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+% document

+\documentclass{letter}

+\usepackage[margin=0.5in]{geometry}

+\usepackage{multicol}

+

+% text

+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

+

+% graphics

+\usepackage{graphicx}

+\usepackage{wrapfig}

+

+% signature environment

+\newenvironment{sig}[1]%

+ {\begin{list}{}%

+         {\setlength{\leftmargin}{300pt}}%

+         \item[]%

+ }

+ {\end{list}}

+

+\begin{document}

+

+\pagenumbering{gobble}

+

+\large{\textbf{Winter Solstice Greetings \hfill 2020}}

+

+\begingroup

+\setlength{\intextsep}{0pt}%

+\setlength{\columnsep}{10pt}%

+

+Hello to all my friends and family.

+What a year it has been.

+Certainly for many of us it has been the hardest year of our lives.

+Still, there is snow on the ground and I'm enjoying a nice coffee as I write to you.

+I feel so lucky to be able to connect with you all in this small way.

+

+\begin{wrapfigure}{l}{0.4\textwidth}

+  \begin{center}

+    \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{"IMG_20200111_143519"}

+  \end{center}

+\end{wrapfigure}

+

+I started this year with a few days in Seattle.

+My friend Tyler started a new job there in late 2019, and I visited to explore his new home.

+Tyler was between apartments, so we stayed in a luxurious Airbnb with an excellent view of the city (see left).

+It was special to be able to experience Seattle with Tyler.

+Seattle and Madison share a notable similarity---they are both cities built on an isthmus.

+Madison is between two lakes: Mendota and Monona.

+Seattle is between Lake Washington and Puget Sound.

+

+Like everyone, my 2020 has been primarily shaped by COVID-19.

+On March 17th we were told we have two days to pack up everything and get off campus.

+I took two large carloads of various electronics and instrumentation and holed myself up for three straight weeks in my apartment, not stepping outside my door even once.

+We were originally told shut-down would last eight weeks, but in the end I ended up being kept away from campus for 15 weeks straight.

+

+The most wonderful outcome of quarantine was the opportunity to spend an entire month living in Iowa City with my parents.

+It was so nice to experience their lifestyle---gardening, walking with dear Karaby, enjoying food.

+Iowa City is a lovely place.

+I'm so lucky to have been with loving family for a portion of this isolated time.

+

+\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.4\textwidth}

+  \begin{center}

+    \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{"PXL_20201122_163338324"}

+  \end{center}

+\end{wrapfigure}

+

+I have also used this quarantine period to experience more outdoor places near Madison.

+I never realized how many wonderful parks there are so close to my home!

+Here I am at Mirror Lake, which I visited with my friend Zach.

+Other highlights include multiple trips to Indian Lake, running from mosquito at Cherokee Marsh, and hiking out in the dark to avoid freezing temperatures during a camping trip at Brooklyn Wildlife Area.

+

+I continue to grow professionally.

+I feel very lucky that I was able to work from home this year.

+I was actually able to attend more conferences than normal, as virtual conferences don't require travel cost.

+There are a lot of people doing exciting work in my weird little world of scientific instrumentation!

+I was one of the very first to return to campus in June, being designated essential to the ``research reboot'' effort on campus.

+Work has been shockingly hard since then, as I am under-resourced and must personally complete all tasks.

+Things have recently gotten a lot better as I have hired two new student assistants.

+This week, staff at University of Wisconsin hospitals began receiving vaccines.

+

+Wishing you and yours a happy new year. Stay in touch!

+

+\vfill

+\raggedleft

+

+Blaise Jonathan Thompson \\*

+\hspace{0pt} \\

+725 W Washington Ave. Apt 306 \\*

+Madison, Wisconsin 53715 \\*

+\hspace{0pt} \\

+1-424-225-2493 \\*

+blaise@untzag.com \\*

+http://blaise.zone

+

+\end{document}

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+#+TITLE: winter solstice letter recipients
+
+* DONE Alisha Nielsen
+31140 Rhea Valley Rd.
+Meadowview, VA 24361
+USA
+* DONE Bill Goebel
+2413 Calypso Rd
+Apt 2
+Madison WI 53704
+USA
+* DONE Carol & John Wright
+1550 Trusler Circle,
+Oregon WI 53575
+USA
+* DONE Claire & Ralph Till
+* DONE Collin Engstrom
+* DONE Darien Morrow and Kaitlyn Fischer
+* DONE Elizabeth Breuer
+3402 Rutland-Dunn Townline Rd
+Stoughton WI 53589
+USA
+* DONE Felix Radford
+140 Cottage Street 3FR
+New Haven CT 06511
+* DONE Justin Earley
+1830 Denver West Dr.
+Apt 2432
+Golden, CO 80401
+USA
+* DONE Kate Webber & Steve Burger
+96 Bowdoinham Rd
+Sabattus ME 04280
+USA
+* DONE Katherine Taylor
+418 Admiral Cove
+Tarpon Springs FL 34689
+USA
+* DONE Czech Family (Kyle, Emily, Danny)
+* DONE Kyle Sunden
+1009 N Sunnyvale Ln Unit D
+Madison, WI, 53713
+* DONE Marilyn Roberts
+1431 N 5th Ave
+Grafton WI 53024
+USA
+* DONE Mark and Roger
+3848 Blazing Star Rd
+Deerfield, WI 53531-9682
+USA
+* DONE Nathaniel Nielsen
+1450 Marclair Dr.
+Apt. A
+Concord CA 94521
+USA
+* DONE Nathan Neff-Mallon
+1830 Northwestern Ave
+Madison WI 53704
+USA
+* DONE Nina Halperin
+Calle Italia 157
+Dpto. 602
+Cercado de Lima 15074
+Peru
+* DONE Parker/Eckert Family
+4482 Medowlark Court
+Napa CA 95668
+* DONE Sam Price
+1010 N Dodge St.
+Iowa City, IA 52245
+USA
+* DONE Sarah Charley
+Sarah Charley
+149 Route de Divonne
+01210 Versonnex, France
+* DONE Susie & Mike Truninger
+902 W.8th St.
+Davenport IA 52802
+USA
+* DONE The Boyer Family
+1338 San Miguel Ave
+Santa Barbara CA 93109
+* DONE The Kohler Family
+5713 Dorsett Dr.
+Madison WI 53711
+USA
+* DONE The Manly Family
+17821 E Baintree Ave.
+Roland Heights, CA 91748
+USA
+* DONE The Nielsen Family
+746 Keeler Ave
+Berkeley CA 94708
+* DONE The Thompson Family
+* DONE Tyler Roberts
+2801 Western Ave
+Apt 723
+Seattle, WA 98121
+* DONE Zach Ott