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diff --git a/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/#recipients.org# b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/#recipients.org# new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6daea5f --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/#recipients.org# @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +#+TITLE: winter solstice letter recipients +* TODO Alexander Moore +* TODO Alisha Nielsen +* TODO Bill Goebel +* TODO Catherine Elliott +* TODO Collin Engstrom +* TODO Czech Family (Kyle, Emily, Danny, ??) +* TODO Darien Morrow (Kaitlyn Fischer) +* TODO Elizabeth Breuer +* TODO Hannah Frame +* TODO Hanne Elleby +* TODO Justin Earley +* TODO Kate Webber & Steve Burger (Zoe Burger) +* TODO Katherine Taylor +* TODO King Family (Cypress, Jaxson, two children Jonathan and Grace) +* TODO Kyle Sunden +* TODO Linda Thompson +* TODO Mark Jochem +* TODO Nathan Neff-Mallon +* TODO Nina Halperin +* TODO Parker/Eckert Family +* TODO Sam Price +* TODO The Boyers +* TODO The Kohler Family +* TODO Drier +* TODO The Manlys +* TODO The Nielsens +* TODO The Thompsons +* TODO The Radford Family +* TODO The Till Family (Claire & Ralph) +* TODO The Truningers +* TODO The Wright Family (John & Carol) +* TODO Zach Ott +* TODO Nathan Mahinski +* TODO Sarah Charley +* TODO Evan Cherone +* TODO Gina Roesch +* TODO JJ diff --git a/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/.#recipients.org b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/.#recipients.org new file mode 120000 index 0000000..2c396f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/.#recipients.org @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +blaise@jasmine.56205:1728850085
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+\documentclass{letter}
+\usepackage[margin=0.5in]{geometry}
+\usepackage{multicol}
+
+% text
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+\usepackage{lipsum}
+
+% 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 2024}}
+
+\begingroup
+\setlength{\intextsep}{0pt}%
+\setlength{\columnsep}{10pt}%
+
+Friends, family---greetings to each of you.
+It's snowing hard here, a few inches on the ground and we're only halfway through the storm.
+Finals week means scrambling to finish up the semester---finish grading, take notes about what went wrong and right, organize the filing cabinet.
+At the same time preparing for next semester and dreaming of big long-term projects.
+Glad to have this yearly letter-writing tradition.
+
+\begin{wrapfigure}{r}{0.4\textwidth}
+ \begin{center}
+ \includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{"./blaise.jpg"}
+ \end{center}
+\end{wrapfigure}
+
+Each year I read through my old solstice letters as preparation for writing.
+This year was pretty dramatic---a lot has changed in my life since December 2023.
+I have a new job, a new relationship, a new outlook.
+I'm in a much better place than I was last year.
+National politics are scarier than I've ever experienced, but locally things are looking better and better.
+Trying to focus locally...
+
+In July I left the Electronics Shop for a new role in the Department of Chemistry.
+I'm now ``Instrumental Lab Director''.
+The move is bitter sweet, since this role was previously filled by my friend and long-time mentor Rob McClain.
+Rob did such a wonderful job, I'm intimidated trying to fill his shoes.
+Furthermore, I really enjoyed my work in the shop.
+I'm going to miss the luxury of focusing directly on instrument design full time, especially in a shop with professionals such as Amber, Steve, Matt, James, Sam, Tracy, and Lauren.
+Still, after six years I'm happy to try my hand at something new and this position as lab director is exciting.
+
+VACATION TO PITSBURGH PARAGRAPH
+
+LOST COAST PARAGRAPH
+
+HOUSE WORK PARAGRAPH
+
+Thank you all for being a part of my life this year.
+Please---stay in touch.
+
+\vfill
+\raggedleft
+
+Blaise Jonathan Thompson \\*
+\hspace{0pt} \\
+1813 Fisher St. \\*
+Madison, Wisconsin 53713 \\*
+\hspace{0pt} \\
+1-424-225-2493 \\*
+blaise@untzag.com \\*
+https://blaise.zone
+
+\end{document}
diff --git a/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/recipients.org b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/recipients.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..108ec34 --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/recipients.org @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +#+TITLE: winter solstice letter recipients +* TODO Alexander Moore +* TODO Alisha Nielsen +* TODO Bill Goebel +* TODO Catherine Elliott +* TODO Collin Engstrom +* TODO Czech Family (Kyle, Emily, Danny, ??) +* TODO Darien Morrow (Kaitlyn Fischer) +* TODO Elizabeth Breuer +* TODO Hannah Frame +* TODO Hanne Elleby +* TODO Justin Earley +* TODO Kate Webber & Steve Burger (Zoe Burger) +* TODO Katherine Taylor +* TODO King Family (Cypress, Jaxson, two children Jonathan and Grace) +* TODO Kyle Sunden +* TODO Linda Thompson +* TODO Mark Jochem +* TODO Nathan Neff-Mallon +* TODO Nina Halperin +* TODO Parker/Eckert Family +* TODO Sam Price +* TODO The Boyers +* TODO The Kohler Family +* TODO Drier +* TODO The Manlys +* TODO The Nielsens +* TODO The Thompsons +* TODO The Radford Family +* TODO The Till Family (Claire & Ralph) +* TODO The Truningers +* TODO The Wright Family (John & Carol) +* TODO Zach Ott +* TODO Nathan Mahinski +* TODO Sarah Charley +* TODO Evan Cherone +* TODO Gina Roesch +* TODO diff --git a/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/shop.png b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/shop.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..272e887 --- /dev/null +++ b/memories/blaise-thompson-letters/2024/shop.png |