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

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-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.

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-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.

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-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.

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-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.

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-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.

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-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.

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

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-Blaise Jonathan Thompson \\*

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-725 W Washington Ave. Apt 306 \\*

-Madison, Wisconsin 53715 \\*

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-1-424-225-2493 \\*

-blaise@untzag.com \\*

-http://blaise.zone

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-* 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