Category Archives: Personal


Anna Lorraine Ashworth

On October 25th, a little after 10 PM, Anna Lorraine Ashworth said hello to the world. I love her a lot. More photos here.

Psalm 139

For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb. my frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought… Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when [...]

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

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 [...]