for the June 23 primary elections. 🗳️
Mr. Burns ordering Mr. Smithers to "release the robotic Richard Simmons" on Homer Simpson
On his Truth Social website, Trump stated “The Drone Port at the White House Ballroom will be, perhaps, the most sophisticated anywhere,” with this photo attached.
Jim Downey appearing on Conan O'Brien's podcast
Orioles pitcher Anthony Nunez #66 at the mound in Camden Yards.
@dril issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the terror group ISIL. you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to them"
Sheep looking at a sign of a wolf's campaign billboard with the slogan "I am going to eat you" to which one sheep is responding "He tells it like it is." 🐑 🐑 🐺
The author's grey Croc with a crab jibbit. Hard to discern against the grey tile floor of this Subaru dealership.
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Gas total for $50.6 for 11.773 gallons at Giant in Pasadena, MD including a discount of 20¢ per gallon 😬
The family on the beach with the Santa Monica Pier in the background.
Picture of me in the Hotel Dena lobby dressed in my Bonobos outfit awaiting my sister's LA wedding.
Coros Pace Pro GPS watch showing 21,922 steps!
Coros Pace Pro GPS watch displaying 14,492 step count for the day.
USS Constellation. Painting by Rear Admiral John W. Schmidt (Ret.) (John William Schmidt, 1906-1981) Cropped from Navy History and Heritage Command, National Archive ID# 428-KN-2882.
Yellow and white (with a thin blue line) striped tie draped over a blue patterned Bonobos blazer.
5 neckties rolled and laying on a blazer, plus one bow tie.
5 ties draped over a blazer
Assortment of ties on a hanger in front of a patterned blazer - chaos.
Box of Kellogg's Fruit Loops featuring their mascot Toucan Sam.
A black t-shirt with a tuxedo graphic and black soffe running shorts lying on a hardwood floor.
Orioles Park at Camden Yards scoreboard showing the results of the hotdog races: Ketchup 10; Mustard 0; Relish 9. Sad day for Mustard 🌭
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Our Star Wars droid collection: 2 BB8s, and a red R2 unit in a carrying case. On the floor of my office.
Picture of me in grey Crocs standing next to my new R2D2 Crocs in celebration of #MayTheFourth
Discussion on a local Facebook group in opposition to a proposed development with one individual complaining that "They'll be section 8 rentals in no time!" And others responding that "next will come the light rail" and "and buses" to which I add the rejoiner "oh God not reliable transit! 😱"
Holding my Casio F-91W on a navy colored NATO strap with a green band down the center.
My Tissot PR 50 Automatic on my wrist.
President Trump (inexplicably) sports a cowboy hat while honoring the legendary 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ U.S. hockey team. 🤠
Image of the Norman Rockwell painting "Freedom of Speech" from the Norman Rockwell Museum website. https://prints.nrm.org/detail/260937/rockwell-freedom-of-speech-1943
Screenshot of a tweet that's becoming a meme from @meganamram stating, "Today was the day Donald trump finally became president" https://x.com/meganamram/status/1347687651944501248?s=20
White 2021 Tesla Model Y being loaded into a flatbed truck.
David Rubenstein speaking at the Scouting America Baltimore Area Council's Distinguished Citizen Award luncheon in Baltimore 4/224/26
Display of Florsheim shoes at DSW in Pasadena, MD. The brand President Trump is reported to outfit his todies in. 😂
"Ithaca is gangsta" tshirt a play on the tourism slogan "Ithaca is gorges" popular amongst Ithaca College and Cornell University students in Ithaca, NY.
Home Simpson wearing a T-shirt depicting Uncle Sam taking a bite out of the globe with the phrase "Try and stop us"w From "Blame It on Lisa" is Season 13, Episode 15 of The Simpsons (2002), where the family travels to Rio de Janeiro.
"Distracted boyfriend" meme. Newly announced Subaru EVs My attention New Rivian Service Center & Demo Center 15 min from my house
Subaru entertainment unit playing "In The Meantime" by Spacehog. A certified 90s banger courtesy of Sirius XM's John Mayer channel.