From 56d58b54589cd9b2d7015208478d09339e4136dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Blaise Thompson Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 16:49:14 -0500 Subject: porcupine tills --- .../2020-solstice-letter/IMG_20200111_143519.jpg | Bin 4183709 -> 0 bytes .../PXL_20201122_163338324.jpg | Bin 1892961 -> 0 bytes source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.pdf | Bin 6105462 -> 0 bytes source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.tex | 96 -------------------- source/2020-solstice-letter/recipients.org | 99 --------------------- 5 files changed, 195 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 source/2020-solstice-letter/IMG_20200111_143519.jpg delete mode 100644 source/2020-solstice-letter/PXL_20201122_163338324.jpg delete mode 100644 source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.pdf delete mode 100644 source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.tex delete mode 100644 source/2020-solstice-letter/recipients.org (limited to 'source/2020-solstice-letter') diff --git a/source/2020-solstice-letter/IMG_20200111_143519.jpg b/source/2020-solstice-letter/IMG_20200111_143519.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index f5be6e9..0000000 Binary files a/source/2020-solstice-letter/IMG_20200111_143519.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/2020-solstice-letter/PXL_20201122_163338324.jpg b/source/2020-solstice-letter/PXL_20201122_163338324.jpg deleted file mode 100644 index af90e3d..0000000 Binary files a/source/2020-solstice-letter/PXL_20201122_163338324.jpg and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.pdf b/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.pdf deleted file mode 100644 index a714ef7..0000000 Binary files a/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.pdf and /dev/null differ diff --git a/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.tex b/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.tex deleted file mode 100644 index cdeebd7..0000000 --- a/source/2020-solstice-letter/letter.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -% 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} diff --git a/source/2020-solstice-letter/recipients.org b/source/2020-solstice-letter/recipients.org deleted file mode 100644 index e4e2149..0000000 --- a/source/2020-solstice-letter/recipients.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ -#+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. 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