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diff --git a/daniel_watson_cover_letter.tex b/daniel_watson_cover_letter.tex
index d0dac18..b5ae790 100644
--- a/daniel_watson_cover_letter.tex
+++ b/daniel_watson_cover_letter.tex
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the
 % "postcode city" and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \phone[fixed]{(805) 699-5690}
-\email{ozzloy@gmail.com}
+\email{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}
 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 \homepage{www.challenge-bot.org}
 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\social[code]{http://challenge-bot.com:8080/admin/repos}
+\social[code]{https://gitlab.com/ozzloy}
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 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 \begin{document}
 %-----       letter       ------------------------------------------------
 % recipient data
-\recipient{Hiring Manager}{alpha public schools \\ San Jose}
+\recipient{Hiring Manager}{Ladder Life}
 \date{\today}
 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
 \closing{Sincerely,}
@@ -61,30 +61,35 @@
 % "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
 \makelettertitle
 
-I am inquiring about employment for the multiple
- subject STEM teacher position.
+I am inquiring about employment for the Software Engineer
+position.
 
-During the summer of 2016, I organized a summer camp at Livermore
-Highschool for students of migrant workers.  Erin and I taught 2 cohorts
-our challenge-bot robotics curriculum.  Students kept their robots, and
-since then, we have been running robotics demos at the Livermore
-Innovation Fair.
+I believe I will be able to implement full-stack features for Ladder.
+For the past few months, I've been learning Clojure's web stack in
+order to create a web app that my grampa and I can play remotely.
 
-Since I am coming to professional education through
-a non-traditional route, I am not currently certificated.  However,
-I would certainly go through the process.  For the
-past 3.5 years, Gideon Hausner, a jewish day school for K-8 students
-has employed me.  During that time, I have built relationships with
-students, parents, teachers and faculty.
+It is up and running at \httplink{bingo.challenge-bot.com}.  You can
+visit it right now, choose any username, log in and get a bingo card.
+It uses websockets to synchronize the game across all logged in
+players.  In order to get this running, I had to learn a lot about the
+stack tech that goes into any web page.  From http request to A-record
+(and AAAA-record), from Apache reverse proxy to the dynamic duo of
+Ring and Compojure, I have written and configured the tech behind the
+bingo page.  Reagent has provided a clean, functional way of updating
+the UI, and I am looking into Reframe to handle state update
+management.
 
-As a result, I have received many recommendation letters.  Hopefully
-these letters can get me into a teaching position that supports me
-while I pursue more traditional certification.  Please let me know
-if you would like to review these letters.
+Those are just some of the technologies I learned specifically for
+this page.  In addition, I run GNU and Linux on my laptop and have
+been maintaining a personal virtual server for over a decade.
+
+Clojure makes programming for the web fun again, and Clojurescript
+means I can create meaningful connections for people like my grampa,
+who know very little about computers.
 
 I look forward to discussing my qualifications further and can
 be reached by email at
-\href{ozzloy@gmail.com}{\textcolor{color2}{ozzloy@gmail.com}}.
+\href{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}{\textcolor{color2}{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}}.
 
 \makeletterclosing
 \end{document}