Author Archives: Chris


“News”, or, “In Which I Worry My Poor Sister”

You Can Try

But based on my experience at numerous weddings, I have concluded that you will never out-dance a child. Those little jerks are tireless.

Enough is plenty.

This December, a small package arrived in the mail. Inside the package was a jewel case and a note that began: Hi Chris! Since your reminiscence was in Brian’s memorial, representing the younger generation, I thought I’d send you a copy of the service. You probably will recognize most of the musicians, since your dad [...]

Found: New bio photo for Figure 53

Weekend discovery: 2nd grade science fair photograph. For the record, the project went like this: collect a bunch of noise-makers. (Xylophone, brick, dry leaves, old car horn, and, of course, cow bell.) Have my parents make noise. Walk away from the noise until I can’t hear it anymore. Measure the distance at which the sound [...]

Sunday Project: Website Refresh

Impromptu website re-design day! Goals: Simplify! Streamline! New tool: Adobe Illustrator. Haven’t used it before today, and it seemed like making a monogram would be a fun way to learn. Here’s the result: Hey! It’s my first monogram! And my first time using Illustrator! It could have been a lot worse! Now, before I sign [...]