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2017 winter solstice letter

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-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: PDF. -

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Winter Solstice Greetings - 2017

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-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. -

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-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. -

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-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. -

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-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. -

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-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. -

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-Stay in touch---note new address. -

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-Blaise Jonathan Thompson
-725 W Washington Ave. Apt 306
-Madison, Wisconsin 53715
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-1-424-225-2493
-blaise@untzag.com
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