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Write purpose statement in first person
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src/consts.ts

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const NAME = 'Chris Basham';
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export const NAME = 'Chris Basham';
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export const SITE_TITLE = NAME;
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export const SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML = `${NAME} designs and develops for the web in southern Indiana. He believes every <a href="/purpose">word, byte, and pixel</a> can improve how we care for each other and the earth.`;
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export const SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML = `I design and develop for the web in southern Indiana. I believe every <a href="/purpose">word, byte, and pixel</a> can improve how we care for each other and the earth.`;
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export const SITE_DESCRIPTION = SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '');
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const firstYearOfExperience = 2011;

src/pages/index.mdx

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import LatestNotes from '@components/LatestNotes.astro';
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import { SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML, YEARS_OF_EXPERIENCE } from '@src/consts.ts';
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import { NAME, SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML, YEARS_OF_EXPERIENCE } from '@src/consts.ts';
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<p class="fs-2" set:html={SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML} />
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<p class="fs-2" set:html={`I&rsquo;m ${NAME}. ${SITE_DESCRIPTION_HTML}`} />
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He has over [{YEARS_OF_EXPERIENCE} years of experience](/about) in [web apps](/web-apps), [design systems](/design-systems), [mentoring](/mentoring), and [speaking](/talks).
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I have over [{YEARS_OF_EXPERIENCE} years of experience](/about) in [web apps](/web-apps), [design systems](/design-systems), [mentoring](/mentoring), and [speaking](/talks).
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Outside of work, he plays [board games](/board-games), listens to [audiobooks](/books) and [podcasts](/podcasts), and runs trails in [sandals](/sandals).
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Outside of work, I play [board games](/board-games), listen to [audiobooks](/books) and [podcasts](/podcasts), and run trails in [sandals](/sandals).
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<div class="layout">
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<div class="layout__1-2">

src/pages/purpose.mdx

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This is what it means to me:
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<dt>Chris Basham designs and develops</dt>
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<dt>I design and develop</dt>
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<dd>I am a user experience designer and front-end developer. I am a generalist, skilled in both building the right thing and building it in the right way.</dd>
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<dt>for the web</dt>
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<dd>At its best, the web platform invites everyone to connect to people and ideas.</dd>
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<dt>in southern Indiana.</dt>
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<dd>I grew up and live in the hills of southern Indiana.</dd>
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<dt>He believes</dt>
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<dd>Work should be impactful.</dd>
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<dt>every word, byte, and pixel</dt>
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<dd>The content, data, and visuals we use and how we use them matter, even at the smallest scale.</dd>
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<dt>I believe every word, byte, and pixel</dt>
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<dd>How we use content, data, and visuals matter, even at the smallest scale.</dd>
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<dt>can improve</dt>
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<dd>We have the choice to understand needs, balance tradeoffs, and solve problems.</dd>
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<dt>how we care</dt>

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