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\large{\textbf{Winter Solstice Greetings \hfill 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.
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. %
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 (right). %
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 (left) 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. \hfill 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.social
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