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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · 6d

I do not say this lightly but Ghost of Yotei is a Gesamtkunstwerk in a way that Wagner wishes any of his works could be thank you.

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Sep 10

Unfortunately, this is worth it to keep the second amendment. A noble sacrifice indeed 😔

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Sep 10

Aw. Thoughts and prayers.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer who is a close ally of President Trump, was shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. Follow updates here. nyti.ms/4gokLkW

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just wrote “bitches” instead of “pitches” so I think I need to be done with dissertation editing for the night.

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Sep 6

It is Saturday, September 6, 2025 and it is 58 degrees in Rochester, MN. Off to our choir cookout wearing flannel, jeans, and my new red wing boots.

I suffered heat and humidity for so long. I have earned this. I deserve this. Long may Minnesota reign.

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Sep 2

I guess good things don’t happen

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Sep 2

This is the first time that a Bill Belichick-coached team has ever allowed 48 points in a game.

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 30

I have a vendetta against every dad with a wagon at the Minnesota State Fair. Leave the wagon at home. Your child can walk. Better yet, leave your child at home.

Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 28

Happy College Football is Back day to all who celebrate

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 25

I’ve gotten most of the women above 50 in my choir to join Goodreads. This is evangelism. Amen 🙏🏻

Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 22

Booking flights home for several weddings this fall and I wasn’t able to get a seat on a row that is divisible by 5 for one of the flights but I think it will still be ok.

Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 21

Rest in distress, J*mes D*bson 🥰

Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 9

Derek Shepherd has killed another epileptic

Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 9

This arc of Grey’s Anatomy deals with a clinical trial for epileptics with temporal lobe tumors and why is Shonda Rhimes trying to kill me?

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 8

Started my new dose of Keppra today (the miracle drug that makes my brain tumor behave). There will be a weeklong adjustment period. The full body chills have already set in. Epilepsy is so fun 💅

Please do not hold me responsible for anything I say or do the next 5ish days 😇

#CarpeDiem

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 5

Getting ready for my 12th brain MRI in 8 years. Does that mean the next is free? Do baker’s dozen rules apply here?

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Aug 1

Starting my yearly marathon of tests to make sure Hans is still behaving. It’s still wild to me that I can walk to the best epilepsy care in the country.

Hoping they will not be able to induce a seizure during my EEG this morning 🙏🏻

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 30

I can’t stop thinking about how good Fantastic Four was.

Dan Sl*tt this movie is not for you. I will never forgive you for what you did to my sweet boy Franklin Richards.

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 27

BUBBA WALLACE WINS!!!! 😍😍😍🏁🏁 AHHHHHHHH

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 27

This is the first #Brickyard400 I’m missing since 2016 🥲 (and COVID) #NASCAR

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 27

I love you, Johnny Storm

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Toys R Us in the Mall of America is full of millennials, not a child in sight, and I think that’s beautiful

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 22

First day with Dorico. This is awesome but none of the Sibelius keyboard shortcuts work 😭

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 18

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media.

This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

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Travis Whaley @tdwhaley.bsky.social · Jul 17

It is July 17, 2025 and it’s 58 degrees as I walk to work this morning. I am blessed and highly favored. Never leaving Minnesota.

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