Matthew Tarpy

Matthew Tarpy

@matthewtarpy.com

In recovery. Dipshit from Chicago. Transplanted Ohioan. Proud Tartan. Father to Dexter. Catdad. Gamer (Droid Tycoon, Destiny 2). Politics Junkie. THE Ohio State University fan. matthewtarpy.com (obligatory: my opinions are my own)

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I've been voting since I was 18 (33 years now). I still get a chill standing in line, waiting to vote. And had to wore my official voting shirt.

@mayor.nyc.gov Your Honor...I absolutely get your City is hard up for cash, we are all these days, but sending me a red light ticket for a vehicle I've never owned with a manufacturers fleet plate on it for a day and time I can prove I was in Chicago isn't the way to raise revenue. Lol.

...and its arrival changed us forever. Great cities were built on Mars and Venus. Mercury became a garden world. Human lifespan tripled. It was a time of miracles. We stared out at the galaxy and knew that it was our destiny to walk in the light of other stars. #Destiny

#NYTGames - 10/23/26 #Mini in 0:36 #Midi in 4:07 #Wordle 1,952 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 57/99 Luck 72/99 #Connections Puzzle #1230 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟨🟪 🟦🟪🟦🟨 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟦 #Strands #964 “None of your beeswax!” 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵💡💡🔵 💡🟡🔵

#NYTGames - 10/22/26 #Mini in 0:39 #Midi in 2:07 #Wordle 1,951 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 87/99 Luck 87/99 #Connections Puzzle #1229 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #963 “Any relation?” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵

#NYTGames - 10/21/26 #Mini in 2:11 #Midi in 2:52 #Wordle 1,950 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 92/99 Luck 46/99 #Connections Puzzle #1228 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #962 “On a higher level” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵

#NYTGames - 10/20/26 #Mini in 1:27 #Midi in 5:58 #Wordle 1,949 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 #WordleBot Skill 26/99 Luck 53/99 #Connections Puzzle #1227 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #961 “🦆🦆 ... 🪿” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/19/26 #Mini in 0:20 #Midi in 2:57 #Wordle 1,948 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 62/99 Luck 49/99 #Connections Puzzle #1226 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟩 #Strands #960 “It's all Greek to me” 💡🔵🔵🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵🟡🔵

#NYTGames - 10/18/26 #Mini in 0:38 #Midi in 2:33 #Wordle 1,947 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 62/99 Luck 60/99 #Connections Puzzle #1225 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟪🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟪🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟪 #Strands #959 “Fast fashion” 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/17/26 #Mini in 1:35 #Midi in 3:09 #Wordle 1,946 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 43/99 Luck 59/99 #Connections Puzzle #1224 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Strands #958 “ Quite the crush” 💡🔵💡🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵

I recognized 15/16 people in the #NYTHistoricalFiguresQuiz. How many can you guess? I only got the last one wrong because I slightly misspelled the first name.

#NYTGames - 10/16/26 #Mini in 0:47 #Midi in 6:01 #Wordle 1,945 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 80/99 Luck 68/99 #Connections Puzzle #1223 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟪🟦🟪 🟦🟪🟪🟦 #Strands #957 “Just a little bit” 💡🔵🟡🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/15/26 #Mini in 0:36 #Midi in 5:18 #Wordle 1,944 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 #WordleBot Skill 27/99 Luck 46/99 #Connections Puzzle #1222 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟪🟦🟦 #Strands #956 “Sailor's guide” 💡🔵💡🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵

#NYTGames - 10/14/26 #Mini in 0:36 #Midi in 2:41 #Wordle 1,943 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 #WordleBot Skill 20/99 Luck 62/99 #Connections Puzzle #1221 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟪🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩 Strands #955 “Folk & fairy tale twosomes” 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵💡🔵🟡

#NYTGames - 10/13/26 #Mini in 0:44 #Midi in 3:36 #Wordle 1,942 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 34/99 Luck 54/99 #Connections Puzzle #1220 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟪🟨🟦 🟪🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟨🟪 #Strands #954 “Well, this is awkward” 💡🔵💡🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/12/23 #Mini in 0:16 #Midi in 2:54 #Wordle 1,941 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 52/99 Luck 31/99 #Connections Puzzle #1219 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 #Strands #953 “In a manner of speaking” 🟡💡🔵🔵 💡🔵🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/11/26 #Mini in 0:37 #Midi in 3:01 #Wordle 1,940 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 45/99 Luck 53/99 #Connections Puzzle #1218 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 #Strands #952 “They don't make 'em like they used to” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 🟡🔵

#NYTGames - 10/10/26 #Mini in 2:17 #Midi in 2:51 #Wordle 1,939 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 61/99 Luck 40/99 #Connections Puzzle #1217 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #951 “A slow drizzle” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🟡🔵🔵 💡🔵

#NYTGames - 10/9/26 #Mini in 0:20 #Midi Crossword in 3:34 #Wordle 1,938 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 53/99 Luck 57/99 #Connections Puzzle #1216 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #950 “That can't be right” 💡🔵🔵💡 🔵🔵🟡🔵

#NYTGames - 10/8/26 #Mini in 0:42 #Midi in 2:57 #Wordle 1,937 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ #WordleBot Skill 44/99 Luck 42/99 #Connections Puzzle #1215 🟦🟨🟦🟨 🟪🟨🟦🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #Strands #949 “A star is born” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🟡💡 🔵🔵🔵

#NYTGames - 10/7/26 #Mini in 0:34 #Midi in 2:36 #Wordle 1,936 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #WordleBot Skill 65/99 Luck 44/99 #Connections Puzzle #1214 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟦🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟪🟨🟪 #Strands #948 “Color for the cure” 💡🔵💡🔵 💡🔵💡🔵 🟡🔵