Hi Rizwan,
Thanks for the email. Attached are 600 dpi .png files ... one is
a general logo ... the other is the 30 year version.
Among Eric's other talents, he is our master of hyperbole ...
(Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggerated
statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, often
used for emphasis or dramatic effect.). My "World
Headquarters" is a 4000 sqft - farm building with no employees!
Other than the occasional sparrow who manages to take advantage of
an open door, I rarely have any visitors.
I can work on putting together a gallery of pictures detailing
the project. The effort it takes to do that, will be worth it to
me as a help to recall things I did in the past whose details I
won't remember in the future. Sometimes I wander around looking
at things I know I did in the past but find it harder and harder
to believe I did them or how. Even in the programming realm, I
still use software I created with VFP 20 years ago and have to
dive into the code to see how I did this or that. Looking at old
code is essentially a 'diary' of our journey to what we do
today.
Here's the original pic Eric sent out ... along with another one
I played with:
On 3/25/2025 1:35 AM, Rizwan Hassan via
groups.io wrote:
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Hi Eric and Everyone,
March 2025 marks an incredible milestone for our group ¡ª
31 years strong!
What an achievement to be proud of. I may be living
outside the U.S. now, but
my connection to this group remains as strong as ever.
Even though the time
difference means our meetings happen at around 2 a.m. for
me, and with work the
next morning, I still love hearing about all the amazing
activities and
camaraderie that keep this community so special.
It was exciting to hear about this month's meeting at Jim
Tooley's World HQ
of Tickets & More. Jim, you are truly a master at what
you do! The idea of
using your laser to create those beautiful 30-Year
anniversary commemorative
items is fantastic. I really enjoyed learning about the
process ¡ª from the test
runs to perfecting the power and speed to get the best
image. I can only
imagine how impressive the final result must be, and
please share the original image
of this possibly in HD format.
As we continue into our 31st year, I have a small
request. In April, it
would be wonderful to create a video vlog to celebrate
this milestone. I¡¯d love
to see the original picture of the 30-Year anniversary
swag, and it would be
even better if our own "Star Wars guy" (the one with the
laser beam!)
could showcase the process behind it. It would mean a lot
to those of us who
can't be there in person to witness the magic.
Even though I can't attend the meetings physically, the
time in my region is
always 02:00 am in morning and morning is the working day,
I still feel deeply
connected to the journey we started back in 1995. It's
amazing to reflect on
how far we've come and how many memories we've created
along the way. Here's to
many more years of friendship, innovation, and great
memories.
Looking forward to seeing what this next year brings!
Best regards,
Rizwan Hassan?
March 2025 marks
the beginning of our 31st year as a group. Quite an
accomplishment! Since March 1995, and without missing
too many months, we have met on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Somewhere I still have the attendance sheets for
those first meetings at the Federal Courthouse in
downtown Madison, where coincidentally I still work
today after a few forays elsewhere.
Our meeting this
month was actually at Jim Tooley's World HQ of Tickets
& More. Jim is the leading producer of legal raffle
tickets. He's so efficient you cannot beat his prices.
But the main
reason we met there is because Jim owns a beautiful
laser which he's using to generate some beautiful
commemorative 30 Year anniversary swag. He demonstrated
how he split the design to do 5 test runs on his laser
to find the power and speed that produced the best image
on the medium. Here is the result, which can be turned
into everything from coasters to commemorative coins to
wall plaques (probably).
(original picture was here)
See you in April
for our 31st years' commencement!
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