Author Archives: Chris

How to solve the Greek debt problem (or How not to make a drachma out of a crisis)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Chris

Far be it from me to take the P.I.55 out of a sovereign nation but, well let’s be honest: it’s all gone a bit Pete Tong for Greece lately, hasn’t it? But don’t panic, Mister Mainwaring Papathanassiou, because I have … Continue reading →

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Dissecting the radio

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Chris

Today I performed an autopsy, or dissection if you prefer, on Shana’s clapped out old transistor radio. I still don’t know one electronic component from another–although I suspect that some of the big fat blue things lurking in the set’s … Continue reading →

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Don’tdecahedron–you’ll only waste more paper

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Chris

After my recent bout of origami we are now reduced to writing even our most important communications on the backs of discarded envelopes. At last we have found a use for all those Readers’ Digest competition letters; and what we … Continue reading →

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Paper crow

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Chris

Shana found this excellent origami website recently and naturally I couldn’t wait to try a few of their folds. If we run out of writing paper, now we know who to blame. Above is my attempt at an origami crow, … Continue reading →

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