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diff --git a/memories/2017-solstice-letter/index.html b/memories/2017-solstice-letter/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7629ad9 --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/2017-solstice-letter/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<meta name="viewport" content="width=80ch, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <title>2017 winter solstice letter</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../style.css"> +</head> +<body> + +<h1>2017 winter solstice letter</h1> + +<p> +<a href="..">← back to memories list</a> +<p> + +<hr> + +<p> +Blaise sent this letter to friends and family to celebrate the winter holiday season, 2017. +In addition to this html version, you can also download the letter as sent: <a href="./letter.pdf">PDF</a>. +</p> + +<h2>Winter Solstice Greetings - 2017</h2> + +<p> +Hello to all my friends and family. +I hope that you are feeling peaceful, cozy, and happy in these winter months. +As I write this letter, the ice fishing season has begun in Madison. +Brave individuals have taken to the lake near my apartment to test their luck. +</p> + +<p> +I'm now in the middle of my 7th year of graduate school. +Time flies, and I'm begrudgingly trying to wrap up this phase of my life. +Not sure what comes next. +</p> + +<p> +My good friend Tyler graduated this spring. +I am happy to see him move on to better things, but sad that we are no longer living in the same place. +Perhaps life will bring us together again at a later date. +In celebration, Tyler and I took a short vacation together. +We camped at beautiful Wyalusing State Park---Tyler's first camping experience! +The midwestern summer rains caught us, but we had fun despite the weather. +We also visited House on the Rock and New Glarus Brewery. +</p> + +<p> +On August 21st of this year a total solar eclipse crossed much of the Continental US. +My parents and I took this as an opportunity for family vacation. +We visited the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, at the intersection of Kentucky and Tennessee. +After a bit of stress, we ended up finding a nice waterside campsite (below). +The very large lakes were too large for our small Alumacraft, so we did not get much fishing done. +I did get lots of reading done, and the time spent away was nice. +The eclipse itself was pretty magical. +The family (including Karaby) put on our swimsuits and waded into the lake to watch. +</p> + +<figure> + <img src="./IMG_20170820_120702.jpg"> +</figure> + +<p> +In early October I traveled to beautiful Arcata to visit my good friend Claire and her husband, Ralph. +Claire and Ralph have a wonderful home on a gravel road nestled among impossibly tall redwood trees. +I enjoyed exploring Arcata and the nearby town of Eureka. +Humboldt State, where Claire works, has interesting California architecture---one of Claire's colleagues has an office with only outdoor entrance! +The local Ma-Le'l dunes (below) were interesting---very windy with alien landscape and flora. +Making pasties and horchata, and enjoying Claire's famous pie, were the highlights of the trip for me. +</p> + +<figure> + <img src="./DSC_0043.JPG"> +</figure> + +<p> +Stay in touch---note new address. +</p> + +<p> +Blaise Jonathan Thompson <br> +725 W Washington Ave. Apt 306 <br> +Madison, Wisconsin 53715 <br> +<br> +1-424-225-2493 <br> +blaise@untzag.com <br> +http://blaise.social +</p> + +</body> +</html> |